## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date 01 02 2024 **From To**
Period end date 31 01 2025
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The Mereside Community Centre Association **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1075373 **Charity's principal address** Mereside Community Centre Mereside **Postcode** SY2 6LH ~~——_~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person (or Dates acted if not Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to appoint for whole year trustee (if any)** 1 John Caldwell Chair 2 Ted Clarke 3 Rowan Connolly 4 Rosemary Dartnall 5 Sue France Administrator/Caretaker 6 Roy Edwards 7 Ann Matthews Treasurer ~~====~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** ~~—$—~~ **Name Dates acted if not for whole year Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ~~===~~ **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ~~OO~~ **TAR** 1 March **2012**
March **2012**
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
New Trustees are appointed by nomination by the existing Trustees of the Trustee selection methods Charity.
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
During the year, payments of £16,010 (2024: £14,365) were made to Mrs S France, Trustee, in respect of her role as the Charity’s administrator and caretaker.
During the year, payments of £1,113 (2024: £1,750) were made to Mrs A Matthews, Trustee, in respect of accounts services.
Payments of £1,705 (2024: £2,557) were made during the year to R S Landscapes for grounds and general maintenance. Mr R S Edwards, Trustee, is the Proprietor of R S Landscapes.
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Springfield and Sutton area and the neighbourhood together, defined by the ward boundaries without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. To establish, or secure the establishment of, a community centre and to maintain and manage the same in furtherance of these objects. To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined
March **2012**
**TAR**
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The Trustees have had due regard to the revised Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
The main hall and meeting rooms have been let out to a variety of interest groups over the past year, some of which are long established and have been using the premises since it opened.
For example in October 2023 the following groups used the building:-
**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)**
Ballet School Line Dancing Tai Chi Evangelical Church St Luke’s Christian Spiritualist Church Diddidance Recorders Bridge Clubs Language School Counselling Falls Group (NHS) Shropshire Quilters Sewing classes Spanish class Shrewsbury Ramblers Elevate Labour Party Sovereign Park Residents Association
Additionally to these regular users the hall is often hired for private parties, and concerts etc.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The Chair thanked all members of the Committee for their continued support over the past twelve months, with again special thanks to Sue and Stefan for looking after the Centre and keeping it in top condition. Financially we remain in a very healthy position as bookings have been consistently high over the past year. The Board are please that they have been able to use some of their funds to support the community by providing a defibrillator which is attached to the outside of the Centre. Thanks were offered to Sam Richards for her work in issuing the invoices each month.
## **Section E Financial review**
The Committee wish to keep a reserve of £20,000 at any one time in **Brief statement of the** order to cover any potential outgoings. **charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** There are no funds in deficit. **in deficit**
March **2012**
**TAR**
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Further financial review details (Optlonal inforniation)
You may choose to include
additional infomiation, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including any
fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives of
the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any ethical
investment policy adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary. Chair.
etc)
Date
a?
TAR
Marth 2012
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|The Mereside Community Centre Association|1075373|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|01/02/2024|31/01/2025|
|To|
|from|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|£|
|A1 Receipts|
|Sales Income|50,274|-|-|50,274|48,223|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|50,274|-|-|50,274|48,223|
|IS|AR)|IS|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|50,274|-|-|50,274|48,223|
|————|——|
|A3 Payments|
|Advertising|23|-|-|23|49|
|Cleaning Materials|649|-|-|649|668|
|Computer Costs|202|-|-|202|197|
|Bad Debt|708|-|-|708|-|
|Electricity|374|-|-|374|377|
|Equipment & Furnishings|119|-|-|119|1,658|
|Gas|5,754|-|-|5,754|3,009|
|Grounds Maintenance|1,745|-|-|1,745|2,122|
|Hygiene Services|732|-|-|732|592|
|Insurances|1,320|-|-|1,320|1,247|
|Office/General Administrative Expenses|100|-|-|100|83|
|Other Professional Services|1,838|-|-|1,838|2,450|
|Phone Costs|178|-|-|178|154|
|Printing, Postage and Stationery|31|-|-|31|33|
|Repairs and Maintenance|6,410|-|-|6,410|6,242|
|Salaries|15,391|-|-|15,391|14,365|
|Water|1,214|-|-|1,214|1,352|
|Investment in CCLA|15,000|-|-|15,000|-|
|Sub total|[ 51,788 ]|-|-|51,788|34,598|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|————|Total payments|51,788|-|-|——|51,788|34,598|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|- 1,514|-|-|- 1,514|13,625|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|36,802|- -|36,802|23,177|
|Cash funds this year end|==|35,288|-|- 35,288|=>|36,802|
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
06/05/2025
1
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to neaSt £
Restricted
funds
to nearest£
Endowment
funds
Categories
Details
B1 Cash funds
Current Account
35.288
Total cash funds
(agree batances wilh receipts and payments
acnE[s)}
Unrestricted
funds
to neaTest£
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
fvnds
to nearest£
Details
Fund to which
asset belon
Unrestricted
Cost (optlonal)
Current value
tional
143.370
DetaTIs
CCL4
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
asset belo
Current value
Details
C¢)st (optlonal)
B4 Assets retained for the
Charity's own use
Fund to which
liabil"
relates
V¥hen due
tio
Details
tional
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or Iwo trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
roval
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
06105r2025
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Mereside Community Centre Association
On accounts for the year
ended
31 January 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1075373
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 January 2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report 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 (
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
Independent
examiner's statement
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.
Signed:
-UJKIIKQ ms.
Date:
16-06-202
Name:
C Moelwyn-williams
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Bsc FCA
Address:
TCA Accountants, Third Floor, 21 St Mary's Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1 ED
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here brief detsils of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018