OLD SODBURY VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 266611 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROVIDE A FACILITY FOR THE LOCALCOMMUNITY

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Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£69k

Registered

1973

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £17,561 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover reasonable expenses and running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £1,187 for the year, driven by a 50% increase in hall hire income to nearly £15,000. The trustees confirmed that income is keeping pace with expenses and that resources are adequate for ongoing operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £10K (held: £18k)

“The Committee have previously worked on the principle of keeping at least £10K in our accounts to allow for reasonable emergency expenses and to cover running costs for up to 6 months.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

IAN ROBERT ROWLAND optional
JEREMY ROSS optional
KEVIN WILLIAM
RODNEY FREDERICK JAMES GLEED optional

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

Operates in: South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£70k	£69k
30/04/2024	£17k	£15k
30/04/2023	£17k	£20k
30/04/2022	£161k	£167k
30/04/2021	£19k	£13k

Common questions

Is OLD SODBURY VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £17,561 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover reasonable expenses and running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £1,187 for the year, driven by a 50% increase in hall hire income to nearly £15,000. The trustees confirmed that income is keeping pace with expenses and that resources are adequate for ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OLD SODBURY VILLAGE HALL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OLD SODBURY VILLAGE HALL as a grant recipient include CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN LANDS CHARITY	FY2022	£6k	Kitchen Extension

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	29/09/2021	£3k	Old Sodbury Village hall kitchen improvement project