CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
From 01 April 2024
Period end date
Period start date To 31 March 2025
Charity name: Swardeston Day Centre
Charity registration number:1065872
Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
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.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.17 and
1.19
The provision of day centre services for
elderly people in the village of
Swardeston and nearby surrounding
Provision of day centre facilities for upto
20 people, undertaken twice a week.
Monday and Wednesday
Para 1.18
TBC
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
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
The Day Centre has continued to run
services for elderly people in the locality.
It operates a programme of morning and
afternoon activities, provides a hot, home
cooked two course lunch, and offers
companionship for those who would
otherwise have little or no contact with
others during the week.
It also offers respite to immediate family
members allowing to pursue their own
activities
Aciditional 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
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.21
Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
Para 1.22
Para 1.22
Para 1.24
Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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
The Charity had seen unexpected cost
due to management turnaround and the
associate cost of recruiting replacement
staff
Reserves have been placed in an interest
bearing account to ensure we got a
reasonable return on our investments
whilst making sure the money was
secure
£41,400
N/A
N/A
N/A
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)
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association.
CIO)
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
Trust Deed
Para 1.25
Unincorporated association
Para 1.25
Trustees are elected to the position
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
/ Para 1.51
training of trustees
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
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
Swardeston Day Centre
N/A
1065872
Swardeston Day Centre,
Main Road
Swardeston.
Norwich NR14 8DU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
year
Dr, Nigel Legg
Chair
Florence Ellis
Gillian Moyra
Waters
Peter Frank Leigh
Secretary
Dates acted if not for whole
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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
None
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
N/A
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements for
N/A
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own assets
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)
Ngh legg
Full name(s)
NIGEL GORDON
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
CHAIRMAN
4th AUGUSA 2025

**Swardeston Day Centre Year-End Management Accounts Summary For the Year Ended 31st March 2025** 

## **1. Income Summary:** 

**Income Source YE 31/03/25 YE 31/03/24 2025 Budget** 

NCC Fees £2,023.18 £3,750.00 £3,395.00 Fees £36,678.40 £49,708.00 £50,634.00 Fundraising £99.09 £0.00 £0.00 Donations £1,663.60 £1,123.00 £0.00 Other £5,239.58 £1,271.00 £5,907.00 **Total Income £45,703.85 £55,852.00 £59,936.00** 

## **2. Expenditure Summary:** 

**Expense Item YE 31/03/25 YE 31/03/24 2025 Budget** Salaries £37,641.92 £38,651.00 £36,800.00 Rent £6,850.00 £9,120.00 £9,215.00 Food £5,407.74 £5,327.00 £6,790.00 Mileage £3,692.39 £4,602.00 £5,820.00 Drivers £1,018.00 £0.00 £0.00 Activities £297.48 £4,280.00 £5,820.00 IT Costs £237.60 £454.00 £1,067.00 Insurance £719.49 £677.00 £1,080.00 Gifts £872.79 £654.00 £500.00 Other Expenses* £14,979.25 £3,507.00 £3,701.00 

## **Total Expenditure £70,715.66 £67,272.00 £71,793.00** 

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* _Other Expenses include pensions, subscriptions, entertainment, promotions, advertising, administration, accountancy, sundries, accruals, etc._ 

## **3. Net Surplus / (Deficit):** 

## **YE 31/03/25 YE 31/03/24 2025 Budget** 

Net Surplus / (Deficit) **-£25,011.81 -£11,420.00 -£11,857.00** 

## **4. Key Observations:** 

- **Income** fell by **£10,148.15** , mainly due to reduced service fees and lower NCC contributions. 

- **Expenditure** increased by **£3,443.66** , driven by the introduction of new cost items such as drivers and rising general operational expenses. 

- The **net deficit** more than doubled year-on-year, indicating a pressing need to either increase income or implement tighter cost controls. 

- There was a **budget shortfall of £13,675.19** against the 2025 projections, primarily due to income underperformance. 

- Petty cash book transactions were consolidated into the main bank account and fully reconciled. 

- "Other" income includes cheque deposits where corresponding PAYE records are unavailable. 

## **5. Banking Summary:** 

- **Total bank transfers during the year:** £41,400.00 

- **Closing balance across all bank accounts and petty cash as of 31st March 2025: £50,992.76** 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent Examiner's Report
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Report to the trustees/
members of
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages
SWARDESTON DAY CENTRE
APRIL 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1065802
Responsibilities and
basis of report
Independent
examiner's statement
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
•
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
• the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Ethate
Date:
21/7/25
KENWETH JOHN SHARPE
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
1. GROVE DALE
NEWTON FLOTMAN
NORWICH
NR 15 1 Q9.
IER
October 2018

Section B
Give here brief details
of any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see
CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance
for examiners).
1 am satisfied that the trustees
have considered the financial
circumstances of the Charity at
the end of the reforting Period
and, the trustees have made an
assessment of the Charity's loston
as a gang concern when approving
the accounts.
IER
2
October 2018