BRANSCOMBE VILLAGE HALL
CHARITY NUMBER: 300n6
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Bran8con*o Vlll8p Hall {Ch8rfty Numbor 3007761
Accounts for Year •nded 31 [lec￿ber 2024
Contents Pa
Pa
Tru8taès Repc¢l
Statem￿1 of TN8t888' R88pon81bllkl88
IndepeTrJgnl Examlnovs Rfjport
Slalwnenl ol FInancI￿ AclSvWas
Balancg Sheot
Note8 10 the Flnandal Slal8m8nts
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Br•n8combe Vlllago HAII (Charlty Numb8r 300T16)
TN8tee¥ Report for the Yoar onded 31 Oecembgr 2024
Roforonco and AdminiBtratlve DotallB
Charrty name:
BransCom1￿ VSllage Hal
Reglslered number..
300776
CharW8 prfndpal ad¢*8ss'.
Branscom￿ Vlllaoe Hall
Branscomtr
S6alon
08von
EX12 3D8
Tru8to
A Fuell
D Lamb
RKO
M Flelden
C Ngwman
Rcox
Bankgrs:
Lk>yds Bank
Seaton
Indgpernlenl Examlnw..
We81colls ISW) LLP
30 Sl Peter Slreot
Tlv8rlon
Devon
EX16 6NR
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Bron¥combg Vlllag• Hall (Charlty Number 300T161
Tru$to9s Reportfor the Yoar ended 31 Decèmb8r 2024
Stru¢tur• Gov•rn•nce and M•nagem8nt
The charity is iegulaled by Twsl Deed dated 31 August 1951, and Scheme de¢umèrrt datèd 5th August 1993. The
manag8menl committeo is assgmblgd f¥om Twslggs who are appolnled at the Amnud G8nwd Meeting.
The Management Committe& CHAIR, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Bookings Officer ara TnJste&s. The OffScers are electgd at
the Annual General Meeling. Further Trus188s may b& appolnled tiy the Olli¢eTS and AFpoinl8d Trustees ￿ Comitlee
Meetings. There are two Appolnled Trustees able through th8lT long a8SCtiallon wrth the Hall. its wjrkings and aclivilies.
and their occupatlonal Bkllls to provldg advloe and guidance. All Trustees are requlrod to r&ad atyj slgn an Ellglbllrty
Slalemenl.
Oblacllv•s •nd Actlvlll
The oLlecl ol the charfty 18 the provislon and mabnlonanoe of a Vlllage Hall and grounds for the use of the Inhabttants ol Ihe
Pailsh ol Bran8combe.
The lacilllies Include th& m￿n v111a￿ hall as well as a playground, Grfckat pavillon. Ionnls oourt, snooker foom. sport8 Ileld,
pubk lollets and Qar parklng.
Tha Trust8gs enoourage users lo aitend and conlrlbute al meellngs. Bran8eomL* Parlsh Councll, 8ran5comb8 C of E
Prlmary School PTFA, Bran￿OMb& Crieket Club. 8rans¢ornbg Prc4gcl. aThJ Ihg BrSllsh Legion have appolnled
represenlallves. The Trustees alm to provlde excelf8nt and affordab￿ lacllllles. regularly b8nchmarklng quallly and prlee
structure with slmllar enli1186. Events and availabilily are Fyomoted localty Ihrough varlous medla 5ncludlng tho Parlsh
Magazine. Social Media channels are ullllsed lo engage a wider publlc.
The pu￿￿¢ benefll guldanee of tho Charhl95 Cc¥nmlsslon Is ￿nsIdered dudng meetlngs. The Trustees and user Groups
regularly provlde volunteers lo as8161 vhth events.
Achl•v8ment and perlormanc•
The Vlllag8 Hall Trustees are pl8a88d lo have a base ol core users and to hov9 hos19d weddlngs, christenlnlls,
annlversarles, memorla18. and communlly lesllvals durlng the year.
The annu￿ Ilrework displays axperlenced poor weather stil gaining pra¢88 from attendees, nolabty from vlsltots. Suffkienl
lunds are sel aslde as restr￿ed in advancg lor 2025.
The pavlllon has Sgen118 Ilr81 lull crlckel 88a8on.11 was th8 venu8 for twelvg prlvale prlmarlly sodal funcllons wllh very
posSlive 188(bao
The playground improvèment centred on a rgPla￿menI swing younger chlldren. The ccmrnittee was L¥alelul io Tecelv¢
8UPPOrt lurxllng Ircfn the ParSsh Counc51 and able lo absorb the expew¥Jf(ure durlng the year.
Thg new w8bslt8 operat8d ihroughoul th8 year b￿mIng the prlnclpal mode ol hall booklThJ$.
Tha outcome for unreslrlcled funds was a dgfldt of £9,209 marglnally ￿tter than anlicipated. The prIn￿P￿ In¢cTh¢ str8Bms
continue to bg well donallons and hall rent a pleaslng contribulion through the bar.
Th8 Truslog's Is lo sustain the amonltSès avallablg lo tha k)cal communlty and vlsrtors lo the Parish.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Raserves Pollcy
The Trust89s assess that tho reserves shcMJkJ as a mlnknum be 8ufflclent to m8et maior repaSr to the Hall Bulkllng and Ils
essential s8Nic8s. and adequate to servic8 slx months H￿1 wnning c051s. The ground hgat purnps. and solw panel array
are s￿n[lea￿t inslajlatlons which ￿11 requlKe lulure renewal. The Trustegs avaluale these sums as t50,000 linstallalionsl
and £8,000 Irunnlng cost81.
Unspent reseryes al 31 D8¢gmber 2024 werè £209,354 and not ciJrr8ni asset8 w& £66,261. Thls Is eonsidargd lo bg
a(lequate for the Charity's d)l￿tIveS.
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Bv•n•oomb• Vlll•g• H•U (CParlty kn1￿ 300776)
g8nwatsd 8n rweof£29.019120¥J. £22.9291.
b•fore W￿￿$10nS ts)talW £28.7e6 {2￿￿. £19013k Relu￿onI ofthe Iwll ￿MIty•, and
et8evth8re on th• FThnises w88 experwl tn thè yw.
dimato chaNJw rkks arnl corstrwth 08calakn 8lt*tng thè marf 8fKI 8uYvry rwalL*don of H￿1 rebuild
reqUI￿rnan*.
contrd t￿t riskn.
Datod 14 MA4
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Bran&¢ombb Vlllage Hall {Charlty Numbw 300776)
Accounts tor tho Y•ar •nd•d 31 D•combor 2024
Stat8m&nt of Trustees. Responsibilities
The Trustees are requSred lo prepare fIn￿al 8taternen18 for each Ilnanclal year which glve a true and I￿r ￿eW of Ihg slate
ol all￿rS ol the Chartty and ol the excess ol incom8 over ex￿ndItur6. In yeparfno th08e flnancial statwngnls. generally
accepted accounllng practl¢e enlaS1s that th& Trusl88S.'
select sultable accounllng pJllcles and apply Iham con8lslentty.
observg lh8 m8thods and prinoip18s In Ihg Ghar*ios SORP and FRS 102;
mokg ludgemonts and esllmalgs Ihal are reascwablo Frfudenl.
slatè whelhar the flnanclal statements comply wllh Ihè tru81 deed 8ublect lo any malerfal departures dlsck*8&d a￿1
gxplained In thè Ilnanclal statements.
prepare th6 Ilnan¢lal stal8m8nls on the golng corthrn basls unlè88 ￿18 Inapproprkqle lo presume that the charlly
wlll continu8 in operation.
Thg Trustoes are rgqulrgd to aot In accordancg wllh Ihg trust deod and Ihg ru19s of th9 Charhy. wllhln the Ir8rneworf( ol
charlty law. They are r8sponslble lor kèeplng propèr a￿untIng r&cords, whl¢h dlsclos8, ￿th r8asonabl& accLYacy, al any
Ilrne the IInancl￿ FX)slllon ol th8 Charlty. They are alBO responsSble for lakSng s￿h steps as are reasonably open lo them lo
salogU8Td th8 •SS8ts ol th8 Charity to PTgv8nl and d919¢X Iraud and othér iTh8gularfll8s.
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Br•n$¢omb& Vlllogg Hall (Ch8rfly Numb•r 300n61
Indoponthnt Ex•mlner'$ Rgport lo tho Trustogs ol Bran￿OMb0 Vlllagg Hall
I report io lh8 tru8lee8 on my examlnallon ol the accoun18 01 Ihe Branscombe Village Hall for the year ended 31 Do¢en*er
2024.
Responslbllltlgs and ba¥1$ ol rwrt
As the chartty truslg9s of lh9 Bran￿ornbe Vlllag9 Hall you are rgsponslblg for th9 FX9parallon ol Ihg acco￿15 In
accordance wlth requlremenls ol Ilw Charllles Acl 2011 Ilhe N£t'l.
I rgport in ra5PeCt ol my examination ol the Charity's a¢¢ounts wried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryirrtJ
out my examination I have followed all Ihg applloabbg Olrecllons gN8n by Ihg Charity Commiss*Jn under section 145(Sllbl ol
the Act.
Indopendont exam1￿￿* 8talement
I hav8 c¢Jmpleled my examlnalk*n. I conllrm Ihal no matarlal matter8 hav8 comè lo my attenilon In cotw)ecllon ￿th the
examinalbn glvlng me cause lo bellev& that In any malerlal respecl:
1. aecountlng record5 were not kept In respecl ol Ihe regulred by Bectlon 130 01 the Act,. or
2. Ihg a￿OUnts dj a￿ord ￿th th089 records., ¢y
3. Ihg awjunts du r¥)1 comply wNh th9 appllcablg rgqulremonts concgrnlng thg form and content of accounts sèt OLk In thè
Charitles [A￿unIS and Aeportsl R9gulallons 2008 olhw than any r9qulrgmonl that tha accourrts glve a Irue arKI lar vlew
which 1$ not a matter consldgred as pwl of an Ind8p8nd&nt examlnallon.
I have no conc8rn8 and have Ccffjè across no other matters In connectlon wth the ex8mlnallon lo whlch allenlion should be
drawn In Ihls report In ￿08r lo enable a und8rstaThYlng ol Ihg accounts lo be reached.
Slgned..
Mandy Fr&nch FCCA
Westcotts ISW) LLP
30 St Peter Street
Tlverton
D8von
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Date: ¥ JupJE a02S
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Branscombe VHlage Hall {Charlty Numb8r 300T161
Accounls for tho Year end•d 31 D0¢wn￿r
Statement of Flnanoiol Acllvltlo8
2024
Totol
Funds
2023
Total
Fund$
Noto
Unrestrlet
Fund¥
R￿trICt$d
Funds
Income
Donatlons
Rent ol Hall & Pavillion
Playground Donatlons
Pavllion Donations
Firework D18pLqy Donations
Tennls
Snooker
Chrlslrnas Tre88
Publlc Tollèt
Lollery
88rlSctld Club
Branoc Well
Bank Interest
EDF energy
BTISweb pol88
Other
To¢al Incomo
795
7,827
795
7,827
16
5.253
500
20.900
2,456
11761
2,456
11761
25
1,069
274
217
272
4,458
9,962
954
2.571
71
524
25
1,069
274
217
272
4.458
9,962
954
2,571
71
524
54
686
253
164
335
1.849
10.446
1,364
71
Exp•ndltum
Cleaning
El8clrlcily
Water
Insuran
LIc9nsgS
Repairs and Renewals
Equipment
Grass cuttin￿ Hedglng
Telephone
Coronation Event
Legal & Prolg88lonal
Car Park
Toilet ma+nlenBnc8
Playground Repairs and Inspedlon
Crlckel Pavlllon Malnlenaneè
Webslt
5,755
4.528
1,016
2,606
982
3,975
5,755
4,528
1,016
2.606
982
3.975
S.187
4.707
967
1.444
179
2,481
203
561
561
72
1,620
204
1,513
3,531
432
182
292
1.589
2,902
6,540
1,620
204
1,513
3,531
432
182
292
1.589
2,902
6,540
369
98
309
1.457
159
1,003
2,293
Misc8llaneou8 ExpendrtLW8
HJI renovation 8inknng lund
D9preclatlon
Total Expondltur•
Ex¢o8sIIDofl¢ltl ol Income ov•r
Expondlture
Transfe￿ L*lw&en funds
(9,2091
2,956
16,V291
15,189
12,9561
Balar￿e &ought Forward
214,002
2,281
216,283
201,094
Ba￿ce Carrled Forward
216283
l ol the Charit￿s activities derive Ircffl continuing cparth'c￿s during the above two periods.
Tho nolgs on pages 8 to 11 form part ofthe5e acwunls
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Brnrtheomb• Vlll•gè ￿11 (Clwjty Nuth W0776)
Totrl
Yotsl
Fund•
Hall
Car P8rf
Sprts Fjold &
66.313
1.891
54.491
37.376
1,891
Playwk &Terds CoL¥t
EqJpM•nt
34.706
34.706
158M2
2.510
Bran￿rnb• swal Club
10.445
10.445
D•btoM
64,123
67
477
So&d Cli
Pr•paym•nt$
erw￿ Well
4T1
1,744
1.744
Curr•nl U•bllltlA•
Crwlltorn and d•poJlts h•ld
62432
U•blllll••
.113
229,140
(15,7591
(15.7591
{12,857)
216
207.749
214.ClY
Ae8tr1cted Furds
2.281
14M
4 agas
&gr￿d on th8lr b*BII by
not•s on pag888 to 11 fc*m part ofltr** a￿oUnts
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Bran8combo Vlllag6 TrIAII Ichorlty Number 300776}
Notas to tho Accounts for th• ond•d 31 D&cwnbor X124
1 Prfn¢lpal Accounllng Polldes
1.1 Ba¥ls of prgparalloTr
The Ilnanclal statemgnls hav9 bggn prgpar&l und9r th9 hIstc￿¢al cost convgntion and In accordance with the
CharNies SORP IFRS 1021, 'AC￿Ounting and Reporting by Chaiilies.. Slalemenl ol Rgo)mm8tYlgd Practic&
applicable to charities weparing their accounts in aceordarte with the Flnan¢ial Flèportlng Standard
appllcabl8 In the UK and Rgpubli¢ ol IrelaNI IFRS 1021 l¢lle¢tive 1 January 20191,. FInar￿1￿ Reportlng
Standard 102 and the Companle8 Ad 2006.
1.2 Incomo
All Incomg Is rgwnlsgd Or￿ Ihg oharlty has onli11gment lo the resources, rt la certaSn that the resourc88 wlll
be iecelved. and the monetary value can be measured with sufficlent rellabllmy.
Investment incomg
Income from Inve8lment Is SnclLAdgd In Ihg ygar In vthlch 51 Is reCe￿able,
1.3 Expendltur•
Llabilllles are recognlsed as Expendrture as soon as Ihgro Is a logal or constructlva obllgatlon commlttlro the
charlty lo the expendllure. All exwndllure Is accounted lor on an ac¢W￿,8 basls.
1.4 Taxatlon
Under secllon S)5 ICTA 1988 the charlty Is gXWPt Irorn c8rtaln t&Ye8. Full accotsnl18 laken ol l&% credhs
allachlng lo glfts and qualllylng donatlon8.
1.5 Valuo add•d tax
The oharty 58 nol reglslered fix value added tax. Irre¢ov8rablo valua athjod lax15 aggregated along wllh thè
xpendltur& lo whlch N r8lal88.
1.8 Exompllon trom proporlng a cash flow statement
The chartty opted lo adopt Bullelln 1 publlshed on 2 Fdjruary 2016 and havo thorofore not Included a cash flow
slatement these Ilnanclal slatgm8nts.
1.8 Fund accounllng
Th9 unregtrfcted fund has arf89nthrough g9ngral lunthalslng, unT85trScted donallons and surpluses Irem pursulno
th8 charlly's oblectlves.
Reslrleted funds can only be used Iw particular r8Strlcled purposes wilhln the otleds ol the charlty. Restrlcllons
arlsg when specilled by th8 donor or when fund are ralsod for partlcular rgslrlcled purposes. Thg cosl of raislng
and adrnini$lering such funds are charged against the specllic lund. Further explanation ol the nature and
purpose of each fund is Included In the notes lo the Ilnanclal slatements.
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Br•nscombo Vlllagg Hall IChArlty Number 300776)
Nolos 10 th• A¢¢ount$ for th• yaar endod 31 Dacember 2024
2 .1 Depreciation
Depreciation is cakulaled lo write d¢)wn the Cost. Ipss e*im*ed residual value, of 811 langlbla, movabb Ilxed &ssels over
Iheir exwed useful lives as follows-
H￿1
stra￿hlI1n8 basss over 50 years
Sports Field Shed
Slraighlllne basls over 15 ygars
Pavilion
SITaighlllne basls ov&r 40 y8ars
Playpark
Slraighlline basis over 15 years
Equlpm&nl
15LIA reduclng balanca basls
2 .2 Rgnthiil$
Following Ihg completlon ol the renovailon ol the Hall th8 ITUSteès are ol the opinksn that It V￿UkI be approyialB to sel
funds aside lo rn8el lulure obllgallon8 01 a slmilar natur8. A sinklng fund was initialed in 2011 vlth £2,500. Approxlmalely
10% ol Total Incoming Resources Is ai*l8d oach year. In 2024 this amounts lo £2,902. Th8 amounl has bgen delgrmlned
n th8 basls of the natur8 and amount of the expenditure, bts gsllmalod gcon¢Jmlc Ill& and tha an15cipaled1gvel ol lundlng
from grants èt¢ achleved hL8torfcally, 88 lollow8'.
expèndllur•
Grant•
Lll• Y••r•
EOOO
Roof
Heallng Systèm
Kllchen
Floor
Other
100
100
35
Bo
80
28
12
12
10
10
3 Ftxod A￿•t1
pi
lold
56,052
Co81 al 01.01.24
Addlllon8
67,666
1,891
40,046
22.820
188,475
Cost al 31.12.24
Accumulated
Depreclatlon at 01.01.24
1,353
1.s61
2.670
17,499
23,083
Depreciation lor year
1,353
1,719
2.670
798
6,540
Acc. Dgpr•cl•llon •131.1Z24
280
Ngt Book Valu• al 31.1124
Nel Bts)k Value at 31.12.23
4 Provlslon8
2024
2023
H￿1 renovallon slnkjng fund op8nlng
balar
12,857
33,700
Renovallon of fac11￿188 in year
23.136
2,293
Provislon In year
2,902
Closlng Balance
15,759
12,857
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Br•n8combo Vlll•g• Hall (Ch•rfty Numb•r 300776)
Not•6 lo Ihe Accounts tor the y￿r ondgd 31 Docember 2W24
5 Anafy•ls of not as•¢18 b•tw••n lunds
Unr•$trl¢l•d Funds Total Funds al
G8neral
3108cemb8r 2024
Tanglble I1¥￿ assels
158,852
158,852
Curr9nt As$8t$
66,575
68.180
Gurr8nt Liabllltios
11.9191
11,9191
Pro￿800n8
115,7591
115,7591
Total Net A6sot8
207.749
209.354
S AMly•h ot nol •••o1• botw•on fund•
Unrg¥lrlcl•d Fund¥ Tol•l Fundj JI
Gen￿1
31 Docomb•r 2023
Tanglblè Ilx&l èss8t$
165,392
165,392
Currènt Assot$
86,683
Curr8nt Llabllitl88
15,1961
15,916
Provlslons
{12,8571
112,85n
Total Net Assets
214,002
216,283
O Funds
B•lon¢e •t 1
Inoomlng
Ao8our¢•J
Tr•nfjf•r
Bal•nc• al
J•nuary 2024 Rosourco¥
Exp9ndgd
31 DK•mb•r 2024
unr￿trIct8d FurKI•
Genaral Funds
214,002
29,019
38,228
2.956
207.749
Balancè it 1
In¢¢mlng
Resourco
Transfer
Balonco et
January 2023 Rosourc•¥
Exp•nd•d
31 December 2023
UnTeStrlthd Fund•
General FU￿1$
1￿.223
22.929
28,629
23.479
214.002
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Br•ns¢omb• Vlllagg Hjll Ichorlty Number 300776)
Notes to the Accounts lor the year ondod 31 Decembor 2024
7 Re8trlct•d Funds
Balance al 1
Incomlng
Rosourc•s
Transtor
Bal•n¢o at
January 2024 Re4ourcè8
Expended
31 D•¢•mber 2024
PavSllkin donallon8
2,456
12,4561
Flrework dIs￿aY dc￿allonS
Playgiound Glft Ald reGI￿rn
1,781
11761
1,605
5C4J
15CIII
2.281
2.456
11761
{ 2,9561
1,605
Bolance at I
Ineomlng
RKource8
Tranfjl•r
January 2023 R•Jourc
Exp•nd•d
31 DOC￿nber 2023
Pavllllon thinatlon6
2,S79
20,900
123,4791
Flrework D18Ptay Donallon8
2,292
1,781
Playground Glft Ald Rgclalm
5CQ
4,871
21,4LTh)
15111
123,4791
2,281
8 Brnnoc Wo11
Donatlons we recelved Ihiough the deposft ol cash Into the Villagè Hall wèll whlch are unabl8 lo bè 8eparalely cateoorfsed.
The mlorhy of ihls Income wlll relate to parklng and use ol the tennlB Court.
9 Slatt Co•ts
The Hall has no employge$12023 nlll. Wage$ are pald lo self-employed lor bar manaoemenl. oosual kllohen. and ¢osual
bar 8lafl. All olh8r ¥￿Ik is undertaken on an unremunerated volunteer basis.
10 Trt￿l￿ roMw8r￿1on •nd expen￿8
No travel or subs1ster￿9 payTronts havg bggn made to TnJste95. Trustee5 arg rgtrnl)ur5ed lor $pg¢Klc purchases on bghaw
ol Ihe Hall uslng personal delyt or Cfedit cards Ilhe Hall has neither facility).
11 Rdatsd P¥ty Transaction•
There were ￿ reLatad partytran$action8 in the year12023- nlll
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