UPWOOD VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
April 2023
With the pandemic now hopefully behind us, people’s confidence to socialise seems to be slowly returning. Over the past year, our regular hirers have returned however I think its fair to say that the recovery has been slow and steady and many of our groups are not yet back to full numbers.
Our hirings however have been boosted by the Ramsey Seniors Lunch Club which moved to the village hall from their previous location in Ramsey. This is a thriving group and we are pleased to welcome them to the hall.
In an effort to encourage new bookings we have carried out extensive redecoration in the past year both inside and out giving the inside in particular a fresher, brighter colour scheme.
Whilst we all welcome the end of the pandemic, we, like everyone else have been hit by the cost of living crisis and in particular the significant increase in electricity costs (which we use for lighting as well as heating). In an effort to reduce our usage we have replaced our internal fluorescent lighting with more cost effective LED however with the long, cold winter of 2022/3 we have found that our electricity bills have still increased significantly and regrettably we have recently had to raise our unit rates to cover our costs.
The Management Committee are conscious that we need keep our hirings as affordable as possible and to try and find ways to make economies however we do have to balance the books and at the same time keep a 150-year-old building in a good state of repair.
Once again, we would like to thank the Parish Council whose grant helps us to cover our insurance costs.
Last but not least, my sincere thanks go to the management committee and its trustees whose tireless efforts continue to ensure that the hall remains a valuable community resource.
Stephen Howes Chairman, Upwood Village Hall Management Committee
| UPWOOD & THE RAVELEYS VILLAGE HALL | ||
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Period 01/03/2022 to 30/05/2022 | ||
| Income | £ | 23,167.63* |
| Expenditure | £ | 4,274.19 |
| Transferred to Business Saver Account | £ | 10,000.00 |
| Transferred from Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| *inc £18,815.22 transferred from NW Fund Acc | ||
| Accounting Period 01/06/2022 to 31/08/2022 | ||
| Income | £ | 1,030.76 |
| Expenditure* | £ | 10,051.81 |
| Transferred to Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| Transferred from Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| *£9,180 on Village Hall Exterior and Interior Redecoration | ||
| Accounting Period 01/09/2022 to 30/11/2022 | ||
| Income* | £ | 2,057.77 |
| Expenditure** | £ | 2,081.24 |
| Transferred to Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| Transferred from Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| *inc £1000 grant from U&RPC, ** inc £1076.40 for Insurance | ||
| Accounting Period 01/12/2022 to 21/02/2023 (Part) | ||
| Income | £ | 837.88 |
| Expenditure | £ | 2,418.36 |
| Transferred to Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| Transferred from Business Saver Account | £ | 0.00 |
| Bank Account Balances as at 21/02/2023 | ||
| TSB Current Account | £ | 939.48 |
| TSB Business Instant Access a/c | £ | 37,319.02 |
| Petty Cash | £ | 0.00 |
| Cheques in Hand | £ | 284.25 |
| Stephen P. Lamb | ||
| UVH Treasurer | ||
| 21/02/2022 |
UPWOOO AND THE RAVELEYS VILLAGE HALL STATEMENT OF ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD 1ST MARCH 2022 TO 28TH FEBRUARY 2023 INCOME Donatlons and Grants DeposFts One-off User5 Art GTOUP History Group Home to Home Parith Councll Sl Peter's Church Quilting Grouplcraft n Chat Ramsey U3A Table Tennls Club Upwood Table Tennls Club W.E.A Book Club Upwood Performln8 Arts Upwood UkeIe$ Oak Activit5 Mlscellaneous É 22,482.22 450. 464.90 RefurKIs HDC- Council Ta¥ Alian Water IWAVEI Cleanin8 Repairs & Malnienance EON - Electricity Insuran Fund Raisin8 Expenses Consumables PlusNet Internet Sundry Expenses Membership & Mlsc 136.75 128 (Xl 202.87 2.LW.09 12,567.96 1,450.09 1,076.40 103.88 163.06 164.88 84.15 112.90 185.48 £ 1.146.38 91.39 384.96 843.08 287.60 84.28 992.48 579.40 SUB TOTAL £ 27.094.01 TOTAL 19,169.19 Interest Isaverfs Account) 188.83 Income (fver Expendltufe ,113.65 TOTAL £ 27282.84 TOTAL 27.282.84 Examlned by- R W Peckover Date: 2 8.3. 1c*13 Page lof2
UPWOOD AND THE RAVELEYS VILLAGE HALL W4K BAiA14CES AS AT 28TH FEBRUARY 2023 Current Account (No 303798681 735.44 BUne$S Ir)stant Access Account IP40 305433681 £ 37,319.02 Fund R•isln8 Account (Account now c105edl NIL Petty C•sh NIL I hereby certify that the intome and expenses accounts and balance sheet5 for Upwood and the Aaveleys Vlllage Hall for the year ertd1 28th Febfuary 2023 are true record actording to the infomiaiion syovhknl S*ned R W Pecko¥ef Date 2$ 3.Ac23 Page2of2