STEWART VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 1182315 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a community space for use by all of our community for groups, classes, meetings and other activities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES FOR USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BRIGHTWELL-CUMSOTWELL AND SURROUNDING AREAS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATIONAL LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS:(1) A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION; AND(2) ALLOTMENTS.

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
£42k
Latest spending
£20k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,166 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £118,669. The trustees report that the hall operated successfully and are actively fundraising for a major restoration project, noting that securing funding could take 18 months or more. There are no stated material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall letting & furniture hire (43% of income)
“Hall letting & furniture hire £18,253” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Celia Collett is a Trustee and representative of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Village Stores.
“Celia Collett being appointed as a Trustee as representative of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Village Stores, a community run shop and Post Office located at the rear of the Village Hall.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Trustees have noted... this was not registered with the Charity Commission Register of Mergers, this is now being addressed.
“this was not registered with the Charity Commission Register of Mergers, this is now being addressed.” — page 3
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£20k
31/03/2024£31k£24k
31/03/2023£26k£19k
31/03/2022£24k£10k
31/03/2021£24k£17k

Common questions

Is STEWART VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,166 for the year, increasing its unrestricted reserves to £118,669. The trustees report that the hall operated successfully and are actively fundraising for a major restoration project, noting that securing funding could take 18 months or more. There are no stated material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.