The Parish Hall, Great Saling The Salings Millennium Hall, Piccotts lane, Great Saling, Braintree CM7 5DW Registered Charity number 1070514
Trustees Annual Report y/e 31 march 2022
We are an unincorporated Association. The Trustees for this year continued as the previous period Kevin Dorset , appointed May 2015 Karen Jiggins, appointed September 2020 Clinton Cornish, appointed December 2020 And during this year, Mark Farthing was appointed in January 2022
The Parish Hall, also known as the Salings Millennium Hall, serves the villages of Great and Little Saling as a focal point for village activities, such as fetes and classic car shows, evening fun events, quizzes, plant sales, and next year a Platinum Jubilee Party. But to maintain an income to support the ongoing costs of running a modern Village Hall, the premises are let out to a variety of local clubs and private events.
In the previous period, 2020-2021, Covid had severely restricted our bookings with the three lockdowns, but supported by a number of government grants offered, totalling £20,408, we were able to pay the fixed and running costs and concentrate our efforts on building upkeep and improvements, for example, roof repairs and necessary upgrading of electrical devices, For financial expediency, the grant monies were placed in a sinking fund, from where future expenditure can be drawn.
This report period, April 2021 to March 2022, was at the end of the Covid restrictions and the bookings started to return. From Art groups to Tai Chi, from carpet bowls to Slimming clubs, all restarted with vigour and were welcomed back by all.
Our income source was beginning to return, compared with the limited hiring receipts in the previous year, helped by two additional grants from the Braintree District council and the Rural Community Council of Essex, in the total sum of £18371, and an additional donation from the Village 100 Club of £5000, which enabled us to proceed in obtaining quotations for repairs to the carpark (which will be an expense in the next period) and necessary internal works to the hall flooring and the installation of the large exterior canopy.
This year, financially, was an exceptional year with the benefit of the large donations and the returning income from the hiring of the hall.
We cannot submit a independent audit report because the Trustees decided this report was not required (as recommended by the Charities Commission) in view of our turnover always being under £25,000. It is only the Council grants of £18,000 that has increased our turnover above the limit of £25,000
Looking forward to the next financial period, we do not expect to receive any further grants and our income is now being severely eroded with the increased costs of electricity, (by far our highest expense) along with the expected inflationary increases.
Our future costs will include the re-construction of the carpark and the recycling area and the necessary garden and new hedging work to re-define our public boundary.
Our next major village event will be the celebration of the Queens Platinum Jubilee.
Our challenge in the near future is to balance our income with the projected running cost increases whilst offering our hirers a welcoming, safe and modern venue.
Our expectation of a surplus in the period 2022-2023 will be substantially less than £25,000 .
This report was presented and agreed by the Trustees during a meeting on the 18th January 2023.
D*te: 0710512022 Time: 14".24..27 SALING PARISH HALL Profit and Loss Pale: From: Monih l. April 2021 Month 12. March 2022 Chart of Aeeounts: Profit & Loss Acc4)unt to 31 March 2022 IPARTIALI Period Year to Date Famity Parties Other Hire Art Groups Village Coffee1M¢h Pole Dancing Badmington )d¢ Groups ilatesl Tai Chil Yoga Government Grants Bank Interest Receiv Zero Three Care Homes Essex Carw Bowls Stebbing Tet)nis Club Arnichair Ex¢r¢iy¢ slimrri Activities Little City Group Commercial College Ltd Mis1]aneOuS Incorne Wagailo8 Limited 100 Club Donation 1,306.00 562.00 1,306 00 562.(N) 2,962.00 15.80 732 00 448. 437.00 996.00 18,371.00 0.18 2.962. 15.80 732.00 448.00 437,(K> 996 00 18,371.00 0.18 222. 1,854.00 96.00 222.00 1,854.00 96 (M) 147.(Kl 147.00 964.00 896.(¥J 896.00 378.00 378.00 246.00 246.00 448.00 8.00 5.000.00 5.000.00 36,080.98 36,080.98 QYerheAd$ Lieallin8 Matertals etc Cl¢8nin8 Charges Gardenin8 Expenses Waste Collection Window Cleanins Water Rates Premises Insurance 199.65 199.65 1,097.50 854.00 1,1)97.50 854.IK) 818.42 818.42 180.00 356.78 1.217.46 180.00 356.78 1.217.46 E I I Electricity BuildingUlpm¢nt Repairs Office Stationuy Prenjises Expenses Subscriptions Canakels Char8e$ WebseNer Charges Bui]din8 Sinking Fund 3.375.24 15,073.18 58.13 626.60 3,375.24 15,073.18 58.13 626 60 66.00 996.17 996. 17 360.00 360.00 10,000.00 iO,(KK).(K) 35,279. l3 35.279.13 Net Profit1($3). 801.85 801.85