Boxmoor a1 Warners End NeIghIrhocd AslatI A¢¢iYmts and trustees report for the year ended 31 March 2024 Chariiy number 1165570
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 INTRODUCTION The Trustces prcscnt their report with the fjnancial statements of the chariiy for the year ended 31 Mah 2024. The truslecs havc adopted thc provisions of Accouniing and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prdclice applicablc lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the rcIpl5 and payrncnts basis. This is the eighth reP(l for this charily which was gistered in thc fonn of a Charitable Ineorporated Organisation {CIO) on the 15 Febrnary 2016 to k¢ ovcr ihe asseis. liabiliiics and activities of the Warners End Ncighbourhocd Associalion IWENA) which was an unincorporated registered charity. regisiration numbcr 302384. WENA transferrcd its asKls. liabililics and activities lo ihis charity and WENA was closed and its registralion with the Charity Commission removed. OWECTIVES AND A1VITIEs Obj¢¢ts - The obj¢ct5 olthe CIO are= (a) to promote the bcncfil of the inhabitants of ihe area of benefit without di51inction of sex, sexual oricniwion, age. disabilily. nationalily. race OT of political. religious OT Other opinions, by a$slatIng tO8¢iher the ld inhabitanis and ihe siaiutory authorities, voluntary and other organisaiions in a common cffort to advancc education and to providc facilities in the intcrcsis of social welfare for recreation and Icisure-limc occupation wilh th¢ objccl of improving the conditions of life lor thc said inhabilanl5' Ibl to establish. or securc Ihc cslablishmcnt ol. a Community Centre and to rnaintain and Tnanagc ihc 5amc (whcthcr alonc or in co-OPCTa(ion with any 51atutory authority or other rson or body) in fwthcrance of the Objccts; (cl io promotc such other charitablc PUTrM)scs a5 may frorn time to timc be dcterniincd. Thc Charily shall b¢ non-party in poliiics and non-secthrian in rcligion. The arca of ben¢fit {"ar¢a of bcncfil") shall bc thc DacoNm Borough Elcctoral Ward5 of Boxmoor and that part of Chaulden and Warners End a5 conslilutcd on 3 May 27 to the easi and north ofshrubhill Common. Thc main aciiviiics undcrtakcn to furthcr the Ntrposes of thc charity have bccn to improvc Ihc ambicncc and faciliiics of ihc Community Ccntrc to make it an idcal choicc for u5crs who mcel thc nccds of our area of iKrncfii. We also run Little Acorn5 Pre-school which is OFSTED rc8iStered and deliveTS the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) for 2- to 4-YearIdS {inclusive). At lis lasi OFSTED Inspcclion Little Acorns was rated Good. Th¢ Trusiecs in dclivcring its scrvices hayc rcgard to ihc Charity Comrnission's guidance on public bcnefif. As wcll as providing facililic5 to hirc (threc mLfting rooms and the main hall) to which ihc majority of Ihe Association gcnerdl funds are devoted. the Association runs iwicc wcckly Bingo scssions and a weekly Inlcrnet Cafc session. Whilst ihese aetivilies are 01 to all, thc majority of the uscrs are senior citizcns. ACHIEVEMENTS AliD PERFORMANCE The impact of Covid-19 has finally dISapTed and the Asswiation has now becn able lo provide a nornial service durin8 this financial year. Thc Association conlinucs to keep ihe Community Centre in good order and has a rolling progrdmrnc of redccordiion and is planning lo continue to improve Ihe faciliiics of ihc Ccntre. Thc aim of ihc improvcmcnts is to altract a highcr volum¢ of both Tegular and one-off hirers. In rcspeci olregular hirer5. Ihe A5%)ciation aims to attract hirers who deliver services in line with the objects of the A5)ciatIon. Through ils regular hirers iherc are nomially many sessi4)$ run each week which contribute to a
hcalihier living and lifey1C5 of th¢ T¢Sid¢nls of our a3 of InefIt. In direcily providing serviccs itself. the As)cIall0n secks io provide scrvices not otherwisc provided by lis regular hirets. In thai rcspecl, Ihe weekly bingo Sl0nS on Monday and Friday evenings arc run. Wc also ran a weekly Internei Café. which following a drop in demand now only runs as a drop in session once a month on the second Wednesday, with by appoinimcni scssions run thc othcr Wednesday afternoons. Thi5 continues lo enable residents withoui inicrnci access to gain a¢¢css to many scrvicc5 that arc only easily availablc online. We also allow usets lo bring in their own Laptops nd Mobile Deviccs. Our voluntecrs are on hand at these sessions io assist our users with any problems they havc. Where w¢ identify a uscr in nccd of Iraining, we 5ignrM)sl them to Community Action Dacorum (CAD) who now run the courses that used to bc run by Daeorum Communitics for Learning. FINANCIAL REVIEW The A550ciation Continues to be inwaclcd by Ihc risc in gcncral inflaiion and in particular the greater inflation ratcs for utility supplies. Our Centre Mana8cr and his Assisiani havc worked vcry hard lo incrcase our hall hircs from the low caused by the pandcmic. As 8 result of th0 cffoTls, li ha5 rcsulted in a surplus of £23.6k in the General Funds which compared to last yC3r'5 surplus of £19.1k. In respect of its rcstricted fun(ts Ifor the provision of the Little Acorns Pre-school) Ihere was 8 deficit of £ l O. Ik ovcr the yeaT compared to last ycar's defici¢ £23.9k. which resulted in an overall surplus of £13.5k compared to th¢ overall deficit of£4.8k thc PTeviou5 financial year. Th¢ TNslecs continue lo monitor the Little Acorns silu&iion to cndcavour 10 rnitigale th¢ current losscs. It is clcar from ihe alxbvc resulis thai in common with many organisalions running Pre-schools delivcring thc EYFS Ihc Association arc struggling lo dclivcr th¢ l¢C within thc incomc providcd by the cducalion gr*nl. WhilsE not all ihe income for Little Acor8 comcs in Ihe fom) of education grants which rnans such income should bc dcsignatcd as rcsiricted funding. the T$t¢¢5 havc agrccd lo treat all thcir income as if li was resiricicd incon. Thc As)ciation tts all rcmainin8 incoTne and eXEKnditure as unrcslrictcd funds. 4.4 The Trustccs continue to monitor risks for ihc Association and have a Risk Rcgislcr that is rcvicwcd annually. The Risk Re8iSter is used io infomi lis decision regarding rwrvcs. 4.4.1 The AsclatiOn's Re5crye Policy is lo have a Gcncral Rcserye Fund. plus designatcd rcscrvc ndS known as its Closurc Fund (which now includcs Litile Acorns Pre-school) and its Major Rcpairs Fund. In respect of ils Closure FuThJ ihc Iruslce5 have scl it at 3 months nornial trading plus the cost of making stafTredundanl. In detem)ining the levcl of the Major RepaiTS Fund Ihe Trnslecs. in March 2018 aCed that it would comprisc iwo elcmcnis. the fiTSt a contingency sum lo covcr the cosl of unforeseen major repairs (under its lease ihc Association 15 TesnSIble to for non-slrnctural inicrnal repairs which includcs ilcms such as Ihc hcaling systcm) plus the cost of any planncd improvements lo be ca1¢d out during thc following financial year. 4.4.2 Th¢ Associalion no longer has a Rc5crvc Policy in res1 of Littlc Acorns Prc-school cxccpt that it would like to sec them break-even ovcr a wiod of ycars. 4.4.3 The levels of thesc rcscrves arc dctsilcd in Section Bl of th¢ accounts conlained within this report. At thc datc ofihc approval of this TqK)rt ihcrc arc no uncertaintics about ihc chariiy's ability to continu¢ as a going cO¢m. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MAliAGEMENT Govcrning dUMcn1 The charity is controlled by its govuning documeni {its Constitution. which is based on the Communiiy Matters template for CIO'S) and constilules a Charitablc Incorporated Or8anisatio
The charity is governcd by a Management CoTnTnitt(Y which comprise5 of tn15te¢s ¢lc¢lcd ai ihe Annual Gcncrnl Meciing from amongst its member5. In addition, Dacorum Borough Council is cnlitled io appoint two truslecs to thc Managemcnt CommiltLf. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS The charily is registcrcd as Boxmcrt)r and Warners End Neighbourho(MJ AsMKialion. In addition to managing the WaTner5 End Community Ccntrc lo servc the necd5 of its area of benefit the A5s0cialion also runs an OFSTED registered hr-school known as Little Acorns Pre-school. Regisiered Chariiy num is 1165570 wilh ihc Charity Commission for England and Wale5. Principal address Warner5 End Community Centrc Sioneycroft Hemel Hempstcad Hcnfordshirc HPI 3QG Truslee5 6.4.1 Thc following served as trustces for whole ihc rep)rting period and weTe trustee5 of the Association at Ihe datc of approval of this report= Angela Antrobus. Margaret Coxage (Chair). Ron Coxagc (stary and Tr¢a5UTer), Alan Dickson, Nigel Durrant {DBC nomince). Grdham Elliot (Vice Chair and DBC nominee), Sharon Elliot, Fiona GucsL Shcila Norton. KaTEn Lloyd and Yvolu Pollingcr. Indcpendcffl examiner Hicks and Company Chartcred Accountant5 Vaughan Chambcrs Vaughan Road Harpcnden Hcrtfordshire AL5 4EE EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE Th¢ charity doe5 not havc any excmptions rM disclosure. FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS This charily d(S noi hold any on behalf of othLYs. Approv by order of thc board of tTU5tccs on 25 Au8usI 2024 and si8d 4)n its iKhalf by.. Chair and Trust
BoxmoDr and Wxrners End h'eighbourhood Assoclation Independent Examiners Report to The Tnte¢S of Boxmoor Warners Ethd liel£hl)ourhood Assoclatlon l Teport on the accounts of Boxmoor and Warners End Neighbouhood As%)ciation for th¢ penod ended 31 March 2024 which cotnpri5e ihe income and expeThdilure account. balance sheel and related noles. This report is made solely lo the trustee5 in accordance with Sections 145 of the Chaniies Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might state ¢0 the charity's trustees those matters I am required io stale to them in an Independent Examiner's report and for no her purpose. To the fullest exlenl prnIt[¢d by law. I do nol accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the chaTity's trust¢¢s for my examinalion work. Respeetlve responsibililies of trumees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for ihe preparation of the The charily's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of ihe Chanties A¢1 2011 (the 2011 Aci) and thai an independent exomination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine th¢ aoUnts und¢r sertion 145 of ihe A¢1" lo follow the procedure5 laid (k>wn in the Generdl Directions given by ihe Charity Commission under seciion 145(5)Ib) of the charities Act. and io siaie whether particular matters have com¢ to my ienlion. Bsis of independent examiners report My examination wa5 carried out in &Idance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner. An examination include5 a review of the accounting records kepi by ihe charity and a comparison of the accounts PTesented with those records. It also iludeS considerdlion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and ihe seeking of explanation5 from you as tTUSt¢¢s concerning any such maiieT5. The prwedures undertaken do not provide all ihe evidence thai would be required in an audil and. consequently no opinion is give as to whether the accounts pre5enl a 'lrue and fair view, and the report is limited lo Ihis matters sei out in ihe statement below. Independent examiner's st8temen¢ In conneciion with my examination, no matter ha5 come to my atteniion.. which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that. in any material SpeCt, the requiremenls.. lal to keep accounting records in accordance with se¢lion 130 of the charities Act: (b) IO PTepare account5 which accord wilh the accounling records and io comply with the accounting requirements of ihe charities Act have not been met", or lo which. in my opinion. ention sh drawn in order io enable a proper understanding of the accounts to reache Nkk Ail(man Hicks Chartered A¢countaDts 83 High Street Hemel Hen)p$tead Hertfordshire HPI 3AH Date I I September 2024
CHARIIY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and pa ents accounts CC16a For lh• pevbod fr•m Qln)¥2023 Section A Receipts and payments fijnds Totsl fund¥ ¢h&rtt¥ A1 Rqc•lpts 3S4Yuc4d la947 •1• &PipAte 41 41 73¥1 pcrt othe reth¢ OnEoff 14413 4171• Lth rmyés A79 14.D16 ty@S¢1s 19 LASwnw¢a Svb to(al(Gross for ARI 22¥ 225 17S73B A2 AMt and Inlm•nI Sub tutal 110.95• 17sn• AJP4 12915 11WS 120 112 s•7 12$ S17 V19 i.o•i 512 547 210 Fthdr 1.7 130 17 1.261 &x¢a IEwthut• 21• .795 37 224 24• M2 17 1513 17.95$ 1$13 1&159 307 72 SENCOè¥J* ¢7 11¢ u& 713
Sub lo¢•1 17 1W.5 A4 As••t s••tabl•l 11¥251 1.50 N•t ofrWtsI(wym•ntsJ AS T1r# kn¥••n lunth Al ¢•¥h lund¥ l•¥¢ y¢•r Cash Ihis yurénd 13.413 {4,712) 23,Ul 13,463 {4,712 Section B Stalement of asset5 and liabilities at the end of the period B1 Cash funds P1n61 Totslc•sh funds 136.72• (31.726 irkt•d R•strted funds ftsnds t•n•¥••t£ Fwd 83 Inv•stm•nt4¥s•ts ¢••11•obwW) 84 Ass•t• r•tsln•d 1orth• chwlty's own u BS Llabllli Date ol ro¥81 18n712024