WEST MALLING VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 308209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

West Malling Village Hall is located in Norman Road, West Malling, Kent, ME19 6RW. It was established in 1973 for the benefit of local people, groups and organisations in order to provide a facility they could use for recreational activities.

Objects

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WEST MALLING, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: THE PARISH OF WEST MALLING IN THE COUNTY OF KENT

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

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Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of payments over receipts of £2,513.26 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Net assets decreased from £26,141.18 to £29,709.76, although the balance sheet presentation shows a discrepancy in the net asset calculation relative to the prior year's figure. The trustees noted they were unable to verify the closing balance on cash in hand.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£34k£28k
31/03/2024£33k£25k
31/03/2023£21k£27k
31/03/2022£32k£46k
31/03/2021£32k£27k

Common questions

Is WEST MALLING VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an excess of payments over receipts of £2,513.26 for the year ended 31st March 2025. Net assets decreased from £26,141.18 to £29,709.76, although the balance sheet presentation shows a discrepancy in the net asset calculation relative to the prior year's figure. The trustees noted they were unable to verify the closing balance on cash in hand.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2009£10kWest Malling Village Hall Flat Roof Replacement