## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2022-2023 FINANCIAL YEAR**
Whimple Parish Council is the Custodian Trustee of the Charity.
The Committee of Trustees for the 2022-2023 financial year:-
Ofcers and elected members:
1. Sue Ayres (Chair) 2. Robert Davis (Vice Chair) 3. Diana Wilkins (Secretary) 4. Chris Olive (Treasurer)
5. Ali Tierney (Bookings Secretary) 6. Viv Brown (Officer)
User Representatves:
1. Scott Lee (Whimple Pre-School) 2. John Griffiths (Parish Council) 3. Arthur Iball (Over 60’s)
4. John Griffiths (Whimpletons) 5. Rob Davis (Front Row Club) 6. Paul Wilson (Whimple & District Garden Association) 7. Ken Banks and Keith Cleeve (Exeter 0 Gauge Club)
## **MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE**
Whimple Victory Hall is managed in accordance with the constitution. Trustees were confirmed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Officers and Sub Committee members elected at a meeting immediately after the AGM. Regular users of the Hall are invited to nominate a trustee to serve on the Committee. Other trustees are recruited from the community, often to serve utilising their specialist skills. Seven full committee meetings were held in this report period, excluding the AGM and other additional meetings. Nine Management Sub Committee meetings were held to discuss day to day management of the hall, respond to arising issues and appraise any remedial actions or purchases. The Management Sub Committee reported to the full committee of Trustees. The Sub Committee is empowered to make everyday decisions quickly and efficiently to ensure the smooth running of the Hall. Complex proposals are prepared and presented to the full committee meetings for debate.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The land and buildings of the Victory Hall are held in trust “for the purposes of a village hall for the use of the inhabitants of Whimple and the neighbourhood thereof without distinction of sex, political, religious or other opinions”. To that end, the trustees work to ensure that the Hall is well maintained and available at all reasonable times, for any person or organisation, to hire for events and functions, whether held just once or on a regular basis. The trustees raise funds to achieve their objectives by hiring Hall facilities to the public and organisations and through fund raising drives, such as Soup ‘n Sarnie and lunch events and any events associated with Whimple Village Week.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
The Trustees believe that the Hall is seen as a significant asset to the village and wider community. Wide sections of the community can be regularly seen at the Hall, from the very young (Pre-School and Primary School) to the Over 60’s, and the range of organised activities that offer something for everyone that include: monthly film club, history society talks, dance/fitness classes, table tennis and snooker, gardening club talks and events such as the annual plant sale and competition. ‘Soup ‘n Sarnie’ lunches are very popular with all age groups and benefit the Community. These lunches with raffle, table top sales and other initiatives support funding for the Hall. The Trustees recognise, and are extremely grateful for, the significant contribution of many volunteers who support the Hall throughout the year.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Trustees regularly monitor our hall hire pricing policy in order to balance present and future financial needs with the economic realities within our community. A copy of the accounts will be provided to the Charity Commission, together with this report. The Hall has no debts. It remains the principal strategy of the Trustees to preserve surplus funds for major renovations as agreed in the 2019 public consultation on ‘The Future of our Hall’.
Diana Wilkins, Secretary Signed with approval of the Trustees 4th September 2023
**Charity No: 291496**
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Financial Report for the year ending 31 May 2023**
(to accompany the Trustees Annual Report 2022-23)
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31 May 2023**
|**Income**
Hire of Hall & Facilities
School Hire
Grants
Donations
Bank Interest
**Fundraising**
Soup & Sarnie
Events
**Total income received**
**Expenditure**
Water Rates and Insurance
Heat/Light and Power
Communications, Printing and Stationery
Professional Fees
Repairs and Maintenance
Major Improvements
Cleaning
General Expenses
**Total Expenditure**
Transfer to Building Fund
**Surplus Income/(Deficit)**|**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
17,004.90
12,407.62
9,665.00
9,000.00
10,125.00
4,767.00
1,138.52
403.90
848.71
10.19
38,782.13
26,588.71
1,780.59
145.73
0.00
0.00
1,780.59
145.73
**40,562.72**
**26,734.44**
1,679.46
1,506.22
3,658.00
2,932.51
252.57
490.50
1,229.67
1,175.70
1,436.67
2,581.43
22,247.82
7,232.32
6,438.66
6,508.10
246.90
0.00
**37,189.75**
**22,426.78**
5,000.00
5,462.01
**( 1,627.03) ( 1,154.35)**|
|---|---|
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Balance Sheet for the year ending 31 May 2023**
|**2023**
**£**
**Assets**
Debtors
1,486.32
Bank Deposit Account
140,756.28
Bank Current Account
9,976.02
**Liabilities**
Prepayments
( 0.00)
Creditors
( 0.00)
**Net Assets**
**152,218.62**
**Reserves**
Rebuilding Fund
145,000.00
Profit and Loss Surplus
7,218.62
**Total Reserves**
**152,218.62**|**2022**
**£**
1,457.46
134,540.79
12,847.40
( 0.00)
( 0.00)
148,845.65
140,000.00
8,845.65
148,845.65|
|---|---|
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Whimple Victory Hall**
We report to the Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Whimple Victory Hall (Charity No: 291496) for the year ended 31 May 2023.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the Charity Trustees of the Whimple Victory Hall, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
We report in respect of our examination of the Whimple Victory Hall accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination, we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
We have completed our examination, and can confirm that there are no material matters that have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1) Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Whimple Victory Hall as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
- 2) The accounts do not accord with those records
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
G A Coates
G A Coates 28 July 2023 ………………………………….. …………………… Geraldine Coates Accounting Date Robson House Chapel Street Honiton Devon EX14 1EU
**Charity No: 291496**
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Financial Report for the year ending 31 May 2023**
(to accompany the Trustees Annual Report 2022-23)
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31 May 2023**
|**Income**
Hire of Hall & Facilities
School Hire
Grants
Donations
Bank Interest
**Fundraising**
Soup & Sarnie
Events
**Total income received**
**Expenditure**
Water Rates and Insurance
Heat/Light and Power
Communications, Printing and Stationery
Professional Fees
Repairs and Maintenance
Major Improvements
Cleaning
General Expenses
**Total Expenditure**
Transfer to Building Fund
**Surplus Income/(Deficit)**|**2023**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
17,004.90
12,407.62
9,665.00
9,000.00
10,125.00
4,767.00
1,138.52
403.90
848.71
10.19
38,782.13
26,588.71
1,780.59
145.73
0.00
0.00
1,780.59
145.73
**40,562.72**
**26,734.44**
1,679.46
1,506.22
3,658.00
2,932.51
252.57
490.50
1,229.67
1,175.70
1,436.67
2,581.43
22,247.82
7,232.32
6,438.66
6,508.10
246.90
0.00
**37,189.75**
**22,426.78**
5,000.00
5,462.01
**( 1,627.03) ( 1,154.35)**|
|---|---|
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Balance Sheet for the year ending 31 May 2023**
|**2023**
**£**
**Assets**
Debtors
1,486.32
Bank Deposit Account
140,756.28
Bank Current Account
9,976.02
**Liabilities**
Prepayments
( 0.00)
Creditors
( 0.00)
**Net Assets**
**152,218.62**
**Reserves**
Rebuilding Fund
145,000.00
Profit and Loss Surplus
7,218.62
**Total Reserves**
**152,218.62**|**2022**
**£**
1,457.46
134,540.79
12,847.40
( 0.00)
( 0.00)
148,845.65
140,000.00
8,845.65
148,845.65|
|---|---|
## **Whimple Victory Hall**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Whimple Victory Hall**
We report to the Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Whimple Victory Hall (Charity No: 291496) for the year ended 31 May 2023.
## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report**
As the Charity Trustees of the Whimple Victory Hall, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
We report in respect of our examination of the Whimple Victory Hall accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination, we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent Examiner’s Statement**
We have completed our examination, and can confirm that there are no material matters that have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1) Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Whimple Victory Hall as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
- 2) The accounts do not accord with those records
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
G A Coates
G A Coates 28 July 2023 ………………………………….. …………………… Geraldine Coates Accounting Date Robson House Chapel Street Honiton Devon EX14 1EU