SUTTON BENGER RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 305576 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUTTON BENGER RECREATION GROUND, SUTTON BENGER VILLAGE HALL

Sports and recreation

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Latest income

£75k

Latest spending

£66k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at the year-end were at the target level of approximately 9 months of usual annual expenditure, meeting the charity's stated policy. The trustees confirmed there were no funds in deficit during the year, and revenue from hall hire covered 85% of normal running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fund Raising (69% of income)

“the principle income was £20,137 revenue from hall hire, £20,676 Benger Blaze profit, £2,407 Beer and Sausage Festival profit, £1,054 from the quiz night and a donation of £2,871 from the Parish Council”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately 9 month’s normal expenditure levels (held: £30k)

“The trustees aim to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level to meet approximately 9 month’s normal expenditure levels.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Phillip Llewellynchair
Dudley Van Lelyveld
Jennie Mills
Peter Michael Deaken Oldale
Steven Pellant
Tamara Julie WHIPP

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£75k	£66k
31/03/2024	£57k	£53k
31/03/2023	£58k	£60k
31/03/2022	£50k	£43k
31/03/2021	£26k	£24k

Common questions

Is SUTTON BENGER RECREATION FIELD AND VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves at the year-end were at the target level of approximately 9 months of usual annual expenditure, meeting the charity's stated policy. The trustees confirmed there were no funds in deficit during the year, and revenue from hall hire covered 85% of normal running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/10/2004	£750	hearing loop system