## **WEST ROW VILLAGE HALL FOUNDATION** 

## REGISTERED CHARTIY NUMBER 1165959 **ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2023** 

PERIOD: 1[st] JANUARY 2023 TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023 

## **Objectives & Activities** 

West Row Village Hall Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The objectives of this charity are set out in the constitution as follows: 

To further or benefit the residents of West Row and the surrounding areas, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities, in the interests of social welfare, for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The main work of the charity involves the general management & maintenance of our facilities: Village hall, playing fields, football pavilion, tennis court, children’s play park, defibrillator & parking areas including 4 EV charge points. Our facilities are kept to a high standard and continue to be well used for community events & private functions. 

Main income for the hall continues to come from private bookings for family celebrations such as birthday parties, anniversaries, and weddings as well as regular exercise, martial arts and dance classes. Hire from hall bookings were £13,896. There were no fundraising events in the year and no donations received. 

Grant funding totalling £2,000 split equally between West Suffolk County Council & West Suffolk Council will be put towards the cost of moveable goal posts for local children and young adults to use. 

Other improvements undertaken in the year included the completion of a project started in 2022 to replace the wooden gravel boards around each section of apparatus in the play park. We also refurbished the tub style chairs in the sun lounge replacing the faux leather with vibrant & patterned fabrics which have enhanced the look of the room greatly. 

Total income for the year was £18,118.30 down on the previous year. This was to be expected as there were no fundraising opportunities. A total expenditure of £21,543.23 resulted in a net expenditure over income for the year of £3,424.93. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

West Row Village Hall Foundation is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), registered on 9[th] March 2016. The foundation was established on 1[st] April 2016, under the Constitution of a CIO whose only voting members are its charity trustees. 

Under the requirements of the constitution, trustees are appointed to serve for a period of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees. 



Trustees in post for whole of this reporting period: Gary Morley (Chairman), Karen Peachey-Gallagher (Secretary), Sarah Harrison (Treasurer), Vicki Butler, Mark Garrard, Carol Bebee, Gerald Copsey, Kate Wells, Danielle Edwards & Gaynor Fisher 

No new Trustees were appointed during this reporting period. 

Trustees stepping down during this reporting period: Alan Rolfe 

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West Row Vlll
oar endpd 31
22
12,387.00
380.00
2.667.00
1.000.00
580.00
600.00
400.00
141.70
2.537.50
11.80
Hal Lettmgs
Fooib81 Pavknn and P*th
COVKJ Support
Grnnls
tA)natK)ns & K4¥ceknneous
Pitch Fees
Bo¥%ts c￿b$ ¥ha￿ of (mts
EV In￿rre
Jubdee
Interest RecerMd
13.896.00
165.00
2,000.00
550.00
400.00
802.60
304.70
20,705.00
Total ReL*pts
18.118.30
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Mantenance
11,978.57
1.875.77
430.86
3.416.96
6.48
40320
878.80
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' F*kJ
Footbal hut
Play Area
Tenni5 (>)urts
EV Chawing points
Waste ¢0￿CtI)n nc SeptK tank
Rates
5,474.06
1.260.00
3,679.40
345.60
941.84
376.75
1<1
778.11
949.36
110.80
278.28
671.48
256.85
2,303.29
313.07
151.30
625.55
Water
E￿ClIm* Hal
Ekn{*￿ty Tenni5 Court
856.53
1.922.90
6.46
52.09
1.323.70
316.78
1.702.22
457.28
Fuel
Web sile ￿sts
Insurance
Lkences
Fund Raising eypenses
Sundry
411.73
25,428.73
19.211.34
Other cos
Depe0at￿n
2.320.00
2.331.89
27,748.73
Total Expendilure
21.543.23
-7.043.73
Total Net Expendlturn over Inca)m8 lor the year
.424.93

R4y* Vllla
Hall F
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Ixed
366.412.40
7.246.99
V*ge H81
Play Area
366.412.40
7,246.99
350.00
Fen￿g
Less DeP￿i#l￿n
350.00
0.00
0.00
11.600.00
Equ￿n￿nt
AdditDns
0 5,385.00 Less D8pre(i3t¥)n
11.600.00
11.89
215.
3.06S.00
379.044.39
376.724.39
347.09
1,899.29
5.560.61
P￿pa￿Trnts. E*¢tstay & R2tes
Debto
Cash al Bank . Cumt A(￿U￿t
'. Deposft Aoxiunf
Tolal assels
525.00
2.453.63
7,707.32
46.818.79
45,002.45
Tht Uablll
Acrxals
92
45,180.58
Net oJThent assets
44.075.65
424,224.97
420.800.04
Tho Funds of the charlty
iknres1￿ted fijnds
Balan￿ at 01 January 2023
Excess of ExpendluTr over IncoTr* li year
431,268.70
-7,043.73
424,224.97
4.424.93
424,224.97
8alan(x at 31 Decentsr 2023
420.800.04
Fnanc* & manageTh￿nt Ser¥k*s