NORTIIIAM VILtAGE HALL TRUST Registered Charity No 269218 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 B A Taxation S¢nices 113 Shakespeare Tower Barbiean London EC2Y 8DR
NOTttHtAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST Registered Charity No 269218 Contents of the Financial Statements for tbe year ended 31 December 2025 Trnst¢es' Report ststement of IDcome and Fxpenditure Statemenl of Assets and Liabilities Br¢akdoJvn of Fundraising Income, Grants and Special Proj¥Yt Expenditure Independent Examiller's Report
NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST Frewen Close. Main Street. Northiam, East Sussex. TN316RA RegIred Charity Number 269218 Re ort of the Trustees forthe financial ear ended 31 December 2025 The land on which Northiam village hall now stands was purchased bythe community in 1971 from two local landowners/farmers. A Trust was established atthattime to hold and manage the land, and to build the hall when time and funds pennitted. Construction of buildings started in 1975 by Ellis of Etchingham. funded bythe sale of the land on which the six Frewen Close bungalows now stand. Through a range of improvements. by 21X)O, the original building had been extended to provide addttional meeting rooms and storagespace. with a metal-clad pitched roof installed to replace the original board and felt roof. The buildings and surrounding land are now held in trust by the Charity Commission's Official Custodian. on behalf of the local community. A management committee INorthiam Village Hall Trust) has respon5ibilFty for the day-t(Fday running of the hall, governed by the Trust Deed established in 1971. This set the inttial goal of providing a village hall with the objective of improving the conditions of life for Northiam residents. The Trust is a registered charity, regulated by the Charities Commission, and answerable to the local community each year at an Annual General Meeting. Trustees are appolnted each year at the AGM, either elected by the community, nominated by local groups that use the hall. or co-opted into the Trust. At the 2025 AGM the following 11 Trustees were appointed= Keith Whiting (Chair): Christine Palmer {Secretaryl: Sylvia Wickens (Bookings Secretary): Bernie Bone ITreasurer}: Margaret Davies- John Fenton: Sarah Giles- John Palmer: Richard Robinson- Pete Sargent, and Sue Schlesinger. The Trust generates its income from rentals paid by hall users. supplemented by donations and fund-raising activities. Day-to-day running costs absorb most of the income, and any surplus is used towards maintenance and improvements to the hall. Where appropriate, grants from other bodies are accessed by the Trust to a55iSt with the cost of specific projects and significant improvement works. A major event for the village hall in 2025 was a Pantomime {Dick Whtttin8tonl, put on for the 2025 Christmas season and the first stage production in the hall for more than 10 years. In Spring 2025 when the Trustee commtttee first committed to the show, there was a lot of uncertainty a5 to the outcome. but in the end all three performances were 501d out with some 500 people from Northiam and beyond enjoying the show. Total revenue Iticket sales. programme sales, refreshments etcl was £6.709. which comfortably covered costs (scenery, costumes, performing rights etcl of £4.103. The surplus will enable usto improve some of the hall facilities to support future productions. provide additional stora8e capacityi and make some necessary improvements to our sound and lighting systems. Ouring 2025 we have been fortunate to obtain grant a55iStance from the National Lottery Community Fund in two tranches= £1800 to provide downlighters in the main hall to give flexibility to the lighting options- and £2750 towards the cost of replacing the old incandescent stage lighting with uFFto-date LED, computer controlled. flexible lightin& much needed if we are to mount future stage produttions.
During the financial year ended 31 Dec 2025 our income from hiring the halls was £15,496, slightly down on 2024. Other regular income of £3.650 and fund-raising income of £12,967 lincludingthe Pantomime) gave ust0tal.trad1n income of £32.1131£26.249 in 2024). Total revenue. which includes grants for special projects, was £36,663. This is less than total revenue for 2024 of £45,259, but that includes grants for special project5 of £19,010. Dayto day runningcosts (including the Pantomime) of £30,369 were significantly higherthan 20241£17,9411. This partly reflects the Pantomime costs. but includes a substantial increase in maintenance costs. due mainly to urgent work required on our eastern boundary hedge. The field maples within the hedge had grown to more than 15 metres high and were threatening some of the adjoining properties in Elizabeth Gardens, so had to be reduced to a height where they could be properly managed in the fvture. This was unexpected and expensive work, and the costs will continue into 2026. After grant income, expendtture on special projects and the £600 final repayment on a loan taken in 2020 to assist with the installation of our heatin8 control system, our surplus for 2025 was £3,361, compared with a surplus of £9,680 for 2024. In 2026 we will continue to make further upgrades and improvements throughout the facilities, where funds permit. In the medium term we will need to provide resources to replace the gas boilers. January 2026 Keith Whiting Chair. Northiam Village Hall Trust emard Bone Treasurer. Northiam Ifillage Hall Trust
NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST R4istavJ Charity Pitr: 269218 STATEMENT OF INCOMF AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 2025 TNCOME Lettings DoT]ations Fund Raising Miscellaneous Grants re: S11 Projects Elallk Inter¢st 15,496 865 12.967 2,535 4.550 250 16,622 531 5.361 3,432 19,010 303 EXPENDITURE Insurdnce Repairs, Rw¢wais and Main*nance Cleaning F4uipment Administration Ht>t Light 1,405 9,958 2,8 3.863 2,143 2.940 526 6.155 2,933 600 130 1,418 5,770 2,4(M) 691 1,437 3,208 528 821 17,638 600 1.069 Fund rdising exp¢nses ExpLry]dtture on 5pcciaJ prOJts Loan repayment Misc£llaneous SURPLUSI{DEFicfD FOR IIIE YEAR 3J61 9.680 Cash funds brought forward 1.1.25 2&916 19,236 Cash funds rIed forward 31.12.25
NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST Rqislut41 Charity f40: 269218 STA TEMEIYT OF ASSETS AND L TABILITtF AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2025 21125 2024 ASSETS C&sh at bank Cash in hand 32.117 28.756 160 LIAIIILITIF.S Deposit for hall hire IA)an from Don Hanson Charitable Foundation 200 200 600 800 200 The Incorne and F.xp6mditure Accountand SthteMe of Assets and Liabilities were approved by the TTUStees. Name Da si
NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST Rqi$ttrd Cbrity No: 269218 BREAKDOWN OF FUNDRAISINCF INCOME 2025 2024 Jumble s¢s Farn1crs Market br&f&sts Coffee Morningslother Cinema PantsTrmime speci PrOjts. defibriIlati)r 1,430 836 2.417 1.575 6.7( 1,221 1214 1,542 1,244 140 5,361 12.967 BRFAKDOWN OF GRANTS RE: )PECIAL PR(XIECTS 21115 2024 Notional Lnttery Communty Fund: Downlighters National Lotw Community Fund: Stsge lighiing Rother District Council: Cavty Wall Insulation National LA)ttery Communty Fund: Solar Paneis 1.81M) 2,750 3,010 16,0(M) BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURE: SPECIAL PR(AIECTS 21125 2024 Repla¢¢ment Stage lightAng Main Hall Downlighters Solar Panels Defbrillator CeDtra] Heing". Clean & Refresh 1,299 1,634 16,635 668 335
Independent Examiner's Report on the Unaudited Financial Statements to tbe Trustees of Northiam Village Hall Trust Charlty No: 269218 I rep)rt on the financiaE statements for the year ended 3 l Decemkr 2025 set out on the following pages. Respe¢tfv¢ responsibllili¢s of Trnstees and Independent Exami•er The charity's trustees consider that an all is not requi4 for this year (under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act), and that an independent examination is It is my responsibility to: Examine the a¢counts (under section 145 of ts Act), To follow the procedures laid down in the General Direcrions given by the Cjwity Conunission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act). and To sLt wh¢ther particular matters have Come to my attention. Basis of independellt examijer's stteMent Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by th¢ charity and a comparison of th¢ a¢Unts presented with those r¢cords. It also includes Consideration of any unu81 items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from th¢ tnte¢S corK¢rning any such mattets. The proceduffs undertaken do not provide all the evid¢nce that would be required in an audit, and nsequently I do not express an audit opinion on the xcounts. Independent exAmfiner'$ $tstetye•t In the course of my examinatio no matter com¢ to my attention (l) which 8ivcs me reasonable cause to believe tha¢ tn any material resj the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure ihat: proper accountin8 records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of th¢ Act). and accounts are prepared vthich asre¢ with th¢ a¢countiDg requirements of the 2011 ACL. or (2) to in my Opinio attention should be thawn in order to enable a prop¢r undcrstanding of the accounts to be reached. B A Antrobus Bsc (Open) FCA CTA 113 Shakespeare Tower Barbican London EC2Y 8DR 21.1.2026