ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EVEN SWINDON COMMUNITY CENTRE, JENNINGS STREET, SWINDON.
## 2024/2025
Registered Charity No: 1006724.
## Committee Members (Management Trustees).
Chairperson Mr R Halsall Vice - Chair Secretary Mrs J Thatcher Treasurer Mrs L Edginton Assistant Treasurer
Committee Members:
Mrs E Halsall Mrs G Parker Mrs M Pearcy co-opted April 2025
## User Group Representatives
Objects - Aims.
The aims of the Community Centre are:
To promote, through its activities, the benefit of the inhabitants of Even Swindon and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to ensure the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
## Review of the year 2024/2025
As in previous years we have had another challenging year, we have seen the running costs increase considerably, and with such a small Committee we have to put everything we have in keeping the Centre going for another year.
Bingo is still taking place on a Thursday evening; we have many regulars who have been coming for many years. However we struggle to encourage new people to attend. The special Bingo evenings are still taking place for Christmas and Easter. We even had a Halloween themed hat competition this year.
Our part time employee ‘Cheryl’ has left the post and at present Committee members are filling in until we can find someone to take on the role.
We still have many of the groups that have been with us for a few years, the Choir, ‘Hartbeeps’, Chair exercise classes, The Sewing Group, The Lace Group, Dancing Classes, U3a Yoga Classes and the Spiritualist Church. The History Group folded at the end of the year due to lack numbers. ‘Revolutions’ the performing Arts Group moved on to new
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premises. The booking slot has been taken over by Dance classes. Back in the spring we had a new Church Group start, they meet every Sunday morning.
We held a party to celebrate Halloween; this was well attended and hopefully enjoyed by all who came.
Just before Christmas we held a Christmas Party for the over 65’s, it was a small ‘do’ with about 25 people attending. Everyone had a good time; we even played a short game of Bingo.
January saw the price of hire increase slightly and the tightening up of regulations for the hire of the facilities.
The Bar has now been running for a year and appears to be doing well, new people have been using it and the Licensee has been running Quiz nights, a Darts team and even Karaoke nights.
The Garden is being kept tidy thanks to the gardener, Eric.
We are still used for private parties, wedding and meetings.
Our aim for the future is as always to keep the Centre running as smoothly as possible however difficult it can be with such a small Committee. We would like to encourage people to use the Centre more and to be a focal point for the Community.
Thanks go to all that use the Centre, to the Committee for managing it, to staff for caring for it and to the volunteers who help and anyone else that is involved.
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independent Examiner’s Report to theTrustees of Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 On Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
| report on the accounts of Even Swindon Community Centre for the year ended 31 March 2025
## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirements of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Basis of examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:-
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
- (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts fo be reached.
Mr R Jones (BA Hons) Signed: 12 Upton Close Swindon SN25 4UL Date: 24" June 2025
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## Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
|||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Notes||£|3|a|£|
||FIXED ASSETS|||||||
||;|||||||
||Plant&Machinery|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Fixtures & Fittings|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|-|Equipment|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Office Furniture|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|||||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||CURRENTASSETS|||||||
||Stocks|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Pre-payments|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Debtors|2||£3,933|£0|£3,933|£0|
||Cash atBank& In-hand|3||£18,899|£0|£18,899|£25,393|
|||||£22,832|£0|£22,832|£25,393|
||CURRENT LIABILITIES|||||||
||Creditors|||||||
||Amounts fallingdue withinoneyear|4|0|£367|£0|£367|£828|
||Amounts fallingdueafteroneyear|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|||||£367|£0|£367|£828|
||NetCurrentAssets|||£22,465||£22,465|£0|
||NetAssets|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
||FUNDS|||||||
||Unrestricted Funds|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
||Restricted Funds|||£0||£0|£0|
|||||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
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Approved by the Trustees on
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Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No..1006724 Statement of Financial Affairs For the year ended 31 March 2025
||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||£|£|£|£|
|4||Notes|||||
|INCOME & EXPENDITURE|||||||
|incoming Resources|||||||
|Private Bookings|||£28,370|£0|£28,370|£30,742|
|Fundraising
~|||£4,473|£0|£4,473|£1,843|
|Nursery|||£7,345|£0|£7,345.|£3,390|
|Bar|:||£350|£0|£350|£0|
|Interest Received||5|£188|£0|£188|£252|
||||£40,726|£0|£40,726|£36,227|
|Resources Expended|||||||
|Wages|||£13,438|£0|£13,438|£13,050|
|Gas|||£8,033|£0|£8,033|£6,845|
|Electricity|||£6,880|£0|£6,880|£4,259|
|WaterRates|||£1,089|£0|£1,089|£680|
|insurance|||£377|£0|£377|£402|
|Bank Charges|||£172|£0|£172|£203|
|Fundraising& Entertainment|||£335|- £0|£335|£939|
|Licences|||£1,826|£0|£1,826|£0|
|Admin /Telephone|||£819|£0|£819|£1,923|
|Audit&Accountancy|||£125|£0|£125|£125|
|Waste Management|||£4,253|£0|£4,253|£0|
|Toilet Supplies|||£1,648|£0|£1,648|£0|
|Repairs & Renewals|||£3,831|£0|£3,831|£11,254|
|;|||£42,826|£0|£42,826|£39,680|
|Net Surplus forthe Year|||-£2,100|£0|-£2,100|-£3,453|
|Funds at 1 April 2024|||£24,565|£0|£24,565|£28,018|
|Fundsat31March2025|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
All the charity's operations are classed as continuing. Movements’on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.
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, Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
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Receipts and other income comprise the gross amounts received during the year.
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. Private Booking (Library) £3,933
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Cash at Bank & In Hand 2025£12,142 _ 2024£18,823
Building Society Deposits £810 £787
Special Deposit Account £5,947 £5,782
£18,899 £25,393
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## 4. Cred bors
The total amounts for creditors falling due within one year are as per the Balance Sheet and are itemised below:
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2025 2024
Accounts/Audit £125 £125
Inland Revenue £235: £292
Wages ad £411
£367 £828
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Building Society interest received:
2025 2024
Deposit Account £23 £89
Special Deposit Account £165 £163
£188 £252
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independent Examiner’s Report to theTrustees of Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 On Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
| report on the accounts of Even Swindon Community Centre for the year ended 31 March 2025
## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirements of Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under Section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## Basis of examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items of disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
## independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention:-
- (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act
have not been met; or
- (2) to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts fo be reached.
Mr R Jones (BA Hons) Signed: 12 Upton Close Swindon SN25 4UL Date: 24" June 2025
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## Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
|||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Notes||£|3|a|£|
||FIXED ASSETS|||||||
||;|||||||
||Plant&Machinery|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Fixtures & Fittings|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|-|Equipment|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Office Furniture|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|||||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||CURRENTASSETS|||||||
||Stocks|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Pre-payments|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
||Debtors|2||£3,933|£0|£3,933|£0|
||Cash atBank& In-hand|3||£18,899|£0|£18,899|£25,393|
|||||£22,832|£0|£22,832|£25,393|
||CURRENT LIABILITIES|||||||
||Creditors|||||||
||Amounts fallingdue withinoneyear|4|0|£367|£0|£367|£828|
||Amounts fallingdueafteroneyear|||£0|£0|£0|£0|
|||||£367|£0|£367|£828|
||NetCurrentAssets|||£22,465||£22,465|£0|
||NetAssets|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
||FUNDS|||||||
||Unrestricted Funds|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
||Restricted Funds|||£0||£0|£0|
|||||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
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Approved by the Trustees on
(date) and signed on their behalf by
(Name. of Trustee)
weee =
_
—_
Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No..1006724 Statement of Financial Affairs For the year ended 31 March 2025
||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|2024|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||£|£|£|£|
|4||Notes|||||
|INCOME & EXPENDITURE|||||||
|incoming Resources|||||||
|Private Bookings|||£28,370|£0|£28,370|£30,742|
|Fundraising
~|||£4,473|£0|£4,473|£1,843|
|Nursery|||£7,345|£0|£7,345.|£3,390|
|Bar|:||£350|£0|£350|£0|
|Interest Received||5|£188|£0|£188|£252|
||||£40,726|£0|£40,726|£36,227|
|Resources Expended|||||||
|Wages|||£13,438|£0|£13,438|£13,050|
|Gas|||£8,033|£0|£8,033|£6,845|
|Electricity|||£6,880|£0|£6,880|£4,259|
|WaterRates|||£1,089|£0|£1,089|£680|
|insurance|||£377|£0|£377|£402|
|Bank Charges|||£172|£0|£172|£203|
|Fundraising& Entertainment|||£335|- £0|£335|£939|
|Licences|||£1,826|£0|£1,826|£0|
|Admin /Telephone|||£819|£0|£819|£1,923|
|Audit&Accountancy|||£125|£0|£125|£125|
|Waste Management|||£4,253|£0|£4,253|£0|
|Toilet Supplies|||£1,648|£0|£1,648|£0|
|Repairs & Renewals|||£3,831|£0|£3,831|£11,254|
|;|||£42,826|£0|£42,826|£39,680|
|Net Surplus forthe Year|||-£2,100|£0|-£2,100|-£3,453|
|Funds at 1 April 2024|||£24,565|£0|£24,565|£28,018|
|Fundsat31March2025|||£22,465|£0|£22,465|£24,565|
All the charity's operations are classed as continuing. Movements’on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.
CES ee aa cen ——___—_———— ah “%
, Even Swindon Community Centre Registered Charity No. 1006724 Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025
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1. Piccoun bie 4 iW[Olicies] © The Fincipal accotnh ag ePOlicies acer. BasisThe accountsof Accountingare prepared under the historical cost convention.
## Tumover
Receipts and other income comprise the gross amounts received during the year.
## 2. Deb lors
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2. Deb lors ee
2025
. Private Booking (Library) £3,933
3. Sash at Ba nV bi ly ~ ban [el]
Cash at Bank & In Hand 2025£12,142 _ 2024£18,823
Building Society Deposits £810 £787
Special Deposit Account £5,947 £5,782
£18,899 £25,393
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## 4. Cred bors
The total amounts for creditors falling due within one year are as per the Balance Sheet and are itemised below:
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2025 2024
Accounts/Audit £125 £125
Inland Revenue £235: £292
Wages ad £411
£367 £828
lnborest Ke conned
Building Society interest received:
2025 2024
Deposit Account £23 £89
Special Deposit Account £165 £163
£188 £252
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