Mai'kinch Town Hall Mana ement Committee Chai erson's R rt - AGM - Year Ended 31 March 2025 A very warn) welcome to you all and thank you for coming along thts evening to our Annual General Meeting. Our managemenl commillee hold regular meetings throughout the year to assist in maintaining and supporting the use of this Town Hall and l am delighted to share with you our aims and achievements since our previous meeting last year. W¢ have focused on makin8 some major improvements boih inside and outside the propety to keep the hall up to a high standard for boih ihe community and hall users. Our outside front windows have been upgraded and refurbished and will shortly be painling ihe fronl entrance door now that the better weather has arrived. The lower walls in the main hall were given a further coat of paint as this area receives ihe most damage. Our chairs and tables have been extremely well used over the years but b¢twc¢n w¢ar and tear and comments on the wcight of th¢ chairs, were in need of an upgrad¢. This was a large expense and replacement of the chaits, tables and new storage Irolleys cost us around £23,000. Both the above inside and outside expenses were partially funded by a successful application for a Recovery Fund Grant where we received £20,0. Our hall users have been appreciative of these improvemenis and we regularly receive positive feedback for both the look of the hall and ihe facilities available. Whilst our old tables and Chai had been well used, we have managed to suppon a number of local groups and oihei. halls by boih donating and selling on all of these to continue being used. Following Fife Council's report last year that the load bearing bar in the main hall was to be replaced, there have been a number of meetings, discussions and quotes for this replac¢m¢nt. Whilsl this was mainly uscd by MAOS in ihe past, a number of recent lels have requested lighting eic. so il was agreed ihal the commitiee would contribute to the cost of replacing this and agreed a £5,000 contribulion towards the total cost of around £11,200.00. MAOS thernselves managed to secure a £5.(XX) grant to assist with this and their other electrical upgrades and successfully held their annual show "Anything Goes" in March this year. With Gas and Electrical costs being our main outgoing, we have now had a "Hive" system installed so that we can more efficiently manage the heating in the hall. It would be hoped thal over the year we will see a reduction in our Gas costs and hopefully we can make progress with our lighting to reduce electricity costs also. The committee agreed to upgrade our small Christmas tree and hall decorations so a much larger tree was purchased for the stage with other decorations and this was well received by hall users. We are delighted thai ihe hall has continued to be extremely popular for varies types of lets including celebrity names like Karen Dunbar, Jane Mccarry and we el.en have Taylor Swift later in the year, well almost. We have held numerous concerts, shows, parties and are holding a wedding and reception later in the year. Everything we have achieved over the past year has only been possible due to thc commitment and drive of our committee, comrnittee members and support from local Councillor to keep the hall as a communiiy and beyond venue in Markinch. I would like to thank the committee for their contribution and hard work and know that I can rely on you all for your continued support for the year ahead. Thank you all for coming along this evening. 815125.
Scottish Charity Number SC022571 Statemeni of Receiprs and Payrnencs for the year ended 31 March 2025 2025 £17.723 £24,494 2024 £15.609 Hall lets Grants Asset sales £43.437 £19,972 Electriciry £ 5,229 £ 4,948 Property costs &32,055 Rates £ 1.2 Cleaninglhygiene/waste £ 4.836 Stationery 53 AccountinSeCreLlal £ 150 Miscellaneous £ 4,505 £ 4.842 £ 1,677 £ 5.452 £ 14 £ 169 £48,532 £16.659 Surplus / [Deficit] 1£ 5,095] £ 3.313 Statement of Balances Bank balance at 31 March 2024 £46,430 Petry cash on hand 3 l March 2024 £ 135 Bank balance and cash ai 31 March 2024 £46.565 Deficit £ 5,095 Bank balance at 31 March 2024 Petry cash on hand 31 March 2024 Bank balan and cash at 31 March 2024 £41,470 £41,375 1015 FbJAarknnch Ththall Management Committee, 9 April 2025 Independent Examiner's Report d to be cottect Independent Exarniner, I l April 2025
APPENDIX 3 OSCR offi of the Scottish Charity Regulator Independent examiner's report on the accounts Charity name Markinch Town Hall Management Committee Report to the trusteeslmembers of Registered charity no. On the accounts of the charity for the period SC022571 Period slart date Monlh Period end date Month March Year Year pril 024 025 Set out on pages rEmnbe[tO Indle trr pa bers of ajdrtknnal theetsl Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the temis of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{11 (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44{1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wrth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examiner's statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance wth section 44{11 (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply wrth Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 11 April 2025 Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any).. Address.. "PaSe delete the wo¥ds in the bta(*gts rf Ihey do tK)t appty. If the do appty, sgt out those mattw5 which have come lo your atterthn on the f10ng page.
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose No issue3 raised