BICKERTON VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 520012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BICKERTON INSTITUTE

The charity operates in accordance with the trust deed dated 11 June 2008. The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a village hall for use by the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for (a) meetings, lectures and classes and (b) other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation.

Objects

1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, ANDB)OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISHES OR TOWNSHIPS OF BICKERTON, BROXTON, BULKELEY & RIDLEY, DUCKINGTON, EGERTON, HARTHILL AND LARKTON IN THE COUNTY OF CHESHIRE.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £168,573 at the end of the year, a decrease from £179,404 the previous year. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be a robust position, noting it is maintained in line with their policy of holding three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, largely absorbed by repairs and increased utility costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bill Clarkchair
• DAVID LITHGOW SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
• KIM BROWN
• NIGEL BRIERS
• ROBERT MICHAEL BUTTERWORTH
• SAM PRINCE
• TIM VAUGHAN

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).