## QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
## CHAIRS REPORT 2024 – 2025
The years fly by don’t they? It doesn’t seem a year ago that I sat down to type up my report on what your Village Hall has been doing for the last twelve months.
We’ve hosted a number of events through the year, here’s just a reminder of some of them:
We had a visit from “Mrs Smith”, a comedienne, very popular, and very funny, it was nearly a sell out audience. It’s possible she might return to make us laugh again.
The Film club goes from strength to strength and we’ve received really good reviews for some of the films for the grown up audiences. The family films have gone down really well too.
2025 saw the return of the Pantomime; this has become a village tradition which, owing to COVID, we had to suspend. This year was a take on Dick Whittington which, in true pantomime style, had just enough risqué humour to entertain adults as well as the children; a great success and next year’s is already booked.
This year’s events and entertainments included the Syston Swing Band, which is always popular and, more recently, the Melton Orchestra for an evening of light classical music. We’re hoping that both the above will favour us with visits this year.
Bookings to hire the hall are going very well, a thumbs-up for all the work that went into the car park and toilet updates a few years back.
Of course a lot of our time is taken up with keeping the hall in good order for the regular hirers and “weekend bookers”.
Here’s a list of the physical things we’ve done in the last twelve months to keep the hall in good repair and up to date with our hirer’s needs:
Extended and replaced the old cracked paving round the back of the hall to give a new clean useable space for the summer, lighter evenings. The old gas meter cupboard has eventually given up the ghost and has been replaced by a brand new custom-built version.
We’ve finally been able to get rid of the old troublesome conifer stumps to make the rear of the hall more manageable and that has allowed us to plant some traditional fruit trees and decorative small trees. Both types of trees are currently doing well. The fruit trees have blossomed and the “whips” are leafing out very well.
The wildflower garden, which was so successful last summer has been extended and promises to make a great show soon.
With the increased need for electrical power for contractors and hirers alike we have installed external electrical sockets in two locations and the external tap is soon to be joined by another to aid watering the wildflowers in case we have a heat wave. (If only).
The fence at the bottom of the car park has been replaced and looks really nice and is in keeping with the rest of our boundary fencing.
Finally on the subject of “fixtures and fittings” we’ve had a small set of stage lights added to the hall to make us even more attractive to events and performers.
We’ve purchased a new large capacity microwave.
We purchased a new A3 printer and laminator set to enable us to make our own posters for publicising events and other important information throughout the village.
One of the problems we faced during film showings was that the curtains shrank a little and let light in on the screen. New material sections were bought, sewn up and added to the existing. Job done!
On the night of the village bonfire organised by the November 5[th] committee, a stolen car was set alight on the car park. Police and emergency services were called and the blaze was safely extinguished but not before a large area of the car park surface was ruined. Luckily we were insured and the repair was swiftly accomplished and normal service resumed.
One of the more important things we have done for some time is the conversion of our finances to electronic banking. Not only does this do away with those visits to the bank (getting more difficult every year) but it has also enabled us to move forward with a higher yield savings account.
Finally a word of thanks from me for our very hardworking committee, they put a lot of their valuable time and energy into keeping the hall at the centre of events in our village. Thank you team.
The Village Hall is run by volunteers, we meet once a month for a couple of hours: if you have a little spare time and want to put something back into our village this is a good way to do it.
I would like to also take this opportunity to wish you all the best in the 12 months ahead.
Mike Bunn
Chair
QVHMC
## **QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE**
## **Income and Expenditure Account for year ended 31 March 2025**
|**Income**
Lettings - Regular Users
Lettings - Occassional Users
Ground Rent
Fundraising
Donations
Insurance claim
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
Co-op Accounts
Redwood Account
Cash
Debtors
**Less Current Liabilities**
Creditors
**Net Current Assets**
**Accumulated Fund**
Property Revaluation Reserve|£
£
17,649
6,298
1,500
4,320
1,323
3,818
0
0
386
35,294
12,377
1,802
1,204
2,098
1,286
22,644
653
2,841
424
434
1,552
47,315
-12,021
£
£
194,250
6,836
201,086
13,401
25,913
401
35,142
15,204
374
264
90,699
831
89,868
290,954
129,941
161,013
290,954
2024-25
2025|£
£
15,022
7,684
3,000
5,537
1,307
0
0
0
128
32,678
10,078
2,121
1,736
938
1,262
9,890
952
1,631
18
1,049
2,796
32,471
207
£
£
194,250
8,388
202,638
73,431
25,784
520
0
0
625
674
101,034
697
100,337
302,975
141,962
161,013
302,975
2,024
2023-24|£
£
15,022
7,684
3,000
5,537
1,307
0
0
0
128
32,678
10,078
2,121
1,736
938
1,262
9,890
952
1,631
18
1,049
2,796
32,471
207
£
£
194,250
8,388
202,638
73,431
25,784
520
0
0
625
674
101,034
697
100,337
302,975
141,962
161,013
302,975
2,024
2023-24|
|---|---|---|---|
||||202,638
100,337|
|||101,034
697||
|||||
||||302,975|
||||141,962
161,013|
||||302,975|
## **QUENIBOROUGH VILLAGE HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE**
**Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**1)Accumulated Fund**
Balance at 31 March
Add - Surplus/(Deficit) for the year|2025
£
141,962
-12,021
129,941|2024
£
141,755
207|
|---|---|---|
|||141,962|
## **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 £185,000 and the committee accept no responsibility for this valuation.
|**4) Cleaning**
Cleaner
Cathedral Leasing
Cleaning Materials
Skip Hire
Window Cleaner
Pest Control
Equipment
**5) Repair and Renewals**
Fire extinguishers
Electrical repairs
Gardening
General repairs
**6) Sundry Expenses**
Accountancy
ICO
Film Fees
Internet Domain
Gifts
Memorial
Paypal Charges
Equipment|2025
7,152
611
884
2,623
460
160
487
12,377
90
242
3,886
18,426
22,644
0
40
0
99
0
0
95
200
434|2024
6,504
611
705
2,018
240
0
0|
|---|---|---|
|||10,078|
|||174
342
868
8,446|
|||9,830|
|||100
40
0
0
150
631
128
0|
|||1,049|
Film Fees in Fundraising Expenses
## **Independendent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Queniborough Village Hall Management Committee**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Queniborough Village Hall Management Committee for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are reponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirments of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the charities 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 Examiner's Statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act: or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Name:** Jamie Brett **Address:** 16 Dobney Avenue Queniborough Leicester LE7 3FF
**Date:** 12 May 2025
IndepeThdendent Examiner's Report to the trustees crf Quenlborough Vlllage Hall Management Committee
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Queniborou8h Village Hall Mana8ement Committee
for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilltles and bas15 of report
As the charity trustee5 You are pOnsIble for the 9paratIon uf the accounts in accordance with the requirments of
the Charities Att 20111"the Act").
I report in respect of my examinatson of the charitie5 account5 carried out under 5ertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in
carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions gn by the Charity Commisslon un¢Jer
section 145ISllbl of tho Act.
Independenl Examlner's Statement
I have completed my examinatton. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with
the examinatlon 8ivir6 me cause to believe that in any material re5pert-
l. accountsng records were not kept In accordance with sertion 130 of the Act.. or
2. the accounts do not accord with the accountln8 records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connecrion with ihe examinatlon to whlch attefttton
should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the aEiounts to be reached.
signed..
Dats: 12 Mèy 2025
Narne:
Jarnie Bre
Address:
16 Dobney Avenue
Queniborcugh
Leicester
LE7 3FF