2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2022 Period end date

Charity name: Criccieth War Memorial Hall

Charity registration number: 511623

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The provision and maintenance of a Hall to further benefit the residents of Criccieth and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race of political, religious or other opinions by associating together with the said residents and local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation.
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	The Trustees observe the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, and support and help promote all bookings for the hall’s facilities whether from regular or new users. Encourage is also given for the establishment of fresh activities which improve and broaden the community’s leisure and educational choices. The management committee has close ties with local schools. The list of regular social and port community events includes:  Indoor bowling  Pilates classes  Craft fairs  Yoga  “Starlight Players” – an amateur dramatic player group  “Spydrs” – a weekly junior amateur dramatic club Other activities include:  Children’s parties  Wedding parties  Urdd (National Youth Group) Eisteddfod activities

		 Annual Criccieth Arts Festival Concerts  Polling station for local and national elections.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees of Criccieth War Memorial Hall confirm they have reviewed the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and believe the Hall to be aligned with this guidance.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

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	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 Hall was pleased to see a return to semi-regular activities that were missing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and started within the 2021-22 financial year to see a return to normality in terms of activities. The Hall sponsored functions in the year for the purposes of fundraising have again included concerts and opera presentations, as well as live shows. The Hall building is both a war memorial as well as a community centre, unique in that it was instigated personally by David Lloyd George, Prime Minister during the First World War, and it was he who laid the foundation stone in 1922. As a permanent memorial to the town war dead of the two major conflicts of the 20th century, the building holds sentiment to Criccieth families. The Hall celebrates its centenary in 2022 and has seen improved engagement and the attention to the Hall, which the trustees hope will help the Hall gain further momentum as one of the largest venues for audiences in Gwynedd. Being a 100-year-old building work continues to be done regarding renovation, including the roof in 2021, and also further fundraising to improving the lighting system continues. With generous grants and donations, the Trustees hope for this to be completed in 2023.

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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

	Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Though the Memorial Hall continued to face adverse conditions due to the lingering effects of the COVID‐19 Pandemic, the Hall continued to be solvent. The Hall unfortunately ended in a deficit, but with more events on the horizon expectations are that the Hall will see rising demand for use a community building. The Memorial Hall year on year received, as was to be expected, much more income from Hall fees than from the 2020‐21 financial year, going from £2,700 of income in 2020‐21 to £16,300 in 2021‐22 – the Hall continued to still find throughout the financial year though that there was a reduction in activity compared to pre‐COVID levels. Most income in fees comes from ongoing regular events in the hall that bring the community together. The Memorial Hall received £13,000 in grants during the financial year – mainly from Gwynedd Council and Criccieth Town Council. The Memorial Hall and its committee are immensely grateful for the continued support for the Hall through these organisations and look forward to working more closely with them into the future. Donations were down year on year, but the donations in 2020‐21 were extraordinary and reflected the generosity and support in the wider community and beyond for the hall. Donations have returned to a level that is more in line with standard, but nevertheless the Trustees are grateful for all donations and support provided to the Hall. Most of the ongoing costs that are related to larger events were non‐existent in the financial year due to the low activity of one‐ off events. The largest expense continues to be towards repairs and maintenance, of which significant work was done in the financial year on roof repairs, servicing the electrics in the hall and general repairs on infrastructure on a building that is 100 years old. Ongoing grant applications to fund the works continues. The other concern is with regards to utilities – as we all know, the costs of gas and electric have been exponential, and the hall is not protected from these cost increases.

Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Sums of cash belonging to the charity and not needed for immediate working purposes shall be invested in trust for the charity as per the Governing Document and with regards to the application of income.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£29,163
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None.
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charity Commission Scheme
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
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	Elected and Nominated Members

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Criccieth War Memorial Hall
Other name the charity uses	Neuadd Goffa Criccieth Memorial Hall
Registered charity number	511623
Charity’s principal address	Neuadd Goffa Criccieth Memorial Hall High Street Criccieth Gwynedd LL52 0HB

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 (ifany)
	Robert Owen	President		Committee
	Nicholas Keane	Chair		Committee
	EmilyRees	Treasurer	15/11/2021 – 31/03/22	Committee
	Julie Fisher	Trustee		Committee
	Daniel Evans	Trustee		Committee
	Ben Rosen	Vice Chair	Became Vice Chair 07/06/21	Committee
	David Hedger	Trustee		Royal British Legion Representative
	Robert Cadwalader	Trustee		Criccieth Council Representative
	Eric Maggs	Trustee		Starlight Players Representative
	Gwynfor Williams	Trustee	01/04/21 – 01/11/21	Committee
	Peter Harlech Jones	Trustee	01/04/21 – 07/06/21	Committee
	Colin Higgs	Trustee	01/04/21 – 31/08/21	Committee
	Sue Williams			Committee
	Gaynor Owen	Trustee	10/01/21 – 31/03/22	Committee
	Catrin Jones	Trustee	01/04/21 – 04/10/21	Criccieth Council Representative

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

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	None.
	None.
	None.

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

None.

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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		Ben Rosen (Sep 21, 2022 22:29 GMT+1)
	Emily Catherine Rees	Ben Rosen
	Treasurer	Chairman
	20/09/2022
	20/09/2022

TAR-Criccieth Memorial Hall - 2021-22

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NEUADD GOFFA CMccigTh mEMoR￿L HALL Inconv4 & Expendlwre Statement for Year Ended 31° March 2022 2022 2021 op•￿￿9 8•nk B•l•n¢ 51W6 47.172 Hall Fee5 Bar IT￿rne CoufttylCdccl•th Courfll Grnnts Fund RalslnyJDcwtbDs Bank Interest 16317 2.655 142 1¢225 22,293 56 Total In¢om• 45 73846 Fundr•IsIn￿EnttthinMèTht Costs Door Securty & Sta8eTeth Gen•ral Malntenonce & R•p•ks C4rtl4kers Insurancesluceftses Electrlcrty Ga5 Watercharges T•l•phone/W PRSIPPL IP•rfi)milneArtsl c￿anIng Materkls Prlntln& Postage & Statk)r A¢fv¢rtl$lnB costs Glfts & DoTr•tlons Sundry Exptn5eslMllea8e Equlpment Purchases E¥ent Floats la53 47.266 4258 3,971 2,019 3.414 2356 54,715 2,210 3N52 3312 IA18 832 473 125 55 70 61 1.357 56 Tolal ExpOnd￿rn 67.719 69.283 Exc•ss Inc¢yn•l(Exp•rnlknv•l 41172 CIo8lng B•nk 8•lAn 29.113 .335 24.IV13 LMM CunBntAJc J.150 29,163 8J 51,335

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Inde dent Examiner's Re rt on eAec on the a¢c(xllts for year enthg 31$1 March 2022 s¢ out Pages 2 & 3 8e¢ta)ll 144 of the Charl￿SA& 2011 and that ￿ iDdynde It 18 my tr. Cirnwim (uth ￿￿100 145 (5Xb) of th¢ Ch•rÉtses Ind Basts of1od¢pendent examiner's ststemffit a¢WlUty8 ke0 by the chvity and a of the accounts ovth All the evide￿ would be require4J irt •n audi( conwu¢ntly to k ITr &x(fdan￿W1th Je¢tion 130 ofthe Charities A¢¢ and npty with the requirnnonts of the Charities Act L ty whith in My cgin1￿ auffiticffl should bu drnwn in OTderto awble a Nam Jon*honA Bary Addn 6 Sale¥n cri￿1￿14 Gwyn￿1 LL52 OAD

Inde ndent ELqminer's Re rt on the Accounts Report to the Trustees and Membets of Criccieth Memorial Hall Chari on the accounts for vear ending 31. March 2022 set out on Pages 2 & 3 No: 511623 RespectAve responsibilities The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. of Trustees and Examiner The charity5 tn￿teeS consider that an audit is not Yequired for this year undLY section 144 of th¢ Charlties Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility. to: examine the a￿O￿Al$ under section 145 of the charities act. to follow the priwlures laid down in the general directions given by th¢ Charity Commissi<Jn (und¢r section 145 (ixb) of the Charities Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of independent examiner s statement My examination was urried out in ac￿rdanCe with genetxl Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accoullting records kept bv the charity and a cotnpariS￿ of the 8ccounts presented with those recotds. It also includes consideration of aDy Unusual items or disclosures in the ae¢ounts, and seeking explanations from the trnstees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertkken do not provide all the eviderLce that would b¢ required in an audil and consequ¢ntly DO opinion is given &5 to wbether the &ccounts present a *rue and fair view- and the TepM)rt is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent exawin¢r's statemettt In wnnection with my examination. no matter h&$ come to my attention . which give5 me re&sonable cause to believe that in. any material respeoL the requirements: to keep accounting records in a￿Ordance with s￿tIOn 130 of the Charities Aet" and to prepare accounts Thhich ￿COrd with the accounting records and COTnply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have Dot been met: or b) 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drdwn in order to ¢nable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r¢a¢hed. Signed: Date: Name: Jonathan A Beny Relevant professional qualification or body (Relired) fomer Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certifked Accountants Addre55 6 Salem Terrace. Criccieth, Gwynedd LL52 OAD Page 1