SOUTHWATER VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 256520 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide and maintain the Village Hall for the use of the Inhabitants of Southwater and the neighbourhood, without distinction of political, religous or other opinions. Including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHWATER AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL,RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS,INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS,LECTURES AND CLASSES,AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION,WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE VILLAGE OF SOUTHWATER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

1968

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,122.16 for the year, despite direct running costs increasing by 18.5% due to higher electricity bills. The trustees declare that the overall financial position remains healthy and secure, with reserves allocations reviewed regularly by the Management Committee.

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 3 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

James Noel TILLIERchair
Alexander Woolf
Emma-Jane Rosemary Buckland
Erica Haddon · trustee of 1 other charity
Gary Denis Little
Georgia Lauren Tyler
John Gerard Joseph O'Grady
Nicolas Edward Longdon
Philippa Jane French
REV David James Taylor
Suzanne Lewis
Teresa Mary Josephine LONGDON
ilanit Slowly

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£26k	£46k
31/12/2024	£25k	£49k
31/12/2023	£32k	£69k
31/12/2022	£28k	£25k
31/12/2021	£40k	£44k

Common questions

Is SOUTHWATER VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £4,122.16 for the year, despite direct running costs increasing by 18.5% due to higher electricity bills. The trustees declare that the overall financial position remains healthy and secure, with reserves allocations reviewed regularly by the Management Committee. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/04/2009	£8k	New Play Area and Outside Space
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2005	£5k	Improving access
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/08/2004	£220	"This Registered Charity Would Use An Award To Organise A Weekend Event In June 2005 To Commemorate The End Of Second World War. The Event"
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/07/2004	£2k	WW2 Weekend June 2005

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHBOURNE VILLAGE HALL.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHWATER VILLAGE HALL	£26k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHBOURNE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PORTHTOWAN VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£36k	—	above	—	no doubt
WARNHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£37k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SILSOE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWANLAND VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£70k	—	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.