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Hawkesbury Upton Hall Committee
Report for the year 2014
I would like to thank the committee for their dedication and work over the past year. We have managed to retain all our regular hirers and maintain a good level of income that has covered our day to day running costs, however this year we agreed that Hall hire fees needed to be increased slightly to catch up with the increased cost of maintaining the Hall. Charges have been kept very competitive for our hirers and this is the first increase implemented for six years.
On the Fundraising side we held another successful Big Breakfast event in March, a fantastic ‘who dun it’ Murder Mystery (thanks Drama group) and the Motorcycle event in the autumn. These events helped to boost our funds significantly.
Also big thanks to the Grants subcommittee for their efforts and the many applications and work put in over the year, it’s been the most successful year to date. We obtained grants for LED lighting: £500, PA/mixer desk system: £2,677, Front Wall repair: £1800 and an astounding £14,000 for a replacement kitchen.
The energy audit carried out by JRP Solutions Ltd last year highlighted where we should be making changes and pleased to report we have completed loft insulation in the Main Hall and upstairs area plus replacement of all light bulbs for LED type bulbs where practical. Also the new boiler is proving to be much more efficient than the old boiler by a factor of almost 40%.
We will continue to search for grants to help with larger projects and continue and increase our own fundraising activities. Some very positive returns (£190 so far) from the easy fundraising initiative have been seen, so will continue to promote this activity through our recently reworked Hall Website (www.village-hall.org) and our new Face Book presence plus other methods.
Treasurer's summary report below provided by Bill Cullen.
Lettings for the year were approximately 5% down on 2013 (Lettings and Fund raising combined)
The difference between Income and Expenditure was positive at £1,440 which is an improving position from 2013 where there was a small negative.
Bar profits were £3,432 again an improved position from 2013
Donations for the year were £828. The major element was a donation from the Parish Council for the replacement boiler. Thank you to all the societies and companies who donated to the Hall in 2013
At the end of the year the closing balance in Hall bank account was £4,900
Thanks again to everyone.
Angelo Sauro, Bill Cullen & Fiona Steeds
Chairman, Treasurer & Secretary