Registered Charity No. 1193651
Goxhill Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground 65 Chapel Street Goxhill, North Lincolnshire DN19 7JJ Trustees Annual Report For the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Introduction
This report sets out the objectives, source of income, management structure and main happenings in the year ended 31[st] March 2025
Trustees
There were no further changes this year with a number of trustees remaining stable some trustees initial period of office expired but were approved in meetings to start a second term
The current charity registration number is 1193651
The Trustees have given due regards to the commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
Objectives
The Charity (No 1193651) exists to ensure the provision and maintenance of a village hall and recreation ground for use by the inhabitants of the Parish of Goxhill, for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the intention of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants and providing a venue for social interaction.
Reserves
The Charity has a policy of holding a reserve of £10000 to make provision for any events that threaten the ongoing provision of the Hall for the village population
Financial Position
The Charity is in a reasonably healthy position in the amount of cash held in our current account and deposit accounts, but given the Memorial Hall is nearly 100 years old we are conscious to ensure that we have funds available for ongoing maintenance issues as well as keeping the hall and grounds tidy and available for the local community to use in line with our objectives
Income
There was increased use of the hall, by both regular and occasional hirers, we had took the decision to freeze our fees to support the local community. The maintenance in higher interest rates meant we were able to increase interest earned on our deposit balances and that with increased donations and hall use led to increased income
Payments
There was a cost for attention of the roof on the north-east of the building as it was starting to deteriorate on the flat roof, and the covering had perished in places. We also had the hall redecorated to improve its appearance. The trees on the border of our tennis court needed serious attention and these had to be topped and trimmed to stop the court being covered in debris and bird droppings
Finally general inflationary increases also raised our overall expenditure as did the increase in energy costs which increased by over fifty per cent.
Governance
The dedicated volunteers listed below meet once a month to discuss the running of the hall and ensure vital building and ground maintenance was carried out. Printed minutes and accounts were provided to each person attending those meetings. The dates of the meetings were advertised in
advance and were open to the public. Monthly management accounts were presented at these meetings. It is also where the conduct of the charity in matters relating to the operation of the Hall was raised and debated.
The current Trustees, who served the CIO charity (No 1193651) for the periods shown below, are as follows
| as follows | ows | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from to First name Surname Officers 14/12/2021 Ann Carter Chairman 14/12/2021 Caroline Atkins Vice Chairman 14/12/2021 Luke Dane 14/12/2021 Sam England 14/12/2021 Mark Firth 14/12/2021 Janet Shephardson 14/12/2021 Theresa Simons 21/04/2022 John Raby 17/10/2022 Mike Jones 14/12/2021 John Noton Treasurer |
from to |
First name | Surname | Officers |
| Ann | Carter | Chairman | ||
| Caroline | Atkins | Vice Chairman | ||
| Luke | Dane | |||
| Sam | England | |||
| Mark | Firth | |||
| Janet | Shephardson | |||
| Theresa | Simons |
Summary of the year
We are pleased to see that 2024/25 was a year of increasing activity and use as regular hirers increased as well as the number of ad-hoc bookings.
Overall, we ended the year with a surplus of £711 due to the rise in income and careful management of expenditure. We are hoping that actions we have taken to maximise income will ensure we do not need to increase our fees soon.
Finally, a decision was taken later in the year to pay for a memorial garden in our grounds to provide a reflective space and continue to enhance the Hall as a memorial to those who have fallen in conflict.
This report was approved at a meeting of Trustees on 23[rd] October 2025
Signed
Ann Carter: Chair_
Registered Charity No 1193651 Receipts and Payments Account
| Receipts and Payments Account | Goxhill Memorial Hall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | 31/03/2024 | |||
| Receipts | ||||
| Lettings | 5,189.75 | 4,818.00 | ||
| Snooker | 1,350.00 | 1,650.00 | ||
| 6,539.75 | 6,468.00 | |||
| Groups | ||||
| Mums and tots | 888 | 802.00 | ||
| Tennis/badminton | 75 | 180.00 | ||
| Bowls | 2,928.00 | 2940.00 | ||
| WI | 204 | 264.00 | ||
| Martial Arts | 3,600.00 | 2425.00 | ||
| Dance Classes | - | - | ||
| Pilates | 966 | 1117.00 | ||
| tai chi/Yoga | 36 | - | ||
| Dog Training | 1,057.50 | 435.00 | ||
| ST | 9,754.50 | 8,163.00 | ||
| Other Receipts | ||||
| Donations | 1,287.43 | 483.56 | ||
| "200" club | 1,345.00 | 1215.00 | ||
| Grants | 350 | 95.92 | ||
| Live Lincs | 548.68 | 143.50 | ||
| fund raising | 1,600.58 | 1215.10 | ||
| Film Lincs | - | - | ||
| Bonds | 250 | 200.00 | ||
| Other | 7.61 | 12.61 | ||
| interest | 1053.96 | 343.39 | ||
| 6,443.26 | 3,709.08 | |||
| Total receipts | 22,737.51 | 18,340.08 |
| Payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training | 220 | 0 | |||
| Licences | 440.9 | 461.20 | |||
| Caretaker | 2,304.00 | 3,156.00 | |||
| insurances | 1,600.43 | 1,529.21 | |||
| Water | 966.56 | 529.25 | |||
| Light and heat | 4,619.29 | 2,839.99 | |||
| Stationery +Office +Tel | 528.56 | 265.91 | |||
| Repairs and maintenance | 4,475.00 | 2,561.99 | |||
| Legal | -91.4 | ||||
| 15,063.34 | - | 11,385.55 | |||
| Other payments | |||||
| Sundry expenses inc gifts/prizes | 244.32 | 313.73 | |||
| Pop up Pub | - | 0.00 | |||
| Garden Maintenance | 3,271.00 | 686.00 | |||
| Waste | 747.4 | 704.20 | |||
| Cleaning materials | 606.12 | 563.71 | |||
| reimbursements | 5.44 | 478.62 | |||
| Bonds repaid | 175 | 75.00 | |||
| TRAVEL | - | 0.00 | |||
| Commission& charges | 315.5 | 101.00 | |||
| Improvements | 1,598.26 | 847.20 | |||
| 6,963.04 | 3,769.46 | ||||
| Total payments | 22,026.38 | 15,155.01 | |||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 711.13 | 3,185.07 | |||
| Brought Forward Funds | |||||
| Carried forward Funds | 42035.08 | 38850.01 | |||
| 42746.21 | 42035.08 |
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31/3/2025 Cash and Bank balances Current Accounts adjusted for items in transit Deposit Accounts Cash General Total Funds Fixed Assets held for the charity's own use (at valuation) Memorial Hall (valued for insurance purposes 2019) Bowls Pavilion (valued for insurance purposes 2019) Total Fixed Assets Other Assets None identified Total Other Assets Liabilities Window Cleaner Gas Electricity Water Caretaker Total Liabilities Bonds Total Liabilities |
31/03/2025 6616.31 36129.90 0 42746.21 £871,215.00 see note below £871,215.00 293.43 0 828 1121.43 50 1171.43 |
31/03/2024 16705.70 25320.32 9.06 |
|---|---|---|
| 42035.08 £871,215.00 176,207.00 £1,047,422.00 |
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| 37 170.1 92.76 108.39 408.25 408.25 |
These accounts have been prepared on the basis of receipts and payments in the period with the addition of the amounts owed
at the end of the financial period and therefore comply with Regulations made under Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011. accounts adopted at a committee meeting on 23/10/2025 Accounts prepared by Mr John Noton, Treasurer. (Formerly ACIB Dip FS) Signed: Notes These accounts have been independently examined by David Holmes of Stallingborough (see separate Independent Examiner's Report). The bowling club pavilion was owned by the bowling club but insured by Goxhill Memorial Hall as part of owning the land w a lease . was granted to Goxhill Bowling Club in February 2025
Accounts adopted at meeting held on 23rd October 2025
Notes
The bowling club pavilion was owned by the bowling club but insured by Goxhill Memorial Hall as part of owning the land.
A lease was granted to Goxhill Bowling Club in February 2025
for 10 years and the Bowling Club now insure the assets at the bowling grounds
The bowling pavilion was removed from our insurance and assets after the lease was completed