Registered charity · Woodbridge
Village Hall Bredfield
Village Hall Bredfield is a registered charity (number 304714) based in Woodbridge, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Christopher Mark Woods since 2021. Latest income £39k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 13 trustees
- Income £39k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Mark WoodsChair · since 2021
- Anne HendersonTrustee · since 2015
- Antony Trafford BenceTrustee · since 2016
- Ashley James ShemmingsTrustee · since 2026
- Christine Anne JohnsonTrustee · since 2025
- David HarkerTrustee · since 2016
- David John HepperTrustee · since 2016
- Francesca Jayne ShemmingsTrustee · since 2026
- George Donald OliverTrustee · since 2026
- Lynn Deniza TaylorTrustee · since 2025
- Michael Andrew Billinge-JonesTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen Howard CookTrustee · since 2017
- Timothy Randall DeanTrustee · 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, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Suffolk
- Website
- www.bredfieldvillagehall.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1965
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£39k£56k
- 2024£34k£35k
- 2023£26k£20k
Earlier years
- 2022£30k£15k
- 2021£34k£22k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 33%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC PLAYING FIELDS AND OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREAION ROOMS, LIBRARY, LECTURES, CLASSES, RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BREDFIELD AFORESAID AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.
Grants received
1 grant · £8,000 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 · £8,000
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Christopher Mark Woods Chair since 2021
- Anne Henderson since 2015
- Antony Trafford Bence since 2016
- Ashley James Shemmings since 2026
- Christine Anne Johnson since 2025
- David John Hepper since 2016
- David Harker since 2016
- Francesca Jayne Shemmings since 2026
- George Donald Oliver since 2026
- Lynn Deniza Taylor since 2025
- Michael Andrew Billinge-Jones since 2026
- Stephen Howard Cook since 2017
- Timothy Randall Dean since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Henderson since 2015
- Antony Trafford Bence since 2016
- David John Hepper since 2016
- David Harker since 2016
- Stephen Howard Cook since 2017
- Timothy Randall Dean since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Christopher Mark Woods Chair since 2021
- Anne Henderson since 2015
- Ashley James Shemmings since 2026
- Christine Anne Johnson since 2025
- David John Hepper since 2016
- David Harker since 2016
- Francesca Jayne Shemmings since 2026
- George Donald Oliver since 2026
- Lynn Deniza Taylor since 2025
- Michael Andrew Billinge-Jones since 2026
- Stephen Howard Cook since 2017
- Timothy Randall Dean since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Antony Trafford Bence since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 304714
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE DATED 5TH APRIL 1949
- Contact on the register
- 01394 388440 · secretary@bredfieldvillagehall.org.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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