THE SOUTH ZEAL VICTORY HALL

Registered charity 300974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Village Hall premises

Objects

THE PROPERTY SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SOUTH TAWTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR, 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: PARISH OF SOUTH TAWTON

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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Registered contact address: West Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£30k

Latest spending

£8k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that cash at bank was £53,077, with £12,954 held in a reserve account to cover financial risks such as loss of hire income and urgent maintenance. The trustees note that using general funds to subsidize hire fees has been unsustainable, as hire fees do not cover running costs, resulting in a deficit each year. Future plans include seeking grant funding for continued refurbishment to enhance the hall's longevity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12,954 is held in a reserve account to cover the main financial risk to the charity of loss of hire income, urgent maintenance, reduced funding from the Council and reduced donations/grants. (reserves figure: £13k)

“Cash at bank at 30/09/2025 was £53,077 of which £12,954 is held in a reserve account to cover the main financial risk to the charity of loss of hire income, urgent maintenance, reduced funding from the Council and reduced donations/grants.” — 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.

Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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 30/09/2025

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Government income: £3,485 — grants £3,485 (4); 19% of the £18,707 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £1,050 — grants £1,050 (3); 5% of the £22,820 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW THOMAS SAMPSON
Alice Pearn
Andrew Martin Davis
BEV HILTON
Corinne Beeby
Georgie Strub
Hollie Sampson · trustee of 1 other charity
JACQUELINE CAROLINE KEEGAN
Jane White
Jenny Shaddick
Lorinda Geraldine Legge
TERESA GUSCOTT · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£30k	£8k
30/09/2024	£19k	£18k
30/09/2023	£23k	£20k
30/09/2022	£6k	£30k
30/09/2021	£26k	£7k

Common questions

Is THE SOUTH ZEAL VICTORY HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that cash at bank was £53,077, with £12,954 held in a reserve account to cover financial risks such as loss of hire income and urgent maintenance. The trustees note that using general funds to subsidize hire fees has been unsustainable, as hire fees do not cover running costs, resulting in a deficit each year. Future plans include seeking grant funding for continued refurbishment to enhance the hall's longevity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ASDA FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

VICTORY HALL income £29k
NEW VICTORY HALL income £45k
VICTORY COMMEMORATION HALL income £36k
SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £46k
ASHWELL VILLAGE HALL PROJECT income £29k
SUNNINGDALE VILLAGE HALL income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SOUTH ZEAL VICTORY HALL	£30k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VICTORY HALL FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW VICTORY HALL FY2025	£45k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
VICTORY COMMEMORATION HALL FY2025	£36k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SHIPHAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025	£46k	—	above	—	no doubt
ASHWELL VILLAGE HALL PROJECT FY2025	£29k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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