SOUTH HANNINGFIELD VILLAGE HALL CHARITY

Registered charity 301402 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VILLAGE HALL

Use of hall for Village activities and hire to the public

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SOUTH HANNINGFIELD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF 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: PARISH OF SOUTH HANNINGFIELD

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
£44k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £44,889, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining sufficient funds to cover at least six months of running costs. The filing reports a surplus for the year of £10,805, indicating that income from hall hires and fundraising events was sufficient to cover charitable expenditures and maintain financial stability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising Income (55% of income)
“Fundraising Income 24,245”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £45k)
“Our reserves policy is to ensure that we retain sufficient funds to cover at least six months of running costs at any one time.” — page 5
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£44k£33k
31/12/2024£49k£46k
31/12/2023£37k£33k
31/12/2022£45k£61k
31/12/2021£27k£11k

Common questions

Is SOUTH HANNINGFIELD VILLAGE HALL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £44,889, which exceeds its stated policy target of retaining sufficient funds to cover at least six months of running costs. The filing reports a surplus for the year of £10,805, indicating that income from hall hires and fundraising events was sufficient to cover charitable expenditures and maintain financial stability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£2kReplacement of Community Noticeboard
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£2kSouth Hanningfield Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations