JESSIE HUGHES INSTITUTE

Registered charity 510073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides recreational and educational activities for residents of the Parish of Rushton and guests.Is licensed for civil ceremonies.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF RUSHTON

Area of benefit: PARISH OF RUSHTON

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£27k

Latest spending

£20k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at the year-end amounted to £89,541, an increase from the previous year's £82,098. The charity generated a net receipt surplus of £7,443 for the year, with total receipts of £27,229 against payments of £19,786. The trustees report that the committee seeks to build sufficient reserves to fund routine maintenance and unforeseen expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to not only fund routine maintenance works, but also any necessary improvements or unforeseen expenditure (held: £90k)

“we consider it essential that the charity build up sufficient reserves to not only fund routine maintenance works, but also any necessary improvements or unforeseen expenditure” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Brian Purchas
DAVID BAILEY
HELEN HUTCHINSON
JOHN MENZIES FREEMAN
MICHAEL HUTCHINSON
MR BERT PLATT
MRS JAN FREEMAN
Michael Wilson MBE
PAMELA HOLLOWAY
Peter Holloway
Stephen Wright

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£27k	£20k
31/12/2024	£28k	£21k
31/12/2023	£36k	£25k
31/12/2022	£28k	£48k
31/12/2021	£44k	£16k

Common questions

Is JESSIE HUGHES INSTITUTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds held at the year-end amounted to £89,541, an increase from the previous year's £82,098. The charity generated a net receipt surplus of £7,443 for the year, with total receipts of £27,229 against payments of £19,786. The trustees report that the committee seeks to build sufficient reserves to fund routine maintenance and unforeseen expenditure. 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	03/09/2014	£10k	An additional storeroom at the Jessie Hughes Village Hall, Eaton
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/07/2008	£10k	Jessie Hughes Rebuild