GRAVENEY AND GOODNESTONE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1073958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GRAVENEY & GOODNESTONE VILLAGE HALL

The Village Hall is hired to groups and individuals as well as providing a children's play area and field for the benefit of the community. The income generated helps to maintain and improve these facilities.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS LIBRARY LECTURES CLASSES RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF GOODNESTONE AND GRAVENEY IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS

Area of benefit: KENT

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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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £5,736 and restricted reserves of £51,243 at the end of the period. The trustees' report indicates a policy to hold approximately £7,500 to cover two years of utility bills and insurance, noting that the unrestricted balance is adjusted for inflation. The charity reported a net surplus of £4,860 for the year, funded primarily by grants.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elaine Cooperchair
• Colin Relf
• JILLIAN SMITH
• Joan Howard
• Richard Kay
• Sarah Kay

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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