EAST BRENT VTLLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report on the accounts of the ck￿ritY for thc ycar cndcd August 31, 2025 which are
attached.
Respecthie re$pon$fibiLitses of truslees and ex4mlner
The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
144 of the ch￿itIeS Act 2011 (the Act) but that an independent examination is
needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Act).
to follow the pmcedure8 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Coll]rnissioners (under section 145 (1) (a) of the Act). and to state whether paTiicular
matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent Kxaminer's report
My examination was carried out iti accordance with the GeneTal Directions given by
the Charity Cornmissioners. An examination includes a review of th¢ a¢¢ouniing
records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presentcd with those
records. It also includes considerdtion ot any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and sccking cxplanations from the tn￿teeS CODccrning wch mattets. The
procedures undertakcn do not provide all the eviden¢e tbat would bc rcquired in an
audit and consequently I do not express An audit opinion on the view givcn by the
account5.
Independent Exanthier's statement
In the course of my examination. no matter h&8 com¢ to my 8tteDtion:
l. Which gives me re￿nable cause to bclieve that in, any mateiial respect,
the tiU5tees have not inel the requirements lo ensure Ihut proper ac¢oullting
records are kept (ui ac¢ordanee with section 137 of the Act). and accounts
are properly prepared whtcb agree with tlie accounting records and comply
with accounting requirements of the Act. or
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drnwn iti order to cnablc a
proper underntattditig of the accounts to be reached
L J Chrisfield FCA, ATII
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EAST BRENT VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST
AUGUST 2025
LOTTERY FUNDED
The M8nagement Committee submits ils r6port together with financial statements for th8 year
ended 31° August 2025
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
Reglstered Charlty..
Governing Document:
Number 269419
TRUST DEED dated 14th January 1977
Management Committeglat year end)
Chalrmon:
Vice Chalr.
Secretsry..
Treasurer.
Jeff Noyas (EIKladl
Rosemary Gillin9 (Elected)
Helen Broderick (Elected)
Booklngs Secretsry:
Lottery offic￿r.
Rosie Oarlaston (Elected)
Pal Seabrcok IEle¢todl {Aso Bowls rep)
Appointed membe￿..
Dol Cole$
Julie Ward
Barbara Bolton
Kathy Quinnell
Jan W8rd
Jane Watklns
David Nook
Cu8lodlan Trusie8:
Sl Mary'$ PCC
Film Night
Harvest Homg
Allsorls Choirlsafeguardlng
Friday Hub Cafe
Rlsk Ass888m8nt
Bowls
East 8rent Parfsh Councll
Bankers..
CAF Bank. 25 Kln95 Hill Avgnue, Klngs Hill. Wgst Malllng. Kent
Independanl Examlnar. Lawrence Chrf8fleld, Solwood Houso. East Brent, Som8r86t
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STRUCTU￿ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Charity was established under 8 Trust De￿ dated 14th January 197T, whereby East Brenl
Partsh Council deejared the Trusts on which it holds the fr8ehokl18nd occupied by lh9 Village
H811. The Pufpose of the Trust is to provide and m8illt8In thè Wlllage Hall for th8 b•n6fit of the
Inhabitants of the parish of East BTenL
Thg Charity Is admlnlst8red by a Management Commlttee, 81ected or apr4)Inted annu811y. wtth
officers seleGtsd from the Commiliee's memb8rship. The Annual Gen8ral Meeting is generally
held in November.
A pollcy conceming th8 recruitment, induction. and training of Committee Members was adopted
In 2006, a No Smoking Policy In 2007. and an Environmental Pdlcy in 2010.
Achievements.. D8$pi1o ¢hallgnges, wa h8VO successfully brought the hall back Into active us8 for
the ParBh community as a wholé.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES FOR THE PUBUC BENEFIT
The Managoment Commtttée oversees the letting, marketing. insurance. malnienanc8. and
upk8ep of the Viltage Hall, Its grounds, and c8r p8rk. The Commlttee conven6s at le8s18ix lim88
r yoar.
The H811 1$ av8i18ble for hire by members of thg public or organizations in acojrdance with the
hiring 8greement and current s¢a1o of charges.
Th8 Commlttee has reviewod Charfty Commlsslon Guidance on publlc ben8fi1 and 1$ confident
that the aims, 8ctiv115es, and achievemerbls mogl all requlred starKlards.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
This year has saen no increase in commL¢nlty activities in the hall, as there s￿ limilgd ￿oIS
available for additional booking8. Thère h8vÈ however been a o)upie of changes as we havo
introducgd a table tennis club. and Chalr Yog8. The Commlttee 8lrive$ to provide acti￿1185 that
appeal to all ag& groups, ranglng from Chltdren's Dance lo K•rale, Art Groups, Muslcal Group8.
and other aciivity groups.
Oue lo Ilmrted volunteer 8vAi18bility again this year. the Committee faced challonges In organ4ing
and executing ftJndr8isin9 inth"ats"ves, resulting in fewor fundraising actm'lies compared to prior
years. Nevertheless. the Friday Hub Café conb'nued to ralse £4,630, Ihe relntroduction of the 200
Club Ilottery} whith ralsed £8,832, and th8 Film Nlght a further £1235.
Addltionally we had the roof completely renewed Indudlng rapladng the solar p8n¢l$ al a cost of
£8,598, and redecoration inlemally of the hall costing £3575. We also purchased our own tsbla
tennls table for £280.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
A summary of Recgipts and Payments for the year18 provided on Pege 5, wlth a Ststernent of
Assets and Liabilitigs on Page 6, Flnanckl Actlviles on Page 7, and a Trtal B818nce on Page 8.
Total unrestricted payments amounted to £25,652 {2024: £6.226). Consequentty. there was a net
ash inffow of unrestricted fvnds tot81ing £2.144 12024: £13,485). Fund3 held as of 31st August
2025 amounted lo £41,52412024.' £43.2491.
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Hall hire fees amounted to £10,191 {2024.' £10,431). Ourown fundraising efforts prc>Juced a total
of £11,215 {2023= £7201.
The Committee has reviewed ava118bJÈ RÈs8rv8s 85 of 315t August 2025 and is satlsfted that the
Reserves held at year*nd exceed the minimum amount required by the Reserves Policy. based
on averag6 annual unrgstriGted expgndilure ovor the past Iwo years. and should be adequato for
the foresee8ble futur9.
In line wSlh the Investment Poll¢y, surplus fvnds are held on d8posit wlth CAF Bank and Scottlsh
Widow$ Bank,
EAST BRENT VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST AUGUST 2025
{Continu•d)
The Management Commttte8 Is requlred by the Constttution to comply with its
obligath'ons under the Charities Act wilh regard to the preparation of financial statements
and is satisfied that it has so complied.
The Committee acknowledges that tt is responsible for the keeplng of proper accountlng
records and for taklng sl8ps to safeguard the assets of the Charfty and to prevent and
detect fraud and other Irregularflles.
Section 133 of the Charities Act 20118llows a charity to prepare a 'receipts and
payments account for the year and a 'statement of assets and Ilabllltles, at th8 year4nd
instead of preparing full accounts for a particular financial year on condition that in the
financlal year, the Charity's gross recorded incorne was £250.000 or less and it Is not a
company.
As thls charlty's Income for the financlal year was less than £250,000. the commlttee has
declded to prepare accounts on this basis
The above report was approved by tho Commlttee on 17th November 2025 8nd slgned
on its behalf by..
Chalmian
Jeffr
Noyes
1 P November 2025
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EAST BRENT VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITfEE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended on 31st August 2025. which
are s8t out on pages 6-9 of Ihe Accounts.
Respectlve responslbilities of trustees and examlner
The ChariWs trustees consid8r that an audit is not required for this year {under section
144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) and that an Indep8ndent examlnation is needed.
It is my responsibility lo- examlnè the accounts (under seclion 43 of the Aci)
to follow the procedu￿$ laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners (undar section 145 (1)(a) of the Acl, and to stats wh8lher particular
matters have come to my attention.
B051s of Inde￿ndent Examiner's report
My 8xamination was carried out in accordance wlth the General Diroctlons given by tho
Charity Commissioners. An examination includès a review of th8 accounting records
kept by the charity and a ¢omparison of the accoun15 pr8sented with those records. It
also Includes consld8ration of any unusual items or dlsdosures in th8 accounts, and
seèking explanations from th8 trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures
undertaken do not provide all the evidence thal would b8 required In an audit. and
consequently I do not expr&8s an audit opinion on the view given by the acwunls.
Independent Examlner's stalement
In the course of my examination, no mattèr has come to my attention:
(1) whlch glves me réasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the
trust88s have met the requir8menls to ensur8 thaL
proper a{￿OuntIng records are kept lin accordance wlth section 137 of the Act).
and accounts ar8 propérly prepared which agr88 with the accounting records and
comply wlth the aG¢ounling requirements of the Act- or
(2) to which, in my oplnlon, attention should be drawn In order to an8blÈ 8 proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Lawrence Chrisfield FCA,ATH
2025
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## Statement of Activity Comparison 

## Village Hall East Brent 

September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025 

|DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT||TOTAL||
|---|---|---|---|
||SEP 1 2024 - AUG 31 2025||SEP 1 2023 - AUG 31 2024 (PY)|
|Income||||
|Fundraising|||£720.00|
|200 Club|8,832.00|||
|Bowls|674.00|||
|Craft Club|112.00|||
|Film Night|1,235.71|||
|Special Events|362.00|||
|**Total for Fundraising**|**£11,215.71**||**£720.00**|
|Grants & Donations|154.40||2,025.87|
|Hub Cafe|4,630.88||4,833.74|
|Interest Received|885.91||806.89|
|Services|10,127.30||10,431.00|
|SSE Fits|718.62||850.55|
|Unapplied Cash Payment Income|0.00||44.00|
|**Total for Income**|**£27,732.82**||**£19,712.05**|
|Cost of Sales||||
|**Gross Profit**|**£27,732.82**||**£19,712.05**|
|Expenses||||
|Advertising/Promotional|250.00|||
|Bank charges|60.00||60.00|
|Cleaning Materials|121.86||166.21|
|Cleaning Service|2,379.96||2,264.96|
|Club costs|3,100.00|||
|Donations|50.00||100.00|
|Electricity|2,174.46||1,483.86|
|Insurances|1,592.94|||
|Licences|529.35||193.82|
|Office/General Administrative Expenses|417.41||240.10|
|Repairs and maintenance|13,322.52||294.05|
|Running Costs of Village Hall|623.04||277.84|
|Subscriptions|120.00||100.00|
|Telephone Wifi|530.73||454.04|
|Water|380.53||405.00|
|Gas|||186.82|
|**Total for Expenses**|**£25,652.80**||**£6,226.70**|
|**Net Operating Income**|**£2,080.02**||**£13,485.35**|
|Other Income||||
|Other Expenses||||
|Depreciation|4,155.23||5,033.73|
|Equipment Purchases|721.04||135.57|
|Fundraising Costs|1,198.01||81.00|
|Hub Expense|1,437.28||1,862.88|
|Specific Projects|||6,580.00|
|**Total for Other Expenses**|**£7,511.56**||**£13,693.18**|
|**Net Other Income**|**-£7,511.56**||**-£13,693.18**|
|**Net Income**|**-£5,431.54**||**-£207.83**|



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EAST BRENT VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JNDEPENDENT EXAMtNER'S REPORT
l ffport on the accounts of the Cbatity for th¢ y¢ar ended August 31, 2025 which are
attached.
Respeclive respOn￿7)UllIeS of trustees and exrdmlner
The Charity's trustecs consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
144 of the Charitles Act 2011 (the Act) but that an independent examination is
needed. It is my responsibility to cxatninc th¢ accounts (under section 145 of the Act).
to follow the pro¢eduffs laid down in the General Di￿tionS given by the Charity
Commissioners (under section 145 {1) (a) of the Act), and to state whether particular
matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent Examlner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by
the Charity Commissioners. An examinaiion includes a ttview of the accounting
records kept by thc charity and a comparison of the accounts prcscnted with tbose
records. It also includes eonsidcrdtion of any unusual items or disclosuTes in the
accounts and seeking explanations from the Irustces concerning such matters. The
procedures ulldertaken do not provide aiE tkne evidencc that would be required in an
audit and cnnsequenily I do not express an audit opinion on thc view giv¢n by the
account
Independent Ex2mlner's statement
In thc course of my examination. no matter h&8 Come to my attention:
l. Which gives me reasonable ¢aus¢ to b¥lievc that in, any material respect,
the lrnslees have iiot met the requirements to ensure that proper accounilng
re¢ordb are kepi (in accordance with seetion 137 of the Act). and accounts
urc properly prepared which agree with the accoullcing records and comply
with accounting requirements of the Act: or
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to bc reached
L J Chnsf￿1d FCA. ATII
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