Ch•rlty ReOstratlon No: 1093751 The Clifton Centre Community Assoclatlon Report of the Trustees and Unaudlted Flnancial Ststemerrts For the year ended 31 December 2024
Th• Cllfton C•ntr• Communlty l•oelatlon Cont•llts Pag• For th¢ year •nd•d 31 Docemb•r 2024 R8POrt of the Trusto8 14 Irthpend¢nt Examlnor's Rowt to th¢ Trust8&8 Statement of Flnanclal A¢ttvftle¥ 5tatomènt of FSn8rbcl8l Posltion Notes tothe Fln8ncl81 St8tern8nts 8-12
Th• Cllfton C•rtr• C•mmunlty AMo¢l4tlon R•port of th• Tru•t••8 F¢K th• year •nd•d 31 D•G•mb•r 2024 The Trust have pleasurè In pr•aentin8 their rnport arKI tho fjn•n¢i•l •t•tOnmtr for th• ¢h4wlty lor tha ywr 8nd8d 31 oamt 2024. The Tru8teo8 havv adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting try Charities: Statement ot Rocommd9(I Prgrflcg appIlble to ¢h8wities prap8n their 8ccounts in acc(danc8 with the Fm4nci81 Roportinq standard 4pplicabLe In the UK ar th¢ Rapubllc of Irelonil (FRS 102) (•ffo¢tlw i January 2019). The Charty's obj8CtMtl88 are to 3dvan¢e oduc8tl( and PrOde f8ciliti88 in th8 interest of 49oci•I welfaro for recr•otlon and loisuro. The Truste•s havg 1 due reg8rd to guidanc8188u8d tytho ¢h•rlty ComMi10n In deciding t aGtlviti0o the Ghfjwity should undertake.
Th• ellfton ¢•ntr• Commufitrty As•oclatkbn R•port of the Tru8t•88 For year •nd•d 31 D•¢•ml>•r 21)24 ACHIEVEMEpifs AND PERFORMANCE The Tru8teeJ have met 6 tlme8 durlng 2024. OUT WTthMlscussion¥ Included Ihe lolloknlng topl¢s: health arKI safety, maintenance and up-k0•p ol the buil¢lng, puh85eS. caretaker. opprJi8al ttc. &gf•gu8rdin& financial. including youps rent InGro98e$ to meat On-8ng wookly runnlng c08t4 including Salary and on-co3 an¢J utllllio$ Ot Th8 Trustees ¢ontlnu¢ to offer room hire and space to comrnunity groups, bu¥ines¥u, 4nd tho wldèr comrnunitylor rontsL People ol all a& •ttgr7d th¥ many v8rie<l 8tOiV8. organlsaiions, and activitspg on offer whl¢h anduda: Thg R8lnb¢M gnd Brownie group9. they h8NY exception81 volunteer108dOrs vtho haw d0(Ilc8t•(I mcfe than 50 years 8ach to give the young chlldren the opportunlty to learn many new Skills. Onjtsy a varied progr8mrn•, and anioy tha and g8m•$ togethér. JJ$ TaaY Café hav• an avora¢e of 80 people who como along and enioy the t48ty lunchos. Th6 gentle 8X8rclselke8p flt 8Toup rn88t on Frld8y rnorning. and there arn two yog4 s8sslong each wèek. Kod8k8n Marnal Arts offor thr•e $988ion• • week. Keyn"n& arnIng ol rbew 8kiU8 and fr16ndship. The Foodbank l ty voluntèèta from v8r10ts8 churchè8. and the food and tollatr5•8 ar don8ted from v8rlou8 sour¢e8. Saturday 8ftemoons. chlldrents borthday party bookin48 continuo to bg popular. The 4uiltslS 8roup meet on¢0 a month. &nd th• knlt and nattor group are in ekly. Lots ol extra event$ ate held in the ¢entre. th888 arn advertisad in thd local 8hop&. the centre noiace board8, lottgr box drops, bann6r8. 80cI81 media etc. Flnan¢ial Updat•s: From March 2024 thè tru8taè8 sat UP 8 8tsnding ordgr to on8blè t c8mt4k8r salary to be paid ia the bank, prewiou3ly wo were payingth? monthly salaryvia a cheqv•, Th¢ trusts88 alao ad to apply for a debit Ca 0$ wo w8r8 flndlng It more difficult to m8kg purch8989 wlth cheque?. many Gompanles are no longor ta'nO Ghequu. The debit Gat(l is also u?•d to pay Qo quarterly Nl. and Some on-ling purch880$ ate. The National Lottèry Community Fund. CCCA ProJ4¢t- Improve the F4aces •nd Sp8c88 th8t Mattfjr to Comrnunitl•8 - trw CCCA received our rg8trirt•¢ gr8nt In August 2023, which enable£l u$ to start making somo 63ntIal replac8rn8nts and purcha lor the ¢entre. At the ènd of tknGembef 2023, we brought forward £1,558.48 lo continuè wlth our 6mprovernents, • rtpl8c8mènt carpet for th8 maeting room and flooring for the coffee bar r8fre¥hmont 8ro0 ware purGha$e¢J etG, £1,557,00 was $pent. From our own un-rastricted fund8, the tru¥tg•$ awd to make improvgm•ntg In th8"8m8ll retrashment maklng area"_ Trew cupbo8.rd doors and work tops were ffttad. and 8 new sink replaG•d the old one (£1.200)
Th• Cllfton C•iiv• CtsmmtsrA8soelatlon H•port ol tho Tru•1 r th• yr •n&d 31 Dwmb•r 2024 The Goretakef has thorated various ar8a8 in tho bundln&' pooplo sfjy-lt Is 4 pleawre 10 corne into the cgntre. always welcomin& fresh and dean. 8nd lots going on. OTHER Th8 Tru4•9 l>dlovo there is adde¢fj value In workingtowerd8 common alms •nd objectiV83 therefore we x)uld Ilke to thenk The Trust88& loaders of groups. w)luntèèrt. St C¢>lumba P8rochial Church Council (L8ndlor(l¥) 8nd the Ser u8ws for ¢•Jntributing their tlme and efforts in making th8 Cllfton Contre a succes8ftA communfty tscility. The Tru8t8è5 8rewry gr8teful to our p8rt-t.mo ¢ar•taker Terry. he 18 an asmt to evoryoTre and has many tran3ferrabl8 8kilts. Terry and the volunt8eT8 work h8rcl as 8 tO8rn. Th8r8torè. 0vWln¥ runs smoothly in thé ¢ntre. The Trustees al¥0 kO to thank tho Secretary. T13u[e[ and A8sociats"on Tru818eS fr)r8U their efforts. PLANS FOR THE FlmJRE The Clifton Centre Trustoè$ willcontinue to encouragfjlwelcome any new groups tr) th¢ Gontre, we dony havo manyv8canclè$. but we wiu try to aCCOmmodtsttr ad-hoc boo en0Ver P0881bl8. The Truste88 will ende8vour to striva to rnalntaln 8 $8f• and welcomlng lacltity fot all. FINANCIAL REVIEW It 13 thé polficy of tha charfty thkt unrastrictod funds whlch have not bèm d08#t•d tor • Sp1¢ 3hould bo m4irtained at a level equlvalent to betweon three and six months, eypendrtura. The trugt•83 consldèr that ro8eryea ot this l8v81 will sure that, in thè èvent ol a significant drop in fund. theywill be able to ¢ontinufj the chariV8 current Ktivitie8 while consider8tion ig ty•n to ways in which 8ddition81 ftjnds may bo r818ed. Th18 level ol re88r hBS been maintained throu87iout the year.
Th• Cllfton C•ntr• commu1tyA0clalI0n R•ptsrt of th• Tru•¢$ Fprttw yo•r •nth4 31 Dowmb•r 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE- INFORMATION Nam•otCharlty Tho Cufton Centrè Community A881a'0n ChBTIty R•O¥tr•tlon Numb•r 11)93751 Prknclpal Addr•88 Ctifton Avenue D8rlin8lon Co Durham DL1 SEB Tru¥tw• The trusioe8 8nd officers servlng during the yaar and 8ln¢e th6 yO8r end hre as lollow8: DThornpgon M Pre88lty S Degnan A Rai8beck C Pybus H Cowen M Hewfrtt M Harrlson J H8fT180n S•¢t•tary A Rai3b•ck I10nd•t Exathlh• Stertlng Accounting Serylces 7 CaNardln• Clos• Nowton A>¢llff• Co DurtM DLS 4XE Bank•r• Barclay¥ Bank PIG 31 Hlgh Row Darlin8lon Co Durham DL3 7QS Appro. by th8 Boerd of Tru8te88 and 8ign8d on it8 behalf by OThornp$on
Th¢ CllftoTr Contrn Communlty AÈtoeltk•n 1nd•pd0nt Examlnar A•port toth• Trust• For th• y••r •rKkd 31 D•¢•mb•r 2024 I rèport to the tru3teo8 on my examination of the accounts of the charitytof th• y88r ended 21 t)ecemb•r 2024 8pon8lbllltl•8 and ba818 of r•port A8 the ch8rity trustoas. YOU are responslblg for th• pr¢p•r8Oon of tho a¢¢oiints In •¢¢or¢Jon¢• ith the rnquirements of the Ch8riti88 Act 2011 ('th8 2011 Act,). I report In resp8Ct of rny 8x8min8tlon of the ch8rlty8 8¢counts ¢arrled out under $8¢tk)n 145 of the 2011 Act 8Trd in c8rryin8 Out my 8X8min8tlon I h8v6 fouowed all thé applleabla Dlroctlona ty the ch8.rlty Com.mlssion under s•ction 145(5)(b) of the Act. Ml•p•nd•nt ExnIrI St•t•m•nt I hav• eomplatèd my ex8min8tlon. l ¢onflmi that Tr) matt•rs have C¢)m8 to my attantion in connection with the examination givlng me caus¢ to bellevt that in any material respt. •c¢ounting ro¢ord¥ wore not kept in respect ol Ihe Charlty a8 rOqred by sect6on 130 of tho 2011 Act: 2, Iho Qccounts do not accor(I with thoso iecord4 or 3. tha 8ccounts do not cornply with the 8ppts"¢able roqutromonts con¢8mln8 th• fomi and ontent of accounts set out in tho Chorib"¢s (A¢counts and Roports) Regutstion$ 2008 other than any I1ramant th¥1 actotsnt8 8 luè and falrvleW which ia not a rllÈtttsr considered a? wrt ol an independont examination. I have no COemS and have come across no other matters In connectlon th the examination trwhl¢h 8ttentlon ghould be dr8wn in thi8 r8POrt in order to enable 8 proper understanding of th• *¢GountS ty be reached. Starling ActK•untlng S•rths 7 Carwardine Clos• WO¢&M VIUAg Newton Ayctsffo Co Durh8m DL5 4XE 1V February. 2025
the year end¢d 31 Decemb•r 2024 Tot1 Z024 Trt Ftsnds FdI t)on•tlons and legacses Ch•rltat4e Activities 4.456 23,195 61 1,729 26.171 2fj,171 Other Resources 3,501 3AOI Total 29,Ml RvA•¥rcts expeThle4 Raisin8 Fvnds 6n/8 584 37271 34.8M 35.688 37,271 34.844 Governan¢e Costs 37 Net Irrnellexpendltur•) for thè y•wINei Mov•m•nt kn fund¥ (6,188) .(l584) (7.771) 15.693) Fur balances at l Janu•ry 2024 L664 35.150 41 31 Ccember 2024 27,298
The affton Centre Communlly AsxKJ•llon Stat•ffl•nt of Fln•ndd P051tlon A% at 31 Dèeember 2024 1024 2023 Taryible assets 9,190 12.387 Debtors C4sh at bank at)d In har L107 2L951 17.355 23,058 Cr•th •mouDts du• •éYfthkn on• y•¥ 295 Tot1 5S•ts ltts cuttent Il•bllltles 27,379 35,150 ltycom• Restrkted Funds 15 Unr¢strfrtd fvnds 27,299 33.486 27379 35.150 The fin•n(4•l staterKnts were approved and authorlsed for Iw by the Board and slgned on its b¢h4lf by O Thompson Tru5t*e
Tho Cltfton C•rrtr• Community A&wcl•tion Not•9 to tho Fln8nelo1 Sl4tom•nts F(K lh• yea r elbd 31 D•c•mb•f 2024 Accouwrtlorf PolS¢1è B8818 of accountlrf Tho financiol strtements havo been prepared undef the historical cost comwrrtlon, 8xc8pt for investmwts wA)l¢h aro Included 8t market Value and the revalu8tion of cartaln fi¥e 8J58ts and Sn •ccord8nce with the Charitie3 SORP (FRS102) 'AccourrténK and Reportlng Charltles= St8t8m8nt of Rè¢ommond&d Pr8¢tl¢o appllc8bl• to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Flnanclal Reportlng stsndard 8ppllc8bl8 On the/ UK an(J Republ1¢ ot Iroland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019}', Financial Reporting standard 102 tho Financlal Reportlng st8ndard ¥ppliGtblg in the UK Republic of IrelarKI (FRS 102). 8nd the Chorities Act 2011. The Clifton Centre Community Association meets the doflnltlon of 8 publ1¢ b•nolit •ntity undef FRS 102. Assets and liabititie? arg initially recognisecl at historicel cost or tran88cth)n valuo unless oth8rwlse $tatod In th& rol•vani a¢¢ountlng policy notg181. Goln¥con¢•rn Thesg financlal ststements are prepared on a going concern basis because the Trust898 have $ured lunding so that the Ch8rty Is able to pay Its debts a8 and they fall due llboomlni r••ourc•• All incoming resources are includod In tho St8tomont of fin8ncl8l8CIMt683 wtt8n tho Charity Is entltled to the inGome and the 8mount &8n be quantlfiJ wlth reasonable 8ccur8cy. The followlng $yclflc poUcte8 are applied to particular categorios of in¢orn•: RetsourG•• •xp•nd•d L18biliDe¥ 8re recognised 88 resources 8xpend•<l vth•n th•r• l¥ a 081 or constructlve (4)ts"g8tion committing tho Charlty to th8 experKliture: T•n41ble fix•d 4•#•t1 Tangible f ix•d a¥strts, other than treehold18nd. arè statèd at CO8t or valu4tion1o ¢Jepr8¢iatlon and any provision for imp81nnent. Depreciation 13 provlded at rates Calculatod to writ8 ott the cost or v8lu8tfjon of fixed assets. les$ tholr e8tam8t8d residual value, ow theér 8xpecte¢J u3elul1fv03 on the followlng bas18: Fixtures and fittings 25 Reducing balance DoThotlon• and L•Dcl•• onatloo$ received Grants Rg¢0tr¥8d 20 20
Th• Clffton Corrtr• CoMmuA00¢18tl0n 14otM to th• FlnanGlal Stst•m•rrtA cont Fw th• •T •nd•d 31 D¢¢omb•r 2024 Incom• from eh•rft•bl• Unr•wkt•d Fund¥ ¢ommunty Hall rerrtal I<)8 2V24 26.171 21>23 23,195 lTrv•stm•nt InGom• B8nk intorogt racelvoble 2024 2023 61 oth•r Incom• Unr881rl¢ted Incom• 2024 3.501 2023 1.729 expgrbdltur• on g•Tr•rffjinq don•¢ion• •Thd l•gaGIo8 Unr•¥trlct•d Fund• 2024 Support Cost8 2023 Totsl Amourc •xp•ndèd Unr••trlet•d R•ttrktod Fur•d• Fund• 2024 2023 Gen8r81 Costs InVtMen1 mon•g•m•nt costs 2024 (1) 2023 (1) Inv•#tment ad.¢• Analy81s ot •upport GOSt• Govgmance Costs 11X N•t knCoMl0XpndttUr•) for th• y••r 2024 Thi819 stated 8fttr ¢harOngi(crèdltlng): Depreciats"on Opar8ting l88$0 ¢harPs- other 3.097 1.588 4.129 1.510 11. siaff ¢o¥ts 2023 Total stsff coats the ye8r ènded D•c8mb8r 2024 Salarl88 ar wage8 14. 13,091
Th• Cllfton C•rtr• Communlty As•oel4tltsn Noto• to th• nnJnGiol Stst•m•nt• oont Forth• y•r •nd•d 31 Doc•mb•r 21)24 12. tangIb Fb(•d As••ts Tanwble Fixed Assets 2024 Co•t or V•lu•tlon at18tjanry2O24 28,871 Deprnclatlon At l January 2024 Charga for th? ygar 14.484 3,097 At 31 D•camb•f 2024 17,581 N•1 book Vu Al 31 D•e•mb•r 2024 9.290 At 31 Do¢gmbor 2023 12,3B7 13. D•bfor• Trade Debtors PY•pyment and accruad In¢om• 1,104 (201 1.127 (20) 1.084 1,107 •dltw•: •moum f•lUng du• wlthln y•4r 2023 295 Trade Credttors 15. Ib1owm•nt In tund• Unr••trl¢i•d FuDd• al•nc• at Incomlry l)UWlry B•lan¢• •t 0110112024 rMourcM r••OUr¢ 3111Z12024 G8n8r81 33.486 29.790 (35.978} 27.298 Unr•*vl¢t•d Fund•- Pr•vlou• Y•ar GenorBI 40,702 24.985 (32201) 33.486 10
Th• Cltfton C•rrtT• Ggmrnunlty A•8oclatlon Mot•s to th• Flnancl•l Ststom•nts cont For t1 y•ar Onded 31 Deumb•f 2024 Purposo of unr••trlct•d Funds Gan8ral To m8lntrln o h89ltty finencl81 b818nce In 8UPPOrt of tho communty Roslrf¢t•d Fund• B81anc• at 0110112024 Incoffllr4 Out8oln8 Bathr•co at rwiurcos 3111212024 Grossr(t3 Lottery Gr8Dt (27) (1.557) 79 (1.584) 80 R••trlct•d Fund•- Pr•vlouA Y•ar Balan(* at 0110112023 lThcomlrf Out4olng BalarK• r•sourG•8 r•gourc•s 3111212024 Grassroots Lottery Grant 141 (35) {2.898} 106 1.558 141 (2,933) purpo of r••trf¢t•d fvnd• Gr888roots Proqramme The Gfassroot$ Proyamme wont r•¢66v8d repre&8nts the wrch888 of8 photocopi the $IfiC F0jaCt LotteryGr8ni Improve the Pla0•¥ ?nd Sp8ce3 that Mattor to Communltlè8
Th• eiffton C•ntt• Communlty A•¥oclatlon Not•8 to FFnan¢l•l Stat•m•nt# cont For lh• year •nd•d ¥1 D•¢•mber 21)24 1& AMly¥i• of net •s¥vl• botw••n fund• TaWbl• FIX A•¥ots Not curr•nt •s¥•ts / (Ilabllhfi••) N•tA*••ts Unr•StrIad Fund¥ G8Th8ral 9.211 18,088 27,299 Gra8sroot8 pr¢)gramme Lott•ry Grant 79 9.290 18,089 27,379 Prevlou8 Yoar Unr••trict•d FuThd• Ggngral 12281 21.205 33.486 R••trlGt•d Fund8 Grassroots Frfwamma Lottery Grant 106 1.558 1.558 12.387 22,763 35.150 12