Benhilton Granfers Association
Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
From - Period Start Date:
01/04/2024
To - Period End Date:
31/03/2025

Charity Name:
Benhilton Granfers Association
Registered Charity Number:
1164697
Charity's Principal Address:
Granfers Community Centre
73 - 79 Oakhill Road
Sutton
Surrey
SMI 3AA
Trustees:
Offfice:
Dates acted, If not entlre year:
Stan Palmer
Chaiman
To 3111212024
Norman Scarlett
Chairman
Chrfs Carter
Secretsry
To 0511112024
Geoff Nickson.
Treasurer
To 3111212024
Olusanya Fadahunsi.
Treasurer
Anne Kasey
Robin Bevan
To 1810212025
Charles Fraser
From 2510312025
Shri Mehrotra
24109/2024 - 31/0312025
*Geoff Nickson re-joined the Board on 25th March 2025
**Also known as Joseph Fadahunsi
Nature of Goveming Document: Benhilton Granfers Assoclation is a
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
and its affairs are ordered by a Constitution.
The Trustees are the only voting members.

Charity's Objects:
To relieve the elderly in the London Borough of
Sutton and to provide facilities for their recreation
and other leisure time occupation, with the object
of improving their conditions of life.
Executive Summary
The last year (to 31st March 2025) has been extremely challenging for us
as a Charity. We can highlight four key reasons as to why; Thus..
(a) the turnover of key Trustees.
(b) our inability to generate sufficient income to meet our increasing
costs;
(c) buildlng maintenance costs that we will Incur and very probably
will struggle to meet. and
(d) the forthcomlng retirement of our only employee, the Centre
Manager.
Whilst we remaln solvent on the basls of our assets, in terms of meetlng
our running costs on a day to day basis, it is becoming a challenge to
generate sufflcient income to: (a) meet those costs; and (b) generate
sufficient hires in order to achieve the outcomes to the extent that we
would like. That said, we are able to continue to provide a safe space for
the elderly in our Borough.
Unfortunately and sadly, we lost two of our Trustees in the period, both
suddenly passed away (albeit that one of them, our Board Secretary, was
due to stand down at the end of December 2024). Our Chair also stood
down at the end of December 2024 after many years of service.
Additionally, another Trustee resigned suddenly in September 2025
Thankfully, but with some difficulty we have managed to replace these
Trustees, such that we remain In compliance with the minimum number
of Trustees as set out in our Constitution. That said, currently we have
not got a Board Secretary.

The net effect of the position in respect of Trustees is that: (a) we are
operating with the minimum number of Trustees allowed by our
Constitution; (b) we are struggling to recruit new Trustees. and (c) we
are operating as a Board without a Board Secretary.
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As demonstrated in the attached accounts, Put simply we are struggling
to generate sufficient month-to-month income to meet our growing
expenditure obligations. As a consequence, this is putting increaslng
pressure on our resen4es.
The Benhilton Granfers Association Community Centre is now some
twenty years old. In the absence of there ever having been a
malntenance plan, or a sinking fund to finance major works, the Board Is
now faclng increasing issues around addressing our maintenance
obligatlons and more Importantly how to finance the works.
We have one employee (the Centre Manager), The Centre Manager has
expressed her intention to retire in May 2026 after some 23 years of
service. It will be no easy task to replace her.
We are now addresslng that prospect, albeit against a backdrop of looking
more strategically at how best to move forward with our Charity.
Given these issues, we believe that the Charity is at a crossroad in its
journey. As such, we consider that now is a good time for the Board to
consider the Charity's direction of travel and think about how best to
secure it's future. As such, the Trustees have taken steps to look at
potential solutions by regularly discussing the issues and considering
options.
The Board sought to meet on a monthly basis throughout the period.

Notwithstanding the challenges described in this report, we sought to
improve our income streams through lettings and hires. However, we
continued to remain below optimum levels of hires within the period.
which of course had a negative impact on income. We continued to
prioritise those high and medium risk items that arose from the fire risk
assessment. In summary, it is an achievement that, we have been able
to continue to provide a space In the Borough for the elderly.
Fin
FINAN
IAL REVIEW f
Total Income for the year was £87,836, a 2.50/0 increase on 2024 figure
(£85,761). Hall Hire charges was up 4.4Wo and Property rental increased
by 120/0 but Office rents realised 5¥0 less than the previous year. In the
ensulng year, trustees wlll review all streams of Income, In particular, the
office space services recharges and reflect a rlse in the budget for 2025-
26.
Total expendlture In the year to 2025 held comparatively to 2024, with a
negligible fall of 0.50/0 (half of one percentsge point).
Direct costs registered a fall of 2.5% In total. Utility charges was down
significantly- 600/0 (£10.3K) showing the benefit of reviewing energy
supply contracts and the reduction in global energy costs in the year. The
savings in energy bills was taken away by the hike in costs of facility
maintenance which rose 470/0 (£6.8K) over the previous year. Cleaning
cost was also 320/0 (£2K) higher than 2024 following the review of the
Cleaner's contract and an increase in prices of consumables.
General Overheads were at par with the 2024 level, with only a l % rise.
This rise was essentially due to a 10/0 rise in Salaries and Pension costs. In
this period other expenses compared relatively favourably.
In view of the above the Charity registered a reduced deficit of £1.6K
(compared to the deficit of the previous year of £4.2K).
Despite this deficit the General Reserves at 31st March 2025 remain
stable at £32,346.
The financial strength of the association remains stable. Trustees
regularly discuss income streams review, costs reduction exercises to

implement so as to improve future income and expenditure and the
reserves of the organisation.
With the current reserves level, a reserves policy of an average of three
months expenditure is met and the charity remains a going concern.
Signed.,
Date: /6
Geoff
ick
Treasurer
Benhilton Granfer's Association
Financlal year ended 31 March 2025
Independent Examiner's Report
I have completed my examination Of the financial records and accounts of
Benhilton Granfer's Assoclatlon. I conflrm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me
cause to believe that in any material respect, accounting records were not
kept in accordance wlth section 130 of the Charities Act 2011, or that 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 attentlon should be drawn In order to
enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Martin Rowland
6 Court Drive
Sutton
Surrey
SMI 3RG

All Saints Brnhlllon Granfers A550ciitioll
Bslance Sheet as al 31st March 2025
al 31 Mir¢b 2025
1131 March 2024
ASSETS
Fhed AJ5e15
i)￿.
322,(KKs
A￿e￿ryC4￿rt
322,IKKI
1,821iWK)
Ctyt
15J87
13521
15J87
11752
1,866
l.X23,866
2,635
1,824,635
Totsl Ame
C4rrN1Au¢ts
Mor•B
3Y70
NET ASSETS
1,85&475
1,¥60,1115
Cipitgl ind Reserv
132(132
33.973
1,630
1,826,132
4,198
Sbareholdff funds
1,851475
1,860,105

Benhitton Granfers Association
Income and Ex
enditure AGGount
for the
eriod from 1st
ri12024 to 31st March 2025
2024125
202312024
Income
Office Rents
H￿1 Hire
Property Rental
Totsl Income
23,182
53,113
11,541
24,797
50,940
10,300
87,836
86,037
Dlrect Costs
17,411
2,161
8,493
11,494
4,118
27,708
2,034
6,436
4,652
3,965
Rates
Caeaning
Maintenance
Insurance
43.677
44,795
General Expenses
Salaries
Pensions
SlationeryPostsgeTrnntiro
Telephones
37,055
2.288
2,045
2.020
36,568
2,288
2,746
370
1,110
750
Misc
Dep￿CiatIon
1.612
769
45,789
45,440
Total Expendilure
89,466
90,235
Granfers Hall sU￿lUsIDeficlt
1,630
4,198
ReseNes
Balance Brought Fonrdrd
Add.. SurplusesllDefiutsl
B￿n￿ Canied Fotward
33,973
1,630
32,343
38,171
4,198
33,973

Reserves Policy
The Trustees are cognisant of the Charity's needs for reserves, in line with
the Operational Guidance No.43 (Charity Income Reserves) issued by the
Charity Commission. As such, we aim to have, as a minimum, sufficient
resenies to cover at least three months of operational expenditure.
Compliance with Trustees. Duties
The Trustees continued to maintsin oversight of the Charity's operation
and its main resource, the Granfers Community Centre. Therefore, the
Trustees are able to confirm that they continued to carry out their duties
with due regard to the Charity Commlsslon's guidance on public benefit.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees. report
above.
Slgned on behalf of the charity'$ trustees:
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Position
Date