Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields

Registered charity 304932 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELDS

Village hall offering space for activities for those within the village and surrounding areas. Typical usage is: clubs, sports, meetings, parties, voting etc. hall is hired out at rates depending on activity.

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£12k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased from £70,539 in 2024 to £88,230 in 2025, driven by a rise in total income to £28,782. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted general reserves stood at £81,559, while restricted funds held £1,668. The filing confirms that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£29k£12k
31/08/2024£19k£11k
31/08/2023£14k£12k
31/08/2022£22k£13k
31/08/2021£36k£11k

Common questions

Is Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets increased from £70,539 in 2024 to £88,230 in 2025, driven by a rise in total income to £28,782. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted general reserves stood at £81,559, while restricted funds held £1,668. The filing confirms that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accorded with those records. 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 Fund17/03/2023£1kOusden Coronation Tea Party Celebrations
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£2kQueen's Jubilee Tea Party Celebration
The National Lottery Community Fund16/08/2021£1kOusden Village Hall Country Cafe
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2020£2kOusden Village Hall and Playing Fields Pop up Cafe