COBHAM VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 293556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Hall providing halls for clubs etc to run.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF COBHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD 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: COBHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · Animals · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity maintained a healthy surplus and strengthened its financial position during the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £197,707. The trustees report that reserves are at a comfortable level to support future works, and no additional borrowing was required. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire of halls (87% of income)

“Hail letting «497,424.70” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Investment
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Gavin Caddickchair
John William Kingston · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Long
Melanie Cook

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£136k	£111k
31/08/2024	£137k	£110k
31/08/2023	£116k	£128k
31/08/2022	£114k	£84k
31/08/2021	£65k	£55k

Common questions

Is COBHAM VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintained a healthy surplus and strengthened its financial position during the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £197,707. The trustees report that reserves are at a comfortable level to support future works, and no additional borrowing was required. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

SCALEBY VILLAGE HALL income £46k
COCKERHAM PARISH HALL income £108k
VILLAGE HALL income £38k
WRAY VILLAGE HALL income £48k
CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL income £76k
BOSHAM VILLAGE HALL income £37k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COBHAM VILLAGE HALL	£136k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCALEBY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£46k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COCKERHAM PARISH HALL FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£38k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WRAY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£48k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£76k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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