## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: Period start date 01/11/2023 To: Period end date 31/10/2024 Charity name: Stretford Church Hall & Institute Ltd** **Charity registration number: 253946** **Company number: 099998** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The advancement of the religion of the**
**Church of England in the Ecclesiastical**
**Parish of St Matthew’s Stretford. To**
**further benefit the residents of Stretford**
**and the neighbourhood, without**
**distinction of sex, sexual orientation,**
**disability, race or of political, religious or**
**other opinions by associating together**
**the said residents and the local**
**authorities, voluntary and other**
**organisations in a common effort to**
**advance the education and to provide**
**facilities in the interests of social welfare**
**for recreation and leisure time with the**
**objective of improving the conditions of**
**life for the residents.**| |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|**To maintain and manage the building in**
**order to provide rooms for hire for the**
**benefit of the local community, in**
**particular disabled groups and smaller**
**charities. A wide variety of organisations**
**make full of the premises on a regular**
**basis.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are aware of the**
**requirements of the Charity Commission.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Various businesses and local groups**
**send volunteers on a regular basis to**
**help with maintenance tasks such as**
**gardening, painting etc.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and performance** |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|**The Hall has provided a warm and**
**welcoming space for a wide variety of**
**groups at a reasonable cost.**
**The building has undergone extensive**
**improvements to comply with current**
**legislation.**
**Disabled groups are very appreciative of**
**the service and facilities we provide.**
**Thanks to a grant we now have a**
**delightful Rainbow garden in a previously**
**unused space which is available to all**
**Hall users.**|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Despite a volatile market and with the**
**help of various grants the charity is in a**
**good financial position.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held to ensure the ongoing**
**viability of the premises and to**
**supplement any rental income shortfall in**
**running costs.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£308865**| |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: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Income from room hire and various**
**investments.**
**Various grants from local companies.**
**The charity does not fundraise.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**To invest as ethically as possible and**
**with low risk to funds.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Unexpected repairs to the building.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and Articles of Association**| |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|**Charitable Limited Company with**
**directors recruited from St Matthew’s**
**Church and the wider community.**| |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|**Directors are selected only with the**
**approval of the full board.**| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**Trustees are directed to government**
**website for information on their**
**responsibilities.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|**Stretford Church Hall & Institute Ltd**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**253946**| |Charity’s principal address|**St Matthew’s Hall, Chapel lane, Stretford. M32 9AJ**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Joan Turner|Chair||| ||Brian Warbrick|Secretary||| ||Rita Downie|Treasurer||| ||Gilbert Fenton||Resigned 09/04/24|| ||Justine Gibb|||| ||Derek Turner||Resigned 26/04/21|| ||Isobel Singleton||Resigned 08/06/22|| ||Mark Conaghan||Resigned 27/04/23|| ||Richard Allen|||| ||Natalie Knight|||| ||SydneyCabon|||| ||Susan Mallinson||Joined 21/04/22|| ||David Cooper||Joined 21/04/22|| ||Julie Hacket-Jervis||Joined 21/04/22|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s)** R M Downie **Full name(s)** Rita Maureen Downie **Position (for example** Treasurer/Director **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 20/05/2025 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE. LIMITED{THEI REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 Burton and Company (Accountants) Ltd 76c Davyhulme Road. Davyhulme, Manchester. M417DN STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE. LIMITEDITHE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page Company Infrymation Report of Ihe Directors Report of the Accountsnls Profil and Loss A¢¢ounl Balance Sheet Notes lo the Financial Statements Detailed Profit and Loss A￿1n1 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE, LIMJTED(ThE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 DIRECTORS. Gilbert Fenton (Resigned 09104120241 Sydney Cabon Jusline Gibb Riia t)ownie Brian Warbrick Joan Tumer Richard Allen Natalie Knight Dawd CTr)per Julie Hackeit-Jarws Susan Mallinson SECRETARY: B Warbrick REGISTERED OFFICE.. Sl Mallhews Churth Hall. Chapel Lane. Siretford, Manchester. M32 9AJ REGISTERED NUMBER.. 99998 ACCOUNTANTS.. Burton and Company {Accountants) Ltd 76c Davyhulme Road Davyhulme Manchester STItETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSMTUtE. UMtfEDtTHEI REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS The directors prnsent Iheir report ¥nth th? st*w*nts ofitsewpwryftyits •thJ 31sio¢tober 2024. Prfnclpal Acllvlty The wnGip31 xlivity ol IhD C￿T￿onyIn thè ¥Asthai ol In tho pa￿h OISI i4tlhew, sir8tlord. on boWorfvcak¥th d E￿n0. w¥K•sforDJrnrnuntyLW. Dlr*¢tor• Tho di￿t018 who tWVOd durityy th8 ￿*[ under r•v•* w•." Gilb￿ Fenton IR•sw*d tV¥O￿L4) Ca Ju5bne Git Flta Cbwn nTur Pjchard Allen N8t¥li• Kwht Dawd CoDper H8¢k•llthM8 8Lwn Plalknn Thls rqport has be•n in aGcordArt• *ith rdai* to 8m811 ¢ompanio8. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD k* B 24th March 2024 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTtruTE. LI￿￿ED(THE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND uNAUD￿ED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 REPORT OF THE ACCOUNTANTS W8 have prepafed th8 attathed unaudrted AC￿Unts from the books, vowhers. T￿%)rdS and mfomiatDn SUppl￿d by the director of tha comp8ry and certfy to be ￿ accordar￿ Ilw*ith. On page S, the directots a¢kwAedge thw"r rnspotsibikns in respact ofthg wepwatL)n of t￿ AcoxJn¢s. On pag8 5, the directors eonfirrn that the compary i¥ Qyfjmpt frorn thè ffjquiremeArt to have an aLhdrt. Burton and Company (Accountants) Ltd 24th March 2025 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTrruTE, UMITEDITHE) REPORTOF THE DIRECTORS UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT 2024 2023 TURNOVER 98.631 85,6S7 Adminislralive Eypenses 136,￿2 138.3311 116,487 130,8301 Other Operating lrtom8 47.817 4,471 OPERATING PROFIT I {LOSSI 128.3S91 Inte￿$1 receivable and wmilar Ir￿Qme Exeeplional I￿oMe PROFIT ON ORDINARY AcMvmES BEFORE TAXATION 2.522 5.534 118,3031 13,530 Tax on profil of or(linary a¢bMbe$ PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTNMES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR AFfER TAXATION 13.530 118.3031 Relained Profit brolohl forward Transfer from Revaluation Reser4e 228.960 245,263 RETAINED PROFIT CARRIED FORWARD 240,489 226,960 STRETFCIID CHURCH H￿L AND WSTITUTE. L￿￿ED{THE) REP¢YIT OF THE DIRECTCIIS LINAIJDITED F•4ANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST ￿Tc￿ER 2024 BALANCE SHEET 2024 2Q23 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Asset¥ Invesirnenls 129.767 135.337 33.058 186.395 162.825 CURRENT ASSeT8 Debtor¥ Cash at 8ank In H￿d 134 129,881 148.4eO 148.594 129.815 CREDITORS.. AmLWntsfalllng 4*• wllh cffjo y•ar MET CURRENT ASSETS 146.040 126,938 TOTAL ASSET8 LESS CURRENT UA3IUT*$ CAPITAL ResERVE8 Called up Sharn C8piial Revaluati￿ Resv Proni 8nd Losskncwni 13 13 68.360 228.960 240.492 Thè direclcu Cr￿sIder that cunpwy is Ihg rryU1r•m￿ 10 audit ￿the Accoun18 lor th¢ ￿ end•J 31st 2024 47T(l1￿c￿n￿l6sAet 2006. rnlÈtino19 5m811 c(thpthes. r8ciorn' re¥pw¥ibillles'. . the m￿b¥S Nuir￿ Iheconwy to c*t•"n clft8 ￿¢￿1$ kyl￿ in wllh $*l￿n 476 ¢1 th• Compinw Acl 20CO. . the direct￿ 4ckwlèY9e I￿r rew*tilil*S wlth IN• with I0￿¢￿jnIlftg rwds and the $Kepa￿tion ￿4C￿Jn1$. . these AtCLwls have been In I￿￿1* 10 CL¥MP¥*¥ to the small compan￿, rwime. These Ac¢ountJ hwrn been ddib*r&J in xc4¥￿8 with lh• 8Pt4table lolt smll ctsnp*ie5' regime. Prrfil ond Lcw Accwnt h35 nrA twn 10 the Re9I*f8rdkn￿￿. Tho Ir&xi81 ststemenls by Ihe 8c*d 241h M¥th cn Ihdr by. B Warbrfck STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE. UMtrEDIThEI REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 NOTES TO THE HNANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Prlnclpal kcountlw Pollcles Accountlng Conventlon The financial statements have been prepared in accordance WTth 8pplicable Accounting Standards under the historical cost convention, and in ac￿rda￿ thè Finawal Reporting StsTrJard5. Turnover Tumover repr8S8nls the amounts received from thè eomparfs pri￿1paI acbwti8S during year. Tanglble Flxod Assfjts Depreciats'on is prowded al follo￿r￿j annual rates in order lo write off each asset over rts estimated Usef￿ life. Additions to Land and 8uildirKJs Plant and Equipment Soh on the stravJhl line ba&s 15Oh on reducirg balar￿ method Invostments Fixed Assèt Investments are slated at cost18ss promsion for diminut1￿ in value. 2. TURNOVER All the tumover in the year was gengraled the UK. 3. OPERATING PROFrr The operating profivllossl is stated after ¢hargirKJ 2024 2023 Dep￿claI10n of owned assets 5,571 6,426 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTITUTE. LIMITED(THEI REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND UNAVDfTED FINANCLAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEIR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANc￿L STATEMENTS ICONTINUEOI 4. TA14GIBLE FLXED ASSETS Land •nd 8uildlNJs Plan¢ •nd Equipm¢nt Co$tlRev8lu•bbft Amotsftt AI 1st Nov8rt* 2023 Addition$ during the yeAr Diskuals durirwj iha year 104,n3 73.758 178.$31 Al 31st O¢iL*w 2024 D•pr8cl8lkJ AI 1s1 NOV￿2023 Charge for the year De￿￿ti0Th on thg y 104.773 73.7S8 178,531 1,755 723 41.439 43,194 5,571 Al 31st Octot¢r 2024 2.478 46.287 48.764 Net Boolr V•1 AI Isl Novwrtw 2023 103,018 32,319 135,337 Al 3151 Octob8r 2024 102.296 27.471 129,767 J. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS C(8t 31110r23 Shares and D•poDIt Fund# ACCu￿L￿tion Shares CBF Fixwj Inl8r881 Fund Cost 31110R4 11,996 21.C64 11.996 21.064 At 31st oclo￿ 2024 33,CfjO Al 31st Oclotw 2024. th8 rr•rket vaueof ts Shares we£70,141.1912023- £ 60.852.241 the C4)st 8s£ 11,996. At 31sl Octobw 2024, the vah* ofihe fiTh1 inttrtst furKfvAs £ 34.991.2412023-£33,O56.￿l the cwt % was £ 21.064. 8. DEBTORS FALLING DUE IMTHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Pr8paynwnts A¢crugJ Inrx 134 134 134 134 7. CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE bYTfHtN ONE YEIA 2024 2023 Other Tax and SoLy* s￿rity AcCru￿j Exw$es 413 2,141 2.554 2,469 2.877 STRETFORD CHURCH HALL AND INSTff UTE. LI￿￿ED(THE) REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND uNAUD￿ED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR eNOED 31ST OCTOBER 2024 DETAILED PROFrr AND LOSS ACCOUNT 2024 2023 Turno￿1 Rent Received - Hall Net CaterirKJ and Bar SurplLLsllDefKitI Other IrKome (Grants and Donat¥)n Recwadl Gain on Diswsal ol Shares 98.729 {981 47.817 85,733 1761 4.471 8.468 98.596 146,448 Wago9 and NIC 52.039 47.465 Rate5 and Watér 1,236 I￿Ur¥ 3,674 H8at aThJ Lbht 8,773 11,073 C￿an1r￿j aNI Sundri 3.938 3,757 Repairs R8newaL8 HO￿rarI￿n Stat￿nery aTrJ Infomati)n 370 437 TdeplK)nè and Posl&J8 1.420 1,274 Ace£*untarKy 624 624 Other Prole58Dn81 F 609 Deprecptvn 5.571 6,426 136.962 116,487 9,487 117,8911 Gains on DoFKJs81 of Sh8r8S 8ank Interest re¢eNed N•t ProflUIL¢)Ml al￿n0 from Ordinary Adlvttkn$ 4.044 13.531 2.522 15,369 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees -, I dALL t fvr CI-HE) On accounts for the year ended 31 110 / Charity no {if any) o?+ 2S39¢ Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 2 i l o aoo* Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (°Ihe Act"}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Acl and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direcliong given by tho Charity Commission undèr section 145{5}Ib) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I hxvg rnmplett>d my examination. I confimi that no mat9rial matters have come to my attention in connection wilh the examination (other than that disclosed below ") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respèct-. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act- or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable requirements Conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Chanties {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that th4 accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not 8 matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understaiiding of Iliè iiLLuuiilb lo be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: loig Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 7gc Qo*SO Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight malef121 matters of concsrn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018