ROADWATER VILLAGE TRUST
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2024
The Managing Trustees present their report for the year ended 31 December 2024, which should be read
in conjunction with the attached Financial Statement for the same period.
LEGAL STATUS
The Charity results from a merger known as The Roadwater Village Hall and The Roadwater Recreation
Ground and was established by Trust Deed dated 25 January 1995. It holds the freehold land now
occupied by the Village Hall, Car Park and the Recreation Ground including part of the area of land known
as Harperfs Wood. The Charity Commission number is 1056321.
OBJECTS, POLICIES AND ORGANISATION
The Trust is established to provide and maintain the Village Hall and Recreation Ground for the benefrt of
the inhabitants of Roadwater without distinction of gender, sexuality, political affiliation, or religious beliefs,
with the object of improving the quality of life of the inhabitants.
The Hall is available for hire by an individual or org8nisation in accord8nce wrth the standard hiring
agreement and scale of charges adopted for the year. The Recreation Ground is likewise available for
hire, though not exclusively, as public access is maintained at all times.
It is intended that the scale of charges b8 sufficient to g8nerate a significant proportion of the income
required to meet the ordinary expenditure Incurred in providing the Hall and Recreation Ground, with the
shortfall being met by regular fundraising events. Large improvements are funded by specific appeals,
extraordinary fundraising and grants.
The Management Cornmittee 18 elected or appointed on an annual basis, with the officers being elected
from the membership of the Committee. The Annual General Meeting is held in February or early March.
At this time representatives from regular users of tho Hall facilities are appointed and other members are
elected by majority vote from those attending.
The Trust employs a deanerlcaretaker for S ½ hours per week.
NAMES OF COMMIThEE MEMBERS
The Committee consists of elected and representative members, the latter making up more than 500/0 of
the Committee (according to the Trust regulalions). Members can also be c¢>opted if there are vacancies.
Steve E
ar
Chair
DPS 1999 AGM
Christos Yianni
Vice-chair
March 2000 AGM
Debbie Dennis
Treasurer
June 2001
Jenn
Nethercott
Secreta
2022 AGM
David Bernard
Art Grou
Jun8 2018
Shauna Brilton
Pla
rou
Jul 2018
Brian Chinn
Elected Member- December 2001
Pètri Cole
Cricket Club - March 2018 AGM)___
Ma
Coles
Dance & Sin
ers Grou
s-1984AGM
Man
ula Cote
Yo
a Grou
s - March 2020 AGM
Julia E
ar
Elected Member- March 1992 AGMI
Bruce Freeman
Players- March 2023 AGMI_
Moira Lea
Needles and Pins Grou
Februa
2012 AGM
Carol Prentice
Eleded Member- Febru8
2016 AGM
Hellen Riebold
Elected Member- 2018 AGM
Carol Little'ohn
innin
Grou
ril 2023
Elected members {7}
+ Representative members (9)
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LOTTERY FUNDED

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2024
There were a total of 855 lettings during 2024. The number of groups regularly using the Hall and
Recreation Ground is 15. There were two weekly dan￿ sessions. on Tuesdays and Fridays; three
weekly yoga dasses on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a weekly Yogalates dass on Wednesday, as
well as regular gong bath and drum circle sessions. a weekly motherlgrandmotherlbaby group on
Mondays. a weekly Art Group meeting on Thur3day: twice monthly seNing days of the Needles and
Pins Sewing Group; a monthly meeting of The Spinning & Weaving Group,. a weekly meeting on
Wednesday of The Roadwater Singers informal group,. a weekly meeting on Wednesday of the Youth
Club. a weekly Tai Chi class on Wednesday,. weekly group guitar lessons on Monday; a weekly
Zumba class on Wednesday which ended in October.
Tho Roadwater Play8rs' oxc•ll•nt production of "Boyond a Jok8. stag•d in Jun• was 8nioy•d by
appreciative audiences on the five nights it was performed. The December pantomime "Pinocchio,
was a great success and enjoyed by a full house each evening, with plenty of audience participation
and laughter.
The Midsummer Soiree was a great success despite the interruption of rain. The musicians made
welcome return to the evening, the contributions of food were much enjoyed and the bar added to the
conviviality of the occasion.
The sun came out for the Village Fete which attracted a bumper crowd, and helped us raise an
amazing sum of money which will be put to good use to help in the running of the hall and recreation
ground and to support necessary improvements, refurbishment. maintenance etc. The Valiant Soldier
provided a band for the evening entertainment which again was well attended.
The Art Group put on an exhibition of work in June. For the Somerset Arts Week Festival, 'The
Roadwater Eight" exhibited for a week at the end of Septemberlbeginning of October,
Events held by the Fund Raisers C￿ated an excellenl profit and included Family Quiz, Blg Breakfasts,
Bingo nights, Coffee morning, Sing-a-long lo Mamma Mia and the annual Chrislmas Tree lighting wilh
carols around the tree. A New Yeaf s Eve party was held with live band Six Machine.
Two Take ArtIVillage Trust sponsored events, Opa Rosa, and Hannah Maxwell - I, AmDram provided
wonderful evening enlertainmenl in April and November. The Take Three Girls Theatre Company
staged a performance of Bed Among tho Lentils in May and the Swamp Stomp Band performed in
November.
Roadwatar Cricket Club is a fiiendly village dub that run8 two Saturday sides and a Sunday
team. New players are always welcome.
Repairs are ongoing to some of the play equipment on the recreation ground. The area around the
playground has been beset wlth an ongolng Issue wlth molehllls.
Thank you to everyone who has helped with the maintenance.
The EV charging point is now listed on Zapmap and is being used more. The boiler has been sep4iced
and is working, although there are still a couple of outstanding faults.
The Trustees are extremely appreciative of all those who have given such a tremendous amount of
their time and energy to these events, and for the upkeep and general management of the hall and
recreation ground.
FINANCES
The attached financial statement shows the current state of the finances.
Responsibilty for the Financial Statements
The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statemerits, for keeping proper
accounting records, which disdose the financial position of the Chanty. The Trustees have
elected to prepare financial statements on the Receipts and Payments account.
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LOTTERY FUNDED

Roadwater Village Trust
Balance Sheet
at 31sl December 2024
2D24
2023
ASSETS
Cash and bank accounls
Current account
Virgin Money deposit account
16515
54793
4301
54060
713D8
58360
GENERAL FUND
Balance broughl forward
SurplusllDeficill for year
58304
130D3
71308
59029
-725
58304
Ring-fenced Minehead Eye monies
55
71308
58360
I have examined the financial records of Roadwatervillage
Trust and believe that the above Receipts and Payment5 account
and Balance Sheet provide a true and fair view of its finances for the
stated period.
19th October 2025
John Allen

ROADWATER VILLAGE TRUST
REGEIPT5 AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
31st DECEM8ER 2024
2024
2023
Difference
RECEIPTSIINCQME
Bar
Donations received
Equipment Hire
Ev Charging
Fete
Feed in lariff
Events
Fundraising
Grant
Interest
Hall Hire
W8yleave
1558
300
130
225
8063
2102
-1334
4966
2000
70
-443
230
130
-80
2808
957
-919
1810
-1500
419
309J
304
5255
1145
-415
3156
1500
315
6434
734
9527
Total Income
26270
19764
6506
Broadband
Caretaker
Cleaning
Elèclricily
Equipment
Ev Charging
Grounds Malnlenancp
Insurance
Licences
Maintenance
Phone Box
Postage, printing & Slalionery
Water
Website
Woodboiler pellets
Woodboiler repairs and maintenance
359
3233
1711
886
393
2820
2220
1022
195
3701
236
2234
139
3102
184
.34
413
-509
-136
-195
-3701
1002
137
70
-2718
97
1238
2370
209
384
281
792
222
583
271
2268
1119
208
-49
-2268
459
1578
Total Expenditur
13267
20489
-7222
SURPLUSI{DEFICITI FOR YEAR
13003
-725
13128