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Registered charity · Taunton

Bishops Lydeard Village Hall and Playing Field

Bishops Lydeard Village Hall and Playing Field is a registered charity (number 304488) based in Taunton, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Alan Ball. Latest income £63k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 13 trustees
  • Income £63k (2024)
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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
Where
Somerset
Website
www.bishopslydeardvillagehall.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1986

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£63k£110k
  • 2023£74k£102k
  • 2022£57k£98k
Earlier years
  • 2021£173k£61k
  • 2020£58k£74k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONNN

Grants received

5 grants · £59,152 total

360Giving 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 · £59,152 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-06-09
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £25,0002021-05-27
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1202019-06-14
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,0322013-02-28
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,0002011-07-14
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.

13 trustees on the board

10.8y median 12y
average tenure
25y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (13)

1
company-linked trustees

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

General Charitable Purposes 13

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

Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£63k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
304488
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME OF 11 FEBRUARY 1986 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 2000 AS AMENDED 22 MAY 2002
Contact on the register
01823430421 · committee@bishopslydeardvillagehall.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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