2022-12-31-accounts

					The charity is established to benefit the inhabitants of Harston by	The charity is established to benefit the inhabitants of Harston by
					providing facilities for communal activities. The Village Hall is available
					for hire by any individual or organisation in accordance with the standard hiring agreement. It is intended that the scale ofcharges be sufficient to
					generate income to meet the annual running	costs ofthe Hall and for its
Summary	ofthe objects			ofthe	upkeep in the longer term.
charity set out in its governing document					The charity is managed by residents ofthe village, some ofwhom are
					elected, others being nominated by village organisations, with a
					Managing Committee which meets monthly.
					Day to day tasks are undertaken by a paid Booking Secretary and
					Caretaker and b Trustees as volunteers.
					The Hall is being promoted through both our	own website and via
					Cambridge ACRE as an attractive venue for	regular users to hold
					classes, courses, events and meetings and also as a suitable venue for
					local families to hold weddings and parties.
					2022 has seen a return to normal working at	the hall with most users
					running their normal activities and weddings,	parties and other gatherings
					taking place throughout the year.
					Trustees continued to follow advice provided	by Cambridge ACRE and
					the government to keep The Hall 'Covid-Safe' signage, sanitation products and emergency	during the year providing materials as required.
					The Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place during April 2022
					was cancelled. Trustees had no notification	ofissues that might have
					been raised at an AGM. It is intended that a	face-to-face AGM be held	in
Summary	ofthe main				the spring of2023.
activities undertaken for the public benefft in relation to these objects (include within					The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
this section		the statutory
declaration		that trustees		have
had regard		to the guidance
issued by	the Charity
immission		on public
benefit)

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity			Net income from hirings was E24,641 (811,341 2021). Operating costs amounted to 618,895(F15,027 2021).
during the	year		Government support related to the coronavirus pandemic was provided
			during the year, a grant ofL'2,667was received under the Business
			Support Scheme.
			Cash funds at year end totalled f50,068 (854,5372021).
			Trustees organised monthly coffee and cake events for the local
			community raising E1,576 towards Hall funds.
			Trustees carried out a programme offurther refurbishment and
			improvement projects during 2022 supported from accumulated	cash and
			grants from external funders. These included insulation and re-rendering
			work to the majority ofthe outside walls ofthe hall to reduce heat loss,
			replacement of internal lighting with LED units to reduce energy
			consumption and repainting of internal walls within two ofthe rooms and
			public areas. Further work is planned for 2023.
			As a result ofa successful campaign by County Broadband Ltd to provide
			broadband services to village residents, as promised a wi-fi hub	has been
			installed free-of-charge for users ofthe village hall. The service	has been
			confirmed as a four-year contract.

Date TAR January 2022

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										Unrestricted	Restricted		Endowment
		Categories				Details				funds to nearest 5	to	funds nearest 5	to	funds nearest 5
61Cash		funds								50,055
							Total cash funds
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63Investment			asseht
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64Assets retained for				the		Various items offurniture		acd kitchen
charity's		own	use			appliances, sound system Freehold deeds ofVillage		Hall and (and
										Fund towhich	Amount due		When		due
						Details				Iubili relates
66Liabilities						Utilities, elec(r(ci(y and Oas monthly,			water
						half-yearly,	in arrears.
Signed by one or two trustees behalf ofaa the trustees				on			Sign t			Print	Name		Date a		of val
										Grant	Marriott
										Anthony	Stafford