2025-09-30-accounts - Warslow Village Hall

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Period start date Period end date 01 10 2024 30 09 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Warslow Village Hall

Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 216771

Charity's principal address Warslow Village Hall, Cheadle Road, Warslow, Nr Buxton, Derbyshire

Postcode SK17 0JJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	David Gordon		Allyear- From 18thAug2013
	Margaret Gee		Allyear-From 13thOct 2013
	Laura Peach		Allyear- From 18thAug2013
	AmyWardman		Allyear- From 30thAug2018
	Ryan Gordon		Allyear- From 18thAug2013
	Jayne Peach		From 3rdJuly2025
	Gillian Hunter		From 3rdJuly2025
	Carole Hunter		From 3rdJuly2025

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Names of the trustees for the charity,	if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

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Constitution

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

The aim of the Management group is to continue the objectives first stated in 1934 in maintaining the village hall to provide facilities which can be used for educational, social and recreational purposes for the benefit of all residents of Warslow and Elkstones parish and beyond. These facilities will be available to all persons regardless of race, sex, colour, creed and physical or mental disabilities.

The management group (referred to as the Committee) consists of volunteers from within the community. The committee shall be empowered to co-opt to its membership any person(s) necessary to achieve the above aims. The committee shall appoint from its membership a Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The Management group comply with equal opportunities and diversity. We strive to deliver a varied and diverse range of activities within the hall which promote a community spirit. Our main objective is to make the village hall the social hub of our community for everyone within the village and surrounding areas. Therefore, Warslow Village Hall seeks to involve volunteers to:

Ensure our events meet the needs of our community
Ensure the community are actively involved in Warslow Village Hall
• Provide opportunities for all ages of the community to develop new skills and perspectives
Increase our contact with more people in the community

Declaration of interests

David Gordon- Member of Warslow & Elkstones Educational Trust Amy Wardman- Member of Warslow & Elkstones Educational Trust

Section C Objectives and activities

Section C	Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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)	The charity is set out to provide facilities and opportunities that benefit residents of Warslow, Elkstones and beyond.
	Over the course of this financial year the hall has accommodated a weekly clogg dancing group, over 60’s Lunch Brunch, History Live, several 21st birthday parties, band practices from our local residents, children’s parties, Wildlife events, Connect Fibre meetings, Manifold Pre-School, christenings, Parish Council meetings, funerals, farmers meetings and Staffordshire Athletics group. The Village Hall committee organised a fashion show, 80/20 auction sale, Warslow Silver Band concerts, Christmas Fayre, a quiz night and a Bingo Ball Raffle. The Village Hall now has a darts and dominoes team part of the Waterhouses and Hartington League. Matches take place on a Tuesday and Friday evening.

Section C

Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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)

The charity is set out to provide facilities and opportunities that benefit
residents of Warslow, Elkstones and beyond.

Over the course of this financial year the hall has accommodated a weekly
clogg dancing group, over 60’s Lunch Brunch, History Live, several 21st
birthday parties, band practices from our local residents, children’s parties,
Wildlife
events,
Connect
Fibre
meetings,
Manifold
Pre-School,
christenings, Parish Council meetings, funerals, farmers meetings and
Staffordshire Athletics group.
The Village Hall committee organised a fashion show, 80/20 auction sale,
Warslow Silver Band concerts, Christmas Fayre, a quiz night and a Bingo
Ball Raffle.
The Village Hall now has a darts and dominoes team part of the
Waterhouses and Hartington League. Matches take place on a Tuesday
and Friday evening.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;

At Warslow Village Hall we aim to cover our costs through a combination of hire fees, bar surplus and fundraising events. Additional monies enable us to purchase new equipment and to continue the upkeep of the hall. Therefore, the Management Group sought and applied for additional support from the following:

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (toilet grant). To maintain and provide public toilets all year.
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Charity acknowledges the Charities Act (2008) by ensuring the public are benefitted by promoting the voluntary sector, community developments and providing rural opportunities for all. The facilities are available to members of the public despite their gender, age, disability, social or economic circumstances.

Over the course of the year, the Management Group have worked tirelessly to improve the hall and its facilities, for example: • Installation of a TV ariel.
Repairs completed for damp.
Footings for ongoing extension completed- to secure planning.
• New darts and hall lighting.
Heavy duty racking purchased for storage purposes.
Plants and bulbs purchased.
• New Village Hall laptop purchased. • New ceiling tiles and bar area fully redecorated.
New display cabinet purchased for trophies to be visible.
• New wall lights purchased. • Skip hire to spring clean and declutter.

Section E Financial review

The Management Group hold a substantial amount of reserves that will be Brief statement of the spent in the best interest of the charity dependent on fluctuations in charity’s policy on reserves receipts, payments or major work needed to be carried out next year. Income October 2024 -September 2025: £40,601. (Fundraising from events, bar sales, donations, private hire, grant income) Expenditure October 2024-September 2025: £34,183. (Cleaning, heating, lighting, bar expenses, event costs, maintenance, telephone, water rates, stationary, licences, waste disposal, insurance, professional fees, card fee charges and equipment purchased) Details of any funds materially N/A in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) The village hall mostly runs on the committee fundraising as hire charges You may choose to include alone for lettings of the hall would not keep it open. additional information, where relevant about:

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

No assets apart from the current account.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) L. Peach Full name(s) Laura Peach Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 04.05.2026

M.Gee Margaret Gee Treasurer

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