Frant Memorial Hall Trustees, Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 Full name: Frant Memorial Hall Other names by which the charity is known: Frant Hall Registered charity number: 305231 Principal address: The Green, Frant, Tunbridge Wells, TN3 9ED Trustees: Professor Patrick Godfrey Mrs Nicola Holland Governance and management: The charity is operated under the rules of its goveming document being the deed of gift dated 12 May 1921 and is unincorporated. Trustees are re-elected each year. The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty In section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit,. Objectives and activities: The purpose of the charity is for the provision and maintenance of a village hall for use by the community of Frant and surrounding areas. The hall is used for a wide variety of classes and other forms of recreation and leisure time activities, ranging from fitness classes to baby groups and social events such as private parties. Achievements and performance: The bookings have improved again this year and are back to pre Covid-19 levels. Further repair works were carried out this year on the hall. £4,386 was spent on electrical works to the hall including an electrical inspection condition report and replacement and installation of the emergency lights. £6,390 was spent on the installation of a new boiler. £555 was received in donations during the year. towards the ongoing running and maintenance costs of the defibrillator.
Financial review: At the end of the period the charity recorded a surplus of £2,160 and held reserves of £41,967 (2023'.£39,807). £2,832 of the reserves are attributed to the defibrillator fund for the ongoing costs and maintenance of the defibrillator (2023:£2,408). The surplus was largely due to a bequest of £10.000 from a long-standing local resident who asked that the funds be used for the maintenance and upgrade of the hall. Reserves are held by the charity to ensure sufficient funds for the maintenance and upkeep of the hall and in order to make future improvements to the facilities. Signed by the charity's trustees: Signed. Date Mrs N Holland) Date .
FRANT MEMORIAL HALL INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 Hall Income Hall rental income Film Society net income Other income Donations and fundraising Def ibrilator donations Helen Carpenter bequest Interest received 24.136 22,793 380 350 555 481 1,496 5,477 10,0 396 35,817 1,550 265 30,512 640 Deposits received Total income 37,367 31,152 Hall Expenditure Repairs and maintenance Stripe charges Cleaning costs Gas and electricity Water Rates Insurance Fire protection and risk assessments Waste disposal Performing Rights Society Broadband Website Book-keeping and accountancy Sundry expenses Defibrilator costs Donations 13,248 171 4,879 3,683 329 13,446 139 4,708 4,031 1,074 218 1,863 1,757 1,093 396 802 3,404 3,240 175 3,069 60 39,475 215 1,891 321 1,236 271 728 3,404 3,240 371 131 60 34,178 Deposits returned 1,350 290 Total expenditure 35,528 39,765 (Deficit)/Surplus 1,839 {8,613) Hall Defibrilator 1,415 424 1,839 (11,021) 2,408 18,613}
FRANf MEMORIAL HALL STATEMEMf OF Assgrs AND UABILITIE5 Y&4R ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 Bank acUnts Current account Savlngs account 4,830 35,718 9,288 30,322 40,548 39,610 Debtors Hall hlre Prepayments Deposlt5 held 976 240 600 637 1,816 400 L037 Credltors Income received in advance A¢¢rua15 13971 13211 13221 15181 Totsl •55ets 41,646 39,807 RepresentedBy.' Fund$ GenemlPurpose Fund Balance as at 1st january Transfer to defibTllator fund Surplus/ldellcltl 37.399 50,405 11,9851 38,814 111,0211 1.415 37,399 DeJlbrllotorfvnd Surpluslldellcltl 1832 2,408 Balan¢e at 31 Dec•mber 41,646 39,807 Non-monetsry A55et&' Land ond Bulldings used by ihe Charity: Frant Memorlal Hall (Freehold vested In the Trusiees of Frant Memorlal Hall by deed dated 12th May 19211 Nlcky Holland (Trusteel Kl am L4LPL Sharon Warwick Ichalrpefsonl Certified to be In accordance wlh the books, bank statements, ¥ou¢hers and inform3tion supplied. Hazel Wells FCA. P4rtner Balanced Accounting LLP
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Frant Memorial Hall I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Frant Memorial Hall forthe year ended 31 December 2024. Responslbilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the CharitiesArt 2011 {'the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under s.145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s.145(5llb) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement 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 Iklieve that in any material respect: (l) accounting records were not kept in respert of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 12) the accounts do not accord with those records; or (3} the accounts do 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. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connectlon 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. Signed: Name: Hazel Wells Relevant professional qualification or body: ICAEW Date: i, IC>.Soxr