## **St John’s Centre TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2023-24** ## **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 2023-4:** Mrs Glynis Craig (Chair), Mr Mark Nesbitt: Ms Kath Markey (Treasurer), Mr David Nunns Rev. Peter Matthews Mrs Louise Dunn, **Trustees resigned: Resigned 2023-4** 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.** **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:** **The Charity continues to be financially stable with diverse income streams. Reserves policy; It is the policy of the board to have at least 3 months running costs in reserve.** **Explanation of any Deficit** _None_ ## **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:** 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 2023-24** Manager, Christine Aspinall – Administrator Diane Browne – Volunteer Coordinators ClaireTrivino., Development Worker Laura Gilchrist, Hub Coordinator Elizabeth Quinn, Finance RoseThompson, Emma Wilton - Learning Coordinator. Caretaker Mrs Safina Ahmed. enriching lives in our community Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2024 St John's Centre Chydrity Limited St Johngs Hall St John's Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 7GX 0161872 7795 Company Registration Number.. 7597525 Charity Registration Number: 1146058 TRE enriching lives in our community INDEX Page 3 Independent Examiner's Report Page 4 Statement of Financial Activities Page 5 Statement of Financial Activities 2023 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 11112 Other Financial Infonnation Page l3 Unrestricted / Designated Funds Page 1415 Restricted Funds Independent Examiner's Report St JohD'S Centre Charity Limited I report on the finaDeial-Stat¢ments of tbe ChArity for the year ended 31 March .,/.. 2024, which are set out in the accompanying page e¢live res Dsibilities of trustee5 and ¢x4miner As trustees of ¢he Charity you are responsible for (he preparation of the flnancial statemellts. The Charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144{l) of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an iDdependent examination 15 needed. It is my responsibility ¢0: examine the aecouDts (under Section 145(1)(a) of the 2011 Act). to follow the pnKedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under seetioll 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act). to state whether particular matter5 have come to rny attention Basis of inde endent examiner's re ort My examination wa$ Carried out in accordance with the Gener41 Directions given by tbe Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the *ceountillg records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those record5. It also includes consideratloll of any unusual items or disclosures ID the aecounts, and seeking expl*nations from you as trustees concernirtg any such mattern The procedures UDdertaken do not provide all the evidence thal would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Inde lldent exAmlner's statement In connection with my examinAtion, no matter b48 ¢ome to my attention: (l) which gives me reAsoDAblt Cause to believe that in any material respect the to keep ae¢ounting records in accordance with sectioll 130 of the 2011 Act. and to prepare fdccounts which a¢¢ord iyith the aceoullting records and eotnply ith the accounting requirements of the 2011 A¢t; have not been met. or {2) lo whicb, In my opinion, 4ttention should be drawn in order to enable proper underslanding of the aceounts to be reached. AIAStAir Gillian Dip FS, ACtB 53 Burnedge Fold Road. Grasscroft, Oldham OIA 4EE 22nd November 2024 ¢0 r4 - 311 lil. r4 - c4 O r4-