## _**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 aC￿unts 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 Y￿th the aL￿(￿nting records
I have rK) cOn￿mS 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 F￿d
Electrpjty &ot Motsr
Fund R*n
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 Rai￿ng 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￿%
A￿Unt
44187
Market Mana
19)
201
Ca5￿ Lottéry
Total Cash funds
70.301
f¥th(s))
funds
funds
trl n•arnst É
funds
to n￿reSt £
82 Other monotary assots
Fund IoT*h*h
C¥Nènt value
Details
Fund k•whlch
Curr•nt Yalu•
Details
84 Assets retalned lor the
charltys own uso
Fund
Am￿nt due
When due
nal
Detsi15
86 Llabllltles
zz••
Signed by one or trustees on
behele￿W5￿eth5(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 aC￿unts 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 Y￿th the aL￿(￿nting records
I have rK) cOn￿mS 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 F￿d
Electrpjty &ot Motsr
Fund R*n
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 Rai￿ng 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￿%
A￿Unt
44187
Market Mana
19)
201
Ca5￿ Lottéry
Total Cash funds
70.301
f¥th(s))
funds
funds
trl n•arnst É
funds
to n￿reSt £
82 Other monotary assots
Fund IoT*h*h
C¥Nènt value
Details
Fund k•whlch
Curr•nt Yalu•
Details
84 Assets retalned lor the
charltys own uso
Fund
Am￿nt due
When due
nal
Detsi15
86 Llabllltles
zz••
Signed by one or trustees on
behele￿W5￿eth5(SS)
&gnature
Print Name
Date of