PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL
Registered charity 524348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To provide a facility (the hall) for social welfare, educational, recreational and leisure time activities with the objective of improving the condition of life for the inhabitants of the local community.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a small unrestricted fund surplus of £8,538, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £30,738. The trustees confirm that these reserves meet their stated policy target of covering three months' operating costs plus exit charges, as the current level represents approximately five months' costs. The charity remains financially self-sufficient through facility hire and bar sales, despite facing ongoing challenges from inflation and employment costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months’ operating costs, plus exit charges (held: £31k)
“The Trustees aim to have a reserve of sufficient unrestricted funds to cover three months’ operating costs, plus exit charges.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Serious incident report filed regarding employment litigation and police investigation into former trustees.
“These issues have been reported to the charity commission under a serious incident report originally submitted in January 2023.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
- Christopher Michael Brown
- Karl John Gauden
- Myfanwy Bowen
- Neale Charles David Wood
- Paul Buffery
- Philip John Kenney
- Susan Hallybone
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Torfaen
Income and spending
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Is PONTHIR VILLAGE HALL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small unrestricted fund surplus of £8,538, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £30,738. The trustees confirm that these reserves meet their stated policy target of covering three months' operating costs plus exit charges, as the current level represents approximately five months' costs. The charity remains financially self-sufficient through facility hire and bar sales, despite facing ongoing challenges from inflation and employment costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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