KESTON VILLAGE HALL TRUST. A Registered Charity. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 2024.
Keston Village Hall of Heathfield Road. Keston is registered with the Charity Commissioners No. 238848.
The Trust is administered by a management committee consisting of the following trustees:
Chairman: Mr. R.G Smithson J.P Secretary: Mrs.J. Leng and Mrs K Smithson Treasurer: Mr. R. Ravindran Othe Trustees Mrs. M. Higgins Mr N Abbott, Mrs G Collins Mrs L Stevenson
The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of the Village Hall for the use of the inhabitants of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Keston and the neighbourhood thereof without the distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including meetings, lectures and classes, and other forms of leisure occupations, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Regular users of the Hall included badminton clubs, dancing classes, dog training classes, short mat bowling, mothers and toddlers group, cactus society, Pilate’s classes, yoga classes, Morris Men, and sewing classes. Additionally a number of adult and children’s parties, concerts, charity fundraising events, Christmas markets, antique fairs and wedding receptions were held.
Investments to ensure safety and security of the halls have been ongoing with the installation of security cameras in key areas. New curtains have been purchased and hung in the main hall. LED lighting has been installed. New flooring for the Jubilee room is scheduled for January The defibrillator continues to be maintained with new pads and battery purchased to ensure the unit is always ready.
The Bookings Secretary reported bookings remain good, an online availability for payments has been introduced for all hall users. The halls remain to be nearly at 100% usage during the week with only a few spots available in the jubilee room in the evening.
Income from the hire of the halls was £36,013 after expenditure the balance was £9,564 with assets held including investments £64,984
Projected expenditures for 2025 include replacement of Jubilee hall floorings, new fire exit doors computerised remote online booking system and routine maintenance requirements.
## R.G.Smithson J.P
**No (if any) 238848**
**Charity Name Keston Village Hall Trust**
**CC16a**
# **Receipts and payments accounts**
**For the period** Period start **from 01-Jan-24**
**To**
Period end date
**31-Dec-24**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
**to the nearest to the nearest £ £**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
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Hire Charges for Use of Hall 35,326 - - 35,326 38,862
Hire Charges for use of Jubilee Room 797 - - 797 1,571
Rent from Men's Club 340 - - 340 -
Hire Refund - 450 - - - 450 -
Bequest - - - - -
Bank Interest - - - -
Damage claim - - - -
Covid Grant - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 36,013 40,433
AR) [ 36,013 ]
A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
COIF Charities Investment
20,433 20,433 -
Funds Accumulation Units
- -
COIF Charities Investment
- - -
Funds Income Units
- - - - -
Sub total 20,433 - # - 20,433 -
Total receipts 56,446 - - 56,446 40,433
A3 Payments
Heat & Light 9,763 - - 9,763 5,468
Cleaning 12,850 - - 12,850 9,119
Rates & Water 3,608 - - 3,608 4,043
Repair & Maintenance 12,062 - - 12,062 8,138
Insurance 2,576 - - 2,576 2,499
Equipment 17,490 - - 17,490 2,764
Sundries 241 - - 241 144
Secretarial fees and expenses 4,800 - - 4,800 4,800
Performing Rights Fee 187 - - 187 44
Bank Charges 470 - - 470 109
Refund - EDF Energy - - - -
Building - - - -
Sub total [ 64,046 ] - - 64,046 37,128
A4 Asset and investment
- - -
purchases, (see table)
COIF Charities Investment
Funds Accumulation Units - - - - -
COIF Charities Investment
Funds Income Units - - - - -
- - - -
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|**_Sub total_ **
**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**-**
**64,046**
**- 7,600**
**-**
**17,163**
**9,563**|**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**64,046**
**- 7,600**|**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||
||||||**37,128**|
|||||||
||||||**3,305**|
|||||**-**
**17,163**||
||||||**13,858**|
|||||**9,563**|**17,163**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Land and Buildings used by the**
**Charity: Keston Village Hall**
**(freehold title vested in the Official**
**Custodian for Charities)**
**Furniture and equipment in the**
**building**
**Details**
**CCLA Charities Investment Fund**
**Accumulation Units (COIF)**
**212**
**Details**
**Bank Accounts RBS**
**Bank Account HSBC**
**Petty Cash**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**9,555**
**9**
**9,564**
Agreement Error
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Unrestricted**
**55,421**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||
|||||OK|
|||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**|Signature
**Details**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Ravi Ravindran|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval|
|---|---|---|---|
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Keston Village Hall Trust **members of**
**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **Charity no** 238848 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1,2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2024** .
**Responsibilities 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 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed:** Signed electronically **Date:** 12/Mar/2025 **Name:** John M Turner **Relevant professional** Banker (retired) **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Address:** Kingswood 3 Heritage Hill
Keston, Kent BR2 6AU
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**Give here brief details of** None **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**