Annual Report 

It’s been a challenging year not least because of Covid restrictions. Committee Meetings were either held online or outside, spread across the patio.  After many months of keeping our distance and staying outside, the end of May 2021 came and we were finally able to come indoors and welcome our hall users. 

Since that date, Zumba, Last Coffee Morning, Mother & Toddler Group and Parish Council have held their regular activities. We have also welcomed use by Wreningham School, All Saints Church and the Heritage Group who held a highly successful weekend in October. It’s been a fun time for dancers with regular 60’s dances, swing and tea dances along with the highly popular Zumba ball. The hall continues to be a go to venue for private hire and we’ve had children’s parties, adult parties and wedding receptions. Ramblers continue to book our car park as a starting and ending point for their walks and we’ve been the muster point for the annual village litter pick. 

The Witch & Wren suffered a drop in patrons during Covid but numbers are increasing with cocktail nights once a month from November (increasing to twice a month from March 2022) and family nights returning. After losing the fish & chip van, we are looking to introduce other food vans but this is proving a challenge.  The long-awaited Wine tasting event was extremely well received with a hall full to Covid-allowing capacity. 

We lost members over the year and the hall has been running on a reduced committee since July. It’s been very challenging to meet the demanding workload but we have pulled together to ensure hirers continue to be supported and their events don’t suffer.  We are now looking forward to bringing new, exciting events to the hall as well as old favourites with new committee members and with the help of our band of volunteers.  We are also looking at revamping our website to show what the hall can offer and sell its features to new and regular hirers. 

In terms of the fabric of the hall, no major renovations were carried out (as income was reduced) although we did replace the picnic benches outside, add patio heaters and update outside lighting to the rear – supported by grant contribution. As income increases, we will continue with our program of improvements to ensure we have a hall that is number one when hirers are looking for a venue and one the residents of Wreningham can take pride in. 



Our future key project will be to ensure the roof is repaired and watertight and to follow up on the sub-committee report on possible solar generated electricity for the hall. 

We’d like to thank retiring committee members – both now and over the year (Ian Holloway, Tony Wright, Paul Parfitt, Sarah Lidington, Graham Cormack, Jack Francis, Kim & Ian Priestley) for their invaluable contribution and help. We’d also like to thank all volunteers and staff for their patience and support and especially our users for their support and understanding over this difficult time. 

Jill Hustler, Val Keel, Aaron Kelly, John Knight, Sue Knight 



## **Wreningham Village Hall Income and Expenditure For the year ended 30 September 2021** Cash Basis 

|Cash Basis|||
|---|---|---|
|**Account**|**2021**|**2020**|
|**Turnover**|||
|Bank Interest|33.73|24.27|
|Bar Takings|7,067.05|23,125.70|
|Christmas Party (In)|0.00|1,855.00|
|Fireworks (In)|0.00|919.00|
|General Donations|0.00|16.50|
|Lets|5,899.50|4,553.50|
|Mardle Adverts|35.00|25.00|
|Parish Council-general|0.00|4,498.90|
|Sundry Events|0.00|20.00|
|**Total Turnover**|**13,035.28**|**35,037.87**|
|**Gross Profit**|**13,035.28**|**35,037.87**|
|**Administrative Costs**|||
|Admin/NAVH/Mardle|444.03|107.30|
|Bar-Purchases|5,920.87|17,330.03|
|Bar-Wages|1,428.21|2,673.52|
|Christmas Party (Out)|0.00|2,233.85|
|Cleaning materials|131.80|749.57|
|Electricity|4,648.60|3,938.01|
|Fireworks|0.00|794.83|
|Insurance|976.11|971.95|
|iZettle Fees|73.07|95.75|
|Licences / Performing Rights|180.00|462.80|
|Maintenance|6,907.20|21,518.88|
|Office/General Administrative Expenses|37.96|516.21|
|Printing, Postage and Stationery|18.25|0.00|
|Rates / Water rates|1,457.43|312.00|
|Telephone|564.15|953.86|
|TV Licence|159.00|156.82|
|Wages|1,947.73|1,952.27|
|Waste Recycling Out|96.30|135.36|
|**Total Administrative Costs**|**24,990.71**|**54,903.01**|
|**Operating Profit**|**(11,955.43)**|**(19,865.14)**|
|**Other Income**|||
|Covid 19 Grants|17,907.43|10,000.00|
|**Total Other Income**|**17,907.43**|**10,000.00**|
|**Net Income / (Expenditure)**|**5,952.00**|**(9,865.14)**|





## **Wreningham Village Hall Bank Balance** 

## **As At 30 Septmeber 2021** 

|**Opening Balances**<br>**Barclays Current Account**<br>**COIF Charity Deposit a/c**<br>**HSBC Current Account**<br>**Petty cash and cash on hand**<br>**Net Income (Expenditure)**<br>**Closing Balance**<br>**Represented by**<br>**Barclays Current Account**<br>**COIF Charity Deposit a/c**<br>**HSBC Current Account**<br>**Petty cash and cash on hand**|4,121.35<br>11,718.58<br>12,417.85<br>12,393.58<br>14,794.26<br>12,099.33<br>1,675.41<br>6,662.52|
|---|---|
||33,008.87<br>42,874.01<br>5,952.00<br>(9,865.14)|
||38,960.87<br>33,008.87|
||9,370.15<br>4,121.35<br>12,451.58<br>12,417.85<br>15,927.50<br>14,794.26<br>1,211.64<br>1,675.41|
||**38,960.87**<br>**33,008.87**|





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