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STANLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CHARITY NO 1155326 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023

STANLEYCOMMUNI CHARITY NO 1155326 INDEPENDE TEXA ER'S AEPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report on the accounts ol the charity lor the year èndèd 31 Dèeèmb&r 2023 whÉch set out on pag•s 2 10 3. SOCIATION Re8 ectlve re8 on3lbllll eB ru$

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The charity's trustees arg responsibl? lor the pr9paration of the a¢¢ounl3. The charlWB Irustèas consldar that an a￿111 Is not r6quirod for thls under secth)n 144 01 the Charthes Act 2011 (the Chaiiti85 Acil and that an Indepondoni èxaminatbn18 needed. 11 Is my msponslblllty to.. examine th& accounts under seclion 145 01 the Charilks Act,, follow the procedures lald down in IhÈ g8nèral Dlrècttons 9￿an by thè Chailty Commlgsbn undor sèctlon 14515llbl ¢1 tha CharSties Act.. and slate wh&thor particukr matt•r8 hAVg come to my aitent40n. Ba819 of Inde 8nd•nt oxamlner's 81alem?nt My exarnination was carrlad out fft accordance with general Oir8Ctlons given by th8 Char¢ty Commi38Jn. An examlnation inclLtrJes a review of the accounting re¢ords kept by thè charlty and a eomparlson of the accounls presented with Ihose records. It also Ineludes conskleration of any unusual IlÈms or dL8closurès in thÈ aceeunts, and gaèking exp￿nAtionS from thè trustèts concarniny any Such malters. The procedures undertaken do nol piovlde all the evidence that would be required in an audit, ancs con88qu8nlly no oplnlon 19 given as to whethar tha accounts present a true and lair view. and the report is Ilmited to those mE4tters Sel out in the 51algrngnl b?bw. Inde endpnl gx?rnlngr'8 Btato In connectlon with my èxamlnalkon no matetlal matters have come lo my attention whith give me cause lo bellev• that In, any maierial 88PO¢t'. accounting records were not kapl In accordanco wllh $e¢lion 130 ¢1 the charl11￿ Aet or the accounts do not accord with th a¢counting racords I havè comè aeross no olh•r maitars In connectlon wilh the examlnaton to whSch attentlon should be drawn in order to enable a propgr undeisl nding of the accounts to ba leached. Date B J Slraughan and Co Chartered Accountants and Reg￿stered Audilor8 Epwortt House 7 Lucy Street Chgsler le street County Durham DH3 SUP Page 1

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co ITYNO 11 ME IDEC so AT ILrriE BE 21)2 2023 2022 Cash In Hand Barclay8 Bank- C￿mUnItyA(￿oUnt Barclays Bank- Bus. P￿rnI￿rn Account Total Funds 1,406 57,571 557 43,682 These accoun1¥ l)avo bean proparod on Ihg racelpls ond paymgnts. bAsl$ under Sectlon 138 of the Charlllg9 Aot 2011. Bill Wllkln8on TreBsuror For and on oflhe TFwte8$ P4•3

AGM STANLEYCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SECRETARYS REPOFIT 2023 24" October2024 Good evenlng 8veryone, The c8ntre has contlnued to grow thls year, wlth more booklngs and o great deal of Int8re8t shown from $8vor81 or¢ani8ation8 as to whatwa Can ofter. The f9edback we gettrom our u8er8 Is alwoys PQ8ltlvo. W6 contlnue to promote 8 good communlty splrlt and support smaller organlsation$igroups 88 much a8 wa can as The Venu818 a hub for overyone to onloy. The bulldlng Is wo11 m81ntaln8d and presented 9nd that's down to the d8dlcated volunteers. Thè gym contlnues to Increase In memb8rshlp ond Is w811 supported. It stlll rem&lns the cheapest gym In th8 area at only £10 pèr month at pres8nt, thls we hope encourages those on 8maller incomos to stlll enjoy the faoillty and keep good health. Wo wore dellght8d to wlrb a Gommunty Support award lor our volunte8rs r8eognising thelrworl( 8nd dedlcetlon to The Venuè. Congratulations to you all and woll d6served. I would Ilke to thank Allwho have helped and supported me over thè last yEer and a masslva thankyou to all thavolunteers for their haro work. Mrs A, Wllkln$on Secretary,

AGM STANLEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TREASURERS REPORT2023 24th Ootober 2024 Introductltsn I can r8port that tho center h9s had another succ888ful ye21. Wo continLie to Invest in both our center and staff where we can see benefit8 for both. 2023 R8suLts und Analysls Income has Incre8seLI whlch reflects the uptike of booklng8 9nd users of tlia ceni@Y. Monetary as$ttts wh6re up ftom £84,456 in 2022 to £99,619 an incre8s8 of £15,163. It has been brought to our attontlon that Barelays Bank will b8 closingthe local bran¢hes iii the near futur8. How this will effèct our banl(Ing processes we will hava to walt and see whot prDcesses thoy will be puttlng in place to support us. The eenter itself made a trading surplu8 of 228199 on unrestrlcted funds, Thls Is an improvement on last ye8rwher@ it mado a losg. The overall position of th8 cent8T Is a strong and vlable on8 a8 we move lllto 2024, Appolntment of Indepondant ExamineY¥ I would Ilke to propose that we contlnue to avail the 8ervic85 of B. Straughan a3 indepandent ex8m1neYs, for 2024. Funding Th@ Ilgure8 show Restrlcted Fundlng costs of £18,036 thls was for th@ IIEhting p¥ol8ct whlch was m8dg up of £10,000 grent end £8,036 contrlbutlon. Acknowlodgm8Ats I would Illca to th8n all the volunt88rs and tstafl et the center for thelr ¢ontinued support In assisilng me wlth my day lo day dutlgs &8 Treasuyei Ilntorlml, Concluslon Overall it has beell a very successful yearforthe ceiit8r. The Vonue contlnues to be a major communlty hub, supportlng a wlde variety of groups, org8nisations and events, Bookings have Eone from sir8ngth to strength enabllngthe buildingto contlnue to b8 a vlable 8888t to tho area. Mr. W. Wlll<lnson Treasurer Ilnlerim)