HARWELL VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1157858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village HallProvision of community facilities for all in Harwell Village without discrimination at lowest possible cost.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF HARWELL AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID.

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
£51k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £72,548 against a Charity Bank loan of £45,811. The trustees note that while utility costs remain high, fixed-term contracts have secured future certainty, removing the immediate financial threat to the hall's viability. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during their examination.

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 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£52k
31/03/2024£90k£72k
31/03/2023£57k£61k
31/03/2022£96k£96k
31/03/2021£39k£35k

Common questions

Is HARWELL VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £72,548 against a Charity Bank loan of £45,811. The trustees note that while utility costs remain high, fixed-term contracts have secured future certainty, removing the immediate financial threat to the hall's viability. The independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during their examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/07/2025£20kInstallation of an Air Source heat pump
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£7kRooflight ventilation of Harwell Village Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2016£9kHarwell Village Hub Grand Opening Ceremony
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2006£4kFurniture replacement