WESTWOOD PARISH ROOMS- CHAIRMAN'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 2025
All told, this has been a steady year for the Westwood Parish Rooms IWPR), in that
there has been no major capital expenditure project nor change to the general run of
usage of the facility. Rather, the year has seen the continuation of the WPR as a popular
venue for village and other local groups on weekdays and "one off, hirers on Saturdays -
the Church having first call on Sundays. An application was submitted during the reporting
period for the installation of solar panels on the roof. Note. outside the reporting period the
application was refused by Wiltshire Council, on the grounds that, whilst causing 'less than
substantial harm" the public benefit of the provision of renewable energy would not
outweigh the harm to the heritage asset of the WPR in its context of proximity to the Grade
1 listed church in a Conservation Area.
The reason for the planning application for the installation of solar panels was to
alleviate, in the medium and long term, the increasing cost of energy. Whilst disappointed
by the decision of Wiltshire Council in respect of the refusal of the application, the Trustees
are confident regarding the overall financial health of the WPR. Whilst winter electricity
costs in particular are a significant drain on funds. the loyalty of our regular weekday hirers
ensures that the WPR has a solid flow of income to meet the outgoings. This is bolstered
by regular Saturday bookings for private functions. Nonetheless. it was decided that with
effect 1 August 2025 the 10 % discount for regular hirers would be removed. This was
viewed by the Trustees as a prudent measure, reflecting the effect of inflation on cash flow
and one which lessened the pressure for an early general increase in fees It was also
decided that from 1, January 2026. the minimum Saturday hire period would be increased
to three hours. In part this reflected actuality, as hirers frequently strayed beyond their
booked time.
The WPR continued as the venue for the popular Manor Teas, served coincident
with the opening periods of Westwood Manor. The funds of the Westwood Women's
I nstitute, the Friends of Westwood with Iford School and the Parochial Church Council, all
benefited when those organizations took their turn in providing the teas. The VVPR
balance sheet also received a boost on those occasions when WPR volunteers made and
served the teas. On a practical note, it was decided to replace the cups and saucers held
by WPR with mugs, with the former held in reserve.
This year's village Summer Show was blessed with warm and sunny weather on
August Bank Holiday Monday and once again, the WPR played host to the teas. Not only
was the hall itself popular, bul as a consequence of the weather, the tables and chairs set
nut on the grassed area adjacent were also in constant use. as was the small patio cum
terrace. The availability of the WPR for the Summer Show epitomised Ihe benefit derived
by the village from having such a facility as part of its fabric.
David Hunter
Chairman
Westwood Parish Rooms
2+ February 2026

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||WestwoodParishRoomCharity<br>_f:,,s_ofSeptember 30, 2025|WestwoodParishRoomCharity<br>_f:,,s_ofSeptember 30, 2025||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|DISTRIBUTIONACCOUNT||ASOFSEPTEMBER30,2025|TOTAL<br>|<br>ASOFSEPTEMBER**30,2024**(PY)||
|Calledupsharecapitalnotpaid||||||
|FixedAsset||||||
|Tangibleassets||||||
|Non-currentAssets||||||
|Total for**FixedAsset**||||||
|cash atbankandinhand||||||
|WestwoodParishRoomCharity(5968)||24,504.96|||21,470.47|
|Total forCashatbankandinhand||£24,504.96_.,,7·_||-|£21,470.47./|
|Debtors||||||
|CurrentAssets||||||
|UncategorisedAsset||0.00|||0.00|
|TotalforCurrentAssets||£0.00|||£0.00|
|NETCURRENTASSETS||**£24,504.96**|||**£21,470.47**../|
|Prepaymentsandaccruedincome||||||
|Creditors:amountsfallingduewithinoneyear||||||
|TradeCreditors||||||
|DeferredIncome||0.00|||0.00-|
|TotalforTrade Creditors||**£0.00**|||**£0.00**|
|Credit cards||||||
|Current Liabilities||||||
|Roomhiredeposit||~-00|/||_90.00 /|
|-<br>.-<br>-<br>TotalforCurrent Liabilities||£30.00|/||£90.00|
|--- -<br>-- -<br>TotalforCreditors:amountsfallingdue,withinoneyear||£30.00|||£90.00|
|NETCURRENTASSETS(LIABILITIES)||**£24,474.96**|||**£21,380.47**:/|
|TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENTLIABILITIES||**£24,474.96**|||**£21,380.47**|
|Creditors:amountsfallingdueaftermorethanoneyear||||||
|Provisionfor liabilitiesandcharges||||||
|Accrualsanddeferredincome||||||
|**TOTALNETASSETS(LIABILITIES)**||**£24,474.96**|||£21,380.47|
|capitalandReserves||||||
|Calledupsharecapital<br>RetainedEarnings||-8,291.93|/<br> ./||61.51 /|
|NetIncome||3,094.49|||-8,353.44./|
|OpeningBalanceEquity||29,672.40|/||29,672.40./|
|Total for**CapitalandReserves**||**£24,474.96**|||£21,380.47 /|







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|||Statement of Activity Comparison||||
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|||WestwoodParishRoomCharity||||
|||October1,2024-September30,2025||||
|DISTRIBUTIONACCOUNT|||TOTAL|||
|||OCT 1**2024**-SEP 30 2025||OCT 1 2023 - SEP|30 2024(PY)|
|Income||||||
|Donationsandlegacies||420.00/|||15.00|
|RoomHkeonly||9,119.04|/||8,388.80|
|Room&KitchenHire<br>Sales-Teas||1,817.71<br>1,739.28|/<br>/<br>||2,012.00<br>1,669.18|
|Winterlunches|||||9.82|
|TotalforIncome||£13,096.03||--- --|**£12,094.80**|
|CostofSales||||||
|TeasSuppliesandmaterials||218.00/|||422.32|
|Total**forCostofSales**||**£218.00**|||**£422.32**|
|**GrossProfit**||**£12,878.03**|||**£11,672.48**|
|Expenses||||||
|Advertising/Promotional||255.16|/|||
|BusinessRates||148.60/|||_n.04_|
|Cleaning||m.40/|||496.28|
|ComputerCosts||220.ao/|||215.99|
|Fumiture&equipment||168.38|/||45.00|
|Gardenmaintenance||304.oo/|||200.00·|
|Insurances||624.n/|||608.93.|
|PhoneCosts||515.35-:::-|||508.74|
|ProfessionalFees||1,573.00|||65.00|
|Repairandmaintenance<br>Utilities -Power||456.01./<br>/<br>4,396.53|||12,521.47<br>4,448.17|
|Utilities - Water||354.10/|||381.26|
|Bank charges|||||5.60|
|CommunityDonations|||||350.00|
|Office/GeneralAdministrativeExpenses<br>-<br>-|||||107.44|
|TotalforExpenses||£9,794.05|||**£20,025.92**|
|NetOperating Income||£3,083.98|||**-0,353.44**|
|OtherIncome||||||
|OtherMiscellaneousIncome||10.51./||||
|Totalfor**OtherIncome**||£10.51||||
|OtherExpenses||||||
|NetOtherIncome||£10.51||||
|NetIncome||**£3,094.49**|||**-0,353.44**|





||StatementofCash Flows|StatementofCash Flows||
|---|---|---|---|
||WestwoodParishRoomCharity|||
||October1,2024-September30,2025|||
|FULLNAME|||TOTAL|
|OPERATINGACTMTIES||||
|Net Income|||2,905.05|
|Adjustments to reconcile Net Income to Net|Cash provided by operations:|||
|Debtors|||204.15|
|Roomhiredeposit|_|_|-74.71|
|TotalforAdjustmentsto**reconclleNetIncome**to**NetCahprovidedbyoperations:**|||**£129.44**<br>-|
|Net cash**providedbyoperatingactlvtties**|||**£3,034.49**|
|INVESTING ACTIVITIES||||
|FINANCING ACTIVITIES||||
|NETCASH INCREASE**FORPERIOD**|||**£3,034.49**|
|Cash**atbeginning**ofperiod|||**£21,470.47**|
|CASHATEND OF PERIOD|||**£24,504.96**|






|Section A||IndependentExaminer's Report|
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|**Respe<tiveresponsibilitiesoftrustees**<br>**andexaminer**||Thecharity'strusteesareresponsibleforthepreparationoftheaccounts.Thecharity's<br>trusteesconsiderthatanauditisnotrequiredforthisyearundersection144ofthe|
|||CharitiesAct2011(theCharitiesAct)andthatanindependentexaminationisneeded.|
|||Itismyresponsibilityto:|
|||•examinetheaccountsundersection145oftheCharitiesAct,|
|||•tofollowtheprocedureslaiddowninthegeneralDirectionsgivenbytheCharity|
|||Commission(undersection14S(S)(b)oftheCharitiesAct),and|
|||•tostatewhetherparticularmattershavecometomyattention.|
|Basisofindependent examiner's<br>**statement**||MyexaminationwascarriedoutinaccordancewithgeneralDirectionsgivenbythe<br>CharityCommission.Anexaminationincludesareviewoftheaccountingrecords|
|||keptbythecharityandacomparisonoftheaccountspresentedwiththoserecords.|
|||Italsoincludesconsiderationofanyunusualitemsordisclosuresintheaccounts,and|
|||seekingexplanationsfromthetrusteesconcerninganysuchmatters.Theprocedures|
|||undertakendonotprovidealltheevidencethatwouldberequiredinanaudit,and|
|||consequentlynoopinionisgivenastowhethertheaccountspresenta 'trueandfair'|
|||viewandthereportislimitedtothosematterssetoutinthestatementbelow.|
|**Independentexaminer'sstatement**||Inconnectionwithmyexamination,nomatterhascometomyattention(otherthan|
|||thatdisclosedbelow*):|
|||(1)whichgivesmereasonablecausetobelievethatin,anymaterialrespect,the|
|||requirements:|
|||•tokeepaccountingrecordsinaccordancewithsection130ofthe|
|||CharitiesAct;|
|||•toprepareaccountswhichaccordwiththeaccountingrecordsandcomply|
|||withtheaccountingrequirementsoftheCharitiesActhavenotbeenmet;or|
|||(2)towhich,inmyopinion,attentionshouldbedrawninordertoenableaproper|
|||understandingoftheaccountstobereached.|
|||,._Pleasedeletethewordsinthebracketsiftheydonotapply._|
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