Charity Number: 1046082 31•T MARCH 2022 CHARTERED ACCOUThTANT8 SIIJTE I. 2 PA8011AGE ROAD TAKELEY. ESSEX, CM22 6PU
GRO PARK COMMUNI Tru8teeo' R¢port ded 31rt Mareh GROUP for the The Tru8tee8 have pleasure In pre8entin8 thelr report together with the ¥)unt8 for the y¢8r. The Charlty 18 gov¢rned by it8 Constttution. Amended version 4A. Combined 21)08. which fornls the rule8 and re8ulation8 of the Charity. a8 arnended by various later Scheme$ approved by the Ch8slty CommaB8ion. Itm Tru8tee4 oxe elected elther at the Annual GenetAI Meeting or the first meeting of the Gen¢rn] Committee. The Trn8tee8 are appointed by r¢¢ommendatlon of the exiBting Tntee8. The tharlty Ireglstered no. 10460821 was estabUJhed to advance the educfyljon of provlde facllltlej for recreatlon and leisure tlme activltle• in order to Improve the condltloni of Ilfe of the residents of Grov¢ Park. The Tru8tee8 reIrIY meet to review these activitie• and make declslon8 a8 to the otrAtegl¢ dlrectlon the Ch•rlty Bhould t*ke. communicate thi# to tho•e re4pon8ible for delivery. wofthe Thi8 report cover8 the group'8 activltiel from Aprll 2021 to March 2022. After an unceTtaln year we were pleavd to re-open on 1210412021 Ajthough not for all group8 as we complled wlth the Government legi¥l&tlon, only group8 that were not vulnerable, or at high risk were allowed in. after talung the approprlate precautlon8. These wcre edueationA] gnd re]igiou8 group8. To help brlng In addltlonal fLthdlng and to provide & service to the loc eommunity we had an'lnPoit Parcel Locker in8tallcd which haa proyen to be very popular. We are fortunate to have an amazing outdoor spac¢ Including A imall woodland. Thvo of our re8ldent• have 8pent A huge omount of their time writing artd aeeuring bids to develop and improve the 8pace. They h&ve created a 1]d Ranger8. Outdoor IL8rning program which ha8 proved to be very succe88ful. During the Achool holiday8 they ran a lld Rangers" 'Nature & Claf Summer Club for young caer5 which wa$ though a yant from 8ocial Farm# a Garden8. The garden work ts ongolngi and updatea WIU be provlded In future report•. Having our on8ite Kiln and ceramic clos$e8 h&B bttn a great 8U¢¢eL. We have had to Increa8e the number of cla88e# being run to meet the high deniand. Our'men in Shed. proieet was rein#t&ted, under controlled conditions. We were fortunate to have the continued support of our reaident carpenter. Mu8ic play$ a big port at the centre. we are pleased to 8ay that these se88lon8 have ¢onthiued to n. There have been somc changes in nomes 8nd volunteer8 leadlng them. We have managed to hg4ve a few events during the year 8 Cr8lt Market organised by one of our committee members. A Halloween and Chriytma8 Party run by a local organi•ation. In September wlth the A8818t8J]ce of a loe8J Solicitor we drew up new Job de8cription8, per80n •peCifitiOna And ContraetA of employment. In additlon. we inve8ted in dn HR contract.
ROVE P CObThl Trn•t•e•' Report Ar ended 31at M•reh 202 for th• Th¢ future ia un¢¢rtain o¥ we do not know which 8roup8 will bc returnin8 to U8. It wa8 decided unanimously that exlitlng 8roup8 u8in8 the Centre would be 8iven priority over new group8. We continue to have our Bee8 at the Centre. The Church groups were able to return before other¥ complying with Government guidelines. In September the pottery and 1ce making groups were able to return briefy. as the8e were edueational. but had to Isolate again in October for the remainder of the year. We Saw the VCIne program rolled out at the bennths of 2021 are hop1 and optimistic for the comlng year. Once again many thAnk8 to 8JJ our Stsff and volunteers for all their efforts through extremely dlfflcult The charlty ha8 returned to full operation 8lnee the Ilftin8 of re8trictlona and clo¥ure of the PTIou8h Scherne. The charity has come through the pandemie with llttle economk damage. mostly thank8 to government aupport and the coxe of its Btaff, tru&t¢e8 8rAd voluntttrd. The elwity doe8 not expeet to be affected further by th18. The PT1ndP oourcem of funding for the Charlty are the rentsl Income on the Rln8w&y centre, and the under S'• Buiidlng. The charity ha8 Iiet up by way of a contlngency fund from unrestricted fund8 £35,000 to eover Any reitnKturlng •t1 In ca•e of ¢eÈiAtion of fundin8 And for any emergency repalr8. Man The Tru•tee8 actively revlew the mqlor rloks whlch the charity face8 on a Teguiar b18, although due to covid re¥triction8 thi$ ha8 had to be reduced, The TTUStee8 believe that maintaining Te8em8 at current level8 cornbined with an Annua] review of th¢ control8 over key finAnciAI By$tem8 wlll provlde 8uffl¢lent re$oureea in the event of adver8e condltlon8. Havlng due regArd to the guid•nee publllhed by the Chartty Comml88ion on public benefit. the Tru8tee$ are of the opinlon that the charlty contlnue• to provlde benefitj for the loc eommunlty by.. Providin8 £t4ellltle• for loeal groupA to meet at A rea¥oDAble eo•t. Liaising with thc Council to eo-ordinate loc project8 for the benefit of the local cojDmunity. Maintalning contact with other voluntary organisations in Grove Park. (2)
GROVE PARK CO Trn¥tse8' R•9ort •nd•d 31•t ROUP ror th• 202 Ind endent ner 8thr]eld Accountant8 LLP was re-appointed independent ex4miner8 during the year and, being eli8ible. offered them$elves for future re-appointment. The Trn8tee8 who Berved in the year were a8 follow•'. C. Blake Ichair) A. Macpher8on By order of the board I TRusfEE Date.. {3)
GROVE PARK COMMUrn GROIYP 8t&temen f Tru•tee8' Res onbItI¢ For the ende 31rtM h202 L&w applieable to charitie8 in England and WaJe¥ require the Trustees to prePC financial statement8 for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the financial Activities during the year and of the financial position at the end of the year. In prepaTin8 tho¥e financial 8tatements, the Trustee$ are required to: Select 8Uitable accounting policie8 and apply them consistently. Make Jud8emcnt8 e8tim&teo that arc rea8onable and prudent. state whetheT applicable aeeountln8 Standarda have been followed. •ubject to any materi81 departures di8c108ed And explained Sn the fmanci8J 8tatementa. Prepare the financ1 8tatement8 on a going concern basis. unles8 It 18 Inappropriate to a86ume the Charity will ¢ontinue In existenee. The Trn8tee$ are re8pon8lble for kttplng accountlng reeorde, whleh dlJ¢lo8e wlth reaionable aeeurocy At any tlme. the financlal po3itlon of the charlty and enable them to en8ure that the nnonclal 8totements comply with the Charltles Act 2011. They ar¢ 80 respon8ible for 8afe8uArdlng the a88et8 of the charity and hence for taking reasonable Steps for the preventlon and deteetlon of fr&ud pnd other irregularities. {4)
GROVE PARK COMMuiirrY GR endent EXnIneo Re ort to the Tru•te•• l Teport on the accounts of Grove Park Community Group for the year ended 31it March 2022, whlch &re 8et out on pa8e8 6 to 13. ectiv onsibiliti The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The chity'S trustees COnder that an audit is not required for thi8 yeaT wider section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an ind¢pend¢nt examtswtlon 18 needed. tThe Charlty 18 preparlng accrued accounta and l am quojified to undertake the examination by being A qu1r1ed member of the In8titute of Chartered AeeountAntA for EnglAnd and Wale81. It 18 rny re#pon$lblllty to: examine the accounts urAder 8ectlon 145 of the 2011 Act.. to follow the procedures lald down In the Genergj Dtre¢tlon8 glven by the ChgAty CommlBilon under eection 14515llbl of th¢ 201 l Act. to otAte whether portlcular matter$ have eome to my Attendon. My ¢xamlnat5on was carrled out In Accordance wlth the Oeneral Dlrertlona glven by the Charlty Comm188lon, An exAmlnation Include8 a review of the aeeountlng reeords kept by the charlty and a eompari8on of the account8 pre8ented wlth tho•e record8. It algo Include8 conBlderatlon of any iinu8ual item8 or dl8do8ure$ In the accounts, and 8eekln8 ¢xplgJ]ationi from you a• truBtee8 on¢¢rDln8 any Buch mutters. The procedure8 undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be requlred In an audit, and consequentlyi no opinion 18 given as to whether the accounts present a rue and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in th¢ statement below. In connection with my examlnatlon, no matter ha8 come to my attentlon.. which 2ive8 me rea80nable cau8e to belleve that, In any materlal re8pect. the Truitee$ have not met the requirement8: to keep accouDtin8 recorda in Aeeordanee with 8. 130 of the Charitie8 Act 2011,. and to prepare account$ which accord with the accountlng records and comply wlth the accountlng requirement8 of the 2011 Aet he4ve not been met. or to which. in my opinion. attentlon should be drawn In order to enE4ble A proper und¢r4tanding of the account• to be reached. Pou Simon Poli MEDg. ACA Suite I, Unit 2 8tanysted CourtyArd Paraon8ge Road T&k¢lry. EJ8ex CM22 6PU Smithfield Accountant¢ LLP Chartered Accountanto Date: 2FIoi/i} (5)
Charity Number: 1046082 GROVE PARK COMMUTh OROUP Balan¢e Sheet a8 at 81¥t Mar¢h 2022 A8at 202 NTA Sundry Debtor8 Ca4h at Bank & In Hand 9,715 8,932 121,507 120,711 CREDITORS: Amouwfs PALUNG DUE THIN ONE YEAR Sundry Cr¢ditorJ & A¢cTual 27.403 12,413 £94,104 £ 108,298 Unre8tr1eted ThJnd8 Re8trleted Fund6 71,815 22,289 89,116 19,182 Z 94,104 Z 108,298 The notei on pagea 8 to 13 forn] part of the•e occ¢xtht• SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE TrusfEES C. Blake I TRUSTEE DATE 20 l. as. (6)
GROVE PARK COhfMUNnY statem•nt of Fln4ucIAI A¢tlvltleq for th¢ ear ended 31vt M•reh Unrestricted Funds Re8trieted Fn Tot8J 2022 Total 2021 INCOME FROM Property l£tting Income INotes 4 and 51 Qov¢rnment Orants.. CJRS Voluntary Income INote8 6 and 71 Mlscellaneous Intome INotes 8 and 91 Interest & Deposit AccountB TOTAL INCOME 32,088 11,023 21,371 5,702 32,088 11,023 42,978 5,702 12,607 33,982 25,829 21,607 25 Charitable A¢tlvitiei (Notes 10 and I I Governance Costs (Note 141 TOTAL LYPKNDnxiRX 82,757 18,500 101,257 66,180 105 993 117.3011 3,107 114,1941 2,599 TRAN8FXR8 FUND TOTAL FUND8 BROVOHT FORWARD £89 116 £71815 £19182 £22289 £ 108 298 £94104 £ 105 699 £ 108 298 17)
GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GRO Notri to the Fin•nelal Ststements for the Ar ended 31•t Mar¢lk 2022 ACCO IrnNG POLI The principal accounting policie8 of the Charity are:. ounti The finojicial 8tatem¢nt• have been prepared In occordAnce wlth the charltys tru8t dccd. the Charlilea Act 2011 and "Accountln8 And Reportlng by Charitles: StAtement of Recomrnended Practice applleable to ChitIeS preparin8 their aeeounts in aCCOTdan¢t wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard applleable In the UK ond Republle of Ireland IPRS 1021 leffectlve l January 20191" St Sepuclhre (Finsburyl United Charities meets the definltlon of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. A88et8 and liabi]itie8 are Inltially recognised at hlstorical coBt or transaction value unle8$ otherwi8e atated in the relevant accounting policy note8. The trustee$ con•lder that there are no matertal uncertalntleg about the Charltyj ablllty to contlnue & 805n8 concern. bl Purcha8e8 of equipment and improvement8 to preml8e4 are charged a8 revenue expendlture and not ¢apltall8ed or depreciated. Reeo ition Thebe are ineluded in the SOFA when: The tharity become• entitled to the reBouree8' The Tru8tee$ are virtually Certain they will recelve the re•ource8; and The monetary value can be measured wlth 8ufflclent rellablllty arantJ and donAtir)n8 are only Included In the SOFA when the ¢hArlty hA• unconditional entitlement to the re8ouree8. Gro8B PAY and Employer'j Penslon ContrlbutSon8 Empltsyer8' Natlonai Inwrance C09ta 41,642 40,385 Average number of employees (8)
up Notes to the Flnan¢lal Stat•m*nts for the end•d 022 MOVEMEirr IN FUND8 Brought Incoming ReJourceJ Tr8Ji8fer CArrled Re¥tri¢t¢d Grove park A88embly IA)ndon Marathon London & Quadrant London Horticultural Soclety Social Farn)s Groundwork London 2,433 14,015 2,234 500 2,433 14,015 2,396 500 1.500 162 1.500 19, 182 21,607 18,500 22,289 UDTe8trlcted . 89,116 70,192 89.196 70.112 £ 108.298 % 91.799 £ 107,696 £ 92.401 Th¢ charlty alm• to ret•in by way of eontingenry fund. from unre8trlctd re8erve8. £35.000. to cover any reitructurlng eo8t8 In c&8e of ce88atlon of fundlns, And for any emer8ency repalr8. Rents Receivable 32,087 ANALY818 OF PROPER Rents RecelYAbl¢ 12.607 {9)
GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GROUP Not¢1 to the Flnnclal 8tatements for the at ettded 31t hfareh 2022 cont'd OF VOLUNTARY co E 21)22 Fundrai8in Grant8 Donations vent LBLRD Donations London & Quadrant - Communlty EvcntB ndon & Quadrant Soclaj Farm$ Groundwork London 11,565 11,565 936 8,870 162 1.500 936 8,870 162 1,51)0 42,042 936 42,978 GPO Volunteer Itd Workshops Book 8ale8 Donations Clay at RlnBway Projeet Indon & Quadrant- Communlty Eventi TOTAL 20,000 soo 20,000 soo S,329 5,329 80FJ LLANEOU8 XlfCOME 2022 Take A Break IFrAd8y Café) Clay At The Rin8way Bu8y Bec Jnpost Mujic Night Sundry Ineorrte TOTAL Iso Iso 600 610 780 192 610 780 192 Events Other Sundry Income TOTAL iio)
GROVE PARK COMMUrn GROUP Ilote8 to the FlnAuclal Statements d•d 31at bfAreh 2022 cont¥d roy 10. LVEDITURE ON CTivmK8 2022 Actlvltle8 Undertthn Dtrectty te Support C08t8 13 ProvA8lon of Education And Facilities Communlty Event8 and Proj¢ct8 90,323 9,375 1,559 91.882 9,375 99.698 101257 ii. A¢tlvltleB Undertaken Direetly Support Costs Provlalon of Edueatlon And PacllltleB Communlty Event8 and Projects 59,415 5.179 1,586 61,001 5,179 nAnd Stolf Co8t• Water Rate4, Heat, Ught, Telephone & In8urance Repolr$ & MaSntenance Premi¥ea & Equipment Purcha8e• 41,642 19,367 26,180 40,841 12,184 6,043 347 mmunit Evcnts and Pro. London & QuAdrant Clay at the Ringway 133
ROVE PARK CO3lhfUNTh GROUP Notes to the Flnanual 8tat¢ments •ndd 31•t Mareh 2 13. ANALY OF PORT 08T8 22 Printing P08tage & Stationery 01CC Con8umable$ Lieense8 & Sub8¢ription8 418 492 649 633 480 473 14. QOVERNANCE C 22 2021 Account&ncy. Payroll & Bookkeepln8 Other Legal & Profesjlonal Fee8 Bad Debt Sundry 1.242 3,069 273 152 2,945 401 318 15. The IDdependent examlner'a fee £1,2421202 1 - £1.2 121. 16. The Trustees are not remunerated and dld not claim any expen8eJ In the year12021- £nlll. {12)
GROVE PARK COMMUNITY GROUP Th0 to the FI1 8tatement• ror the ear ended 31•t Mareh 21122 conttrd 17. 8TA OF eA MARCH 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Property LLng Income (Note 51 12.607 33,982 25,329 12,607 33,982 25,829 Voluntary Income 0te 71 MiEcell8neou8 thcome Intere8t & Depo8lt Accounts 500 25 25 500 Charitable Activitie8 (Note 111 Qovernance Co8t8 (Note 141 66.180 66,180 soo BETIVEEII FU TOTAL FUND8 BROUGHT FORWARD AL FUND8 £87017 £89116 £18682 £19 182 £ 105 699 £ 108 298 (131
statement of Fln8ttcIAI ActItIeS •aT ènd•d 31rt Mareh 2 Unrestricted Fund Restricted Fund8 Totsl 2022 Total 2021 INCO NGRB OURC London & Quadrant Social Farni$ Groundwork London Take A Break (Frlday Cofél London & Quadrttnt- Community Events Royal HortiCtUrej Society Grant LBLRD Government Grant8: CJRS Busy Bees Lnpost Mu•l¢ Nlght Donationo l£ttln8 Fee$ Intere8t Clay at the Ringway Projeet Misc AL RESOURCES 162 1,500 19,945 162 1,500 19,945 150 8,870 Iso 8,870 11.565 11,023 610 780 192 936 32,088 11.565 11.023 610 780 192 936 32,088 20.000 33,982 12,607 2S 5,329 600 MIN R&80URC EXP DED Clay at the Rlngway Project Staff C08t8 Pilntlng, Po8ta8e & St8Ltion¢ry Water RateB, Het4t, Li8ht, Telephone & In8uraDee Repair# & MAlntenanee Premise* & Equlpment Purchases olee CoTh8umables Communlty Evento Accountancyi Payroll & Bookkeeplng Other Legoj & Profe88lonal Fee• Lieen8es & Sub6¢riptiong Bad Debts Sundry 9,242 41,642 419 19,367 9,242 41,642 419 19,367 5.179 40,841 633 12,184 7.680 3,134 492 133 1,242 3,069 649 273 151 18,500 26,180 3,134 492 133 1,242 3,069 fA9 273 151 105 993 6,042 347 480 2,945 473 401 319 DED IN TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS FUN BROUOHT RW £89116 £19182 £ 108 298 £ 105 699 £71 815 £22289 £ 108 298 (14)