Trustees. Annual Report for the period
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Reference and administra',ion details
Chaflty name..
Section A
Gfeai Totharn Village H&[
Other nwnes tha￿Y Is knovm by
Rtgi$1or•d chath numb•r (it any)
2484g'>
Chority's princwal address l i Matdon Road
Great
l Maldor., Essex
Post¢ode
CM9 BNH
N￿￿e5 ol the Trustees. also knovm as the Management Council
Parish Councll representa￿e. Chris Adam5
Wl represeniative.. Sue Pullord
Carpet Bovls.. Jgan aoughton
The Treehouse C￿b Nursey. ASh￿Y Wilson
Co-optéd members..
Frank Delderfield
Tlna Flnch
Caroline Oaktey
Volunieeis: Matyn Ga￿0c￿l. Nathari Paii)tor
Names ol the Honorary Officers:
Chairman.. Chri5 Adams
Viie Chakman." Frank Delderfield
Tre￿￿￿1". Tina Finch
Secrefary.. Caroline Oakley Ilnterim)
Lettirws Secretary.. Sue Pullord
Nam•s and addres¥es of advlsoTS
Danielle Frost
Rural Community Councll ol Essex IRCCE). ThreshdfrKd5 Business Prt l¢Mry)rth Road, Feering.
Essex. C05 9SE
Elizabeth Ironmryr, Independent Examww, 20 Brook Close. Great Totham. Majdon, Éssex CM9
8PE
Trustee Aonual Repwt
Marth 2076

Section B
Structure,
overnance aiid mana
ement
Tr1￿1 Deed. d*d 1° ¢X(thr 1931
H(bY ￿ charAy is ryJn*itirted
Tru*
memkw of of the ￿ganIsa￿on$ that are users ol, wototed
7fv￿h. the Vdwje Hau, ¢tr0Oed members ￿minated bj the appointed
Advertse￿ fcf recwilvry V(*jn￿ have been published on 5rt1al
metha and in Nllage with Ikde resp(rn.
Rwal Commlmity Cwnco of Essex tn gei adv6e as this is an ￿ll@nt
orwing siwation wlM¢h If not re>￿¥ed cwhj bjd th the dosuie ofthe
Vi
Sectioii C
Ob"ectives and activities
The objection ol the Vlllage Hall as delalled thln the Tnjsl Deed is that the premlses aTe to be used for Ihe
Purposes of phY81C￿ and mentsl recrea*on and socwl, m(Yal and in*YectsKt developrneni through ihe
medlum ol reading and recreathn rooms. libr¥y, lectwes, dasses, reueall￿5, Ènt8rtainments and sueial
intercourse or othemise &8 may be found expÈthert lor the benefit of th8 inhabttant5 of the Parlsh ol Great
Totham in the cr￿￿ty ol Essex and h8 unmediats vrcnty disitsth)n ol sex fx ol rellgiou& ￿)1￿¢￿1 or
other opinion sutyect to the FYovision$ ollhe Dee(L
As Trusle05 and volUn￿rS have cont6￿ tt> hard on otthe community to mahlwn and
update the hall lo ts Pfesent hlgh staNlard vttich has en&Aed the hal to continue to be used ty all secttons ot
Clxnm￿ty¥kn￿n Greai Tothwn arnj the ￿rIx￿￿￿ vdlw. TN9 yew the hall h&8 b8¢n used by the
fdlowing..
The Treehouse Nursery held each s*ekday during s¢h&)l tsmi times
Parish meelings., indudw ptanniThJ meetr
Polling Station lor bcal and gewal electi￿S
Cafpet BLVAS
Great Trrtham Women's Institsrte
Clubbercise dasses IDr Ajlults
Sound He*ing dasse5
Georgla's Dance Academy ¢18sses for chihjren ej￿ yuung athlt5
Prlwate parties indutje lamlty ceknlims (such as chlbjren l)kthday p￿ie$, a￿￿t birthday and
Truo1•o Afinual R•pprt
Mwth 2Q6

Seciioii D
Aciiieve.iiieiits and peiformance
As Trustee% we have ¢[￿1nUeu to Y+r¢rk hard to enyjre the hatl ￿ avaWe for hffe io mea thp needs of the
community and that the cost of hiring the hdl i% kept as tthv as ti can be to er15ure thai al members of ihe
community have access to this commLbnrty asset.
A review of the hire ¢harge5 this year resutted ￿ a 2.4% iKrease on Ihe for both iegular and
non-regular users to commence from I" January 2026.
With an older building In daity use. there is a need to and troth in the halb maTrrtenance
regime.
J)nu81 ta*s, such as. fire exiiwuishef inspectvM. insurance and fftming nghts certih'cates have
been checked and compl8ted, dso hos been ordered as necessary.
The uutside ¢￿'mneY stack has been rebutyy and Ihts has tr￿en mald*d ￿th the rJ)e on the ther
si(ie ol the hall m￿£t￿g a very much n￿re presenlable ap￿aranCe.
Th6 fioor in the main Wl has been Telufbished.
The out￿de doors and W￿dowS have been deaned
The mwn hall and entr￿￿e lobby have been rep86med
The cIr￿k has been TepaY8d
Many ￿ the internal dogT locks tAve bèen re￿Ced.
The above mthtenance was JI achieve(J within the Kdanne¢J l￿dget h￿er not am planned acNty vffls
¢ompleled; the relurbishment of the kitchen an(t baf a￿a ￿1 be revissted in 2026.
Regrettabty because of the ac*ons of sc*M ol Thjr Ca￿al hirw8 it has been r*cessw for Nursery trj pvi
locks on their cupboard, fridge and rUbb￿h ￿n.
is Dnly with the coniinued sw ￿ mistees and voluntéers. pkLS tfie sut4ffi ot they famty and lrien(Is.
thai this can 811 be achieved.
Section E
Financial review
I'he priiiciplp source ol funds for the hajl Is thp hiring Ch￿ge leV￿d £0 people wshing lo use the preinises lor
hosting their events. Thi8 lor thts year was higher than l￿￿e*d as our main hiTei, the Nuisery.
exlended ihair dw.ty hours.
All recewed funLIs 5UPPOrt the day ￿ day runThng of hall IEleufW, Oil, WateT, Insuran¢Es and licenses),
cleaning and m8inlenance ￿ ensure ihe hall remains SO￿￿)￿e tr￿1 ihe eommunty wTrsh to hold thwr
events.
The has a reserve poky and reseNes ot £35,(LKJ lo cover a loss of irtcvne which cannot be replaced In
the short lem le.g. loss of Nursery Income) and signffjcant un¢ofeseen ex￿ndI￿re that cannot b& delayed
{e.o. Roof Replacemenll. The reserves are heFd acrass N¥0 tH)k accounts (Na￿st Reserye Accouni and
35 Notlce Account) so thai fvnds can be a(xMsed in a reawnable tlmescale whilst eaming a rfbasonable
interest raip.
TiutyteB AnNal Rèport
m￿ch 2026

Section F
Othei- optional inforination
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that th¢y have apwov4d th8 trus*¥s' report abo¥&
Slgn¢d on behllf of the tru8t¢•s
SlgnAtur•(s>
Full nwrn(*)
Positlon (eg Se¢r•iary, Chair.
A-r
2026

GREAT TOTHAM VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMEKf COMMITTEE
Regislored Charty No 248492
Re¢elpts and Payments Accountfor yoar 0nded 31st December 2025
Unrestrrted Restricted Total
Funds
Funds
2025
Tot81
2024
INCOME RECEIPTS
From Voluntary Sources
Grants
Donations
Fundraising
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
From Trading Activities
Dep)sits Taken
Indemnitses Banked
Balances Banked
383.IKI
2199.
23120.00
25702.1XJ
383.00-
2199.00
23120.00 2
25702.00 /
450.00
1750.00-
20742.00 .
22942.00.*
0.00
From Assets
Bank Interest
1232.84
1232.84
1431.09 /
Total Reeeipts
2693U4
24373.09
PAYMENTS
Charitable ActNit
Caretaker Costs
Cleaning & Maintenan
Energy, waste and water
Internet
Insurance al￿ LKenses
Affiliation Fees
Refvnded Indemnities
4612.00
6411.81
2659.89
644.20
2300.24
4612.00"
6411.81/
2859.89
644.20-
2300.24
84.60 /
2024.00 -
18736.74
4281.55./
5727.47
3957.22
607.86
2283.32
80.40
1750.00
18687.82
2024.00
18736.74
Other Expenditure
Fund Raising Events
Administration Costs
Marketing and promotion
Independent Examinerfs Fee
0.00
0.00
0.00
91.60_
0.00
0.00
91.60
0.00
0.00
On Assets and EquiFxnent Purcha￿ i. .
Capital Expenditure
0.00
0.00
Total Payments
18n6.74
0.00
18736.74
18779.42
Net Recelpts for the year
Balances at start of year
Balances at end of year (C)
8198.10
0.00
8198.10 (AI. 5593.67
0.00 58913.82 {B} 53320.15 /
O.1)0 67111.92 /
$8913.82
58913.82
67111J2
Independent Flnanclal Examlners Initials

GREAT TOTHAM VILLAGE HALL IAANAGEMENT COIAIArrrEE
Rogist•rod Chorlty No 248492
Statement of A8vts and Llablllll88 at 31st December 2025
2025
2024
MONETARY ASSErs
D•poslts and Bank Balances
Current account
Current account- No 2
Business Reserve Account
35 Day Notice Account
872 76
582.23
22132.35-
43992.31-
67579.65
685.50 -
558.50"
15447.68
42944.14-
59635.82
Credltord
Deposits held for fubjre bookings
Uncleared Payments
467.73
0.00
67111.92
722.CK)
0.00
D•btOf8
Unpaid Letbngs
0.00
Reserves Ire8trlcted funds)
35000.C
Value of Zero shows that accx)unt t4)oks baLqnce
(A+B <)
I have examlned the above accounts for the year ended 31.12.2025
and in my opinion represent a True & Fair record of
Great Totham Village Hall affairs for that period.
Elizabeth Ironmonger
Independent Financial Examiner
Independent Financial Examiners Initials

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs report
on the accounts
Report to the truste8$1
members of
J iLLAac kxALL
On accounts for the yoar
ended
Charity no
(If any)
Sot out on pages
-s ftf additsonal she$
Respeetlvo The charivs tnrstees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
responslbllttles of trustees a(xordance with the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr).
and oxaminer
The tharitys trustees c(Msider that an audit is not required for thls year
under section 144 of the Art and that an independent examination is
needed. rfhe charTty's gr05s irKcffle exceeded £250,1)00 and l am qualified
to underlake the examination by beitvJ a qualffjed member of Inamed L￿lY￿.
Delete [ ] rfnot appliGable.
tt is my responsitxlity to=
• examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act.
to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
(under section 145(51{b} of the Act. and
to stste whether particular matt8ts have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination vrds carried out in aciyyd8n(% general Dlrections given
exarnlner's statemont by the Chartty Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those recwds. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disdosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from Ihe
trustees COn￿ming any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not
prowde all the evidence that would be reqUI￿d in an audit, and
consequenty no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue
and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out in th8
statement below.
Independent examln•rfs In COnnec￿n vitth my examinath￿, no material matters have come to my
Statement attention (other than that dis¢losgJ bel(yw") Ythich gives me cause to believe
that in. any materi81 respecL:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Act: or
the accounts dTrd not accord wtth the actounting records" or
the 8oxJunts dKI not coM￿Y wtth the appli(2ble requirements
(Jjnwning the fomi and content of aczounts Set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 oth8r than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not 8 matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
IER
May 2018

I have no con(wns and have C￿Me across no other matters in connectKsn
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' FYe8se ddets the words in the brackets rfthèy do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
Ill*
Relevant profegslonal
quallflcation(s) or body (rf
any):
Address:
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examin*i¢)n of charity aco)unts: dIr￿lonS and guidance for
exarnineTS).
IER
May 2018

Give hero dotails of any
Items that the examlner
wlshes to dEs¢lose.
IER
May 2018