1. Sawbridgeworth Memorial Hall Trust AGM September 2016

2. Chairmans Report Hall going from Strength to Strength
Working with STC and EHDC
Good Trustees Team
Funds growing
User charges held
Building for the future
Remembering the past

3. Financials Highlights
Slight loss, caused by exceptional item £25k spent on Solar panels
25% Increase in gross income. 
Costs lower than 2011 if remove solar panels
Funds at bank growing

7. 6 year financial history
£ Income
£ Expenditure
£ Profit
2010
20,759
18,328
2,431
2011
21,366
15,647
5,719
2012
28,817
25,512
3,305
2013
38,561
26,014
12,547
2014
40,542
31,318
9,224
2015
50,157
50,712
-555

8. Grants
2015 £3k Over 50s activities £8k awarded for Stage improvements, received in 2016

9. Friends of SMHT Events run for the community examples
Coffee and Bounce
Sawbo’s Got Talent
May Fayre,
Food festival
Model Railway Exhibition
Cockney singalong

10. Memorial Hall Remembrance
Nostalgia day - another great event involved the 5 Local Schools

11. Regular activities for the community
Saplings parent and toddler group running well
and contributing to hall funds
Family fun Discos – 1 / month - huge success for families normally sold out in hours
Christmas party a present, given to each child
Daytime activities programme for over 50s, started and running well
Now 8 sport activities / week for max £8 inc tea and coffee at sessions
Jazz club – started
Cinema club – started
Trust focussed on utilising the hall for the community inclusive of all ages.

12. Daytime activities Activities for the over 50s Indoor short mat bowls
Line Dancing
Table tennis
Petanque
Multi activity
8 classes a week inc tea and coffee all for £8

13. Significant purchases
2015
Solar panels £25 k
Table tennis and Petangue
equipment

14. Solar Panels £25k was spent in April 2015
Now generating over £3k a year income
For next 20 years.

15. Stage and curtain project
Infrastructure – finances secured
Stage Refurbishment £16k
Curtains inc main hall
Floor
Electrics
Sound system
Hearing loop
Potential Refurbished Entrance Lobby project. – funding to be raised

16. Changing the constitution
Outdated document
A few changes being made
Regular users mentioned that no longer exist. Changing wording to avoid this admin in the future.
The AGM date is to move to within 6 months of last financial year rather than 9 months

17. SMHT Plans for the future
Cementing the great advances that we have made in the last few years Continuation of building a Memorial Hall Trust for the community by the community. New Bookings management system We welcome from the public, any ideas or activity that they would like to see.