Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024
Charity name: New Owlsmoor Centre
Charity registration number: 1080713
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To provide a clean and safe venue for party and regular hire. |
| 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 |
Party hire of the venue for the local community, Space for local business to provide regular classes |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees are committed to providing a clean and well maintained space for the local community within our constitution, |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
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| n/a | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Policy on grant making | ||
| n/a | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Policy on social investment | ||
| including program related | ||
| investment | ||
| n/a | ||
| Para 1.38 | ||
| Contribution made by | ||
| volunteers | ||
| n/a | ||
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 | Continued provision of high quality facilities for hire by the community for classes and private events. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | n/a |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | n/a |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Surplus £ 2,608 to be reinvested in the community building, facilities and room hire subsidies. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £0.00 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Previous trustees were not aware of this requirement. A reserves policy will be implemented in the coming year |
| 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 | n/a |
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 |
Roome hire fees for private hire and classes for the local community |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
n/a | |
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| 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 | The constitution is regulated by the Charity Commission |
| 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 voted in at the yearly AGM. |
Additional information (optional)
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
n/a |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | n/a |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | New Owlsmoor Centre |
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| Other name the charity uses | Owlsmoor Community Centre |
| Registered charity number | 0180713 |
| Charity’s principal address | New Owlsmoor Centre Yeovil Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 0TF |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Melissa Timms | Chair | |||
| AndyHazell | Treasurer | |||
| Mike Grant | Secretary | |||
| AndyHazell | Signatory | |||
| Kate Purr | Signatory | |||
| Fiona Fenton | Signatory | |||
– 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 n/a 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) AM Hazell
Full name(s) Andy Hazell
Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chair, etc)
Date
21/10/2025
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| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | |||||||||
| For the period from |
01/01/2024 Period start date |
To | Period end date 31/12/2024 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Regular Hire fees 32,161 - - 32,161 29,065 Casual Hire fees 4,802 - - 4,802 4,172 Interest received 1,986 - - 1,986 1,821 Sundry Income 2,356 - - 2,356 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total(Gross income for AR)41,304 - - 41,304 35,058 ~~=—===—=~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 41,304 - - 41,304 35,058 A3 Payments AccountingSvcs 1,560 - - 1,560 3,629 ~~—————~~ |
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| Alarm System | 249 | 249 | - | |||||||
| Bad debt | 470 | 470 | - | |||||||
| Bookkeeping program LA | 983 | - | - | 983 | 189 | |||||
| CharityManagement & Administration | 9,765 | - | - | 9,765 | 6,735 | |||||
| Cleaning | 7,392 | - | - | 7,392 | 6,516 | |||||
| CleaningMaterials | 1,184 | - | - | 1,184 | 461 | |||||
| Consumable supplies | 13 | 13 | - | |||||||
| Curtains and blinds | 40 | 40 | - | |||||||
| Electrical & PAT testing | 56 | - | - | 56 | 57 | |||||
| Electricity | 3,221 | - | - | 3,221 | 3,962 | |||||
| Fire extinguishers | 86 | - | - | 86 | 86 | |||||
| Gas | 6,014 | - | - | 6,014 | 2,215 | |||||
| Insurance | 591 | - | - | 591 | 591 | |||||
| Locks and keys | 48 | - | - | 48 | - | |||||
| Music Licence | 1,115 | 1,115 | - | |||||||
| One off expenses | 558 | - | - | 558 | 2,048 | |||||
| Plumbingand water | 779 | 779 | - | |||||||
| Printingand stationary | 302 | 302 | - | |||||||
| Payroll Costs | - | - | - | - | 1,128 | |||||
| QuarterlyRent | 200 | - | - | 200 | 200 | |||||
| Sundry | 13 | 13 | - | |||||||
| Redecoration | - | - | - | - | 2,184 | |||||
| Telephone & Internet | 908 | - | - | 908 | 819 | |||||
| Waste collection | 648 | - | - | 648 | 611 | |||||
| Water & Sewage | 2,065 | - | - | 2,065 | 642 | |||||
| Website/ Online room bookingsite 265 - - 265 239 WorldpayFees 272 - - 272 139 Zettle fees 59 - - 59 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sub total 38,857 - - 38,857 32,450 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - ~~aaa~~ |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
38,857 - - 38,857 32,450 2,447 - - 2,447 2,608 - - - - - - - - - - 2,447 - - 2,447 2,608 ~~===—=~~ |
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature AM Hazell Aged creditors Details Details Details Details Aged debtors CCLA Investment fund Cash Current Account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 40,739 - 10,524 51,263 Agreement Error Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 49 - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates 377 |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - Name Hazell |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval | ||||
| Andy | 21/10/2025 | |||
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Sectlcin A Indepeiid&nt Exainiiier's Report Chr1rily fvlame memborn of New Owlnoor Centr8 Ona unt8 for tho year ended 311224 Charlty no (11 any) 1080713 8et out on page8 (ronmb0r lo InclLth thè pago numts¢rs ol ad(YUonttl shoètsl I report to th6 trustees on my exarnlnallon of the ac£aunts of the abovo charlty (fv Tru8f) fcK thè year ended 3111212024. onslbllllles and A8 the charlty tru8tee8 of the Trust, you are rn8pon81bl8 for tho preparat ba818 of report of th8 accounts In accordancé wlth th8 requlrements of the Charftl88 Act 2011 fthe Acn. I r8POrt In r88pect of my examlnatlon of tho Tru8f8 8¢xounts carrfed out under 8ectlon 145 of th8 2011 Act and In carrylng out my examlnatlon. I have followed th8 appllcablo Dlrectlon8 glven by th8 Charfty Comm1881on under 88Ctlon 145(5)(b) of the ACL I have completed my examlnatlon. l ¢xnfim) that no materfal matter8 have to my attenllon (otr than that d18do8ed below ') In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon thch glves m8 cause to b81iava that In. any matsrfal r8spe(; accountlng recuds were not kept In aCrdanCe wlth 88etlon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wlth the accounllng records Inde oxaml ndent 0rf8 8tatsm•nt I hav8 no concem8 and have crn a(x088 no other mattern In nneCtIOn wlth the examlnation to whlch attention Should be drawn In order to enabl8 a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. ' Pl8&88 delete the Wo13 In the brad(ets Mthoy do not a. Slgned: 24 Name: nt professlonal catlon(s) or body (If any): quall FCA Addre88: Lyafij fft6tÉL&-Y 16 October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts." directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any Items that the examiner wlsh8S to disclose. IER October 2018