**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
Spots￿ea
FI8wng Fiekl
Ewcitysknt blettr
Fund RapAno Events
Rwlng Centro
Lottery
Grant8 & tk>n4tiDn$
Refvnds
M*c 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
3*851
A2 Assèt and Inwslfflont
30,125
39,861
A3Pa
M•ntenance
Wages
An￿18Th 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¢ P￿n￿g
ng Fidd
FainTèr8 Martqt
ProieLts
LOtreryExp￿g IPrize8}
Sundry
313
SS1
313
292
14
314
1281
45
1281
Sub total
A4 and In¥•stm•rt
Sub tot41
15,833
Nef oftpcelptsl(paym￿ts)
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
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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
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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 lotwh*h
Amount due
Details
86 Llabilitles
SvJDed by one orkn) tnjstegson
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Dale of
rov81
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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 Charit￿S Act 2011
(Ihe Acr).
Responslbilltles and
basis of report
I report in resrttt of my e￿qMInat￿n of the Trusys accounts canied out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Car￿ng out my examination, I
have folkhved all the ap￿￿ble Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my e￿minatiOn. I confimi that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the exarninat￿n {other than that
disdosed below") which gpies me cause to bel￿e that in. any material
respect:
the acrjjunting records *Ere not kept in a￿rdan￿ with section 130
of the Charities Ad., or
the a(£ounts dKI not ac£ord with the aCc￿ln￿.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 re￿rt in
order to enale a proper under*nding of the accounts to be re￿ed.
Slgned:
Date:
91212023
Name:
Jo Meekings
Rehvant professlonal
quallfication(s) or body
Irfany):
IFA
F￿A
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