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Registered charity · No. 263125 · High WycombeiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground

Income
£24k
▲ 18.0% on 2025
Expenditure
£21k
▼ 35.5% on 2025
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
13
7.8y av 8 of 13 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
5
no change on 2025
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Overview

Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground's network

13 people3 organisationsi13 listed on the board. 3 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
John MarchantChair
Catherine WetherellTrustee2014
12 yrs
Colin StevensTrustee2024
2 yrs
David CarrollTrustee
David LancasterTrustee
Gareth CadwalladerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Gerry LancasterTrustee
James Cummings AirTrustee2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

Board

The board

13 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
John MarchantChair
Catherine WetherellTrustee2014
12 yrs
Colin StevensTrustee2024
2 yrs
David CarrollTrustee
David LancasterTrustee
Gareth CadwalladerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Gerry LancasterTrustee
James Cummings AirTrustee2020
6 yrs
John William HattTrustee2019
7 yrs
Laurence Peter JohnsonTrustee
Linda Marchant BATrustee2011
15 yrs
Margaret Elizabeth PlummerTrustee2013
13 yrs
Shona TuckerTrustee2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
7.5y
median 6.5y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
8.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
2
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 8 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Amateur Sport 13General Charitable Purposes 13Recreation 13

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 2

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2021 to 2026, years ending 31 May.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MayiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k202620252024202320222021£23.95k£20.75k£1.00k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202120222023202420252026
Totals
Total income£17.77k£33.88k£20.99k£21.60k£20.30k£23.95k
Total expenditure£17.05k£21.73k£13.52k£18.91k£32.20k£20.75k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£9.73k£14.62kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported£1.00k
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2021 from the register extract of 6 September 2026.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Widmer End Village Hall and Recreation Ground has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 6 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 May 202631 March 202729 September 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 May 202531 March 20266 November 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 May 202431 March 20253 February 2025Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 May 202331 March 202423 January 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
31 May 202231 March 202320 October 20222 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 May 202131 March 20222 December 2021Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

  • (A)

    THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT

  • (B)

    TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A RECREATION GROUND

  • (C)

    THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE COMMITTEE THINKS FIT

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Amateur sport
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
Local authority: Buckinghamshire
Area of benefit
WIDMER END AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD as filed
Governing document
SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 9 JULY 1999 as filed
Register history
  • 10 November 1971Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Conflicting interests
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.widmerendvillagehall.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1971

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