Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields Registered Charity No. 304932
Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025.
Contact Address
Parson's Spinney
Ousden
Newmarket CB8 8TW
Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields
Registered Charity No. 304932
Trustees’ Report
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st August 2025.
Constitution, Structure and Governance
The Charity was established 2nd February 1965 by Charity Commission scheme and subsequent scheme of 10th February 1983. it is operated under a constitution confirmed in March 2019.
The purpose of the charity is to provide buildings, space and facilities to the village of Ousden, The charity is managed by a committee of trustees consisting of 3 minimum of 4 persons. Trustee meetings are held at least 3 times a year and require a quorum of 3 persons to vote. An Annual General meeting is now held in November of each year.
Trustees
The trustees who have held office during the year are:
Christine Ingham (Chair)
Celia Holt
Mary Burr
Emma Hunter
Jessamy Saltmarsh (Treasurer)
Ousden Village Halli and Playing Fields
Registered Charity No 304932 Independent examiner's report
| report to the trustees of Ousden Village Hall and Playing Fields, registered Charity No 304932 on the accounts for the year ended 31% August 2025.
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”). The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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¢ examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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e to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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e to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
| have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination other than disclosure below which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or
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e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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e the accounts did not comply with the applicable 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
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters 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.
Hilary Seaward 9 Sherlock Road Cambridge, CB3 OHR
17 October 2025
| Ousden Village Hall& Playing Fields | Charitynumber304932 | Charitynumber304932 | Charitynumber304932 | Charitynumber304932 | Charitynumber304932 | Charitynumber304932 | |||
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| Financial Statements forthe yearended | 31 August2025 | 2025 | |||||||
| General | New | Build | Protected | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Funds | TOTAL | TOTAL | |||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Income from Charitable activiries | |||||||||
| Lettings | 3,811 | - | 3,811 | 4,575 | |||||
| Activities | 5,603 | 3,926 | 9,529 | 7,883 | |||||
| Other income | 696 | 2,046 | 2,742 | 2,153 | |||||
| Grants and donations | 4,790 | 4,910 | 3,000 | 12,700 | 3,918 | ||||
| TOTALINCOME | 14,900 | 10,882 | 3,000 | 28,782 | 18,529 | ||||
| Charitable expenditure | |||||||||
| Running costs | 5,943 | 5,943 | 7,454 | ||||||
| Legal & professional | 3,506 | 3,506 | 794 | ||||||
| Activity costs | 1,223 | 2,074 | 3,816 | 7,113 | 2,824— | ||||
| TOTALEXPENDITURE | 10,672 | 2,074 | 3,816 | 16,562 | 11,072 | ||||
| Netincome | 4,228 | 8,808 | - | 816 | 12,220 | 7,457 | |||
| Accumulated Funds | |||||||||
| Balance at 1September2024 | 13,275 | 60,251 | 2,484 | 76,010 | 68,553 | ||||
| Tansfer between funds | (12,500) | 12,500 | - | ||||||
| Balance at 31 August 2025 | 5,003 | 81,559 | 1,668 | 88,230 | 76,010 | ||||
| Balancesheet at at 31August2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| £ | £ | ||||||||
| Debtors and prepayments | 1,030 | 750 | |||||||
| Cash at bank | 89,243 | 70,889 | |||||||
| Total Current Assets | 90,273 | 71,639 | |||||||
| Less creditors and accruals | __(2,043) | _ | (1,100) | ||||||
| Total netassets | 88,230 | 70,539 | |||||||
| Accumulated Funds | |||||||||
| General reserves | 5,003 | 13,275 | |||||||
| New Build Fund | 81,559 | 60,251 | |||||||
| Restricted Funds | 1,668 | 2,484 | |||||||
| TotalFunds | 88,230 | 76,010 |
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
Chris Ingham Chairman
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Jessamy Saltmarsh Treasurer