HARDINGSTONE VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 270767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hardingstone Village Hall Association (HVHA) manages the village hall on behalf of the local community. This includes letting of the premises; maintenance and cleaning; organising the required insurance and licences; and generally ensuring that the resource is a safe, friendly and accessible facility for local use.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HARDINGSTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: HARDINGSTONE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £7,960 for the year ending March 2025, driven by increased lettings income and reduced operating expenses. The trustees report that reserves need to be rebuilt to a level where the hall can fund future works independently, as they cannot rely on external grants. The organization remains committed to financial sustainability despite past challenges regarding viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hydar Alichair
• Abdullah Abdelrahman Ata
• Asif Attique · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Fazal Khalid · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lesley Elaine Johnson
• Lucy Driscoll
• MARIANNE MARTIN
• Valerie Brambley
• Yusuf Islam · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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