Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From
6th
Apnl
2024
5th
Apftl
2025
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Church Knowle Village Hall
Other names charity is known by
Reglstered charity number {rf any)
232813
Charity's princip21 address
Church l<nowle Village Hall
Church Knowle
Wareham
Postcode
BH20 5NG
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charlty
Trt￿e name
Date¥ acted rf notfor whole
Office Irf any)
Name of peF50n (or botyl entitle
oint trustee
if an
Peter Dixon
lan Evans
Chair
TreaSu￿r
Secretary
Carolyn Dixon
Hazel Parker
William Hull
Edward Wake-
Walker
Jill Bugler
Deborah Evans
Names of the trustees for the charity. tf any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dales a¢ted if not
for whole year
None
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Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlptlon of the charity's trusts
Type of goveming document
conveyan￿ dated 20" July 1936
How the charity is constituted
Unin(x)rporated Assoriation
Trustee selection methods
Trustees are appointed or re-appointed at the Annual General Meeting
held in May each year
Additional governance Issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional infomation, where
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of Irustees..
the charitys organisational
structure and any wider
network wilh which the charity
works.,
relationship with any related
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
Ihem.
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SeGtion C
Ob-ectives and activities
The charity manages and maintains the Village Hall for the purposes of
physical and mental recreation and social, moral and intellectual
development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms.
library. lectures, classes, recreations and entertainmenls or olhemise as
may be found expedient for the benefit of the inhabitsnts of the Parish of
Church Knowle in the County of Dorset and its immediate vicinity.
Summary oflhe objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
In planning our activrties for the year, during our Committee meetings we
kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.
The main activities are:
Maintaining and improving the Hall as an important Community
Building
Hiring the Hall to IcKal community groups to provide an affordable
facility for them to meet in
Arranging Communty events to bring the whole Village and
nearby residents together to strengthen the community and tackle
isolau'on and rural lonliness.
The Village H811 is an important communty asset within the Church
Knowle Parish. It is hired out lo community groups for a variety of uses.
These include:
an Art Group
a Needlework Group
Table Tennis
Ad Hoc hire for example for groups attending christenings,
wedding and fvnerals al the nearby church.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
publlc benefit in relation to
these objects {include withln
this section the statutory
dgclaration that truslees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commisslon on public
benefit)
In addition. following inslallalion of an upgraded kitchen during 2024-25,
thanks to a generous grant from the National Lottery Community Fund,
the hall is now being used by a local special needs school lo conduct
cookery Glasses.
Community Events organised during Ihe year by the Village Hall
Committee included:
A Ceilidh
A village summer barbeque
An ouldoor theatre perfom)ance
The annual Village Fete (in partnership with the Fete Comrnittee)
A Film night lin partnership with Purbeck Film Festival)
An annual Quiz Night
A Pig Racing evening
Most of these community events also served in part as fund-raising
evenls for the Willage Hall
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Additional details of objédives and activities {Optional infomiation)
You may choose to include
further statements. where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking:
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
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6eGtion D
AGhievement5 and performan
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
durlng the year
The Village Hall was successful in attracting a number of grants during
the year and these have allowed us to invest in improving the facilities
available at the Village Hall and lo reduce our operating costs through the
installab'on of Solar PV panels.
A new Kitchen was instslled thanks to a grant of £20.000 from the
National Lottery Community Fund.
Solar PV panels were installed thnks to grants from Perenco Ltd, Low
Cart)on Dorset and the SSE Powenng Communities lo Net Zero Fund.
In addition, the SSE Fund provided a grant to cover the cost of
installation of 2 EV charge[5 which are now available for the local
residents and visitors lo use.
The Village Hall is an important community asset within the Church
Knowle Parrsh_ It is hired out to commur7ity groups for a variety of uses.
These include..
an Art Group
a Needlework Group
Table Tennis
Ad Hoc hire for example for groups attending christenings,
wedding and funerals at the nearby church.
In addition, following installation of an upgraded kitchen during 2024-25,
the hall is now being used by a local speual needs school to conduct
cookery dasses.
Communty Events organised during the year by the Village Hall
ComTnittee and other Volunteers induded".
A Ceilidh
A village summer barbeque
An outdoor theatre performan
The annual Village Fete (in partnership with the Fete Committee)
A Film night lin partnership with Purt>ed( Film Festival)
An annual Quiz Night
A Wreath-making workshop
A Pig Racirtg evening
Most of these community events also seNed in part as fund-raising
events for the Village Hall. Fundraising through Hall Hire and the avents
rnentioned above led to an unrestricted surplus of £1856 for the year.
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SeGtion E
Financial review
At 5 April 2025. the Charity held unrestricted cash of £23.626 and
stricted cash of £1.280 (this being the remaining amount required to
complele the EV charger projecll. The Trustees have agreed that the
Charity should hold £15,000 as reserves in case any major building
repaiTS are required. This leaves £8,626 in unrestricted funds available
to spend on charitable aGtivib'es including further Maintenan￿ and
rovements to the facilities available at th8 Villa
e Hall.
Brief statement of the
charity's poIiGy on reserves
Detalls of any funds materially
in deficlt
Not Applicable
Further flnanGlal revlew detslls (Optlonal Infomiation)
You may choosa to includ8
Our main Sour￿ of funds this year has been the various grants already
additional information, where
mentioned which were restricted fijnds allorAted to the specific projects
relevant about..
of installing:
the charity's principal
a new kitchen
sources of fund5 (induding
Solar PV panels
any fundraising);
EV chargers
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charily.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Beyond these one-off grants, our main source of funds Is from hire of the
hall (£2,828) and fUr￿-raIslng activities (£7.308). The charity also
benefited from donations of £664 during the year.
The expenditure on improved facilities has attracted new users lo the
hall, specifically the local special needs school, increasing th8 public
benefit of the Village Hall.
There have also been an incfeased number of community events
arranged by the Village Hall Committee and other volunteers which have
helped to build and strengthen the local community.
Section F
Other o
tional information
With the major capital projects now complete, the Twstees will focus on ensuring that Ihe Village Hall is
well-mainlained as a community asset and will attempt to attract fijrther users to the ha11, consislenl with our
Charitable Objects. A number of long-standing Trustees and Committee members have indicated that they
may wish to retire over the next year so there wll also be a need to recruit new Trustees to ensur8 that there
are SLrfficient people to maintain the facilty and the various communty and funthraising activities which we
undertake.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on bèhalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Posltion (og Socretary. Chalr.
etc)
fKéA
Date
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Church Knowle Village Hall
Receipts and payments accounts
Charlfy NuM￿r
232813
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AN[) WALES
CC16a
Forthe period
from
O&Apr-24
05-Apr45
Section A Receipts and payments
UtLrestricted
funds
totr• nearest
EndowFTrent
funds
totha r￿￿t £
Restrfcte(I Ivnds
Total funds
Last yezr
Dparest £
tothD r•are* £
t￿t￿ r￿arest £
A1 Recti
(bnati￿S
Fund Raisin
Gill
11 Hire
Cash from Eléctrtc Wer&
Bank Interest
National Lolle
Grant
KJi¢hen
Per6nco Grant
Solar PV
Low Oorsel Grant Isdor PV
SSE P0￿rIn￿ Communil*s Grnni (So￿T atKI
EV Char
664
7.305
1,518
4.762
377
7.305
2.828
2.B28
2,1125
329
637
637
2Q.fjOO
277
t,ooD
4,380
Sub total(Gft)ss Fncome forAR)
A2 Asset and Investmerbt sales,
see table .
11.6YB
34022
46.700
9,288
S4th total
11.678
35.022
46.700
9,288
A3Pa
ments
Fundtaising ACt￿rtY
Licences & Ins￿r3￿ce
Cleaning
Water & Ele¢irfGity
m￿nIe￿nG
121
501
473
822
1.234
1.s74
1.574
2.789
Sub total
8,952
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Kilth8n Proeci
ar PV EV
476
394
Sub total
14.136
870
3x742
34,612
9.822
33,742
43.564
7,898
ètof recelpts/(payments)
A5 fran￿orS betwg•n fund$
A6 Cash funds last yearend
Cash funds this year and
1.856
1.280
3,136
1,390
21.770
21,770
20.160
23.626
1.280
24,906
21.5S
CCXX Rl 8¢￿Unts Issi
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
UnfèstiiGled
funds
to £
Restri¢ted funds
Enrlowment
funds
to n*ar•st £
Cat8gorl
tv r￿reSt£
B1 Cash funds
826
Instani ￿e&S5
12,760
1.280
32.tby
10,040
Tolalcash funds
23.626
1.280
Unrostrictèd
funds
R8Stricted lund8
Endowm¢nt
funds
to nettrest e
Dètalls
lo wres1£
lo n•ar•Ft £
82 (Xhor monètsry assets
Detsl
Qwt8rrt val
lokrtlorrtll
B3 Investhent assets
D8tall$
Village ￿￿11 BL4thng
QKrtrrrt value
(Wonall
B4 Assets retainod fcy tho
charty's own
Solar PV ￿LS
13.t62
12,600
F￿￿10T￿l¢h
liatility r¢lJle
nduB
D8talls
B5 Liabilitios
IrpJLr011
8vJned by one tsr lyKs trustees on
bohawof all the tDJstees
&Jnature
Pra)t N
Date of approval
. EvAhl
CCXX Rl attounts ISSI
13101r2026

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Church Knowle Village Hall
On aGcouirts for the year
ended
5 April 2025
Charlty no
(If any)
232813
Set out on pages
1to8
I report to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity l-the Trusf) for the year ended 0510412025.
Responsibilltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trusl's a(Munts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515J(b) of the ACL
I have completed my examination. I cDnfimi that no material matters have
come to my attention in ￿nneCts.0n with the examinatson which gives me
cause lo believe that in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance seclion 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accxffd with the accounting records
Independent
examinevs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
th the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
1310112026
Name:
Nicola Jane Pitcher
Relevant prof85sional
quallficationlsl or body
(if any):
ICAEW Chartered Accountant
Address:
16 Church Knowle
Wareham
Dorset BH20 5NG
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Indep8ndent examination of charity aLuunts'. directions and guidan￿ for
examiners).
IER
O¢tober 2018

Give here brief details of
any items that the
examlner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018