HACHESTON VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 304756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities for local residents and the surrounding communities including a toddler group, yoga, keep fit, art club, ballet, karate, heart rehab and social events. Facilities for the general public to hire for private functions and for special interest groups. Efforts are made to keep charges reasonable for local people.

Objects

IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF:A) A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE BY THE INHABITANTS, INCLUDING USE FOR:I) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, ANDII) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION; ANDB) A RECREATION GROUND FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF HACHESTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small loss of £698 for the year, primarily due to exceptional legal fees for changing its status to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Despite this loss, total funds remained at £33.6k, exceeding the estimated £30k target, and the Trustees remain confident in the hall's viability due to a solid hire base and community support.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jennifer Giesenchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• ANGELA HURLOCK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Adrian Roy Barney · trustee of 1 other charity
• Alan Perry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Hurlock · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Green · trustee of 1 other charity
• Stephen William Musk · trustee of 1 other charity
• ZOE POTTER

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

Operates in: Suffolk

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Government & lottery funding

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