LOW BENTHAM PUBLIC HALL AND VICTORIA INSTITUTE

Registered charity 523773 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOWER BENTHAM INSTITUTE OR READING ROOM AND PUBLIC HALL

The charity is responsible for the Low Bentham Victoria Institute building, ensuring that it continues to be a great local asset for the benefit of the population of Low Bentham and the surrounding area.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN INSTITUTE OR READING ROOM AND PUBLIC HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RATE PAYERS OF THE LOWER BENTHAM WARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BENTHAM AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

Area of benefit: LOWER BENTHAM WARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BENTHAM AND IMMEDIATE

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 total income for the year ended 31 March 2025 was £154,711.61 against total expenditure of £131,921.85, resulting in a positive net position. The Chair's report notes that while the charity is financially 'ok', reserves were used up by a major refurbishment project, and the trustees emphasize the need to monitor income and spending closely.

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 3 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Diane Faraday-Williamschair
• KAY ANN PIPER
• LINDA BARRINGTON

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SETTLE VICTORIA HALL LIMITED.

• SETTLE VICTORIA HALL LIMITED income £382k
• UPPER BEEDING AND BRAMBER VILLAGE HALL income £43k
• BAYLHAM VILLAGE HALL income £157k
• WEM TOWN HALL COMMUNITY TRUST LTD income £257k
• LEIGH BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED income £377k
• BEECH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £143k

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