KENTISBEARE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1052482 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide a village hall in the village of Kentisbeare.

Objects

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF KENTISBEARE AND THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "AREA OF BENEFIT") FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 2) THE LAND WITH THE BUILDING THEREON SPECIFIED IN THE SAID SCHEDULE AND BELONGING TO THE CHARITY SHALL BE HELD UPON TRUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: KENTISBEARE AND IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£35k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of income over expenditure of £8,667 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net current assets from £39,880 to £32,790. The unrestricted reserves stood at £47,673, comprising a General Purposes Fund of £26,345 and a Hall Maintenance Reserve of £21,328. The trustees maintain sufficient funds to provide for ongoing commitments regarding the custodianship of the Hall.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds within the unrestricted General Purposes Fund to provide for ongoing commitments regarding the custodianship of the Hall (held: £48k)
“The Committee seeks to maintain sufficient funds within the unrestricted General Purposes Fund to provide for ongoing commitments regarding the custodianship of the Hall.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£35k
31/03/2024£24k£19k
31/03/2023£22k£27k
31/03/2022£26k£14k
31/03/2021£27k£10k

Common questions

Is KENTISBEARE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of income over expenditure of £8,667 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net current assets from £39,880 to £32,790. The unrestricted reserves stood at £47,673, comprising a General Purposes Fund of £26,345 and a Hall Maintenance Reserve of £21,328. The trustees maintain sufficient funds to provide for ongoing commitments regarding the custodianship of the Hall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.