The FalkI￿d Hall Charity (RwNo213532)
Report for Ihe year Janvary to December 2025
The Falkland Hall was originally buili as a large merchant house in 1558 by Edmund
Stlvester. It became the Falkland HaIl at around the time it was sold by the Recreation
Society to the Town InSti￿te in 1920. Over the years the ground floor was used as a
hall for meetings and entertainmenL and the top floor was a Men s Institute.
In the 1960's the Hall had become neglected the then Truste¢s commenced letting the
building on a commercial b&sis.
A new Tnjst scheme came into being in 1974 and ran until the present scheme was
sealed on I l February 1985 as the Falkland Hall Charity. The title to the land and
building is vested in the Official CustrKlian for Charities in trust for the Fajkland Hall
Cl]arity
Under the 1985 Charity Scheme, the Tn￿e8 have the Option to use all or part of the
buildtng as a community centre or lease the building for the Etst rent possible.
The Trustees must firstly apply the charity's income in meeting the proper costs of
admftnistering the charity and of managing its proFerty (including the repair and
insurance of its buildings). After payment of these costs, the Trustees shall apply the
trmaining income as they think fil for any charitsble purposes for the general benefit
of the inhabitants of the Town of Burford and the neighbourhood thereof.
A bank acwunt is held with TSB bank.
Investments are held in funds with M&G Investments and CCLA COIF Charity
Funds.
The Ex￿ordinary Repair Fund is held within these investments.
The commercial and resTdential lets are man28ed by Marriott's Property LLP
Durin8 2025 the Trustees fulfilled the requirements of the charity scheme.
The Trustees have engaged Pethers of Burford to strip and renovate the front roof of
the Falkland Hall, work is scheduled to take place in Sprin8 of 2026.
The Trustees have purchased The Old Barn. Swan Lane, Burford for conversion to a
Community Archive Centre for the town, with a studio apartment providing income to
make the project sustainable. Pethers of Burford startd the conversion in May 2021
and completed in November 2022 when the opening ceremony took place.
Major support for the project has been received from West Oxfordshire District
Council, Burford Town Council, Burford Festival, Burford & Districl Society, private
Trust Funds, individuaI donors and a range of enthusiastic community fund￿tSing.
A new management committee has been fornied to jointly mana8e and nm the
Burford Tolsey Museum and Archive and have a new website.. - burfordtolsey.org
David Cohen
Chairn)an
March 2026

THE FALKLAND HALL CHARITY
{Registered Charity No.213532)
RECEIPTS AND PAymE￿s FOR YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER 2025
31-Dec-24
RECEIPTS
314)ec-25
Falkland Hall...
Rent
Investsnant Incon￿...
M&G Charifund
COIF Fixed Interest Income Units
COIF Investment Fund Income Unts
Misc
22.OCNJ.00
22,OC#J.C
2.567.20
266.30
658.34
0.00
2,695.56
391.86
676.08
40.00
urfoyd Communltyknhlv•.".
Archive Rent
Wamers Flat Rent
Grants & donalbJn$ received
Fundraising
Mis¢
50.00
11,100.00
0.00
10,069.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
35.922.54
20.00
36,661.84
PAYMENTS
Falkland Hall...
Buildings Insurance
Lalting Agent management chanJes
Property Repairs
Grants awarded by FHC
Sundr￿5
Burford CommunltyArchfv•.'.
Buildings Insurance
W8mers F￿1 charges (man feeslcojncil tax alc)
Prcperty Repaws
Sundri8s
3.566.01
1.320.00
3,680.21
1,320.00
3,134.04
3.500.00
40.00
3,750.00
0.00
1,751.88
1.598.40
525.00
20.00
12,531.29
1,752.93
1.449.94
1.523.98
267.19
16.668.29
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TSB Account @ 01101r2025
FHC Generd Fund
55 189.37
55 189.37
35 922.54
91,111.91
16 668.29
Plus Inc*Jme
Less Expenditure
TSB Account @ 31112r2025
FHC General Fund
443.62
I certify these are a true record of acc￿nts:
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Pa
Tfc&s

THE FALKLAND HALL CHARITY
(R￿l$ler￿1 Ch&ity No.21&532}
STATEMENT OF VALUATION OF ASSETS
3111212025
2024
2025
Represenled by:"
Cash
55189.37
TSB Treasurers Accg)unt
74443.62
Investments
M&G Charifund (EqUi￿s)
2852.446 units @ 1727.54p
COIF Short Durat￿ Bond IFix&J interest
Income Units)
8427.23 unlts @ 128.94p
COIF Investrnent Fund {Accumulatic)n Unrts) ERF
347.31 units @ 225553.45p
COIFlnvestm8nl Fund Ilncome Unrb)
1191.78 untis @ 1932.19p
41999.41
49277.15
10623.37
10866.07
90514.40
88749.69
24185.15
23027.45
Swan Lane Barn (flue to be vestèd V*ith the
Charity Commission)
Toial
222511.70
Assets of Trust
246363.98
Note.. The Trust88s have adopted the COIF Invesknent Fund Accumulatlon Unfts) as Ihe
the "Extraordinary Repair Fund,. ￿ lieu of the ERF in the goveming docLAment
thYNJld be £5WJ, In(x6asing by £150 p.a.
I certify this lo b8 a true and accurate recor(1
tyk. H.
2oZ¢•
John Yeatman- Treasurer
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26 Frethern Close
Burford
Oxon
OX18 4Kr
The Falkla￿1 Hall Chartty
5TheLe
Bams Lane
Burford
OX18 4NE
6th February 2026
To the Trustees of the Falkland Hall Charity
I have provided an independent examination of the accounts for the FaIklarKI Hall
Charity for the year ending 31 st Decemlxr 2025
I confirni that appropriate books of accounts have been properly kept throughout the
year, year end accounts have been prepared and supported by an adequate audit trail
from underlying records, and reconciliation of fimds have been ptEpared and agreed.
Frank Tri88S