TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 01.10.24 to 30.09.25
BEDALE HALL CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Charity number 1171403
Reference and administration details.
Charity’s address: Bedale Hall, North End, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1AA.
The trustees hold the property on a 999-year lease from North Yorkshire Council, who retain the freehold.
Trustees holding office on 30.09.24:
| Trustee name | Office | Appointing body |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Barningham | chairman | |
| John Critchlow | treasurer | |
| Yvonne Rose | ||
| Judith Asquith | ||
| John Noone | vice-chair | |
| David Ingram | ||
| John Howe | Bedale Town Council | |
| Carl Les | Aiskew Parish Council | |
| Richard Clare | ||
| Carol-Anne Gill | ||
| Clive Pointon | ||
Professional advice is provided by:
Solicitor: Eccles Heddon & Co., South End, Bedale, N. Yorkshire. Valuer: George F. White, South End, Bedale, N Yorks.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing instrument: Lease and Constitution.
Management: The charity’s affairs are managed by the Trustees, of whom two in each case are appointed by Bedale Town Council and Aiskew Parish Council. All trustees live in the Bedale district and are elected at the Annual General Meeting for a threeyear term. The Trustees meet typically six times a year.
The Bedale Hall Trust (Charity number 700687) converted to Bedale Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (working title – Bedale Hall) on 1[st] February 2017. The Charity Commission has since agreed to merge the two charities.
Objectives and Activities
The object of the CIO is to further or benefit the residents of the area defined by the boundary of Bedale and the surrounding areas, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:
To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
Main activities in relation to these objects:
Public rooms, including the 18[th] century ballroom and meeting rooms, are available for community use or private hire. The charity runs and provides facilities for the Bedale Museum and the Bedale and District Tourist Information Centre. These are staffed and operated by volunteers.
The charity also provides facilities for the Bedale Youth Venue and for the Bedale Community Library, which are also run by volunteers.
The remainder of the building is let to tenants to provide an income for the maintenance of the building and its operation as a community facility.
Achievements and performance 01.10.24 to 30.09.25
Many of our offices are let to small businesses, so inevitably there are changes in tenancies as some require more space than we can offer or change their plans. This year, two tenants have left and two have moved into vacant offices. The Museum has taken over the one vacant office rent-free on a temporary basis while its other office space is inaccessible. Other rooms continue to be occupied by the Bedale Museum, Tourist Information Centre, Town Council, Youth Venue and the Community Library. The continued closure of the main entrance lobby due to instability of the ceiling plasterwork has continued to prevent access to four offices but temporary boarding has now provided safe passageways to both the Museum and the main toilets. Scaffolding continues to support the ceiling but work is currently on hold pending decisions on funding. Private hire of the community facilities has consequentially been adversely affected, while the management office continues to occupy part of the Conference Room facilities.
With the provision of access, a new group of volunteers has been formed to manage the Museum. A major expenditure has been the replacement of the gas-fired heaters in the Community Library, with balanced flues replacing chimney emissions. A fiveyearly electrical condition report has been undertaken and followed up. Following internal redecoration, the wooden floor of the passage leading to the lift has been re-
stained. Externally, the CCTV system has been extended and the old car park barrier better secured, following an accident to a passing car. On the management side, we have updated our policies and fire risk assessment and six-monthly meetings with tenants have continued.
Financial review
Income generated by the Hall remained constant at £22,000. Expenditure on electricity was halved compared with the previous year, which included payments in arrears, but North Yorkshire Council reclaimed two previous yearly payments for buildings insurance and there was extra expenditure on repairs and maintenance. Overall, the Hall recorded a trading surplus of £4,000 but spent a further £12,000 on major projects. The Tourist Information Centre balanced its budget and the Museum recorded a net deficit of £3,500. At the end of the year, cash funds available to the Hall stood at £55,000, while the Tourist Information Centre and the Museum held cash funds of £22,000 and £8,500, respectively. These figures have all been rounded to the nearest £500.
It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain significant reserves to guard against emergency repairs to this historic grade 1 listed building or a sudden loss of income from tenants, most of whom are required to give only a few months’ notice.
Annual Report prepared by J Critchlow (treasurer), December 2025.
Charity Name No (if any) Bedale Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation 1171403 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01.10.24 30.09.25
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted fund Museum |
Restricted fund TIC |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Office rents and service charges | 80,534 | - | - | 80,534 | 83,318 | ||||
| Casual lettings | 27,766 | - | - | 27,766 | 28,711 | ||||
| Fund raisingand donations | 948 | 478 | 1,426 | 71 | |||||
| Interest on deposit accounts | 1,987 | 446 | 2,433 | 2,551 | |||||
| Grants | 7,745 | 7,745 | 7,207 | ||||||
| Profits on sales | 3,971 | 3,175 | 7,146 | 3,273 | |||||
| Refunds and insurance claims | 810 | - | 810 | 939 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | 123,761 | - | 4,099 | 127,860 | 126,070 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||
| etc. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total receipts | 123,761 | 123,761 | - | - | 4,099 | 4,099 | 127,860 | 127,860 | 126,070 |
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Electricity, gas and water 34,180 1,083 35,263 51,275 Insurance and Rates 16,311 549 509 17,369 3,292 Caretaking and cleaning 19,216 19,216 18,691 Administration costs 25,689 567 589 26,845 25,955 Advertising, publicity and exhibitions 25 788 813 23 Training and conservation 2,315 2,315 Repairs and maintenance 17,703 312 18,015 11,132 Rents and room hire - Sundry expenditure 2,589 798 3,387 6,538 - - - - - Sub total 118,028 1,116 4,079 123,223 116,906 A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. 11,821 11,821 20,948 Total payments 129,849 1,116 4,079 135,044 137,854 ~~ee~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 6,088 | - 6,088 | - 1,116 | - 1,116 | 20 | 20 | - 7,184 | - 11,784 | |
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 72,535 | 72,535 | 9,651 | 9,651 | 22,128 | 104,314 | 116,099 | ||
| Cash funds this year end | 66,447 | 66,447 | 8,535 | 8,535 | 22,148 | 22,148 | 97,130 | 104,315 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/11/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted fund | Restricted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | Details | funds | Museum | fund TIC | ||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | 22,607 8,529 2,103 43,840 - 20,000 - 6 45 66,447 8,535 22,148 Bank - current account Deposit account Cash Total cash funds ~~SSeS~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | |||||
| account(s)) | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted fund | Restricted | ||||
| funds | Museum | fund TIC | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—_——~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Cost (optional) | |||
| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~ee~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Cost (optional) | |||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~tee~~ |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | Amount due | ||||
| Details | liability relates | (optional) | (optional) | |||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
- - - - - Date of approval 01.12.25 Print Name John Edward Critchlow Signature 2 27/11/2025 ~~———~~ |
CIIARITY COMMISSION Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts Section A Independent Examinef's Report Repoil lo the IIu51ee5/mefflbeis ol BÉOdLÉ HALL CIO. Otb accounls loi Ihe yeai ended 30 Olis (harily no (il any) Sel out on pages {lemernl to InLILHk IjIT$ ol eldI11 St1) j Re¥rtive fesponsibilities of tmstees and The chaiity's Iiuslees consider that an audit is not iequiied fof this yeai (under geclion examinei 43(2) ol the Charities Acl 1993 (the Act), as amended by 5.28 of the Chaiilies Act 2006) and Ihal an independenl examinalion is needed. It Is my responsibility to: exaffline the accounls (under section 43 of the Act, as amended). lo lollow Ihe pioced4Jres laid down in the Geneial Direclions given by Ihe Chaiily Commission (undei secliotl 43(7){b) ol ihe Acl. as amended); and to slate whether parliculai malleis have come lo my allenlion. BaS ot independent examinerfs stement My examination was cariied out in accordance with General Directions given by the (haiity Commi55ion. An examination includes a review ol the ac(ounling records kepl by Ihe charity and a comparison ol the 6ccoun15 piesenled wilh those records. 11 also includes consideialion ol any unusual ilems Of disclosuies in the accounls, and seeking explanèlions Iiom the Iiuslees concerning any 5LEch mallers. The pioceduie5 undertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence ihal would be required in on audil. and consequenily I do nol expiess an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examinerfs statement In the couise ol my examinalion. no mallei has come lo my allention {oihei Ihan that disclosed below-): (11 which gives me reasonable cèu5e lo believe thal in, any material ie5pecl, the truslees have not mei Ihe iequiiemenls lo ensure Ihal.. pioper accounting (ecoids are kept (in accoidance with section 41 ol Ihe Act),. and accounts ale prepaied which agiee with the accounting iecords and cofflply wilh Ihe aicouttling requiiemenls ol the Acl,. Of (2) to which. in ffly opinion. atlenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ol Ihe accounts lo be leached. ° Please delete Ihe words in the brackets il they do nol apply. Signed Date 11 1202 Name ehu. eAKt4£LL Relevant prolessional qualili(alion(s) 01 body (il any) Address IS Zift¥i CLOS P4. Y¢)4¥fJrfi K I>L£ Iu IER April 2007