Good evening
Photovoltaic panels are now genera�ng electricity. We have incorporated a dark sky policy for external ligh�ng.
This has been a tremendous year for your Village Hall, with stalwart contribu�ons from all your Village Hall Management Commi�ee members. I am pleased to report that there has been a notable increase in the number of bookings for the main hall. Our cleaners have provided excellent service, ensuring that our Village Hall is ready for hire.
The Village Hall Management Commi�ee is responsible for the day-to-day running of your Village Hall and its maintenance. Since the original Village Hall was officially opened on the 5[th] of August 1972, the Village Hall has had two major refurbishments at 25-year intervals. There will be future requirements at 25-year intervals that will require careful planning and financing to suit the needs at that �me. The Village Hall maintenance and future developments must be carefully planned as both 25-year projects took a substan�al �me, from ini�al concep�on to the comple�on of the works. This responsibility will fall on to the shoulders of future Village Hall Management Commi�ee members.
the major funding sources of the Na�onal Lo�ery, Babergh District Council, our Parish Council and Community Council. I also must thank Transi�on Nayland and everybody else who has provided addi�onal dona�ons.
I must thank the Parish Council for providing a member to help with dealing with Babergh District Council. Our ini�al applica�on was rejected but due to the persistence of Patricia Fuller we did obtain a substan�al grant from their CIL fund.
I must thank the VHMC for their support during the applica�ons for grants and support for the new roof.
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completed later this year.
but it would be remiss not to men�on other members of the professional team that assisted with the project. Chris Exley was the Architect for the project, he provided a comprehensive set of drawings and details for the project. Andrew Jones of Tillyard the Quan�ty Surveyor, Andrew was also the Quan�ty Surveyor for the Millenium project, which included the new toilets, kitchen, changing room and the extension to the field side of the village. Denis Murphy was engaged as the Principal Designer for Heath and Safety requirements. We are all grateful for their contribu�ons to the Village Hall Project.
Thanks, are also due to T J Evers for their co-opera�on in keeping our Village Hall open with minimum disrup�on during the works.
Finally, I must thank Graham Walker for volunteering to be our treasurer, this removed a great burden from me as ac�ng treasurer due to the demise of Peter Mann.
Iain Wright, VHMC Chairman, 4[th] March 2026
Nayland Village Hall 2025 Accounts Commentary
I took responsibility for the Village Hall Finances from July, inheri�ng balanced books from Iain.
Our numbers for the year are dominated by the Roof Project, with grants and invoices dwarfing rou�ne opera�ng ac�vity. I have taken the approach of trea�ng roof-related ac�vity separately, repor�ng just income and expenditure totals in these accounts. Full accounts for the Roof Project, with a breakdown of those figures, will be presented when the project is complete. It is currently forecast that the Roof Project will come in on budget, which would reduce our balance by approximately £50,000.
The opera�ng surplus of £6,700 looks healthy: 20% of income. However, I’ve taken a cash approach to keep things simple so this does not include significant outstanding creditors, including an es�mated £2,000 for electricity, £700 for oil and £400 for supply of drinks. They will roughly halve that surplus.
Hire charges were increased in May 2025. We aim to break-even and will revisit our charges once the metaphorical dust has se�led from the Roof Project. We an�cipate a reduc�on in hea�ng costs due to improved insula�on, whilst solar genera�on will reduce our electricity bills. At the same �me, most other costs (maintenance, u�li�es, wages, insurance etc.) con�nue to increase. We are most grateful for the direct contribu�on to our funds that is made by the Village Lunch and the Cinema.
Assuming the Roof Project forecast is accurate, our post-project balance will be approximately £35,000. That represents one year of income, but is nevertheless a modest con�ngency for a building of the size, age and complexity of the Village Hall. We are aware of several significant capital projects that will be required in the coming months, including upgrades to parking and kitchen facili�es.
At a prac�cal level we moved our current account from Santander to Lloyds and our savings from CCLA to the Hampshire Trust Bank. Both the new providers offer excellent on-line service. We also implemented the invoicing op�on on the Village Hall booking system. From my perspec�ve it works well and greatly reduces the administra�ve overhead. Across our accounts, we average two transac�ons per day, so I’m most grateful to the majority of hirers who pay efficiently.
Graham Walker
VHMC Treasurer, 27[th] January 2026
2024
2025
| Balance Brt Fwd Income Village Hall & Playing Field 23,081.66 £ Cinema 2,399.48 £ Interest on COIF 1,842.24 £ Village Lunch 381.00 £ Fundraising 865.00 £ Rates refund 488.25 £ Reserved 100.00 £ Expenses Caretaker/Cleaning 6,667.23 £ Miscellaneous/Return Deposit 708.30 £ Water 393.99 £ Electricity 5,118.49 £ Oil 2,707.50 £ Maintenance 7,040.48 £ Cinema 1,813.90 £ Communications 1,301.58 £ Insurance 1,658.86 £ Business rates 651.42 £ Balance COIF2 (Endowment) 16,431.07 £ COIF 21,367.66 £ HTB - £ Debtors 135.00 £ Santander 27,612.58 £ Lloyds Bank - £ Stripe - £ Cash 402.50 £ Assets 21,333.99 £ Total Receipts for Year Total Expenses for Year Operating Surplus (Deficit) Roof Income Roof Expenditure Depreciation Total Surplus (Deficit) |
88,053.09 £ Hall 25,683.08 £ Cinema 5,060.38 £ Interest 1,666.33 £ Village Lunch 947.00 £ 29,157.63 £ Caretakers 5,733.00 £ Supplies 849.33 £ Water 965.24 £ Electricity 3,344.11 £ Oil 2,587.02 £ Maintenance 6,784.46 £ Cinema 2,905.06 £ Broadband 924.68 £ Insurance 2,046.38 £ Rates 406.82 £ Fees 106.21 £ 28,061.75 £ - £ - £ 84,000.00 £ - £ 1,807.22 £ 1,271.48 £ 586.56 £ 105.50 £ - £ 87,282.80 £ 29,157.63 £ 28,061.75 £ 1,095.88 £ 1,866.17 £ 770.29 -£ |
87,282.80 £ 33,356.79 £ 26,652.31 £ 87,770.76 £ 33,356.79 £ 26,652.31 £ 6,704.48 £ 455,923.01 £ 440,805.54 £ 21,333.99 £ 487.96 £ |
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