Chairs Speech 2025
As a committee, we do our best to remain accessible to our ever growing village and continue to be recognised as a true community hub, welcoming all sorts of activities and events.
It’s been another very busy year and I feel we have optimised both usage and income across all areas;
Pats Bar goes from strength to strength with foodie Fridays and the darts league.
The hall is still used every day by pre-school, chit chat, Pilates, dog training and many more.
The evenings are filled with a regular round of events like bingo, village quizzes, live music nights, race nights and of course our resident astronomy talks and presentations which are always popular.
We were utilised by the Teddy festival team to support their events and the pétanque and scout groups who not only hire the hall to support their events but continue to maintain the grounds and outside areas.
We have birthday parties and events most weekends and a crew of dedicated volunteers who give up their time to support with managing the bar, cleaning and tidying up other people’s rubbish not to mention a special gift from a stranger caught short on their way through the village…..
They field complaints from the locals, and always turn out when we ask them for help.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience supporting this team to deliver all the above, however it’s getting harder and harder to maintain the building knowing that not only is it extremely expensive to heat and maintain but that many areas are in need of repair or need completely replacing.
Despite waiting patiently for what feels like a decade for a new hall, we are now resigning ourselves to the reality that this is now unlikely and even though there ‘maybe’ some funds coming our way I remain hopeful that the committee can finally upgrade the hall so it can continue to be the hive of activity it currently is for the village community.
We say a huge thank you to Sue Alabaster our dedicated secretary who contributes so much more than simply taking minutes and sending out agendas and emails.
She has supported the committee tirelessly for years and we thank her again for all her time and effort.
We also say goodbye to Tim Roebuck who joined this committee with a sole focus to help with the new building, sadly his work has made it impossible for him to continue to support the committee, we thank him for his support.
Sadly, I too am stepping down as chair, due to personal reasons I am simply unable to give the time needed to support the committee in its plan to renovate the hall and the car park, I will remain on the committee as representative for the scouts and will endeavour to support if I can.
You are a brilliant team and I wish you all the best for the future.
Fran Elliott
Great Ellingham Recreation Centre Accounts for 2025
| Regular Hall Hire 51PC/Petanque A4C Astro Chit Chat Cricket Club G.Power Marion Clarke Art Martas Dogs Parish Council Pilates Preschool Scouts Stardance Zumba Ad Hoc Hall Hire Ad Hoc Hall Hire Regular Events Bar Raffle Bingo Car Boot Cars & Crafts Fireworks Race Night Quiz Night Other Events Other Events Other Income Breckland Recycling Donations Heating Cards Ground Rent/Utilities Parish Council Grant Misc Bar Income Cash Profit Banked Card Income (Bar) Card Income (Other) Total Income |
2025 2024 £474.38 £475.13 £0.00 £425.00 £477.00 £1,293.47 £1,586.00 £1,595.50 £657.00 £299.70 |
Bar Bar Debit Card - Other Bar Stock Bar Licence Fixtures & Fittings Square Charges |
2025 2024 £422.74 £0.00 £3,600.78 £2,428.64 £0.00 £70.00 £29.93 £476.67 £245.38 £151.08 £4,298.83 £3,126.39 £295.00 £0.00 £198.04 £7,556.49 £2,912.14 £3,144.92 £585.19 £356.46 £238.68 £18.90 £4,229.05 £11,076.77 £4,736.99 £4,541.93 £1,496.93 £270.33 * £369.12 £327.73 £812.58 £765.34 £7,415.62 £5,905.33 £678.98 £500.00 £1,545.00 £4,350.00 £799.20 £3,789.60 £3,023.18 £8,639.60 £643.19 £649.54 £70.00 £10.50 £169.50 £159.00 £882.69 £819.04 £2,300.24 £2,948.43 £116.42 £661.21 £2,416.66 £3,609.64 £1,072.90 £1,041.37 £359.31 £0.00 £20.20 £101.42 £0.00 £0.00 £803.94 £153.40 £127.20 £178.09 £2,383.55 £1,474.28 £24,649.58 £34,651.05 £22,076.94 £9,479.79 |
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| £0.00 £1,005.00 £0.00 £300.00 £27.00 £247.50 £413.25 £447.50 £1,307.00 £325.00 £4,543.50 £2,870.00 £0.00 £289.01 £207.75 £281.25 £491.50 £552.50 |
Hall External Mtce Internal Mtce Cleaning Labour Hall Supplies Fixtures & Fittings Utilities Electric Water Telecomms Waste Services Grounds General Mtce Grass Cutting Playground Expenses Licences Music Premises TV Events Fireworks Night Race Night Other Insurance Safety Inspections Stationary Heating Cards Misc Bank Charges Total Expenditure Profit/Loss for Year* |
£4,298.83 £3,126.39 |
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| £295.00 £0.00 £198.04 £7,556.49 £2,912.14 £3,144.92 £585.19 £356.46 £238.68 £18.90 |
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| £4,229.05 £11,076.77 |
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| £4,736.99 £4,541.93 £1,496.93 £270.33 £369.12 £327.73 £812.58 £765.34 |
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| £10,184.38 £10,406.56 |
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| £2,854.75 £1,380.50 |
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| £0.00 £441.00 £3,382.24 £4,231.57 £847.58 £954.02 £217.00 £426.00 £3,900.99 £4,692.56 £1,104.43 £1,120.00 £440.06 £697.80 |
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| £7,415.62 £5,905.33 |
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| £678.98 £500.00 £1,545.00 £4,350.00 £799.20 £3,789.60 |
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| £3,023.18 £8,639.60 |
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| £643.19 £649.54 £70.00 £10.50 £169.50 £159.00 |
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| £9,892.30 £12,562.95 |
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| £1,370.02 £1,807.83 |
£882.69 £819.04 |
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| £647.06 £776.21 £765.75 £2,651.55 £737.77 £341.00 £1,872.80 £517.88 £0.00 £0.00 £57.00 £421.40 |
£2,300.24 £2,948.43 £116.42 £661.21 |
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| £2,416.66 £3,609.64 |
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| £1,072.90 £1,041.37 £359.31 £0.00 £20.20 £101.42 £0.00 £0.00 £803.94 £153.40 £127.20 £178.09 |
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| £4,080.38 £4,708.04 |
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| £4,396.21 £4,661.76 £13,828.48 £8,478.20 £120.00 £125.00 |
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| £2,383.55 £1,474.28 |
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| £24,649.58 £34,651.05 |
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| £18,344.69 £13,264.96 |
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| £46,726.52 £44,130.84 |
£22,076.94 £9,479.79 |
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Notes
- The significant variation in income and costs for utilities in 2025 was due to a water leak which was settled by the party concerned.
Community Bar
Income for 2025 - £27,958.48 Expenditure for 2025 - £13,672.62 Excess Generated - £14,285.86
Bar Stock Holding at cost as at 31/12/25 - £1,578.24
Great Ellingham Recreation Centre Bank Reconciliation for 2025
| Current Account as at 1st Jan 2025 Add Profit/Lossto Date Transfer In Transfer Out Total Funds Less undeposited Cash Less undeposited Cheques Less unpaid sales invoices Less O/S Square receipts (nett) Add uncleared payments Add Prepayments Payments/Receipts for 2024 Current Account as at December 31st 2025 Savings Account as at 1st Jan 2025 Interest Deposits / Transfers In Transfers Out Ending Balance New Build Total Savings NOTE ONLY New Build Account as at 1st Jan 2025 |
2025 £11,950.77 £0.00 £10,000.00 £1,950.77 £0.00 £663.63 £0.00 £0.00 £1,287.14 £25,652.40 £478.31 £10,000.00 £0.00 £36,130.71 £8,569.51 £44,700.22 £8,431.81 |
2025 £11,950.77 £0.00 £10,000.00 £1,950.77 £0.00 £663.63 £0.00 £0.00 £1,287.14 £25,652.40 £478.31 £10,000.00 £0.00 £36,130.71 £8,569.51 £44,700.22 £8,431.81 |
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| £1,950.77 £0.00 £663.63 £0.00 £0.00 |
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| £1,287.14 | ||
| £25,652.40 £478.31 £10,000.00 £0.00 |
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| £36,130.71 £8,569.51 |
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| £44,700.22 | ||
| £8,431.81 | ||
| Interest Deposits / Transfers In Transfers Out Ending Balance Bar Stock Holding estimated value Petty Cash |
£137.70 | |
| £0.00 £0.00 |
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| £8,569.51 |
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