THE BLABY AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CENTRE

Registered charity 521394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLABY AND DISTRICT SOCIAL CENTRE (VILLAGE HALL)

The Blaby Social Centre comprises the hall, smaller room & kitchen. Part or all of which maybe, and are, hired by the general public. Hirer can use a substantial car park.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: PARISHES OF BLABY AND GLEN PARVA

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 · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £28,281.82 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in a decrease in the accumulated fund from £212,942.82 to £184,661.00. Per the trustees' report, the organization faced operational challenges including the unexpected passing of its chairman and difficulties with film show renewals, yet maintained its community services and property maintenance.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Lowther BSc PGCE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Catherine Robinson
• Charles Godfrey Barnsley
• Cheryl Rowell
• Deacon Sharon Dilley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr BEVERLEY BARNSLEY
• Dr CLIVE PETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr GEORGINA BARNETT
• Gerald Nigel Gutteridge
• Graham Brook
• Lorraine Brook
• Louise Revill
• MARIAN GAIL BROOMHEAD · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL FIRTH
• Peter Richard Gutteridge
• Vaughan Prendergast

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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