Balham Communi
Centre
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04488546 (England and Wajes)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1094316
ort of the Trnstees and
Financial Statements for the Ended 31 March 2025
For
Balham Communi
CentTC
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Balham Communi
Centre
Contents of the Financial st￿eMentsfOr
the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Report of the t)irectors l Trustees
Report of the Independent Auditors
Staiement of Financial Activilies
Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Cash Flow
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flow
Notes to the Financial Statements
10
Detsiled s￿tem￿l of Financial Activities
15

Balham Communi
Centre
Re
ort of the TrusteeslDireetors for
Ihe Year Ended 31 March 2025
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of ihe Companies Act 2006. present their report with ihe financial
statements of the ¢harity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trusleesldirectors have adopted the provisions of Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Siatement of Recomrnended Practice applicable to charities preparing their ac￿Unts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting StandaTd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)(October 2020).
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIiS
Registered Company number
04488546 (England and Wales)
Regislered Charity number
1094316
Registered offi¢¢
Alderbrook Primary School
Oldridge Road
London
SW12 8PP
Trnstees
P Barter
J Vyryan
A Duizend
C Ross
A Cummings
S Marshall
J Harries
(Resigned 12 Novernber 2024)
(Appointed 18 March 2025)
Company Secretary
J Taylor
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings
Hill. West Mallin&Kent
ME19 4JQ
Lloyds Bank plc
125 Balham High Road
London
SW12 9AT
Auditors
Wensen Archer Corporate Services Lirnited
Statutory Auditors
167- 169 Great Portland Street
London
WIW5PF
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Balham Communi
Centr¢
ort of the
Trustees/Director$ for the
Year Ended 31 March 2025
STRUCTURE, GOVEILNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The Charity is ¢ontrolled by its governing documenL a deed of trust. and constituies a limited company, limiied by
guarantee,as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Objeetive
The objective of the charity is to provide flexible and supportive services to all sectors of the local community in response lo
Ihelocal cornmunity's changing needs.
Organi54tion
The Charity is managed by a Board of TrusteeslDirector5 meeting on a bi-monthly basis tsking all major decisions regarding
the managementand d]r￿110n of the Charity. The daily management of the charity is delegated to the Centre Manager who
manages a team of 36 staff and 33 volunteers.
DIreCto￿￿rustees
One third of the Trustees is liable to retire by rotation at every annual m¢¢ting and may be reappointed. Any person wishing to
become trustee musi be recomrnended by an existing Trustee OT be proposed by a Tnember with minimum 14 days, notice. and
then elected by vote. The number of trustees must be 5 at the minimum and al a maximum of15. The lisl of directorsltTUStees
having held office since ihe I" April 2024 or appointed in the year is Shown on page one. Where no dale of appointment is
listed, the said directorltTuslee in office as at the 1° of April 2024. Any trustee who has been appointed for the first time
and has never been a trustee in a charitable organisation is required to complete a Truslee's induction course.
PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Review of Activities and Future Activilies
In furtherance of the obje¢live5. the charity aims lo provide culturally scnsilivc Services for children aged 3-1 l years with their
breakfast, after school and holiday provision. The charity now has thirteen clubs providing services for twelve local primary schools.
The long-estsblished adult counselling service continue to Provide Iow-COSt counselling to a diverse local community. The Centre
continues English for speakers of other Languages [E.S.O.L] course5. which have Tunning successfully for several years. courses are
funded from the reserves of the organisation. The Charity also works in partnership with The Challenge a major N.C.S. tNational
Citizen Service] programrne to provide volunteering opportunilies for young people. The Charity further facilitates the provision of
community 5elf-help groups. such as Alcoholics Anonymous which has increased from two weekly meetings to four, the local Baptist
church. Muslim prayer group and local charities Deaf Hope and Deaf Health. Th¢ charity 15 to continue on it5 cu￿ent activitie5 in its
current forni.
Financigl Review
The Financial Staiements are shown from page &14. The charity has provided the services in accordance with its objectives. The
charity is continuing to grow stronger year on year. The charity h&5 no investment policy and only holds its cash in a bank account.
Risk management
The trustees have a duty lo identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place
to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. In ihe light of this ihe Trustees have given considerdtion to the risks faced by
the charity after experiencing the Covid-19 lockdown. In view of this risk, the trustees are aiming to continue to build up free reserves
to a level that would provide security to cover periods when there aff shortfalls of in¢ome receivable. Detailed comrnents are provided
in the Reserves Policy.
Reserves Policy
Cash reserves are the only assets held by ihe charity during ihe period. The total cash amount held at the end of the period is
£483,179 made up of Unrestricled Funds only where £301.797 is available on demand. None of these amounts have been
designated or committed at the year*nd for any purposes.
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Balham Communi
Centre
ort of the TrusteesiDirectoTs for
the Year Ended 31 March 2025
ST ATEMEIYT OF TRUSTEESIDIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who a￿ also the directors of Balham Community Centre for ihc purw)ses of cornpany law) are responsible for preparing
the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements ID accordance with applicable law and United KingdomAccounting Standards
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Pra¢tiLY). in¢luding Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland..
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the stste of
affairs of the charitable company and of the in￿ming resources and appli¢atiOD of resources. including the income and expenditure. of
the chaTitable company for that period. In preparing ihose financial statements. the trnstees are required to
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consi51ently-
observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP-
make judgements and e51imatcs that are reasonable and prudent"
prepare the financial staiements on the going Concern blsis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable
company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with re&sonable accuracy at any time the financial
Position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply wilh the Companies Act 2006.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the &ssets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps forthe prev¢nlion
and deleclion of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the tTUStees are aware:
theT¢ is no relevant audit infoTmation of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware- and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make thern5elves aware of any relevant audit infonnationand
to establish that the auditOTS are aware of that infornation.
AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditor, Mr Slang Lin Choo have been re-appointed at ihe previous Annual General Meeling.
Thi5 report has been prepared in a¢¢ordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small
companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
P Barter- Chairperson
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ort of the Inde
Balham Communi
endent Auditors to the Members of
Centre
Opinion
We have audited the financial siatemenls of Balham Community Centre (the 'charitable cornpany,) for the year ended 31
March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities. the Statement of Financial Position. the Statement of
Cash Flows and notes lo the financial statements. including a summary of signhficant accounting policies. The financial
reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland,.
In our opinion the financial statements:
give a true and fair view of ihe state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2025 and of its incoming
resourcesand appls¢ation of resources. including its income and expendilure. for the year then ended.
have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice,
including Financial Reporting Standard 102'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihe UK and the
Republic of Ireland," and
have been prepared in accordance with the Tequirements of the Companies Aci 2006.
Basi5 for opinion
We condu¢ted our audit in accordance wilh International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law.
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors responsibilities for the audit of the financial
ststements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the eihical requirement5
that are relevanl toour audit of the financial slatements in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have
fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we
have obtained is sufficient and appropri*e lo provide a b&8is for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going Concern
We have nothing to T¢POrt in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAS (UK) require us to report to you
where-
the trustees'ldirectors. use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not
appropriate. or
the trusteesldirectors have not disclosed in the financial statcm¢Dts any identified material uncertainties that may
cast significant doubt about the charitable company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of
accounting for a period of at leasi ￿e1ve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for
issue.
Other information
The trustee51diTectors are responsible for the other inforniation. The other infornution comprises the infomiation included
in ihe annual report, other than the financial ststements and our Report of the Independent Auditor5 thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other infornlation and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly
stated in our report. we do not express any forni of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial slatcments, our responsibility is to read the other infonnation and, in doing
so, consider whether the other infornation is materially inconsistent wilh ihe financial statements or our knowledge
obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or
apparent material mi5Statements, we are required to deterniine whether theTe is a material misstatemenl in the financial
statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have perfomied. we conclude that
there is a material misstatement of this other information. we a￿ required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in
this regard.
Oplnion on other matters prescribed by th¢ Companies A¢t 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit".
the inforn)ation given in the Report of the Trustce51Directors for the financial year for which the financial
statements are prepared isconsistent wilh the financial slatements- and
the Report of the TrusteeslDirectors has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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ort ofthe Inde
Balham Communi
endent Auditors to the MeTnbers of
Centre
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audiL we
have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the TrusteeslDirectors. We have nothing to report in respect of the
following matters where the Cornpanies Act 2006 requires us to report lo you if. in ouropinion:
adequate accounting records have not been kept OT rctums adequale for our audit have not been received from branches not
visited by us. OT
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns. or
certain disclosures of tru5tee5' remuneration specified by law are not made" or
we have not received all the info￿natIon and expjanations we require for our audit- or
the trusleesldirectors were not entitled to tske advantage of the small cornpanies exemption from the requirement to
prepare astrategic Report or in preparing the Report of the TTUStee5.
Responsibilities of trus¢ees/directors
As explained more fully in the Statement ofTTUSteeslDirectOTS Resp0Tr5ibilitie5. the trustee5 (who are also the directors of the charitable
company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that
Ihey give a tme and fair view, and for such internal ¢ontrol as ihc trusteesldirectors detemiine is necessary to enable the preparntion of
financial statements that are free frorn material misstatemeni wheiher due lo fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the truste&dire¢tors are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as
a going concern. disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using ihe going concern basis of accounting unless the
tTUStees/directors either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to ¢e¥se operations. or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Our responsibilitte5 for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain T￿Onable assurance about whether the financial ststements &% a whole ar¢ free from material misstatement.
whether due to fraud or error. and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Re&sonable assurance is a
high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) willalways delect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misslatements can arise from frdud or error and are Considered material if. individually or in the aggregate.
they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial staternents is located on the Financial Reporting Council's
website at www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. Thi5 description fom15 part of our Report of the Independent AuditOTS.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Cornpanie5
Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken 50 that we might state to the charitable company's members ihose matters we are required
to state to them in an auditors. report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent pemitted by law, we do not accept or assume
responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitsble company'5 members as a body. for our audit work. for thi5
report, or for the opintons we have formed.
Slang L
n Choo FCCA
(Senior Statutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of
Wensen Archer Corporate Services Limited
Statutory Auditors
167-169 Great Portland Streel
London WIW SPF
Date:
15 DECEMBER 2025
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Balham Communt
Centre
Statement of Financial Aclivilies foL
ear Ended 31 March 2025
31.03.2025
Toial
31.03.2024
Total
Un-Re5trictcd
Restrided
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Subscriptions. Donations and Legacies
Other fundtaising activities
Investment income
821.209
821.209
925,027
7,400
7.400
5,721
Toial
828,609
828.609
930,748
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
Charitable activilies
761.382
761,382
865,529
Totsl
761.382
761.382
865,529
NET (DEFICITYINCOME
67277
67,277
65.219
IiECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forwaTd
437.600
437.600
375,381
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
504.827
504.827
437,600
The notes forni part of these financial statements
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Balharn Communi
Centre
Statement of Financial Position
ai
31.03.2025
Total
31.03.2024
Total
Un-Restricted
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
50.599
483,179
50.599
483,179
13.689
470.925
533,778
533,778
484.614
CREDITORS
Amounts due within one yeaT
(28,951)
(28.951)
(47,014)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
504,827
504.827
437,600
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CUiiRENT LIABILITIES
504.827
504.827
437,600
NET ASSETS
504,827
504,827
437.600
FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds- General Funds
12
504,827
504,827
437.600
TOTAL FUNDS
504,827
504,827
437.600
These finanrial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companie5 Act 2006 relating
to small companies.
The financial statement5 were approvcd by the Board of TTUStees on
10 Deeember 2025
and were signed on its beh￿rby.
P Barter- Chairperson
The notes forn) part of these financial ststements
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Balham Communi
Centre
Slatement of Cash Flow
for the
ed31 Ma
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Note5
Cash flows from operating aciivites
Cash generated from a￿7vitIeS
4.853
83,478
Net cash from opeTating activities
4.853
83,478
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment income
7.400
5,721
Net c&sh fTom investing activities
7,400
5.721
Cash flows frorn financing a¢tivities
Financing activities
Net cash from financing activtties
Increasel(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
12.253
89.199
Cash and c&%h equivalents in the beginning of the year
470.926
381,727
Cash and cash equivalent5 at the end of the year
486,179
470,926
RECONCILIATION OF SURPLUS TO CASH GENERATED FROM ACTIVITIES
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
65.219
(5,721)
Surplusl(Deficits) from activities
Investment income
67,227
(7.400)
59.827
59.498
(Increase) l Decrease in debtors
Incre&se l ( DeCr￿se) in creditors
(36.911)
(18.063)
(13,509)
37,489
Cash generated/(expended) frorn activtties
4.853
83.478
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The amounts disc105ed on the Statement of Cash Flow in respect of cash and cash equivalent are in respect of these
Balance Sheet amounts
Year ended 31 Mar¢h 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
470.929
483,179
Year ended 31 March 2024
Cash and cash equivalents
31.03.2024
31.03.2023
381,727
470.926
The notes forni part of these financial stalements
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Balham Communi
Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
ACCOUNTfNG POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial stalements of the charitable company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared in
a¢¢ordan¢e with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounling and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prdclice
applicable to charities preparing their accounts in a¢cordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2015),, Financial Reporting Standard 102'The Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companie5 Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under
the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is r¢¢ognised in the S￿ement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds.
Eiptnditure
Liabilities are recognised &$ expenditure as soon &8 there is a legal or constTUCtive obligation committing the charity to that
expenditure. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost
related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particulaT headings they have been allocated to aclivitie5 on
a basis Consistent with the use of resourtts. There is no apportionmeni of costs for the various activities as the main site is used
for all activities and members of staff inter-change between the services offered by the charity.
Hire purehase and leasing commitments
Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Ststement of Financial Aciivities in the period to which they relate.
Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company'spensior
scheme are charged to ihe Ststement of Financial Activitie5 in the period to which they relate.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitsble xtivities.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at an annual rate of 20% of cost in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of
each &sset over its estimated useful life.
Coing concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going Concern basis and that there aTe no rnaterial uncertainties on thematter
of the charity's ability to continue operntions.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the tharitable objective5 a¢ the discretion of the trustee5.
Restricted funds Can only be used for particular re5tri¢ted PUTposes within the objects of the charity. Restriction5 arise when
specified by the donor or when funds are raisd for particular restricted purpose5 or the nature of the grants received.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS, DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.03.2025
86
4.950
813.274
31.03.2024
60
2.745
925,222
Donations
Grants
Subscriptions
821.209
925.027
Grants received, included in the above, are as follow5:
31.03.2025
4.750
31.03.2024
2,745
Counselling Support Grant (Un-Restricted)
OTHER FUNDRAIStNG AcfiviTIES
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Fundraising events
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
5,281
Deposit account interest
7,400
RAISING FUNDS
Raising donations and legacies
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Fund raising expenses
EXPENDITURE
Support Costs
Office Costs
Activity Costs
Governance
TOTALS
Other resources expended 31.03.2025
566.684
78.708
109,390
6,600
865.529
Other resources expended 31.03.2024
608.226
113.989
135.907
7.407
865.529
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
Net incomel(expenditure) is stated after Chargin￿(CredItIng).
31.03.2025
6,600
10.555
28,154
31.03.2024
6.000
6,578
49,222
Auditor's remuneration
Hire of plant and machinery
Other operating leases
TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees, remuneration OT b¢n¢fts for the year ended 31 March 2025 or for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees, expenses
There We￿ no trustees. expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for ihe year ended 31 March 2024.
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STAFF COSTS
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
517,670
33.410
10,531
505.218
28,057
8.067
561,611
541,332
The average monthly number of ernployees during the year w&$ as follows:
31.03.2025
35
31.03.2024
37
All staff
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.
No employees are provided with long tern) benefits.
Employees are not entitled to any terniination benefits other than statutory redundancy pay if applicable.
10.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
47.734
13,509
2.865
180
50.599
13,689
CREDITORS: AMOiINTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.03.2025
31.03.2024
Trade credilors
Social Security and other tsxes
Accrued expenses
15,703
6.648
6,600
31,823
7.097
8.034
28,951
47,014
Pagell

12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At
01.04.2024
Net movement
in funds
At
31.03.2025
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund
437.600
67,227
504.827
TOTAL FifNDS AT31.03.2025
437,600
67,227
504.827
Net movement in funds included in the al)ove are as follows:
Incoming
Resources
ResouTce5 Movement
Expended
in funds
Restricted Funds
Grants received
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds
828.609
761,382
67,227
TOTAL FUNDS
828,609
761,382
67,227
COMPARATIVES FOR MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At
01.04.2024
Net movement
in funds
At
31.03.2025
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds
437,600
67,227
504.827
TOTAL FUNDS A T 31.03.2024
437.600
67.227
504,827
13.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for ihc ycar ended 31 March 2025.
14.
ULTIMA TE CONTROLLING PARTY
There is no ultimate controlling party.
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