BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 502046 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD CENTRAL HALL

Village Hall letting its various function rooms to clubs, associations, businesses, other charities and individuals

Objects

VILLAGE HALL

Area of benefit: PARISH OF BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD

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
£85k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £3,530 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in cash funds to £43,005. The trustees report that the committee manages the hall to ensure continued stability and considers current reserves to be in line with the size of the charity, with at least £20,000 earmarked for maintenance. The filing notes that property repairs and statutory compliance are costly, necessitating adequate reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £20k earmarked for maintenance and renewal expenses (held: £43k)
“at least £20k has been earmarked for those maintenance and renewal expenses.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Parish Council is the Sole Trustee and owns the building/car park, while the Charity insures them. No specific transaction amount is disclosed for this relationship in the notes.
“The Parish Council is the Trustee of the Village Hall building and the Village Hall car park but the Charity is responsible for insuring the premises and its contents.” — page 7
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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£85k£89k
31/12/2024£50k£52k
31/12/2023£56k£60k
31/12/2022£54k£74k
31/12/2021£55k£38k

Common questions

Is BARTON UNDER NEEDWOOD VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £3,530 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in cash funds to £43,005. The trustees report that the committee manages the hall to ensure continued stability and considers current reserves to be in line with the size of the charity, with at least £20,000 earmarked for maintenance. The filing notes that property repairs and statutory compliance are costly, necessitating adequate reserves. 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 Fund11/05/2006£5kDisabled access