## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023** **Charity name: The Croft Hall, Hungerford** **Charity registration number: 231437** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Management of the Croft Hall, Hungerford,
Berkshire| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Private lettings and public and private
hirings of the facilities within the building
when not required for the main object of the
charity| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity provides excellent facilities for
the main beneficiary of the charity, the
Parish Church of St Lawrence in
Hungerford, Berkshire on those occasions
when it wishes to use them for meetings
and other church-related functions. At all
other times the facilities (which comprise
the Main Hall, the Small Hall alongside it, a
private meeting room and a kitchen) are
made available to local community clubs
and organisations and to private individuals
subject to payment of hire fees which are
reviewed annually. No other local venue
provides comparable facilities for such
public events and functions.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity’s income during the period
exceeded its expenditure by £7,451.42 as
shown in its accompanying accounts.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as security for future
expenditure. As at 31stDecember 2003 the
charity’s reserve totalled £20,000 held in a
Metrobank deposit account.
.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£20,000l| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no such uncertainties| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed dated 1stAugust 1900 and
Charity Scheme dated 4thApril 2001| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is managed by Trustees
appointed in accordance with its governing
instruments| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|New trustees are appointed from time by
the Vicar of Hungerford as provided for in
in the 1900 Trust Deed following invitation
of applicants and their approval at
Trustees’ meetings| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Croft Hall| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|231437| |Charity’s principal address|The Croft Hall
The Croft
Hungerford
Berkshire RG17 0HY| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Michael Walter
Saunders|Vicar of Hungerford||| ||Christopher Dodd|Chairman||Michael Walter Saunders| ||David Anthony
George Small|Treasurer and
Secretary||Michael Walter Saunders| ||Anthony Drewer-
Trump|||Michael Walter Saunders| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |None||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A ## **Other optional information** None ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** > **Signature(s)** DAG Small **Full name(s)** David Anthony George Small **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary and Treasurer **Chair, etc)** **Date** 11[th] June 2024 TRUSTEE5 OF THE CROFf HALL AccouKfs FOR THE YEAA ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 INCOME Lettings- 2M Wellness Lettings- Scouts Other hire fees 15.701.57 350.00 29,281.25 45.332.82 LESS EXPÉNSÉS Building maintenance Asbestos survey Caretaking Heat liiht and water Insurance Wheelie-bins Wi-fi and TV and performing rights licence Mixini desk equipment Misellaneou5 expenses 11.336.69 2.160.1￿> 10,743.02 5,356.82 1.744.78 i.OCQ.54 660.36 637.20 3.495.40 746.59 37.881.40 E￿e$S of Income expenthture for the ye 7.451.42 ACCUMULATED FUNDS At l January2023 27,308.57 Excess income over expenditure 7.451.42 At 31 December 2023 34.759.99 Rewesented by TSB bank aCCQLbnt Metro bank 14,759.99 20.￿).(￿) 34,7S9.99 8lOZ I)0 ¥31 aJ!yswa8 we4)ie￿ a6￿[ullaH 'èuei iade4J 'asuuns ssajppv (AUE l!) Apoq Jo (s)uo!IEJ JI !IEnb ieuo!ssaioJd iUPAaia lu￿UnI)￿Y pajayey Sa!AEa Jaiad aUlPN 6OZ) 50 Ea pau61s "PaygEaJ eq oi 4unoJae è41 Jo 6u!pueisJèpun Jajojd e aiqeua oi Japjo ui yodaj siui Ul UMEJP aq pinous uoiiuallE ￿1￿m 01 UO!IEUIWEXa aui Lll uoipauuoa u! sjauew JaLllO OU SSOJ?p a￿￿ aAEi4 PUB swa)uw ou aAEiI I "uo!ieuiLuexa iuapuadapui up Jo ypd se pajaplsuog JaupLU P IOU SI 4gILIM Ma!A Jlpi pup anJL E aA16 4un0￿￿ ayi wyi iuawaJinbaJ AUE UELU Jayio 8OOZ SUOIIEin6a8 {suodau PUE siunoyJv) saiiiJEu J aui ui ino ias slun0￿e Jo iuaiuw PUE uuoj aL416ulw￿U0j uaLuèJinbaJ 81q￿lIdde a4141!i Aid￿￿ iou pip slun0￿E aui Jo spjogaj 6ulwn0￿P ayi 4yM PJtr￿E IOU pip swnoJJE ayl Jo .'pv saiwe49 aLll JO 0£ L UO!PèS iIW14 è)UEPJO￿E U! ida¥ aJaM spJ￿aj 6uiwno?JE aui pedsaj IEUaiPW AUE 'U! IEUI ahaiiaq oi asn aw saAI6 u?IilM UOIIEU!WExa ayi YWA UOlPèUUOJ u! uoiiuaue ALU oi aLUOJ iuawaiLus s.Jau!wpxa aAEU SJalJEW IElJalELU OU IEiII iLUyUOg I "UOIIEUIWExa Aw aAey i iuapuadepui 'pv aw Jo {q)(s)stTL UO!pas Japun UOISSILUWOJ AwEqJ a41 Aq uaAI6 suoipajia aiqvJiiddB aui IIE PaMOIIQJ aAEy 'UOIIEUIWExa Aw ino S￿l￿￿E￿ U! PUE PV k loi ayi Jo strk uolpas Japun o paijjp? slUn￿￿E s,IsnJi ayi io UOliEU!WExa Aw io padsaj u! yodaj I "(.pv aLll.) L VOZ PY SalWELI? eUI10 SIUOLuaJ!nbaJ aui y¥M WJUEpJO￿B ui 4ulloyJE a41 Jo uoiiejedajd a41 Joj aiqisuodsaj aje noA 'saaFrLU s,Aweya at41 SV yodaj Jo slspq pup sa!1!i!q!suodsa £a0z￿LI[£ papua JEaA Joj (Jsnji auL) AwEiI? OAOqE Oyi io siun¢yJgE a4110 uooeuiwexa Aw uo saaisn4 aLn Oi yiidaj I $86Ed uo ino Ios (Aup ¥.) ou ￿Upy? papua JpgA ayi J(y 4uno?SE UO L£trL£ £zoz JaqLU¥Jga [£ auo4¥39NnH IIVH 140è1? 3HI swsnji aui oi yodo¥ yoda¥ s.Jau!WEX3 iuapuadapui v uoii?as siuno?JE aui uo yodaj s,Jau!WExa iuapuadapui SIIVM aNV aNV19NI J04 NOISSIWWO) AIIJVH)