## **FREELAND VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE - LLOYDS HOLDING ACCOUNT YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023** 

**2022 RECEIPTS 2023 Totals 2022 PAYMENTS 2023 Totals** Nil Transferred funds Nil Nil Nil Nil £25.66 Interest 440.78 **Balances as at 31st December 2023** £50,531.40 Bank balance from cashbook: £50,090.62 Holding A/C Bank balance carried forward: **£50,531.40 £50,531.40** 



## **FREELAND VILLAGE HALL** 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

**PERIOD:** 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 

**CHARITY NAME:** Freeland Village Hall 

**CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER:** 304302 

## **TRUSTEES** 

Robert Crocker                    Chair James Bugg                          Secretary Dorothy Sharpe                   Treasurer Shelagh Kardos                    Booking secretary David (Terry) Jones             Vice-chair Bill Phillips                            Parish Council representative 

Jane Foster                           Website 

## **Aims of the Village Hall** 

The Village Hall is for the use of the inhabitants of Freeland and the neighbouring the area without distinction of sex, political, or religious opinion. It is a facility which can be used for meetings, lectures and other forms of recreation and leisure occupations with the objective of improving the conditions of life in the above area. 

## **Our Objectives** 

To enhance and improve the facilities provided to facilitate a wide range of events and activities. 

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To continue to provide a warm, clean and healthy environment for all our users. 

To continue to play our part in the life of our local community through providing access to our amenities and calendar on an up-to-date website and notice board. 

To support and encourage a balance of events and activities available to a range of age and mobility. 

## **Regular Activities** 

Throughout each month the following activities can be seen regularly in Freeland Village Hall; 

- Baby and Toddler group 

- Zumba 

- Pilates 

- Yoga 

- Line dancing 

- Beavers, Cubs and Explorer Scouts 

- Dance for the younger age group 

- Art Group 

- Gardening Group 

- Women’s Institute 

- Wine Appreciation Group 

- Cake Café 

- Funeral wakes 

**Christmas time** sees the villagers gather for a Christmas Tree Lighting, with school pupils carol singing 

It is a popular venue, at the weekends, for children’s parties, weddings, coffee mornings and Yoga retreats, etc. 

## **In a smaller hall we provide opportunities for;** 

- A weekly Craft group 

- Allotment Society meetings 

- Music Groups 

- Sports groups 

- Polling Station (when required) 

- A variety of meetings, groups which include Trefoil Group, Freeland Parish Council, etc. 

## **Recreation Facilities** 

Changing room facilities are provided for both football and cricket teams of all ages. 

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## **Freeland Village Hall Management Procedure** 

An Annual General Meeting is held February of each year.   A notice is circulated for attendance affixed on notice boards and in the Parish magazine seven days before the meeting. 

The following business is transacted; 

To receive a report from the Chairperson of the trustees on the main activities of the Charity during the previous year. 

To receive and approve the accounts for the past year. 

To elect Trustees and from within this group to appoint the following officers for the forthcoming year. 

Chairperson 

## Treasurer 

Secretary 

Annual report.  The Management Committee must comply with their obligations under Part VI of The Charities Act 1993 regarding the preparation of an annual report with audited accounts and its transmission to the Charity Commission. 

The Trustees meet on the first Monday of each month. 

The Trustees decide on the terms and conditions upon which Freeland Village Hall maybe used. 

The Trustees receive no remuneration or benefits, giving their time voluntarily. 

A sub-committee meets each October to discuss the finances, in the light of outgoings and decide on the Hire Charges for the following year. 

At this meeting discussions also take place regarding changes to the Conditions of Hire, reviews of Fire Safety and Risk Assessment documents. 

The proceedings of such sub-committees are taken back to the Trustees for approval at their next meeting. 

## **Volunteers** 

The Trustees are always grateful for the support and help of our volunteers in ‘meeting and greeting’ our hall users at the weekends and the update of the website. 

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## **Achievements over the 2023 period in refurbishments to Freeland Village Hall;** 

- The oak wooden floor has been stripped and a new surface treatment rendered. 

- Four large mats at all the entrances in both the foyer and the hall. 

- New flame-retardant curtains made and fitted. 

- New LED lighting installed to replace cracked shades.  The LED bulbs should prove to be more energy efficient than the previous ones. 

- New constant boiling water heater fitted in the kitchen 

## **Financial review** 

To enable these costly upgrades to happen it was necessary to spend more than our income in 2023.  A decision will have to be made and approved by the Trustees in 2024 to move some of the reserves held, in the Holdings Account, into our main active account. 

## **Reserves held in a Holdings Account** 

The amount of funds held in this account are used for major refurbishments such as seen in 2023. 

In the unlikelihood that, for some reason, the hall must be closed for a period then adequate funds will be needed to cover regular demands on the account such as insurance, utilities, etc. 

## **Future objectives;** 

The Trustees are mindful of rising costs particularly in relation to utility providers i.e. electricity, gas and water.  They are actively engaged in exploring alternative sources of energy e.g. ground sourced heating to replace the existing gas central heating boilers and solar panels which will reduce the electricity bills. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: 

## Signed: **Dorothy E. Sharpe** 

Date:       1[st] January 2024 

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Report to the trusteesl
members of
Freeland Village Hall
On accounts for the year
ended
31st December 2023
Charity no
(if any)
304302
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('the Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'the Act.)
I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
corne to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in. any material respect."
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no conccms and have come acros8 no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Akc
Date:
11. (l. 2Ltr
Name:
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Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
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Disclosure

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Registered Charity No.. 304302
Consolidated receipts and payments 2023
Treasurer-. Dorothy Sharpe

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CASH BOOK BAL BIF
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