Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date oi Period end date 31 03 2024 2025 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Alvechurch Village Hall Other names charity is known by Registered charity number {if any) 523090 Charity's principal address 10 Bear Hill Alvechurch WOrstershir8 Postcode B48 7JX Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dats8 acted If not for wholo oar Trust88 namo Offlco (If any) Name of pernon (or body) entitlod oint tru8tse Ifan Christopher Davies Janet Brice Chairman Vice-chair Secretary Treasurer Judith Yendell Stephen Siddle Clare Howe Patricia Riley Hazel Watkiss Annette English Sheila Evans Jackie Burch 10 11 Stephanie Miall Michael Crook 12 13 Tony Wallis Catherine Russell 14 15 16 Alyson Williams Nigel Cutress 2811012024 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodlan trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear Official Custodian of Charities
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional infonnation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Charity 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 (Optional infonnation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity relationship with any related parties,. trustees, 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 of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
In undertaking the activities during the year, the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity 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 resource at a low cost so that all inhabitants can benefit. The Hall hosts activities for people of all ages, including.. art classes.. dance; drarna; exercise; music. Wl., meditation; prayer meetings 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 continue to place it at the ntre of village life. These activities were seriously curtailed during Covid restrictions, but returned to normal levels in 2022123 and increased further in 2023124 and 2024125. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional detalls of objectlves and acfjvltles (Optional infonnation) 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 communrty. in continuing to address the recommendations in the building survey that was commissioned in 2022, and in making further improvements to our facilities. These have included: uploading the promotional video to our website., employing local builders to correct a defect in the acSsible ramp, which had led to an incursion of rainwater under the main doors at times of heavy rainfall; to install a bottle-trap gully to address another drainage problem, and to modify the rarnp to the lower door to make that entrance more accessible; changing the lock on the lower door to address a problem that hirers were experiencing in locking up, thereby improving the Hall's security; investing in new chairs for the small meeting room and in a new projector and screen for the main hall., employing a local electrician to address all the recommendations in the Electrical Installation Condition Report, and investing in a new phone for the Hall Manager. Section E .Financial review As previously explained, and with our commitment to fund further improvements to the Hall despite the increasing difficulty in obtaining grants to fund larger projects, the Trustees continue to consider it prudent to hold reserves of more than a year's total expenditure. This approach has been vindicated in the 2025126 financial year, in which we have been able to spend some £18,000 of our own money on the purchase of chairs for the main hall and the refurbishment of the toilets on the lower ground floor. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially In deficit Further financial review details (Optional informatlon) The Trustees are pleased to report that the Hall's funding has continued to keep pace with its increasing expenditure, despite the current difficulties in obtaining grants for larger scale projects. We are especially grateful to the Friends of AVH for their fundraising efforts at their annual Christmas Craft Fayre,. to our Local Councillors for the Local Authorrty grants that they have obtained for us, and to the Village Society for their constant support. 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 havo 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 4 January 2026 NUNRY
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Alvechurch Willage Hall Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the pertod from 0110412024 To 3110312025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted fund8 funds to th• Ir•¥t £ to th• nearnst £ Endowment funds to thg neargst £ Total funds Last y•ar to tho n8arg8t £ to tlw ngar88t£ A1 Recel ts Letting Fees Received Key Deposits Received Grants Received Donations Received Fundraising Interest 37,718 140 37.718 140 5,000 1.859 32.810 80 282 244 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 88e an on 8a See table . 39.999 36.985 A3Pa ments Letting Fees Refunded Koy Deposits Rtrfunded Hall Management & Cleaning Utilit9 (Gas, Electricsty, W8tar & WIFI) Insurance Maintenance Reftlrbishment Administration FuniJrai$ing Coslg Transferrod Donab'on 5.123 5.123 2.955 20 17,358 3,976 1,390 4,582 1,960 1,028 569 17.918 2.128 17.918 4.628 5,654 3.957 9.611 Sub totsl 6.457 41.101 34,285 A4 A88Ot and Investment Sub total 6.457 41.101 34,285 Net of reCeip{payments) A5 Transfer8 between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year ond 5,355 1,457 3,898 2,700 40,386 20 40,406 36,508 CCXX Rl accounts {SS} 0810112026
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrtcted funds to nèarest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearost £ Categories Details B1 Cash funds Current Account 14.816 Deposit Account 25.559 Petty Cash 11 Total cash funds 40,386 20 laore¢ bala$ with r01p and paymenls xJurrtl811 Unro8trlctad funds to n•argst £ 5.219 Restrlcted funds to n•arest £ Endowment funds to rw8mt £ Details Rents Due 82 Othar monatary as80ts Prepayments 1,693 Fund to whlch 8gt bolon Cost {optlonJll Currnnt valuo lonal Details Fund to whlch a88èt balon Unrestricted Currnnt valuo on•1 Detail$ Laptop Comput8r CoBt loptlonall 587 84 As8ots r•tslned for the charlty'8 own u89 Mobile Phone Untsslricted 200 rii- Fund to whlch Amount dug Wh•n duo Details Rents in Advance 85 Llabllltlos Unrestrictod 1,525 Key Deposits Unrestricted 740 Signed by one or tr0 trustees on behalf of all Ihe trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval Ste hen Sidd18 STEPHEN SIDDLE 0811212025 C D8vies CHRISTOPHER DAVIES 0811212025 CCXX R2 accounts {SS) 0610112026
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seetlon A Indep•ndent Ex4min•rfs R•port Alvechuych Village Hall m•ml>•rs of 31 March 2025 Charty no.: 523090 Company no.: S•1 out on pag•s I report to the charlty trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the above charlty for the year ended 31 March 2025. As the charlty's trustees of the Charlty, you are Tesponslble for the prèparatlon of R•gponslblllll•¥ •nd bthl of r•port the accounts In accordance wlth the requlrements of the ChaTIty Act 20111.the 2011 ACV'I. I report Sn respect of my examination of your charSty's accounts as carrted out undèr section 145 of the Charitles Act 20111.the 2011 Arfl. In carrylng out mv examination. I havè followed thè Dlrectlons glv•n by th• Charlty Comm1s51on lunder 5ectSon 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •xAmln•r'• stst•m•nt I have completed my e¥3mination. l ¢onflrm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon (other than that dlsclosed below ') In connectlon wlth the examinatlon whieh gives me tause to èèlieve that.. Accountlng records were not kept In accordance wlth se¢tlon 130 of the Act or The atcounts do not accord wlth the accounting records I have no toncerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlhation to whlch attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understandln8 of the acco ts to be reached. zto 11 December 2025 Sh•d.. J.j5Vrfp Rwd Dat•: Gerald Gurrlet R•l•v•nt prof•slonal quallfleatlonls} or body {11 any): A5s0clation of Internation81 A¢couAtants Venu5ia Ltd London, SW19 48J Apt 316 Wtmbledon Central, 21- 33 Worple Road IER Octob•r 2018