Deaf Hill Ward Regeneration Partnership Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements 1[st] April 2023 to 31st March 2024 

## **Charity number: 1156860** 

## **Chairman’s Annual Report** 

I am pleased to present this year’s Annual Report for Deaf Hill Ward Regeneration Partnership. 

It is still challenging to operate in the current economic climate with utility bills and other service charges rocketing in price. The cost as well of maintaining an old building is always an ongoing issue, but with the help of our volunteers we try to keep this cost down. We are always looking for more volunteers and people to use the Centre. 

The Centre continues to provide a base for many groups, including Dance, Craft, Mental health, Children and young people, Brass Band, podiatrist service, photographer, computers and printing as well as private functions. We continue to deliver services outside the village. However we recognise there is scope for more within the building. We also recognise the need for funding to help with costs of the overall running of a building in a deprived area. Trustees continue to be concerned at the lack of services available in the community, we fear services may be lost forever, in a village which already has poor service provision. Many local people rely on the building and the services it offers, such as Food Bank, mental health support and services to the young and old which is now needed more than ever before. Our concern is that people having to leave the village to access these services which will add to many unable to travel due to the financial impact it will have. 

I would like to thank all Trustees, volunteers and staff for all their hard work, over the last year and I would like to thank members of the public for their continued support, help and donations. Thanks go to all our staff who we have managed to retain over the last year, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver a lot of our Fun & food sessions. 

Our appreciation goes to our Partners and outside agencies and all funders and to our County Councillor’s for their support. We also appreciate the support of our MP Paul Howell, who is fully supportive of the work we do. 

We have recorded a deficit as predicted in this year income; mainly due to how grants come in. As we prepare for an unpredictable future the need to maintain a reserve fund to ensure we can continue to operate into the future. 

Derek Bradley – Chair 



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Income
HMCTS
915.(KJ
ccrv
EOT Grnni
1014.1)7
7627.47
I(￿.(￿]
39449.50
21YJ.57
£71.979.49
28W.92
7429A4
486.16
7812.81
Ewipment
Uliliti
loi.(
4024.80
tkfib
MaintenarKe
84451
257.40
4152.Crt)
245.(
£86A71.57
1449108
D•fidtlorthe year
F￿d 8•Lance asat 114123
Deficit for year
Fund 64l•nce ¥$ at 3113124
8925.32
-14492.
E214.43324
account as at 3113n4
Ow)4t *£t4urrt •5 •t au3124
551(6.43
59226.81
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(KJ.
£114.4JJ.14

In examinalion of the a(l￿ftts for the Deaf Hill Ward Regen￿th.On Palnership was
Carried th8 Fwiod 1° Awil 2023 10 31* Marth 2024
1.2. The (y)ntents of this repcKt have been dTrs(ws*d and 4re8d w51h the c￿ Manag8r and a)y
r8commendaticrf)s a￿ induded in the rewt
Scope of the Revlew
The examin*ion tested and evaluated th8 efficienry and effeca1v￿sS of the in(￿m￿
The area$ offinaNiab ar¥J administrative adkmty examined induded".
Ino)me and ew(liturn Wead*￿t
bank statements.
rec8ipt&fjnvoic*s.
cwue bcM*s. payir¥J in books
FlndlThJs
The Centre Manager re￿rdS all inttffie and a 4ireadsh8et various
adings A manual b)ok keeping18dger is dso kept stTh*ing all transa(*ons rnonthly and this 1$
r￿)nciled to tho tonk statement at ts end of Ihe month.
All payments are made ty i*wue or dire(* debit (ulilitios) and dieques we ￿gned by tho Centre
Manager and a Trustee. Recuds taken to CommTrttee for Members to the(* Most invoiws
""A records the cheque nunt*r on them gN8s a ￿ audlt trail when ctwking payments,
Bar In￿)me is paid using a card and is reo)rd8d on UP Foyment *ets. The monthly reports
were examined a￿1 dl inc£Kne 0)￿d b8 conf￿￿ in ￿ bart(
detailing all th& receipts and payments for Ihe period. This gave a defiLYt fc( the year of
£14,492.08 and the f￿d record of £114,433.24 reconc11￿ to the ￿rrent aThd ￿. ac(xMJnt .
bank aLuunts as at 314t Marc* 2024
ConcluslonslR•commendaUon8
The fund recxyds recfjnLyle to the bank statwnents and all In￿lMe eypendtture was
The irtsoduction of a manual monthly r￿J)rd of all irKJJne and expendthre is used to reo)ndl810
the bank slatements eath month.
Gordon Fletcher, (C.M.l.l.A.)
Fund Auditor.
Datsd: 2" March 2025