Bradfield Village Hall Registered Charity Number 1187316
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] March 2025
Governance
Bradfield Village Hall was registered with the Charity Commission on 13[th] January 2020 with a CIO Foundation Model governing document. All of the assets and contracts that were previously the responsibility of Bradfield Village Association, registered charity number 276819, were transferred to the new charity in the year 2020/21.
The objectives of the charity are to run the Village Hall in Bradfield Essex.
Trustees of the CIO at the year end were;Grahame Points (appointed 01/03/20) Stephen Gunter (appointed 05/01/22) Trevor Weal (appointed 15/07/22) Karen-Leigh Burton (appointed 15/07/22) Peter Hunt (appointed 24/07/22) Elaine Hunt (appointed 08/11/22)
The Trustees consider that Bradfield Village Hall meets the public benefit test as stipulated by the Charity Commission.
Activities for the year 2024/25
Bradfield Village Hall caters for people of all ages, hosting a wide variety of meetings for local clubs and organisations, and hire for private parties. Several social activities were organised this year which also served as fundraising events for the charity. They were all well attended.
Accounts for the year 2024/25
The accounts show an unrestricted fund surplus of £13,977.66 (2023/24 £9,403.14). Unrestricted fund expenditure is very similar to last year at £8,354.26 (2023/24 £8,181.29) but income is higher. Hall hire increased to £17,182.25 (2023/24 £14,171.00) and net income from fundraising to £4,001.67 (2023/24 £1,735.23).
The charity received a grant of £20,000 in December 2024 towards extensive maintenance of the toilets. At 31[st] March 2025, £8,300 had been paid: the £11,700 restricted funds held will be spent in April 2025.
Risk Areas and Risk Management
Unrestricted funds of £39,246.82 are held at the year-end. The total cost of the refurbishments is £25,516, with £5,516 to be spent from unrestricted funds. Free reserves will be £33,741 which is sufficient to cover approximately 4 years of regular operating costs.
The trustee who manages the hall bookings system has resigned since the year end and the charity is hoping to find a new trustee to take on this role in the near future. The trustees are confident that the hall trading income will be sufficient to cover hall operating costs in future years, as well as generating surpluses that will enable continued enhancements to the hall.
Bradfield Village Hall Registered Charity No.1187316 Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31st March 2025
| RECEIPTS From Trading Activities Lettings From Voluntary Sources Fundraising income Grants |
2023/24 Unrestricted Restricted Total £ £ 17,182.25 17,182.25 14,171.00 4,250.23 4,250.23 2,896.48 20,000.00 20,000.00 0.00 2024/25 |
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| Donations From Assets Sale of asset |
0.00 0.00 95.00 40.00 40.00 0.00 |
| Interest TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS |
859.44 859.44 421.95 22,331.92 20,000.00 42,331.92 17,584.43 |
| Charitable Activities | |
| Rates Water Insurance |
213.25 213.25 36.01 498.20 498.20 431.76 726.40 726.40 508.94 |
| Electricity | 1,549.84 1,549.84 2,069.15 |
| Gas Licences Website, Internet & Telephone Repairs, Maintenance and Sundries Administration of the charity Accounting and Examination Affiliation Fee (RCCE) Bank charges Other Expenditure Fundraising expenses Equipment & Enhancements TOTAL PAYMENTS |
583.05 583.05 643.75 389.74 389.74 386.92 319.20 319.20 60.00 3,571.62 3,571.62 2,620.51 114.00 114.00 192.00 80.40 80.40 72.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 248.56 248.56 961.25 8,300.00 8,300.00 139.00 8,354.26 8,300.00 16,654.26 8,181.29 |
| SURPLUS Balances Brought Forward Balances Carried Forward |
13,977.66 11,700.00 25,677.66 9,403.14 25,269.16 0.00 25,269.16 15,866.02 39,246.82 11,700.00 50,946.82 25,269.16 |
Bradfield Village Hall Registered Charity No.1187316 Statement of Assets and Liabiities at 31st March 2025
| MONETARY ASSETS Deposits and Bank Balances CAF Cash Account CAF Gold Account DEBTORS Hire fees unpaid CREDITORS Invoice for refurbishments Accounts and Independent Examination Cleaning for March NON MONETARY ASSETS Fixtures, fittings and soft furnishings Tables and chairs Sports and Games Equipment PA System Kitchen Equipment Office Equipment Cleaning materials |
2025 2024 £ £ 687.55 210.54 50,259.27 25,058.62 50,946.82 25,269.16 1,093.00 17,216.60 126.00 114.00 30.00 |
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Grahame Points
Signed ………………………………………………………
31 May 2025 Date ………………..……………………..
On behalf of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Bradfield Village Hall (Registered Charity Number 1187316)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Bradfield Village Hall for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 examiner’s statement
I have completed my examination. I have identified a matter of concern that some bank transactions could not be matched to source documents because of incomplete information presented to me.
I confirm that no other matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section
130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Jan Stobart
RCCE House, Threshelfords Business Park, Inworth Road, Feering CO5 9SE 29th May 2025