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

**From 1 May 2022        To       30 April 2023** 

**Charity name: Little Yeldham Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number:  301359** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Administration, maintenance and<br>fundraising for the building known as Little<br>Yeldham Village Hall, including hire for<br>events and clubs.|
|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 1.19|Venue for hire.<br>Fund raising events allied to the<br>maintenance and improvement of the<br>village 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|We confirm that the trustees have had<br>regard to the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 


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## **Additional information (optional)** 

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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||





Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|A successful year.  The charity was able to<br>source £19,800 in grants towards the<br>resurfacing of the car park.  Fund raising<br>events raised £2,416 gross and hirings a<br>further £2,534.  Against this £2,022 of the<br>grant money has been spent as an initial<br>payment to the contractor who will resurface<br>the car park.  The cost of fund raising was<br>£1,081<br>The General fund had a surplus of £2,165<br>and the restricted fund £17,777.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**1.** In order to meet our obliga0ons it is<br>necessary to hold reserves to allow<br>for short term fuctua0ons in<br>receipts and payments.<br>**2.** As with any older building there are<br>risks associated with the long term<br>maintenance of the premises which<br>may not be covered by insurance.  In<br>the event of a signifcant<br>deteriora0on in the building,<br>sufcient funds should be held to<br>allow for temporary repairs so as to<br>allow con0nued use of the premises<br>while more permanent solu0ons are<br>sought|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**1.**<br>£2,000<br>**2.**<br>£5,000|
|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|None|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) 



||Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>Para 1.46<br>A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity<br>Para 1.46<br>Other|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|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|Seven trustees elected at the Annual<br>General Meeting plus<br>One trustee each nominated by Little<br>Yeldham, Tilbury juxta Clare and Ovington<br>Parish Council and Little Yeldham Parochial<br>Church Council.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|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||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Little Yeldham Village Hall|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|301359|





||Charity’s principal address<br>Village Hall<br>Church Green<br>Little Yeldham<br>Halstead<br>Essex<br>CO9 4LB|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>|
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|1 <br>2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5 <br>6 <br>7 <br>8 <br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|Peter Gentry|Chair||~~**(if any)**~~<br>Parish Council|
||Elspeth Turk|Secretary|||
||Donald<br>~~Jki~~|Treasurer||Parochial Church<br>~~Cil~~|
||~~enns~~<br> Susan Gale|||~~ounc~~|
||Mary Dorothy<br>Pearce||||
||Katie<br>~~Ch~~||||
||~~apman~~<br> Michael<br>~~Gh~~||||
||~~raam~~<br> Nicholas Foss||To 26 April 2023||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** None 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Dates acted if not for whole year** 

**Trustee name** 



None

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None 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 


## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~ 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **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) Full name(s)** Peter Gentry Elspeth Turk **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 



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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
LIThLE YELDHAM VILLAGE HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
30 APRIL 2023
Charlty no
(if any)
301359
Set out on pages
1and2
I report to Ihe Injslees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity Ilhe Trust.) for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 Ilhe Acf).
I report in respect of my examinatron of the Trusfs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable DirectK)ns grven by the Charty Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
I have compleled my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
ause 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 wtth the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examinatKsn lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding ofthe accounls to be r￿hed.
Independent
examiner's statement
Signed..
Date".
26 June 2023
Name:
Mrs Janet E Stobart
Relevant professional
qualifi¢ationls) or body
lif any):
FCCA
Address:
clo RCCE House, Threshelfords Business Park
Inworth Road, Feering
Essex C05 9SE

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
LIThLE YELDHAM VILLAGE HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
30 APRIL 2023
Charlty no
(if any)
301359
Set out on pages
1and2
I report to Ihe Injslees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity Ilhe Trust.) for the year ended 30 April 2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 Ilhe Acf).
I report in respect of my examinatron of the Trusfs accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable DirectK)ns grven by the Charty Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
I have compleled my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
ause 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 wtth the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examinatKsn lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding ofthe accounls to be r￿hed.
Independent
examiner's statement
Signed..
Date".
26 June 2023
Name:
Mrs Janet E Stobart
Relevant professional
qualifi¢ationls) or body
lif any):
FCCA
Address:
clo RCCE House, Threshelfords Business Park
Inworth Road, Feering
Essex C05 9SE