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2023-03-31-accounts

THE COMBINED HALLS OF CLARE

Income/Expenditure for April 2022to March 2023 Income/Expenditure for April 2022to March 2023 Income/Expenditure for April 2022to March 2023
Income
Hire Fees
Fundraising
Grants
Donations
Interest
27,828.75
2,742.05
28.11
Expenditure
Staff
Gas
Electricity
Water
Waste
Licences
New Equipment & Improvements
Repairs & Maintenance
Supplies
Telephone
Stationary
Fundraising Expenses
Sundries
Refunds
14,075.30
8,563.00
4,258.77
1,126.00
780.00
1,487.03
1,946.95
52,344.69
675.71
2,671.51
51.55
50.00
30,598.91 88,030.51
Excess of Income over Expenditure = -57431.60
Bank Accounts Summary for year 2022 - 2023 Total Balance
1st April 2022
31st March 2023
Difference overyear
75404.58
17972.98
-57431.60

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1st April 2022 To 31st March 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Combined Halls Of Clare Other names charity is known by CHOC Registered charity number (if any) 280136 Charity's principal address The Old School Community Centre Callis Street Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk. Postcode CO10 8PX

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Olive Smith Chairman
Ron Garden
Jan Garden 1/04/2022 to 27/09/2022
Roger Gee
Stephen Kimminau
Alan Mayle
Robin Stone
Sandra Salter

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Charity Commission Scheme

How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Elected at AGM, appointed by Clare Town Council or co-opted by existing (eg. appointed by, elected by) Trustees.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The provision and maintenance of 2 Community Halls for the use of the inhabitants of Clare and the neighbourhood without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for meetings, lectures and classes and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.

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March 2012

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Maintain the fabric of Clare Town Hall and Clare Old School Community Centre.

Maintain facilities of both buildings to a standard expected by hirers. Administer bookings for both buildings and fix and collect hire charges. Seek to improve facilities. Fund raise where possible.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Seek grant aid for improvement projects. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Clare Town Hall

Maintained building and facilities in good repair with use of volunteer services where possible. Repair to Gas Leak by installing new piping. Replacement of boiler and heating system.

Old School Community Centre

Maintained building and facilities in good repair with use of volunteer services where possible..

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March 2012

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Section E Financial review

A small reserve is held to fund any large emergency repairs. Brief statement of the Reserve fund will not exceed £15,000. charity’s policy on reserves 2022/23 end of year reserve was £10,340.78.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Paul Heath Full name(s) Olive Smith Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Administrator etc) Date 31st January 2024

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March 2012

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Kevin Price Bermuda House Bridewell Street Clare Suffolk CO10 8QD

The Chair Combined Halls of Clare

11 December 2024

Re Combined Halls of Clare – Accounts Year April 2022/March 2023

I was pleased to be asked by Paul Heath to act as Independent Examiner and to check the accounts for the above year. I have now completed the check.

I have checked all non-direct debit/standing order transactions over £500 and a 20% sample of all other transactions to confirm the accuracy of accounting records against the bank statements. I also check that valid invoices/receipts were held for all debit transactions sampled.

I further have checked the bank balances against the accounting records and the arithmetic accuracy of the accounts in general, including the statement of income and expenditure for the year.

Having completed these checks I am pleased to confirm that, to the best of my knowledge, the accounts give a true reflection of the full period in question.

Many thanks to Paul for his help and cooperation in providing all records and answers to any questions I had.

Yours faithfully

Kevin Price