2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/04/2024 Period start date To Period end date

31/03/2025

Charity name: Lingdale Village Hall

Charity registration number: 510532

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The Charity’s objects (‘the objects’) are to manage the village hall for the use of the inhabitants of the village of Lingdale in the civil Parish of Lockwood in the Borough of Redcar and Cleveland without distinction of political religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures, classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure- time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Hiring of the Village Hall to residents and other persons to meet the objects above.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Lingdale Village Hall accounts were presented and signed at the meeting 14th April 2025. Internal Audit was carried out by the Auditor on the 21st May 2025. The Audited accounts were presented on Monday 9th June 2025.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	No Grants are made by Lingdale Village Hall.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	No Social investment is made by Lingdale Village Hall.

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteers work to open and close the village hall for events and plan annual events. Maintenance and gardening work is undertaken. There are no significant contributions.
Other		None

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The Village Hall has regular users who provide leisure and information services to the residents of Lockwood Parish. The Village Hall runs a warm space that normally runs every week with up to 40 people attending and receiving free breakfast and lunch, with ages ranging from babies to older residents. A range of leisure, craft, exercise and social activities are offered throughout the year.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The Village started the year with £23,429.81. The ‘in year’ income was £44,974.91 and in year expenditure was £37,887.33. At the end of the year the Village Hall had £30,517.39. Grants of £18,967 were received.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Lingdale Village Hall would hold reserves to cover 6 months utilities, insurance, subscriptions and statutory maintenance.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2520
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Hire of the village Hall and fund raising events held at the Village Hall throughout the year are the principal sources of funding. Regular Hires contributed 21.5%, Other Hires and one of events contributed 15.8% and Grants and other donations contributed 62.7%
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Rising utility costs mitigated by reducing costs, e.g removing external vents to reduce heat loss, renegotiation of utility contract.
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Lockwood Parish Council is the sole Trustee of Lingdale Village Hall
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Registered Charity
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Lockwood Parish Council provides the Trustees for the Management Committee consisting of 4 to 7 members.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Lockwood Parish Council has an induction process and handbook of information for new Councillors and they und ertake regular training.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Charity management committee is made up of a Chair, Vice Chair and 4 to 7 Committee members from Lockwood Parish Council. The Clerk to Lockwood Parish Council provides financial administration.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Lingdale Village Hall
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	510532
Charity’s principal address	Lingdale Village Hall Meadowdale Court Lingdale SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA TS12 3HF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Anne Clayton	Chair		Lockwood Parish Council
	Charlotte Leak	Vice Chair		Lockwood Parish Council
	Alan Groves			Lockwood Parish Council
	Tamara Mitchell			Lockwood Parish Council
	Sarah Templeman			Lockwood Parish Council
	Dawn Thompson			Lockwood Parish Council

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Lockwood Parish Council

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Lingdale Village Hall Management Committee

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

Lingdale Village Hall (Charity Number 510532) Accounts for year to 31st March 2025

INCOME

INCOME Amount Balances at 1st April 2024 Current Account £22,952.54 Petty Cash Account £477.27 Cash in Hand £0.00 £23,429.81 Regular Users Bank £137.36 Lockwood Parish Council £3,000.00 Lingdale Community Art £810.00 Saturday Bingo Income £1,241.00 Saturday Bingo Rent £1,708.00 Saturday Bingo Football Card £250.00 Lingdale Exercise £570.00 Mind £180.00 Warm Tuesday Donations £1,765.42 £9,661.78 Seasonal Events Easter £115.30 Summer Holidays £0.00 Halloween £192.25 Christmas £0.00 Football £253.50 £561.05 Other Events Arts & Crafts £28.50 Games Night £61.00 Lingdale Village Hall Events £4,335.16 Sponsored Events 1 £0.00 Sponsored Events 2 £0.00 £4,424.66 Other Users Private Hire £1,567.50 Corporate Hire £572.50 Government/Borough Council Hire £0.00 £2,140.00 Projects Kitchen £0.00 Garden £13,367.00 Orchard £8,921.00 £22,288.00 Other Disposal of Assetts £0.00 Donations £299.42 Grants £5,600.00 £5,899.42 £44,974.91 £44,974.91 £44,974.91 In Year Income £44,974.91 Total Income £68,404.72 TOTAL INCOME I confirm that these accounts represent a true and accurate record. Signed by J Bell Position Parish Clerk, Lockwood Parish Council Date

EXPENDITURE Regular Expenses Gas £1,410.21 Electric £1,366.72 Water £410.61 Bank Charges £104.81 Warm Tuesday Catering £3,496.55 Warm Tuesday Equipment £74.02 6,862.92 Administration Insurance £424.82 Licenses + Membership Fees £12.00 Postage + Stationery £0.00 Other Admin £225.00 £661.82 Events Seasonal Easter £514.92 Summer holidays £0.00 Halloween £195.54 Christmas £653.57 Remembrance Sunday £0.00 1,364.03 Other Events Football £1,054.56 Arts & Crafts £56.15 Village Hall £2,679.80 Games Night £340.96 Garden Grant £2.10 Sponsored Events 2 £0.00 Saturday Bingo £749.64 In Bloom Grants £15.00 £4,898.21 Projects Kitchen £0.00 Garden £13,462.19 Orchard £8,756.27 £22,218.46 Premises Cleaning £53.92 Repairs + Maintenance £1,827.97 1,881.89 £37,887.33 37,887.33 In Year Expenditure 37,887.33 Balances at 31/03/2025 Current Account £29,977.31 Petty Cash Account £460.08 Cheque in hand £80.00 £30,517.39

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Lindale Village Hall Trust

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Lingdale Village Hall Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Name: Gillian Gittins (CPFA retired)

Address: 2 Primrose Close, Guisborough TS14 8ED Date: 29 July 2025