Pilling Village Hall

Registered charity 515897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PILLING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PILLING MEMORIAL HALL, PILLING MEMORIAL HALL (ROYAL BRITISH LEGION TRUST PROPERTY)

The charity provides venue in which social, recreational and educational activities can be held, an equal opportunities policy ensures equality for all.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF PILLING AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF 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: PILLING AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £11,047 for the year, a shift from the previous year's surplus, primarily due to the absence of a large grant received in 2025. Despite this expenditure, unrestricted reserves remain substantial at £852,907, though this is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months' core operating expenditure. The charity maintains a strong cash position of £84,074 and continues to invest in its facilities while relying on volunteer support for operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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 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
• Social media policy and procedures

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL MCWHIRTERchair
• Beryl Richardson
• Charlotte Whiteside
• Evelyn Allen
• Graham Curwen
• Jason Worledge
• John Savage
• KATRINA MARY BELL
• MICHAEL O'LOUGHLIN
• Michael Arkwright

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PLUMLEY VILLAGE HALL.

• PLUMLEY VILLAGE HALL income £27k
• WILSDEN VILLAGE HALL income £97k
• TRUMPINGTON VILLAGE HALL CHARITY income £52k
• PAPPLEWICK AND LINBY VILLAGE HALL income £57k
• VILLAGE HALL income £15k
• GORING VILLAGE HALL income £41k

Side by side with its peers

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