DARTINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1172861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The running and maintenance of the village hall.

Objects

A WELL MAINTAINED AND FIT FOR PURPOSE VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF DARTINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE USE OF MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES OR FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION, BUSINESS AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SAID INHABITANTS.

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
£30k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances remain strong with an excess of income over expenditure of £4,583 for the year ended 31 October 2025. The trustees report that the hall is used daily, contributing to healthy finances, and the balance sheet shows net assets of £65,448. The trustees wish to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to at least six months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months running costs (held: £65k)
“The Trustees wish to see the reserves of the Dartington Village Hall Association maintained at a level equivalent to at least 6 months running costs.” — page 2
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
31/10/2025£30k£26k
31/10/2024£27k£25k
31/10/2023£17k£16k
31/10/2022£14k£9k
31/10/2021£7k£7k

Common questions

Is DARTINGTON VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances remain strong with an excess of income over expenditure of £4,583 for the year ended 31 October 2025. The trustees report that the hall is used daily, contributing to healthy finances, and the balance sheet shows net assets of £65,448. The trustees wish to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to at least six months of running costs. 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 Heritage Fund14/05/2024£14k"Dartington Village Hall Centenary Celebrations."