Management Report 

Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall For the period ended 31 March 2021 

Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall Management Committee is situated on Westgate, Thirsk. It is registered with the charity commission No.1055468. 

The object of the charity is to manage and maintain Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall, providing community facilities for the inhabitants of Thirsk, Sowerby and surrounding area. The management committee aims to provide a first class venue at an affordable cost for organisations serving the community. 

**Current Management committee** . **Chairman** Cllr Graham France 

**Thirsk Town Council Members** Cllr  Wendy Gibson Brown Cllr Andrew Trueman **Co-opted Members** Freda Roberts John Worley Colin Northridge MBE Janet Watson 

**Vice-chairman** Cllr David Jackson Cllr Mark Robson Cllr Ellen Storm **Secretary/Treasurer** Alexandra Little 

**Sowerby Parish Council Members** 

## **Financial Balances** 

31st March 2021    £ 32,875 (includes grant funding which has been allocated at approx. £5000) 

## **Activities in 2020/2021** 

The Committee was saddened when Marion Green retired in July 2020 and offered thanks for her sterling work over the time she had worked with the Town Hall and Trustees. Alexandra Little took over the role temporarily and worked on ensuring the building was COVID safe and she has recently accepted the position on a permanent basis. 

During each lockdown the hall facility was maintained and kept clean. We assisted with the Foodbank by making the hall available for free, so Community Works could package parcels for vulnerable families at Christmas. Community Works made use of the hall to continue to support a vulnerable group and the NHS made use of the hall at no charge to administer vaccines to pupils that would usually be done in a school setting. 

The following items have been actioned: 

- Remaining windows replaced 

- Electrical Survey, works and NCIS Certification undertaken 

- Asbestos Survey undertaken 

- Energy Performance Certification completed 

- All lighting replaced with LED lights 

- Internet provision in place throughout the whole building 

- Guttering cleaned and car park/front cleaned 

- Works to the tree completed 

- Upstairs and stairway carpet fitted 

- Annexe, Entrance and Stairway and Main Hall decorated 

- Small Office refurbished into a meeting room 

The Secretary has successfully applied for a number of grants which have enabled some of the above works to be completed and is currently looking into grant availability and costings for an upgrade of the Main Hall toilet facilities. She has also recently held a styled shoot to showcase the facilities on offer at the Town Hall. Bookings are returning to the hall in line with the lifting of lockdown restrictions and additional hirers have been secured following the promotion of the facilities on social media. 

Finally, sincere thanks are offered on behalf of the Vice Chairman to the trustees, Marion Green and Alexandra Little for their support and hard work throughout the challenges of the last year. 

Cllr David Jackson 

For management use only 



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## Financial Activities 

April 2020 - March 2021 

|Financial Activities <br>April 2020 - March 2021||
|---|---|
||Total|
|INCOME||
|Grant Funding|30,731.00|
|Interest Received|0.35|
|Office Hire|1,000.00|
|Venue Hire|8,017.48|
|Total Income|39,748.83|
|TOTAL|39,748.83|
|EXPENDITURES||
|Advertising/Promotional|45.00|
|Car Park Hire|786.00|
|COVID Safe Expenditure|552.49|
|Insurances|2,647.90|
|Office/General Administrative Expenses|6,018.33|
|Other Professional Services|570.00|
|Premises Maintenance|18,426.44|
|Utilities|3,982.96|
|Total Expenditures|33,029.12|
|NET OPERATING INCOME|6,719.71|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|£6,719.71|



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## Balance Sheet 

As of March 31, 2021 

|Balance Sheet <br>As of March 31, 2021||
|---|---|
||Total|
|FIXED ASSET||
|Total Fixed Asset||
|CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND||
|Current|33,068.38|
|Total Cash at bank and in hand|33,068.38|
|DEBTORS||
|Debtors|-1,735.39|
|Total Debtors|-1,735.39|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|31,332.99|
|CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR||
|Trade Creditors||
|Creditors|-1,317.94|
|Total Trade Creditors|-1,317.94|
|Total Creditors: amounts fallingdue within oneyear|-1,317.94|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|32,650.93|
|TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES|32,650.93|
|TOTAL NET ASSETS(LIABILITIES)|£32,650.93|
|CHARITY FUNDS||
|Opening Balance Equity|25,931.22|
|Retained Earnings||
|Surplus/(Deficit)|6,719.71|
|Total Charityfunds|£32,650.93|



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