THE STAINING VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 501322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAINING DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

The management and maintainance of our Village Hall for the purpose of facilitating the provision of leisure-time, recreational educational and charitable activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants and charitable groups.in the Parish of Staining and its neighbourhood.

Objects

IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO PROVIDE MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROVIDE OTHER FACILITIES OF A CHARITABLE NATURE, ALL TO ENABLE MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF STAINING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIKE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: STAINING

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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Registered contact address: Fylde, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£31k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that revenues were slightly down and expenses slightly up for the year, resulting in a small surplus of income over expenditure. Reserves have been maintained and reinvested, with the charity noting that annual running costs are covered by income, avoiding the need for additional fundraising. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

Government income: £48 — contracts £48 (1); under 1% of the £31,047 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

Government income: £150 — contracts £150 (1); under 1% of the £32,133 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

Government income: £150 — contracts £150 (1); under 1% of the £30,411 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 25/09/2026, 25 days after the 31/08/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Christopher Briars
Diane Jeanette Parkinson
EMMA DAWSON
Eamonn Heaney
JOANNE SIDDALL
Jason Steven Page
KATHLEEN BOYLE
Patricia Helen Craig · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£31k	£31k
31/10/2024	£32k	£35k
31/10/2023	£30k	£16k
31/10/2022	£30k	£7k
31/10/2021	£36k	£7k

Common questions

Is THE STAINING VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that revenues were slightly down and expenses slightly up for the year, resulting in a small surplus of income over expenditure. Reserves have been maintained and reinvested, with the charity noting that annual running costs are covered by income, avoiding the need for additional fundraising. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 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 ROYAL COUNTRYSIDE FUND	1	£336

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCARNING VILLAGE HALL AND ESTATE TRUST.

SCARNING VILLAGE HALL AND ESTATE TRUST income £80k
VILLAGE HALL income £15k
FARNINGHAM VILLAGE HALL income £26k
TODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL income £32k
EASTRINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION income £53k
PAPPLEWICK AND LINBY VILLAGE HALL income £57k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE STAINING VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION	£31k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SCARNING VILLAGE HALL AND ESTATE TRUST FY2026	£80k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£15k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FARNINGHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£26k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TODDINGTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£32k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTRINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£53k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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