Trustees. Annual Report for the period
(OMWSWN
Period stsrt date
01
04
Period end date
03
2023
From
To
ation details
Charity name
Alvechurch Village Hall
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
523090
Charity's prlncipal address
10 Bear Hill
Alvechurch
Worcestershire
Postcode
B48 7JX
Name8 of the charlty trustees who manage the charity
Data8 acted il nol forwhole
ear
Tru8tee name
Offlce (If any)
Chairman
Vice-chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Name of person lor body) entitled
toa
olnt tru8te8
Ifan
Christopher Davies
Janet Bri
Judith Yendell
Stephen Siddle
Clare Howe
Patricia Riley
Hazel Watkiss
Annette English
Sheila Evans
Jackie Burch
Stephanie Miall
Michael Crook
Tony Wallis
Catherine Russell
10
11
12
13
14
From 1710712023
From 1510112024
15
Alyson Williams
16
17
18
19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any. (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
Official Custodian of Charities

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation)
e of adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optlonal Infonnatlon)
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Chartty Commission Order Sealed 2310111979
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
Trust
Trustee selection methods
Nominated by user groups and appointed at AGM
Addltional governance issues (Optlonal Informatlon)
You may choose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant, about:
policie8 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.,
twstees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
The provision and maintenance of the Village Hall for the use of
inhabitants and organisations of the district.
Summary ofthe objects ofthe
charity set out in its
governing document

In undertaking the activities during the year, the Trustees have had
regard to the guidan￿ issued by the Chanty Commission on public
benefit.
Activities have included raising funds and seeking grants to maintain and
improve the Village Hall as a venue for organisations within the locality
and providing this ￿source at a low cost so that all inhabitants Gan
benefit.
In normal times the Hall hosts activities for people of all ages, including:
art classes" dance; drama,. exercise., music- Wl" meditation and other
community and social gatherings. It is also a popular venue for private
parties, charity fundraising events, meetings and other events, all of
which have served to place it at the centre of village life. These activities
were seriously curtailed during Covid restrictions, but returned to normal
levels in 2022123 and increased further in 2023124.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include wlthln
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
Additional detalls of objectives and activities (Optional infonnatlon)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment.
contribution made by
volunteers.

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
The main achievements of the year were in continuing to increase the
extent to which the Village Hall is used by the local community and in
addressing the recommendations in the building survey that was
commissioned in the previous year. This has included:
the repointing of the Hall's stone base;
investigating possible remedies to a defect in the accessible ramp,
which has led to an incursion of rainwater under the main doors at
times of heavy rainfall;
attending to defects in gutters and drainage systems to alleviate this
and other such issues.
repainting extemal woodwork, and
investigating possible defects in the roof.
We also redecorated the committee room to make it a more attractive
space for events. purchased additional tables that had been requested by
groups using the Hall, and commissioned a promotional video to raise
awareness of the facilities that we offer.
Section E
Financial review
As previously explained, with no guarantee of govemment support in the
event of a fvrther forced closure of the Hall, the Trustees consider it
prudent to maintain reserves equivalent to 12 months of current
expenditure. In the light of re￿nt inflationary pressures and with our
commitment to fvnd further improvements to the Hall, the Trustees still
consider it prudent to hold reserves of more than this year's total
ex
enditure of £30,000.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially
in deficit
Further flnancial review details (Optional infonnation)
The Trustees are pleased to report that the Hall's funding has now
returned to its pre-covid pattem of predominantly hire charges levied on
users of the Hall. supplemented by fundraising by The Friends of AVH,
donations from community groups and occasional grant applications for
larger scale projects.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
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)
Stephen Siddle
C Davies
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary, Chair.
etc)
Stephen Siddle
Treasurer
Christopher Davies
Chairman
Date
2111112024

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Alvechurch Village Hall
Recei
ts and
ments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
0110412023
3110312024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
fundg
to tho n•arrft
Restricted
fund8
to tho ng•rost £
Endowment
fund8
to th• near•8t £
Totsl fund8
Last yoar
to th• n•arost £
to thq n￿r$s1 £
A1 Recel
Letting Fees Recdved
Key Deposits Rewved
Grants Received
Donati'ons Received
Fundraising
Interest
32.810
80
32,810
80
25,652
20
1,571
2,280
244
1,671
2,280
1,982
10
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
8Se
an
men
see table .
36.985
36,985
29.208
Total rnc•lpts
38.985
29,2
A3Pa
ments
Letting Fees Refundod
Key Deposits Refundod
Hall Management & Cleaning
Utilities (Gas, Electricity, Water & WIFil
Insurance
Maintenan¢e
Refurbishment
Adminislralion
Fundraising Costs
Transferred Oonati
2,955
20
17,358
3,976
1,390
4,582
1,892
1,028
569
2.9015
20
17,358
3,976
1,390
4,582
1,960
1,028
569
1,335
16,894
3,073
1,282
1,494
3,432
782
68
447
515
Sub total
33,770
34.285
27,292
A4 A88et and Investment
Sub total
33.770
515
34.285
27,292
Net of recelpts/(payments)
A5 Transfer3 between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
3.215
515
2.700
1,916
1,816
35,031
1,477
36.508
33,808
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to noargst £
Restricted
funds
to ngarost £
Endowment
funds
to nèar•$t £
Categorles
Detalls
B1 Cash funds
Current Account
9,695
1.477
Deposit Account
25.277
Petty Cash
S9
Total cash funds
35.031
1,477
lawoe b•ltmces retdpis and payment5
ac¢¢untl811
Unrestrleted
funds
to neargst £
Restrlcted
funds
to nearost £
Endowment
fund8
to ngarost£
Details
Renlg Due
B2 Other monotary as8Ot8
Prepayrnents
1.390
Fund to whlch
a88•t bolon
Cost {optlonall
Currant value
tlonal
Details
Fund to whlch
ass8t bolon
Un￿Stricted
(jtails
Proie¢lor
Cost loptlonall
600
Currgnt vfjluo
lonal
B4 Assets retalned for the
charity'8 own ufje
L8ptop Compul¢r
Unre91rfctod
Fund to whlch
relates
Unro$lricled
Amount du•
lonal
1.325
Wh•n du•
lonal
Details
Rents in Advance
B5 Llabllltle8
Key Deposits
Unreslricled
Signed by one or tsyo trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
Date of
roval
Signature
Print Name
Sle
hen Siddle
STEPHEN SIDDLE
2811012024
C Davies
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
2811012024
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Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Sèetion A
IrKlepondent Examinor's ReF￿rt
R•porttoth•
Ilithsldir•ctorsl
m•rnb•rs of
Alvechurch Vlll88e Hall
On ae¢ounts for th• y•ar
31 March 2024
ChHrty no.:
523090
Company no.:
S•t on pao
I report to the charlty tnjstees on my exarnlnatlon of the account5 of the above charltv
forthe year ended 31 March 2024.
A5 the charltvs trustees of the Charftyi you are responsible for the preparation of
the accounts In accordance wlth thè rèqulrements of the Charlty Act 20111.the
2011 Arfl.
R•sponslbllhl•s and
basls of r•port
I report In respect of my exarnlnatlon of your charlty's accounts as carrfed out under
sectlon 145 of thè Charltie5 Act ZOII l-the 2011 ACYI. In carylng out my
examlnation, I have followed the DlrÉctlon$ 8lven by the Charlty Commlsslon (under
sectlon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act.
Ind•p•nd•nt
•xamin•rfs stat•m•nt
I have completed my examlnatlon. I tonflrm that no rnaterlal matters have come to
my attentSon (other than that dlsclo5ed below ') In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon
whlch 8lves me cause to belleve that:
Accountlng records were not kept In a¢cordance wlth sertlon 130 tsf the Act or
The accounts do not accord wlth the accountlng records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matteT5 in connectlon wlth the
examlnatlon to whlch attention shou5d be drawn In order to enable a proper
underst#ndln8 of the acco
ts to be reached.
14 November 2024
Slgn•d:
Rgid
Dal•:
Nam•".
Gerald Gurrtet
R•l•vant prof•ssl<>nal
quallfi¢•tionl>l or body
lif anyl-
Asso£lation of Internatlonal Accountants
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