
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 01/04/2022 Period start date   To 31/03/2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Elston Village Hall** 

## **Charity registration number: 522214** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The original schedule that created**<br>**Elston Village Hall dedicated its purpose**<br>**to be the provision and maintenance of a**<br>**village hall for the use of the inhabitants**<br>**of the Parish of Elston and the**<br>**neighbourhood thereof without**<br>**distinction of political, religious or other**<br>**opinions, including use for meetings,**<br>**lectures and classes, and for other**<br>**forms of recreation and leisure time**<br>**occupation, with the object of improving**<br>**the conditions of life for the said**<br>**inhabitants.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|**To provide and maintan suitable**<br>**premises for social, educational, health**<br>**and fitness, hobbies and other activities**<br>**in the village of Elston and surrounding**<br>**area.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The purpose and objectives stated**<br>**above on the guidance issued by the**<br>**Commission and local needs.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|





|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Elston Village Hall Committee of**<br>**Trustees (Trustees) - who are all**<br>**volunteers - encourages everyone to**<br>**help with a wide range of tasks at the**<br>**hall so the facility can be used to its full**<br>**potential for the benefit of the local**<br>**community.**<br>**The Trustees are committed to involving**<br>**volunteers directly to:**<br>**• Contribute to the running of the facility.**<br>**• Ensure we are responsive to the needs**<br>**of users.**<br>**• Provide different skills and**<br>**perspectives.**<br>**• Offer opportunities for volunteer**<br>**participation by all.**<br>**• Offer opportunities to develop and**<br>**learn new skills.**|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The hall is a well-used and popular**<br>**venue for regular hirers such as the**<br>**Garden Club, Singing Group,**<br>**Photography Class, Pilates Class, Art**<br>**Group etc. providing much-needed**<br>**social activities for the inhabitants of**<br>**Elston and the surrounding villages.**<br>**Being closed during the pandemic made**<br>**it very obvious that these activities are**<br>**vital to prevent social exclusion and**<br>**loneliness.  And the Trustees are**<br>**working hard to encourage the**<br>**resumption and provision of as many**<br>**varied activities as is possible for the**<br>**benefit of the local population.**<br>**In addition it is also a very popular**<br>**venue of choice for children’s birthday**<br>**parties.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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||Achievements against<br>objectives set<br>Para 1.41<br>**The feedback to the trustees indicates**<br>**that we provide a venue that encourages**<br>**people of all ages to attend the many**<br>**varied events run at the hall.**<br>Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set<br>Para 1.41<br>**Fundraising activities and grants have**<br>**enabled the hall to remain solvent**<br>**despite the dramatic loss of income**<br>**during the pandemic and the**<br>**subsequent increase in running costs –**<br>**particularly the cost of electricity.**<br>Investment performance<br>against objectives<br>Para 1.41<br>**N/A**<br>Other|
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Fundraising and grants have helped us**<br>**to avoid making a loss and produce a**<br>**small budget surplus**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold any reserves within our current**<br>**account to meet unexpected or routine**<br>**capital expenditure.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**?**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Hire charges**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**A lack of volunteers willing to help run it.**<br>**An appeal for more volunteers is**<br>**underway.**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charity Commission Scheme under the**<br>**Charities Act, 1960**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated Charity**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are either elected or appointed**<br>**annually at the Annual General Meeting**<br>**held in May.**<br>**The Committee elects two members and**<br>**may also co-opt another two members.**<br>**The Parish Council appoints four**<br>**representative members**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The following policies are in place and**<br>**are used as part of the Trustees**<br>**Induction:**<br>**Health and Safety**<br>**Volunteer Policy**<br>**Protection of Children and Vulnerable**<br>**Adults**<br>**Finance Policy**<br>**Booking Policy**<br>**Privacy Policy**<br>**Terms and Conditions of Hire**<br>**Environment Policy**<br>**Social Media Policy**<br>**Wifi Policy**<br>**Equal Opportunities Statement**<br>**Data Protection Policy**<br>**Trustees are given a copy of the Trust**<br>**Deed, and Charity Commission**<br>**Responsibilities of Charity Trustees.**|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**The Hall is run by a Management**<br>**Committee of Trustees, made up of**<br>**2 elected members, 4 representative**<br>**members and 2 co-optative members.**<br>**The current officers are:**<br>**a. Chair**<br>**b. Secretary**<br>**c. Treasurer**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|





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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Elston Village Hall|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|522214|
|Charity’s principal address|Elston village Hall<br>Top Street<br>Elston<br>Newark<br>NG23 5NP|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>|
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|1 <br>2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5 <br>6 <br>7 <br>8 <br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|Stuart Blair|Chair||~~**(if any)**~~|
||Russell<br>~~Bltb~~|Treasurer|||
||~~ouy~~<br> Ann Sankey|Secretary|||
||John Slater||||
||Steph North||||
||Jamie<br>~~MFd~~||||
||~~cayen~~<br> Chrissy<br>~~MFd~~||||
||~~cayen~~<br> Pete Clark||||
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 



Trustee name
Dates acted rf not forwhole year

**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

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



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **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 

## **Other optional information** 



## **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)** Stuart Blair Ann Sankey **Position (eg** Chair Secrtary **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 



|Elston Village Hall||||||||||||Upto 21st Mar 23|Upto 21st Mar 23||
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|Cash Flow for Period from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023|||||||||||||||
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||Apr-22|May-22|Jun-22|Jul-22|Aug-22|Sep-22|Oct-22|Nov-22|Dec-22|Jan-23|Feb-23|Mar-23|||
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|Cash balance b/f|7,661|<br>5,804|<br>6,361|<br>6,970|<br>7,064|<br>8,118|<br>8,153|<br>7,919|<br>8,084|<br>7,728|<br>7,634|<br>7,426|<br>7,661||
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|Cash Infows|||||||||||||||
|Regular Hall Hire|316|<br>369|<br>410|<br>397|<br>364|<br>270|<br>160|<br>450|<br>410|<br>270|<br>370|<br>520|<br>4,306||
|Hall Hire|324|<br>513|<br>332|<br>285|<br>315|<br>260|<br>45|<br>210|<br>140|<br>425|<br>80|<br>295|<br>3,224||
|Elston Village Shop|81|<br>192||115|<br>116|<br>123|<br>147||96|<br>180|<br>149|<br>124|<br>1,323||
|Fundraising|-|-|439|-|-|-|||||||439||
|Grants|17,067|-|-|-|1,000|-|||||||18,067||
|Other Infows|-|-|-|-|-|15||||||600|<br>615||
|Sub-Total|17,788|<br>1,074|<br>1,181|<br>797|<br>1,795|<br>668|<br>352|<br>660|<br>646|<br>875|<br>599|<br>1,539|<br>27,974||
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|Cash Outfows|||||||||||||||
|EON|(362)|<br>(241)|<br>(251)|<br>(250)|<br>(285)|<br>(260)|<br>(236)||(531)|<br>(562)|<br>(463)|<br>(312)|<br>(3,753)||
|NFU|(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(102)|<br>(103)|<br>(103)|<br>(108)|<br>(108)|<br>(108)|<br>(1,244)||
|Water Plus|(64)|-|-|(27)|<br>(27)|<br>(31)|<br>(31)|<br>(27)|<br>(31)|<br>(28)|<br>(31)|<br>(31)|<br>(328)||
|NSDC|(67)|<br>(67)|<br>(67)|<br>(67)|<br>(67)|<br>(66)|<br>(66)|<br>(66)|<br>(66)|<br>(66)|||(665)||
|LYNX|-|-|-|-|-|-|||(99)|<br>(41)|||(140)||
|Cleaning|-|(100)|<br>(100)|<br>(121)|<br>(100)|<br>(100)|<br>(146)||(120)||(200)||(987)||
|Cathedral Leasing|-|-|(47)|-|-|(47)|||(47)|||(47)|<br>(188)||
|Bank Charges|(5)|<br>(7)|<br>(5)|<br>(6)|<br>(6)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(5)|<br>(64)||
|Equipment Repairs/Renewals|<br>(185)|-|-|(60)|<br>(139)|<br>(22)|||||||(406)||
|Other Outfows|(18,860)|-|-|(70)|<br>(15)|-||(294)||(159)|||(19,398)||
|Sub-Total|(19,645)|<br>(517)|<br>(572)|<br>(703)|<br>(741)|<br>(633)|<br>(586)|<br>(495)|<br>(1,002)|<br>(969)|<br>(807)|<br>(503)|<br>(27,173)||
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|Net Movement|(1,857)|<br>557|<br>609|<br>94|<br>1,054|<br>35|<br>(234)|<br>165|<br>(356)|<br>(94)|<br>(208)|<br>1,036|<br>801||
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|Cash balance c/f|£<br>5,804|£<br>6,361|£<br>6,970|£<br>7,064|£<br>8,118|£<br>8,153|£<br>7,919|£<br>8,084|£<br>7,728|£<br>7,634|£<br>7,426|£<br>8,462|£<br>8,462||
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|Check per statement|£<br>5,804|£<br>6,360|£<br>6,970|£<br>7,064|£<br>8,118|£<br>8,152|£<br>7,918|£<br>8,083|£<br>7,726|£<br>7,634|£<br>7,425|£<br>8,461|£<br>8,461||
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|Difference|£<br>-|£<br>1|£<br>-|£<br>-|£<br>-|£<br>1|£<br>1|£<br>1|£<br>2|£<br>1|£<br>1|£<br>1|£<br>1||
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## Hi, 

I have now had the opportunity to review the documents and information provided to me. 

I have not seen source information regarding the grants provided from either the Lottery Fund or the Methodist Church and so cannot consider / review any conditions or liabilities (onerous or otherwise) attached to these or their subsequent fulfilment, but the cash movements appear to be appropriate, and the other aspects of the accounting records all appear to be well maintained and in order. Accordingly, I am happy to submit the following: 

“I have carried out a brief examination of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented with those records and confirm that no matters of concern have come to my attention as a result of the examination” 

## Simon Eccleston BA(Hons), ACIS, ACMA 

Trust this is sufficient for you to submit the return now. Please let me know if you need anything else or if you need me to physically sign anything. 

## Best regards, 

Simon 

