The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
NEW VICTORY HALL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD
email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
| CONTENTS SECTION Reference and Administra/ve Details Trustees Who Served in 2025 Cons/tu/on Appointment of Trustees Management Structure Charity Objec/ves Ac/vi/es and Public Beneft Financial Summary Financial Policies and Controls Financial Summary for 2025 Sources of Hire income Fundraising Premises Management Energy Usage Bookings and Visitor Numbers Overview of 2025 Appendix 1 Achievements in 2025 and plans for 2026 |
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD
email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Reference and Administra8ve Details
Charity Name New Victory Hall Charity Registra/on Number 225178 Charity Address Street Hill, Nea/shead, Norfolk, NR12 8AD Correspondence address Chair, c/o Willow Green, Hall Road, Barton Turf, NR12 8AR.
Trustees who served in 2025
Clayton, Simon (Appointed by Nea/shead & Barton Society) (Premises Commi^ee) Dean, Doreen (Chair) (Bookings Secretary) (Appointed by WI) Fletcher, Jim (Elected Trustee ) (Bridge Club) Gower, Michael (Elected Trustee) (Events Commi^ee) McFadyen, Ian (Elected Trustee, (Treasurer) McGill, Hugh (Elected Trustee) (Web Master)(IT Support) Pell, Cheryl (Appointed by W.I.S.E.) (Events Co-ordinator) (200 Club) Diane Pickering (Appointed Crab group – resigned in June 2025) Simpson Pauline (Elected Trustee) (Community Market Co-ordinator) Alan Smith (Appointed Nea/shead Community Gym representa/ve) The Trustees are grateful to Val Perkins who has provided support as the Minute Secretary.
Cons8tu8on
The governing document for the New Victory Hall can be found on the website at:
h^p://www.victoryhall.info/downloads/Cons/tu/on3.pdf. The name of the charity is ‘New Victory Hall’.
Appointment of Trustees
As set down in the Cons/tu/on, the charity is managed by a commi^ee of Trustees which is capped at 15 with up to five being elected annually by the community at the Annual General Mee/ng. Up to eight Trustees may be appointed by the main user groups and parish councils to act as their representa/ves and a further two Trustees may be co-opted. The Trustees elect from their number a Chair and appoint a Treasurer and Minute Secretary. Decisions are taken by majority vote.
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Management Structure
Events, Village Screen and Premises Management are run by commi^ees which operate to a wri^en remit approved by the Trustees. Other key roles (Chair, Treasurer, Bookings, IT) are filled by individual Trustees, who operate according to their specific Roles and Responsibility statements. The hall is managed in accordance with a number of policy documents (including Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Environmental Policy). All policy documents are available on the website. Roles, Responsibili/es and Policies are reviewed and updated annually by Trustees.
Charity Objec8ves
The New Victory Hall is used for social, recrea/onal, educa/onal and leisure purposes. It is managed by Trustees who are responsible for maintaining and opera/ng the building in a manner that benefits and improves the quality of life for all the local community without dis/nc/on of poli/cal, religious or other opinions, including use for:
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(a) mee/ngs, lectures and classes, and
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(b) other forms of recrea/on and leisure-/me occupa/on.
providing ‘public benefit’ in accordance with our Charity Objec/ves. In 2025 the hall was used by a wide cross-sec/on of local and outside user-groups and individuals for a range of different ac/vi/es. The hire bookings for the hall together with fundraising and regular events such as Community Market and Village Screen provide a wide ranging mix of ac/vi/es for the community.
Financial Controls / Policies
Treasurer Roles and Responsibili0es
Treasurer receives no allowances or increment for performance of the du/es. There are a number of financial controls and procedures in place to ensure good prac/ce.
Accounts Examiner
Chari/es Act 2011 and the Chari/es Regula/ons 2008. A report is prepared which is a^ached to the annual
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Financial Summary for 2025.
income by £4,965.00 due to the unexpected expenditure of circa £11k on roofing works but the hall is s/ll in a very sa/sfactory financial posi/on for 2025 with a balance of £53,320 in the bank at the year end. A concern is that there is a reliance of around £7k per annum on fundraising, as without this, the hall income would not be able to cover rou/ne opera/ng costs. Full details will be given by the Treasurer in his Annual Return.
in all expenditure especially the lead costs of insurance and energy. Energy costs are par/cularly concerning and to mi/gate the costs, UK Power Networks was challenged on the level of Capacity Charge resul/ng in a reduc/on of the kVa figure from 80 to 25 as from November 2025 giving expected savings per annum of circa £1,200. A two year contract with Bri/sh Gas for electricity supply is place un/l November 2026. Trustees will be seeking the best deal but that is likely to be challenging in the current global market. An unhelpful change was Bri/sh Gas removing the vat charitable concession rate of 5% which has meant a further 15% increase in electricity bills which we are s/ll pursuing refunds for as it is clear the hall qualifies for the charitable rate.
Hire revenues, the main income source, was £27,832 and exceeded budget by £1,500 but this is partly due to a hire rate increase of 50p per hour in 2025. There were losses of income due to some small user groups leaving and more importantly the Wherry Band in the last quarter of the year. On a posi/ve note, Pilates increased its bookings and the income from private hire has con/nued at a good level. The Community Gym is a major hirer providing 27% of hall hire income and receives a special quan/ty user discount.
Following the annual review of hire rates in July, Trustees decided that rates should remain the same for 2026.
Results from fundraising events in the year have been excellent both in income and enjoyment raising a total of £3,794 net. The Christmas Fair, Easter Fair, Quiz Nights and Ceilidh evening were all great successes and many thanks are due to all those involved in arranging these events. The 200 club added an important £1,614 net to hall funds. The monthly Community Market raised £1,195 and Village Screen broke even despite technical hitches but both offer valuable opportuni/es for people to socialise. The Trustees are working hard to secure new bookings to fill the gaps in the weekly calendar including a Table Tennis Fun Night star/ng in April 2026.
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Sources of Hire Income
The graph below shows a familiar pa^ern with some groups being main users like the Community Gym, NABS, Broadland Dance and Bridge providing a significant amount of income but every booking is important. It is a compe//ve situa/on with so many local halls all seeking user-groups which is why the NVH has to keep hire rates at an appropriate level despite being able to offer one of the most pleasant and well resourced venues. The NVH rates are currently very compe//ve considering the standard of facili/es provided.
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Events
The Events Team has had a fantas/c year with some regular events in the programme such as Quiz Nights and the Christmas Fair along with more recent addi/ons such as the very successful Bands-Together Evenings and the Ceilidh evening. There was a popular Easter Fair and the year finished on a high with a very successful start to the fes/ve season when the NVH joined other village providers for a Fes/ve Light Switch on and Lantern Parade with no less than Santa himself. The event involved other village
organisa/ons which provided refreshments and entertainment so everyone was very well looked aber. It was great fun for the children and special thanks to WISE for giving lanterns to all the children as well as providing a lot of the organisa/on. It has been agreed to run it again in 2026. In January 2025, 130 breakfasts were cooked and served at the BIG Community Breakfast raising £1,124 of which £754 inclusive of bucket dona/ons went to the Motor Neurone Disease Charity.
On–line /cket sales were introduced to complement the selling of /ckets at the White House Stores for all the events and films. Thanks to the shop team for their help and to the NIB Team for publishing all NVH events and no/ces.
Sincere thanks to all those who work /relessly to provide these events as the funds raised make a significant contribu/on to NVH funds as well as the social life of the villages.
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* Total Fundraising £5,314 before donations
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The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Premises Management
The Premises Team was busy throughout the year keeping the hall well maintained, safe, clean and well organised. The Trustees employ two cleaners on a part /me contract who both con/nue to do a fantas/c job in keeping the hall to a high standard of cleanliness and good order and Trustees are very grateful for their commitment. We have a great window cleaner too.
Maintenance work was mostly of a rou/ne nature except for works to replace the barge boards which due to the need for scaffolding cost circa £11k, repairs to main projector cost £1,126 and the NVH met the installa/on costs of a short range projector supplied by NABS. There were no health and safety incidents during the year.
A contractor looks aber grass and hedge cuong. Volunteers have made progress in making the environs of the hall site wildlife friendly and the outcomes of the work include improvements to hedges, crea/ng a bug hotel and a wild meadow area to rear of the premises.
The solar panels on the kitchen roof provided an income of £787 from genera/ng 2,747 kWh units and 984 kWh were fed into the na/onal grid.
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NVH Annual Electricity Consumption 2010 - 2025
40,000 1.600
35,000 1.400
30,000 1.200
25,000 1.000
20,000 0.800
15,000 13,507 14,641 14,181 13,999 0.600
13,214 13,048 12,890 12,673 12,938 12,891 13,268 12,646 12,942 12,271 12,706
11,569
10,000 0.400
5,000 0.200
0 0.000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Consumption Visitors kWh visitor
kWh
KWh
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Many thanks to all in the Premises Team and the volunteers who maintain such high standards at the NVH as the hall s1ll presents in excellent condi1on despite its busy use.
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Bookings and Visitor Numbers
Bookings con/nue to be at a good level with 21 regular groups plus private hire and the fundraising events using the hall but there are s/ll vacant slots available for new ac/vi/es or organisa/ons to come to the hall. We would welcome more weekend bookings as the hall is an excellent venue for that special celebra/on or event.
Visitor numbers (foopall) decreased by 2.5% to 31,820 compared to 2025 (data taken from booking forms).
The Gym is hoping to re-introduce a circuit training group and there is a table tennis group star/ng in 2026. It was good to see the Community Heritage Group using the hall for the very successful VE Day and VJ Day celebra/ons and to see NABS bringing more challenging produc/ons to the hall such as Blood Brothers but s/ll offering such evenings as the Christmas Show. The Community Gym and Bridge groups report good membership levels. It was also great to have the local art and crab exhibi/ons held at the hall.
NVH Visitor Numbers 2009 - 2025
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36,414 37,750
31,820
34,781 34,670 34,687 [36,103 ] 33,656
32,648
29,289 [30,930 ]
22,844 24,168
17,348
10,050
7,913 8,680
Old Hall 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Overview of 2025 .
The hall has had another very successful year and I thank all the Trustees and volunteers who give their /me, energy and exper/se so willingly throughout the year to keep the NVH running so well. The support from the groups and visitors that use the hall is also highly valued and appreciated.
The Trustees remain op/mis/c about the hall going forward. One of the targets for 2025 was to look into the feasibility of extending the use of solar energy; the short presenta/on which follows the AGM business will give more detail on an exci/ng opportunity.
The Trustees consider that they have met the 2025 targets apart from a^rac/ng enough people to become trustees and volunteers. We appreciate we are not alone as other community organisa/ons and indeed some NVH user groups also struggle to recruit people to run them. However, it is becoming apparent that if new people do not come forward to take a turn in managing and running the hall, it will be necessary to have paid help for some administra/ve, financial and organisa/onal work which will drama/cally increase costs which will significantly impact hire rates. The Trustees wish to avoid this so, especially if you use and value the hall, please ask yourself how you might get involved as there are numerous ways to help.
The plans for 2026 give the on-going objec/ves for the hall but any new objec/ves are subject to the outcome of community consulta/ons which we are beginning with the presenta/on which follows the formal AGM business.
I hope this report has updated you about the New Victory Hall.
support throughout the year. Par/cular thanks to the unsung heroes who do all those li^le jobs behind the scenes that oben go unno/ced but are so important.
Finally, again my deepest gra/tude to each and every trustee.
Doreen Dean
Chair, New Victory Hall Management CommiAee 30 March 2026
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Appendix 1 = Outcome of Trustees Plans for 2025.
On-going aims
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ü To con/nue to ensure the hall provides a high-quality resource at affordable rates for the local community to use for social, educa/onal and leisure /me recrea/on.
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ü To maintain and deliver appropriate improvements to the premises and equipment to sustain good standards of environment and facili/es for hirers.
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ü To con/nue to provide a range of social and fundraising events.
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ü To support the needs of regular user groups fairly and equitably within the scope of NVH resources.
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ü To a^ract new volunteers and trustees to come forward to run and manage the hall for the future. Partly achieved but s0ll an on-going priority .
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ü To ensure there is sufficient succession planning in place to safeguard the hall in the event of changes in trustees. On-going
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ü To support volunteers work to ensure the NVH grounds are wildlife friendly. Achieved.
Ideas for developments that are subject to further considera8on, volunteers and funding .
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ü To carry out a feasibility study for increasing car parking at the hall with other community stakeholders. Decided to consider as part of aim below.
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ü To complete inves/ga/ons to further develop the hall’s eco-friendly features e.g. more solar panels and perhaps an EV charging point. Achieved to an early consulta0on stage.
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ü To review arrangements for /cket sales for NVH community events. Achieved.
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Registered Charity No. 225178
The New Victory Hall Nea1shead Norfolk NR12 8AD email: enquiries@victoryhall.info
Plans for 2026
On-going aims
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rates for the local community to use for social, educa/onal and leisure /me recrea/on.
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To maintain and deliver appropriate improvements to the premises and equipment to sustain good standards of environment and facili/es for hirers.
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To con/nue to provide a range of social and fundraising events.
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To support the needs of regular user groups fairly and equitably within the scope of NVH resources.
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To a^ract new volunteers and trustees to come forward to run and manage the hall for the future.
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in the event of changes in trustees.
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To complete the feasibility study for extending solar provision and act on the outcome.
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