BICTON VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 522478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VILLAGE HALL

Purposes of physical and mental training, recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms lectures classes and entertainments or otherwise for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Bicton on the County of Shropshire and its immediate vicinity without distinction of sex or of political religious or other opinions.

Objects

PREMISES TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS LIBRARY, LECTURES CLASSES RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BICTON ON THE COUNTY OF SHROPSHIRE AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BICTON AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £76 for the year, resulting in a net asset position of £85,017. The trustees maintain free reserves at a low level sufficient for day-to-day running, which aligns with the actual unrestricted reserves held. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or standards.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Trevor Stevensonchair
• Clive Brown
• John David Howard
• Karen Bennett
• Margaret Alison Hamer
• Maureen Thomas
• Sara Johnson-Davies
• WENDY PRICE

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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