## **Wilshaw Village Hall Trust Trustees' Annual Report – Year ending February 2024** Wilshaw Village Hall was built in 1873 and is a Grade II listed building. Whilst the age and historic nature of the building gives it charm and character, investment was required to renovate and modernise the Hall. Having purchased the Hall in 2018 we, as Trustees of Wilshaw Village Hall, launched a community consultation and embarked on an ambitious Rejuvenation Project. Our aim was to provide a safe space for use by Wilshaw residents and the surrounding community. Part of the refurbishment was the creation of an additional room which was created above the kitchen, the installation of a velux window to provide natural light and a viewing balcony over the main hall. In addition we had installed a new attractive well equipped accesible kitchen with a central island. The bulk of the renovation project has now been completed and our community has an attractive, safe, well equipped and versatile facility to be proud of. We would like to thank all our supporters and fundraisers for their help with our renovation project and express specific thanks to those organisations who have provided grant aid which has enabled this ambitious project to become a reality. The objects of the Trust, as set out in the governing document, are to manage a community facility by way of a village hall for educational and leisure purposes. We confirm that the activities of the charity are undertaken to achieve the charity’s aims with regard to the public benefit guidance. WILSHAW VILLAGE HALL- RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS for the YEAR ENDING FEBRUARY 2024 Recelpts Bank Cash Payments Bank Cash Hall lettin85 8445.(Kl Rates 40.96 Gas 1228.72 Electric 1513.47 Fund RaisinglDonations 6398.14 Water 2c￿.00 Grants 47407.46 Insurance 876.65 Repairslmaintenance 383.88 Fund raising expenses 170.24 Interest on loans 1305.91 Interest Ideposit account) 95.31 Bank charges Loan repayment 2￿0.c￿l Sundries 47.98 Phase11 Regeneration Project 58250.15 TOTAL {Recelptsl 62345.91 (Payments) 66017.96 Creditors 2600.IXI Balances brought forward: Balan￿S carried forward: Petty cash 20.90 Petty cash 20.90 Current account 3713.16 Current account 2209.13 Deposit account 2614.14 Deposit account 446.12 Less creditors 12600.crfj I TOTAL (brought fonvard 1.3.23) 6327.30 20.90 TOTAL (cash @ 28.2.24) 2655.25 20.90 IBalance totals 68673.21 20.90 68673.21 20.901 Treasurer: Date: I have examined the books and relative vouchers produced here in respect of these accounts and can confirm they represent true picture of the financial position of Wilshaw Village Hall Trust at the year end. Auditor: Oate: i O 0£ Note5 to the accounts year endlng 28 February 2024 The year 202314 wa5 a good year for the village hall with lots of attivity. The hirin8 of the hall was up by about a third and re8ular activities included various dance classes, yoga, music youps, table tennis and more wtth party hires bein8 particularly popular. All this was achieved even though the hall had to shut for over two months for the major works of phase11 of the regeneration project to be carried out. Fund raisin8 was enthusiastically approached and involved a long distance sponsored walk in Italy which raised a terrific sum. Also a fun day, Salsa night, art exhibition and more which were all well attended and enjoyed. All contributed over £6,OCQ in total along with individual donations. Other fund raising opportunities were also embraced by the use of Pay Pal and cash back shoppin8 Sites. Receipts for the year were £62.345.91 and expenditure £66.017.96. A substantial balance was carried over from the previous year and used, as intended, towards the ongoing regeneration project. This involved the creating of an upstairs room. above the kitchen. to be used as a viewing 8allery or small meeting room along with a new, remodelled kitchen with enlarged doorways for disabled access. New wirin& more energy efficient lighting and smoke alarms were added to the main hall, then all was redecorated. Grants towards the hall regeneration project were gratefully received from The National Lottery, The Garfield Weston Foundation. The Platinum Jubilee Village Hall Fund, The Bernard Sunley Foundation, The Rank Foundation, The Huddersfield Common Good Trust and Meltham Town Council. We thank them all. Wilshaw Villa8e Hall Trust ended the yearwith £2655.25 in the bank and creditordebts of approximately £2600 which comprised two outstanding cheque5 Iboth relating to the year 24125) and the remaining balance of approximately £1600 being for gas, elertric and water. Running costs were therefore approximately £7370 for the year whi15t hall lettings brou8ht in receipts of £8445, covering costs. A repayment of £2000 was made on the outstanding loans to purchase the hall with the capital debt being reduced to £41000. The regeneration project is almost complete. but not quite. New curtains/blinds are next on the list with Wifi and a sound System, amongst other things. also desirable. So. the effort continues. Thank you to all who have supported the village hall in any way over the last year and to those who continue to support it.