QUEEN VICTORIA HALL TRUST
(Charity Number 1000943)
ANNUAL REPORT and
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For year ended 31st MARCH 2025

QUEEN VICTORIA HALL TRUST (Registered Charity number 1000943)
ANNUAL REPORT BY THE MANAGING COMMITTEE
Year ended 31st March 2025
The Managing Cornmittex present their Report for the year ended 31 st March 2025
The Queen Victfflia Hall Trust is registered with the Charity Commission (No 1000943).
The Charity is administercd by a Management Committee comprising: _
Cllr. Cllr. David Chapple
Cllr. Rupert Reichhold
Cllr. Jerry Hutton
Cllr. Max Shurer
Cllr. David Fuller
Cllr. Liz Bull
Cllr. Ian Clark
Cllr. John Wade
Cllr. Paul Davies
Cllr. Jamie Arnold
Cllr. Lits Gray
Cllr. Val Chesser
Cllr. Rob Fordham
Objects, Organisation and Activities
This is thc Thirty Sixth Annual Report produced by Oundlc Town Council as Trustees of th¢
Queen Victoria Hall.
The Queen Victoria Hall was built by public subscription in 1902 to commemorat¢ the reign
of Queen Victoria. The aims and objectives of the Charity? as laid down in the Trust
Declaration, are 'for concerts, lectures and other public or private entertainment of any
￿￿￿re whatsoever...al eiiher gratis or subject to any charge and generally used in such a
manner as the Tn4Stees shallfrom rime lo time deem most advantageous to the inhabilants of
Oundle and ike surrounding district, and most appropriate to commemorate the long and
glorious reign of her late majesty, Queep7 Vicloria... ...
The administration of the Hall is dealt with by Oundle Town Council staff whose office is
located at Fletton House, Fletton Way, Oundle, PE8 4JA. the salaries and expenses of the
staff are paid for by Oundle Town Council. In addition, if deerned necessary a balancing grant
is made by Oundle Town Council to balance the Queen Victoria Hall Trust, s accounts.
The Queen Victoria Hall Trust's continuing aim is to make availablc the premises of the
Quccn Victoria Hall Trust as a Community centre for the inhabitants of Oundle and th
surrnundAng district at a low hire charge or, in some cases, gratis.

Finances
A statement of financial activities is included on Pages 4 to 5 of thcse accounts.
All financial transactions relating to the Charity are proccssed through Unity Trust Bank with
th¢ account name:
Trustees of Queen Victoria Hall Oundle
On behalf of the Managing Trustees
17 June 2025

QUEEN VICTORIA HALL TRUST (Registered Charity 1000943)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Recei
ts Account
31.03.24
Total £ Reeefipts
Hall Hire
11,983.47 General Trading
11,983.47 Total Tradfing Income
31.03.25
Totsl £
12,986.60
12,986.60
GraDtslDonations/Fund Raisin
I 0,000.00 Oundle Town Council Balancing Grant
1,000.00 2024 G&S - 2025 NNC Community Support Funding Grant
22,983.47 TOTAL INCOME
38,676.62
15,300.00
53,976.62
'ments Account
31.03.24
Total £ Payn)ents
2,221.53 Rent & Rates
4,362.53 Heat Light & Power
12,622.37 Clcaninglcaretaking
672.22 Professional Fees
5,596.72 Maintenance
726.00 Refuse & Pest control
31.03.25
Total £
1,397.62
7,979.46
13,569.90
3,014.31
32,470.23
561.96
26,201.37 TOTAL PAYMENTS
58,993.48

QUEEN VICTORIA HALL TRUST (Charity Number 1000943)
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Year ended 31st March 2025
31.03.24
31.03.25
FIXED ASSETS
500,000.00 Queen Victoria Hall
35,035.33 Furniture & Fittings
535,035.33
500,000.00
34,435.33
534,435.33
CURRENT ASSETS
578.00 Debtors
9,313.69 Cash at Bank
360.60 VAT Liability
10,252.29 Total
711.00
16,124.57
1,231.41
18,066.98
545,287.62
552,502.31
Less
CURRENT LIABILITIES
1,539.88 Creditors due within one year
709.00 Returnable Deposits
545 839.37 NET ASSETS
1,406.10
1,105.00
549,991.21
We approve these accounts and confirn] that w¢ have made available all relevant records and
infom]ation for their preparation.
Signed.
on behalf of the Charity
on behalf of the Charity
Dated..................
17 June
2025

QUEEN VICTORIA HALL TRUST (Charity Number 1000943)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31st March 2025
Accounting Pollcies:
(a)
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting
standards and follow the recommendations in Ststemcnt of Recommended
Practice: Accounting by Charities (SORP 2000).
(b)
Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in
full in the Statcment of Financial Activities when receivcd. Gifts in kind are
valued at their estimated valuc to the Charity and included under thc
appropriate hcading when received.
(c)
Intangible incomc is valued and included in income to the extent that it
represents goods or servic¢s, which would otherwise be purchased. Where it is
not possible to value the goods or services, such as volunteer time, the
accounts do not include them.
(d)
Grants including grants for the purchas¢ of fixed assets are recognised in full
in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which thcy aTC received.
(e)
Restricted Funds arc to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the
donor. Expenditure which meets these critcria is identified to the fund.
(fj
Unrestricted Funds are donations and oth¢r income received or generated for
the objects of the Charity without further specified purpose and arc available as
g¢n¢ral fLmds.
(g)
Fixcd Assets are for use by the Charity in fulfilling its main charitable objects.
To bring the charities assets in line with revised instructions rcceived
concerning the basis of valuations for Oundle Town CounciI's assets and, to
ensure comrnonality of approach, figures were adjusted in the March 2011
figurcs to reflect, as accurately as possible, thc orignal purchase costs.
Consequently, they now no longer reflect any elements relating to
depreciation.
Grants:
A £460,000 ￿ant from Oundlc Town Council was made for the r¢furbisl]mcnt
of The Quccn Victoria Hall, which was completed in Dcccmber 2009.
North Northants Council Provided Community Support Funding Gr￿t of
£15,300 towards LED Lighting.
Staff Emolllments:
A £15,000.00 annual management charge to cover Oundle Town Council costs
for the caretaker role was dispensed with during the 2016-17 year, the cost of
cleaning and carctaking is now borne via the Trustees of The Qu¢en Victoria
Hall bank account, as displayed in the abovc accounts £13,569.90
£32.470.23 was spent on maintenance, including upgrading lighting to LED to
improve efficiency (A £15,300 NNC Community Support Grant was rcceived
from NNC to help cover this cost), replaccrncnt of a flat roof and external
decoration.

To balancc th¢ Queen Victoria Hall Trust's accounts, a grant of £38,676.62
was provided by Oundle Town Council.
Fixed Assets:
Following a professional valuation by Goldsmiths of Oundle, the Queen
Victoria Hall was valued at £500,000
For insurance purposes the Totsl Sum Insured is £3,204,200.
Trade Debtors:
VAT Liability
£711.00
£1,231.41
Creditors:
Returnable Deposits
£1,406.10
£1,105.00
Connected person remuneration and expenses:
No connected people received any remuncration or were reimbursed for any
expenses during th¢ ycar from the Trust, s Funds.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE QUEKN
VICTORIA HALL TRUST (Charity Number 1000943)
I report on the accounts of the Trust for th¢ year ended 31 st March 2025, which are set abovc.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner:
As the Charity's Trustees you are responsible for th¢ preparation of the accounts" you
consider that the audit requirement of Scction 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) docs
not apply. It is my responsibility to state, based on proc¢dur¢s specified in the General
Directors given by the Charity Comrnissioners under section 43(7)0)) of th¢ Act, whcth¢r
matters have corn¢ to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner's Report:
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions giv¢n by thc
Charity Commissioncrs. The examination includes a review of thc accounting records kept by
the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
The audit was undertaken on a sample basis, alld with the activity levels forn]ing a pattern,
any unusual aspects hav¢ been subject to enquiry and I am happy with thc r¢cords/infomiation
provided.
Ind¢pendent Examiner's Statement:
In connection with my ¢xamination, no matter has come to my attention: .
(l) Which gives mc Teasonable cause to believe that in any Mat￿la1 respect the
requirements: _
To keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act. and
To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply
with the accounting requir¢Tn¢llts of the Act.
Have not been met. or
(2)
To which, in rny opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding
of the accounts.
Signed:
Dated: 17 June 2025......................