HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL)

Registered charity 250184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of the mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical including the letting of the charity's premises to local organisations.

Objects

A HALL FOR PARISH PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 12 OF THE INDENTURE).

Area of benefit: HOVE

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
£53k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small net deficit of £2,341, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £1,817. The trustees attribute this to maintenance and repair costs impacting community facilities, while noting that overall expenditure decreased compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income)
“Charitable activities 47,179” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-2k; policy: self-financing and is not a drain on the main PCC funds)
“The PCC continues to monitor the Hall reserves to maintain a level such that this policy is not undermined.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Related Party Disclosures
“A management charge of £36,000 was paid by the Church Hall to the PCC, shown in management fees (2024: £36,000)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£53k£58k
31/12/2024£53k£58k
31/12/2023£55k£59k
31/12/2022£49k£52k
31/12/2021£35k£51k

Common questions

Is HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small net deficit of £2,341, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £1,817. The trustees attribute this to maintenance and repair costs impacting community facilities, while noting that overall expenditure decreased compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.