## **Kildwick and Farnhill Institute** **Charity Registration Number 223029** # **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 August 2023** ## **Principal Address** Kildwick and Farnhill Institute, Main Street, Farnhill, BD20 9BJ ## **Trustees** Margaret Atkinson Paul Beswick Chris Brigham (Resigned 11 July 2023) Timothy Chapman (nominated by St Andrew’s Parochial Church Council) Helen Moran (nominated by Kildwick Parish Meeting) Joanne Waring (nominated by Farnhill Parish Council) The trustees usually meet on the second Tuesday of each month. ## **Charitable Objectives** The area of benefit is the parishes of Kildwick and Farnhill and the surrounding neighbourhood. The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a village hall for use by the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants. ## **Public Benefit** In running the charity the Trustees have complied with the duty in section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission with regard to public benefit. ## **Achievements and Performance** During the year we completed a major programme of repairs and refurbishment to update the facilities and make them more attractive to use and hire. These works have taken circa 18 months to complete and have included : - Installation of a new fitted kitchen on the ground floor - Replacement of upstairs fire doors and the downstairs kitchen window - Repair of Garage/store roof - Re-decoration and re-carpeting of an upstairs room to create a new meeting space for small groups - Refurbishment of the upstairs toilets to remove outdated urinals and create two unisex cubicles Our plans to subsequently promote and increase use of the improved facilities were thwarted when a burst pipe in December 2022 caused substantial damage to the upstairs kitchen ceiling and to the floor of the hall below. Following liaison with our insurers a contractor was appointed to repair the damage including the laying of a new floor in the ground floor hall. Completion of the works took longer than expected due to problems with the new floor and the hall was still out of action at the financial year end but has since been returned to use following remedial works by the contractor. The loss of income from room hire during this period was minimal as regular hirers of the institute were able to use the upstairs hall while the downstairs hall was out of action. This meant that activities such as pilates, Craven Flagcrackers, knit and natter and the local history group were able to continue and the Institute Committee and Famhill Parish Council could still meet there. The upstairs hall was also available for private hire for parties and events. The main impact was on the holding of coffee mornings. talks and other social activities which are popular with local residents and raise a small amount of income towards the upkeep of the building as these are usually held in the downstairs hall as this is fully accessible. A planned exhibition by the local history group to coincide with the Coronation of King Charles111 was also unable to go ahead. The trustees would like to thank all users of the institute for their understanding and Patien￿ while the works were carried out with especial thanks to Joanne and Paul for dealing with the Insuran￿ company and contractors Chris Brigham for his many years of invaluable servits as a trustee Councillor Andrew Brown for providing a grant from Craven District Council towards items for the refurbished kitchen The friends and supporters who have helped us in many different ways during the year. We couldn't do it without you. Looking ahead our priorities indude encouraging greater use of the institute and re- starting popular events such as coffee mornings. We will continue to improve the facilities as funds allow and update the website. The village calendar competition continues to prove very popular and will be repeated in 2024. The annual report was approved by the trustees on 12 December 2023 and signed on their behalf by- Paul Beswick, Chair Klldwlc F mhlll Institute Recel ts & P ments Acc