VICTORIA HALL HARROW
A charitable organisation facilitating community activities enabling cohesion of the local community by hiring out halls to the local community enabling activities to take place.
Objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF HARROW AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £533,168 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £1.2m asset transfer from an associated charity. Total income was £232,468, while total expenditure reached £899,923, largely due to a £750,000 capital donation to St John’s Church. The charity’s net assets at year-end stood at £550,973, with unrestricted funds available for general use.
What the accounts disclose
“Our policy is to maintain free reserves sufficient to cover operational expenditure and protect the long-term viability of our organisation.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/07/2025)
Trustees
- Ankur Gupta
- CATHERINE STILL
- Gus Alston
- Isabelle Cartwright
- Peter Polkinghorne
- Rev Wendy Wall
- Sharan Ansong
- Sin Man Tsang
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £232k | £900k |
| 31/03/2024 | £17k | £860 |
| 31/03/2023 | £1k | £0 |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2021 | £0 | £0 |
Common questions
Is VICTORIA HALL HARROW financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £533,168 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £1.2m asset transfer from an associated charity. Total income was £232,468, while total expenditure reached £899,923, largely due to a £750,000 capital donation to St John’s Church. The charity’s net assets at year-end stood at £550,973, with unrestricted funds available for general use. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.