ULLESTHORPE VILLAGE HALL
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Registered Charfty no. 519980

CONTENTS
Page
Legal and admlnlstratlve Informatlon
Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report
Statement of flnanclal activltles
Notes formlng part of the flnanclal statements

LEGAL AND ADMINisfRATIVE INFORMATION
30 JUNE 2024
Charlty re8lstratlon number
519980
Prln¢lpal Office
clo 12 South Avenue
Ullesthorpe, LUTTERWORTH
LE17 5DG
Bankers
Santander
Business Bankln8 Operatlons
SUNDERLAND
SR43 4FW
Independent Examlner
Kay Wllson
Hlgh Cross Grange
Claybrooke Magna
Lutterworth
LE17 SAU
Trusteei
Clare Robertson Smlth
Phlllp Hague
Lorralne Davls
Tonl Lewls
Bryan Faulkner
Richard Brooks
Wendy Brooks
David Spiers
Wllllam Jones
Kathleen Mason
David Jarvls
Stephen Prlce
N Moone¥
Hayley Mason
Chrls Dodd
Chalr
Secretary
freasurer
appointed 7 March 2024
appolnted 7 March 2024
resl8ned 15 Aprll 2024
removed 14 Septsmber 2023
reslgned 8 March 2024
resl8ned 30 June 2024

TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
The Trustees present thelr annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 3e
June 2024. The trustees have adopted the provislons of the Statement of Recommended Practlce
{SORP) °Accounting and Reportlng by Charltles" Issued In 2019 In preparlng the annual report
and flnanclal statements of the charlty.
nyRrnln8 Do£ument
The Assoclation Is 8ovemed by Its Trust Deed dated 23 March 1922
Re¢rultment and appolntmont of Trustees
New Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees based on the experlence and skllls they wlll
offer, and the requlrements of the current Trustees 8oard and needs of the Charlty.
Trustees, Indurtlon
NewTrustees are Informed aboutthe objectlves and runnlns practlces of the organlsatlon as well
as thelr dutles, responsibllltles and role wlthln the Trustees Board and the Charlty. A Trustee
Ell8iblllty Declaratlon Is completed, MSnutes of recent Trustee meetlngs and a copy of the latest
accounts provided, and new Trustees are advlsed to read CC3, The Essential Trustee.
oryanl￿tl0n structure
All major pollcy and spendlng declslons are subject to approval by the majorlty of the Trustees.
All expenses and mlnorspendln8 declslons must be approved by a mlnlmum of two trustees, one
of whom must be a si8natory. All cheques must be sS8ned by two signatories.
Charfty objertlves
The charltrfs objectlve Is to provide for the benefit of the Inhabltants of Ullesthorpe and the
nelghbourhood, a Vlllage Hall for meetln8s, entertalnment, and any other sultable use as
community centre ft>r the sald inhabStants ￿ the Trustees may determlne.
Actlvltles •nd revlew of the yeor
In plannlng our actlvltles for the year, we keep In mlnd the Charlty Cornrnlsslon's guldance on
publlc beneflt atourtrustees, meetings and ensure thatthis, coupled with our mlsslon statement
is the drlvin8 force behlnd everythin8 we do. We belleve our prlmary focus to be wlthin the
Charity Commission's deflnltlon of what constltutes a publlc benefft. The charlty Is open to all
sectlons of the population irrespettive of falth, ethnlclty or gender, and offers support on a
slmllar basls.
Durln8 thls flnanclal year the Hall has provlded a venue for Parlsh Council meetln8S,
CoA8fe8atioAal ChuF£h DFOP-IA las a desl8Hated Wafffl WeleovAe Spaee), Maftial Arts, EveF8iee
Club, Yoga, CompanyTralnlng, Sales, Kurlln8, Carpet Bowls, Wl, Patchworkcla55, U3A Engineerln8
and Photography Classes, Puppy Tralnln& Dance Practlce, St.Peters Church Supper, Macmlllan
Coffee Mornln& Qulzzes, HCYC, Pllates, Ramblers Meet, Sound Bath Medltatlon, Engllsh Chess
Finals, Elections Polling Station.
In addition, the Hall is used for our own fundralslng eyents, and re8ularly hlred out for children's
parties.

TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Flnanclal Review
The Statement of Financlal Actlvltles Is set out on pa8e 5 of the financial statements:
Income Generatlon
Income is generated from hlre of the premises to the Parlsh Councll, local Interest groups and
other hlre for partles and events. This is supplemented by a 100 Club that raises £500 p.a., and
from fundralsln8 events organlsed by the Trustees.
Reserve Polity
The trustees revlew the reserves pollcy on an on8olng basls. We are fortunate to have extremely
low flxed costs and so have set our mlnlmum cash reserves at £5,000 to cover these for 6 months.
In practlce ourtreasurer also works to ensure that all remainlng spend commitment on restrlcted
budgets, plus OUI mlHIMum reserve Is malAtalAed as a cash reseFve at all tlmes throughout the
year.
Rlsk mana8em•nt pollcv
The trustees eNamlne the major rlsks that the charlty faces each flnanclal year when preparin8
and updatlng the strateglc plan. The charlty has developed systems to monltor and control these
rlsks to mltlgate any Impact that they may have on the charlty in the future.
Revlew of speclflc projects and conflrniatlon that fvnds can meet th•lr objectlves
All restrlcted fundln8 recelved for speclfic attlvltles Is used for dlrect expendlture and related
support costs.
Any fundln8 recelved for projects that extend beyond the year-end Is apportloned
approprlately. £90,303 of restrlcted fundin8 was recelved In the year ended 30 June 2024. The
balance of restrlcted fundln8 recelved and not spent at 30 June 2024 Is £82,823
Future Plans
The Trustees have been en8a8ed in fundralsln8 for several years to take forward plans to extend
the Hall. The almls to increase capaclty Sn a growlng villa8ei provide sultable storerooms, a bar,
and extend the kltchen. The eKtstln8 roof will be strlpped back Inslde and fully Insulated to
modern standards. The work Is expected to start In August.
Thls report was approved by the Trustees on Io k Ofi C)IlgL
Clare Robertson Smith
Chair

ULLESTHORPE VILiAGE HALL
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
I report on the accounts of Ulle5thorpe Vllla8e H?11 for the year ended 30 June 2024, which are
set out on pages S to 7.
Respertlve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner
The chariws trustees are responslble for the preparat5on of the accounts: The charity's trustees
consider that an audlt Is not required for thls year under section 144 (21 of the Charities Act 2011
(the Charltles Act) and that an Independent examlnatlonls needed.
It Is my responslblllty to:
E] examlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the Charitles Act;
fl to follow the procedures lald down In the 8eneral Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty
Commlsslon under sectlon 145151{b) of the Charltles Act; and
to state whether partScular matters have come to my attentlon.
Basls ol Independent examlnerfs report
My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance with the general Dlrections glven by the Charity
Commisslon. An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charity and
a comparlson of the account5 presented wlth those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any
unusual items or dlsclosure5 In the accounts, and 5eeklng explanatlons from you as trustee5
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that
would be requlred In an audlt and consequently no oplnlon Is 8lven as to whether the accounts
present a 'true and fair vlew, and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters set out in the statement
below.
Independent examlnerfs ststement
In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon:
(l) whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the requlrements:
] to keep accountlng record5 in accordance with section 130 of the Charltles Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accounting records and comply wlth the
accountlng requlrements of the Charltles Act
have not been met. or
{2) to whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng
of the accounts to be reached.
Kay Wilson
Hlgh Cross Gran8e, Claybrooke Ma8na, Lutterworth LE17 SAU
Dated

Page S
uLL￿￿ORPE VILLA¢￿ HALL
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Unr•strl¢t•d Re¥trl¢t•d
rund$
Fun
Total
2024
Notes
Ineomlnq r•￿Ur¢
Grants recelved
90,303
90,303
Glfts and Donatlons
32,330
32,330
Actlvltles for ￿neratIng funds
Bank Interest
21,183
21,183
345
345
Mlscellaneou$
3,057
3.057
Total Incomlnq r•￿u￿
56,915
90,303 147,Z18
R•Murc•s •xp•nd•d
Charltable expendlture
8,036
6,980
15,016
Total r•￿Urr•S •xp•nd•d
8,036
6,980
15,016
N•t Incom1￿ r•￿￿rC•1 for th• yur
48,879
83,32J 132,202
Fund balances at 1 July 2023
39,875
15WI
39,375
Fund bAlanc•i ¢•rrl•d lorw•rd at 30 JUM 2024
88,734
82,823 171,577
R•pr•s•nt•d by cMh It bank and In hand
88,754
82,823 171,577
The above results all relate to contlnulni actlvltlej
There are no recognlsed 8alns or losses for the above flnanclal year other than those shown on the statement
of flnanclal actlvltle&
The flnanclal stateffEnts are approved by the trustees on the
and slgned on thelr behalf by:
Clare Robertson Smlth
Phll Hague

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ULLESTHORPE VILLAGE HALL
NOTES FORIAING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
1 Accountln8 Polid05
a) Basls of accountlr4
The accounts have been prepared In accordance wlth the Statement of Recommended Practlce: Accountltyd and Rep￿rtIng
by Charltles preparln8 théir accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportln8 Standard applkable In the UK and
Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 Iswed on 16 July 2014 and the Charltles Act 2011.
The accounts have been prepared under the hlstorkal cost conventlon wlth Items rncognlsed at cost or transactlon v41ue
unless otherw15e stated In the relevant notels) to these accounts.
The charfty constltutes a publlc beneflt entlty as deflned by FRS 102.
b) Incom• reC￿TrItIon pollcl•s
Items of Income are r•coBnlsed and Included In the aCCo￿ts when the followln8 crlterla are met:
l the charfty hasrecelved th• fund51
Income recelved fn advance of provlslon of other speclfled servlces are deferred untll the crfterla for Income
recoqnitlon arè met.
c) Int•r•Jt r•c•lvabl•
Interest on funds held on deposlt Is Included when recelvable and the amount can be measured rellably by the
chttrfty. thls Is nomially upon notlflcatlon of the Interest pald or payable by the bank.
d) Fund Accountlni
F￿dS held by the charlty are elther:
Unrestrlctsd general funds are furKls whlch are avallable to spend on actlvltles that further any of the purposes
of the charlty.
Deslgnated funds are unrestrfcted funds ol the ch8rfty, whlth the trustees have declded, at thelr dlscretlon, to
set aslde for use for a ¥>eclflc purposes.
Restrfcted funds are qrants or donatlons, whlch the donor his sp•clfled are to be solely used for partlcularareai
of the charltys wort or for 4)eclflc projects undertakèn by the charfty.
•) Exp•ndltur• ind Irr•cov•rabl• VAT
Expendfture 1$ reco8nlsed once payment has been made. Expendlture Is d•sslfled under the followln8 actlvlty
headlnls:
Expendlture charltable actlvltles Include5 the costundertaken to further the purp¢xes of the charlty and thelr
assoclated costs.
Support costs have been allocated between Bovemance costs and other support, Governance costs comprls• all
costs Involvln8 publlc accountablllty of the charlty and Its compllance wlth re8ulatfon and lood practlce.
11 Support costs Include central functlons and have been allocated to actmty cost categorles on a blsfs conslstent
wlth the use of resourcesi e8 allocatlng property costs by floor areas, or per caplta, staff costs by the tlme spent
and other costs by thelr usage.
111 Other expendlture represents those Items not falllng Into any other headln8
Irre¢+werable VAT Is char8ed as a cost agalnst the actlvlty for which the expensiture was incurred.
n Cash at bank and fn hand
Cash at bank and cash In hand Indudes cash and other short term, highly liquld Investments wlth a short
matudty of three mQAth6 OF less Ir¢m the date of acquisi14aR OF opeA4AI of the deposlt QF slmliaF aÉcouRt.

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ULLESTHORPE VILLAGE HALL
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 30 JUNE 2024
2 Voluntary In¢om*
2024
Donatlons
32,330
Grants
90,303
122,633
Grants recelved comprlge:
Gazeley
HDC Isectlon 1061
25,OCK)
65,303
90,303
3 ActI￿tI￿ for pr*ratl￿ fundi
2024
Buy a Brlck
100 & 200 Club
RaffLeg
Soclal Events
Bar Inco
Hlre of Hall
2,210
1,080
1,830
4,027
4,738
7,299
21,183
4 Ch•rltabl• •xp•ndltur•
2024
Gas and electrlclty
Water
Repalrs and renewa15
Cleinlng
Mscellaneous
3,902
580
1,863
1,395
296
Hall extenslon project
6,980
15,016
5 EmployAK •molum•nts and rnlated party ￿n5￿CtI￿nI
The charlty had no employees dutlnR the year
No wa8e$ payrlients were made to any trustees durfn8 the year .