CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL
ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025
Charity Number 271701
## **CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL**
## **TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT**
## **YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
The Trustees present their Report for the year ended 30 September 2025 which should be read in conjunction with the attached Financial Statements for the same period.
## **Legal Status**
The Cheddon Fitzpaine Memorial Hall is registered with the Charity Commissioners (No 271701) and constituted by Deed of Trust.
## **Trustees**
The Charity is administered by Trustees and others, comprising:
Chairman: Mr M Batsch Vice Chairman: Mr S Reece Secretary: Mrs Y Rigby Treasurer: Mr S Triggol (Non Trustee) Hall Manager: Mr W Rigby (Non Trustee) Other Trustees: Mrs G Batsch, Rev J Cox, Ms K Curd, Mr J Godfrey, Mrs L Hopkins, Mr R Hughes, Mr J Mayhew, Mrs P Mayhew, Mrs P Walker, Mr R Williams Non Trustee Ms S Russel-Smith
New members are appointed by the local organisations or co-opted for renewable terms of 1 year.
The Independent Examiners are MWR Accountancy Services Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants.
## **Object's, Policies and Organisation**
The object of the charity is to maintain the Memorial Hall, for the communal benefit of the inhabitants of Cheddon Fitzpaine village and its surrounds. The Trustees aims are to provide first class hall facilities at an affordable cost to the local community.
## **Review of the Year**
I am pleased to report that the hall continues to operate smoothly and efficiently. Our occupancy rates are consistently high, and feedback from our commercial hirers and regular users in the community is invariably complimentary. As expected, the high capital outlay that pushed us into the red last year was exceptional, and this year our income has exceeded expenditure by £ 6,502. I would like to thank my fellow trustees, our treasurer, hall manager and cleaner for their sterling efforts as well as the local community for its ongoing support.
## **Approved by the Trustees on 24th November 2025**
## **Mr Michael Batsch, Chairman**
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## **CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|**Income receipts**
Grants and Donations
Sundry grants and donations
Trading Activities
Hiring charges for the use of the Hall
Fundraising and event proceeds
Investment income
Bank interest & Other misc
**Total receipts**
**Direct Charitable Expenditure**
Repairs and maintenance of the Hall
Lighting and heating costs
Water charges
Grounds maintenance
Booking secretary
Treasurer
Hall Manager
Insurance
Advertising and promotion
Telephone and stationery
Licences and memberships
**Other Expenditure**
Fundraising event costs
Cleaning and cleaning equipment
Accountancy
Capital equipment
Fencing and tree felling
Miscellaneous
**Total payments**
**Net (expenditure)/receipts for the year**
**Cash and bank balances at 30 September 2024**
**Cash and bank balances at 30 September 2025**|**2025**
**£**
520
520
38,404
5,191
43,595
375
375
**44,490**
5,248
4,733
1,391
1,000
2,933
1,944
5,085
2,158
80
1,283
971
26,826
825
8,250
408
1,528
57
94
11,162
**37,988**
**6,502**
29,370
**£ 35,872**|**2024**
**£**
760|
|---|---|---|
|||760
34,261
3,194|
|||37,455
110|
|||110|
|||**38,325**|
|||8,997
6,041
974
975
2,336
1,782
3,934
2,088
80
1,107
1,459|
|||29,772
651
7,000
408
5,634
-
65|
|||13,758|
|||**43,530**|
|||**(5,206)**
34,576|
|||**£ 29,370**|
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## **CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
|**Monetary Assets**
**_Bank and Cash balances_**
Building fund account
Bank current account
**Approved by the Trustees**|**2025**
**£**
15,251
20,621
**35,872**
**£ **|**2024**
**£**
9,844
19,526|
|---|---|---|
|||**29,370**
**£ **|
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**Mr Michael Batsch Chairman**
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## **CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL**
## **YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CHEDDON FITZPAINE MEMORIAL HALL**
We report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 30 September 2025, which are set out on pages 2 and 3.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner**
As the Charity's Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). We report in respect of our Examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with our examination, no material matters have come to our attention:
- 1 which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- (a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- (b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records; and
- (c) to comply with the applicable requirements of the required regulations
have not been met; or
- 2 to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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