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## **PYRFORD VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL HALL** 

**Coldharbour Road, Pyrford, Surrey, GU22 8SP** 

## **Registered Charity No. 305095** 

## **CHAIR AND TRUSTEE’S AGM REPORT 2024/2025** 

Welcome to the 2024/25 Annual General Meeting of the Pyrford Village War Memorial Hall. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each of you for joining us this evening. 

## **Overview** 

The purpose of this report is to provide assurance to Pyrford Village and others with an interest in the Hall that through the activities of the Management Committee this building will continue to serve Pyrford for many years to come. 

Bookings remained excellent, with regular bookings almost every day, and a good occasional use which is contributing to our healthy financial situation. I will detail some of our major project expenditure this year, later in the report, but our financial health continues to remain positive. 

The positive situation extends to composition of the Management Committee, and the sterling work that they put in to support the Pyrford Village Hall’s operations. Thank you to everyone who gives so generously of their time. 

## **The Fabric and Contents of the Building:** 

We have undertaken two major capital projects this year, replacement of the heater and installation of an AV system. 

The 50 year old hot air heater was replaced in August. The old heater was inefficient and had become progressively unreliable and had to be controlled manually from the Hall. The new heater is modern, operates far more efficiently and can be operated by any one of three mobile phones via Google Nest. This has been a great relief to our volunteers who no longer have to spend their Friday afternoon programming the controller in the Hall for the following week’s bookings. 

Over many years, users of the Hall have regularly asked the Committee for an AV system. The AV system was installed in our maintenance window in August and has brought us up to date with a modern presentation and sound system. It comprises a screen, projector, microphone and audio system plus an induction loop system for the hard of hearing.  Inputs include laptop via HDMI and mobile phones/music centres via Bluetooth.  The system is simple and easy to use and we are thrilled to say our users who frequently have visiting speakers (i.e. the Women’s Institute and 



Daisy Tuffen Flower Club) have given us their seal of approval. Occasional users are thrilled at the ease at which they can connect the music on their phones to the speakers via Bluetooth. 

The Woking Council NCIL contribution came through this year which completed the original ‘three-way-split’ to fund the insulation and rendering project completed last year (between WBC, SCC and PVWMH). We were able to repay Surrey County Council a proportion of funds, because until the point of NCIL payment, they had paid 50% of the total expenditure. 

Maintenance and improvements have continued apace. Darren Collins continues to regularly attend the Hall to undertake general maintenance tasks as our Contractor. We thank Darren for his time and good work in helping us look after this building and land. This year has seen plugging of leaks and deeper maintenance on our wood sprung floor. 

Our permanent memorial to Tony Pratt, a brass plaque, was installed in the Committee Room in December. Tony’s family were invited to an ‘unveiling’ ceremony and the Liaison and Management Committees gave the family a warm welcome and enjoyed celebrating Tony’s life, memory and legacy with them. 

Trustees spent time updating the PVWMH Procedures and an updated set will be part of our annual submission to the Charity Commission. 

Ian and Liz Mills continue to spend time maintaining the flower beds and the exterior of the Hall continues to look much tidier. 

## **Meetings:** 

We agreed last year to amend the schedule of meetings from 2 or 3 Trustees Meetings and 11 Liaison Meetings a year, to 4 Trustees Meetings and 4 Liaison Meetings a year. This was done to recognise the main operational decisions for the Hall were the responsibility and remit of the Trustees. This new schedule of meetings has worked well so far. 

## **The Future:** 

With the delivery of the two capital projects this year, we are now without any major projects. Discussions will commence on what potential candidates for new capital projects we can progress, and these will be agreed and scoped as necessary. 

The ‘maintenance project list’ excel spreadsheet will continue to have maintenance items added and completed. 

The Trustees will continue to work to update policies and procedures, and these will be reviewed annually. 

## **Members of the Committee:** 

This report is my chance to pay public appreciation and regard to the members of the Management Committee and Liaison Committee, those of long standing and those who have more recently joined. Each brings their own expertise, enthusiasm, 



and experience. It needs to be remembered that all members give their time voluntarily. 

Thank you to Penny as Booking Secretary, for the liaison and professional service she provides to our regular users, and occasional clients, with her many visits to the Hall and then seeing clients in and out of the Hall. We all know that our bank balance would not be as healthy as it is without her diligence and excellent service she provides to all users of the Hall, regular and occasional. 

Thank you to Geoff and Ian for capital project oversight and all the other maintenance work, managing Darren and providing great leadership, on top of their Treasury and Secretary positions respectively on the Committee. Another big shout out to Ian for the hours he spent programming the timeclocks before the heater was replaced. The hours they have put into our capital projects and maintenance items this year continues to be substantial. 

Tim has stood down as Trustee and became the PLT representative on the Liaison Committee and we welcome Penny as a Trustee. 

Thank you to the Liaison Committee for representing your organisations at the monthly meetings and to our wonderful Trustees for the time and consideration they give the Hall. 

We are acutely aware that this building is a hugely important asset to the village, bequeathed by former generations in honour of those who died in the Great War. It is our duty to hand onto generations to come, a Hall that is fit for purpose and still relevant as a social space. The Management Committee will continue in its aims to ensure that we do not fail in that duty. 

Sonia Hanington Chair, Pyrford Village War Memorial Hall 



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PYRFORD VILLAGE WAR ME.MORIAL HALL
Coldharbour Road, Pyrford, Surrey? GU22 8SP
Registered Charity No. 305095
TREASURER'S REPORT 2024125
A summary of the annual accounts for 2024-25 is attached and are submitted on a receipts and payments
cash basis. The year end is taken as 31 March 2025 and March 2025 invoices were sent out in April. Thus,
March 2025 invoice revenues are recorded in the 2025-26 accounts.
It has ken a busy year with sales up, significant projects com pleted, a gc£(I working capital position, a
healthy list of forward bookings and a significantly reduced list of debtors. In May 2024 Woking BC paid
out the aL money promised for the external insulation and re-rendering work carried out in the previous
year. This made it necessary to review the grant from SCC and refund over £7000, to SCC, in September
2024. In addition, the Trustees approved writing off damages of approximately £900 incurred by a paty
in 2022 and the T￿aSU￿r and Lettings Eooking Secretary worked had to recover a further £3100 of
additional late invoice payments, during the year.
Letting f￿S were up by almost 150/0 due partly to the rise in hire f￿5 during the latter part of 2023-24
and increased occupancy of nearly 40/0. Donations and grants totalling approximately £20,000 were
received whilst after the £7k refund to SCC referred to above. The Social Club lease was increased during
the year in line with provisions of the lease. The rise was more than expected due to inflation and the
impart of the rise was spread over 3 months to ease the financial burden, with the agreement of the
Trustees,
Expenses and capitsl project costs have b￿n similar in both 2023-24 and 2024-25 but nett out at a 3.5 %
drop in 2024-25. Utility charges in 2024-25 have reduced despite the IOOO/o increase in water charges
and these will reduce significantly once 50 % of recent charges are invoiced to PDSC under the water
supply sharing agreement that is still in operation.
The cost of maintaining standards in the Hall has risen by approximately £2.5k. Cleaning labour costs
are as expected but there has been a jump in the cost of cleaning materials as a consequence of relying
more on the supplier for consumables and the cost of special floor cleaner in the main hall. The rise in
maintenance costs reflects the value of all the unpaid work Tony Pratt did for the Hall before he passed
away last year.
General hall maintenance increased significantly with extractor fans needing to be cleaned of pigeon
nesting materials and repairs to the controls. Key to this work has tEen forming a new relationship with
a local elertrical contrattor.
Capital Projects in the last year have major works to repla￿ the old heater and the installation of a
new audio-visual equipment. The new heater gives more efficient and flexible heating that can be
controlled from our phones at home and the AV equipment is proving popular with users. The Trustees
are most grateful for l(xal donations received for bjth these projects. In addition, the defibrillator
received a new hard stsnding, emergency lighting provisions were overhauled, the old chimney stack was
dismantled, and the OLJtside areas were enhanced.
InSUran￿S and LiCen￿S have derreased but do not reflett the music licence for 2025-26 yet.
Finally, the Trustees wrote off the cost of damage to the Hall (approximately £900) incurred by a party
in 2022 and have reduced the totsl debtors at the close of the year to a very manageable level. Because
of operations in the year we therefore clo* with an increased working balance of £47.5k - up by 500/0
on 2023-24. Thus, with thanks tr) all our users and VolUnt￿r5￿rUsteeS we can confidently start the new
year. Thank you everyone for all your help.
Geoff Geaves - Treasurer
28 April 2025

Pyrford Village War Memorial Hall - Income and Expenditure
Accounts - l April 2024 to 31 March 2025
2024-25 to
31-Mar-25
2023-24 to
31-Map24
Chan
Comment
RECEIPTS
Lettin
Donations
Interest
Social Club Lease
45 330.82
13 047.12
39 469.00
16 637.99
14.85%
CIF Grant
heater don lee SCC refund
2.06%
2 534.00
Rent increase nov 2024
Total Income
£61976.54
£59 492.07
4.18010
EXPENDITURE
Utllltles
Water
Nett
Ga5 & Electrlc
WiFi
1458.98
5 963.38
512.40
729.36
6 556,79
495.21
3.47%
Hall Upkeep
Cleanln
Labour
Cleanln
Materlal*
Maintsnan¢e
IT5u
14 316.47
2 129.25
6 511.87
216,00
14 874.06
929.70
4 834.72
282.24
-3.750h
129,03%
34.69%
Cap. Pro
AV S stem
Re
la¢e Heatsr
Re-renderin
Landsca
Hall Refurb
Securl
Defibrillator
15 147.14
0.00
0.00
25 241.82
2 062,11
2 174,88
3 341.46
912.00
New Audlo Vlsual
ment
New Udara + G￿ le Nest S
tem
687.40
3 248.87
607.39
203.74
ark Ilne
alntln
Flre detectlon refurb
Car Park wheel sto
Deflb hard stsndin
access
Other
Insurance
Llcence8
Ins
Ions
Bank AC Fees
Admln Ex
Mlsc
1961.71
253.60
60.75
278.98
668.39
-36.330
NOPP
366.07
60.00
313.10
326.17
1.25%
-10.90%
104.920/0
Total Ex
nditure
£64 193.32
£66 580.78
-3.590/0
Cash Movement
-2 216.78
-7 088.71
Bank BalarKe
50 319.13
52 535.91
Held By
Current Account
Savin
s Account
Check Totsl
11802.86
38 516.27
50 319,13
652.00
-3 424.50
6 735.36
45 800.91
Pending
Debtors
Creditors - Cllents
015 Maintenance:
Promised 5 '$hi
Commrtted Refurbs:
4 765.19
-2 491.25
-23 200,00
Workin
Balance
£47 546.63
£31609.85
50.42Wo
Total Occupied Hours
Operating Surplus
Cap Projert Costs
Nett SurpluslLosS
3,033.00
14,597.64
-29,861.54
-2,216.78
2,918.30
10,005.57
-33,732.27
-7,088.71
3.93%
45.90%
-11.470
-68.730

Pyrford Village War Memorial Hall - Income and Expenditure
Accounts- Auditors Report- l April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Signed
Geoff Geaves
Treasurer
Dated
Independent Examiners, Report
The above accounts are certified in accordance with the Charity Commissioner's Independent
Examiners, Report
Signed
A Grimshaw
Dated:

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
.* Section A ': . ..
/ Independent Examiner's Report I1¢￿,"￿..
Report to the trusteesl
members of
PYRFORD VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
31 St March 2025
Charity no
(if any)
305095
Set out on pages
1&2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 March 2024
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5){b) of the Act.
Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's ststement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of
applicable listed bodyl]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
onGerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
14 May 2025
Name:
Andrew Nigel Grimshaw
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
Member of Chartered Management Accountants (retired)
IER
Oct 2018

(if any):
Address".
66 Lincoln Drive, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey. GU22 8RR
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
None.
IER
Oct 2018

(HARITY COMMISSION I Independent examiner's report on the
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
accounts
Section A
Report to the trusteesl
members of
PYRFQRD VILLAGE WAR MEMORIAL HALL
On accounts for the year
ended
31 $1 March 2025
Charlty no
lif any)
305095
Set out on pages
1 &2
I report to the trustees on my ex8niination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust ) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'the Act l.
I report in respect of my exainination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin9 out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
Linder section 1451Sllbl of the Act.
Independent IThe charity's gross inconie exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's statement undertake the exaiiiination by being a qualified niember of linsert name of
applicable listecl bodyll. Delete I I If 1701 apiJliGal)le.
I have completed my exaininalion. I confirm tliat no Inaterial matters have
conie lo Iny attention in connection with the examinatioii (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives iiie cause lo believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act, or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities
IAGcounts ai)d Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a niatter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have conie across no Other rnatters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words 117 tl7e brackets il they do iiol apply.
Signed:
Date:
14 May 2025
Name:
Andrew Nigel Grimshaw
Relevant professional
qualification{sl or body
Member of Chartered Management AccoLintants (retired)
IER
Oct 2018

{if any):
Address:
66 Lincoln Drive, Pyrford, Woking, SLirrey. GU22 8RR
Section B
Disclosure
Oiily coniplete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiiiers).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiiier wishes to
disclose.
None.
IER
Oct 2018