## ## ## ## |Objecti|v|es and A|ctiv|itie|s||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||SORP reference||| |Surnrnary||ofthe purposes||of||To promote the benefit ofthe inhabitants
of|| |the charity||as set out|in its|||Consett and surrounding
district without|| |governing||document||||distinction
ofsex or of political, religious or|| |||||||other opinions
by associating
with the local|| |||||||authorities,
voluntary
organisations
and the|| |||||||inhabitants
in a common effort to advance|| |||||||education
and to provide facilities
in the|| |||||||interests ofsocial welfare for recreation
and|| |||||||leisure time occupation
with the object of|| |||||||improving
the conditions
of life for the said|| |||||||inhabitants.|| |||||||To establish or secure the establishment
ofa|| |||||||Community
Centre and to maintain
and|| |||||||manage the same (whether
alone or in co-|| |||||||operation
with any local authority
or other|| |||||||person or body)
in furtherance
ofthese|| |||||||objects.|| |||||||To promote
such other charitable
purposes|as| |||||||may from time to time be determined.|| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation to those|||||Para 1.17end
1.19|Citizens House provides
a building
and facilities|| |purposes||for the public||||for people from the local community
to use|as| |benefit,|in|particular,|the|||well as acting as an umbrella
or resource body|| |activities,
projects or
services identified
in|||the|||for small charitable
groups.|| |accounts.||||||We host activities for children
and young|| |||||||people, elderly people, those with disabilities|| |||||||and mental
health issues, those with alcohol|| |||||||addiction
and their families as well as social|| |||||||groups and information
events for members|of| |||||||the general
public.
We also work with other|| |||||||charities and voluntary
bodies to help them|| |||||||deliver their services to their clients.|| |||||||We host exercise classes to promote
health|for| |||||||older people (gentle exercise classes and yoga)|| ||||||as well as for young people, children
and| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||toddlers.| ||||||We advance
the arts by providing
a home for| ||||||regular rehearsals
by theatre groups,
children' s| ||||||dance classes and photographic
society.| ||||||We help those who are disadvantaged
by| ||||||reason ofage, ill-health
or disability
by| ||||||providing
groups which can support them, i.e.| ||||||support
groups for those with aIcohol| ||||||problems
and their families, support
group for| ||||||those with dementia
and their carers.| |Statement||confirming||Para 1.18|The charity trustees
have complied
with their| |whether|the trustees||have||duty to have regard to the guidance
on public| |had regard||to the guidance|||benefit published
by the Commission
in| |issued|by the Charity||||exercising their powers or duties
in Section| |Commission||on public|||17(S)ofthe Charities
Act and the Charities| |benefit|||||(Accounts and Reports) Regulations
2008. The| ||||||trustees
have reviewed the guidance at their| ||||||trustee meetings
when
planning
the activities| ||||||for the year and in considering
the various| ||||||groups who wish to use our facilities.| ## ## ## ||||2022 has seen the Charity have a successful| |---|---|---|---| ||||Relaunch
and we have recruited
new users,| ||||groups and additional
activities,
including| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||Para 1.20|Business users to support our finances.
We have however suffered dramatic cost| |identifying
the difference the
charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
of its
beneficiaries
and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|||increases for electricity which
has hit finances
hard. As a result, we are considering
across the
board increases for room rental along with
other fundraising
activities. Although
our
expenditure
has exceeded income substantially
this year, the bulk ofthis was investment
in| ||||new ITequipment,
for which we received grant| ||||aid in the previous year, along with relaunch| ||||costs and increased
utility bills.| ||||Adding these back brings us to break even and| ||||we look forward to an improved
position going| ||||forward.| ## |Achievements
against|Para 1A1| |---|---| |objectives set|| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives|Para 1.41| |set|| |Investment
performance|Para 1.41| |against objectives|| |Other|| ## |Financial
Review|||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's|||Para|1.21|The Charity||has remained|||on a|secure||financial| |financial
position at the|end||||footing throughout|||the year, despite the|||||| |ofthe period|||||impact ofelectricity|||price||increases. The fit out|||| ||||||has been completed,||||along with the installation||||| ||||||ofthe new|ITequipment.|||||||| |Statement
explaining
the|||Para|1 22|The Charity||maintains||healthy||reserves||for its| |policy for holding
reserves|||||size and scale ofactivities. The||||||majority of||| |stating
why they are held|||||funds are reserved for building||||||repairs||and| ||||||maintenance.||||||||| |Amount
of reserves
held|||Para|1.22|The Charity||has a total balance||||of|f90,108at|| ||||||the year end||||||||| |Reasons for holding zero|||Para|1.22|||||||||| |reserves|||||||||||||| |Details offund materially||in|Para|1.24|||||||||| |deficit|||||||||||||| |Explanation
ofany|||Para|1.23|||||||||| |uncertainties
about the|||||||||||||| |charity continuing
as a going|||||||||||||| |concern|||||||||||||| |Additional
information|(optional)||||||||||||| |You ma
choose to include||further statements|||where relevant
about||||||||| ||||||The majority of our||||funding||comes||from| ||||||room rental||with some fundraising||||||and| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including|||Para|1.47|donations.
available|Grants are obtained
and appropriate.||||||where|| |any fundraising)|||||||||||||| |Investment
policy and
objectives
including
any|||Para|1.46|||||||||| |social investment
policy|||||||||||||| |adopted|||||||||||||| |A description
ofthe principal|||Para|1.46|||||||||| |risks facing the charity|||||||||||||| |Other|||||||||||||| ## |tructure,
Governance|and Man|agement|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Description
ofcharity's|||||||| |trusts:|||||||| |Type of governing
document||Constitution||adopted 9'" May 2013|||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|Charitable|Incorporated||Organisation||| |constituted?|||||||| |P. g unhtcolpoiate|||||||| |Trustee selection methods|Para 1 25|Trustees are||appointed/reappointed|||annually| |including
details ofany||at the Annual||General|Meeting|held|in| |constitutional
provisions e.g.||accordance|with the constitution.||||| |election to post or name of|||||||| |any person or body entitled|||||||| |to appoint one or more|||||||| |trustees|||||||| |Policies and
adopted
for|procedures
the induction|procedures
the induction|Para 1 51| |---|---|---|---| |and training|oftrustees||| |The charity's
structure
and||organisational
any wider|Para 1.51| |network
with||which the|| |charity works|||| |Relationship||with any related|Para 1.51| |parties|||| |Other|||| ## ## |Refere|nce and Administ|nce and Administ|rative
detail| |---|---|---|---| |Charity|name||Citizens House| |Other name||the charity uses|None| |Registered||charity number|1153267| |Charity's|principal address||Citizens House,| ||||Station Road,| ||||Consett,| ||||DH8 5RL| ## |Description
ofthe assets|| |---|---| |held
in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |falls within the custodian|| |charity's objects|| |Details ofarrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
of such assets|| |from the charity's
own|| |assets|| ## ## ## |Address:
i 83 KINGFISHER HOUSE, TEAM|Address:
i 83 KINGFISHER HOUSE, TEAM|Address:
i 83 KINGFISHER HOUSE, TEAM|VALLEY,|GATESHEAD,|GATESHEAD,|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||: TYNE &WEAR, NE11 0JQ|||||| ||~
~|||||| ||Only complete
ifthe examiner needs||to highlight|material|matters of|concern| ||(see CC32, Independent|examination|ofchadty|accounts:|directions|and| ||guidance for examiners).|||||| |Give here brief details of||||||| |any items that the||||||| |examiner wishes to|NOTHING TO REPORT|||||| |disclose.||||||| ## |||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Citizens|Hou|se
an|ement C||ommittee -Balance|eet|as at31stDecember||2D22|| |||||||33/22/2022|||31/12/2021|| |Current|Assets|||||||||| |Debtors|&Prepayments||||||6452.57||E1,659.05|| |Cash at|Bank||Current Account|||E9,116.92|||E20,58059|| |Cash at|Bank||Deposit Account|||680,991.09|||E80,949.61|| |Cash in|Hand||||||EO.OO||f0.00|| |||||||E90,560.58|||E103,189.25|| |Less:Current||Liabilities||||||||| |Creditors and||Accruals|||||F476.89||f405.43|| |||||||E90,083.69|||E102,783.82|| |Funded|by|||||||||| |Restricted Reserves||||||||||| |DCCgrant for||contingencies|||||f0.00||E38,046.79|| |Foundation
Grant -Forget||||Me Nots|||EO.OO||f0.00|| |Neighbourhood||Fund|||||f0.00||f0.00|| |Lottery|Grant|Building|Capabilities||Fund||EO.OO||f0.00|| |Building|and Maintenance|||Fund||E9,244.32|||E14,259.14|| |Lottery|Grant|Main Fund|||||f0.00||EO.OO|| |Lottery|Grant|Fixtures|&Fittings||||EO.OO||f0.00|| |Lottery|Grant|Professional||Fees|||EO.OO||f0.00|| |Lottery|Grant|Development||Officer|||EO.OO||f0.00|| |General|Reserves|||||f80,839.37|||E50,477.89|| ||||||||||f102,783.82|| ||||||||EO.OO||eo.oo|| |||||||Balance||||Balance| |Reserves ivlovement||||||Bfvvd||Income|Expenditure|Cfvvd| |DCCgrant for||contingencies||||f38,046.79|||E38.046.79|f0.00| |Lottery|Grant|Building|Capabilities||Fund||EO.OO|||FO.OO| |Building|and Maintenance|||Fund||f14,259.14|||f5,014.82|E9.244.32| |Lottery|Grant|Fixtures &Fittings|||||EO.OO|||EO.OO| |Lottery|Grant|Professional||Fees|||EQ.OO|||f0.00| |Lunary|Grant|Building|Construction||||EQ.OO|||EO.OQ| |Lottery|Grant|Development||Officer|||EO.OO|||EO.OO| |Lottery|Grant|Main Fund|||||EO.OO|||FO.OO| |General|Reserves|||||E50,477.89||E73,142.69|E42,781.21|E80,839.37| |||||||E102783.82||E73142.69|E85842.82|E90083.69|