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2020-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED NUMBER: 07313464 (England and Wales)

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1139761

St John's VMHA Report of the Trustees

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

St John's VMHA

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

Page
Legal and administrative information 1
Report of the Trustees 2-3
Balance Sheet 4
Notes to the Financial Statements 5-6
Report of the Accountants 7
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account 8-9

St John's VMHA

(A company limited by guarantee)

Legal and administrative information as at 31 December 2020

Charity number 1139761
Company registration number 07313464
Business address St John’s Memorial Hall
St John’s Lye
Woking
GU21 7SQ
Registered office c/o PG Fry & Company
Hatherley House
Bisley Green
Bisley
Woking
GU24 9EW
Trustees P Kirby
J Jarrett
M Ness
M Charman
F Nadin
P Doyle (appointed)
Secretary P Kirby
Accountants PG Fry & Company
Hatherley House
Bisley Green
Bisley
Woking
GU24 9EW
Bankers CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Principality Building Society
Principality Buildings
Queen Street
Cardiff
CF10 1UA

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St John's VMHA (formerly St John's VHMA)

(A company limited by guarantee)

Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors' report) for the period ended 31 December 2020

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2020. The trustees, who are also directors of St John's VMHA (formerly St John's VHMA) for the purposes of company law and who served during the period and up to the date of this report are set out on page 1.

Structure, governance and management

CONSTITUTION

St John's VMHA is a company limited by guarantee, company number 07313464, which is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It is a registered charity, charity number 1139761.

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT

The Board of Management named on page 1 has served throughout the year or from date of appointment or up to date of resignation. The Board of Management is authorised to appoint new members to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing member.

LINKED CHARITY

St John's VMHA took over the activities of St John's Village Memorial Hall Association Charitable Trust which is a linked charity for administrative purposes. This means the terms of the Trust Deed remain as potent to the new charitable organisation as it did to the old, thus preserving the heritage.

ADMINISTRATION

The Board of Management delegates the day-to-day responsibility for hiring and maintenance of the Hall to our part-time hall manager, Denise Jarrett.

INVESTMENT POWERS

The Memorandum & Articles of Association authorise the Board of Management to make and hold investments using the general funds of the Charity, but no such investments are presently held.

Objectives and activities

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of the charity is to provide the facility of a hall for the community of St. John's, Woking.

Achievements and performance

ACHIEVEMENTS

Woking Borough Council signed an agreement to pay for and manage the structural redevelopment of St Johns Memorial Hall in its entirety. The old wooden hall was demolished in late spring 2013 and the new hall was formally opened on 31 May 2014 and has been heavily used by the local community since then. This has enabled St Johns VMHA to retain the Development Fund, initially raised for redevelopment (but never sufficient for complete redevelopment), and use part of the funds to furnish the new hall and part to set up a long-term maintenance fund.

Users of the new hall have welcomed the facilities in the new hall and occupancy levels have been in excess of budgeted. The hall has been particularly popular with private parties at the weekend and fitness classes during the week. The nursery runs morning and afternoon sessions throughout the year.

The charity would not be able to pursue its plans for running the hall without the continued support of a large number of willing helpers who give their services voluntarily.

Financial review

FINANCIAL REVIEW AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

St John's VMHA is continuing to pursue the aims of the Charitable Trust. The funds formerly held by the Association are now held by the limited company, and the current financial position is sound.

During 2020 use of the hall was greatly affected by Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions, All weekend party bookings had to be cancelled from the start of lockdown (March 23) and refunds given. Weekday bookings were also cancelled for most of the year. Seedlings nursery stayed open in a restricted way until the autumn and then fully re-opened. Throughout the year the fixed running costs of the hall continued, though cleaning and energy costs were lower with reduced usage. St John’s VMHA took advantage of government grants and the furlough scheme, without which the hall would have run at a substantial loss over the year. It is anticipated that the hall will be closed, except for Seedlings nursery, for the first half of 2021 and that 2021 will run at a loss over the year.

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St John's VMHA (formerly St John's VHMA)

(A company limited by guarantee)

Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors' report) for the period ended 31 December 2020

St John’s VMHA holds reserves in order to be able to meet its obligations to Woking Borough Council. The rebuilding agreement with WBC requires St Johns VMHA to maintain the new building for a period of 125 years from 2014.

The directors and trustees work entirely voluntarily and do not draw any salary from the company.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees believe that the principal risks for the Association are:

(i) Direct Financial Risks. The Company holds a substantial Development Fund. The risks to this fund are minimised by keeping it in CAF Bank and Principality Building Society interest-bearing accounts. The Company has insurance for the building, contents and third party liabilities.

(ii) Occupancy Levels. The running costs of the new hall (particularly energy costs) are significantly higher then for the old hall and require a continuation of high occupancy rates to meet costs and keep hire charges at a competitive level. The effects of this risk can be seen in the Covid-19 restrictions on use of the hall.

The Trustees are regularly reviewing revenues and efficiency opportunities for the new hall. We have regular meetings to discuss all aspects of the hall running; hire options, interested groups, lettings policies, cleaning, insurance, facilities management, finance and security …etc

RESERVES POLICY

The Trustees have placed all monies, which are surplus to the daily running funds needed, with CAF Bank on an a medium term access arrangement, and Principality Building Society for longer term funds to ensure the best interest rates. The Trustees have agreed to maintain short/medium term deposits for fitting out funds and longer term deposits for long-term maintenance funds.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also directors of St John's VMHA (formerly St John's VHMA) for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Small company provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

On behalf of the board

J Jarrett

Director

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St John's VMHA (formerly St John's VHMA) (A company limited by guarantee)

Report of the trustees (incorporating the directors' report) for the period ended 31 December 2020

St John's VMHA (Registered number: 07313464)

Balance Sheet
At 31st December 2020
31.12.20
Notes
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
4
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
5
1,843
Cash at bank and in hand
367,333
369,176
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
6
1,532
NET CURRENT ASSETS
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
RESERVES
Endowment funds
7
Income and expenditure account
7
£
8,150
367,644
375,794
251,538
124,256
375,794
31.12.19
£
3,552
361,757
365,309
4,207
£
9.442
361,102
370,544
251,538
119,006
370,544

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on xx xxx 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:

...................................................................... Trustee

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St John's VMHA

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard 105.

Turnover

Turnover represents net invoiced sales of goods, excluding value added tax.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.

2. OPERATING SURPLUS

The operating surplus is stated after charging:

31.12.20 31.12.19
£ £
Depreciation - owned assets 2,004 4,733
Trustees remuneration and other benefits etc - -

3. TAXATION

Analysis of the tax charge

No liability to UK corporation tax arose on ordinary activities for the year ended 31 December 2020 or for the year ended 31 December 2019.

4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Plant and
machinery
etc
£
COST
At 1 January 2020 37,474
Additions 712
At 31 December 2020 38,186
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2020 28,032
Charge for year 2,004
At 31 December 2020 30,036
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2020 8,150
At 31 December 2019 9,442

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St John' s VMHA

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued

for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.20 31.12.19
£ £
Trade Debtors 714 3,552
Other Debtors 1,129 -
1,843 3,552
6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.20 31.12.19
£ £
Trade creditors 67 2,023
Taxation and social security 565 580
Other creditors 900 1,604
1,532 4,207

7. RESERVES

Income
and
expenditure
Endowment
account
funds
£
£
At 1 January 2020
119,006
251,538
Surplus for the year
5,250
At 31 December 2020
124,256
251,538
Totals
£
370,544
5,250
375,794

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St John's VMHA

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS

Report to the members of St. Johns VMHA Registered charity number 1139761 On accounts for the period ended 31st December 2020 Respective responsibilities of trustees and As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the examiner accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

…………………………………………..

P.G.Fry Date xx xxx 2021

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St John's VMHA

Turnover
Lettings Income
Donations Received
"Seedlings" Nursery
Cost of sales
Purchases
Hall Costs
Cleaning
Donations
GROSS SURPLUS
Establishment costs
Rates and water
Garden Maintenance
Light and heat
Administrative expenses
Salaries
Social Security
Subscriptions and licenses
Telephone
Post and stationery
Insurance
Repairs and renewals
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
Bad Debts
Bad debts
Finance costs
Bank charges
Depreciation
Improvements to property
Fixtures and fittings
Carried forward
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
31.12.20
£
£
13,518
543
11,106
25,167
1,875
98
3,959
-
5,932
19,235
236
50
6,101
6,387
12,848
11,705
2
-
705
71
2,826
4,092
252
1,255
20,908
(8,060)
(1,352)
(6,708)
60
(6,768)
284
1,720
2,004
(8,772)
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
31.12.20
£
£
13,518
543
11,106
25,167
1,875
98
3,959
-
5,932
19,235
236
50
6,101
6,387
12,848
11,705
2
-
705
71
2,826
4,092
252
1,255
20,908
(8,060)
(1,352)
(6,708)
60
(6,768)
284
1,720
2,004
(8,772)
Detailed Income and Expenditure Account
for the Year Ended 31 December 2020
31.12.20
£
£
13,518
543
11,106
25,167
1,875
98
3,959
-
5,932
19,235
236
50
6,101
6,387
12,848
11,705
2
-
705
71
2,826
4,092
252
1,255
20,908
(8,060)
(1,352)
(6,708)
60
(6,768)
284
1,720
2,004
(8,772)
31.12.19
£
49,451
2,618
17,171
2,321
589
7,193
135
625
743
8,670
12,360
-
624
1,132
143
3,271
14,334
223
1,108
2,413
2,320
£
69,240
10,238
59,002
10,038
48,964
33,195
15,769
600
15,169
60
15,109
4,733
10,376

for the Year Ended
31.12.20
£
13,518
543
11,106
1,875
98
3,959
-
236
50
6,101
11,705
2
-
705
71
2,826
4,092
252
1,255
284
1,720

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St John's VMHA

Detailed Income and Expenditure Account

for the Year Ended 31 December 2020

31.12.20
£
Brought forward
Other operating income
Covid grants
Finance income
Deposit account interest
NET SURPLUS
31.12.19
£
£
(8,772)
12,844
4,072
1,178
5,250
£
10,376
-
10,376
1,393
11,769

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