Charity Number 1185608 EAST KESWICK VILLAGE HALL Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 Notes Fixed Assets Land and Buildings Plant & equipment 10 10 209,599 4,713 208,219 7,347 214.312 54,118 215.566 32,230 Investments Debtors 12 11.080 55,662 Cash at bank and in hand 13 22,542 12,911 33,622 68,573 Creditors due within 1 year 14 31,684 1,938 270,368 400 20,918 268,714 400 Net current assets Creditors due after 1 year Net assets 15 269,968 268,314 Represented by Funds 16 269,968 268,314 Peter Guildford (Chai Date.. IS April 2026 The notes on pages 8 and 13 form part of these Financial Statements.
Charity Number 1185608 EAST KESWICK VILLAGE HALL Report of the Trustees (continued) The Hall continues to faGe a Ghanging operating environment. Income from weddings arld major events-historically a key sourGe of funding-has become less prediclable due to shifts in social patterns and Ihe wider economic climate following COVID and inflationary pressures. In response, the Trustees have taken steps to strengthen the Hall's position. Marketing has been improved through a new website and local advertising. while energy efficiency measures including insulation, LED lighting, and improved controls-have been implemented. Grant funding, togetherwith a managed contribution from reserves, has enabled investment in solar panels, battery storage, and the development of the climate Ghange garden. This project has been delivered wilh minimal ongoing costs and is already enhancing the Hall's altractiveness as a venue. The Hall maintains reseNes at an appropriate level, although margins remain light. The Trustees aim lo ensure that future hire charge increases are moderate and. where possible, below inflation. Overall, the Hall remains a valued community asset. The Tnjstees are committed to maintaining and improving its facilities, while operating within prudent financial constraints. Financial Revlew Historically, the accounts are prepared on accruals basis. This means that income and expenditure reflects when the actual events take place. rather than just when monies are received or expended. statement of Trustees, Responsibilities The trustees are required by law to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Trust at the end of each financial year and of the net movement in the funds of the Trust during that period. The trustees confirm that appropriate accounting policies have been used and applied consistently and that reasonable and prudent judgements have been made in the preparation of the Financial Statements for the period 31st December 2025. The trustees also confim that the Financial Statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and that applicable accounting standards have been followed. The trustees are responsib18 for maintaining adequate accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. Chairman IS April 2026 Peter Gui dford