Dersingham Village Centre Association
Chairman’s Report for 2025 Annual General Meeting
Trustees, Staf & Volunteers
As ever, I am truly grateful to the trustees for their input at meetings and support in general.
Three trustees have decided to stand down and I thank them for their contribution to the success of the Village Centre.
Our committee meetings take place once a month, on a Tuesday evening.
There are ‘sub’ committees for Events, Village Cinema (which includes lay volunteers) and Personnel. Working Groups are set up as/when needed for specific projects.
We employ a Caretaker and Cleaner who both work hard to ensure the Centre is clean and safe for users and visitors.
Without our volunteers, we could not run the activities & events described below, and I am truly grateful to them. They also help with looking after the landscaped areas around the Centre.
Events & Actvites
Over the last year we put on a Midsummer music-themed event, the Barn Dance and New Year’s Eve celebration, alongside running regular activities such as Coffee Shops and Friendship Lunches. These events take a lot of time and effort by trustees and volunteers, many of whom are over retirement age. We are now using caterers for most big events which has eased the stress and workload.
Premises & Financial Maters.
We were faced with very expensive repairs to the sewage treatment plant last Autumn, mainly caused by stones getting in to and damaging the pumping equipment. We may have to do further work in the car park to prevent any future occurrence.
A CCTV system was recently installed which we hope will make Centre users and visitors feel more secure. It would also assist in dealing with any incidents should the need arise.
Activities and Events, together with regular and casual lettings, provide a good income and trustees keep close eye on spending. The result is the surplus you see in the accounts. We will soon be discussing prices and rates; any increases will be kept to a minimum and not implemented until later this year.
Looking to the next financial year, we have to deal with the increase in Employer National Insurance but are lucky that we can claim the Employment Allowance which off-sets this.
Sue Payne
May 2025
INDEPENDENTEXAMINERS REPORT TO THETRUSTEES OF DERSINGHAM VILLA TRE ASSOCIAMON We report to the trustees on our examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, on pages 2 to 4. As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 20111"the ACWI. We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention i connertion with the examination which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not atcord with the accounting records We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. M C Mallett Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 4 Hiltons Lane St. Germans King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3EZ 1-0s-golS Date
DERSIN AM VILLA E CENTRE CIATION INCOME AND XPENDITURE ccou YEAR ENDED 31 MAR 20Z5 2025 2024 INCOME Hiring Income 41,156 34,940 rinema lrtcome EXpensS 5.525 2.030 5,112 1,609 3,503 3,495 Fundr3ising Income Less Expenses 14.630 7,830 13,812 6,767 7,045 6,800 Donatlons (including Gift Aid received 3.947 3,061 Interest recelved 354 240 55.752 48,789 PENDITU Bins ènd Cleaning Ga5 and Electricity Gardening General Expenses (including kitchen equipment) Insurances and Licences Internet LBundry Maintenence Mobile Phone Wage5 Water Accountancy Depreciation 4.263 8.884 130 1.553 1.562 403 336 11.657 625 12.932 477 450 1,031 4,070 5,732 49 1.955 1,349 438 1,230 14,763 506 11,483 472 408 4,229 44,303 46,684 SURPLU for the Year 11,449 2,105
ERSINGHAM VI L4GE CENTRE SOCIATION SHEET AS AY 31 MARCM 2025 2025 2024 FIXE ss Note I 3.597 3,944 URRENT ASSErs Bank Accounts Debtors Float 53,170 5,815 140 44,925 3,308 180 59,125 48.413 CREDITORS AMOUN Creditors ING DUE WITHIN ONE 450 1,534 NET CURRENT ASS 58,675 46,879 62,272 50,823 FINAN Capital Account Note 2 62.272 50.823
DERSINGHAM VILLAGE CENTRE IATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202 FIXED AssErs COST at 31 March 2024 24,323 Addit10115 As at 31 March 2025 25,007 DEPRECIATJON As at 31 Marth 2024 20.379 Charge foryear 1.031 Ag at 31 March 2025 21.410 NET BOOKVALUE As at 31 March 2025 3,597 As at 31 March 2024 3,944 CAPttAL ACCOUNT Balance at 31 March 2024 50.823 Add Surplus for Year 11.449 As at 31 March 2025 62.272
INDEPENDENTEXAMINERS REPORT TO THETRUSTEES OF DERSINGHAM VILLA TRE ASSOCIAMON We report to the trustees on our examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2025, on pages 2 to 4. As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Art 20111"the ACWI. We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention i connertion with the examination which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not atcord with the accounting records We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. M C Mallett Accountants Limited Chartered Certified Accountants 4 Hiltons Lane St. Germans King's Lynn Norfolk PE34 3EZ 1-0s-golS Date
DERSIN AM VILLA E CENTRE CIATION INCOME AND XPENDITURE ccou YEAR ENDED 31 MAR 20Z5 2025 2024 INCOME Hiring Income 41,156 34,940 rinema lrtcome EXpensS 5.525 2.030 5,112 1,609 3,503 3,495 Fundr3ising Income Less Expenses 14.630 7,830 13,812 6,767 7,045 6,800 Donatlons (including Gift Aid received 3.947 3,061 Interest recelved 354 240 55.752 48,789 PENDITU Bins ènd Cleaning Ga5 and Electricity Gardening General Expenses (including kitchen equipment) Insurances and Licences Internet LBundry Maintenence Mobile Phone Wage5 Water Accountancy Depreciation 4.263 8.884 130 1.553 1.562 403 336 11.657 625 12.932 477 450 1,031 4,070 5,732 49 1.955 1,349 438 1,230 14,763 506 11,483 472 408 4,229 44,303 46,684 SURPLU for the Year 11,449 2,105
ERSINGHAM VI L4GE CENTRE SOCIATION SHEET AS AY 31 MARCM 2025 2025 2024 FIXE ss Note I 3.597 3,944 URRENT ASSErs Bank Accounts Debtors Float 53,170 5,815 140 44,925 3,308 180 59,125 48.413 CREDITORS AMOUN Creditors ING DUE WITHIN ONE 450 1,534 NET CURRENT ASS 58,675 46,879 62,272 50,823 FINAN Capital Account Note 2 62.272 50.823
DERSINGHAM VILLAGE CENTRE IATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 202 FIXED AssErs COST at 31 March 2024 24,323 Addit10115 As at 31 March 2025 25,007 DEPRECIATJON As at 31 Marth 2024 20.379 Charge foryear 1.031 Ag at 31 March 2025 21.410 NET BOOKVALUE As at 31 March 2025 3,597 As at 31 March 2024 3,944 CAPttAL ACCOUNT Balance at 31 March 2024 50.823 Add Surplus for Year 11.449 As at 31 March 2025 62.272