Registered Charity No: 305326
STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
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chartered Certified Accounlonts

STONE CROSS ME
ORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2D24
ONTEiirs
Charfty Information
Report dthe Tntstse8'
statement of A88ets and Uabllllles
Note8 to the FlnaKIBI Slatements

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR TH
NDED 31 DECE
BER 20
HARITY INFO
ATIO
Stone Cross Memorlal Hall
Dittons Road
BN24 SEL
Cha
Ch
truslees
Mrs P Brlllon
Mr G Baker
Mr8 S Bed(
Mr J Bkker
HSBC
94 Tennlnug Rofjd
East Sussex
8N213ND
C818dlne Umlted
Chartored Certlw Accountants
Chanty H￿8•
22 upI￿rton Road
Ea81bourne
East Su88ex
BN2118F

sroNE CROSS
EMORIAL HALL
FOR THE
EAR ENDED 31 DEC
BER
Th8 Tntsleas present thatr Annu81 Report and Ihe FInanc￿l s￿rnents of the Charity for ended 31
Dec4mb8r 2024.
The charity was formed by Its govemlng documerf on 11 Oclober 1983 amerKled by re8dullon dated 10
October 2016. and registered as a charitable trust on 22 October 1963.
2 Obiectsvm and activities
The obje(* of the charity is the provlsion and malntenance of a vlllage hall for th8 ￿ of the Inhabh8nts of
Westham. Hankham, and the surrounding nelghbwrhood, willHXrt dlsllnclton of seL w9lig￿U8. or
other opinlons.
The hall ts provided partlcthrty for meelings. leclures, dasses. and other fomis of recre8kn and lelsurn
time occJJpgdon. wilh the obiectsv8 of Nnprovlng the LIN￿lIaOn5 of Ilfe for those Inhabliants.
The ¢h* conlinues to have due wegard for the Charfty Comml¥8lon's guidance (m publlc benefit,
ensurlng:
1. AJI comrnunlty events are opon to the general pjbllc where reasonaNy poB81ble.
l Htre and u8e CA the hall allgn wllh the charW8 obJecUve8.
3. Hirn ch8rg88 balanca alr￿de￿lIty for u8•r8 wllh the need to suglaln opernfjon&
4. FacifjU88 remaln actx8ibl8 to 811 membw8 of the communty. Indudlng tho* *ilh dl8th1ittes.
The chwity is managed by a cornmlttee of up to ffifteen tru8le8s who are r88pon8ible for the strategic
direcllon. governance, and oversw of the charws operation&
4 Th• TnMtee8
The chaiity is managed ty a ￿MMIttee of up to fiftw) Intstees consisting OP. up to elght truslees elecied
al the Amlual General Meetlng, up kn fve truslees aP￿)Inthd by tha maNI u8er*roup8, and up to tsyo c
opled InK8tee8 88 needed durfng the yaar.
The Irustees that soNed dwlng the year wern:
Mrs P Brdton
Mr G Bak•r
Mrs S Beck
Mr J Blaker
5 Revl8w of actmtles
Durlng 2024. sI￿e Cross Memorfal Hal conllnued to seNe as an essen￿ facllny for the local
communty. providing a wel(x)mlng and affordallle venue for soclal. educalional. and rernlfjonal events.
Ih tsustees rwnalned committed lo niaIn￿g the hall as a safe. accessible. and wSbrant communlty
space.
Key ￿l￿beS 8nd deveknpments in the Induded:
- Major refurblshmeni projects: The hall undeTh4Wt slgnifKant maintenance. indudlry a replacemenl of
the main hall Iloor and kns*tion of new fire door5. SUPPOrted by grants from the NalloMI Lottery and Ihe
Chalk Cllff TnK5L

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20
Trustoes. Re
. Increased use: HlrB Income rose to £•233 12m-" E24.390), reflectiry strong post.
parthmic re￿Very and consistent engagement by I￿al gKOUPS such as Bro*nles. I?￿atre clubs. and
. Operattonal Improvernents: Trustees cononued revfewrfng management and polty documents to ensure
compliance hea#h. Safety, and safeguardlng leglslallon.
. Suslainabw measures: Energy use and suppller c¥Jnlrnts we remrnl. reBulllng In feduc8d gas and
electriuty (Thts rnmpared to 2023.
- Volunteer engagem•nl: Tru8te88 and lo￿1 Vo￿nteerS contributed many IM>ur5 to maktsnance, deanlng
OV8rsighL and fundralslng athldes. relnfordng the hall's communtrrun ethos.
Desplie infiatsonary pressures and hFgher malntenance expendlbjre. the charlty malrrtalned a healthy level
of servlce dellvery and c(XTtmunity benefft throughout the year.
6 Publlc benofft
The Truslees cxythrrn that ttw hav6 C4xnplled wlth the duty Set oui In sectson 17<5) of the Char* Acl
2011 to have duo regard to guidanc*158ued bythe Charfty Comml8slon on publlc benefiL
The hall's 8cl1vill￿ dlrecty advan￿ the charfws oblecOve8 by providlng accas81ble laullties and
supporung 8(xl81 (xJlw8m. xllbelng. and Ilfakng leaming for r•8ldents of Westham. Hankham, and
surroundlng area8.
7 R•vl•w of Ilnanclal posltlon
For the financiaj year enthng 31 Decemljer 2024. the chaflly reported lolal Income of £50,431 (2023:
£24.429) and total expendllure of £45,855 (2023: £41.157). resuttlng In a net suwus of £4.576 (2023:
£16,728 defiat).
(nOt8￿Y th8 new Iloor 8nd fire galety upgrades) and u)nsultancy foes for grant appllcations. LttIIKy costs
fell sharply. reflecllng sUCGesSft￿ renegoliation of energy lariffs.
. Reserves and Ilquldlisr.
- Tolal cash reserves increased lo £13,899 (2023: £9.323>. refleGllng careful cash managem￿1 arhd th
recelpt of reslrtw grant In(x)me p￿d1Trg prolect COM￿tron.
- The charws aocumulated funds at yearryend slood at £4,26812023: £8.919).
- The long-temi Acre Loan was fully ropald In 2024. reduclng liabilitses 8nd Improvlng finanGial resiftence.
. The ctorlty had to use money from the reseTves fund in year to help complate the Iloor
refurbtshmenL so the re6erves were below our pofw levels and focus is
ncw on bullding thls back lo accepth level&
. Golng CorKem: The Intylees conslder the charity a golng concem. The hall malntalns suffic4ent liquld
assets to meel short4erm c￿rn￿ents and conllnues to attract regular tmkthgs and communlty
support.
T￿￿teeS recognlse the Imwtance of malntalnlng an adequate level ￿ unrestslcW resrns to
safeguard operalt(ms agalnst unforeseen costs and ￿11 CA￿tinUe to review Income generalton
oppothnities and c￿t efficiencie8.
8 Rlsk managwnent
The Intstees regulaty revlv•V risks relating to health arKI safety. financlal management, and compll
- Regular maintenance and safety insp8clions of the premls8S.
- Fmancial oversight thrwh monthty reporfing and dual-author18ed payments.

MEMORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIABER 2024
'Re
con
9 Reserves
The charity holds three deslgrthd b￿kIng aco)unt&"
a) an opwatiorHI account. fordaTrt041ay incom8 and 8xpendI￿re.
b) a fundraising 8(xoimt- for imwovements and major maintenance pmjac
c) a ie8eryes a(xx)unl- for emerger￿leS or signficanl unfor8een costs.
Target balancxs:
- o￿ati￿￿: mlnlmum of 3 months. expendllure, maxlmum of 6 month8.
. Fundrdising: vaTiable. aligned to planned ca￿tal woiects.
- Reserv85: mlnlmum of £10.000 10 ensurn op&alonal canllnulty in c880 of major 18Bu•8 or 1088 of
l The mlnlmum and maxlmurn I￿lance In each account shall be as fdknvs:
a) for the 0￿￿ttOnal accoun( a mlnlmum of Ihree montK8 and a maxlrnum of slx monlh's exP￿dibj
b) for thè fundral8lng a¢count, no rnknknum and a maxlmum of Ihe Gapltal m8intenBnc• and Improvement
C05ts Idanllfied In tho buslrws plan,
c) for the ieswv88 account, a mlnlmum affl(￿nt of £10,000.
Z-J
Sue Beck
TNstee
Date:
94-10. 902

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Pa
nden* Exam
nerfs Re
rtto tho Trnstaas of Stone Cross Memorial Hall
I re[￿ lo the Gharity Iwstees on my examinalion of the accounts of Stone Crn&8 Memorlal Hall for the year
ended 31 December 2024, whith are set out (bn pages 5 to 7.
Ra8p(mslbllitiM and ba818 of rnport
As trustees of the Charity you are res(*)nslble for the prnparallon of the aC￿unts In acwrdance with
the rnqulrements of the Charfltes Act 2011 Cthe Acr).
I rep)rt In respect of my examinallon of the Chatys a0￿Unts c8thed out urKIw Section 145 of the 2011
Act and in cal￿ng out my examinathn I have followed all Ihe applicable Dtrectlons gfven by the ChaTity
Comml88ion urKler seclion 145(S){b) of the ACL
•xamln•fs Statsmoni
I have completed my examinatlon. I confirni Ih81 no materlal matter8 have come lo my attenkn In
connectlon th the &Yaminalion givlNJ me cause lo believe that kn any materf81 respect
(1) accouthg records not kept In resp&t of the Charty a8 requlr&l by section 130 of the Art or
{2) the a(%ounts do nol ac￿rd th th088 records.
I have concerns and have come 8cross no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnakn lo %thi¢h
att￿lIon shoukl be drawn in th18 report in order to onabl& e propar underBlanthng of the a(xounts 10
J R Caladina FCCA
Caladlne Limlted
Chartered Certiffed Accountants
Chanty House, 22 Uppgrton Road
Easlboume. BN211BF
Date: lo OLknb4J 19a(

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR T
E YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER
ts and Pa
enl A¢count
2023
Recelpts
Hall Hire
Bar* Inter&t
Grants and Donalion8
28,233
24,299
130
21.994
Total r•celpts
50.431
24,429
Hall depo8ib refunds
CArelakerfs vmges
Tax and Nallonol In8wance
ectriaty
8.567
1.765
1.645
4.114
3.910
10.970
Utillty Membershlp Fe•
Janltorfal Expan
Advertlslngl Promottonal
Insurances
Ucenc88
Accountantsnndwdent Examlnattlm Fee
Bookkeeplng
Consultancy F
Booklngs Clerk
Bu3lness Ratas
Was18 Servlc8S
1.678
61
1,151
1,591
1.123
285
510
3,120
510
3,120
135
146
1212
156
1,266
327
F5relSecurltylElectri(*l Safety Costs
332
Prfntlng. P*e and Stalionery
General Repalrs, Renewal and Maintenance
Sundry Expans88
Paypal Fee5
Bank Charges
16.088
18
151
71
120
149
4.412
87
71
120
Purth88e offixed esset
44.670
38,788
Loan RePa￿￿ents
1.185
Total paym•nls
45.855
41,157
Not roc01ptsl (paym•nts)
Cash funds brought forward 1 January 2024
4,576
(16.728)
26.051
9J23
Cash funds caThled fO￿ard 31 Deeomber 2024
13,899

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
EMBE
statem￿ of Assets and Uabllltl8S
2023
Cash at Bank and in tkgnd-
Current Account 1138
Depostt A(xxJunl 3816
Fundrnising Ar￿Unt 8279
PayPal
1.472
4,013
3.174
5.751
780
Debtor8
Trade Debtorn
567
Other debtorn
A8Bets retalned for CharfU88 use
F￿￿reS & Flulngs
Machlnery & Equlpmenl
119
119
ij
Trade Credltor8
Hall fee8 and depo8tt8 recalv•d in advancad
Accnwls
2,052
400
9.198
405
200
Acre Loan
1.177
3.620
12.055
Approved by the Tnjsteas on
Trustee

STONE CROSS MEMORIAL HALL
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
NOTES TO THE FINANC
STATEMENTS
1. Accountln
Pollclos
The financlal ststements have b88n prepared as 8 R￿ipts and Payments account In accordanc
th Secti￿ 133 of the Clwbes Act 2011.
Funds
General funds represent mon168 received that are not subject lo ary restric11￿ ragardlng thelr use
and are available for applh2Uons on the general purposes of the charity.
l Related rtles transactlons
Payments of £1,500 (2023: £1.149) ￿re made of Geoff 88k•r (Trustee) for MaInten￿ work a8
agreed ￿1th the Chaiity Commi8sion.
Acre
mmun
88 In Rural En
land
Acre Loan
1,1TI
1.177
Tho origlnal loan wa8 received In October 2009 at 2.43% Intere8t ￿ the firsi payment belng In
January 2010. An addittonal new loan of £15.000 was received In May of 2016 repayments to
bo paid qu8rterfy over Ihe next 8 wlth the first paymont on the 15 Auwst 2016. The Interest is
attrfbuted at the end ol ts quarter wllh an Interesl rate of 1.81%.
Loan re
ent Issu
The repaswts should have been £57170 pw quarter from 15 AuguBt 2016, howwer Arye took
InL￿e¢l payinents. Afxe were Supposed lo adlusl the 2017 fepawnents but more In[￿aCt
p8￿MeDI5 were taken. Efn)r was (xrncted In May 2018 and rep8Jrynent Increased to £592.30 to
make up for the shorlfall In pa￿nents t8ken for 15 months.