CHARITY FOR A MISSION ROOM
Registered Charity 510761
Kendal Parish Church Kirkland Kendal LA9 5AF
Trustees’ Annual Report for the Year ended 31 December 2024
The Charity is established as a trust under the terms of an indenture dated 21 June 1911, as varied by a Scheme dated 20 February 1980. Its objects are to hold the land and building conveyed to it for the celebration of divine worship, the provision of a Sunday School and for meetings and social use of the people of Kendal. The building comprises the Parish Hall.
The trustees at the date of this report, all of whom (unless stated) have served throughout the period from 1 January 2024 are:
Mr DAR Broad, resigned 22[nd] April 2024 Mr I Fishwick Rev S Thompson, chairman from 26[th] June 2024 Rev Dr C Taylor Mrs A West Mr J West
The trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.
The Trust is independent from but works closely with the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kendal (Charity No. 1132947) and the Kendal (Kirkland) Trust (Charity No. 1176972). Administration services are performed by the office of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kendal, and the trustees are grateful for that support.
Use of the hall increased throughout the year, and it has been used for a number of parties and community activities as well as church group activity. The freehold land adjoining the Hall, together with neighbouring land owned by the Kendal (Kirkland) Trust is used to provide paid parking for residents and visitors to Kendal. The parking is managed on the Trusts’ behalf by Westmorland & Furness Council. In determining the Trust’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
On 24[th] January 2024 the Charity Commission approved the registration of The Kendal Parish Hall Trust CIO (Charity No. 1206687). The liquid assets of the Charity for a Mission Room were duly transferred to the new charity during the year. Application to the Land Registry was made to transfer ownership of the building and land was made. It is intended that the new charity will carry out the activities previously performed by the Charity for a Mission Room,
which will be closed once the Land Registry have completed their documentation.
The Trust’s accounts, which are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, showed that payments for the partial year exceeded receipts by £13,441 (for the whole year the deficit was £3390). Reroofing part of the south facing roof, £13080 and getting approval to reroof the Narthex, £11478, contributed to this deficit. The current year’s accounts reflect that impact
.
At 31st December 2024 the transferred reserves totalled £134,609 (2023: £138,000). In accordance with the reserves policy, the trustees intend to keep approximately one year’s day to day running costs in the General Reserve and to transfer any surplus amounts to other reserves. If necessary, the other reserves will be reduced to maintain this level. A Car Park Resurfacing Reserve will be built up by annual increments of approximately £3,500 to cover the trustees’ share of the eventual costs of resurfacing the car park. A Major Repairs and Improvements Reserve will be built up from remaining surplus receipts to allow the Trustees to undertake repairs without jeopardising the financing of day-to-day activity.
Approved by the Trustees on 24[th] March 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Rev S Thompson Chair
The Kendal Parish Hall Trust CIO
Registered Charity 1206687
Kendal Parish Church Kirkland Kendal LA9 5AF
Trustees’ Annual Report for the Year ended 31 December 2024
The Charity was established as a trust under the terms of an indenture dated 24[th] January 2024and has taken over the activities of Charity for a Mission Room (Charity No 510761). Its objects are to hold the land and building conveyed to it for the celebration of divine worship, the provision of a Sunday School and for meetings and social use of the people of Kendal. The building comprises the Parish Hall.
The trustees at the date of this report, all of whom (unless stated) have served throughout the period from 24th January 2024 are:
Mr DAR Broad, resigned 22[nd] April 2024 Mr I Fishwick Rev S Thompson, chairman from 26[th] June 2024 Rev Dr C Taylor Mrs A West Mr J West
The trustees are appointed by the existing trustees.
The Trust is independent from but works closely with the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kendal (Charity No. 1132947) and the Kendal (Kirkland) Trust (Charity No. 1176972). Administration services are performed by the office of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Kendal, and the trustees are grateful for that support.
Use of the hall increased throughout the year, and it has been used for a number of parties and community activities as well as church group activity. The freehold land adjoining the Hall, together with neighbouring land owned by the Kendal (Kirkland) Trust is used to provide paid parking for residents and visitors to Kendal. The parking is managed on the Trusts’ behalf by Westmorland & Furness Council. In determining the Trust’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
On 24[th] January 2024 the Charity Commission approved the registration of The Kendal Parish Hall Trust CIO. The liquid assets of the Charity for a Mission Room were duly transferred to the new charity during the year. Application to the Land Registry was made to transfer ownership of the building and land was made and we await the outcome. It is intended that the
new charity will carry out the activities previously performed by the Charity for a Mission Room, which will be closed once the Land Registry have completed their documentation.
The Trust’s accounts, which are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, showed that receipts for the partial year exceeded payments by £10,050 (for the whole year the deficit was £3,390). Re-roofing part of the south facing roof, £13080 and getting approval to reroof the Narthex, £11,478, contributed to this deficit. The current year’s accounts reflect that impact
.
At 31st December 2024 the transferred reserves totalled £134,609 (2023: £138,000). In accordance with the reserves policy, the trustees intend to keep approximately one year’s day to day running costs in the General Reserve and to transfer any surplus amounts to other reserves. If necessary, the other reserves will be reduced to maintain this level. A Car Park Resurfacing Reserve will be built up by annual increments of approximately £3,500 to cover the trustees’ share of the eventual costs of resurfacing the car park. A Major Repairs and Improvements Reserve will be built up from remaining surplus receipts to allow the Trustees to undertake repairs without jeopardising the financing of day-to-day activity.
Approved by the Trustees on 24[th] March 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Rev S Thompson Chair
| Receipts Payments for use of Hall Car Parking Donations Investment Income Charities official investment fund Bank Interest COIF Loyds Instant Access Website Grant Key Deposit General Reserve Opening Balance Excess Expenditure / Surplus Income Transfer from/ to MajorRepairs Reserve Transfer to Car Park Resurfesing Reserve Major Repais and Improvements Reserve Opening Balance Transfer to/from General Reserve Car Park Resurfacing Reserve Opening Balance add transfer from General Reserve |
2024 £ 11,419.50 22,800.00 1,145.98 25,000.00 10,050.37 35,050.37 2,550.37 2,500.00 84,559.45 2,550.37 15,000.00 2,500.00 |
KENDAL PARISH HALL TRUST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31s #Payments £ Repairs & Renewals Heat & Light Insurance 35,365.48 Accounts Examination Fee Payroll Services 2,441.60 Caretakers Cleaning Wheely Bin 343.97 Transfer to Kendal Parish Church WiFi 389.24 Christmas Trees Refund Key Deposit 500.00 New Narthex Roof 20.00 Defibrillator Bank Charges Sundry Disco refund ______ Excess expenditure / Surplus Income 39,060.29 ============ BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Ivestments (note i) 828.65 Income Units - Charities Official Inverstment Fund Balance at Bank COIF Deposit 30,000.00 Current Account - Lloyds Bank Cumberland Building Society Savings Account Lloyds Bank Instant Access Account 87,109.82 Petty Cash 17,500.00 134,609.82 ============ |
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(Note i) The Market Value of the COIF Income Units Investment is £16816.04 as
……………………………………………………………………… Ian Fishwick, Hon Treasurer
st DECEMBER 2024
2024 £ 3,872.63 2,446.96 1,083.65 400.00 136.80 6,068.44 560.23 312.12 4,840.00 437.40 50.40 7,377.00 750.00 32.29 72.00 570.00 29,009.92 10,050.37 39,060.29 ============ 1,000.00 65,500.00 6,879.25 0.00 61,210.57 20.00 ______ 134,609.82 ============ s at 31st December 2024 (2023 : £16,4444.56) ……………………….. Date
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to th• trustee members of Kendal Parish Hall Trust On account8 the y•ar 311f212024 Chartty no Ilf any) 1206687 Sot out on pages I rewrt to the trustees on rny examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023. Respon8ibilitle8 and A5 the charity Iruslees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the acCouts in ac¢ordan* with the Wuirements of the Charities Act 2011 fihe Act'i. l Trptrrt In SpeCt of my exarnination of the Trust's a¢counts carried out under section 145 of the 201 l A¢t and in carrying out my eKan7inalion. I have followed the applicable Directions given by Charity Cornmission under section 14515llt)l of the A(#. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have ¢ome to my attention (other than that disclosed below'i in connection with the examination which gives me cause to telreve that in, any material resp&d." a¢counting records We not kept In afjcordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not •ccord With the accounting COr1#S Independent examiner's statèment I have no ¢onceTns and h8ve ¢ome acrcs5 no other rnattets In connection with the e¥arninatiOTr lo which attention shoukl b2 dravm In order to enable proper uncl&r8tsnding of the accotsnl$ lo reathed. ' F¥ease del8le tlJ8 worcls in the br8ckeis if Iheydo nol apply Signed.. Oats.. Name.. Michael Greenough AAT 1510512025 Relevant prtsfes8lonal qualifrcatjonlsl or ljody Iany).' Adrlress.. Westmorfand A¢countan¢y Ltd TIAAIMS Accountants for 8usiness 134 Highgale Kendal, LA9 4HW IER Oetober 2018