Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 April 2022 To 31 March 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
ABERSOCH VILLAGE HALL
Other names charity is known by
NEUADD ABERSOCH
Registered charity number (if any) 215072
Charity's principal address c/o Mrs Margaret Roberts
Uwchafon Abersoch, Pwllheli, Gwynedd Postcode LL53 7HU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| ]Elected | ||||
| Gwilym Thomas | ]annually | |||
| Gwyn Williams | Vice Chairman | Resigned 17.11.2023 | ]at Annual | |
| ]General | ||||
| ]Meeting | ||||
| R H Wyn Williams | Chairman | ]or Appointed as and | ||
| when necessary | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Indentures dated 16 June 1915; 14 July 1920 and 5 February 1924
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Elected annually at the Annual General Meeting or appointed during the (eg. appointed by, elected by) financial year as and when necessary
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Promotion of the moral, social and intellectual well-being and the rational recreation of and generally for the benefit of the public and particularly the inhabitants of Abersoch and its neighbourhood without regard to their Summary of the objects of the religious or political opinions. charity set out in its governing document Trustees support and help promote all bookings for the Hall’s facilities for regular and new users. They also encourage fresh activities to improve and broaden the community’s leisure and educational choices. Regular activities continue – snooker, indoor bowling, bridge, yoga, pilates, flow dancing, camera club, art and craft fairs, cultural concerts, meetings, Welsh classes for learners, local school uses the hall for school concerts, WI meetings, craft, art and quilting classes, Merched Y Wawr, Heritage Society exhibition and storage facilities, monthly meeting place for tea/coffee and general information clubs, Local eisteddfodau when held, Christmas celebrations, polling station at election times and MP/Local Councillor surgeries when required. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The Trustees continue to contribute time, effort and skills on a purely voluntary basis and actively promote the use of the Hall by residents of the community and further afield.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
On upkeep, the Trustees are very conscious of the need to maintain and Summary of the main improve this ageing, historic building so it can continue to be of on-going achievements of the charity benefit to the community as was intended and planned improvements are during the year being prepared over the next two to five years to ensure its future. Grateful thanks is due to everyone who have supported the Neuadd in any way throughout the current period. Ways of paying for parking facillites are being revised to generate extra income to enable the major upgrades to the building to take place. Advice from experts about the building’s condition have been received which highlight the substantial investment required over the next few years enabling its future use for the local community. The work will be overseen by a project manager.
Section E Financial review Sums of money belonging to the charity and not required for immediate Brief statement of the use are placed on deposit to earn interest. The Trustees aim to hold an charity’s policy on reserves amount of money in reserve at the financial year end for any major repairs which could occur to an ageing building at any time. The reserves are growing steadily. Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) The charity’s principal source of funds had been the car parking fees You may choose to include raised seasonally between April and September – these have from mid additional information, where September 2022 become an all year round charge. There is no relevant about: fundraising and no charges are made for the use of the facilities for local • the charity’s principal events unless the hirer intends to profit from it. The hall hire fees shown sources of funds (including in the accounts are voluntary donations by various societies and users. any fundraising); We are pleased to report that once again the Hall ended this year in a • how expenditure has very sound financial position. supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Margaret Roberts
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 30 January 2024
NEUADD ABERSOCH HALL ----- 2022/2023 Elusen Gofrestredig Rhif 215072 Charity Registration Number Cyfrif Incwm a Gwariant 01/04/2022 - 31/03/2023 Income and Expenditure Account
| INCWM/INCOME: | 2021 - 22 | 2022 - 2023 | GWARIANT/EXPENDITURE: | 2021 - 22 | 2022 - 23 |
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| Llogi/Hall Hire & Donations | 475 | 1,220 | Trydan/Electricity | £3,099 | 3,023 |
| Byrddau Snwcer/Snooker Tables | 47 | 48 | Olew/Oil | £1,816 | 4,674 |
| Maes Parcio/Car Park | 54469 | 70,580 | Band Llydan, Dwr/Broadband,Water | £888 | 1,065 |
| Vodafone | 4000 | 4,000 | |||
| Llog Banc/Bank Interest | 1533 | 4,429 | Glanhau cyffredinol/general cleaning | £5,034 | 5,085 |
| Yswiriant/Insurance | £1,694 | 2,149 | |||
| Wayleave - Scottish Power | 15 | 15 | |||
| Hawliad Yswiriant/Insurance claim | 1900 | 0 | Archwiliadau/adnewyddu/trwsio/Repairs g | £2,025 | 2,878 |
| Cyngor Gwynedd - Grant ANHE LLYN | 0 | 2,115 | Arolygon adeilad/building surveys | £0 | 938 |
| Cyfraniad at gostau Ynni - Scottish Power | 150 | Cymorth Ariannol/Community support | £0 | 2,310 | |
| N West Bank - compensation | 300 | Cydnabyddiaeth/costau Ysg/Trys - Hon S | £7,538 | 7,775 | |
| Cost prosesu arian/cardiau-cash,card proces | £0 | 247 | |||
| Costau Cyf Blynyddol/AGM costs | £110 | 63 | |||
| Hawliad Yswiriant | £2,000 | 0 | |||
| Argraffu | £1,337 | 2,702 | |||
| 62439 | 82,857 | £25,541 | 32,909 | ||
| Ychwanegiad/Surplus | £36,898 | 49,948 | |||
| £62,439 | 82,857 | ||||
| MANTOLEN/BALANCE SHEET | |||||
| Ymlaen o 2021/22 Capital Account | £255,579 | 292,477 | |||
| Ychwanegiad yn y flwyddyn/Surplus | £36,898 | 49,948 | |||
| CYFANSWM/ TOTAL 2022/23 | £292,477 | 342,425 | ___________ | ||
| Margaret Roberts Trysorydd/Treasurer | |||||
| Cynyrchiolwyd gan/Represented by: | 30 Mehefin/June 2023 | ||||
| Cyfrif Cyffredin/General Account | £8,856 | 14,376 | |||
| Cyfrif Busnes/Capital Reserve Account | £130,646 | 124,689 | ___________ | ||
| Bond 2 flynedd Banc Cambridge & Counties | Dai Davies Archwiliwr/Auditor | ||||
| 2yr(08/2024) Bond Cambridge & Counties | £152,974 | 203,360 | 20 Tachwedd/November 2023 | ||
| £292,476 | 342,425 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/directors/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report |
Charity Name ABERSOCH HALL |
Charity Name ABERSOCH HALL |
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| Charity no.: | 215072 | Company no.: | XXXXXXXXX | |||
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| I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended31 /03 / 2023 As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. |
Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
DAI DAVIES | 20 NOVEMBER 2023 |
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| DAI DAVIES | ||
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October 2018
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LON HAWEN
ABERSOCH GWYNEDD LL53 7EW
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
October 2018
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