Hi
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Trustees Annual Report &
Accounts for 2022

Index
l. Header Page
2. Index
3. Chairman's Report
4. Treasurerfs Note5
5. Accounts for 2022
6. Account5 Reconciliation for 2022
7. Accounts for2021
8. Internal Auditorfs Sign Off
9. Chairman's Sign Off

Chairman's Annual Report
General
OUrqU￿, rdce and bingo nights very succe&th, attrac*ng near cap8city aUdIen￿S.
Th8 hall was actNely invofved in the Scarecrow festival in th8 summer. bthich was eXt￿melY
successful. raising funds fty the Church. the Hall and other worthy proieds in the local Gon7munily.
We also participat8d in the 'Lighting up for Chiistmas. event. ￿¥th giant candles and angels placed
around the hall and sunDundttu areas.
Our utilty wices h8ve seen 8 major increase this year b8cause of global wice rises. We have taken
advantage of lontrterm contracts where we can aml used suppl￿￿ with beneficial ratas for village
halls where possible (Ulilty Aid). We w.tt ¢￿tinUe to monitor these and all costs with a view to
viemng hall charges ¥vhen appmpnate.
Upgrades completsd:
Replacement of inner and outer fmnt dc
Curtain poles in the main hall (75%)
Both heaters in the Committee R￿M rep18ced.
Fit OutSK￿ tap on kitchen wall
Purchase of a leaf collector and hose reel
Decordte Committ88 Room
R8placed batt￿7eS in and serV￿ad the defibnllator.
Installed a Clothing recycling facilty in the hall carp8th.
Re-P8int8d parts of the main hall.
Completed our Safeguanling Polry.
Upgrade plam for 2023 include:
Refurbishment of Committee R(xxn tcxbt and kitchen
Move to an online l)ooking system
Revamp of storer(x)m
Repairs to hall front faua b08rd
My Hall Wizard to be Implen￿nted to r8place the existing manual bookn'ng system.
Personnel
Janet Bellingh8mJ￿n6d the committee as a r8pr8sentatNe ofthe High Wych Pamchial Chu￿.
A18n Ashworthioined the committee.
Particular thanks to Ali Geller for steppmu in as Temp(Yary 8(N)knng Secrntary whilst an onling
booking system is inlmduced.
Planned events

Harfow Theat￿ Company are Perfomiing 'Robin H(￿d to the ResGue'. a pantomime, on the 14/1
January.
Music night ￿"th 'The Rolling Rivers. is planned for the 2e January.
Celebration of the hall ￿ntenary is scheduled for May. to c￿nG￿le w7th Éhe unveiling of the village
hall sgn.
Participate in the Scarecrow festival in late summer.
Race night will be scheduled for the end of the fi￿[ quarter.
Finances
Income from Govemment grants (Covid) and the income from the resumption of dasses at the hall
have produced a forecasted balan￿ for 2022 of £29,788.
An ex￿lIent financial posrtj'on which will enable us to continue wrth the planned program of
upgrades during 2022.
Future
Further improvements are scheduled for the coming ye8r and bvith the increase in bookings and
events p18nned we should end the year on a sound financial footing.
Concluslon
A successful year forthe hall with booknngs up new regular dasses and events starting.
My thanks again to all the coMM￿ee members for their continued hard WO￿ and support. Thanks
also to Chris Ashworth and Sarah for their hard during Ihe year in keeping the hall in excellent
condition, partKulaAy with the snow fall dunng December.
Chris Poole (Chair HWMH Committee)
Date........

Treasurer's Notes
2022 Accounts
Balances as at 3U12n022
CurrÈntAccount
Deposit Account
Petty Cash
Total
£1,051.63
E20.(W.(KJ
£133.01
£21,181.64
Note that the current account balan￿ has reduced by £IO.(XK) Sifi￿ 2021 as a result of the planned
expendrture on upgrades. It also includes £6.0￿ Future Upgrade Reserves. £990 in advance payments of
2023 21X) Club subscriptions and £208.89 expenses to be accounted for in 2023 for Fundraising events.
Deducting these figures gives a more accurate picture of £14,4￿.53
In summary. the accounts show that there is a healthy balance which will provide a good springboard for the
further developments which are planned for 2023 and beyond. However. we are fulty aware of the impact of
rising fuel prices which we have covered to some extent by renewing the 8as and electricity contracts for a
fixed perk)d.
The accounts will be provided to the Internal Auditor as usual for comments.

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Internal Auditorfs Slgn Off
I hereby certify that the documents and records presented to me Show an accurate and true position of the
accounts of the High Wych Memorial Hall for the year ended the 31 of December 2018.
Signature
Name
Gloria Barnes
Date
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Chalrnian's Slgn Off
Signature
Name
Chris Poole
Date