West Peckham Village Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Church Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent ME18 5JJ
Charity Number: 1190977
2022 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
Trustees during the period ending 31 December 2022
Matthew Edwards (Chair) Peter Johnson Caroline Pearce Liz Reading Susan Simpson John Taylor (Treasurer) Sarah Thompson Ron Wright (Bookings Clerk) xx Trustee with dispensation (resigned 1 March 2022)
Signed on behalf of the trustees:
Matthew Edwards (Chair) 9 March 2023
This is the second annual report of the West Peckham Village Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), charity number 1190977.
2022 was the first full year of operation following the COVID pandemic, and meant that the 2021 support and restart grant income from Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council came to an end. This was expected, and I noted in the 2021 report that “rebuilding usage and hirer income will be a key challenge for 2022”. I am pleased to say that this did recover, with income from regular hires of £6,054, an increase of 68% from 2021. Income from one off hires also improved by 20% to £1,840, despite much reduced income from the Larkins filming and the absence of any election income. Total income from hall hire therefore amounted to £7,894.
This exceeded ongoing expenditure for the year (as opposed to expenditure on capital projects and major improvements) of £6,904. Ongoing expenditure did however increase by 45% mainly due to higher electricity costs reflecting greater usage and higher cleaning costs due to a new contract. Hirer Rates have not been increased for the last two years, but the higher running costs of the hall including a rise in the electricity price mean that the rates will have to be raised in 2023.
Expenditure on capital projects and major improvements was much lower than 2021 (£2,202, down from £10,268) reflecting the fact that major maintenance work is now complete. Projects for the year included improving the look of the hall by repainting the front and improving the drainage of the car park by installing a soakaway on the east side. This capital project expenditure meant that there was a deficit for the year of £1,212, leaving a surplus carried forward of £27,152, of which £10,000 is held in a reserve for major expenditure.
2022 did therefore mark a welcome return to business as usual for the hall. Two events did however take the hall into new territory, the successful hosting of BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions on 7 October and the excellent Village Christmas party on 9th December. On both occasions it was great to see the hall being used for new purposes and I hope this will continue in 2023.
I would like to conclude by offering my thanks to my fellow trustees for their continuing support and hard work both running and improving the hall.
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