# Cowling Village Hall Registered Charity 1202587 Trustees Report and Reviewed Accounts Summary Year to 31/12/2023 



Cowlin
Villa
e Hall Trustees Re
ort 2023
This year we are pleased to advise that usage of the hall is returning to pre
Covid levels and we thank our regular users for their support.
Our challenge at the moment is managing the ever-increasing energy costs and
with this in mind the Trustees decided to invest it installing solar panels on the
roof of the hall. It is early days yet (and not yet summer) but it would appear
that the hall is now generating its own electricity during the day. We have also
replaced all the halogen lights in the hall with more efficient LED'S. Our focus
will now be on our gas usage for the underfloor heating.
Last December we staged a Christmas fair for the first time, which proved to be
a great success for all concerned, so we are now planning a Spring/Summer fair
for late May.
Last yearfs Duck Race was combined with the Jubilee celebrations and was very
well attended. Unfortunately, due to a lack of resources we will not be able to
safely run the event in 2023.
Also, in May this year we will be combining with the Parish Council to host the
"Bi8 Lunch" to mark the Coronation of King Charles111.
As you will have seen from the Agenda the Trustees decided to make the
Village Hall Charity a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO), which has
been accepted by the Charity Commission. Our thanks go to Glen for sorting all
this out for us.
Thank you all for attending this meeting tonight and any assistance you can
provide going forward is much appreciated.
Mike Rogerson
Chair

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INDFPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Report to the Management Committee(trustees) of COMILING VILLAGE HALL
Charity 1202587 on the accounts for the year ended 31 st December,2023 set out
overleaf
Resipective responsibilities of the Management Committee(trustees) and
Independent Examiner
The Management Committee, as the charity's trustees, are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts. The Management Committee consider that an audit is not
required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)
and Ihat an independent examination is needed.
As the Independent Examiner, it is my responsibility to
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
*follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by
the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting
records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those
records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts: and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any
such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would
be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an opinion as to whether
the accounts present a 'true & fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set
out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention
l.which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements
to keep accounting records in accordance with the 2011 Act, and
*to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirement of the 201 l Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be thawn in order to enable a
proper un
erstandingy of the accounts to be reached.
SIGNED..............
MRS ELISA
Central Place,
WN:FCCA
ayton, Bradford, BD14 6AZ