## **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 y￿re 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
1*2022
July 31st 20fJ
Section A Receipts and payments
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fvndj
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funds
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funds
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A1 Re¢elpts
BAJIK WTEREST
130
470
470
183
1.279
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ARJ
27S
Z795
1795
2,Y72
A2 Ass•t and investment sale5.
(see tablvl
TI￿reCeIPts
2,795
2.79S
2.772
A3 Payrnenls
At)MIN & UISC CWGES
ly
75
967
71
BlIO￿D6ANDWlTH TELEPHC*
332
CL(MJO
EQUIPMENT SC*TWARE I SEIIKE
COVID CLEANI
77
497
497
FURTr¥fLIqE & FffTIF
PR￿lT￿G STW(S
REFIIESWENTS STCKK
STATk)NERY STIXKS
5rtXK FORSFOP
TELEr+K￿E LNE RENT
T￿4VELu￿ COSTS
Ios
143
92
140
2.731
470
J227
470
Subts
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urcha5es.
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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
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilitles at the end of the perlod
Unrestricted
fvnds
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funds
nurwt£
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fvnds
ts)nw**¢f
B1 Cash
61
TREASURERSXCWIT
2.749
10.125
Tofal cash fwrds
11934
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lunds
funds
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funds
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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
Dela￿5
B5 Liabilities
S￿rned by one or Th￿tsuStee9 on
tthawof all Ihe InMtee5
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Date of
roval
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