GORING VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 287398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Hall

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF GORING IN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FO OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF GORING

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

£41k

Latest spending

£35k

Registered

1983

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £428,678 are maintained above the charity's policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £3,052 for the year, resulting in a bank balance of £81,332. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fund raising, grants, donations etc 0”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six month's expenditure (held: £429k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent of six month's expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

MICHAEL BAKERchair
LINDA PALMER
Mark Kibble
Mr BILL JACKSON
Neil Lecky-Thompson
Philip Davies
Roger Wood

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£41k	£35k
31/12/2024	£44k	£34k
31/12/2023	£39k	£29k
31/12/2022	£38k	£25k
31/12/2021	£40k	£24k

Common questions

Is GORING VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £428,678 are maintained above the charity's policy target of six months' expenditure. The charity reported a surplus of £3,052 for the year, resulting in a bank balance of £81,332. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/02/2019	£10k	Stage Refurbishment Project (Phase 2)