Annual Report from the Chair 2022-23
This year there have been two Chairs of the Board of Trustees. Norman Hooks, who has been our Chairman for around twenty years, resigned in January, and Barbara Braysher was elected to be the new Chair by the trustees at the same meeting. Writing as the current Chair, I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to Norman for his leadership, enthusiasm and hard work during this time. I am pleased to report that he remains an active trustee, and a lot of this report deals with his past and present involvement in the running of Stocksfield Community Association.
This is the first full year that Terri Anne Edgar has been our Centre Manager. The trustees have been impressed by the quality of her work and the efficiency with which it is carried out. She is now a familiar figure to regular daytime users of the Community Centre. Four new groups now hire rooms at the hall - Woolly Wednesdays (knitting and crochet), Art Venturers (for small children), Spanish lessons and Fencing. It looks as though we can finally put the quiet and sometimes lonely times of the covid pandemic firmly behind us.
The increase in energy prices this Autumn combined with increasing concern over climate change has made our focus on improving the energy efficiency of the building even more important. Our 32 solar panels were fitted in 2016, and these have made a significant difference to our energy consumption and our carbon footprint, but improving on this has become more urgent. I am pleased to be able to report that our storage batteries have now been fitted. Frustratingly, we are having to wait a little while for parts to become available before the system can be commissioned. When operational the solar panels will charge the batteries, storing approximately 16kWh for use in the evenings when demand is usually higher. Emergency Power Switch circuitry will also mean that in the event of power cuts we will be able to keep the building open for our usual activities, and if necessary as a warm hub for the community.
The above project was funded by a grant from Northern Powergrid Foundation. This year we have also received a grant from the EDF Renewables Communities Fund, which has enabled us to improve the heating in the Richardson Room and the kitchen by replacing the old radiators powered by the gas boiler with new electric radiators. These heat the room much more quickly and are therefore much more efficient - and will, of course, use energy stored in the new batteries in the evenings when the panels are not generating power. The radiators can be controlled remotely and independently when necessary via an App. We are assessing the impact of these, and hope to fit them in other parts of the building in due course.
Our involvement with the Village Halls Heritage Project has continued throughout the year. Oral histories - memories of the people and the groups who have used the community centre over the decades of this century and the last - have been recorded. These have been lodged with Northumberland Archives, and we have kept electronic copies at SCA. Copies of plans of the building from 1902 have been laminated for display, along with photographs from our past. The Village Hall Heritage Event takes place at 7.30 on 11th July, just after the AGM . As well as the display, we will be running a video of audio excerpts and pictures from some of the oral histories, and listening to a short talk about the first 60 years of our village hall. Both give fascinating insights into how people’s lives in Stocksfield has changed over the last century. Full details of the event are shown on another page of this edition of SCAN.
In April we were assessed by representatives of Community Action Northumberland (CAN) for Hallmark 3. The Hallmark scheme is the national quality standard scheme for the management of community buildings and village halls. We are very pleased to have achieved this standard, and the certificate will soon be displayed on the noticeboard next to those for Hallmarks 1 and 2. To date, only 3 other village halls in the county have been awarded Hallmark 3.
The programme of social events began with concert by Prudhoe Community Choir in September, followed by a Table Top Sale in October which raised just over £200 for the community centre. The Christmas Quiz was popular as ever, and we are grateful to Jean Robinson for setting and marking it. The very enjoyable Annual Quiz took place in the hall on the 26th May, and thanks go to quizmasters Alan and Jill Scott for organising this.
Finally, I would like to thank my fellow trustees for their work over the last twelve months. We would all like to thank Peter and Betty Scott for keeping the building scrupulously clean and inviting to the community of Stocksfield. Our thanks of course go to our Centre Manager Terri Anne Edgar for her welcoming approach and her efficiency - and for producing and printing this and all recent editions of SCAN.
| Stocksfield Community Association | Stocksfield Community Association | Stocksfield Community Association | Stocksfield Community Association | Stocksfield Community Association | No(if any) | No(if any) | ||
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| 1139996 | ||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 4/1/22 | 3/31/23 | |||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Hire of premises | 24,642 | - | - | 24,642 | ||||
| Subscriptions | 2,329 | - | - | 2,329 | ||||
| Donations | 176 | - | - | 176 | ||||
| SCAN | 1,056 | - | - | 1,056 | ||||
| Activities | 912 | - | - | 912 | ||||
| Gift Aid Tax Refund | 450 | - | - | 450 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 210 | - | - | 210 | ||||
| Grants | 5,800 | - | - | 5,800 | ||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 35,575 |
- | - | 35,575 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 35,575 |
- 0 | - 0 | 35,575 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Cost of employees | 19,386 | - | - | 19,386 | ||||
| Office Costs | 1,989 | - | - | 1,989 | ||||
| SCAN | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Property Repairs | 4,038 | - | - | 4,038 | ||||
| Utilities | 7,764 | - | - | 7,764 | ||||
| Insurance | 1,660 | - | - | 1,660 | ||||
| Licences & Service Contracts | **381 ** | - | - | **381 ** | ||||
| Activities | 180 | - | - | 180 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 3,058 | - | - | 3,058 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 38,456 |
- | - | 38,456 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 38,456 |
- 0 | - 0 | 38,456 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - 2,881 |
- | - | - 2,881 |
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| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 48,949 | - | - | 48,949 | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 46,068 |
- | - | 46,068 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Bank current account | 7,854 | - | |||||
| Virgin savings | 37,889 | - | ||||||
CCXX R accounts (SS)1
15/01/2024
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| Cash | Cash | Cash | 325 | - | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cash funds | 46,068 | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Gift Aid Tax | 450 | - | ||||||
| SCATA loan | 4,000 | - | ||||||
| - | ||||||||
| 4,450 | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investment assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Fixtures & Fittings | 17,660 | ||||||
| Property Alterations | 31,332 | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | Unrestricted | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | ||||||
CCXX R accounts (SS)2
15/01/2024
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CC16a
Last year to the nearest £ 15,409 2,101 161 392 632 489 4,318 16,291 39,793 - 0 - 0 39,793 18,207 1,209 734 4,628 666 1,708 792 85 1,407 29,436 - 0 29,436 10,357 - 38,592 48,949 Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
CCXX R accounts (SS)3
15/01/2024
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- OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) 3,200 25,000 - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval
CCXX R accounts (SS)4
15/01/2024
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Secllon A Independont Examlngtr¥ Report Report to the tTLlSteesl members of Slockslield Communty Associalion On accounts for the year ended 3113120 Charity no lif any) 1139996 Set out on paye J> th8..J- I report lo the Irustees on my examination of the accounls of the above charily I"Ihe Trusl'l for the year ended Responsibilities and A5 the charily Iruslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounls in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 I-the Acl-l. I report in respect of rny examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by tho Charity Commission under sedion 14515}Ibl ol the Act I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention I ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 01 the Act or the accounts do not ac¢ord with the accounting re¢ords Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding ol the accounts lo be reached. Ple,?.%e (Ip Ip Ihp iinrds iii Ilie brackels illhay do not <ippIy Signed.. Date- Namè.. Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body lif anyl: Address- T401 Wurf8ClI-1I4 IER October 2018