
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 30/1/2022 To 29/1/2023** 

## **Charity name: WESTON ON THE GREEN MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL** 

**Charity registration number: 264754** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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Summary of the purposes of the  The objects of the Charity are to hold the Village Hall upon<br>charity as set out in its governing  trust for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the<br>document  inhabitants of the Parish of Weston on the Green in the<br>County of Oxford without distinction of political, religious or<br>other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and<br>classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure-time<br>occupation, with the object of improving the condition of<br>life for the said inhabitants.<br>Summary of the main activities in  The Village Hall is hired by individuals (social gatherings,<br>relation to those purposes for the  children’s parties, wakes), village groups (Coffee<br>public benefit, in particular, the  Mornings, Golden Leaves lunches, Art&Crafts, PCC, WI,<br>activities, projects or services  Garden Club, Parish Council, PCC, WI, etc.) and<br>identified in the accounts.  commercially (e.g. Danceforce, Thames Valley Police,<br>Elections etc.). The Trustees also organise social and<br>fund-raising events (e.g. national celebrations, televised<br>sports events, Summer Barbeque, Bonfire&Fireworks,<br>Xmas Lights, Film Nights, Quiz Nights, Gin Night).<br>Statement confirming whether the  The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the<br>trustees have had regard to the  duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 and 2022 to<br>guidance issued by the Charity  have due regard to the Charity Commission's general<br>Commission on public benefit  guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit’<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to the<br>circumstances of its beneficiaries<br>and any wider benefits to society<br>as a whole|The Village Hall has been kept in good repair for the use<br>of inhabitants of the Parish of Weston on the Green.|
|---|---|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s financial<br>position at the end of the period|The village hall funds decreased in 2022-2023 due to<br>completion of upgrades and repairs, mostly grant funded.|
|Statement explaining the policy<br>for holding reserves stating why<br>they are held|Reserves are held to cover short term commitments<br>(costs incurred in operating the hall on a day-to-day<br>basis) and long-term commitments (building maintenance<br>and refurbishment and renewal). The Village Hall keeps<br>funds in the CCLA COIF Charities Investment Fund as<br>well as bank current and savings accounts.|
|Amount of reserves held|Total Village Hall funds decreased from £71207 to<br>£65452.|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|**Structure, Governance**|**and Management**|
|---|---|
|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|Trust Deed Dated 10th April 1972 as amended by deed dated<br>13th Sept 2018.|
|Type of governing document|Trust Deed|
|How is charity constituted?|Unincorporated trust|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|There must be between 3 and 13 trustees who must be a<br>person and inhabitant of Weston on the Green, aged 18 or<br>older. Trustees are appointed by resolution of the Trustees<br>passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity<br>Trustees. At each general meeting one third of the Trustees<br>shall retire from office in rotation, longest in office since<br>appointment, but may be re-appointed by vote of the<br>inhabitants of Weston on the Green present in person at the<br>meeting.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|WESTON ON THE GREEN MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL|
|---|---|
|Registered charity number|264754|
|Charity’s principal address|Memorial Village Hall,<br>Mill Lane, Weston on the Green,<br>Oxfordshire OX25 3QR|



## **Trustees** 

|**Trustees**||
|---|---|
|**Trustee name**|**Office (ifany)**|
|Andrew WILSON|Chairperson|
|Dr Paul Justin WARREN|Treasurer|
|Jordanna RICHES|Secretary|
|Anna Celia HAMILTON-GOULD||



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets Land of the Charity is held by the Official Custodian for held in this capacity Charities and the Holding Trustees. 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

## **Signature(s)** 


**Full name(s)** Dr Paul J Warren 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer in 2022-2023 **Chair, etc) Date** 26/10/2023 



**Weston n the Green Memorial Village Hall Accounts** 

|||**30 January 2022 – 29 January**|**30 January 2022 – 29 January**|**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**INCOME**||**2021/22**||**2022/23**||
|**Hall Hire**||**4135.00**||**9889.87**||
|**250 Club**||**1860.00**||**1210.00**||
|**Fundraising**||**2590.54**||**4903.70**||
|**Donations**||**98**||**1673.90**||
|**Grants**||**30283.83**||**9868.00**||
|**Misc**||**185.45**||**69.00**||
|**Interest (deposit+COIF)**||**?**||**6.08+327.81**||
|**TOTAL INC**||**39152.82**||**27948.36**||
|**EXPENDITURE**||**2021/22**||**2022/23**||
|**250 club**||**660**||**660**||
|**Electricity**||**709.37**||**3724.74**||
|**Water**||**24.29**||**507.63**||
|**Broadband**||**-**||**428.94**||
|**TV**||**-**||**159.00**||
|**Cleaning**||**0**||**403.08**||
|**Maintenance**||**6614.60**||**20729.23**||
|**Insurance**||**693.22**||**753.89**||
|**Miscellaneous**||**3182.64**||**1261.47**||
|**Fundraising**||**861.04**||**4850.02**||
|**Hire refunds**||**60**||**225**||
|**TOTAL EXP**||**12805.16**||**33703.00**||
|**PROFIT**||**26347.66**||**- 5754.64**||
|**BALANCES**|**CASH**|**COIF**|**CURRENT**|**DEPOSIT**|**TOTAL**|
|**01/02/22**|**154.68**|**26643.43**|**37902.06**|**6507.13**|**71207.30**|
|**01/02/23**|**675.18**|**26971.24**|**31293.03**|**6,513.21**|**65452.66**|





|**Grants 2022-2023**|**9868.00**|
|---|---|
|**AV Grant**|**5777**|
|**Lottery Foyer Doors**|**1041**|
|**XX Grant**|**850**|
|**Oxon Community Foundation Grant**|**800**|
|**AV Grant**|**500**|
|**OCC Grant**|**500**|
|**Cherwell Jubilee Grant**|**400**|
|**Donations 2022-2023**|**1673.90**|
|**Fissenden donation coronation**|**500**|
|**PC Shine TV donation**|**250**|
|**PC AV donation**|**250**|
|**Henman donation**|**200**|
|**H2H Storage donation coronation**|**150**|
|**Beecroft Jubilee donation**|**100**|
|**Cherwell Lottery donation**|**146.50**|
|**Giving Machine donation**|**63.80**|
|**Bunkers Hill donation**|**13.60**|
|**Events 2022-2023**||



- **Pudding Event** 

- **Film Night x2** 

- **Jubilee** 

- **BBQ & Aunt Sally** 

- **Gin Night** 

- **Bonfire & Fireworks** 

- **Xmas Lights** 

- **Soup lunch** 

## **Maintenance projects** 

- **AV replacement £5116.80 (Conferex)** 

- **UPC windowsills £1085.28 (Bicester UPVCdirect)** 

- **Hall floor sanding £2028 (ACH Flooring)** 

- **Hall heating £8450+£672 (Cotswold Heating)** 

- **Hall/Foyer doors £2082 (Windrush Doors & Windows)** 

- **Foyer floor £1660.93 (The Flooring Company Oxford)** 

- **Loo repairs £591.83  (Louloc)** 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the
members of
WESTON ON THE GREEN MEMORIAL VILLAGE HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
29- JANUARY 2023
Charity no
(rf any)
264754
Set out on pages
-< r.F att￿.
I report to the trustees on my examinatton of the ￿l￿nts of the above
charity (the Trusn for ts year ended 29￿112023.
Responsibilities and As the tharity trustees of the Trust, ycmj are responsible for the preparation
basis ot report of the accounts n accordance Ihe requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe A￿.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in tarying out my examination, I
have followed the appluble Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of Ihe Act
I have completed my e￿aMinatIOn. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention {
') in connection with
the examination whith gi%￿ me cause to believe that in, any material
respe(*
accounting records were not kept in a(￿ordan￿ with s&tion 130 of
the Act or
the accomts do not accord wilh the accounting records
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
WFth the examination to which attention should be dr?￿n in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please t*lete the wortls in the brnckets rftt￿Y do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
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Name:
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Address:
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IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independ￿t examinatrjn of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examinerwishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018

WESTON ON THE GREEN MEMORIALVIiiAGE HAiL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCWNf FOR THE YEAR ENDED 29TH JANUARY 2023
INCOME
Hall Htre
250 Oub
FundTalsing
Donations
Grants
Miscellaneous
Interest {deposlt+COIF)
TOTAL INCOME
2021
£4,13&CKI £9.889.87
£IW.IX) £I,21th￿)
£2.590.54 £4,￿3.70
£98.IKI £1.673.90
£30.283ffi £9,$68.(KI
£￿5.45
£69.
£333.89
£39.152.82 £27.948.36
EXPENDtruRE
250 club
Elertri¢ity
Water
Broadband
2021
£6fi0.￿ £660.Th)
£70937 £3.724.74
£2429 £507.63
£159.(KJ
ia
Cleaning
Malntenance
Insurante
MI￿lIaneOuS
Fundraising
Hire refunds
TOTAL EXPENDrruRE
£o.(x)
£403.08
£6.614.60 £20,729.23
£693.22
£753.89
£3.182.64 £1,261.47
£861.04 £4,850.02
£60.
£225.IKI
£12￿05.16 £33.703.
PROFrri-LOSS FOR YEAR £26.347.66 -£5,754.64
CASH
COIF
CURRE￿ DEPOSIT
TOTAL
£154.68 £26,643.43 £37,902.06 £6.507.13 £71,207.30
£675.18 £26,971.24 £31,293.03 £Q513.21 £65.452.66
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