APPLETON THORN VILLAGE HALL FUND

Registered charity 507976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as APPLETON THORN VILLAGE HALL

The charity is a village hall and so provides a venue for a variety of activities for a complete age spectrum-educational and social/recreational.

Objects

TO PROVIDE A VILLAGE HALL TO BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF APPLETON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF APPLETON

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated income through hall hire, bar activities, events, and grants, with expenditure focused on running costs and maintenance. The trustees report maintaining good governance and sound financial management to ensure the long-term sustainability of the facility. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geoff Plasschair
• Dewi Williams
• George Bedford
• IRENE BAIN
• Mark Roberts
• Rodney Clive Peterken
• SUSAN RUTH PLASS

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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• OVERTON VILLAGE HALL income £35k
• THE CLIFTON VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £48k
• NORTON FITZWARREN VILLAGE HALL income £62k
• TRUMPINGTON VILLAGE HALL CHARITY income £52k
• VILLAGE HALL income £102k
• HINDMARSH VILLAGE HALL income £65k

Side by side with its peers

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