BALDOCK TOWN HALL GROUP — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 January 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07649300
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £28,034
Latest expenditure: £19,025
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Baldock Arts & Heritage Centre, The Old Town Hall, High Street, Baldock, SG7 6AR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bahc.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To preserve and maintain The Old Town Hall, Baldock for use as an Arts & Heritage Centre for the cultural and communal benefit of the Town of Baldock and its neighbourhood.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 21 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,025

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,913

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £19,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,121

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,445

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,979

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 21 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,034
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,025
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: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £28,645
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,913
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £19,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,121
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £32,155
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,445
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £22,834
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 16

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,145
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,979
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £21,616
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BALDOCK TOWN HALL GROUP
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-01-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31 JUL 2013
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1 TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE OLD TOWN HALL, BALDOCK FOR USE AS AN ARTS AND HERITAGE CENTRE AND IN SUPPORT OF THAT OBJECT, AS A PUBLIC HALL FOR THE CULTURAL AND COMMUNAL BENEFIT OF THE TOWN OF BALDOCK AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. 4.2 TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE WIDER PUBLIC INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING: THEATRE, MUSIC, FINE ART, FILM, PHOTOGRAPHY OR ANY OTHER ARTISTIC ENDEAVOUR THAT MEETS OUR GENERAL PURPOSE, BY MEANS OF PERFORMANCE, DISPLAY, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE. 4.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE HISTORY AND HISTORIC CULTURE OF BALDOCK AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD BY THE PROVISION OF A HERITAGE CENTRE IN THE OLD TOWN HALL AND BY MEANS OF DISPLAYS, OBJECTS, LECTURES OR ANY OTHER MEANS AS MAY SEEM APPROPRIATE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures