2021-12-31-accounts - Lunesdale Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2021 To 31 12 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Lunesdale Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 523063

Charity's principal address

Bective Road Kirkby Lonsdale Postcode LA6 2BG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Robin Ree	Chair of the Management Committee (ManagingTrustee)	4thOctober, 2021 to 31st December 2021
Mike Burchnall	Deputy Chair and Secretary of the Management Committee (ManagingTrustee)	4thOctober, 2021 to 31st December 2021 (Previously Chair and Secretary)
Mike Burchnall	Chair of the Management Committee (ManagingTrustee)	1stJanuary 2021 to 3rd October 2021
Various	Members of the Management Committee (ManagingTrustees)

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year Kirkby Lonsdale Town Councillors (Custodian Trustees)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust Deed – Indenture dated 08/06/1897 (amended 14/05/1980, Type of governing document 16/05/2013 and 29/03/2019) (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Kirkby Lonsdale Town Council and by nomination by various Trustee selection methods organisations, the community and users of the Hall. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage

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them.

Section C Objectives and activities

A public use building for the use of the residents and visitors to the Town.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The early part of 2021 was still affected by Covid lockdown and Covid measures were kept in place and the Hall submitted applications for all the grants available from central government. In the latter part of 2021 bookings picked up and the number of therapists assisting the local community increased.

The public benefit of the Hall was increased when the decision was taken to offer community lunches, through a local organisation, the Community Cupboard. These have proved extremely popular. However, the limited cooking conditions in the Hall meant that meals had to be cooked elsewhere and brought to the Hall to serve.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to The problem highlighted by the community lunches led the Committee to these objects (include within review the kitchen facilities and a comprehensive plan was developed in this section the statutory 2021 (to be implemented in late 2022/2023) to provide a semi declaration that trustees have commercial kitchen. Significant grant aid was sought and the outcome of had regard to the guidance this will be reported in next year’s submission. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the pandemic the Management Committee continued to make improvements to the Hall and these have been welcomed by users, resulting in an uptake in bookings.

Income was maximised by applying for and receiving Government grants available during the pandemic. This helped keep the Hall on a sound financial footing.

Attracting Community lunches to the Hall has maximised the community benefit of the Hall and in turn has attracted other users.

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Section E Financial review

The Charity aims to keep £20k as a reserve.

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) R Ree Full name(s) Robin Ree Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 24 October, 2022

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	Lunesdale Hall Charity Name	Lunesdale Hall Charity Name	Lunesdale Hall Charity Name	523063 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	01/01/2021 Period start date	To	31/12/2021 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 19,325 23,570 1,740 - - - - - 44,635 - - - 44,635 7,364 600 4,686 2,801 359 1,799 524 8 5,372 542 24,055 - - - 24,055 20,580 - 17,120 37,700	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 19,325 23,570 1,740 - - - - - 44,635 - - - 44,635 7,364 600 4,686 2,801 359 1,799 524 8 5,372 542 24,055 - - - 24,055 20,580	Last year to the nearest £
Bookings & Rentals	19,325				16,773
Grants & Donations	23,570				23,404
100 Club	1,740				1,668
Fundraising	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	44,635				41,845

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					41,845

Cost of Lettings	7,364				7,284
FundraisingCosts	600				600
Repairs & Maintenance	4,686				54,993
Light & Heat	2,801				2,488
Water Rates	359				350
Insurance	1,799				3,408
Telephone	524				551
Printing& Stationery	8				97
Administration Costs	5,372				4,309
Sundries	542				3,975
	24,055				78,054

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					78,054

	20,580	-	-	20,580	- 36,209
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	17,120	-	-	17,120	53,329
	37,700	-	-	37,700	17,120

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Robin Ree Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Bank & Cash Signature Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 37,700 - - - - - 37,700 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Robin Ree	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Robin Ree	24/10/2022

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Lunesdale Hall members of

On accounts for the year 31 December 2021 Charity no 523063 ended (if any) Set out on pages CC16a Section A & B (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2021.

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.

Independent examiner's statement

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

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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Deborah K Harkness FCA

Date: 24 October 2022

Name: Deborah K Harkness FCA Relevant professional Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Meadowgarth Fairbank Kirkby Lonsdale LA6 2DU

October 2018

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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).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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