**Winchendon Road, Chearsley, Buckinghamshire HP18 0DW**
## **Chair’s Report**
## **Year ended 30 September 2025**
This is the seventh full year of operation of the new Chearsley Village Hall – perhaps I should stop calling it new! It has been another good year for the hall and I am grateful as always to the great group of volunteers that help to run it for Chearsley and surrounding communities. As chair, I could not have asked for a better team.
I am particularly grateful to Paula for all the work she does as bookings secretary and Sian for her work as Treasurer and although not a trustee – Kevin Dennington is also hugely vital to the smooth running of the hall looking after all our technical and maintenance needs.
Margaret Morbey also continues to be a stalwart of the hall committee without fuss taking the minutes and helping to organise the meetings. My thanks also go to Ruth Holland for her continued tending of our borders outside the hall and to our other committee members for their contributions and support.
We are also very grateful to our two new trustees – John Lewis and Andy Yorke who were invaluable during the build of the new hall and as predicted have already dreamt up several new hall improvement projects which I have no doubt they will deliver.
Overall, the CVH balance remains in a relatively healthy and stable position. There have been no substantial expenditures as in previous years but just the usual ground improvements and maintenance expenditures. We will look to have the hall painted over the Christmas break.
The big challenge in terms of maintenance this year has been resolving the leaking of the roof and I am delighted to report that the works to replace the cracked plastic solar panel trays were carried out in October at no cost to the hall. Hopefully we will now have a dry roof going forward!
Storage is also another substantial issue that still needs resolving and we have a number of solutions currently under discussion.
Finally, we commemorated our former Chairman and Treasurer Keith Turnbull by planting a tree and erecting a plaque in the grounds of the village hall which took place on Remembrance Sunday – a very fitting day to hold this ceremony.
I look forward to another year with the committee.
**Antonia Stratford CVH Chair 24 November 2025**
## **Chearsley Village Hall**
## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **Year ending 30th September 2025**
|**Receipts**
**Lettings**
Chuf hire
Other hire
**Other Income**
Bank Interest
**Total**
Gross Income
**Payments**
Electricity less FIT
Telephone
Water
Advert., Licences & Subs.
Cleaning - Labour & Materials
Fire and Alarms Equipment Service
Grass, Hedge Cutting & Tree Maintenance
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance
Playground inspection
Misc hall expenses
**Total**
**Net Income**
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES**
**Current Assets**
Bank Current Account
Bank Savings Account
**Financed By:**
Surplus Brought Forward
Net surplus for the year||**12 m to 30th**
**Sept**
**2025**
6,075
22,137
**28,212**
383
**383**
**28,594**
2,097
666
649
949
1,895
2,316
1,120
1,051
4,459
576
1,612
**17,391**
**11,204**
14,634
48,639
**63,272**
52,068
11,204
**63,272**|**12 m to 30th**
**Sept**
**2024**|**12 m to 30th**
**Sept**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**Sept**
**2024**|
|||||5,876
22,630|
|||||**28,507**|
|||||256|
|||||**256**|
||||||
|||||**28,762**|
|||||1,394
840
492
917
2,687
2,344
581
814
5,759
-
1,261|
|||||**17,088**|
||||||
|||||**11,674**|
|||||16,812
35,256|
|||||**52,068**|
|||||40,394
11,674|
|||||**52,068**|
## **Chearsley Village Hall Independent Examiners Report 30 September 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 30 September 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees, 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: Alexandra How
Relevant professional qualification: ICAEW 8647793
Date: 3[rd] July 2026
Willow Corner School Lane Chearsley Bucks HP18 0BT