## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025**
## **Charity name: Syderstone Village Hall (Known locally as Amy Robsart Village Hall)**
## **Charity registration number: 271842**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The trust property shall be held upon trust for the
purposes of a village hall for the use of the
inhabitants of the area within 2.5 (two and a half)
miles from the Church at Syderstone in the
county of Norfolk (hereinafter called the area of
benefit) without distinction of political, religious or
other opinions, including use for meetings,
lectures and classes, and/or other forms of
recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the
object of improving the conditions of life for the
said inhabitants.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|In planning the trusts activities for the year, we
kept in mind the Charity Commissions guidance
on public benefit by:
Providing premises to provide local inhabitants
with facilities for activities - these include: Book
Club, Indoor Bowls, Arts &Crafts and Local
History.
Providing activities to improve village life – these
include: Coffee morning, cinema, pop up pub
and the village archive.
Fundraising to support the maintenance of the
village hall to allow it to fulfil its obligation under
the trust deed – e.g. letting the premises for a
village post office.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission by complying
with the trust deed through providing facilities for
the inhabitants of the area of benefit and by the
maintenance of the building for their use.|
**Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||
SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**-**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**-**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers make a key contribution to the work
of the Amy Robsart village hall. Throughout the
year numerous volunteers from the community
have helped to maintain the building and
supported the various activities undertaken in the
village hall.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP
reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para
1.20|1. The charity has continued to provide a range
of activities to the community during this period.
This has included:
A weekly Coffee Club, providing an
opportunity for members of the village
and visitors to meet and socialise,
A weekly Arts and Crafts Group,
A weekly Carpet Bowls club
A monthly Local History Group and
A monthly local cinema
These events have been popular through the
year.
2. This year these regular events have been
joined by a weekly Seated Exercise class
focused at less mobile residents, and by a series
of Pilates classes.
3. The Amy Robsart Village Hall has also
enjoyed increasing success with a series of“Pop|
Up Pub” nights. These have proved to be particularly popular with local residents and those from neighbouring villages. These are very valued in a village without a local pub.
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**-**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**-**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**-**|
|Other||1.
Between January and March 2025 a
significant number of the Management
Committee resigned. In March 2025 the
remaining members of the committee
announced that they would also resign as
from the 1stMay, and requested those
interested in replacing them to be in post
on the same day.
2.
This Report has been complied by this
new Management Committee, following
the resignation of the previous
Committee in May 2025
3.
It is based on the information provided by
the previous committee.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The balance in Trust’s accounts on 31stMarch
2025 was £56,237.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The main risk to the Charity is loss of income
from letting the premises and fundraising
activities.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Funds of £6000 are held, within the above
balance, to meet unforeseen expenditure.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern N/A
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**-**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**-**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**-**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|5 trustees, elected at the Annual General
Meeting, by residents living within 2.5 miles of
the church;
Up to a total of 8 trustees (representatives) from
qualifying groups , i.e. from those
groups/organisations that regularly use the
village hall, including 1 from Syderstone Parish
Council and 1 from Syderstone St Marys Church;
Up to 3 others co-opted by the trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
**-** Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees
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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
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Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
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Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Syderstone Village Hall (Known locally as Amy Robsart
Village Hall)|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Amy Robsart Hall|
|Registered charity number|271842|
|Charity’s principal address|The Street
Syderstone
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 8SD|
|||
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
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12
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2
3
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5
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11|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**A. Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025)**||||
||N C Little|Treasurer &
Chair|All year|By election at AGM by
residents living within 2.5
miles|
||G Taylor|Vice Chair|Allyear|“|
||M Bateman||Resigned Dec 2024|“|
||A Taylor||Allyear|“|
||G Garford||Resigned March 2025|“|
||T Chaloner||Allyear|Bowls Group|
||M Niemann||Resigned Feb 2025|Local HistoryGroup|
||C Appleby||Resigned March 2025|Arts & Crafts Group|
||F Woods||Resigned March 2025|Book Club|
||J Carr||Resigned 3.1.25|Co-opted byTrustees|
||S. Wood||Wef 30.5.24 to 13.2.25|Parish Council
Representative|
||K. Sharman||Wef 13.11.24 to 13.2.25|Coopted|
||R. Brown||From Jan 2025 to Feb
2025|Coopted|
||J. Hennessy||Wef 13.11.24 to March
2025|Coopted|
||**B. Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity (As at 25 January 2026)**||||
||Stephen George
Kidd|Chair|1 May 2025|By election at AGM by
residents living within 2.5
miles|
||Martin Niemann|Treasurer|30 April 2025|“|
||Rachel Louise
Brown|Secretary|30 April 2025|“|
||Michael John
Parker|Vice-Chair|30 April 2025|“|
||Martin Joseph
Peter Bateman||30 April 2025|“|
||Julie Parker||05 June 2025|Syderstone Local History
GroupRep.|
||SHEILA
ROSEMARY
RICHES||05 June 2025|Syderstone village archives
rep.|
||TerryBrownbill||18 June 2025|Secondee|
||Iain Macrae
Urquhart||16 July 2025|Secondee|
||NORMAN
RICHARD RICHES||16 July 2025|Secondee|
||ANDREW
DOUGLAS
KNIGHT||26 November 2025|Syderstone Parish Council
rep.|
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
**N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
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|**N/A**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity **N/A**
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser N/A**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
-
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**-**
## **Other optional information**
**-**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Stephen George Kidd Michael John Parker **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Vice-Chair **etc) Date** 27/1/26
## **Amy Robsart (Syderstone) Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Income and Expenditure for the period 1[st] April 2024 to 31st March 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income**
Income from regular hire
1
Income from general hire
Income from fundraising activities
2
Investments - Bank Interest
Grant funding
Feed in tarriff / EDF refund
Other income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
**_Utilities_**
Electricity
Water
Broadband
**_Repairs and Maintenance_**
Cleaning and supplies
Service, electrical, safety, fire
Other
**_Miscellaneous_**
Hall insurance, licences
Depreciation
Admin, other
**_Improvements_**
Grant work - 23/24
Grant work - 24/25
Architect fees
Energy survey
**_Expenditure on fundraising_**
2
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Income for the year**
**FUNDS TRANSFERS**
**FUND BALANCES BROUGHT**
**FORWARD**
**FUND BALANCES CARRIED**
**FORWARD**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Year to**
**31/03/25**
**Year to**
**31/03/24**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,328
-
4,328
3,873
1,673
-
1,673
592
14,440
-
14,440
11,308
282
-
282
136
-
7,075
7,075
7,686
1,278
-
1,278
1,924
241
407
648
844
22,241
7,483
29,724
26,363
2,469
-
2,469
1,823
158
-
158
117
505
-
505
488
-
833
-
833
834
1,563
-
1,563
590
120
-
120
60
1,191
-
1,191
929
266
-
266
-
1,477
407
1,884
691
-
658
658
9,872
-
-
-
-
3,289
-
3,289
-
300
-
300
-
7,363
-
7,363
5,444
19,534
1,065
20,599
20,847
2,707 6,417 9,124 5,515
1,922
(1,922)
-
-
52,282 658
52,940
47,425
56,911
5,153
62,064
52,940|
|---|---|
## **Amy Robsart (Syderstone) Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Balance Sheet at 31st March 2025**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
_Stocks_
_Deposit for heaters_
_Debtor - Wells Post Office_
_Parish Council accrued hire_
_Cash at bank and in hand_
NatWest Reserve Account
NatWest Current Account
Cash
**Current liabilities**
Money Club in advance
EDF creditor
**Net current assets**
Represented by:
Unrestricted fund
Restricted fund
**Total Funds**
**Total assets less current liabilities**|**£**
**£**
3,193
-
5,053
132
-
30,531
25,047
597
56,175
**61,360**
1,200
1,288
**2,488**
**58,871**
**62,064**
56,911
5,153
**62,064**
**Year to 31/03/25**|**£**
**£**
**-**
294
-
132
400
10,249
42,830
345
53,423
**54,249**
1,200
109
**1,309**
**52,940**
**52,940**
52,282
658
**52,940**
**Year to 31/03/24**|
|---|---|---|
**Amy Robsart (Syderstone) Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Notes to the Accounts for the period 1[st] April 2024 to 31st March 2025**
## **NOTE 1: Income from regular hire**
|Wells Post Office
Indoor Bowls
Arts and Craft
Book Club
Local History
Pilates
Parish Council|**Year to**
**31/03/25**
**£**
1,023
1,000
1,125
180
250
420
330
4,328|**Year to**
**31/03/24**
**£**
1,683
720
700
186
184
-
400
3,873|
|---|---|---|
## **NOTE 2: Fundraising activities**
|**_Pop up pub_**
Sales of food and drink
Purchases of food and drink
Other
**_Coffee Morning_**
Sales of coffee/raffle
Purchase of coffee/raffle
Other
**_Cinema_**
Ticket sales
Raffle/ices/drinks etc
DVD/hire/purchase
Raffle prizes/ices/drinks etc
**_Money Club_**
Sale of lottery numbers
Lottery prizes
Other
**_Heritage Fund_**
Old Syderstonians etc
Raffle prizes/stamps/etc
**NOTE 3: Fixed assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
**Net Book Value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|**Profit/**
**Income**
**Expenses**
**(Loss)**
**£**
**£**
7,493
4,013
339
3,141
3,829
1,194
-
2,635
1,261
465
951
214
562
1,200
600
53
547
191
- 191
14,440 7,363 7,077
**Board**
**£**
-
1,079
1,079
36
36
1,043
£
-
**Year to 31/03/25**|**Profit/**
**Income**
**Expenses**
**(Loss)**
**£**
**£**
4,905
3,088
-
1,817
2,760
238
55
2,467
1,455
805
1,094
267
899
1,200
600
48
552
183
54
129
11,308 5,444 5,864
**Heaters**
**Laptop**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
1,922
457
3,459
1,922
457
3,459
-
-
-
128
102
266
128
102
266
1,794
£
356
£
3,193
£
-
-
-
**Year to 31/03/24**|
|---|---|---|
## **Amy Robsart Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Income and Expenditure for the year ended 31st March 2025**
|**Notes**
**Income**
Income from regular hire
1
Income from general hire
Income from fundraising activities
2
Investments - Bank Interest
Grant funding
Feed in tarriff / EDF refund
Other income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
**_Utilities_**
Electricity
Water
Broadband
**_Repairs and Maintenance_**
Cleaning and supplies
Service, electrical, safety, fire
Other
**_Miscellaneous_**
Hall insurance, licences
Depreciation
Admin, other
**_Improvements_**
Grant work - 23/24
Grant work - 24/25
Architect fees
Energy survey
**_Expenditure on fundraising_**
2
**Total Expenditure**
**Net Income for the year**
**FUNDS TRANSFERS**
**FUND BALANCES BROUGHT**
**FORWARD**
**FUND BALANCES CARRIED**
**FORWARD**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
4,547
-
4,547
3,873
1,553
-
1,553
592
14,440
-
14,440
11,308
344
-
344
136
-
7,075
7,075
7,686
1,278
-
1,278
1,924
241
407
648
844|
|---|---|
||22,402
7,483
29,884
26,363|
||2,469
-
2,469
1,823
158
-
158
117
505
-
505
488
-
833
-
833
834
1,563
-
1,563
590
120
-
120
60
1,191
-
1,191
929
266
-
266
-
1,477
407
1,884
691
-
658
658
9,872
-
-
-
-
3,289
-
3,289
-
300
-
300
-
7,363
-
7,363
5,444|
||19,534
1,065
20,599
20,847|
||2,868 6,417 9,285 5,515
1,922
(1,922)
-
-
52,282 658
52,940
47,425|
||57,072
5,153
62,225
52,940|
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## **Amy Robsart Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Balance Sheet at 31st March 2025**
|**Note**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
_Stocks_
_Deposit for heaters_
_Debtor - Wells Post Office_
_Parish Council accrued hire_
_Cash at bank and in hand_
NatWest Reserve Account
NatWest Current Account
Cash
**Current liabilities**
Money Club in advance
EDF creditor
**Net current assets**
Represented by:
Unrestricted fund
Restricted fund
**Total Funds**
**Total assets less current liabilities**|**£**
**£**
3,193
-
5,053
231
-
30,592
25,047
597
56,237
**61,521**
1,200
1,288
**2,488**
**59,032**
**62,225**
57,072
5,153
**62,225**
**2025**|**£**
**£**
**-**
294
-
132
400
10,249
42,830
345
53,423
**54,249**
1,200
109
**1,309**
**52,940**
**52,940**
52,282
658
**52,940**
**2024**|**£**
**£**
**-**
294
-
132
400
10,249
42,830
345
53,423
**54,249**
1,200
109
**1,309**
**52,940**
**52,940**
52,282
658
**52,940**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||||
||||**54,249**|
||||1,200
109|
||||**1,309**|
||||**52,940**|
||||**52,940**|
||||52,282
658|
||||**52,940**|
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**Amy Robsart Village Hall (Registered Charity No. 271842)**
## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025**
## **NOTE 1: Income from regular hire**
|**NOTE 1: Income from regular hire**|||
|---|---|---|
|Wells Post Office
Indoor Bowls
Arts and Craft
Book Club
Local History
Pilates
Parish Council|**2025**
**£**
1,122
1,000
1,125
180
250
540
330
4,547|**2024**
**£**
1,683
720
700
186
184
-
400|
|||3,873|
## **NOTE 2: Fundraising activities**
|**_Pop up pub_**
Sales of food and drink
Purchases of food and drink
Other
**_Coffee Morning_**
Sales of coffee/raffle
Purchase of coffee/raffle
Other
**_Cinema_**
Ticket sales
Raffle/ices/drinks etc
DVD/hire/purchase
Raffle prizes/ices/drinks etc
**_Money Club_**
Sale of lottery numbers
Lottery prizes
Other
**_Heritage Fund_**
Old Syderstonians etc
Raffle prizes/stamps/etc
**NOTE 3: Fixed assets**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2025
**Net Book Value**
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024|**Income**
**Expenses**
**£**
**£**
7,493
4,013
339
3,829
1,194
-
1,261
465
951
214
1,200
600
53
191
-
**2025**|**Profit/**
**(Loss)**
3,141
2,635
562
547
191|**Income**
**£**
4,905
2,760
1,455
805
1,200
183|**Expenses**
**£**
3,088
-
238
55
1,094
267
600
48
54
**2024**|**Profit/**
**(Loss)**
1,817
2,467
899
552
129|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||14,440 7,363|7,077|11,308|5,444|5,864|
|||**Board**
**£**
-
1,079
1,079
36
36
1,043
£
-|**Heaters**
**£**
-
1,922
1,922
-
128
128
1,794
£
-|**Laptop**
**£**
-
457
457
-
102
102
356
£
-|**Total**
**£**
‐
3,459
3,459
‐
266
266
3,193
£
-|
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
SYDERSTOIYE VILLAGE HALL (KNOWN LOCALLY AS AMY ROBSART
HALL)_ CHAIUTY NO. 2781842
I report to the trnstees on my examination of the accounts of Syderstone Village Hall
Trust (The Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages I to 3.
R¢sponsibiliti¢s alld basis of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 201 l Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have Come to my
attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that in, any
material respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the A¢t- or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the forni
and content of accounts sei out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2008 other than any requireinent that the accounts give a true and fair
view which is not a matter Considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no ¢on¢erns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date:
Name:
Debs Candy (no, a LM¢%f¥
Address:
4 Beechwood Court, Syderstone
King's Lynn, Norfolk PE318TR
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