Sturminster Newton Community Learning Centre
Trustees Report Year ending August 2023
Chairmans Report
Sturminster Newton Community Learning Centre continues to serve the town, local villages and wider North Dorset with technology assistance on computers, tablets, smartphones etc. The assistance takes the form of use of equipment, demonstration equipment, problem solving, advice and formal and informal learning.
The centre remains open 3 sessions a week for drop-in and for appointments made via Dorset Digital Champions.
There were 584 visits in the year by approx. 270 different clients including 90 first visits.
Use of the centre is broadly stable as are finances. We expect to gradually call on reserves as more people have computer literate friends/neighbours to turn to in the first instance which will reduce donations.
The Learning Centre produces the town’s bi-monthly newsletter as an additional community service. Printed copies are funded by the Town Council.
We are part of “Good Things Foundation’s” On-Line Centres and Dorset Council’s Digital Champions. We are part of the National Databank Scheme and can provide Vodafone, O2 and Three loaded SIMs to qualifying residents.
We have 7 Volunteer Trustee Helpers and 4 further helpers we can call upon.
Treasurers Report
As can be seen from the Receipts and Payments Accounts our income for this year was almost identical to 2022. Our payments rose by almost £500 which meant that overall we made a loss of £432. We are a charity and our funds go up and down over the years. This is normal and as long as we have available funds to continue our work then we will continue.
Our income from donations rose over the year as did sales and Gift Aid claims. Interest rates began to rise again and that produced £130.
Our expenses also rose as we bought a laptop and a mini PC for the centre.
Our balance sheet shows we have nearly £13,000 in reserve which shows that we are in a healthy financial state.
Thanks go to Maurice for examining these accounts.
CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of STURMINSTER NEwfoN COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRE On accounts for the year ended 31° July 2023 Charity no (if any) 1105093 Set out on pages I rewrt to the trustees on my examinatK>n of the COUnts of the abov• chanty {e Trusf) for ts year ended Responsibilities and As the charity tnjstees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities A 2011 {'the Act") I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts G3rried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinats'on, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145151(bl of Ihe Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my aitention (other than that disc105ed below ') in connectson with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in. any material respec*.' accounting records yre not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wilh the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in ¢onn8ction with the examination to which attention should be drawn in orderto 8nabl8 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delele Ilie words in the b@¢kets if th8y do not apply Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional >)6cfj•l qualification(s) or body Address: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosu Only complete If the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concem {see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guKlance for èxaminers). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018
CHARITY (OMMISSION F( fNGIANO ANO WAlfS Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Fw the period Irom To 12022 July 31st 20fJ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fvndj Restri¢ted funds Endowment funds Totsl lunds L••t ymr io Ihe neare¥t£ b) th• n•ar•#tE t• lh• n••rn•lt A1 Re¢elpts BAJIK WTEREST 130 470 470 183 1.279 SfvLES s lots1{GrO incomé f(x ARJ 27S Z795 1795 2,Y72 A2 Ass•t and investment sale5. (see tablvl TIreCeIPts 2,795 2.79S 2.772 A3 Payrnenls At)MIN & UISC CWGES ly 75 967 71 BlIOD6ANDWlTH TELEPHC 332 CL(MJO EQUIPMENT SC*TWARE I SEIIKE COVID CLEANI 77 497 497 FURTr¥fLIqE & FffTIF PRlTG STW(S REFIIESWENTS STCKK STATk)NERY STIXKS 5rtXK FORSFOP TELEr+KE LNE RENT T4VELu COSTS Ios 143 92 140 2.731 470 J227 470 Subts A4 Asset and investment urcha5es. see tab Sub to 3227 2.731 Ne( ofrÈ¢elp¥payments) . A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last end Cash lund$ this yew end 432 432 41 1J,J66 12.934 13.316 11934 41 CCXX R1 ISSI 2&11WX>23
Section B Statement of assets and liabilitles at the end of the perlod Unrestricted fvnds Restrted funds nurwt£ Endowment fvnds ts)nw*¢f B1 Cash 61 TREASURERSXCWIT 2.749 10.125 Tofal cash fwrds 11934 R•strk¢ed Endrn•nt lunds funds b) newe•t E funds eiJl FundtDwhKh¥i#tt Cwrenl value nerails B3 knveslmgnt assets Costloptith•ll Currentv4lue B4 Assets retained lor the charty's own use Assots Thp Exch4np. Fund to thkh Dela5 B5 Liabilities Srned by one or ThtsuStee9 on tthawof all Ihe InMtee5 Signawre PrintName Date of roval O. SHEPHERO I,, IT ftB.8ROWN CCXX R2)urts ISSI