DOWNE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 272612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operate, maintain and hire out our village hall.

Objects

FOR THE USE OF INHABITANTS OF DOWNE 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: FORMER PARISH OF DOWNE

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
£30k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a trading deficit of £3,145.60 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £10,114.06 to £2,148.46. Despite this deficit, the trustees describe the finances as 'very solid' and confirm the charity remained solvent throughout the period. The charity holds unrestricted bank balances of £7,148.46 against a loan liability of £5,000.00.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£30k£39k
31/01/2024£39k£44k
31/01/2023£32k£24k
31/01/2022£4k£13k
31/01/2021£11k£4k

Common questions

Is DOWNE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a trading deficit of £3,145.60 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £10,114.06 to £2,148.46. Despite this deficit, the trustees describe the finances as 'very solid' and confirm the charity remained solvent throughout the period. The charity holds unrestricted bank balances of £7,148.46 against a loan liability of £5,000.00. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2018£10kAudio Visual Improvements
The National Lottery Community Fund06/11/2009£10kKitchen Refurbishment
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/08/2003£44k"Downe Village Hall Renovation"