BITTESWELL VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 508467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The village hall provides a venue for clubs and groups to meet, is available for hire to groups within and outside the village.

Objects

THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BENEFICIAL AREA 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 BITTESWELL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free cash reserves of £31,888.82 at the end of the period, which is in excess of the trustees' informal policy target of £10,000. The charity recorded a profit of £2,593.05 for the year, driven largely by renovation grants and donations, while maintaining a surplus on its core operations. The trustees confirmed there are no identified uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bitteswell Village Hall (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Dobbins
• Gillian Marie Masters
• Kathryn Jane Edwards · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lucinda Nimmo
• Paul Dobbins
• Rosemary Underhill

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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