**The Village Hall, Littlemore Chairman’s Annual Report for 2025** 

The past year has been an active one for the Village Hall. We continue to provide a home for a variety of groups, community activities, private parties and family celebrations. Our building improvement plans are progressing well. Maintenance work has continued, but no major expenses have been incurred this year. We continue to look for more volunteers to help us manage the hall. 

**Administration** . In addition to the AGM, the committee met eight times during the year. The accounts were produced and inspected, and the annual return to the Charity Commission submitted on time. We remain without a Treasurer and have only a small managing committee. 

**Finance.** This year has seen a considerable increase in our accumulated funds, as we work towards our major building improvement project. This is mainly due to the receipt of two grants from Littlemore Parish Council. The larger was a payment towards the cost of two ramps enabling disability access. The smaller was a contribution to the cost of repairing the front boundary wall. Income from lettings and events has remained steady, and there have been no major unforeseen expenses. We end the year with a solid start of £35,000 in our Building Fund. 

**Improvements.** Work towards Stage Two of our building improvement plans has continued. This aims to reduce our carbon footprint and make the hall more comfortable to use and cheaper to run. Early in the year we obtained two tenders for this work, which enabled us to set a target for fundraising of £225,000. Early grant applications to the City Council and the Green Fund were unsuccessful, but since then we have done more work on community engagement and local fundraising. We have plans in place to apply to six external funders. 

Planning for Stage Three, the replacement of the existing extensions with new kitchen, toilets and lobby, has also progressed. We have received written feedback from the Planning Department from the pre-planning meeting we had with their representatives. We have been working on refining the floor plan, and developing a design for the new front entrance in line with their recommendations. 

**Use of the hall.** Regular use of the hall continues to provide our main income. Weekly users have included Pop-up Pilates, Sing and Sign, Le Petit Club Francais, Living in Fitness, and New Life Church. New groups included Play and Stay (for toddlers), and Better Balance (for older people). Bingo was enjoyed twice a month, and The Oxfordshire Woodturners and the Parish Council meet monthly. Oxford Insight Meditation continued to book four times a year, and we have hosted several training sessions for the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, and for local NHS units. One-off bookings include many family celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and wakes, as well as use as a Polling Station. 

**Events.** Saturday Afternoon Teas have been held every month except September, but attendance was very variable. In March, we provided refreshments to those 



taking part in the annual Littlemore Litterpick, and in November we held a Christmas Craft Fair, both very successful afternoons. 

**Volunteers.** I would like to thank all our Trustees and volunteers for their hard work during the year. My committee has continued to be highly supportive, and undertake essential tasks without which we could not operate. Thank you to Maggie Willis for dealing with bookings and caretaking, to Julian Armistead for providing the minutes of our meetings, and to June White for her work in the garden and at events. 

We remain in urgent need of more volunteers, committee members and Trustees to take the Hall into the future. 

Claire Drinkwater Chair of Trustees March 2026 



Balance Sheol
THE VILLAGE HALL. LIThLEMORE (Rgg no: 11688821
formerly Llttlernore Village Hall
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
Currgnt Assets
Cash in hand
Lloyds Bank Current Account
Lloyds Bank Business Savings Actx)unt
131.40
871.38
48.866.03
95.60
2,839.42
25,607.10
49,868.81
28,542.12
Represents-
Accumulated Funds:
un￿strICted
Balan￿ Brought foTrvard
Surplus1 (Defictt) for the period
Change in Restricted Funds
28,267.12
43,184.39
21,326.69 (15.417.271
0.00
500.00
Balance carried forward
49,593.81
28.267.12
Restrlcted Funds:
Safegua￿1n91Fl1SI Aid TTrining
275.00
275.00
Balance canied forwared
275.00
275.00
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
Year ended 31 December 2025
Re￿iptS
Payrnenls
Surplus {deficill on Cash
40,664.21
26,748.60
119,373.321 142,196.271
35.80
30.40
SU￿luSI(DefKit)
21.326.69 115,417.271
This represents:
Unrestricted funds
RestrKled Funds
21.326.69 114,917.271
0.00
1500.001
21,326.69 11S,417.271
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Income
THE VILLAGE HALU LIThLEMORE (Reg no: 11688821
formerly Littlemore Vlllage Hall
2025
2024
INCOME:
No￿￿O¢urrent hlre:
One-off Hall HiTe
4,916.75
2,952.00
Polling
375.00
750.00
Rggular Hall Hlre:
Acute Training
BBO
Better Balance
Bingo
Brownies
Copli Church
Dance praCt￿e - Zuzanna
Growing Minds {PEEPLEI
Inspire5 Tui(N)n
Lilllemore Parish Council
Living in Fitness
New Life Church
Oxford Insoht Meditation
Pelil Club Francais
Pilates
Sing and Sign
Village Band
Woodtuiner5
Yoga
3,366.00
324.00
112.00
1,740.00
1,910.00
57.50
110.00
28.00
270.00
110.00
997.00
105.00
4,909.50
88.00
2,690.00
247.50
244.00
699.50
4,783.50
il
540.00
1,321.50
3,186.00
1,705.00
1,140.00
550.00
513.00
1,209.00
1,644.00
1,847.00
1,084.00
663.80
2,069.00
Fundraising:
Coffee Shop and Bakery
884.71
1,682.51
Donations
Piize d¥aw
135.00
481 00
50.00
other:
Refund for caffl reader
8ank interest
Chair hire
Gazebo hire
0.00
277.93
30.00
80.00
321.29
20.00
Grants
Litllemore Parish Council
14,192.82
TOTAL INCOME
40,664.21
26,748.60
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Expenditur8
THE VILLAGE HALL, u￿L£MoRE (Reg ho.. 11688821
lom￿lly Llffitemore Vlll¥go H411
2025
2024
Yearly Runnlnq Costs and Malntsnance:
In8urance
Gas safety
Electncgl safety
Training
Refuse disposal
Gas
Electricity
Busintsss Rates
Walar
subscript￿n5
Cle8ning ServK85
Cleaning consumabl85.C8rel8king suppl￿$
Hardwa
Adv&rtising
Bak8ry cOn8urrÉb￿S 8nd sTr011 eqUIpTh￿TrI
Administr8tNe expenses
nd0*4 c￿aning
Fire ÈxtinguLsh8rs- testing and r8pLgceTrni
Rgp8ir3nd maint8nance- 8rrAII
Drains
Pest control
Gras8 Cutting and garden 50rvic8s
Treè surgery
G8rd8n oxpenses
Secunly
Pkqno tuning
Outdoor equipment
Storage trolbys
Website
W-FI
Curtain5
Refund
1,117.33
126.00
2.065.00
o.no
420.64
950.33
511.54
227.54
481.55
80.00
1,820.00
317.80
0.00
0.00
38.86
33.62
402.00
340.16
1.250.41
1.702.40
0.00
280.00
0.00
35.12
45.90
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
451 80
0.00
78.80
1,090.52
102.00
0.00
0.00
531 93
739.31
455.16
86.45
40S.52
50.00
1,505.00
387.46
95.99
0.00
103.11
0.00
330.00
0.00
1.780.00
0.00
160.00
590.00
1.022.00
6.68
0.00
0.00
0.00
13.50
188.00
460.80
621.75
12.766 80 10.725.18
Larg£r ProJeGts'.
Cent&nary project satgÈ 2- telling
BU1￿Ing regs fee
Architect IManrf•sll
Bal surv8y
0.00
900.00
720.00
1.540.00
1.880.00
0.00
Cèntenary pr0￿ct stage 3
Architect IM8nrfesti-
1,620.72
273.DO
Cèntenary pmi8cI stage 1 Idisablily 8CC8S51
Ar¢hitect Imanrfèsll
Bu1￿1ng contracto
0.00
0.00
237.26
2.265.83
O¢her r8pa
Car pa¢rf re-surfacing
8oundary wall ￿Pair6
0.00
2,725.00
0.00
4.750.00
2,976.00 18,000.00
6,216.72 31,471.09
Fund raising
Priz& draw 8xp&nsas
Prizè draw winnars
89.80
300.00
0.00
0.00
TOTAL EXPENSES
19,373.32 42,196.27
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Movement on Restricted Funds
TrIE VILLAGE HALL LI￿LEMoRE (Reg no: 1168882)
fornierly Littlemore Village Hall
MOVEMENTS ON RESTRICTED FUNDS 31 December 2025
Movement in year
In
Out
Blwd
Safe9uardingl First Aid training
Boundary wall repaires
275.00
275.00
500.00
0.00
500.00
500.00
27
275
Nel ￿)vernOnt on reslricled fund5
0.00
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Reserves held at 31 December
THE VILLAGE HALL, LirrLEMORE (Reg no.. 1168882)
formerly Littlemore Vlllage Hall
RESERVES HELD AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
RESTRICTED
Safeguardingl Fitsl Ald training
275.00
275.00
275.00
275.00
UNRESTRICTED
Unrestricted balances at 31 December are
49,593.81
28 267.12
Of these there is a pwdenl reserve of
10.000.00 10,000.00
Other designated reserves..
Buildings project
35,000.00 12,000.00
Unallocaled
4,593.81
6,267.12
49.593.81
28 267.12
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ttnk RecoTKxIoi￿n
THE VILLAGE FLALL. uTTLE￿RE (Rfjo 11888821
f¢rm•rfy Li¢U•rnorw Villxgp Hall
Ae¢x)unts 2025
Mlln
Op•nirvJ 8lllanc•
2.839A2
25.607.10
In¢om
549.60
1A34.50
3.722.10
1.469.00
16.362.62 117.205.771
2,249.50
(2,436.301
2.876.00
rJ.216.921
1,196.25
2.504.50
3.489.25
2.25d.96
7.594.00
In(x)n*
2,021.05
24.22
Exponso¥
0.00 2,021.05
24.2?
(600.001 1578 891
1.522.25
1.522.25
13.519.59
1800.001 12.919.59
2.024.SS
0.00 2,024.5S
2.274.80
0.00 2.274.80
28.36
0.00
28.36
25.37 {1,$00.001 11.474.631
422.01 {t Joo.001 1877.991
2.D23.19
0.00 2.023 19
4.793.43 11,441 001 3.352.43
January
F￿b￿ary
March
Ap
May
June
JLdy
Augu31
S8Pt8nknèr
Odober
Nov4n**r
p,314.371 11,764.771
201.68
1.OS8 63
1331.611
1843.151
1186.801
1340.921
1,059.87
(995.241
579.45
1330 701
(72.481
1.074.65
1.276.33
2.332.96
2.001.35
1.1$8.20
971 AO
630.48
1.690.35
895.11
1,274.56
943.86
871.38
27,626.15
25,652.37
27,073A8
28,595.73
41.515.32
43,S39.87
45.814.67
4S.843.03
44,368AO
43.490.41
45,513.60
48.866.03
(2.665.471
[3.499.741
P.909.801
(2.585.661
(7.666.481
Cltssing Balancé
45.702.28 147,670.321
28.699.93 15,441.001
48,866.03
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Independent examlrrtrfs report to the trvstees of THE VILLAGE HA￿ LIThLEMORE
(reg no. 1168882)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Vlllage Hall, Littlemore for the year
endetl 31" December 2025
Respon$lbilities and basls of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the ACVI
report in respect of my examlnatlon of the Trusts accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable ￿'rectionS given by
the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have ¢ompleted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination qivin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect..
l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
the Act,. or
2. Thè accounts do not èeeord those re¢ords,' or
3. The Ktounts do not comply with the appIl￿ble fequirements concerning the form and
contents of attounts sÈt out in the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl lie8ulations 2CK18
other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a
mattel considered as part of the independent examination.
I have no conceTns and have come a¢fOSS no other matters in Connection with the examination to
which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Siined:
Name.. Julia Ellen Bro¢klesby
Professional qualification- A550ciation of Accounting Technicians IAAT)
Address: 29, Long Lane, Oxford OX4 3TN
Date.. 28, March 2026

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of THE VILLAGE HALL, LITTLEMORE** 

## **(reg no. 1168882)** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Village Hall, Littlemore for the year ended 31[st] December 2025 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’) 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trusts accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and contents of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of the independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Signed: 

Name: Julia Ellen Brocklesby 

Professional qualification: Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) 

Address: 29, Long Lane, Oxford OX4 3TN 

Date: 28[th] March 2026