LÔN Y BUGAIL TRUST Lôn y Bugail Hall Chirk Bunkhouse Shepherds Lane, Chirk, Wrexham LL14 5PG
L Ô N Y BUGAIL TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 1st July 2022 – 30th June 2023
With the worst of the pandemic over, our visitor numbers slowly started to increase and between July and December 2022 we welcomed 25 groups – varying from Boys’ Brigade, Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, Guides, Walkers, Canoeists, Duke of Edinburgh students plus a gentleman from Holland who was walking from John O’Groats to Land’s End. One group of Scouts from Ireland again had to defer their visit as their numbers had dropped during the Covid lockdown - they were due to stay in 2020 - but they are hoping to come later in 2023.
As the Llangollen Music Eisteddfod was “up and running” again in July 2022, we also welcomed the Kurdish Folk Dance Group (from London) who were competing at the Eisteddfod.
Then from January to June 2023 we continued to welcome various groups - 23 in total, plus a gentleman who was walking the full length of Offa’s Dyke. Once again, students from Derwen College, Gobowen, who were participating in the Duke of Edinburgh (D of E) Award scheme, stayed a number of times. It is great to see that the students at Derwen College continue to be encouraged to participate in the D of E Award Scheme.
A group of Scout Leaders from the Lincolnshire area were due to stay Easter 2020 but due to Covid their visit had to be deferred. We were delighted to at last welcome them to Chirk for Easter 2023.
Our visitors continue to come from all over the U.K. and in some cases from abroad.
Chelsea “Loving Life in Wellies” continued to hold her weekly yoga class at the building on a Thursday morning and the “Craft Ladies” also continue to meet at the building on a Wednesday afternoon.
During the year we have also hired the hall out for birthday parties, “Fun Days” and most recently to Grwp Cymraeg y Waun dr Ardal (the local Welsh speaking group) for their meetings.
All Chirk Scout and Guide Groups are now able to continue to meet inside the building. Rainbows and Brownies meet on a Monday afternoon; Scouting Groups – Beavers, Cubs and Scouts - meet on a Tuesday evening and Guides and Rangers meet on a Wednesday evening – all groups meet during Term time only. More information relating to the various Chirk Scout and Guide Groups can be found on their relevant social media pages.
The Trustees thank Simon Jones Electrical and Andrew Dexter Plumbing for keeping the building in “good working order”.
The Trustees would also like to thank everyone for their continued support and look forward to the next 12 months.
The Trustees Lôn y Bugail Trust
June 2023
LON Y BUGAIL TRUST
Receipts and Payments Account for period 1/7/22 to 30/6/23
| Income Bunkhouse Hut Fees Hire of Hall Other Income Interest Received Total Income Expenditure Electricity Water Cleaning Cleaning Materials Insurance Repairs & renewals Safeguard Refuse Disposal Website Membership Bank Charges Legal Fees Sundry expenses Total Expenditure Net Surplus/(Deficit) for period |
£ 13986.50 1454.75 1326.00 300.10 272.78 |
£ 17340.13 |
|---|---|---|
| 4478.80 345.22 1081.46 34.69 672.51 14523.28 282.00 98.78 81.40 10.00 68.00 3294.00 17.00 |
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| 24987.14 | ||
| (7647.01) |
| Funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At 30/6/22 | In Year | Transfers | At 30/6/23 | ||
| Current Account | 5914.49 | -7919.79 | 6300.00 | 4294.70 | |
| Deposit Account | 34508.14 | 272.78 | -6300.00 | 28480.92 | |
| Total Funds | 40422.63 | -7647.01 | 0.00 | 32775.62 |
I certify that the above accounts are an accurate record of the figures in the books of account of the above organisation and are a true representation of the organisation at 30/6/23
______ John Vant ACMA CGMA
Date 30/06/24