Registered charity · Hereford
Little Birch Village Hall
Little Birch Village Hall is a registered charity (number 508003) based in Hereford, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Lesley Chapman since 2024. Latest income £57k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £57k (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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Herefordshire
- Website
- littlebirchparishcouncil.org/village-hall (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1978
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£57k£14k
- 2024£10k£23k
- 2023£31k£31k
Earlier years
- 2022£12k£13k
- 2021£11k£8k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 56%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
3 grants · £8,953 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 · £8,953 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
7 trustees on the board
- Lesley Chapman Chair since 2024
- Catherine Jane Ellis Braithwaite since 2025
- Jane Bolam since 2014
- Kate Dillon since 2021
- Paulette Traynor since 2026
- Richard John Ellis-Braithwaite since 2024
- Sarah Heaton since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Jane Bolam since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Catherine Jane Ellis Braithwaite since 2025
- Jane Bolam since 2014
- Kate Dillon since 2021
- Paulette Traynor since 2026
- Richard John Ellis-Braithwaite since 2024
- Sarah Heaton since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Lesley Chapman Chair since 2024
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
- 508003
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONVEYANCE AND DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 23 MAY 1978
- Contact on the register
- 07971 914184 · editorial@birchesnews.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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