BUSBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 304983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village hall providing building facilities for use by the local community for recreational or educational purposes

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL.

Area of benefit: BUSBRIDGE

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

£33k

Latest spending

£27k

Registered

1961

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £149,128.75, which the trustees describe as 'very healthy' to cover future planned upgrades. The charity reported an overall surplus of £6,379.43 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total income of £33,489.43 against total expenditure of £27,110.00.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain reserves prudently until needed to maintain or upgrade our building; emergency measures if reserves fall below £50,000 (held: £149k)

“we will maintain reserves prudently until needed to maintain or upgrade our building. We will initiate emergency measures if reserves fall below £50,000” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: The charity struggled to meet the Trust Deed criteria for trustee appointment for some years, appointing based on willingness rather than representation.

“For some years the Charity has struggled to meet these criteria, and trustees are appointed on the basis of willingness to support the running of the Hall.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN JOHN AUSTIN BETTS
HELEN STURNEY
Ian Macholl
Jennifer Anne Lansdowne
Joan Christine Heagin
William Hamish Robertson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£33k	£27k
31/01/2024	£29k	£19k
31/01/2023	£21k	£16k
31/01/2022	£24k	£17k
31/01/2021	£19k	£17k

Common questions

Is BUSBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £149,128.75, which the trustees describe as 'very healthy' to cover future planned upgrades. The charity reported an overall surplus of £6,379.43 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total income of £33,489.43 against total expenditure of £27,110.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.