**Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 


## **Section A                        Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/** Charity NameTHE BOUVERIE HALL **members of On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2024 **Charity no** 240583 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-3 1(remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024. 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

**Date:** 04/04/2025 **Signed: Name:** MRS DIANA J HUGHES, CHARLTON BAKER **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 7-7c SNUFF STREET DEVIZES WILTSHIRE, SN10 1DU 




**The Bouverie Hall** 

**Charity number 240583** 

## **Accounting Statement for the Year ended 31st December 2024** 

The **Receipts and Payments** account for the year ended 31st December 2024 (see page 2) - shows that receipts exceeded payments by £ 5,041.09  (2023 £3,423.66) 

Total receipts were £27,156.80, (2023 £26,012.78) 

Total **payments** were £ 22,115.71 (2023 £22,589.12) 

The **cash balances** , which are largely held on deposit with  Lloyds Bank plc, amounted to £25,812.68 at 31 December 2024 (2023, £20,771.59) 

The Treasurers Report is on page 3 

## **M. Waring Treasurer** 

## **C Waring Chairman** 

## **Statement of Assets and Liabilties as at 31st December 2024 ASSETS** 

|**ASSETS**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2024**||**2023**||
|**Cash Balances**|£|£|£|£||
|**Cash in hand**|||**0.00**||**50.00**|
|**Cash at Bank**||||||
|**Lloyds Bank  Deposit Account**||**1.11**||**1.11**||
|**Lloyds Bank  Current Account**||**25,811.57**|**25,812.68**|**21,270.48**|**21,271.59**|
|**Less Deposits held against Bookings**|||**0.00**||**-550.00**|
|**Total cash balances**|||**25,812.68**||**20,771.59**|
|**Other Assets**||**2024**||**2023**||
|**Fees due and prepayments**||**3,591**||**2,352**||
|**Equipment less Depreciation**||**3,457**||**6,201**||
|**Freehold Land and Property**||||||
|**The Charity owns the property known as 'The**||**Bouverie Hall' Pewsey Wiltshire.**||||
|**LIABILITIES**||**2024**||**2023**||
|**Expenses to pay**||**304**||**253**||



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## **The Bouverie Hall** 

## **Charity number 240583** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st December 2024** 

|**Receipts**|**2024**||**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Use of the Hall**|||||
|Hall lettings|20,953.98||21,248.00||
|Office Rents|3,186.06||2,841.30||
|||24,140.04||24,089.30|
|**Fund raising and Donations**|||||
|Fund raising - net|1,027.00||1,220.50||
|PVADS Electricity charges|497.40||0.00||
|Grants and donations - restricted|1,372.36||0.00||
|unrestricted|120.00|3,016.76|702.98|1,923.48|
|**Other**|||||
|Interest on cash balances|||||
|**Total Receipts**||27,156.80||26,012.78|
|**Payments**|||||
|**Hall Running Costs**|||||
|Booking|0.00||1,260.00||
|Cleaning|2,450.00||1,934.00||
|Cleaning materials|311.05||623.77||
|Water rates|1,145.87||1,339.00||
|Heating|1,447.39||3,777.58||
|Electricity|3,552.28||3,790.82||
|Repairs including gardening|7,941.53||4,518.86||
|Waste disposal|1,439.19||1,327.62||
|Telephone and Internet|804.13||868.72||
|Insurances including Trustee Insurance|1,561.10||1,457.24||
|Licences and subscriptions|399.00||563.00||
|Kitchen supplies|10.00|21,061.54|323.42|21,784.03|
|**Administration Costs**|||||
|Postage, stationery and sundry|56.26||170.09||
|Accountancy fees|552.00||496.00||
|Website|0.00||139.00||
|Laptop|300.00||0.00||
|Floor Scrubber|145.91|1,054.17|0.00|805.09|
|**Total Payments**||**22,115.71**||**22,589.12**|
|**Net receipts for the Year**||**5,041.09**||**3,423.66**|
|**Cash Balances**|||||
|**1st January 2024**||20,771.59||17,347.93|
|**31st December 2024**||**25,812.68**||**20,771.59**|



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TREASURERS REPORT FOR YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 

Balance is up from approximately £21,000 to £26,000, so we will be considering placing some into the Savings Account. 

Major outgoings in 2024 included:  foul-water drain repair £2,550, LED lighting £3,335,  a laptop for Chair £300, and replacing a faulty electricity coin meter £180. 

From June 2024 we hired weekly cleaners, which has made a noticeable difference to the Hall’s appearance. 

The heating oil costs reduced from £3777 in 2023 to only £1447 in 2024.  In fact the 2023 figure was unusually high, due to an extra delivery that year. 

Going forward some prices will reduce in 2025: 

Nappy and sanitary bin clearing by PHS will reduce from £787 pa in 2024 to only £89 pa in 2025, now that PHS are aware we are a Charity. 

Telephone and Internet was £804 pa in 2024, this has been renegotiated for 2025 to approximately £600 pa. 

We now have a free website administered by a Committee member, saving approximately £139. We obtained a grant of £1152 from Wiltshire Council towards the cost of the LED lighting. 

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