Rickinghall Village Hall
(Rickinghall Silver Jubilee Playing Field) Charity Number 1031063
Chairman’s Annual Report November 2025.
This year we have redecorated the front porch & committee room, revarnished the hall floor, replaced the rotting wooden field door and its frame with UPV and refurbished the playing surface of the sports area. The hall and its environs therefore continue to be kept in excellent condition with the support of local contractors Jackie Foulger, Buster Wilby & Paul Baxter who all give excellent service.
Gareth Clarke has started a Rickinghall Tennis Club which now hires the courts throughout the year to play tennis & pickleball, which has more than doubled the use of our sports area and, presumably, improved the health of the players.
The standout success is the monthly market and the associated classic car show & autojumble which together generated a nett £10k income. Without the support of Dave & Judy Juniper co-ordinating the autojumble and car show we would not have a market. However, the event could not happen without the hard work of a changing cast of 20+ volunteers each month who willingly give their time from some silly o’clock in the morning to run the café and supervise the visitors on the field. The buffet lunch held in October to thank our volunteers had some 50 people on the invitation list.
Following installation of the solar panels last year, in November 2024, we changed our electricity supplier to Octopus. After much pestering, they finally installed a fully working electric meter in October this year, this enables us to receive payment for electricity exported to the grid. The installation should have taken 10 weeks: it took 10 months. In November they agreed to pay us for the electricity exported to the grid since we joined Octopus so we are now £1k in credit.
The hall has been hired 561 times this year, only slightly less than the record number of 576 hires last year. The outcome is that the running costs of the hall for the year were only £13.47 greater than the hire income. Thanks to the market income and £8K grants from Mid Suffolk District Council, the overall result is that having spent £28.4K on projects our bank accounts total only £3k less than last year.
Finally, my thanks also to all committee members who willingly give their time and expertise on a multitude of tasks to ensure that the hall continues to operate successfully at the heart of our community.
Charles Greenhough 28 November 2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION
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| FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report tothe trustees/ | ;
members of | Rickinghall Village Hall
On accounts for the year | 31 October 2025
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Charity no | 1031063
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 October 2024.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Name: | Josephine Meekings
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Relevant professional | IFA qualification(s) or body | FFTA (if any):
Garden House Lane
Rickinghall Diss Norfolk IP22 1EA
IER
1
October 2018
.
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
IER
2
October 2018
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|_|Receipts|and|payments|accounts|CC16a|
|For the|period|To|
|from|01/11/2024|31/10/2025|
|Section|A|Receipts|and|payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|arama rs|[one]|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the|nearest £|
|Ai|Receipts|
|VilageHallHire[SportsArea|CSO] ||P5409]|||[15,020]|||
|PlayingFieldCTAC“itY|P|C-|P-a|[800]|||1,232 ||
|[ElectroitySlotMeter||COATT|F520|
|RecyolingCente|TSP|esPP2|883||||[1,802]|1,438|||
|es |ee|
|ee|||||[39,434]|
|=|
|[Misc.income|||
|esee|||||[11,384]|||
|Sub|||
|total (Gross income|for|51,586|77,716|
|AR)|
|A2|Asset|and|investment|sales,|
|(see|table).|
|ee|
|Sub|total|Fs|
|A3|Payments|
|es||es|
|fAngianWater——SSSSCSCSC~S|eer||nA|[3,058|
|SSCS|[TTC|dYTSTTTCTC «di it|
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|[MiscExpenses—SSSC~—‘sCSC‘“‘;~S|ZOYTSOC~CCCCCCCdCYTSSSTSCSCSCS™~Yi‘YT|SCSCSCS~S;f20||[Ci|
|SSCSC~CSC‘~;~tOOYCTCdCTSCdCE|SC|
|insurance|
|[LicencesSporsArea (BarPRights)SS|SSSSCSC~‘“SC‘“‘C;(3N(WS| SSC|TTC]|SCTTTTCTCTCTCdCYTSSSSSCt| [CS|
|SSSCSC~iTSCtC~C~étOOA'YLCYT|SCC|STC|ddES—CT,|
|PlyngField|C2@OOil«iT|OO|OC(CCCCCC*d‘CYTCd]|~—SCSCSC~S|BGO] C82|
|es ||«8,824|
|a|
|Sundries|ee 2ee|
|[LotteryExpenses|
|(Prizes)|S| SSC|||[CYTTC~dCYT~SCSC~i]|
|Sub totalee|IL|eeASB TCO|
|A4|Asset|and|investment|
|purchases,|(see|table)|
|es|
|Sub|totelp|
|Net of|receipts/(payments)[-___ 3016|Ee|
|A6|Cash|funds|last|year end|70,301|70301|76,795|
|Cash|funds|this year end|67,285|70,301|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
1 12/02/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ | |es |ee ee | | FOes | Total cash funds | es | (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest£ to nearest£ to nearest£ — —= . Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value Details asset belongs puona (optional) — —= : Details Fundasset to belongs which Cost (optional)P Current value(optional Fund to which Amount due When due .Details. liability relates (optional) (optional) i —<= = Signed by one or two trustees on . . Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval
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CHARITY COMMISSION
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| FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
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Report tothe trustees/ | ;
members of | Rickinghall Village Hall
On accounts for the year | 31 October 2025
ended
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Charity no | 1031063
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 October 2024.
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
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Name: | Josephine Meekings
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Relevant professional | IFA qualification(s) or body | FFTA (if any):
Garden House Lane
Rickinghall Diss Norfolk IP22 1EA
IER
1
October 2018
.
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.
IER
2
October 2018
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|_|Receipts|and|payments|accounts|CC16a|
|For the|period|To|
|from|01/11/2024|31/10/2025|
|Section|A|Receipts|and|payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|arama rs|[one]|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the|nearest £|
|Ai|Receipts|
|VilageHallHire[SportsArea|CSO] ||P5409]|||[15,020]|||
|PlayingFieldCTAC“itY|P|C-|P-a|[800]|||1,232 ||
|[ElectroitySlotMeter||COATT|F520|
|RecyolingCente|TSP|esPP2|883||||[1,802]|1,438|||
|es |ee|
|ee|||||[39,434]|
|=|
|[Misc.income|||
|esee|||||[11,384]|||
|Sub|||
|total (Gross income|for|51,586|77,716|
|AR)|
|A2|Asset|and|investment|sales,|
|(see|table).|
|ee|
|Sub|total|Fs|
|A3|Payments|
|es||es|
|fAngianWater——SSSSCSCSC~S|eer||nA|[3,058|
|SSCS|[TTC|dYTSTTTCTC «di it|
|CC) OsSs 6 7°)|
|es||ee|
|es|
|[MiscExpenses—SSSC~—‘sCSC‘“‘;~S|ZOYTSOC~CCCCCCCdCYTSSSTSCSCSCS™~Yi‘YT|SCSCSCS~S;f20||[Ci|
|SSCSC~CSC‘~;~tOOYCTCdCTSCdCE|SC|
|insurance|
|[LicencesSporsArea (BarPRights)SS|SSSSCSC~‘“SC‘“‘C;(3N(WS| SSC|TTC]|SCTTTTCTCTCTCdCYTSSSSSCt| [CS|
|SSSCSC~iTSCtC~C~étOOA'YLCYT|SCC|STC|ddES—CT,|
|PlyngField|C2@OOil«iT|OO|OC(CCCCCC*d‘CYTCd]|~—SCSCSC~S|BGO] C82|
|es ||«8,824|
|a|
|Sundries|ee 2ee|
|[LotteryExpenses|
|(Prizes)|S| SSC|||[CYTTC~dCYT~SCSC~i]|
|Sub totalee|IL|eeASB TCO|
|A4|Asset|and|investment|
|purchases,|(see|table)|
|es|
|Sub|totelp|
|Net of|receipts/(payments)[-___ 3016|Ee|
|A6|Cash|funds|last|year end|70,301|70301|76,795|
|Cash|funds|this year end|67,285|70,301|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
1 12/02/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ | |es |ee ee | | FOes | Total cash funds | es | (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds Details to nearest£ to nearest£ to nearest£ — —= . Fund to which Cost (optional) Current value Details asset belongs puona (optional) — —= : Details Fundasset to belongs which Cost (optional)P Current value(optional Fund to which Amount due When due .Details. liability relates (optional) (optional) i —<= = Signed by one or two trustees on . . Date of behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name approval