## **LUCY AND VINCENT BROWN VILLAGE HALL Registered Charity Number 522174** ## **Draft Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] August 2021** ## **Constitution** The governing document of the charity is a lease dated 16[th] November 1964 between the Southwell Diocesan Board of Finance and the trustees of the Village Hall at that time. This document states that the leasehold title to the property shall be held by the “Holding Trustees” and the Hall shall be managed by a “Committee of Management”. The holding trustees are appointed by the committee of management. The trust deed requires the hall to be used for meetings, lectures, classes and other forms of recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Attenborough and the neighbourhood. ## **Holding Trustees** The current holding trustees are as follows: Mr R J Crabtree Mr M Porter Mr M Hammond Mrs J Ray ## **Management Committee** The committee of management consists of up to 8 elected members who are elected at the Annual General Meeting and one representative member from each of the approved organisations operating in Attenborough. The members who served on the committee during the year are as follows: Mrs J Churchill Mrs J Hubberstey Mr S Rule Dr P Hubberstey Mrs C Robinson Mr T Hassard Mrs J Lawrance Mrs Y McConnell Secretary Mrs J Kolomyjec Chair Mr T Orton Vice Chair Mrs A Hallam Treasurer Mr B Breen Booking Secretary ## **Activities** The charity, which is also known as “Attenborough Village Hall”, provides accommodation for meetings of a variety of different organisations in the Village and surrounding area. Until the coronavirus pandemic the hall was booked on most days during the year and remains an important facility for the local community. ## **Reserves and future plans** At 31st August 2021 the charity held reserves of £81,594 which is considered to be a necessary level of reserves to hold in case of unexpected repairs being required to the building or if it becomes unavailable for letting through unforeseen circumstances. The charity has been able to continue providing facilities for the local community during the coronavirus pandemic with the help of grants from local and national government. The management committee are considering the refurbishment of the main entrance to the hall and the construction of covered outside patio area at the rear of the hall as part of their future plans. ## **Contact Details** Further information regarding this report and the accounts can be obtained from: Mrs A Hallam, 213 Attenborough Lane, Attenborough, Nottingham NG9 6AL Signed on behalf of the Management Committee A Hallam – Treasurer January 2022 ## **Lucy and Vincent Brown Village Hall Receipts and Payments account Year ended 31st August 2021** |**RECEIPTS**
**£**
**£**
Rent
28,395.42
Grants from from Local and National Government
27,553.86
Donations
500.00
Interest received
244.02
Insurance claim
5,918.80
62,612.10
**PAYMENTS**
Bank Charges
15.00
Insurance
2,464.10
Licenses
1,168.16
Maintenance
5,471.32
Office Expenses
618.29
Ground Rent
200.00
Repairs
12,814.75
Supplies
604.73
Utilities
8,429.93
Wages
14,758.27
46,544.55
Surplus/Deficit
16,067.55
**Accumulated Fund**
**2021**
**Balances at end of year:**
**£**
Lloyds Bank
19,542.50
CAF Bank
27,001.60
Shawbrook bank
35,000.00
Float
50.00
81,594.10
**Represented by:**
Accumulated fund opening balance
65,526.55
Surplus/Deficit on receipts and
payments account
16,067.55
81,594.10
**2021**|**£**
**£**
27,218.98
2,484.53
500.00
80.39
-
30,283.90
-
2,331.45
934.30
4,094.88
555.64
200.00
7,088.58
1,288.13
6,786.65
13,863.03
37,142.66
6,858.76
-
**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00
65,526.55
72,385.31
6,858.76
-
65,526.55
**2020**|**£**
**£**
27,218.98
2,484.53
500.00
80.39
-
30,283.90
-
2,331.45
934.30
4,094.88
555.64
200.00
7,088.58
1,288.13
6,786.65
13,863.03
37,142.66
6,858.76
-
**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00
65,526.55
72,385.31
6,858.76
-
65,526.55
**2020**| |---|---|---| |||30,283.90
37,142.66| ||**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00|| |||6,858.76
-| |||| ||65,526.55|| ||72,385.31
6,858.76
-|| ||65,526.55|| Note: Freehold title to the land is vested in the Southwell Diocesan Board of Finance **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LUCY & VINCENT BROWN VILLAGE HALL** I report to the trustees on my examination of the receipts and payments account of the Lucy & Vincent Brown Village Hall for the year ended 31st August 2021 together with the Accumulated Fund as at 31st August 2021. ## **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 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the trustee’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 2011 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 respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or - 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Michael Lucking C. J. Lucking & Co. Chartered Accountants 34 Cross Street Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 1HD - 4[th] January 2022 ## **Lucy and Vincent Brown Village Hall Receipts and Payments account Year ended 31st August 2021** |**RECEIPTS**
**£**
**£**
Rent
28,395.42
Grants from from Local and National Government
27,553.86
Donations
500.00
Interest received
244.02
Insurance claim
5,918.80
62,612.10
**PAYMENTS**
Bank Charges
15.00
Insurance
2,464.10
Licenses
1,168.16
Maintenance
5,471.32
Office Expenses
618.29
Ground Rent
200.00
Repairs
12,814.75
Supplies
604.73
Utilities
8,429.93
Wages
14,758.27
46,544.55
Surplus/Deficit
16,067.55
**Accumulated Fund**
**2021**
**Balances at end of year:**
**£**
Lloyds Bank
19,542.50
CAF Bank
27,001.60
Shawbrook bank
35,000.00
Float
50.00
81,594.10
**Represented by:**
Accumulated fund opening balance
65,526.55
Surplus/Deficit on receipts and
payments account
16,067.55
81,594.10
**2021**|**£**
**£**
27,218.98
2,484.53
500.00
80.39
-
30,283.90
-
2,331.45
934.30
4,094.88
555.64
200.00
7,088.58
1,288.13
6,786.65
13,863.03
37,142.66
6,858.76
-
**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00
65,526.55
72,385.31
6,858.76
-
65,526.55
**2020**|**£**
**£**
27,218.98
2,484.53
500.00
80.39
-
30,283.90
-
2,331.45
934.30
4,094.88
555.64
200.00
7,088.58
1,288.13
6,786.65
13,863.03
37,142.66
6,858.76
-
**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00
65,526.55
72,385.31
6,858.76
-
65,526.55
**2020**| |---|---|---| |||30,283.90
37,142.66| ||**2020**
**£**
5,476.55
25,000.00
35,000.00
50.00|| |||6,858.76
-| |||| ||65,526.55|| ||72,385.31
6,858.76
-|| ||65,526.55|| Note: Freehold title to the land is vested in the Southwell Diocesan Board of Finance **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF LUCY & VINCENT BROWN VILLAGE HALL** I report to the trustees on my examination of the receipts and payments account of the Lucy & Vincent Brown Village Hall for the year ended 31st August 2021 together with the Accumulated Fund as at 31st August 2021. ## **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 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the trustee’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 2011 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 respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or - 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Michael Lucking C. J. Lucking & Co. Chartered Accountants 34 Cross Street Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 1HD - 4[th] January 2022