2025-07-31-accounts - Biddulph Moor Village Hall

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Biddulph Moor Village Hall (Registered charity, number 1080267) Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025

Page	Contents
2 - 4	Trustees’ annual report
5	Independent examiner’s report
6	Receipts & Payments Account
7	Statement of Assets & Liabilities
8	Notes to the Accounts

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2025

Full name Biddulph Moor Village Hall

Registered charity number 1080267

Principal address

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Hot Lane Biddulph Moor Stoke-on-Trent ST8 7HP

Trustees

Anthony Dyche Jennifer Ann Dulson Robert Andrew Sims Deborah Pearson Glen Barry Pearson Laura Cooper Julie Jones Nigel William Lewis Jackie Nevill Graham Eardley

Chair Vice Chair Treasurer Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee

Bankers

Barclays Bank

Independent examiner

Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD

Governance and management

The charity is operated under the rules of its trust deed adopted 19 May 1975.

The methods adopted for the recruitment and appointment of new trustees

By nomination from an existing trustee. In selecting an individual regard will be taken into consideration of their skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.

Aims and objectives

Biddulph Moor Village Hall shall be held upon trust for the purposes of a village hall for the use by the community of Biddulph Moor and surrounding areas. Without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of leisure and recreation occupation, the object is to improve the condition of life for the local community.

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Trustees’ Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2025

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit

Biddulph Moor Village Hall offers the hall to many groups and individuals for birthdays, funerals, weddings etc.

Examples of our current regular hirers:

Scouts / Cubs / Beavers
2 X homeschool groups
Yoga
Parents and toddlers
Over 50s group (The Evergreens)
Remote control car club
Band practice
Dog training
Wellness and wellbeing sessions

In 2025, 406 bookings were accommodated at the village hall.

On top of this the hall also hosted several events:

Fireworks display
Easter event
Well dressing
90’s night
80’s night

The objective of this financial year was to consolidate finances to allow for capital investments in the 25/26 period.

Public Benefit

The trustees of the Charity are aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and have had regard to it in their administration of the Charity.

Summary of the main achievements during the year

Main achievements:

Full adoption of an online booking system
Successful fireworks event, raising a good amount of funds
Recruitment of a new caretaker

The charity’s policy on reserves

The charity’s aim is to hold £50,000 in reserves. These reserves are being held for emergency capital investments that may be required, for example, repairs to the roof.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Signed ______ Date _

Trustee

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Biddulph Moor Village Hall for the year ended 31 July 2025

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 July 2025 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees of Biddulph Moor Village Hall, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act).

I report in respect of my examination of Biddulph Moor Village Hall accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of Biddulph Moor Village Hall as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts to not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed ____ Date _______ Daryl Denson ACMA VAST

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Receipts & Payments Account for the year ended 31 July 2025

Receipts Bar Income General Lettings Events Bank Interest Sundry Income Total receipts Payments Caretaking/Cleaning/PPE Insurance Electricity Food/Refreshments Repairs & Renewals/Decoration Oil Water Rates Accountancy Fee Waste Collection Rent & Licence Fees Advertising Equipment Event Costs Donations Subscriptions Sundry Expenses Total payments Net receipts/(payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period	2025 £ 4,387 31,135 390 442 1 36,355 9,195 1,748 1,983 1,075 2,620 833 932 563 1,245 832 236 861 7,852 1,578 120 604 32,277 4,078 43,083 47,161	2024 £ 1,546 17,019 14,708 414 -
		33,687
		8,881 1,488 1,396 - 788 2,336 558 - 1,222 761 247 1,167 11,342 75 - -
		30,261
		3,426 39,657
		43,083

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 July 2025

Cash Assets Bank Account Reserve Account Cash Account	2025 £ 15,565 31,074 522 47,161	2024 £ 12,451 30,632 -
		43,083

These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:

Signed _____ Dated _____

Chair

Biddulph Moor Village Hall Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025

1. Receipts & payments accounts

Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the charity during the financial year. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due. For the purposes of understanding a statement of assets and liabilities at the year-end has been included.

2. Trustees’ remuneration

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this year.