KENLEY MEMORIAL HALL CIO

Registered charity 1173776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide and maintain a village hall (The Kenley Memorial Hall) at 92 Godstone Road, Kenley, Surrey for the recreation, or other leisure time use, of the inhabitants of Kenley.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE IN PERPETUITY OF THE KENLEY MEMORIAL HALL, UPON SUCH TERMS AND SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL APPROVE AS AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENLEY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR HIRE OR OTHERWISE FOR: (I) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND (II) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF AFORESAID INHABITANTS; AND(B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF KENLEY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE 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
£46k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating deficit of £9,976 and an overall deficit of £3,113, driven by a 90% increase in energy costs and unplanned maintenance. Free reserves were reported at £10,644 against a trustee-set reserve fund target of £20,000, and the charity had to withdraw £10,000 from a deposit fund to cover a cashflow crisis in April and May 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £11k)
“A reserve fund of £20,000 has been set by the Trustees”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Absence of treasurer led to insufficient monitoring of income and expenditure.
“With the absence of a treasurer, from January to March 2025 income and expenditure was not monitored as closely as it could have been, although the day-to-day accounts work was carried out by the Halls Manager and Chair of Trustees, which was not ideal.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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: Croydon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£49k
31/03/2024£48k£45k
31/03/2023£42k£66k
31/03/2022£51k£35k
31/03/2021£30k£37k

Common questions

Is KENLEY MEMORIAL HALL CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an operating deficit of £9,976 and an overall deficit of £3,113, driven by a 90% increase in energy costs and unplanned maintenance. Free reserves were reported at £10,644 against a trustee-set reserve fund target of £20,000, and the charity had to withdraw £10,000 from a deposit fund to cover a cashflow crisis in April and May 2025.