## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 January 2025 Period start date To 31 December 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Furzebrook Village Hall**
## **Charity registration number:** 210238233823
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|Provision and maintenance of a village hall
for the use of the inhabitants of the Parishes
of Church Knowle and Arne Wareham in the
County of Dorset|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|.•General Charitable Purposes
•Education/training
•The Advancement Of Health Or Saving
Of Lives
•Arts/culture/heritage/science
•Amateur Sport
•Environment/conservation/heritage
•Economic/community
Development/employment
•Recreation|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have regard for the guidance
on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
||Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|||
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|Other||The charity relies upon the significant
contributions of the committee members,
trustees and the users of the hall in order to
run smoothly and efficiently.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has successfully provided a
venue for events and activities held for the
public benefit. This includes sports groups,
health promotion activities, education and
social events.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity made a loss of almost £9k due
to the need to replace the hall’s heating
and ventilation system.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as a contingency for any
major structural work needed on the hall in
particular roofing and drainage|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£85k|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Income from hire of hall|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|As set out in the Schedule to the Village
Hall lease.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|A committee of members who undertake
day-to-day management of the hall with
help from a part-time administrator. The
management committee report once a year
to the trustees for approval of the accounts
and are updated on running costs and any
other relevant issues.|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed by the chairmen of
the management committee with the
approval of the committee.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Furzebrook Village Hall|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|21023823|
|Charity’s principal address|Furzebrook Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AR|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Alan Neal||||
||Richard Bessant||||
||Benjamin Edwards||11/6/25 to 31/12/25||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
The hall also provides a defibrillator available for use by the hall users and the local community.
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|A Neal||
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||Alan Neal||
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Trustee||
||3rdApril 2026||
||3rdApril 2026||
## FURZEBROOK VILLAGE HALL
# ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31% DECEMBER 2025
## FURZEBROOK VILLAGE HALL
| approve the attached Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31% December 2025 together with the Balance Sheet as at that date. | confirm that they have made available all the records and information relevant to their preparation.
Auditor:- te on
P. J. Constable FCCA
10" March 2026
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## Profit and Loss
## Furzebrook Village Hall For the year ended 31 December 2025
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|TTT2085202842025|2024|
|Turnover|
|Hall|Hire|$n|
|interest|18,536.00|18,800.00|
|Solar|Income|3,750.24|71.83|
|Total TurnoverPanels Income|3,428.19|2,910.93|
|TTeee25,714.43|21,782.76|
|Gross Profit|25,714.43|21,782.76|
|Administrative|Costs|
|Advertising|& Marketing|260,00|200.00|
|Audit &|Accountancy fees|300.00|300,00|
|Cleaning|994.71|897.24|
|General Expenses|233,10|50,00|
|Insurance|
|IT|1,206.48|1,235.84|
|Software and Consumables|362,17|293.98|
|Light, Power, Heating|3,938.44|3,559.89|
|Postage, Freight & Courier|
|-|3.95|
|Printing & Stationery|84.54|133.80|
|Rates|
|Repairs|98.34|89.96|
|Salaries|&|Maintenance|16,830.10|4,346,12|
|Telephone|10,000.00|9,300.00|
|& internet|324,60|304.65|
|Travel - National|45.00|-|
|Total Administrative Costs|34,677.48|20,715.43|
|Operating.|Profit|(8,963.05)|1,067.33|
|Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation|(8,963.05)|1,067.33|
|Profit.|after Taxation.|(8,963.05)|1,067.33|
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Profitand Loss : Furzebrook Village Hall ' 10Mar2026
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## Furzebrook Village Hall As at 31 December 2025
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|31|DEC 2025|31|DEC|2024|
|eeBBE|LORS|STDEC 2024|
|Current Assets|
|eee|
|Cash at bank and|in|hand|
|eeene|
|Furzebrook Village|Hall|84,868.65|13,922.42|
|Petty Cash|548,63|457.91|
|Total Cash at bank and in hand|85,417.28|14,380.33|
|Shawbrooks|-|
|-|80,000.00|
|Total Current Assets|85,417.28|94,380.33|
|eee|
|Net Current Assets|(Liabilities)|85,417.28|94,380.33|
|eee|
|Total|eS|
|Assets less Current Liabilities|85,417.28|94,380.33|
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|Net Assets|85,417.28|94,380.33|
|Capital and|Reserves|
|Current Year Earnings|(8,963.05)|1,067.33|
|Retained Earnings|94,380.33|93,313.00|
|Total Capitat and Reserves|85,417.28|94,380.33|
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Balance Sheet | Furzebrook Village Hall | 10 Mar 2026
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FURZEBROOK VILLAGE HALL | approve the attached Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31* December 2025 together with the Balance Sheet as at that date. | confirm that they have made available all the records and information relevant to their preparation. ma “o-en ! P. J. Constable FCCA
10" March 2026
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