Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218) Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022 1 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2022 as set out on pages 4 to 7. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Independent examiner: G G Naylor 13 Tudor Park, Amersham, HP6 5JS 2 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **Legal and administrative information** Amersham Common Village Hall is a charitable un-incorporated association established by a Trust Deed dated 5 July 1971, as amended, with the approval of the Charity Commission, and administered by a Committee of Management in conformity with that Deed and amendments. The principal address is 24 White Lion Road, Amersham, Bucks HP7 9JD. The freehold property of the Charity is vested in the Official Custodian for Charities. The Committee members who served during the year were: |Chairman|Ollie Pulsford| |---|---| |Hiring Secretary|Catherine Cozens| |Treasurer|Stella Cozens LLB| |Other Trustees|Jean Sabatini| ||Clive Wickenden| ||Vinod G Patel| ||Valia Christidou Weir| ||Michael Sheasby| All members of the Committee retire from office at each Annual General Meeting but may be re-elected or re-appointed. ## **Object of the Charity** The main object of the Charity is the provision of the village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Amersham for meetings, recreation and leisure activities. ## **Financial Review** Total Income for the year was £30,029 (2020-21 £9,656) and total expenses were £17,940 (2020-21 £29,062). Net incoming resources were £12,089 (2020-21 -£19,406). ## **Reserves policy** The Committee maintains a level of reserves that is sufficient for a programme of continuous refurbishment and maintenance of the property. This report was approved by the Committee on ……….. and signed on its behalf by Ollie Pulsford Chairman 3 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2022** |**Incoming Resources**
Incoming resources from charitable activities:
Hire of Hall
Other income
Interest
Total incoming resources
**Resources expended**

Direct charitable activities:
Lighting and Heating
Business Rates and Water
Repairs and maintenance
Depreciation

Insurance

Cleaning

Refuse collection

Fire protection

Secretarial

Sundries

Telephone

Total expenditure
**Net incoming resources for year**
**Unrestricted funds brought forward**
**Unrestricted funds carried forward**|**2022**
£

30,001
0
28
30,029
3,755
468
141
0
1,507
8,999
1,784
708
259
0
319
17,940
12,089
979,752
991,841|**2021**
£
5,193
4,385
78
9,656
1,516
653
18,270
395
1,480
3,801
1,715
677
169
0
386
29,062
-19,406
999,158
979,752| |---|---|---| 4 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** |**Balance Sheet at 31 March 2022**
**Fixed assets**
Note
Tangible assets
**Current assets**
3
Cash at bank
Deposit account
**Total current assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors: falling due within 1 year
4
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Unrestricted funds**|2022
£
888,399
40,031
66,070
106,101
2,659
103,442
991,841
991,841|2021
£
888,399
26,847
66,042
92,889
1,536
91,353
979,752
979,752|2021
£
888,399
26,847
66,042
92,889
1,536
91,353
979,752
979,752| |---|---|---|---| ||||
| ||||| ||||| These financial statements were approved by the committee on and signed on its behalf by O. Pulsford Chairman 5 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **1.1 Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared under the historic cost in and convention and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entitles (effective 1 January 2015) and follow the recommendations in the Statement of Recommended Practice (revised 2015). ## **1.2 Change in basis of accounting** There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. ## **1.3 Changes to previous accounts** No changes have been made to accounts for previous years. ## **2. Accounting policies** ## **Charitable activities** Income from charitable actives is credited in the year in which it arises. ## **Interest income** These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities. ## **Expenditure and Liabilities** Expenditure is included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. ## **Governance costs** Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. 6 **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 contd.** ## **3.Tangible Assets** |**Cost**
At 1 April 2021
Additions
Disposal
At 31 March 2022
**Accumulated depreciation**
At 1 April 2021
Charge – equipment 25% of cost
At 31 March 2021
Net book value at 31 March 2021
Net book value at 31 March 2022
**4. Creditors: falling due within 1 year**
Trade creditors
Accruals
Total|Building
£
888,399
0
0
888,399
0
0
0
888,399
888,399|Equipment
£
9,698
0
0
9,698
9,698
0
9,698
0
0
2022
£
2,493
166
2,659|Total
£
898,097
0
0
898,097
9,698
0
9,698
888,399
888,399
2021
£
1,370
166
1,536| |---|---|---|---| 7 ## **Amersham Common Village Hall (Registered Charity No 300218)** ## **Analytical review 5 years to 31 March 2022** |
**Incoming resources**
Hire of Hall
Interest
Other income
**Total Incoming resources**

**Resources expended**
Lighting and Heat
Business Rates and Water
Repairs and maintenance
Depreciation
Insurance
Cleaning
Refuse collection
Fire protection
Secretarial
Sundries
Telephone
Website Costs
Governance costs
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming resources**|2022
£

30,001
28
0
**30,029**
3,756
468
141
0
,507
8,999
1,783
708
259
0
319
0
0
**17,940**
**12,089 **|2021
£
5,193
78
4,385
**9,656**
1,516
653
18,270
395
1,480
3,801
1,715
677
169
0
386
0
0
**29,062**
**-19,406**|2020
£
38,569
402
0
**38,971**
2,278
1,152
427
218
1,441
9,767
2,156
1,462
245
0
359
0
0
**19,505**
**19,466**|2019
£
37,406
313
0
**37,719**
1,355
1,918
9,033
1,344
1,411
8,593
1,940
3,752
98
0
331
0
0
**29,775 **
**7,944 **|2018
£
35,325
155
0
**35,480**
1,752
1,319
6,545
1 344
1,342
9,598
1,935
2,008
22
0
0
211
0
**26,076**
**9,404**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||

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