QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
CHAIRS REPORT 2023 – 2024
Another year has just flown by, I guess it’s because we’re all busy.
The Village Hall is becoming even more of a community hub these days, it’s busy most weekends owing to its reputation for being easily accessible, up to date and:-
*Great parking
*Comfortable seating
*Large space
*Modern and well appointed toilets
*Facilities for the less able and baby changing.
We now host Zumba, Indoor Bowls, Friendship Club, Badminton, Fitness classes, Rainbows and Brownies, Brooksby Gardening Club, craft group, a support group Little Miracles and of course The Queniborough Pre-School Partnership.
The Queniborough Village Hall Film Club has started well and continues to attract mainly family audiences although we are catering for more all age groups. Wonka was a great success as was the latest showing The Great Escaper; both films eliciting a round of applause at the end. Don’t forget to keep your eyes open for upcoming films in the Queniborough Gazette and on Queni-Online on FaceBook.
Other events during the year included Gladness, a Madness tribute band, Syston swing band and the Village Hall’s Motown Night.
Our long time treasurer, Sarah Brett, retired this year. After serving the Village Hall community for over twenty years. We miss her. Thanks Sarah for all your years of service. Fortunately for us we were able to persuade Philip Laughton to take up the role and he’s settled in very well indeed.
The Garden Wilding project is now ongoing and four beds have been set and seeded. The seeds were donated from part of the proceeds of Bharat Patel’s book. The seeds are germinated and starting to grow as you read this report. To complement this wildflower area, we are currently out to tender to local contractors to add some paving to the back garden area to enable wheelchair users to visit the area more easily. Come the autumn we will also be planting some fruit trees in the area, now that all of the old conifer stumps have been removed.
A memorial plaque to Gordon Hallam has been made and has been installed on the front wall of the Village Hall, it’s currently covered until an unveiling can take place. Look out for the date in the Gazette and local media. The event will be open to all. We plan to offer refreshments and show the “Queniborough Film” in the hall on the day.
This last twelve months has been challenging in the face of rising energy costs and the cost of services and I am sure that the coming year won’t be any easier. If you would like to help us meet the challenge, please come and join us. We’re a small friendly group of volunteers who meet once a month and spend the odd hour or two doing routine maintenance. You’ll be made very welcome.
Mike Bunn
Chair
QVHMC
QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Income and Expenditure Account for year ended 31 March 2024
| Income Lettings - Regular Users Lettings - Occassional Users Ground Rent Fundraising Donations Legacies Grants Received Interest received Expenditure Cleaning Electricity charges Gas charges Water charges Insurance Repairs and Renewals Licences Fundraising expenses Postage and Stationery Sundry Expenses Depreciation Surplus/(Deficit) for the year Balance Sheet at 31 March 2023 Fixed Assets Freehold Land and Buildings Fixture and Fittings Current Assets NatWest Bank Accounts Fundraising Bank Accounts PayPal Account Cash Debtors Less Current Liabilities Creditors Net Current Assets Accumulated Fund Property Revaluation Reserve |
£ £ 15,022 7,684 3,000 5,537 1,307 0 0 128 32,678 10078 2121 1736 938 1262 9890 952 1631 18 1049 2796 32,471 207 £ £ 194,250 8,388 202,638 73431 25784 520 625 674 101034 697 100,337 302,975 141,962 161,013 302,975 2023-24 2024 |
£ £ 13,344 5,031 1,500 2,985 2,630 0 0 32 26,422 10,178 1,411 1,358 1,095 851 3,888 1,117 0 49 749 2,796 23,492 2,930 £ £ 194,250 11,184 205,434 74,096 21,607 792 692 4,552 101,739 4,405 97,334 302,768 141,755 161,013 302,768 2022-23 2,023 |
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QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| 1)Accumulated Fund | ||
| Balance at 31 March | 141,755 | 138,825 |
| Add - Surplus/(Deficit) for the year | 207 | 2,930 |
| 141,962 | 141,755 |
2) Depreciation
It is the policy of QVHMC to write off the net cost of the fixtures and fittings at a fixed rate of 20% per annum There is no depreciation provided on freehold property.
3) Freehold Property
| Freehold Land and Buildings - Cost Revaluation Disabled Toilets |
23,987 161,013 185,000 9,250 194,250 |
|---|---|
There is no documentary evidence to back up the valuation of the land and buildings at 185,000and the committee acc no responsibility for ths valuation
| 4) Cleaning Cleaner Cathedral Leasing Cleaning Materials Skip Hire Window Cleaner Pest Control 5) Repair and Renewals Fire extinguishers Electrical repairs Gardening General repairs 6) Sundry Expenses Accountancy ICO Film Fees Internet Domain Gifts Memorial Paypal Charges |
2024 6504 611 705 2018 240 0 10078 174 342 868 8506 9890 100 40 0 0 150 631 128 1049 |
2,023 6,378 611 804 1,913 200 272 10,178 0 916 425 2,547 3,888 100 40 354 86 0 0 749 1,329 |
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Film Fees in Fundraising Expenses
Independendent Examlner's Report to the trustees of Queniborou8h Village Hall Management Commlttee I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Queniborough Village Hall Management Commlttee for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responslbllltle5 and basis of report As the charity trttstees you are reponslble for the preparation of the acccunts in accordance with the requirments of the Charities Act 20111"the Act'l. I report in respect of my examinalion of the charities accounts carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act ènd in carrylng out my examlnation I have followed all the applicable Dlrectlons glven by the Charity Commi55ion undèr section 14515llbl of the Act. Indepèndènt Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that fio material matters have come to my attention in connertion with the examinatlon glvlng me cause to beliqve that in any matèrial respect,, l. accountlnB records were not kept in ac¢ord3n¢e with Section 130 of the Act.. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth the accountlng records, I have no concerns and have come acro55 no other matters in conneetlon with the examlnailon to whlch attention should be drawn In Order to enable a proper undefstandlng of thè account5 to be reached. Sisnéd: D4t•', 6 May 2024 Name: J8mle Brett Addres5: 16 Dobney Avenue Quenlborough Leicester LE7 3FF