Catton Village Hall Annual Accounts Year ended 30[th] June 2025
Registered Charity
Catton
Hexham
Northumberland
NE47 9QH
email: cattonvillagehall@hotmail.co.uk
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Contents
Page 2 Contents 3 Chair’s Report 4 Trustees 5 Profit & Loss Account 5 Balance Sheet 6 Notes to accounts 6 Bankers
– Report from Our Chair Jayne Curtis
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We have had a very busy and productive year. Here is a summary of our main achievements:
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A full year of coffee mornings, bringing the community together and adding over £2,000 of income to the village hall funds
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A very popular new coffee machine (donated by a friend of the hall)
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Installed an audio-visual system with screen and projector, which has directly brought in an additional £1000 income for the hall as well as attracting new users
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Set up Catton Film Club which is steadily building up membership and has been approached by Tynedale Film festival to host a screening
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Our hall partition curtains with decorated staging area were completed
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We gained 55 nearly new cushioned seats (donated by Kibblesworth Methodist Church)
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A new outside electric point was installed (donated by Bentley)
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Our much complimented outside Christmas lights were installed (donated by a local family)
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We had a very popular Christmas Winter Wonderland event, which we hope to build upon this year
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Our website is up and running
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Summer fair was very successful, the rain was thankfully brief and it raised over £2,500
Future Plans
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New windows and doors to be fitted in Sept/Oct
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Floor to be refurbished in Oct
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Catton Village Hall Centenary Celebration (10.10.25)
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Return of the Christmas Winter Wonderland and Santa’s Grotto (06.12.25)
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Hall to be decorated
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Breach of damp course in the rear entrance and rotten wood at gable end to be inspected by appropriate professionals and repaired
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We continue to be an active part of Catton village life
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Trustees
Jayne Curtis Chair
John Stephen Nicholas Gray
Caroline Loveys Mann
Dr Lesley Ann Campbell
Sarah Helen Newsome Jennifer Ann Fairless Susannah Frances Tate Julia Jane Carver
Julie Elizabeth Naguib
Janice Quenet Margaret Frances Walke
The trustees understand and act in accordance with their legal responsibilities. Details of these may be found here: - - - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charity trustee whats - - - involved#trustees 6 main duties
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Proft and Loss Account
| Income | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | £630 | £1650 | |
| Catton Fair | £2442 | £75 | Balance from 2024 |
| Hall Hire | £4706.50 | £5843 | |
| Catton Fair 2025 | £2609.31 | ||
| Pre-payment Meter | £422 | ||
| CofeeMornings | £868.12 | ||
| Film Nights | £674.35 | ||
| ChristmasFayre | £335.55 | ||
| Total Income | £7778.50 | £12477.33 | |
| Expenditure | |||
| Cleaning | £924 | £749.74 | |
| Consumables | £224.11 | £786.60 | |
| Entertainment | £75 | 0 | |
| Insurance | £919.21 | £847.74 | |
| Cash Float | £220 | 0 | |
| Licencing andFees | £174.80 | £644.64 | |
| Maintenance | £871.89 | £1103.38 | |
| Utilities | £2287.48 | £2145.43 | |
| Capital Expenditure |
£709.40 | £18073.49 | |
| Total Expenditure |
£6405.89 | £24351.02 | |
| Surplus/Defcit | £1372.61 | -£11878.58 | |
| Operating Surplus | £2082.01 | £6199.81 |
Balance Sheet
| 2024 | 2025 | Diference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | 200,000 | 200,000 | 0 |
| Fixtures & Fittings |
20,000 | 38,000 | +18000 |
| Current Account | £19356.32 | £7477.64 | -£11878.58 |
| SavingsAccount | £11486.69 | £11602.43 | +£115.74 |
| Noliabilities |
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Notes to accounts:
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1- Accounts prepared by treasurer John Gray
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2- Turnover is under £25000, therefore external oversight is not legally required
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3- 2024 accounts corrected. Professional fee payment of £500 moved to 2025
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4- Accounting is on a cash basis
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5- Following a price revision and improved income, the hall running costs are now covered by hire and the coffee mornings
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6- Capital expenditure consists of the new sound and film system and the deposit for the new doors and windows.
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7- Hall financial policy is to maintain a minimum balance of £7000 cash in hand. This a prudent assessment of the amount needed to ensure the Hall continues to operate for 12 months in the event of unforeseen problems.
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8- It is also policy not to maintain balances above £7000 for a long period.
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9- Interest rate. Normally, the best interests of the charity would be served by obtaining a good rate of interest in an appropriate savings account. However, due to plans for further improvements to the building, it is not considered necessary.
Bankers:
Lloyds Bank PLC
Priestpopple
Hexham
6
Northumberland NE46 IPA