Co Reg No.. 07743436 Charity No.. 1145195 Page-1 WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Company No: 07743436 (England & Wales) Charity No: 1145195 Co Reg No.. 07743436 Charity No.. 1145195 Page-2 WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CONTENTS Page Directors, Report Independent Examiners Report statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheel statement of Cash Flows Notes to the Accounts Co Reg No". 07743436 Charily No.. 1145195 Page-3 WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees are pleased lo present their annual directors, report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are also prepared to meet Ihe requirements for a directors, report and accounts for Companies Act Purposes. The financial statement5 comply with the Charities Acl 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statemenl of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)(effective 01 January 2015). Structure, Governance and Management Winlerbourne and District Community Association is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Articles of Association dated 17 August 2011. It is registered as a charily with the Charity Commission. There are currently 3 dlrectors each of whom agrees to contribute £10 in the event of the charity winding up. Anyone over the age of 16 can become a member of the Company and the number of directors shall be not less than Ihree bul shall not be subject to any maxlmum. Principal Activity Our aims a￿.. To promote for the inhabitants of Winterbourne and wider surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation, learning and leisure-time occupation of individuals who have need of such facililies by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social or economic circumstances and for the public at large in the interesls of healthy life styles, social welfare and with the object of increasing accessibility and of advancing education, sport and improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants. Publ1¢ Benefit statement The charlly trustees have compiled with Iheir duty lo have due regard to the guidance on public benefit publlshed by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. Achievements and Performance Winterbourne and District Comfflunity Association continued lo provide facilities for recreation and leaming for the local communily. Common uses of the facilities of the charity include Badminton, concerts and hall hire for parties to name but a few. Financlal Revlew The charily generated a surplus of £11,634 this year (2023 deficit £18,441). The directors continue lo look at other avenues of generating income for the long lerm fulure of the charity. Co Reg No.. 07743436 Charlly No.. 1145195 Page-4 WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Reference and Administration Detalls Charily No- Company No: Regislered Office: 1145195 07743436 (England and Wales) Watleys End Road, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 7QG Our Advisers Independent Examiners.. Ha￿00d, Lane & Co, Units 1- 4 Crossley Farm Business Centre, Swan Lane, Winterboume, Brislol, BS36 1 RH Bankers: HSBC, 2 North Walk, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4AR Directors and Trustees The directors of the charitable company (Ihe charity) are its trustees for the purpose of charity law. The Iruslees and officers servlng during the year and since the year end were as follows.. DIrBcto￿.' Mr A Street Mr A Spiller Miss KL Gower Mr AR Williams appointment lerminated 15 November 2024 appointed 15 November 2024 appointed 15 November 2024 Secretary." None appoinled Co Reg No.. 07743436 Charity No: 1145195 Page-5 WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Trustees, responsibllltles In relatlon to the flnanclal statements The Charity ITuslees (who are also the directors of Winlerbourne and District Community Association for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a truslees. annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Slandards(Uniled Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law require the charily trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair vlew of the slate of affairs of the charllable company and of the incoming resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the truslees are required to.. selecl sultable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe Ihe methods and principles of the Charities SORP., make judgefflents and estimates that are reasonable and prudent., slated whether applicable UK accounting slandards have been followed, subject lo any malerial departures disclosed and explanatlons in the financial statements; and prepare the flnancial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at anytime the financial position of the charity and enable il to ensure that the financial stalemenls comply wilh the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees afe responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charily company's web8ite. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. statement as to dlsclosure to our Independent Examiners In so far as the trustees are aware at Ihe lime of approving the Irustees. annual report: there is no relevant informalion, being information needed by the independent examiner in connection wilh preparing their report, of which Ihe charily's, independent examiner is unaware, and the trustees having made enquiries of fellow directors and Ihe independent examiner that they ought lo have individually taken, have each taken all sleps that helshe is obliged lo lake as a director in order to make ems aware of any relevant examination information and to eslablish that the ent ner is aware of that information. By order of oar ustees Chai o[IkLJ Q)L Date: 13 [Iz/zo2W Co Reg No.. 07743436 Charity No: 1145195 Page-6 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE WINTERBOURNE & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION I report on the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are sel out on pages 7 to 14. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiners The Irustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Irustees consider that an audlt is not required for this year under section 144(2) of Ihe Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Acl} and Ihat an independent examination is needed. I am quallfied to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountanls In England and Wales. Having salisfied myself that the charity is not subjecl to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, il 18 my responsibility lo.. examine Ihe accounts under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act. lo follow Ihe procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charily Commission under section 145(5)