FOSTON VILLAGE HALL

Registered charity 503716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE RAISE AND MANAGE FUNDS TO MAINTAIN THE VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE VILLAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA. WE HOLD FUND-RAISING EVENTS AND HIRE THE HALL OUT FOR COMMUNITY & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, E.G. BROWNIES, WOMENS INSTITUTE AND PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS, FOR ART CLASSES, DANCING & BINGO SESSIONS AND TO INDIVIDUALS FOR EVENTS SUCH AS WEDDING RECEPTIONS AND CHILDRENS' PARTIES.

Objects

FOR THE PURPOSE OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOM LIBRARY LECTURES CLASSES RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT OF OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF FOSTON AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.

Area of benefit: FOSTON AND DISTRICT

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£52k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £63,189.70 (£52,388.06 from the current account and £10,801.64 from the reserve account), while total expenditure was £78,051.05 (£52,388.05 from the current account and £25,663.00 from the reserve account). The filing shows a net deficit for the period, with the business reserve account balance decreasing from £21,463.69 to £6,602.33.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Foston Village Hall (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
15/01/2026£50k£52k
15/01/2025£46k£44k
15/01/2024£17k£16k
15/01/2023£7k£6k
31/03/2022£5k£10k

Common questions

Is FOSTON VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £63,189.70 (£52,388.06 from the current account and £10,801.64 from the reserve account), while total expenditure was £78,051.05 (£52,388.05 from the current account and £25,663.00 from the reserve account). The filing shows a net deficit for the period, with the business reserve account balance decreasing from £21,463.69 to £6,602.33. Its FY2026 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 Fund22/03/2019£10kThe renovation of Toilet Areas