The Leconfield Hall
Charitsble Incorporated Organisation (CIO) No. 1167354
vw. leconfieldhall.org. uk
Financial Statements for the period to 5th April 2024
CONTENTS
Pag¢
Report of th¢ Trust¢cs
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Accounts

The Leconfield Hall Charity CIO No. 1167354
www. leconfieldhall. org. uk
Trustees Report for the year ended 5th April 2024
The trustees are pleas¢d to present their report together with the financial ststements of the charity for the year ended 5th
April 2024.
The fmancial statements have been prepared in accordance with ac¢ounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts
and compty with the Charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Statement of Recommended Pra¢ti¢¢ applicable to charities preparing their a¢¢ounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic if Jreland published in October 2019.
Structure* governance and m*nag¢ment
Constitution
Th¢ Leconfield Hall is a Charitable Incorpornted Organisation (CIO) dated 25th May 2016.
Trustees Commlttee Memben Ind bow the oryanlsatloD ts run
The trustees, who are the Committee Members and held olrice during the year and up to the date of signing the accounts
were as follows:
Mr John Christopher Owen Miles (Chairn)an)
Mr Timothy P¢t¢r Wardle (Tr&qsurer)
Mr5 Victoria Louise Wood
Mr Michael John Peet
Mr Barrie Stuart Walsh (Resigned 08107r2024)
Miss Daisy Drury
Mr Alex Rees (Appoint¢d 0810712024)
The constitution states that there shall be a minimum of thtte charity ffi￿tees. There is no maximum number. Trustees
are elected at the annual general meeting. All new trustees are briefed on how the organisation operates to ensure that
they understand their obligations as trustees. The full Board of trustees meets several times per year. Although not now a
trustee. Michael Follis has remained the Hall's licencee to allow hirers to serve alcohol. The day to day running of the
charity is undertaken by the th￿teeS and a team of volunteera.
Legal And AdmlDl$tr•tlve Inforniatlo
Principal address:
The Le¢onfi¢ld Hall. Market Square, Petsvorth. West Sussex, GU28 OAH
Independent examiner:
J A Burnett ACA,
Martin and Company. 25 St Thomas Stree( Win¢hester, Hampshire, S023 9HJ
Bankers:
HSBC Bank PLC, 94 East StreeL Chichester, West Sussex. P019 1 HD
Nat West BanK 5 E&st Str¢eL Chichester, West Sussex P019 1 HH
Objectlves and Activiti
The objects of the CIO are to nm a village hall and to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Petworth
("are& of benefit") without distinction of sex, sexual orientstion, age, disability, nationality. race or political, religious or
other opinions the provision of facililies for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of
such facilities by reason of their youth, age. infwmity or di5ablemenL fmancial hardship or social and economic
circumstances or for the public at18rge in the interests of S￿la1 welfare and with the object of improving the conditions
of life of th¢ said inhabitants. The Trustees confm they have Consulted the Charity Comrnission general guidance on
public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and futur¢ plans of the charity.
Achievements and performance
The year to 5th April 2024 was th¢ second full year of the Hall operating a cinema in the upstairs auditorium, following
major renovations and improvements during 2020. The operation has proved a success with more than 6.300 people
attending films and live streams in the course of the year again, making a surplus to support the Hall's operation as a
local amenity. There were more than 150 films and shows during the year achieving 46 % of capacity overall. Under 16
year olds made up 130/0 of the total audience The trustees continued to maintsin the Hall, a grad¢ 11 listed two storey
building, built in 1793, in the centre of Petworth's Market Square, letting it to klcal individuals and organisations, and to
ommercial users, for meeting5> concerts, sales, and all other purposes where this was possible. In due course, it is
planned to modemise and improve th¢ ground floor of the Hall. Hall funds are conserved for this purpose.

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Trustees Report for the peri(Kl ended 5th April 2024 (continued)
Daisy Drury. a Hall tn￿tee, leads a sub group with local businessman Alex Rees to manage the fjlm shows with help
from vounteers and trustees, notably Michael Peet. The Hall has an hourly paid employee to manage the regular films
and streamings. Vikki Wood continues to maintain the Hall'$ Fa¢¢book page to assist in maximising publicity and
lettings.
Costs remain tightly managed and are kept as low as possible oDly du¢ to the time spent by our volunteers and Trustees.
The knstees aim for future years Is to generate suftTicient inwme to run and maintsin the Hall and to ensure sufficient
funds are put away to pay for major r¢pairs.
Risks
The Trustees Consider the major risks to be the generation of sufficent income to meet the cost of running the Hall and
ensuring there are sufficient Funds put on one side to ensure that they can deal with any major repairs on this Grade ti
listed building.
Reserve Pollcy
The trustees are intending to spend much of the available fimds on improvements to the down$tsirs areas of the Hall
when plans are complete and to retain sufficient funds to ensure that they can deal with any major repairs on this Grnde
II listed building. The general Hall fund at 5th April 2024 was considered sutTicient to Cover day to day running
expenses.
At 5th April 2024 the ¢harity had funds of £691,199 (2023 £682206).
Trustees, respon$lbllltles In relatlon to the Flnanelal Statements
The trustees are respon5ibl¢ for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial ststements in a¢¢ordance with
applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Arxowiting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales require the trustees to prepare fmancial statements for each financial
year. which give a and fair vi¢w of the state of affairs of the charity and of th¢ incoming resources and application of
resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these fll)ancial statements, the trustees are required to..
Select suitsble accounting policies and then appty them consistently?
Observe the prin¢ipl¢s in the Charities SORP:
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and ￿udent.
stste whether applicable ac¢ounting standards have been followed, SUbj￿t to any material departures dtsclosed
and explained in the fjnancial statements;
Prepare th¢ financial statements on the going ¢on¢¢rn b&8is unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
¢harity will continue in operation.
The trnstees are responsible for keeping proper accounting record$ that disclose with reasonable ￿eUracY at any tirne the
fmancial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the fmancial ststements comply with the Charities Act
201 I, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the trnst deed. They are also responsible
for safeguarding th¢ ￿Sets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees:
J C O Miles- Chairnian

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERgS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
THE LECONFIELD HALL
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 5th April
2024 which are set out on pag¢s 4 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Charity's trnstees you are responsible for the preparation of th¢ accounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charities Act 20 I l ('th¢ Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out und¢r section 145 of the Act and in
carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicabl¢ Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5Xb) of the Act.
IndependeDt euminer's statemeDt
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters hav¢ Corne to my attention in connection
with th¢ ¢xamination giving m¢ cause to believe that in any material resp￿t.
accounting records were not kept in r¢speet of the charity as rquired by section 130 of the ACL or
the accounts do not accord with those records. or
3. the a¢¢ounts do not comply with the applicable wuirements ¢oncerning the forni and content of accounts set
out in the Chariti¢s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a￿Unts
give a 'tru¢ and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent ¢xamination.
I hav¢ no concerns and have Come across no other matt¢rs in Connection with the examination to which attention
should
wn in this report in order to ¢nable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
James Angus
rnett ACA
Martin and Company
Chartered Accountants
25 St Thomas Str¢¢t
Winchester
Hampshire
S023 9HJ
Date:14 Q 203¢

The Leconfield Hall CIO 1167354
Ststement of Financial Activities
For the year ¢nded 5th April 2024
T•l•l
Funds
05104r2023
05104Q024
03￿4￿024
05h)412024
INCOME AND ENDOWME￿ FROM..
R8i$iD8.Friellds Jch¢mB
863
328
328
I￿994
20.IJXI
863
17.715
17.715
21.677
Other Ir8dlry 8dSvlll
Bus ¥h¢ltsr r¢nt
ghows
Sd¢8 of drink8 4nd r•fr•th
25
49.431
16.634
23
49.431
49.743
13,689
106
OOJ7Q
IttV¢￿#•nt lorw• v•¢th•bl¢
8J71
8J71
4.0(Kl
TOTAL INCOME
93.JJO
20.ow ￿50 90.703
EXPENDITURE ON:
Cb•Atsble Actlvld
Cl¢anth8 & Cw¢tskift8M
8.885
2.439
4.078
9,132
1,712
5.179
Li* & H••t
RAt¢x& Wltcr
T￿lPhoN 4nd Wi Fi Trrtc￿d
2.117
8,322
8,463
42J4
1117
8J21
1,769
6,208
2224
1.708
16.189
45
51710 ￿72
4.151
850
Jso
Sd4ri¢s & Wa818
Cos¢ of sbo
7.741
30.736
7.313
370
46.160
7.741
736
7J13
370
7.718
31.148
9.360
350
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
103.726
94,398
NET SURPLUS
{3,695}
(8Jl}
13.170)
NET MOVEME]¥T IN FUNDS
(11.007)
4993
16,865)
36l.9l6
23.366
374 275
320390
619.071
Vulld ￿l￿n<* tarr1￿ forv*rd at S APT4 1fr24
316.924

The Leconfield Hall CIO 1167354
Balance Sheet as at 5th Aprll 2024
FL￿D A&SKT8:
Nots3
N¢l•4
495.143
63.098
55&241
65.701
567.036
Notr5
Note6
12,840
123.334
136.174
137181
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR:
cr￿.1¢￿ and
11718
12
NET CURREf4T ASSETS
123.965
691.199
INDOWMENT FUNDS:
L4¢onfitJd Hall BuilitiD8 ￿al￿Nd
300,0
IA924
20290
UNREsfRICTED FUNDSI
37437$
36l.9l6
JCOMI

The Leconfield Hall Charity CIO No. 1167354
Notes to the accounts
For the period ended 5th April 2024
I. STATUTORY INFORMATION
The L¢confield Hall is a charitabl¢ incorporated organisation, registered in England and Wales. The charity's
registered number and registetrd otTice address can be found in the Trustees, Report.
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) ACCOUNTING CONVENTtONS
Th¢ financial ststements of the charity. which is a public ben¢fJt entity, have been prepared in accordance
with the Statement of Recommended Practice." AcLx>unting and Reporting by Charities preparing their a¢¢ounts
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
issued in October 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS
102). the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice as it applies from I. January
2019. The fmancial statements have been pr¢pared under the historical cost Convention, as modified by the
valuation of investments.
The financial ststements have been prepa￿d to giv¢ a 'tru¢ and fair, view and have departed from the
Charities (A¢¢ounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the ext¢nt required to provide a 'true and fair,
vi¢w. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities pr¢paring their accounts
in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
issu¢d in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended
practice effective from Ilt April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
The trustees consider that there ar¢ no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going
¢onrxrn.
(b) INCOME
- Income from letting the Hall 1$ accounted for when the Charity is entitled to receipt. Although the Hall is an
endow￿ property the income g¢n¢rated is unrestricted.
- Income from grants, fund raisin& voluntary in￿me, investments and tsx refunds are accounted for included
when receivable.
- The value of donated services is not includ¢d in the fmancial statements.
(c) EXPENDITURE
Expenditure is recognis¢d as soon as there is legal or Constructive obligation committing the charity to that
expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will b¢ required in settlement and the amount of
the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basi4 in¢lusive of any
VAT whi¢h cannot be recovered.
(d) CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
These are the costs of managing the Hall.
(e) COST OF FUNDRAISING
These are the costs incurred generating voluntary income.
(D OTHER EXPENDITURE
Governance costs relate to th¢ costs as￿lated with rneeting th¢ constitutional and statutory requirements of
the Charity and include the independent ¢Mminer's fees and costs link¢d to th¢ strategic management of the
Charity.

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Notes to thc accounts (continued)
For the period ended 5th April 2024
2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
(g) TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION
Assets costing over £500 and with a lasting value a￿ ¢apitalised and included in the accounts at cost.
Improvements to property, lifts and seating are written off on a straight line b&8is over 20 years.
Ordinary equipm¢nt is WTitten off at 25 % on a reducing balance basis but major electroni¢ equipment is
written off on a straight line basis ov¢r 10 years.
The Grade 11 listed tK£onfield Hall building dates back more than 200 years and th¢ original ¢ost is not
known. Whilst th¢ rebuilding cost is estimated at £1.75million this is not Considered to be an appropriate
m¢thod for valuing the property and in view of its primary purpose of acting as a community hall it is included
in the accounts at the deemed cost at the dat¢ it was tt8nsferred into the charity. No depreciation is charged as
the Trustees consider the repairs and renewals charged through the Ststement of Financiaj A¢tiviti¢s to be
adequate to keep the Hall in a good state of r¢p&ir.
(h) INVESTMENTS
Investments are ststed at mid-price market value at the balanc¢ sheet date. The SOFA includes the net gains
and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated
as the differ¢nc¢ between the market value at the year end and opening market value.
(i) FUND ACCOUNTING
Unrestrict¢d general funds - these are funds which can be used in accordanL% with the charitable objects at the
discretion of the truste¢s.
R¢stri¢tsd funds can only be used for particular ￿stricted purposes within the objects of the Charity.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular r¢strict¢d purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

The Leconfield Hall CIO 1167354
Notes to th¢ accounts (continued)
For the year ended 5th April 2024
3 TkNGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Hdl L*ud &
T•tsl
IAI VAlu•ll•DI
(at ¢o•t
(at cwt)
5.04.23
202.8S3
122.418
23?66
625.271
23.366
S.IM.24
300.oc
202153
145.784
648.637
Depr¢Eh￿￿￿
at 5.04.23
70.448
7274
59.680
9.54)3
130.128
17,177
Di4M*Ii
at 5.Q4.24
77.722
69.583
147 305
N•t Vth¢
4t 5.04.24
125 131
501.332
5.04.23
62,738
495 143
4 FIXED A&SET ii¥vtsfMENf8
2023
63290
It 5.04.23
63,098
3.437
831
2.978
R¢v8]u#ic
at 5,04.24
S DEBTORS
1014
l.l42
6.667
l.Q77
2.766
PrepA￿ts
12.840

The Ixconfield Hall CIO 1167354
Notes to the accounts (continued)
For the year ended 5th April 2023
6 BANK ACCOUNfs& CASH
Cash
Cbarity d4pxi¢
10SJOO
105.500
17234
123334
127 923
llte cjwity HSBC BoDk PLC. 94 E4St Strett. ChiL*Lester. we￿ s￿8¥ex. POI9 IJ4D. •bd with Nat Wcst W 5 East Strrt Cbi¢b¢st¢r. P019 IHH.
The d¢witr**outst 1$ withThe COIF Cbuities DepM"t FUD4 CCLA JnvethneDI MwtJu¢ol IAd 80{J¢•p￿d￿ JJ¥tthn, E￿1v DZ
7 CRIDITORS
2024
1.687
218
12.209
8 ANALYSIS OF RESERVLS
N•t Cnriwht
Totsl
201 J32
65,704
107239
374.27S
16.924
16.924
JOI 332
124 163
9 FUNDS
10 STAFF COSTS AND TRusfKKw RKNIUNERATION
Then i* ￿ld￿ IKAuty b•m'4 10 marw the fihD 11￿5.
11 TRusfKE$ INDRMNITY INSURANCE
rru*¢¢i i￿au￿￿¢¢ of £1￿.[￿￿￿ b¥ indudpd ittthè Chthty• iMut8n¢•F*kw,