THE VICTORY HALL

Registered charity 220940 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity owns and manages The Victory Hall, Church Road, Farley Hill and adjacent land for the benefit of the local and wider community.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL, RECREATION ROOM, GROUND TO BE USED AND ENJOYED IN PERPETUITY BY THE INHABITANTS FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE SAID HAMLET OR FARLEY HILL.

Area of benefit: FARLEY HILL AND DISTRICT

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
£28k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £16,177, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual obligatory costs including fuel and insurance. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts, but maintains positive cash balances across its funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hall hire
“The charity’s main source of income during this financial year has been through hiring the hall to regular users such as Farley Hill Village Society and Artists Harvest alongside casual one-off users.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: enough funds to meet our annual obligatory costs including fuel and insurances (held: £16k)
“The policy, regularly reviewed, is to hold enough funds to meet our annual obligatory costs including fuel and insurances.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£28k£41k
31/03/2025£40k£32k
31/03/2024£88k£114k
31/03/2023£38k£18k
31/03/2022£45k£20k

Common questions

Is THE VICTORY HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £16,177, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet annual obligatory costs including fuel and insurance. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, with total payments exceeding total receipts, but maintains positive cash balances across its funds. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2011£10kHall repair and refurbishment