EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON VILLAGE HALL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 293292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST PRESTON VILLAGE HALL

Badminton, Table Tennis, Art. Bridge, Yoga, Zumba, Ballet, Ballroom Latin and Scottish Dancing, Cornhole, Public meetings and AGM's for community groups, Karate, Thai Chi, Cardiac Fitness, Lunch Club for over 55's, Pilates, Floral Club, Horticultural Shows, Festival events, Parish Council Events, Craft Fayres, Childrens clubs, Children's parties, Private Events. Community events.

Objects

THE PROVISION OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND ESPECIALLY THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON, WEST SUSSEX, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES 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: THE PARISHES OF EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON WEST SUSSEX

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £125,303 from £117,631 in the prior year, driven by a net incoming resource of £7,672. The charity maintains a reserves policy to keep two years of income in reserve for emergencies, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years income in reserve for emergencies (held: £120k)
“The charity aims to keep two years income in reserve for emergencies.” — page 4
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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£47k
31/03/2024£43k£35k
31/03/2023£37k£43k
31/03/2022£34k£36k
31/03/2021£22k£38k

Common questions

Is EAST PRESTON AND KINGSTON VILLAGE HALL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased to £125,303 from £117,631 in the prior year, driven by a net incoming resource of £7,672. The charity maintains a reserves policy to keep two years of income in reserve for emergencies, and the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.