_**THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL, otherwise THE WAR AND SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL**_ **Report of the Chairman on behalf of the Trustees for year ended 31[st] March 2025**
## **ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
Registered Charity Number: 200618
Principal Address: Peaslake Memorial Hall, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, Surrey GU5 9RR (but all correspondence is addressed to the home addresses of individual trustee-officers)
Working Names:
The registered name of the charity is not used, save in official, formal documents, and the charity uses the following working names – “Peaslake Memorial Hall”, “Peaslake War Memorial Hall” and “Peaslake Village Hall”
Independent Examiner: Mr Calum Wood, ACA. Acquis Ltd. The Atrium, Curtis Road, Dorking, Surrey. Trustees: See below Area of Benefit: “Peaslake and the neighbourhood thereof”
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT:**
## **Governing Document:**
The charity is governed by a Scheme (“the Scheme”) sealed by the Charity Commissioners on 9[th] April 1974. With later amendments in 2019. The charity had previously been governed by the provisions of the conveyance dated 31[st] December 1915 referred to in the Scheme.
## **Trustees:**
In November 2019 the Charity Commission agreed to our request to change part of the Halls Scheme, It was resolved to change part of The Scheme, 4. Constitution to now read:
4. **Constitution.** Subject as hereinafter provided for co-optative Members, the Committee of Management shall consist of up to 12 persons appointed at the annual general meeting to be held as hereinafter provided and shall hold office from the end of the annual general meetings at which they are appointed.
Delete 5 and 6 of original Scheme.
This was done due to various Village institutions failing therefore unable to nominate and to maintain a variety of trustees.
The members of the Committee constitute the trustees of the charity. The elected members of the Committee are elected at the AGM at which all inhabitants aged 18 and upwards of the “Area of Benefit” are entitled to attend and vote.
There were nine (9) Trustee meetings including the AGM held during the year. Trustees attendance is shown after there names.
The Trustees who served during the year ended 31[st] March 2025 (and, unless otherwise stated, served throughout the year and remain as Trustees as at the commencement of the 2025 Annual General Meeting) were as follows:-
Mr. Ian Trevor Allen : (1/9) Elected. Resigned due to ill health 17 March 25 Mr. James Collin: (7/9) Elected Mr. Robin Gregson (7/9) Elected. Mr. Sean Griffin: (4/9) Elected. Resigned due to moving out of area 25 March 25 Mr. Robert Hay: (7/9) Elected. Resigned due to project managing extension 23 July 25. Mr. Edward Horton. (6/9) Elected. Miss. Geraldine Reffo: (7/9) Elected Mr. Anthony Robinson : (8/9) Elected -- Treasurer Mr. Kevin Stevens. (4/9) Elected. Mrs. Marion Patricia Taylor-Cotter (5/9): Elected. Mr. Michael Urban: (9/9) Elected – chairman Mrs. Katie Whitfeld. (5/9) Elected--Secretary.
Mrs Alice Williams took over the responsibilities for bookings in September 2021 but elected not to become a Trustee. (5/9)
## **Risk Management:**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Further risks which the trustees have identified are (1) loss or damage to the building (2) loss of funds and (3) loss of income.
The trustees have taken appropriate steps against all three; in respect of (1) by maintaining adequate buildings insurance with reputable insurers and undertaking periodic inspection of the fabric of the building with a view to maintaining it in good repair; in respect of (2), by depositing the charity’s funds with sound financial institutions; and in respect of (3), by adopting a suitable reserves policy. In the report for the year ended 31[st] March 2011 the trustees indicated that they would obtain a professional survey of the building to ascertain any wants of repair. That survey was duly obtained in 2012 and the trustees begun the programme of the necessary repairs identified by that survey, the most urgent having already been carried out. A further survey was commissioned in July 2018 and 2021 again repairs identified are being carried out. It is intended that the programme will continue in the coming years.
## **OBJECT OF THE CHARITY:**
Under paragraph 3(1) of the Scheme the object is “...the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Peaslake and the neighbourhood thereof, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisuretime occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.”
The trustees have complied with their duties in respect of public benefit.
The trustees do not consider it their duty to run activities for the hall but rather to make a hall available for others to do so. That said, the trustees have run fund raising events and are always prepared to assist in organising suitable activities for the benefit of the inhabitants.
## **REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE YEAR:**
As the Hall is now celebrating 102 years of service to the community we look to the next decade with the community hub and extra changing rooms.
A big thank you to our treasurer who over the last few years has kept our finances in a professional manner, along with a keen eye on overhead costs, especially utility bills.
Utility bills have stabilised this year and are a little lower than last year, £4568.00 (against £4854.00 last year) and the treasurer is constantly reviewing the situation.
Letting, have increased to: £14497.00 (£11126.00) mainly due to the diligent work of Alice Williams. We start 2025 with healthy finances.
With planning consent obtained for the extension before covid Robert Hay has done a marvellous service for the Hall by obtaining various grants which allowed work to commence in December 24 on the extension and it is planned to complete in June 25. Robert resigned as a trustee to avoid any conflict of interest but has continued as “project manager.”
The trustees would like to thank Your Fund Surrey, Bernard Sunley Foundation, Peaslake Players and Shere Parish Council for their kind grants, along with all the private donors who have made this work possible.
At the November 24 meeting, Geraldine Reffo kindly volunteered to head up a subcommittee to consider funding the improvements to the ladie’s toilets, being a part of YFS conditions.
Jim Collin continues to take on extra responsibilities to ensure the Halls every day running continues without a hitch.
I would like to thank members of the Committee both for their work and also for their support during the year. All have given of their time and talents throughout the year; the charity could not operate without them. The fact that the elected membership of the committee has been so stable has been of immense benefit.
We have also benefited from the continued willing support and work of Mrs. Sue Bone as cleaner. As mentioned in last year’s report we have not appointed a replacement caretaker, but have tried to share out the duties between the committee. This seems to have worked well but I am sure that this is to a large extent due to the extra effort Sue has put in. We all value and appreciate what she does for the Hall.
At the meeting held on the 28[th] May 2024 the Committee renewed its Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire, Hall Hire and Internet policies, together with a re-vised booking form, which can be viewed on the Halls website. The Committee acknowledges the work by Robin Gregson on revising all the policies and simplifying them at the same time. The Committee has also adopted the requirement of taking references for potential Trustees in line with the Charity Commission guide lines.
A valuation of the building was undertaken in 2016 and the building insurance increased yearly in line with this. A further valuation will be done after the extension and other work is finished.
We talk to potential new regular community users and those from outside the Village to assist with increasing the hiring .
The Hall cannot sustain itself purely out of lettings income and we are therefore very grateful to our donors who give so generously to us to include: all the kind residents who answered our appeal. The results of those acts of generosity are shown in the accounts for the year but I would again stress that all the members of the committee expend a lot of time and effort in ensuring the success of the Hall; my thanks, as ever, go to them.
This financial support is all the more important in the light of the repairs identified in the October 2012 survey obtained from Hutton and Rostron (EI) and the previous and present Robert Hay report, (2021) remembering the building is now 102 years old.
Maintenance continues, with priority on heating, lighting, general maintenance and guttering on the outside of the building, cleaning the drive-way, the roof of moss and keeping the hedges under control.
Though it is, perhaps, more of the Treasurer’s prerogative, I would like to thank Calum Wood for acting as Independent Examiner this year.
## **HEALTH AND SAFETY:**
I have included this as a separate heading as the Trustees attach considerable weight to this issue. Thorough inspections of the Hall are carried out during the year and any matters requiring attention are attended to as soon as possible. Our Health and Safety representative James Collin has done sterling work inspecting and reporting on various matters.
As last year, I think it is fair to say that no major issues have arisen during the year, that have not been reported.
On behalf of the Trustees
Michael Urban
Chairman, Committee of Management, and Trustee
DATED 21 May 2025
Approved by the Trustees:
## **THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL (Charity No. 200618)**
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025
|**CONTENTS**|PAGE||
|---|---|---|
|STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES||1|
|BALANCE SHEET||2|
|NOTES||3|
|COMMENTARY ON RESULTS||4|
|INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT||5|
**THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL (Charity No. 200618)**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|
**1. RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**
**RECEIPTS**
**Unrestricted:**
Lettings of Hall and equipment
Donations
Donation from Peaslake Fair Committee
Income Tax Recovered
Activities
Interest
Contributions to cost of curtains
**Total Unrestricted Receipts**
**PAYMENTS**
**Unrestricted:**
Cleaning
Business Rates
Utilities (note 2)
Administration expenses
Replacement curtains
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance (note 3)
Planning costs
Sundry Payments (note 4)
**Total Unrestricted Payments**
**NET UNRESTRICTED RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS)**
Restricted Donations and Gift Aid for Hub
Interest on Hub Funds
Grants received for Hub
Payments for Hub works
**NET RESTRICTED INCOME**
**NET INCOME**
**Cash Balances at 1st April**
**Cash Balances at 31st March**
**HELD AT**
Lloyds Bank, Current Account
Lloyds Bank, Deposit Account
CCLA Deposit Account
**Total Unrestricted Funds**
Lloyds Bank Account
Lloyds Bank, Peaslake Community Fund
CCLA Peaslake Community Hub
**Total Restricted Funds**
TOTAL FUNDS|**YEAR TO**
**31 MARCH**
**2025**
**£**
14,497
1,093
2,100
263
801
1,071
461
**20,286**
**1,783**
**122**
**4,586**
**522**
**1,722**
**2,779**
**863**
**133**
**12,510**
**7,776**
**99,450**
**3,058**
**40,000**
**-87,519**
**54,989**
**62,765**
**36,710**
**£99,475**
**1,893**
**7,949**
**21,262**
**31,104**
**700**
**2,565**
**65,106**
**68,371**
**£99,475**|**YEAR TO**
**31 MARCH**
**2024**
**£**
**11,126**
**1,348**
**2,000**
**275**
**791**
**585**|
|---|---|---|
|||**16,125**|
|||**2,092**
**117**
**4,854**
**108**
**1,846**
**1,397**
**5,211**
**298**
**508**|
|||**16,431**|
|||**-306**|
|||**2,651**
**229**|
|||**2,880**|
|||**2,574**
**34,136**|
|||**£36,710**|
|||**189**
**2,896**
**20,243**|
|||**23,328**|
|||**500**
**2,725**
**10,157**|
|||**13,382**|
|||**£36,710**|
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## **THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL**
(Charity No. 200618)
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**
|Lloyds Bank, Current account
Lloyds Bank, Deposit account
CCLA Deposit Account
Total Cash Balances
Creditors
**NET ASSETS**
_of which:_
General Reserve
Restricted Reserve for Peaslake Community Fund
Restricted fund for new shed|**31 MARCH**
31 MARCH
**2025**
2024
**2,593**
689
**10,514**
5,621
**86,368**
30,400|
|---|---|
||**99,475**
36,710
**0**
0|
||**£99,475**
£36,710|
||**31,104**
23,328
**67,871**
12,882
**500**
500|
||**£99,475**
£36,710|
In accordance with The Charities Act 2011 the Trustees are not required to obtain an audit of the Financial Statements for this year.
Approved by the Trustees as of 21 May 2025 and signed on their behalf by
Michael Urban R Anthony Robinson Chairman Treasurer PAGE 2OF 5
**(Charity No. 200618)**
## **THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis consistent with that used in the preceding year.
|**2. Utilities**
This item comprises:
Gas
Electricity
Water
Total
**3. Repairs and Maintenance**
This item comprises:
Electrical projects
Floor Repair after water leak
Drive and drain repairs
Plumbing and heating repair
Fire protection equipment
Maintenance of grounds
Other
Total
**4. Sundry Payments**
This item comprises:
Fundraising costs
Performing Rights Society
Total|**2024/25**
2023/24
**2,325**
2,444
**1,986**
2,168
**275**
242|
|---|---|
||**£4,586**
£4,854|
||**2024/25**
2023/24
**293**
782
1,114
**890**
1,278
**508**
834
**370**
155
**670**
747
**48**
301|
||**£2,779**
£5,211|
||**2024/25**
2023/24
377
**133**
131|
||**£133**
£508|
## **5. Debtors and Creditors**
There were no debtors or creditors at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024
## **6. Reserves**
The General Reserve is unrestricted.The Committee set aside £10,000 last year for the Peaslake Community Hub project.
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## **TREASURER'S REPORT YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025**
## **THE SPOTTISWOODE MEMORIAL HALL**
**(Charity No. 200618)**
## COMMENTARY ON ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025
- **1** WE HAVE HAD A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING YEAR FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY HUB EXTENTION WITH ALMOST £100,000 RECEIVED FROM LOCAL RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTERS . WE HAVE ALSO SIGNED A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL FOR £114,500. BUILDING WORKS STARTED IN DECEMBER 2024 WITH AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION FOR JUNE 2025.
- **2** WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITIES IN THE HALL HAVE CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT HIGHER LEVELS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR WITH TOTAL LETTING INCOME UP BY £ 3,371 TO £ 14,497.
- **3** THE ATTACHED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT SHOWS THAT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025 OUR NET UNRESTRICTED CASH INCOME WAS £ 7,776 (2024 DEFICIT £306).
- **4** OUR UNRESTRICTED CASH BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2025 WERE £31,104 AN INCREASE OF £ 7,776. OUR RESTRICTED CASH BALANCES ARE £68,371 MAINLY HELD FOR THE COMMUNITY HUB EXTENTION.
TONY ROBINSON TREASURER
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