Rickinghall Village Hall
(Rickinghall Silver Jubilee Playing Field) Charity Number 1031063
Acting Chairman’s annual report 29 November 2024
Our achievements this financial year: the charity has installed a solar panel and battery system to contain energy bills, replaced defunct flood lights on the sports area and replaced failed Velux roof lights all with the invaluable help from various grants. Botesdale Parish Council generously provided emergency funding of £10K for the flood lights from its community infrastructure funds. Without this help we would have had great difficulty doing the repairs before the winter season. We also installed a sound system for use within the hall. The replacement of the wooden roof line and downspout covers with plastic was planned for the 2023/2024 financial year but was completed this month, November 2024. The grass mower finally succumbed to its age and was replaced with a younger model. We had earmarked funds to cover the cost. Looking forward, Suffolk County Council’s project to install two electric vehicle charging bays on the car park is scheduled for March 2025.
Volunteers on the management committee, from the local community and further afield carry out a wide range of tasks for the benefit of the charity and hence our local community, viz: running the regular market together with the autojumble & classic car meets; the annual Christmas craft fair; weekly & monthly safety checks; maintenance of the hall and playing field, administration of accounts and hiring out the premises. Without these contributions, the costs of running the hall would be significantly higher and the events held at the hall considerably fewer. Thank you to everyone who contributes their time and skills. However, the continued willingness of volunteers to organise these events is not guaranteed and difficulties in recruiting appropriate volunteers to support the village hall is a cause for concern. We were very sad to lose volunteer Mike Goodwin who has maintained the playing field in good order for many years.
The hall has been hired out a record 576 times to individuals, local organisations and small businesses, this compares with 507 hires last year. South Norfolk Netball League continues to hire the sports area throughout the year and in the summer months we have regular informal tennis bookings. The skate park continues to be well used. We plan to repaint the surface of the sports area in 2025 and promote the use of this area to a wider audience.
The charity’s principal sources of funds are hire charges made for use of the facilities, fundraising from the monthly markets, autojumble & classic car meets and annual Christmas craft fair. The £16,700 cost of running the hall and outdoor areas this year was covered by £18,000 income from hire fees. I therefore suggest that we can keep our current hire charges unchanged for 2025.
We hold a reserve to cover one year’s running costs (2024 £17K) plus £10K for emergency repairs plus money set aside for possible future projects and we continue to maintain and improve both the indoor and outdoor facilities of this important community asset.
Thank you.
Charles Greenhough Acting Chairman
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rickinghal Village Hall On accounts for the year ended 31•t October 2024 Chaiity no (ff any) 1031063 Set out on pages 1&2 l pOrt to the trustees on my examination of the aCunts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31 October 2024. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of the accounts in )ndance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection wrth the examinalion which gives me cause to believe that in, any material Independent examiner's ststement ac(x)unting rea)rds were not kept in accortlance with sects'on 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not COrd Yth the aL(nting records I have rK) cOnmS and have come &ross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the OUnts to be reached. . Please delete the wonts in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: 11-0>2025 Name: Josephine Meekings Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or body (rfanyl: IFA FFTA Address: Broland Garden House Lane Rickinghall Diss Norfolk IP22 1 EA IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brfef details of any items thatthe examiner wlshes to disclose. IER October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a from To 01n1r2 31110r2024 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds Lasl year •) th• fi•wt£ knthe noAMst£ th) th• n•ar•st£ to the nearest£ A1 Recei tt Hall Hire Sports Area Plawng Fd Electrpjty &ot Motsr Fund Rn RO'n9 Centre Lottery Grants & Donaknns Misc. Income Fanners Martet Bank iftterest Sub total(Gross income for AR) 14020 1232 1JOS 14020 1.232 1.305 520 1.802 13.033 2.119 729 1,295 1.W2 720 39.431 97 11a84 769 4,920 10.529 52 7.089 39.431 11.384 77.716 77.716 41.848 (see table). Sub (otal 77,716 77.716 41,848 A3 Payments Mantenance Wage8 Anglian Water Fire Fund Raing Events Electricty Misc Expenses Insurance ¢en¢es (Bar P Rtytsl Sports Area Playng FKld Fam)8rs Market Projects Lottery E>¥n8¢5 {Prrz8s) 583 2.927 635 101 173 1.757 2.8ST 1,942 473 873 413 2,308 3.927 3,058 1.516 1.516 272 161 170$ 161 1705 1167 1167 8.993 53J13 Sl313 1493 84210 Sub total 21A27 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see talile) Sub total 84210 21 N27 Not ofrncelpW(payments) . AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this end 6N94 20,421 76.795 70201 76,795 70.301 56,374 76.79 CCXX R1 accounts {SS) 1 In)3rd025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Details funds nearest£ B1 Cash lund8 Bank CommuWALcount Bank Res% AUnt 44187 Market Mana 19) 201 Ca5 Lottéry Total Cash funds 70.301 f¥th(s)) funds funds trl n•arnst É funds to nreSt £ 82 Other monotary assots Fund IoThh C¥Nènt value Details Fund k•whlch Curr•nt Yalu• Details 84 Assets retalned lor the charltys own uso Fund Amnt due When due nal Detsi15 86 Llabllltles zz•• Signed by one or trustees on beheleW5eth5(SS) &gnature Print Name Date of
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rickinghal Village Hall On accounts for the year ended 31•t October 2024 Chaiity no (ff any) 1031063 Set out on pages 1&2 l pOrt to the trustees on my examination of the aCunts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31 October 2024. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of roport of the accounts in )ndance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ') in connection wrth the examinalion which gives me cause to believe that in, any material Independent examiner's ststement ac(x)unting rea)rds were not kept in accortlance with sects'on 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not COrd Yth the aL(nting records I have rK) cOnmS and have come &ross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the OUnts to be reached. . Please delete the wonts in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: 11-0>2025 Name: Josephine Meekings Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or body (rfanyl: IFA FFTA Address: Broland Garden House Lane Rickinghall Diss Norfolk IP22 1 EA IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brfef details of any items thatthe examiner wlshes to disclose. IER October 2018
CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a from To 01n1r2 31110r2024 Section A Receipts and payments Total funds Lasl year •) th• fi•wt£ knthe noAMst£ th) th• n•ar•st£ to the nearest£ A1 Recei tt Hall Hire Sports Area Plawng Fd Electrpjty &ot Motsr Fund Rn RO'n9 Centre Lottery Grants & Donaknns Misc. Income Fanners Martet Bank iftterest Sub total(Gross income for AR) 14020 1232 1JOS 14020 1.232 1.305 520 1.802 13.033 2.119 729 1,295 1.W2 720 39.431 97 11a84 769 4,920 10.529 52 7.089 39.431 11.384 77.716 77.716 41.848 (see table). Sub (otal 77,716 77.716 41,848 A3 Payments Mantenance Wage8 Anglian Water Fire Fund Raing Events Electricty Misc Expenses Insurance ¢en¢es (Bar P Rtytsl Sports Area Playng FKld Fam)8rs Market Projects Lottery E>¥n8¢5 {Prrz8s) 583 2.927 635 101 173 1.757 2.8ST 1,942 473 873 413 2,308 3.927 3,058 1.516 1.516 272 161 170$ 161 1705 1167 1167 8.993 53J13 Sl313 1493 84210 Sub total 21A27 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see talile) Sub total 84210 21 N27 Not ofrncelpW(payments) . AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this end 6N94 20,421 76.795 70201 76,795 70.301 56,374 76.79 CCXX R1 accounts {SS) 1 In)3rd025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Details funds nearest£ B1 Cash lund8 Bank CommuWALcount Bank Res% AUnt 44187 Market Mana 19) 201 Ca5 Lottéry Total Cash funds 70.301 f¥th(s)) funds funds trl n•arnst É funds to nreSt £ 82 Other monotary assots Fund IoThh C¥Nènt value Details Fund k•whlch Curr•nt Yalu• Details 84 Assets retalned lor the charltys own uso Fund Amnt due When due nal Detsi15 86 Llabllltles zz•• Signed by one or trustees on beheleW5eth5(SS) &gnature Print Name Date of