CATFORTH MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 521358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CATFORTH VILLAGE CLUB

ACTIVITIES INCLUDE; CHILDRENS PARTIES, FESTIVALS & FUN DAYS, DOG TRAINING, PRIVATE FUNCTIONS, CUBS & SCOUTS, TODDLERS GROUP, KARATE, ANNUAL & PUBLIC COMMUNITY EVENTS.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF CATFORTH, LANCASHIRE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.(B) TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH A LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A VILLAGE HALL FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: CATFORTH WARD IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WOODPLUMPTON

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 · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
1970
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £35,882 and incurred total expenditure of £42,743, resulting in a net deficit for the period. The trustees' report indicates that surplus funds are kept to a minimum and used for the improvement and upkeep of the premises, with unrestricted cash reserves standing at £11,546 at the end of the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: surplus funds are kept to a minimum (held: £12k)
“surplus funds are kept to a minimum & used for the improvement, running & upkeep of the premises. Due to the age of the building such costs can be significant & therefore appropriate funds are required to be held in reserve.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£26k£45k
31/12/2024£36k£17k
31/12/2023£21k£21k
31/12/2022£40k£49k
31/12/2021£18k£9k

Common questions

Is CATFORTH MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £35,882 and incurred total expenditure of £42,743, resulting in a net deficit for the period. The trustees' report indicates that surplus funds are kept to a minimum and used for the improvement and upkeep of the premises, with unrestricted cash reserves standing at £11,546 at the end of the year.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£19kRepairs to roof & car park
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2023£5kElectrical Energy Saving
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£10kReplacement Central Heating
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2016£10kPhase 3 of Refurbishment of Catforth Memorial Village Hall