MARKET WEIGHTON COMMUNITY HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT 2021-2022 (for the period 11th August 2021 to 20th May 2022)
In common with many similar community facilities, local charities and small businesses the 2021-2022 reporting year was a very difficult period for the Community Hall.
As I reported to the last AGM, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that virtually all events at the hall were either suspended during the Government imposed lockdowns or, when we were allowed to open, strict rules and guidance meant that the hall was only available to very specific groups. This obviously resulted in a decline in income generated from bookings whilst at the same time our expenditure on staff salaries, insurance, licences, utility bills and maintenance work had still to be met.
Fortunately, as a leisure-related business, we were able to take advantage of the various Government and East Riding of Yorkshire Council financial support schemes and the Government 'furlough' scheme for our staff.
As you will see from our Treasurer's report and the Annual Financial Statement we have, again, managed to survive the worst of the possible financial implications of a reduction in business for most of the reporting period and, in this respect, I would like to thank our Treasurer and our accountants for their endeavours on our behalf.
By way of an update: In the current reporting year, although we entered Stage 4 of the Government's lifting of Covid restrictions in July last year, regular bookings are only slowly returning and, understandably, many of our regular hirers with members amongst the more elderly in the town are still wary of returning to the hall too soon, and some have regrettably decided not to return at all.
Our agreement with Rimmington Pharmacy of Bradford - working in conjunction with NHS England - for the hire of part of the premises for use as a Covid-19 Vaccination Centre continues and, although the operation of the centre has not been without its drawbacks and operational difficulties, the income derived from this agreement has, at least, been equal to our pre-Covid rental income. The Vaccination Centre continues to be welcomed by residents of Market Weighton and further afield and has proved popular for both scheduled appointments and nonscheduled drop-in vaccinations and has played no small part in meeting the Government's national vaccination targets (at its height some 1900 vaccinations were administered in a single day).
During this reporting period, three of the hall's Trustees resigned from the committee and these resignations have been reported to the Charity Commission. The contributions that these Trustees - one of whom had been member since the the very beginning - made to the smooth running of the hall will be missed. Fortunately, we have been able to welcome two new Trustees - one a representative of a user group and the other an independent resident of the town - and their different interests, experience and new ideas will benefit the Management Committee. An invitation was also extended to groups in our client base and to individuals in the wider community - via publicity, in the local press and radio and on social media - in an attempt to attract new Trustees in order that we can fully develop the facility and reflect the wishes of the community in the future.
In closing, my thanks go to all members of the Committee for their support during the past year. In particular I would like to thank our retiring Booking Clerk for his commitment to the on-going, day-to-day management of bookings for the hall during this extremely difficult period. I would also like to thank our two Caretakers for their continuing commitment to the hall.
Thank you.
Cllr Stephen King Chairman 20th May 2022
| FORYEARE | NDED31MAR | CIJzOzz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Income | f. | f. | ||
| Hire ofHall Donations Bank lnterest Grantsincl.furlough Active TownFunds |
37,982.04 0.00 91.42 13,909.30 0.00 |
51,982.72 | 2,780.50 5.00 157.56 31,706.00 20,000.00 |
54,649.06 |
| Expenditure Caretaker'sWages&PAYE Booking Clerk TreasurerExPenses Heat,Light,Water Repairs andRenewals CleaningMaterials&Covidexpenses PerformingRights Stationery&Postage lnsurance AccountancY Miscellaneous Fund RaisingExPenses Book-keePing/PAYE Depreciation Refuse ActiveTeamGrants |
t2,817.40 1,100.00 500.00 4,496.57 1,814.89 s41.89 i32.00 158.22 2,009.88 36.00 60.00 0.00 432.00 79.00 266.72 2,577.88 |
27,028.45 | 10,432.04 100.00 0.00 2,572.24 1,428.24 584.38 602.', |
2 64.44 1,948.00 36.00 109.00 10.00 168.00 91.00 257.92 0.00 |
| ExcessofIncome over Expenditure/ExpenditureoverIncome |
24,954.27 | 36,245.08 |
| FORYEARE | NDED31MAR | CIJzOzz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Income | f. | f. | ||
| Hire ofHall Donations Bank lnterest Grantsincl.furlough Active TownFunds |
37,982.04 0.00 91.42 13,909.30 0.00 |
51,982.72 | 2,780.50 5.00 157.56 31,706.00 20,000.00 |
54,649.06 |
| Expenditure Caretaker'sWages&PAYE Booking Clerk TreasurerExPenses Heat,Light,Water Repairs andRenewals CleaningMaterials&Covidexpenses PerformingRights Stationery&Postage lnsurance AccountancY Miscellaneous Fund RaisingExPenses Book-keePing/PAYE Depreciation Refuse ActiveTeamGrants |
t2,817.40 1,100.00 500.00 4,496.57 1,814.89 s41.89 i32.00 158.22 2,009.88 36.00 60.00 0.00 432.00 79.00 266.72 2,577.88 |
27,028.45 | 10,432.04 100.00 0.00 2,572.24 1,428.24 584.38 602.', |
2 64.44 1,948.00 36.00 109.00 10.00 168.00 91.00 257.92 0.00 |
| ExcessofIncome over Expenditure/ExpenditureoverIncome |
24,954.27 | 36,245.08 |