Chartty Registration No. 234979
ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATEVE INFORMATION
R Yales
R R￿eWaY
P Gc4ins
seC￿tsry
Vknes
Charlty number
234979
Prin¢ipal •Ydress
The Archibakj worihin9tr￿ Clth)
Castle Hill
itthjth
Shrop5hire
SY13 1QB
Independent examiner
Math"n Elsw ACMA. CGMA
19. Alkn"ngton Gaidens
Whitchwth
Shropthire
SY13 1TQ
Bankers
National Westminstèr Bank PLC
42 Cheshire Street
Market Draylon
Shropshire
TF9 1PG

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
CONTENTS
Trustees, report
Independent examiner's report
Statement ol financial aL*wbes
Balance slwt
Noies to the a(s)ur)ts

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
The trustees presenl Iheir report aTrJ aCc￿nts for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance wth applKable ac£ounting standard5. ttE Statement of
Rewmmended Practice. "Accounting and Ret￿mig by Charilies". 4SSLed in March 2005.
StructtLre, governance and management
The charity was established by a Charitab￿ tnJ5t deed in February 1865.
The Iru51ees who served durirvJ the year were".
R Yales
R Ridgeway
P Gollin5
New trustees are reuuited from the exrstirrfj membership of the chaiity. Apwntment of new IfUStees is by the
present Irustees. no OLrtside party has aulhority to appoint Iruslees. New InJstees a￿ advised when
joinin9 the committee of Ihèir responsI￿"11t)eS to Ihe charity and of their legal r￿￿)nsibilitieS as truslees.
The charity is govemeij by the e()mmittee through whth all the bLtsN)ess of Ihe charity 15 Lzrrieil oyt, Within
the cornmirtee. a chairrnan, treasurer and secretary are apwinted. In additK*n the committee may delegate
powers to speafic sub cornmittees. Al actions of ihe sub committees will be reported and rDnfirmed by the
committee.
Th8r8 are no r8lated paty transac11￿S dLmg Ihe ffinanoal yw.
The trustees have r￿dUcted Iheir own review of the major risks lo whith thè tharity is exp058d and syslems
have been eslablished to mitigate those fisks. Internal risks are mwiimised by the iwnplemenlalion of
ocedures for aulhorisalion of all IransactK)ns an(J proje￿S- These pr￿edureS are periodicalty reviewed lo
ensure that they still meet the needs of the rtlarity.
Objectives and activities
The Eharity was established to provide and maintain premises for use by inhabitants of the area without
distinction ol political, religious Or other opinions. for meetings. lectures. dasses and other fotms of recreation
and leisure time WCupati￿ with Ihe oty'ect of improving condi1￿n5 of lrfe for the inhabitanls.
The Iru5te¢5 of the tharity piovÈde a substantial voluntary role in Ihè njnning of Ihe
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity CrynmIss￿n in deciding whal activities
the charity shoul(J undertakè.
The trustees have paid due ￿ard to thè Charity Commissi¢￿'S public benefit guidanTr when carrying ¢xJi
8CtNltaés to which it Is relevant.

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
A¢hlev0￿ents and perf0m￿ne*
The committee reports that the gross income of the charity increased to £39.450 from £26.699 in
2021122. The charity saw an ￿n￿asts in actrvrties for generati￿j lund5 a5 members ￿tuffled and I￿81
residents booked the faciltts.es for functions again. while rentsl T￿ipts from thè Archibald Worthington
Soci81 Club Limrted InC￿ased as the improved level of bookings resutted in greater lurr¥)Yer being achieved.
Addbonally. the house was let again f(Alowing complelion of the refurbishmenL
Ovethtrads amoonted to £52.190, compared lo £44.272 in 2021r22- the inwse laryety attrJ"butable to
elevatèd water usage and a surge in electricity costs f￿[o￿ng outbreak of w in Ukraine- and the
rnmittee reports a net deficrt of £12.740 (2021r22- £17.573 defi(*l I￿lhe year.
The Balance Sheet shows an decre￿ in net assets from £319.272 in 2tr21r22 to £306,532 in 2022123.
The wmmittee (x)nsiders thal the income generated is S(￿rient to maintain the obiect of the rtharity in
the short terni, but that expendrture relating to the charitys operab.ons needs vrdtching cl)sety as it has
increased substsntialty.
Economic conditions remain drfficutt 8fKI signrffcant inmses in income are rKJt expE¢Xed over the
comir& hwelve months.
R•serves p￿1¢Y
The charity maintsins cash baknces sufficient to meet its comrnitrnent to maintsin the propety
tt ocojpiès and to rneet its charitabl* obieclNes. The trustees re[￿ Ihat the reserves held at 31 March
2023will meet such objecttves for the frxeseeable future. takng into rts Obl￿a￿S
Ltndèr'Plans for Future Periods" bth.
Investment pollcy
Ther8 are no restric￿0￿5 on the chartvs to invesL The ch8riVs liquid fvnd5 are
inves18d in risk free bank accounts. Thè greater part of Ihe chWs furKts are invested in the
freehold propety and improvements thereto, from which th8 d￿rity operales.
Plans for the future
There a￿ no immediate plans for ftrture expenditu￿ ar*J li 15 pwsed to ward sp)nsorship
in the futur8 as we have done previoLtsty. The IXI￿ent and futu￿ perio(Is l)ave aThJ wll conb.nue to
be affected by volatile energy prices and lingering effects of the co￿d-19 pan(lenic
On behalf of the board of truslees
R Rldgeway
Trustee
D8ted'.
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ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
I report on the accounts of the charity th8 yèar ended 31 March 2023. which ale set out on pages 4 10 9.
Respective responsibilities of trustses and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparatk)n of the ac¢ounts. The charitls Irustee5 consider
that an audit is not required for this year U￿ter Secti￿ 144(21 of the Charities Act 2011 and that arb
independent examination is needed.
It is my reswnsibility to".
exarnine the accounts uThler Sec￿on 145 of1he 2011 *AX,"
{iil to follow the procedures L7id down in the general Direcljons given by the Charity Commission undèr
section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act, a￿1
liiil to state whether particular matter5 have to my attent*)n.
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was cafried cMJt in accordance ￿th the general Directi￿S gNen by Ihè Charty commiss￿n.
An exatninalion Indudes a review ol thè accounting records kept by the Gharity and a comparison of the
accounts pfesented wrth those records. It akn indudes ¢onsideration of any unusual items or disdosures in
the account5, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernirvJ any such rnattets. The procedure5
undertaken do nol provide all the eV[den￿ that would be required in an audii and conseqtsentty no opinion is
given as to whelher the accounts present a 'tnJe and I￿"[ view and the report is limited to th05e tnattets sel out
in the statèmenl below.
Independent èxamlnor's statement
In ¢onne¢tion wth my examinatson. no matter has come to my attenlKffi'.
(al which gives me reasonable ¢ause to believe Ihat in any malerial re5P8Ct the requwernents..
to keep accounling records in ar£(w{lan￿ ￿th section 130 of tre 2011 Act: a¥J
lill lo prepare ￿UnIS which ac£¢xd with the accounting records and (xynply vrith the accounling
requirements of the 2011 Act-.
have nol been met.. (
Ibl to which. in my opinion, attention shoukj be drawn in order to enable a proper understar7ding of the
accounts to be reached.
Martin Elson ACMA. CGMA
19 Alkingl(w Gardens
Whilchufth
s￿r￿Shire
SY13 1TQ
Dated".1 Ith November 2025

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Acttvities for gernerating lunds
Investrnent income
14,114
23.583
7,955
9,737
37.697
1,753
17.692
9,107
Other incorning resoL￿ceS
Tolal Incoming resource8
39.49)
26,699
Charitsble acti¥ities
Charity operations
Costs ol generating fu￿1$
28,328
20.068
16.914
21.589
Tolal CharItsb￿ éxpèn(rrture
48,396
38.503
Governance costs
3.794
5,769
Total resources expended
52.190
44.272
Nel income for the yearl
Net movement in funds
112.7401
{17.5731
Fund balan￿$ at 1 April 2072
319.272
33S.845
FuThJ balances at 31 March 2023
306.532
319.272

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
BALANCE SHEET
ASA T 31 MARCH 2023
2023
2022
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
16e,351
10
1￿817
Trent assets
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
11
147.506
2.S62
1S3.539
2.618
150.068
156.157
Creditors". amounts lalling due withln
one year
12
(9.353)
15,2361
140,715
150,921
Net current assets
319.272
Totsl assets less Current Ilabillties
In¢ome funds
306,532
319.272
Unrestricted funds
306,532
319,272
The accourts were approved by th9 TnJsle8S NI ..
R Ridgeway
Trusteè

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Accounting policies
1.1 Basis of preparation
The accounis have been prepared uw¥Jer the historical cost cc*NentkM.
The accounts have been prepa￿￿ in accordan￿ vrilh appI￿a￿e accounti￿ standards, the Stalement of
Recommende(J Pract￿..AccountIng and Reporting by Chatittes-. iSSLEd In March 2005.
1.2 Tangible fixed assets and dep￿l#tiort
Tangible fixed assets other than freehokj land are stated at cost depre¢k4tion. Deprecotion is
provided at rates (31culaled to write off the cost less estirnaled residual value of each asset over its
expected useful life, as follows".
Freehold land and building
Equipnenl
Fixtures & fittings
10% ReduC￿g baLgn
10% RedUc￿g balance
Activitie5 for generating funds
2023
2022
Subwptions
Catering recèip
Bowting income
Snookei ￿COMe
971
,377
1,712
3.054
692
4,151
2,254
14.114
7,955
Investmertl Income
2023
2D22
Rental income
23.583
g.737

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS IcoKfiNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Other incoming resource5
2023
Govemment grants receivaL
Sundry Income
8,CX)O
1,107
1.753
1.753
9,107
Total re$our¢e$ exponded
Totsl
2023
Tota
2022
Charitable activities
Char
rations
Adivrties undertaken directty
25.794
28.328
16.914
Costs of
enerats
fund5
Adivilies U￿ertaken directly
21,589
2.534
45.862
48,396
38,503
Govemance costs
3.794
3,794
3,794
2A34
49.656
51190
44,272
Governance costs indudes paymÈnts to thè independent exarniner of £Nil (2022
for examination fees.
£Nal

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Activities undertaken directty
2023
2022
other rns15 relating io Charty operations mmptise..
Rat8s and water
Inwrance
Lighl and heat
Bank charges
Health & Safety
7,ts2
3,911
12.359
171
2.231
2,171
3.406
8.139
138
1.346
25,794
15.200
Other costs relating t¢ Costs ofgeneraling funds cLImF￿..
Repair5 a[￿ maintenance
Postage and stationery
Tdephone, broadbarKI & TV
CaleriNJ txjrthases
Upkeep of bowling green
Upkeep of snooker tables
League f
Sundry
subs(￿p￿"0￿S
3.814
10.871
10
2.771
3,436
2,166
3.323
6.293
3.696
745
1.051
593
1,141
339
20,068
21,589
Governaneo costs
2023
2022
Other govefftance co#$ ¢omprise-.
Honorarium
Penalkn"e51Fines
Independent èxaminerfs fee
Profes*¢nal swices
3.438
4.469
1.3
3.794
5.769
Trustees
None of the trustees ICK any persons COnr￿cted wth them) recei¥ed any remuneration during the year.
Also. no Injstees wèrè reimbursed for Iravelling expenses incurted dunng the year.
An horjorarium of £3.437 12022 - £4,469} was made in the yeai. beiween Ihe treasurer and the
secretary.
Employees
There were no employees during the year.

ARCHIBALD WORTHINGTON COMMUNITY HALL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
10 Tangible fixed assets
Land and
buildings
Greens & Equrpment Fixlures &
ffttings
Total
Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
143.(
2.681
52.174
97.583
295,440
At 31 March 2023
143.002
1681
52.174
97.$83
295,440
Depreciatio
At l April 2022
Chargè for the y
2W7
44.570
76L)
79.922
1,76B
127,089
2.￿4
At 31 March 2023
1605
45.330
81.688
129,623
Net book value
At 31 March 2023
143.W2
15,895
185.B17
At 31 March 2022
143,W2
17,661
168.351
Induded in tsngible fixed a&%ets a￿ fveehold land and twJildtng that are not dep￿lated (improvements
to date £142.95212021 - £142,952). land at cost £5012020- £5011.
11 Debtors
2023
2022
Other deblors
147,506
153.539
12 Cr8ditors'. amounts fallin9 duè within one year
2023
2022
Taxes ar)d social security costs
Other creditors
Acuuals
9.353
5.236
9,353