FARNBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1174761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hire of hall for communal activities

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE FORMER PARISH OF FARNBOROUGH (KENT) AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS,LECTURES AND CLASSES OR FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR 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
£25k
Latest spending
£24k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £1,226, while a designated reserve of £50,000 is held for major repairs, bringing total reserves to £51,226. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to maintain and run the hall, noting that the charity remains a going concern despite plans to increase hire rates to cover rising costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Lettings income amounted to £24,828 (2025 £25,067).”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £40,000 and £50,000 (held: £51k)
“The Trustees have set a target of maintaining a designated reserve for major repairs and improvements to the hall of between £40,000 and £50,000 .”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: £2,750 paid to one Trustee (including a connected person) for services and goods purchased at market value.
“£2,750 has been paid to one Trustee (including a connected person) for services and goods purchased at market value on behalf of the village hall. (2025 £3,000)”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 3
“£2,750 has been paid to one Trustee (including a connected person) for services and goods purchased at market value on behalf of the village hall. (2025 £3,000)”
Per its FY2026 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£25k£24k
31/03/2025£26k£25k
31/03/2024£25k£26k
31/03/2023£19k£15k
31/03/2022£27k£13k

Common questions

Is FARNBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £1,226, while a designated reserve of £50,000 is held for major repairs, bringing total reserves to £51,226. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to maintain and run the hall, noting that the charity remains a going concern despite plans to increase hire rates to cover rising costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.