COWFOLD VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 305357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of buildings and venues for local village organisations

Objects

PURPOSES OF A VILLAGE HALL.

Area of benefit: COWFOLD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£33k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £8,409 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (Accumulation Fund) increased to £67,778, supported by bank balances of £92,366. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Conflicting interests
Paying staff
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason Mark Baileychair
AIDAN FRANCIS FAVELL
DEBORAH JANE MILES
David Precious
Guy Hillier Ekins
JENNY BALDWIN · trustee of 1 other charity
LINDA SOWTON

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£33k	£24k
31/12/2023	£25k	£26k
31/12/2022	£24k	£43k
31/12/2021	£23k	£24k
31/12/2020	£19k	£17k

Common questions

Is COWFOLD VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £8,409 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (Accumulation Fund) increased to £67,778, supported by bank balances of £92,366. The filing indicates no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

CANFORD CLIFFS VILLAGE HALL TRUST income £43k
VILLAGE HALL income £38k
CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL income £76k
COPTHORNE VILLAGE HALL income £25k
WHITTINGTON COMMUNITY HALL income £38k
TWYFORD VILLAGE HALL income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COWFOLD VILLAGE HALL	£33k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CANFORD CLIFFS VILLAGE HALL TRUST FY2025	£43k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
VILLAGE HALL FY2026	£38k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CLAVERHAM VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£76k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COPTHORNE VILLAGE HALL FY2025	£25k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITTINGTON COMMUNITY HALL FY2025	£38k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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