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

**From 01/01/2021                  Period start date   To 31/12/2021 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Greens Norton Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number: 265157** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Village Hall held on trust for the use of**<br>**the inhabitants of the Parish of Greens**<br>**Norton without distinction of political,**<br>**religious or other opinions including the**<br>**use for meetings, lectures and classes**<br>**and for and for other forms of recreation**<br>**and leisure time occupation with the**<br>**object of improving the conditions of life**<br>**for the said inhabitants.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Whilst the Village Hall had been**<br>**maintained and organised for use of the**<br>**purposes of the trust since 1973 due to**<br>**the reasons as has been explained to the**<br>**Charity Commission it was necessary at**<br>**the end of 2020 to close the hall and sell**<br>**the property. Subsequently the Charity**<br>**has submitted proposals to amend the**<br>**objects of the Charity.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**As the charity is currently in the process**<br>**of changing its objects and it is no longer**<br>**able to comply with the trust deed in**<br>**regard to providing a venue for recreation**<br>**and leisure time activities there has been**<br>**little that the charity has been able to**<br>**achieve in this financial year. It is hoped**<br>**that it will be able in the near future to**<br>**start providing benefits using the funds**<br>**from its sale of the property once its**<br>**objects have been formally changed.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the financial period 31st**<br>**December 2021the charity held funds to**<br>**the total of £470,302**|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The policy was to hold the funds in**<br>**reserve for payment of any ongoing costs**<br>**associated with its intention to amend the**<br>**objects of the charity in becoming a fund**<br>**providing organisation for charitable**<br>**purpose for Greens Norton subject to**<br>**approval from the Charity Commission.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**The total reserves were £470,302**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Not relevant**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|**Unincorporate association**|
|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|Para 1.25|**Trustees to be the Committee Members**<br>**appointed at the AGM of the Charity in**<br>**accordance with its governing document**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Greens Norton Village Hall|
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|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|265157|
|Charity’s principal address|No longer has a principle address. Correspondence address<br>is presently that of the contact for the Charity Commission<br>namely 27 Calvert Road, Greens Norton, NN12 8DD|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||PhilipStewart|Chairman|||
||Peter Agness|Treasurer|||
||Teresa Exell||||
||Christopher<br>Bowmer||Appointed 5thOctober<br>2022||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name None** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|None|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects||
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**Not applicable** 

## **Other optional information** 



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||Tl-£GREENSNORTONVlUAGEHALLCHARITY|Tl-£GREENSNORTONVlUAGEHALLCHARITY|Tl-£GREENSNORTONVlUAGEHALLCHARITY||
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||**IncomeandE,iperdtin**Account||||
||Yearended3111**pecember**2021||||
||Year**ended**||v-**,oded**31.12.2020||
||£|£|£|£|
|INCOME|||||
|VIiiageHallSale||485,000.00|||
|Interest on**DeposijacCOl.lll**||34.63||3.12|
|Sale ofequipment||||750.00|
|TOTALINCOME||485,034.63||753.12|
|EXPENDITURE|||||
|BuildinglnsUTaOCe|493.59||1,028.65||
|Watercharges|61.58||123.05||
|Elecrtriclty|1.95||155.15||
|Gas|-133.54||-165.94||
|Cottagecosts|223.95||2,517.17||
|Gardencostscasuallabou'|||168.00||
|Selllngf'ees|16,680.10||2,179.50||
|InsuranceforTJ1JStees|143.20||||
|CharitySolicitorsFees|**2,454.00**||||
|TOTALEXPENCES||19,924.83||**6,005.58**|
|EXCESSOFINCOMEOVEREXPEDITURE||465,109.80||-5,252.46|
|BALANCEBROUGHTFORWARD||5,192.08||10,444.54|
|BALANCECARRIEDFORWARD||470,301.88||5,192.08|



||THEGREENSNORTONVILLAGEHALLCHARITY||
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||**Balance**Shoot||
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||31stDecember2021|asat31.12.20|
|CURRENTASSETS|||
|DepositAccount|470,126.71|2,m.1e|
|CurrentAccount|45.95|2,290.68|
|Cashinhand|129.22|129.22|
|Totalcashatbankandin**hand**|470,301.88|5,192_1)8|
|TOTALASSETS|||
|Representedby|||
|IncomeandExpenditureAccount|470,301.88|5192.08|






## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Greens Norton Village Hall 

**On accounts for the year** 31 December 2021 **Charity no** 265157 **ended (if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/12/2021** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 

   - of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

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. 

**Independent** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) 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 with the accounting records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 

**Date:** 28/11/2022 **Signed: Name:** Tracy Burton **Relevant professional** FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 5 Giffard Court, Millbrook Close, Northampton NN5 5JF 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of** The Charity’s main receipt of funds in the period was the proceeds from the **any items that the** sale of the property of £485,000 to an unrelated third party at open market **examiner wishes to** value. Being the sale of an asset, this amount does not form part of charity **disclose** . Gross Income. 

The charity’s Gross Income (donations, rental income etc) was £nil for the year under review, and as such below the requirements for preparation and submission of accounts on the accruals basis. 

The charity has prepared receipts and payment accounts and these accounts (appended to this report) have been requested by the Trustees to be subject to this independent examination. 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

