Council as a Charitable Trustee
In accordance with its powers, the Council as a corporate body is the sole trustee of 2 charities within the Parish: Rowlands Castle Parish Hall and Rowlands Castle Recreation Ground. In 2015, both charities became Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) and are registered as such on the Charity Commission’s website.
Their Registered Charity Numbers are as follows:
- Rowlands Castle Parish Hall CIO – 1163499 previously 301935
- Rowlands Castle Recreation Ground CIO – 1163497 previously 277352
Plans of the land for which each CIO is responsible are available from our Page: Land & Buildings for which Council is responsible.
The Parish Hall is managed by its own appointed Management Committee on a day-to-day basis, the Rules & Terms of Reference for which are included here: Rules and Terms of Reference for Parish Hall Management Committee, updated as of 2 October 2023
The Recreation Ground Management Committee was disbanded in May 2022 in favour of individual working parties for specific projects, such as the current one for the revamp of the Playpark at the Ground. Any such working parties are and will be designed to consider, research and consult on proposed projects with a view to making recommendations to the Parish Council as the body responsible for the commissioning and financing of such projects; working parties will have very limited decision-making powers in their own rights.
For more information on the Parish Hall’s licensing arrangements, please see EHDC’s Public Register for Premises Licences Page. The Parish Hall’s Licence No is PL0458.
