Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Byrness Village Hall
Byrness Village Hall is a registered charity (number 506856) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £25k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £25k (2025)
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, Recreation
- Where
- Northumberland
- Registered
- 1977
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£25k£2k
- 2024£2k£122k
- 2023£61k£2k
Earlier years
- 2022£39k£2k
- 2021£23k£898
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF ROCHESTER 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.(2) THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY.
Grants received
4 grants · £9,541 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 · £4,891 (2 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £4,000
- Community Foundation North East · £650
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Barbara Sunley since 2017
- Joan Oliver
- Peter Softley since 2017
- Susan Chapman since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Barbara Sunley since 2017
- Peter Softley since 2017
- Susan Chapman since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Barbara Sunley since 2017
- Joan Oliver
- Peter Softley since 2017
- Susan Chapman since 2019
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
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 506856
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- LEASE AND TRUST DEED (SCHEME ) OF THE 13TH OCTOBER 1999 as amended on 03 Aug 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01830520773 · psoff3x@gmail.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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