## **Slapton Village Hall** 

## **Annual report for the Slapton EGM Village Hall commitee for year ending 31/3/2026** 

The Village hall has had another successful year and we believe that the hall continues to be the focus for social contact in the village. 

The committee is only 7 members and would welcome other volunteers to join the committee or help with the events. ( Please contact Colin Sparrow on colinsparrow@sky.com if you are interested) 

The Hirings have increased by 12% and further improvements have been made to the building ( new Bar, tables and fencing ) . 

The running costs were only just covered by the regular income ( see below). All the major purchases were funded from past and current grants and savings. 

The pertinent points are as follows 

## **Part A   Actvites and Income** 

1. The income from Hirings was £4590 of which 80% was from our regular customers. 

2. Our regular hirers are the WI, Craft Club, Art Club, Yoga, Parish Council, Parochial Church Council, Luncheon Club, Coffee & coping and the Slapton Players. 

3. The hall was used once as a Polling Station 

4. The Pub in the Hall continues to be well attended and made an overall profit of £3525 ( up 37% from last year). 

5. The Pub in the Hall takes place each month on the last Friday of the month and at most of these there is also another activity such as Darts match, Quiz, Bingo or Race Night. There were also some special events namely Soulman ( a sellout) ,  a special music Quiz and Christmas carol singing with drinks and mince pies. 

6. The 100 club continued and there were 10 winners of £50 and 2 winners of £100.This raises approx. £600 for the Hall. 

7. The overall regular income from events, hirings and the 100 club was therefore £8702 

## **Part B  Running expenditure** 

1. The overall running expenditure (including routine repairs and maintenance and the audit) was £6206. 

2. The major expenses were 

   - Electricity £2249 

   - Insurance £1247 

   - New Fire extinguishers and emergency lighting service £962 

3. Minor repairs were £359 

## **Part C  Major Purchases** 

In the year, the following major items were carried out 

- New Bar  (£4,620) 



- New round tables ( £178 ) 

- Replacement fence ( £583 ) 

- Door bell - connected to D Mann’s phone ( £40) 

## **Part D Other** 

- The Village Hall committee is a registered Charity ( charity number 1181170 ). Accounts and this report will be uploaded onto the charity commission portal. 

- The hall committee now has 7 members ( 5 men and 2 women) and meets monthly. The Chairman is Colin Sparrow. 

- The accounts are audited by Tracey Mundy 

- The Fire extinguishers and emergency lighting are tested/maintained annually ( last inspection in Feb 2026 ) 

- The refurbishment of the electrics in 2024/25 included a full EICR test valid for the next 5 years. 

- There is a fully equipped First Aid box for use in emergencies. 

- The Hall is on Facebook and has a web site.