2023-12-31-accounts

BRENT KNOLL PARISH HALL

Accounts for the year ending 31[st] December 2023

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

£ 2022 7530 127 45 7702 38 --- 2165 2379 5029 -352 310 151 260 542 ___ 10485 49 500 114 3 666 18891 =====	INCOME Hiring Hire of Hall general Hire of Hall youth Hire of Equipment Bank Interest Capital Reserve Account Fund Raising Brent Knoll Village Fete Music on the Green 100 Club Bazaars Harvest Supper BAD Evening Jumble Sale Jubilee/Coronation Disco Book Fairs Some Enchanted Evening Donations Utility Warehouse Commission J Harris Wassail 100 Club Members Alan Castle Funeral Alan Castle Picture Sale Sedgemoor DC re Solar Panels Nuttall Trust re Solar Panels Sundry Total Income	£ 15422.08 1511.61 60.00 236.29 2,545.28 1,161.69 2,215.00 5,135.84 235.78 40.00 175.69 125.64 1060.32 362.34 94.02 500.00 122.00 83.95 113.05 9,588.54 1,000.00	£ 16,993.69 236.29 13,057.58 11,501.56 41,789.12 ========

Less EXPENSES

£ 2022 547 1015 1572 574 100 4926 4187 132 2171 90 15314 100 224 84 65 13 485 15799 ===== 18891 15799 3092 ======	Less EXPENSES Basic Costs Water Rates Electricity Gas Landline/Broadband Community Council Subscription Cleaning/Housekeeping Maintenance/Repairs Performing Rights Society Coronation Day The Whole Shebang Insurance Licences General Curtain Headrail/Solar Panels Hallmaster Booking System/Card Reader Website/Disabled Call System Banners/Power Box Window & Door Maintenance Water Heater Hand Dryers CRS re cupboard Painting & Decorating Porch Lights Velux Blinds, etc Fete Poles Out of date Bar Stock written off TOTAL EXPENDITURE TOTAL INCOME TOTAL EXPENDITURE EXCESS INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE	£ 627.73 437.00 1,087.66 692.81 100.00 5,167.49 3,038.92 139.20 600.00 2,369.55 90.00 13,886.54 154.80 438.00 825.66 1,269.25 461.98 693.60 328.64 2,290.00 298.94 1,248.00 65.04 20.90_____	£ 14,350.36 21,981.35 36,331.71 ======== 41,789.12 36,331.71 5,457.41 ========

BRENT KNOLL PARISH HALL

BALANCE SHEET

2023

2022

2022 3092 4650 501 15574 40 20763 222 --- 20542 146 23780 ======	£ Excess Income over Expenditure Balances c/fwd 32.12.21 Revenue Current a/c 6,033.52 100 Club a/c 912.68 Capital Reserve a/c 17,611.88 Cash in Hand 40.00 24,598.08 LessCheques o/s 100 Club 270.00 Current Account _840.63_ Bar Stock =	£ 5,457.41 23,487.45 292.27 29,237.13 ========

6034 913 17612 40 24598 270 841 23487 292 23780 ======	Represented by Bank Balances as at 31.12.22 Revenue Current a/c 8,755.86 100 Club a/c 1,409.68 Capital Reserve a/c 19,848.17 Cash in Hand 40.00 30,331.71 LessCheques o/s 100 Club 346.00 Current Account 690.00_ Bar Stock =	29,017.71 219.42 239237.13 ========

1. The Repairs and Maintenance figure does not include some items which are noted separately under sundries, though some do appear there (see below). In future all regular items will be included under this heading and once-off costs will be shown separately.

2. This year’s figures include a major increase due to the insertion of solar panels on the roof, the cost of which were considerably assisted by grants from Sedgemoor District Council and the Nuttall Trust.

3. The considerable increase in Hiring Fees is largely due to a major effort to reduce the backlog of fees although hirings have been good.

In connection with my examination of these accounts, no matter has come to my attention:

1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

2. To keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act; and

3. To prepare accounts which accord with accounting records and to comply with the accounting

4. requirements of the Act

Have not been met; or

1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

C LaPage ACMA

Treasure’s Report

2023 has at last been a year in which the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic have, at last, had far less effect on our hiring and fund raising efforts. Although the Hiring Fees have well exceeded previous years this is not just to do with an increase in fees or hires, but with a major effort to effort to reduce the backlog of fees. Our thanks to Bob, Steve and Jenny, plus all the others who assisted at varying times. Our fund-raising has seen improvements over the previous years in the main, though some events have not fared quite so well, but we have returned to a situation where our hiring fees exceeded our basic expenses, enabling the fund raising to be used for major maintenance projects and improvements, including a major painting and decorating operation and some structural improvements to windows, doors, Velux blinds, porch lights, a disabled call system, a new water heater, hand dryers, a reader for card payments and a new cupboard to ensure that some larger items no longer endanger life and limb when they used to be taken up into the loft. One particular event which well exceeded all expectations was the Book Fair which raised over £1,000. One item which may appear a little odd is the Coronation Day events, which have two entries in the accounts. This is because we made a decision to employ The Whole Shebang band during the day as our contribution to the day’s proceedings, but did make sufficient charges during the evening event to make a small profit. A highlight of the year was the installation of solar panels on our roof, which was enormously aided by grants from Sedgemoor District Council (£9,588.54), the local Nuttall Trust (1,000) and the Parish Council £250), though we did put a sizeable sum of our own money into the project (£2,750). Because of this our electricity bills for the year have already shown a dramatic decrease, though this is not quite as apparent as it would otherwise be because a considerable part of our billing comprises standing charges, which have increased recently. Obviously, our use of gas, in particular, rises and falls due to climatic changes, which meant that a warmer winter lowers our bills as it did last year. Due to a rise in inflation there were also rises in water rates and broadband costs, though the Cleaning and Housekeeping only saw a small increase, as did our insurance. As usual we were given a welcome £500 donation for our help at the Wassail (thanks to John Harris), and a number of 100 club winnings were donated. This year we were very sad to lose our old friend Alan Castle, but did gain nearly £200 from his funeral and picture sale.

So, overall it has been a successful year financially, we made large investments in our hall during the year but still started 2024 in good financial health. My grateful thanks to all of our committee once again, who have helped to make this another successful year.