PENKRIDGE PEACE MEMORIAL HALL
Village Hall for use of the local community
Objects
A VILLAGE HALL
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £7,237.68 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £96,380.80 to £89,143.12. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations, with no material uncertainties or going concern issues disclosed.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 2
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 2% of the £25,984 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 2% of the £23,701 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2021 (received 04/11/2022, 4 days after the 31/10/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Robert Andrewschair
- DOROTHY MARY BRIGGS
- Derek Allan Green
- Elliot James Goodbody
- MARY LYNN LAWRENCE
- Petula Hughes
- Samantha Blower
- Vivienne Elsie Smith
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £29k | £36k |
| 31/12/2024 | £26k | £36k |
| 31/12/2023 | £24k | £26k |
| 31/12/2022 | £22k | £36k |
| 31/12/2021 | £34k | £13k |
Common questions
Is PENKRIDGE PEACE MEMORIAL HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £7,237.68 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing unrestricted funds from £96,380.80 to £89,143.12. The filing confirms that resources are adequate to continue operations, with no material uncertainties or going concern issues disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/03/2006 | £5k | Increase Natural Light in Community Hall |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- PEACE MEMORIAL HALL
- BRENCHLEY MEMORIAL HALL
- QUEDGELEY VILLAGE HALL
- LAKENHEATH PEACE MEMORIAL HALL
- BETCHWORTH VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL HALL
- ACLAND MEMORIAL HALL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENKRIDGE PEACE MEMORIAL HALL | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PEACE MEMORIAL HALL | £31k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRENCHLEY MEMORIAL HALL | £73k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| QUEDGELEY VILLAGE HALL | £28k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LAKENHEATH PEACE MEMORIAL HALL | £38k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BETCHWORTH VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL HALL | £26k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |