**Charity Registration No. 803278**
## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**
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92 Station Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 1SG
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**GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Legal and administratve informaton|1|
|Trustees' report|2 - 3|
|Statement of trustees responsibilites|4|
|Independent examiner's report|5|
|Statement of fnancial actvites|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Notes to the fnancial statements|8 - 15|
## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
|**Charity number**|803278|
|---|---|
|**Principal address**|Golf Green Road|
||Jaywick|
||Clacton on Sea|
||Essex|
||CO15 2RH|
|**Trustees**|Gideon Bull|
||Jasmine Lyons|
||Shirley Paley|
|**Commitee**|Jasmine Lyons - Chair|
||Gideon Bull - Secretary|
||Shirley Paley|
||Ann Bryant|
||Christne Whitehead|
||Keith Whitehead|
|**Independent examiner**|Mr J Williams FCCA|
||TC Group|
||92 Staton Road|
||Clacton on Sea|
||Essex|
||CO15 1SG|
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **Structure, governance and management**
Under a deed dated 20 October 1989, the Golf Green Hall is held as a public charitable trust for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Tendring District and the neighbourhood and visitors thereto.
The hall is managed by a committee of management who are elected at the Annual General Meeting.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objectives for GGH remain the same, namely a community hall that is inclusive and has the community at its heart. In addition, the Committee is keen to build upon the success of the REPF grant and is actively looking at other sources of funding to assist with costs that are above and beyond the day to day running of the hall.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
## **Achievements and performance**
Directly provided clubs - Golf Green Hall directly provides 2 bingo clubs (Wednesday and Friday) plus our Saturday tabletop sale. We also launched GGH Lunch Club back in February, thanks, in part, to a grant from the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) which was used to supply new equipment – the lunch club is thriving with currently 61 members. The combined incomed from the two bingo clubs was £4,500, tabletop was £5,700 and the two months of the lunch club generated £770 of income.
Clubs - As well as long standing clubs of leisure club, footlights (amateur dramatics), ladies’ friendship, knit n natter, full circle, Jaywick history society, keep fit, just tennis, sequence dancing, country dancing, curling, good companions and Clacton dancer, we have welcomed two new clubs – Cancer rehab and exercise plus Hope Fields (for children under 11), both of which are helping us to meet our objective of inclusion.
Private parties - We continue to be a good choice for both adults and children’s parties and we are pleased that we have received many new bookings for a variety of cultural backgrounds. Private parties accounted for £3,625.00 of our annual income.
Regular expenditure – As well as our weekly cleaner and monthly window cleaner, we changed our caretaker at the beginning of 2026 as well as took on a new gardener. Both of whom were known to Hall users and the wider community and who are an asset to our day-to-day management.
Utilities – The cost of living has not passed GGH by and although our water and electricity only increased by 4%, the gas increased by 49%. It is hoped that the proposed roof works will help to address this and lay the foundations for a grant application for solar panels.
## **Financial review**
At 31 March 2026, the balance in the deposit account was £5,133 and of the current account was £7,725.
The Trust aims to reinvest into the upkeep and improvement of the hall and grounds for the benefit of the community. In addition, there is a plan to seek external funding for substantial restoration of the hall floor and surrounding floor area as well as other external funding for substantial improvement, for example solar panels. Any surplus is to be invested to obtain the highest rate of interest.
The total income for the year amounted to £37,137.
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **Plans for future periods**
The surplus from the charity's activties will continue to be used for the improvement of the hall.
The trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
J Lyons **Chairperson**
Dated: 10 August 2026
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the the trust and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the the trust for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the the trust and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
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**GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT**
## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Golf Green Hall Trust (the the trust) for the year ended 31 March 2026.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the the trust you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the the trust’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared financial statements in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has now been withdrawn.
I understand that this has been done in order for financial statements to provide a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the the trust as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
- 2 the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirementthat the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
J Williams Independent Examiner **TC Group**
92 Station Road Clacton on Sea Essex CO15 1SG
Dated: 26 August 2026
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2026**
**2026**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donatons and legacies
**3**
1,819
8,491
Other trading actvites
**4**
26,324
-
Investments
**5**
69
-
Other income
**6**
434
-
**Total income**
28,646
8,491
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable actvites
**7**
36,532
324
**Net (expenditure)/income for the year/**
**Net movement in funds**
(7,886)
8,167
Fund balances at 1 April 2025
39,560
-
**Fund balances at 31 March 2026**
31,674
8,167|**Total**
**2026**
**£**
10,310
26,324
69
434
37,137
36,856
281
39,560
39,841|Total
2025
**£**
1,852
25,379
46
628
27,905
32,421
(4,516)
44,076
39,560|
|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2026**_
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
**12**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**13**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**14**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilites**
**Income funds**
Restricted funds
**15**
Unrestricted funds|**2026**
**£**
1,675
13,216
14,891
(850)|**£**
25,800
14,041
39,841
8,167
31,674
39,841|**2025**
**£**
2,850
16,619
19,469
(850)|**£**
20,941
18,619|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||39,560|
|||||-
39,560|
|||||39,560|
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 10 August 2026
J Lyons **Chairperson**
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
Golf Green Hall Trust is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is Golf Green Road, Jaywick, Clacton on Sea, Essex, CO15 2RG.
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the the Charities Act 2011 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice.
The the trust has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the the trust. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the the trust.
## **1.4 Incoming resources**
Income is recognised when the the trust is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the the trust has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the the trust has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
## **1.5 Resources expended**
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Freehold land and buildings No charge Fixtures and fittings 10% reducing balance Computers 25% reducing balance
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
## **1.7 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the the trust’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **3 Donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2026**
**2026**
**£**
**£**
Donatons and gifs
224
-
Legacies receivable
1,595
-
Government grant income
-
8,491
1,819
8,491
**For the year ended 31 March 2025**
1,852
-|**Total**
**2026**
**£**
224
1,595
8,491
10,310|Total
2025
£
373
1,479
-|
|---|---|---|
|||1,852|
|||1,852|
|**4**|**Income from other trading actvites**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|
|||**2026**|**2025**|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Fundraising events|26,324|25,379|
## **5 Income from investments**
||**Unrestricted**|**Unrestricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**2026**|**2025**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Interest receivable|69|46|
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **6 Other income**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2026**
**£**
Other income
434
434|Total
2025
£
628|
|---|---|
||628|
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **7 Charitable activities**
|**7**
**Charitable actvites**|||
|---|---|---|
|Depreciaton and impairment
Rent
Rates and water
Light and heat
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Cleaning
Motor and travel expenses
Printng, postage and statonery
Accountancy
Telephone
Sundry expenses
Purchases
**Analysis by fund**
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**For the year ended 31 March 2025**
Unrestricted funds
**8**
**Net movement in funds**
The net movement in funds is stated afer charging/(creditng):
Depreciaton of owned tangible fxed assets|**Total**|**Total**|
||**2026**
**£**
2,029
3,350
1,143
4,242
15,616
1,175
4,964
-
693
660
1,542
439
1,003
36,856
36,856
36,532
324
36,856
32,421
**2026**
**£**
2,029|**2025**
**£**
1,809
3,350
925
4,770
10,958
1,030
3,949
900
451
856
1,413
263
1,747|
|||32,421|
|||32,421|
|||32,421
-|
|||32,421|
|||**2025**
**£**
1,809|
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**GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
## **9 Trustees**
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the the trust during the year.
During the year, one trustee was reimbursed £500 (2025: £nil) for out-of-pocket expenses incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the performance of their duties as a trustee.
## **10 Employees**
No employee received employee benefits during the year (2025: none).
## **11 Taxation**
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
## **12 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Freehold land**
**and buildings**
**Fixtures and**
**ftngs**
**Computers**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2025
4,665
58,492
-
Additons
-
6,478
410
At 31 March 2026
4,665
64,970
410
**Depreciaton and impairment**
At 1 April 2025
-
42,216
-
Depreciaton charged in the year
-
1,952
77
At 31 March 2026
-
44,168
77
**Carrying amount**
At 31 March 2026
4,665
20,802
333
At 31 March 2025
4,665
16,276
-|**Total**
**£**
63,157
6,888|
|---|---|
||70,045|
||42,216
2,029|
||44,245|
||25,800|
||20,941|
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
|**13**
**Debtors**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Prepayments and accrued income
**14**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals and deferred income|**2026**
**£**
1,675
**2026**
**£**
850|**2025**
**£**
2,850|
|---|---|---|
|||**2025**
**£**
850|
## **15 Restricted funds**
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
||**At 1 April 2025**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**At 31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**resources**|**expended**|**2026**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Rural England Prosperity Fund Grant|-|8,491|-|8,491|
|Depreciaton|-|-|(324)|(324)|
||-|8,491|(324)|8,167|
## **16 Unrestricted funds**
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
||**At**|**1**|**April 2025**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**At**|**31 March**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**resources**|**expended**||**2026**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|
|General funds|||39,560|28,646|(36,532)||31,674|
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## **GOLF GREEN HALL TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026**_
|**16**|**Unrestricted funds**||||**(Contnued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Previous year:**|**At 1 April 2024**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**At 31 March**|
||||**resources**|**expended**|**2025**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||General funds|44,076|27,905|(32,421)|39,560|
|**17**|**Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||||**funds**|**funds**||
||||**2026**|**2026**|**2026**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**At 31 March 2026:**|||||
||Tangible assets||26,124|(324)|25,800|
||Current assets/(liabilites)||5,550|8,491|14,041|
||||31,674|8,167|39,841|
||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
||||**funds**|**funds**||
||||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**At 31 March 2025:**|||||
||Tangible assets||20,941|-|20,941|
||Current assets/(liabilites)||18,619|-|18,619|
||||39,560|-|39,560|
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