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WHITTINGTON VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Registered Charity No. 522785

Whittington Village Hall Committee Trustees' Annual Report

Registered Charity No. 522785

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

Principal address: Whittington Village Hall Langton Crescent Whittington Village Hall Nr. Lichfield Staffordshire

Trustees

The trustees who acted during the period were:

Name	Ofce	Dates acted
Garry Hyde	Chair	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
John Palmer	Vice-Chair	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Mal Worsfold	Secretary	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Lynne Lacey	Treasurer	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Chris Jones	Booking Secretary	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Mal Worsfold	User Group Rep.	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
David Patson	Elected	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Beryl Taylor	User Group Rep.	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
J. Perry	User Group Rep.	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Sue Barker	User Group Rep.	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Pauline Stewardson	Co-opted	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
Mike Stewardson	Co-opted	1/1/2023 12/31/2023
John Hall	User Group Rep.	1/1/2023 12/31/2023

Charity's Governing Document

The charity's governing document is dated March 1962

Objects

To provide a meeting place and recreational facility for the residents of the village of Whittington .

Advisors: Bankers HSBC Lichfield Staffordshire

Activities and achievements during the year

The hall continued to be maintained and managed by the committee to a high standard.

The trustees have approved the report on 11th March 2024

Mal Worsfold, Secretary

Whittington Village Hall Committee Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts For The Year Ended 31 December 2023

Report to the Trustees of the Whittington Village Hall Committee

Registered Charity No. 522785

Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that the audit requirement of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is our responsibility to state , on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner's report

Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.

It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent Examiner's report

In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention:

1. which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

2. (a) to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act

and (b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act.

have been not been adhered to.

1. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Mark Baldwin Chartered Accountant Whittington WS14 9PG

Whittington Village Hall Committee Accounting Statements For The Year Ended 31 December 2023

Income and Expenditure account

Income Letngs Rental Income Fund Raising and Donatons Grants received Bank Interest Total Income for the period Expenditure Rates, Water & Insurance Heat & Light Repairs & Renewals (net of grants) Statonery & Sundries Licences Caretaking & Cleaning Jubilee party Trustees' Expenses Computer and telephone Advertsing Bad debts Bank charges Depreciaton Total Expenditure for the period Surplus of Income over Expenditure	2023 2022 £ £ 26,762 26,250 8,500 8,500 550 375 0 5,000 677 77
	36,489 40,202
	3,729 3,715 2,027 1,823 14,653 13,752 255 647 416 312 11,813 9,915 0 1,223 720 640 1,280 1,168 0 0 0 0 67 75 1,907 2,244
	36,869 35,514
	-380 4,688

Whittington Village Hall Committee Accounting Statements Balance sheet as at 31st December 2020

Fixed Assets Village Hall at Cost less Depreciaton Improvements net of Grants and Depreciaton Fixtures and Fitngs net of Grants and Depreciaton Total Fixed Assets Current Assets Debtors Current account Deposit account Natonal Savings Cash in hand Less : Current Liabilites Creditors Advance bookings Refundable cautonary fees Pandemic provision Current Assets less Liabilites Total Assets less Liabilites Represented by : Capital Account As at 1st January Surplus of Income over Expenditure	2,023 2,022 £ £ 1 1 7,602 8,944 3,206 3,771
	10,809 12,716
	6,582 6,698 16,444 26,148 20,262 10,061 62,111 61,634 40 1
	105,439 104,542 -737 -344 -354 -927 -150 -600 0 0
	104,199 102,671
	115,008 115,387
	115,387 110,699 -380 4,688
	115,008 115,387

Notes

Basis of Accounting

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities and the Charities SORP. There have been no changes in the basis of accounting during the period.

Covid-19 Pandemic

A grant of £5,000 (2021 £24,500) was received from Lichfield District Council during the year. This was to mitigate the income losses suffered by the Village Hall as a result of the pandemic.