## AGM Tuesday 4[th] July 2023 Chairperson’s Report 

The past year has seen activities at LBVI thrive! The regular hall users continue to use the building every week, with an increase in participation. Especially, The Community Link Café ‘and Cornerstone church, which is part of the beating heart of the community. We have also seen a rise in one-off events – which include children’s parties, musical events, funeral tea, and wedding reception. In order to continue to progress, we must be aware of financial issues, in relation to continued rising energy costs and adjust our hire fees accordingly. 

The biggest challenge this year has been the ongoing saga with Water Plus. After a long drawn-out complaints procedure, it appears a resolution has been achieved, With a zero account balance set and a new direct debit agreed. 

The Victoria Institute has been able to obtain the following grants this year: BTC Precept Fund Harold and Alice Bridges Fund The Bentham Hub I would like to thank them for their generosity. All of which will aid in our next tranche of projects. 

Last year our treasurer Sandra moved on and Lin took over the reins. After a busy induction, Lin now plays a major role in the V.I.`s management structure and I would like to thank her for all her endeavors. At this point, I would like to mention and thank two stalwarts of the committee who retired after numerous years of service, Kay and Michael. They both will be missed and I would like to thank them for the time and effort they provided in developing the V,I to where it has grown to today. During the year, we gained three new committee members Catherine Pattinson, Gillian Middleton and Linda Cressy. Welcome! 

Looking to the future, I would like to thank all committee members, staff, and volunteers, for their ongoing commitment in raising our profile, within our community. Let’s keep up the good work! 

The V.I are sadly going to be losing their manager (me) after 8 years in post! 

Its been a huge learning curve for me to of been part of a community hall, that’s undergone immeasurable changes, which enables the whole parish to share this welcoming space! 

I have seen and helped develop a space for celebration, commemoration, and learning. It is a particularly important space for elderly people and for young families who are less able to travel, and who may otherwise be isolated or unable to take part in community life. With the broad activities we offer, I can see what it brings to a community – it makes it such a nicer placer to live and drastically improves the lives for many. 

I would like to thank this wonderful committee here and old and members who are not with us, Karl, Jack and Roy who have supported me throughout all the exciting changes from building of the new office and conservatory to the difficult times of the Covid-19 pandemic. You are the real heroes, giving of your time and expertise for free. I can honestly say, you are like family to me. I am so very proud and honoured to have worked alongside such incredible people, who go 



above and beyond their duty. Jillian Ashton will be taking on the Manager’s Job and I wish her all the best in her new role. Thank you. 



|**Income and Expenditure from 1st April 202**<br>Balances 1 April 2022<br>45232.93<br>Income year ended 31 March 2023<br>52230.78<br>Total Funds<br>97463.71<br>Less:Expenditure y/e 31 March 2023<br>47329.78<br>End Balance<br>50133.93<br>**Low Bentham Public Hall and Victo**|<br>|
|---|---|



## **Low Bentham Public Hall and Victo Income and Expenditure from 1st April 202** 

## **2022/20232021/2022** 

|**Income**<br>**Room Hire**<br>Helen Howard<br>2320.50<br>2333.00<br>Exercise Groups<br>654.00<br>566.00<br>Snooker Club<br>-<br>Small Hirers<br>1944.70<br>1294.20<br>Occasional Hire<br>1569.75<br>1455.00<br>Cornerstone Church<br>1702.50<br>1641.00<br>Post Ofce Outreach<br>635.00<br>475.00<br>Community Link Cafe Hire<br>270.00<br>Community Link Cafe Transfers<br>350.78<br>**Other Income**<br>-<br>Fundraising<br>1282.63<br>742.16<br>**Donations and Grants**<br>Donations and Grants<br>17703.69<br>12140.50<br>**Total Income**<br>**27812.77**<br>**21267.64**|**Income**<br>**Room Hire**<br>Helen Howard<br>2320.50<br>2333.00<br>Exercise Groups<br>654.00<br>566.00<br>Snooker Club<br>-<br>Small Hirers<br>1944.70<br>1294.20<br>Occasional Hire<br>1569.75<br>1455.00<br>Cornerstone Church<br>1702.50<br>1641.00<br>Post Ofce Outreach<br>635.00<br>475.00<br>Community Link Cafe Hire<br>270.00<br>Community Link Cafe Transfers<br>350.78<br>**Other Income**<br>-<br>Fundraising<br>1282.63<br>742.16<br>**Donations and Grants**<br>Donations and Grants<br>17703.69<br>12140.50<br>**Total Income**<br>**27812.77**<br>**21267.64**|
|---|---|
|LBVI Balances 1st April 2022<br>Income Year ended 31 March 2023<br>Total Funds<br>Less: Expenditure year ended 31 March 2023<br>End Balance|23564.02<br>27812.77|
||51376.79<br>25351.19|
||26025.60|





## **oria Institute, including Community Link Café and 2 to 31st March 2023** 

## **oria Institute 2 to 31st March 2023** 

|**ria Institute**<br>**2 to 31st March 2023**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**2022/2023**|**2021/2022**||
|**Expenditure**||||
|**Running Costs**||||
|Utilities inc. Rates and Insurance|7668.19|5537.98||
|Ofce Supplies|167.15|219.43||
|Tr. To CLC (rec'd in Account)||431.00||
|Sundry Expenses|6641.49|1007.96||
|Covid-19 Expenses||43.98||
|Capital Equipment|2029.59|271.44||
|**Ofce and Other Staf Expenses**||||
|Salaries|5977.99|4434.66||
|HMRC and Payroll Provider|829.80|611.00||
|**Other Expenses**||||
|Petty Cash|||-|
|**Building Development Work**||||
|Maintenance Inc. Garden|1304.98|743.93||
|Extension Building Works|732.00|22802.24||
|**Total Expenditure**|**25351.19**|**###**||





## **d Bentham Older People Together** 

## **Community Link Cafe Income and Expenditure from 1st April 2022 t** 

## **2022/2023 2021/2022** 

||**Income**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Lunch Contributions|8706.26|6287.35||
||Transport Contributions|2151.50|806.60||
||Fundraising|1862.00|1597.20||
||**Grants and Donations**||||
||Various (Covid-19 funds and Co-op)||6690.99||
||Donations from Individuals|125.00|||
||Transfers from BOPT|2203.45|||
||Grants|8088.00|||
||**Total Income**|**23136.21**|**15382.14**||
||CLC Balances 1st April 2022||14512.22||
||Income Year ended 31 March 2023||23136.21||
||Total Funds||37648.43||
||Less: Expenditure year ended 31 March|2023|18565.82||
||Balances 31st March 2023||19082.61||





## **to 31st March 2023** 

## **2022/2023 2021/2022** 

|**Expenditure**|||
|---|---|---|
|Salaries|12406.29|7623.28|
|Transport Costs|1150.00|506.20|
|External Catering|384.00|897.55|
|Food Costs|3091.38|1848.19|
|Miscellaneous|822.53|528.48|
|Hire of Victoria Institute||270.00|
|Xmas Party Costs|711.62|616.88|



**18565.82 12290.58** 

**Total Expenditure** 



## **Bentham Older People Together Income and Expenditure from 1st April 2022** 

**2022/2023 2021/2022** 

|**Income**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Grants**|||
|Morecambe Bay Clinical Group||1500.00|
|Bradford VCS Alliance Ageing Well||960.00|
|Charles and Elsie Sykes||1500.00|
|Allen Lane Foundation (Year 3)||778.00|
|Stronger Communities (for BMF)||223.00|
|**Donations**|||
|Various Donations|37.50|50.26|
|Sale of Digital Equipment||322.00|
|Tractor Run Donation|911.70||
|Cofee Morning|205.60||
|Legacy from Ethel Wrathall|127.00||



||**Total Income**|**1281.80**|**5333.26**|
|---|---|---|---|
||BOPT Balances 1st April 2022|7156.69||
||Income Year ended 31 March 2023|1281.80||
||Total Funds|8438.49||
||Less: Expenditure year to 31 Mar 20|3412.77||
||End Balance|5025.72||





## **2 to 31st March 2023** 

## **2022/2023 2021/2022** 

## **Expenditure** 

|**Expenditure**|||
|---|---|---|
|**Salaries (self employed basis)**|||
|Development Worker||1501.50|
|Digital Project Worker||170.00|
|Bus Escort||516.03|
|Staf training hours paid|134.32||
|**Capital Equipment**|||
|Digital Project Costs||225.00|
|**Printing and Publicity**|||
|Printing and Publicity||154.67|
|**Disbursements**|||
|Disbursement to Age Concern||3123.66|
|Disbursement to CLC|2203.45|3123.66|
|BOPT Training Costs|360.00|211.00|
|BOPT Activities Costs|660.00|625.00|
|**Miscellaneous Costs**|||
|BOPT Covid-19||24.88|
|Bentham Moving Forward Costs||235.08|
|Subscription NCVO|55.00||
|**Total Expenditure**|**3412.77**|**9910.48**|






## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** 

**Section A** 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report** 

**Report to the trustees/ members of** 

Charity Name 

Low Bentham Public Hall and Victoria Institute 

**On accounts for the year** 31[st] March 2023 **ended Set out on pages** 1-3 

**Charity no** 523773 **(if any)** (remember  to include the page numbers of additional sheets) 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/03/2023** . 

- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- 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: Date:** 20/12/2023 _u��_ **Name:** Zillah Hopps **Relevant professional** FMAAT **qualification(s) or body (if any):** 

**Address:** Cobdale Cottage Warter York YO42 1XD 

**Section B Disclosure** 

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 

1 

**October 2018** 

**IER**