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Ampleforth Village Hall Trustees, Annual Report 1" April 2024-31" March 2025 Charity contact information Ampleforth Village Hall Charity Number: 504776 Address: Ampleforth Village Hall, West End, Ampleforth, N Yorks Postcode: Y062 4DU Telephone: [phone] Email address: [e-mail] Website: www.ampleforthvillagehall.org Instagram: am leforthvilla ehall

Charity Trustees Charlotte Doucet, Chair Pamela Staton, Secretary Jonathan Staton, Treasurer Eilidh Newton, Events Secretary Ed Carter, Building Management Pat Scott Mary Borrett Jeanette Green John Green Josie Thrower Brona Marken James Trowsdale Gillian Trowsdale Independent Examiner Jarrod Marsden - Financial controller

Objectives and activities Ampleforth Village Hall provides facilities for all inhabitants of Ampleforth and surrounding areas regardless of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race, religion or political affiliation. The aim is lo improve the quality of life of all the village's inhabitants, including the young, the old and people with disabilities Structure, governance and management The charity is operated under the rules of a conveyance of Trust, dated November 1975, which governs re*lection of trustees, govemance of the hall including financial reporting. Trustee recruitment and appointment Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting which is usually held at the end of May or June each year. All existing trustees must resign, and elections carried out to elect or re-elect committee members. The aim is to have members of user groups on the committee as well as a member of the local parish council. Achievements and performance The village hall provides a library and jigsaw lending service to inhabitants Weekly coffee mornings where people can socialise. A chair exercise class as well as Yoga and Pilates classes now take place. Local gardening club, historical society, the youth church Winter warm spaces providing a bit of warmth and a square meal during winter months once a week. Play group for toddlers (New group for 2025) Craft sessions for senior members of the community. Parish council meetings Polling station. Christening events, wedding receptions. parties, and funeral wakes. Courses i.e. first aid, mindfulness Hall hire alone does not supply sufficient funds and special fund-raising events such as concerts, fairs and pantomimes which benefit the local community and raise revenue. These have enjoyed great success.

Funding strategy Events will continue to supplement hall revenue, and any hall improvements will be funded by grants and money provided by events Financial posltion as of 31 March 2025 The accounts show a paper loss of £20.306 for the year 2024-2025. This was expected as grants received during the 2023-2024 financial year were retained and spent in the 2024-5 financial year. These improvements included new toilets, repairs to the roof, roof insulation and new guttering. Exduding these improvement costs, the hall made a small surplus of about £1,500. A grant of £19,997 towards a replacement, greener heating system was returned in full to North Yorkshire Council as the Trustees decided the proposed heating system did not fully cover the hall's requirements. Future plans Existing hall uses will be maintained to benefit the community. Efforts will be made to grow the facilities the hall provides to gain additional user groups. The Village Hall will work alongside the Ampleforth and district gardening dub to put on a village show in September The hall requires new seating as existing seating is coming to the end of its useful life. This was planned last year but delayed due to other activities. The building will require internal redecorating in the next two years. New heating is required in the toilets Statement of the charity's policy on reserves Current reserves stand at £23,121. The Trustees aim to retain a minimum financial reserve of £15,000 to cover any unforeseen costs. £5000 will continue to be set aside towards new seating for the hall. £1000 will be put in reserve for new heating in the bathroom. A further £2500 will be set aside for decorating and repair of damage to the hall floor resulting from a leak

Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.. Charlotte Doucet Jonathan Staton Chair Treas rer Dated Dated z6_,6_ 2f 2L/G/2ts-

Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Ampleforth Village Hall for the year ending 31°, March 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the of Ampleforth Village Hall for the year ending 31" March 2025. Under the charities Act the Trustees are responsible for preparing accounts in accordance wilh Charities Act 2011.1 report in respect of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 act Independent Examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that: 1. Proper accounting records were not made in accordance with the act 2. Accounts and accounting records didn't comply with the accounting requirements of the act I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn. Jarrod Marsden Date

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