REGISTERED CHARITY.NU.MBER: 1166059 Curtis Ilowden & '[hom l.irnited Chanercd CcrtifIed Accountants 9 Court Road Bridgcnd CF31 IBE
nte of t eFi an tem 31 Page Truitees, Report lfjdepertdcht Examiner's Report Statement of Fin•Trcil Activitlcs Balm¢e Sheet ,NoteJ lo the Flnanclal Slatements 8 to 13 D¢tAiled Statement of Fln4nel*l Aetlvltks 14 15
lantrisant G ildball Cl eees, Re ror the Tr'egr Ended 31 Dtee btr 2024 The tnLStces who are dlso dirertor5 of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present th¢ir report with the financial siaremenis of ihe charity for the yLar end i l Dccember 2024. The uste¢. have adopted the provision5 of ALCOUllting and Reponitjg by Chariiies.. staMent of R¢wmmcnded Praciice applicable to chartiie5 prepuring their Lcounts in accordance with th¢ Firtancial Kew)ning Stsndard applicable tn the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS 102) (¢ffe¢¢ive l January 2019). Objeeiives Ind aetivities Publle boncfit The iTUSte¢5 huve rcf¢rred to the guidance of the Charity Commissioners. aijd consider that they have Compli with their duly widcr section 1715) of the ChÈiritie5 Aci 2011. They consider thai their ariivities are conducted for the public b¢nefit through the provisiDn and mair]lenancc of the hisiori¢ Guildhall, the advancement of public edu¢ation on the history of the town, and the promoiion of thc Guildhall and the wociated clIe Green as venues for th¢ benefit of the residents of LlantrisRnt and the sutrowLdin8 4Tea. l. llie objects of th¢ CIO are, for the public benefii.. (a) to establish and maintain a museum andlor art gallery forthe Ltfit of the public,. (b) the provision And maintenance of the Llaniri5ani Guildhall I'Guildhall") for th¢ benefit of ihe Fre¢m¢n whose names ar¢ L021tained itt the Freemen's roll maintdined by'fhe l.laTrtrisanr'fown Tntst- (c) ro advancc the educariun of the public OD the hisiory of the iown o(Llantrisani and the 5urroundin8 area by providin8 ac(iviiies and inforrnation at thc Guildhall and the preservation of thL said Guildhall. (d) to promoic for the benefit of the inhabitant5 of l.laniri5ant and ihc s(Erroundin8 aTea the provision i>f the CJuildh411 for recreation or oihcr leisure timL' occupation of individuals who h&v¢ need of such fa¢ilities by rea50n of thLir youih, agc, infinThity or disablement. financial hardship or social and cconomi¢ circymstsnces or for the public at larg¢ in the intercsts of .$ocial welfare and with the obje¢r of improvin8 the condirion of life of the said inhabitants, provided this clau5c 3.1(c) docs not cunflicl with clause 3.1(b) aboYL,' and (e) 10 the exicni only th income of thc CIO is not applied in fvrtheranle of objects (a), (b). Ic) and (d) above io use the same for and towards ihe purposes of 'l'he Llantrisant .1 Trusi Pagc I
tr Objectives and actiYiti¢s Continued ,M8naeement Following the death of ihe Guildhall manager, Dean Powell in August 2023. an in¢eTViCW prcess conduct¢d by a sub¢ommittee of truste¢5 re$ulred in the appointsnent of Julie Hourilwj as manager. She comrnenced work at the Guildhall in January 2024. Shc Wds 5ucce¢ded by Claire (Yconnor in Novenjber 2024. Progrus w&8 made in revising the Guildhall's Business Plan. Tne¢S mei fonnally five times duTing the year. Activitics A full programme of evcnts was maintained throughout the year, including lalks, concert5, calenddr r¢Ild ¢vetkts for Easicr, Halloween and Christtnas, and regular datcs including the Big Picnic and Mcdieval weekend. Imosi of the5c wer¢ profitable. It was also gratifying to see the building being us¢d by communiiy orgttnisations, iwluding a mcn's rnentsl health groyp. The Guildhall was also the focus of ihe 5CPtenniil Beating thc Bounds ev¢nt organised by the related Llanlrisant Town Tn1 in Junc 2024. which attracied thousand5 of visitors to the tom. Me¢ting5 01.teachLTS from lo¢al priinary schools wLr¢ held at tho Guildhall, opening opportunities for events specifi¢ally aimcd at local children. Volunt¢¢ Volunteer numbv$ inLreas¢d Slightly during thc year. with a small iurnovcr. Training Wds catTied out in the Ylreas of rood h)'giene. the USL of fire extinguishers, risk aw.%smenL and Challer]ge 25. Volunieer5 conrinued to IK ab501utely rundamenial the 5UCC¢5sful operation of the Guildhall and the revenue rni5ing actlvlty of Gwyneth's Cafe. An award ackiii)wled8ing the contribution of volunteers was made by the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan in Octob¢r. Clcaning and niainienance a¢tiVlli¢5, mainly to ih¢ inieriorof the IMJildin& wer¢ cwried out by vOlUn<r$ throughout th¢ year. Fln¥n¢¢ During 2024, 8r&nt assistance was received from The Moondance Foundation and the Arnold Clark Trust. Good progress was made in ideniirying and rtroverin8 8ift aid contributions. As nored abov¢. mosi of the Cjuildhall organised ¢vents were profitable. and in¢om¢ from weddings in¢rcased through the 9 ceremonies wfomed during Ihe year. Progress m&de towards tmproving the co-ordinaiion and manag¢menl of w¢ddings. Compensation wds r¢cL'ived from DCWW for ih¢ir failurc to complete a timcly repair on the scwer scrvin8 the Guildhall. Some progres¥ was glso made towdrd$ fomial museum ac¢rcditation. which when obthined, will op¢n aeSS to additional sources offunding. inan¢il review Pinanci#l position In¢ome iot#lled £52,790 (2023 - £80259) Expenditure totalled £79,636 (2023 - £84.245) This result¢d in a deficit for the year of £26.846 (2023- £3.986) Total fijnds carried forward were £1,142.635 (2023 - £1,169,481), which inLludes TtrICted Ojnds of £1.061,908 (2023 - £1.049.233) and unresiricted funds of £80,727 (2023 - £12U,248) carried fonvard. Ruerve$ poliey The chari(y intends io relain 5urplu5es in order io finance additional activities wtd to leave a working capital ¢lemenl to maintain thc charities faciliiies and io cover future nthning costs to ensure continuity. Stru¢ture gov¢rn4nce and m8ngern£nt Covernin% docvmellt Llantrisant Guildhall CIO is registered as a charithble IOOrat or8anisation. TnJst¢es rnet s¢veral times during the yeor. Ref¢renee and adrninistr8tlve detsils Rcgi5tered Company numbcr Cb.006939 (Fngland and Walcs) Page 2
nt 91 Registered Charity number 1166059 Regbt¢red office Llantrisani Guildhall George Stttet l.lanirisani CF12 BEE Trustees M J Hooker 'r w Grother D R Gwilt S C Fud8e S Ldmb J C Beattie C, J Davies A D'fhompson A Cowan D A Myles IndL'pendent Exomin¢r Eiobert Lloyd Curtis13owdcn & I'homas Limited C,hart¢red CLrtified Accountants 9 Court Road Llridgind Cl".31 1 IIL, Approved by order of the board ortnL%$ on 2 October 2025 and si8n¢d on its brhalf by.. M J Ilooker- TTUStcc Pag¢ 3
nde IEx2 iner. rt ildh u the Tru Independent ex¥miDer's r¢pthrt to the ¢rus1¢¢s of Llantrisanl Guildhall CIO ('thc Company.) I report to the chaxity tsuste&s on tny examination nf the accounts of the Company for ihe year ended 31 De¢ember2024. Re5P)nsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trnsiees of the Company (and also its directors for the Purposes ofcompany law) you are reswnsible for the preparaiion of the accounts in accordw with the requirEmenL4 of the Companies Act 2006 (Ihe 2006 ACV). HaviEJg saiisfied myself that ihe accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my cxaminaiion of your chariiys accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Qharities Aci 2011 Cthe 2011 Aci.). In carrying out my examinatitsn I have follow¢d the DirrKtions given by the Charity Cornmission under S¢ctton 145{5) (b) of the 2011 Act. Independent cxamin¢r'J $tst¢meot I have compleiLd my examination. I confinn that no matters have come my attention in ci)nne¢¢ion with th¢ ¢xaminalion giving mc cau5c lo believe.. aceounting rewrds wcre not kept in respect of thc Company reqll1r by Scciion 386 of ihe 2006 Act,. or Ihe accounts do nor accord with Those r¢cords', or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other (han any requircmeni th81 the oecounts 8ivc a truc and fair view whi¢h is not a matter ¢onsid¢Ted ¥5 pan of An indq)endcnt examination. or th¢ ac¢ounts hav¢ not been prepared in accordan¢e with the methods and principles of the Statem¢nl of Recommended Prnctice for aCCOLmiing and reportin8 by charities (applicablc to ¢h4riiie$ preparing their Jccounts in accordanc¢ with the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {I.'RS 102)). I have no Loncern$ and have come rOSS no oth¢r matters in conneciron with the exdminalion to which atteniion should be drawn in this report in order to enable a propw underSding of th¢ attounis to be reached. Ilobert Lloyd Lurtis Bi>wd¢n & 1'homas Lrmii¢d LhartcrLd Cenified Accout]tant& 9 Court Road Bridgend Ciry31 IBE 2 (ktober 2025 Poge 4
,la isa Guil 10 te nt Fin 31.12.24 Total rUtts Unrestric*d fund 31.12.23 Total funds Restri¢ted fund Income 8nd endowments from Ch2rit8blc #ctiyities Cliarilable activilics 7.342 7.342 25.740 Other trading activilies 45,448 45.448 54,519 Totsl 52.790 52.790 80,259 F.ypenditure on Raisin& fun415 16.422 16.422 19,531 Lh3ritabk aclivii1¢s Charitablc activities 41.801 41,801 43.272 O¢her 21.413 21,413 21.442 Tntsl 79,636 79.636 84245 NE-r IilCO,MEIIEXP&IYDITL'RE) 'I'ran5fers between funds (26,846) (12.675) (26,846) 12.675 (3.986> Nel movement in (39.521) 12,675 (26,846) {3.986) Ile¢oncili4¢ion of funds l oial lunds brought forwurd 120,248 1,049233 1,169,481 1,173.467 Total funds eorrled forward SO.? 1.061.908 1,142.635 1,169,481 "I'hc not&% fomi w of these finan¢ial Slatements
Dtr 31.12.24 Toral funds L'nrcslricted fund 31.12.23 Restriaed nd fidS Fixed assets Tangible wets 85.525 1,061.908 1.147.433 1,168.846 Current asstts sCk5 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 6.605 631 22.528 6,605 631 22.528 10 ,555 5.365 25.973 29.764 29,764 39,893 Credllors Amoun1$ falling due within one year (34.562) (34,562) (9,853) Nel currertl agyets (4.798) (4.7981 30.040 I'olal *sstts le4 ¢urrent liabillties 80.727 1.061,908 1.142,035 1,19¥,886 Cr¢ditorJ Amounts fallin¥ due after more than on¢ year 12 (29,405) NF,'I' L$8F.TS 80,727 1.061,908 1.142,635 1,169.481 Fund ljnresiricted fund$ Resiricted funds 14 80,727 1,061,908 120.248 1.049,233 Tot91 funds 1,142,635 1.169,481 'I'he chwi¢abl¢ Company is eniitled to exempiion from audrt und¢r Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 ne¢ember 2024. The incmb¢rs have not Tcguired the company to obtain an audit of its financial slatements for the year ¢nded 31 December 2024 in acrordancc with S¢¢iion 476 of the Companie5 Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge rhtir responsibilities for (a) ett5uring that the charitabl¢ company keeps acwuntin8 re¢ord4 thai comply with S¢cti005 386 and 387 of th¢ Companics Act 2a06 and (b) preparing financial staicments whi¢h give a mie and falr view of the stat¢ of affair5 of thc charithbl¢ coinpany as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficii for each finan¢ial year in accordance with the requiremenis of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with thc requirements of the Companies Aci 2006 relating io financial statements, so far as applicablc to the charlb]e company. Th¢ not¢5 form part of thes¢ financial statements Pag¢ 6 continucd...
rttr ild These financial statetnents have ken prepared in accordance with the provisions appliLable io charithble companies subject lo (he small COTnpanies regime. The financial staiemenrs were approved by the Board of T[ee$ and auth0ri5ed for issue on 2 Octob¢r 2025 and wwe signed on ils behalf by.. ,M J Hooker- Trustee Th¢ nofrs forni part of these financial statements Page 7
lan io -P4ote ror Ihe Y Sts en ber 2024 Acco4nting poliel Basi5 of preparing ihe finaneial 5tateJneTrts The financial Statements of th¢ charitable ¢ompany, whidj is a public bellefit ¢ntity under FRS 102. have been prepared in accordaTrce with the Lhariiies SOIiP (FRS 102) Accounting and Rrporting by Chariti¢s-. Staiem¢nt of Ilecommended Prdcti¢¢ applicable to ehariiies preparing their acLoullts in Accordance wirh the Financi41 Reponit)g Sthndard appli¢able in the iiK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) {effe¢tive l Jalluary 2019),, rinan¢ial Reponing Standard 102 The Finan¢ial R¢porting Sthndard applicable in the UK atMI Republic of Ireland. and rhe Cornpanies A¢1 2006. 1Th£ financial stsi¢mcr]ts have been prepared undcr the historical ¢ost convention. Income All incume is recognised in th¢ Stat¢ment of Financial Activities onc¢ the Charity has ¢ntitlement to th¢ fiJnd5, It is pr()bable thai lh¢ income will be received and thc arnounl can be me&sured rcliably. Expenditure Liabilities arL' recognised as ¢xpendirure as soon as th¢rc is a legAI or constructive obligaiion committin8 the Lharity 10 that exp¢nditur¢. 11 is probable that a transfer of economic nefItS will be required in scttlem¢nt and the amount of the obligation WL be me&sur¢d reliably. ExndiDre is Coun[c for on an aC£nlS basis and has be¢n LlassifiLd under h¢adings ihai awegate all cost related Lu th¢ category. Where COSIS cannot be directly ttribui¢d io particular headin¥s they have Iwi allocaicd w activitics on a basis consistent with the use or resourc¢s. 'I'inKlble fixed assets Depreciaiion 1$ providLd at the follvwing annual rntes in order to WTite off each &gser over its estimated uscfvl Fr¢¢hold propLny FixiurLs and littin8S No dcpr¢¢iaiion charge 2LPh on ¢ost DepTeciation noi been chdf8ed on Ptc¢hold Prorry. a Heritsg¢ As5cL 0$ il 1$ thc opinion of the Trustees ththi rhc propLrfy h4s an indefinite lif¢. 'I"he T(¢¢5 do not Consider that the property h&% suffered any impaim)eni ut the balancL' sheet dale. Stocks Si¢xk$ arc Valu at the lower of cost and net realisabl¢ valu¢, allcr m]ng due allowanc¢ for obsolete and slow rnoving items. Taxatlon Thc charity is ¢x¢mpt from corporatioii tax on its chart&ble aciivities. Fund iccounting linrestricled funds can be used rn accontsnrx with the charitsbl¢ objective5 at the discretion of the tnjstces. Restrided funds can only be used for particular restrTcred purposes within thc objK(s of the ¢harty. Rcstriolions arise when specified by the dotjor or when funds arc rais¢d for particular restrici¢d purpobes. Further ¢xplanation of the nature and putpose of each fimd is in¢lud¢d in the notes to the fuMn¢ial statem¢nts. Pension cost5 and other post-retirement benefits The chariidble company operate$ a defincd collrribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's p¢nsion schcmt are char8ed to the stament of Financial Activities in the period to H'hich they relate. PaEe 8 ¢ontinue4J...
l¥ rimnt Guil 10 Otber tradill8 activilies 31.12.24 31 12.23 rundraising events Shop income Hire of hall Weddings Tearooms 17.978 10,763 1,534 8,119 16.125 2,054 3.114 11.822 17.320 45,448 54,519 Incorne from chaTltablc a¢tlvittes 31.12.24 Donations and appcals Granis Activity Charirable activities Ch8ritsble actiyities 31.12.23 2.792 4,550 4.634 21.106 7,342 25.740 'et in¢Dmel(expcnditur*) Net incomel{exp¢rHliiur¢) is stated after char8ing(crcdiiing)'. 31.12.24 31.12.23 Dcpreciation - 0¥4ned assets 21.413 21,442 'rruste¢$' remuneration and boncfil I'hLrc were no Inrsiee5' remuncration or other t¢ncfiis for rh¢ yL'gr ended 31 December 2024 nor for the ycar ended 31 DecLmber 2023. Trustee5' ex$¢5 There were no trusio¢s' expenses paid for the year ended 31 Decemb¢r 2024 nor for the year ended JI fk¢ember 2023. Stsff cosls The avera8¢ monihly number of employ¢es during the y¢8r was &$ follows.. Management 31.12.24 31.12.23 o employees receiv¢d emolumcnts in excess uf£60,000. Page 9 ontinued.
tGu dhAII CIO nan als tem or Compara¢ives for the st¥tement orrinancial ac15viti L¥nrestricted fund Restricted fund funds Income endowmtnts frn Ch4ritable aetivitl¢s Charioble aciivities 25,7¢to 25.740 Other trading acttviti¢s 54,519 54.519 Totsi 80,259 80,259 xpenditure on Rai8in8 fwidi 19.531 19,531 Charitable Hctivlties CharitablL activtlies 43272 43.272 Other 2,480 18.962 21.442 Total 65,283 18,962 84.245 NET IIYCOMF.I(EXPENDJTURF.) Trhn5fers between fund5 14.976 9,637 (18,962) (9,637) (3,986) Ilet rnuvernent In funds 24,613 (28.599) (3.986) k¢eLTrncili¥tioll of fundj 'I'otal funds brought fon¥ard 95,635 1.077.832 1,173,467 Total fundj e#rri¢d fonvard 120248 1.049,233 1,169,481 Tanglblc fixed assets Frechold and rittings Toial$ Cost Ai l January 2024 and 31 De¢emb¢r 2024 Depreci*tlon At l January 2024 Chwge for year 1,144,860 107.529 1,252,3¥9 83,543 21,413 83,543 21,413 At 31 Decemb¢r 2024 104.956 104.956 Net book value AL 31 tkcember 2024 1.144.860 2,573 1.147,433 At 31 December 2023 1.144,860 23.986 1,168,846 Pag¢ 10 continued...
Llantrisant Guildhall CIO th in#n i¥1 ell 31 Stocks 31 12.24 31.12.23 Stocks 6.605 8,555 Jo. Debtors.. amounts f*lllD8 due withln one y¢8r 31.12.24 31.12.23 Prcpaymenis and accnI incomc 631 5,365 Credliors: amounts falllThg due within year 31.12.24 31.12.23 Bat)k loans and overdrafts (see note 13) Social 5ecurtty and other thxes Other creditors A¢crued expenses 5,428 348 29,585 4,629 348 4,077 34,562 9,853 12. Credltorg,. amounls f•lling due after fflore th4n ofjt ye4r 31.12.24 31.12.23 ljank loans (se¢ note 13) 29,405 13. An analysis of the Mari{Y of104ns is given below.. 31.12.24 31.12.23 Amounts falling due within one year on demand.. Bank luan5 5,428 Amounts fylling between one and Iwo years.. Bank loan% - 1-2 years 10.856 Amounis falling due bctwe¢n two and five yeaT5.' Bank loan5- 2-5 year5 18,549 Pagell continued.-.
LIantris#Dt Guildhall CIO con 14. Movement In fund$ Nct movernent in fi$ Transfers between fjjnds At 31.12.24 At l_1.24 Unrestrieted funds G¢ncral fund 120,248 (26,846) (12,675) 80.727 Rostricted funds (iuildhall Restordtion 1,049233 12,675 1.061,908 TOTAL FLTNI DS 1.169.481 (26,846) 1,142,635 'et movement in funds, included in the above are as follow5.' Incoming resources Re50urc¢s expendcd Movern¢nt in funds Unrestricted fundj (ienerdl fund J2.790 179.636) (26.846) TO'fAL FU.YDS 52.790 (79.636) (26,8461 Comparatives for movement In funds N¢1 rnoY¢mcnt in funds Transfer5 between funds Ai 1.1.23 Ai 31.12.23 Unrejtricted funds Gcneral fund 95.635 14,976 9.637 120,248 Rcstricted funds Guildhall Kcstrjrdtion 1,077,832 (18.962) (9.637) 1,049,233 TOTAL FVI¥DS 1,173,467 (3,986) 1,169,481 Comparative nei movement in funds. included in the abov¢ are as follows: Incoming r¢50urces Resources exnded Movemcnt in funds UnT¢Strieted fund5 General fund 80.259 (65283) 14.976 Restricted funds Guildhall Restoration (18.962) (18,962) TOTAL FUNDS 80,259 (84,245) (3,986) Page 12 conlinued...
Uantiisan( Guild 11 cio 14. .Movement irt fund8- COlllinu¢d A cutt¢nt year 12 months and prior year12 months combined [¥s1tiOn is &s follows.. et movement in funds Transfers between fvnds Ai 31.12.24 Ai 1.1.23 Llnreslricted funds G¢T)erdl fund 95.635 (11,870) (3.038) 80,727 Rwtricted fund¥ Guildhall Kcsioration .077,832 (18.962) 3,038 1,061.908 TOTAL FUNDS 1.173.467 (30,832) 1,142,635 A currvni year 12 months and PTior year 12 months combined nct movement in fimd& in¢luded in the above ar¢ as follows.. Incomin8 resour¢ey ResouTceg expended Movemcnt in funds Unrestricted lunds (icncrdl fund 133,049 (144,919} (11,870) Restricted funds Ciuildhall Re510ration (18,962) {18.962) TOTAL FUNDS 133,049 (163,881) (30,8321 Is. Related party dlg¢loyures Included in othcr ¢redilor& the Llantrisant Guildhall CIO owed £29.200 10 Llantrisani Town Trwi. M Hookcr and TW Grother are trus¢e¢$ in both charities. PBge 13
Llantri5#nt CuiIdhall CIO Detail¢d Slatem¢nt of Financial Attivities or ihe Year EDd 31D rnber 2024 31.12.24 31.1223 Ineomc and endowrnents Oth¢r tradlng 2ctlvllics l.uttdraising events Shop income Hire of hall WcddinB$ Tearooms 17,978 10,763 1,534 8,119 16,125 2,054 3.114 11,822 17,32U 45.448 54,519 Charitable activitie4 t)onations dnd appLdls Grants 2.792 4,550 4,634 21,106 7,342 25,740 'I'ol#l Incomlng resour¢eJ 52.790 80,259 P.xp¢ndilure Oih¢'r tr#ding aetlvities l.'undrdising costs Lu¥t of go¢A% for re5alc Wcddings costs Tcuroorn expense5 3,212 1,638 266 1,306 8,072 433 1.000 10,026 16,422 19,531 Chttritable #etlvitit5 Wabie5 l>ensions Repair5 and mainlenance SUbriptIOns Professional & ¢on5ultan¢y PostogL and siationery Accountancy fecs SundTies Markciing and advertising Lighi and heat Insurance Computer costs Loan interest and charges Training Water rates 19.391 381 4,320 658 685 2,217 4.260 10,890 172 2,675 415 5,050 2.420 3.540 2,837 2,007 ,977 3.534 740 603 90 (678) 812 3,085 3,709 446 464 261 41,801 43.272 Other Deprcciation of ian8ible fJx¢d asseL8 21,413 21.442 This page d(Ks nol foTm part ofthe staiutory financial siatements Page 14
JaTrlrisani Cull h*ll Cl 31.12.24 31.12.23 "ro(al resources ¢xpended 79.636 84,245 l%et expelldlture (26.846) 13.986) I'his page doE5 not foTm part of the ststutory finaocial 5tatcn]cnts Page 15