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2023-03-31-accounts

COMMUNITY HALLS IN PARTNERSHIP

Charity number 1163728

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2023

COMMUNITY HALLS IN PARTNERSHIP

CONTENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

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Trustees Report 1 - 5
Independent Examiner's Report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the financial statements 9 - 12
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COMMUNITY HALLS IN PARTNERSHIP

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2023.

1. Legal and Administrative information

Governing document

Date of constitution (last amended): 11.5.15

Objects of the Charity

The objects of the CIO are:

(A) To further or benefit the residents of the communities in which we operate within the boundaries of Colchester Borough and Essex, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to:

(B) To establish or secure community facilities and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority, voluntary and other organisations in the maintenance and management of such a facility for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of these objects The organisation shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.

Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].

Specific investment powers

In furtherance of the said objects, but not otherwise, the Association shall have power to invest money not immediately required for its objects in or upon such investments, securities or property as the Association may think fit, subject nevertheless to such conditions (if any) as may for the time being be imposed by law.

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Registered Office

The principal office of the CIO is:

Hythe Community Centre

1 Ventura Drive, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2FG, England

Charity number

1163728

Professional advisers

Barclays Bank PLC, 9 High Street, Colchester.

Community360, Winsley’s House, High Street, Colchester.

Ellison & Co, Headgate Court, Head Street, Colchester.

Community360, Winsley’s House, High Street, Colchester.

Trustees and Governance

The Trustees during the year were as follows:

Chairman

Angus Kerr

Secretary

Merle Johnson

Treasurer

Anita Gregory

Other Trustees

Sareena Cobden - resigned March 2023 Bryan Morrissey Lee Scordis

Name of person entitled to appoint any charity trustee: All trustees

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TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Trustee selection method

2. Activities and Achievements

Public Benefit

We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commissions general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future services. Our focus remains to provide low cost or free recreational, healthy and educational activities for the community we serve. This includes Music Academy and dance for young people, community fun events and family learning programmes which are imperative for improving social cohesion in an area currently under extensive regeneration. The centre offers low cost or free of charge hall hire to groups that offer public benefit, for example, toddler group, fitness classes, addiction support groups, local resident meetings and educational activities. Hope Church Colchester is currently based at the centre who provide many services to the community in addition to the centre’s own programme. We also accommodate HCRG who offer mental health services to young Children.

We offer low cost hiring space to all of our residents, volunteers and to local charities, whilst at the same time, ensuring the future financial sustainability of the Community Centre.

Achievements include:

Refurbished our Oyster Room - including a built in projector

Installed baby changing facilities to our Abbots hall

Offered a freee of charge 'show in a week' for the October half term for our local children

Filled all our offices at the Hythe Community Centre and Abbots Community Hall to accommodate local charities - giving them low cost spaces to hire

Home-Start Colchester now solely hire one of our halls at Abbots to offer support to parents/carers of young children - we also refurbished this hall before they hired it.

Improve Wifi at Hythe Community Centre and install CCTV at Abbots Community Centre.

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3. Financial information

Funding

We also received funding from Essex Community Foundation to enable us to run our 'show in a week', Essex County Council Locality budgets.

Income

Income from room hire and grants total £122,675.

Community Halls in Partnership requires an adequate level of reserves to:

  1. Meet all legal, financial, health and safety requirements and obligations of the Association.

  2. Enable the centre to implement its short and long term objectives and outcomes.

  3. To cover annual inflationary costs, salary increments and pensions.

  4. To provide a fund of £10,000 to cover buildings and maintenance for the Hythe Community Centre building and Abbot's Community Hall.

  5. Meet the Charities Commission recommended good practice of having a £10,000 Personnel Reserve.

4. Plans for the Future

Our plans going forward for the following year are to:

• Hold more community events for local residents (free or low cost)

• Continue ongoing maintenance on the centre to keep it to its high standard.

• Refurbish Abbots Community Hall toilets.

• Retain our high profile and relevance to local needs through effective consultation, networking and partnership working.

Inaddition to the current program of services and partnership working, we will continue to develop our services and infrastructure and adapt to changes in financial and evaluation and monitoring criteria to ensure we meet our commitments to public benefit in the most cost effective way.

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5. Declaration of Interest

Trustees have a legal duty to act only in the best interests of the charity. They must not put themselves in any position where their duties as trustee may conflict with any personal interest.

Declaration

I declare, in my capacity of charity trustee, that:

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Anita Gregory
Treasurer
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Date
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

I report on the accounts of Communtiy Halls in Partnership for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 7 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (The Act) but that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerations of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In the course of my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts

Shelley-Marie Rudling FMAAT AATQB for and on behalf of:

Community360 Winsley’s House, High Street, Colchester, Essex

Date 30/10/2023

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Incoming resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Raising funds
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
4
Net of (outgoing)/incoming resources
before other gains and losses
Balances brought forward
As at 1 April 2022
Balances carried forward
As at 31 March 2023		 Unrestricted
Fund
£
-
119,850
185
120,035
106,737
106,737
13,298
140,939
154,237		 Restricted
Fund
£
1,809
2,825
-
4,634
4,562
4,562
73
427
500		 2023
Total
£
1,809
122,675
185
124,669
111,299
111,299
13,371
141,366
154,737		 2022
Total
£
12,737
99,759
-
112,496
105,464
105,464
7,032
134,334
141,366

Notes on page 9 - 11 form part of these accounts

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023

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Draft as at 2 August 2023
2023 2022
£ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 6 1,003 1,503
1,003 1,503
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand 140,175 120,925
Debtors 7 26,693 19,647
166,868 140,572
Liabilites
Creditors: amounts falling
due within one year 8 13,134 709
Net current assets 153,734 139,863
Total net assets 154,737 141,366
Represented by funds
General fund 134,237 120,939
Personnel fund 1.2 10,000 10,000
Building fund 1.2 10,000 10,000
Restricted funds 500 427
Total funds 154,737 141,366
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These accounts were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by :

Signed: Date: Name: Anita Gregory

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

1. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement on Recommended Practise applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)- (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

Cash Flow

The financial statements do not include a cash flow statement because the charity, as a small reporting entity, is exempt from the requirement to prepare such a statement under Financial Reporting Standard 1 "Cash flow statements".

1.1 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Major expenditure on tangible fixed assets is capitalised. Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Furniture and fittings 25% reducing balance Equipment 25% reducing balance

1.2 Fund Accounting

Unrestricted Funds are funds received which have no restrictions placed on their use and are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity.

Restricted Funds are funds which are to be used for purposes as specified by the funder.

1.2 Reserves

A reserve policy has been implemented, a personnel fund of £10,000 is set aside for staff salaries should the centre close.

A reserve policy for the building fund has been set this year at £10,000.

1.3 Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received either by way of grants, donations and gifts or as contractual income in payment for services and is included in full in the statement of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.

1.4 Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on a accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

2.
Donations, grants and legacies
Colchester Borough Council
Loyalty Budget
CJRS
Monday Club
3.
Charitable activities
Service income
Grants
Abbots income
4.
Charitable activities
Salary costs
Equipment repairs/renewals
Premises expenses/equipment
Stationery/postage/telephone
Computer/IT
Insurance
Training/travelling/subsistence
Professional fees
Depreciation
Miscellaneous expenses
Project expenses
Abbots expenditure
Bad Debts		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
Unrestricted
Funds
£
99,636
-
20,214
119,850
Unrestricted
Funds
£
55,405
1,031
29,788
1,872
2,301
926
938
1,709
500
2,863
-
9,404
-
106,737		 Restricted
Funds
£
1,809
-
-
1,809
Restricted
Funds
£
-
2,825
-
2,825
Restricted
Funds
£
125
-
2,410
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
1,500
427
-
4,562		 Total
2023
£
1,809
-
-
1,809
Total
2023
£
99,636
2,825
20,214
122,675
Total
2023
£
55,530
1,031
32,198
1,872
2,301
926
938
1,709
500
2,963
1,500
9,831
-
111,299		 Total
2022
£
3,250
8,617
870
12,737
Total
2022
£
65,822
10,207
23,730
99,759
Total
2022
£
51,667
2,537
36,525
1,628
1,014
600
1,199
500
972
-
8,606
216
105,464

5. Staff costs

In 2023, £35,360.04 was paid to key management personnel (2022: £31,463.41).

The average number of employees in the period was 6 (2022: 6)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

6. Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2023
Net book values
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
7. Debtors
Trade debtors
8. Creditors
Accruals
Income received in advance
Deposits held
Social Security Costs
9. Related parties
There were no related parties during the year.
10. Fund analysis
As At
Incoming
01/04/2022
Rescources
£
£
Unrestricted funds
140,939
120,035
Restricted funds
Colchester Borough Council
427
1,809
Essex Community Foundation
-
500
Essex Community Foundation
- Show week
Total
427
4,634
Total funds
141,366
124,669
-
2,325		 Resources
expended
£
(106,737)
(2,237)
-
(4,562)
(111,299)
(2,325)		 Furniture &
Equipment
£
26,509
-
26,509
25,006
500
25,506
1,003
1,503
2023
£
26,693
26,693
2023
£
460
12,000
100
574
13,134
Transfer
between
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
£
26,509
-
26,509
25,006
500
25,506
1,003
1,503
2022
£
19,647
19,647
2022
£
420
-
-
289
709
As at
31/03/2023
£
154,237
-
500
500
154,737
-

10. Fund analysis

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

11. Previous year statement of financial activities
Notes
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from
generated funds
Donations, grants and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds
Charitable activities
3
Net of (outgoing)/incoming resources
before other gains and losses
Balances brought forward
As at 1 April 2021
Balances carried forward
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As at 31 March 2022		 Unrestricted
Fund
£
15,154
89,552
104,706
98,101
98,101
6,605
140,939
134,334		 Restricted
Fund
£
7,790
-
7,790
7,363
7,363
427
427
-		 2022
Total
£
22,944
89,552
112,496
105,464
105,464
7,032
141,366
134,334

12. Going concern

The charity is operating on a going concern basis.

13. Trustees remuneration

No trustees recieved any remuneration in this financial year.

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