## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 February 2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Victoria Community Association** ## **Charity registration number: 1153850** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Victoria Community Association
operates to promote community
development, provide facilities for
recreation and leisure, and support
educational and social welfare activities for
the public benefit as outlined in its
governing documents.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During the financial year, the association
engaged in several key activities to achieve
its objectives:
•
Hiring facilities for community
events (£7,596 income).
•
Organising youth club sessions with
an associated entry fee (£425
income).
•
Facilitating projects funded by
external grants (£23,700 from
grants, including restricted funding).
•
Offering training and resources to
community members.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm they have had regard
to the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit when planning and delivering
these activities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The association made significant
contributions, including:
•
Organising youth club activities,
which engaged local youth in
constructive and educational
programs.
•
Utilising restricted funding to
expand support to community
initiatives.
•
Enhancing facilities and programs
by acquiring new equipment
(£15,094 expenditure).| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The association exceeded expectations by
increasing overall community engagement
and achieving substantial funding to
support further activities.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The fundraising efforts brought in £241,
which supported operational costs.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the period, the association
held cash funds of £24,098, an increase
compared to the previous year's funds of
£18,785.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The association holds reserves to ensure
sustainability for future operations, focusing
on maintaining adequate funds for ongoing
projects and contingencies.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Total reserves held amount to £24,098,
with £15,712 being restricted funds.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|•
Facility hire (£7,596).
•
Grants (£23,700).
•
Youth club entry fees (£425).
•
Fundraising (£241).| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The primary risks identified include the
dependency on grant funding and the rising
costs of utilities and services. Mitigating
strategies include diversifying income
sources and seeking cost-effective service
providers.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The charity in general meeting shall elect
the officers and the other trustees. The
trustees may appoint any person who is
willing to act as a trustee. Subject to sub-
clause 5(b) of this clause, they may also
appoint trustees to act as officers. Each of
the trustees shall retire with effect from the
conclusion of the annual general meeting
next after his or her appointment but shall
be eligible for re-election at that annual
general meeting. No-one may be elected a
trustee or an officer at any annual general
meeting unless prior to the meeting the
charity is given a notice that: (a) (b) (c) (a)
(b) is signed by a member entitled to vote
at the meeting; states the member’s
intention to propose the appointment of a
person as a trustee or as an officer; is
signed by the person who is to be proposed
to show his or her willingness to be
appointed. The appointment of a trustee,
whether by the charity in general meeting
or by the other trustees, must not cause the
number of trustees to exceed any number
fixed in accordance with this constitution as
the maximum number of trustees. The
trustees may not appoint a person to be an
officer if a person has already been elected
or appointed to that office and has not
vacated the office.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |||| Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Victoria CommunityAssociation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1153850| |Charity’s principal address|Charles Street, Whitefield, Bury
Manchester M45 6FG| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dean Hamer|Chairperson||Trustees| ||David Lyon|Treasurer||Trustees| ||Victora Buckley|Secretary||Trustees| ||Carolyn Szpak|Vice Treasurer||Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** David Lyon **Full name(s)** Dean Hamer |**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
Chairperson|Treasurer| |---|---|---| ||29/11/2024|| ||29/11/2024|| ||**Victoria Community Association**|**Victoria Community Association**|**Victoria Community Association**|**Victoria Community Association**|**Victoria Community Association**|**1153850**|**1153850**|**1153850**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date
01/02/2022||**To**||Period end date
31/01/2023||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**7,596**
**-**
**3,163**
**2,000**
**372**
**425**
**-**

**13,556**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**21,700**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**21,700**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**7,596**
**-**
**3,163**
**23,700**
**372**
**425**
**-**
**35,256**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**35,256**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**300**
**15,094**
**189**
**445**
**714**
**1,300**
**9,529**
**375**
**110**
**108**
**840**
**30**
**668**
**241**
**-**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Hire of facilities|**7,596**||||||||**4,483**| |External funding|**-**||||||||**8,050**| |Foundation Contributions|**3,163**||||||||**-**| |Grants|**2,000**||||||||**-**| |Sales|**372**||||||||**-**| |Youth Club EntryFees|**425**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**13,556**||||||||**12,533**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||**13,556**||**21,700**||**-**||**35,256**||**12,533**| ||**-**
**-**
**300**
**7,610**
**189**
**445**
**714**
**1,300**
**9,529**
**375**
**110**
**-**
**840**
**30**
**668**
**241**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,484**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**108**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||||| |
Electricity& Gas|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**2,870**| |Water|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**572**| |Telephone|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**401**| |Website|||||||**-**||**458**| |AccountancyCharges|**300**||||||**300**||**300**| |Equipment|**7,610**||**7,484**||||**15,094**||| |Refreshments etc|**189**||||||**189**||| |Subscriptions|**445**||||||**445**||| |Equipment Hire|**714**||||||**714**||| |Insurance|**1,300**||||||**1,300**||| |Office Costs|**9,529**||**-**||**-**||**9,529**||**-**| |Professional Fees|**375**||**-**||**-**||**375**||**-**| |Rent|**110**||**-**||**-**||**110**||**-**| |SundryExpenses|**-**||**108**||**-**||**108**||**-**| |Training|**840**||**-**||**-**||**840**||**-**| |Meetings|**30**||||||**30**||| |Uniforms|**668**||||||**668**||| |Fundraising|**241**||||||**241**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**22,351**||**7,592**||**-**||**29,943**||**4,601**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**22,351**
**- 8,795**
**- 1,604**
**18,785**
**8,386**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,592**
**14,108**
**1,604**
**-**
**15,712**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||**29,943**||**4,601**| ||||||||||| ||**- 8,795**||**14,108**||**-**||**5,313**||**7,932**| ||**- 1,604**||**1,604**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**18,785**||**-**||**-**||**18,785**||**10,853**| ||**8,386**||**15,712**||**-**||**24,098**||**18,785**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 25/11/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
NatWest Current Ac 3416
NatWest Current Ac 7570
NatWest Current Ac 6402
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
Dean Hamer(Nov 25,2024 22:27 GMT)
Dean Hamer (Nov 25, 2024 22:27 GMT)|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**7,016**
**99**
**1,271**
**8,386**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**211**
**15,501**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**211**
**15,501**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**7,016**|**211**||**-**| |||**99**|**15,501**||**-**| |||**1,271**|**-**||**-**| |||**8,386**|**15,712**||**-**| |||OK|||OK| ||||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||Date of
approval| ||Dean Hamer(Nov 25,2024 22:27 GMT)|Dean Hamer|||25/11/2024| ||Dean Hamer (Nov 25, 2024 22:27 GMT)|David lyon|||25/11/2024| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 25/11/2024 2 David Lyon (Nov 25, 2024 16:38 GMT) ## **Signature:** **Email:** davidlyon01@hotmail.com **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** VICTORIA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION **members of** **On accounts for the year** 31 JANUARY 2023 **Charity no** 1153850 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3-4 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **31/01/2023** **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 25/11/2024 **Name:** Moragh hunt **Relevant professional** IFA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** North West Numbers CIC 46 Cunningham Drive, Bury BL9 8PD ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). 4 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . Nothing to report 4 **October 2018** **IER**