HALE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1014055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide a community facility to local residents

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HALE

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 · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,523.00 for the year, increasing unrestricted reserves to £21,867.73. The trustees confirm that this current balance meets their stated policy target of holding reserves equivalent to 12 months’ running costs. The filing indicates strong demand for facilities and successful promotion, contributing to strengthened finances.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Room Hire / Hall Fees (80% of income)

“Room Hire / Hall Fees 41,301.00”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months’ running costs (held: £22k)

“Target to hold reserves equivalent to 12 months’ running costs” — page 3

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Hale Parish Council

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

Operates in: Halton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£51k	£45k
31/12/2024	£60k	£51k
31/12/2023	£31k	£48k
31/12/2022	£37k	£32k
31/12/2021	£25k	£32k

Common questions

Is HALE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £6,523.00 for the year, increasing unrestricted reserves to £21,867.73. The trustees confirm that this current balance meets their stated policy target of holding reserves equivalent to 12 months’ running costs. The filing indicates strong demand for facilities and successful promotion, contributing to strengthened finances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/07/2012	£9k	Hale Village Hall Kitchen Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2010	£9k	IT Training Programme