RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITY HALL
68 Lewis Road - Radford Semele - Leamington Spa - CV311 UQ
Registered Charity Number 522985
Report of the Management Committee
Year ending 31 sl March 2024
Introduction
The objectives of the charity remain to own. manage and maintain Radford Semele
Community Hall for the benefit of the inhabitants of Radford Semele and the
Su￿ound1ng area. The cxjnstitution of the Charity is set out in a lease of land
between Radford Semele Parish Council and the Trustees of Radford Semele
Community Hall, made on 15 December 1967. That land vested in the Official
th
Custodian for Charities under an order of the Charity Commission dated 4 October
1971. The day-to-day running of the Hall is Ca￿led out by the Management
Committee consisting of the vicar (now priest-in-charge) ex-officio, elected members
and representatives of village organisations.
During the year and up to the date of the Annual General Meeting the following have
served on the Committee:
Elected
Mrs J Malin"
Chair, Minute Sec. & Parish Council Representative
Mr D Chater" ViGe Chairman
Elected
Elected
Mrs M Rai.
Elected
Mrs B Friar.
Treasurer
Elected
Mrs D Gulliver (Also Booking Officer)
Mrs G Clews
Elected
Elected
Mr G Gill
Elected
MrSRoe
Elected
Mr G Spencer
Mrs H Higgins (Also Radford Semele Women's Institute)
Mr J Morgan (Also Cacophony Music Group)
Mr A Philips
Co-opted Florina Coniac
Elected
Elected
Elected
rustees
Bankers..
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
73 The Parade. Leamington Spa. CV32 4BB
Independent Examiner Andrew Jones FCA
Preparation of accounts and book-keeping Miss Hannah Gray
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RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITY HALL
68 Lewis Road - Radford Semele - Leamington Spa - CV31 1 UQ
Registered Charity Number 522985
Report of the Management Committee
Year ending 31 Sl March 2024
General Summary
The Commrtlee met ten times in the year. Members are satisfied that the hall's use
meets the requirements of the Charities Act 2006 to have charitable purposes for the
public benefit: in particular, its hire enables the advancement of education. religion,
community development and amateur sport.
The Management Committee report the following: _
Business Rates
Hire Charges
Rates of hire were increased to £15 per hour for village residents and £18 per hour
for non-residents.
Donations and Grants
There were no donations or grants in this financial year.
Major Repairs and renewals
There were no major repairs or renewals required in this financial year.
Surplus for the Year
The accounts show a surplus for the year of £5,624.
Reserves
The cash reserves as at 31st March 2024 were £57,630.
InsurancelBuilding Values
The Property was revalued in 2020 by Allied Westminster for insurance purposes.
Current property values insured are £1.988,976.
Finances
In accordanTr with the resolution of the Committee passed on 28° July 2009, the
financial statements have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis., this
decision was taken to simplify accounting procedures and to avoid the more onerous
demands of accruals accounting for the preparation and examination of the
statements.
Full details of Receipts and Payments are set out on pages 3 and 4, resulting in an
excess of receipts of £5.624 and accumulated funds £57.630.
This report was approved by the managen￿nt Committee on .. .
its behal,by.'
2024. and sign8d on
. Meeting Chaimyan
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RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITY HALL 68 Lewis Road – Radford Semele – Leamington Spa – CV31 1UQ Registered Charity Number 522985 

## **Accounts for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2024** 

|**Receipts and Payments Account**<br>**Receipts**(see notes)<br>Sports and Social Club Rent<br>Rent of Changing Rooms<br>Hire of Hall<br>Charitable Activities<br>Grants and Donations<br>Interest Received<br>Sales of Electricity<br>Sale of Insurance<br>Sub total<br>**Asset and Investment Sales**<br>Total receipts<br>**Payments**(see notes)<br>Business Rate<br>Water Rates<br>Electricity<br>Gas<br>Insurance<br>Performing Rights Society<br>Cleaning (including materials)<br>Booking Agent’s Fee<br>Printing, Stationery, Postage, Telephone<br>Office/general administrative expenses<br>Repairs and Renewals<br>Bookkeeping<br>Sundry Expenses<br>Equipment<br>Raising Funds<br>Card charges<br>Charitable Contributions<br>Sub total<br>**Asset and Investment Purchases**<br>Total payments<br>Net excess of receipts<br>Add Balance of Cash Funds at 1stApril 2023<br>**Cash Funds at 31st March 2024**||General|General|General|General|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
||||33,508<br>-|28,835<br>-||
|||||||
||||33,508|28,835||
||||151<br>1,205<br>12,579<br>2,121<br>2,555<br>155<br>1,929<br>3,081<br>139<br>265<br>1,833<br>900<br>273<br>479<br>219<br>0<br>0<br>27,884|550<br>1,051<br>5,440<br>2,219<br>2,649<br>0<br>1,930<br>2,799<br>242<br>0<br>28,962<br>875<br>91<br>313<br>122<br>1<br>30<br>47,274||
||||-|-||
||||27,884|47,274||
||||5,624|-18,439||
||||52,006||70,445|
||||**57,630**||**52,006**|



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RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITh HALL
68 Lewis Road - Radford Semele - Leamington Spa - CV31 1 UQ
Registered Charity Number 522985
Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Notes
General Fund General Fund
Cash Funds
Lloyds TSB Cu￿ent Account
COIF Charities Deposit Fund
Lloyds Deposit Account
Cash on hand
3,504
28,188
25,938
5,096
26,882
20,028
Total Cash Funds
57,630
52.006
Other Monetary Assets
Hall Hire debtors
Other Debtors
Prepayment
451
2,733
2,401
1.250
1.774
Total
5,585
3,024
Assets Retained for the Charity's own use
As valued for insuran
Leasehold Building
Fumiture, Fittings and Equipment
1,988,976
23,528
1,988,976
23,528
Liabilities
Creditors
Advanced Insurance Recharge
Accruals
-1,658
698
727
Total Liabilities
-960
727
al Statements on pages 4 to 7 We￿ approved by the Managelnent Committee on
2024. and signed on its behalf by."
. Trustee, on behaff of the Committee
es on pages 6 & 7 fonn part of these accounts.
Th
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RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITY HALL
68 Lewis Road - Radford Semele - Leamington Spa - CV31 1 UQ
Registered Chanty Number 522985
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2024
1. Accounting Policies
Basis
The financial statements have been prepared on a Re￿iptS and Payments basis, in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2006, and the Charities SORP
2005.
Funds
Whenever income is received for a purpose Specified by the donor, a restricted fund
is maintained as a separate account. No such funds were held during the year.
2. Comparatives
The comparative figures have been prepaTed on the same basis as the cu￿ent year.
3. Réceipts
Rent from S orts and Social Club- £7 116
Rent is receivable monthly from the Radford Semele Sports and Social Club under
the temis of a seven-year lease effective from 1° April 2015. The rent is reviewed at
three-yearly intervals and was increased in line with the Retail Price Index from 1 st
April 2021. (The Management Committee has been advised that the seven-year
st
lease continues to operate beyond 1 April 2022 until one of the parties to the lease
initiates the action which achieves termination.) Negotiations are underway with the
S.&S.C. for the renewal of the rental agreement for 2024 to 2027, as of 31st March
this has yet to be completed.
Hire of the Hall- £15 883
Hourly hire rates are £15 per hour for Radford residents and £18 per hour for non-
residents. This has not changed since Jan 2023.
Sale of Electrici
This relates to amount received from S.&.S.C for their metered portion of electricity
used. At the 31st March the S.&S.C. had an outstanding balance of £420 outstanding
on the electricity account.
Sale of Insurance
This consists of 41 % of annual insurance for 2022-2023 of £970 and part payment of
£93 towards the 41 % of annual insurance for 2023-2024.
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RADFORD SEMELE COMMUNITY HALL
68 Lewis Road - Radford Semele - Leamington Spa - CV311 UQ
Registered Charity Number 522985
4. Payments
Rates £151
Electrici
£12 579
Total cost of electricity including RSSC who incur more than 90 % off the cost. The
account is in credit with Smartest Energy by £1,884.
Gas £2 121
nsurance £2 555
Hall renewal premium of £2.270 and £285 for Debbie Gulliverfs insurance renewal.
Music Licence £155
Cleanin
Same as previous year.
Bookin
Fee £3 081
Re
airs and Renewals £1 833
Main cost is for repairs on side gates (£303) and repair leak in hall roof & fit new gate
post (£320) and replacement cooker (£240).
Bookkee
in
£900
The charge represents the full year cost of subcontracting this accounting work.
ment £479
5. Debtors and Prepayments
Prepayments include £1,703 for 9 months prepaid for Insuran￿ and £698 for 9
months prepaid for recharge of insuran￿.
Debtors indude £451 of hall hire debtors. £1,615 for electricity owed by the club.
£838 for balance of invoice for insurance recharge and £280 for 50./0 split of car park
lighting invoice thal is outstanding from previous year.
6. Creditors
This consists of -£1,884 of credit in Smartest energy account as paid more than
Involces sent an(J £226 owed to EDF for gas bill.
7. Reserves
Reserves of the Community Hall increased from £52,006 to £57,630 during the year.
End.
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of [.
On accounts for the year
ended
Radford Semele Community Hall
31st March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
522985
Set out on pages , One to Six ( approved by Committee on 16th May 2024)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 31st March 2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {"the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in. any material respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's ststement
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
21st October 2024
Name:
es
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any): I
Chartered Accountant
Address:
20, Offchurch Lane
Radford Semele
Leamington Spa CV31 1TN
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018