
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[St] Sept 2023 Period start date   To 31[st] Aug 2024** 

**Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Great Barford Village Hall** 

**Charity registration number: 300035** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The purpose of the hall is to provide**<br>**space for the local community to hire.**<br>**The space consists of a large area with**<br>**a fully fitted kitchen and a smaller area**<br>**which can be hired together or**<br>**separately.  This can be either as a one-**<br>**off hire or a regular hire. (weekly,**<br>**monthly or annually)**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**One off hirer- wedding, birthday parties**<br>**and sports activities.**<br>**Regular hirer- local GP surgery for**<br>**clinics, parish council for meetings,**<br>**toddler and parent groups, keep fit**<br>**classes and local musicians.**<br>**All the hirers benefit the local**<br>**community, whether that be for health**<br>**reasons, exercise or pleasure.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the charity**<br>**commission on public benefit.**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity has successfully**<br>**accommodated several community**<br>**groups including fitness, dance and**<br>**toddler groups. It has continued to**<br>**improve the hall, including adding a**<br>**separate toilet in the disused changing**<br>**rooms to be used by a local youth**<br>**football team. (assess is now from the**<br>**outside of the building) The main hall**<br>**roof has also been fitted with solar**<br>**panels. This sustainable approach will**<br>**reduce energy costs and will benefit the**<br>**hirer and wider community by not**<br>**having to increase the hirer fee with**<br>**other everyday costs increasing. They**<br>**will also lower the carbon footprint**<br>**therefore benefiting the environment.**|
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**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 


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Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives  Para 1.41<br>set<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity reviews its financial position**<br>**at each meeting and at the AGM.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Maintain reserve for cash flow purposes**<br>**for re-investment into the hall and its**<br>**facilities. Also to cover in the event of a**<br>**fall in income and unplanned repairs.**<br>**This money is held in the 2 current**<br>**accounts at present.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£6412**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Positions are advertised, applicants are**<br>**proposed and seconded by existing**<br>**committee members.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Great Barford Village Hall|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|300035|
|Charity’s principal address|Fishers Close<br>Great Barford<br>MK44 3HL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||John McPherson|Chair|||
||TraceyTyler|Treasurer|||
||Pat Marwick|Secretary|||
||Nicci Martin|Trustee|||
||Louise Geary|Trustee|||
||JennyTaylor|Trustee|||
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## – 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 held in this capacity 

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** 

## **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)** Tracey Tyler 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

20/10/2024 



## **Great Barford Village Hall  Sept 23- Aug 24 Yearly Expenditure Breakdown** 


Carried forward from Aug 23 Savings - **£4024.84** Carried forward from Aug 23 Current Acc - **£2657.04** _Floats for Bar_ _**£500** Current accounts balance as of 31st Aug 24-_ _**£6412.33**_ Savings account balance as of 31st Aug24 **- £0.31** Interest earnt in savings acount **£30.37** (included in balances Yearly Profit/Loss -£299.61 

## **Total Expens** £76,203.99 

## **Expenses** 

|**Total Expens** £76,203.99<br>**Expenses**|**Total Expens** £76,203.99<br>**Expenses**|**Total Expens** £76,203.99<br>**Expenses**|
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|_Totals_<br>_£76,203.99_|||
|**Utilities**||£13,334.75<br>£1,469.15<br>£19,672.55<br>£6,340.00<br>£2,939.00<br>£7,752.61<br>£387.11<br>£1,172.41<br>£0.00<br>£48.00<br>£753.15<br>£0.00<br>£607.14<br>£973.32<br>£943.25|
|**Insurance**|||
|**Bar Purchases**|||
|**Refunds**|||
|**Caretaker Invoice**|||
|**Property Maintance**|||
|**H and Safety**|||
|**Cleaning**|||
|**Bank Charges**|||
|**Council Tax**|||
|**IT**|||
|**Expenses**|||
|**Rubbish Removal (bins)**|||
|**TV Licence/PRS**|||
|**Bar Invoice**|||



## **Total Incom** £75,904.38 

## **Income** 

|**Total Incom**£75,904.38<br>**Income**|**Total Incom**£75,904.38<br>**Income**|**Total Incom**£75,904.38<br>**Income**|
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|**inc Savings**<br>_Totals_<br>_£75,904.38_<br>_£79,959.28_|||
|**One of Hirers**||10587.50<br>13960.00<br>22599.12<br>0.00<br>20149.48<br>1520.00<br>5750.01<br>1220.67<br>£117.60<br>£4,054.90|
|**Reguar Hirers**|||
|**Funding**|||
|**Bank Interest**|||
|**Bar sales (card)**|||
|**Bar sales (cash)**|||
|**Deposits**|||
|**Tots**|||
|**Refunds**|||
|**Transfer from Savings**|||
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|**Bar Maintance**||
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|**Stationary**||
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## **Expenses** 

## **Income** 

|**Expenses**||**Income**|
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|**Date**<br>**Amount**<br>**Description**|**Category**<br>Column1<br>Utilities<br>Insurance<br>Bar Purchases<br>Refunds<br>Caretaker Invoice<br>Property Maintance<br>H and Safety<br>Cleaning<br>Bank Charges<br>Council Tax<br>IT<br>Expenses<br>Rubbish Removal (bins)<br>TV Licence/PRS<br>Bar Invoice<br>Bar Maintance<br>Column1<br>Utilities|**Date**<br>**Amount**<br>**Description**<br>**£3,010.00**<br>Sept/Oct/Nov|
|9/1/2023<br>Sept/Oct/Nov||**£2,957.50**|
|**£3,362.26**||**£0.00**|
|**£349.08**||**£0.00**|
|**£6,647.18**||**£7,323.10**|
|**£1,280.00**||**£0.00**|
|**£594.00**||**£1,800.00**|
|**£0.00**||**£240.67**|
|**£0.00**|||
|**£205.30**||**£1,325.00**<br>Dec/Jan//Feb|
|**£0.00**||**£4,412.50**|
|**£0.00**||**£3,069.12**|
|**£753.15**||**£0.00**|
|**£0.00**||**£1,991.61**|
|**£188.06**||**£520.00**<br>foat cashed|
|**£219.75**||**£2,350.00**|
|**£156.00**||**£350.00**|
|**£2,092.39**||**£117.60**<br>inv paid twice|
|Dec/Jan/Feb<br>**£3,275.19**||**£3,915.00**<br>Mar/Apr/May|





|**£349.08**<br>**£1,704.42**<br>**£1,810.00**<br>**£698.50**<br>**£2,952.00**<br>**£231.34**<br>**£445.23**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£67.80**<br>**£39.75**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>Mar/Apr/May<br>**£3,490.02**<br>**£385.52**<br>**£4,520.00**<br>**£1,800.00**<br>**£818.50**<br>**£4,623.18**<br>**£155.77**<br>**£352.34**|Insurance<br>**£3,035.00**<br>Bar Purchases<br>**£0.00**<br>Refunds<br>**£0.00**<br>Caretaker Invoice<br>**£4,786.21**<br>Property Maintance<br>**£1,000.00**<br>H and Safety<br>**£950.01**<br>Cleaning<br>**£430.00**<br>Bank Charges<br>**£0.00**<br>Council Tax<br>**£0.00**<br>IT<br>**£4,054.90**<br>Expenses<br>**£2,337.50**<br>Jun/Jul/Aug<br>Rubbish Removal (bins)<br>**£3,555.00**<br>TV Licence/PRS<br>**£19,530.00**<br>Bar Invoice<br>**£0.00**<br>Bar Maintance<br>**£6,048.56**<br>**£0.00**<br>Utilities<br>**£650.00**<br>Insurance<br>**£200.00**<br>Bar Purchases<br>**£0.00**<br>Refunds<br>**£0.00**<br>Caretaker Invoice<br>Property Maintance<br>H and Safety<br>Cleaning|
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|**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£46.52**<br>**£674.07**<br>**£305.25**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£23.12**<br>**£192.74**<br>Sum up error<br>Jun/Jul-Aug<br>**£3,207.28**<br>**£385.47**<br>**£6,800.95**<br>**£1,450.00**<br>**£828.00**<br>**£177.43**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£169.54**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£48.00**<br>**£0.00**<br>**£0.00**|Bank Charges<br>Council Tax<br>IT<br>Expenses<br>Rubbish Removal (bins)<br>TV Licence/PRS<br>Bar Invoice<br>Bar Maintance<br>Stationary<br>Miscellaneous<br>Transfer from Bank Accounts<br>Utilities<br>Insurance<br>Bar Purchases<br>Refunds<br>Caretaker Invoice<br>Property Maintance<br>H and Safety<br>Cleaning<br>Bank Charges<br>Council Tax<br>IT<br>Expenses|
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**£304.76 £39.75 £482.00 £0.00 £0.00 £17,503.30 £0.00** 

Rubbish Removal (bins) TV Licence/PRS Bar Invoice Bar Maintance Stationary Substainable Maintance Miscellaneous 




## **Category** 

One of Hirers Reguar Hirers Funding 

Bank Interest Bar sales (card) Bar sales (cash) Deposits Tots 

One of Hirers Reguar Hirers Funding Bank Interest Bar sales (card) Bar sales (cash) Deposits Tots 

Refunds 

One of Hirers 



Reguar Hirers 

Funding Bank Interest 

Bar sales (card) Bar sales (cash) 

Deposits 

Tots 

Refunds Transfer from Bank Accounts Transfer from Savings 

One of Hirers Reguar Hirers Funding Bank Interest 

Bar sales (card) Bar sales (cash) 

Deposits Tots Refunds Transfer from Savings 



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