roaa (although vK)rk on the carpart( rtself is not due to hapw until Spring 2025 - but we should ave a more level. tarmaced carpark at the'end of il). We cannot be sure what the future holds, espeaally dunng 2024 and it may take a lorg tsme to get back to being as busy and active a5 we have been in the past. Our total assets now stand at £502.437. The hall is fairly trwsy on a regular basis athough some ac*vities suth as the Tuesday cafe and dances are not happening but we ¢Mtinue to have 2 whist drives per rnonth and the hall is being used faidy frequently for parb'es and a wedding is booked for 2024. It is difficult to know how things will develop in the futu￿. But essenb'al Maintenan￿ will need to be orwoing to keep the hall in a good state of repair. As Treasurer, I would like to extend our sincere thanks to all those who have s￿>Port￿J us throughout 2023. thj a thank you to Andrew Laisby for conb"nuing as our Independent Examiner. Gay Kelly. Treasurer Ffx presentation at the AGM on 202 The Community Hall at Grizebeck Finance ReDOrt for 2023 to be read in coniunction wtth the Accounts for the Year ended J-, December 2023 which have been prepared by the Treasurer and Independently Examined tsy Andrew Laisby. Rets'red Financial Planner. A comparison with the previous year's expenditure has been included. As with 2022 this has been a faity settled year with the hall open all year. HoV￿ver, bookings and activities have sts'll not retumed to their pre-pandemic levels. The main challenge facing us now Is the impact of the work to build the new by-pass road! Income from Events has risen bv just over £2,OCK) from 2022 which is a positNe sign. These include regular events such as whist drives {2 a month), quvzes, bowling, surfers . . arKI one off events such as the Duck Race, Greek evening, Bums Night. and various HKJhlights productions ... Income from hire of the hall has been similar to 2022 and Sellafield continues to pay for the use of the car park for up to 10 cars during weekdays. Ho￿￿ver. the main differen￿ in in￿rne has been the use of the car park by the contractots for the new road whilst investsgatsve work was being carried oul and payment for the Hall Managerfs additional hours for work relats'ng to thisl Imiscellaneousl The only grant received this year was from CGP Trust Fund for a new laptop and SO￿are. However. grants should be pending for Chtistrnas activities - the Children's Treat paty and purchase of Christrnas trees- and work to the hall lights An additional enty has been made this year- interest from the sawngs account During March £20,000 was transfe￿ed to a savings account and this has generated £238 in Interest! Our expenditure has been up again this year. The cost of ub"l￿eS was up yet again as were payrpents for insurance. licences etc. But the biggest interest was in miscellaneous.This included refvnd of deposits for use of the hall, payments for Greek N￿ht, HighlKJhts membership, Bank charges Due to these outgoings, expendrture was up by £4.4041 Fortunately, this increase in expenditure was more than offset by the rise in income and had an excess of income over expenditure of £5.296. The only work carried out on the hall building this year has been repairs to electrical fixtures such as fans in the toilets and several of the extemal [￿hts no longer working correctly. These have been now been rePla￿d with LED lights. Repair5 were also made to the strip lights in the main hall. We are currently considering converts.ng the roof space above the kitchen and store room into an Offi￿ and storage Spa￿ but need estimates for Ihe work in order to appty for grants. Fixed assets (Building) are £454,402. Fixed assets (Plant and Machinery) are reduced in value through 10% depreaation to £6,294. Total fixed assets now stsnd at £460.696 Our bank account balance at the end of 2023 stands at £41.741 (£21.503 current account and £20,238 savings account) which is £5,995 more than at the end of 2022. But it is thank5 to the use of the carpark by the road contractors that Y￿ have a surplus as our general income sb'll does not cover our expendrturel Once again the use of the hall and car rk will be im cted by the new REN The Community Hall at Grizebeck 00. Griiebecl x1rkb￿n-FvrneS5. Cumbria LA17 7XH Telephone.. 07905 779584 Email.. enquiries@8rilebeckhall￿o.￿k Webstte.. ¥￿￿.8￿letIeCkhall.co.Uk Charity Nurnber 1178759 ## **Community Hall at Grizebeck CIO** Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2023 |Income and expenditure Account
Income:
Income from Events including bar
Hire of hall income
Donatons
Grants
Gif Aid
Miscellaneous
Interest savings account
Total Income
Expenditure:
Utlites
Renewal and repairs
Manager
Cleaner
Consumables
Insurance, licences etc
Miscellaneous
Depreciaton charge at 10% straight line
Total Expenditure
Surplus
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2022
Fixed assets:
Fixed assets: Building
Fixed assets: Building improvement
Fixed assets: Plant and Machinery
Total Fixed assets
Current assets:
Bank accounts
Savings account
Debtors account
Total current assets
Less current liabilites:
Bank Loan account
Other creditors - Accountant
Total current liabilites
Net current Assets & Liabilites
Total Assets less Liabilites
Funds brought forward
Plus surplus in the year to 31st December 2022
Note:
Bank Account Balances at 31st December 2022 are:
HSBC - Current account
- Savings account|2023
£
£
10,096
5,988
525
548
0
12,457
238
29,852
29,852
4,965
3,624
6,318
2,273
0
2,081
4,596
699
24,556
24,556
**5,296**
£
£
454,402
6,294
460,696
**460,696**
21,503
20,238
-
41,741
41,741
0
0
0
0
41,741
41,741
**502,437**
497,141
5,296
502,437
**502,437**
£
21,503
20,238
**41,741**|2022
£
7,980
5,932
370
4,688
0
-192| |---|---|---| |||18,778| |||3,382
4,643
5,081
2,040
92
1,736
2,401
777| |||20,152| |||-1,374| |||£
454,402
6,993| |||461,395| |||35,746
-| |||35,746| |||0
0| |||0| |||35,746| |||497,141| |||498,515
-1,374| |||497,141| |||| Independent examlner's report to theTrustees otTh8 Gommunity Hail at Grizebeck CIO (Registered Charity 1178759) I r8POrt on the accounts of the organisation. for the year ended 31" December 2023. The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Trustees did not consider th* a full audit was required for this year, and that an independent examination would suffice. The rewgw undertook an ex8min8tlon of the accounting records kept by the organisation and a comparison of the accounts presented. and does not grve an opinion 8S to whether the accounts present 8.true and tsir vi6w'. with the report limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examinatlon, no matter has come to my attention: 11 Which gives me re8sonabl8 cause to believe that in any material r8SP8Ct the requir8ment8: To keep accounting r8cords and to prepare accounts. Have not beèn met: or 21 To which. In my opinion. attentlon shouLO be drawn in order to enable 8 report under8tandlngofthe8ccounts to be rè8ched. Signed: Andrew Lalsby (Retired Financial H8nner) Hawkrigg Souterg8te Kirkby in Furness Cumbrig LA17 7rw D8ted= 16" April 2024