Gravenhurst Village Hall — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 23 January 1975
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £16,196
Latest expenditure: £15,807
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Anderson Cottage, 36 High Street, Gravenhurst, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HZ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://gravenhurstvillagehall.weebly.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Gravenhurst Reading Room is run by a committee for the village charity, the activities are mainly control of the hireing and maintenance of the reading room , to provide the village with use for internal recreation within the hall.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,807

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,292

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £12,806
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,125

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,241
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,452

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,227

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £16,196
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,807
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,578
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,292
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £12,806
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,125
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 11

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £11,241
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,452
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £4,732
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,227
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £16,906
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Central Bedfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bedford
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Gravenhurst Village Hall
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1975-01-23T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: INDENTURE DATED 22ND APRIL 1908 as amended on 08 Apr 1993
Charitable Objects: TO BE USED IN PERPETUITY AS A READING ROOM AND LIBRARY FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS IN THE PARISH OF UPPER GRAVENHURST OF WITHIN A DISTANCE OF ONE MILE THEREFROM AND OTHERWISE FORTHE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SAID PARISH AS HEREINAFTER APPEARS.
Area Of Benefit: GRAVENHURST

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 633867
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Gravenhurst Village Hall

Charity Name Id: 310731
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE GRAVENHURST READING ROOM

Charity Name Id: 310712
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GRAVENHURST VILLAGE HALL & RECREATION GROUND

Charity Name Id: 310724
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: GRAVENHURST VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures