Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 Nov 2024 To 31 Oct 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1180396
Village Voices
Charity's principal address 1 Rectory Road Hollesley Woodbridge Postcode IP12 3JS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| GerryBathe | Treasurer | |||
| Cheryl Gray | Secretary | |||
| Danny Bethell | ||||
| Isobel Lilley | ||||
| Diane Ray | ||||
| Ann Youngs | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
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- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C
Objectives and activities
To make grants primarily in the areas of Hollesley, Boyton, Capel St Andrew, Alderton and Shingle Street, and any other such locality as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Such grants shall be made in furtherance of such exclusively charitable purposes including, without limitation, the following:
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a) the support of voluntary endeavour in the local community. b) the advancement of education in the local community
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c) the relief and assistance of people in need, and the prevention of hardship;
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
The charity made one major donation this year to Hollesley Summary of the main Village Hall who provided a Family Fun Day in August 2025 for achievements of the charity low income families in the Peninsula area. during the year
Section E Financial review
The charity has no reserves since no income has Brief statement of the been received due to cost cutting by the principal sponsor. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Cheryl Gray Full name(s) Gerry Bathe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Secretary etc) Date 20/11/2025
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| Charity Name Village Voices |
Charity Name Village Voices |
Charity Name Village Voices |
No (if any) 1180396 |
No (if any) 1180396 |
No (if any) 1180396 |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 01/11/2024 |
To | Period end date 31/10/2025 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 500 - - - - - - - 500 - - - 500 -500 - 2863 2363 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - 500 - - - - - - 500 - - - 500 -500 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 590 | ||||||
| Grants | - | 635 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
1,225 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 1,225 | |||||||
| Grants | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Refund ofgrant | - | 635 | |||||
| Bank charges | 1 | ||||||
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| Sub total | 500 | 1136 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 601 | |||||||
| -500 | - | - | -500 |
780 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2863 | - | - | 2863 | 1,994 | |||
| 2363 | - | - | 2,363 |
2,863 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,863 - - - - - 2,363 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Diane Ray Cheryl Gray |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Diane Ray | 20/11/25 | ||
| Cheryl Gray | 20/11/25 |
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