Annual Report 2024
The Village Hall has had a busy year for bookings and the trustees and friends of the hall continue to work tirelessly to maintain this wonderful resource for the Parish and the wider community.
Maintenance of and upgrading of facilities and the building itself continues to be a drain on our reserves, and whilst another loss is recorded for 2024, the projects pursued form the basis of this.
Solar panel installation is an investment for the future and we are just starting to see export tariff monies coming back into the hall.
We have invested significantly in compliance works, in particular electrical and have upgraded the alarm system and replaced taps in the washrooms for push taps to mitigate water wastage when taps have been left on.
Heating the hall in winter continues to further drain reserves and we are looking to explore more cost effective systems of heating our spaces in the future.
We have re-licenced to hold wedding ceremonies and we hope to see bookings increase in this area. There have been 5 weddings this year.
The trustees have invested time into staging some live music events which saw the hall come alive with hundreds of happy people dancing in the beautiful ballroom.
We continue to support and subsidise other charities who hold events in our hall and there have been new regular users and countless private bookings.
The trustees are looking forward to a busy 2025 building on the projects commenced this year and continuing to protect and preserve this historic building to keep it at the centre of village life.
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28/10/25 Accrual Basis
Charlton Down Village Hall Profit & Loss
January through December 2024
| Ordinary Income/Expense Income British Gas Export Tarrif Fund Raising Events Parking invoice for CDCC Room and Facilities Special Event Ticket Utilities Refund Total Income Expense Cancelled Wedding Booking Christmas Decorations Cleaning Services Damage Deposit refund Donation for car park use ... Dues and Subscriptions Electrical Compliance Wor... Energy Efficiency Project ... Exterior Maintenance - Roof Fire Risk Assessment Fire Safety Works Grant Payment In Hall Maintenance Cleaning and Supplies Gardening Miscellaneous Total Hall Maintenance Insurance Expense Office Expense Broadband Hall Administrator Office Expense - Other Total Office Expense |
Jan - Dec 24 |
|---|---|
| 156.24 295.00 25.00 33,151.54 815.00 452.55 |
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| 34,895.33 700.00 181.94 5,134.00 600.00 75.00 1,950.00 7,026.70 30,667.33 3,985.00 337.82 404.00 -15,401.68 1,823.93 1,473.00 4,926.46 8,223.39 2,991.88 594.00 5,040.00 142.61 5,776.61 |
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28/10/25 Accrual Basis
Charlton Down Village Hall Profit & Loss
January through December 2024
| Office Expense Mobile Ph... Plumbing Projects Security project Special Event Supplies Trustee Mileage Expenses Utilities Wedding Deposit repayment Total Expense Net Ordinary Income Other Income/Expense Other Income Interest Income Special Events Total Other Income Net Other Income Profit for the Year |
Jan - Dec 24 |
|---|---|
| 75.13 666.00 774.00 945.16 30.60 13,810.09 881.01 |
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| 69,833.98 | |
| -34,938.65 5,703.79 204.94 |
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| 5,908.73 | |
| 5,908.73 | |
| -29,029.92 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees
Charity Name Charlton Down Village Hall
On accounts for the year 2024 Charity no 1097442 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 . Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s 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 [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination .
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable 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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Sarah Elfgren Date: 20/10/25 Name: Sarah Elfgren Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
1
Oct 2018
IER
Address: Flat 3 Redwood House, Hawthorn Road, Charlton Down, DT2 9UH
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A
2
Oct 2018
IER