Trustees Annual Report for Eckford Village Hall SCIO for the period to 301h November 2025 Scottish Charity No; SC049365 SCO49349
Annual Repc¥t & Firnnci4 Ststomon15 for yew ending 30b IVeMber 2025 Sccqlish Charty No sco495 Index Page 3 Reference & Administsaljve Informal¢on Page 4 Trustees Annual Report: Structure Governance & Management Ot4'ectwes & Acilvttles Page S Achievements & Performance Page 8 Financial Review Pa9e 8 Statement of Tnjstees Pa9e7-9 Annual Accounts: Page 7 Receipts & Payrrents Account P89e 7 Statsmnt of Balances Page 8-9 Notes to the Accounts Page 10 Independent Examiners Report
Arwwal R•F#Yt & slaterls for fv y•ar 2025 Scdt•h Chwtty SCQ4W5 Refernnc• & Admlnlstratlvè Inforniatlon Ecklord Hall SCIO Charfty Namo: Scotttsh Charfty No: SC049365 Th• Chwltgs Prlnclpal Addr•s•: Ecklofd Road Eckford KELSO TD5 8LG eckfordvMlagehall.co.uk Charltl•s Tnmtsm on date off approval Including offlc• held: Sandra KlnncKh Candy Jones Chath Robertson Torny Elliot Stephen Gibson Ray JoM8 Alastair Kay Bruce Kinnoth jan Mooney Glenys Richards Chris Robert50n DglaS Scowen Hamish Isaac from April 25 Michael Edwards Sylwa E<hv8rds chaperSon& Hall Bookings Treasurei Seuetary Trustee Trustee Truslee TTUStee Trustee Tfust•e Trustee Trustee Trustee Tnjstee Truslee Trustoe Namm of oth•r tru•t•e• durfng th• perfod: David Whlgh ResKJn8d April 25 Independ•nt Examlner: S Bennett ACIE 21 Dounehill JEDBURGH TD8 6LJ Bank of Scotland PO Box 1000 BX2 ILB
ScLMIth Ctwy No SC049365 Structurn, Gov•rnanca & Management Govornlng Document: Eckford Village Hall was register•d as a Scotttsh Charitabkn Incorporatsd Organisation {SCIO) on 10th June 2019. SCIO is adminislrated by Its CorAtrtution which has been accepted by the membernhi>. Tru3ts• R•cfullm•nt & Appolntment: At e8ch AGM. the rnmbers may elect any rrEmber (unles3 helshe is debarred from mbeh•p undef the Constrtulb)n) to be 8 charity trustee. Al of the charity trustees aknledlappointed shall rebre Irom office, shall then be eluible fof re-elocti A chanty truste• r•bn'ng at an AGM will be deemed io have l)een re•elgcted unless: _ helshe advises the b08rd Prior to the cOndN)n of the AGM that hwshe does not wlsh to be re-appointed as a chanty Irustee; or an e¢b"On process was hekj at AGM and helshe was not among ttM)se electedlre- eknted through thal process; 01 resOlutn for the rtrelecIn of that chanty trustee was put to the AGM and was not carld. ObJectlv•8 & Actlvltle• Th• Ch•rttles Chartlab Purp08•: AS set out in the 'Constltullon' arKI 'The Chaiities and Trustee Investsywrts (Scolland} Act 21YJ5' Ihe putpose(s) of EckfoTd Vdlage Hall SCIO are the tollowing., . Ttr advancerrnnt of education The advancement of ¢itiienship or communlty developnnt The 8dvancefrnt ol public partlp8.on in sport The provlsion of reueational faciliim or the organisation of re¢Aeatlonal actlvrtws with objeet of thproving ts conditions of Ilfe for the persorffj for whwn the facilrti88 or 8¢tivrts are prknarity nded Any other purpose that may reasonabty be regarded as analogixts lo any of tts preceding purpos•s. Summary of the maln actlvlll•s In r•lation to th•&e obJ•cllvM: The hall prowdes a space for thé local Cnmunfy to carry out activities. fundiaising eventg or parts and celebrats'ons. The hall is available to all living within Ihe local area and the trnstee's actlvlty encourages its use,
S¢thth Clwrty No SC0495 Achlovement & Perfomiance for 2024-25 Our hall continued to be In constanl use by sewing. quilting and craft groups on a weekly basis. The U3A also hirod the hall most weeks to play New Age Kurling. Regular Village events i)clud•d Library Calé. hokl every 2 weeks and weekly Ga¢5 Nhts. A Vdlage BBQ was also he in the SumfMr. The members of the hall continued their furKIra1ng efforts wllh organiglng the Strawbery fayre in the Summer and this continues lo grow in popularity. Other fundrsing evenl inclthled a 60's 'disco' evening and a Mexican therrd evening with a ffe81, mustc and a qu Hall hirgs through<xrt the year have be varied., A film night - Twn Stea(VMagician wrth Wood, chilln,$ birthday partbes, walking groups, bcal MPIMSP SUryJ8fi8S, the Jedburgh half marathon refreshmenVsenAce Station and a waddlno lebralion. Several music events were abo held in the hall throughout the year with performances by the band Waywafd Jane. the local folk singer Rachael Semanni and the Canadian jazz guilarist Lofne Lofskay along wllh the Noel Pnce Quartet The k)cal group Bedlam concluded the entertainment 'programrr*' wrth a ceilKIh.
Annu•l Report & Fm4na81 erInIS for the StendI Nothr 2025 ScottL8h Charlly No SC049365 Flnanclal Review Statwn•nt of Re•S Policy: Eckftrd Village Hall aims to retain £12,0(YJ in reswve to provide a cAMt1rrfcY for unforeseen expenses. D•tails of any d•ficlt: Te was rm) financial deficit this year, Ihe Trusteos will continue to M11( th8 balwrs. D•talls of Donat•d Faciliti•s & S•N5ces.' Chwity befftfiis from th8 time given by all the Trustees to th8 runnirKJ of the Charity. ststement of Trustees Responslbllities members of ttr Charity must FK8pare financial staiements whth give suffi'cient detail 10 Onable an appreciation of the transacti5 of th8 Charty during t fin8ncial year Th8 members of Charily are responsible fLY keepiro proper accounlirg records on quest, musi reflect thè financial positDn of the chrtY at that time. This must be Ik)ne lo ensure that the firiartrcl sleMen1$ ctjnpty with Charities and Trustee Inv8stmert (Scotland) Acl 2CK)5, the Charities Accounts Iscotland) RelatIor 2(K)S. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and musl take asonable steps for the prevention an(Vor deleth.on of fraL•d and oth&r irrowlarrtles. Approved by tho Truste&s and sifv on tr*ir behalf by.. Sandra KK)r¥xh Trustee
AMu•I RepJ1 & Fina# Stemerrts lor th? yé¥ and¥)0 30th Noven¥ 2025 s(ll15h Chanly No SC049365 R•ceipts & Paym•nts Account Year Ended 301h Novombor 2025 R•sirfctsd Fund• Un Re8lrlcted FvfKIs Totsl 2024 2025 R•cp o.ty) 763 50 4.298 20 2.519 20 0.00 763.50 4,298 20 2,519.20 0.00 285.00 4,208 38 4.588.J9 0.00 Rs fran FUNI Raisl Olher Charti¥b Nthiii•• Gfants 0.00 7,580 90 g.c6177 P•ym•nts exwJ# Irem Fund R•Alng A ExpenJ8& from ChwIl)I• Actlvlly Indapondont Ex•hiMlion O.OD 0.00 o.oo 2.840.72 3,8.42 175.00 2,840 72 3,850 13 3,830 42 10.321.20 175.OD 150.00 0.00 e.848.14 6.816.14 14,321.33 Noi R1PtI}lP8VrnD) Tranthr I)01fi Ftsnd8 734 76 734.78 15,259.581 8urplu•llO•fi¢lll for Y•ar 0.00 734.76 734 76 15,259 56) Statement of B•l#rK•• •• •1 No¥•mb•r 2026 Tot•1 2025 Fund• Rmtrlctsd Funds Totsl 2024 Baknc•s * Si•rt ol Yoar SurpWIDrtI for Yr D.rJ) 17.54927 734 76 17,549.27 22.808.83 734 70 15,259 561 Bo1grK4e 41 End ol Y•¥ 18,284.03 18.284.03 17.549 27 Soe Note 7 24,454 24,4SI Lbwtiillt No Out*andlkvJ L11th• Financial SlateThnts 3pproved by the Charlty and signed on its behalf by: SBned.......... re rer Date,.
Ann4W Rqp(Yt & FinarKt•l Sifftnts for the yèar erKIY9 30, Novrti 2025 Scottish Charlty ND SC049365 Noteg to the Account 1 Rec•lpts from Fund Ra&Blng Activities 2025 024 Rattles Èxican EveniThJ Burns Nlghl Games Nigh18 Strawberry Fae Othw E¥ents 256. 320 1)J 620.70 0.00 167.99 513 10 o.oo 2,906.59 165.CJ 846.(Kl 2,710 40 £4,298.20 £4,208.38 2 In¢ome from Other Charitable Acllvftieg Han Lets Library Csle & Book Cltsb 2.138.C(I 381.20 4 186.54 40185 £2,819,20 £4,698.39 J Expenges from Fund Raislng A¢tlvlty PPL RPS Licence EntertaInfrDVEVentS Event Costs 8100 207 00 2.552 72 3 765.79 £2.840.72 £3,800.13 4 Expenses Relatlng to charitab ActTrv Electricity Hall Cleaning Property Repairs & M8lntenaTKe Insufanee bmall Equipmenl Presentabon AGM Cosls Ststioneryjwebsite Costs Gffls 1.144 00 10831 1,293 74 784 18 49.98 0.00 321 29 57.97 70.95 1g9S62 472 913 7.407 13 772 82 29100 185 CQ .65 o.oo 0.00 £3,aao.42 £10.321.20 5 Trustee R•muneratlon and Relatsd Party Trnn$4ctlon• The Tfustees did not rerkive any rérnuneration w exknses duf1 year, 6 N•ttir• & Purpose ol Funds The stdlements of acc(nt for the year show the financial fwJuros 9enpratwJ by th8 running of the Eckford Vliiage Hall SCIO A5 per the gOve¢nI docUnnts funds ratsed ty Ihe TSt&S are Strlctly lor th(J tsse ol the Hall and ts acti¥rti6S. The Charfty does rhJt hold any restri(aed lunds al the year end.
Annu81 Rewt & Financi81 staiemen15 for the year endmg 30b N04Ythr 2025 Scottistr, Chanty No SC049%5 Not•• to the Accounts cnfd 7 Assets held by thé Charlty 2024 Addltlons 2026 Kitchen Equipment Genfrral Hall EquiplnI {* Tables & Chairs elc) Games & (Xhef Equipment Equynenl Ilnc 2010-11 ImprtyrfÈments} Aif to Air Ileal Pump 2,092.95 2.1192.95 4.646.81 2.135.33 3.639.26 11_94000 4.646.81 2.135.33 3,639 26 11,94000 £24,464.36 £0.0 £24,464.36
Annual Report & errS fry It yew 3( 1)er 25 Ind•p•nd•nt ExamIn8 Rwrt on tho Ac¢ounts Report to the trustees ol Eckford Village Hall SCIO Registered charity number SC049365 On Ihe accounts ol the chanty for the period lo 3011, Novomber 2025 Sel out on Pages 7 to 9 Respoctiv• rnsponslbllldes of tr18 and examiner The chafity s truslees are responsible for the paratl of the accounts accordance wth the tenr6 of the Charrties and Trustee Investment IS¢otland) 25 Act and the Charities Accounts {Scolland} Regulations 20IX. The charty trustees consider that th8 audit requirement of Regulation 1 Ll1) (d) of tt Accounts Regulations does not appfy. It ' my ponSIbilty to examine Ihe accounts as required under sectlon 44(1) (c) of the Act ar to slale whethei partKular malters have come to my atlenlbon. Bash of Ind•p8nd•nt •xamlner'• •tatsm•nt My examinathon is carrie(l oul in accordance wilh Regulatbn 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examinatKJn indudes a revEw ol the a(xounting records kept by the charity and a compaitson of Ihe accounts presented wth those records, It also includes ConSKIeratn of any unusual items or disclostjres in the accounts and seeks explanations from Ihe trustees concerning any suth mattels. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviOen¢6 that would be required in an audit and. eijnstyuently. I do not axpress an alit opinion on the accounts. Independent examlnerfs statem•nt In the course of ry examinalM)n. no malter has corre to my attentlon 1. wh¢ch gives me reasonable cause lo believè thal in any malerlal respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance wrth section 4411) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2CIJ6 Accounts Regulations, and to piepare accounts which accord wrth the accounti records and comply wilh Regulatson 9 of the 21)06 Accounts Regulat5 have not been meL or 2. to which. in my opnion. attentijn shouhj be dra¥Yn In Order to enable a proper understandNw of the accounts lo reached Slgnod: , Sue Bennelt 21 Dounehill Jedburgh Date: . 6.J-a Relèvant professlonal qualification(s> or body: ACIE & Djp Business & Finan io