a Registered Charity Number 1094571 = Registered Address: St. Matthew & St. Luke’s Church Office, Willow Road Brinkburn Road, Darlington DL3 6DX ~~ Community Centre —
Willow Road Community Centre, Willow Road, DARLINGTON, DL3 6PZ
Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The contents of this Report should be read in conjunction with the Annual Review for 2024 that provides more detailed information concerning the extent of the Centre’s activities for the year.
The WRCC Constitution aims are unchanged and all trustees have remained in post during the year.
Vision: To be an integral, flexible, self-financing and valued part of a participating an identifiable community.
Mission Statement: The provision of a resource offering a wide range of community led activities responsible to the needs and wishes of all current and potential users.
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Objectives 1. Meet the identified needs of the community - To increase breadth of user groups by 5% each year
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- Finance - To maintain financial security by maximising daytime usage - Review and update financial regulations
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- Operating Structure - To review and develop Community Centre Policies - To encourage community membership on the Management Committee
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- Service Delivery - To continue to obtain Customer Feedback by various methods - Continue to diversify the use of the Centre
| Members ofthe Willow | Road Community Centre | Management Committee are: |
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| Chair/Booking Secretary | Diane Evans | Church Member Barbara Waistell |
| Treasurer | HeatherYoung | Church Member PeterWaistell |
| Church Member | Kevin Richardson | Community Member Mark Dewar |
| Church Member | Carol Richardson | Community Member Michelle Dewar |
| ChurchMember | KellyWaistell |
Public Benefit Statement The charity trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Commission in exercising their powers or duties.
Financial Performance
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. The Management Committee regards the financial performance of the Willow Road Community Centre for the year, and its financial position at the end of the year, to be satisfactory. Approved by the Management Committee on 17 March 2025 and signed on its behalf
Chair: Diane Evans, 10 Gonville Court, Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 2YP
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE WILLOW ROAD COMMUNITY CENTRE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
| report on the Accounts of Willow Road Community Centre for the year ended 31 December 2024 attached.
Respective responsibilities of Executive Committee and Examiner
As the Management Committee, you are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts; you consider that the audit requirement under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed: It is my responsibility to examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act), follow the procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145 (5)(b) of the 2011 Act) and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Examiner’s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the 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 WRCC Management Committee as trustees, concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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(i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to: - keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act: and
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Prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met: or
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(ii) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Pauline Crawford 10 Breck Road DARLINGTON Co. Durham
26 February 2025
Income and Expenditure Account
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|INCOME|2024|2023|
|Regular|Hall|Users|21,261Total|13,743Total|
|Casual|Hall|Users|12,566|8,348|
|Loan|—|Church|Hall|Trust|5,000|0|
|Grant —|Point|North|2,496|0|
|Energy|Refund|430|418|
|41,753|22,509|
|PAYMENTS|
|Insurance|2,826|2,763|
|Water|1,216|1,241|
|Energy|(Electricity|&|Gas)|6,370|3,807|
|Cleaning|Materials|1,163|1,004|
|Fire|&|Security|1,859|2,312|
|St|Matthew &|St|Lukes|—|Rent|2,000|3,000|
|Refuse|Collection|802|813|
|Major Works/Investments|6,158|8,475|
|Maintenance/Repairs|1,642|2,098|
|Sundry|Costs|4,221|2,245|
|Telephone/Wifi|provision|1,151|1,018|
|29,408|28,776|
|Total|Total|
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|(Deficit)|/|Surplus|12,345|(6,267)|
|Balance|B/F|at|1|January|18,554|24,821|
|BALANCE|C/F AT|31|DECEMBER|30,899|18,554|
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
CASH AND BANK BALANCES IN HAND
Current account
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2024 2023
£ £
30,899 18,554
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Approved on behalf of the Management Committee on 17 March 2025
Chair
D Evans
Proposed
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Seconded
Treasurer
C. Ruchtedan
H Young