Bearsted and Thurnham
Kln8 George V
Memorfal Hall
Report and Flnanclal Statements
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Contents
Contents..............................................................................-..............................................................................
1.0 General Infomiation .
2.OTrustees Report............................................................................................................................................
3.0 Receipts and payments account forthe yearended 31 March 2025................................................... ......
4.0 ststement of A$5ets and Liabilities at 31 March 2025.............................-................................,..................
5.0 Independent Examinerfs Report..............................................................................................................
Registered Charity No 302679

1.0 General Information
Trustees:
June Wllkins Ichairnian)
Sarah Efvy
John Ewdll5
lan Gutterldge
Sandra Knatchbull
Michael Stark
Chris Waters
Bookings Secretary:
Carol Phillips
Treasurer..
Davld Stead
Secretary.,
Trudy BerrSd8e
Bank Details..
National Westminster Bank
Maidstone IA) Branch
3 High street
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 IHJ
Independent Examlner..
Encompass Accountlng
Kentspace Suite 2026
&8 Revenge Road
Chatham
Kent
ME5 8UD
Prfnclpal Office:
l The Orchard
Yeoman Lane
Bearsted
Kent
ME144QL

2.0 Trustees Report
l. The Trustees are pleased to present their report and financial statements of the charlty for the
vear ended 31 March 2025. It is compiled under the temis of the Charities Act 2011 and the
Charities (Accounts and RetM)rtsl Regulations 2(￿.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governlng Document
2. The charity was estèblished under a Trust Deed dated 2 March 1937, which created the Council
of Management and govern5 the way it operntes. The Trust Deed was amended and was
updated in November 2015 and November 2018 to reflect the changes in membership and to
8lve the Tfustees the power to Invest money.
Or8aTrlsaUonal Stnthre
3. The Council of Management currently comprises of seven Trustees, three of whom are co-opted.
At the Annual General Meeting the Trustees elect from their number a Chairman and whe
posslble, a Vice Chairman. They a150 appoint a Bookings Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Secretsry,
each of whom received an honorarium for the exceptlonal work done.
Meetings of the Councll of Mana8ement are planned to take place every three months. One of
these meetin8s include5 the AGM, which is held in July.
ObJecil¥e5 and Actlvltles
5. The purpose of this charity Is to provlde a wel¢omln8 vlllage hall. malntalned, equipped, and
mana8ed to the highest standard for the purpose ofr.
Advancing educotion. religion, heolth, the arts, cutture ond heritage. amateur sport ond
youth ortivitle5. ond to provide a meetinq plocefor l¢KoI societies. groups ond orgonisotions
ond o venuefor troining, recreotion ondportiesfor the benefit of the people of Beor5ted ond
Thurnhom ond neighbouring oreas.
6. Included amon8St the many wide ranging artivities that take place in the hall are: a nursery
school, mothers and toddler< group. church services. youth groups and prayer evenin85, dance
classes, pilates and other keep frt classes. amateur dramatics. thoral singin& Wl meetin8S,
History Society meetings. the U3A Camera Club. Badminton Club. meetings of the Bear5ted
Parlsh Council. childr@n's parties. christenin8 Partles. quiz nights and a number of other
activltie5. The hall has also been used as a polling station and as the 5urBery for our MP when he
or she vlslts Bear5ted.
Achlevement and PerFornianc•
7. It is the opinion of the Trustees that the hall tontinues to meet its long-tem objectives. Further
information is glven in the financial review set out below.

Publlc Benefft Ststement
8. The hall is used by nearly twenty different kKal organisations on a regular basis and by manv
others taklng advantage of onfroff bookings. In a norynal year, unaffected by govemment
restrictions like the pandemic. the level of bts)kings from regular users has meant that the Hall
Is. unfortunately. unable to accommodate all the requests receNed for one-off bookings.
9. The Trustees believe that in exercising their powers and duties they have complied with thelr
obligation to have due ￿E3rd to the guldance on public benefft published by the Commission.
Flnandal Revlew
10. Thls year receipts exceeded payments by £16.230, which was generated by an increase in Gross
Income of 8.3% and a reduction in Gr05s pawnents of 2.4%.
11. Gross Income increased with hirer Income seeing an increase of 5.1% agalnst prlor year. a new
record for Hlrer Income In a financial year. A large increase In interest rates was again seen in
the year. 8enerating alrnost £6k against £3.7k In prior year.
12. Expendlture on repair and Maintenan￿ programmes led io Onc￿ases of £2.7L driven mainly by
a refurbishment of the Whitehead room of £3.1k.
13. Expenditu￿ on utilitles, partlcularly Gas and ElectrTrc a redurtton of £3.3k, wlth thls Includlng
a rebate from prior year of £1.2k. Energy prlces, for both Gas and Elertric, have reduced
slgniflcantly in the year with the ￿dUced pri￿$ locked in for a 3-year fixed temi to beneflt Sn the
coming years. Other costs are generdlty in line with prfor year as prlces settled from the
increases seen prevrousky.
IQ The detalled recelpts and payments account and the statement of assets and Ilabllltles for the
Char￿ are as attached.
Reserv
15. The Trusteel policy is to hold sufficrent monres to meet the Hall operatlng costs for a period of
approximately one year. plus such level of reserves, as they deem necessary, to meet anv
emergencles and major programmes of the Hall. A major refurbishment programme was
undertaken in 2022-23 to improve the basement and remove asbestos and currently an
assessment Is belng evaluated of the roofworks deemed necessary going fonvard.
Trustees at the date of thk re
16. The T￿￿eeS who served durin8 the financial year 2024-25 are set oirt on page two of thls
report.
Trustee< resprMk51bllltles In relation to the finandal statsments
17. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to p￿pare financial
statement for each finanoal year, which give a true and fair view of the charity5 financial

arttvities during the year. and of its financial position at the end of the year. In p￿parIng
financial ststement 8iving a true and fairview, the Trustees should follow best practice and:
Select surtable accounting pratt￿eS and apply them consistentty.
Make judgements that are reasonable and prudent.
stste whether applicable accounting standards and ststements of recommended
prartice have been followed, subject to any departu￿ disclosed and explained in the
financial statements.
Prepare the flnancial Statement on a receipts and payments basis. unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operatlon.
18. The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 accounting records which dlsclose with reasonable
accuracy the financial position for the charity. and whlch wlll enabFe them to ensure that the
financial statements cornp￿ with the Charities Att 1993, the Charities (Accounts and Reports)
Regulations 2CK)8 and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They a￿ also responsible for the
safeguarding of the assets of the charity, along wlth tskin8 reasonable steps for the detection
and prevention of fraud and other irregularitie&
Approved by the Trustees
June Wllklns (Chalrman)
July 2025

3.0 Receipts and Payments account for the year ended 31st
March 2025
31 MARCH 2025
31 MARCH 2024
ECEIPTS
Hiring Charges
Bank Depostt Interest
t>onations/Grant5
Telephone
Key Deposits (net of refunds
Sundry
TOTAL RE￿IpTs
55,831
5.975
53.107
3,732
31X)
613
57.139
Cleanerfs Charge5
Honorarla to Officers
Repalrs maintenance and new
works
Gas
Electrlcity
Water Rates
Insurance
Telephone & WI-FI
Refuse collection
Servicing toilets
Window cleanin8
Cleanin
Materials
Fire equipment and testing
Testlng of heatlnB/electrical
ems
Gardener
Administrative expenses
Advertisin
Subscriptions and donations
Website costs
Professional Fees
PRSIPPL li￿nce fees
Piano tunin8
TOTAL PAYMEKrs
8,170
2.250
11.243
2,297
3.223
1.565
3.020
1.020
1.841
4,279
4,216
4,628
1.065
3.272
949
1.973
3.605
439
1.036
2,255
1,439
787
1,342
416
610
357
416
2(Kl
122
360
1,313
202
360
1,267
45.670
Net of receipts/{Payments}
16230
10333
Cash furnls last yeareThl
1455
Cash funts thls year ernl
161.748
1455

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4.0 Statement of Assets and Liabilitvs as at 31 March 2025
Unrestrlcted Funds
Cash Funds
Current Account
£24.607
Reseple Accounts
£37,141
Total Cash Funds
£161.748
Other Monetary Assets {memo)
Hirers Unpaid Involces
Gas/Electric rebate5 due
£104
£0
Total Assets
£104
Uabllftles Imemo)
Hall Key Deposits
Sundry Credltors
£402
£812
Total Llabilitles
£1.214
Si8ned:
. J. Wllkins {Chairman)
Si8ne
D.R Stead ITreasurer}

5.0 Independent Examinerfs Report
As Attached

CHARITY COMMISSION
| FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Bearsted & Thumham lQng George V Memorial Hajl
On accounts for the year
ended
31" March 2025
Charlty no
(If any)
0302679
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢counts of the above
harity (Ihe Trusf) for tre year ended 3110312023.
As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011
rtreA￿.
Rasponslbllllles and
ba818 of report
I report in resk*rt of my examinats'on of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act arKJ in carrying out my 8xamination, I
have followed all the ap￿ICable Directsons given by the Charrty Commlssion
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
Independent
examlnerfs ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attents'on In connection with the examination which gives me
cause to belleve that in, any material resped..
the accounting records were not kept In accordance wtth sectlon 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts drd not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements
conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Rep￿ts) Regulations 2008 other than any requir8ment
that the accounts gNe a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have o)me across no other matt6rs In connectlon
wrth the examination to which attention should b6 drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r￿h&s.
Slgnod:
2V June 2025
Name:
Lynne Gra
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(Ir any):
A.C.CA. (Profj, U.T.
Address:
Encompass Aco)unliThJ Limi￿, KentsPa￿ Suite 2026,
Reverue Road
Chatham. Kert ME5 8UD

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material ffiatters of concem
(see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and
guidan￿ for examiner5).
Glve here brfef details of
any ttems that the
examiner wlshes to
dlsGlose.