GRAVENEY & GOODSTONE VILLAGE HALL 1073958 Receipts and payments accounts 01/04/2025 31/03/2026 For the period from To
CC16a
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 6,766 77,921 - - 1,671 - 200 - 86,558 - - - 86,558 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Hire | 6,766 | - | - | 11,053 | ||
| Grant | 6,896 | 71,025 | - | 24,000 | ||
| Insurance Adj | - | - | - | 25 | ||
| Solar Project | - | - | - | 15,422 | ||
| Solar income | 1,671 | - | - | 552 | ||
| National lottery | - | - | - | - | ||
| Donations | 200 | - | - | - | ||
| - | - 71,025 |
- | - | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 15,533 | - | 51,052 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 15,533 | 71,025 | - | 51,052 | |||
| Clenaing | 1,198 | - | - | 1,198 100 460 69,669 2,052 938 184 - 4,708 460 1,376 246 93 114 100 |
1,752 | |
| Audit | 100 | - | - | 100 | ||
| Deposit Refund | 460 | - | - | 550 | ||
| Buildingcosts | - | 69,669 | - | 997 | ||
| Legal & Prof | 2,052 | - | - | 2,087 | ||
| Heat & Light | 938 | - | - | 1,493 | ||
| Water | 184 | - | - | 181 | ||
| Fencing | - | - | 1,002 | |||
| Ground Maintenance | 4,708 | 582 | ||||
| Miscgoods | 460 | 665 | ||||
| Insurance | 1,376 | 1,151 | ||||
| Solar Internet | 246 | 165 | ||||
| Equipment repairs | 93 | |||||
| Safety | 114 | |||||
| Hire refund | 100 | - | - | 450 | ||
| **Sub total ** | 12,029 | 69,669 | - | 81,698 - - - 81,698 4,860 |
11,175 | |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Solarproject | - | - | 17,905 | |||
| - | - - |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | 17,905 | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 12,029 | 69,669 | - | 33,147 | |||
| 3,504 | 1,356 | - | 17,905 | |||
| - | - | - | - 52,119 |
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| 2,232 | 49,887 | - | 34,214 | |||
| 5,736 | 51,243 | - | 56,979 | 52,119 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
22/07/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 5,736 51,243 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset ~~belongs~~ Cost(optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset ~~belongs~~ Cost(optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability Amount due - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
22/07/2026
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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date 1ST APRIL 2025
Period end date 31[ST] MARCH 2026
To
From
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
GRAVENEY & GOODNESTONE VILLAGE HALL
Other names charity is known by NONE
Registered charity number (if any) 1073958
Charity's principal address
C/O 23 MURTON PLACE
GRAVENEY KENT Postcode ME13 9DX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| E. Cooper | Chairperson | |||
| C.Relf | Treasurer | |||
| J.Howard | Trustee | |||
| J.Smith | Trustee | |||
| R.Kay | Trustee | 01/02/2026 | ||
| S.Kay | Trustee | 01/02/2026 | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Financial planning. Planning improvements. Researching grant funding with Sponsors. |
C.RELF | 23 Murton Place Graveney Kent ME13 9DX |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
CONVEYANCE DATED 16TH SEPTEMBER 1947
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
OTHER
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Community members that show an interest in the charity either ask or are encouraged to apply.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Policies and documentation from the charity commission are provided along with an explanation of what the charities objectives are and what is involved with the interested party.
Contact with other local Village Hall Charites is made from time to time to enquire about best practices from those with more experience.
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The venue and grounds are regularly inspected with maintenance carried out as necessary. Mandatory testing of services is carried out as directed by insurance standards that include an annual safety test of play equipment by a ROSPA approved inspector along with an IEE five yearly or earlier tests & inspection of all electrical circuits as required.
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This information is provided to the Charities insurers where upon an annual safety certificate is provided and displayed with-in the building.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
FOR THE PURPOSES OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TRAINING AND RECREATION AND SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF READING AND RECREATION ROOMS LIBRARY LECTURES CLASSES RECREATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISHES OF GOODNESTONE AND GRAVENEY IN THE COUNTY OF KENT AND ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS.
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The Charity provides a safe, clean, and inviting premises for clubs and social events to be held. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public During the financial year 2025-2026 a new and improved kitchen has been benefit in relation to these fitted along with the construction of a new purpose-built storeroom. objects (include within this section the statutory These improvements maintain the village hall in good condition and a declaration that trustees have welcoming venue for all to use. In doing so the Village Hall continues to had regard to the guidance be an asset to both the communities of Graveney & Goodnestone and the issued by the Charity local area. Commission on public benefit) Though many decades have passed since the original idea for a village hall was conceived the principles and objectives of the Governing document are as current today as then.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
The charity does not make any grants to individuals or other organisations. The charity has no arrangements in place to make any financial investments.
The charity has one volunteer whom regularly contributes over 20 hours of their time each week. This work is both hands on and IT/Office based in researching/applying for grants.
All improvements that are undertaken are for the benefit of the community.
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance.
Summary of the main The charity carried out two major improvements during the 2025/26 achievements of the charity financial year. during the year
These were:
Renewal and extension of the kitchen. New storeroom built. On-going building fabric repairs.
These works were made possibly through the support of many sponsors.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
The Trustees continue to financially plan ahead and to hold funds to cover the costs of two years utility bills and insurances to the value of approximately £7.5K. The rate of cpi/rpi is also taken into account with regards to the value of reserves held adjusted to reflect this.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
NONE
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Income source:
The principal income for the 2025/26 financial year was from Grants.
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It is only through grant support that the Graveney & Goodnestone Charity has been able to carry out large scale improvements.
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Financial Commitments:
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The Charity is very aware that funds are limited, and the prime responsibility is to comply with their financial commitments.
These are the annual insurance, energy charges and operational costs. Hall income is allocated to cover these costs before being used for any other purpose.
Investment’s:
The Charity does not make any financial investments.
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Section F Other optional information
The increase in energy cost and insurance is the main concern for the charity. These costs cannot be passed onto hirers who have the same financial commitments themselves. Therefore, for the hall to be a viable asset for the community any project over £1000 is sought through grant sponsorship.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
ER Cooper
Full name(s) Elaine Rose Cooper Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairperson etc)
Date 13th May 2026
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