2025-12-31-accounts - The Meads Community Centre Trust

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		Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
	From		Period start date			Period end date
			01	01	2025	31	12	2025

Section A		Reference and administration details

Charity name The Meads Community Centre Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1160183 Charity's principal address The Meads Community Centre Emerald Crescent Sittingbourne, Kent Postcode ME10 5JL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Graeme Lloyd	Chair
	Emma Borthwick-Hunter	Secretary
	Fiona Evans	Treasurer
	Jen Flower	Trustee
	Rebecca Falconer	Trustee
	KeelyMagee	Trustee

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Volunteers, official positions elected by Trustees. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Our incoming was £31,643 and our expenditure was £18,743 with an additional £14,080 in assets creating a small amount of £2,574.

The Trusts’ policies were reviewed and updated during the year.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and There are no third-party relationships within the charity or its suppliers. training of trustees;

● the charity’s organisational Numerous issues regarding the building work of the Community Centre structure and any wider continued into 2025. After a lengthy process The Trust addressed these network with which the charity issues with a new contractor with support from Swale Borough Council. works; Ongoing work for the signing of the lease has continued and completed in early 2026.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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	The objects of the CIO are;
	1. To build and run a thriving community building for the benefit of local
	residents in Sittingbourne and wider Swale to offer a range of services
	and experiences for users
	2. To promote a greater awareness of issues related to the health and
Summary of the objects of the	wellbeing of Swale residents
charity set out in its governing	3. To encourage and enhance community cohesion and foster a sense
document	of pride within the local area
	4. To provide a wide range of learning opportunities for residents of all
	ages, promoting a culture of lifelong learning
	5. To encourage more active citizenship and inspire a shared sense of
	collective responsibility for local, national and environmental issues
	6. To inspire all generations to actively share their skills, resources,
	experiences and advice to support and educate each other
	The Trust opened a new Community Centre in November 2015 and has
	been operationally and financially successful since opening.
	The Trust operates the Community Centre on the Meads housing
	development of over 2000 dwellings housing a wide range of residents
	and the wider community of Sittingbourne, Kent.
Summary of the main activities	Throughout 2025 the Community Centre continues to be used by a wide
undertaken for the public	range of groups including parent and baby classes, toddler groups,
benefit in relation to these	coffee mornings, cardiac rehabilitation group, dementia support group,
objects (include within this	children’s dance classes, indoor toddler football and a weight
section the statutory	management community groups..
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance	The Centre is available to hire privately for family celebrations and we
issued by the Charity	offer preferential rates for local residents.
Commission on public benefit)
	In addition to the hiring the out the Centre, the Trust supports fund raising
	and community cohesion events at key times annually as well as quiz
	nights.
	The Trust has been promoting health and wellbeing through attracting a
	variety of user groups including exercise groups, a weight management
	club, dance classes for all ages.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
	The Trust does not make grants.
Youmay chooseto include	The volunteering time is approximately 15 hours a week.
further statements, where
relevant, about:
● policy on grantmaking;
● policy programme related
investment;
● contribution made by
volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

The Trust has continued to support the local community and small Summary of the main businesses through 2025. achievements of the charity during the year Many regular hirers remain the same as 2024 and the Community Centre has continued to be used as a local polling station giving access for the community to vote. We have supported a new NHS dementia group which has had a good attendance. We have continued to support local organisations and charities providing use of the Centre free of charge to charities/members of our community who are fundraising. The centre has seen a few improvements this year to both support climate change initiatives and accessibility. This has included the installation of solar panels across the roof areas of the centre and Wi-Fi. CCTV and alarm systems have also been updates to include remote control and access to aid in the smooth running of the centre.

Section E Financial review The Trust has over £20,000 in reserves to support equipment and future Brief statement of the investment for the upkeep of the centre. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially None in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) Funding has continued to be used to support the solar panel array on the You may choose to include roof of the centre. This was planned in 2024 and installed in 2025. additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

[The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. ] Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Fiona Evans Full name(s) Graeme Lloyd Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) Date 27/04/2026

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The Meads Community Centre Trust 1160183
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2025 31/12/2025
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
Grants - - - - 7,635
Hire of Hall 23,955 - - 23,955 17,781
Rent 7,200 - - 7,200 6,600
Interest 489 - - 489 626
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 31,643 ] - - 31,643 32,642
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 31,643 - - 31,643 32,642
A3 Payments
Equipment 254 - - 254 18
Utilities 3,115 - - 3,115 9,057
Insurance 609 - - 609 481
Professional fees 502 - - 502 718
Repairs & maintenance 2,755 - - 2,755 3,060
Cleaning 6,895 - - 6,895 4,142
Gifts 135 - - 135 45
Administration 4,421 - - 4,421 4,102
Miscelleneous 58 - - 58 482
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total 18,743 - - 18,743 22,106
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Purchase of fixed assets 10,326 3,754 - 14,080 3,881
- - - - -
Sub total 10,326 3,754 - 14,080 3,881
Total payments 29,069 3,754 - 32,823 25,987
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,574 - 3,754 - - 1,179 6,655
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 54,265 3,754 - 58,019 51,364
Cash funds this year end 56,840 - - 56,840 58,019
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	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 B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Alarm system PA system Play equipment Defibrillator Current account Petty cash Details Deposit account Chairs Solar panels Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 12,568 - 44,272 - - - - 56,840 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Restricted - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Fiona Evans Print Name Graeme Lloyd	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	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 B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Alarm system PA system Play equipment Defibrillator Current account Petty cash Details Deposit account Chairs Solar panels Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 12,568 - 44,272 - - - - 56,840 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Unrestricted - Restricted - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Fiona Evans Print Name Graeme Lloyd	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval