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Austwick Parish Hall, Main street, Austwick, Lancaster, North Yorkshire, LA2 8BN 18
constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 19° August 1936, and registered wlth the
Charity Commission (charity no. 523477)
The Tru8tee8 during the year were:
Chalr: Dr Karen Lindsey Smlth
Treasurer: Kevln Hale
Secretary: Barbara Sarah France (retired June 2025), Vacancy
Other Trustees during and at the end of 2025: Merna Mcveigh, Alec Rigby,
Barbara Tibbatts, Margaret Barrington, Graham Cleverly, Angle Jupp.
Trustee sadly passed away during 2025 :Ralph CourL
The charitable objectives of the Trustees are to maintain Austwick Parish Hall for the
inhabitants of the parish ofAustwick and its immediate vicinity, for community activities and
for the use by local groups for social, recreational and educational purposes.
The Parish Hall's accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 have been drawn up
and independently reviewed. Copies of statements of (al the financial assets (balance
sheet) and (b) summary cash income receipts and expenditure payments are included at
the end of this report. The accounts do not include the freehold property value of the Hall
itself (currently valued for Insuran￿ purposes at a rebuilding cost of £896,000) as this
asset which is also held in trust does not form part of the day-to-day financial activities of
the charity.
Hire rates have remained at the level agreed at the last AGM as the financial reserves of
the Parish Hall have remained strong.
The following were the main features of the year's finances..
The financial assets of the charity increased by £1,055 from £96,704 at the start of the
year, to £97,759 by the end of 2025.
Overall, annual income from all sour￿$ increased slightly to £28,607 in 2025 from
£28,217 in 2024.
Income from Hall hirings decreased to £3,506 in 2025 from £4,488 in 2024.
2024 receipts included £300 more payments invol￿d the previous year than 2025.
2024 included £240 more receipts from family parties plus Yoga classes were held in
that year but had finished before 2025.
Burns Night was not held in 2025 and hire of tsbleslchairs and gazebos were higher in
2024.

External hires were higher in 2025 due to Scandimoot hiring the hall for a weekend in
May with receipts of £595. They have b¢)oked again for 2026.
Annual fundraising and event income increased slightly to £19,792 in 2025 {2024.'
£19,152). The AUs￿1ck Street Market and Cuckoo Festival was again the key
fundraising event in 2025. Awonderful efft)rt was made by volunteers across the
community of Aus￿l¢k and its surrounding area especially considering the weather on
the day. The event benefitted from the involvement of most village groups and
businesses. The event raised income of £18,00912024.. £17,126). After related event
costs the net surplus was £10.087 {2024'. £11,536), of which half, being £5,044 (2024..
£5,768) was retained by the Parish Hall. The event surplus is shared 50.'50 with fellow
local charity theAustwick Playing Fields Association. Other fundraising income included
the summer plants stall, a full schedule of film nights , popular quiz nights and Jigsaw
club.
Expenditure decreased to £27,552 in 2024 (2024.. £46,429. This included £16,232 for
the audio-visual equipment providing an equivalent figure of £30,197)
Repairs & Maintenance were £4,400 less than last year when the boiler cylinder was
replaced and joinery work undertaken.
An amount of £1,546 is held on behalf OfAUs￿lck Playing Fields Association being 50¥0
of the funds held in a former bank account (closed in 2022>. Those funds represented
monies held jointly with that Association for the purposes of providing working capital to
launch each year's Street Market.
The financial resources ol the charity at the end of 2025 of £97,759 were held principally
as bank balances at Unity Trust Bank and Skipton Building Society providing a strong
opening position for 2026.
The Trustees would like to extend their thanks to all those in and around Austwick who
volunteered their time, energies and other resources for the benefit of the charity during
the year.
Kevin Hale
Treasurer. Austwick Parish Hall
1. February 2026

TWICK PARI
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Registered Charity No. 523477
TATEMENT
FCA
NCIL
2026
2024
2023
Balances as at 1 January
96,704.77
114.916.04
63,783.80
Surplus I (Defiatl lor the year
1.054.51
118,211.271
51,132.44
8algnu$ a$ ot 31 D8c•mb•r
97 759.28
98 704.77
114916.04
RefundabLg d¢po$it hold by Filmbank
150.00
150.00
150.00
Potty ￿8h
£2,816.88
1289.53
895,58
8nk bolanc*8 •1 HSBC l Unjty IrwrT•nt accounts)
20157.92
22807.47
39,221.92
National Sawn9• lftv••lm•nt Axount
0.00
3,915.35
Skipton Building So¢
74.834.48
72.457.77
70,733.21
Total
97 759.28
96 704.77
114916.04
unty01•n￿a ¢Jlff•rnnc•
0.00
Not• '. Al 31 c￿mbar 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, balan¢•$ ot HSBC l Unity Trust above induded £1,546.62 attribul#N•
to Au8track Playing Fields A080￿allon, r•pr•8•nbng • SO% 8hare of £3,093.24 fvnds held for th• joinl'Str••l MArt•f' •v•nl.
Complgled by..
TTr8su￿r, AuSt￿.¢k Parish Hall
Dated.. "3 I January 2026
I have examined these acwunts and the t*))ks and rBcoffjls of
Austwick Parish Hall Council and l am satisfied th8t they ￿prnsent
CO￿eCt statement ofthe Counul's affaits as at the dale slated.
Caml Evans
Independent Examiner
Datod.
January 2026

AUsT￿cK
Registered Chaflty No. 523477
To 31 December2025
To 31 Def*nknr 2024
To 31 De￿￿)er 2023
£3.SC6.Lh)
£19.792 C
£660.
£2.020 93
£ooD
£0.00
237871
£241.00
3777.25
18492 39
869.98
2491.98
Fundraiwng and ovont inco
Rental Income
Rwmbjrnomorrt of ctyJt8
Cow¢$19 Gwemment granty
othor gr•nt8
Bank Inl8rMt iewv•d
Don•bon8
19,15fAB
924.98
269.13
54217.8
I,Tl6.LhJ
187.02
8.￿e0
28,217.78
80,8U49
B￿n•￿ R•t•i *nd IrrtuMK•
£ 1,61S.9)
UtiIthM ind Enei
£ 5,229 51
Rop8ir4. rn4inlonan￿ Ind ￿r•tr￿jng
£ 6,552.40
Fixtuie#. ènd luinAurè
1700
Exp•rwo of lundriiwng and v4èrrt8
£ 6,578.90
MML*llan*ou•. admin 8né i*nk tharg••
51A 49
PIDyino •haré cl Fun¢tswry £ 5.043.85
1,418.04
4,￿.24
10.039.ST
10,990.17
6.234.80
J81.11
0,7W
1274.54
4587.93
10563.37
1274.04
5947.4S
135.72
5928
£27,552 t
IS.4￿ 03
19.711.05
10 211.27
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