## **Kirdford Village Hall** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for 2024** ## **1. Charity Information** **Name:** Kirdford Village Hall **Charity Status:** Registered Charity (England & Wales) Number 305388 **Address:** Village Road, Kirdford, West Sussex RH14 0ND **Trustees:** Eddy Phipps (Chair), Peter Thompson (Treasurer), Bernie Copeland, Julia Edwards, Rosie Russell, Molly Harding, Nicki Goddard ## **2. Structure, Governance and Management** Kirdford Village Hall is managed by a committee of trustees who oversee the operation, maintenance, and development of the hall on behalf of the community. Trustees are recruited in accordance with the charity’s governing document and volunteer their time to support the hall’s activities and strategic direction. ## **3. Objectives and Activities** The primary objective of Kirdford Village Hall is to provide a functional, accessible, and wellmaintained community space for the benefit of local residents and organisations. The hall hosts community events, classes, meetings, and private bookings throughout the year. ## **4. Achievements and Performance (Past Year)** During the past year, the trustees have continued to focus on maintaining and improving the hall’s facilities. Key achievements include: - **Re-roofing of the Village Hall** ensuring the long-term structural integrity of the building. - **Installation of solar panels** to improve energy efficiency and reduce operating costs. - **Planning and Research for Improving gthe Heating** throughout the hall to utilise the benefits of the newly installed solar panels. - **Planning permission obtained** for a small extension. Work will begin once sufficient funds and grants have been secured. - **Broadband installation and minor improvements** completed to enhance usability of the hall. The Chair expressed thanks to all trustees for their continued support, with special recognition to Molly, Tich, and Peter. Additional thanks were extended to **Iain Robertson** , who has voluntarily maintained the grass and hedges around the hall. ## **5. Public Benefit Statement** The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. Kirdford Village Hall provides an essential community venue, offering space for social, cultural, and recreational activities that benefit the residents of Kirdford and the surrounding area. ## **6. Financial** The trustees continue to manage the hall’s finances prudently, ensuring that funds are used to maintain and develop the facility in line with community needs. ## **7. Future Plans** The trustees will continue fundraising and applying for grants to enable improved heating throughout the village hall to proceed. Ongoing maintenance and community engagement remain priorities for the coming year. **Signed on behalf of the Trustees:** Eddy Phipps, Chair Date: 28th November 2025 ## **KIRDFORD VILLAGE HALL** Accounts for year ending 31.12.2024 |**INCOME**
**2024**
2023
**Canal Trust**
2,659.14
£
932.00
£
**Electric Meters**
230.50
£
173.50
£
**Hire of Equip**
109.00
£
153.00
£
**Parish Council Grant**
-
1,470.00
£
**Chichester DC Grant**
12,000.00
£
-
£
**CDC Elections (2) (1)**
500.00
£
250.00
£
**Kirdford Players**
964.00
£
692.00
£
**Babies&Toddlers**
256.00
£
480.00
£
**Gourmet Gardeners**
218.50
£
190.00
£
**Willys Pizzas**
450.00
£
400.00
£
**Phoenix ERS / BPM**
188.00
£
96.00
£
**Glee Singers**
-
230.00
£
**Kirdford Chapel**
-
324.00
£
**Yoga**(Sue Hildreth class)
300.00
£
60.00
£
**Fitness**(EmmaHaynes)
252.00
£
168.00
£
**BoxIt**
60.00
£
-
£
**Other Lettings (cash)**
279.00
£
863.00
£
**Other Lettings (BACS)**
599.00
£
**other**=reimbursements
28.46
£
-
£
**Spring Fayre**
-
790.97
£
**Donation - The Stag**
300.00
£
-
£
**Donation - Kird Players**
496.71
£
**Donation**
-
59.00
£
**EDF Energy**refund
304.44
£
**PPL/PRS**refund
25.92
£
**Renegades YC**
252.00
£
**KPC Roof Grants**
88,460.82
£
**Bank Interest**
31.34
£
30.64
£
**108,660.39**
**£**
7,666.55
£
**Operating Profit/Loss**
**Income**
108,660.39
£
7,666.55
£
**Expenditure**
109,644.14
£
9,483.67
£
983.75
-£
1,817.12
-£
Opening Balance
02/01/2024
15,488.30
£
3,727.36
£
Unpresented Cheques from 2023 ()
_184.00_
_-£_
19,031.66
£
Cash in-hand @31/12/2023
159.00
£
Cheques in-hand @31/12/2023 NIL
-
£
Debtors 2023
(4)
284.00
£
19,474.66
£
Profit/Loss
983.75
-£
18,490.91
£
**B A L A N C E**|**EXPENDITURE**
**2024**
2023
**Annual Charges*****
544.63
£
1,126.23
£
**Electric**
2,514.57
£
1,747.14
£
**Gas**
145.00
£
95.98
£
**Cleaner**
1,118.00
£
1,040.00
£
**Floor Polishing**
645.00
£
600.00
£
**Maint/Repairs**
1,557.33
£
2,503.57
£
**Miscellaneous/other**
204.79
£
49.96
£
**Cleaning materials**
106.95
£
249.91
£
**Administration exps**
8.85
£
81.31
£
**Improvements**
101,595.95
£
1,789.72
£
**Spring Fayre**
-
199.85
£
**Insurance**
747.80
£
-
**Broadband*****
305.85
£
**Water *****
149.42
£
**109,644.14**
**£**
9,483.67
£
Notes: ***(1) Water 2023 (£343.08) to be extracted from
Annual Charges, and (2) Broadband = ditto
Closing Balance
31/12/2024
18,239.71
£
33.70
£
Bank Accounts
**18,273.41**
**£**
Unpresented Cheques from 2024
as at 31/12/2024
18,273.41
£
Cash in-hand @31/12/2024
130.50
£
Cheques in-hand @31/12/2024 (0)
-
£
Debtors (2024)
inv-202
75.00
£
inv-207
12.00
£
18,490.91
£
**S H E E T**| |---|---| ## a KIRDFORD VILLAGE HALL KIADE AD Accounts for year ending 31.12.2024 |INCOME||2024||2023|EXPENDITURE||2024||2023| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Canal Trust|£|265914|£|932.00|Annual Charges ***|£|54463|£|1,126.23| |Electric Meters|£|230.50|£|173.50|Electric|£|2,514.57|£|1,747.14| |Hire of Equip|£|109.00|£|153.00|Gas|£|145.00|£|95.98| |Parish Council Grant||-|£|1,470.00|Cleaner|£|1,118.00|£|1,040.00| |ChichesterDC Grant|£|12,000.00|£|-|Floor Polishing|£|645.00|£|600.00| |CDC Elections (2) (1)|£|500.00|£|250.00|Maint/Repairs|£|1,557.33|£|2,503.57| |Kirdford Players|£|964.00|£|692.00|Miscellaneous/other|£|204.79|£|49.96| |Bahies&Toddlers|£|256.00|£|480.00|Cleaning materials|£|106.95|£|249.91| |Gourmet Gardeners|£|218.50|£|190.00|Administrationexps|£|8.85|£|81.31| |Willys Pizzas|£|450.00|£|400.00|Improvements|£ 101,595.95||£|1,789.72| |Phoenix ERS /BPM|£|188.00|£|96.00|Spring Fayre||-|£|199.85| |GJee Singers||-|£|230.00|Insurance|£|747.80||-| |Kirdford Chapel||-|£|324.00|Broadband ***|£|305.85||| |Yoga (Sue Hildreth class)|£|300.00|£|60.00|Water ***|£|149.42||| |Fitness (EmmaHaynes)|£|252.00|£|168.00|||||| |Boxit|£|60.00|£|-||£ 109,644.14||£|9,483.67| |Other Lettings (cash)|£|279.00|£|863.00|||||| |Other Lettings (BACS)|£|599.00|||||||| |other =reimbursements|£|28.46|£|-|||||| |Spring Fayre||-|£|790.97|Notes: ***(1) Water2023|(£343.08) to be extracted|||from| |Donation - The Stag|£|300.00|£|-|Annual Charges, and (2)|Broadband = ditto|||| |Donation - Kird Players|£|496.71|||||||| |Donation||-|£|59.00|||||| |EDF Energy refund|||£|304.44|||||| |PPL/PRS refund|£|25.92|||||||| |Renegades YC|£|252.00|||||||| |KPC RoofGrants|£|88,460.82|||||||| |Bank Interest|£|31.34|£|30.64|||||| ||£|108,660.39|£|7,666.55|||||| |Operating Profit/Loss|||||||||| |Income|£|108,660.39|£|7,666.55|||||| |Expenditure|£|109,644.14|£|9,483.67|||||| ||-£|983.75|-E|1,817.12|||||| |Opening Balance|02/01/2024|£|15,488.30|Closing Balance||31/12/2024|£|18,239.71| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£|3,727.36||||£|33.70| |Unpresented Cheques from 2023 ()||-£|184.00|BankAccounts|||£|18,273.41| |||£|19,031.66|Unpresented Cheques from||2024||| |||||as at 31/12/2024|||£|18,273.41| |Cash in-hand @31/12/2023||£|159.00|Cash in-hand @31/12/2024|||£|130.50| |Cheques in-hand @31/12/2023 NIL||£|-|Cheques in-hand @31/12/2024 (0)|||£|-| |Debtors 2023|(4)|£|284.00|Debtors (2024)|inv-202||£|75.00| ||||||inv-207||£|12.00| |||£|19,474.66|||||| |Profit/Loss||-£|983.75|||||| |||£|18,490.91||||£|18,490.91| | have examined the books and records associated with this account and confirm that this statement fairly presents the financial performance for the year 2024. ## mance Be wetaete RA. ## pares \Ma \ ia S. Bowman