## Chair’s Report April 2022 to March 2023
## AGM 2023
## **Orton Wistow Community Association**
Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough. PE2 6XN Registered Charity No – 1027473 www.ortonwistowcommunitycentre.org
## Introduction
Welcome to the 2023 AGM of the Orton Wistow Community Association – the first year in a few where we have not had any impact from the COVID19 pandemic and the centre has had a stable and healthy year. This report covers the period from April 2022 to March 2023.
## User Groups
We had said farewell to one of our church groups this year – the Christian Community Church no longer use the centre on a Sunday but they do continue to use the hall for choir practice. This has allowed us to hire the hall to another church for a few hours each Sunday morning and leaves us the afternoon free for one-off hirers.
The community hall remains popular for parties at weekends and we are seeing high usage. We get more queries than we can accommodate – unfortunately we still have to chase people for deposits and information to guarantee their booking. Changing the policy to avoid late night hires has worked well and in general the hall is being looked after when used.
We have had several returnee hirers – including for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day again this year. The hall remains popular for young local children’s birthday parties. The Under5’s have been able to hold fetes again this year – the committee decided to waive any fees for these fundraising exercises.
## Renovations
The floor in the children’s bathroom has been replaced but the quest for reliable tradespeople remains to complete the project. We are often let down by people booking time to quote and then not showing up.
The garden continues to be maintained and the under5s have repainted their sheds and added some equipment to the garden. The microwave has been replaced.
Our plans for the upcoming year include a replacement programme for the chairs, CCTV, some painting and a commitment to look into a defibrillator to be housed inside the hall.
## Volunteers
I would like to thank Tracy, Sury and Linda for continuing in their roles so wonderfully. The place would not be able to run without them giving so much of their time in the background. We are still missing a Vice Chair and ideally need to recruit into this position in the upcoming year. A special thank you as well to Darren, our maintenance expert, who fixes the items we are responsible for and arranges qualified tradespersons if required.
## Asset Transfer
## **Orton Wistow Community Association**
Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough. PE2 6XN Registered Charity No – 1027473 www.ortonwistowcommunitycentre.org
As per our position set out in last year’s AGM, the process has not progressed. It continues to remain in our interest to maintain the status quo. This is because the Council continues to cover the cost of major repairs and maintenance, and fire regulations. Post transfer, this will become the responsibility of the association.
## Summary:
To conclude, we’ve had a successful year at the association and the bank balance remains healthy. I would like to thank our regular users for looking after the hall when it’s in their care and for continuing to use the hall. The hall is a big asset to the community here in Orton and we could not keep it functioning without everyone’s help.
## **Orton Wistow Community Association**
Napier Place, Orton Wistow, Peterborough. PE2 6XN Registered Charity No – 1027473 www.ortonwistowcommunitycentre.org
## **ORTON WISTOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CHARITY NO: 1027473 Income and Expenditure Year Ended 31 March 2023**
|**INCOME**
Hall Hire-Regular
Hall Hire-Casual
Donations
Investment Income
PCC Covid-19 Grant
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
Cleaning
Insurance
Gas
Electricity
Water
Examiner
Meetings
Booking Administrator
Maintenance
Garden
PHS Cleaning
Stationery and Postage
Donations and Gifts
Licenses
Pest Control
Iinternet and Telephone
Waste Collection
Sundry
Assets Write Off/Loss on Disposal
Depreciation-Furniture & Fixtures
Depreciation-Hardware & Equipment
**EXPENSES**
**TOTAL EXPENSES**
Excess of Income Over Expenditure|**£**
**£**
**Year 2023**
**Year 2022**
25,607
14,147
2,148
2,761
0
340
58
30
0
950|**£**
**£**
**Year 2023**
**Year 2022**
25,607
14,147
2,148
2,761
0
340
58
30
0
950|
|---|---|---|
||**27,813**|**18,227**|
||4,877
4,400
577
556
1,079
1,015
1,211
1,054
656
420
40
30
0
99
1,000
1,000
1,970
716
705
435
0
196
88
86
20
25
139
316
180
180
447
522
992
899
37
0
34
238
237
81
200||
||**14,336**|**12,422**|
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||**14,336**|**12,422**|
||**13,477**|**5,805**|
**Sury Dhanecha Treasurer**
**Jo Piercey Chairman**
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