Wanborough Village Hall (Surrey) Management Committee Trustees’ Report 2022-2023
The 2022-23 financial year saw further improvements to the Village Hall and its facilities, together with a plan for a major kitchen refurbishment.
The Heritage Café, which operated in conjunction with the Great Barn and the Friends of Wanborough Church during Heritage Days in September 2022, generated a surplus of £875 which was split between the three charities, providing £292 to each. This was significantly less than the £502 generated for each of the beneficiaries in 2021.
Regular hirers continued to support the Hall, alongside one-off bookings for children’s parties and family gatherings. In October, a new Yoga class for men – Broga – took a weekly slot.
Opportunities continued to be found to support the local community. The Hall hosted a free defibrillator training session conducted by the Surrey Ambulance Service, and a contribution of £200 was made towards the Great Barn Committee’s schools educational project.
The Hall’s ageing oven broke down just before Christmas, but a new, up-to-date, model costing £260 was purchased and installed just in time for Christmas party bookings. A new additional PIR-activated light costing £234 was also installed to improve visibility on the disabled access ramp.
In January, the Hall’s wooden floor was sanded, polished and sealed at a cost of £4,032 to complete the refurbishment which had begun in Spring 2021, at which time the Hall had been redecorated and new toilets installed with facilities for disabled persons and nappy changing.
The next stage of the refurbishment was planned during the course of the year. This will comprise a major upgrade to the kitchen involving new flooring, improved lighting, redecoration and regrouting, plus a new fridge to replace an aged fridge-freezer with a broken bottle rack. Work will take place this Autumn thanks to our Surrey County Councillor, Matt Furness, who supported our request for a Your Fund Surrey grant of £3,467 from his own Small Community Projects Fund.
A Spring Clean in February 2023 was well supported by village volunteers, who cleaned pelmets and cupboard tops in the hall and kitchen, removed hard-to-reach cobwebs, cleared the gutters, cut back overhanging branches on the flat roof, swept the side alley, and replanted the flower baskets.
Sadly, a Quiz and Supper Night fundraiser, planned for April, was cancelled owing to insufficient numbers. The Committee hopes to try again in November, when similar events have proved successful in the past.
In September 2023, the village again turned out in numbers for Heritage Weekend, when visitors to the historic Great Barn and St Bartholomew’s Church were refreshed in the Village Hall’s Heritage Café. The Committee formed separate teams to take on aspects of the admin and effort needed to make the pop-up café a success. As always, Wanborough folk responded by baking cakes and giving their time to work in the café.
WANBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 1 Nov 2022 to 31 Oct 2023
| 2022/23 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOME | ||||
| Lettings | 5,558.60 | 4,140.20 | ||
| Heritage Weekend | 1,118.70 | 809.01 | ||
| Interest on Bank Account | 29.32 | 0.83 | ||
| Donations (Access for All) | 36.42 | 59.55 | ||
| Jubilee Lunch | 455.16 | |||
| Donations (Other) | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
| Covid Closure Grant | 2,667.00 | |||
| Kitchen Upgrade Grant | 3,467.00 | |||
| 10,310.04 | 8,231.75 | |||
| Total | ||||
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Electricity | 648.50 | 633.57 | ||
| Gas | 477.84 | 343.32 | ||
| Water | 93.93 | 76.44 | ||
| Insurance | 510.15 | 481.74 | ||
| Cleaning | 1,488.00 | 1,432.00 | ||
| Fire Extinguishers | 85.42 | 33.09 | ||
| Heater Maintenance | 356.40 | 433.20 | ||
| Electrical Work | 439.20 | 460.40 | ||
| Storage Shed Costs | 2,865.99 | |||
| Defibrillator Costs | 110.40 | 294.00 | ||
| Vacuum Cleaner | 132.97 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 274.21 | 378.11 | ||
| Disabled Access | 1,026.81 | |||
| Heritage Weekend | 841.95 | 517.01 | ||
| Jubilee Lunch Costs | 1,359.92 | |||
| Floor Sanding & Repairs | 4,140.00 | |||
| Kitchen Upgrade Costs | 2,607.97 | |||
| Oven | 259.99 | |||
| Total | 12,333.96 | 10,468.57 | ||
| EXCESS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE | - | 2,023.92 |
- | 2,236.82 |
| Balance b/f | 18,612.23 | 20,849.05 | ||
| Balance c/f | 16,588.31 | 18,612.23 | ||
| BALANCE SHEET | As at 31.10.2023 | As at 31.10.2022 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Current A/C (00154702) | 12,296.12 | 14,641.36 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Deposit A/C (06378890) | 4,292.19 | 4,262.87 | ||
| Lloyds TSB Current A/C (72923668) |
Balance carried forward
16,588.31 18,612.23