AWBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023

AWBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL
Romsey Road, Awbrldge, Rom8ey, Hampshire, S051 OHG
Registered Charity No: 278457
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023
Chalrman
J Alexander. The Byre. Rom$ey Road, Hants, S051 OHG
So¢retary
E Brnzier, Old Salisbury Lane, Avthdge, Romsey, Hants
Custodlan Trt￿tt•
The Offic1￿ Custodian of Charflles
Trutt•88
J Th¢Jmpson
P Allen
E Brazier
J Aexander
S Turner
CFry
Bank
HSBC Bank plc, 55 Above Bar Street, Southampton.
S014 7DZ
Indopendont Examin9r
Mark Hooton Chartered Accountants, 2 Butlers Close,
Lod(ertey. Romsey. S051 OLY
Membern: Members of the Management Committee a￿ either elected by the Annual G￿)eral
Meeting or appointed by the village societles in accordance with the Trust Deed and are the
Trustees. During the period the following served as members of the Committe8.
Electsd Mfjrnbgrs
J AlexarbJ8r
J Thompson
P Harvey
E Brazier
S Tumer
CFry
Wheatslone
Appointed Memborn
Awbridge Parish Council
Awbrldge PavIl￿)n
P Allen
D Reading
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AWBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMEKf COMMrrrEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2023
Avtsidge Village Hall is a tharbtable trust enoynpassirvj Ihe F￿. the vl1 lage Hall and Its
contents. The A￿r￿1ge Vlage Hall Managemènt Committee {Ihe Committee'l 15 empowered
to administer Ihe charity in accordance th the trust deed dated 1969 fN the use of the
inhabitsnts of A￿)r￿ge. The Committee 15 required to keep Ihe wopety of the charity in good
repalr and properfy insured. The Committee may make and alter rule8 fr*the management
of Ihe tharity with reference to. inter alia. the and ccTrjibo￿ upon ¥knich tt)e trust property
may be used by persons or bodw otherlhan the o)nmittee arKI the rfany wd for ils use.
Reviwa7 of th• year •ndlng 31 December 2023
The Committfje ￿nSISte¢l of bet￿en fNe and nine members * various times. ¢￿e o)wOPted
member and Ir￿lber5 apFointed by one of the eight elvaible vAlage or9￿1$8￿0n$. It met a
number of times in the period in onler lo tr•wct its business. There art no sul>¢ommittees.
The committee recelved £22,847 in lettiig fees. £3.1M)O n ren( £4.127 in grants, £449 for
electri￿ty produced from its sO￿r panels and $p*)t £29.859 on operations. ser¥i¢x$ and
maintenance. £5,736 offfixed assets V*ve wrchased during Ihe year.
The CoThwnittee retains cash not required for inmedate use in dep)sit and hKJh Interest
accounts wilh a to fiMKINvJ ￿*jor rrointenance tAtyihtyA ir￿Umn9 debt Gross assels
decre￿￿ by £3.018.
othemse contribute lo the wnning ofthe Hall.
Public B•r
In carrying OLrt the wrpose of the Chaiity tr￿8 kept in miThY the Clwity Commisslon's
guNJan¢e on publiG benefft.
stst¢menl olTru8ts•s R6wxThibilitss
Law applicable to charilies wi ErKJlarKi and Wales requires ￿ Board of T1￿￿tee8 to
prepare financial ststements foreach financial year. vthith gNe a true and faw view ofthe
charty's finawal activilies thring the year and of rts finan0* posit￿ at the end ofthe
financial year. In preparing those ffinancol ststenRnts grving a true and faw wew the
Board ofTnJstees Should fokn¥ best wa¢lKe and"..
. Select ￿Jitab￿ accounting Fdicies and then appty them o)nsistenty;
• IAakejudgemerts and estimth that are reasonable and prudenL
. Stsle whether appI￿able a¢xountirvJ standards and statemerrts of
recommerKled praclice has been frjllowed, subject to departures
disdosed and explained in the financial slatern￿.
• Prepare the finan¢ial statemerts on a going concem ba￿ unk8S rt.
inappropri*e to p￿SUm2 that the diaiity tAryII conlinue to opu*e.
The Trustees are at80 fysponsible for keeping woper accoLnting records vthith disdose
th reason*e accuracy the finarKial p0S￿On ol the ¢*Trartty arKI which enabte them to
ascertain the financial of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial
Statements compty Ihe reqimremerrts of appltcable law and regulalions. They are also
reSw)n￿ble for safeguarding the assets of the tharity and hence for takirrfJ reS￿nable
steps for the prevention of frathl and otr*r irregularii*s.
This rwt approved by the Board ofTrustets on 28 Ociober 2024
Slgned on behalf of the *J:L
Chaiman: J hJexaThler
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INDEPENDEKf EXAMINERS REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF AWBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL
I report on the financial slalemenls of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023, as
sel out on pages 4 to 6. The accounts have been prepared In accordance with the historical
cost conventions and the accounting policies as set out on page 6.
Respectlva Rèsponslbilities of Trustees and Examiner
As the Charity's Tru51ee's you are responsible for the preparation of the finan¢ial slalemenls in
a¢¢ordance with the requirements ol the Charitie5 Act 2011 121he Act")., you consider thal the
audit requirement under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities A¢ll does not apply.
11 is my re5pon5ibility to..
1. Examine the accounts under section145 of the Charities Act.
2. Examine whether the account5 agree with the provided records,
3. To follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145151 Ibl of the Act,
4. To state whether particular matters have come lo my attention.
Basls of Ind&pendent Examln8r's stalgmgnt
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Oirections given by the Charity
Commi5sioner5. An examination includes a review of the accounting record5 kept by the Charity
and a Comparison ol the financial statements presented with those records. 11 also includes
consideration ol any unusual items or disclosures in the financial slalemenls and seeking
explanations from you as Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do
not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit and consequently I do not
express an opinion a5 to whether the accounts present a 'lrue and fair, view and my report is
limited lo those matters sel out in the statement below.
Ind&p•ndent Examln8r's statement
In the course ol my examination. no matter h89 ceme lo my attention which gives me cause lo
believe that, in any material respect,,
accounting recgrds were not kept In accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act
or
the accounts do not accord wlh the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
of the accounts lo which allenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding
thè accounts 19 be reached,
Mark Hoolon
Mark Hoolon Chartered Accounlanls
2 Butler5 Close
Lockerley
Romsey
Hants
SO51 OLY
28 October 2024
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Re8l$teiedCh•ltyNo278457
AW8RIDGEVILLAGE HALL
FINAIICIALSTATEMENTS
RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2023
Yearendlng
31st Dec 2tyI3
Yearendlng
315IDec 2022
RECEIPTS
Donètloffis andgrants
C-19 Grants
OtherGrants
4.127
Operatln#a¢tlvltles
Net lettlngs
Pamlion re
Solarpaneis
22047
3,000
2.750
26,295
17,750
TOTALRECEIPTS
21417
PAYMEMrs
Costolop¢ratlnga¢tl¥llles
Insurance
Telephone
Bank Charges
Fuel and power
Cleaning
Prlnting Post&5undrles
Webslie maintenance
Field rnaintenance
8uil(lingand equlpment main
Deposittefunds
Pmfesslonalservices
1.170
719
1.106
4232
3,073
152
122
716
13.186
IAIO
5.013
1070
678
1815
29.859
15.213
0th8fpaym•nts
Fixtu￿Sand fittlngs
3.674
TOTAL PAYMENTS
3&595
18,887
NETIPAYMENTSI IRECEIPTS
15,Ini
2.530
CASH FUNDSAT31 DECEMBE1121122
58,624
S6.094
CASH FUNDSAT31 DECEMBER2023
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Re0ste￿ Charfty No 278457
AWBRIDGE VILLAGE HALL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THEYEARENDED 31 DECEMBER2023
Yearendlng
31st Dec 2023
Year endlng
3tst De¢ 2022
ASSETS RETAINED FOR CHARMES OWN USE
FIKtures & fittlngs
Note 2
11.875
9.720
CASH FUNDS
Bank a¢eount
53.451
58.624
ToTALASS￿s
65.326
68.344
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
SLrrplusftJnds broughtforward
Surpluslldeficitl funds forthe year Note 3
SLJrplusfunds carried forward
68,344
13,0181
65.326
65.465
2.879
68.344
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p*ieredChafftyt4)278457
AWBRIDGEVILLAGE H￿L
FINANCIALSTATEMEKts
NOTESTOTHE FINANCIALSTATEHENTS
FOR THEYEARENOED31 DECEMBER2tr23
Th&fin￿la1$t81emÈntS #e prepweo on areCevJts￿d Pa￿￿￿baS
Y•ar•nthg
JIM Dec2023
Yearendlni
FI￿r•S&11￿1￿
A58131Decembw2￿22
AUrfrtv)n5 in theye
A5 at31 Decemb￿2023
65907
3.674
65.907
71,643
Dep￿CIatIon
Asa131 De¢eml)er2022
Chafgeforthè￿￿
Asat31 December2W23
56.187
3.581
51862
1325
56.187
NÈtbookvalu•
li
720
SURPLUS FUNDS
Toialreceipts
A22
21.417
Les>
c0stoloperatm￿4dTr&7tR$
Depreclatfjon
15213
1581
38
syrplysfvndslorthe￿f
1879
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