## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] Sept 2024 (Period start date) To 31[st] Aug 2025 (Period end date) Charity name: Wedmore Village Hall** ## **Charity registration number: 284902** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To maintain, manage and administer
Wedmore Village Hall.| |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 Village Hall is made available both for
the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of
Wedmore and people from a broader
geographic area without distinction of
political, religious or other opinions,
including use for meetings, lectures and
classes and for other forms of recreation
and leisure time occupation, with the object
of improving the conditions of life for the
said inhabitants.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We confirm the trustees have had regard to
the Charity Commission’s guidance 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|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the|Para 1.20|The Village Hall remains a valued
community asset, regularly used by groups
such as Pilates, yoga, Tuesday Club,
Brownies and Guides, theatre, opera, and
the Arts Festival, as well as for private
events including birthday parties and| |charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||wedding receptions. This year, a significant
underfloor leak caused damage to the main
hall’s oak flooring. Rather than repairing the
aging system, we replaced it with carbon-
friendly air-source heat pumps, largely
funded by grants. Additionally, we
completed major roof repairs, including
replacing rotten battens, lead flashing, and
re-tiling the entrance porch roof. The fire
alarm system was also upgraded to meet
new minimum standards.| |---|---|---| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The year started with solid financial
reserves, but during the year some very
significant maintenance and repair issues
occurred as recorded above. We were
fortunate in being able to obtain £15,000 in
grant aid to assist in installing a new
heating system, but the exceptional
expenditure inevitably eroded reserves.
However we continued to achieve a
breakeven on rental income versus regular
operating costs.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A minimum reserve of 100% of annual
income is held against emergency
expenditures on repairs, etc. In addidion a
reserve is being built up for necessary
future improvement projects to keep the
hall competitive in the venue rental
marketplace.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£43,679| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facingthe 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|Election at AGM| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wedmore Village Hall| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|284902| |Charity’s principal address|Cheddar Road
Wedmore
Somerset
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Simon Tomes|Chair||| ||Michael Rippon|Treasurer||| ||Jennifer Wylie|Bookings Secretary||| ||Jane Allen|Secretary||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A 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)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **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)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Simon Christopher Tomes|Michael John Rippon| ||
Chair|Treasurer| ||28/11/2025|| ||28/11/2025|| Wedmore Village Hall 2023, 2024 and 2025 Income and Expenditure Comparison 2023 2024 2025 Income Categories Grnnts and Oonations Sedgem¢x)r DC Ilor SntJg} Wedmore Solar Farm Somerset C¢)mmunity F￿ndati Wedmore Parish CouncAI Mlscellaneeus Totsl Grants and Donatlo Interest Earned Gro$$ bank intor*$t Total Interest Earned Rental Incomo Bank transfer Vaccinali¢)n e•ntrè Cash Chequ• Domestic events Public servicB evwrts Equipment hire Use of Premises Licenc Total Rantal Income 35.5fy).fy) 5.oc¥J 00 10,000 00 1.782.00 18.41 200. 35,618.41 71)0.00 16,782.00 235.09 583 19 235.09 486.60 583.19 12,408.50 1,942.50 517.50 2,521.50 14,113.50 11,135.50 245.50 927.00 510.00 309.00 866.63 350. 270.00 1,055 00 1,120.00 534.00 515.00 250.00 620.48 375.00 18.385.46 17,321.63 14,879.50 Totsl Incom• Categorl 54,138.96 18,S08.23 32,244.89 Expense Categories Llc•nc8• and f• Community CouncAI for SorwMt Perfoming Right Pr¢miw Lic•n¢e Total Licenc68 and t￿¥ Manag•m•nt ca•ts Email, web hosting, domain Misc•llan•ou$ in¢luding $t8tion Total Managoment costs Pr•mbg•• Co•ts Cleaning Cleaning mat•dal8 and equIpm￿l Ingurance Out$ido maintenance Peppereorn rent P&8t eontrol Rtrfurbishmenl General r•pair$ R*xf repair St*ut¢ry in$pe¢b"on$ Total Premises Co*ts Spoclal Prol•¢ts Snug refvrbishment Heat pumps Total Specl•l Projects Utllltlos Electricity Feed In Tariff refund 100.00 288.28 70.00 110.00 288.28 180.00 110.CK) 68.32 180.00 $78.28 358.32 45.34 23.19 14.39 407.22 1.21 14.39 408.43 3.627.94 757.07 1.634 66 280.00 10 239.92 1.19520 1,804.00 3.018.75 947.76 1.767.28 320.00 10.00 252.31 3,890 75 180.80 1,820 67 40.94 10.00 284.33 1.782.00 4,937.03 9,580.00 948.66 1.e08.40 2,051.28 10,$46.6S 9.975.76 23,4SS.18 41.754.50 11,062.04 41.7MSO 11,062.04 943.92 -264.22 2,886.03 1,444.83 -261.80 2.356.43 1.038.00 1,614.23 -263.46 1.725.34 1,174.50 Watsr Total Utllltl 249.n 4577.46 4,2SO.61 Tolal Expen8e Categories Net Surplus 57.076.69 15,14S.89 3,362.34 39.534.58 -2.937.73 -7,289.89 Wedmore Village Hall Financial Years 2023, 2024 and 2025 Balance at 3118123 Balance at 3118124 Balance at 3118125 Account Uoyds Current Account £11,085.98 £991.72 £8,105.98 Uoyds Deposlt Account £0.00 £5.031.77 £60.47 r8in Money £36,478.36 £44,933.19 £35,487.68 Petty Cash £42.50 £12.50 £25.16 Totsl of Bank and Cash Accounts £47,606.84 £50,969.18 £43,679.29 Increase on Prevlous Year -£2,937.73 £3.362.34 -£7,289.89 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent ExamineVs Report Report to thè truste m•M￿r$ of ylLLAkf HAL L On accounts for the yoar endod Charity no {If any) 802< 2S+702 Set out on p•ges Irerr,eTrè8r 10 the pa9e urnbers o18adilitsit al sfte615. I report to tha trustees on my examination of the account8 of the above charity (Ihe Tru8f) for the year ended . R8spon•lbllltl•s and As th• charty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the pr8P8ration ba818 of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requiremènts of the Charit108 Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicablo Directions given by the Chanty Cornmission under sedion 145{5)Ib) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attenlion (other than that disdo$ed below ') in connection wlth the examination which give8 ma cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting record8 were not kept in accordance with 8ectlon 130 of the Act or the accounts da not accord viith the accounting records Ind•pend•nt examlnor'• 8tstsm¢nt I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understlnding of the accounts to b8 reached. . Ple&*e delet .,the rds in the bTrck8ts rfth8y do not apply. Slgned: Dat•: Name: Relevant profajslonal qualfficatlon(•) or body (if any): Addreu: IER October 2018