TRUSITEES. AYNI',AL REPCJRT
Lltiit St¥ktlt)' I'ill•gr 14•ll
l. R¢ferenc¢ and ￿MInIs11?1*We d¢lails
H¢4*1 All th¢>•
-. sIn￿lUTe. Boltrnanct WMI manag¢menl
Thc clwity is an uninco1￿￿ed charithble In￿ 8ovemed bj.
conve)'ance and trusi d¢cd d*cd 18 January. 1960. under M,hich the
land and Villag¢ Hall ai l.oi%' Roa(L Linle Stukeley th'cre vcsted in the
Parish Council of the Siukclc)'s as custodian trusl¢¢, to b¢ h¢ld on the
trll￿S declared inih¢ de￿. The charity is athninisi¢r¢d bv a
Committee of M8na8ernenL whose members are the admini5terin8
trusiees of the charAty.
Under the truA d¢¢¢ the Committee of Management c￿S1$1$ of
elecied mernbers chosen w the Annual G¢n¢ral Meeting {s¢rving unlil
the end of the follo￿.inSA￿M), T¢pr¢sen￿lI'e mL'mbcrs apwini¢d b>,
villag¢ organiJaiions named in th¢ dLcd. and up to four co-opicd
members. No rcpresentaiii'e meml)ers w¢r¢ appoinied b) thc named
organisaiions during* the %'egr. and the Commillce comprised ihe five
elect¢d members lisied above. All inhabiiants of thc arca of benefil
aged eighieen and over are cnliiled io allend and vole at the Annual
General Meetin& whAch the d¢¢d proYAd¢s is lo bc held in Nlarch cach
Ntear or as soon as pr8Ci icabk thcTeafter. An), compe*ni mcmber may
be re<lectd or r¢-appOIn￿

The Iruslw5 mert regulxly through the year 10 manage the affairs of
the th2rity. including the rnaintcnancc and lettin8 of the hall.
fundrnisin8 events. and ￿e[sIghI of thc charity's finanee5. DaY-l￿dAY
t￿kIn￿ ￿)d O￿TationS are mang¥¢d by the Chgir, Sall) Smith. on
behaifcifthe Commiu
The deed requires the Commiitee to keep the buildings in repair
Wbd iJLSured agoinsi firc. I￿rglar)., public liabilitr), and other insurdble
risks. and io preseni the report and a¢¢ounts Of ik Lharily 10 Lach
Annual General ML%lin& The tnLStees have coi)sidered the major
risks io whi¢h th¢ charity is exp05¢d and ar¢ saiisfied thai appropriale
m¢asure& in¢luding in5wan¢¢ and routine safcry maintenane¢. are in
plx¢ ￿ mili84l¢ them.
3. Obiectlves avjd aLliviiics
Under the Iru5t dec￿ th¢ trua Pro￿1V is h¢ld upon trusi for the
pur￿Se$ of a WillGge Hall for the use of the inhabithnts of Littlc
Stukele), and the neight￿TIK￿)d 1thc.arca of benefit"), withoul
distinction of sex or of ￿lItIcal. religious or oih¢r opinion& and in
particulgr for use for mL*iw Ic¢iures and classes and for oiher
fornis ofrccrearion and lei51K¢-lini¢ o¢cupalion. wilh the object of
impro%'in8 the conditions ofiif¢ for th¢ said inhabitants.
The charitv wrsues ihis bv mainiaining and operdiing the
village hall and making it availabl¢ for hire ty local groups,
,businesses and individuals. and b> running s(Kial and fundraising
events for the communil!.. Rcgular users during the >ear included a
weekday day nurscr!, (the hall's largest regular hirer), yoga and karate
class¢% and a line daKin8 gw, alongside prii'aie on¢*oifhirers.
The trumtts confirni thai they ha%'L had rcgard io th¢ Charity
Commission's guldanc¢ on public ben¥fit when planning thc ¢haTity'5
aclivili¢s. Th¢ hall is a%'ailable for hir¢ io all memlk'rs ofi
communil>' at affordablc i+ and events h¢ld at the hall are open 10
the public.
4. Achiev¢ments And performAnce

During the year th¢ hall cmiinued io scTh'¢ as a hub for th¢ k￿1
¢ommunitv. Hi8hli8hts ot'the )ear iKluded:
5. Firwifjl r¢v•ew
The accounts ha%'e becn prepartd on a T¢ceipis and pa>'Men￿ basis
and have t*en indepcDd¢ntl)" ¢xwnin¢d. Toial receipts for th¢ )'e4r
werc £37.216 and lotal pa>'mcnis *'rf¢ £44,479. 8ii'in8 1 d¢ficii for
the vcar of £7.263.
F••l•*t l Aw•1•24
F•* •131 2W
The d¢fi¢it was planijed and ar05e ryincipall>' from the programme of
improvemcnts lo the hall i£l 1.014 including bgr impwTrem¢nts),
,hich th¢ trusic¢s resolved to fibTbd from r¢scr%'es a¢cumui*¢d in
previous years. Excluding this LW4)ff witAI eXp¢nd1W￿ the hairs
ordinarj, acli* ities broadly c•%'u¢d their costs.
Income w&% derived wincipall). from Iw ￿king3 (£20J2?k hire of
the hall (£15.438, of which £1 I.￿CaMe from the nursei%'). aftd
donalions (£1,400). Th¢ main n￿n￿g iwerL bar st(￿k (£11472%
uiilities1£5.421). clcaning {a496landmaiJi*nauce and gardenin8
(£2.435).

Ai JI M•th 2025 1h¢ Ghwiry ￿ld 10*4 Iwab ofu,747. dl Of￿•&
¢f4YJ Wbth%' ntniiiT¥ ¢4* whidk
Foll￿4￿$ the pknrKd t•
ser*t5 Ift LWf¢Dtly Ixlow. ibis It¥rL 1od ityttyl ￿ re*￿Ild thtth the
6. Dcclarntion
This report was approvcd by ￿ trustees # a mcdin8 held on 14 July
2026 and signed on their behalf try:
Sign￿.
Name: Sally Smith
Position: Chair ofTrus*¢s
D&c". 14 Julv 2026

## **Village Hall Accounts** 

## Income & Expenditure Report 

Period: 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31 Prepared by Philip Scott on 25 June 2026 

|**Bank position (statement balances)**|**Bank position (statement balances)**|
|---|---|
|**Account**|**Opening (£)**<br>**Net (£)**<br>**Closing (£)**<br>**Check (£)**|
|Current<br>Savings<br>**All accounts**|5,288.95<br>(2,554.62)<br>2,734.33<br>0.00<br>5,721.85<br>(4,708.75)<br>1,013.10<br>0.00|
||**11,010.80**<br>**(7,263.37)**<br>**3,747.43**|



_Check = opening + net movement - closing; should be 0.00 when statement balances are complete. Uncategorised bank movement in period (no splits): £488.53_ 

|**Income by account**||
|---|---|
|**Account**|**£**|
|Bar Takings<br>Bank Interest<br>**Hire**<br>Regular Hire<br>Nursery<br>One Off Hire<br>**Total Hire**<br>**Total income**|19,833.23<br>56.13<br>2,475.00<br>11,800.00<br>1,362.89<br>**15,637.89**|
||**35,527.25**|



## **Expenditure by account** 

|**Account**|**£**|
|---|---|
|Bar Stock<br>Events Expenses<br>Rates<br>Cleaning<br>Sundries<br>Maintenance/Gardening<br>Licenses (TV/PRS)<br>Insurance<br>Improvements<br>Other<br>Internet<br>**Utilities**<br>Gas<br>Electricity<br>Water<br>**Total Utilities**<br>Bar Improvements<br>**Total expenditure**|14,852.33<br>2,428.35<br>635.54<br>1,820.00<br>1,679.19<br>2,744.98<br>776.23<br>1,106.11<br>12,703.93<br>1,125.79<br>386.57<br>2,235.50<br>2,064.27<br>1,079.44<br>**5,379.21**<br>232.01|
||**45,870.24**|



## **Transfers by account (net)** 

|**Account**|**£**|
|---|---|
|Savings transfer<br>**Total transfers**|0.00|
||**0.00**|



## **Net position** 

Deficit for the period _Income less expenditure; transfers between accounts excluded._ 

**(£10,342.99)** 

_Uncategorised transactions in period: 1 | Generated 25 June 2026, 19:22 UTC_ 

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|**Monthly breakdown (all transactions)**|**Monthly breakdown (all transactions)**|
|---|---|
|**Month**|**Income (£)**<br>**Expenditure (£)**<br>**Net (£)**|
|2024-04<br>2024-05<br>2024-06<br>2024-07<br>2024-08<br>2024-09<br>2024-10<br>2024-11<br>2024-12<br>2025-01<br>2025-02<br>2025-03<br>**Total**|3,209.22<br>3,843.52<br>(634.30)<br>2,956.82<br>7,219.79<br>(4,262.97)<br>2,595.08<br>1,488.27<br>1,106.81<br>9,295.44<br>9,781.24<br>(485.80)<br>5,513.46<br>5,526.13<br>(12.67)<br>3,534.20<br>1,328.18<br>2,206.02<br>3,405.22<br>1,191.66<br>2,213.56<br>3,827.12<br>5,915.68<br>(2,088.56)<br>2,689.69<br>3,023.13<br>(333.44)<br>1,445.23<br>2,088.46<br>(643.23)<br>2,959.52<br>3,088.02<br>(128.50)<br>3,203.53<br>2,695.07<br>508.46|
||**44,634.53**<br>**47,189.15**<br>**(2,554.62)**|



_Uncategorised transactions in period: 1 | Generated 25 June 2026, 19:22 UTC_ 

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Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of Little Stukeley Village Hall
I reportto the charitytrustees on my examination of the accounts of Little Stukeley
Village Hall for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basls of report
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out undersection
145 of the Charities Act 2011 and. in carrying out my examination. I have followed the
applicable Directions given bythe Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of that
Act.
Independent examlner's 8tatoment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that In any
material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section
130 of the Charities Act 2011; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the 8ccounts do not complywith the 8ppllcable requirements concerning the
form and content of accounts Set out in the Charities (Accounts and 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 h8ve no concerns and have come across no olher matters in connection with the
ex8mination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Kayleigh Kelly CGMA
Independent Examiner
11 Garnatte Drive
Alconburyweald
Cambridgeshire
PE28 4GH
D8te: 15.07.26