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2025-03-31-accounts

Rosehill Community Association

Charity no. 1022967

ROSEHILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (RCA)

Rosehill Community Association

Charity No. 1022967

Financial Statements

for the year ended 31[st] March 2025

Rosehill Community Association

Charity No. 1022967

Rosehill Community Association

Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents

Reference & Administrative Details ........................................... 1 Trustees’ Report ........................................................................ 2 Income & Expenditure Account ................................................. 5 Balance Sheet ........................................................................... 6 Treasurer’s Notes to Accounts April 2024 to March 2025 ......... 7 Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts ..................... 9 Notes to accounts ..................................................................... 8

Rosehill Community Association

Reference & Administrative Details

Charity Name Rosehill Community Association Charity Registration No . 1022967 Address Rosehill Pavilion Rosehill Recreation Ground Sutton Surrey SM1 3HH Trustees STEPHEN KELLY LISA KELLET ALISON DINES SHARON ROBERTS LOUISE POSTON Bankers Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB

Independent Examiner Dunstanette Kuti FCCA Community Action Sutton Granfers Community Centre 73-79 Oakhill Rd Sutton SM1 3AA

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Rosehill Community Association

Trustees’ Report

For the year ended 31[st] March 2025

The Trustees submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2025.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT CONSTITUTION

Rosehill Community Association (RCA) is a registered charity set up to provide a well-maintained base for community activities within Rosehill Sutton and its surrounding neighbourhood. We are carefully reviewing the way we have been operating since 2013 and the way we need to operate going forward to ensure we remain relevant, appropriate and fit for purpose going forward.

METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees drawing from representatives of our user groups who have shown an interest in becoming a future Trustee and who have been actively involved in helping with the running of RCA.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING

The Trustees have been liaising more on an ad hoc basis as needs dictated, sometimes electronically and/or sometimes using the Chair of RCA acting as a facilitator helping us to achieve our aims whilst ensuring the continued smooth operation of RCA.

Lisa Kellett remains our Treasurer and her digital expertise in accounting and banking has brought RCA up to modern day standards with most financial transactions now taking place online. Stephen Kelly remains our Chair, Alison Dines is our secretary, Sharon Roberts is our Vice chair and Lousie Poston is our webmaster.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Our general objectives are to provide modern and safe facilities for activities, learning and educational activities, nonpolitical meetings for various groups and individuals from our local and neighbouring communities. The user groups of Rosehill Pavilion provide activities across all ages, abilities, and gender groups (without discrimination) which promote wellness, fitness, fun and learning, which also feeds in to helping people to counter loneliness and isolation whilst improving physical and mental wellbeing thus reducing pressures on the NHS.

We have several martial arts groups teaching and training youngsters through to adults in the necessary skills providing self-discipline, increased confidence and improved levels of fitness for all those that attend. One of these groups is considering increasing their presence to an additional day

Doris Holford Dance and Stage school, provides weekly dance classes primarily for youngsters of all ages. This is very popular and has been going for many years with youngsters taking regular assessments for progression and performing live shows and exhibitions.

Rosehill Table Tennis Club currently holds three club nights a week with the first 2 hours of each evening offering coaching to their junior members. There are also a good number of junior players who receive coaching, providing them with self-discipline, increased confidence, comradery and improved levels of fitness. Later in the evening the adults attend to play amongst themselves as well as playing other club matches, tournaments and competitions all helping to improve their mental and physical speed and agility.

Carshalton, Wallington and Morden Bird Club meets regularly in the afternoon/evenings. The Bird Club also holds an annual show that attracts bird fanciers/twitchers from all over the country who show and discuss their birds.

Home Farm Trust (HFT) a Registered Charity, runs weekly sessions which are important and well supported groups for adults with learning and/or physical disabilities. They hold a 2 No. weekly daytime session providing support and activities including arts, crafts, education, games, singing along to the music. In the afternoon they hold a disco run partly by the users themselves which outreaches to several other similar local organisations. One of the huge benefits of this group is in overcoming isolation and encouraging participation and social skills with other likeminded people.

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Some members of this group participate in the Speak Up Partnership meetings - exploring safe travel, employment, Hate Crime to name a few.

Working with the NHS, we continue to welcome their Blood Donation Service several times a year providing a valuable resource for saving the lives of local residents in need of emergency or planned blood transfusions.

The Rosehill Full Gospel Church (RFGC) hold weekly Sunday morning services. This is an open gospel church and is in line with RCA not promoting or showing favour to any religious groups. This has proved very successful and attendance levels are increasing, the LFGCC are mindful of the deprived areas within the London Borough of Sutton and neighbouring areas and actively encourage participation from these areas.

North Cheam Short Mat Bowls Club operate from Rosehill Pavilion during the winter months whilst continuing outside in the summer. This club appears to appeal to the more elderly local residents and although struggling with limited members working together with RCA we have enabled them to keep going, further enhancing the social and competitive nature of this group of people.

We continue to operate in a partnership relationship with Friends of Rosehill Parks by providing support and facilities for them to successfully carry out an ongoing tree/herb planting programme, litter picking days at Rosehill Park. We provide facilities to help them with their out reaching work in the local community supporting their Annual Fund Days in Rosehill Park. Later in the summer of 2024 we will again be providing support for their Annual Fun Day including supplying live exhibitions from our own user groups e.g. dance class show, martial arts demonstration, Gospel Group singing and much more.

We continue to open our doors to local residents for them to hold their children’s birthday parties in our main hall. This not only offers them a large dry space for birthday parties (their insurance against the British weather) but with easy clean surfaces e.g. kitchen, table and chairs reduces the stress of spills. This has proved phenomenally successful. The feedback from these parties has been excellent with further parties largely coming from word-of-mouth recommendations.

We participate in regular meetings of the Sutton North Ward Panel Meetings bringing together local people, Councillors, Council Officers, Police Officers and youngsters from our Local Schools to share information about what is going on in Sutton and hear local concerns and look at what improvements/alterations could be made to address these.

Vibrant weekly Zumba classes are held and attended by a variety of adults of differing ages which are always well attended, providing fitness and improved co-ordination sessions and a regular social meet up at Rosehill Pavilion (following on at Simon’s Café on the corner of Rosehill Pavilion for social refreshments).

We continue to enjoy 2 weekly Slimming World Clubs which are both well-attended groups (which our main hall can accommodate) attracting local people of all ages and abilities, sharing healthy eating plans, recipes, weight loss ideas, exercises, tips and tricks to help them keep fit and healthy, and the friendly environment at Rosehill Pavilion allows them to form friendships and support groups.

A number of our groups operate ‘PAY AS YOU GO’ membership fees. For some of our neighbourhood residents annual membership fees would prove a significant barrier to entry, excluding them from using our diverse range of services. Additionally, the location of Rosehill Pavilion itself (within beautiful parkland, with excellent rail and road connections) together with the other facilities offered (Café on the corner of the Pavilion, ample safe and free off street parking, wheelchair friendly easy level access within the Pavilion) and the services we offer from our wide and diverse user groups as above, all help to make RCA a successful local Community Association.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

We hold reserves for future maintenance, repairs, operating costs and compliance with contractual obligations.

The promotion of RCA and what we do within the local community continues to increase through our website, Facebook groups and by word of mouth as we open up to more local residents, although we acknowledge that here is still further room for improvement.

We continue to work with the London Borough Sutton (our landlords) to contribute to the public health agenda, help combat obesity, keep people active, improve mental health and wellness and progress the eradication of social isolation and loneliness. There is a real opportunity for us to make a big difference by working with the wider community to encourage healthier lifestyles by making the most of the existing provision of free outdoor play area, outdoor gym equipment, adjacent playing fields and parkland.

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The association has depended largely on volunteers who give their time to help manage Rosehill Pavilion and the smooth running of its varied activities. We have increased the use of Rosehill Pavilion for local social events as there is a shortage of affordable venues for such things as children’s parties, neighbourhood meetings.

We would like to put on record our thanks to Stephen Kelly, Lisa Kellet, Alison Dines, Sharon Roberts, Derek Swann and Louise Poston for all their efforts throughout the year.

This report and statement were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

S. Kelly Signed Trustee

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Rosehill Community Association

Income & Expenditure Account

1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025

Notes
Unrestricted Income
Clubs
Functions
Deposit Interest
Total Unrestricted Income

Unrestricted Expenditure
Direct Expenses
Insurance
Cleaning
Electric
Gas
Washroom Solutions
Caretaker and Administrator
Maintenance
Telecoms
Professional fees
Accountancy fees
Print, Post & Stationery
Office Equipment
Travel Costs
Other Costs - software
Donations
Sundry Expenses
Total Unrestricted Expenditure
Excess (Loss) of Income over Expenditure		 2025
£
62,094
2,400
3,681
68,175
90
1,119
4,687
8,357
3,487
1,518
4,625
6,259
1,541
426
750
-
-
26
372
-
-
33,255
34,920		 2024
£
62,074
1,360
591
64,025
-
1,048
3,217
13,058
4,741
2,888
6,724
17,890
1,404
1,140
765
11
1,158
318
856
50
35
55,302
8,723

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Rosehill Community Association

Balance Sheet As at 31[st] March 2025

Notes
Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Community A/c
Business Premium A/c
Treasury
Petty Cash
Debtors/Prepayments
1
Current Liabilities
Prepayment Deposits
2
Creditors & Accruals
3
Current Assets less Current Liabilities

Total Assets less Current Liabilities

Represented by
Funds Brought forward
Excess of Income over Expenditure

Funds Carried Forward		 22,542
43,513
100,000
305
22,234		 2025
£
2,807





181,611
184,418
149,498
34,920
184,418		 19,619
-
110,832
230
24,953		 2024
£
2,807
146,691
149,498
140,775
8,723
149,498
188,594 155,634
2,140
4,843		 1,730
7,213
6,983 8,943

Signed S. Kelly

Date 30.01.2026

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Rosehill Community Association

Treasurers - Notes to Accounts April 2024 to Mar2025

Accounts produced using accrual based accounting using a computerised accounting package - Sage Instant Accounts.

1. Income

The 2025 income was boosted by function revenue and interest on deposit.

2. Expenditure

Many maintenance projects were carried out in the previous year reducing costs of maintenance over the year of £11631. Electricity and gas were also down from the highs of last year. Total cost reductions overall amounted to £22761 in the current year.

Balance Sheet

  1. No change in Fixed Assets this year.

  2. Debtor/Prepayment/Deposit Breakdown – £20 094.27

Debtors 22 069.70 Deposits (2 140.00) Prepayment 164.70

  1. Creditors are made up of balances which were paid in the new year April onwards. Accrual for accounting fee.

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Rosehill Community Association

Notes to accounts

1 Debtors

Debtors
Trade Debtors
Prepayments		 2025
2024
£
£
22,069
24,788
165
165
22,234
24,953

2 Prepayment Deposits

Prepayment Deposits
Deposits received 2025
2024
£
£
2,140
1,730
2,140
1,730

3 Creditors - Amounts falling due within one year

Creditors
Accruals		 2025
2024
£
£
4,093
6,622
750
591
4,843
7,213

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Rosehill Community Association

Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts

I report on the accounts for the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025 .

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent Examination is needed

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiners report

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 or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements have not been met;

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Name: Dunstanette Kuti, FCCA MCSI Date: 30/01/26 2026

Position: Head of Finance Community Action Sutton Granfers Community Centre, 73-79 Oakhill Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM1 3AA

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