CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Indop&Thdent Examiner's Report Report to the tru5t•esl members of On accounts for th¢ year ended gr l)¥ Charlty no (if anyl 2TrstrL. Sot out on pag I report to the Iru5tees on rny examination ¢1 Ihe accounts of tho abovc charity ("the Trust-) for the year erKled Responsibilitios •nd A> Ihe cliaiily Iruslees ol Ihè Trust, you are responsible for the preparatn basls of tèport of tho accounts in acC(danCe with the requirements ol Itw Charils A 2011 I-the Acl"). I roport In respect of my examIrkl¢)n of Ihe Trust's accounls Carrf out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carryir out my examinabon, I have followvd the applicablo Oirtttions given by the Charty Commission unde¢ SÈaJon 149SMbl of the Act. I have completed my exJrninalion. I fA)nfinn that no rnaterial matters have come lo My all&nlK>n (othgr than thal disch)5ed below ") in conne¢lion wilh the eXamirklOn ¥¥fftich gives me cause to belve that in, any materlal re3pect' ac¢ounb'ng records Vre not kept m accoidanco wi(h gccl>on 130 of the Acl or Iho accounts do not accord the a¢uwnling record& Independent examiner's statem•nt I havo no conccrns and have come across rTro other rnBtt8r% in COnTh&Uion wrth the examinJtron to vthi¢h altenlitsn should bc drawn in order to erkrybbE ) proper undèislan Ing of tho ¥bccounts to be reached. in Iho lyackols dthoy do not oppty. Slgrbvd: Date: N•mo: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Addrèss: Jr IER October 2018
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 11112025 Perlod stsrt date T¢ 3111212025 P&r6od •nd date Charity name: Bradford & Cookbury Ifillag• Hall Charlty reglstratlon number: 279546 Objectives and Activities soRp •n¢• Sumrnary of the PUTP05es of the chority J5 set out In Its 8overnin8 d(xurnent 4W• l UK. of th¢ inhJbilan15 1?r LhL. Piiri%h ilr Trrddfi?ril lh¢ Parish of Cookbury anil Mic1411Lx4i11 IIyAThlci in i Ihc C(Hinl)' of l)ci'on M'iih()iJl ili%linLlii)n i)fp()lil- iC411. rrli¥ioiis or oihcT <)pin1i)n inLILMlin¥ ihL' U%L' for mccrings. IcLliJrc% ijnd ()ther fonns of rccTcaliL)n an41 ILi4urL' ()iLui?Jtiiiii N'ith lh¢ objcct of impr(Fi'in¥ thL L41THlilii)ii% ilr life for thc said mh¥bilani¥. Sumrnary of the maln activities in reSaiion to those purposcs fof ihe public benef t, in par- cular, the activiries, projects or services idenrified Ir) the accounts. 1 17 Thc Hall L'omrniltc'c 18 L4)mmiUL•d ts) pn)mulinb ciiiIAlil}' i)f i>ppt>rtiinily r()r dll. 1.19 ' The Commillcc WOt*s to ensure as tsr as pos- siblc that thc hall facilitses are available and ac- teble to everyone who needs trem. regJryk less of their circumstances. Stsicmenl confirniing thOr . the Irusiccs have had regard thc guwjancc issucd by Iho Charity CommissKm on public b&n&fil 1.18 The Villa¢P Hall Trustees have had regard to the ,' Charty Commission public benefit gui¢Jance by managing aThJ mainlaining a community buildir lo onsure Ihal rt is acccssible. lor purposes of Ihoir choico, to all thc rcsidents of the parishes of radlord & Cookbury and Middlecott Hamlet. Addltional Infomiallon (opllonal) You may chc•)se to Include fUrtr statements where relevant abtyjt: AP i¥1. ILY Policy on orant makn'ng ** 1.$9 Policy on social invesfftnt induding pr gram laled investmont C$tribu1)0n madc by volunloors 1.38
Cxher Achievements and Performance .8(JR Yot again our hall is beirmj widely usp.d l(K many diffcrcnt aCtiVe$. group5 th31 hdV¥ continued mofo parties being twked. Wo havè scnc weddings i also in Ihe pipeline for 2. Summary nf Ihp. main a¥mon1$ of Ihc charity. idcnifyirffj rho difference the Jrity'5 work has made to the Gircurn51ance5 Qt rtS bttneficJar$ and any wjder benefTls io Suuely wtK)le, General Dats Pn)tection Rv9uIAl)n, and Eoualily ' Diversty Policy were vp¢J4le(I, reviewed ¢ind 8dopled ' at the AGM, along with ¥ newly wnllen Sofe9uarding I Polws vIewed, arbd JdcJplAd Al our 2025 AGM. Follo4wng d review ul PutS (r aim durino 2026 is lo hjve 3 lew rnOfP in placè aftef follofjNJ Chariiy C(ynmi5sion Guideli. '. Our Government Docurn•nt (Convéyancè and Declaration of Tru¥l) wJ¥ ruvigwed, amendod and adopted at the AGM nn Ilh May 2025. As therc was no regvlatory Jmendrn&nl it doos not necd the Charty .' Comrnissn apprvvHI xpart fr( updolirKJ tho public fegoler wrth our18tes1 Varsn. ' The Website rn vp And runniw, nowslollor is ovkilable '. to OownloJd Ml hr Addltional infornution (optional) y( rnay choosc io induth) furthor sL1temont8 wfi8re relevJn¢ Jljwt:
The Cornmunity Bel1 2024 grants were completed which included erecting 3 fence orouryl the otl lank. ¢rId1]try cl new highly efficient elecinG blove by re- .' p4arJ the onginal gas Stove, the picnic area aTKI Benches Jnd finally the granl librdry funds wpre fulty u¥ed <ilong wilh the rem<iinin9 fuiids lof Ihc crixkcry whir.h was replar.ed in ?023. l Achievements against obleci- '. ives set i The Cornrnunity Renefil GrAnl providcd 4 grants to ' the Sum ol £10.198 during 2025. 1) The first being a cookr li(Jod lo go above the ooker was fvJn(Jed witli £470 and was installed in ?0?5. ' 21 R#pldGing all the 13ps In Ihd kIh0n and toilcts - £8b6.70 w¥45 complvled in 2025. 3) C(viimunity relurbi5hrnvnl 4rid s0115eJling area W¢lS TdfKI with £251314ifKI will b complelgd dunng ?026. 4) Rcplacing dll 11?v Iwhts- willi now LED I171¥ LI71n thè hall. of whir.h x 9ranl ol £5940 was awafdod. ar)d will also be repld in 2026. ! Pgrf¢yman(% of fvndraisi ', ac11viO$ againsi abioclives i ¥et Pyr¥ Invpslmenl qinl oble¥&S P• Othor Financial Review Rvvi¥w uf lh¥ GIrIlY, rinancial position al tho ond of the period 121 ' InGUrne- £,407.27 Exper)diture - £18,(M)9.63 Tulul BulJnce¥ hel - £100,717 Boarinq in mind Ihat Iho 2025 Grant monics of £8871 have not y&1 boen spcni rt Is a very , heAlihy balanc and wo have bccn proacuvc by ., rean9 Ihe rewards ol hiohef iniercst by trènsfer- 1 É10,000 fmm thè Lrrent accouni to oarn considerable inieresl whilsl ralcs arc high at 5.25%, which is n(M currcnlly 3.25Y.. Pw• 1 22 1 The balance of £20k plus interest which is accruing sincc thc hall was built is hebd within Scottish Widows instantAccount and rclainod as j an omcrgcrtrcy fund. Statement explaining the ! Poli for holding reserves 1 5t4ting why they are held
', Arnuuni of rèsofvés hèld 1.22 ,' £27,369 (£20k plus interest accruing sirKe h1 ! was built. ', £26169.63 2025 + average 4.fJ8% intere51 rate51 ' Roas¢Jns for hohjing zcro rc serves P• 1.22 Details of fund rnakn4ly in dcficit j P¥¥1.24 Explanation of uncertain- lics about the charity con- linuiro as o g(Yr cOreM Pua 1.23 Addftlonal Inlonnatlon (optlonal) You may choosc to include further slaiernents vthere re5evant about: '. The chjnly s wincipal Printspal sourcc of funds this year was again '. source5 of funds (in- Irom Our Lèttings of £18.415. VAth Loul Grants cluding any fundralsingl brirying in £10.198. donations of £15. and n- drdi&irw 01£546.00. F¥• IAI I Invcstment pollcy and otycctives IrUdIng any sooal investment l1¢Y adopted IAts , A dcscAption of the prircipal nsks lacing the charity l Hirè chargos wcre inueased trom 1$1 Jil¥lry ,' 23, ihe firsi time sirce 2014 and V?ewed in Septgmbor 2023 wilh 2 5% Ircrease Jgreeil lu bo implemoniod from 1 st January 20?4. Th15 ain was incroascd on the 1 st JJnii•ry ?O?.S by S%. A decision was made in 20?5 lo Ve hiro . chargcs Ihc sarne for 2026 to suppurt Iha usors ' of thc villagc hall as our income is co¥tI9 our costs and wc are very lucky lo ttavv Ihe Corn- munily 8onofii fund grants supporting aTwJ .. mainiaining thc standard of our villrye hall.
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Reference and Administrative details Names of th¢ charity trusto0s who man?g¢ the charty person lor body) ntitkd 10 oppginl trut•• lif any) Tru51rn nTh Ollb¢• Irf any aCt•d11 not lor whol y••r Mr Chnstopher Reed crKfjirman Mrs Pauline Jone5 Sectsry l Jail 2025. 24 Sep ?0?5 Mrs Caroline Howking Treasutyr Mrs Maric. Gri [- riths VILL5TNU[vr 7th Mily 20?5 I1¢ MryJ June Pennlng- ton l Jan 202.$ . 7111 May ?025 Mr Martsn TaOor Minute Secretary stood down on 7th May 2020 bul rewined as trustee Mr Sknphon Oko Mr Robort Smalo VILC chIr 7th Ma> 2U?S to daic Nlrs liuth Smalc fft4ookl Sc¢rcl#rY knN7k 17n Minulc5 Scffcl•ry 17ih Muy 20?5. A150 look on thc rv1¥ as Sccrciary as of 24th S¢yi 202.5 Corporalo trustees - neJm¢5 of Ihe directry5 at the dAte Iha r•ptsrt was approved DOr n•m• Name of trustee5 holding ts11¥ lo prupwrly bslonqinq 10 Ihe charity
Trus¢r4 nam CarolÉr¥o Ha%vking Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Doscripn of the assets held in this capapty H(Adar of 104 Saniarmjer Namo and objccts of Ihe chèfily on whose behalf thc assets . Bradford & Cookbury are hebj and how this falls within the $tOdn charty's Villagc Hall, as unablc to be i held in the narr)0 of t Chaiity. DoL8118 of arrAngÈmtrnls for S¢ile Luslv(ly arid yegrylion ol such asse15 ffQrn the GrIty'S own assets Addltional infrrmation (optlonal) Nam•• and addreue8 ol advlserJ (Optional Inforfflation) Type of ad- Name viser Addr•ss Nam• of chief •x•cutiv• or nam•s ol senior stsff m•mb•rt {Opiion•l Inf¢>nna- tion) Exemptlons from dlsclosure Roagon for rbDn4isclosure of key pwsonnol dolails Other optional information Th• trut8es dKlarn th*t th•y hav• approvod th• trust••8' r•port above. Sigmd on bèhalf of th• eharity's trusts88 Signatu
Full naw chftslopkf Williafft Roed CarDline Jane H4iwkiryJ Posi;, Chaim)an leg Secretary. C L/L/ |".IZOLIJ Declaratlons
Bradford & C¢)okbury Will•ge Hall - Registered Charity Number: Z79546 Incomo & Expenditure Account for the year to 31st Oecember 2025 Balance shèet as at 31st D8Mbr 2025 £18.415 F7EI t10,1S¥J C17 55T t14.9bl f771 ti.f49 114¥12 £t5.W +'1DaYS £179 ruiiQ R¥r¥J £416 È70 t7.705 8Y7 £11.$ £J.y1 t'J.SJ1 C780 1 nj gu cor P•fvM1JfA)pITRrt £31910 tJO.40S £lW £IUII É11217 1111 tlll$1 £io,wJ S'1?441 kl.th £10.325 £11.?1Y f31CI £118 £49 42 £236 410791 (f.iO iyBw> (£11&22> If.4 7M j.624 iw) .17.5 ¢hT If11,041.0 (£11.4 01 É21.224 f19,014 È4,X £2Q79J F11,Ml t10,211 f14,Xl £1319 .¢Ja42 (U,7 W Ili,521.tsJ ff8.tyj 050.CQ> If1.4M w) (t&tsGllO tf.? •14 (ID £1&7n ÉS,0gO.W IC3.103(Kll tlJ,tra7 W f.10 711 vx) É&alO.(•J <r8 1&sCrfJ 1.1.( r.64.r447 É¢0.105 u•. t43.497 t42. f4471t £1rf1.717 EIS.M3 tIO.IMD t.4•7 É34W £12AXI ethr Dai C••NArt: ll YY4 SryA 535% f 1=1 L7 r11,S32 14, l&J £Y.079 i'Ji.tsi É4&¥24 17.23D £23.4?7 £tJ 55S £7?7 414,W)1 £10. 23.W Q1242 (23.1?? ti210 3fi7 £i.JJ4 £7220 W12
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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Insuranc Pl.519 fl E1,42J Ll.J14 £1.182 £1.141 F.1,152 ri 142 £12&J H•thg Ci E3.137 £4.015 £4.433 £4.YK8 F.1,751 £1.682 U,JUY £2 f?.483 E•12020 £494 X119 P149 201VI É210 RIn0 c £2.032 £2.288 91 ?72 tT21 £485 £1.311 P1.291 £1.Jb4 £1.179 tsr £6B [46 £110 3 P149 11J) £33 £180 £83 L3Y £350 F914 t371 £326 Fwe Alarms & LxMgUI•Mrn t1.279 P0 F F3 £767 £389 Fill Fltsdfthi Irdp•aKffi Syr GrtsU & Rep4irs M•t¢fyql4coO 19 •uppl• £820 E624 i224 £230 f.1,753 £42 P58 f.595 £1.114 £210 f115 £40 f.179 [124 £89 £595 ¥0 £420 £380 fWA) £270 £485 f.713 F8?9 r.g97 t958 £1.145 r449 £121 tr0 fJ10 £S> W £50 £50 £50 £11 P18 f413 r.1.82B £2.311 CuthTrJ i * I rrntr. c. n(w CCO tsfActtnts £91 r1475 £13 St•l$Dr. IT4MP$1P11n1Irt9 f.838 L324 £304 £11.267 El0.UO 12M1 fiO,J25 L51 £1C(J £30 p.i?n r215 £75 £15 £55 80 £145 f.7S Sc4¥1Lm. w1• MI up I Ivsiwiq i mint•nwc• I rw¥p•J•l Ch•y G¥0n ffjpèc>4 Oc(ord I rrylhminl 9ft1 [75 £16 £158 E71 Ceo £so £3C6 f.147 24 t111 181 10 pirnAsMmbly Ptxnt(1If ath1 ¥Jt Flngor Gvoii H•ll. KtIr Cutlwyfvltr•ys rxJ23 Cro¢knry E148 14knè HOI Cupboartl rsn H••t•flK•tt •knng Lert) g & Pthrvj £480 96 L••WJ Ptrneftlx Homr lknJw•e ol pAS¢rt & Arrokfi•r IPLV4¢1 Rolknr Blind¥ x4 Comfraff•• Room Npy cl[Pe1 Lonynrth•• roorn ConttuThty R4TrJm . Ncw Prfxykng WXI. 48 CoDk•ts K•thro Roundaboul C¥ Park r thippir¥J Ri)Ik¥ ¥b Cc¥nrn Roowm x16 X T•blt• for CcAnnwJniy Room 2023 FcrK 111 Ch•ir in¥vts SWKI. Seal & Pini XUrt Thillin H•1 Ncw fkJMrd L$M try •tho Tanww C¥ P•r Usiro Gmnl frtsm U & C comffAY U•iry bÈ4Lt RT SI1 R¢.1 pavlr¥J & I4¢11 36 frTJnl.4iib&. St rig F.112 Ll91 Ll. £35 É105 £790 . Fl,r £37 £2.4eJJ £1,543 £452 L1,B72 VS fA5 112 Tri £2372 £230 £1470 £2004 riiWJ.111. th'1 fvjn Egxj Cooker Sl¢Mt25FO. C.bk¥xl Psn Ty E751. £6J19 £3,142 tJ,704 t7.527 £6,896 £1.1150 E1.401 £22.400 flll8 "Ilirnj 2016 kom Lliadlvo & IA•Y S Ncio 24 MOTE ts D&C th•L¥¥0**I IrKI. aThJ cithr 2W4