FRESTON VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1094717 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Freston Village Hall serves a very small rural village with a population of approximately 120. The Village Hall is let out for a variety of regular activities and also one off events.

Objects

THE PROPERTY AND THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME SHALL BE APPLIED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FRESTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF FRESTON - BABERGH SUFFOLK

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

£34k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £894 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £11,272 to £10,378. The balance sheet shows total assets represented by cash in hand and the treasurer's bank account totaling £10,378, with no liabilities disclosed. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Clare Fisk
lucy young

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£34k	£35k
31/12/2024	£5k	£10k
31/12/2023	£9k	£11k
31/12/2022	£8k	£14k
31/12/2021	£21k	£7k

Common questions

Is FRESTON VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £894 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £11,272 to £10,378. The balance sheet shows total assets represented by cash in hand and the treasurer's bank account totaling £10,378, with no liabilities disclosed. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention regarding compliance with accounting records or statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.