Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
. January 2024
Period end date
31
Liecember,, 2024
From
ITO
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
Moulton Communlty Association CIO
Other names charity is known by
MCA
Reglstered charity number (If any)
1154390
Charity's principal address
Moulton Community Association
315 Broad Lane, Moulton, Spalding,
Lincs
Posteode
PE12 6PN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Datss aGtgd If not for whole
ear
Tru8tee nama
Offlea Ilf any}
Chair
Treasurer
Name ol parson (or body) ontltled
toa
oint trustee
ifan
The Trustees
The Trustees
Lesley Fisher
James Amott
Christopher Tibbs
Pamela Stanley
Ralph Fisher
Claire Goy
Kenton Hawkins
Vice-chair
The Trustees
The Trustees
The Trustees
Premises Officer
The Truste8S
Website and
Publicity Officer
The Trustees
Gavin Horner
Heather Horner
Robert Bedwell
Claire Gray
Resigned 14 March 2024
Resigned 14 March 2024
Appointed 14 May 2024
Resigned 24 June 2024
The Trustees
The Trustees
The Trustees
The Trustees
Joint Lettings
OfficerlBookings
Secretary - until 24
June 2024
Joint Lettings
OfficerlBookings
Secretary- until 24
June 2024
Booking Officer
(revised title) - from
15 July 2024
Martin Gray
Resigned 24 June 2024
The Trustees
Mandy Baker
Appointed 27 May 2024
The Trustees
Wendy Woolf
Appointed 18 November
2024
The Trustees
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Names of the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
None
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
e of advlser
Name
Address
None
Name of chief executlve or names of senior staff members (Optional Information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlption of the charlty's trusts
Constitution
Dated 2015
Type of governing document
How the charity is constituted
CharÉtable Incorporated Organisation
l¢q If*isT as>OC&l.
Trustee Selection methods
Appointed by existing Trustees
Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional informatlon)
Policies and processes adopted by the Charity include:
Health and Safety Policy - updated (expected finalised early 2024)
Environmental Policy- updated 2024
Equal Opportunities Policy- updated 2021
Safeguarding Policy - updated 2023
Disciplinary Process - updated 2021
Employee Grievance Process - updated 2021
Trustee Grievance Process - updated (finalised early 2025)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedur8S
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees:
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.
The Trustees aim to review, update and improve all MCA policies and
processes at appropriate intervals.
relationship wtth any related
parties",
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Vvhere appropriate we aim to work with and support other voluntary
organisations wsthin the Village and All Saints Church. We worked with the
Church in organising Carols on the Green.
We continue to have contact with various bodies, including a Lincolnshire-
wide organisation which promotes issues of use and concem to those
running village halls etc. Several of our Trustees attended a meeting held
by that body, in a nearby village, in October 2024, which provided
information and discussion about sources of grant funding and also fire
safety issues.
Existing Trustees are reminded to refer to, and new Trustees directed to.
the guidance provided by the Charity Commission.
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March 2012

Amendment to the Charity's Constitution - Although the Charity is
permitted to have Members who are not Trustees, there are no Members
presently in that category i.e. the only Members are the Trustees. Whilst
most general meetings are well attended. occasionally due to illness or
work and other commitments, the number of Trustees available to attend
has been limited. Accordingly following change was considered to be
appropriate..
On 10th December 2024 the then ten Trustees (the Members)
unanimously passed a Resolution effective 11th December 2024, which
changed the quorum for general meetings of the Charity from "six or one
third of the total members of the committee whichever is the greaterf to
'three members (trustees) of the committee". This amendment was duly
approved by and registered by the Charity Commission.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
The provision and maintenance of a Village Hall and a Community
Centre for the use of the inhabitants of the Parish of Moulton in the
County of Lincolnshire { the area of benefif,) without distinction of
political, religious or other opinions including:
a) Meetings, lectures and classes;
b) Other foms of recreation and leisure time occupation with the
object of improving the life of the said inhabitants.
Summary of the objgcts oftho
charity set out in it8
governing document
By providlng and maintaining the two adjacent premises the Charity is
then able to let them for a variety of uses which inhabitants of all ages
are able to attend according to preference. We are fortunate in having
two buildings which allows greater choice and flexibility of use for hirers
and the Charity.
Regular users, most typically weekly or monthly, during 2024 included
the following:
Brownies and Rainbows.
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers.,
Tots and Carers
Lace making;
Flower arranging.
U3A Needlework.
Moulton Ladies Group;
Yoga - various levels"
Pilates",
Knit Crochet and Craft",
Choir Practice.,
Youth Club:
Card Making;
Wellbeing Groups"
Exercise Groups.
Café meeting group;
Miscellaneous meetings (including Parish Council, Medical Centre
groups)
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
publlc benefit in relatlon to
these objects linclude within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
beneflt)
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March 2012

During the year the buildings have also been used for events including:
Childrens parties.
Family gatherings and celebrations
Polling Station for public elections
They have also been used for our own fundraising events including:
Bingo Evening8 (monthly, except December)
Family Bingo (early De￿Mber)
Various sales
Easter Fair
Scarecrow Festival and Village Treasure Hunt.
There are no restrictions on who may hire the buildings for public or
private events although events which the Trustees consider have the
potential for causing a nuisance or controversy are considered on their
mertts. Regard must also be had to any necessary licences.
Hire charges are fixed in advance having regard to our funding needs
and by comparison with the hire charges for other halls in the area.
All regular and single-event hirers are subject to the same charges.
Single-event hirers are required to pay a retumable deposit. Hirers who
are charitie5 may be granted a small discount at our discretion.
Following several years with no increases made to our hire charges, an
increase of £1 per hour for all our facilities was applied from June 2024.
It is declared that the Trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission's Guidance on
ublic benefit.
Addltlonal details of objectives and actlvities (Optlonal Infomiatlon)
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about..
policy on grantmaking"
pollcy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers.
In addition to the trustees, the Charity relies on help from friends and
volunteers (FAVS), particularly when arranging and holding fundraising
activities.
The Charity does not make grants to individuals or bodies. However it
has in the past, usually on an approximately annual basis. sponsored the
free Parish magazine for Moulton and nearby villages, in which the
Charity advertises events and functions", £50 was paid in 2024.
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
As well as income from lettings, and such grants and donations as may
become available, we also rely on profits from our own events.
During 2024 we continued to hold our Bingo events each month which
remain popular and well-attended.
In March we held an Easter Fair on a Saturday featuring stalls from
various participants. a raffle and refreshments plus Easter bonnet and
colouring competitions for children.
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March 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
On 8tn June 2024 we provided stalls and refreshments as part of the
village's wider commemorative events for the 80 anniversary of D-Day.
On 6th July 2024 we held our Scarecrow Festival and Village Treasure
Hunt event. A local resident organised Yard Sales around the village,
charging entry fees, all of which, as disclosed in advance, were kindly
donated to MCA.
Our"Garden Crawl. open residential garden event which had been held
for a number of years (with a break due to the pandemic) was rested in
2024 but is scheduled to r8tum in 2025.
Another local group, Moulton Celebration Committee, held its Harvest
Working weekend on 14 and 15th September 2024 and MCA joined in
with stalls and refreshments on the 141h
A °Good As New Tabletop Sale. was held on 161h November 2024.
The popular Carols on the Green event was held again in December
2024, organised in conjunction with All Saints Church, held on the village
green and afterwards in the Community Centre.
Whilst these events do raise much needed funds to malntaln the
buildings, they are also important community events.
Other possible events were considered this year but were either not
proceeded with or were at least postponed, having regard to the
limitations on the time Trustees and other volunteers can give and also
seeking to avoid unhelpful clashes in the calendar with the events of
other groups in the village and further afield.
Maintenance and improvement work continued throughout the year.
Works undertaken included:
Changes to the gas central heating system in the Community Centre-
Essentially this was an expansion of the number of radiators and
changes to the boiler whilst abandoning use of the air conditioning
system for heating (it will still be used for cooling in the wamer times of
year). Prior to the work being carried out it had proved inGrea¥ingly
difficult to satisfactorily control the heating in the building (temperatures
and timings).
Treatment to a damp wall in the Village Hall. This was a partial fix,
further work to hopefully cure the problem is scheduled for mid-2025.
Various decorating in both buildings.
The garden area in front of the Community Centre has continued to be
maintained by volunteers and looked good throughout the year, including
approprtate displays, attracting positive feedback.
During summer 2024 a water leak became apparent on our land, to the
front of the Community Centre. This was repaired, fortunately at no cost
to the Charity, by Anglian Water and again demonstrating the age of the
buildings. A new water meter was installed for the supply to the
Community Centre.
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March 2012

Section E
.Financial review
The Charity has a policy in re￿nt years to keep a reserve of not less
than £12,000 in the event of unexpected repairs or demand on funds.
This is considered to be prudent, particularly with uncertainties in respecl
of future energy costs. The minimum level of such reserve is intended to
be reviewed during 2025.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
At the end of 2024 the Charivs total funds at bank and in cash totalled
£33.603.
We have identified works of repair, maintenance and improvement which
we hope can be dealt with in the next year. The identified works could be
done within our existing funds but a cautious approach must continue to
be maintained.
D8tslls of any funds materially
In deflclt
Not applicable
Further financlal review details (Optional Information)
During 2024 the Charity's principal sources of revenue l income were:
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity'8 principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising).,
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity.,
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Rental income from lettings Communlty Centre and Village Hall, a total of
£18,528.
Fundraising events, as described above, generated an overall profit of
£5,262.
Donations totalled £1,465.
Grant income in 2024 totalled £5,400. Of that total, a Parish Council grant
of £500 was fully spent within the year towards the costs (total £7,490) of
changes made to the gas central heating system in the Community
Centre. The other £4,900, from a local charitable trust, is carried forward
as at 318t December 2024, reserved for our project to replace the two
sets of entrance doors to the Community Centre which is expected to
proceed by mid-2025.
Our expenditure generally is a8 set out in the accompanying InGome and
Expenditure Account. Of particular note, our electricity and gas costs
paid during 2024 totalled £6,351, an improvement on 2023's figure of
£7,786, but nevertheless thes8 Costs are and will remain a substantial
overhead for the Charity. We take assistance from Energy Advisors in
obtaining what we hope are the most beneficial energy contracts
available.
Employees, wages increased in line with the Govemment's National
Living Wage (minimum wage) with effect from April 2024.
Lettings income, fundraising, donations and grant income enables us to
maintain the buildings in a suitable state for letting.
Income from lettings alone are insufficient to maintain the buildings which
are old and in a conservation area. Although the buildings are not listed,
the District Council Planning Officer has described them as being of
historic Importan￿ to the Village. Consultation with the Council is
necessa
for ￿rtain works as and when
ro
osed.
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Section F
Other optional information
To assist with the day-to-day Maintenan￿ of the premises the Charity has two part-time employees, a
cleaner and a person who deals with the setting up and taking down of tables and chairs for use by certain
hirers.
Several Trustees left the Charity during 2024 but new ones joined. We continue to make such efforts a5 we
can to recruit additional Trustees.
During the year increased use has been made of social media, including Fa￿bOOk, to promote the Charity's
facilities and events. The website has been further developed.
As of December 2024 a new online booking system was being set up for those hirers or potential hirers who
wish to use it (in service from January 2025). We hope this will make the arrangements for booking more
attractive, transparent and efficient and also assist us wtth production of invoices to hirers.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity'8 trustees
Signature(8)
Full nama(s)
Po8ltlon (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Lesley Fisher
Chair
James Arnott
Treasurer
Dats
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March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
MOULTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO
11S4390
Receipts and pa
ments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
1st JAN 2024
31st DEC 2024
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
Restricted
funds
Endowment
nds
Totsl funds
Last year 2023
to the near8st£
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the noaTgSt£
A1 Recelpts
18,529
5.400
8,790
1,466
17,394
Grinig
5,400
8.790
1.466
609
10,832
1.414
539
B4Dk1ryter¢rtR￿fv￿d
l•ol Equlpment
P4rtllrve•v¢ry frtyn Ins0￿*￿1 debior
123
123
Sub total{Gross income for
AR)
29,818
5.400
34,918
30,179
se
an
see table .
nvès
men
es,
,518
34,918
A3 Pavmgnts
Wales
Elirtrldty &GIi
Wii•r
6,72f
6,352
407
2,229
8,991
3,028
50
1601
6.727
6,362
407
2,229
7,491
3,628
7.036
7,786
420
1.r19
pltkl F*penditur* Hel￿￿8sySteffl
Fundraisln8 E¥p2n5es
Donatlon5 madeand5wn¥¢rihlp
Repolri &M•lnt¢Dance
ird•nlni
Egulpment Purchases
a•4nln8 So￿¢*14hd Su¢g11•1
Proj&￿nd &Èookin81 Ma￿￿1* Ph•ne
Websit4 &Onlln• 8ooklh8
st8t1on*ry&Adv￿tl%k
PPL-PRS Mu¥i¢ U¢¢r
Lumlnatlon of AnnI￿lAC(C￿llts
Bank Charle5
Othvr Pa
rn•nrs
500
3,469
1601
13,199
9SI
404
951
404
690
225
285
435
225
249
209
27D
60
209
270
60
210
350
91
207
Sub total
31,844
500
32,344
36,810
A4 Asset and Investment
Sub total
31.844
500
32,344
36,810
Net of rncelpts/(payments)
A5 Trnnsfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
2,326
1,770
29.259
28,703
4.900
1.770
,770
4.900
2,S74
6.631
37.660
31.029
33.603
CCXX R1 accounts (SS>
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to nMfo￿ E
Restrictsd
funds
to n8arg8t£
Endowment
funds
to n•8r¢$t É
Categories
Details
81 Ca8h funds
Funds al Bank
28.409
4,900
Cash Flr)ais held
294
Total cash funds
wFth roc•lpts afvj payrnnts
countl811 CA(
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nearest £
28.703
Restrlctsd
funds
to nearest£
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary 888ets
Fund to whleh
thoset bolon
Dotails
C￿1 {optl¢nall
Curr•nt valu•
tlonal
B3 Inv•8tment a888ts
Fund to whlch
asset belon
Endowment
Cuftont valu•
tional
798,000
Oelails
Land & 8ulldings12015 value shMI
Othw Fixtures ond Fitb'ngB
Cost {optlonall
B4 Assots retalned for the
¢harity's own use
Unrestn'cted
3.500
Equipment
Unresbict•d
2,124
Fund to whlch
relates
unresth.cted
Amount due
ional
When due
tional
Details
Web5itecharges
BS Llabilities
Electrfdty & gas (Dec 2024 char9e81
Unrestricted
334
Creditors ffj hire ¢h¥rgos
122
Credltor re Dec 2024 boiler se(viong
Unreslllcted
90
Slgned by one or INslèes on
behalf of all the trustee8
Signature
Print Name
Date of
roval
Leley Flther-thoir
J3rresAsnott_TreawrEr
CCXX R2 accounts (SSI
0310412025

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
MOULTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO
On accounts for the year
ended
31st DECEMBER 2024
Charlty no
(if any>
1154390
Set out on pages
1and2
I report to the truste88 on my examination of the accounts of the above
charlty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3111212024.
Responsibilitlo5 and As the charity trustees of the TTUSt, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Yhe Acf).
I report in respect of my examlnatlon of the Trust's accounts carrled out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examlnation, I
have followed the applicable Directtons given by the Charty Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters h8V8
come to my attention (other t*Ah&￿'} in connection with
the examination whlch gives me cause to believa that In, any materlal
respect:
accountlng records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examlngr's statgment
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
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
31 /312c>-
Nam8:
Relevant professlonal
qualification(s) or body
(If any):
Addrass:
SOA th .NJG.
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directtons and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brlef detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018