## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From January 2024 (Period start date) To May 2025 [Next regular AGM] (Period end date)** ## **Charity name: Fiskerton Village Hall** ## **Charity registration number: 512025** ## **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 management of a**
**village hall for the use of the inhabitants**
**of Fiskerton and the surrounding area**
**without distinction of political, religious**
**or other opinions including use for**
**meetings, lectures and classes and**
**other forms of recreation and leisure-**
**time occupation with the objects 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|**The village hall is rented out for private**
**parties and functions, when requested**
**we also run a bar for these functions.**
**The income generated from this**
**supports us running subsidised or free**
**events for the local community,**
**including Jubilee and Coronation**
**parties, weekly bingo, monthly quizzes**
**and a monthly market.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees regularly discuss providing**
**best value for money to the public and**
**the organisation of future subsidised /**
**free public events.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not offer grants, instead we**
**directly support and assist in organising**
**public events.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**We do not invest.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers do not make monetary**
**contributions. They do contribute time,**
**effort and good will to organise and**
**support our activities.**| |---|---|---| |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|**Through providing a 1st class facility at**
**low affordable rates the charity has**
**been able to support education through**
**classes for home schooled children and**
**the elderly through tailored fitness**
**classes, a book exchange and an**
**outreach post office. We support**
**families through weekly bingo, family**
**orientated UK wide celebrations and a**
**Christmas fair with carols led by the**
**local vicar and a visit from Father**
**Christmas.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Fundraising is difficult in modern times.**
**It takes a very active and proactive**
**committee to continually dedicate their**
**time to planning and organising future**
**events to ensure we can meet our**
**charitable aims.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| Page intentionally left blank ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At the year end Jan 2023 the charities**
**accounts are healthy and in this year we**
**managed to turn a small surplus.**
**Through COVID-19 we received a**
**number of business continuity grants**
**which helped build this strong position,**
**without which though we would have**
**found it difficult to survive.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We don’t have a policy on holding**
**reserves, however we discuss regular**
**some major maintenance projects which**
**will soon need attention, resurfacing the**
**carpark and extending the building to**
**increase its useability to the public. It**
**would be good practice to create**
**reserves to support these projects,**
**however available manpower has**
**hindered progress in this.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Nil**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**See above**| |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|**The greatest challenge we have is**
**recruiting volunteers to organise and**
**support events to generate the level of**
**income needed to support a modern**
**facility, although this isn’t considered a**
**risk to the charity’s future at this time.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Hiring the hall for private functions /**
**parties.**
**Providing a bar facility for these events.**
**Organising community events**
**ourselves.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We do not invest.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The greatest challenge we have is**
**recruiting volunteers to organise and**
**support events to generate the level of**
**income needed to support a modern**
**facility, although this isn’t considered a**
**risk to the charity’s future at this time.**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Association**| |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|**All trustees are volunteers. All regular**
**users of the hall are invited to volunteer.**
**At the AGM all officers stand down and**
**are re-elected by majority vote of the**
**trustees.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Trustees are trained predominantly via**
**verbal teaching methods and OJT**
**schemes. One trustee aims to attend all**
**YMCA (formerly community Lincs)**
**sessions to back brief other trustees.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**We affiliate to YMCA (formerly**
**community Lincs) who in turn affiliate to**
**ACRE, beyond this we advertise our**
**presence, availability and events**
**throughout Lincolnshire to support the**
**widest possible section of the public.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**The Parish Council is the custodian**
**trustee of the charity and owner of the**
**building in which we operate. We have a**
**trustee who liaises between the two**
**organisations. Our relationship is good**
**and collaborative.**| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Fiskerton Village Hall| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|512025| |Charity’s principal address|**The Principal Address is:**
**Fiskerton Village Hall**
**Ferry Road**
**Fiskerton**
**LN3 4HW**
**For correspondence the Chairmans address should be used:**
**Mr Jeffrey McGeachie**
**12 Church View Cresent**
**Fiskerton**
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jeff McGeachie|Office as shown in
table below|Michael Snaith and
Adrian Walker have been
Treasurer and Booking
Secretary for 3
consecutive years.
All other appointments
were made in May of
2024|Trustees can be appointed at
the AGM by proposal and
seconder plus a majority in
favour vote.
Additional members are
appointed in the same way
through the year but cannot
be named as Trustee’s until| ||Michael Snaith|||| ||Joanne Marshall|||| ||Adrian Walker|||| ||Lester Matthews|||| ||Steven Bennett|||| ||Clare McGeachie|||| ||David Blanchard|||the following years AGM| **Below shows the trustee’s and their office for the year of 2024 to 2025 – these offices will remain as named until the next AGM in May 2025** |Fisketton VHMC appointments 2024|Fisketton VHMC appointments 2024|Fisketton VHMC appointments 2024|Fisketton VHMC appointments 2024|Fisketton VHMC appointments 2024| |---|---|---|---|---| |Position|Name|Proposed|Seconded|Appointed| |Chairman
Vice Chairman
Treasurer
Designated
Premises
Supervisor
Secretary
Booking
Secretary
Bar Manager
Advertising -
FB
Advertsing -
Newsletter
Advertising -
Posters
Insurance
Liason
Community
Book Shelf
Bingo Co-ord
Cleaner
Support
Safeguarding
Officer
Maintenance
Co-ordinator|Jeff|Ady|Steve|Yes| ||Mick|Steve|Ady|Yes| ||Mick|Jeff|Jo|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Steve|Yes| ||Jo|Ady|Mick|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Steve|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Steve|Yes| ||Lester|Jeff|Jo|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Lester|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Lester|Yes| ||Jeff|Lester|Ady|Yes| ||Clare|Jeff|Jo|Yes| ||Clare|Jeff|Jo|Yes| ||Ady|Jeff|Jo|Yes| ||Jo|Steve|Lester|Yes| ||Steve|Lester|Jo|Yes| |H&S and Fire
Officer|Steve|Lester|Jo|Yes| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**The charity does not own**
**property**||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets **None** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **As above none / N/A** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **As above none / N/A** safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |**N/A**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **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**||_A Walker_| |---|---|---| ||Jeffrey William McGeachie|Adrian Walker| ||
Chairman|Booking secretary| ||27 May 2024|| ||27 May 2024||