## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date Charity name: Wattisfield Community Centre & Recreation Ground** ## **Charity registration number: 1062770** ## **Objectives and Activities** |**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17
**A safe and welcoming space for the**
**residents of the village and local area to**
**meet, attend events, for leisure and**
**recreation.**||| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
**Senior coffee mornings**
**Food trucks**
**Bingo**
**Quiz nights**
**Weekend bar**
**Craft markets, car boots & table top**
**sales**
**Hall hire for parties and sports activities**||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**In planning our activities for the year we**
**kept in mind the Charity Commission’s**
**guidance on public benefit at our trustee**
**meetings**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |SORP reference|SORP reference|SORP reference| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making
Para 1.38||| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38||| |Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38
**We are grateful for the many hours**
**volunteers, including member**
**volunteers, have spent planning,**
**running and implementing our events.**
**Without this valuable contribution of**
**time, energy and expertise we would not**
**have been able to achieve so much.**||| |||| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
During 2024, our team of trustees and
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |||**During 2024, our team of trustees and**| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**volunteers worked hard to increase use**
**of the hall, providing events for as many**
**of the demographics in the village and**
**surrounding areas as possible.**
**The establishment of a regular weekend**
**bar has become an integral part of the**
**community, providing a space for**
**villagers to meet and enjoy a range of**
**beverages – something that has not**
**been available in the village for many**
**years.**
**Craft fairs and farmers markets have**
**made artisan products more accessible,**
**with the spring, summer and Christmas**
**fairs proving incredibly successful in**
**offering an abundance of choice for**
**produce and gifting.**
**Social events, such as bingo and quiz**
**nights have become a popular part of**
**our monthly calendar, making these**
**activities accessible to those who**
**cannot travel far.**
**As the location of our village is very**
**rural with no amenities, the introduction**
**of food trucks visiting a few times a**
**month has enabled residents to access**
**‘takeaway’ food on their doorsteps,**
**which has proved incredibly popular**
**and well received. A weekly fish and**
**chip van is a highlight.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**As of 31/12/2024, the charity held £14840**
**across their banking accounts. These**
**funds will be used to pay utilities,**
**repairs and provide stock for events.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold reserves of approx. £4500, in a**
**COIF savings account, which would**
**cover approx. 6 months of operational**
**costs in the event of loss of income and**
**to meet any unforeseen expenditure that**
**may occur.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£4500**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The charity is entirely reliant of the**
**trustees and volunteers to run – without**
**their time and dedication, we would not**
**be able to successfully function, which**
**would lead to an uncertain future for the**
**charity.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed or reappointed**
**annually at the Annual General Meeting**
**held in October/November**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wattisfield Community Centre & Recreation Ground| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Wattisfield Village Hall| |Registered charity number|1062770| |Charity’s principal address|Wattisfield Community Centre & Recreation Ground
The Street
Wattisfield
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 1NR| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jacqueline Mayes Chair/Treasurer
2 Paul Blencowe Secretary
Bernadette
3
Blencowe
4 Margrette Carver
5 Colin Carver
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jacqueline Mayes **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 30/10/2025 ~~PF~~ ## **Wattisfield Community Centre and Recreation Ground** Registered Charity 1062770 ## **Income & Expenditure Account for the year ending 31st December 2024** |**Income**
Mid Sufolk Grants
Watsfeld Town Trust
Hall Hire
Private Event Bar Sales
Pub Nights
Car Boot Sales
Farmers Markets (net)
Other Events (net)
Recycling
Rafes (net)
Interest
Other Income
**Total Income**|**2024**
£5,745.80
£200.00
£1,956.00
£2,544.26
£19,863.78
£473.91
£477.99
£1,175.11
£490.56
£374.50
£220.98
£178.76
**£33,701.65**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |||£6,996.60
£500.00
£2,373.00
£0.00
£10,688.84
£326.51
£0.00
£342.78
£165.53
£244.50
£198.30
£85.83| |||**£21,921.89**| |**Expenditure**
Electricity
Heatng Oil
Water
Insurance
Fire Safety & Emergency Lightng
Wif
Cleaning
Hall Maintenance & Repairs
Furniture & Equipment
Recreaton Ground Maintenance
Pub Night Bar & Food Purchases
Licences (PRS, PPL, ICO & TV)
SumUp Costs
Vegepods Raised Garden Beds
Hot Frog Bar Refurbishment
Kitchen Upgrade
Other Costs
**Total Expenditure**
**NET SURPLUS FOR YEAR**|**2024**
£5,006.04
£2,240.57
£505.67
£1,179.08
£707.23
£408.02
£73.94
£2,231.84
£2,169.17
£63.78
£13,795.48
£645.66
£994.74
£1,003.99
£272.77
£332.64
£1,317.56
**£32,948.18**
**£753.47**|**2023**| |---|---|---| |||£2,526.84
£2,132.96
£337.11
£1,077.58
£368.40
£584.82
£409.67
£1,843.58
£282.58
£568.08
£6,765.63
£723.62
£0.00
£0.00
£1,044.34
£2,200.49
£418.76| |||**£21,284.46**| |||| |||**£637.43**| ## **Wattisfield Community Centre and Recreation Ground** Registered Charity 1062770 ## **Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2024** |**Assets**
Current Assets
Bar Stock
Accrued Income: Mid Sufolk District Council
Prepayments: Insurance
Watson Petroleum
Current Account
Sum Up Account
Pay Pal Account
COIF Deposit Account
Pety Cash
**Total Assets**
Current Liabilites
Creditors:
Watsons Petroleum
Anglian Water
**Total Liabilites**
**Net Assets**
**Reserves**
Brought Forward
Net Surplus for the year
**Net Reserves**|**2024**
£310.92
£490.56
£60.38
£0.00
£4,414.18
£2,787.65
£19.50
£4,500.93
£2,256.50
**£14,840.62**
£496.39
£842.78
**£1,339.17**
**£13,501.45**
**2024**
£12,747.98
£753.47
**£13,501.45**
£0.00|**2023**| |---|---|---| |||£248.00
£0.00
£54.71
£371.18
£5,636.19
£1,325.36
£257.58
£4,284.95
£907.12| |||**£13,085.09**| |||£0.00
£337.11| |||**£337.11**| |||| |||**£12,747.98**| |||**2023**| |||£12,110.55
£637.43| |||**£12,747.98**| |||£0.00| ||A|B|C|D|E| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Date**|**Item**|**Invoice No.**|**PC Credit**|**PC Debit**| ||F|G|H|I|J|K|L| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Bank Credit**|**Bank Debit **|**SumUp Credit **|**SumUp Debit **|**Pay Pal Credit **|**Pay Pal Debit**|**Cash Bal**| ||M|N|O|P|Q|R|S| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Bank Bal**|**SumUp Bal**|**Pay Pal Bal**|||**Total Income**|**Donatons/Grants**| ||T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|AA| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Watsfeld TT**|**Other Events**|**Badminton**|**ports Training**|**ther Hall Hire**|**Hire Bar Sales**|**Pop In Café**|**mble Sale**| 1 ||AB|AC|AD|AE|AF|AG|AH|AI| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**ot/Table Sale**|**uiz/Pub Night **|**Music Fest/Fete**|**Recycling**|**terest Income**|**Rafe Income**|**rmers Market**|**Other Income**| ||AJ|AK|AL|AM|AN|AO|AP|AQ|AR| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|||**Total Costs**|**Rent**|**Water**|**Insurance**|**Electricity**|**Oil**|**BT Wif**| ||AS|AT|AU|AV|AW|AX|AY|AZ| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Advertsing**|**Website**|**Cleaning**|**Hall Maint**|**Rec Maint**|**Fire**|**Fire Alarm**|**Play Area**| BA BB BC BD BE BF BG 1 **PRS LicencesPrint/Stionery Event Costs Drink Licenceink Purchases Cafe Food Kitchen/Food Safety** 1 BH BI BJ BK BL BM BN BO **Furniture/ eposit Refund TV License SumUp Costs Equipment Other Costs ovation Costs Raffle Prize Market Stock** ||BX||BY||BZ| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|||**Income & costs 17 Aug.-31 Dec 2017**||**Income**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES Independent examiner's report on the accounts tsectlon A:,: Rep¢)rt to the trustees Wattisfield Communty Centre and Recreation Ground On accounts for the year endod 31December 2024 Charity no (If any) 1062770 Set out on pag I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (W)e TTUSt") for the year ended 3111212025. AS the charilvs trustees. vou are resoonsible forthe prepar￿K>n of the counts in accordance with the requirements of Ihe Charilies Act 2011 (Xhe Act). basis of rèport I rerth In respect of mv examination of the TNsf8 accounts carr5ed oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out ry examinat*Jn, I have followed all the applKable Direclions gNen by the Charty Commission uiiu¥i se￿10n i￿?￿D) OT Ine ACL Independent •xamlnefs statement appl*￿. Delete [ ] ifnot applicable. I have comoleted mv examknalK)n. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention in connectk)n with the examination (elkeFI di6G19￿") which gr¥es me cause to believe that in, any material the accounting records We￿ not kept in accordance wlth seclion 130 of the Chafities Acl: or the accounts did not accord wlth accounlwig records". the accounts did rK>t comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fonn and content of accounts set in the Charilies (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008 olher than anv reouirement that the accounts give a Irue and falf view whkh is not a matter considered as part of an iThleperKlent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in ¢onrbedK with the examinatifm lo whsch attention shoukl t* dfawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper underslanding of the a￿nts to be reached. Please delete th8 words in the brackets Irthey do not apply. Sign¢d: Date: 24110125 Nam•: Mr Paul Laviws Retlred FCCA IER Oct 2018 qualoftcatsorfsl or body {If any>: Addr•s•: The Jays, Walsham Road Wattisfield Dtss IP22 1NZ Section B Disclosure Only complele if the examiner needs to highlight materi81 matters of con¢ern Isee CC32, Independent &XamInat￿ of dlarity aC￿Unts: direcliorts and guidan￿ for exaniners). Glv• her• brief details of any ftèms that the examin•r wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018