THE SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL CHARITY

Registered charity 304363 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RECREATION ALLOTMENT

The charity operates the Village Hall and associated Recreation Field for the benefit of the community in and around the village of Shipton under Wychwood. It leases tennis courts to the Wychwoods Tennis Club and operates two football pitches for local children and young people. There is a gym. The hall is used throughout the day and in the evenings by a wide variety of clubs for young and old.

Objects

THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY INCLUDING ALL PAYMENTS FOR THE USE OF THE SAID LAND AND ALL DONATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT THEREOF SHALL BE PAID INTO A TRUST ACCOUNT AT SUCH BANK AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME PRESCIBE

Area of benefit: TOWNSHIP OF SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£104k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £21,343, bringing unrestricted funds to £890,260. The trustees report that the hall usage has been excellent and the charity is in a strong position going into 2025, despite ongoing delays with insurance payments for building damage.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The accounts state that the charity receives an annual grant from the Parish Council, which is used to subsidize hall hire fees for the Day Centre. This is a related party transaction.

“An essential element in our financial stability is the annual grant given to the Hall by the Parish Council and we would like to thank the Councillors for their continued support each year. We give the Day Centre a 30% reduction in the hall hire fees and this is enabled by the PC grant.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER FITZPATRICKchair
Barbara Smith
CHRISTINE ELIZABETH HALLIDAY
Carole Arnold
Christopher Townsend
Criag Satchwell
David van de Poll · trustee of 2 other charities
Ian Drainer
MR FRANK O'NEILL
Phillip Croxson
Roger Wilkin
Stephen Cornford
Tim Yates

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£104k	£82k
31/12/2023	£105k	£118k
31/12/2022	£93k	£86k
31/12/2021	£98k	£69k
31/12/2020	£69k	£66k

Common questions

Is THE SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £21,343, bringing unrestricted funds to £890,260. The trustees report that the hall usage has been excellent and the charity is in a strong position going into 2025, despite ongoing delays with insurance payments for building damage. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FAIRFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND.

BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £143k
WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION income £229k
CHERINGTON STOURTON SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES VILLAGE HALL income £105k
STANWAY VILLAGE HALL income £103k
STIXWOULD VILLAGE HALL income £199k
WEMBDON VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS TRUST income £282k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL CHARITY	£104k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WOTTON COMMUNITY SPORTS FOUNDATION FY2025	£229k	—	unclear	—	noted
CHERINGTON STOURTON SUTTON-UNDER-BRAILES VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STANWAY VILLAGE HALL FY2024	£103k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STIXWOULD VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£199k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.