Deaf Hill Ward Regeneration Partnership Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements 1[st] April 2024 to 31st March 2025 

## **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 increasing 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. 

This year we have renewed our computers and wifi throughout the building,new computer chairs and added a smart board. We have provided digital support to residents. We havealso Invested in new washer, cooker, coffee machine and provided training for volunteers. 

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 sessions. 

Our appreciation goes to our Partners and outside agencies and all funders.. 

We have recorded a deficit as predicted in this year income; mainly due to how grants come in and operating in such challenging times. 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 



Deaf Hill Ward Regeneration Partnership 2024125
Income
HMCTS
Cree
Dance
Grant
Deposit account
Gas creit
Printing
No more nowt
Room Hire
Donation
Bar
Tickets
UKSPF
Youth
linterest
91JJJ.C
3388.lyj
5LM).(KI
5.57
io.
4185.(K)
3437.00
50.
5339.96
86.00
54479.70
19365.CM)
Total Income
£105.448.78
Expendlture
Wages
Administration
Equipment
Utilities
Insurance
Catering
Bar
Household Support
Maintenance
Licence
Youth Projert
Cree
No more nowt
34909.51
9928.03
28411.79
I￿86.45
1228.32
196.06
2599.38
1410.LMJ
6334.51
331.23
17195.99
3920.
£116.551.27
11102.49
Deficit for the year

Reconcilaition
Fund Balance as at 114124
Deficit for year
Fund Balance as at 31/3125
99708.52
-11102.49
£88.606.03
Bank Balances:
Current account as at 3113125
Deposit Account as at 3113125
33980.99
60329.36
Add income to bank
Unpresented cheques
210.CKJ
-109.20
-1290.(K)
-2044.61
-108.41
-108.41
-108.21
-1164.(X)
-196.06
-245.43
-250.(K)
-289.99
Reconciled
£88,606.03

DEAF HILLWARD REGENERATION PARThERSHIP
20U/2025
Inlroductlon
In examination of the aCc￿ntS the Oeaf Hill Ward Reger￿atr.On Partnership was
carried for the period 16t Awil 2024 to 316t Marth 2025
The contents of this reFK)rt have been disc#Jssed and agreed wilh the c￿tre Manager and any
recA)mmendations are induded in the report.
Scope of the Revlew
The examination tested and evaluated the effiLienGy and effediveness of the intx)me
and expenditure re(x)rds.
The areas of financial administrative acaimty examined indLKled."
In¢J)me and expendilure spreadsheet
bank statanent4
r￿1p1s￿lnV0i￿s,
cheque t*>Jks, payirvJ in books
Findings
The Centre Manager reo)rd$ all in(X￿e arbd eXpendit￿e on a spreadsheet under various
headings A manual book keeping ledger is aso kept shov*ing all transacts.ons monthly and this is
recJ)noled to the bank statement at the end of Ihe month.
All payments are made by (tyue ￿ dire(* dei¥'l (ulilitiesl and dwues ar& signed by the C8ntre
Manager and a Trustee. RecC￿dS ¥e taken to Committee ft)r Members lo cheGk Most in?￿lC&S
records the c*wue n￿nber on Ihem whK* gives a good audit trail wtwn d*(*ing payments,
Income is re￿iVed mainly through grants." rc￿ hires and the bar.
Bar in(y)me is paid U￿ng a (xrd and is re(X)r￿d on SL¥n up payment theets. The monthly reports
were examined aThJ all income be in the bank actount.
Using the spreadtst reojrds a slatement of armjfts arttl fLmd rec3)naliation was prodU￿d
detailing all the reC￿pts and payments for the period. This gave a defic4t the year of
£11,102.49 and the furKI recy)rd of £88,6(￿.03 recon(iled to th8 Ojrr￿rt and deposit a(Lount bank
actounls as al 31 Marth 2025
ConcluslonslRecommendatlons
The fund re￿rdS recon(ile lo the bank statements and all i1￿me and expenditure was
accounted for.
The introductK)n of a manLtal monthly record of all inc£¥ne and expenditure 15 used to re(x)n¢ile to
the bank ststemenls eath month.
Gordon Fletcher, {C.M.I.IA.)
Fund Auditor,
Dated: 7" February 2026