## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 Jan 2025 Period start date To** **31 Dec 2025 Period end date** **Charity name: Denstone Village Hall** ## **Charity registration number: 522652** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide buildings, facilites and open space to
allow children/young people, elderly/old people,
other charites/voluntary bodies and the general
public to pursue educaton/training and
sport/recreaton for the beneft of the
inhabitants of the Parish of Denstone and its
immediate vicinity without distncton of sex,
politcal or religious or other opinions| |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|Runs a Community Centre
Provision of a hall, meetng room, kitchen and
storeroom for use by community groups. These
include a club for the elderly.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees aim is to provide, maintain and
improve a space for use by the community.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The hall is run by volunteers with the excepton
of a paid caretaker and cleaner. The volunteers
run typically 5 events during the year to raise
additonal funds to help cover ongoing
maintenance and enhancements| |Other||| ## **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|The Art Group meet most Tuesday evenings and
other village organisatons such Garden Guild,
Women’s Insttute met once or twice per month.
The Tuesday Club which caters for senior citzens
contnues to meet on the frst Tuesday of each
month. The hall was also used for church fund
raising events and funeral teas for deceased
villagers. The Parish Council hold their meetngs
monthly
The Amateur Dramatc group (Denstone Players)
contnues and performed two plays, a variety
show and a pantomime in the hall during 2025.
There are also weekly Pilates, Yoga and ballet
actvites for local residents.
Six fund raising events were held during 2025.
These were all successful.
The village Christmas Lights were again
supported by the Hall but fully funded by
donatons.
The softs have been replaced.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Most items in the 2025-2028 have been
achieved| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|No project specifc fundraising has been
required this year**.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Cash not required for immediate expenditure
was moved to obtain benefit of higher
interest rates.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Village Hall has two deposit accounts in
additon to the current account. At the end of
2025 these contained c£26000.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|This is equivalent to approximately 150% of the
annual running costs. Some of this is earmarked
for future buildingimprovements.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£16000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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|
Hire fees from users of the hall. Fund
raising events such as lunches| |---|---|---| |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|Trust deed including conveyance of land dated
1947| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated organisaton| |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|Majority nominated by village organisatons at
Annual General Meetng in March. These then
elect four other trustees. Up to a further four
may be coopted.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Given weblink to CC3 or copy of CC3a if do not
have internet access| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Member of Support Stafordshire Village Halls
Network| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Denstone Village Hall| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|522652| |Charity’s principal address|Village Hall
College Road
Denstone, Utoxeter
Stafs ST14 5HR| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||N Turner|||TuesdayClub| ||S Robins|||PCC/Mothers Union| ||D Shooter|Vice Chairman||Denstone Players| ||J Mycock||From 25 March|Womens Institute| ||G Brown|||Ballet Class| ||M Shermer||Until 2 Ocrober|Denstone Matters| ||||From 2 October|Parish Council| ||D Boden|||Tom Boden Memorial Sports
Trust| ||R Beaumont|Secretary||| ||L Shooter|Treasurer||| ||S Smith|Chairman||| ||K Stratton||Until 2 October|Parish Council| ||||From 2 October|Co opted| ||R Smith|||| ||J Whiteland|||| ||S Parkes||Until 25 March|Womens Institute| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 ## **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)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** . VILLIGE H.4L REI.'F.IPTS & PAI'IIE)TS AC'.ti)iiYr FOR TBE I'LIR LyDED31￿ HireofHall F￿aR#s￿n2 49 Clllb Surplus iti Ye 6JO.JO 433.94 2.460.IM) 2.010.IKb IL3.17 2.651.73 2.12010 J5.6SS C2rttsk¥ I3)38.￿ Li¢an 43.11 Cleatiiog SwJi¢J 411.40 EleLlricity 7.N7.27 F4iLipb¢3 M7.60 EquirAneM 9W.11 Ciar& ChristiDas LiÈht5 Fish & Cbips Intert l80.C¢J -357.21 94. 172.08 N¢wYcarLunehts Wa)'lav¢ 1.240.50 3.45 Nfu5iC txell(t 386.40 StsiH)rth' Water 672.72 Profil ÉTr Yur 12.361.40 TOTAL SUMht4RY 0> BANK POSITIOP4 Curt•y Deposit itLHuKI 49 CWrelll￿c 711_43 Ctrttw AC 2ffj74J3 i.{￿. 7925 1.169J2 25 174J3 204.71 221J4 913.64 C&5b in IIa 49 CwTeniA Ledt BS I7A47.61 3Q4(VJ.Oi PfofiliD Ye4r IU61AO 4W.Oi F L JJPJNDLEY FCNIA CGMA 31. ?0?6 . VILLIGE H.4L REI.'F.IPTS & PAI'IIE)TS AC'.ti)iiYr FOR TBE I'LIR LyDED31￿ HireofHall F￿aR#s￿n2 49 Clllb Surplus iti Ye 6JO.JO 433.94 2.460.IM) 2.010.IKb IL3.17 2.651.73 2.12010 J5.6SS C2rttsk¥ I3)38.￿ Li¢an 43.11 Cleatiiog SwJi¢J 411.40 EleLlricity 7.N7.27 F4iLipb¢3 M7.60 EquirAneM 9W.11 Ciar& ChristiDas LiÈht5 Fish & Cbips Intert l80.C¢J -357.21 94. 172.08 N¢wYcarLunehts Wa)'lav¢ 1.240.50 3.45 Nfu5iC txell(t 386.40 StsiH)rth' Water 672.72 Profil ÉTr Yur 12.361.40 TOTAL SUMht4RY 0> BANK POSITIOP4 Curt•y Deposit itLHuKI 49 CWrelll￿c 711_43 Ctrttw AC 2ffj74J3 i.{￿. 7925 1.169J2 25 174J3 204.71 221J4 913.64 C&5b in IIa 49 CwTeniA Ledt BS I7A47.61 3Q4(VJ.Oi PfofiliD Ye4r IU61AO 4W.Oi F L JJPJNDLEY FCNIA CGMA 31. ?0?6