
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date 

Period end date 

Day Month 01 January 2021 

Day Month Year 31 December 2021 

**From** 

**To** 

## Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** St Matthew’s Community Halls 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1094096 

**Charity's principal address** Highfield Road 

Barrow in Furness Cumbria **Postcode LA14 5PA** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>Rev’d Jonathan  Chairman<br>Knill-Jones<br>Paul Robson Treasurer<br>Colin Bentham Secretary Artist in Residence<br>Catherine Cullen Lunch Club<br>Iain McNichol Furness Creatives<br>Linda Ogilvie January - August A Caring Space<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 


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Name Dates acted if not for whole year<br>Incumbent and Churchwardens of<br>the Parish of Barrow in Furness St<br>Matthew<br>Margaret Burrows<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**December 2005** 

**TAR** 

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**Type of advisor** 

**Address** 

**Name** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Lease and Trust Deed Type of governing document 

- (eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) 

Elected representative of a user group who has used the halls for Trustee selection methods a minimum of 12 months 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees. 

- The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works. 

- Relationship with any related parties. 

- Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

St Matthew's Community Halls shall be held upon trust for the purposes of a community hall for the uses of the inhabitants of the Parish of Barrow in Furness St Matthew in the County of Cumbria without distinction of political religious or other opinions including use for meetings lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants provided always that the said trust property shall not be used 

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**TAR** 

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for worship or activities by any sect or group whose principles are inimical to the principles of the Church of England 

**Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects** 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- Policy on grantmaking 

- Policy  programme related investment 

- Contribution made by Volunteers 

## Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

## **St. Matthew’s Community Halls Chair’s Report 2021** 

Early in the year we were contacted by Linda Ogilvie from A Caring Space group who said she was unable to continue as a trustee due to ill health. 

At the beginning of the year we started our foodbank with a small grant from ASDA to help people during the pandemic. This was to provide some basic food, sanitary items and cleaning products. We were  also  hoping  to  expand  on  this  by  getting  more  funding  and running our own foodbank as a temporary relief to cover the luncheon club.  However we were unsuccessful with this. We did manage to get some food from the Trinity Church Food Hub. 

It was relatively quiet through the year with the loss of two groups. The Baby Bumps group have finally left the Halls and removed all their storage. 

Also this year we lost the Judo Group who gave us a donation of £650 and left us the trolleys. 

We have also gained some groups this year; We have a new personal trainer doing sessions on Wednesday evenings. Poundfit on Monday evenings. 

Rugby tots on Sunday mornings. 

We were also approached by local Author Tom Ashton for use of space in the Halls. Although this was agreed, he never used the halls. 

Paul  has  managed  to  get  the  annual  accounts  audited  by Sarah Bradley from TI Accountancy Limited, who has also set up a pay role scheme for Judy. 

Colin worked in the carpark to get rid of the Japanese knotweed and 

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Achievements and performance 

other weeds. 

Colin has installed a new baby changing unit in the lower hall disabled toilet. 

Just before the summer holiday, Beaumont College informed us they were leaving us and moving to the Nelson Street Community Centre. The Tai-Chi group asked if they could take over the garden and turn it back into a grassed area so they can use it for their activity during the summer months. After the summer holidays Beaumont College asked if they could return to the Halls. 

We have had issues with a number of teenage boys in the carpark over the  summer  which  we  believe  are  involved  with  suspected  drugs activity. They have also been round the back of the halls in the field as well as around the church. 

We then had an incident in the garden with an attempted break in. However this was unsuccessful but they did manage to damage the door in the process and flood the lower hall by putting the garden hose in the gap they made and turning on the water. We had a quote from Holdens Ltd at £3,538.80 inclusive of vat for a new door. Ecclesiastical have paid £3,288.80 

About 3 weeks after this incident we had a break in through the scout den door. 

Once inside they broke into the 2 small stores at the back of the lower hall and the playgroup/toddlers store then upstairs into the upper hall kitchen.   The  police  were  informed  &  attended  the  next  morning. Nothing was stolen. 

## **Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

It is the Trustees policy to keep £5,000 in reserve to cover the unexpected and to ensure that funds are readily available to meet annual insurance and essential overheads. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to  include additional information, where relevant about: 

- The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising). 

- How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. 

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- Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Other optional information** 

## **Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the  charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Colin Bentham **Position (eg secretary,** Secretary **chair, etc) Date** 23 February 2022 

**December 2005** 

**TAR** 

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**St Matthews Community Halls** 

**No (if any) 1094096** 


## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01.01.2021 31.12.2021 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

## **Total funds** 

**to the nearest £** 

**to the nearest £** 

**to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 


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Hire of Hall                   16,625                            -                              -                      16,625<br>Hire of Tables                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Donations                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Craft Fair                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Bank Interest                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Other income                   17,669                            -                              -                      17,669<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>Sub total                    34,294                            -                              -                      34,294<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>etc.                             -                            -                              -                              -<br>Total receipts [                  34,294 ]                           -                              -                      34,294<br>A3 Payments<br>Council Tax<br>                       287                            -                              -                           287<br>Water<br>                       147                            -                              -                           147<br>Heat & Power<br>                    1,374                            -                              -                        1,374<br>Fire Alarm Service<br>                       112                            -                              -                           112<br>Insurance<br>                    2,190                            -                              -                        2,190<br>Repairs                     1,958                            -                              -                        1,958<br>Telephone                     1,536                            -                              -                        1,536<br>Electrical Inspection                        132                            -                              -                           132<br>Fire Extinguisher Service                          97                            -                              -                             97<br>Accountancy                        302                            -                              -                           302<br>Refunds<br>Sundries<br>                       191                            -                              -                           191<br>Secretary Stipend                     3,050                            -                              -                        3,050<br>Wages<br>                    4,934                      4,934<br>                          -                              -<br>                          -                              -<br>                          -                              -<br>                          -                              -<br>Sub total                   16,310                            -                              -                      16,310<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, etc.                         -                        -                          -                              -<br>Total payments                16,310                          -                          -                 16,310<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                17,984                        -                          -                   17,984<br>A5 Transfers between funds                         -                        -                          -                          -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




|**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_ **|**13,822**||**-**||**-**||**13,822**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**31,806**||**-**||**-**||**31,806**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Bank Accounts<br>Cash in hand|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**<br>**31,606**<br>**-**<br>**200**<br>**31,806**|<br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))||OK|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|<br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||C Bentham||Colin Bentham|||






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## **Last year** 

**to the nearest £** 

**12,415 - - - 1 10,000 - - 22,416 - 22,416** 

**276 131 4,459 262 2,298 1,070 1,099 208 82 - 112 498 2,750 3,968 - - - 17,213 - 17,213 5,203 -** 



8,619
13.822

## **Endowment funds** 

**to nearest £ - - - -** 

OK 

## **Endowment funds to nearest £** 

**-** 

**Current value (optional) - - - - -** 

**Current value (optional)** 

**-** 

**When due (optional)** Date of approval 23.02.2022 



St Matthews Community Hall
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustee5 of St Matthews Cornmunity Hall
I report on the accounts of the T￿st forthe year ended 31 December 2021. which a￿ set out on
page 2.
Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
As the CharIt￿S Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts- you consider that
the audit requirement of section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Act) does not apply. It is my
responsibility 10 State, on the basis of procedures spectlied in the General Directions given by the
Charity Commissioner5 under section 14515llbl of the Act, whether particular matters have come to
my attention.
Basls of Independent EKamlners Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of the accounts presented wtth those records. It also includes consideration of
any unusual items or disclosu￿$ in the accounts and seeking explanation form you as Trn5tees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evrdence that
would be required in an audit. and consequently. I do not express an audit opinion on the view
given by the accounts.
Independent Examiners Statement
In Connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention:
Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
To keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act,. and
To prepare accounts which agree with the accounting records and to comply with the
accounting requirements of the Act have not been met, or
To which in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
L Allonby
Tl Accountancy Ltd
74 Duke Street
Barrow in Furness
Cumbria
LA14 IRX

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
St Matthews Community
For The Period Ending: 3111212021
2021
2020
Recwpts:
HI￿ of Halts
Bank Intere
Other Iwme
16624.50
12415.00
0.62
10000.00
22415.62
17669.21
34293.71
Less Payments:
Wages
Stipènd
4934.36
30S).14
2750.00
7984.50
6718.00
Overheads..
Rates
Water Rates
Heat & P(Mer
FI￿ Alam SeN(*
Insurance
Repairs
Telepho
Electrical Inspectkjn
Fire Exbnguisher Ser¥Ke
R8funds
AccountarLy
SuThJries
287.49
147.47
1374.09
111.60
2189.78
1957.87
1535.88
132.36
276.lY)
130.65
4459.36
261.
2298.20
1069.97
1098.66
208.13
81.60
112.00
301.50
191.17
498.26
8325.81
10494.73
Net profrt
17983.40
5202.89
statement of assets at 31st December 2021
Cash Funds
Bank Curnent Acmjnt 8t 31st D￿eM￿r 2021
Bank deposit Ar￿Unt at 31sl December 2021
31604.36
13620.96
0.62
13621.58
31604.98
Accumulatsd Fund
Opening Fund Asse
Unpresented Cheques
Net profft for the
Fund Assets for 31st D￿ember 2021
13621.58
8418.69
0.00
5202.89
13621.58
17983.40
31604.98
0.00
0.00

Difference betr￿n
accounts and
cashbook
493.57
actual Th￿neY paid out ol bank in Aug 2021
8cbJal petty cash spend in Aug 2021
amount of spend in cashbook in Aug 2021
4 1,373.36
168.89
-£ 1.542.45
amount BF in cashbook in Sept 2021
actual money paid inlo bank in Sept 2021
aclual money spent out of bank in Sept 2021
should be CF in cashbook in Sept 2021
amount CF in cashbook in Sept 2021
£ 29.287.75
£ 4.023.00
-£ 1.760 86
£ 31.549.89
£31.350.39
199.50
amount BF in cashbrx)k in Oct 2021
actual money paid inio bank in Ckt 2021
actual money spent out of bank in Oct 2021
should be CF in cashbwk in O¢12021
amount CF in cashiN)ok in 2021
£ 31,350.39
£ 4,464.80
-£ 1.750.77
£ 34.064.42
£ 34,¢YA.68
0.26
amount BF in ca5hbook in Dec 2021
actual mney paid into bank in Dec 2021
acbjal money spent oul of bank in DeG 2021
should be CF in cashbook in Dec 2021
amount CF in cashbook in Dec 2021
£ 33.493.87
£ 1.127.(N)
3.529.46
£ 31.091.41
£31,111.41
20.00
Pelty cash spend of £168.89 & £145.24 has
already been deducted from money paid into the
bank, the￿fore deducting this spend again on
the outgoings forAug 2021 & Nov 2021 is
duplicating the expenditure.
314.13
Difference
0.00