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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/2022   Period start date   To 31/03/2023     Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Irby and Bratoft Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number: 503249** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|**The purpose of the Village Hall is for the**<br>**use by the inhabitants of lrby & Bratoft**<br>**and the neighbourhood for meetings,**<br>**lectures. classes, leisure -time**<br>**occupations, with the object of**<br>**Improving the life of the inhabitants.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|**ln setting out priorities for the year, we**<br>**kept in mind the Charities Commission**<br>**Guidance on public benefit at our trustee**<br>**meetings. The main activities for the year**<br>**included the following:**<br>**~ Organising events over the year to**<br>**bring people together Including:**<br>**Christmas Party, New Years Party**<br>**Harvest Festival and Race Nights as well**<br>**as quarterly fetes. Highlight of the year**<br>**was the Queens Jubilee An event for all**<br>**Irby and Bratoft residence and delivering**<br>**silver commemorative coins to all the**<br>**children. There is also film nights and**<br>**quiz nights as well as Hire of the Hall for**<br>**activities including taekwondo, a craft**<br>**club, men’s wellbeing sessions.**<br>**These Activities help people keep in**<br>**touch throughout the isolated villages**<br>**and homes.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|**We welcome all ages without distinction**<br>**of sex, political or religious or opinions**<br>**or personal circumstances. In**<br>**providing a safe environment a risk**<br>**register is kept; there is a Code of**<br>**Conduct and safety cheeks are**<br>**undertaken as required as well as a**<br>**safeguarding policy being in place.**|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The Hall has been going from strength**<br>**to strength since introducing and**<br>**managing new events bringing more of**<br>**the surrounding communities in touch**<br>**with one another. Opening a Facebook**<br>**Account has also communicated events**<br>**to the wider community and kept people**<br>**in touch.  Price increases throughout**<br>**the year were largely contained keeping**<br>**prices more affordable to people on**<br>**limited incomes.**|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Governance document ls a deed made**<br>**on the 06/04/1974**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g. unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Association**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Elected at AGM**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Irby & Bratoft Village Hall**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|**n/a**|
|Registered charity number|**503249**|
|Charity’s principal address|**Brambleberry Lane**<br>**lrby in the Marsh**<br>**Lincoln shire PE24 5D**|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||CHRISTOPHER<br>SANDERSON|N/A|N/A|N/A|
||BERNARD KENNETH<br>SIMPSON|N/A|N/A|N/A|
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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** 


**Full name(s)** Esther Bridge 

**Position (e.g. Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 28/04/2024 

