STOCKTON-ON-FOREST VILLAGE HALL
The objective of the Charity is to maintain the Village Hall for the communal benefit of the inhabitants of the Village and its surrounds
Objects
VILLAGE HALL
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with minimal debts under £100. Per the trustees' report, the organization has maintained a reserve of £22,000 in a savings account, exceeding its stated aim to retain a minimum of £5,000.
What the accounts disclose
“With the help of government grants we are pleased that the village hall is in a healthy financial position” — page 17
“We aim to retain a minimum of £5000.00 in the current account” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £5,500 — grants £5,500 (2); 18% of the £31,346 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 31/03/2023 (received 15/08/2024, 197 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).
Trustees
- Arnold Tweddle
- CAROL DANBY
- JULIE LIGHTBURN
- Mrs Karen Nas19
- Patricia Lewis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £31k | £40k |
| 31/03/2024 | £24k | £19k |
| 31/03/2023 | £20k | £22k |
| 31/03/2022 | £32k | £13k |
| 31/03/2021 | £15k | £33k |
Common questions
Is STOCKTON-ON-FOREST VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in a healthy financial position with minimal debts under £100. Per the trustees' report, the organization has maintained a reserve of £22,000 in a savings account, exceeding its stated aim to retain a minimum of £5,000.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/05/2005 | £23k | Refurbishing the Toilets and Buying New Chairs |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOCKTON-ON-FOREST VILLAGE HALL | £31k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE CLUB | £51k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE HALL | £15k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HALE VILLAGE HALL NEW FOREST | £79k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| VILLAGE HALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOOK, GREATFIELDS AND GREENHILL | £25k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SHERBORNE ST JOHN VILLAGE HALL | £34k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |