2024-03-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE ANSELL CENTRE CHARITY

FOR YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS:

Registered Charity, England and Wales (Number 1111332)

Company Limited by Guarantee at Companies House (Number 05334314)

Registered address: 7 High Street, Hadleigh, Suffolk IP7 5AH

Bankers: TSB.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The objectives and activities of the charity remain:

• a) The provision of a community centre facility for the improvement and enrichment of the quality of life for the residents of Hadleigh and surrounding rural communities on an all-inclusive basis.

• b) To combat isolation and loneliness suffered by disadvantaged sectors of the community in such areas.

• c) To encourage togetherness in the family and on-going contact where splits in family life have occurred by the provision of social meetings and activities for families in the area.

• d) To expand and promote the provision and use of community facilities in the area.

• e) To provide a social, activity centre and luncheon clubs for disabled and / or the elderly ensuring the provision of hot meals at an affordable price.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT:

The charity is administered by 12 trustees including a Chairperson, a Secretary and a Treasurer. No trustee is paid. There are two part-time employees a cook and an events organiser. All other activities are performed by unpaid volunteers. The following policies and procedures are in place:

• Complaints policy and procedures

• Financial reserves policy and procedures

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

• Internal risk management policy and procedures

• Investing charity funds policy and procedures

• Paying staff

• Risk management

• Safeguarding policy and procedures

• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

• Volunteer management

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE :

Inflation and the consequent “cost of living crisis” resulted in increased demand on the facilities of the charity. The increased demand was affordable by means of increased grants donations and a bequest.

FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024:

The opening bank balance at the beginning of the year was £26,779, Income during the year was £25,191, Expenditure during the year was £19,615, resulting in an overall gain of £5,576 mainly the result of a grant, a bequest and increased donations. Surplus funds are to be invested in an interest-earning savings account. The charity exceeded the £25,000 Income threshold and is now required to have its accounts independently examined and approved An Independent Examiner’s Report has been submitted to the Charity Commission together with the Annual Accounts. A full audit is not required as the income falls well below that requiring a full audit.

EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE:

The charity exceeded the £25,000 Income threshold and is now required to have its accounts independently examined and approved An Independent Examiner’s Report has been submitted to the Charity Commission together with the Annual Accounts. A full audit is not required as the income falls well below that requiring a full audit.

FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS:

There are no funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others.

ANSELL CENTRE CHARITY RFGISTERED WTTH THE CHARrrY COMMISSION UNDER IYUMBER 1111332 REGISTERED WITH COMPANIES HOUSE - COMPANY NUMBER 05334314 ADDRESS 7 HIGH STREET, HADLEIGIL SUFFOLK IP7 SAH INCOME & EXPFNDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THF YFAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024 INCOME MEMORIES CLUB DONATIONS MF,MORIES CLUB GENERAL CINEMA ENTRANCE FEES WEEKLY LUNCH CLUB MEMORIES CLUB GRANTS TRANSFER FRIDAY CLUB BANK MEMORIES CLUB RAFFLE WEEKLY CLUB RAFFLE WEEKLY CLUB DONATIONS CINEMA REFRESHMENTS GENERAL tNCOME TOTAL INCOME 4,867.24 4.730.10 3,957.00 3,342.00 2.440.00 2.412.73 1,675.00 626.00 512.00 454.00 175.00 25,191.07 EXPENDITURE MEMORIES CLUB SALARIES MEMORIES CLUB GENERAL GENERAL EXPENSES RENT c￿EMA EXPENSES WEEKLY LUNCH CLUBS I*￿MORIEs CLUB RAFFLE AMOUNT TAKEN TO CASH BOX TOTAL EXPFNDITURE 5.354.00 3,978.80 3,076.48 2,430.00 2,470.68 2,128.00 155.11 22.20 19,615.27 GAIN OR LOSS VIA BANK 5,575.80 LESS ACCRUALS: OUTSTANDNG RENT FILM HIRE ACCRUAL FOR PRINTING YOGA SF.SSTON TOTAL ACCRUALS TOTAL GAIN I LOSS FOR THE YEAR -370.00 -114.00 -130.00 -70.00 -684.00 £4,891.80

ANSELL CKNTRE CHARrrY REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSIOIY UNDER NUMBER 1111332 REGISTERED WITH COMPAJNIES HOUSE- COMPANY NUMBER 05334314 ADDRESS 7 HIGH STREET, HADLEIGH, SUFFOLK IP7 SAH BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31st MARCH 2024 CURRENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES BANK BALANCE CASH IN HAND . GENERAL FLOAT 1st WEDNESDAY CLUB FLOAT 32,354.94 30.00 35.00 32.419.94 -684.00 £31,735.94 LESS ACCRUALS RESERVES CARIUED FORWARD MRS. R. ROWLAND - C14AIRPERSON MRS. J.M. DICKS- SECRETARY .R. TREASURER

INDEPENDENT EXAMtNER'S REPORT TO THE TRU￿Es OF THE ANSELL CENTRE I report on the accounts of the company for the year eEthI 31 March 2024 attac1￿ onsibli ities and knis of rt As cknity's ln)ste￿ (aThl akn t]* directors ofthe conwy for the purposes of conw law) you are res￿￿$11￿1e for prqMrthn of accounts in xc0rda￿c with the Tequirements of the Con7panies Act 21N)6. Having satisfied myself that cl]arity is ￿t subject to audit under company law a￿1 is eligJl)le for iTrlyndeDt examin&10￿ T have examiDa your clwity's aecounts as required under section 145 ofthe clwit1￿ Act 2011 Act.). In carry1J￿ out my eXami1￿10n I have followed the Diredions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Kb) of the 2011 Act. My role is to state whethtt any material matters I￿¢ conr to my attaitK)n giving me cause to Etlieve: l. that accounting [c￿rdS were not kw as required by section 386 ofthe con4)an1￿ Act 2006; or 2. that the arxouDts (ktr ￿t accord with tlK)se Tel￿d￿. or 3. that the accounts do ￿)l conwly with tlK accouDtiDg requirements of sect￿￿ 396 of the Companies Act 2(M)6 aTrl the nKthods aThl winciples of the Charities of RecA)mmended Practice applicable to clwities preparing tkir accounts in aCcOrda￿e with the Fina￿la1 Re￿rtIng StsNlard applicable in the UK atxl Republic of IreLa￿. or 4. tEMt tlwe is further infornution needed for a proper U￿le[Sta￿lillg of the accounts. Inde￿ndent exan￿er'S statenKnL Sityx your cFArity'S gross exceeded £25.(IXI your exami￿ Ir a n￿ber of a listed Ix)dy. I Association of Chthred Certified Accounthnts which of the listed kndi&& I Imve con4)leted my exami￿10￿ and I have ￿ CO￿ in reSp￿t of any of tk matters (l) to (4) listod aknve aTrl in drawing to your attentio Nat￿." Rolf Beggerow FCCA Address: 13 Wentworth Ck)se Hadkigh Ipswich Suffolk IP7 5SA