CAERWENT COMMUIYITY CENTRE COMMITfEE FINANCIAL STATEIWENTS For the ye4r ended March 3]. 2024 Charlty No: 1137235 Regtstered Office: S Aliinore Road CaldleoL NP26 5DF CAERWENT COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMrrfEE COP4TENTS Tntstees, R¢port Independent Examination C¢rtificat¢ Jncome and Expenditure Account Balance Sh¢et Notes to the Accounts CAERWENT COMlItUNITY CENTRE COMMITTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT For the year ended March 31, 2024 The trustees have pleasure in presenting th¢ir report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 Principal Address.. The Old Gym, Building 971, Lawrence Crescent, CaerwenL Monmouthshire. Register¢d Office.. 5Alianore Road, CaldicoL Monmouthshire. NP26 5DF CHARITY STATUS The charity was inaugurdted on 17 January 2002 as Caerwent Community Centre Committee and was incorpordted as CaeNent Community Centre Committee Ltd on 17th December 2007. The new name has been registered with the Charity commission the number issued is 1137235 In January 2024 the committee made the transition from Ltd. to CIO ORGANISA TIONAL STRUCTURE The rnembership of Caerwent Community Centre Committee comprises of voluntary organisations that are active in the Council Ward of Caerw¢nt. The Executive Committee is elected from that membership on an annual basis and met twelve times during the year. There are no sub-coinmittees. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY The organisation is a charity, and its principal activities continue to be to provide a r¢creational facility for the local comrnunity with particular emph&sis on youth activities. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS During the year ending 31 st March 2024 the executive committee has continued to maintain the facilities provided by the Centre. 'rhe facility is now in use every day mainly in the late afternoon and evening by child and adult groups these include Kardte, Taekwondo, and a gym club who hav¢ thrived adding to their numbers. Archery Club, local soccer clubs, Building Bridges Disability Group, Walking Hockey group and Model Car Club have returned , additions to regular weekly hires include an Historic fencing club ,a Hit Boxing club and a precision dance group . Th¢ weekly held youth club continues by staff from Monmouthshire Youth Service. Also durlng 2023 MCC Pupil Referral Unit used the premises in the daytime while their new pemianent facilities was being created. Painting, decorating and general repairs have been carried out where required, and scheduled annual inspections and assessments of the building and equipment have been carried out. In 2023124 additional storage cupboards have been created for groups to store equipment on site. The meeting room has been Te￿rbiShed. digital wi-fi installed this space is now used by local council and MCC for ad hoc Meetings. As the new clubs settle in, we anticipate their representatives will join the committee. Grants have been sourced to refurbish tbe kitchen and annex, replace the main entrance doors put up external signage making the premises more visually appeaIing, and improvtng resources within for all groups also factlitating a community led coffee morning for vulnerable adults and those who live alone. TRUSTEES No twstee has any beneficial interest in the charity. THE TRUSTEES The trustees who serv¢d the charity during the period wer¢ as follows: Mark Lewis (Chairperson) Beryl Pugh (Treasurer) Andrew FoTbes {Secretary) Phil Murphy (County Council Representative) The Council of Management also includcs th¢ following group representatives.. Fred Weston Chris Davies Peter Belsten Alex I larris Edwina Sherwood (County Council Representative) lan Hannan (Booking Clerk) Julian Cl¢ak Marcus James CAERWENT COMMUNITY CENTRE COmM[￿￿E TRUSTEES, REPORT (Continued) For the year ended Mareh 31, 2024 RESPONSIBIL￿lEs OF THE TRUSTEES The Charities Act requir¢s the trustees to prepare fJnan¢ial statements for each fmancial year whi¢b give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the year and of the surplus or deficiency for the year then ended. In preparing th0￿ financia] statements, the trustees ar¢ required to select suitable accounting policies. as described on page 6. and then apply them on a consist¢nt basis, making judgements and estimates that are prudent and reasonable. The Trustees must also prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriat¢ to presume that the charity will Continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fmancial position of the charity and to ¢nable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and h¢D¢¢ for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under port 15 of the Companies Act 2006 Signed by order of the TNstees Andrew Forbes (Secretary) Approved by the trustees on. 291031 to Lg- CAERWENT COMMUNrrY CEIYTRE COMMITTEE Independent examiners, report to the Tnth of Caerwent Communlty Centre Committee For the year ended Mareh 31, 2024 I report on the accounts of th¢ Trust for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 4 to 7. Respecllve respon5lbll1ts￿ oflnlslees and￿￿MIner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consid¢r that an audit is not required for this year (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act)) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my respK)Dsl￿I1ity to.. examine the accounts (under section 43(3Xa) of the 1993 Act). to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity CommAssioners (under section 43{7)(b) of the 1993 Act). and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. oflndependentaamlnerts, report My examination was carried out in accordance with the Genera] Dirertions given by the ChaTity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comwdrison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required An an audit aDd coDsequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent ￿QMIners.￿lqItmen¢ In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (2) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with s41 of the 1993 Act; and to prepare acLx)unts which accord with the accounting record5 and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act Have not been met. or (2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be