LOWICK VILLAGE HALL (GERMAIN ROOMS)

Registered charity 309840 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GERMAIN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

charity for educational, church and village activities

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF LOWICK, ISLIP AND SLIPTON

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
£43k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £690.78 against total expenditure of £42,078. Reserves are reported to remain at a level appropriate for the charity’s size and activities, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £20,824 by year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£43k£42k
31/03/2024£22k£18k
31/03/2023£14k£22k
31/03/2022£11k£5k
31/03/2021£21k£10k

Common questions

Is LOWICK VILLAGE HALL (GERMAIN ROOMS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £690.78 against total expenditure of £42,078. Reserves are reported to remain at a level appropriate for the charity’s size and activities, with unrestricted cash funds increasing to £20,824 by year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£20kBuilding repairs and redecorating / storage
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2019£10kGermain Rooms Roof Restoration.
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2014£10kLowick Village Hall Courtyard Restoration