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

**From 1 April 2023            To 31 March 2024** 

## **Charity name: North Baddesley Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number: 301904/1** 

## **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|The object of the Charity shall be the<br>provision and maintenance of a village<br>hall for the use of the inhabitants of the<br>parish of North Baddesley and the<br>neighbourhood thereof (hereinafter<br>called "the area of beneft'') without<br>distinction of political religious or other<br>opinions.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Meetings, lectures and classes, and for<br>other forms of recreation and leisure-<br>time occupation, with the object of<br>improving the conditions of, life for the<br>said inhabitants.|
|Statement confirming whether<br>the trustees have had regard<br>to the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees act in a way that is<br>consistent with Charity Commission<br>guidance on providing for the public<br>beneft.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|The Village Hall Volunteers to carry<br>out minor maintenance of the hall,<br>along with supervising specialist<br>contractors when required.  The<br>Trustees give time to cover routine<br>tasks such as bookings, fnancial<br>management, and maintenance.<br>In addition, trustees attend monthly<br>meetingswith the groupsthat hirethe|





hall. Village Hall volunteers manned a stand at North Baddesley Village Day. Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|Maintained a Village Hall so that it is<br>available for meetings, lectures and<br>classes, and for other forms of<br>recreation and leisure-time occupation,<br>with the object of improving the<br>conditions of, life for the said<br>inhabitants.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|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 of<br>the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains in a healthy financial<br>position at the year end with reserves roughly<br>equivalent to one year’s revenue expenditure|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Policy is to hold between 50% and 150% of<br>annual revenue expenditure to fund ongoing<br>maintenance projects and unexpected costs|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£38,660 in unrestricted reserves at 31/03/24|
|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: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|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 to<br>appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|Five trustees are elected at the Annual<br>General Meeting. In addition, each<br>group can nominate one committee<br>member, up to a maximum of seven.<br>The fve trustees and up to seven group<br>representatives form the Management<br>Committee of the Village Hall, which<br>has the power to co-opt up to three<br>further trustees. All trustees retire from<br>ofce at the end of the next Annual<br>General Meeting. Retiring trustees may<br>be re-elected or re-appointed.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the charity<br>works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Village Hall|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|North Baddesley Village Hall Committee (Working name)|
|Registered charity number|301904|
|Charity’s principal address|North Baddesley Village Hall<br>Botley Road<br>North Baddesley<br>Southampton<br>SO52 9DT|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Raymond Martin|President|||
||David Leonard<br>Middlewick|Chair|||
||Eric Jones|Treasurer|||
||Alison Paula<br>Middlewick|Bookings Secretary|||
||June Rosemary<br>Williams||||
||Neil William Godfrey||||
||WendyKnight MBE||||
||Anthony John<br>Church||||
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– 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**||
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|June Rosemary Williams|||
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## **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 

## **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** 

|**Signed** **on behalf of the**|**charity’s trustees**||
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|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||David Leonard Middlewick|Eric Jones|
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||Chair|Treasurer|
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North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement
for the year ended
31st MARCH 2024

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Receipts & Payments Account
2024
2023
Receipts
Hall Bookings
32.022.75
31,537.00
Interest Received
Bank A¢count-Instant Access
334.48
101.23
334.48
101.23
Other Income
Re-charge to Red Cross
Donations
391.21
168.41
269.30
559.62
274.30
Totsl Receipts (to next pagel
32,916.85
31,912.53

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Receipts & Payments Account
2024
2023
Receipts
{from previous pagel
32.916.85
31,912.53
Payments
Caretakers, Wages
Booklng Secretsrys, Wages
Treasurer
Water
Insurance
Heat and ￿'Bht
Repairs,Renewals & Maintenance
Sundries inc Lj'cences
Stationery, Internet & Computer Costs
Accountsncy Examination
Cleaners
Refuse Collection
Refunds
2,400.00
1,200.00
61)0.00
493.98
1,559.06
2,590.87
8,275.66
758.33
549.55
175.0)
5.528.12
1,376.84
80.00
2,400.00
1,200.00
600.00
(note 41
1,406.74
3,025.50
8,046.27
673.78
345.93
170.00
5,409.04
1,010.74
450.00
Total payrnents
25,587.41
24,738.00
Surplus for the Year
7,329.44
7,174.53
Monetsry A55ets at l April 2023
31.330.35
24,155.82
Monetary Assets at 31 March 2024
38,659.79
31,330.35

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Statement of Assets and Llabilities
Monetary Assets - at cost
TSB Treasurers Account
TSB Busines5 Instsnt kce55
Cash in Hand
5,360.04
33,251.24
48.51
Totsi Monetsry Assets
38,659.79
Debtors and Prepayments
Owed from Bookings
Owed from rfrcharge
2,538.CN)
320.02
Totsi Debtors and Prepayments
2,858.02
Llabllltles
Accruèls for Utilities and Services
909.76
Totsl Llabllltles
909.76
Non-monetary Assets
Hall, Car Park. Land
220,277.74
The Willage Hall Management Committee have, over the years. paid for improvements in
facilities at the Hall and purchased internal Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment. Apart from
ongoing use in the hall, these ttems do not carry any material financial value.

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes to the Financial Statement
l This Financial Statement has been prepared in accordance with the guidance issued by the
Charity Commissioners to comply with the provisions of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Act).
2 The format of the Financial Statement agreed by the CommFttee is that recommended for
Charities of our size and comprises a Receipts and Payments Account tO8ether with a
Statement of Assets.
3 A complete audlt Is only required for larger Charities and the Committee have agreed to the
provision of an Independent Examination, as specified in the Act, which will provide suitable
assurances on the records and Financial Ststement. The report of the Independent Examiner
forrn5 part of this Fin•ncial 5tstement
4 As a consequence of the closures in 2021 the Hall had a significant credit with the water
company that covered the charges for 2023.

North Baddesley Village Hall
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report to the charrty trustees on my examination of the ac(x>unts of the charity for the y8ar
ended 31" March 2024.
Responsibilities and basi$ of report
As the charity's trustees you ar8 responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Acti.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145
of the Act and in carrying OLrt my 8xamination I have forlov￿d the applicab18 directions given
by the Charrty Commissron under section 145(5){b) ofthe Act.
Indapendont ExamlneVs Ststoment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me Gguse to believe that in any material
respect..
1. AccA)unting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130
ofthe Act,. 01
2. The accourrts do rK)t accord with those records; or
3. The 8c¢ounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom
and wntents of accounts sel OLrt in the Chartties (A¢¢ounts and Reports} Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the aco)unts give a 'lrue 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 matter in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stephen A W511iams FCA
Juty 2024

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement
for the year ended
31st MARCH 2024

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Receipts & Payments Account
2024
2023
Receipts
Hall Bookings
32.022.75
31,537.00
Interest Received
Bank A¢count-Instant Access
334.48
101.23
334.48
101.23
Other Income
Re-charge to Red Cross
Donations
391.21
168.41
269.30
559.62
274.30
Totsl Receipts (to next pagel
32,916.85
31,912.53

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Receipts & Payments Account
2024
2023
Receipts
{from previous pagel
32.916.85
31,912.53
Payments
Caretakers, Wages
Booklng Secretsrys, Wages
Treasurer
Water
Insurance
Heat and ￿'Bht
Repairs,Renewals & Maintenance
Sundries inc Lj'cences
Stationery, Internet & Computer Costs
Accountsncy Examination
Cleaners
Refuse Collection
Refunds
2,400.00
1,200.00
61)0.00
493.98
1,559.06
2,590.87
8,275.66
758.33
549.55
175.0)
5.528.12
1,376.84
80.00
2,400.00
1,200.00
600.00
(note 41
1,406.74
3,025.50
8,046.27
673.78
345.93
170.00
5,409.04
1,010.74
450.00
Total payrnents
25,587.41
24,738.00
Surplus for the Year
7,329.44
7,174.53
Monetsry A55ets at l April 2023
31.330.35
24,155.82
Monetary Assets at 31 March 2024
38,659.79
31,330.35

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Statement of Assets and Llabilities
Monetary Assets - at cost
TSB Treasurers Account
TSB Busines5 Instsnt kce55
Cash in Hand
5,360.04
33,251.24
48.51
Totsi Monetsry Assets
38,659.79
Debtors and Prepayments
Owed from Bookings
Owed from rfrcharge
2,538.CN)
320.02
Totsi Debtors and Prepayments
2,858.02
Llabllltles
Accruèls for Utilities and Services
909.76
Totsl Llabllltles
909.76
Non-monetary Assets
Hall, Car Park. Land
220,277.74
The Willage Hall Management Committee have, over the years. paid for improvements in
facilities at the Hall and purchased internal Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment. Apart from
ongoing use in the hall, these ttems do not carry any material financial value.

North Baddesley Village Hall
Financial Statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes to the Financial Statement
l This Financial Statement has been prepared in accordance with the guidance issued by the
Charity Commissioners to comply with the provisions of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Act).
2 The format of the Financial Statement agreed by the CommFttee is that recommended for
Charities of our size and comprises a Receipts and Payments Account tO8ether with a
Statement of Assets.
3 A complete audlt Is only required for larger Charities and the Committee have agreed to the
provision of an Independent Examination, as specified in the Act, which will provide suitable
assurances on the records and Financial Ststement. The report of the Independent Examiner
forrn5 part of this Fin•ncial 5tstement
4 As a consequence of the closures in 2021 the Hall had a significant credit with the water
company that covered the charges for 2023.

North Baddesley Village Hall
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
I report to the charrty trustees on my examination of the ac(x>unts of the charity for the y8ar
ended 31" March 2024.
Responsibilities and basi$ of report
As the charity's trustees you ar8 responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Acti.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145
of the Act and in carrying OLrt my 8xamination I have forlov￿d the applicab18 directions given
by the Charrty Commissron under section 145(5){b) ofthe Act.
Indapendont ExamlneVs Ststoment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me Gguse to believe that in any material
respect..
1. AccA)unting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130
ofthe Act,. 01
2. The accourrts do rK)t accord with those records; or
3. The 8c¢ounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fom
and wntents of accounts sel OLrt in the Chartties (A¢¢ounts and Reports} Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the aco)unts give a 'lrue 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 matter in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Stephen A W511iams FCA
Juty 2024