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
RegI￿red 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: S￿1￿1 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 prOJ￿ts
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
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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
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NORTHIAM VILLAGE HALL TRUST
Rqi$ttrd Cb*rity No: 269218
BREAKDOWN OF FUNDRAISINCF INCOME 2025
2024
Jumble s￿¢s
Farn1crs Market br&f&sts
Coffee Morningslother
Cinema
PantsTrmime
speci￿ PrOj￿ts. 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] He*ing". 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 a￿ll is not requi￿4 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 sL￿t wh¢ther particular matters have Come to my attention.
Basis of independellt examijer's st*teMent
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 un￿*u81 items or disclosures in the accounts. and
seeking explanations from th¢ tn￿te¢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.
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