THAKEHAM VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 279177 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support for local community clubs and societies.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF THAKEHAM IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FROMS OF RECREATION AND LEISUR TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF THAKEHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£66k

Latest spending

£134k

Registered

1980

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ending 31st March 2025 have been independently examined by Brenda Peers-Ross, who confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accorded with those records. The examiner reported no matters giving cause to believe the accounts are materially misstated or that attention should be drawn to any issues for a proper understanding of the accounts.

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.

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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Government income: £39,500 — grants £39,500 (1); 59% of the £66,390 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Government income: £2,900 — grants £2,900 (1); 6% of the £49,845 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN BEARMANchair
Anthony David Harman
BARRY CHARLES LAKER
Derrick Randall
John Instance
Karen Conway
Ken Berry
NORMAN PRINCE
Stephen Watkins · trustee of 1 other charity
Vanessa Chenery

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£66k	£134k
31/03/2024	£60k	£59k
31/03/2023	£50k	£51k
31/03/2022	£48k	£38k
31/03/2021	£30k	£19k

Common questions

Is THAKEHAM VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ending 31st March 2025 have been independently examined by Brenda Peers-Ross, who confirmed that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and that the accounts accorded with those records. The examiner reported no matters giving cause to believe the accounts are materially misstated or that attention should be drawn to any issues for a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIPHOOK VILLAGE HALL.

LIPHOOK VILLAGE HALL income £45k
DALHAM VILLAGE HALL income £11k
BLACKAWTON VILLAGE HALL income £50k
BALTONSBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST income £39k
THE BEOLEY VILLAGE HALL income £33k
EAST PECKHAM VILLAGE HALL income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THAKEHAM VILLAGE HALL	£66k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIPHOOK VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DALHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2024	£11k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLACKAWTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£50k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BALTONSBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD TRUST FY2026	£39k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BEOLEY VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£33k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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