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 I￿VeMber 2025
Sccqlish Charty No sco49￿5
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 & slater￿ls 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
D￿glaS Scowen
Hamish Isaac from April 25
Michael Edwards
Sylwa E<hv8rds
cha￿perSon& 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 Ctw*y 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
mbe￿h•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 cOnd￿N)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
resOlut￿n for the rtrelecI￿n of that chanty trustee was put to the AGM and was not
carl￿d.
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 developn*nt
The 8dvancefr*nt ol public part￿lp8￿.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¢tivrt*s 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 C￿nmunfy to carry out activities. fundiaising eventg
or part*s 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 SC049*5
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 N￿hts. A Vdlage
BBQ was also he￿ in the SumfMr.
The members of the hall continued their furKIra￿1ng 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 therr*d
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,
chill￿n,$ 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 ￿erI￿nIS for the ￿StendI￿ No*thr 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 cAMt1rrf￿cY for
unforeseen expenses.
D•tails of any d•ficlt:
T￿￿e was rm) financial deficit this year, Ihe Trusteos will continue to M￿11(￿ th8 balwr*s.
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 transacti￿5 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 ch￿rtY at that time. This must be Ik)ne lo
ensure that the firiartrc￿l s￿leMen1$ ctjnpty with Charities and Trustee Inv8stmert
(Scotland) Acl 2CK)5, the Charities Accounts Iscotland) Re￿latIor￿ 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￿￿# St*emerrts 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•c*p
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
R*s 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 R￿*1PtI}lP8VrnD￿)
Tranthr I)01￿fi 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
SurpWID*rtI for Y￿r
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 L￿11th•
Financial SlateThnts 3pproved by the Charlty and signed on its behalf by:
SBned..........
re
rer
Date,.

Ann4W Rqp(Yt & FinarKt•l Si*fftnts 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 Fa￿e
Othw E¥ents
256.
320 1)J
620.70
0.00
167.99
513 10
o.oo
2,906.59
165.C*J
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
EntertaInfr￿DVEVentS
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 exk*nses 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￿ docUn￿nts funds ratsed ty Ihe T￿St￿&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 Equipl￿nI
{* 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 & ￿err￿S fry It* yew 3(￿ ￿1)er 2￿5
Ind•p•nd•nt ExamIn￿8 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 tr￿1￿8 and examiner
The chafity s truslees are responsible for the ￿parat￿l of the accounts ￿ accordance
wth the tenr6 of the Charrties and Trustee Investment IS¢otland) 2￿5 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 ConSKIerat￿n 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 a￿lit 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 Regulat￿￿5
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
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