## Langford Budville Jubilee Hall Trustees’ Annual Report June 2025 ## Annual Report for 2024 - 5 This is the Annual Report for the Hall. It was also presented at the open meeting of the Parish Council in May 2025. ## Financial performance In the year to December 2024 income from hire was £20k (2023: £21k) with sundry income from Budvue, the bar, events and bank interest contributing a further £6k (2023: £6k). Expenditure was £22k (2023: £27k) including work on the storm water system (£4k), a picnic table and pressure washer. The surplus for the year after depreciation was £3k (2023: £0.2k). The bank balance at the end of December was £47k (2023 £43k) which includes £6k “belonging” to separate funds comprising Bowls, the Community Fund and the History Fund. ## Capital works The major capital focus over Winter 24/25 was to assess the state of the Hall’s storm water system. We engaged Glanville Environmental and Dan Dudderidge, a local drainage engineer, to CCTV the system and check that it works as designed during heavy rainfall events. This process included desilting the hydro-brake chamber on Ritherdons Lane and checking that it was feeding the attenuation basin at times of high flow. Following the work, Trustees were reassured that it is possible to maintain the system with the help of local contractors pending an adoption process by the local utility which is likely to be lengthy. Secondary projects include paving over the courtyard and installing solar panels have been on hold but are scheduled to go ahead later this year. ## Bookings Bookings remain strong and the Hall is well occupied. ## Events Café Plus continues to be the major ongoing community event and takes place monthly through the Winter months. Other community-facing events include the Budvue cinema, the Friendship Circle and the Jazz club. In September we held a Barn Dance which was well attended. In February we hosted Nick Girome Maddox’ band, The Sweethearts, which was sparsely-attended but of a high standard. ## The Community Fund The Hall continues to manage the Community Fund which has been part-funded by a surplus from Café Plus with top ups by Octopus energy through their referrals scheme. Successful applications were made to the fund by the School for tools, a microphone and a contribution to a defibrillator and by the Church for lighting. ## Trustees, key holders and helpers During the year Vash Stimpson became a Trustee and keyholder. She has also taken over responsibilities for Health and Safety and Fire Safety and is in process of updating our policies and re-educating Trustees in these areas. During the year Rosina Matson stepped down as our cleaner and Louisa Snook took this over. We are really grateful to Rosina for her many years of service as cleaner. Charlie Roffe-Sylvester continues to maintain the grounds to a high standard. We cannot operate without our Trustees, keyholders and supporting staff. I am really grateful to all of them. Michael Huntingford, May 2025 Clwiry regLStr31ioii iiuniber: 287714 Langford Budville Village Hall Fi￿n¢]￿l StdivnrnL% for the Year Ended 31 DeLeiitrr 2024 LANGFORD BUDVILLE VILLAGE FL4LL CONTEPUS Iiidependeiii eX￿nIt]er'S rep)n Staten*nt ot financial activities BalanLe Sheet Notes to tbe fmancial staten*nis 4t08 Tbe f(Trllvwing PWer 11)surdiiLe Grounds nuiiiieiiance Equipiiiei)r repairs Sits 2,277 20,153 826 1,997 18 100 2.072 20.753 1,377 2.186 2(X) 383 468 27.439 625 25.996 El￿dIlUre Bar st(Lk and supplies c£ z Budvue cineina expenses VH Bowls tund Hire hall expenses C()iiui)ui)ity tund Pri)perty repairs Wdler rdtes Ligl)t, hedt dnd ￿￿wer 111surai)Le Gr()uiids IiiainieiuiiLe Equip1]￿11[ repairs dnd Tenewals Telephniie dnd tax LiceiiLees aiid subscripiii)ns Hall supplie% aiid cle￿IllIg DepreLiali4)li L)t equip11￿11[ dnd tittillg% 1,233 845 1,281 981 1.080 1,184 1.249 1.912 21K) 6.287 686 2.651 880 3.4?2 1,398 461 6,013 2.470 1,056 1,96) 1,391 676 3,￿3 1,402 23,689 2.307 2.997 1.650 ?7.?61 178 Nei Surplus This P&ige does llOI forn) Pilrt of rbe %1dmf(iry fitwicul state11￿1]￿. P&igie 9 Clwiry regLStr31ioii iiuniber: 287714 Langford Budville Village Hall Fi￿n¢]￿l StdivnrnL% for the Year Ended 31 DeLeiitrr 2024 LANGFORD BUDVILLE VILLAGE FL4LL CONTEPUS Iiidependeiii eX￿nIt]er'S rep)n Staten*nt ot financial activities BalanLe Sheet Notes to tbe fmancial staten*nis 4t08 Tbe f(Trllvwing PWer 11)surdiiLe Grounds nuiiiieiiance Equipiiiei)r repairs Sits 2,277 20,153 826 1,997 18 100 2.072 20.753 1,377 2.186 2(X) 383 468 27.439 625 25.996 El￿dIlUre Bar st(Lk and supplies c£ z Budvue cineina expenses VH Bowls tund Hire hall expenses C()iiui)ui)ity tund Pri)perty repairs Wdler rdtes Ligl)t, hedt dnd ￿￿wer 111surai)Le Gr()uiids IiiainieiuiiLe Equip1]￿11[ repairs dnd Tenewals Telephniie dnd tax LiceiiLees aiid subscripiii)ns Hall supplie% aiid cle￿IllIg DepreLiali4)li L)t equip11￿11[ dnd tittillg% 1,233 845 1,281 981 1.080 1,184 1.249 1.912 21K) 6.287 686 2.651 880 3.4?2 1,398 461 6,013 2.470 1,056 1,96) 1,391 676 3,￿3 1,402 23,689 2.307 2.997 1.650 ?7.?61 178 Nei Surplus This P&ige does llOI forn) Pilrt of rbe %1dmf(iry fitwicul state11￿1]￿. 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