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
WOr￿stershir8
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 ac￿Ssible 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• I￿r•¥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
Utilit￿9 (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 r￿01p￿ 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 tr￿0 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
bth*l* 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.
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11 December 2025
S￿h•d..
J.j5V*rfp￿ Rwd
Dat•:
Gerald Gurrlet
R•l•v•nt prof•*slonal
quallfleatlonls} or body
{11 any):
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