St Johns Centre Trustees Annual Report 2022123 Visi Ev*ryoTh*'ln Old Trafford has falr a¢oe8S to the resoureu Ihey lo b¢ h4althy T4Thd to thrlve lrtdlwldually and eolleoilvely. Sig Through edueallon and reerealloxL seelt * Ao promoio.qood rnla*lons In tho ￿mmUnIty. qlv* to re&lK8e potentlal. and. I VAL • arAd • eonnoetlon and eollatboradon . Equallty artd d*mooraoy Thew valu0$ underyln aAI vur work. GgALS • Provldln4Spaee • A Re8OUrt* for #he Future •Fmibll￿4 Peoplli • DeclskoTh# Aotlwaikns Th. ## **St Johns Centre Trustees Annual Report 2022/23** ## **1. Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees, and advisers.** The Charity name is: St John’s Centre, Charity Number: 1146058, Company number: 7597525, ## **Registered office:** St John’s Centre, St John’s Road Old Trafford, Manchester M16 7GX ## **Trustees 2022-23:** Mrs Louise Dunn, Mrs Glynis Craig Mr Mark Nesbitt: Appointed Nov 2017: Appointed October 2021: Ms Kath Markey (Treasurer), Reverend Peter Matthews (Chair) appointed June 2023 **Co-optee** Mr David Nunns **Trustees resigned: Resigned 2022/23** Mrs Dorcas Keith Miss Evelyn Cosham ## **Additional information:** **Senior staff member** in charge of day-to-day management of the charity: Revd. Christine Aspinall **Independent examiner of accounts:** Mr Alastair Gillian, 53 Burnedge Fold Road, Grasscroft, Oldham OL4 4EE. ## **Bankers:** Barclays Bank 587, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AL ## **2. Structure, Governance and Management** **St John’s Centre is a Company Limited by Guarantee and a Registered Charity; it is constituted by Articles of Association, adopted March 2011 and has had charitable status since 2012.** ## **St Johns Centre Trustees Annual Report 2022/23** **Trustees are appointed in accordance with our governing document: 4 Parochial Church Council (PCC) nominated representatives, who are appointed by the PCC at the meeting prior to St John’s Centre’s AGM, plus 3 members from the local community and 2 spaces for co-opted members onto the board from affiliated groups that would further the aims of the charity. Trustees are formally elected at the Annual General Meeting. When trustees have been recruited they are asked to attend an interview, and given an induction pack with information on the charitable company, background information, reports from the last two meetings, a business plan, relevant policies and a code of conduct. We also provide a trustees’ handbook. Ongoing training is arranged for trustees, with opportunities provided for specific training as and when needed.** **Decisions are made by trustees sitting as a board at 10 meetings per annum. Specific work is carried out by standing sub groups. Subgroups are set up as and when needed, time limited and specific. The board retains all liability for decision making around financial issues. Day to day management of the project is the responsibility of the Centre Manager, at present Christine Aspinall.** ## **3. Financial review:** **Reserves policy; It is the policy of the board to have at least 3 months running costs in reserve. Explanation of any Deficit See second part of this report for examined accounts for the year 2022/23** ## **4. Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others** NONE ## **5. Charitable Aims, Objectives, Public Benefit statement** The charity’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: _1. To further, or benefit, the residents of Old Trafford, Manchester and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation, leisure time, occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents._ _2. To promote such other purposes as are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales for the benefit of the public as may from time to time be determined._ ## **6. This Annual Report contains all aspects of public benefit of the charity.** ## **Mission Statement:** ## **St Johns Centre Trustees Annual Report 2022/23** Through education and recreation, we seek to promote good relationships within our diverse community; give individuals the opportunity to realise their full potential; meet the needs of the present and create a sustainable resource for the future. ## **Centre Staff 2021-22** Manager, Christine Aspinall – Administrator Diane Browne – Volunteer Coordinator: Claire Trivino. Development Worker: Laura Gilchrist; Hub Coordinator: Lizzie Quinn, Finance: RoseThompson; - Learning Coordinator: Emma Wilton enriching lives in ouy COMMU￿￿ty Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2023 Sl John's Centre Charity Limited St John'5 Hall St John's Road Old Trafford Manchester M167GX 0161872 7795 Company Regislration Number: 7597525 Charity R¢gislration Number: 1146058 enriching lives in our community INDEX Page 3 Independent Examiner's Report Page 4 Statement of Financial Activities Page 5 Statement of Financial Activities 2021 Page 6 Balance Sheet Page 7 Notes to the Financial Statements Page 8 Incoming Resources Page 9110 Resources Expended Page 10 Analysis of Funds Page 12 Other Financial Inforn]ation Page 13 Unrestricted / Designated Funds Page 14/5 Restricted Funds Independent Examiner's Report to St John's Centre Charity Limited I report on the finaneial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 MArch 2023, which are set out ID the accompanying pages. Res etive res onsibilities of Iru51ees and examiner As trustees of Ihe Charity you are responsible for the preparation ofthe financial statements. The Charity s trustees eonsider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 145(1) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) gnd that an independent examinalion is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts (under section 145(IMa) of the 2011 Act); to follow the procedures laid down in the General Direclions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(SMb) of the 2011 Ael); to state whether particular nLgtters have come to my attention Basls of finde endent examiner's re ort y examina ion was carrie ou In accordanee with the General J)irections ￿Ven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ofthe aeeounts presented with Ihose records. It also includes eonsideration of any unusual Rlems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such malter& The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the vipw ¢rivon hv th*. avertiint.q. Inde endent examiner's statemen In connection with my examination, no malter has come to my atlenlion: (l) which gives me reasonable ￿￿Se to believe that in any material respect the to keep Ydccounting records in aecordanee with section 130 of Ihe 2011 Act. and to prepare aceount5 which gc¢ord with Ihe accounting records and comply with Ihe accounting requirements of the 2011 Act; have not been met: or (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the aeeounts to be re8ched. 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