BLEDLOW RIDGE VILLAGE HALL
REGISTERED CHARITY #300233
FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Prof & Loss Account
| BRVH | 2023 / 2024 | 2022 / 2023 | 2021 / 2022 | 2020 /2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | ||||
| Bank interest | 170.43 | 90.10 | 8.30 | 1.62 |
| Hire receipts | 15,160.50 | 15,705.25 | 9,458.00 | 3,188.00 |
| Jubilee club | 1,428.00 | 1,812.00 | 1,716.00 | 1,968.00 |
| Fundraising | 1,685.00 | 411.00 | ||
| Donations | 1,250.00 | 786.00 | 775.00 | 188.00 |
| Grants | 17,880.00 | 19,350.00 | ||
| Overhead Expense Refund | 99.56 | 764.40 | ||
| E-On Solar | 123.89 | 514.39 | 1,807.55 | |
| Total | 37,697.82 | 38,768.30 | 14,529.25 | 5,345.62 |
| Expense | ||||
| Utilities | -3,387.94 | -3,834.73 | -2,065.51 | -1,285.26 |
| Cleaning | -1,798.50 | -2,181.00 | -3,004.00 | -1,307.50 |
| Maintenance | -3,181.60 | -4,885.91 | -7,120.85 | -597.19 |
| Overhead Expenses | -21,045.19 | -26,695.51 | -2,731.07 | -1,525.26 |
| National Non Domestic Rate | 0.00 | |||
| Jubilee club | -983.00 | -969.90 | -960.00 | -984.00 |
| Fundraising | -1,115.50 | -73.68 | ||
| Total | -31,511.73 | -38,640.73 | -15,881.43 | -5,699.21 |
| Profit / Loss | 6,186.09 | 127.57 | -1352.18 | -353.59 |
| Bank Balance as at 30 Sept 2024 | 7,148.06 |
|---|---|
| Outstanding debtor/creditors | |
| chq | -£25.00 |
| chq | -£100.00 |
| Invoice 2471 | 180.00 |
| Invoice 2415 | -72.00 |
| Invoice 2451 | 25.00 |
| 8.00 | |
| Petty cash | 0.05 |
| 8.05 | |
| 7,156.11 | |
| Savings Account | 19,917.83 |
| E-on PlusNet Castle Water |
2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2847.29 | 3385.61 | 1715.62 | |
| 294.09 | 280.32 | 314.89 | |
| 246.56 | 168.80 | 35.00 |
Commentary
- A substantial profit of £6,186 (income vs expenditure) for the year ended September 2024. This was due to the continuation of the hire income with less expenditure on maintenance, cleaning, and overhead expenses.
Income
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Hirings income is on par with 2022/23 income, the deficit of £540 mainly due to the Hort Soc payment in the accounts for 2022/23 included hire payments for 2023 and 2024.
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Regular weekly hire receipts amounted to £9097 (Pilates £1458, Yoga 2952, Art Group £1225, Tai Chi £1572, Table Tennis £1890 – (£945 previous year)).
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Regular monthly hire receipts amounted to £1047 (W.I. £330, Friendship £180, Hort Soc £537).
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Private Hire receipts were down from £4945 to £3251. It was noted that the first half of the year saw less hirings for parties, particularly children parties, but the second half of the year has seen this start to pick up. This includes £720 for the hire of the hall by Bucks Art week.
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Other one off /income was received from Easily Does It £390, Christmas Cottage £243, New Boot Ltd £202, Parish Council £270 (all not included in Private Hire receipts)
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119 Jubilee subscriptions received, a drop from 151 for the previous year.
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Net Fundraising income of £569 was from the Carol Concert, the Café at the November Craft Fair and the Monthly Village Breakfasts which commenced in February 2024.
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Donations came from a mixture of payments, from returned prizes for the Jubilee Club, St Pauls Church for use of the car park, Bledlow Ridge Bonfire Group and the New Years Eve event.
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Grants received from the Parish Council and North West Chilterns Community Board of £17,880 toward the funding for resurfacing the car park.
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E-On Solar – revenue received for the months of December 2023 and March 2024. Payment for June and September 2024 received in October 2024.
Expenditure
- The decrease in electric costs is due to higher bills paid in January and February 2022 due to the decorating company having the heating on over a two-week period to dry the paint. A one year fixed rated deal was in place from 7 July 2024, @ 24.60p
per kwh for both evening and weekday., standing charge of 30p per day which should see the annual electric bill decrease based on similar consumption for this year.
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A new Broadband deal in January of £22.99pm (from £24.73pm) was in place with a CPI increase in May to £24.57pm.
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Half yearly bills for water were £118 and £127.
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The fall in cleaning expenses is due to the efficiency of the current cleaner and knowledge of when and what requires cleaning on a weekly basis.
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Less maintenance expenditure for the current year, major items being, new cleaning cupboard £240, erection of gate and fence panels and refurbishment of gate at the rear of the hall £432, new BRVH web site £574, Door locks & catches £191, Jet wash patio at rear of hall £200, new kitchen light and heater, heater in entrance hall, entrance lobby light £400, new crockery £219.
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The majority, of overhead expenses were for the resurfacing of the car park £17,880 all of which was paid for by grants, insurance £1646, an increase of 17% due to the rebuild valuation increasing from £664,000 to £928,000, £574 for web design, £100 SumUp card readers, £60 Hot water urn plus the usual overhead expenses for Fire equipment service, Music licence, Contact Magazine yearly advert, subscription to Bucks Community impact.