
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] Jan 2024  Period start date   To 31[st] Dec 2024              Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Stalisfield Village Hall Trust** 

**Charity registration number:** 1194093 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To provide and maintain a village hall for the<br>use of the inhabitants of the village of<br>Stalisfeld without distncton of politcal,<br>religious or other opinions, including use for<br>meetngs, lectures and classes, and other forms<br>of recreaton and leisure-tme occupaton with<br>the object of improving the conditons of life<br>for the inhabitants.”|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Main actvites undertaken during 2024<br>involved ensuring the hall was ft for purpose<br>by ongoing maintenance and providing a safe<br>and secure space for community both mental<br>and physical well being.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees believe that they have had regard<br>to the guidance as issued by ensuring that all<br>inhabitants of the village of Stalisfeld have had<br>access to hire the hall.  Community events<br>(both free and paid for) are carried out to<br>ensure inclusivity and to assist with both<br>physical and mental well being.  This includes<br>both social events and classes.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|





|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|There are no employees of Stalisfield<br>Village Hall Trust, all events are<br>undertaken by volunteers|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Quarterly drop ins, summer fete, quiz,<br>harvest supper and safari supper and<br>Christmas events for both children and<br>seniors were all available to the<br>community,   All events were all very much<br>appreciated with attendees voicing their<br>appreciation.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The village hall is covering its costs<br>including ringfencing funds on an annual<br>basis to go towards major refurbishments /<br>rebuild at a future date and providing<br>reduced cost/free events for villagers<br>helping with reduction of social isolation|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|See above|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32,500 increasing by £3,000 per annum<br>for rebuild / refurbishment<br>£10,000 towards extraordinary<br>maintenance costs|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>Fund raising<br>Grants where applicable<br>Rental of village hall within and without the<br>village|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Election to post voted by trustees|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Per Charity Commission requirements|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|All trustees have equal votes<br>Wider network - NA|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Stalisfield Village Hall Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number||
|Charity’s principal address|Stalisfield Village Hall, Stalisfield Green, Near Faversham,<br>Kent ME13 0HY|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||TracyDove|Chair / Treasurer|||
||Cat Horn||||
||Rose West||||
||Nina Williams||||
||Catherine Jamieson||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Tracy Dove 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

24[th] February 2025 



|**Stalisfeld Village Hall Trust**|**Stalisfeld Village Hall Trust**|||||||||
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|**Notes to the Financial Statements**||||||||||
|**For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**||||||||||
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|2|Income|Restrict|Total 2024|||||||
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||Swalegrants||3112.50|||||||
||Carter Jonas||650.00|||||||
||Othergrants||400.00|||||||
||Regular donaton||575.00|||||||
||Other donatons||755.00|||||||
||Ebay||60.00|||||||
||Gif Aid||778.63|||||||
||Give asyou Live/Amazon/One click etc||226.85|||||||
||Hall bookings||2505.00|||||||
||Events(completed)||8686.25|||||||
||Events(paid in advance)||6495.00|||||||
||Interest||1679.15|||||||
||Communityevents||3857.68|||||||
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|3|Total Resources Expended|||||||||
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||Cost of Runningthe hall|||||||||
||Light & Heat||2831.82|||||||
||Cleaning/refuse||3432.85|||||||
||Insurances/PAT testng||1744.02|||||||
||Water Rates||492.86|||||||
||Internet/bookingsystem||954.70|||||||
||Capital expenditure||5253.04|||||||
||Repairs and Renewals||2619.00|||||||
||Premises Rental||69.55|||||||
||Servicing||676.20|||||||
||RADN refunds||4675.00|||||||
||Cost for communityevents||1497.73|||||||
||Consumables||225.90|||||||
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|**4**|**Trustee Emolumnets**|||||||||
||No trustee has received anyremuneraton nor been reimbursed for anyexpenses other than charitable actvitycosts.|||||||||
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|**5**|**Taxaton**|||||||||
||As a registered Charitythe companyis exempt from liabilityto taxaton on its income|||||||||





## **Stalisfield Village Hall Trust** 

## Payments and Recipts Accounts 

1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024 

|**Receipts**<br>Grants, Donatons and Gifs<br>Hire of Hall and Equipment<br>Other Income<br>Total Income<br>**Payments**<br>Light & Heatng<br>Water & Sewage<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>Internet/booking system<br>Insurance<br>Cost of Community Events<br>Servicing<br>Purchase of Fixed Assets<br>Rental/Hire of Rooms<br>Consumables<br>RADN<br>**Reciepts less Payments**|Unrestricted Fund<br>Restricted Fund<br>Total 2024<br>6558<br>6558<br>17686<br>17686<br>5537<br>5537<br>29781<br>0<br>29781|
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||2832<br>2832<br>3926<br>3926<br>2619<br>2619<br>955<br>955<br>1744<br>1744<br>1498<br>1498<br>676<br>676<br>5253<br>5253<br>70<br>70<br>226<br>226|
||4675<br>4675|
||24473<br>0<br>24473|
||5308<br>5308|





## **Stalisfield Village Hall Trust** 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities 

As at 31 December 2024 

|Cash Funds|31 December 2023|31 December 2024|
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|- Cash at Bank|70832|76140|
|**Movement in Funds**||5308|





1, Willow Cottages
Stalistield Green
Kent
ME13 OHY
10, March 2025
Towhom it Mayconcorn
I can confirm that I have audited the annual accounts of St81i8field Vi118ge Hall Trust for the y88r
of 2024 8nd om h8PPy that thgy represent an accurate portr8yal of the financial positlon.
Yours faithfully
Shirley Pritch8rd
LLB Hon8. 8arri3ter (Retired)