2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[ st ] April 2023 Period start date To 31[ st ] March 2024 Period end date

Charity name: The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne-with-Hest Church Hall)

Charity registration number: 1175313

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide and maintain a church hall for the benefits of local churches and the community.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The Church Hall is used for various activities of the two Churches and the community which have increased further over the year.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have been mindful of requirements at all time.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Trustees and volunteers support these activities.

Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference The Hall was in use for the whole year by the churches and the community. Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Bookings of the hall range from church led Mother and toddler groups, exercise for the elderly and Church functions. Community activities including Yoga, Pilates, Zumba and language and art groups together with Parkinson’s Groups. and Carer’s groups.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	The Hall continues to be well received by the community.
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position of the Trust is considered secure with a reasonable expectation that letting revenue will cover future funding income costs in future.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£105,195.96
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Community bookings
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	None Currently
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		One trust established by constitution.
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The local Anglican and United Reformed churches nominated 3 trustees each. Those trustees agreed to invite a chairman who is independent of these two churches.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details Ch

Charity name	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne-with-Hest Church Hall)
Other name the charity uses	None
Registered charity number	1175313
Charity’s principal address	Church Hall Shady Lane Slyne with Hest LA2 6JL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
	Moira Ann Hallam	Chair	Tru stee s
	Clifford Mark Elley	Secretary	St Luk e’s Chu rch
	Brenda Joyce Mills	Treasurer	Hes t Ban k UR C
	Valerie Gill		Hes t Ban k UR C
	David Malcolm Ruddick		Hes t Ban k UR C
	Martin John Wakelin		St Luk e’s Chu rch
	Alan Lesley Hipple		Deceased 20/07/2023 St Luk e’s Chu rch Appointed15/11/2023 St Lule ’s Chu rch
	Anthony Milburn

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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

• Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Brenda Joyce Mills David David Malcolm Ruddick Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 17/11/2024

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		The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with	Charity No (if
		Hest Church Hall			any)	1175313
		Receipts and Payments Accounts					CC16a
		For the period from		To
			1-Apr-23		Period end date	31-Mar-24
Section A	Statement of financial activities

	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with Hest Church Hall	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with Hest Church Hall	The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with Hest Church Hall	Charity No (if any)	1175313	CC16a
	Receipts and Payments Accounts
	For the period from	1-Apr-23	To	Period end date	31-Mar-24
Section A S	tatement of financial activities
A1 Receipts		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds 2021 Prior year funds 2020 to the nearest £1 to the nearest £1 to the nearest £1 to the nearest £1 to the nearest £1
Donations - Hest Bank URC - Other Hiring of Hall Café Takings Insurance Claim Bank Interest received Grants received		-	-		-
				-	-
		23,477	-	-	23,477	23,419
		862	-	-	862	768
			-		-	673
		848	-	-	848	156
			-		-
A3 Payments A4 Assets Purchased Heat Recovery/Air Conditioner System Total Payments A6 Cash funds last year Cash funds held at year end Hall Running Expenses Maintenance and Cleaning Utilities Property Insurance Administration Sundry Expenses Café Purchases Total Receipts Sub Total Sub Total Net Receipts 1		25,187	-	-	25,187	25,016
			-		-
		13,855	-	-	13,855	7,540
		4,837			4,837	3,131
		1,272			1,272	1,236
		2,482			2,482	2,066
		1,131	-		1,131	1,014
		23,577			23,577	14,987
		523	-	-	523	478
		24,100	-	-	24,100	15,465
						7,813
		-	-			-
		-	-			7,813
		24,100	-		24,100	23,278
		-	-	-	-
		1,087	-	-	1,087	1,738
		45,115		58,994	104,109	102,371
		46,202		58,994	105,196	104,109

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Se¢lion A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl of The Elspeth J Thompson Memorial Trust (Slyne with Hest Church Hall On accounts for the year anded 31 March 2024 Charity no lif any) 1175313 Set out on pages 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the AGr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination which gives me ause to believe that in, any material respect." accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wrth the accounting records Independent examiner's Statement I have no con￿rn$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 6 November 2024 Name: David Russell Longton Relevant professional qualffi&thn(s) or body (if any}: The Instrtute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA) Address: 9 Tovm End, Bolton le Sands, Camforth Section B Disclosure None Required. IER October 2018