Charity Commission Submission **Charity Name:** Hale Village Hall **Registered Number:** 1014055 **Year Ended:** 31 December 2025 **Accounting Method:** Receipts and Payments 


## **1. Charity Details** 

- **Legal Status:** Unincorporated Charity 

- **Governing Document:** Trust Deed 

- **Area of Benefit:** Hale Village and surrounding neighbourhood, Merseyside/Halton 

- **Correspondence Address:** Hale Village Hall, 54 High Street Hale Village L24 4AE] 

## **2. Trustees & Governance** 

- **Trustees during year:** Chair, Clerk/RFO, Hale Parish Council 

- **Remuneration:** No payments or expenses made to any trustee 

- **Governance:** Trustee meets regularly in line with the conditions of the Trust Deed; annual risk assessment carried out; trustees recruited locally and appointed by Hale Parish Council. 

- **External Scrutiny:** Independent Examination carried out by Gibson Schofield Ltd (Chartered Certified Accountants). Report dated 26 May 2026 – _no matters reported_ . 

## **3. Objectives & Activities** 

## **Main Purpose** 

To provide a village hall for community use, improving conditions of life for local inhabitants. 

## **Main Activities 2025** 

- Provision of facilities for regular groups (pre-schools, seniors, sports, dance, community associations) and private hires 

- Maintenance, repair and improvement of the building and grounds 

- Management of utilities, insurance, compliance and administration 

- Hosting community events to encourage inclusion and raise funds 

## **Achievements** 

- Hire income increased year-on-year, reflecting strong demand and successful promotion by the Bookings Officer. 

- Building maintained in safe, good repair 

- Finances strengthened; surplus added to reserves 

- Activities open to all; charges kept affordable 



## **4. Financial Information** 

Income (Total Receipts) Table 

|Income (Total Receipts)|Table|
|---|---|
|**Item**|**£**|
|Donations|10,000.00|
|Room Hire / Hall Fees|41,301.00|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|**51,301.00**|



Expenditure (Total Payments) Table 

|**Item**|**£**|
|---|---|
|Bank Charges|72.00|
|Salaries / Wages|26,472.00|
|Repairs & Renewals|6,755.00|
|Supplies & Materials|2,342.00|
|Maintenance Contracts|448.00|
|Internet / Website|699.00|
|Water|736.00|
|Licences & Permits|679.00|
|Electricity & Gas|3,816.00|
|Business Rates|213.00|
|Miscellaneous|150.00|
|Subscriptions|1,240.00|
|Legal & Professional Fees|720.00|
|Refunds|438.00|
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**44,778.00**|



Net Position 

- **Surplus for the year:** £6,523.00 

- **Bank balance at 1 Jan 2025:** £15,346.45 

- **Bank balance at 31 Dec 2025:** £21,867.73 Assets & Funds 

- **Fixed Assets:** Land & buildings held at nominal value £1.00; reinstatement value insured at £450,000 

- **Current Assets:** £21,867.73 (cash at bank) 

- **Total Funds:** £21,867.73 

- Unrestricted: £21,867.73 



- Restricted: £0.00 

- **Reserves Policy:** Target to hold reserves equivalent to 12 months’ running costs; current balance meets this target. 

## **5. Future Plans (2026 onwards)** 

1. Carry out planned maintenance: window replacement 1[st] Floor and kitchen upgrades (subject to funding) 

2. Review energy use to sustain cost savings achieved in 2025 

3. Promote facilities to new users, especially targeting youth groups 

4. Maintain affordable hire rates while securing long-term financial stability 

## **6. Declaration** 

Trustee confirms: 

- Information is accurate and complies with the Charities Act 2011 

- Public benefit considered in all decisions 

- Funds applied correctly in line with charity objects 

**Signed:** (Chair) 

**Date:** 8[th] June 2026 



Charfty No. 1014055
HALE VILLAGE HALL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 318T DECEMBER 2025
Glbson Schofield Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants

Report to the tru$tses of
Hale Village Hall
On accounts for the year
ended
31 December 2025
Ch•rity no
1014055
Set out on pages , 1
Respectiv• The chanty's trustees a￿ responsible for the preparation of the account8.
responslblllt105 of The charity's trustees consider Ihat an audit is nol required for ihis year
trustees and examin•r under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charttie8 Acl) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilrty to..
examine the aGGoun13 under ¥eGtion 145 of the Chariti88 Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under sedion 145(5}{b) of the Charitie$ Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
B*•l• of Ind•p•nd•nt My examination wa8 carried out in ac￿rdanCe with g8n8ral Directions given
•xamIn•￿* •tatement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disc108ure8 in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and
consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair, view and the rèport is limited to those matters Bet out in th•
statement below.
Ind•pondont In connedion with my examination. no matter ha8 come to my attention
examiner's 8tstsment
1. wfilch gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements..
to keep accounting récords in accordance with section 130 of the
Chanties Act., and
lo prepare accounts which accord wrth the accounting records and
Gomply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met., or
2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in orderto enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Slgned:
Dats:
2610512026
Claire Schofield
Gibson Schofield Ltd
Name:
Relovant professlonal
quallflcation{sl or b¢xly
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
Addreva:
Unit 5 Enterpnse Greenhouse
Salisbury Street
St Helens
WA10 1FY

Hala Vllla
• Hall
Proflt and Lo$s Account
For tho
ear ended 31st Decombor 2025
3111W2026
3111W2024
Incomo
Donations
Room hire
10,000
41,301
51,301
31,000
29,209
60,2Q9
Expondltur•
Bank charge8
Salaries
R8pairs And r•n•wal•
Supplies
Maintenance contract
lnternetfv￿b81I8
Water
72
26,472
6.755
2,342
448
899
736
72
30,057
3,577
4,294
743
1,225
S43
k I I
679
3.816
213
150
1,240
720
438
674
9,395
81
129
305
Electrlcrty and gas
Rates
Miscellaneous
Subscriptions
Legal and professional
Refunds
10
44,778
51,104
NET PROFITILOSS
6,523
9,105

Forth
31•t
Op•nlno bal•ne•• at l•t J•nuary 2025
Curr•nt Atr￿Unt
15,346.45
15,346.45
Incom• for th• y•fjr
51,3CQ.50
Exp•ndtture for the y•¥r
44 779.22
8,521.28
21,867.73
Clo•lng ￿lInG•* •t 31•t D•c•fflb•r 2025
Currnnt Accfjunl
21 887.73
21.817.73
In 9￿r￿anC0 witn me eng8gem?m knr dal80 20m J8nLAry 2029, 1 gpprnve the ftnanU•l Informwtl¢Jn
cornpri8e5 lh• receipts and payrn•nt5 8CC4Junt and the reconoliolion ol mo¥emonl in bank accounts. I
8cknowl8dg8 my r•8pon81￿lty lor tho fin8nual inlomiatK)n and for W￿11￿a Gill￿n Sthofi•ld Ltd all
infommlion •nd •xplanation$ n￿$Sary for tts compilatt1￿.
Tru8l•e
Dat•

Charfty No. 1014055
HALE VILLAGE HALL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 318T DECEMBER 2025
Glbson Schofield Ltd
Chartered Certified Accountants

Report to the tru$tses of
Hale Village Hall
On accounts for the year
ended
31 December 2025
Ch•rity no
1014055
Set out on pages , 1
Respectiv• The chanty's trustees a￿ responsible for the preparation of the account8.
responslblllt105 of The charity's trustees consider Ihat an audit is nol required for ihis year
trustees and examin•r under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charttie8 Acl) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilrty to..
examine the aGGoun13 under ¥eGtion 145 of the Chariti88 Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under sedion 145(5}{b) of the Charitie$ Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
B*•l• of Ind•p•nd•nt My examination wa8 carried out in ac￿rdanCe with g8n8ral Directions given
•xamIn•￿* •tatement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disc108ure8 in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and
consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair, view and the rèport is limited to those matters Bet out in th•
statement below.
Ind•pondont In connedion with my examination. no matter ha8 come to my attention
examiner's 8tstsment
1. wfilch gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements..
to keep accounting récords in accordance with section 130 of the
Chanties Act., and
lo prepare accounts which accord wrth the accounting records and
Gomply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met., or
2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in orderto enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Slgned:
Dats:
2610512026
Claire Schofield
Gibson Schofield Ltd
Name:
Relovant professlonal
quallflcation{sl or b¢xly
Chartered Certrfied Accountants
Addreva:
Unit 5 Enterpnse Greenhouse
Salisbury Street
St Helens
WA10 1FY

Hala Vllla
• Hall
Proflt and Lo$s Account
For tho
ear ended 31st Decombor 2025
3111W2026
3111W2024
Incomo
Donations
Room hire
10,000
41,301
51,301
31,000
29,209
60,2Q9
Expondltur•
Bank charge8
Salaries
R8pairs And r•n•wal•
Supplies
Maintenance contract
lnternetfv￿b81I8
Water
72
26,472
6.755
2,342
448
899
736
72
30,057
3,577
4,294
743
1,225
S43
k I I
679
3.816
213
150
1,240
720
438
674
9,395
81
129
305
Electrlcrty and gas
Rates
Miscellaneous
Subscriptions
Legal and professional
Refunds
10
44,778
51,104
NET PROFITILOSS
6,523
9,105

Forth
31•t
Op•nlno bal•ne•• at l•t J•nuary 2025
Curr•nt Atr￿Unt
15,346.45
15,346.45
Incom• for th• y•fjr
51,3CQ.50
Exp•ndtture for the y•¥r
44 779.22
8,521.28
21,867.73
Clo•lng ￿lInG•* •t 31•t D•c•fflb•r 2025
Currnnt Accfjunl
21 887.73
21.817.73
In 9￿r￿anC0 witn me eng8gem?m knr dal80 20m J8nLAry 2029, 1 gpprnve the ftnanU•l Informwtl¢Jn
cornpri8e5 lh• receipts and payrn•nt5 8CC4Junt and the reconoliolion ol mo¥emonl in bank accounts. I
8cknowl8dg8 my r•8pon81￿lty lor tho fin8nual inlomiatK)n and for W￿11￿a Gill￿n Sthofi•ld Ltd all
infommlion •nd •xplanation$ n￿$Sary for tts compilatt1￿.
Tru8l•e
Dat•