## **Cople Village Trust (registered charity number 1090113)** 

## **Trustees Annual Report for Year Ending 31 March 2024** 

Cople Village Trust is a registered charity responsible for running & managing the Village Hall & Playing Field in Cople, Bedfordshire. 

An annual report is required this year because income exceeded £25,000.  This is because of an insurance claim of £20,832 caused by a leaking pipe at Cople Sports & Social Club.  Income, exceeding the insurance claim was £13,520 from hall lettings, hire of the football pitch, a 200 Club monthly draw, a grant from the Parish Council to assist with maintenance costs of the Playing Field & interest. 

Expenditure was as follows: 

£8,788 - running costs of Village Hall & Playing Field 

£7,178 - repair work at Cople Sports & Social Club following leak 

£1,170 - 200 Club monthly draw prizes 

£88 - new football nets 

Catherine Bayliss, Treasurer 



|**Cople Village Trust (Registered Charity Number 1090113)**|**Cople Village Trust (Registered Charity Number 1090113)**||
|---|---|---|
||Accounts as at 31 March 2024|Accounts a|
||£|£|
|Income|||
|Hall Lettings|7297.25|6798.75|
|Playing Field|870|750|
|200 Club|2146|2374|
|Grants & Donations|2808.04|230.5|
|Insurance Claim (note 1)|20832.18||
|Interest|399.08|72.24|
||34352.55||
|Expenses|||
|200 Club|1170|1200|
|Cleaner's Wages|989.97|1352.4|
|Grounds|1911.8|1867.12|
|Premises|910.59|2042.98|
|Utilities|2558.63|3856.71|
|Subscriptions, Licences & Fees|161.59|234.8|
|Insurance Premium (note 2)|2254.92|1707.36|
|Microwave||70|
|Clocks||38.95|
|Insurance Claim - payments to CSSC (note 1)|7178.09||
|Football Nets|88.87||
||17224.46||
|Income less all expenditure|17128.09||
|Financial Summary|||
|Opening funds|21256.48||
|Plus income|34352.55||
|Less expenses|17224.46||
|Closing funds|38384.57||
|Funds placement|||
||4008.7||
||34375.87||
||38384.57||



Notes Note 1 - re flood at Cople Sports & Social Club.  Repair work is partially completed & paid Note 2 - £487.54 paid by Cople Sports & Social Club. 

|Reserves Policy||
|---|---|
|Restricted Funds|0|
|Designated Funds|14000|
||10000|
||9000|
|General Funds|5000|
||38000|





as at 31 March 2023 

10225.49 

12370.32 -2144.83 

23401.31 10225.49 12370.32 21256.48 

4761.93 16494.55 21256.48 

d. 



Independent examlner's report to the tnistees of C(yle Ifillage Hall Trust Charlty No 1090113
I report on the accounts of the Trust forthe year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on the
following page.
Respective responsibilfties of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the p￿ParatIOn of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audit is not required forthis year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the
2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It Is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Art:
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Di￿rtionS given by the Charity
Commission under section 14515)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent examlnerfs report
My examinatton was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission. An examination includes a rwliew of the accounting records kept by the charity and a
comparison of the accounts presented with those ￿cordS. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or dlsclosures in the accotsnts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees
concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would
be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is 8iven as to whether the accounts present a
'true and fair view, and the report is limsted to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examlner's statement
In connertion wlth my examinatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon:
(l) whlch gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the
accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met; or
(21 to which, in my opinion, attentlon should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
Sally J Gilpin FCC& ATT
S J Tax Limited
The Old Stable House. 3 Woodlands Close, Cople, Bedfordshire, MK44 3UE
04/0612024