DORRIDGE VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 506221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A community village hall to meet all the needs of the local community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS RESIDENT IN THE PARISH OF DORRIDGE AND DISTRICT BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND RESIDENTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO FURTHER HEALTH, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION, AND SOCIAL, MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY SPIRIT FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE AND OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF CONSTITUTION)

Area of benefit: PARISH OF DORRIDGE AND DISTRICT.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£72k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,831 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted funds increasing to £153,574. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that net current assets are adequate to cover ongoing commitments. The charity transitioned to Receipts and Payments accounting this year, which affects comparability with prior periods.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months’ overheads and £30,000 (held: £154k)
“The Association should always hold sufficient cash to cover six months’ overheads and in addition aim to hold additional liquid assets to bring total reserves up to £30,000.”
Per its FY2026 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Solihull · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£87k£72k
31/03/2025£66k£56k
31/03/2024£57k£56k
31/03/2023£55k£44k
31/03/2022£46k£36k

Common questions

Is DORRIDGE VILLAGE HALL ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,831 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with unrestricted funds increasing to £153,574. The trustees consider the financial position satisfactory, noting that net current assets are adequate to cover ongoing commitments. The charity transitioned to Receipts and Payments accounting this year, which affects comparability with prior periods. 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 Fund04/12/2009£5kInternal and External Lighting, Projector Screen and Additional Sockets
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2008£5kChairs for Village Hall