THE ROBIN CENTRE Icharitable Éncorporatèd or8anlsatlonl REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Reglstered Chorfty No 1161844 CONTENTS Pa8e Legal and admlnistrallve Informatlon Report of the tritstees Report of the Indèpendent examlner statement of finan¢lal a¢llvltles Balance Sheet 8-10 Notes and accountln6 pollcles THE R081N CENTRE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Charity reqistration.. The Charity was registered on 27 May 2015 as a cha¥ltable incorporated organi5ation. Chorlty number.. 1161844 Governlng body.. rhe Board of Trustees Prin¢ipoloffice.' 2 Vicarage Road Klngs Heath 81rmlngham B14 IRA Independent examlner., Malcolm H J Willcox, FCCA Messrs Malcolm Willcox & Co Chorttred CertlfsedAccttuntonts Hagley House 93 Ha8ley Road Ed8baston 81rmlngham 816 8LA THE ROBIN CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees submit their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024. Review of the year-Another5011dyearfor rhe Robln Centre 2023124 saw a very stron8 performance by The Robin Centre both in terms of the servl¢e we contlnued to provlde for an Increaslng number of members and our flnances. Our core servl¢e, of offering a day of actlvlty. enluyment and companionship to a group of older people most of whom face challenges from dementia, continued to thrive. The rich variety of what we offer would have been evident to anyone visiting the Centre, whether it be games, craft activities, entertainments or physlcal exerclse. The servlce was, and remalns, of no less Importance to carers and loved ones who were abl2 to rèceive respite from thelr caring role. Our succe55 was borne out by è very posltlve response from the feedback questionnalre we issued during the year to carers. Ih the year we weTe able to recruit a cleaner to ease the burden on staff. We Changed our caterers to Smprove qualSty and servlce, and members enjoyed a trlp to Stratford on Avon, spread over two separate Journeys because of numbers. Membership contlnued to grow, and a healthy net surplus of £34,590 was achleved for the year, compared wlth a net deliclt of £5,690 In the previous year. Thls surplus has Improved the balance sheet wlth net current assets Increasing to £102,557. We were exclted to learn that a Youth Investment Fund grant of over £3 milllon was awarded lo our landlord, the All Saint5 Communlty Development Company, to develop the flnal wSng of the All Salnts slte. ThSs is prlmarSlv to beneflt our neighbours, the All Salnts Youth Prolect and Clrcus Mash, who run cour5e5 to teach ¢lrcus skllls. However, In accordartee wlth the tsri8in81 plan for the slte, the end of the new wSn8 wlll be purpose-bullt a¢¢ommtsdatlon for The R¢bin Centfe thus releasin8 our exlstln8 premlses for other communlty Uses. We were fully involved In the plannlng of this new space, which will be larger than our current centre and wlth more facllltles. Since the end of the reporting perlod bulldin6 work has proceeded apace and we expect to move Into the new centre In January 2025. Many thanks from me, as always, to Paula M¢Grath and her team of Staff, to our volunteers and to my fellow Trustees all of whom In thelr different ways do so much to make The Robln Centre such a vibrant and ¢arin8 place for our mernbers. Incorporatlon and status The Charlty was re8lstered wlth the Charlty Comm155ion for En8land and Wales as a charltable Incorporated organlsatlon on 27 May 201S, and as such has no share capltal. Principal activity The Charity was formed to take over the older people's actlvltles prevSously run by the All Saints Centre. The objects of the Charity as set out in its cortstitution are.. The relief of elderly pe¢ple, in particular those suffering from dementla, living In and around Birmingham, Solihull and Bromsgrove by the provision of facilitles for the care, education, recreation. physical and mental well4)elng of such persons and theSr carers. To advance such charitable purposes as the Trustees see flt from tSme to tlme. Publle beneflt In the opinion of the tru5tee5, the Charity provide5 a public benefit, 35 described in the Charities Act 2011, bv providing service5 Wlth the aim of improvtng the he31th of elderly people. THE ROBIN CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES continued YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Financial result This is shown in the statement of flnancial activities on page 6. Reserves poll¢y and golng ton¢èrn The trustees are confident that there are adequate financial re50ur¢es to conllnue In operatlon for the foreseeable future. It É5 intended to build up reserve5 to cover a maximum of Six month5 expendlture. Plans for the future The trustees plan to increase the operating Capacity of the Charity when demand and Ilnanclal resources permlt. Governance and mana8emgnt The Charlty Is governed by a board of trustees who are all unpald volunteers. The trustees who served durin8 the year were.. Davld Robert Rltchle Klm Lillan Hancock Kathleen Anne Isaac June Mary McDonaldson Anthony John PrS¢e Desmond John Workman Wendy Ross New members recelve Inductlon tralnlng to.. brlef them on thelr obllgotlons under charity law,. and to inform them of the content of the constltutlon and 8eheral worklng practlces of Ihe Charity. Related partles Any contractual or other relatlonship wlih a thlrd party provldlng goods and servlces to the Charlty, must be dSs¢lose¢J to the board. In the Current year no such related party transacllons were reported. Rlsk management The trustees are aware of the malor rlsks to the CharSty, whlch Include.. Dependence upon lo¢al authority funding. Retentlon of senlor staff. Trustees, responslbllltles Sn relation to tha accounts The trustees are oblsged under charity law to prepare accounts in accordance with appllcable UK law and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. The trustees are satisfied that these acccTrunts give a true and fair view of the or8anisation's affairs at 31 March 2024. and of its resuli fc>r the year thèn eftdèd, THE ROBIN CENTRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES continued YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the accounts continued The trustees are satlstied thèt adequate acctsunting records havè been maintained in order to safeguard the assets of the Charlty and lo prevent attd detect fraud and other Irregularitles. Independent emamlner Malcolm H I Willeox. FCCA of Malcolm Wlllcox & Co. Chartered Certlfied Accountants, has slgnlfied his willingne5S to continue in office and a ie501ution for his re-app(Trintment will be proposed at the next meetlng of trustees. Approved by the trustees und slgned on thelr beholf by DAVID R RITCHIE Chair of Trustees 17 December 2024 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEE5 OF THE ROBIN CENTRE (charitable incorporated organlsatlonl I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 6 to 10. Rèsponslbllltiès and ba$15 of report As the Charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts accordance wlth the requirements of the Charlties Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under se¢tlon 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appllcable Dlrections given by the Charity Commission under section 14Sl5llbl of the Act. Ind¢pÈndent examlner'5 Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attentlon In connectlon wlth the examlnation 8ivln8 me cause to belleve that In any materlal respect.. accountlng records were not kept In respe¢t of the ¢harSty as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord wlth those records,. or the accounts do not comply wlth the appllcable requlrements concernln8 the form and content of accounts set out In the Charltles IAccounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that ihe accounts 8ive a 'true and fair view. which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection with the examlnatlon to whSch attention should be drawn In this report In order to enable a proper understanding of thè accounts to be reached. MALCOLM H J WILLCOX FCCA Malcolm Willcox & Co Chartered Certified Accountonts andstatutory Audltors BlrmSn8ham 18 Oecember 2024 THE ROBIN CENTRE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Note Income Grants & donations.. Grimmitt frust Share Gift General 1,000 lo,￿0 1.338 1,484 11,338 237,926 420 2,484 168,369 69 Charitable activities- fees, lunches and transport Investment 249,684 170,922 Expendlture Charitable actSvltles 1215,0941 1176,6121 Net Incomel•xpendlture 34,590 1 5,6901 Valuatlon galnlloss 1,986 iooi Fund brou¥ht forward Accumulated fund 84,619 ,409 Total fund carrled forward 121,195 84,619 THE ROBIN CENTRE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Notes Tanglble flKed assets 419 682 Investmerkt 18,219 16,233 Current a55et5 Debtors Cash at bank.. Current account Deposit account 28,456 22,231 46,071 62,689 22,654 27,269 Total Current assets 137,216 72,154 Credltors- umount5ft711ing due within one year 134,6591 1 4,4501 Net current assets 102,557 67,704 Total asset$ less current Ilabllltles 121,195 84,619 Accumulated unrestrlcted fund 121,195 84,619 These Statements have been prepared under the Charllles Act 2011 and are subject to an Independent examlnatlon. Approved ond signed on behLrlf of the Ch17rity ctn 17 December 2024 DAVID R RITCHIE Chalr of Trustees THE ROBIN CENTRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The principal ac¢ouniin8 poll¢ies adopteij In the preparatlon of the accounts are as follows.. Basls of preparation The accounts have been prepared Sn accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and Accountlng and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Retommended Practice ISORPI and the Flnanclal RepoTtlng Standard 102 IFRS1021, effective I january 2019,. also known as Charities SORP IFR51021- The Robln Centre meets the definltlon of a public benefit entity under FR5102. Assets and Ilabllltles are initially recognised at historical ¢ost or transactlon value unless otherwise slated In thè relevant accounting policy. Golng concern The arcounts have been prepareil on a going conceTa basls, as the trustees belleve ihat no materlal uncertainties exlst, and they have a reasonable expectatlon that the Charlty has adequate r250urces to flnance Its operation in the foreseeable future. Incorne re¢oinltlon Incomln8 resources are a¢¢ounted forwhen rec&lvable, except for Investment Income that is accounted for on a receipts basi5. Charltable expendlture Expenditure is recognised once there Is a le8al or constructlve obllgatlon to make a payment tts a thlrd party, when thi5 can be measured rellably. Fund ac¢ountlng The Charity's Qnly fund Is unrestri¢ted, whl¢h means it Is avallable to spend on Its activities. Tamatlon The Charlty Is not Ilable to UK corporatlon tax because of Its charltable statu5. Depreclatlon Tanglble fSxed assets ale depleclated over thelr estlmated useful lives at thè followSng annual rate.. Furniture and equipment 20% straight-llne LEGAL STATUS The Charlty Is a charltable Incorporated organlsatlon and has no share capital. In the event of the Charity being wound up, the trusteès have no pèrsonal liabllity. THE R081N CENTRE NOTESTO YHE ACCOUMTS contlnued YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE Operatin8 C05t5', Staff costs (Note 71 Lunches and transport Activities Rent, rates and service charges General office expenses Insurances L1ghtin8 and heatlng DepTeciatlon Sundries Repairs and renewals Tralnln8 117,014 48.641 10.928 20,172 7,700 2,438 3,459 263 2,892 344 163 96,653 41,774 5,573 14,919 4,398 2,263 3,423 350 2,098 3,942 139 214,014 175,532 Governance costs,, statutciry examlnatSon fee Accountlng 660 420 660 420 215,094 176,612 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS- Offl¢e Eoulpment C05t: At 31 March 2023 Addltions 14,120 14,120 At 31 March 2024 14,120 14,120 Depreclatlon: Brought fon￿ard Char8e for the year 13,438 263 13,088 350 At 31 March 2024 13,701 13,438 Net book values: At 31 March 2024 419 682 THE ROBIN CENTRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - continued YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 INVESTMENT The CBF Church of Ellgland Investment Fund Z94AO A￿UMUlatIon Shares At valuation b¥ought forward Los5/gain on revaluation 16,233 1.986 16,333 I l(x)I Value at 31 March 2024 18,219 16,233 Cost 12,5CX) 12,500 DEBTORS Amountsfollirtg due within one yeur.. Fees receivable Prepayrnents 26,150 2,306 21.674 557 28,456 22,231 CREDITORS Amountsfvlling due wlthin pne yeor.. Operatin8 credltors All Salnts Communlty Development Company 32,205 2,454 3,998 452 34,659 4,450 STAFF COSTS Wa8es and salarle5, SncludSn8 temporary staff Soclal security Costs Pension co￿trIbutIonS 111,773 3,105 2,136 93,220 1,842 1,591 117,014 96,653 There were no employeeg whose emoluments Exceeded £60.000 in either year. Number Number Avera8e weekly number Df employees durin8 the year Volunteer5 io