ASSEMBLY ROOMS TRUST DEDHAM
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
srATEMENT OF PAYMENTS AND RECEIPT5
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31" DECEMBER 2023

Assemblv Rooms Trust Dedham
Annual Report for the year ended 31" December 2023
Registered Charity number 1189695
Trustees:
Mrs Vee Druitt
Mr Jonathan Smith
Mrs Jill Stransward
Mr Peter Wilson
Governlng Document
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Deed of Conveyance dated the 27 October 1908
Trust Asset
Assembly Rooms Ifomierly Hewitt Memorial Hall )
Trust Objectives
l. For thp_ cg_lp_bratinn of Divinp Sg_rvirp_ in xccnrdAnrp. with the
rires and ceremonies of ihe Church of England as by Law
established.
2. As a Cla55-Room Meeting-Room or Lecture-Room for
Confirmation or Bible Classes or for other religious instrurtion
in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.
3. For any other objects ends or purposes having in view the
spiritual intellectual moral or physical wants of the people or
for any other objcrts ends or purposcs designcd or promoted
for the instruction or recreation of the people.
Addre55 of Charfty
The Parishe5 OfPice, Assembly Rooms, High Street, Dedham,
Essex C07 6HJ
Solicitors
Messrs. Birkell. 24126 Museum STre￿. Ipswich, Suffolk.
Actlvltles and Achlevements The use of the Rooms has now stabalised following the closure
of the building during the pandemic. The building is used
regularlyfor communrty use on most week days. At weekends
there 15 a gtjud mix of both cotnmunity and private use. The
rooms are used on a regular basis for meetings, exercise and
social clubs, including Art, Bridge and Films. For occasional use
they h05t fundraising events. fairs. social events and family
celebrations.

Assembly Rooms Trust Dedham
Registered Charity number 1189695
Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31rt December 2023
2023
2022
Receipts
Letting of Hall
Deposits withheld
Licence Fees
Donations
Dividends
Insurance Claim
18,866
18,927
575
2,520
250
16,496
2,520
16,587
425
Gross Incom•
£38,448
£38,768
Asset and investment sales
Dep051t received
Debtor received
235
570
575
3,610
Total Recelpts
£39.253
£42,953
Payments
Insurance
Hall runnlng expenses
Hall maintenance expenses
Staff costs
Prof@s_£ion21 fp_p
10,190
11,509
945
9,578
250
4,64g
9,069
3,636
6,509
250
32,472
24,113
Asset and investment purchases
Deposits refunded
L)ebtor due
1,314
570
414
Total payments
£32,886
£25,997
Net of receipts/ (payments)
Cash funds last year end
6,367
131,623
16.956
114,667
Cash funds this year end
£137,990
£131,623

Assembly Rooms Trust Dedham
Registered Charity number 1189695
Statement of Assets and Liabllltles as at 31st December 2023
2023
2022
Cash funds
Barclays Bank
Petty Cash
137,644
346
131,561
62
£137.990
£131,623
Other monetary assets
Deposits held
Debtors
£635
£414
£400
Investment assets
The CBF Church of England Investment Fund
26,844.42 Income 5hare5
Book cost £276,484
£606,826
£5J4,227
Assets rp_talned for the
charit￿5 own use
Assembly Rooms
Note: The building has not been valued
for accounting purposes
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs
roport on tho accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustsosl
mambors ol
The Assembly Rooms Trust. Dedham
On account• for the ytar
ended
31. December 2023
Charity no
Irfany)
1189895
S•t out on p•g
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l ￿port to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the abovg
charity {llhe Trust°} for the year ended 3111212023.
Responsibllitses and AS the charity trustees Of tne Trust, you are responslble ftjr the preparallon
ba$1$ of roport of the a¢Gounts in accordanco with the requirement8 of the Charitie8 Act
2011 {'the Ac¥').
I report in respe￿ of my examination of the Trust's accounts came¢J o
under section 146 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my oxamination, I
have followed the applicab16 Directlons glven by the Charity Commisslon
under section 145(5}(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confiTh that no matwial matters have
come to my attpntion (other thsn that disclosed below") in connection with
the examination whidi gtves me cause to beliéve that in, any materral
respect:
accounting records were not kept in aGGordance wtth sectlon 130 of
th• Act or
Ine accounts ijo accord wttn the accountlng reGords
Independent
examiner's 8tat•m6nt
I have no concems and have come across no other matters In Connection
with tho 9xamination to which attention should bè drawn in ordér to enabl•
proper understandlng of the aGGDunts lo be ieachott.
. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Slgned..
Nam•:
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Relgvant professlonal
qualifi¢ation(s) or body
(If any):
ACLA
Addre$8:
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IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of Gharity aGGounts: direGtion3 and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishos to
disclose.
IER
OctobEr 2018