**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
Page Contents 2 - 6 Report of the Trustees 7 Receipts and Payments Accounts 8 Statement of Assets and Liabili�es
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
# **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION**
## **TRUSTEES**
Trustees who served during the year were:
Alan Rowe (Chair)
Brian Ma�hews (Vice-Chair) Barbara O’Keefe (Treasurer) Mary Noble (Secretary) Bill Hodgson Nichola Sco� Paul Sco� Daphne Wilbraham (re�red September 2025)
Mark Oxtoby
Beate Fankhänel (appointed November 2025)
Ken Busby (appointed January 2026)
## **PRINCIPAL ADDRESS**
West Drayton, Woo�on Courtenay, Minehead, TA24 8RH
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisa�on (CIO) established by a Cons�tu�on dated 29 November 2018.
## **MANAGEMENT**
The general management of the CIO is undertaken by a commi�ee of trustees (the Trustees) comprising a minimum of four and a maximum of thirteen trustees in total. Every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolu�on passed at the AGM. Trustees shall re�re from office at the end of the Annual General Mee�ng, three years a�er the date on which they came into office, but they may be re-elected or re-appointed.
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT (cont’d)**
## **MANAGEMENT (cont’d)**
respec�vely, shall be charity Trustees for as long as they hold those roles and shall be elected to those posi�ons at the AGM. The Nominated Trustees shall be appointed by each of the clubs and organisa�ons that use the hall facili�es from �me to �me along with a representa�ve of the Woo�on Courtenay Parish Council and All Saints Church. The Co-opted Trustees may be appointed if the Trustees decide addi�onal Trustees are required for the
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objec�ves of the CIO are to establish and run a village hall and to promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Woo�on Courtenay without dis�nc�on of sex, sexual orienta�on, age, disability, na�onality, race or poli�cal, religious or other opinions the provision of facili�es for recrea�on or other leisure �me occupa�on of individuals who have need of such facili�es by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objec�ve of improving condi�ons of life of the said inhabitants. In furtherance of this purpose but not otherwise to hold the land and buildings known as Woo�on Courtenay Village Hall.
Decisions involving capital expenditure and hire of the hall take into account the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance and are specifically aimed at providing a Community Facility for 365 days of the year. During the year the hall was used for a wide range of ac�vi�es for the benefit of the local community, including:
- Regular village clubs: art group, pilates, yoga, short mat bowls and table tennis amongst others.
- Film and performances.
- Other village events: fund-raising events, lectures, celebra�ons, etc.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what ac�vi�es the charity should undertake.
Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objec�ves in planning future ac�vi�es.
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The following ac�ons were taken to further the purposes of the CIO during the year:
- Purchase and installa�on of an emergency generator, so that the hall can provide a ‘warm safe place’ in the event of power cuts. This was a joint project in conjunc�on with Woo�on Courtenay Parish Council.
- Applying for, and achieving a ‘Hallmark’ award to demonstrate that our village hall is well managed.
- Re-laying the paving slabs at one end of the hall to eliminate a poten�al trip hazard.
- Purchase of three photo/picture exhibi�on boards for use during hall events.
Further ongoing ma�ers include the design, provisioning and installa�on of roof �e bars to stabilise the slow but steady spreading of the hall roof.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **RESERVES POLICY**
Free reserves are maintained at such a level as to provide a con�ngency fund for all essen�al repairs and maintenance of the Hall to be undertaken whenever the need arises.
## **FINANCE REPORT**
The year started with an opening cashbook balance of £48,381 and concluded the year with a balance of £47,769, a deficit of £612. This compares with a deficit of £447 in the previous year.
looks like income from the solar panels rose to £3647 from £2,327, this apparent increase is largely due to the way that payment dates happened to fall in FY 2025-26.
The cost of the emergency generator and installa�on was £4730, of which £2500 was contributed by the Parish Council.
The 100-club donated £750.
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
As a commi�ee we con�nue to invest in in the Hall, helping to ensure that the fabric of the building is well looked a�er. Hall premises running costs decreased from £8,251 to £6,679 a�er a number of non-recurring costs in FY 2024-25.
Key areas of expenditure include:
- Oil, electricity and water £1,658
- Insurance £ 1,292
- Cleaning £902
## **ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
## **OFFICERS APPOINTMENTS**
There were no changes to the commi�ee officers during the year 25/26.
## **TRUSTEES APPOINTMENTS**
During the year, Daphne Wilbraham retired as a Trustee.
Beate Fankhänel and Ken Busby were appointed as new Trustees. Both appointments were unanimously approved at the 2026 AGM.
The following Trustees reached the end of their three-year appointment term:-
Nichola Sco� and Paul Sco�
Both declined to stand for re-elec�on for a further three year term, and they were thanked for their wonderful work over the last three years at the 2026 AGM.
## **SUMMARY**
its charitable purposes and that the Commission’s Public Benefit guidance has been taken into account when exercising such decisions.
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **DECLARATION**
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature A. J. Rowe Name **Alan Rowe** Posi�on **Chair** Date 14[th] August 2026
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
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**WOOTTON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL**
## **Registered Charity No. 1180907**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES**
## **AND ACCOUNTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS OF 31st MARCH 2026**
||Restricted
funds|General
funds|2026|2025|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|TSB current account|---|£47,769.00|£47,769.00|£48,381.00|
||---|£47,769.00|£47,769.00|£48,381.00|
## **Other monetary assets**
None.
## **Investment assets**
None.
## **Assets retained for the CIO's own use**
The CIO owns, and has registered �tle to, Woo�on Courtenay Village Hall and the land on which it stands. The CIO also owns all of the fixtures and most of the equipment in the hall.
## **Liabili�es**
None.
Approved by the board of trustees, and signed on their behalf by:
Signature A. J. Rowe Name **Alan Rowe** Posi�on **Chair** Date 14[th] August 2026
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ON COURTENAY VILLAGE HALL ANNUAL AC
rs 2025
26
Year Endlng 3tst March 2026
2026
2025
PROFrr & LOSS
IN
Lettings
Energy Generatlon
Events - Take Art
100 Club
Film & Theatre Group {combined}
Dunkery Players- Donation12024 + 2025,
Generator - Donation from Parish Council
Miscellaneous
2,865
3,647
616
750
2,781
4,172
2,327
462
750
2,244
2,500
404
13 960 10 3S9
EXPENDMJRE
Hall Running Costs
Film & Theatre Group (combined)
Events- Take Art
Subscriptions
Generator - Procurement & Installation
Miscellaneous
6,679
1,960
506
390
4,730
306
326
14 572 10,806
8,251
1.459
380
390
Surplus of Ex
enditure over Incon
12
447
BALANCE SHEEr
Opening Cash at Bank
Deficit
48.381 48,828
-612
447
Closln
Balance
47 769 48 381
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