NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST

Registered charity 269218 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community Village Hall for use by residents, societies, clubs and associations of the parish of Northiam and its vicinity, for recreation and social purposes, with the object of improving the conditions of life for those residents.

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF NORTHIAM WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: NORTHIAM

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £3,361 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted cash reserves increasing to £32,277. The trustees report that day-to-day running costs were significantly higher than the previous year due to unexpected maintenance work, but the charity remains financially stable with no material uncertainties noted.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “And now thanks to a generous grant from The National Lottery Community Fund we have been able to instal solar panels to supply the hall with…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Keith Whitingchair
• Bernard Michael Bone
• Christine Palmer
• John Fenton
• John Palmer
• Margaret Davies
• Peter Brough Sargent
• Richard Woodford Robinson
• Sarah Louise Giles
• Sue Schlesinger
• Susan Elizabeth Franklin
• Sylvia Wickens

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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