CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to the tmstee81 members of Crfftlns Parish Hall and Playing Field On accounts for the yoar onded 31 August 2025 Charity no (If any) 522507 Set out on pages 3-12 I report to the Irustees on my examinatSon of the accounts of the abov6 ¢harity ("the Trusf) for the year ended Responslblllt108 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responslble for the preparatlon basls of report of the accounts in accordance wtth the requlrèmenls of the Charltles Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under s8Ction 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commlssion under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have comp18ted my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examlnallon which give6 me cause to be15eve that in, any materlal resp8Ct'. accounting r8cords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wlth the occountlng r8cord8 Independent examlnerfs 8tatoment I have no concerns and have come across no olher matters in connection wllh th8 èxamination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brack&ts If they do not apply. Signod: Dato: Namo: S J Twe8dl8 Relevant professlonal quallficationlg) or body (If any): Bsc FCA DChA Addre88: WR Partnèrs Belmont House Shrewsbury Business Park Shrèwsbury SY2 6LG IER Octobor 2018 Soclion B Disclosiil Only complete If the examlner need8 to hlghllght mattern of concom (ie? CC32, Independent eXamina￿On of charfty account8.. dlrgotlons and guldance for examlner8). alv• h•rn brf•f dots118 of any It•m• that th• •xamln•r whh88 to dl•cloM. IER Octob•r 2018 CHARIIY COMMI551 FOR ENGLANO AND WAL Chafbly Namè ¢rfftknvVlllauoHall and Ploylng Fl•ldB Recelpts and pa monts accounts CC16a F#rth• portod all09￿024 31108K￿25 Section A Receipts and P¢iyments Unr8olrlcl¢d fund8 R•$trl¢t•d fund Endowrn4nl fund8 Totol l¥nd• La•1y￿r t•th• n•*rn•t£ t•th• n•w4•t4 t4 th•N•ml£ Al R9¢¢1 t• 5.232 8.232 21.231 (AhDrtr•dln Sub tolal{Gro$8 In¢ome lor ARI 33M14 18•8 t&bf• Sulj total 39.614 33,e14 e2,•14 R4lBI CharfiabbAclYlUoB Sub total 42,924 A4M8•t ind Ir￿￿lMent Purch￿•%. l•e• lablol Sub total 4Z,9Z4 42,924 ¢0,528 Net ofrfjetr1pt￿yftmntsl . A5 Tran$loy¥ botwo•n fund• A8 Ca8hfunda lall¢ye•r•fjd G•sh fund&T thlsy8ar•ntl 9,310 15,6qg 8,309 15,61 8,309 14,133 15,ei• CCXX Rl ¥¢wthtsissi Section B Statement of . (HARIIY IOMM15S10N Trustees. Annual Report for the period Perlod start ¢Jalg Day Monlh 01 Perlod end dale Day 31 Yoar 2024 Ye&r 2tr25 From 09 Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name Crfftlns Parish Hall and Plawng Fleld Oth•r namos ¢harfty Is known by Reglstsrnd charlty number {If any) 5225074 Charlty's prfnclpal addrnss Dud16Ston H8alh Elksmere Shropshire Postcodo SY12 9LE Names of the charlty trustse8 who rnanagg Ihe charlty Dates octod 11 not lorwhplo •ar Tru¥t•• nam• Offico Ilf any) Namo of person lor body) fntitkd Int trustee Wan J E Clayton O A P Tinoco S l Bames T R Davies S Lloyd J A Chapman S Davenport R Jones S Fugatt Appointed 2010512025 Appointsd 1911112024 Appointod 1911112024 Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of th8 tru8ts•8 for tho ¢harlty. If any, {for example, any custodlan trustsesl Name Dates acted ff not for whole ear TAR March 2012 Names and addrè8S08 of advlsars (Optlonal Informatlon) e of advlser Name Addr888 Accountant WR Partners Belmont House, Shrewsbury Business Park. Shrewsbury Name of chlef executlvo or name8 of senlor staff momb8r8 (Optlonal Inforniatlon) Section B Structure, governance and management Descrlptlon of Ihe ¢harfty's trusts Twsl de8d Type of goveming documenl How the charity is constituted Criftins Parish Hall and Playing Field is a reglstered charfly, number 522507, and is consliluted under a Charity Commission Scheme dated 29 August 2006, whl¢h came inlo effect wh8n Crlftlns Village Hall (charity no 5225071 gmalgamated wth Criftins Playing Field (charity no 5225061. Prior to this amalgamation, the charlty was governed by a trust deed dated 31 December 1959, establlshed when Captain ￿en transferred land to the villa The management of the Charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust deed. Trustee 8elecllon methods Addltlonal govemanc8 l$suès (Optional Infomiatlonl You may choose to include additional infomiation, where relevant, abouL' pollcles and proGedure$ adopted for the Inducllon and tralning of truslegs., the ¢harlty's organlsalional structure and any wider ne￿Ork with which the d)arity works., relationship with any related parties. Iruslees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. TAR March 2012 Section C Ob'ectives and activities The objectives of Criftins Parlsh Hall are to provid8 a village hall for the use of the inhabltants of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Criftins and n8lghbourhood without distinction of sex or of pollcal. rellglous or other opinions. Tho Hall wlll be for partlcular use for meellngs,18Ctures and classe6, and for other fonns of re¢reallon and loisur9 limg occupation with the oblect of improving the condltions of life of the $81d Infvabitants. The hall Is regularly used by a number of clubs- senior citizens, whSst, blngo, zumba and Wl. and 1$ available for prlvale fvnctlons, such as blrthday P8rtie$ and wake5. All pay a modest fee for the use of the hall. Summary oflhe obJ8Ct8 of tho ¢harlty set out In Its governlng document Th8 allotments are In use throughout tho year, whilst b0￿S and tennis are played In spring and summer. The Plawng fi81d must be retalned by the Committee for use as a recreational round or la in f181d for the use of the inhabitants. Revl8w of Actlvltlgs: Thls year has se8n many ups and downs. A$ in prevlous years there 1$ still ongoing concern about the number of people using the hall, but since the change twstees away from the previous leadership, this does seem to be Improvlng, but it is a very slow process as people lake Ihelr time lo come back and feel welcome. We sllll Tgquire more ITustegs and volunteers to help run the place, but the hall is in good shape and just needs new creallvo Ideas to help lift It out of its current dapresslon. Summary oftho maln actlvltles undertaken for th• publ1¢ bènèflt in rglatlon to these objacts Ilncludg wlthln thls $ectlon the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charlty Commlsglon on publl benefltl This has b88n an Inlere8llng year, belng my first as a trustèe and Chair. but it has been a learnlng experience, and Id like to thank all of the Trustees and Volunteers (both past and presentl for thelr hard work throughout the year. The Trustees conflmi that they have had due regard to the Charfty Commission guidanc8 on publ1¢ benel6t: Running a Charity IPB2}, when planning and cafrying out the charitable aclivits'es of the charity in pursuit of tts objects. TAR March 2012 Addltlon•l dotslh of obJoCtlv•• and actlvltl•• {Optlonal Infomiatlon) You may choo•0 to Includa lurthar 8tstsments, bthero relevant, abouL' pollcy on grantsmaklng: pollcy programma related Investmert contrlbutlon mado by voluntsors. TAR Murth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Surnmary of tho maln achlevaments of thg charlty durlng the year Throughout Ihg year the trustee9 have been working to keep the hall open and operational. There have been many changes, to both the trustee8 and the usage of the hall. Overall, it has proven lo be a ¢hallenglng year. The arrangement with the Matthew Rose Caterlng, the company operating the bar and take away. came to a disappointing end, due lo the inablllty lo Strlke a satisfactory lease 8greement that ¢overed costs- wth them leaving the property o￿ng over £1300 that we are yel lo recov8r. This arrangement was not a5 fruitful as the previous management expected 11 lo be, and has put PH in a precarious pos11ion. We have lost the servic8s of Ollver Parody and John Chapman a5 trustees, and I'd like lo record our thanks for all th8 help Ih8y gave in any capacity lo CPH. Although we lost their services we have galned the help of J8n Clayton as a trustee. and Kay Edgerton as a Volun18er. While we h8ve lost the outside rnanagement d the bar, we have brought 11 back in house. and have welcomed back PalTicia Taylor, as a trustee, and Lousie Robinson as a volunteer to ensure the bar remains open for events and al kqa81 once a week on Frlday5 to bring In regular Income. So. I'd like to Ihank them for volunteering. This seems to be a popular change and has seen an increase in the number of members of the community using the bar when il 1$ open on Friday eveningg. We held a very well attended -cleaning up Morning. wher8 a team of 11, Irus18es and the commLtnity, ¢ame togethgr to gDie Ihe axt8mal area of the hall and ¢arpark elc a blg Ildy up. Most recently the trustees ran a very popular and well attended Jumble 8al8, and we have our popular Christma8 Fayre coming up In Novèmber. We haven't managed lo attract many new Iruslees, and are oporaling with the minlmum number requlred, 5, whllsl we seek out mora. W8 have also failed to brlng inlr8cruS1 a Treasurer, having been let down by mo than 1 person w#h thls posllion. To help share the wort(load, wo are always looking for new Trustees. Thls year hasn't been the busiest regarding grants and fiJnding for work on the Hall. but we dld complete the work to Install a new unlsex disabled tollel in the bar ar&a, that was funded by the Foyle Foundation Grant received in 2024- which we are very grateful for. In this year we have secured one grant. from the Ellesm8r8 L8agu8 of Friends, for £2500, to h6lp renoval8 the back room and baverage kitchen - which once compl8te will almost finish a modernislng of the whole building - Id like to give thanks lo th6 League of Friends for their most generou5 donation. TAR 10 March 2012 Section E Financial review Brfef statèmont of the charlty's pollcy on resoms Re8erve8 Pollcy The ¢harfVs policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves of approxlmately £16,000 10 5UPPOrt ongoing operations and provide a contingency against unexpected costs. During the year, resejves ￿dUced from £21,443 to £6,309 as a result of a challenglng operating environment. including lower hall usage and the loss of incom6 from the caterlng and bar arrangement. As reserve8 fell below the target level, the trustees formally suspended the ￿serveS policy in May 2025 whilst th8y reviewed the charity's financial position and futuro plans. Followlng th18 revlew, and wlth plans In place to strengthen the charfty's financlal su8tainablllty through increased communty use and fundraislng acllvltles, the truslees voted lo reinstated the reseNes policy in March 2026 wth effect from 1st September 2026. The trustee$ remain committed to r8buildlng reserves towards the target level over the medium tem. Detsll$ of any lund$ matgrlally In deficlt Fvrther Ilnanclal revlew dots118 (Optlonal Informallon) You may choose to Include addltional information. where relevant about.. the (*arity'$ principal sources of fund5 Ilncluding any fundraisingl., how expendlture has supported th6 key objectives of the charity; Investment pollcy and oblecllves Including any ethical investment pollcy adopted. TAR 11 March 2012 Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho trustees declaro that they havo approved the trustees, report above. Slgnod on behalf of the charlty's trustO08 Slgnaturel81 Full namelsl Posltlon leg Secretary, Chair, etcl Thomas R Davies Chalr of Trustses Date 2210612026 TAR Marth 2012