Blue Lights Parish Hall

Registered charity 300745 Registered since 1962

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

6.4y median 6y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9

Commercial experience

Education 1Health and social care 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

The Appledore Book Festival 1 shared trustee
North Devon Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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North Devon Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
The Appledore Book Festival 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.appledorebluelights.org.uk
Email	bluelightshall@gmail.com
Phone	01237423957
Address	21 Thornton Close, BIDEFORD, EX39 3ND

Finances

£12,130 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£21,957	£9,979
2022	£11,390	£6,037
2023	£9,556	£11,020
2024	£11,076	£11,724
2025	£12,130	£9,882

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur Sport

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

PURPOSE OF A VILLAGE HALL

Governing document: SCHEME DATED 28TH JANUARY 2003 as amended on 07 Oct 2021

Trustees (10)

9trustees

74median age

2aged 70+

Succession outlook: 2 of 9 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Barry Mortimer Edwardsage 84 Chair since 2011
Ann Scambler since 2019
Gillian Newbold since 2022
Michael Deaton since 2026
Northam Town Council
Richard Back since 2011
Robert Alan Gibbs since 2026
Stephen John Douglas Taylorage 74 since 2020
Susan Ann Gibbs since 2022
Wendy Butcherage 67 since 2019

Connected charities (2)

North Devon Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
The Appledore Book Festival 1 shared trustee

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