2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/1/24 Period start date To 31/12/24 Period end date

Charity name: Cassop Community Centre

Charity registration number: 1078702

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Provision and maintenance of community hall for use by inhabitants for meetings, recreation and leisure to improve life for inhabitants of the area
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	Bingo, coffee morning, private hire, youth club, village parties, local council meetings, repair cafe
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have had due regard to guidance issued by Charity Commission on public benefit

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	Cassop Community Centre remains a significant feature of the village. Our activities have benefited a wide range of inhabitants of our own and surrounding villages. We have tried to reduce social isolation of local people of all ages and our youth club is now a thriving group which can only be of benefit to the young people and the village. We are open to new ideas and seek to widen our appeal – hence the Repair Café venture.

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	We are pleased to say the Centre earned more that its expenditure but we rely on the goodwill of the village and our local County Councillors and Parish Councillors for their continued and valued support.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have no reserves but try to keep a minimum of £8000 ready for all eventualities
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	We have no reserves held in a savings account at this point in time.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	We have been unable to secure a savings account with Virgin Money until we hold the current account for a period of time. This will be sorted this year.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Funds are not in deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There are currently no uncertainties and the Charity goes fro strength to strength

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	Administered by committee of trustees
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	By invitation of the current Trustees

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 Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Cassop Community Centre
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1078702
Charity’s principal address	20 Lynn Crescent Cassop Durham DH6 4RH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Joyce Williams	Chair
	Diane Hesler	Secretary
	Marion Storey	Treasurer
	Alison Armstrong
	Janet Hurworth
	Carol Kirk
	William Walker
	John Hesler
	Ashlea Robinson

– 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

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for 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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Marion Gray Storey
	Treasurer
	8.10.25
	8.10.25

INCOME Bjngo Coffee morning srATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS NTR December 2024 EXPENDrruRE eaner s wages Garden/Handyman wages Hall Hire l Donations £600.00 l Electricity IGas IGrant £2,027.401 Iwater Rates IRefunds £14,685.001 IWI-FI Iparties £731.801 I Insurance Insurance claim / kitchen £0.00 I I Cleaning materials fund £7,784.34 Insurance claim Raffles £0.00 min l Repairs & Maintenance Memberships £20.011 l Health & Safety Youth fees tuck £72.901 I Capitsl Improvernents £679.851 IAdministration & Extras Iyouth Club parish council1 £2,200.001 Bank interest + Cashback- From Coop bank £21.901 I donations £15,166.911. l Refreshments Fun & Food Activities IRaffle Parties Defibrillator costs Youth Club staff Youth club £190.00 £1,740.61 LIA￿.(KI É88S.0C, £776.921 £490.89 £413.81 £1,043.28 27.02 £8,065 33 £780.90 £71.10 £240.4 £651.751 £302.101 £131.701 £8,015.551 £1,918.041 £176.431 £232.321 £o.001 £1,417.501 £1,104.29 Totsl receipts £45,920.72 Total expenditure £27,846.13 Asatl Bank cash in hand 24 1.12.24 £ 317.051 l Bank 48.18 cash in hand £18,402.941 £36.88 £46,285.95 £46,285.95

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; thanLs for the opportunity to review vour f1nllncl￿ stntcmonts, 'e halr looked dirough the schedules provided al0￿ with tho final conipilation of the fin£mcial sIAlunents for tlie s'ear ￿ded 31" December 2024, without carring out an autht. Our opinion is based solel5' on the from inforniation and explanations provid￿ and we are happy to rq)ort there are no thscrepanci&8 in the inforniation provided. All the entiies to the bank" ststements and the cash book. copies of which have been provided to us ￿ enable verification, and the balances on the statement of affairs match the statements PtDNryd We confirni Cassop Communtity C￿tre Financia] Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 to be correct in our opmion. You GHB L11) ANY hThlBER 09514289 REGISTERED ENGLAND AND WALES ISTERED 297 778616 VAT