NEW VICTORY HALL
The provision and maintenance of a village hall for use by local inhabitants
Objects
(1) THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR USE BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR:(A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND(B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS.(2) SUBJECT TO CLAUSE 24 BELOW, THE LAND IDENTIFIED IN PART 3 OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS SCHEME MUST BE RETAINED BY THE COMMITTEE FOR USE FOR THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY.(3) IF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY IS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR THE PROVISION OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE AREA OF BENEFIT, THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY WILL BE THE PROMOTION OF GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is in a sound financial position with unrestricted reserves of £53,320 at year-end, despite expenditure exceeding income by £4,965 due to unexpected roofing costs. The trustees note a reliance on fundraising to cover routine operating costs but remain optimistic about the hall's future viability.
What the accounts disclose
“The Community Gym is a major hirer providing 27% of hall hire income”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 34
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 131
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 66
Trustees
- Doreen Deanchair
- Alan Warwick Morgan Smith
- CHERYL ANN PELL
- HUGH CARL McGILL
- JOANNA MACDOUGALL
- Jim Fletcher
- Mike Gower
- Pauline Simpson
- SIMON CLAYTON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £45k | £50k |
| 31/12/2024 | £47k | £47k |
| 31/12/2023 | £39k | £42k |
| 31/12/2022 | £36k | £42k |
| 31/12/2021 | £39k | £27k |
Common questions
Is NEW VICTORY HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a sound financial position with unrestricted reserves of £53,320 at year-end, despite expenditure exceeding income by £4,965 due to unexpected roofing costs. The trustees note a reliance on fundraising to cover routine operating costs but remain optimistic about the hall's future viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2008 | £177k | New Victory Hall |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/06/2007 | £9k | Victory Hall New Building Project |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW VICTORY HALL | £45k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VICTORY HALL | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE HALL | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MAY HILL VILLAGE HALL | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VICTORY COMMEMORATION HALL | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORTON FITZWARREN VILLAGE HALL | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |