The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) Registered Charity Number 1190479 Trustee Report & Accounts For The Year Ended 31° December 202 I
The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) Tnjstee Report & Accounis for th¢ Year Ended 31° De¢¢mber 2021 Legal And Administrative Inforniation Tru5tee5 Kathw Sarah Sykes Appointed October 2020 Resigned April 2021 Richard Reinhard Belger Appointed October 2020 R¢verend Sally Bottomer Appointed October 2020 Elizabeth Janet Mary Tubb Appointed October 2020 David TÈmmins Appointed October 2020 Hannah Hughes Appointed January 2025 Resigned NovernbeT 2022 RegisteT¢d Charlty Number 1190479 Prlneip81 Address The Anthony Hall London Road Ast(Trn Clinion Aylesbury HP22 5HG Webjlts B8nk¢rs HSBC 8 Market Square Aylesbury HP20 ITW CCLA Inv¢stm¢nt Manag¢m¢nt Sonator Hou5¢ 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4ET Independg4llt Examlner Jane Gardiner 12 Weston Road Aston Clinton Ayle5bury HW22 SEG
The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) Ttee Report & Accounts ftir the Year Ended 31" December 2021 Trustees Annual Report The Anthony Httll (Aston Clinton) (henceforth referred to Ls th¢ ¢hatity) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which was re¥ist¢red with the Charity Commission on the 20 July 2020 {Registered Charity Number 1190479) GovernaDce 'l-he charity 15 governed by it's constitution approved on 17 July 2020. The Rettor of Aston Clinton benefice with Buckland and Drayton Beauchamp is an ex offi¢io Trustee. The remaining tNStees are appointed at ihe Annual G¢n¢rdl Meeting {AGM) The Chariiy is run by a Management Committee. whi¢h ¢on$i$t of the Tnjstees, one r¢pr¢s¢Ntalive of Aston Clinton Parish Council member and elccted committee members. A 4UOTum of five committ¢e members is r¢quired for decision making purpos¢s. Tntee3 and Committe¢ m¢mb¢rs ar¢ approved at th¢ AGM. Members ¢aTh be co-opted by th¢ MatMg¢m¢nt Committee between AGMS. Objertlves The ¢harity owns and manages Th¢ Anthony Hall, a village hall within th¢ village of Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire. The Anthony Hall is for the communal benefit of the residents of Aston Clinton and the surrounding areas. It is heavily used. with bookings fgr fund raisin& social events. reputabl¢ Commercial ¢v¢nt5, meeiin8S dnd 15 the venue of th¢ local Pre-school. It is a150 used for public meetings on local issues. a5 a polling Station and is designated &$ an em¢r¥¢n¢y shelt¢r in event of disoster. The Anthony Ilall and the land on which it is built was gifted into trust by certain members of the Roth5¢hild family in 1929 to be used for the benefit of th¢ Parish ot Aston Clinton, th¢ inhabitants thereof and for g¢ner&l publi¢ purposes. It has continued to be 50 Used since that time. Publle Benefit Thc trustees Consider that the organisation fvlly Complies with the Charity commission requirement to demonstrate the provi$ion of benefit to the public. A¢tlvtltes The main activity of th¢ charity is the provision of community hall facilities for the use of the village. Th¢ Charity's policy 1$ to Charge fixed hourly rates for the hire of the hall, offering a discount for village bas¢d organisalions as well as providing the hall free of charge for use by the Parish Council for community infomiation events, for example in respe¢t of the Neighbourhood Plan. The Hall is used by a number of local eharities such 8S th¢ Aston Clinton Pre-school, the lo¢al Parish and Baptist Churches and well as the local Wornan'5 In5titut¢, U3A and Horticultural SoGiety- Th¢ rental income for hlriE]g the hall is used to mainiain and renova the 19th Century Grnde 11 listed building. The Mana%ement Committee sets the hourly chargin8 rates in order to ensure that it remains an affordable and desirable venue for UB¢ by th¢ lo¢al ¢ommuntty. Finncial Review On the 26 October 2020, the Trustees of the Anthony Hall Charity (Registered Charity Number 227278) signed 8 Vesting De¢d transf¢ing its assets to the charity). These as5e15 cornprtsed of £59.845 of cath held with banks, all fixtures and fittings of the Anthony Hall, the portrait of the daughters of Sir Anthony de Rothschild, by Jam¢s Godsell Middleton, (circa 1860) and the Anthony Hall its¢lf. On 28, O¢¢ober 2020, the Registered Title of the freehold Property and 18nd Comprising the Anthony Hall w&8 tr&nsferr¢d to th¢ charity frorn the trustees of the Anthony Hall (Regi*¢r¢d Charity Number 220278}. Subs¢qu¢nily ihe Anthony Hall ((R¢gisier¢d Charity Numbcr 220278) w7s clos¢d with th¢ Charity Commission. The charity commenced transactions on 26th Octber 2020 following the transf¢r of ongoing responsibility for manag¢menl of the Anthony Hall and associated assets and liabilities as described above.
The Anthony Ha]1 {Aslon Clinton) Trnstee Report & Accounts for the Year Ended 31. December 2021 During th¢ ycar the ¢iwity made a profit oF£6,153 The intemiptions caused by the Covid-19 r¢lat¢d lockdowns and restrictions have reduced with the result that the hiring rev¢nu¢ for the year and costs of operating and maintaining the hall returned to a more nortnal b&sis. No third paty guaratllees have been provid for the liabilitie5 of the charity No liabilities bav¢ b¢¢n s¢¢ur¢d against the assets of the Charity Reserves Pollry It is the policy of the charity that sutTicient reservcs are held to continue to En¢et tb¢ objectives of the Charity. The ¢hority aim5 to hold reseThe5 equivalent to two yeats of running costs, approximately £50,000, plu5 an additional sum that the Tnbstees consider adequate to cover unfor¢seen building work. The level of reserves held as at 31" December 2021 are £61.965 Appr(>ved by the trustee5 22 July 2025
Th¢ Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) Truste¢ R¢port & Accounts forthe Y¢ar Ended 31. D¢¢embeT 2021 Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) I report on the first set of accounts of The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are sel out on pageg 5 to 6 Respectlve respoDslbillties of trustees and exAJttlner The charity's trustee5 are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trystees consider that an audit is not r¢quired for this year under section 144 of the Charities A¢1 2011 {Lhe Charities AGt) and that independent examtnation is n¢¢ded. It 15 my responsibility to.. examine the A¢counts under section 145 of the Charilies ACL to follow th¢ proc¢dures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (urtd¢r section 145(5Kb) of th¢ Charities Act, and to state whether particulor m4tt¢rs hav¢ ¢om¢ to my att¢nlion. Bag15 of Independent ex#mln¢r'8 statem¢t My examination was carried out in accordance with 8enernl Direetions given by th¢ Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a Comparisoft of ¢he ac¢ounts presented with ihos¢ records. It also in¢ludes consid¢ration of any unusual items or di5c105ures in the accounts, and seekin8 explanations from the truitees concerning any such matt¢r5. Th¢ procedures undertaken do not provide kll the evidence that would be required in an wdil. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited lo those matters set out in the statement below. Independent exAmlner's statement In conn¢ction with my ex4mination. no matr h4$ ¢om¢ ¢0 my 4llention whioh giv¢5 me r¢&son¥bl¢ caus¢ to beli¢v¢ ¢hat in. any merial r¢$pe¢t, th¢ r¢quireinents to ke¢p accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charitie5 A¢t; and to prepare accounts which ac¢oid with the a¢¢ountin8 records and ¢omply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which. in my opinion, attentlon should be drawn in order io enable a proper undergtanding of the Accounts to be reached. Jane Gardiner Date Q SÉPTeN66£ 2024
The Anthony Hall (Aston Clinton) Trustee Report & A¢counts for the Year Ended 31" December 2021 Receipts and Payments Accounts Statement of Receipts and Payments Year Ended Periijd to 31" 31. D¢¢omb¢r Doctmber 21121 2020 Receipts Regular Hirers One-off Hirers Parking Interest Income Other Incom¢ Total Income 16.564 4,894 90 2,834 373 21 21J74 105 3J13 Payments Bank Fees CleAning Insurdnce IT Sofware & Consumables Legal Expenses Light, Power. Heating Premises Licence Repairs & Maintenon¢e SeeretAry Expens¢$ Subscriptions Sundries Telephone & Iniernet Total Payments 8.113 2,148 475 1,661 2,174 178 100 445 1,134 132 1,479 1,504 2,609 59 120 7J46 120 15,421 Net of Reeelpt8 & Payments 153 {4,033)
The Anthony Hall {Aston Clinton) Trustee Report & Aceounts for the Year Ended 31" December 2021 Receipts and Payments Accounts Statement of Assets & Liabilities As at 31. Asat31' Deeember 2021 Deeember 2020 Assets CuTrent Account Deposit Account Prepayments D¢brors 18,635 40,856 797 1,677 14,399 40.851 562 Total Agsetg 61,965 SS012 Livdbilities Creditors Tot81 LIAbllltl Net A58ets 61,965 55,812 Fundj of the Cbydrity Funds Brough Forward From Pr¢viow Year Transferred from As90¢ialed Charity Net of Re¢eipts & Payrncnst for the Year Total Funds of the Charlty 55.812 59.845 (4,033) 55,812 6,153 61,905 Non-monetgry A$sets Th¢ Anthony Hall initially gifted to the village by the Rothh1]d family of Aston Clinton in 1929 and insured for £l.Sm The portr4it of the daughters of Sir Anthony d¢ Roths¢hild, by Jam¢s Godsell Middleton. dated around1860 was gifted lo the hall by the Rothschild family of Aston Clinton. In 2013 this was loaned to the Rothschi5d archive ttvst on a twenty five year lease and is on display in th¢ pr¢mis¢s of Rothh1[d & Co in th¢ City of London. It is valued at £30.000, All of the funds of the charity are unrestricted Ll Signed Ik SÉQ I 2025