CHARrrY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1204886 Gunnerslde Village Hall (A Charitable Incorporated Organisation) th Unaudited Financlal Statements lorthe year ended 5 Aprll 2025
Gunnorslde Vluage Hali Financial Statements th Year ended S April2025 Page Trustees, annual report Statement of trustees, responsibilities Statement of roceipts and payments Statement of assets and liabilities
Gunnerside Wluage Hail Trustee$'Annuai Report Y¢arended 5-April 2025 The trustees present their report togethef Wlth the statement of income and expenditure and the statement ol assets and liabilities forthe year ended 5 April 2025 Reterence and administrati details Registered chartty nam• Gunnerside Viltage H811 Charity regi8trallon numbor 1204886 Addro88 Gunnerslde V111888 Hall Gunn8r8ide Rlchmond North Yorkshire DL116LE Corro8pondM¢o addr088 Whitelock House Gunnerside Richmond North Yorkshire DL116LE Tru8tea8 The trustees to have held offl¢e durin8the year 8nd up to the dete of this report are . J Beaumont- Ch8ir R Flath8r- Ch8ir S F18ther- Secretary J Gllleard - Tr68sur6r Twestgarth D Crapper CWatt8 J Mccartney E Kilpatrl¢k G Crisp I Wh8rton S Eady Rwalker F v Dijken {Reslgn8d 23" July 20251 (Appointed 23° July 20251 (Appointed 23" July 2025) {Resigned 11" June 20241 IResigned 19" March 20251 (Appointed 20" May 2025) Charltynomlnee As 8t the period end d8te.tho property Gunnersi¢JeWillage Hallwas held by the Official Custodian for Charitles'"land holding" service. The legal process is on-going to appoint the charity as the sole corporate trustee in their place and reg'stefthe land with HM Land Registry. Page 1
Gunnerslde Village Hall Trustees, Annual Roport (continued) Year onded 5" April 2025 Objectives and activiti Objects The provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Gunnerside vllla8e and its surrounding neighbourhoods without distinrtion of political. religious or other opinions. including use for= 8) Meetings, lertures and closses. ond b) Otherform5 of recreation and leisure-time occupation. with the objert of improving the conditions of lifefor the inhothtont& Actlvltla8 In the coursè of th8 ye8rto 5 April 2025 the hall was reguLarty used ty the viitsge shopplng club 48 tlmes123-24: 511. toddler group 32 times123-24: 291. yoga classes 33 times123-24: 331 and ballet classes 39 times123-24.' 251. Each paid a nominal fee to covèr utility costs and help with the upkeep of the hall. Sodly, due to changing demographlcs. the toddler group's use of the h811 ended at the end of the financial year. The hall was also hired out to Gunnerslde Thursday Ladies Club. Knit and Natt8r and the villag6 book club as well as acting as 8 Stagjng postforthe Sw8ledale Marathon. Aslde from the above events, the h811 plays its p8rt in the life of the vilL8ge. In the last year it has been us@d as the local polling station and lor meetings of the Parish Council and the Gunnerside Community Benefit Society as well as staglng a curry night, a bréakfast event. an 8fternoon te8 and 8 Story-telllng evenlng. These r8ised funds for elther the h811 itself or other local and national group9. Of Incre8sing signiflcaneè is the role the hall plays 85 8 hub for the Melbecks Emergency Re8ponse Volunteers. With Ioc81 8Uthority support, the hall has been equlpped with en emergency back-up generator and ¢ommunic8tion equipment so that, should there be an extreme weather event leading. for example tlooding, blocked roads or power cuts, the community has somewhere warm to congregate and from where volunteers can coordinate welfare checks on vulnerable members of the communityand liaisewiththe loc81 authority8nd emergency services. Page 2
Gunnerside Village Hall Tru8t•es'Annual Report (conllnued) th Year ended 5 April 2025 Structure, gov8mance and management The organisation was registered as a charitable incorporated organisation ICIOI on 22 September 2023. under charity number 1204886. Its constitution followsthe"Foundation" model. By a resolution dated 20, March 2024, the trustees of unincorporated charity Gunnerside Village Hall. charity number 523354, voted to transfer its operatlons and assets to the CIO. As atthe balance sheet date the transfer of assets remains on-golng. Due to its small size, th8 charity is not required to follow in full the requlrements of Charitles Statement of Recommended Practice IFRS 1021 and Financial Reporting Stand8rd 102 Itself. However, it h8s followed the requirement in FRS 102 that pubknc benefrt entitiestransitioningfrom unlncorporated charity status to CIO status should be accounted for in the financial statements of the CIO 88 a merger and include the receipts and P8yments. assets and liabilities of both charities for the year ended 5 April 2025 and. as comparative, the year ende(J 5" April 2024. The charity is m8n8g8d by8 board ol trustees. It is required to have a minlmum of tour members and is allowed a maximum of twelve. Trustees are appointed by the Board and hold office for a minimum of one year and maximum of five years. The Trustees appointed at incorporation have 8gre8d terms of offlce ranging from onè year to three years. Any person retiring as a trustee is eligible for reappointment. No extemal person or party is entltled to eppolnt a trustee. Th8 Trustees have the power to delegate any of their POW8TS or functions to Working Groups ancl, if they do, shall determine the terms and conditions on which the d8legation is made. These terms 8nd condltions can be varied or revoked at any time. A Working Group sh811 consist of at le8St two persong, at le8St one of which must be 8 Trustee, The Board Is lead by a Chalr. supported by a Secretary end Treasurer plus other members with responsibilities for he81th and safety, maintenance and room hire. The Board meets approxlmately five times 8 year. Page 3
Gunnerslde VILlage HaLI Trustees'Annual Report (continued) Year ended S, Apri12025 Financial Review Receipts forthe yearwere £5.980 compared to £4.070 in the precedingyear. This was driven bya 16% increase in letting income1£3681 and 8 400% increase from fundraising events. which contributed £2.575. Against this. investment income tell by 36%1£4011, due to the funds expended in having the facias under the eaves and guttering around the Hall repainted and repaired. As referred to above, thefacias ofthe buildingwere renovated duringtheyear. The cost ofthese workswas £9,200 including£6.600forscaffolding. some ofwhich had tobeerect8d in Gunnerside Beck. Furtherexceptional costs totalling £1.248 were incurred in respect of legal and professional fees associated with the charity's transition to a CIO. whilst utility cost5 rose by £2.6781384%). The combination of th8 above is that the charty incurred an exc8ss of wendtture over income for the ye8r of £10.763. The charity's permanent endowment COIF income units depreciated in value by £1.426 in 24-25 reducing the value to £23,362 8t the year end date. Funds Re8•rvo8 Pollcy Due to the excèss of èxpenditure over income for th8 ye8r. the charity's funds have b88n $8vèrely deplet8d such that it is not currently practical to have a r8servès policy. Rather the Trustees are working to drive Income up. whilst controlling costs so that the Hall has 8 Sustainable long-term future. Once that has been achieved, focus will tuin to replenishing its reserves. Publ1¢ Bonoflt Confirmatlon The Trustees confirm thatthey have Complied with the duty in Section 1715) of the Charities Act 2011 wlth regard to public b8nefit guidance published by the Charity Commisslon. Approved bythe trustees on 1 st Octobèr 2025 and signed on their behalf by-_ Robert Fiather Chair n Gille8rd Treasurer Page 4
Gunnerside Wiliage Hau Year ended 5th Aprll 2025 STATEMEMfoF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting recorijs which are sufflcient to show and explain the charity's tr8ns8Ctions and to disclose with re89on8ble 8ccur8cy at any time the tinancial posttion of the Chartty, and to enable them to ensure that any statements of account complywith the requirements ofthe Charities Act 2011 8nd the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are 81s0 responsible for safeguardingthe 8ssets of the charity and hence fortsklng re8s0n8ble steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud 8nd any other irreguL8rltles. Page 5
Gunngrsid8 Ifillago Hall Re¢eipts and pay$ A¢nt forthe perlod ended 5th Aprll 2025 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted Fund8 (combined) Total Funds {comknned} Total Funds {combinedl Funds (combined) Receipts Donations Fund raising events Rcx)m hire Investment incorne Grants 62 2,575 2,626 717 50 2,575 2.626 717 2,258 1,118 2,258 1,118 Total recelpt• 5.980 4,070 4,070 Payments Utility eosls Insurance Professional fees and Ilcences Maintenance Emergency response plan Card machine 3,621 731 1.435 10,788 3.621 731 1,435 10,788 112 1,975 221 112 1,975 221 114 114 Tolal payments 18,743 16,743 3.912 Not recolpts l (payments) -10.763 -10.763 158 158 Cash lund$ brought forvord 17,373 17,373 17,215 17.215 Ca8h lund8 carrled forward 6,610 6,610 17,373 17,373 Page 6
Gunngrnide Willage Hall Statement ol Assets & Liabilities a8 at 5th April 2025 2025 Unrestrlctod Endo*inent Funds Funds (ccKnbined) (comlxrWI 2024 Unrestricled Endowmgnt Funds Fund8 (combined) (combin&J) Cash fund8 CAsh at bank 6,610 17.373 Totsl ca8h fund$ £6,610 £17,373 Invostment a88ets 8,164.12 units in COIF Chanties Ethical Investmenl Fund - Income Units MV £23.3S2 £24.788 A•80ts r•tsln•d for tho charlty'8 own u Endowment fund 0•801• . Gunrwside Village Hall Unr88trl¢tad fund a•set• . Tables. chairs kitchen and catering 1pM A10 visual equipment and sncoker table, Emwcy generator and Satellite communicallon equipment. Llabllltlo• Water rates £0 592 Approved by the trustees on 1st Odober 2025 n•d on Ir behalf by :" Rotert Flather Chalr n Gilleard reasurer