SEALE VILLAGE HALL
Charity number: 1087628
Trustees Annual Report: filed January 2024
In the course of the Annual Meeting in 2023, Mark Stinson – who has served the Village Hall as Chair for the last 11 years – stepped down as Chair and Trusteee. We could not be more thankful to Mark for his unstinting efforts over the years, and he shall certainly be missed.
Anna Laney KC has taken up the role of Chair, and she is been grateful for the continued support of her fellow committee members, including the newly appointed Treasurer Richard Dance.
The Turstees, together with the SVH Committee we have agreed that we need to undertake more village-centric events, both as fundraising events and to further consolidate the good will and community feeling within the village that is evident at our annual events, such as our annual Christmas Cheer Party held for the village, where we share food and drink and enjoy the best of the festive season together.
In terms of cash flow and reserves, the hall is a valuable asset which generates revenue throughout the year. Again, our thanks go to Lyn Parrot our booking secretary who so carefully and thoroughly manages the hall bookings. The Hall is rented out for the use of:
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a) the pre-school nursery Monday to Friday for 39 weeks of the year;
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b) various dog training classes that take place variously on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday;
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c) yoga;
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d) discussion groups;
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e) music glasses (guitar)
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f) school holiday play schemes;
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g) base for marathons;
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h) Annual Village Hall Quiz – which raises funds for the Seale & Sands Show
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i) wreath making and art groups; and
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j) private parties and wedding celebrations.
We are therefore confident that through these various activities are fulfilling the objectives the Hall as mandated and will continue to work at maximising the opportunities that are available for activities that are considered both suitable to the hall itself and consistent with our charitable objectives.
However, as a committee we have resolved to hold more events that bring the village together as opposed to renting the hall out for the above purposes. To that end, in March 2025 we shall be holding our first Ceilidh and the Committee is actively considering other events that will both generate income and act as a trigger to bring our wider community together. This is possible through the generous, giving and kind acts of the various committee members without whom the charity would cease to function. The Chair records her deep thanks to all of the committee members and the wider pool of volunteers who assist with events as well as the wider maintenance of the Hall itself.
From the attached accounts, it is clear that the Charity is in an healthy position financially, and to that end consideration is being given to redecorating the Hall whether through a “painting party” or a professional decorator. Concern has also been expressed about the condition of the floor, as certain lino tiles are starting to lift. These are both matters to be reviewed throughout 2025. We are delighted to report that the Charity remains in a strong and healthy position.
Anna Laney KC- Chair 30 January 2025
Seale Village Hall
| Seale Village Hall | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income statement for the year ended**31st ** | March 2024 | |
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Pre School | 10650.00 | |
| Surrey Scent | 3558.75 | |
| Next Generaton | 1282.50 | |
| Canine Kids | 1920.00 | |
| Take the Lead | 600.00 | |
| L Upton Yoga | 462.00 | |
| Stallwood Melita | 340.00 | |
| Staunton Roy | 240.00 | |
| Misc | 1449.66 | |
| Surrey Grant | 7500.00 | |
| Interest | 352.59 | |
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 28355.50 | |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Gas/Electric | 4178.23 | |
| Cleaning + materials + windows | 2954.10 | |
| Insurance Ecclesiastcal | 911.77 | |
| Water | 561.42 | |
| Rates | 101.74 | |
| Website | 181.44 | |
| Kitchen | 32364.50 | |
| Dominic Kearl Ltd | 1260.00 | |
| Andrew McKelvie | 1194.34 | |
| Kalec Building Services | 543.00 | |
| Fence | 4315.57 | |
| Fire safety | 260.49 | |
| Event cost Christmas cheer | 190.95 | |
| Chairman leaving gif | 200.00 | |
| Cash | 500.00 | |
| Misc | 936.73 | |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 50654.28 | |
| **Net Receipts ** | - 22298.78 | |
| Funds b/f | 63613.61 | |
| Funds c/f | 41314.83 | |
| Represented by : | ||
| Current Account | 15854.65 | |
| Deposit Account | 25457.82 | |
| Small diference | 2.36 | |
| 41314.83 |