WOLVERCOTE VILLAGE HALL
Annual Report for the year ended 31 Oetober 2023
The Wolver¢ote Village Hall. God*ow Road, Wolvercots Oxford OX2 8BD is regislcred with the Charity
Commission (no. 304392). Th¢ Ch￿Tty is constituted by dee¢ dated 2 S¢ptember 1932.
Th¢ tharity is administer¢d by a ¢owi¢il of management comprising:
Chair: T Metcalfe
Vice- chair: J Wmterbottom
Secretary: J Attoe
Tr￿urer." C Wmterbottom
Other members:
G Chapman E Chaston
G Jones
A Munro
P Gibbs
J Powers
R Taberner J Shuter
The object of the Ma[￿ernent committee is to ensure the village hall is able to provide s￿la1, edu¢ationaL
and recreational fa¢ilities to the inlthitants of the parish of Wolvercote and surrounding area at affordable
prices.
All properly constituted lo¢al organizations are entitled to nominate a representative to serve on the
management committee. Reflecting on aaother year gon¢ by. th¢ village hall continues to be very w¢ll
used, helping us to recover financially from the lingering impact of Covid.
Thanks to the care￿1 management of our treasur￿ Clare Wintsrbottom. the hall ￿loU¢S to be in good
financial shape.
There have been quite a few expense5 to be covered over the past few months- including repairs to a leaky
rooc renovation of thc main floor, and refurbishing our front gates which. I think you will agree, look
splendid.
As the hall is an old building it often needs essential repairs and maintenance, and this y￿r has been no
exception. This year we will need to repair some rendering and do some work on th¢ gutters around the
building.
We have re¢ruited a new building manager, Wayn¢ Pre5COtI who keq)s the committee on its toes by
Teviewing our obligations to hirers and infoming on any necessary repairs.
Fortunately for our fmances. the hall continues to be in high demand from local groups and hirers from
outside the village. We often have to disappoint potential users and suggest ￿ternatiVe v¢nues in the
village, such as the Wolv¢r¢otc Young People's Club, the Baptist Chtsrch Hall and St Peter's Church
KIK)ms. Th￿¢ VCDUCS have recently been joincd by the community building at the Mill.
The hall's management committee worked with the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Fon]m to secure the
building for the Community and it has quickly become a useful addition to village life.
As is traditional, I would like to thank our hard-working support team - tr¢asuTer, Clare Winterbottom"
iKK)kings secretary, Jennifer Atto¢" vice-thair John Winterbottom" and our new building managerlcaretaker
Wayne Preswtt- for thc considerable ¢fforts they have put in over the past 12 months to ensure the smiM)th
and efficient running of the hall.
On behalf of th¢ rAxllKiI ofmanagement.
Metcalf4 Chairperson. February 2024

Page 2.
IND£PENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
WOLVERCOTE VILLAGE HALL
I report on the accounts of the charity for the yèar ended 31 October 2022 which are set out on pages 3 and 4
appended lo this report.
Re6pe¢tlvo respon81bllltle8 of Councll of Management and Examlner
The council of management are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.. they consider that the audit
requirement of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility. without perfo￿1Th9 an
audit, to carry out an examination of the accounts and to report to you.
Basis of Examlnets ststement
My report is in respect of an examination carded out under $145 of the Act and in accordance with
directions given by the Charity Commissioners under subsection 5lb) of that section. An examination
includes a review of the accounting records kept by the council of management ar￿ a Gomparison of the
accounts presented with those records which is primarily limited to analytical procedures and lo the makin9
of such enquiries of the coun¢il of management as was necessary for the purposes of thls ￿pOrt. The
procedures undertaken do not constitute an audit
Examlnerfs statomont
Based on my examination. no matter has come to my attention which gives Me reasonable cause to
believe that in any material ￿SpeCt. accounting records have not been kept on accordance with s130 of the
ACL or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records or comp5y with the accounting
quiremenls of the ACL No matter has come lo my attention to which, in my opinion. attention should be
drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Churchill Stone FCA DChA
Mercer Lewin Ltd
Chartered Accountants
New Barfcay House. 234 Bouey Road
Oxford OX2 OHP
9 February 2024

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WOLVERCOTE VILLAGE HALL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2023
2023
2022
Income re￿ipts
Hire recei
Oxford Montessori Nursery
Drama societies
War games
Karate. Yoga. etc
Meeples
Horticultural Society
21.600
1,923
613
2,455
560
214
420
190
5,999
33.974
21,600
1.883
1,609
4.705
720
70
120
Meetin9S
Other casual hire
3.846
34,553
Other income
Interest received
Solar electricity rebate
Covid Grant
Insuran￿ clwm re w811
Supporting grants
tkjnations
75
3.764
164
1.250
5.089
39,063
158
' 34,711
Dlrect charltablg oxpendlture
Annual runrnn
costs
Caretaker
Cleaning and consumables
Heat and light
Gardening
Rubbish and refvse
Rates
Insurance
Licgnc8s
Maintenance
Secretarial expenses
Mi$¢
General expenses
4,855
2,891
4,770
4,056
890
70
1.137
781
9,447
1.200
1,202
4.330
3,900
754
5,411
863
797
266
1,443
6,193
1,200
1,157
(35,6291
{21.984)
Exce
tional costs
Flooring
Drain Repairs
New Basins
New boiler and heating
Loft ladder
5,634
2,700
900
5.576
1,684
9,234
5,799)
7,260
£5,467
Surpluslldell¢it) for the year
The above expenditure includes the foll¢)wlng amourts..
Amounts paid to members of the council of management for
seNices and expenses unconnected with their membership of
the council
£1,200
£1,2SX)
Management and administration of the charity
Fee for independent examination
£180
£180

P8ge4.
WQLVERCOTE VILIAGE HALL
STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND UABILMES AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2023
2023
Accumlatod fund
BaLqnce broughtfomard at 1 November 2022
surplu￿(defiClI) forth? year
B81an¢e c8rrieil fr)rw8fd at 31 Octobpr21)23
16.566
5.799
£10787
11.099
£16.586
RgprnsoTrtsd ty:
Bank cuffent 8coJunt
Business saverac£ounl
Busingss saVaraC￿unI
C05h in hand
953
5212
4.514
88
£10.767
6.315
4,539
5,712
£16,5e6
Non4nonotsry astets
In additton to the above assets the ¢haTty owns the follcming:
Land ond tyJlkllngs used by the chaiity- w0￿er¢Ote Village H811
The freehokl titte to the Lqnd L8 vested in the Offici¥l Trustee for Chadty L8nds In trustforthe charity.
Furnlture and equlpment In the hall (chalrs. tables, pF8no. heating system etc).
These assets are malntained in a suttable cond6Uon by the council of m8nageFnèntand repalrs and
Iwacements are 7written off through the ￿lpts and paymenls a(xounl
Tho vjst ofthese a8sets18 unkntr*n.
For and on behaw of the ¢ounrJl of marwom￿t
T Metcaffe
Chairman
C Winterbottom
Treasuier
February 2D24

WOLVERCOTE VILLAGE HALL
Annual Report for the year ended 31 Oetober 2023
The Wolver¢ote Village Hall. God*ow Road, Wolvercots Oxford OX2 8BD is regislcred with the Charity
Commission (no. 304392). Th¢ Ch￿Tty is constituted by dee¢ dated 2 S¢ptember 1932.
Th¢ tharity is administer¢d by a ¢owi¢il of management comprising:
Chair: T Metcalfe
Vice- chair: J Wmterbottom
Secretary: J Attoe
Tr￿urer." C Wmterbottom
Other members:
G Chapman E Chaston
G Jones
A Munro
P Gibbs
J Powers
R Taberner J Shuter
The object of the Ma[￿ernent committee is to ensure the village hall is able to provide s￿la1, edu¢ationaL
and recreational fa¢ilities to the inlthitants of the parish of Wolvercote and surrounding area at affordable
prices.
All properly constituted lo¢al organizations are entitled to nominate a representative to serve on the
management committee. Reflecting on aaother year gon¢ by. th¢ village hall continues to be very w¢ll
used, helping us to recover financially from the lingering impact of Covid.
Thanks to the care￿1 management of our treasur￿ Clare Wintsrbottom. the hall ￿loU¢S to be in good
financial shape.
There have been quite a few expense5 to be covered over the past few months- including repairs to a leaky
rooc renovation of thc main floor, and refurbishing our front gates which. I think you will agree, look
splendid.
As the hall is an old building it often needs essential repairs and maintenance, and this y￿r has been no
exception. This year we will need to repair some rendering and do some work on th¢ gutters around the
building.
We have re¢ruited a new building manager, Wayn¢ Pre5COtI who keq)s the committee on its toes by
Teviewing our obligations to hirers and infoming on any necessary repairs.
Fortunately for our fmances. the hall continues to be in high demand from local groups and hirers from
outside the village. We often have to disappoint potential users and suggest ￿ternatiVe v¢nues in the
village, such as the Wolv¢r¢otc Young People's Club, the Baptist Chtsrch Hall and St Peter's Church
KIK)ms. Th￿¢ VCDUCS have recently been joincd by the community building at the Mill.
The hall's management committee worked with the Wolvercote Neighbourhood Fon]m to secure the
building for the Community and it has quickly become a useful addition to village life.
As is traditional, I would like to thank our hard-working support team - tr¢asuTer, Clare Winterbottom"
iKK)kings secretary, Jennifer Atto¢" vice-thair John Winterbottom" and our new building managerlcaretaker
Wayne Preswtt- for thc considerable ¢fforts they have put in over the past 12 months to ensure the smiM)th
and efficient running of the hall.
On behalf of th¢ rAxllKiI ofmanagement.
Metcalf4 Chairperson. February 2024

Page 2.
IND£PENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
WOLVERCOTE VILLAGE HALL
I report on the accounts of the charity for the yèar ended 31 October 2022 which are set out on pages 3 and 4
appended lo this report.
Re6pe¢tlvo respon81bllltle8 of Councll of Management and Examlner
The council of management are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.. they consider that the audit
requirement of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility. without perfo￿1Th9 an
audit, to carry out an examination of the accounts and to report to you.
Basis of Examlnets ststement
My report is in respect of an examination carded out under $145 of the Act and in accordance with
directions given by the Charity Commissioners under subsection 5lb) of that section. An examination
includes a review of the accounting records kept by the council of management ar￿ a Gomparison of the
accounts presented with those records which is primarily limited to analytical procedures and lo the makin9
of such enquiries of the coun¢il of management as was necessary for the purposes of thls ￿pOrt. The
procedures undertaken do not constitute an audit
Examlnerfs statomont
Based on my examination. no matter has come to my attention which gives Me reasonable cause to
believe that in any material ￿SpeCt. accounting records have not been kept on accordance with s130 of the
ACL or that the accounts presented do not accord with those records or comp5y with the accounting
quiremenls of the ACL No matter has come lo my attention to which, in my opinion. attention should be
drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
A Churchill Stone FCA DChA
Mercer Lewin Ltd
Chartered Accountants
New Barfcay House. 234 Bouey Road
Oxford OX2 OHP
9 February 2024