ASHCOTT VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 900075 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Village Hall facility offers a first class venue and programme of events for the benefit of the local community and surrounding area.Events promoted by the Management Committee are organised and advertised throughout the year.Sports,Arts and Recreation clubs operate on a regular weekly basis.Private hire events are catered for and welcomed.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ASHCOTT, SOMERSET, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES FOR FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF ASHCOTT IN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £950 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £225,044 to £221,067. The trustees note that maintenance costs are rising and increasing fundraising is vital for the hall's future existence, although revenue from events like pub nights and film nights showed an upturn. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure or indicating non-compliance with accounting requirements.

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.

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 handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 5 were received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2025 (received 25/08/2026, 86 days after the 31/05/2026 due date); year ending 31/07/2024 (received 31/07/2025, 61 days after the 31/05/2025 due date); year ending 31/07/2023 (received 26/02/2025, 271 days after the 31/05/2024 due date); year ending 31/07/2022 (received 08/08/2023, 69 days after the 31/05/2023 due date); year ending 31/07/2021 (received 17/08/2022, 78 days after the 31/05/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Debbie Jayne Shinglerchair
• John Herbert
• Martin Timms
• Penelope McLachlan
• Peter Cole
• STEPHEN PICKFORD

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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

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