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Section A Reference and administration details
The Cross And Stable Church and Community Centre for Charity name Downs Barn and Downhead Park Other names charity is known by Cross and Stable Church and Community Centre Registered charity number (if any) 1017685 Charity's principal address 1 Stable Yard Downs Barn Milton Keynes Postcode MK14 7RZ ~~=~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) whole year appoint trustee (if any) Chair By virtue of office as Minister of 1[Rev Paul Smith] the Church 2 Ric Brackenbury Secretary Milton Keynes City Council 3 Chris Pooley Cross and Stable Church Stantonbury Ecumenical 4[Mike Morris] Partnership 5 Trevor Heale Great Linford Parish Council 6 Paul Trendall Milton Keynes City Council ~~===>~~ Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Charity Trust Deed dated 18th January 1993 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Nominated as per section 7 of the Charity Trust Deed. Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
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Day to day running of the church and community centre is delegated to the management committee, with the trustees providing oversight and direction only where required.
2023 saw sustained use of the church and community centre, with bookings returning to pre-pandemic levels. The centre is now being run on a more sustainable basis with a part time bookings clerk in post to manage day to day administration instead of relying on a small core volunteer group, many of whom still serve faithfully on the management committee.
Following the loss in 2022, 2023 saw a significant surplus, due to a grant received from the Cross and Stable charities. This was to fund significant renovations, principally external renovation, replacement patio doors, and electrical work on the Centre.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
Overall control of the Cross and Stable Church and Community Centre for Downs Barn and Downhead Park, Milton Keynes; via a Management Committee, for the benefit of the local and wider community.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Upkeep and managing regular and ad-hoc bookings for the church and community centre.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Provision of community facilities for church and community user groups Summary of the main throughout the year. achievements of the charity during the year With long-term renovations made, and a part time bookings officer now in place, significant work has been done ensuring the sustainability of the centre and reducing pressures on key volunteers.
Section E Financial review ~~a~~ Management Committee has agreed that we should never hold less than Brief statement of the £10,000 in current funds; this would be to cover a replacement boiler charity’s policy on reserves should the need arise. This is currently exceeded by some margin. Details of any funds materially None. in deficit
Section F Declaration ~~ee~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Ric Brackenbury ~~ee ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) ~~ee~~ Date 27/10/2024 ~~|~~
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Cross and Stable Management Committee
Ac to 31/12/23 printed 12-Oct-24
Income and Expenditure from 1st January 2023 to 31/12/2023
| 2021 £ 4,025 990 1,398 2,872 1,802 132 352 330 988 900 1,218 2,556 |
2,022 £ Income Rent 4,200.00 Sun Church 1,530.00 Sun World of Grace 2,182.00 Sun Winning Souls 1,760.00 M-Fri Mini Professors 2,690.00 closed Centre Stage UK Mon Forward in Faith 60.00 Tues Cairo Cats 1,306.25 Thurs U3A Monday Dance 1,012.00 Tues U3A Tuesday Choir W/Fr 1,300.00 Wed Weight Watchers Jumma Prayers 72.00 Thurs Gamblers Anon 1,734.00 Fri Yogawas Yapsley Trainig Yoga - (Karen Noon) 1,029.00 Great Linford Parish 3,674.78 Casual Bookings 22,550.03 Current Account Interest 330.87 CCLA Deposit Acc Interest Insurance Claim cf £860 in Bld Fd Telephone from Pre-school 2,678.26 FIT Receipts (Solar Panels) 425.00 Fund Raising - Grant Unclaimed deposits Confiscated deposits 25,984.16 General Fund Building Fund Restr. Building Fund GRANT Bell Fund VisitingBell Ringers |
2023 £ owe to end Octobr 4,130.00 1,659.00 2,192.40 2,859.60 66.00 1,336.50 1,020.80 1,445.00 370.50 1,271.70 1,093.40 1,092.00 4,942.60 |
2021 2,022 £ £ 4,152 4,544.00 790 780.00 2,557 1,888.00 - 3,478.37 828 4,392.70 1,365 1,437.58 219 591.87 667 1,055.55 2,031 3,053.03 550 590.96 96 31.75 - - 28,361.76 |
Expenditure Cleaning Anita Window cleaning - 4 weekly Ground Maintenance 50 Blades Floor Bookings Officer Brad General Building Cost See Notes Insurance Ecclesiastical Water Anglia Electric Total Power Late Deposit refund Gas Total Power Phones BT Bank charges alarms Boiler Renovation Write offs |
Expenditure Cleaning Anita Window cleaning - 4 weekly Ground Maintenance 50 Blades Floor Bookings Officer Brad General Building Cost See Notes Insurance Ecclesiastical Water Anglia Electric Total Power Late Deposit refund Gas Total Power Phones BT Bank charges alarms Boiler Renovation Write offs |
2023 £ 4,620.00 660.00 2,207.00 3,646.43 9,257.02 1,515.73 385.05 1,824.83 7,800.20 605.39 60.00 |
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| 17,563 4 2,669.96 |
23,479.50 - 1,032.49 - 4,011.53 16,000.00 44,523.52 44,523.52 0 31/12/2023 35,334.77 525.00 to general fund returned to ch . 35,859.77 |
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| 13,256 50,205.57 |
General Fund | |||||
| 20,237 | 32,581.65 | |||||
| Net General fund | 4,058.13 - |
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| Building Fund Bell Fund |
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| 20,237 | 25,984.16 | 13,256 50,205.57 |
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| 31/12/2021 | 6,981 24,221 - 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 |
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| GAIN(- Loss) 11,941.87 |
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| Fund Balances | Bank Balances | |||||
| 31/12/2022 Surplus/Deficit |
Change | 31/12/2023 | ||||
| 48,039 100 to general fund returned to ch |
23,393 General Fund 11,941.87 525 Building F Restr. to general fund Building F Desig to general fund returned to ch Bell Fund Desig |
17,372 21,691.65 31,779 32,088.76 1,080 - 800.00 - 42 29,083.51 - 27 21.00 |
CafCash Account 8,600.32 - CCLA Account 8,990.54 - Deposits 160.00 D & Cred/to be pstd 29,372.73 Cash/unpresented - |
13,091.33 23,098.22 640.00 - 289.22 21.00 |
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| 48,139.31 | 23,918 Total 11,941.87 |
48,139 23,917.90 |
Total 11,941.87 |
35,859.77 |
Report of the Independent Examiner to Cross and Stable Church and Communlty Centre Management Committee I report on the financial statements of the Management Committee for the yearended 31. December 2023 which a set out in the attached accounts Respectlve responslbllltles of the Management Commlttee and the Independent Examlner As members of the management committee you a responsible for the preparation of the financial statements; you consider that the audit requirernents of the Re8ulation5 and s.14412) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act} do not apply, and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to Examine the accounts under s. 145 of the Act to state ary matters have come to my attention. Basls of the Independent Examlner's Report My examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accountSng records kept by the management committee and a comparison of these accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosu in the accounts, and seekin8 explanations from you, as Trustees, concerning any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an Audit, and consequently I do not express an Audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examlner's Statement In my opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's state of affairs as at the 31. December 2023 and its incoming resources and application of resources in the year then ended. In connectlon with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements to keep accountin8 records in accordance with s. 130 of the Act; and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act and the Regulations, have not been met; or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Nicho Johnson 5° July 2024