## **Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre**
# **(WNRC) Canterbury Road Burton-on-Trent DE150HD**
**Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/04/2024 To 01/04/2025**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document**
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, to advance health and well being, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objectives of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;
To establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of the objectives;
To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined. The Charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The area of benefit shall be the civil parish of Winshill (in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire) and the surrounding area.
## **Activities**
The centre supports our local community with a range of regular and seasonal activities organised by our Centre Manager, Kim Smith and run by our volunteers, it is available for local groups and may be hired by businesses or for private parties.
This years events included a fabulous trip to Skegness which was offered to our community at a reasonable rate as it was subsidised by Barratt Charitable Giving fund and our own Snack Attack fund. Other events included Pancake day/Halloween carving/Christmas activities, including a Christmas lunch and who can forget the Fancy dress Easter Tea party.
Centre activities include Stay and Play, Youth Club (B.A.C.T. with WNRC volunteers), Weekly Breakfast and Lunch Clubs, Snack Attack(School Holidays), Fund raisers. Other users include Slimming World, Child Health clinics, Citizens Advice, Autumn Days, Yoga, Karate, Easy Movers and Shout Out.
Farm Fresh, a local charity, still come to the Centre to hand out fresh food to about 60 young families who have children in Winshill schools, once a fortnight in term time.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
We regularly review and update our policies, and introduce new policies as required
## **Volunteers**
Our fantastic volunteers are an asset to the centre, who go above and beyond what is expected of them. Their commitment to the community does them credit. All volunteers are D.B.S. checked and are offered training appropriate to their roles.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Once again our catering volunteers were awarded 5 Star Hygiene Certificate following inspection
The centre is open every weekday with regular group sessions meeting weekly or fortnightly. Our Volunteers helping to provide cooked breakfasts and luncheon on, normally, a weekly basis. In addition we have the Snack Attack project in school holidays as well as celebrations for special holidays.
We received a Grant from East Staffordshire Borough Council to have solar panels fitted to the Centre. These have been fitted and will hopefully reduce our electricity bill for the coming years.
The Centre’s garden was part of the sucessful Winshill in Bloom project that won the RHS Britain in Bloom National Finals this year. We are very proud to be a part of this achievement and thank all who helped us get our gardens looking great.
## **Financial Review**
Our Reserve level is documented in our Financial Control Policy.
The amount that we hold in reserve is four months running cost, currently £16,000 these are held so that should our funding from the Parish Council cease then we will have this time to secure alternative funding.
No funds are held on behalf of others The Charity does not offer grants The Charity has no social investments
## **Funding**
Our purpose in raising funds is to keep the centre open and staffed as much as possible, and to provide amenities for the community free to access, or at a minimum charge. The annual grant from Winshill Parish Council goes a long way towards covering our running costs. Although we may have to look further a field for addition funding for Core Costs.
In addition this year we have been fortunate to receive other grants from :- ASDA, East Staffordshire Borough Council (warm spaces grant/solar panels), Barratt Charitable Giving Fund which went towards our Skegness Trip, the Charities Aid Foundation and Winshill Parish Council who also fund the annual Parish Fayre and the Citizen Advice Bureau, who visit the Centre once a week..
We receive donations in cash or goods from many individuals and are especially grateful for a generous private cash donation, which is given fortnightly and enables us to support our users in many ways.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Our governing document is a Constitution
We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Model)
New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees for a period of three years. One place on the board is nominated for a representative of Trent and Dove Housing Association.
All Trustees are D.B.S. checked.
WNRC is an independent charity our objects run parallel with the Parish Plan laid out by Winshill Parish Council (W.P.C.), who are a large financial contributor. The annual Parish Council Grant is given 'Free of Strings'
W.P.C. take responsibility for maintenance of our building which they lease, at peppercorn rent, from Trent and Dove Housing Association (T&D). WNRC have unrestricted use of the building and are happy to accommodate some meetings and projects run by WPC and T&D.
Parish councillors are permitted as Trustees provided there are sufficient trustees unconnected to the PC to form a quorum.
## **Induction and Training of Trustees**
New trustees are given an induction to the Building by the manager. Informal advice and support is available from existing trustees. Trustees are able to access a range of training sessions provided by Support Staffordshire.
## **Administration**
The name of the charity **Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre** Also known as **WNRC** Charity Number **1158268** Principle Address **Canterbury Road Burton-on-Trent DE150HD**
## **Trustees of Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre 2024-5**
This year, in line with our constitution, one of our Trustees had to stand down. This was Margaret, who has been a Trustee for 9 years, she will be missed greatly. The remaining Trustees would like to thank her for all her hard work and dedication to the Charity.
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint**
**trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Sue Moore|Chair|||
|Clare Stewart|Treasurer/
Secretary|||
|Sharon Taylor||||
|Abigail Pritchard||||
|Dawn Maddin|||Trent and Dove Housing|
|Kayleigh Tomlinson||||
|Elizabeth Omahoney||||
|Margaret Hewitt|Retiring Chair|04/24-09/2024||
## **Management Structure**
We are a small organisation. The manager runs the centre on a day to day basis, and manages the cleaner.
She reports to the Trustees at regular meetings, and consults the Chair (or Treasurer) if required between meetings
## **Name of senior staff member**
## **Our manager is Kim Smith**
Kim has extensive experience working within the community and is a lifelong resident of Winshill. She is well known and trusted by the local community. She works 35 hrs per week and is the first point of contact for users of the centre, volunteers and their events, who are overseen and supported by her. Office work includes overseeing bookings, signposting residents who need assistance from other organisations and supervising the petty cash. We are very proud of her achievements of being awarded the BEM this year and the fact that she will become Major of East Staffordshire in May.
|**Local Authority Support**|Support Staffordshire (East Staffordshire),
Voluntary Services Centre,
Union Street,
Burton-upon-Trent
Staffordshire, DE14 1AA|
|---|---|
**Signature(s) Full name(s)**
## **WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR**
## **31 MARCH 2025**
Charity number: 1158268
## **WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|**1**|
|Receipts and Payments Account|**2**|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|**3**|
|Notes to the Accounts|**4-6**|
## **WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 2 to 6.
## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner**
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation 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.
Mark Newey ACMA Date Derby Community Accountancy Service Babington Lodge 128 Green Lane Derby DE1 1RY
**WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
## **1 APRIL 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025**
|**2024**
**£**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Charitable Income**
61973
Grants
note 1
4235
Room Rentals
46264
Fundraising
note 2
82
Bank interest
**112553**
**Charitable Expenditure**
32549
Wages & Associated Costs
15062
Utilities
558
Postage, Stationery and office supplies
60
Sundries
note 3
0
Fundraising expenses
520
Accountancy
588
Licences and insurance
1235
Travel expenses
9685
Maintenance and equipment
61326
Activity and project costs
note 4
**121582**
**-9028**
**Net Movement of Funds for the year**
0
**Transfers between Funds**
54123
**Opening Balance**
**45095 **
**Closing Balance**|**2025**
**£**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total**
**Funds**
21000
38448
59448
4215
0
4215
9134
37590
46724
83
0
83|
|---|---|
||**34432**
**76038**
**110470**|
||34113
0
34113
17420
0
17420
125
0
125
60
0
60
0
0
0
520
0
520
527
0
527
348
200
548
2542
30542
33084
1822
43117
44939|
||**57477**
**73859**
**131336**|
||**-23045**
**2179**
**-20866**|
||1497
-1497
0
21439
23656
45095|
||**-109**
**24338**
**24229**|
## **WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
## **AS AT 31 MARCH 2025**
|**2024**|||**2025**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**£**|||**£**|
||**Current Assets**|||
|45095 Bank and cash|45095 Bank and cash||24229|
|0 Debtors|0 Debtors||0|
|**45095**|**Total Assets**||**24229**|
|0|**Less Liabilities**|note 5|1977|
|**45095**|**Net Assets**||**22252**|
||Sue Wleore|14/10/2005||
||Chair|Date||
||Clare Stewart|14/10/2005||
||Treasurer|Date||
**WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **Note 1 Grants**
|Winshill Parish Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
ALDI
Asda
Morrisons
Trent and Dove Housing
Barratt Charitable Giving
Charities Aid Foundation Trust
National Lottery Community Fund|**2025**
**2024**
Unrestricted Restricted
Total
Total
**£**
**£**
**£**
£
21000
2700
23700
23230
0
33347
33347
3650
0
0
0
500
0
800
800
995
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
1988
0
1500
1500
0
0
101
101
0
0
0
0
31410|
|---|---|
||**21000**
**38448**
**59448**
**61973**|
## **Note 2**
## **Fundraising**
|**Note 2**
**Fundraising**||
|---|---|
|Tuck Shop
Projects (lunch club/coffee morning/snack attack)
Recharges and refunds
Donations|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
629
825
10470 10069
1285
1640
34340
33730|
||**46724**
**46264 **|
## **WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **Note 3**
## **Sundry costs**
|**Note 3**
**Sundry costs**||
|---|---|
|Bank charge
Other payments|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
60
60
0
0|
||**60**
**60**|
## **Note 4**
**Activity and project costs**
|Centre costs
Projects (Snack attack)
Youth Project
Cost of Living
Outside space
Parish Council Fayre
National Lottery Community Fund Other project costs
Increase in demand for events costs
Additional demand for Warm Spaces costs|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
1295
3798
7916
10655
433
1751
31700
36122
311
216
3284
3984
0
1700
0
2500
0
600|
|---|---|
||**44939**
**61326**|
|**Note 5**
**Creditors**
Electricity|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
1977
0|
|---|---|
||**1977**
**0**|
**WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD RESOURCE CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**
## **Note 6**
Restricted Funds
|**Note 6**
Restricted Funds||
|---|---|
|Youth Club project
Snack Attack project
Outside Space
Cost of Living
Parish Fayre
Solar Panel Project
Councillor Community Fund|Opening
Balance
Income Expenditure
Transfer
Between
Funds
Closing
Balance
£
£
£
£
£
1772
629
433
0
1968
7699
4786
7940
0
4545
117
1874
369
0
1622
14068
34702
32567
0
16203
0
2700
2700
0
0
0
29850
29850
0
0
0
1497
0
-1497
0|
||**23656**
**76038**
**73859**
**-1497 **
**24338**|
The Youth Club Project money was for the establishment and running cost of a Youth Club. The Snack Attack money was spent on entertainment and food for children. The Outside Space project money was spent on a patio and around the Centre.
Cost of Living fund has been set up to provide food and goods for those in the area that need it. The largest donation to the fund is a private donation which was received every 2 weeks by BACS. The Parish Fayre funding was spent on the provision of the event. The Solar Panel Project was to install solar panels at the centre. The Councillor Community Fund was spent om furniture.