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ByThe Charity Commissionjade_spark_4443b9

How a church hall may be used for other charitable purposes if it is no longer needed exclusively for church purposes.

Adapted edition

Charity governance
Document type
Reference Guide
Format
DOCX
Pages
6
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Governance & assurance
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

How a church hall may be used for other charitable purposes if it is no longer needed exclusively for church purposes. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.

Contents
  • What is this guidance about?
  • Technical terms used in this guidance
  • Part I: Church halls needed for both church and other charitable purposes
  • When can a church hall be used for other charitable purposes?
  • How can a change of use be achieved?
  • Church hall property held under a lease
  • Property owned by the charity (not held on lease)
  • What will an Albemarle scheme do?
  • How does the church hall charity benefit from granting a lease to a non-church charity?
  • What provisions should a lease contain?
  • How long should a lease be for?
  • Are there any special conditions where the lessee will undertake building works?
  • What happens at the end of the lease?
  • What is the relationship between the church hall trustees and the lessee?
  • Part II: Church halls no longer needed for church purposes
  • Should the trustees sell or let the property?
Source and licence
Use of church halls for village hall and other charitable purposes (CC18)

The Charity Commission

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionThe Charity Commission, ‘Use of church halls for village hall and other charitable purposes (CC18)’ (updated 7 March 2024), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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