NEWPORT VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1012618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is the provision, maintenance and hire of Newport Village Hall, Essex.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF NEWPORT AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Uttlesford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,577 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total income of £35,753 against expenditure of £33,176. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is stable, and unrestricted reserves have increased to £43,416, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to 4-12 months of annual operating expenses (approximately £29,000 per month).

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £43k; policy: no less than 4 months but no more than 12 months of annual operating expenses which are approximately at a level of £29,000)

“the intention is to maintain a level of reserves in the Village Hall Fund equivalent to no less than 4 months but no more than 12 months of annual operating expenses which are approximately at a level of £29,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Julie Uttonchair
Nicola Sorrell
Sean Fleetwood

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£36k	£33k
31/01/2024	£38k	£41k
31/01/2023	£28k	£35k
31/01/2022	£27k	£19k
31/01/2021	£23k	£18k

Common questions

Is NEWPORT VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,577 for the year ended 31 January 2025, with total income of £35,753 against expenditure of £33,176. Per the trustees' report, the financial position is stable, and unrestricted reserves have increased to £43,416, which is below the stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to 4-12 months of annual operating expenses (approximately £29,000 per month). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ABERPORTH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND.

ABERPORTH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND income £232k
SARRATT VILLAGE HALL income £65k
ROXTON PARISH HALL income £46k
NEW VILLAGE HALL, EDINGTON income £31k
ASTBURY VILLAGE HALL income £48k
NOTGROVE VILLAGE HALL income £30k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NEWPORT VILLAGE HALL	£36k	—	below	—	no doubt
ABERPORTH VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FY2024	£232k	—	above	—	no doubt
SARRATT VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£65k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROXTON PARISH HALL FY2025	£46k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW VILLAGE HALL, EDINGTON FY2025	£31k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ASTBURY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.