HALE VILLAGE HALL NEW FOREST

Registered charity 1175048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HALE VILLAGE HALL

To maintain and manage a village hall for the long term benefit of all inhabitants of Hale and surrounding areas, without discrimination. To promote the village hall for social inclusion, welfare and education purposes as a community hub for all.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ESTABLISH AND RUN A VILLAGE HALL AND TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF HALE AND THE LOCAL AREA OF HAMPSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an in-year surplus of £10.7k and actual held reserves of £110.2k, which exceed the Trustees' policy target of £77.2k. The Trustees report that there are no significant liabilities to disclose and that the level of funding for ongoing operations is appropriate despite some reserves being committed to future projects.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “With thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund we have completely redecorated the village hall in 2026 and added a commercial dishwasher…” (source page)
• Lottery Fund — “In 1998 with a grant from the Lottery Fund the main hall was re-floored, a store room added and the downstairs committee room extended.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• JACQUELINE EDNA HARTASchair
• DAVID ANTHONY KENISTON
• DAVID MUSSELL
• DEBBIE VINE
• Eric Greenall
• GARY JOHN ADAMS
• Gary Kyle
• Ian Coffin
• Julia Nobes
• Katherine Moore
• MARJAANA BATTERBURY
• Sarah Louise Pook
• Susan Witt

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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