ELSTEAD VILLAGE HALLS
Hiring of Halls for variety of local activites
Objects
VILLAGE HALL.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy financial position despite external economic pressures. Free reserves are reported at £57,849, held to cover unexpected expenses and support specific refurbishment projects. The trustees aim to hold general reserves equivalent to around one year's hire income.
What the accounts disclose
“Apart from hiring out the halls for many private functions during the year, in addition to the regular hirings, we have held fund raising events”
“We aim to hold general reserves equivalent to around one year's hire income in addition to funds we are building up for specific refurbishment and improvement projects.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 04/02/2026, 4 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 20/05/2024, 110 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- ANGELA MARY BALLARD
- Allison Clements
- David Keith Else
- Erica Kate Poulter
- Gillian Loveluck
- Hilary Jane Andrews
- Laurence Oakden
- Timothy Vivian Davies
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £44k | £44k |
| 31/03/2024 | £38k | £38k |
| 31/03/2023 | £38k | £41k |
| 31/03/2022 | £52k | £45k |
| 31/03/2021 | £24k | £28k |
Common questions
Is ELSTEAD VILLAGE HALLS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity maintains a healthy financial position despite external economic pressures. Free reserves are reported at £57,849, held to cover unexpected expenses and support specific refurbishment projects. The trustees aim to hold general reserves equivalent to around one year's hire income.
Who funds ELSTEAD VILLAGE HALLS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ELSTEAD VILLAGE HALLS as a grant recipient include THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £2k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/08/2015 | £4k | Commercial Grade Dish Washing Machine in order to comply with Food Saf |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/08/2012 | £10k | Elstead Community Cinema |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/10/2004 | £5k | Replacement Boiler |
Charities like this
- THE PRESTWOOD VILLAGE HALL
- HANWORTH VILLAGE HALL
- FARNBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL
- VILLAGE HALL
- WORLESTON AND DISTRICT VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION
- LITTLE BURSTEAD VILLAGE HALL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELSTEAD VILLAGE HALLS | £44k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PRESTWOOD VILLAGE HALL | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HANWORTH VILLAGE HALL | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FARNBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL | £25k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE HALL | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WORLESTON AND DISTRICT VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION | £28k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |