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Brixworth Village Hall
Holcot Road, Brixworth,
Northampton, NN6 9BS
Telephone: 07531 873471
email: manager@brixworthvillagehall.co.uk
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## CHAIR REPORT 2024 Welcome everyone to the 2024 Annual General Meeting. This year has proved to be one of the most challenging during my years as Chair. A significant water leak which is referred to in the Treasurer’s Report has proved a significant cost burden. A contract was signed for the installation of a laundry at the beginning of the year to generate additional income. This proved to be extremely controversial. In the event the supplying company decided after several months, that the site they had chosen was not suitable and abandoned the project. A quotation for solar panels to be installed was obtained in January and later we sought grants towards the costs. We obtained one offer of a grant for £5,000 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund administered by NGage but other applications to the West Northants Council who said they had run out of money and the National Lottery Community Fund who said we had failed to demonstrate sufficient community interest, were unsuccessful. We therefore had to decline the UKSPF offer. However there are proposals for more wind and solar farms in the area and if they go forward we may be eligible for grants from that source which other local village halls have achieved. In a new financial year WNC may be more helpful. A more detailed bid to the National Lottery may also prove successful. Improved external ;lighting and the installation of CCTV have resulted in less incidents of vandalism The question of management of the car park together with negotiations for the transfer of ownership of the land to the north of the car park which has been ongoing since 2018 still has made no tangible progress. However the Parish Council has still got £3,000 in their budget to be used for resurfacing part of the car park if other finance avenues do not become available. It is hoped that they may commit to this work in the not to distant future as other possibilities appear to be chimera. We have also raised concerns about the trees and undergrowth from the vacant area to the north of the car park and have been informed that another Arborologists report has been undertaken by the owners . It is unclear what action if any they may take on receipt of the report. Our Parish Council Representative continues to discuss this with them. Finally, I would like to thank the committee for their advice and practical support during the year and especially Hayley (our Manager) who has now been carrying out these vital roles for many years.. ## **Dennis Coles** ## **Chair, Management Committee** Page 2 of 2 ## **Brixworth Village Hall** **Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024** Suite 4, Ironstone House Ironstone Way Brixworth Northampton NN6 9UD **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** **Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024** **Index** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Charity Information|1| |Independent Examiner’s Report|2| |Accounts|3| ## **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** ## **Charity Information** |**Trustees**|Dennis Coles| |---|---| ||Anthony John Nixon| ||Susan l’Anson| ||Helen West| ||Anthony Lunnon| ||Barbara Lunnon| ||Lesley Ward| |**Charity Number**|21854| |**Address**|Village Hall| ||Holcot Road| ||Brixworth| ||Northampton| ||NN6 9UD| |**Independent Examiners**|R Vann Ltd| ||Chartered Certified Accountants| ||Suite 4, Ironstone House| ||Ironstone Way| ||Brixworth| ||Northampton| ||NN6 9UD| 1 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Brixworth Village Hall Management Committee** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Brixworth Village Hall Management Committee (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of the report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the _Charities Act_ 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s. 145 of the 2011 Act, and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s. 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the _Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations_ 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. R Vann, FCCA R Vann Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 4, Ironstone House Ironstone Way Brixworth NN6 9UD 2025 2 ## **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024** |**Receipts**
Hire - Regular
- Occasional
Grants
**Payments**
Salary and Administration
Gas and electricity
Water
Water leaks
Insurance
Maintenance
Additional Lighting and CCTV
Telephone
Cleaning and Refuse collection
Miscellaneous
Rates
Net (Payments)/Receipts
Opening Bank account
Bank Account at year end
Correct closing balance
Approved by the Trustees on 2025||**2024**
32,650
5,350|**2023**
30,053
2,651| |---|---|---|---| |||38,000
1,000|32,703
0| |||£ 39,000
£9,292
£14,243
£3,834
£7,911
£1,459
£3,227
£3,449
£135
£5,578
£210
£138|£ 32,703
£8,852
£11,551
£3,375
0
£1,418
£3,114
0
£135
£5,343
£48
£130| |||**£ 49,475**
**(£10,475)**
£23,887
£13,413
£ 13,413|**£ 33,966**
**(£1,263)**
£25,150
£ 23,887
£ 23,887| Dennis Coles Anthony John Nixon ? 3 ## **Brixworth Village Hall** **Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024** Suite 4, Ironstone House Ironstone Way Brixworth Northampton NN6 9UD **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** **Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024** **Index** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Charity Information|1| |Independent Examiner’s Report|2| |Accounts|3| ## **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** ## **Charity Information** |**Trustees**|Dennis Coles| |---|---| ||Anthony John Nixon| ||Susan l’Anson| ||Helen West| ||Anthony Lunnon| ||Barbara Lunnon| ||Lesley Ward| |**Charity Number**|21854| |**Address**|Village Hall| ||Holcot Road| ||Brixworth| ||Northampton| ||NN6 9UD| |**Independent Examiners**|R Vann Ltd| ||Chartered Certified Accountants| ||Suite 4, Ironstone House| ||Ironstone Way| ||Brixworth| ||Northampton| ||NN6 9UD| 1 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Brixworth Village Hall Management Committee** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Brixworth Village Hall Management Committee (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of the report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the _Charities Act_ 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s. 145 of the 2011 Act, and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s. 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the _Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations_ 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. R Vann, FCCA R Vann Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Suite 4, Ironstone House Ironstone Way Brixworth NN6 9UD 2025 2 ## **BRIXWORTH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE** ## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024** |**Receipts**
Hire - Regular
- Occasional
Grants
**Payments**
Salary and Administration
Gas and electricity
Water
Water leaks
Insurance
Maintenance
Additional Lighting and CCTV
Telephone
Cleaning and Refuse collection
Miscellaneous
Rates
Net (Payments)/Receipts
Opening Bank account
Bank Account at year end
Correct closing balance
Approved by the Trustees on 2025||**2024**
32,650
5,350|**2023**
30,053
2,651| |---|---|---|---| |||38,000
1,000|32,703
0| |||£ 39,000
£9,292
£14,243
£3,834
£7,911
£1,459
£3,227
£3,449
£135
£5,578
£210
£138|£ 32,703
£8,852
£11,551
£3,375
0
£1,418
£3,114
0
£135
£5,343
£48
£130| |||**£ 49,475**
**(£10,475)**
£23,887
£13,413
£ 13,413|**£ 33,966**
**(£1,263)**
£25,150
£ 23,887
£ 23,887| Dennis Coles Anthony John Nixon ? 3