Trustees, Annual Report for the Pcriod 1st February 2023 to 31st January 2024 Writhlingyton Villag¢ Hall and the surrounding recreation tield have been maintained by the Trustees and the Management Con)mittee during the financial year 2023124. To create income for ihe Hall funds we have the following regulaT booking8; Art Classes, A Companion l)ug ShoM.- A Funday On The Recreation Field. Several Quiz Nights, Singying To RcTnimb¢r. Slimniing World, The Barn Poets: The Tuesda>. Over 50$ Club, A Flower and Produce Show, and well supported Friday Bingyo Evenin&7s. The hall is also used for, Wakes. Parties, and as a Local and General Election Polling Station. In addition some local people have gienerously given the hall anonymous donations. These rinances have enabled the hall's management committee to pay for insurance. electricity. gyas, waler. m(iintenanLe, and repairs. During the year a litesaving Defibrillator has been fitted on the front outside of the hall. The hall has a contract with the charity 'Southside . funded bj. Bath and North East SOme￿et Council (BANES), to hirc the liall on¢ aft¢rnoon a w¢¢k, until 2028. so that a professional chef ￿,111 cook. and supply free food to local people. I'here is a separate Snooker, and Billiards Room, with over fifty playing members, ag7ed 16 to 70+ years. This is run a sub-comniittee ￿'11h all income going directlv to the Flall's Managemenl C'ommittee funds. The local authority. BANES. continues to cut our Recreation Field grass. to the rear of the Flall. and maintain the Children's Play Arca F.quipmLni. BANFS inslallLd. and inspects the play equipm¢nt. bul the i.'illage hall 0￿,nS the ground the equipment stands on. The Management Committee gal'e pennission, in the 1970s. for this installation on condition Ihat BANES cuts the g?rass, insprcls, and maintain5 the equipment and keeps the wooden fence on ihe edge of the field in good order. This agreement works ￿ell for both parties. As a r¢gJisl¢r¢d charity the Trusl¢¢s. and Manag¢ment Committ¢¢. wer¢ d¢ligJhted io t.und the 2023 "Over 65s Christmas Lunch:. and will be doing so in December 2024. They also proudly support the annual MaLMillan Coffee Mumingi. and the very active Writhlingjton Action Group ￿,hO are workingy to iniprove, and promote our village. 'Friends of the Hall, help with events L￿d fund Tili5ing. The Tru.8tees are verv pleased that the Managrement Committee continued io run, inspect. and maintain the Hall. and the Recreation Field. The hall's website is ii'ww.writhlin tonvilla ehall.or Yours sincerely Phyllis Gay (Mrs) On.behalf of Writhlington Village Hall Trustees. 16, April 2024 Willhllngton Vlllage Hall and Recreatlon Ground In¢ome and Expendlture Account for the year 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2024 1 February 2023 to 31 January 2Q24 Unre5trided Funds l February 2022 to 31 January 2023 Unrèstiicted Fund8 Income Hire of hall Fundraising incorne RefreshFnents Grants and donaiions Snooker rwm Building society interest 11,139 11.747 1.376 170 3,575 106 28,113 8,275 12.186 1,451 475 4,330 22 26.738 Expendlture Fundraising costs Refreshments Carelakerlcleaner Secretaryltre8surer Heatand light Water rates Insurance Repairs and rn8intenance Equiprnenl repairs and renewals Advertising Accounting Printing, stationèry and postage Sundry expenses 5,297 1,236 6,192 550 3,757 331 1,291 4,913 6,197 612 6,045 450 2,081 525 1,373 11,481 89 354 149 667 122 354 1.392 24,828 30,631 Surplus of incom¢ over expèndlture Deficit of expenditure over In¢oTne Accutnulhled funds brought forward 3,285 -3,893 25,428 21.535 Accumulated funds carrled forward 24,819 21,535 Net Assets Building society account Bank current account C8sh in harid 10,200 11,665 2,955 10,022 11,004 509 24,819 21,535 Incisive ACCOUNTING 29, March 2024 Independent èxaminerf5 report to the trustees of Writhlington Village Hall and Recrèation Ground For the perlod l February 2023 to 31 January 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity 1.the Trusy) for the vear ended 31 January 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of A5 the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of report the accounts in accordance with the Charities Art 20111-the ACV'I. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried otst under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Indepèndent examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any rnaterial respect- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sÈ¢tion 130 of the Art,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not cornpty with the applicable requlrements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view whSch is not a matter considered a5 part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in corbnection with the examinBtion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper under5tandinB of the accounts to be reached. Kind regards, Yasar Khan ACA MAIcantabl For and Behalf of Incisrve Acwuntln8 52 fyosvenoiGc¢derhS. V¢tono, London. swiw OAU unll 12we5tw(ry ￿neSS Cenlitr. 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