## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 2/11/24 Period end date 31/10/25** ## **Charity name: Simpson Hall Burghill** ## **Charity registration number: 239038** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide a place for the meeting of people
in the parish for educational, entertainment,
moral and spiritual uses.| |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|
Hall hire

Entertain - quizzes Flix in the Stix
,Bridge, printing of village magazine

Health & well being, Pilates,Keep fit
for seniors

Social interaction to reduce
loneliness community café ,lunches

Maintain care takers property &
support in the role

AGM to which community is invited| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes.
Updates received by Charity Commission
link trustee forwarded to other trustees and
then discussed at meetings| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|
They attend meetings to make sure
that the Hall is kept as a safe
environment to support the
community
Help at events| Make suggestions 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|
Increases social interaction in the
community

Entertains – quizzes & Flix in the Stix

Hall hire for community to use as
they wish

Policies to promote best practice

Main Hall is an attractive inviting
multi-functional space

Small room upstairs provides a
another warm space for meetings,
table tennis & Pool

Completive hire rates

Recycling

rainwater collection

Remote controlled heating

Encourage new groups with financial
support if needed| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
Continue to be a resource for improving the
life of the community| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Slight decrease in funds but have increased
spending on maintenance| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves reviewed at AGM
To cover unexpected maintenance bills &
make improvements to facilities| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£11,614| |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|N/A| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Hall hire
Donations/Grants
Flix in the Stix
Recharges| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|
Rising cost of living

Lack of younger volunteers coming
forward
Present Chair, Treasurer & Secretary hope
to stand down in the near future| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Charitable Trust| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |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|Word of mouth in the community
Advertise on Hall website
Advertise in Parish magazine as needed
Discussion by Trustees as to suitability after
meeting them
Use of Charity Commission guidance on
appointing new Trustees
Involve Continuing Trustees| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Use of Charity Commission guidance on
appointing new Trustees
Trustees Welcome pack recently introduced| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Decisions by consensus by management
committee
Policy folder| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Simpson Hall Burghill| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|239038| |Charity’s principal address|Simpson Hall, Burghill ,Herefordshire. HR4 7RW| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Graham Gilbert|Chair||| ||Joseph Helme|Treasurer|Appointed Dec 24|| ||Stephanie Helme|Secretary||| ||Beryl White||Appointed Jan 25|| ||Patricia Eagling||Appointed Jan 25|| ||Annie Ness|||| ||Colin Palmer|||| ||Franca Lyddon|Charity Commission
link||| ||Joanna Helme|ContinuingTrustee||| ||Annette Downes|ContinuingTrustee||| ||David Bishop|ContinuingTrustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Nil 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)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**|| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| ## **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** N/A ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Franca Lyddon **Full name(s)** Franca Lyddon **Position (eg Secretary,** Charity Commission Link **Chair, etc)** **Date** Jan 2026 , CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on tbe accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Ar £1 MfSoh• HALL On accouirts for the year Charity no (rf any) Z39038 Set out on pages I report to the tft￿t￿ cm my examinati(￿ of accou￿ of the above d￿rIty (ItE Tfusf) for year erKkd Rospon$ibifrti8s and basis of report accounts in accordan￿ with the requirnnetts oftre Charitre5 Act 2011 Acr). I report in resped of my examirkqtion of the Tntst's accounts carried out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinatÉon, I have folltrwed au ts awAi(3bk LlIecb￿￿ giv￿ by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of Atx. Independent tThe chartty's gross in(*me exceeded £250,000 and l am qualffied to examinerfs statement undertake the e￿8mlnatIOn by being a qualffied mernter of [insert name of appli(2ble listed t*￿11. D*te [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. l ￿nfirrn that no material matters have come to my attentton in (x)nneclion wilh the examination (other than that respect the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accourrts dtd not comply with the applicable r￿uIreMents concerning the fomi arKI content of accounts set ¢JJt in the Chartties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a YnJe and fairf view whith is not a matter c¥)nsidered as part of an irKIe￿dent examinatton. I have no cOn￿mS and have come a(Yoss no other matters in connection with the examination to whith attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable 8 woper UrKlerSt￿ng oftre a¢￿Unts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the br*(ets if they do not apply. Signed: Relevant professi￿1 qualffi&ition(s) or body HAAI c f£lx i¥NJgPÉcfoL IER Oct 2018 (if any): Asl-r .{Lr È4 1 LL M£0 1KLJ Section B Disclosure Onty complete rf the examiner needs to htghlight material matters of conom Give here brief detsils of any items that the examinerwisl*s to dlsclose. Oct 2018