RIDGEWELL VILLAGE HALL
Trustees Annual Report the year ended 31" Drfember 2020
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
ovemin
document
Summary of the main
adivities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit. in particular. the
activtties, projects or seprfices
identified in the accounts.
Para 1.17
To provide a Village Hall and Playing Fiekj
for the inhabtlarts of Ridg8well.
Pafa 1.17 and
1.19
During 2020 the village hall has teen Glosed
for a major re-development and has only
been used during January. This work, which
was scheduled to have tEen completed in
Autumn 2020. has been delayed on account
of Covid 19. but the hall should be available
again early in 2021 for the public benefit and
regular use by various communty groups
when perinitted. The playing field has
remained open when pemttted and indudes
a variety of play equipment for children and
a good stze field used by the communty
rou
and children alike.
Ridgewell Par¢sh Council, as sole trustee.
has given due regard to the Charity
Commission's guidan￿ on public benefft
and the hall is tun in accordan￿ with the
gurdance.
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan(
issued by the Charty
Commission on public
benefft
Para 1.18
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choose to include further statemerrts where relevant at)outr.
P*a 1.38
Policy on grant making
P¥a 1.38
Policy on social investment
including prograTn related
investment
Contribution made by
volunteers
The extension and renovation project has
been managed by a volunteer Project
Director, vtho has also carried out
landscaping, extemal signage y￿rk.
Volunteers will continue to make a significant
contrtbLrtion to the running of the hall and its
activities when it reo
ns.
Parn 1.38
Other

Achievements and Perfomiance
V¥hen the hall reopens it Wtll be used
regularly by a number of community groups
induding dan￿ and fftness dasses,
Women's Institute, Garden Society and
others. The addth.on of a second room will
enable greater use of the hall. which will
increase beneffts and the range of activities
available for the community.
Summary of the main
achTrevements of the charity.
identfying the differen￿ th6
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiartes and any Wmler
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
The hall ￿11 again provide the venue for the
village fete and other communal village
events. It vitll also be used as a polling
station. Regular meetings of The Parish
Council V￿11 be held in the hall as w￿11 as
private and children's parties.
All of the events held before the dosure
have helped to brrng the communty together
and reduced social isolation. Ihhen
pemiitted the playing field has contin￿1 to
see a significant increase in children's
activty contrrlxrting to overall SFth and
exer¢ise.
As stated above the re-development and
extension of the hall will be completed early
next year and. rf Covid 19 restrictions allow,
this will lead to increased use of the facilities.
This wll benefft the whole communty which
is also expanding with a number of
addttional homes under constnjction.
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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Having reached the target required to start
the re-develokYnent of the hall there has
been Itttle or no fundraising during the
period; but some signrficant contributions
have been made by small business and
individuals during the period. A small lottery
fund continues to support the project.
Performance of fundraising
actFwti6s against objectives
set
P8ra 1.41
Charity does not hokl any investrnents.
Para 1.41

Investment perfomance
against obj'ectives
Other
Financial Review
Revrew of the chaiity's
financial position at the end
of the period
P•1.21
This has been an exceptional year for the
Village Hall for two reasons.. the Hall
Improvement Project (HIP) began in
February wrth a projected six month building
program duriThJ which the Hall would be
shut: and the Coronavirus pandemiG which
has caused signfficant delays to the HIP.
The charity holds two accounts with Lloyds
Bank The main account holds the funds
necessary to run and maintain the village
hall. At the end of the year this account held
£11.420 which represents the general
reserve tAus a managed fund of £290. Th8
second account holds restncted funds that
are for the purpose of the Hall Improvement
Project {HIP). At the end of the year this
account had a balance of £81,534 sufficient
for com
letion of the
ro
Adequate reserves are to be held (a) for
future repair and replacement requirements
and (b) unforeseen contingencies. The
former accfue through depreciation
provisions and the latter have proved
essential in the cu￿ent
ndemic.
Funds held in the main account are sufficient
to cover approximately one year operab'ng
costs as well as a FKJrtion earmarked for
repair and replacement of tangible assets as
and when necessa .
nla
.Statemerrt explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held
P*a122
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Detsils of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concem
Para 722
Para 1.24
rva
Para 123
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The charity's principal
Apart from a brief peri(yJ at the beginning of
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising)
the year there has been no trading income
and little scope for fund raising as the Hall
has been Glosed for redevelopment. The
situation was further exacerbated by the
coronavinjs pandemic which has delayed
com letion of the HIP and lirnited
Para 1.47

opportunities for furKI raising. The principal
source of income for the year has been from
grants. The Village Hall Management
Committee was able to call down £380,000
of a £400,000 Big Lottery Grant grven to
redevelop the Hall. The balance will be paid
on practical completion of the project which
has been delayed into 2021. A further grant
of £75,000 was r￿1Ved from Athon with
Communities in Rural England {ACRE).
There were several smaller grants and
numerous donations all hypothecated to the
Hall Im
rovement Pro
ect.
Opportunities to invest surplus funds not
required for the nomial operation of the
charity will b8 sought in accordance wilh the
Trust Deed where practicable.
Investment policy and
objectives in¢luding any
social investment poli
adopted
P4r• 1.48
AS previously mentioned th8 HIP end date
has been delayed due to the coronavirus
pandemic. The chanty's primary purpose 18
to provide a village hall for communty
benefft and this too has been affected by the
pandemic. The Retsil Hos￿ta1ty and
Leisure Grant r￿e1Ved from 8raintre8
Distiict Counal in June has covered general
operating costs. At this stage it is undear
when and how government restrictions on
SOC4al gatherings will be eased. It is likely
that some restrtctions will be in pla￿ for
srgnificant part of 2021 and hence continue
to have a detrimental impact on the charity's
ability to fund raise and to provide an
effectNely used ¢ommurMty resource.
Further government support in the form of
Additional Restrictions Grants may be
available in 2021 to compensate for loss of
charitable trading income until the hall is
able to re-open. The expectation is that
when restrictions are eased, the refurbished
and extended Village Hall be a
signthcant asset for the village and as such,
will be a viable and valuable resource for the
villa
A description of the pTinLipal
risks facing the charity
P•rn 1.46
Other
Ridgewell Village Hall held £92,955 in two
bank accourts at the end of 2020, an
increase of £42,000 compared with the
beginning of the year .
P4ra 1.48
Of this £81,534 was restricted to use on Hall
Improvement and hence not available for
general purposes.
The whole of the £81,534 has been
¢ommitted for completion of the HIP. It is
likel that £68.534 will be s
nt on the

project in the first six mc¥rths of 2021. The
balance of £13,000 will be held for 12
months from complètion to cover snagging.
There are free reserves of £11,256 which
represents approximately one year of
operating cost and an alk)wance for the
maintenance intact of tho fixed assèts which
is consistent with the Sole Trustee's
reserves policy.
structure, Governance and Management
D&s¢ription of tharity's
trusts..
Type of govemiTrJ document
'arteri
Pwa 1.25
Trust De8d (as amerKled 14 July 2015)
How is the charty
constituted?
-iiroorated
Par• 1.25
Tru$L Unincorporated
Trustee fAection methods
including details of any
constitLrtional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoirrt one or more
trustees
Pw•125
Ridgewell Parish Council.
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choose to include furtPKY statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the indudion and
training of trustees
9￿1.57
The Sole Trustee has delegated the day to
day running of It￿ Ifillage Hall to the Village
Hall Management Commrttee (VHMC)
consisting of a minimum of five elected
members including at least one Parish
Councillor. The Parish Council employs a
Treasurer as the financial controlFer for the
VHMC. The hall is manajed in accordance
wilh the Trust Deed, re￿vant legislation and
the necessary insurance., inspectsons and
li￿n￿$ are in lace.
The chanty's organisational
structure and any wider
neknvork with which the
charity works
P*rn 1.s1
Relationship with any related
parties
Paa 1.51

(Xher
Reference and Administrative detsils
Chari
name
Other name the chari
US8S
Re
iSte￿d charit
number
Charity's principal address
Rid
ell Villa Hall
301384
Postal Address.. Glo Portland Lodge. Chapel Road,
RidgvHdl, C09 4RZ
PhysirAI Address.. RWII Coron8tion Village Hall, Drury
Lane, Rid
ewell Halstead Essex C094SL
Nam￿ of th• ¢harSty tru8t•6• who manage ¢h•rlty
TnMt•• n•m•
Offlc•111 •ny)
N•mg of p•rnon lor body) •ntltl•d
Int tru•tsg
Ifan
Ridgewell Parish
Council
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

orate trustees - names of the direct￿$ at the date the re
Directar name
rtwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding tiue to property bélonging to the charity
Tru8ts• name
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of othern
Description of the assets
nla
held in this capaoty
Name and objects of the
harity on whose behalf the
assets arg held and how this
falls within the cu8todian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets

Addttional infommtion (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiallon)
Type of
Namo
Address
adviser
Namo of chlof executfve or names of senlor staff mombern (Opuonal Infommtlon)
Exemptions from disc108ure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
rsonnel details
Ridgewell Parish Counol acting as a whole is Sole Trustee not individual councillors
Other o
tional inforniation
Declaratlons
Th• tru•toos doclar• that thoy hav• approved th• trust••8' r•port abov•.
Slgnod on bohalf of tho charity's tru•toes
Slgnatsire($}
Full name(s>
Po$ltlon (eg Secrntary,
Chalr. etc)
Nyl Benwell
Chairnian. Parish Council

RIDGEWELLVILLAGE HALL
Reglstered Charlty 301384
Statement of Flnandal Actlvities for the ￿ar ended 31 December 2020
HIPAIC
Ilal•s Unrestr6cted RestFiCted Restricted
INCOME
iettings
Frnm VO￿nt￿V￿r
Fundralsing
natlon5
Grnnts
Inwrance tha￿e-O￿t0 USert￿P5
Fam)ets' markets
GIftAld
mIs￿lIan￿O¥S
Frorn Auots
Interest
TOTALINCOME
£?￿ts)
£74&ts)
f&639.50
£4￿￿{11 £4,341(
£5,￿.55
£5,114.53
£553.642.57 £W.642.57
£￿,￿6.79
£7,561.53
£i&Of4J.IX)
£35.00
£L391.75
£294.71
£43LOO
o,oyAo)
£o(K)
£L￿531
£LCty15.31
£o¢))
£o.Tr)
£43U27
EXPENtMTURE
RefLtnd5
Ch•rfr•bl•Adl¥Stl•J
Grants
Salaries
TTadingArtlvltles
Oeanln8 and VAlntenJrKe
a5S-CUtllnq
Ener&y lolllelettrldtyl
Water
T•lephon• & Broadband
Inspecuons
Waste
u￿nceS
Insurnnc•
Depre¢latlon
Admlnlstratlon of thidwlty
Office Costs
TraInIn￿CoThfe￿rKes
Independent Lxarnlnaiion
sUb￿riptIons
OtherEMponoltyrn
Equipment
Playin8 FIeldT￿e9
Famiers, markets
Fundraisin8
Wl Imprty*m*rtPrnJeLtCoJts
Archltett Fees
Other profÈssioA•I fees
TOTALPAYMEN15
.£357111
357
.£40.rAJ
.£5￿
-EL37&16
.£691.94
.£361.83
-£L187.35
-£269.19
E6L65
E6L63
-£ts5.Q)
-£443.
-£361.22
1626.22
652.93
-Ea2.
-£1,64I67
.q25Z29
-£ts3.
-£￿.98
-£17.LXI
-£197.62
.a925.OJ
-a￿41 .￿9￿42
4,1￿.20
.q727.98
-£11 m.15
£0.
.D.754.75 .E7.FA.75
42411&74 .£4rn
IRANSFERBEIWEEN FUNtkS
-£49).035.
£E8428338 £291￿> E34.84132 £724415.AJ fiii27D.96
£L175.48L84
f291￿] £91.737.88 f
rn8.415.70

RIDGEWELL VILLAGE HALL
Registered Charity 301384
Baance Sheet at 31 December 2020
2019
Land and gulldlngs
Play Equipment
Tanglble FixedA55ets
ELI44￿.36
S.XIL22
£3.fKS.77
.ifA.226.3S
£6￿,8￿¢.64
7,953.51
E676.844.15
OJIIRENT A55Efs
Deposltsarrfl ￿￿kOlI￿￿5
Uoyds CUr￿ntA¢CoUnt
Uoyds HIP Account
L4J185
£￿433.
E50,9KI.81
VAT reo)vernble
Fund Raisin8 Expensès
Lknpald lettln8S
22&
£00)
£125.24
Q95.
50.&)
22&*)
S:CU*RENTUAWUmES
Archltettfee5 due
IrbvolceforEquiprnent
Invol￿ fort￿ildIngwork
Independentexamlnatlon fee
.TJ
£51651.55
-am46
.£&M
NEfcLIAIIENT ASSE15
£ll￿,284.37
fSL5ll.55
UllllfSTrICTEDFUMQS
IYSTrICTEDFUNOS
£L175,482.84
£693.$73.38
£72&415.70

RIDGEWELL VILLAGE HALL
Re8lstered Charity no . 301384
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DE￿MBER 2020
I ACCOUNTING POLiaES
Basls of A(￿untIng
These accounts have been prepared underthe historical cost convention with items ￿cOgniSed at
cost or transaction value unless otherwise sLited In the relevant notels) to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordan￿ with the Ststement of Recommended practi￿..
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their actounts in accordance with the Financial
Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) effertive ljanuary 2019,
and wlth the Charities Act 21ni.
The accounts for the previous accounting perlod were submitted to the charity commlsslon on a
Recelpts and Payments basis and have been restated on an A(fTuals Basis for comparatlve purposes.
The artlvltles of the charity meet the Public Benefit TesL
The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019were prevIou￿V prepared on a Receipts and
Payments basis and hw4e been restated as accruals arxounts to enable comparison.
Land and Bulldlngs
Land and Bulldlngs managed by the tharlty cornprises Rid8ewell Villa8e Halland a lar8e storage shed.
The value at ljanuary 2019 Is based on the insuftn￿ valuation of the bulldlng plusa valuatlon ofthe
land at￿(￿ peracre.
Hay Equlpment
Play equipmentcomprfses Cllmblng Frame. Zipwire, Triple Swin& and Small Pirdte Shlp.
Play Equlpment is depreciated at a rate of l(V• on a strai8ht Ilne ba5iS.
A full year's depredatlon Is charged in the yearof purchase.
Tanglble Flxed Assets
Tangible Flxed Assets comprlse tsbles and chairs, kitchen equipmenL PA system I sound equlpment.
Expendlture on items of over £2(Ki is capitallsed
Fixed Assets are depreciated at a rdte of IIM on a strdight line basls.
A full yearfs depreciation is charged in the year of purchase.
FurKI Accountlng
Funds held by the charfty are elther:
un￿striCted Funds
These are funds whlth can be used in accordance with the charitsble
objects at the discretlon of the tnjstees.
These funds can only be used for partlcular restricted purposes within
the objects of the charlty. Restrittions arise when speafied bythe
donoror when fund5 are raised for particular restricted purp05e5.
Restrltted Fund5
Income
Income and donations are acmunted for as receved by the tharlty. No pÈm￿nentend0wrnents have
been re￿iVed inthe period.
Value Added Tax
Value Added Tax is recoverable by the tharity a5 the sole tN5tee is Rldgewell Parish Coundl
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when a Ilability is incurred.

Notes to the Accounts {C￿tinued1
2 LAND AND BUILDINGS
2020
2019
At ljanuary
Capltalised Expenditure
At 31 December
£￿￿.64 É658,89).64
£486.02&n
£1.144.919.36 £658 ￿.6¢
During the year rebulldlng and refurbishmentworks totalllng £486,028.72 have been capitallsed,
comprlsing Building work £468,955.86. Car Parking and Fenong£15,467.29 and Landscapin8 £Lfffi.57.
The works have been fInan￿d by grant funders.
3 PLAY EQUIPMENT ANO TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
2020
2019
Play
Equipment
Play
Equipment
Flxed
Assets
Flxed Assets
Cost
At ljanuary
Addition5
At 31 December
£22,522.87
£O.LX) Q2,522.87
£0.
£4,Ct6.41
£21522.87 £4,CAh41 £21522.87
£0.
Depredatlon
At ljanuary
Charge for the year
At 31 De￿mber
£4.569.36
£2,252.29
£6.821.65
a317.07
£2,252.29
É4.W.36
£0.
£o.(J)
£4C￿.&1
£4(fJ.64
Net Btx)k Value
At 31 De￿mber
£￿.7￿.22 £3.EQS.
£17,953.51
£0.
4 EMPLOYEES
The avernge monthly numberof employees durirvd the yearwas a5 follows:
2020
2019
Admin staff
No employees re￿Ived emoluments in ex￿5$ of £EQ,OJI

Notes to the Accounts (contlnued)
5 RESTRICTEO FUNDS AND GRANTS
Balano at
Grants
Received
OVOV20
Expenditure
Balance at
3Y12120
HALLIMPROVEMENTS
Numerous small donations
GiftAid
Essex County Council CIF
Essex COMM￿lty Foundation
Ridgewell Garden society
Trdnsfer from General Fund
Big Lottery- Main Grants
Action with Communitie5 in Rural E55ex
Garfield Weston Foundation- Grant
Fowler. Smith &Jones
Tom Amos Charlty- Grant
Foyle Foundation
Essex Asscn of Local Auths
Ridgewell Parish Counol- Grant
ECC- Locality Fund Clalrn
Braintree OC
Bernard Sunley (Grant)
&84Z32 £9,4(YJ.55
£L045.31
£O.IKI £28,251.87
£1,045.31
£M),(XX).
£3.CO).
£3,(n).(
.£W,CAJ).a)
.£3,(m.Q)
£0.￿ £3,(KK).
£w.ry)).o)
£o.co £w,(w.
É379.999.59 .£379,999.59
£o.o)
£75.co).￿ .£7S.L￿.
£0.
E>),(XD.(XJ .£30,CW.CO
£0.
£25.(fX).LK) -£14559.a) £10,440.70
£￿.(￿￿).c
£o.(rJ £￿,L￿.c(1
£7,Cth.CO
£O.(KI £7,CM)).QM)
,C(O.CL)
EO.0) £5,CO).
£5.CKll(M)
£0.￿ £5,￿￿.c
£1.38&98 .£L386.98
£0.
£256.0)
£0.
£￿.0)).￿?
£o.cD £io,c(o.c(J
574.(87.43 -514,201.87
94,737.88
34,842.32
The Trustee agreed In De￿rnber20l9 to transfer £IO.ill)from the General to the Restrlcted Fund
(Hall Improvemmment Project) in sUPPOrt of the prolect. The trdnsferwas made during 2020.
MANAGED FUND
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Independant Examlne¢s Report to the Tntstees of Ridgewell Vlllage Hau (Registered
Charity number 301384)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31$1
December 2020.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsit>le for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Arf).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act. In carrying my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the ACL
Independ•nt examlnarfs statemMt
I have compleied my examination. I confimi that no M￿erIal matters have come to rny attention
in connection with the examination giving me cau8e to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the
Act,. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not ￿rnpty with the applicable requirements ¢onceming the fonn and
content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts arKI 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 atlention should be dtawn in this report in order to enable a proper under8tsnding of
the accounts to be reached.
Jan Stobart, FCCA
RCCE offices. Threshefft>rds Business Parf(. Inworth Road, Feering, Essex C05 9SE
24th February 2021