FRANT MEMORIAL HALL
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
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|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Bank|accounts|
|Current|account|3,787|4,830|
|Savings|account|33,990|35,718|
|37,777|40,548|
|Debtors|
|Hall|hire|1,829|976|
|Prepayments|-|240|
|Deposits|held|200|2,029|600|1,816|
|Creditors|
|Income|received|in|advance|(375)|(397)|
|Accruals|:|(321)|
|Total|assets|39,431|41,646|
|Represented By:|
|Funds|
|General Purpose Fund|
|Balance|as|at|1st|January|38,814|37,399|
|Transferto|defibrilator|fund|-|-|
|Surplus/ (deficit)|(2,215)|36,599|1,415|38,814|
|Defibrilator fund|
|Surplus/(deficit)|2,832|2,832|
|Balance at 31|December|39,431|41,646|
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Non-Monetary Assets:
Land and Buildings used by the Charity: Frant Memorial Hall (Freehold title vested in the Trustees of Frant Memorial Hall by deed dated 12th May 1921)
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Nicky Holland (Trustee)
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Sharon Warwick (Chairperson)
Certified to be in accordance wth the books, bank statements, vouchers and information supplied.
Hazel Wells FCA, Partner Balanced Accounting LLP
FRANT MEMORIAL HALL
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
2024
| Hall Income | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hall rental income | 22,295 | 24,136 |
| Other income | 888 | 380 |
| Donations and fundraising | 2,365 | 350 |
| Defibrilator donations | - | 555 |
| Helen Carpenter bequest | - | 10,000 |
| Interest received | 272 | 396 |
| 25,820 | 35,817 | |
| Deposits received | 1,000 | 1,550 |
| Total income | 26,820 | 37,367 |
| Hall Expenditure | ||
| Repairs and maintenance | 5,104 | 13,248 |
| Stripe charges | 164 | 171 |
| Cleaning costs | 4,885 | 4,879 |
| Gas and electricity | 3,780 | 3,683 |
| Water | 742 | 329 |
| Rates | 515 | 215 |
| Insurance | 1,932 | 1,891 |
| Fire protection and risk assessments | 330 | 321 |
| Waste disposal | 1,372 | 1,236 |
| Performing Rights Society | 288 | 271 |
| Broadband | 757 | 728 |
| Website | 3,644 | 3,404 |
| Book-keeping and accountancy | 3,240 | 3,240 |
| Advertising | 422 | 140 |
| Sundry expenses | 460 | 231 |
| Defibrilator costs | - | 131 |
| Donations | - | 60 |
| 27,635 | 34,178 | |
| Deposits returned | 1,400 | 1,350 |
| Total expenditure | 29,035 | 35,528 |
| (Deficit)/Surplus | (2,215) | 1,839 |
| Hall | (2,215) | 1,415 |
| Defibrilator | - | 424 |
| (2,215) | 1,839 |
Frant Memorial Hall Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025
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 governing 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:
Hall rental income has fallen slightly this year, but is still in line with pre Covid-19 levels. The income from regular users is on a par with last year, but the one-off user income is slightly lower due to more children’s parties than adult celebrations and no wedding receptions this year.
Less repair work was carried out during the year than last year. The main expense was £1,986 spent on new fencing. Some further alteration work was carried out to the heating system and a new thermostat was supplied and fitted by Prontaplumb Ltd.
An open gardens event was held in June and this raised £1,806 in donations towards to hall. A further £195 was raised in donations from a music evening and £64 was raised in donations during the pantomime performances.
Financial review:
At the end of the period the charity recorded a deficit of £2,215 and held reserves of £39,431 (2024:£41,646). £2,832 of these reserves are attributed to the defibrillator fund for the ongoing costs and maintenance of the defibrillator (2024:£2,832).
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 bytke charity's trustees:
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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Frant Memorial Hall
| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Frant Memorial Hall for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Responsibilities 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 Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
| 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 | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s.145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
| have completed my examination. | 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:
(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
(2) 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 ofan 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.
Signed: SVaaer We(
Name: Hazel Wells
Relevant professional qualification or body: ICAEW
Date. > 1 +-3¢