## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] September 2024 to 31[st] August 2025** **Charity name: Cornworthy Village Hall** ## **Charity registration number: 283965** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to hold on trust
and manage the Cornworthy Village Hall for
the use of the inhabitants of the parish of
Cornworthy, Devon without distinction of
political, religious or other opinions, including
use for meetings, lectures and classes and
for all 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|The main activities include:
1. Hiring out use of the hall to third parties
for any purpose consistent with the purposes
of the charity, by providing an inclusive and
vibrant community space where people can
come together, engage in social interactions,
pursue educational interests, participate in
sports activities, and contribute to
sustainable initiatives. The Hall is used
regularly by the local film club, and the local
badminton, table tennis and pickle ball clubs,
as well as providing a venue for wedding
receptions, family parties, funeral receptions,
ceilidhs, exhibitions and music events.
2. Organising a range of community and
fund-raising events for members of the
parish, including shared suppers and
lunches, village dances and discos, and
music evenings.
3. Organising an annual dog show, a village
fete, an apple festival and a Christmas Fair
to raise funds to support regular
maintenance of the Hall.
4. Running a 100+ Club Lottery for the
benefit of the parishioners| |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
on public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n/a| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|n/a| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The contribution made by volunteers to the
Hall’s activities is significant: nearly all the
activities of the Hall are organised and
managed by volunteers, except where
specialist contractors or advisers are
required. Volunteers are responsible for:
1. running the Hall on a day-to-day
basis, including all aspects of hall
bookings for its use by third parties,
2. ensuring satisfaction of all regulatory,
accounting and insurance
obligations,
3. overseeing health & safety and fire
regulatory requirements,
4. monitoring and organising
maintenance work,
5. organising and running community
events,
6. raising funds to support the Hall’s
upkeep and maintenance
7. and anything else involved in the
operation of the Hall and its activities.| |Other||n/a| ## **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.|Para 1.20|The main achievement during the year was
the raising of sufficient funds from grants,
donations and existing reserves to undertake
further refurbishment works to the Hall. As a
result of securing the necessary funds, all
the bargeboards were replaced and new
external lights were installed, further
ensuring the integrity of the building.
This work has ensured that the Hall
continues to offer a safe and inviting
community space where people can come
together to enjoy a range of social,
educational and sporting activities, thereby
enhancing their physical and mental health
and their overall quality of life.
The Hall meanwhile also continued to build
its revenue due to increased activity in the
Hall, itself a reflection of the enhanced state
of the Hall due to the renovation works. It
attracted several new hirers who hosted a| range of social and entertainment events, including a Burns’ Night ceilidh, and a disco. The charity also organised a curry evening, the annual village dog show and the Christmas Fair, and it helped to organise the annual apple festival in conjunction with the local village pub and a village fete and pig roast with a team of volunteers. All these community events enhanced the strong sense of community within the parish of Cornworthy, to the overall benefit of the lives of the parishioners. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The charity performed well against the
objectives set:
1. several community events took place
organised by the village hall
committee and volunteers, including
a highly successful village fete, all of
which serve to reinforce the strong
sense of community in the parish.
2. the charity was able to invest
£35,000 on maintaining the Hall and
a further stage of the refurbishment
programme was implemented on
schedule.
3. highly successful events raised over
£14,500.
4. donations of over £19,000 were
secured; and
5. overheads were kept to an increase
in line with inflation.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The fundraising dedicated to financing the
refurbishment programme raised nearly
£20,000, which was sufficient to finance the
additional phase of the refurbishment
programme during the period recommended
by the surveyors.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||n/a| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Revenues generated from Hall hire income
and regular community events continued
satisfactorily to cover annual overheads and
expenditure.
At the end of the financial period, the charity
had over £23,000 in cash reserves, albeit
with approx. £1,250 due to be paid for
completed refurbishment works. Therefore,
at the end of the period, the charity had over
£21,000 of uncommitted cash reserves.
Further renovation works, specifically
replacement of the roof and installing
insulation, were in the forecast at that time.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The general policy for holding reserves is to
maintain sufficient reserves to cover one
year’s annual overheads and then build up
additional reserves for both scheduled
maintenance and refurbishment and
unexpected repairs, as well as for upgrading
the fabric of the Hall.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As of 31stAugust 2025, uncommitted cash
reserves were approx. £21,000.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The main sources of funds are Hall hire
income, organising community events,
running the 100+ Club lottery and securing
grants and donations.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The Hall has not had an investment policy to
date. Any surplus funds in future will be
placed in an interest-bearing bank deposit
account| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principal risks:
1. inability to secure sufficient grant
funding to finance the final stages of
the refurbishment programme
2. attracting insufficient volunteers to
run the Hall’s activities
3. lack of interest by the community in
using the Hall – as it is the only
community space in the village, this
is regarded as a theoretical risk| |Other||n/a| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||The trust dated 23rdSeptember 1981 is in
respect of the freehold property known as
Cornworthy Village Hall in the parish of
Cornworthy, Devon (title number DN78130)
registered with the Official Custodian on
behalf of the trustees for the time being. The
property is held on trust for the purpose of a
village hall for the use of the inhabitants of
the parish of Cornworthy.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Trust deed| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association/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|3 trustees are elected at the AGM by the
parishioners attending.
A further 5 trustees are appointed as
representatives by parish organisations
including the Parochial Church Council,
Cornworthy Parish Council, the Table Tennis
Club, Cornworthy Cinema Club and Wild
About Cornworthy (sustainability group).| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are provided with copies of the
trust deed and relevant committee minutes,
and a copy of the Charity Commission
guidance for trustees.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is run by a committee comprising
8 trustees (3 elected members and 5
representatives of parish organisations) and
up to 2 co-opted members. The committee
together with additional volunteers supervise
the organisation of events, the management
of hall bookings, the refurbishment work
programme, maintenance, fire and electrical
safety requirements and the 100+ Club
Lottery.
The charity is a member of Devon
Communities Together, and as a result has
also become part of the South Devon Village
Halls Hub.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|n/a| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cornworthy Village Hall| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|283965| |Charity’s principal address|Cornworthy Village Hall
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Simon Baker|Chair||| ||HilaryTuppen|Secretary||| ||Paul Sterry|Treasurer|Until 29.10.24|| ||Fiona Kidd|Treasurer|From 29.10.24|| ||EllyFinn||30.04.24 – 29.10.24|| ||David Bailey|||CornworthyParish Council| ||David Carver||Until 13.03.25|| ||Helen Isitt||From 04.03.25|CornworthyCinema Club| ||Tim Carter||From 04.03.25|Table Tennis Club| ||Christopher (Kit)
Noble||From 27.05.25|Wild About Cornowrthy| ||JillyReid|||Parochial Church Council| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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**|| |---|---|---| |n/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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Surveyor|Kirkham Board|3 River Court
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Simon Baker|Hilary Tuppen| |---|---|---| ||Simon Baker|Hilary Tuppen| ||
Chair|Secretary| ||9thDecember 2025|| ||9thDecember 2025|| Cornworthy Willage Hall Financial Statements Cornworthy Willage Hall CHARITY COMhllSSION ar£ounrs CHARITY CQIAM55510N . rs Comworthy Vlllagp Hall Receipts and pa 283965 nts accounts CC16a Forth• pThd fram T• Jl n41??35 S•¢tlan A Rttelpts and payrnnts R•*ri¥•d Toul fuA418 fund• fund* o* Ahu•*t£ 2Y.111 15& 13$$ 1•.916 .• Sub roral(GrJs5 1r.come forARJ J7.4Z1 37.•23 JT.421 4J.IDI A3Pa 1.170 L17D 72d & p￿1•￿￿￿11 12t4 145 trtai A4 Asg4t In¥•Btm•M purcha￿. Imt iabJ•l ProperN' ￿￿[￿re$ frttws 514 ¥n• J4.Tlg 7.57 Totalpayffl•JrfS 4•.700 Netpfreces9t•lpaym¢￿Sj A5 Trnn*t•18 bèThv••n fund• Aa Cash fvnd• y•w•nd Cash frmds thts y•wtth 1.079 35.732 32.405 2J.170 23.170 Sectr*n B Stst•meni of assets and liabifrties at the end of the period Unrt*r54tsd funda enéoiYm￿l fvnds B1 cashfw 25170 T•t•l 11.17f tund8 tutTrds tsr*4r•4lt 84 Assets retslmdlor chority'$ ￿n￿s￿dEG 37,073 21147 13.$17 UfiteslD(*d Unremci•d Llnruknd>J B5 Liabdiths l Credktys 1.910 1.110 "VrEE5knCfe¢ AT unr￿delI 236 5kinvd by ¢n* a"twJ •141 th• %lu51BIS t)*e d4PWèV .Fiona Kidd EYLTtITJ ."Hil•ry Ttsppen .11.zs Cornworthy Willage Hall Financial Statements Cornworthy Willage Hall CHARITY COMhllSSION ar£ounrs CHARITY CQIAM55510N . rs Comworthy Vlllagp Hall Receipts and pa 283965 nts accounts CC16a Forth• pThd fram T• Jl n41??35 S•¢tlan A Rttelpts and payrnnts R•*ri¥•d Toul fuA418 fund• fund* o* Ahu•*t£ 2Y.111 15& 13$$ 1•.916 .• Sub roral(GrJs5 1r.come forARJ J7.4Z1 37.•23 JT.421 4J.IDI A3Pa 1.170 L17D 72d & p￿1•￿￿￿11 12t4 145 trtai A4 Asg4t In¥•Btm•M purcha￿. Imt iabJ•l ProperN' ￿￿[￿re$ frttws 514 ¥n• J4.Tlg 7.57 Totalpayffl•JrfS 4•.700 Netpfreces9t•lpaym¢￿Sj A5 Trnn*t•18 bèThv••n fund• Aa Cash fvnd• y•w•nd Cash frmds thts y•wtth 1.079 35.732 32.405 2J.170 23.170 Sectr*n B Stst•meni of assets and liabifrties at the end of the period Unrt*r54tsd funda enéoiYm￿l fvnds B1 cashfw 25170 T•t•l 11.17f tund8 tutTrds tsr*4r•4lt 84 Assets retslmdlor chority'$ ￿n￿s￿dEG 37,073 21147 13.$17 UfiteslD(*d Unremci•d Llnruknd>J B5 Liabdiths l Credktys 1.910 1.110 "VrEE5knCfe¢ AT unr￿delI 236 5kinvd by ¢n* a"twJ •141 th• %lu51BIS t)*e d4PWèV .Fiona Kidd EYLTtITJ ."Hil•ry Ttsppen .11.zs