Higham Memorial Hall
Cbarilv Reference and Administrative Iklails
For Year 01.09.24 to 31.08.25
71461
Higham Parish Council
Rryisw￿.4ddress Higham Memorial Hall
School Lane
Higham
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Skelmersdale
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Sce Independent Examiners Re￿rt

Higham Memorial Hall Cbarity 271461
Trusttts Annual Report
For Year 01.09.24 to 31.08.25
The TnL4ees ot Higkn %lemorial Hall Charity 271461 p￿sent their rewrt together with the
urWMli￿ nnancial llaiemens for the N'ear as quoted above. The Trnstees have adopted provisions
ot Swemeni ot recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting And Reporting by Charities,
IFRSI O: i in ￿e[Wing this annual report & financial statements.
Sok C4XFKYae Tn￿Ce- Higham Parish Council
main ot the Clwits" is the management of the Village Hall for the inhabitants of the
TnLqees F4wld lik'e io sa!. thank you to the regular hirers of th¢ Hall for their commitment &
the N illage Hall stays a hub of the community. Thank )'ou to the volunteers
th4 l lllaoe Hall io smoothly
Trdining. Zurn￿ Yoga. Bowls. Badminion. HIARA. Whilst evenings during term
*ith Broiinie& Youth Club, Beavers. Cubs and Scouts. Weekends include Train
Prii'aie Events and Community Events.
thc Hirer5 and the i"olunteers. the hail would not be able to run- so thank you.
Troaees co￿]r￿ thai the). have complied ￿1th the requirements of Seciion 4 of the Charities Act
I I w rm¢ teoard to the public benefit guidance published by th¢ Charit}, Commission (for
Ea￿ IA"aJesl.
I"* •( l•bnteers
C￿￿[￿. uses i'olunteers & T￿￿teeS in order to meet its charitable objectives.
Poliev on Reserves
h 15 ts Tru￿ l.le￿. that it is prudent lo ensure that there are sufficient free ie5eNes to provide
lknibilip and to enable the Charity to meel its commilmenls as they fall due. HO￿,ever.
oi fu￿ts hai"e been 'restricted' or ear marked by T￿SteeS to cr¢at¢ a project fund for replacing
. This is an ongoing project to happen onc¢ ¢nough funds have been accrned. Th¢ Te5tricted
fizkts kne 1ncrv￿d by £568 over the accounting to £2500 from £1932.
Investment Poliej and Objecti*es
rtsr are no specific restriciions on investment pow'ers as Conferred by the Trust Deed.

Structure, Goi"ernance and Management
Gol'erning Doeument
The Higham Nlemorial Hall Charity 271461 is an unincorpordted charity regisi¢r¢d with the Charity
Conlmission in Enoland and Wales. The Governing Document is the Trust Deed dated July 1974 and
as amended on 8 Xoi"ember 20?3.
Indurtion Training of Truslees
Tnwcts hai'e frtt access io all a¢tiNities to ensure that they are fu]ly aware of the activities and
meth(Mts of the Trust.
Miior *Dd M￿ageMent of those risks
TnLQttS I￿le assessed the major risks to which th¢ Charity is expose ad are salisfied that systems
& controls are in place to mitigate the Chariiy's exwIsu￿ to risks.
Tk CkwiTr" > ￿111[1¢5 eip)se it to a number of financia] risks such as bul not limited to credit risk,
c25h tkn risk" a￿1 liquidin. risk.
use ol-finaKial derii"atii"es is governed by the Charity's policies and approved by the Trustees.
Ixb MTillen principles on the use of financial derivatives to manage the risks.
ctArir%" use derivative financial inslnunents for speculative purposes.
The.4nD￿j Rewrt ￿2S approved by the Trustees of the Charity and signed on its behalf by
2tsJPANJ '2(0
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Higham Memorial Hall (Charity 271461)
Balance Shttt as of 31 August 2025
2025
2024
Fixed Assets
Tangible.4s5ets
335
335
335
335
Currtnt.4ssets
Pryirnen
Casb ￿ Bank" land in hand if applicable) AS OF 31.08.25
929
31.570
37,307
Creditor5: amounts fg11ing due witbin one )ear
630
rt Curml.4ssets
37J07
Totsl.4wts Ic55 ¢urrfDt Liabilitie5
37.307
rt.4w15
l.mrE5tri￿ Funds
Totsl Charih" Fund5
Tbese financial documents (that should be read as a ￿h0]e) wer¢ approved and authorised for issue
the Trustees of th¢ Higham Memorial Hall (Charity 271461)
SigDed
2(0 lo112ts

Higham Memorial Hall (Charity 271461)
Statement of Finaneial Activities Including Income & Expenditure for the
Year Ended 31 August 2025
Unrestricted
Funds £
Restricted
Funds £
Total
2025£
Total
2024 £
Ineome from:
Charitable Actii'ities
Lettings
Donations
31.180
568
31.748
37,755
299
Income from oiber ￿dIng activities
Fundraising ei.ents
Other income
Grants Goi"ernment Gran
Ini¢reM Receii"able
Total Ineome
262
262
253
568
38
ExpeDdilu￿ on:
ages and Salarie5
Reni atKI Rai¢5
4.578-
808
970
4,578
808
970
4,406
1.008
845
IDdeFthI Examiners Fee
Ligbi arml Heal IHall)
ElectriciTh Changing R(K)ms
7.996
7,996
8,127
257
651
257
651
Te]epP￿ and Inlemet
S￿10￿ and Printing
137
4.380
4,380
4,664
11,521
.4nnual PlatllKd Maintenance
Leoal a￿1 Professional
LIce￿¢S atml Subscriptions
Di4xMI on laThJ and buildings
leaie eipense5
Suth. EyKnsesPrepavments from 23.24 2,109
494
494
494
3,483
Total Eipenditsre
30
54
Ilet intomel{cIpenditure)
5,103
emtnt in fuDds
RetoDeili2tion of FuDds
To￿1 fimd5 broughi fonvard
30.272
1.932
32204
Totsl fiind5 urried fonvard
37
All income and expenditure are from continuing activities. This statement of financial activities includes
all gains'(losses) during O1.09.24- 31.08.25

HRgham Memorial Hall (Charity 271461)
Additional SlatemeDt of FiDVdncig1 Activities locluding IDeome & Expenditure for the
Year Ended 31 August 2024
Income
2025 £
2024 £
Hiring l Lelling
Fundrnising
Don￿ionS
Inieresi Receii'ed on sa￿"Ings
31.748
37,755
299
253
262
Goi"ernmeni Grants andlor other Grdnts
Income ftrom Charitable Aciivities
!Okn? JJ ?014 - £)7.7ii of w'hich £1.932 is restricted
7074 ?0?* £i_.01 O of V¥hich £2,500 is r¢stricl¢d.
These restricted fimds hai:e E*en ear marked for S￿]riC projects- Hall flooring l Deep Cleaning
l•depe•deot Eiaminers Remuneration
O UNIq￿ent Examiner5 Remuneration has been paid in the year ending 31 August 2025
Twiblt Fixed.4sset$
.4 w￿lbIt fixed assei register is being created (The definition of a langible fixed asset being, the
al￿ knlding assets that are physicat in nature and are perceptible by touch).
Compuler
Equipment
Fixed Assets
at Hau
TotV41
Cost of I"alualioD
01.09.*0)-
DisKYJsal
il.08.?0?4
68
291
359
68
291
359
Depr¢eialioD Charge for Year
(12)
(12)
(12)
etbook Value
At 31 August 2025
56
279
335
Compared to
Al 31 August 2024
56
279-
335

Higham Memorial Hall {Charity 271461)
otes to the of Financial Statements for the
Yur Ended 31 August 2024
Debtors
2025 £
2024 £
Prepayments
Totsl
929
Prepayments are expenses that are p3id in ath7nce but not yet incurred. Cl&ssified an asset rdther
than an expense. Once these expenses are incurred, the asset account Thill be reduced and expenses
acknowledged on the income statement.
Creditors 2moMnts falling due Ivithin l year
Accruals
Total
630
630
Ikbt that is to credito
ate a&ailable for any use in connection with the Charity 271461
Restrieted Funds
Funds S[￿16callY allocated for a with the Cbarlty
2025
Increased Restricted Funds by £568 Totsl 2,5(K)
Towwds Deep Cleaning KitcETh and Projccts i.e. Flooring
2024
Restricted Funds for Hall Flooring
1.932

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGIANO ￿10 WALES
Independent examlnerfs report on the
accounts
Iiidébpendenl Examiner s Report
Afv
31 A
2025
Charity no
(rf any}
27146 1
I reput to tre trustees on my examin*v)n of Ihe accixmts of above
chwity (Ihe T￿￿r) for the year 31 /0812015
the charity's trustees. you are restM)nsibk fcf ts prepar*icm of the
counts in aCc(￿d￿ with the wuirements d Ihe charit￿ Act 2011
rthe Acr).
I repKrt in respect of rny exami￿1￿ of the Trusfs drcounts carrth out
urthx section 145 (rf the 2011 Act and in caryirNJ (Krt my examinattcK). I
Iwe folthved ai the applicable DlwtKXB gven by the Charity Commission
uThJw Secti￿ 145(5Xb) of ts ACL
name of
. Delete [ J rfr￿ a0￿able.
Ilove comF4*d my examinatK)n. I confirrn that T￿ material matters hava
come to my attent￿￿ in connectK)n with the examinati￿ (Otr*Tr￿t
¢1sclc*￿ ") wl*h gves mé caus8 to beli￿& that in. any material
of the Charities Act.. LY
the accwnts dmj accord wilh the acccNJnting recc¥ds' c*
the &courrts did rnit c(YnJy with the app[￿able requiremerrts
(Accourrts arKI Re[￿ts) RwlatIC¥￿ 2Crf)8 other than any requirement
that ￿ accounts gve a Irue and fairf view vthKh is rK)t a matter
cons#Jered as part of an 1Thjew￿nt 8xamnatKJn.
with the examinalicm to whrh atte￿tK￿ should te drawn in this reFK¥t in
Ixder to ena14e a WOFer Underst￿￿9 ￿ the a¢Gwnts to be rearhed.
br8ck8(s Kthey (kn ￿p￿y.
Slgn•d:
202
Name:
MirtbL AM
Oct 2018

(rf any):
Address:
Disclosure
Onty comF4ete rf ts examuw r*eds to h￿Jh￿9hl maten'al matters of concem
(s8e CC32. 8xaminatK)n of chty accwnts: rfirections and
f(r ex&nir￿rS).
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Oct 2018