Registered charity · Peterborough
Thorney Village Hall
Thorney Village Hall is a registered charity (number 277846) based in Peterborough, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Mark James Cowdell since 2021. Latest income £63k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bedford Hall, Thorney Village Hall Management Committee (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £63k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Peterborough City
- Website
- www.bedfordhall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1981
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£63k£49k
- 2023£70k£32k
- 2022£40k£42k
Earlier years
- 2021£11k£16k
- 2020£15k£21k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF THORNEY IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Mark James Cowdell Chair since 2021
- Margaret Bothamley since 2025
- Matthew Marraner since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Mark James Cowdell Chair since 2021
- Margaret Bothamley since 2025
- Matthew Marraner since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 277846
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- LEASE AND TRUST DEED DATED 20TH NOVEMBER 1980
- Contact on the register
- 01733271074 · secretary@bedfordhall.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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