Ramsdell Church & Village Hall Unaudited report and accounts For the year end 31[st] March 2024 

Charity Number 1177240 

Charity Number 

1177240 



|Charity Name|Ramsdell Church & Village Hall|
|---|---|
|Address|Ramsdell|
||Hampshire|
||RG26 5RE|
|Trustees|Janet Markwick|
||John Davies|
||David Finch|
||Giles Gaskell|
||Alison Kelly|
|Independent Reviewer|James Lee|



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## **Structure & Governance** 

The trust registered as a charity with number 1177240 in February 2018 Trustees are appointed by the Parish Church Council and the Village Hall Management committee. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The principal objectives of the charity are to provide and run a newly built village hall for use by the inhabitants of the village of Ramsdell and the surrounding area. In following these objectives, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission 

## **Reserve Policy** 

It has been the Trustees' policy to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover expenditure incurred in relating to planning, funding professional fees in fulfilling plans for the new village hall. 

## **Financial results** 

As reported in the accompanying Statement of Financial Activities, there was a deficit of income over expenditure of (£15,726) (2023 deficit £128,994) The income in the year relates to hire of hall and small lottery income, ongoing fundraising and donations received towards the New Ramsdell Church and Village Hall project. A repayment of £22,500 was made to towards the £80,000 loan draw down, leaving a loan balance of £57,500. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

During the year the new village usage grew significantly and is now in regular use by local community groups and members of the public from the surrounding villagers and small businesses. Further funding and grants are being sought to complete the landscaping around the site and to add lighting to the carpark area. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees. 


Janet Markwick 17 January 2025 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/ members of** Ramsdell Church & Village Hall **On accounts for the year** 31[st] March 2024 **Charity no** 1177240 **ended Responsibilities and** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above **basis of report** charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024. As the charity's trustees, 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 Trust’s 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** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the 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: Date:** 17/01/2023 **Name:** James Lee **Relevant professional** ACA / MCT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Old Well House Charter Alley Hampshire, RG25 5PY 

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## Ramsdell Village Hall Unaudited report and accounts For the year end 31[st] March 2024 

## Charity Number 1177240 

|**Receipts and payments**|**31st Mar 2024**|**31st Mar 2023**|**31st Mar 2023**|**31st Mar 2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted<br>funds|Restricted<br>funds|Total funds|Total funds|
|_Receipts_|||||
|Hall Hire|12,104||**2,694**||
|Electricity Meter|80||**548**||
|Return of Bond from<br>Hampshire CountyCouncil|12,249||||
|Final Balance Reg C 310927|3,520||**-**||
|Donations, Legacies & Grants|13,543||**165,223**|365,457|
|Fundraising Events & Lottery|4,075||**7,623**|3,831|
|**_Gross income_**|**45,571**||**176,088**|**369,288**|
||||||
|_Payments_|||||
|Professional Fees<br>Architects/Planning/Engineers|19,448||**299,663**|398,294|
|Maintenance & Consumables|642||||
|Utilities|3,356||||
|New Equipment & Lottery|3,882||||
|Insurance|1,471||||
|Loan Repayment|**22,500**||||
|Gross payments|**51,299**||**305,002**|**398,294**|
|**_Surplus (Deficit)_**|**(5,728)**||**(128,914)**|**(29,006)**|
||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|||||
|Transfers between funds|-||**-**||
|Loan Drawdown|**57,500**||**80,000**||
|Loan Repayment|22,500||**-**||
|Cash funds last year end|22,523||**71,437**|100,443|
|**_Cash funds this year end_**|**16,796**||**22,523**|**71,437**|



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