In 2023 the Charity continued to keep its subsidised cafe and two community charity shops open. We received a reimbursement of £1,000 from “Groundworks UK” for business interruption, when the Cluny Square Charity Shop (“Com.Unity4U Charity Shop”) was temporarily closed due to essential maintenance outside the venue.
The Cafe employed a third part-time staff member from April 2023 onwards, to help meet growing demand in the Community Cafe, “Cafe@Thesquare”.
Significant improvements were made to the layout and decor of the Cafe and the two shops, as well as essential maintenance required. Extremely high food price inflation over the course of the year resulted in a large cost increase of the food purchased for the Cafe, compared to the previous year.
The Charity arranged two coach trips (to Margate and to Billericay) for families, pensioners and other residents. It has also provided free lunches for children during the school holidays, to assist struggling families. We also held an Easter Fayre for the community and a Christmas Fayre, which was extremely well attended.
The Charity continues to look to involve new and additional volunteers, as it is proving difficult to keep both shops and the cafe open for business at all times.
Three of the Charity’s Trustees, Trevor Playford, Wendy Wilson and Trevor Harp, resigned from their duties during 2023. These Trustees were replaced with new Trustees, namely Sheila Veronica Sexton (February 2023) and Kerrie McAllister (April 2023). This meant that we were able to fulfil our minimum quota of four Trustees.
Signature: ____________________
(Mr Steven Dalley, Trustee)
Date: ____31/10/2024_____________
On behalf of the Trustees of the St. Luke's Community Association: Rosemary Ariss (Chair), Steven Dalley, Sheila Veronica Sexton and Kerrie McAllister
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St Lukes Ward Community Association 1157717
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Grant Income 1,000 - - 1,000 -
Rental Income 6,554 - - 6,554 -
Sales 51,879 - - 51,879 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
59,433 - - 59,433 -
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 59,433 - - 59,433 -
A3 Payments
Cost of Sales 38,711 - - 38,711 -
Rent 12,143 - - 12,143 -
Event Expenses 2,341 - - 2,341 -
Administrative Costs 13,968 - - 13,968 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 67,163 ] - - 67,163 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 67,163 - - 67,163 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 7,730 - - - 7,730 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 33,651 - - 33,651 -
Cash funds this year end 25,921 - - 25,921 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**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))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Cash at Bank
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**25,921**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25,921**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** St Lukes Ward Community Association
**On accounts for the year** 31[st] December 2023 **Charity no** 1157717 **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 31/12/2023.
- **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 examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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.
**Signed: Date:** 29/10/2024 **Name:** JAMIE FINCH **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Finch Business Services Ltd 14 Leslie Gardens, Rayleigh[Essex. SS6 8SZ ]
**October 2018**
1
**IER**
**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).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
2
**IER**