## **Annual Report For the year ended 31[st] March 2024**
## _**Distribution;**_
Trustees Staff Accountant Charity Commission (With the accounts) AGM for attendees
Issue Number: A Reason for issue. Comment Rev 0 Version Draft **Approved by chairman of Trustees** : M Griffiths Issue Date April 2024
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## **Annual Report**
**Sir John Brunner – Barnton Memorial Hall. Registered Charity Number 1174152 Annual Report Financial year 20223 – 2024**
## **The Principal address of the charity is**
Barnton Memorial Hall, 30A Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 4LH
## **Address for correspondence is**
Barnton Memorial Hall, 30A Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 4LH
## **The Charity’s Governing Documents.**
Scheme dated 4th August 2017 approved by the Charity Commission under the powers given in the Charities Act 1993.
## **The objectives and activities of the charity.**
The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Barnton and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including the use for;
Meetings, lectures and classes, and
Other forms or recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants
## **Achievement and performance in the year.**
The trustees and staff have hosted a variety of different events to bring our village together and to support those in need. The Memorial hall has become a hub of the community over the past few months.
## **Operations.**
The Hall has been running smoothly with the increase of cost of living. We have adapted to keeping costs down and are continuously shopping around for best prices.
## **Building and environment.**
The hall has undergone some maintenance and renewing over the past year.
Firstly the whole building has had 75% more cavity wall insulation installed which will help to keep the hall warm during the winter months and cooler in the summer. This will help to keep heating costs down and within a week users were stating they could feel the difference.
Secondly a new modern kitchen with new appliances has been installed .The users of the hall opinions were taken in to consideration when planning this to help fore fill their needs when in the hall.
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The main hall its self as well as the toilets have had a fresh paint adding a bit of colour throughout the building.
On the outside new facia boards and guttering has been replaced all around the building due to wear and tear from over the last 18 years.
We received a grant from the national lottery to replace the fire doors in the main hall in which we had other work completed out at the door footings which was a cost to the hall.
Finally we have had a new cctv system installed inside and outside the hall helping to cover a better range of the premises.
The Trustees have employed a handy man to take charge of the gardens, outside area and any jobs with in the hall. The gardens are looking lovey with the hedges cut and bulbs starting to show.
We run our Warm Hub for the villagers on a monthly basis, and are proud that we have managed to self-fund the warm hub with donations and fund raising. We are pleased to have enough funds to run the warm hub throughout the whole year.
We have held car boot sales and craft fairs throughout the year and have many more booked in.
The land Registry Office has now transferred all the documents for the old Charity (52009) and this is now all closed down.
Relations with our neighbours, Barnton F.C. and Northwich 1874 F.C, have improved with us working together to make match days and the halls event days as smoothly as possible. Teams now hire the hall on a regular basis.
The Trustees still support the view that they will offer, where possible, rooms free of charge for local public meetings, where there is no charge to the public.
## **Financial Review.**
The charity is in a reasonable financial position at the yearend although it made a loss of approx. £14,000 the amount of work carried out of the past few months shows the reason for loss. The Trustees continue to review the financial position from two aspects, the capital spend and the revenue spend for this year.
The Trustees applied for grants at the beginning of the year and then put them on hold whilst the halls maintenance was completed so a review of funds will be done and a decision on applying for grants again to be decided.
## **Capital money.**
The Trustees agree to maintain a reasonable reserve to cover future possible Health restrictions, continued maintenance and cost of major capital expenditure items.
The Trustees continue to keep an overview on the financial markets so that the best interest rates can be obtained for our funds
## **Revenue money.**
As already stated we returned a loss of approx £14K.
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The Trustees have used some of the reserved funds to complete maintenance and refurbs to the hall which was needed to help bring in more revenue and to keep the hall running at its best.
We have a reserve fund to cover operating the hall is we should need to close for a long period of time as well as if the hall would need any capital expenditure items such as re-roofing, hall main doors, car park resurfacing.
## **Names and address of relevant organisation and advisors to the charity.**
## **Bankers.**
Lloyds Bank plc. The Bull Ring, Northwich, Cheshire
## **Solicitors**
CFP. Winnington Street, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 1AF
Butcher & Barlow LLP, 3 Royal Mews, Northwich, CW9 7UD
## **Surveyors.**
Frank Marshall, 4 The Bull Ring, Northwich, Cheshire.CW9 4BS
## **Auditor**
Bennett Brookes, St Georges Court, Winnington Avenue, Northwich, Cheshire. CW8 4EE
## **Appointment of trustees.**
The trustees are appointed annually and under the constitution they are as follows.
- **Nine** representatives elected at the AGM, and Two co-opted members. (As the Trustees see fit).
Each of the following organisations can appoint one representative from their number to serve on the committee.
- The Machine Knitting club,
**The Sir John Brunner Trustees – Barnton Memorial Hall Committee Members as of March 2024**
Mathew Griffiths (Chairman)
Alan Moores (vice chairman and hall manager)
Rebecca Brierley
Robyn Jones
Kelly Watkin
Maggie Geoghegan
Melanie Bell
Alan Bell
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Jo Brown **Secretary to the Trustees** Lauren Pendlebury (Started June 2022) **The Following policies govern: The level of reserves.** Investment Reserves and Grants Policy Document **The selection of investments for the charity.** Investment Reserves and Grants Policy Document **The selection of individuals and institutions that are to receive grants the charity assets.** These are detailed in the Investment Reserves and Grants Policy Document **Specific investment powers of the trustees and their authority.** These are detailed in the Investment Reserves and Grants Policy Document **Other related charities and parties with whom we co-operate with in pursuit of our charitable objects.** Cheshire west and Chester **Major Risks to which the charity is exposed. None Systems designed to mitigate the above risks. Not required**
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**The organisational structure of the charity.**
## **The charity’s major assets**
With the old charity now been closed down all assets have been transferred to the CIO. 1174152 with all finances showing on last year’s financial report.
**Chairman’s report 2024** Thank you all for attending this 7[th] AGM of Sir John Brunner Barnton Memorial Hall. At our last AGM in 2023 the trustees decided that the hall would benefit to have a new chairman in which I accepted. It was proposed that Alan Moores to take vice chairman in which he also accepted.Over the past 12 months the hall has had some massive improvements made.
Firstly the Trustees all agreed to have the building insulated more to help with the heating costs, the main hall has been repainted a different colour
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and a new kitchen installed for the users to use. Outside the gutter boards and facia boards have all been replaced to make the building look more presentable. The cost of this is shown in financial report.
Are monthly warm hub continues to be very popular and we are still managing to self-fund this monthly gathering.
We are holding car boots and craft fairs which members of the community have asked for and they are been supported well. Relations with our neighbours, Barnton fc and Northwich 1874 continue on a friendly footing.
The trustees felt that we needed an extra pair of hand to maintain the gardens and any DIY jobs inside the hall. We interviewed Jason who accepted the role of the halls handyman.
We continue to have 3 caretakers who help with the running of the hall. We welcomed Caroline to the team in November after unfortunately Graham decided it was his time to leave.
This is my first year as chair and I am very happy in the ways its gone and I could not have done with the support of the Trustees and staff. Finally I would like to thank the caretakers, Pat, Caroline and Ali, Lauren the secretary and all the trustees for making the hall a nice friendly and happy place for all to use.
Thank you Signed M Griffiths Chairman Dated June 2024
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|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTSFROM**
Donationsandlegacies
**Charitableactivities**
Hallactivities
Othertradingactivities
Investmentincome
**Total**
**EXPENDITUREON**
**Charitableactivities**
Hallactivities
**NETINCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS**
Totalfundsbroughtforward
**TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD**
Notes
2
3
2024
Unrestricted
fund
£
693
6,736
26,314
1,004
34,747
50,073
(15,326)
79,734
64,408|2023
Total
funds
£
75,725
991
43,114
562|
|---|---|
||120,392
50,658
69,734
10,000|
||79,734
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**31March2024**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||2024|2023|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**FIXEDASSETS**||||
|Tangibleassets|6|3,800|2,423|
|**CURRENTASSETS**||||
|Debtors|7|940|943|
|Cashatbankandinhand||60,297|76,997|
|||61,237|77,940|
|**CREDITORS**||||
|Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear|8|(629)|(629)|
|**NETCURRENTASSETS**||60,608|77,311|
|**TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES**||64,408|79,734|
|**NETASSETS**||64,408|79,734|
|**FUNDS**|9|||
|Unrestrictedfunds||64,408|79,734|
|**TOTALFUNDS**||64,408|79,734|
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|Therewerenotrustees'expensespaidfortheyearended31March2024norfortheyearended31|March2023.|
|---|---|
|**COMPARATIVESFORTHESTATEMENTOFFINANCIALACTIVITIES**||
||Unrestricted|
||fund|
||£|
|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTSFROM**||
|Donationsandlegacies|75,725|
|**Charitable activities**||
|Hallactivities||
||991|
|Othertradingactivities|43,114|
|Investmentincome|562|
|**Total**|120,392|
|**EXPENDITUREON**||
|**Charitable activities**||
|Hallactivities||
||50,658|
|**NETINCOME**|69,734|
|**RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS**||
|Totalfundsbroughtforward|10,000|
|**TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD**|79,734|
|**TANGIBLEFIXEDASSETS**||
||Plantand|
||machinery|
||£|
|**COST**||
|At1April2023|3,011|
|Additions|2,200|
|At31March2024|5,211|
|**DEPRECIATION**||
|At1April2023|588|
|Chargeforyear|823|
|At31March2024|1,411|
|**NETBOOKVALUE**||
|At31March2024|3,800|
|At31March2023|2,423|
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##
|Prepayments
**8.**
**CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITmNONEYEAR**
Othercreditors
**9.**
**MOVEMENT**IN**FUNDS**
At1.4.23
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
79,734
**TOTALFUNDS**
79,734
--
Netmovementinfunds,includedintheaboveareasfollows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
34,747
**TOTALFUNDS**
34,747
--
**Comparativesformovementinfunds**
At1.4.22
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
10,000
**TOTALFUNDS**
10,000
--
Comparativenetmovementinfunds,includedintheaboveareasfollows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
120,392
---
**TOTALFUNDS**
120,392
---
---|2024
£
940
--
2024
£
629
--
Net
movement
infunds
£
(15,326)
(15,326)
--
Resources
expended
£
(50,073)
(50,073)
--
Net
movement
infunds
£
69,734
69,734
--
Resources
expended
£
(50,658)
---
(50,658)|2023
£
943
--
2023
£
629
--
At
31.3.24
£
64,408
64,408
--
Movement
infunds
£
(15,326)
(15,326)
--
At
31.3.23
£
79,734
79,734
--
Movement
infunds
£
69,734|
|---|---|---|
|||69,734|
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|**OTHERTRADINGACTIVITlliS**|||
|---|---|---|
||2024|2023|
||£|£|
|Fundraisingevents|785||
|Hallhire|25,529|26,948|
|Insurancerefunds||16,166|
||26,314|43,114|
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|**INVESTMENTINCOME**|||
||2024|2023|
||£|£|
|Depositaccountinterest|1,004|562|
||--|--|
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|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At1.4.22|infunds|31.3.24|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestrictedfunds**||||
|Generalfund|10,000|54,408|64,408|
|**TOTALFUNDS**|10,000|54,408|64,408|
||--|--|--|
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|infunds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestrictedfunds**||||
|Generalfund|155,139|(100,731)|54,408|
|**TOTALFUNDS**|155,139|(100,731)|54,408|
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|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTS**
**Donationsandlegacies**
Donations
Exceptionalitems
**Othel'tradingactivities**
Fundraisingevents
Hallhire
Insurancerefunds
**Investmentincome**
Depositaccountinterest
**Chal'itableactivities**
Grants
**Totalincomingl'esom·ces**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitableactivities**
Wages
Ratesandwater
Insurance
Lightandheat
Telephone
Postageandstationery
Sundries
Gardening
Maintenance
Cleaning
Floor
Buildingimprovements
Depreciationoftangiblefixedassets
**Supportcosts**
**Govemancecosts**
Accountancyfees
Professionalfees
Totalresourcesexpended
**Net(expenditul'e)/income**|2024
£
693
---
693
785
25,529
---
26,314
1,004
6,736
---
34,747
18,211
1,054
1,417
3,535
392
323
_699_
572
1,580
1,426
18,937
823
48,969
630
474|2024
£
693
---
693
785
25,529
---
26,314
1,004
6,736
---
34,747
18,211
1,054
1,417
3,535
392
323
_699_
572
1,580
1,426
18,937
823
48,969
630
474|2023
£
336
75,389
---
75,725
26,948
16,166|
|---|---|---|---|
||||43,114
562
991
120,392
15,588
1,217
1,069
4,208
443
622
972
806
3,448
424
19,973
670
588
---
50,028
630
---
630
---
50,658
69,734
---|
|||48,969
630
474||
|||1,104||
||50,073
---
(15,326)
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|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTSFROM**
Donationsandlegacies
**Charitableactivities**
Hallactivities
Othertradingactivities
Investmentincome
**Total**
**EXPENDITUREON**
**Charitableactivities**
Hallactivities
**NETINCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS**
Totalfundsbroughtforward
**TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD**
Notes
2
3
2024
Unrestricted
fund
£
693
6,736
26,314
1,004
34,747
50,073
(15,326)
79,734
64,408|2023
Total
funds
£
75,725
991
43,114
562|
|---|---|
||120,392
50,658
69,734
10,000|
||79,734
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||.**BalanceSheet**
**31March2024**|||
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|||2024|2023|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**FIXEDASSETS**||||
|Tangibleassets|6|3,800|2,423|
|**CURRENTASSETS**||||
|Debtors|7|940|943|
|Cashatbankandinhand||60,297|76,997|
|||61,237|77,940|
|**CREDITORS**||||
|Amountsfallingduewithinoneyear|8|(629)|(629)|
|**NETCURRENTASSETS**||60,608|77,311|
|**TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES**||64,408|79,734|
|**NETASSETS**||64,408|79,734|
|**FUNDS**|9|||
|Unrestrictedfunds||64,408|79,734|
|**TOTALFUNDS**||64,408|79,734|
|ThefinancialstatementswereapprovedbytheBoardofTrusteesandauthorisedforissueon**.......Jz:.f****_:J/~.'t............. _**andwere
_'?i_imbe~halfby:||||
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|Therewerenotrustees'expensespaidfortheyearended31March2024norfortheyearended31|March2023.|
|---|---|
|**COMPARATIVESFORTHESTATEMENTOFFINANCIALACTIVITIES**||
||Unrestricted|
||fund|
||£|
|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTSFROM**||
|Donationsandlegacies|75,725|
|**Charitable activities**||
|Hallactivities||
||991|
|Othertradingactivities|43,114|
|Investmentincome|562|
|**Total**|120,392|
|**EXPENDITUREON**||
|**Charitable activities**||
|Hallactivities||
||50,658|
|**NETINCOME**|69,734|
|**RECONCILIATIONOFFUNDS**||
|Totalfundsbroughtforward|10,000|
|**TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD**|79,734|
|**TANGIBLEFIXEDASSETS**||
||Plantand|
||machinery|
||£|
|**COST**||
|At1April2023|3,011|
|Additions|2,200|
|At31March2024|5,211|
|**DEPRECIATION**||
|At1April2023|588|
|Chargeforyear|823|
|At31March2024|1,411|
|**NETBOOKVALUE**||
|At31March2024|3,800|
|At31March2023|2,423|
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|Prepayments
**8.**
**CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITmNONEYEAR**
Othercreditors
**9.**
**MOVEMENT**IN**FUNDS**
At1.4.23
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
79,734
**TOTALFUNDS**
79,734
--
Netmovementinfunds,includedintheaboveareasfollows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
34,747
**TOTALFUNDS**
34,747
--
**Comparativesformovementinfunds**
At1.4.22
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
10,000
**TOTALFUNDS**
10,000
--
Comparativenetmovementinfunds,includedintheaboveareasfollows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestrictedfunds**
Generalfund
120,392
---
**TOTALFUNDS**
120,392
---
---|2024
£
940
--
2024
£
629
--
Net
movement
infunds
£
(15,326)
(15,326)
--
Resources
expended
£
(50,073)
(50,073)
--
Net
movement
infunds
£
69,734
69,734
--
Resources
expended
£
(50,658)
---
(50,658)|2023
£
943
--
2023
£
629
--
At
31.3.24
£
64,408
64,408
--
Movement
infunds
£
(15,326)
(15,326)
--
At
31.3.23
£
79,734
79,734
--
Movement
infunds
£
69,734|
|---|---|---|
|||69,734|
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|**OTHERTRADINGACTIVITlliS**|||
|---|---|---|
||2024|2023|
||£|£|
|Fundraisingevents|785||
|Hallhire|25,529|26,948|
|Insurancerefunds||16,166|
||26,314|43,114|
||---|---|
|**INVESTMENTINCOME**|||
||2024|2023|
||£|£|
|Depositaccountinterest|1,004|562|
||--|--|
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|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At1.4.22|infunds|31.3.24|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestrictedfunds**||||
|Generalfund|10,000|54,408|64,408|
|**TOTALFUNDS**|10,000|54,408|64,408|
||--|--|--|
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|infunds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestrictedfunds**||||
|Generalfund|155,139|(100,731)|54,408|
|**TOTALFUNDS**|155,139|(100,731)|54,408|
||--|--|--|
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|**INCOMEANDENDOWMENTS**
**Donationsandlegacies**
Donations
Exceptionalitems
**Othel'tradingactivities**
Fundraisingevents
Hallhire
Insurancerefunds
**Investmentincome**
Depositaccountinterest
**Chal'itableactivities**
Grants
**Totalincomingl'esom·ces**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Charitableactivities**
Wages
Ratesandwater
Insurance
Lightandheat
Telephone
Postageandstationery
Sundries
Gardening
Maintenance
Cleaning
Floor
Buildingimprovements
Depreciationoftangiblefixedassets
**Supportcosts**
**Govemancecosts**
Accountancyfees
Professionalfees
Totalresourcesexpended
**Net(expenditul'e)/income**|2024
£
693
---
693
785
25,529
---
26,314
1,004
6,736
---
34,747
18,211
1,054
1,417
3,535
392
323
_699_
572
1,580
1,426
18,937
823
48,969
630
474|2024
£
693
---
693
785
25,529
---
26,314
1,004
6,736
---
34,747
18,211
1,054
1,417
3,535
392
323
_699_
572
1,580
1,426
18,937
823
48,969
630
474|2023
£
336
75,389
---
75,725
26,948
16,166|
|---|---|---|---|
||||43,114
562
991
120,392
15,588
1,217
1,069
4,208
443
622
972
806
3,448
424
19,973
670
588
---
50,028
630
---
630
---
50,658
69,734
---|
|||48,969
630
474||
|||1,104||
||50,073
---
(15,326)
---
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