Branston and Mere Village Hall Management Committee Trustees, Annual Report for the period 1° Aprfl 2024 to 31st March 2025 Sectlon A- Reference and admlnlstratlon detalls: Charity name: Branston and Mere Willa8e Hall Reglstered charity number". 258423 Charit¢s principal address: The Branston and Mere Vlllage Hall Llncoln Road Branston Lincoln Names of the tharlty trustees who manage the tharlty: Trustee Name Office (If any) Dates acted If not for whole year Anne Galbralth None Joy Untln Commlttee Jennifer Goddard Committee Names of the trustees for the tharFty. If any• (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name: Branston & Mere Parish Council Custodian Trustees Names and addresses of advlsers: John Huxtable 133 Lincoln Road# Branston Llncoln LN4 INS Sectlon B- Structure• governance and management Type of governing document: Constitution. How the charity is constituted: Trust. Trustee selection methods: Appolnted by Management Committee. Sectlon C- Objectlves and artl¥ltles To provide a place that can hold meetings. activilies for the enhancement of the cultural and wellbeing of village rnsldenl& Summary of the maln arti￿￿e5 undertaken for the publlc benefft In relatlon to these objects: Used by clubs for tho provlslon of learning. oxwcise and infornmtion to all rnsldents of all ages and abilities. To provlde a place of enterta5nmont for all rnsldents to enjoy and bring In funds for the upkeep of the hall. Regard to Publlc Benefft: Trustees havo rngard of the guklance and provlde facllltle• that benefit the local communlty In temm ol obJ•ctlv•8 and actlvltlès. Volunteers Voluntearn are led by tho Pjlanagemont Commlttae to provlde the rnlevant $8ttlng8 and provislons for users of the hall and ensure that all necessary logal and regulatory frameworks arn adh•rod Other Informatlon The Managomont Commlttoo 11a1￿ wlth tho local Branston Communlty Group (a group provldlng volunts•r ￿1VICeS and a Food Bank to surroundlng vlllagos) to on8ur• all membern of the communlty bonofft from th• hall Sectlon D- Achlevements arKI performance Tho new Managom•nt Commlttoe fomi•d In 2024 sat obj•ctivos to onsurn that the hall was a vlable provl8lon and Incr•ase flnanclal vwrves lo onsuro futur• maintenanco l•suos could ￿ M•vic•d. Tho Managomont CommlttM has promot•d Mveral ontsrtainm•nl evenlngs that hav• boen both well supported by the community and brought in rpvonue. rngular hlrnrs of tho hall havo bo8n attractod and provlde increa•ed r•gular reven￿. Sectlon E- Flnandal revlew The reserve fund is maintalned and InCrus￿ at regular intorvals to be available In the event of unexpected problems with the fabric of the building and fittings. Details of any fvnds materially In deficit: Nono Further flnandal revlew detalls: Regular income from hlrers has been maintained and a programme of soclal 8v•nt8 has been stsrted to Incre￿ revenue. Sertlon F- Other optional Inf(mn*lon: None Sertion G- Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trusteeg report above. Signed on behalf of the chariws trustees Signature: Name John A Huxtable Positlon: Advisor to the Trust Date: Branston Vlllage Hall Accounts 2024-25 Balance Sheet as at Year End 31st Marth 2025 2025 2024 ACCUMULATED FUND Balance at Commencement SurpluslDeficit for the year 13711.38 419.29 14486.IXI -775.(X) Balance at cknse 13292.09 13711.LKI REPRSENTED BY Cash in bank Bar Float Cash Float Bar Stocks Hire Deposits Debtor Prepayments 6737AI 27AO 834.38 5775.Q) I35.1￿) 27.IXI 4600.(N) 13609.59 13711. LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors Debtors 317.50 13292.09 13711.IX) £O.(K) £0.00 Slgned- Dated: Name: pherd PositK)n: Current Chairnian Branston Vlllage Hall Accounts 202&2S STAEMEKf OF INCOME AND EXPENOtIURE For the year ended 31st March 2025 2025 INCOME Hall Hire-re8ular Hall Hire - Commercial Hall Hire -Indlvlduals Deposlts Bank Interest Coffee etc sales Tlckets Sales Other Income Cash for float Insurance ClaSm Grants Bar Takings 13105 1277 3788 5715 93 4107 3135 2898 12805 198 4858 114 4271 4544 50 35021 26896 LESS EXPENDITURE Sumup Card Fees Deposit Return Hall HI￿ Fee Retum Bar Purchases Items paid out of bar tski Wages Improvements R&M Electric / Gas 33 6775 207 1607 8479 6244 1042 2493 1780 7962 El I Rates / Water Telephone & Broadband Cleaning Bar Set-up Expenses Insuran 1073 1024 822 905 988 731 72 1667 71 Committee Organised Items IT Systems Adverts Stationery postage admin Legal Professional Li￿n￿$ 1736 175 354 340 Bank Charges Misc. 3598 95 35441 27670 SURPLISIDEFICIT FOR THE YEAR -£419 -£774 NOTES: £ 5(Xl in account from BCG for VE Day ￿lebratiOn$- not spent £2LU) In deposits to be re￿rned £45 Prepayment of VE Day Games Hire £317.5 from next yeaes hlrers £2862,50 Monie5 due from LCC £90.Q) Signed: Name.. pherd Positlon: Current Chainnan Dated: Signed: Name.. J. Huxtable Posltlon: Advisor to Trustees Dated: CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examirber s Report Report to tho tr￿te members of The Branston aThl Mere Vtllage Hall On accounts for the year ended 31* March 2025 Charfty no lif any) 258423 Set out on pages 1-6 I report to the Iwstees on my exam1r￿tIOn of the accounts of the above charrty {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 311041202S Re8ponslbllltles and As the chafity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 fthe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act arKI in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directx)ns given by the Charty Commission under seclion 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l o)nfimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than thal disdosed below") in connection with the examination vknich gNes me cau8e to believe that In, any material respect.. aco)unting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with ts accounting records I have no concems and have come a(mss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper urKlerstanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pl88se delete the hords in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy. Indep•ndent examiner's ststemant Slgned: 91h June 2025 Name: John A Huxtable Relevant profe88lonal qualification(s) or body (rf any): Addres8: 133 Lincoln Road Branston Lincoln LN4 1NS IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only C￿Mplete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination ol tharty accounts". directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brfof details of any items that the examlnerwishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018