RODMERSHAM VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 276032 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a village hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Rodmersham, Kent, for all community activities including education, religion, youth, aged, sport, and social activities and events.

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF RODMERSHAM IN THE COUNTY OF KENT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITCAL, 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 SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF RODMERSHAM

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a strong financial position with £22,000 in reserves held to ensure ongoing repairs and improvements to the hall. The trustees report no current uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: hire fees from regular hirers
“The principal source of funds is generated from hire fees from regular hirers.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: The funds have to be available present for those activities to continueat, ensuring the Hall remains a safe, modern and high quality asset for the community. (reserves figure: £22k)
“The funds have to be available present for those activities to continueat, ensuring the Hall remains a safe, modern and high quality asset for the community.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 2 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £39,941 — contracts £32,941 (2), grants £7,000 (1); 81% of the £49,593 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £39,941 — contracts £32,941 (2), grants £7,000 (1); 81% of the £49,593 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 08/01/2024, 69 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£50k£50k
31/12/2024£50k£50k
31/12/2023£14k£24k
31/12/2022£15k£14k
31/12/2021£28k£16k

Common questions

Is RODMERSHAM VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a strong financial position with £22,000 in reserves held to ensure ongoing repairs and improvements to the hall. The trustees report no current uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Riding Mill Village Halls.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RODMERSHAM VILLAGE HALL£50k——unclear—no doubt
Riding Mill Village Halls FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
ROLVENDEN VILLAGE HALL FY2025£46k—0above—no doubt
KINGSCLERE VILLAGE CLUB FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
LOPHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD FY2025£23k—0unclear—no doubt
FARNHAM COMMON VILLAGE HALL FY2025£40k——above—no doubt

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