HOVETON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Registered charity 303987 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a village hall used by and for the local community

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HOVETON AND IMMEDIATE VICINITY

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 · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Norfolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net profit of £12,680 for the year, maintaining an improved financial position from the previous year. Cash balances stood at £61,191 at year-end, although a significant portion was applied to a roof replacement completed shortly after the period close. The trustees report reasonable confidence in the charity's future operations, supported by volunteer efforts and increasing community use.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Hire Fees (42% of income)

“Total Regular Receipts 37,435 29,993 67,428 42,551” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum unrestricted reserve of £12000 (held: £37k)

“The current reserves policy identifies a minimum unrestricted reserve of £12000.” — page 5

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.

Complaints handling
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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Trustees · trustee networks

HOVETON PARISH COUNCIL

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£43k	£28k
31/12/2024	£43k	£28k
31/12/2023	£25k	£26k
31/12/2022	£39k	£50k
31/12/2021	£92k	£38k

Common questions

Is HOVETON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net profit of £12,680 for the year, maintaining an improved financial position from the previous year. Cash balances stood at £61,191 at year-end, although a significant portion was applied to a roof replacement completed shortly after the period close. The trustees report reasonable confidence in the charity's future operations, supported by volunteer efforts and increasing community use. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/06/2011	£6k	Hoveton Village Hall Car Park Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/09/2005	£5k	Under 5s safe play area

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 SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£2k

Charities like this

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

YARNTON VILLAGE HALL income £39k
ELLOUGHTON VILLAGE HALL income £52k
HONINGTON AND SAPSITON VILLAGE HALL income £39k
HORTON AND CHALBURY VILLAGE HALL income £38k
HUTTON VILLAGE HALL income £42k
WEYBOURNE VILLAGE HALL income £28k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOVETON VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND	£43k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
YARNTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ELLOUGHTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£52k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HONINGTON AND SAPSITON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£39k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HORTON AND CHALBURY VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HUTTON VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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