RVHMC Deputy Chairman’s Report 2022
25/Nov/2022
During this year we have reluctantly accepted the resignation of our chairman David Lister from the committee due to ill health. I’m pleased to say that David’s health is much improved and whilst his tenure as chairman was brief, I’d like to thank him on behalf of the committee for his service to the hall in this role as well as the years he spent on the committee as a whole. The role of chairman remains vacant and we’d be pleased to accept new volunteers.
Following the Covid years, usage of the hall for this financial year has seen a marked upswing and it’s pleasing to witness the facilities being used more and more by both villagers and groups from further afield. We’ve had regular youths football training with matches booked for the 22/23 season, the Classic Car show in the summer, which benefited from glorious weather on the day and the Queens Jubilee Fair, which sadly did not although the turn out was still good. Despite the Fair making a small loss the feedback from the community was very positive. The committee would like to thank Lesley Free who spearheaded organisation of the event, assisted by many committee members in the run up and on the day. Thanks should also go to Lesley’s family:- Nick, Lee & Amy Free for help on the day, Sharon Nozedar for judging the dog show and to Jean & Geoff Short for running one of the games stalls. The committee members who dedicated hours of their free time to ensure this event was a success as well as the commitment they make month in, month out, can easily be overlooked or taken for granted. Please be assured, your valuable input is very much appreciated. Thank you.
I’d also like to pass on the committee’s thanks to the Parish Council for their work in securing the grants that have enabled the building of the Skate Park.
The Farmers Market format has been under pressure from Covid, more competition in the local area and now the cost of living crisis. These factors all jeopardise the viability for stallholders and impact the customer footfall figures. Combining the autojumble with the Farmers Market during the warmer months has helped offset falling stall revenue with increased café takings. We are proposing a Country Market starting in 2023 to broaden the appeal and hopefully improve revenue. I want to thank John Foulger for his part in continuing to run the market as well as head up the café on market days. As well as rotating help from committee members, we should note the support from the wider village community, namely Anne Lister, Val Hughes, Helen Greenhough, Catherine Greenhough, Greg Panter & Barbara Thompson who have made valuable (and sometimes last minute) contributions to the running of the hall. Thanks also to Dot Quinton, our hall cleaner who came on board a few months ago, and who is doing an excellent job.
The lottery continues to be a lucrative and reliable revenue stream for the hall under Liz’s stewardship. Thank you to Liz and her team.
The hall’s financial position has improved again this year and I’m keen to explore the benefits of solar/PV panels, perhaps electric car charging points and possibly Boules pistes to further improve the facilities for the village. I would hope at least a proportion of these potential costs would be funded through grants or donations, but projects like these require some significant research and we’d welcome any new members who would like to join the committee or volunteers who are more comfortable helping on an ad hoc basis. The more hands ‘on deck’, the smaller the tasks become for all concerned so please urge your friends and neighbours to join up.
Finally, my thanks to Charles and Lesley Greenhough. The hall could simply not run as it does without the daily input that I know Charles & Lesley make. Being on the front line and handling bookings can be a frustrating experience, but they never falter. The minuting of our meetings are top notch and Lesley’s fastidious approach to the bookkeeping means that everything stays tidy and ship-shape.
Dominic Ebert
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and ments accounts CC16a Forthè p•riod from To 01111r2021 31110r2 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrict•d lund Restrict•d Endowment Tot41 funds Lasi y A1 Rwl Vilage Hal Hire Spotsea FI8wng Fiekl Ewcitysknt blettr Fund RapAno Events Rwlng Centro Lottery Grant8 & tk>n4tiDn$ Refvnds Mc In¢ome Foirnérs M8rt8t Bank i¥rtere8t 11.147 S.149 327 2n 157 461 4051 1.026 051 1.028 5.376 673 073 2n 8,110 110 8.976 totsi ross incvn AR) 125 .12S 3851 A2 Assèt and Inwslfflont 30,125 39,861 A3Pa M•ntenance Wages An18Th Watst FK Fund Rd&ng Events 007 170 197 170 197 418 112 1.319 1.319 823 Mtsc Exptna86 Insurance Liceneés (Bpx P sp)rt&e4 Mis¢ Png ng Fidd FainTèr8 Martqt ProieLts LOtreryExpg IPrize8} Sundry 313 SS1 313 292 14 314 1281 45 1281 Sub total A4 and In¥•stm•rt Sub tot41 15,833 Nef oftpcelptsl(paymts) AS TAnsfÈrs b•t*wn funds A6 C••h fuftds last ytar •nd Cash fund$ this yoarend 1{29 11.287 56.37 14292 42.082 CCXX R1 8cwunis ISS} 10W2023
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrirted funds R•strided Endowment funds Cate9ories Detasls 81 Cash funds W19 1,610 IOS2 Lottery 2Y) Total cash funds 56J74 fvnds funds funds htaretst£ Details Furk1 Currnntyalu• Oetsils Costloptkna Fund ¢urrentvalu• Dètails B4 Aswts rotaln•d for the ¢harlty's own u Fund lotwhh Amount due Details 86 Llabilitles SvJDed by one orkn) tnjstegson tbollofall th8 tnth•s Dale of rov81 SionatLwe Pri)1 Name ¢¢XX R2 ISSI
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rickinghall Village Hall On accounts for the year ended 31 Odober 2022 Chaiity no (if any) 1031063 Set out on pag•s 1&2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31 October 2022. As the charws trustees, you are responsible for the preparatKtn of the accounts in accordance 7•fith the requireffEnts of the CharitS Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). Responslbilltles and basis of report I report in resrttt of my eqMInatn of the Trusys accounts canied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carng out my examination, I have folkhved all the apble Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my eminatiOn. I confimi that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the exarninatn {other than that disdosed below") which gpies me cause to bele that in. any material respect: the acrjjunting records Ere not kept in ardan with section 130 of the Charities Ad., or the a(£ounts dKI not ac£ord with the aCcln.ng records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and cnnterrt of ?)urrtS set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulation$ 2008 other than any requirement that the aco)unts give a 'true aThJ fai¢ view whith ts not a matter considered as part of an independent examinatK)n. I have no con¢ems and have &ross no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this rert in order to enale a proper undernding of the accounts to be reed. Slgned: Date: 91212023 Name: Jo Meekings Rehvant professlonal quallfication(s) or body Irfany): IFA FA Address: IER Oct 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity acwunts". directb)ns and guidan for examiners). Give hero brief details of any itsms thatthe examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018