Registered Number 07030W6 Charfty 1133679 LONGFIELD HALL TRUST Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 LONGFIELD HALL TRUST Reglstered Number 07030896 [Charity I,L33679] Report and Accounts for the Year ended 30 September 2024 CONTENTS Trustees, Report Examlnerfs report Statement of Flnanclal Artlvltles Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts LONGFIELD HALL TRUST Reglstsred Number 070308% Icharlty 1133679] Trustees Report forthe year ended 30 Si*Ptember 2024 Trustees The trustees who served during the yearwere as follows: Mr William Richard Ollard Ms Juliet Williams Ms Patricia Omonua Ms Klkelumo Omonua MrJame5 Gardiner-Hill Ms Christlna Hughes-onslow Ms Clare Cary Ms Rosy Crehan Ms Scarlett Fishburn Registered office 50 Knatchbull Road, London, SE5 9QY Bankers Barclays Bank PLC, Leicester, LE87 2BB Charity Aims Longf ield Hall Trust manages the historic G rade 2 listed Hall on behalf of the local community. I n Ortober 2019 it slgned a 39year lease on Longfield Hall with the London Borough of Lambeth. It achieve5 its charitable objectives by looking after and improving the building and providing an affordable space for education, performance, rehearsals, recreation, meetings and other activities. LONGFIELD HALL TRUSTICompany Ilmltiad byguarantee) Registered Number 07030896 [charlty 1133679] Activities Longfield Hall first opened in 1889 and hcls been servingthe area around Myatt's Fields, Camberwell ever sin￿. In 1992, Lambeth handed the Hall overto the Friends of Longfield Hall IFOLHI. In 2010 Lambeth offeredthis group a 15-year lease on the hall. In 2014, the Friends renamed themselves as Longfield Hall Trust {LHTI and became a riew charity {registration number 11336791. As part of this drive towards sustainability, LHT was invited by Lambeth to apply for a community asset transfer of the buildingfrom Lambeth to LHT: in October 2019 LHT was granted a 39-year lease on the Hall. Almost immediatelyi and as a conditlon of the lease, LHT started work to improve the Hall, and to make it fully accessible. The initial phase of this project was completed in 2021. LHT would like to thankthe organisationswhich grant-fun(led the first phase of the enhan￿rnert. Alphabetically, they are: Biffa Award, Big Issue Invest, City Bridge Trust, Garfleld Weston Foundation, Power to Change, SwSre Charltable Trust, Veolia Environmental Trust, and Viridor Environmental Credlts. LHfs business Is managlng the hall as a Ci?mmunity space In an area whlch is extraordinarlly d6verse, In terms of income, race and age. Although the area immediately adjacent to the hall is apparently affluent, around it are some of the m05t deprlved communities in south London. LHT'S social purpose Is to meet the needs of its local communlty. We operate as a 'village hall,, providing space for recreation, educatiori & training, public meetings and worship. We also provide spacesfor rltesof passage such as weddings, wakes and birthday parties. We are also developingthe hall as a small-scale performance venue, celebratingits historic role, marked bya E',lue Plaque, as the home to the first publicly-funded BlackTheatre company in the UK, Dark & Light Theatre. The major operational change since the i>nhancement ha5 been that LHT has developed its own projects based at the hall; previously we had merely hosted otherorganisations. We are grateful to the Friends of the Elderly f or fu nding activities for older people at risk of isolatlon.. this f unding supports Longfieldvoices, Silveryoga, and Lo-Fi, a monthly music improvisation workshop. We have also been awarded a number of grants (I rom Arts Councll England, the Foyle Foundation, the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Mackin'losh Foundation, and the Newcomen Collett Foundation)to support drama projects for young peopli> in Lambeth and Southwark. In 2024we took part In the National Theatre Connections scheme which culminated in a performance atTheatre Peckham. A￿Ogether about 1,5CQ people use the hall each week. The hall is avallable for hire seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, usually from 8arri to 10pm. LHT has three revenue stream5. The first is dry hire of our spaces for classes, meetlngs, parties, and training. The second is puttirig on ticketed events (such as Big Fish, Little Flshl and rierformances. The third 15 community development- enabllng our local community to partiClP¢lte in artivities which improve health & wellbeing, combat isolation, improve conf idence, and learn new skills. LONGFIELD HALL TRUSTICompany limitsad byguarantee) Reglstered Number 07030896 {charlty 1133679] Report on the Yearendlng 30 September 2024 Total Income forthe year was £245,67012023 £164,773), outgoing resources £238,220 (2023 £188,258), resultin8 in a surplus for the year of £7,450 (2023 deficit £23,485). These figures need to be understood as a reflection of the way we have accounted forthe substantial enhancement we made to the Hall over the past couple of years. These costs of this capital improvementare beingamortisecl overthe remaining years of our lease. Operationally, the charity has focused ori managing the Increased opportunities, both commercial and charltable, that the enhancement ol the Hall has created. The fact that our three princlpal spaces can now be used independently i)f each other has produced a significant increase In both usage of the Hall and the scope and scalEI of the actlvlties we can offer. We now offer a lot more activities for youngpeople, thanks to Jess Alade, ouryouth engagement manager., who has led our involvement In the National Theatre Connections project, At the end of the financial yearwe had 120 people who are, formally, members of the company, LHT, and a further350 who have asked t(1 be on our email Ilst. Anyone can be a member(and It costs nothlngl but almost all the current memljers are local people who use the hall. The 350 people on our email list are all hall users. The trustee board answers to the members formally at the Annual General Meeting but also informally at any time. We hope more local people, and particularly younger peo[￿le, will become members {and trustees) as we develop. Naturally we wlll consult with the local community at every stage of our development. Will Ollard Chair of Trustees 25 February 2025 LONGFIELD HALL TRUST (Company Ilmlted byguarantee) Re8iStered Number 0703C￿ [charfty 1133679] Independent Examlnerfs Reportto the Irustees of the Charlty I report to the trustees on the accounts of the Company forthe year ended 30 September 2024. Respertlve responslbllltles of Trustee5 lind Examlner The charity's trustees are responsible forthe preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Attl and that an Independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examlne the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act to follow the procedures laid doi¥n in the general Directions given by the Charity Commisslon (under section 1451.'illb) of the Charitie5 Att, and to state whether particular mattijrs have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examlnerfs report My examlnatlon was carrled out in accordance with the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commission. An examination Includes a I'eview of accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented Mllth those records. It also includes considi!ration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanatlons from you ds trustees concerningany such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence thatwould be required in an audit and consequentli/ no opinion is given as to whetherthe accounts present a true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the stateinent below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connection with my examination, no rnatter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable causi! to believe that in any material respert tlie requlrements: to keep accounting records in aci:ordance with section 130 of the Charitiec, Act, and to prepare accounts which accoril with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the i=harlties Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn In orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts t() be reached. John Googe FCCA 32 Trent Court New Wanstead London EII 2TF LONGFIELD HALL TRUST (Company limitijd by guarantee) Re8lstered Number 07030￿ [charlty I:L33679] STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcllviTIES {Incorporating Income and Expenditure ilccount & Statement of Total Realised Gains and Losses) For the year ended 30 September 2024 Unrestricted Funds Re$trlcted Funds Totsl Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 INCOMING RESOURCES Grants and donatlons recelved 99,152 37,623 Incomln8 resour￿$ from 8enerated fun,ds: Voluntary Income 146,518 146,518 127,150 Total Incomlng Resources 151,210 94,460 245,670 164773 RESOURCES EXPENDED Total Resource5 Expended 165, 71414 238,220 188,258 NEf INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES / NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (14,5%) 7,450 (23,485) TOTAL FUNDS AT I OCTOBER 23,054 495,826 518,Ul 541465 TOTAL FUNDS AT 30 SEPTEMBER LONGFIELD HALL TRUST (Company limlted by guarantee) Re815tered Number 070308961charlty 1133679] Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2024 Notes 2023 Fixed assets Tangible assets 606,995 629,865 Current assets Debtors and prepayments Cash at bank 13,106 28.879 16,72.7 11,786 Current liabilities Credltors and accruals due within one year 757 Net current assets/(liabllltlesl (50,m) {44,696) Creditors due after one year Net Assets ReseNes Retained unrestricted reserve Restricted funds Total reserves 23,054 495 826 The trustees are satisfied that forthe year in question the charitable company was entltled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under sertion 477 of the Coryipanies Act 21X)6 and that no memberor members have required the company to obtain an audit i)f its accounts for the year in question in accordance with Section 476 of the Act. However, In accordance with sertion 145 of the Charities Act 2011, the accounts have been examined byan Independeiit Examinerwhose report appears on page 3. The directors acknowledge their responc',ibilities for complying with the requiremisnts of the Companies Art 2(K16 with respect to accounting record5 and the preparation of aciounts The accounts have been prepared in accordance wlth the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Att 2￿6 applicable to companies subject to the small companies, regime and in accoi'dance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 20151. Approved by the trustees on 2S February 2025 and slEned on their behalf by: .ILL I William Ollard, Director LONGFIELD HALL TrUST (Company limitisd by guarantee) Reglstered Number 07030￿ [charlty IA33679] Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 l Accounting Policies Basis of measurement and preparation of accounts These accounts have not be(!n audited, but they have been externally reviewed. 2 The Company is limited by 8Liarantee and consequently does not have a share capital. 3 The Charity premises are the subjett of a lease from Lambeth Councll. Assets are depreclated overthe followlng perlods: Office equipment over 3 years Leasehold improvements over their estimated useful Ilfe of between 5 and 40 years Tanglble Assets 2023 Leasehold Offlce Iinprovements Equlpment Total 697,283 6 920 704,203 Total 704,203 Cost as at l October Additions at cost Cost as at cost 30 Septembei. 697 283 6 920 704 203 Depreciation as at l October 67,418 Depreciation char8e for the iiear 22 870 Depreciation as at 30 Septeniber 9) 288 74,338 51,052 Net book value as at 30Septi!mber& Additionsto leasehold improvements in the comparative yearrepresentthe costsof building improvement works carried out,3nd bought into use duringthat year. The grants that fundedthese works are treated f capital works. LONGFIELD HALL TRUST (Company limited by guardntee) Reglstered Number 07030￿ [tharlty 1.133679] Notes tothe Account5 forthe year ended 305eptember2024 Restrlrted funds Brou ht forward Incomin reSoUr￿S Resources ex ended Carried forward £nll £(i(m) Grantfrom Sport England to fund a new hall sprungfloor. £14,809 £nll £nll £N,809 Grants from London Communlty Foundatlon to fund Craft YourFuture DIY programme. £nll ..ElO,IX)) £nll £io,( Grants from Tom's Trust to fund Youth Drama artivltles in summer 2025. £nll £(11,404) £13.5% Grants from Foyle Foundatl