2024-12-31-accounts

Lothersdale Village Hall Trust

Trustees’ Annual Report 2024

Charity number: 1097674

Building address: Rook Street, Lothersdale, BD20 8EH

Mailing address c/o Beeches Barn, Lothersdale, Keighley, BD20 8EL

Trustees: Stephen Paul Cohen, Malcolm Willetts, Jill Hart, Gillian Hall, Catherine Gott, Richard Smith, Kendal Gott

Trustees are recruited by advertising in the local village Facebook page.

We meet three times a year.

Activities and objectives in the year

We provide and maintain a village hall for the inhabitants of Craven District and the surrounding area in particular but not exclusively for use for meetings, lectures and classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation. The aim is to improve the condition of life for our inhabitants. Regular users include a playgroup, keep fit classes, luncheon club and over 50s.

Achievements and performance

Over the year we saw an increase in lettings from members of the local community and the local authority for elections. Bookings returned after the Covid pandemic, and we also had a small rent increase. In addition, there was a final payment from a long-term user which had been delayed from the previous year.

We reduced our power costs by buying another battery for the solar panel system on the roof. That was funded in large part by another local village charity. Negotiations continued with the energy supplier for a fee-in tariff. We improved the male lavatory, purchased a new dishwasher and replaced the water boiler in the kitchen.

Talks have also begun with the building owner - the Parochial Church Council - on renewing the lease for 99 years.

Financial review

The Trust is in a very sound position and has ample reserves for the future to meet contingencies as they arrive. A large donation of £15,000 was received from the employer of a former villager who had died in a tragic car accident.

There are no debts.

May 6, 2025

LOTHEIiSDALE VI TrUST ME AND EXPENDITU ENDED 31 ECEM8ER Z024 Income Hall l@tting& Bank Interest Grants received Othèr Income Donatlons 6.956.(Kl 3.021.50 393.59 1,401.78 25. 2,320.50 116.21 15.cm. 25,281.50 4,841.87 Ex nd ur Insurance Llght & Hèat Repairs Rates & Water Cleanlng Sundrles Broadband Depreclatlon 677.95 I,&J9.23 5,207.08 227.20 870.59 144.12 330.42 863.00 663.66 2,565.46 1,332.39 250.76 932.12 83.88 343.34 863.00 9.92959 7.034.61 IDeflC5tllSu￿us fpr y•ar 15351.91 2192.74

Ef ASAT31 DECEMBER 2024 Z023 Solar Panel at ujst Less depreclation to date 8,625.OJ JJ20.O) 8.625.CQ 2157.IXJ 5.fA)5A 6,468.CQ uri Sundry Debtors Cash at 8onk 46,820.98 30,606.07 46A20.98 30,606.07 Sundry Credltors 52,425.98 37,074.07 Accumulated fund blfonward (Deflcltllsurplus lor year Accumul•ted fund ¢lforw•rd 37.074.07 15351.91 52,425.98 39,266.81 12192.741 37.074.07

Ittdeptnd¢•t Rtport to the trustees of Lothersdal¢ Vill￿¢ Hall T￿￿t I QE] the accounts ofthe Trn5t for th¢ year ended 31 December 2024. whkh we Sel out on the aoach¢d page5. Respeetlve respottslbllltl¢s of trnjteej A Trd exmlDer Th¢ ¢hgrity's tTUStees are responsibl¢ for the PTepaTation of the accounLS. The charity s trustees consider th￿ an audit is nol required for this year under 144(?) of the Charities Aet ?01 l (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It Is my regponslblllty w: ¢xamine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ ?01 l Act: to follow the procedures laid (k>wn in the general Directions 8ivon by th¢ awiry Commijsion under Section 145{.SXbl ofih¢ ?01 l Art: and to state whether particul8r matters hv¢ come ￿ my ottention. Baikn of Independent examITre￿$ Ytport My ¢xaminaiion was ¢4rri¢d out in x¢ordance wtth the ¥enaal Direciion given b). the Chariry Commlssloner5. An examinion in¢lude5 a review of the a￿OUn1]ng record5 kept b>. the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those rKords. It also include$ considemion of any unusual ttems or disc105ur¢s in the accounts. and seeking e.xplan￿10￿$ from you as trusiees ¢on¢¢rning any such matters. The pr(Kedures undertaken do noi provid¢ all th¢ evidence would be required by an wJdiL and consequenil), no opinion is given as io Mh¢ih¢r the ￿coUnts present &"true and fair vi¢w' and th¢ r¢ikn 15 limiled ￿ thoK malters set oui in the y￿ement below. Independent exmlner's sttemeAt In connL*tion with our examin￿10n. no matter has come to llttention: (l) which gives Me reasonlble ouse to believe that in In). nwterilll respect the requirement&. to keep accounting reciyds in accordance with 5edion 130 of the ?01 I ACL and to prepare acCo￿ts M.hi¢h accord wlth th¢ ￿0￿n11n& record5 and compty wlth th¢ ￿￿U￿11n8 requirements of the 2011 Act Have not i￿n met: or (2) to which. in our opinion. attenti￿ shou]d b¢ drnwn in onkr to ethle 8 woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Andrew. Walker B CCA Arthur E Walker & Co 6 Water Street Skipton BD?3 IPB

LOTHEIiSDALE VI TrUST ME AND EXPENDITU ENDED 31 ECEM8ER Z024 Income Hall l@tting& Bank Interest Grants received Othèr Income Donatlons 6.956.(Kl 3.021.50 393.59 1,401.78 25. 2,320.50 116.21 15.cm. 25,281.50 4,841.87 Ex nd ur Insurance Llght & Hèat Repairs Rates & Water Cleanlng Sundrles Broadband Depreclatlon 677.95 I,&J9.23 5,207.08 227.20 870.59 144.12 330.42 863.00 663.66 2,565.46 1,332.39 250.76 932.12 83.88 343.34 863.00 9.92959 7.034.61 IDeflC5tllSu￿us fpr y•ar 15351.91 2192.74

Ef ASAT31 DECEMBER 2024 Z023 Solar Panel at ujst Less depreclation to date 8,625.OJ JJ20.O) 8.625.CQ 2157.IXJ 5.fA)5A 6,468.CQ uri Sundry Debtors Cash at 8onk 46,820.98 30,606.07 46A20.98 30,606.07 Sundry Credltors 52,425.98 37,074.07 Accumulated fund blfonward (Deflcltllsurplus lor year Accumul•ted fund ¢lforw•rd 37.074.07 15351.91 52,425.98 39,266.81 12192.741 37.074.07

Ittdeptnd¢•t Rtport to the trustees of Lothersdal¢ Vill￿¢ Hall T￿￿t I QE] the accounts ofthe Trn5t for th¢ year ended 31 December 2024. whkh we Sel out on the aoach¢d page5. Respeetlve respottslbllltl¢s of trnjteej A Trd exmlDer Th¢ ¢hgrity's tTUStees are responsibl¢ for the PTepaTation of the accounLS. The charity s trustees consider th￿ an audit is nol required for this year under 144(?) of the Charities Aet ?01 l (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It Is my regponslblllty w: ¢xamine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ ?01 l Act: to follow the procedures laid (k>wn in the general Directions 8ivon by th¢ awiry Commijsion under Section 145{.SXbl ofih¢ ?01 l Art: and to state whether particul8r matters hv¢ come ￿ my ottention. Baikn of Independent examITre￿$ Ytport My ¢xaminaiion was ¢4rri¢d out in x¢ordance wtth the ¥enaal Direciion given b). the Chariry Commlssloner5. An examinion in¢lude5 a review of the a￿OUn1]ng record5 kept b>. the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those rKords. It also include$ considemion of any unusual ttems or disc105ur¢s in the accounts. and seeking e.xplan￿10￿$ from you as trusiees ¢on¢¢rning any such matters. The pr(Kedures undertaken do noi provid¢ all th¢ evidence would be required by an wJdiL and consequenil), no opinion is given as io Mh¢ih¢r the ￿coUnts present &"true and fair vi¢w' and th¢ r¢ikn 15 limiled ￿ thoK malters set oui in the y￿ement below. Independent exmlner's sttemeAt In connL*tion with our examin￿10n. no matter has come to llttention: (l) which gives Me reasonlble ouse to believe that in In). nwterilll respect the requirement&. to keep accounting reciyds in accordance with 5edion 130 of the ?01 I ACL and to prepare acCo￿ts M.hi¢h accord wlth th¢ ￿0￿n11n& record5 and compty wlth th¢ ￿￿U￿11n8 requirements of the 2011 Act Have not i￿n met: or (2) to which. in our opinion. attenti￿ shou]d b¢ drnwn in onkr to ethle 8 woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Andrew. Walker B CCA Arthur E Walker & Co 6 Water Street Skipton BD?3 IPB