## **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 ex*mlDer
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 examin*ion 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 ex*mlner's st*temeAt
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 ex*mlDer
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 examin*ion 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 ex*mlner's st*temeAt
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