2022-12-31-accounts - Heage Windmill Society

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Heage Windmill society Chair’s Report January 2023

I am pleased to report that finally things started to get back to normal after a couple of very challenging years for everyone. Flour was and still is being milled and sold at the windmill - over a total of 2.3 tonnes of flour being sold, a remarkable achievement. As we started to open our doors fully to the public on weekends, Bank Holiday Mondays plus some Events and special visits. Not all the Events planned took place, but the majority did and were enjoyed by many visitors.

I should like to record my thanks and that of the Trustees to all the volunteers, who work in all weathers to ensure that the visitor experience is excellent, a by-product of that being the amount of money that has been raised to assist us in our endeavours to repair the windmill.

Continuing from this, we have a lot of important decisions to make this year, and have our work cut out to achieve our main priority which is the essential repairs to the windmill. The work that is required will be difficult and costly and will take at least 12 weeks at a cost of around £200,000. We must continue to fundraise and there will be a big drive this year to reach the total required. We are hoping that the windmill can remain open to the public whilst this work is carried out. We will endeavour to keep disruption to a minimum, but it will mean that we will probably not have flour available for quite some time. Further details about this will be on our website and Facebook page.

It was a sad moment when I had to write to Historic England (HE) to give them the details of the repairs required. The windmill was placed on the at “Heritage at Risk register”, this was agreed to in the hope that HE would assist us with some of the funding required. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

On a personal note, I had a great time at my first Santa Day at the windmill. The elves had been very busy transforming the dresser floor into Santa’s Grotto and continued to assist and organise him throughout the day. I would like to thank The Rotary Club for their assistance with Santa’s Sleigh.

A volunteer recruitment evening was held in the summer which was quite successful and we gained some new volunteers. The Friends are planning another similar event in 2023 as we need more volunteers to cover all areas. We also held a volunteer afternoon with coffee and cake to say thank-you to the existing volunteers. I should like thank those who organised both these events.

We currently have an intern from Derby university, Georgia Haney, who is assisting us in looking into fundraising and raising our social media profile.

Many of you will be aware that Lynn Allen has stepped back from volunteering duties at the windmill. Lynn has supported the mill in many ways for around

20 years contributing to the success it is today. I would like to put on record my thanks for her tireless work and dedication to the Windmill.

I should like to thank those trustees who have resigned in the last year for their work over the years. They are Ashley Franklin, John Ward and Lucy James. We have recently welcomed onto the Trust Alan Eccleston and our new treasurer, Michelle Mucklestone.

Finally, I have great pleasure in thanking the Friends, and volunteers of Heage Windmill, not forgetting my fellow trustees who are also volunteers. Thank you to everyone involved and here’s to working towards a successful 2023, which will not be achieved without your continued support and assistance for which I am very grateful.

Trevor Ainsworth Chair – Heage Windmill Society

Heage Windmill Society

Income & Expenditure Report : 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

39 61	2022 1,250 550 10 218 - 100 1,578 3,706 25,339 29,045	2,021 50 81 200 553 23 576 18,770 500 250 19,520 20,427 9,494 29,922
500 1,078

		20,427
		9,494
	29,045	29,922

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Income & Expenditure Report : 1st January 2022 to 31st December 2022

1,971 37 490 144	2022 675 2,642 400 5,397 2,582 55 544 462 188 -	2,021 658 1,449 45 484 173 2,151 400 2,920 840 1,380 665 428 1,146 97 121 7,596 0 354 25 62 100 541 155 155 0 25 25	2,021 658 1,449 45 484 173 2,151 400 2,920 840 1,380 665 428 1,146 97 121 7,596 0 354 25 62 100 541 155 155 0 25 25
5,282 115
		121
1,235 1,348		354 25 62 100
354 25 65 100
102 155 60 95 50		155
188		25
27,564 28,105 23,178 200

	12,945		11,525

	16,100		18,396
	79,047 39 95,147 16,100		9,744 27,552 23,154 200
43,564 28,144 23,238 200			60,651 27,564 28,105 23,178 200
			79,047
	16,100		18,396

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Heage Windmill Society On accounts for the year 31/12/2022 Charity no 1065980 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Date:
		19/12/2023

	Jonathan Holmes

	Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

	2 Emerald Grove, Rainworth
	Mansfield, Notts
	NG21 0GG

Oct 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .

Not applicable

Oct 2018

IER