## **Annual Report** Wythall Together (Wythall Village Hall) for the year ending 30 Apr 2026 ## **Executive Summary** Wythall Together strengthened the financial position, facilities, and operational resilience of ‑ Wythall Village Hall during 2025–2026. The year saw increased room hire income, successful ‑term grant awards, major refurbishment works, installation of CCTV, and progress on long infrastructure improvements. Trustees also managed significant external utility works, improved hall safety and signage, and continued to enhance the user experience. ## **Governance and Trustees** The trustee body remained stable throughout the year. Additional governance actions from February 2026 included: - Agreement to review whether the Village Hall should lay a wreath on Remembrance Day. - Identification of projects for 2026/27: - Renewal of lighting in the main hall - Replacement of internal doors (including fire‑door suitability checks) - Replacement of radiator boxes - Stephen continued archiving and transcribing historical documents passed to him earlier in the year. ## **Financial Overview** Room‑hire takings increased by £1478 compared with the previous year. Two grants were received: - Limoges Charitable Trust (£2,000) Major expenditure included: - Building and renovation works - CCTV installation - Kitchen refurbishment Cash position: - 30 April 2025: £28,956.57 - October 2025: £36,000 - 30April 2026 £34,510 (reflecting expenditure on refurbishment and capital works) Additional financial updates from February 2026: - Weekend hire price increased; trustees agreed to review pricing again in 12 months. - Utility costs increased: - Octopus contract up 2.5% - Water rates increased - The Lloyds bank accounts were consolidated earlier in the year. ## **Work Undertaken (Capital Projects & Infrastructure)** ## **Kitchen Refurbishment** Completed by Squire & Son. Trustees visited the refurbished kitchen in February 2026 and agreed it is now a significantly more hygienic and attractive space. ‑ Les replaced the non safety kitchen window in January 2026. ## **Heating System** The kitchen combi boiler continued to lose pressure. LST repressurised the system and further repairs are anticipated. Trustees were provided with instructions for interim repressurisation. ## **Gas Main Replacement (Cadent)** Cadent’s works along Alcester Road caused extended disruption: - ‑hand entrance blocked - Left - Excavations near boiler room - Temporary reliance on fan heaters (supplied free of charge) - ‑ ‑ - Delays due to non standard fittings required for gas meter relocation Coordination with Cadent engineers continued throughout the period. ## **CCTV Installation** PhilTech Security installed four external ColourVu cameras. ## **Signage Improvements** ‑ Reflective car park signage and external notices were purchased from Baker Ward Ltd. Les to fit the reflectors. (to be arranged) ## **Maintenance & Repairs** Key issues addressed: - Damage to neighbour’s fence (remedial work completed by Les) - Gents’ toilet door handle requiring replacement washer - ‑ - Large back room table used by Graham’s music group identified as unsafe due to sharp edges – it was agreed this was to be scrapped and replaced. ## **Operational Planning for 2026/2027** Priorities for the coming year include: - Continued monitoring and repair of the heating system - Installation of new signage - Renewal of main‑ hall lighting - ‑ - Replacement of internal doors (including fire door suitability) - Replacement of radiator boxes - Ongoing improvements to hall facilities and user experience - Review of hire‑pricing structure in early 2027 Wythall Toitther Overall IncvmE and Expenditure Account Includlni Wyihall Vlllage Hall Forthe VÈarendln¥ 30 Aprll 2026 2026 20ZS In¢ome R¢)om Hlre and S¢¢lil Eventsetr E27.371.25 £25.893.25 Dividends frorn Charity Comrn1$51o￿rs Wayleaves Non Involc¢s Clsh Inwme A¢funded BoDkln8s Write Off Urtpaid Invts5ce5from 1024-5 Sub Total Reiular Incorne 622.76 E15.99 E695.Crf) .£S60. -£210 £6N.59 £15.&J £24.Q) -£150. £27,93S.00 É26,387.44 L6mo8es TrusiGrani £2.lYXS. EO.Tr) EO.r¥) £0. £2mJ.C £o.o) £2,CO).tsJ Éo.co Worce5tershlre CCGrant Transfer Irom closure of Wythall Toyther Uoyd5account Sub Toial Grants, donatlon5 Etc Wythall ToRtther Non Vill•ie Ilall Ir¢come TOTAL114COME see￿*1 E2,C•)O.ts) £4.rKKs.TrJ £0.00 Éo. £19.935.00 £30,587A4 Expendlture Cleaners Costs Wirer A4te5 ENEr BTWIFI AÈluse Collection Insurances + Flre CheckJ Rep4Irs M•ifttenan¢e•nd 5undrfe5 H•llmaster Ucense Sub Tot•1 AeB¥l•r Expendlture e4.480.03 £676.95 E2,759.30 £660.41 £o.DJ É1,362.88 £1,7Y4.24 £445.26 £3,502.13 £576.71 £3.2S3.91 £660.68 £570.70 £877.22 £10.035.34 É265.00 É12,159.07 E19,741.69 0ulld1￿ ènd N•n￿l￿on Work £11,681.98 Éo.ts) £o.D) £0.10 £11,6BI.98 Éo cx) -Éo.io £8.4C#).QO EO. to.c 015crewncywrfte oll Sub Yolal Irreiular Expenditure W￿hall To8ether NonVllla8e H411 expendltvr* Discrepantywrite Olf T0TALEXPEI4D￿AE £8,4Ql.¢J) £o.DJ -EO.12 See Nol• I £23.841.05 É28.141.57 Surplu5lD*le¢tt £6,093.9S £2.24S.17 piot¢ l.. Durtni the 20254ye*r the I￿￿￿11T￿ether Uoyds ￿nI •ccount viii dostd 4nd the bal*nce trin5ferTed lo the ￿rtray$A£¢0Unt. SlnWh￿l T¥yth*rfrQmW￿h41lV1lh1* Hill In the202>24 accounts Tocorrertlyitfltttthe kialownef5hSp. Notel..The Yalue ofthE hddinB51ntheCOIFthJrits In￿￿tFUnd at 3014n6was £I0,￿S.2$ I confirrn thaithe ibo¥t b•hn¢esherf •hd •ttached Int¢ime indexpenditureaccf*uni have bèon pFepartd Irom thebooksand Infon￿ltIOn supplled to me lnd1ce￿fv the￿rn* to have betn correoty prepared to thebt5t ol rnyknowledieand abillty. 514ntd I F ILÈ pdo12026 G F Hurtt IHonTr•asur•rl Rand Iihdependent Examlnerl Wythall Toiether Inart Vllla8e H411) FlnonElal Report lor yeartrtdI￿ 30Aprfl 2026 Openlng 6al#rt¢e Iuoydsl at 3014125 £1,657,08 Incomt rotal Income £0.00 Expendltur¢'. Payrnent io WVH Maln Account to close wr Uoyds Account £1.657.08 Total Expenditure 5ufpluslOefifrf¢ Land and 8ulldln8s Value 00$5n8 8alan¢e at 3014126 É1.657.OB 41,657.08 £285.WO.fpJ £O.LK) See Note l Below Note I The Title Deeds to Wythall Wlla6e Hall were aslgned to W￿311 Together * the charl￿e5 Commisslon on 219121 The Valuatlon bychfvtrs Commerclal on 17105122 was pre¥lously shown on Wyihall Villa8e H411 bal4ncè sheet Th15 has now btem transferred to Wythall foiether to correctlyrefiect the le4al owner5hlp. I conflrm that thè above balance Sheet and Income ènd expendltuft itcourtt hève been wepared from the books and inlormat5on supplled to mt ind I certlfy the same to have been correttly prepared to thèbest of my knowled8e and ablllty. Slined gF, KI 3ololu)26 G F Hurst (Won Treasurer Sl8ned A R•nd Iindtptndent examln¢rl Wythall Viliale Hall Income and Expefidlture Account Forthe year endlthi30 Apfll Z016 2026 2025 Income Room Hire and Social Events etc Write Off Unpald Invoiie5 Oividends from Charity Commlssioners Wayleaves Non Invoiced Cash Income Refunded bookin85 Write Off ijnpald Involce5 from 2024-5 Sub Total Regular Inccme £27,371.25 £25,B93.25 £622 76 E15 99 £695 C() -£560 00 .£210.IY) £604.59 £15.60 f 24.00 .£510.00 -£150.00 £27,935.Q¥) E25,877.44 Llmo8es Trust Grant £2,CAKS.IY) £O.Lb) £o.ryJ £1,657.08 £0. £o.ts) £2.(￿ 00 £0.00 £2,WO.00 Éo.00 EOOO £0￿1 Wythall PC and Wortestershlre CC Giants Transfer from closure Qf Wythall Together Lloyds account Sub Total Grants, donitlons Et¢ £3,657.08 £4.Cts).C#) TOTAL INCQME £31,592.08 £29,877.44 Expendrt¥re Cleanin8 Costi Water Ratès Ener8y1fj45+Eleetrlcltyl Bf WIFI Refuse Collectk7n Insyfances + Flrt Che¢k$ Repalrs Malntenance and SundrSes Hallma5ter Llce05e IT cost5 Inc WVH Mobllt Phone £4,480.03 E676.95 £2.759.30 £660.41 £o.o) £1,362.88 1.774.24 É445.16 £3.502.13 £576.71 £3,253.91 £660 68 £570.70 £B77.22 £10.035.34 E265. Sub Total Re8ular Expendrture £12,159.Q7 E19.741.69 Capltèl Expendlture Inc tsulldln8 ind ftepalr5 DSs£fepancy write olf Sub Total Irregular Eypenditvrt £11.681.98 -£0.10 £8,400.Lkl .EO.12 Ell,681.88 É8,399.88 TOTAL EXPENDITURE É23,B40.95 e28.141.57 SyrpluslO•le¢ll £7,751.13 £l.735.87 I certify that th151% a true rèflertlon of the Income and e*pot)dlture of W￿h￿Id Villoge Hall for the year endlnl 30 Aprll 2026 Slgned s F, IIA *10112 G F Hurst (Hon Treasureil 518n*d A R4nd Ilndependen¢ EM•ffjlneFI Wyihall Vll&yHall BalahceShe*t AsAt 30WI2DI$ 2026 202S Ih¥e51meM 1088ShareslnCharbtlE5 Invest￿C￿tFVnd £10.474 64 £20.￿5 28 5eef4ote l Flxed Akstts Land and Bu11dinis Rev41uatlon Res•fye LDn8Temi A55ets See Note Z B*￿￿ £10.474.64 E20.B05.Z ¥rreD1A￿1ts ea5hat Bènkartdlnhand £34,SlQ.32 £27,299.49 Room Hlre Oebtor5 £1,71030 £1,170.fXI C¥rreniAMe 6.220.61 E28A69 49 Totsl Assets £SQ69526 £49.274.71 SypplierUnca5hedcheques ÉOCW) £oc £o.u) £oc NEfASSErs Cornprl%lng'. Ea￿arked restfve3forbyilthni M•intenbnce Re¥enuÈ Funds É49.27&n Pewesented Bv Caoita1 FuDd OpEnln8Capiiil É49,274.77 £495th)5B Vnreali5edylnllkx%l 4330.64 .t96L68 Rrvaluation RE5t £o.c £0 ExpenditUre￿nCorne￿JrPl￿SlDcfflth t7,751.13 ÉL735.81 TOTAL CAPITAL AND RESERVES ¢5&695.l6 £4927&77 dlsuopan Eo.c¥J tlote5tothea¢¢ounts pltal lund cornpngni. Earmarked ieseNes Irrt BulldlniMilnt¢D4nce Revenue Funds £0 E56.695.26 l. Thevilueof ih* holdlnqsln theCCIFCh4nyesln¥estm•ntfund at30104f16wès É10174.61 Note 2 The¢wnershlpof the sand artd ￿jIldIN$hasbEen VE51ed IntheChanile5tomm1551on Ilh ellÈct from 71•nuary 1961 Tronslerof this ownershSpiothe Ch•rtty Wy¢h•llToytherwascompletedon 21911021 The¥aluatlon of theland and bulWln8S Wd5 4$5e5sedbyChlv•rsComm￿lal andiNenès t28$￿0￿ I7/￿11022. Note 3 Th•lwh hlrE (*ure Is hWeiih•n prt¥knu%years InvDltlbl Iw th* JaA.Mar¢hquartirlnd Imieforo rninypayrn•nts m•¢•4fterlin•nd•l y¢•rtnd I wnnrrnihattheabove b•larKe5heei •nd illKhed Incomq and•Aptndiiur•èttOunt h•ve been piepartdfrom tnt boolsand InlLvmatlOn Supplled tD ￿ Ind I certify the sametdhavt b¢en (QrTtct￿prep*wed to thè bt5t ol myknowledie and abllitv Y8ned y￿•d fjLJ 1420 A Pind Ilnd•ptnd•nt Emamineil CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesldirectorsl members of Wyihall Together On accounts for the year ended 30" April 2026 Charity no.: 1157087 Company no.: Set out on pages One to Five I report lo the charity truslees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 3010412025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company lawl, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 {'Ihe 2006 Act"). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not reqUI￿d lo be audrted for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respecl of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 {￿he 2011 Acf). In carying out my examination. I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{51{bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause lo believe thal- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.. or . the accounts do not accord with such records" or . the accounts do not compty with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and lair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination- or .the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP {FRS1021. I have no concerns and have ¢ome across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Date: 0510812026 IER October 2018 Namo: Antony Robert Rand Relevant professional qualificatlonls) or body lif any): Address: 42 Dafk Lane Hollywood Worceslefshire Section B Disclosuie Only complete If the examiner needs lo highlight maleiial matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items Ihat the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018