` Wrecclesham Community Centre Greenfield Road Farnham GU9 8TJ
ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024
The Wrecclesham Community Centre is a much-loved and well-used facility in the village of Wrecclesham, part of Farnham on the Surrey/Hampshire border. Established some 30 years ago and housed in a no-longer-operated Youth Centre, the building was transferred to community use through the generosity of a local benefactor, Sir Ray Tindle, in cooperation with Farnham Town Council. Sadly, Sir Ray is no longer with us, but we remain grateful for the support of the Council, from whom we lease the building.
Run by a Board of Trustees, all volunteers, the centre hosts a wide variety of community groups - current regular users are listed in the Notes to the accounts. We also host a number of one-off events for the community, notably children’s birthday parties.
After the problems of Covid, the centre is now fully open for lettings seven days a week, from 09.00 - 21.30, and we welcome enquiries from potential hirers. We are particularly interested in hosting more groups that focus on providing amenities for young people.
After a difficult period financially, we are within striking distance of running on a more secure basis, and are confident, having recently made savings on our running costs, that we will break even for the current and subsequent years. The centre has adequate unrestricted reserves to maintain itself as a going concern. It is the Board’s policy to adjust income from lettings annually to cover essential running costs, leaving future major improvements to be met by specific fund-raising.
Wrecclesham Community Centre Registered Charity no. 1086978
WRECCLESHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 1 APRIL 2023 – 31 MARCH 2024
2023/24
2022/23
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
| Receipts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hirings (1) | 27,044 | 22,113 |
| Bank Interest | 150 | 35 |
| Total receipts | 27,194 | 22,147 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Rent to FTC (2) | 7500 | 9375 |
| Cleaning | 11,450 | 8389 |
| Insurance | 444 | 414 |
| Youth club | - | 1001 |
| Utilities (3) | 4499 | 5138 |
| Waste disposal | 465 | 651 |
| Bank charges | 60 | 60 |
| Rates | 127 | 253 |
| Decoration | - | 476 |
| Caretaker | 2582 | 711 |
| Misc expenditure (4) | 2498 | 2655 |
| Total expenditure | 29,625 | 29,123 |
| Net Gain/Loss | (2431) | (6976) |
| BALANCE SHEET | ||
| Cash in current account | 2731 | 2123 |
| Cash in reserve account | 5216 | 10,074 |
| Petty Cash | 110 | 110 |
| Debtors (5) | 6988 | 5169 |
| Total assets | 15,045 | 17,476 |
| Loss of assets over year | (2431) |
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Notes to the Accounts
- Hirings are broken down as follows:
| Farnham Dance | 11,989 | |
|---|---|---|
| Farnham & Dist Model Rly Club | 5206 | |
| Lullababies | 1989 | |
| Happy | Nappies | 1574 |
| Individual bookings | 1543 | (21 events) |
| Yoga for Wellness | 1452 | |
| Pilates | 1143 | |
| Jiggy Wrigglers | 996 | |
| Farnham Scouts | 881 | |
| Musical Beats | 273 | |
| Total | 27,044 |
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Rent to FTC has remained at £1875 per quarter. In the year 2022/23, there were 5 instalments actually paid in-year.
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Utilities itemised as follows:
| Electricity | 2313 |
|---|---|
| Gas | 1728 |
| Water | 459 |
- Miscellaneous expenditure included:
| Website maintenance | 270 |
|---|---|
| Plumbing and cleaning materials | 1375 |
| Plumbing and lock repairs | 420 |
| Locks and keys | 120 |
- Debtors consist of hirers’ charges which were invoiced in the last quarter of the year but not paid until the first quarter of the following year. All invoices were settled within a month of issuing. There were no bad debts.
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