Treasurer’s full year 2024
2024 financials are summarised in the spread sheet sent with this note. In 2024 MVH spent more than it received by £3593. This is despite increased income. The main drivers for the increased expenditure were improvements and maintenance that had been carried over from previous years and dealing with the theft of the oil in the summer (examples of the improvements and maintenance are listed below). In 2024 the decision was made to maintain prices.
As at the year end the account balance in the current account includes an allowance for £300 paid in respect events due to take place in 2025. If one or more of those events were cancelled then all, or a portion of that £300 would need to be refunded and therefore deducted from the balance of the current account. At the time of writing the treasurer is not aware of any outstanding invoices for works in 2024 that have not been paid.
Regular income is down by about 10% compared to 2023. We have lost one regular client who has yet to be replaced and some hirers altered their hours. Occasional hires are well up (£7587 from £5000 in 2023) reflecting greater activity in August and the last quarter of 2024.
In 2024 we paid £2000 into the CCLA account in January and withdrew it in August to cover the improvement and maintenance costs incurred. So, it earned interest for 8 months.
Listed below are some of the improvements, repairs and maintenance paid for in 2024:
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Painting and decorating £1821.25
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Electrical work (including increased connectivity) £1527.47
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Fence repairs £2013
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Roof repairs £380
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Plumbing work £1249.40
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Increased security for the oil tank £934.38
Overall our income remains healthy (buoyed in part by the interest on deposits). Control of spending in 2025 will be key to maintaining healthy finances and allowing the current account balance time to recover.
Milton Cartwright
March 2025 Updated September 2025
Matfield Village Hall Receipts and Payments account full year 2024
| full year 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | |
| £ | |
| Income | |
| Hall Hirefees- regularusers | 14963 |
| Occasional hires | 7587 |
| Interest on deposits | 2883 |
| Sundry | 6 |
| Total regular receipts | 25439 |
| Grants | 0 |
| Total receipts | 25439 |
| Expenditure | |
| Lettingadministration | 2951 |
| Caretaking | 3018 |
| Heating oil | 2447 |
| Electricity | 852 |
| Water | 733 |
| Insurance | 1217 |
| Repairs | 3938 |
| Maintenance | 2745 |
| Cleaning | 6555 |
| Regularoutgoings | 749 |
| Miscellaneous | 1248 |
| Total regularpayments | 26453 |
| -1014 2579 29032 -3593 303 9454 69863 79620 83213 -3593 79620 |
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|---|---|
| Excess of regular income over regularpayments | |
| Improvements | |
| Totalpayments | |
| Excess of income overpayments | |
| Assets | |
| Bank | |
| CCLA | |
| Nationwide | |
| Total | |
| Reconciliation | |
| Fund balance 1 January | |
| Excess of income overpayments | |
| Fund balance 31 Dec |
2023 £ 16502 0.91 5000 1.52 1467 0 22969 1390 24359
1350 2090 2231 682 755 1144 214 605 5724 1041 858 16696
1.58
6273
1779 18474
5884
6786 8934 67495 83214
77329 5884 83213
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE MATFIELD VILLAGE HALL
| report on the accounts of the choir for the year ended 31 December 2024
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 ( the Act ) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking ex slanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken vv not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect
The requirements have not been met:
a. to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act and
b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act.
- or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn ir + rder to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name:
lan Stuart McCreadie
Address: 7 Croft Way, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2JU
Date:
14 September 2025