Fairfield Village Hall
Reglsleied Charlly Number.. 607422
(Reglslered a8 F8111181d Church Hall)
TrLlStee8' Annual Report and Accounts
Year ended 31 December 2023

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Relereiice and Admlnlslrallv6 Delalls
Trnisletss, Report
ExainliiErs' Report
Receipls and Payinenl$ AccoLinl
Sialèmenl olA88ets and Llabi1S11è$

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Triislees
MrAlan Mabbell
Mr John Woodhall
Mg Mary Glbbs
Mr Geolf Collerlll
Mr Conrad Palm8r- rèslgned 2410412023
Mrs sue Wilk&s- oppolnled 0710612023
Prlnclpal 8ddre88'.
Slourbrldge Road
Falrfleld
BTomsgrove. B619LZ
Ind8pendenl gxamlner..
Mr Paul TIv8y FCA FCCA
Plnll¢ld8 Llmlled
Meryll House
57 Worcesler Road
Bromsgrovo
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Trii8lee8' Report
The Trustees prosenl Ihelr Ani)ual Reporl togelher wllh the linandal 818leinenls and Indep8ndenl
Examlner's Reporl of the ¢hatlly for Ihe year ended 31 Dècember 2023.
Th8 charlly's prln¢lpal oellvlly Is Ihe provlslon of Vlllage Hall facllllles for the btrnalil ol the enllre
communlly In or around Falrlield. Aolivilbs Include specllic group3 for ihe yoiing and Ihe old, Ihe
Parlsh Church, Womon's Inslilule, and varloiis local evenl8.
structur¢, Govorilaiicè and Man?tJein&iit
Th8 Cliarlly wa5 c¥¢aled by a Triisl Deed daled 30 December 1022.
DelaSls ol Ihe Truslee8 WIIO Served throughout the yeaT excepl as noled are Included In Ihe
Referènce and Admlnlslralive Delalls on page 2.
Oblectlvos aiid Acllvllles
Objècts and Alin8
The prlnolpal objec18 and alms ol the charlly are the operallon of a siicGosslul, Ihrlviiig vlllage hall.
for Ihe piibll¢ beiielil. lor tho resldenls ol Falrlield and surroundlng areas.
Objecllves Hiid Acllvlllès
The Truslges oversee Ihe managemenl aiid aclivilles lield al Ihe vlllage liall and se81( lo enSLire
11)al Ihe vlllage hall provides a real benelll lo 11)è Inhabllanls ol Falrlleld Bnd surroundlng ar6as.
The vlllage hall Is used by a broad Cross 8ecllon ol regldenls Yanglng from Ihe young allending
Pre School lo older resl(lenls allendlng rogular soclal eve1)15 8u¢I) as varlous forms ol dancSng,
mariial arls classes, varlous clvb and sociely evenis and Ihe local Women's In5111iile meellngs. The
hall also provldes clnema facllilles, screenlng a broad range of lilms and Iwe slreains on a regular
basls and live muslc olvaTlous lasles, lo sull Ihe whole Gommlinlly.
Publlo Beii•flt
The Truslees l)ave compll8d willi 11)e dLily Iii secllon 4 01 the Charllies Acl 21)08 to have regard
lo publio benelS1 guldaiice pLibllshe(I by11)e Charlly Coniniisslon In dellnlng the oper8llonal aclivllles
ol Ilie village hall. The aollvllies by the charlly lo achleve publlc benelll are sel oiil above.
Achlovements PerloYinaii¢e
The year has Seen Income malnlalned al pre-pandemlc levels with use ol the Hall acrosg all Income
streams. Expendllure has been Increased lo conllniie wllh a Programm8 ol malnlenan¢e and
IJPgrad8s. Hall Ilnances have been managed lo malnlaln an acceptable poslllon lo lace Ihe
challenges presenled Hnd lo preserve res8Nes lor lulure cor)Ilngency and planned upgrades In 2024.

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Fliiaiiclal Posltloii
The charlly held b8nl( balances 31 December 2023 of £37,365 compared wllh £37,587 In Ihè
prevlous year.
Re8grves Pollcy
The Twslees revlaw Ihe reserve levels of the chaflly annually, Tlils revlew encompasses Ihe
nalure of Income ond expendllure streams, the need lo match Income wllh commllinenls aiid 11)e
nature ol resèrves.
Tlie Truslees have delermlned Ihal the approprlale level ol l(ee Teselves should be approxlinalely,
£15.000. Th15 18 based on sumklenl worklng capllal lo cover delays between spendlng and
re¢alpls and conlingenGy for Linexpecled expendiluro.
Approved by order ol the Tru81ees on 29 May 2024 and slgned on Ils bel)all by..
Mr Geoff Collerlll
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
FAIRFIELD VILLAGE HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
31 DECEMBER 2023
Charity no
(if any)
507422
Set out on pages
6and7
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023.
R8sponsibllities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention
in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
Iq
Name:
PAUL
IVEY
CA FCCA
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
(if any):
INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES
ACCA (THE ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED
ACCOUNTANTS)
Address:
PINFIELDS LTD, MERYLL HOUSE, 57 WORCESTER ROAD,
BROMSGROVE, WORCESTERSHIRE. B617DN.
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Fairfield Village Hall
Statement of Assets and Liabilitles
Year Ending 31st December 2023
2023
2022
Cash in Hand
Community Account- 20363995
High Interest Account- 30247642
Base Rate Reward-40010154
Active Saver 70691550
Business Premium Account 60364010
Community Account- 63862275
Co-operative bank 67273278
24.44
19.44
22,070.35
22,422,67
10,341.77
4,846.50
101.66
10,244.24
4,800.79
100.70
37,384.72
37,587.84
ASSETS
Prepayment5
132.50
132.50
LIABILITIES
Accruals
1,349.64
1,213.70