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 ac￿Unts
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:
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