Balkwell Communi
Welfare Assoclation
BCWA
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
For the Year 202012021
Struetur• of thè Cammltte•
Jude DavleB
Cbair
Tod Da¥
VKe Chair
Philllp How•ll$
Normo Noryèll
Secr8lary
Trea&wer
Bryan Smtth
Brlan Coop•r
L•s Cury
CommNi80 Member
Cornmrttee Member
mittee kknber
JIM Davey
c(hmMit￿ Mernt
Malcolm Holman
Comff4ttoe Mwrl)er
Th• ragulir group• uJlng th• H41 arè al fo*kn7￿..
¢nd•y
Parent & TOddler&￿P . Lath"•s Fth88 Cla
Card Craft
Tutsday
imming Worfd
Tea Dance
Wedne3¢ay Parent & Toddler Grtyjp - Ladwas Wrtng88 Class
Easteffl Star12nd w￿JA￿s￿@Y in monthl
Thur8d&y
Line Danong C￿b - PoLlng Station use
Fnday
Wej Bewig Gro
Saturday
Dan¢• CLgss - BCWA So¢ial Events- Pa*
Sun#ay
North Ea* SFrfrIiu8l￿t Church - Parbes
The past year has been a one with the hal dosed for ext8n*ve periods dua tr)tho COVID
19 pandemic. Groups and Organisatb)ns ha¥8 gradudty started to use the h811 aga￿ and althe
date of thisAGM the maioity have WEturned and 80mB new grnups anrj uBet5 have started.
Th• BCWA S•tsrd¥y So¢lal events were run on 8 mcrfhly basis aL80 had to Stop and thg
first event alar r8op8ning is due to take ￿8¢• twards the ond of Sèpt8rnb8r 2021.
FcAbwring the COVID k)ck down we wrDtelo BCWA membEWS asking rflheywere ready to rotum
to Satsjrday events. We were surprised. and very P￿Sed. to 9et over 180 re￿i￿E See￿n9 ti¢*
and, to cope %sith such a Lgrge number whilst retaining some swal distanang, we have arrangfjd for
S8iurday events on Ihe 18th and 251h Septembereatering ft)r 81)oul 85 m*Jmbers wr nvJht.
Thwewere only 2 Sa*uTttay evérts bdd in 2020121 because rfthe COVID 19 dosure..
25 Jan 2020
Cellidh with ThtrTony CorGOrnn Bond
15th Fob 2020 BoarlMr• Ban
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Saturday night lun¢uon$ alw￿ vèry wal supported with path4pants enjoying 8ntertainm8r¢
f¢K¥J and good company and hope they retUFn in 2022 for the full year. These functign8 arg
open to mernber5, subjectto Ihe type of event and th& G8P8Qty ￿the Hall. Ouithank5 go to all
BCWA committee m&rrbers and th*r partners help to run th8 ev&nt$ on a voluntary ba&$.
whdst eac* paying full t￿ke1 prices Yor8drnL¥h)n toth• •v•nts. enquirias forfuiure events
Shou￿ be made to Brian CooFer on D191 257 8821.
AH Mem￿1$ arv en(x)uwed to invite fFieTrJ5 and acqu•ntoncg$to ￿m0 along to these SFx¢o1
evening8.
Our Last event which should havelaken ￿2C8 on 21¥t March 2020 was eane•led be¢aus• of th•
¢k down enlorcerf by HM Gov•mment duè tothe CorDnavirus COVID 19 outbreak.
The cuwent 'lS*aYs On, function night Its￿ngS b8 8v&Labl8 09gin soon and can bv on
the Intemel at www.thehut.org.uk
A8 a$ the reguLqr gmups, and tho Saturday •vents ind￿￿ 8bJve, thecommunrty (*ntro 15
used by Ihe ot￿e ofthe Rètuming IThKerfor North Tyne5ide and Tynemoulh for Ix818nd
el￿￿k)ns. The hal was also u8¢d by l¢¢a people for pnvate paths wlith r&nO from chiklren,
biflhday pathsio aduh tsrthdays, 8nnivers8ries. MUS￿ and dance wa¢t¢e. We weJtx)med a young
person$ Dance Class in the last year who enjoy a large Mirror￿ Ins￿￿d at tho roar ofthe stsoe.
Bcckings 8re walcomed from meml)efS ar￿ non-membor5 and be Fnwje through PhiHip Hu*é15
on 0191 29$ 0076.
Because of Ihe COVID 19 Situation wh8rèth8 hal was dosad for an extsn*v& perKxl. BCWA onty
took £2,46D in hall hirÈ incom* as ci)mpared with the previcojs year of£15.196.. Desprte thy4 wo 8ts"11
had expenditure of £12,123 ￿mpared *i¢h £17.798 in the pre¥Aou$ year. Fortunaialy BCWA
qualffjed for HM Government COVID grants whkh have heiped to keep Inandauy y￿ble.
The ￿rtTr5ed ac£ount5forthe year 202012021 Sh￿ a nel $uWu$ foi yoarof £13,031 (laSt￿*￿S
accounts show8d• suwus of £1,2S61. The accounts show Ihe A8sooatkJn remains in a healthy
p0s￿on. A 6et of*e￿Unt$ And theAceountanVs R8POrt are aval￿84t Ihe AGM and firrthar
Co￿•S G8n be obt&ned Irom the BCWA treasurBr on request.
We con￿nU￿t0 se8 the bendrts of 41 thÉ upgrades and lo the prwni$e$ which have rnade
$￿A￿tant drfer•ne# to our outsoir￿ on gas. 818r*b* and water bth. ojnb.nua to makè
impr¢vemonts t¢ the bu*Jing where required.
Our commitiee strudure has reMa￿￿j unchanged from k95t year. All members of Ihe comrnittee put
8 L8rg8 amount OfUnpa￿ b"m? and offorl into Continuing su¢cess of BCWA ￿lj Ihg a$soa*K)n
also deponds upon th• support oflhe local groups and oftho k)cal communty. Tho commthae
would welcorne helpfrorn any I￿rsC￿5 %*illing lo assisl with the running of the A550aation on
voluntary. etsopled or lull committee b8&s. Those interested should contacl any ofthe exksting
committee mernbers. Membership ofthe committe6 forthe year 2020120215tand5 at 9 members.
Ourthanks go to Ih088 who currenlty help and gNe thairti￿ tothe success of IheAssoci8tion, 81$0
It Iheltroders and hel￿[S (rfth? regular uwgtoupswho canlri*ul8 to our continued su(£éss.
An imwjrtant fun¢bDD in the wunning ofthe buikling and continuing suc(*$s is
kee￿ng it in a de8n and ltrjy COnd￿"0n and to this end wethsnk ourcleaner Pauline Briggs foron¢e
allain kwng the stsndards hvah.. and to Norma Norvdl and her husband Dave 14oNek whc
oversee the deaning ptocess. Thi$ has btren a very drfficutttime keeping the hall dean and COVID
sale. We have purchas8d equipmentto hdp in thg COVIO saniti8ation prf￿$s and 8galn our
deaner Pauline Briggs is to be congratuL8t8d forthe exir8 %Krk Invo￿ in using the new equipment
Mnd kÈÈping the hdl sale for users. Ourth&Trk5 a150 goto L95 Currywho keéps hi* Èye on Ihe
securily of tho buikling and hdp$ to keep tho hal and the ￿m81 environmgnt in gjod ordgr.
FITr￿￿, w8 thank the commurrity groups, r8guL8r h811 u8ets and BCWA Thmbèrs who conl"nu8 to
SUPPDrt 115 arld ￿ hope that the 8rtuat￿Tr improves 80 Ihat everyo￿ ￿ rnakelum use ￿ our
facilities.
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Balkwell Community Welfare Association
On accounts for the year
ended
31Sl March 2021
Charity no
{if any)
1011470
Set out on pages
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I'lhe Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llb) of the Act.
Independent
examlner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come lo my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause lo believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Date:
61h December 2021
Name:
Lynn Bennell
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body
lif any):
AFA
Address..
Holspur House
15 East Percy Street
IER
Oct 2018

North Shields NE30 1DT
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiNersl.
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018