Registered charity · Bedford
Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust)
Westoning Village Hall (Spensley Trust) is a registered charity (number 300080) based in Bedford, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Jill Ellis. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Westoning Village Hall (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
- Income £22k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Jill EllisChair
- Allison ProctorTrustee · since 2025
- Caroline LuffTrustee
- Elaine RussellTrustee · since 2025
- Heather ValentineTrustee · since 2012
- Janet CroftsTrustee · since 2014
- Joyce NethersoleTrustee · since 2023
- PAT CroweTrustee
- Rebecca CairdTrustee · since 2021
- Sarah Eglinton-WilliamsTrustee
- Susan PestellTrustee · since 2020
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, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- www.westoningvillagehall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1961
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£13k
- 2024£21k£15k
- 2023£19k£13k
Earlier years
- 2022£15k£11k
- 2021£24k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 86%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROVISIO AND MAINTENANCE OF A PARISH ROOM FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS, LIBRARY, CLASSE, RECRETIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WESTONING,
Grants received
3 grants · £34,250 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,250
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- Jill Ellis Chair
- Allison Proctor since 2025
- Caroline Luff
- Elaine Russell since 2025
- Heather Valentine since 2012
- Janet Crofts since 2014
- Joyce Nethersole since 2023
- PAT Crowe
- Rebecca Caird since 2021
- Sarah Eglinton-Williams
- Susan Pestell since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Heather Valentine since 2012
- Janet Crofts since 2014
- Susan Pestell since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Jill Ellis Chair
- Allison Proctor since 2025
- Caroline Luff
- Elaine Russell since 2025
- Heather Valentine since 2012
- Janet Crofts since 2014
- Joyce Nethersole since 2023
- PAT Crowe
- Rebecca Caird since 2021
- Sarah Eglinton-Williams
- Susan Pestell since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
- 300080
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 24TH MAY 1940 SCHEME SEALED 27TH JULY 1978
- Contact on the register
- 01525753776 · jan.crofts1@ntlworld.com
- 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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