
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 6th April 2022   To 5th April 2023** 

**Charity name: Waterfall Educational Charity** 

**Charity registration number: 528441** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Management and letting of lands and<br>building|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Letting of the Parochial Hall for local<br>community groups and social events.<br>Letting of land to support the running costs<br>of the Hall.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|In fulfilment of its charitable objectives, The<br>Trustees of Waterfall Educational Charity<br>and The Management Committee<br>administer the running of the Parochial Hall.<br>The Hall provides a focal point for the local<br>community, with a wide range of events,<br>activities and participating organisations.<br>The Charity undertakes a continuing<br>programme of works and activities to<br>improve the facilities for the benefit of the<br>local community.<br>The Trustees pay due regard to the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|



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## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Following the Covid19 pandemic, the usual<br>programme of lettings and social events has<br>resumed.<br>The financial position of the charity improved<br>in 2020-21 as a result of Covid19 Business<br>Support Grants.<br>The registration and sale of the 4 Acre field<br>at Winkhill was completed in June 2022 and<br>the short term bridging loans provided by<br>Trustees and others to help buy the plot of<br>land next to the Parochial Hall have been<br>repaid<br>The registration of other unregistered land<br>and The Parochial Hall is being processed<br>by the land registry.|



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## **Additional information (optional)** 

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Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives  Para 1.41<br>set<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The net profit of £21429.81 is principally a<br>result of the sale of the 4 acre field at<br>Winkhill.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are a required as a contingency<br>for maintenance and for planned<br>improvement works at the Hall.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves stand at £57,534.15 at 5th April<br>2023|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity The accounts have been audited and are Other certified to be an accurate statement of accounts. 



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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br><br>|||
|---|---|---|
|~~t~~<br>~~t~~<br>Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity Commission Scheme, Sealed 18th<br>September 1982|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust, with 6 co-opted trustees, one ex-<br>officio trustee|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>|Para 1.25|Co-opted trustees are elected for a period<br>of 5 years.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You maychoose to include further statements where relevant about:<br>~~trustees~~|||
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Waterfall Educational Charity|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|528441|
|Charity’s principal address|Clerk to The Trustees,<br>Waterfall Educational Charity,<br>Townend,<br>Waterfall,<br>Waterhouses,<br>Staffs, ST10 3HZ|



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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1 <br>2 <br>3 <br>4 <br>5 <br>6|**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Philip Hall|Chair|||
||John Harvey||||
||Steven Hunter||||
||Wendy Harvey|Treasurer|||
||Linda Morley||||
||Josephine McCarthy||||



## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 


## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

|Clerk|Allen Newby|Townend,<br>Waterfall,<br>Waterhouses,<br>Staffs. ST10 3HZ|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 

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## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Philip Hall Wendy Harvey **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chairman] Treasurer 

**Date** 22/12/2023 

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## **Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441** 

|**Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441**|**Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441**|**Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441**|**Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441**|**Waterfall Educational Charity - 528441**||||
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|Statement of Account 6th April 2022 - 5th April 2023||||||||
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||**Income**||||**Expenditure**|||
|Grass Eating||£320.00||Waterplus -water||£205.69||
|Ground Rents||£17.45||Insurance||£1,014.09||
|Interest||£115.02||Electricity - EDF||£1,240.00||
|Lettings||£2,842.50||North Stafs Fire||£57.15||
|Events||£3,976.60||SMDC Liquor licence||£70.00||
|EDF refund||£150.00||BHygenic||96||
|Sale of Land at Winkhill||£41,000.00||Misc. expenditure||£274.34||
|||||Cheese & Wine||£696.99||
|||||Music Night||£200.00||
|||||Bench & Swim Club||£987.50||
|||||Jubilee Day||£1,100.00||
|||||Coronation Band||£50.00||
|||||Cleaning Services||£400.00||
|||||Solicitors Fees||£600.00||
|||||Loan Repayments||£20,000.00||
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|**Total Income**||**£48,421.57**||**Total Expenditure**||**£26,991.76**||
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|Net Income/(Loss)||£<br>21,429.81||||||
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|Opening Balance||£36,104.34||||||
|Closing Balance||£57,534.15||||||



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