The link above provides detailed information on best practice when it comes to managing the finances of a community building. It gives the top tips for managing the money as well as signposting to other good resources.
The link above provides information to village halls looking lower their carbon footprint, energy consuption and cost of running their village halls.
It also provides details of how to audit a building and where to get professional help. There is also a list of funding opportunites for organsaitions looking to develop in these areas.
ACRE manages the village hall loan fund on behalf of Defra. The loan fund aims to provide assistance with:
Village hall advisers are required to assess projects before they are submitted to ACRE for approval. The following points have to be taken into account:
The Excel download at the bottom of this page provides a calculator to work out the breakeven point of running a community venue. It lists the typical outgoings of a community venue which you can ammend to suit your individual circumstances. Once you have put in your actual costs and work out how many hours/days your venue is occupied, it will provide an hourly rate which you will have to charge in order to break even.
You can also add specific outgoings such as a maintanance researve fund, or income generated from a regular event.