CALOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 315* MARCH 2025
Registered Charity Number 1088608
The Trustees have the pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the Chairty for the year ended 31% March 2025.
Objectives and Activities
The object of the Charity. As set out in the governing document, are to manage the community centre facilities for the benefit of the local community.
The Trustees confirm that the activities of the charity are undertaken to achieve the charity’s aims with regard to the public benefit guidance.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
It gives me great pleasure to present the Annual Report for Calow Community Association, reflecting on our achievements over the past year and outlining our goals for the future. Our Community Centre continues to be a focal point for a wide variety of activities.
The Centre is well used by residents of Calow and from outside the community on average the foot fall through the Centre to access the different groups is 385 people per week. It is enjoyed by more than 20 different groups on a regular basis covering a range of cultural, sporting, health, and recreational activities. Hiring the Centre for private parties has resulted in slightly more use of the Centre over the weekend. We continue to have enquiries for weekly use from various organisation and where possible we endeavour to fit them into our busy weekly programme.
This year we have launched a Facebook page which has helped to advertise the Centre to a wider audience.
We have been lucky to receive funding for an energy audit which forms the basis of our 3- year Business Plan for the Centre. We hope to be successful in applying for grants to help us reduce our carbon footprint and utility costs.
My thanks, go to our hard-working staff, Trustees, and volunteers for helping to keep the Centre clean, tidy, safe and viable for all our hirers, and ensuring we provide a service to our local community. Thanks, must also go to the hirers themselves their commitment to the use of the centre is invaluable. A very big thank you goes to Kay Walshe who has been the Treasurer of our charity since its conception in 2002 and before that at the old community centre. This year Kay is retiring, and we all wish her a long and happy retirement.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Our receipts and payments accounts showa net surplus of £483 for 2024-2025 At end of the financial year March 2025 the charity had a carry forward balance of £79,944
RESERVES STATEMENT
The trustees have reviewed the charity’s reserves position and consider it prudent to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately 18 months of normal operating expenditure.
This level of reserves has been maintained for several years and reflects the trustees’ desire to:
Provide long-term financial stability;
Ensure the charity can respond flexibly to opportunities or unexpected needs; Generate a modest level of interest income to support charitable activities.
The trustees recognise the importance of ensuring that reserves are appropriate for the charity’s needs and commit to reviewing the policy annually. As at 31 March 2025, the charity held reserves of £67,235, of which the full amount is unrestricted and available for general use.
Approved by the Trustees on e329... signed on their behalf by:-
Janet Stout Chairperson
CALOW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
(Charity No. 1088608)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025
The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
© examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and
© to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
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b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met.
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Name: Daniel Brown
Address: Hilldene, 3 Chesterfield Road, Duckmanton, Derbyshire $44 5JG s « 4 Date: LofBlZ0zy
Calow Community Association Registered Charity No 1088608
Receipts & Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st March 2025
| Receipts | Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Room Hire | 36,457 | ||
| Grants | 0 | EmploymentCosts | 21,116 |
| Refund | 1,372 | ||
| Interest | 2,370 | Property Costs | |
| 40,199 | Alarm | 672 | |
| Council Tax | 1,017 | ||
| Water | 1,070 | ||
| Gas | 3,020 | ||
| Electric | 3,840 | ||
| CCTV Cameras | 82 | ||
| R&R | 1,686 | ||
| Annual Safety Checks | 517 | ||
| Insurance | 1,071 | ||
| PRS Licence | 182 | ||
| Cleaning Materials | 824 | ||
| Window Cleaning | 305 | ||
| Administration Costs | |||
| Professional Fees (RAD) | 735 | ||
| Safety Consultant | 1,000 | ||
| Bank Charges | 275 | ||
| BT | 1,287 | ||
| Stationery | 48 | ||
| Petty Cash Expenses | 967 | ||
| 39,715 |
Income over expenditure 484
Calow Community Association Registered Charity No 1088608
Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st March 2025
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Assets Liabilities
Cash at bank - Current accounts 12,629
Cash at bank - Deposit account 67,235
Cash in hand 79
79,944 0
Net assets 79,944
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Janet Stout Chairperson