ABRIDGE VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 301352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides the uses of the hall for the benefit for the young and old. I.E. meetings, art, dancing, sports, weddings, birthdays, christenings, keep fit and funerals.

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: ABRIDGE 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: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£76k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased from £162,270 to £126,934 due to total payments exceeding total receipts by £35,336. The trustees report that the reserves policy target of three to four months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and four month's expenditure (held: £127k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained as a level equivalent to between three and four month's expenditure.” — 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

JOSEPHINE ELLEN MYSONchair
Beverley Fennell
Danny William Blain
Darren Richards
Doris Rosaline Wild
Hazel Moore
JOHN EDWARD FOURACRES
James Harris
John Joseph Antony Hand
John Terence Harding
Kellie Wright
Lesley Anne Duffin
Sarah Barnett

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£76k	£111k
31/12/2024	£51k	£36k
31/12/2023	£47k	£43k
31/12/2022	£39k	£31k
31/12/2021	£38k	£31k

Common questions

Is ABRIDGE VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets decreased from £162,270 to £126,934 due to total payments exceeding total receipts by £35,336. The trustees report that the reserves policy target of three to four months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.