2025-12-31-accounts

Ilsington Village Hall

Trustee Annual Report 2025

Chair: Penelope Biggs Treasurer: Julia Blundell Submission: 15 July 2026

Your charity’s name, registration number, address, trustee names)

Charity Name: Ilsington Village Hall (IVH) Registration Number: 300870

Address: Ilsington, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9RG

Trustee/Committee Names:

• Penelope Biggs, Chairman

• Sarah Jayne Warner, Treasurer

• Rose Underhill, Company Secretary

• Sylvaine Lacrossse – Booking Clerk

• Chris Sheldon, Hall Manager

• Mark Parsons, Hall Site Manager

• James Luxton – IT Manager

• Lisa Tandy – Marketing Manager

• Catriona Pinnington, Committee Member

• Jeremy Sackett – Table Tennis Representative

• Jane Turner – Village Shop Representative

• Merv Wills – Parish Council Representative

• Charlotte Reeve – Parish Council Representative

The Custodian / Trustee is Ilsington Parish Council. The governing document for Ilsington Village Hall is: a Declaration of Trust dated 30[th] June 1961

The charities structure/details of how it is managed, how it recruits trustees

The Charity is run by the Committee represented by the 13 individuals above, 10 are Trustees plus 2 representatives from the Parish Council and 1 representative from the Village Shop.

• Members of Committee are responsible for a range of strategic and tactical activities including managing the finances of the hall, business planning, health and safety, event management, marketing and fundraising.

• Many activities are carried out on a day-to-day basis by individual members of the Committee in order to ensure the efficient, professional running of the hall. Details of the Committee and minutes of Committee meetings, as well as other activities, can be found on the hall’s website and Facebook page.

• The Committee holds regular meetings, every 3-4 months, plus an Annual General Meeting.

• Trustees are recruited from the local community by word of mouth, through community engagement meetings, social media and the Annual General Meeting.

The charities activities and objectives in the year

The purpose of the charity is to work for the public benefit by providing a venue that brings the village / local residents together for events and activities involving people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds - fostering a community spirit by helping everyone stay connected, thereby enhancing the health and wellbeing of the community.

The Charities aim with it’s activities and objectives is to provide a firstclass facility that caters for a wide range of activities including birthday parties; wedding celebrations; school/ craft/ history groups; local and national sports events; yoga/pilates classes; table tennis; educational and training workshops and much more. The objective is to ensure the hall continues to be the centre of village life and run for the public benefit.

The Committee is also responsible for supporting opportunities for the village shop.

The charities achievements/performance, including reporting on its public beneft

The Committee has a diverse range of responsibilities including:

• Running the village hall on a day-to-day basis for the benefit of the public/the local community: during this period the Committee has continued to undertake works to maintain, repair and enhance the building and its grounds

• Ensuring appropriate checks and controls: reviewing health, safety, risk and compliance policies to help protect and support users of the hall and its amenities

• Managing the financial position of the hall: in an ongoing challenging economic climate we continue to drive efficiency, reduce costs and improve overall year-on-year financial results

• Minimising our carbon footprint: reducing our environmental impact by generating and storing our own green energy to benefit the hall and the village shop/community

• Working in alignment with others: collaborating with the Shop and other local partners to promote events that bring value, enjoyment and public benefit to the community

A fnancial review including any debts and details of your reserves policy (if applicable)

Total income over the year: £27680. Total expenditure over the year: £12412

Breakdown of the total Income over the year, £27680:

	Rents	£14190
	Electricity Meters	£348
	Donations, Gifts and Fund Raising	2544
	Shop Invoices	£4285
	FIT Payments	£1196
	Airband Donation	£120
	Deposit Account Interest	£298
	Refunds	£716

 Grants

£3500

 SEG

£483

Breakdown of the total Expenditure over the year, £12412:

	Water	£676
	Cleaning/Gardening	£1572
	Electricity	£3004
	Insurance	£1587
	Licences & Afiliations	£479
	Stationary & Postage	£290
	Repairs and Improvements	£3602
	Defbrillator	£150
	Accountancy	£36
	Event Costs & Marketing	£558
	New Items Purchased	£458

Details of any funds held as a custodian trustee

Reserves held at Lloyds Bank, Totnes as at 31st December 2025: £48973

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustee5 of11sington Village Hall I report on the accounts of Ilsington Village Hal I for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are Sel out in the accompanying receipts and payments account and statement of assets and Responsibilities of the Trustees The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requi rements of the Cha rities Act 2011. Independent Examiner's Statement I have exa m i ned the accounts in accordance with sects'on 145 of the Charities Act 2011. My examina tt.on incl uded a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compa rison of the accounts with those record5. It a150 included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the account5 and seeking explanations from the trustees where nece55ary- My examination was not an audit, a nd therefore I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Conclusion In connectron with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that. in any materia I respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 ofthe Charities Act 2011., or the accounts do not accord with those accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectT'on with the examination to which attentron should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the acc Sign Name of Independent Examiner- ￿.laAd Relevant Professional Qualification lif anyl.. Address.. Date,.