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2021-06-30-accounts

Guilsborough Village Hall Management Committee

Annual General Meeting

Chairman’s Report for Year July 2020 - June 2021

The year ending June 2021 was another extra ordinary year, massively impacted by Covid19, and we were required to follow Government guidance. The hall was effectively closed over July and August, reopened with very limited use September to November, then closed again between December and mid-May. We then gradually reopened from mid-May 2021, in line with the Government guidance.

The impact on our income from lettings was huge, falling from around £13,300 for the year ending June 2019, to about £420 for the whole of the year to June 2021. Although we made every effort to reduce costs, particularly electricity and water charges, our running costs for the year were still around £2,940, of which around a third was the building insurance.

We were however extremely grateful for the grant aid support from Government, via Daventry District Council, which totalled £27,907.42 for our financial year.

The management committee decided to be cautious using these funds, given the future uncertainties, including potential further restrictions due to Covid. We have however offered a hire subsidy for groups wishing to use the hall to help them re-establish, and to new groups such as NIA dance.

Bookings and hall usage

As noted already, the hall was closed for much of the financial year, and during those periods it has been open, groups have been cautious about returning, and some, such as the art group, have ceased. However, on a more positive note, we have been pleased that the hall started to attract some new users, though by the end of the hall’s financial year in June 2021, usage of the hall remained very light.

The hall is a member of Northants ACRE, and the advice of ACRE has been invaluable throughout the year. As Government Covid advice changed, ACRE provided weekly updated guidance for the hire of village halls and community centres, as well as templates for risk assessments, special hire conditions etc. Our membership, at a cost of £40 pa has been well worthwhile and the ACRE information has given us confidence to operate in rapidly changing circumstances.

We had one difficult booking, by Messy Play Northamptonshire. Although the trial booking had gone well in April 21, spilt paint on the main hall floor at a booking in June 21 resulted in significant damage, with a repair cost of around £2,600. After long consideration and several discussions with the insurers, it was decided to charge the hirer a proportion of the repair costs and meet the rest of the cost ourselves, with the work being done this August.

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Management Committee and volunteers

We have an incredibly strong and positive Management Committee group, and we have welcomed Ally Phillips’s and Emily Cheney’s kind offers to get involved. I would like to note with grateful thanks all of their help, both in their “formal” roles and support to the wider running of the hall.

David O’Neil is the primary link to the Parish Council and supports the hall as needed, e.g. in relation to internet connection, highways matters and the web site updating.

Village Hall Constitution matters

An issue which has caused concern for the trustees and Management Committee for several years is the fact that the hall’s charity governing documents do not reflect the way in which the hall operates, or even its name. This has limited the ability to apply for external grant aid and causes confusion in relation to bank statements etc.

The hall became a charity in 1927 with its governing document reflecting how the hall (then just the Reading Room) was used and how it was managed. The charity reviewed its governance in 1964 and amended parts of the 1927 legal framework. The changes made in 1964 reflected the village at that time, and included specific roles on the Management Committee for groups such as the Mothers Union, WI, British Legion as well as the vicar, church wardens and Parish Council.

The governance issues were discussed with ACRE and they advised that the hall should seek formal legal advice in relation to updating, because of the complexities. This is now in hand.

Priorities for 2021-22

Our highest priority is to support users of the village hall to again feel confident to use the space as a social venue, whether this is for meetings, physical activity, crafts, dramatics, or parties. We will continue to use the Covid grant judiciously to ensure the long term survival of the village hall as well as supporting new/re-establishing groups and activities.

In terms of hall improvements, our primary focus for this year will be to consider how best to reduce our electricity costs, at the same time, improving our “carbon footprint”. The age

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and design of the hall means that there are no simple solutions for energy saving, so we may consider asking an expert for their advice on the most cost-effective options.

In relation to the governance issues, we hope to have a modernised legal structure in place well before the end of this financial year (ie. by end June).

Treasurer’s Report for Year July 2020-June 2021

As we all know, the hall was impacted by Covid19 restrictions for all of the financial year July 2020 - June 2021. The hall was either closed or usage was restricted. This had a major impact on our hire income, down from pre-Covid levels of over £13,000 down to around £730 total – but of this, £312 was from the primary school for use of the village hall parking.

Our main expenses were: insurance (at around £992); maintenance costs (at around £948), electrical installation check (£504), and water / sewarge costs (at £260). Careful checks on the electricity meter showed that we had been overpaying in previous months, and we received a very useful rebate, giving us a net refund of nearly £171 for the year.

With Emily Cheney’s volunteer efforts, supported by the others on the Management Committee, we reduced the cleaning costs dramatically, from nearly £1400 for the year 2019-2020 (and £1980 for 2018-19) down to materials only, at £67.

Our series of Covid grants from Government (via Daventry DC, then WNC) provided an income of £27,907.42. Some of this went directly towards supporting the on-going costs for the hall, but we have also used this to support the reestablishment of some groups, and new groups starting up.

The opening and closing balances for our accounts for the financial year 2020-2021 were:

Opening balance, 1 July 2020: £29,580.58 Closing balance 30 June 2021: £55,274.14

Sarah Harris, a member of Guilsborough Parish Council, kindly audited the year’s accounts, and they will be submitted to the Charity Commission following the AGM.

The summary of the year’s accounts is provided below.

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GUILSBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL

Y/E 30TH JUNE 2021

INCOME 2021 2020 EXPENDITURE 2021 2020
Amateur Dramatics 1412.50 Cleaning 67.02 1386
Art Society 378.00 Electrical Check 504
Bowls 910.00 Electricity -170.9 3151
Brownies 10.00 Flowers 15
Church 270.00 Health and Safety 147.36
D Jenson - Pilates 100.00 380.00 Insurance 992.01 982.02
Dance - Dando 1855.00 Maintenance 947.62 3367.14
Donation 101.00 Phone 60 75
GPFA 132.00 Postage 7.5
Guilsborough PrimarySchool -Parking 312.50 Premises Licence 70 70
KnittingGroup 112.00 Subscriptions 40 40
Ladies Friendly 17.50 Tablepurchase 50
Lorraine Blackall Pilates 160.00 Water 258.98 557.29
MessyPlay 60.01 Website set up/domain 11.99 151.2
MondayMorningMeet 824.00
Natalie Carter Ballet 175.00
Nia Dance 20.00
P Edmunds Pilates 80.00
Parish Council Mtg 80.00
PollingStation 160.00
Pre School 144.00
Private Hire 1094.00
PrimarySchool PTA 40.00
PytchleyHunt 93.00
Sale of tables 20.00
School Basketball 210.00
SewingBee 98.00
Tai Chi 350.00
Interest on reserve account 16.71 83.67
Total Income 729.22 8969.67
Covid Grant Received 27907.42 0.00
28,636.64
£
8,969.67
£
2,943.08
£
11,857.15
£
Openingbalance 29580.58
Income 729.22
£
Covid Grant 27,907.42
£
Expenditure 2,943.08
£
Excess Expenditure over Income 2,213.86
ClosingBalance 55,274.14
£
Represented by
Barclays Current Account 870.12
Reserve account 54424.02
Sharon WendyMayespp2020 -20
55,274.14
£

Notes :

Income from users down considerably due to closure as a result of Covid

Repayment of electricity overcharged from previous years plus reduction in usage during lockdown Water charge renegotiated due to lockdown

The car park charge for the school includes 2020 and 2021 (2 years but at reduced charge), Reduction in cleaning due to covid and a lack of use of the Hall but also done by volunteers Electrical check is valid for 5 years

Health and safety was for new fire extinguishers

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GUILSBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL

Y/E 30TH JUNE 2021

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INCOME 2021 2020 EXPENDITURE 2021 2020
Amateur Dramatics 1412.50 Cleaning 67.02 1386
Art Society 378.00 Electrical Check 504
Bowls 910.00 Electricity -170.9 3151
Brownies 10.00 Flowers 15
Church 270.00 Health and Safety 147.36
D Jenson - Pilates 100.00 380.00 Insurance 992.01 982.02
Dance - Dando 1855.00 Maintenance 947.62 3367.14
Donation 101.00 Phone 60 75
GPFA 132.00 Postage 7.5
Guilsborough Primary School -Parking 312.50 Premises Licence 70 70
Knitting Group 112.00 Subscriptions 40 40
Ladies Friendly 17.50 Table purchase 50
Lorraine Blackall Pilates 160.00 Water 258.98 557.29
Messy Play 60.01 Website set up/domain 11.99 151.2
Monday Morning Meet 824.00
Natalie Carter Ballet 175.00
Nia Dance 20.00
P Edmunds Pilates 80.00
Parish Council Mtg 80.00
Polling Station 160.00
Pre School 144.00
Private Hire 1094.00
Primary School PTA 40.00
Pytchley Hunt 93.00
Sale of tables 20.00
School Basketball 210.00
Sewing Bee 98.00
Tai Chi 350.00
Interest on reserve account 16.71 83.67
Total Income 729.22 8969.67
Covid Grant Received 27907.42 0.00
£ 28,636.64 £ 8,969.67 £ 2,943.08 £ 11,857.15
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Opening balance 29580.58
Income £ 729.22
Covid Grant £ 27,907.42
Expenditure £ 2,943.08
Excess Expenditure over Income -£ 2,213.86
Closing Balance £55,274.14
Represented by
Barclays Current Account 870.12
Reserve account 54424.02
Sharon Wendy Mayes pp 2020 -20
£55,274.14
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Notes :

Income from users down considerably due to closure as a result of Covid

Repayment of electricity overcharged from previous years plus reduction in usage during lockdown Water charge renegotiated due to lockdown

The car park charge for the school includes 2020 and 2021 (2 years but at reduced charge), Reduction in cleaning due to covid and a lack of use of the Hall but also done by volunteers Electrical check is valid for 5 years

Health and safety was for new fire extinguishers

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GUILSBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL
Y/E 30TH JUNE 2021
INCOME 2021 2020
Amateur Dramatics 1412.50
Art Society 378.00
Bowls 910.00
Brownies 10.00
Covid Grant 27907.42
Church 270.00
D Jenson - Pilates 100.00 380.00
Dance - Dando 1855.00
Donation 101.00
GPFA 132.00
Guilsborough Primary School -Parking 312.50
Knitting Group 112.00
Ladies Friendly 17.50
Lorraine Blackall Pilates 160.00
Messy Play 60.01
Monday Morning Meet 824.00
Natalie Carter Ballet 175.00
Nia Dance 20.00
P Edmunds Pilates 80.00
Parish Council Mtg 80.00
Polling Station 160.00
Pre School 144.00
Private Hire 1094.00
Primary School PTA 40.00
Pytchley Hunt 93.00
Sale of tables 20.00
School Basketball 210.00
Sewing Bee 98.00
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EXPENDITURE 2021
Cleaning 67.02
Electrical Check 504
Electricity -170.9
Flowers 15
Health and Safety 147.36
Insurance 992.01
Maintenance 947.62
Phone 60
Postage
Premises Licence 70
Subscriptions 40
Table purchase
Water 258.98
Website set up/domain 11.99
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Tai Chi 350.00
Interest on reserve account 16.71 83.67
28636.64 £ 8,969.67
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£ 2,943.08

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Opening balance 29580.58
Income £ 28,636.64
Expenditure £ 2,943.08
Excess Expenditure over Income £ 25,693.56
Closing Balance £55,274.14
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Represented by
Barclays Current Account 870.12
Reserve account 54424.02
Sharon Wendy Mayes pp 2020 -20
£55,274.14
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2020 1386 3151 982.02 3367.14 75 7.5 70 40 50 557.29 151.2

£ 9.837.15

Data
Accounts heading Sum - Income
Sum - Expend
Acre Sub
Art
Brownies
Cleaning
Covid Grant
Domain name
Dorte Jensen Pilates
Electrical Check
Electricity
Flowers
Guilsborough Primary School
Health and Safety
Insurance
Knitting Group
Maintenance
Messy play
Nia Dance
Pemises Licence
Sewing Bee
Telephone
Water
Cleaning
£ 40.00
£ 98.00
£ 10.00
£ 53.52
£ 27,907.42
£ 11.99
£ 100.00
£ 504.00
£ 980.90 £ 810.00
£ 15.00
£ 312.50
£ 147.36
£ 992.01
£ 112.00
£ 947.62
£ 60.01
£ 20.00
£ 70.00
£ 98.00
£ 60.00
£ 258.98
£ 13.50
Total Result £ 29,600.83 £ 4,021.98

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Opening 29580.58
Income 29617.54
Expenditure 3923.98
Excess Income Over Expenditure 25693.56
Closing Balance £ 55,274.14
Represented by
Barclays Current Account 870.12
GVH Reserve 54424.02
Sharon Wendy Mayes pp -£ 20.00
£ 55,274.14
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Payer / Payee Society / club / function
Daventry DC Covid 19 grant
Reserve account Covid 19 grant
Anglian Water dd Utility - water
EON dd Utility- Electricity
Sue Needham Phone top up
Richard Furnell Paint
Richard Furnell Paint
Anglian Water dd Utility - water
Sue Needham Hand sanitiser
Sue Needham Kitchen towel
Sue Needham Hand gel, plastic Covid box, bin
Sue Needham Phone top up
Smiths Fire Fire extinguisher service
Smiths Fire New fre extinguisher
Mike Fulcher Ionos Domain name
EON dd Utility - Electricity
Transfer Transfer
Sue O'Neil Vsaftey GITD Fire Safety Notices
Victoria Parsons Refund following closure of class
Anglian Water dd Utility - water
EON dd Utility- Electricity
Sue Needham Phone top up
Sue O'Neil Phone top up
Anglian Water dd Utility - Water
Eve Wooldridge Keysafe Supra C500
Guilsborough Primary School Car park fee 09/19-03/20
EON dd Utility - Electricity
Dorte Jenson Pilates
Kay Howat Sewing Bee
Transfer Transfer
Cheryl Carson Knitting group
Anglian Water dd Utility - water
Kay Howat Sewing Bee
Cheryl Carson Knitting group
Dorte Jenson Pilates
Sue O'Neil Phone top up
Dorte Jenson Pilates
Cheryl Carson Knitting group
Guilsborough Brownies Brownies
EON dd Utility- Electricity
EON dd credit EON dd credit
Sue Needham Phone top up
Transfer Transfer
DDC Gen YY3 Covid 19 grant
EON dd Utility- Electricity
Transfer Transfer
Sue O'Neil Flowers for Gay Webster
Sue Needham Phone top up
EON dd Utility - Electricity
DDC Gen YY3 Covid 19 grant
EON dd Utility- Electricity
Anglian Water dd Utility - Water
DDC Gen YY3 Covid 19 grant
Transfer Transfer
Sue Needham Phone top up
Ingram Electrics Ltd Electrical installation 5yr check
DDC Gen YY3 Covid 19 grant
Transfer Transfer
Daventry DC Premises Licence Fee
Northants Acre Subscription
DDC Gen YY3 Covid 19 grant
Sue Needham Phone top up
EON dd Utility - Electricity
Catherine Darlow MessyPlay17/04/22
Catherine Darlow Messy Play 17/04/21
Allied Westminster Insurance
Transfer Transfer
Sue Needham Phone top up
Sue Needham Hand sanitiser, torch
EON Utility - Electricity
C Day Nia Dance 19/05/21
Anglian Water dd Utility - Water
WNC Old DDC Covid 19 grant
Sue Needham Phone top up
Transfer Transfer
Emily Cheney Cleaning materials
EON Utility - Electricity
C Darlow Messy Play
Guilsoborough Primary SchooCar parking yr 20-21
David Kemp Repointing
Transfer Transfer
Sue Needham Phone top up
Sue Needham Bin liners
Sue Needham Hand gel
EON Utility - Electricity
Sue Needham Batteries,cleaning products
Income Expend Balance
£ 10,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 10,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 41.00 #VALUE!
£ 140.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 44.24 #VALUE!
£ 43.44 #VALUE!
£ 41.00 #VALUE!
£ 2.50 #VALUE!
£ 1.39 #VALUE!
£ 22.15 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 61.68 #VALUE!
£ 60.00 #VALUE!
£ 11.99 #VALUE!
£ 140.00 #VALUE!
£ 500.00 #VALUE!
£ 25.68 #VALUE!
£ 98.00 #VALUE!
£ 41.00 #VALUE!
£ 97.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 41.00 #VALUE!
£ 59.94 #VALUE!
£ 187.50 #VALUE!
£ 97.00 #VALUE!
£ 50.00 #VALUE!
£ 70.00 #VALUE!
£ 500.00 #VALUE!
£ 42.00 #VALUE!
£ 15.60 #VALUE!
£ 28.00 #VALUE!
£ 56.00 #VALUE!
£ 40.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 10.00 #VALUE!
£ 14.00 #VALUE!
£ 10.00 #VALUE!
£ 84.00 #VALUE!
£ 980.90 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 1,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 1,334.00 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 2,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 15.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 6,001.00 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 38.43 #VALUE!
£ 238.21 #VALUE!
£ 5,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 504.00 #VALUE!
£ 2,096.00 #VALUE!
£ 1,500.00 #VALUE!
£ 70.00 #VALUE!
£ 40.00 #VALUE!
£ 238.21 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 0.01 #VALUE!
£ 20.00 #VALUE!
£ 992.01 #VALUE!
£ 500.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 14.00 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 20.00 #VALUE!
£ 40.95 #VALUE!
£ 8,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 8,000.00 #VALUE!
£ 13.50 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 40.00 #VALUE!
£ 125.00 #VALUE!
£ 800.00 #VALUE!
£ 300.00 #VALUE!
£ 5.00 #VALUE!
£ 3.50 #VALUE!
£ 5.98 #VALUE!
£ 36.00 #VALUE!
£ 4.00 #VALUE!
Bank date Bank ref Notes Accounts heading
07/06/2020 online Covid Grant
07/08/2020 online
07/16/2020 online Water
07/21/2020 online Electricity
08/04/2020 online Telephone
08/04/2020 online Maintenance
08/04/2020 online Maintenance
08/16/2020 online Water
08/17/2020 online Cleaning
08/17/2020 online Cleaning
08/17/2020 online Cleaning
08/17/2020 online Telephone
08/21/2020 online Health and Safety
08/21/2020 online Health and Safety
08/21/2020 online Domain name
08/21/2020 online Electricity
08/24/2020 online
09/01/2020 online Health and Safety
09/07/2020 online Art
09/16/2020 online Water
09/21/2020 online Electricity
10/12/2020 online Telephone
10/12/2020 online Telephone
10/16/2020 online Water
10/19/2020 online Maintenance
10/20/2020 online Guilsborough Primary School
10/21/2020 online Electricity
10/27/2020 online Dorte Jensen Pilates
10/27/2020 online Sewing Bee
10/27/2020 online
10/28/2020 online KnittingGroup
11/05/2020 online Water
11/09/2020 online Sewing Bee
11/09/2020 online Knitting Group
11/09/2020 online Dorte Jensen Pilates
11/12/2020 online Telephone
11/18/2020 online Dorte Jensen Pilates
11/18/2020 online Knitting Group
11/19/2020 online Brownies
11/23/2020 online Electricity
12/07/2020 online Electricity
12/15/2020 online Telephone
12/15/2020 online
12/15/2020 online Covid Grant
12/21/2020 online Electricity
01/03/2021 online
01/11/2021 online Flowers
01/19/2021 online Telephone
01/21/2021 online Electricity
01/22/2021 online Covid Grant
01/22/2021 online Electricity
01/28/2021 online Water
02/08/2021 online Covid Grant
02/11/2021 online
02/15/2021 online Telephone
02/24/2021 online Electrical Check
03/01/2021 online Covid Grant
03/02/2021 online
03/02/2021 online Pemises Licence
03/08/2021 online Acre Sub
03/11/2021 online Covid Grant
03/12/2021 online Telephone
03/22/2021 online Electricity
03/29/2021 online Messy play
04/06/2021 PO Cash Messy play
04/08/2021 online Insurance
04/08/2021 online
04/15/2021 online Telephone
04/20/2021 online Cleaning
04/21/2021 online Electricity
04/27/2021 online Nia Dance
04/30/2021 online Water
05/07/2021 online Covid Grant
05/11/2021 online Telephone
05/12/2021 online
05/20/2021 online Cleaning
05/21/2021 online Electricity
05/24/2021 online Messy Play
05/25/2021 online Guilsborough Primary School
05/28/2021 online Maintenance
05/28/2021 online
06/07/2021 online Telephone
06/07/2021 online Cleaning
06/07/2021 online Cleaning
06/21/2021 online Electricity
06/29/2021 online Cleaning

From: Sarah Harris To: Sue O"Neil Subject: Village Audit - June 2021 Date: 30 September 2021 11:32:41

Good Morning Sue,

I am pleased to confirm that I have now completed the audit for The Village Hall Accounts. All appears to be in good order.

Kind Regards

Sarah C Harris