01 February 2023 31 January 2024
**From**
**To**
## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date
## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 243003
## WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL
**Charity's principal address** WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL
WISTANSTOW CRAVEN ARMS, SHROPSHIRE **Postcode SY7 8DQ**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** ~~ee es~~ 1 Mr Brian Pope Chairman ~~es es ee~~ 2 Mr Philip Powell Vice Chairman ~~ee es es~~ 3 Prof. Craig Williams Treasurer Wistanstow Players ~~es es ee~~ 4 Mrs Julie Davies To 18/09/2023 Wistanstow School PTA ~~ee es es~~ 5 Mr. Peter Jones Died 26/08/2023 ~~es es Ge~~ 6 Mrs Veronica Lewis ~~ee es es~~ 7 Mrs Janet Woodroffe ~~es es Ge~~ 8 Ms Emma Hadwin ~~ee es es~~ 9 ~~ee rsGs~~ 10 ~~ee es es~~ 11 ~~es es Ge~~ 12 ~~ee es es~~ 13 ~~es es~~ 14 ~~ee es es~~ 15 ~~es rs~~ 16 ~~ee es es~~ 17 ~~es rs~~ 18 ~~ee es es~~ 19 ~~es rs~~ 20 ~~ee es es~~
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** Wistanstow Parish Council Custodian Trustee
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Charity Commission Scheme dated 26[th] January 1978 and amended Type of governing document 9th February 2007
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Management Committee consisting of nine elected members and up to How the charity is constituted ten representative members (eg. trust, association, company)
Three elected members are elected each year at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting and serve for a term of three years and the Representative (eg. appointed by, elected by) members are appointed annually. All members are eligible for re-election
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
All Trustees gave their time voluntary and received no remuneration or other benefits
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system
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and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Wistanstow including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and **Summary of the objects of the** leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life **charity set out in its** for the inhabitants **governing document**
The committee, at their monthly meetings, when planning future activities kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p The Village Hall and the Greene Room were open for the whole year. **Summary of the main** The number of functions held slowly increased following Covid 19. **achievements of the charity** The Hall is a popular venue for wedding receptions and family **during the year** celebrations. The Hall and grounds are regularly used by the school for sporting activities. The Village Hall hosted the Parish Coronation celebrations which were very well attended. The car parking area around the Village Hall was resurfaced in the summer of 2023 at a cost of £23,718. The Village Hall Trustees are grateful to the Greene Trustees for their contribution towards the cost of this work.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
At the end of the year bank balances totalling £46,667 were held. £1,019 was held in restricted funds, £2,098 was held in Endowment Funds. £43,550 was held in unrestricted funds. This is required for running costs and maintenance of the halls and adjoining properties and grounds. Quotations are being obtained for the external redecoration of the Village Hall.
**Details of any funds materially** Not applicable **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **Signature(s)**
Janet Sarah Woodroffe **Full name(s)** Brian James Pope **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chairman/Trustee Trustee **etc) Date** 14th November 2024
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## **WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2024**
|**RECEIPTS**
Lettings
Main Hall
Greene Room
Clun Bars
Bungalow Rent
Grant from Parish Council re Play Area
Lottery
Playing Field Rent
Donations
Grants re Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Grant from GreeneTrustees
Donation - Wistanstow Walk - Defibrillator
Fund Raising Events for Village Hall
Donations/Raffle at Coronation Party
Coffee Morning for Defibrillator
**Investment Income**
Bank and Building Society Interest
Electricity overcharge in previous years
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
12,673
3,900
3,168
5,700
2,147
835
200
153
-
-
-|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
12,673
3,900
3,168
5,700
2,147
835
200
153
-
-
-|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
850
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
850
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
850
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
850
-
**2024**|**TOTAL**
12,673
3,900
3,168
5,700
2,147
835
200
153
-
-
850|**2023**
**TOTAL**
10,933
1,754
3,305
5,625
-
842
-
570
2,265
5,000
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||
||||28,776
1,778
-
-
-||850
-
313
415
-||-
-
-
-
-|29,626
1,778
313
415
-|30,294
-
-
-|
||||1,778
35||728
-||-
-|2,506
35|-
3|
||||35
138||-
-||-
-|35
138|3
-|
||||30,727||1,578||-|32,305|30,297|
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## **WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2024**
|**PAYMENTS**
Employment Costs
Caretaker's Wages
Water Rates
Insurance
Electricity
Central Heating Oil
Maintenance
Main Hall
Caretaker's Cottage
Bungalow
Grounds Maintenance
Roof Repairs
Cleaning Materials, Hand Sanitiser etc.
Administration
Telephone and WiFi
Secretary's & Treasurer's Expenses
Bungalow Management Costs
Advert for Caretaker
Miscellaneous
Licences
Equipment - PA, Polisher, Strimmer etc.
Outside Seats
Expenses re Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Defibrillator
Resurfacing Car Park
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
Total Receipts
Total Payments
Net Payments / Receipts
Fund Balances brought forward
Fund Balances carried forward||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
8,547
508
4,271
1,072
1,127
3,419
389
270
554
2,337
1,074
863
135
573
-
450
336
465
-
-
-
23,718|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
8,547
508
4,271
1,072
1,127
3,419
389
270
554
2,337
1,074
863
135
573
-
450
336
465
-
-
-
23,718|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
335
-
-
-
-
-
1,265
-
-
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
335
-
-
-
-
-
1,265
-
-
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
335
-
-
-
-
-
1,265
-
-
-
**2024**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Fund**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
335
-
-
-
-
-
1,265
-
-
-
**2024**|**TOTAL**
8,547
508
4,271
1,072
1,127
3,419
389
270
555
2,337
1,074
863
135
573
-
450
336
800
-
-
1,265
23,718|**2023**
**TOTAL**
7,715
607
4,263
1,273
1,912
3,386
143
156
2,598
448
544
-
506
287
313
562
430
344
2,338
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||||||
||||50,108||1,600||-|51,708|27,825|
|||-|30,727
50,108
-||1,578
1,600
||-
-
-|32,305
51,708
-|30,297
27,824
|
|||-|19,381
-
62,931||22
1,041||-
-
2,098|19,403
66,070|2,473
63,597|
||||43,550||1,019||2,098|46,667|66,070|
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## **WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST JANUARY 2024**
|**WISTANSTOW VILLAGE HALL**
**BALANCE SHEET**
**AS AT 31ST JANUARY 2024**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**ASSETS**
Barclays Bank
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Endowment Funds|**2024**
46,667
46,667
43,550
1,019
2,098
46,667|**Total all Funds**|**2023**
66,070|
||||66,070|
||||62,931
1,041
2,098|
||||66,070|
.
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Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
ection A
Independent Examine
's Report
Report to the tru8tee81
member3 of
W18tanstow Village Hall
On accounts for the year
6nd•d
3111 January 2024
Charlty no
(If any)
243003
Sot out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Yhe Trust.) for the year ended 3110112024
Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in acc(Kthnce with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe Acr).
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.
I have completed my examination. I confimi 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 wlth the accounting records
Independent
examlner'3 8tatsment
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Slgned:
Dats:
its Ii•lz
Nam•:
Relevant professlonal
quallfi¢atlon{8) or body
(if any):
PrcA l (
Address:
Tudor Cottage, Leamore Common.
Craven Amis
Shropshire SY7 8DN
IER
October 2018