THE HORAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY

Registered charity 305257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HORAM PUBLIC HALL

providing and maintaining Village Hall and recreation Ground for educational, cultural and sporting activities.

Objects

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF HORAM

Area of benefit: HORAM 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: Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wealden, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£50k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled in excess of £15,000 at year-end, providing an adequate buffer in line with the trustees' policy of holding sufficient funds to cover costs for a sufficient length of time. The charity reported a net increase in cash funds and described the financial picture as a 'satisfactory stable year' with no material uncertainties affecting its continuation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Project grants (56% of income)
“Project grant income – some £43,730 in this year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient funds secured so that the Charity can continue to run, covering its costs, for a sufficient length of time to enable income/expenditure streams to be adjusted or restored (reserves figure: £51k)
“The policy for holding reserves is the ‘usual prudence’ one of having sufficient funds secured so that the Charity can continue to run, covering its costs, for a sufficient length of time to enable income/expenditure streams to be adjusted or restored.” — 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£77k£50k
30/09/2024£172k£170k
30/09/2023£125k£137k
30/09/2022£50k£42k
30/09/2021£57k£58k

Common questions

Is THE HORAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled in excess of £15,000 at year-end, providing an adequate buffer in line with the trustees' policy of holding sufficient funds to cover costs for a sufficient length of time. The charity reported a net increase in cash funds and described the financial picture as a 'satisfactory stable year' with no material uncertainties affecting its continuation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HORAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HORAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2025£17kLocal Community Spaces Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government15/05/2024£2kPlatinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2023£10kHoram Youth Club
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2022£1kPlatinum Jubilee Dialect Roadshow Open Day
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£10kKitchen Refurbishment - Horam Village Hall
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2021£3kHoram Village Hall - bringing back the arts!
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kHORAM VILLAGE HALL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EVERSHOLT VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HORAM VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY£77k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EVERSHOLT VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2025£50k—0above—no doubt
THE CROCKHAM HILL VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt
LAVENHAM COMMUNITY COUNCIL FY2026£106k—0unclear—no doubt
WALKERINGHAM VILLAGE HALL AND PLAYING FIELD FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt
CLEY VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATION GROUND CHARITY FY2026£26k——above—no doubt

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