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 Trust*o8
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•tOnm￿tr for th• ¢h4wlty
lor tha ywr 8nd8d 31 o￿amt* 2024. The Tru8teo8 havv adopted the provisions of Accounting
and Reporting try Charities: Statement ot Rocomm￿d9(I Prgrflcg appIl￿ble to ¢h8wities
prap8￿n￿ 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 PrO￿de 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 ComMi￿10n 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, pu￿h85eS. caretaker.
opprJi8al ttc. &gf•gu8rdin& financial. including youps rent InGro98e$ to meat ￿ On-8￿ng
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$ T￿a￿aY 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
a￿￿d 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 6￿3ntIal 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• Ctsmmtsr*A8soelatlon
H•port ol tho Tru•1￿*
r th• y￿r •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 Tru￿4•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. 0vW￿ln¥ runs smoothly in thé
¢*ntre. The Trustees al¥0 ￿kO to thank tho Secretary. T1￿3u[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 d0￿8￿#t•d tor •
Sp￿1￿¢ 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• commu1￿tyA￿*0clalI0n
R•ptsrt of th• Tru￿•¢$
Fprttw yo•r •nth4 31 Dowmb•r 2024
REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRATIVE- INFORMATION
Nam•otCharlty
Tho Cufton Centrè Community A88￿1a￿'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 h*re 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
I1￿0￿nd•￿t Exathlh•
Stertlng Accounting Serylces
7 CaNardln• Clos•
Nowton A>¢llff•
Co Durt￿M
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 AÈtoel*tk•n
1nd•p￿d0nt 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 $8¢tk)n 145 of
the 2011 Act 8Trd in c8rryin8 Out my 8X8min8tlon I h8v6 fouowed all thé applleabla Dlroctlona
ty the ch8.rlty Com.mlssion under s•ction 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Ml•p•nd•nt Ex￿nI￿rI St•t•m•nt
I hav• eomplatèd my ex8min8tlon. l ¢onflmi that Tr) matt•rs have C¢)m8 to my attantion in
connection with the examination givlng me caus¢ to bellevt that in any material resp￿t.
•c¢ounting ro¢ord¥ wore not kept in respect ol Ihe Charlty a8 rOq￿red by sect6on 130 of tho
2011 Act:
2, Iho Qccounts do not accor(I with thoso iecord4 or
3. tha 8ccounts do not cornply with the 8ppts"¢able roqutromonts con¢8mln8 th• fomi and
ontent of accounts set out in tho Chorib"¢s (A¢counts and Roports) Regutstion$ 2008 other
than any I￿￿1ramant th¥1 actotsnt8 8 l*uè and falrvleW which ia not a rllÈtttsr
considered a? wrt ol an independont examination.
I have no CO￿emS and have come across no other matters In connectlon ￿th the examination
tr*whl¢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
Tot*1
Z024
Trt
Ftsnds
F￿dI
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 C*cember 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
Tot*1 *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 quantlfi*J 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• CoMmu￿A*00¢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
InV￿tMen1 mon•g•m•nt costs
2024
(1)
2023
(1)
Inv•#tment ad￿.¢•
Analy81s ot •upport GOSt•
Govgmance Costs
11X N•t knCoM￿l0Xp*ndttUr•) 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
at18tjan￿ry2O24
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 V￿u*
Al 31 D•e•mb•r 2024
9.290
At 31 Do¢gmbor 2023
12,3B7
13. D•bfor•
Trade Debtors
PY•p*yment 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 F￿0jaCt
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•StrI￿ad 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