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

**From 1/4/2023 To 31/3/2024** 

**Charity name: Great Kingshill Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number: 300267** 

## **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 provision and maintenance of a village<br>hall for the use of the inhabitants of Great<br>Kingshill and neighbourhood thereof<br>without distinction of political, religious or<br>other opinions, including use for meetings,<br>lectures and classes, and for other forms of<br>recreation and leisure-time occupation, with<br>the object of improving the conditions of life<br>for the said inhabitants.|
|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|Provision of a village hall for activities<br>including:<br><br>Meetings for local organisations<br>e.g. badminton, keep fit, table<br>tennis, dancing<br><br>Coffee mornings<br><br>Local childrens’ parties<br><br>Functions<br>Maintenance and upkeep of the hall|
|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.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity is highly dependent for the<br>efficient and effective operation of the<br>village hall upon the contributions of a<br>small number of volunteers, for whose<br>efforts the Trustees are most grateful.|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|<br>Provision of a valuable resource for<br>members of the community, giving<br>hire of a local venue at an<br>affordable cost<br><br>A full programme of bookings which<br>ensures that the Hall is used for a<br>wide range of activities throughout<br>the year<br><br>Installation of solar panels in order<br>to provide a more environmentally<br>friendly energy solution and reduce<br>costs going forward<br><br>Ongoing maintenance to ensure the<br>hall is fit for purpose|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **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 is in good financial standing –<br>see annual accounts.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Village Hall maintains sufficient<br>reserves in order to cover a fall in income,<br>unplanned repairs or maintenance and<br>replacement of equipment. This is held in a<br>deposit account.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10,000|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/a|



## **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** 

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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 association|
|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|Up to 12 elected by AGM vote, up to 8<br>appointed by local organisations|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|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||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Great Kingshill Village Hall<br>Other name the charity uses<br>Registered charity number 300267<br>Charity’s principal address  Great Kingshill Village Hall<br>Missenden Road<br>Great Kingshill<br>HP15 6DW<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Debra Main Chairman<br>2 Anna Young Treasurer<br>3 Katie Hemmings Secretary From 3/9/2023<br>4 Jane Bragg From 3/9/2023<br>5 Mark Bragg From 3/9/2023<br>6 Alec Douglas<br>7 Jill Jackling To 3/9/2023<br>8 Peter Jackling<br>9 Alexander Reynolds To 13/3/2024<br>10 Sarajane Reynolds To 13/3/2024<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


– 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 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

No employees 

## **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)** A Young **Full name(s)** Anna Young **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 24/01/2025 




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Charity Name No (if any)<br>GREAT KINGSHILL VILLAGE HALL 300267<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Hire of hall - regular                     20,166                              -                                -                        20,166                    19,110<br>Hire of hall - casual                       4,542                              -                                -                          4,542                      3,489<br>Donations & grants                               -                              -                                -                                -                           500<br>Equipment hire                               -                              -                                -                                -                                -<br>Investment income                          332                              -                                -                             332                           58<br>Fundraising                               -                              -                                -                                -                           525<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                                -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                                -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>                    25,040                              -                                -                        25,040                    23,682<br>AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                               -<br>Total receipts                 25,040                            -                            -                  25,040                 23,682<br>A3 Payments<br>Utilities                       7,293                              -                                -                          7,293                      7,300<br>Caretaker                       5,658                              -                                -                          5,658                      6,379<br>Cleaning and waste                       1,482                              -                                -                          1,482                      1,553<br>Maintenance and upkeep                       1,946                              -                                -                          1,946                      2,650<br>Insurance                       1,414                              -                                -                          1,414                      1,329<br>Property improvements                     11,935                              -                                -                        11,935                      4,150<br>Administration                          655                              -                                -                             655                         872<br>Sub total [                    30,383 ]                             -                                -                        30,383                    24,233<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                               -<br>Total payments                 30,383                            -                            -                  30,383                 24,233<br>Net of receipts/(payments) -                 5,343                          -                            -    -                 5,343  -                   551<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                -                            -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                  40,934                          -                           -                    40,934                41,485<br>Cash funds this year end                 35,591                          -                            -                   35,591                40,934<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

24/01/2025 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>_D Main_<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Current account<br>Deposit account<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,996**<br>**-**<br>**31,595**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**35,591**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Debra Main|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>22/09/2024|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

24/01/2025 

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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

|**Report to the trustees/**<br>**members of**<br>**On accounts for the year**<br>**ended**<br>**Set out on pages**|Great Kingshill Village Hall|Great Kingshill Village Hall|Great Kingshill Village Hall|
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||31 March 2024|**Charity no**<br>**(if any)**|300267|
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024. 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 2011 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** I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** 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. 

**Date:** 17 January 2025 **Signed:** Lisa Machra y **Name:** Lisa Machray **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 64 Shenfield Road, Brentwood, CM15 8EJ 

**October 2018** 

1 

**IER** 



## **Section B                           Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

**Give here brief details of** n/a **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 

**October 2018** 

2 

**IER** 

