Smailholm Village Hall - SC052858 Trustees, Annual Report 01 October 2025- 31 March 2026 The charlty trustees who served during the above six months and up to the date of slgnature of this report were: Lindsay Grime Maoorie Barrow Jane Miller Chair Secretary Treasurer Brian McFadane B¢)okings Secretary Jane Roberts John Barrow Denise Hunter Charlotle Davison Christine Malcolm 10 Yvan Biot Co-opted Representakn"ve for Smailholm Futures Strurture, governance and management Smailholm Village Hall is governed by a Constitution. The Board of Trustees, which can have up to 11 members with a quorum of 3 members, is responsible for running the organisation. Trustees are nominated from members of the organisation and appointed annually at the AGM. The Board is responsible for the appointment of additional Trustees from time to time in accordance with the constitution. Objettives and activities The organisation's charitable purposes are To provide and maintain Smailholm Village Hall a5 a community facility for the benefit of the inhabitants of Smailholm village and surrounding area covered by the following postcodes.. TD5 7PH, TD5 7PJ. TD5 7PQ TD5 7PF, TD5 7PG. TD5 7PL. TD5 7PN, TD5 7RT, TDS 7SB. TD5 75D. TD5 7SE, TD3 6LG wtthout distinction of political, religious or other opinions, for recreation. leisure and educational purposes of all kinds with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. To promote citizenship and community development in the area of benefit as described in point l. The main activities in relation to these objectives have been- To ensure the fabric of the building is maintained in good condition To make changes to the building to improve sustainability To run events which are open to all members of the community To hire the hall for a variety of purposes to provide an income stream Smailholm Ifillage Hall. Smailholm, Ke150, TD5 7PH www.smailholm-village.org.uk
Achievements and perforrnance The hall continued to be the hub for Smailholm residents and the wider community, being used for a wide variety of events, clubs and classes. It is used almost every day during the week and regularly at weekends. Regular activitie5 include Art Class. Book Group, Come along and play evenings, Film Nights, Library Van and Open Afternoons, Pilates, Qigon& Table Tennis and yoga. We also held a number of publictheatre and music events. Through the Smailholm Futures project we received a grant for the installation of solar panels and battery storage to improve our sustainabilty. This is the first phase of moving the hall to more sustainable energy usage and has been very successful in providing almost all of the electricity required to run the hall. Financial review The Treasurer arranged forthe remaining fund5 amounting to £19.017 to be transferred from Smailholm Village Hall Committee. As at 31 March 2026 there was a total of £19,487 in funds. Of this reserves of £10,000 were held in a fixed term interest paying account. There had been restricted grants of £17,100 in this reporting period. We have no employees, so the Board and other members of the community volunteer regularly to ensure the smooth running of the hall, which would not be possible without their support. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charitrfs trustees Signature - fl'kTr]dsaL,i•ivrE . Name- Lindsay Grime Position Chair Date- 19 May 2026 Smailholm Vlllage Hall. Smailholm, Kelso. TD5 7PH www.smailholm-village.org.uk