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ANNUAL REPORT
2023- 2024
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16 & 17 Station Street Charity registration no: 1150904 www.ebcc.org.uk Bedlington NE22 7JN 01670 828808 ## **Message from the Chair** The Centre has faced a number of challenges this year. The staff have worked hard to develop the business model and welcome new user groups to the Centre. In particular we were pleased to welcome the Bedlington Station Library Service ensuring that people living in East Bedlington sill had access to book lending and public access computers. We have welcomed the community to a number of social events which have strengthened community links. The Parish Council Welcome Hub project which is supported by the Community Centre has gone from strength to strength, reaching out to socially isolated members of the community and providing a warm and welcoming space to make new friends and receive support and advice from the statutory providers we have encourage to visit. The Youth Club held at the Centre and delivered by Pride Action North has been another success story. The mix of traditional and outreach youth work has helped support our younger Centre users on a Friday evening. During the year we have increased our staffing levels to meet the needs of additional Centre users. Whilst this was essential to meet customer demand of on average 500 users per week, the financial impact on the Centre has been significant. The development of social event bookings in the Centre has been encouraging with our beneficiaries enjoying live music events, breakfast with Santa, pantomimes, birthday parties, christenings, wedding receptions and significant birthdays. Our Christmas Fayre was a huge success and is something we will be taking forward **.** The Trustees look forward to further diversification of our offer in the coming year and delivering more activities and events to enrich the lives of those living and visiting East Bedlington. ## **Objectives of the Charity** - To secure the best possible outcome for the centre whilst working within the boundaries of local, regional and national policy. - To achieve these aims by promoting the principles of personal development, healthy lifestyle, well-being, community engagement, empowerment and social inclusion. - To provide excellent community facilities and access to advice, training and support, - To encourage the community to play an active part in local decision making, - To encourage individuals and groups to have positive relationships with each other, - To support young people into adulthood, - To provide healthy lifestyle choices, a - To provide any other charitable activity for the benefit of the community of East Bedlington and the surrounding area. Jenny Tindale Chair ## **Values** - The provision of a community centre for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of East Bedlington and the surrounding area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race, or political, religious, or other opinions. The use of the property for meetings, lectures, and classes or other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare and with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. ## **Governance** The governance framework of the Charity consists of: - The Centre’s Trust Deed, which outlines the aims and objectives of the Charity, dictates the appointment of trustees and the legal framework in which it must operate. - A legal structure to ensure compliance with Charity Law - A management hierarchy and reporting structure - Financial procedures and controls - Risk management - Policies & Procedures ( of which a comprehensive review was undertaken in February 2024). Collectively these policies, procedures, key documents and management arrangements ensure that the Charity is run in an efficient and effective manner in compliance with legislation and in accordance with its aims and objectives. During 2024/2025 a business plan will be produced. This will be monitored ‘plan through regular reporting against key performance indicators. ## **Trustees** The Centre’s trust deed governs the appointment of it’s trustees and the management of the Charity. All trustees retire at the AGM and are either re-elected, re-appointed (in the case of Parish Council trustees) or replaced. The trustees form the Management Committee and have the power to co-opt a further 2 trustees from user groups. The trust deed permits the appointment of up to 4 appointed Parish Council trustees and up to 7 community trustees. ||**Trustees**|| |---|---|---| |**Ian Sewell**
**resigned 12.12.23**|**Chairperson**|**community trustee**| |**Jenny Tindale**|**Vice-Chairperson**|**Parish Council appointee**| |**Ron Thornton**|**Treasurer**|**Parish Council appointee**| |**Yvonne Sewell resigned 12.12.23**|**Secretary**|**Community trustee**| |**Cath Cuthbertson**||**community trustee**| |**Liz Leightley**||**community trustee**| |**Ron Straughan**||**community trustee**| |**Jacqueline Wilson**||**community trustee**| |**Brenda Forrest**||**user group trustee**| |**Len Smith**||**user group trustee**| |**Dawn Crosby**||**Parish Council appointee**| |**Keith Scantlebury**||**Parish Council appointee**| ## **Insurance** East Bedlington Parish Council are responsible for insuring the refurbished building and under the terms of the sub-lease East Bedlington Community Centre must reimburse the premium incurred by the Council. The contents of the building are insured directly by the Centre and the policy is underwritten by Hiscox. ## **STAFF** Stacey Price Centre Manager Caretaker James Hunter Natalie Cummings Cleaner ## Gemma Simm ## Facilities Assistant ## **Funding** The centre continues to receive an unrestricted grant of £5,960 from East Bedlington Parish Council. A further £1,000 was granted from ALDI Winter Warmer Fund to support the Welcome Hub. East Bedlington Community Centre Report and Accounts 31 March 2024 East B￿lIngton Communty Centrg Chartered Accountsnts. report to the board of directots on the preparntion of the unaudited statutory accounts of East Bedlington Cmwnunity CentsB forthe year ended 31 March 2024 In order to assk8t you to fuffil your dulles under the Compani85 Ad 2006. we have prepared for your pproval the accounts of Easl Bedlington Community Centre for the year ended 31 March 2024 whith comprise of th8 Profit and Loss Ac¢oun( the Balance Sheet. the Slatement of Change$ in Equtiy and the related notes from the CoMpan￿S ar￿u￿￿n9 reJ))rds and fmm infomation and axplanation$ you have grven us. As a practising mem￿1 fim oflhe In￿llUte of Chartered Accountants in England and Wale5. we are subject lo its ethical aThJ olhef professp)nal requirements whith are dgtailed al Ourwofk has been undertaken in 7Lcor(lance with ICAEW Tec*ryca Rebase 07116 AAF. Walsh & Co Chartered A¢counlants 103 Station Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 8RS 17 June 2024 21 octr¢ber l¢1 East Bedlington Community C9ntre Profit and L¢￿S Account for the ygar endFd 31 March 3)24 2023 Incoffling Resources ,291 61,968 Operating Costs Other Ey4)enditur8 1130,902) {90,4381 {1.5911 Net Incomlng Resources for Period (75.5761 Tax on profft on ordin8ry actmlies N&t Incoming Re8ourceJ for Perlod 5.576 30,(￿1 East Bfrdlington Communty Centre Balance Shggt as at 31 March 2024 Mot8S 2024 2023 Ftxed assets Tangible assets 880.187. 920,199 CUT￿￿t 2ssets Debtor5 Cash at bank and in haTh 8.407. 66.682- 17,682 87,967 dltors: an￿Unts falling due wlthin one y {12,165). (7,15g) Net ¢uThentassets 62.924. 98.49) 943.111 . 1.018.689 Capital and rèserves Profit and loss account 1.018,689 Sharnhoklern, funds 1,018.689 East Bgdlington CommunKy Centre ststem&ntof Changes in Equty for tha year ended 31 March 2024 Fund To At 1 April 2022 1.048.750 1.048.7YJ Nel Incoming Resouri*s 130.C1$11 {30.￿1) At 31 klarch 2023 1.018.689 1.018.689 At 1 Aprll 2023 1.018.687 1.018,687 Nel In(J)ming Res￿rceS (75,576) (75.57Q At 31141arch 2024 943.111 943,111 East 88dlington Communlty Centr• Nots& to the AcC￿nts for tt7e year ended 31 March 2024 1 Tanglbl8 Fjxed Assfts Tangibk r￿ed assets are measur•S at rmt *ss accumulthe rfyri8tion and any accumul81ive ryainywt bJw> Depreciaon ts provijed on 84 taNJbk assets, other Ihan freehold LpDd. at rales cknJkt￿1 to ￿71& off ts c05L *ss estl￿ted vah*. cl •** as36t 8venly over ts expaded Its, a5 fr)knB.' Land and BuikJiTrJs FEitures snd Fillin95 over30 )E8T5 20% Land aTKI FL¥t[J￿5 8 bullth95 Fiuljys Totsl Cost At 1 April 2023 Addlions 1.194,676 114580 1.309.256 365 At 31 March 2024 1.194.676 114915 T.3￿,621 Depre¢laUon 1 Apnl 2023 Chargo for the ￿ar At 31 March 2024 276.887 39,822 316,709 111170 555 112n3 389,057 40.377 Net book v3lu& At 31 March 2024 877.987 2220 8eA7,187 At 31 March 2023 917.789 2410 3 Debtots 2023 Oth8r debl(Ms &407 17.682 4 Gredito￿. amounts Pdlllng wlthin year 2023 Other tyedito 11165 7.159 East Bedlington CommunKy Centre Detalled profit and loss account for the year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Incomlng Resourc•s S,291 61,*8 0pèrat￿ig Costs Other Expenditure {1X),9ff21 190.4381 11,5911 Net Incoming Resources (30,0611 Ilet In¢omlng Rewurco• 30.061 East Bedlington Community Centre Detailed profit and oss account foi the year ended 31 March 2024 The schedule doe5 notform port of the 5totutoryocccunts 2024 2023 12765 Incoming Resources.. Grants & Donations 10572 43363 37669 8050 5840 Rwtn Hire Rent 56291 61968 Operating Costs- 51.564 3,322 95 25,224 Other Salaries PenslOnS Staff training 3nd welfare Expenses 25.304 54.981 3,566 5,672 GÈS 2.820 6,040 Water Telephone 1.562 11,311 1,625 11,710 General Adminlstrative Expenses- Insurance.. Public/Employer Liability Software 3.487 946 3,281 1,819 3.380 40,485 48,965 repair5 and mainenance Depreciation 15.135 40.377 59,945 Running Costs: RÈnt- 15 Station Street Training 238 1,603 1.223 1,388 200 1,435 1,067 1.592 Licences Printing & $13tionery Auditor 200 45 45 Sub5cripth)ns 4.665 4.659 Tgtal Operating Costs 130,9J2 90.438 Other Expenditure M15C. 1,591 965 Tea Dances East Bodlington Community Centre hartered Ac¢ounlants' report to the board of directors on th* preparation of the unaudited statutory accounts of East Bedlington Community Centre for thè year ended 31 March 2024 n order lo assist you to fuffil your duties un¢Jer th& Companie5 Aca 2C(6, we have prepared for your approval the ￿coUnts of Easl Bedlington Community Centr8 for the yèar ended 31 March 2024 which c4Jmwise of Ihe Profrt and Loss Accthjnl. the Balance Sheet, the Ststement of Changes in Equdy and the related notes from the company's accounts)g reojrds and from information and explanations you have given us. 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