BOXM(￿ and Warners End Neighlx)urho￿l Association
Accounis and In￿leeS report for the year etthd 31 March 2025
Charity number 1165570

Report ofthe Trnslees
for the Year Ended 31 M*r¢h 2025
INTRODucfioN
The Trustees present their reFKYrt with the financial staiements of the charity for year ended 31
March 2025. The ttwstees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Sial¢m¢nt of R￿Qmmended Practice applicable to ¢haTities preparing iheir accounts in accordance
with the receipts and paym¢nls basis.
ThtS is the nineth re￿)rt for this charity whtch was registered in the forni of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (CIO) on the 15 February 2016 10 take over the assets. liabilities and acliviiies of ihe
Warners End N¢ighbouth(4)d A550cialion (WENA) which was an tsnincorporated registered charity,
registrdtion number 302384. WENA transf¢rr¢d all its asse15. liabilities and aclivilies lo this chariiy
and WENA was closed and its registration with the Charity Commission removed.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTlVtTIES
Objects - The objecls olthe CIO are..
(al
to promote the ￿nefit orth¢ inhabitants of the afftq of bencfil without distinction of
sex. sexual orientation, age, disabilily. nationality. race or of political, religious or other
opinions, by aswiatin8 together ihe said inhabitants and the staiulory authoriiies, voluntary
and other organisalions in a common effon io advance education and io provide facililies in
the interests of social welfare for recTeali(H) and leisure-time occupation with the object of
imwoving the condilions of life for the said inhabitant
(b)
lo establish. or secure the establishment of. a Community Centre and lo mainiain and
manage the same (wheiher alone or in co-opcraiion with any statu￿ry authority or other
person or body) in furtherdnce of the Objects.
{c}
to promote such other charitable purpose5 as Tnay from time to time be determiThed.
The Charity shall be non-party in politic5 and non-seclarian in religion. The area of benefit I'area of
benefit") shall be the Dacorum Borough El￿tOr31 WaTd5 of BoAm(M)r and that part of Chaulden and
Warners End as constityted on 3 May 2(M)7 10 the east and north of Shrnbhill Common.
The main activities undertaken lo furthcr thc purpN)ses of the charity have been to improve the
ambience and facilities of ihe Communiiy Centre io make li an ideal choice for u5er5 who meet the
needs ofour area ofbenefil. As part of the Chariiy we a150 run Little Acorns Pre-school which is
OFSTED registered and delivers the Early Years Foundation Stagc (EYFS) for 2- to 4-year-olds
(inclusive). At its last OFSTED Inspection Little Acorns was rated Go¢JJ.
The Truslees in (klivering its services have tegard to ihe Charity Commission's guidance on public
benefit.
As well as providing facilities io hire (three meeiing r￿rnS and the main hall) to which the majority of
Ihe Association general ￿ndS devote￿ ihe As$￿1￿¢10n runs twice weekly Bingo sessions and a
weekly Internet Cafe session. Whilst these activities are open io all, thc majority of the users are
scnior cilizcns.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The Association continues lo keep the Communily ce￿re in good order and has a rolling progrdmme
of Tedccoraiion and is planning lo conlinuc to itnpTOVC thc facililiL% of thc Cenlrc. The aim of the
impyovemenls is lo allra¢t a higher volume of both re8ular and one.off hirer5. In respect of regular
hirers, the Asswiation aims to attract hirers who deliver services in linc with the objects of the
Association.
Through ils regular hirers there are nomlally many sessions run each week which contribute to a
healihier living and lifestyles of the residenls of OUT area of bcnefil.

In directly providing services itself. the Association seeks to provide s¢rvi¢es not otherwise provided
by ils regular hirers. In that respect, the weekly bingo sessions on Monday and Friday evenings are
run.
We also ran a weckly Iniernet Café. which following a drop in d¢mand now only nms as a drop in
session once a month on the second Wednesday. wilh by appoiniment sessions run ihe oiher
Wednesday afternoons. This continue5 to enable residents without internet access to gain ￿ceSS io
many services that are only easily availablc online. We also allow users to bring in their own Laptops
and Mobile Devices. Our volunteers are on hand at these sessions to as5isI our users with any
problems ihey have. Where we identify a user in need of training. we gignp051 them to Community
Action Dacotum (CAD) who nm thc courses previously by Dacorum Communities for Learning.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Association continues to be irnpacted by the rise in 8eTheral inflation and in particular the greater
inflation rates for utility supplies. Our Centre Manager and his Assi￿artt have worked very hard lo
increase ow hall hires from the low base caused by the paJ)demi¢. As a resuli ol those efforts, it has
resulted in a surplus of £18.4k in ihe General Funds which compared to135t year's sU￿]￿S of £23.6k.
In respeci of ils restricted funds (for the provision of the Little Acorns Pre-school) there was a small
surylus of £1 k over the year compared io last year's deficit £10. Ik. which resulted in an overall
45UTplus of £19.4k compared to the overnll su￿lUS of £13.5k the previous financial year. The Trustees
continue to monitor the Little Acorns situation ￿ endvdvour to mitigate the past losses and lo retain
this year's positive ￿SuIt.
It is still clcar from the above results that in common with many organisatiotts running Pre-Schoo15
deliverin8 the EYFS the Associotion are strnggling to deliver the service within th¢ in¢om¢ provided
by the education gfdnt.
Whilst not all the income for Littl¢ Acorns c(bmes in the forni ofeducation grant5 which mean5 such
income should be designated as restricted fimding, Ihe Tntsiees have agreed io treat all their income
as if it w&s restricted income. The As￿)cIall0n treats all remaining income and expenditure as
unrestri¢led fvnds.
4.4
The Trustees continue lo monitor risk5 for the Association and have a Risk Register that is reviewed
annually. The Risk Register is used io inform its decision re8ardin8 reserves.
4.4.1 The A550ciatlOn's Reserve Policy is to have a Generdl Reserve Fund, plus designated reserve funds
known as its Closure Fund (whieh now i￿ludeS Little A¢oms Pre-school) and its Major Repair5
Fund. In respect of lis Closure Fund ihe trt￿CeS have sd it at 3 month5 nonnal trading plus the cost
ofmaking staff redundant. In detennining the l¢vel of the Major Repairs Fund the Trnstees, irL March
2018 agreed that it would comprise two elemenls. the first a contingency sum to cover the cost of
unforeseen rnajor repair5 (under its lease the Asslxiation is reswnsible io for llon-structural int¢mal
repairs which includes iiems such as the heating System) plus the cost of any planned impmvements to
be carried ou( during thc following financial year.
4.4.2 The Associaiion no longer has a Reserve Policy in resp￿1 of Littlc Acorns Pre-school except that it
would like io see them break-even over a period of years.
4.4.3 The levels of these reseTve5 are detailed in Section B l of the accounts o)ntsined wiihin this report.
Ai the daic of the approval of ihis rep)rt there are no uncertainties about the charity's ability to
continue as a going conceTn.
sTRU￿uRE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing d￿UMeNt (its Constitution, which is based on ihc
Colnmunily Matter5 lemplaie for CEO'S) and con5lltul￿ a Charitable Incorporated Organisalion.

The charity is governed by a Management Committee which comprises of In￿1¢¢5 ¢l￿ted al th¢
Annual GeneTal Meeting frorn arnoThgst its members. In addition. Dacorum Borough Council is
entitled lo appoint two tru51ees lo the Management Commiltee.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE D￿All3
The charity is registered as Boxmoor al￿ Warners End Neighboutho(Ml Association. In addition lo
managing the Warners End Community Centre to serve the needs of its aTea of benefit the Association
a150 ru￿5 an OFSTED registered Ple-school known a5 Little Acorns Pre-school.
Registered Charity number is 1165570 with the Charity Commi&$1(￿ for England and Wales.
Principal addre&s
Wamers End Community Centre
SiorLeycroft
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HPI 3QG
TrustCC5
6.4.1 The following served &s tnLStees for whole the rq￿Ing period and were trustees of the Association
the date of approval of this report (except where otherwise indi¢at¢d):
Angela Antrobus. Margaret Coxag¢ {Chair). Ron Coxage (Secretsry aThl Treasurer), Alan Dickson,
Nigel Durrdnt (DBC nominee), Grdham Elliot (Vi¢¢ Chair and DBC nominee). Sharon Elliot, Fiona
Guest. Sheila Norton, Karen Lloyd (resignation accq)ted 17 July 2025) and Yvonne Poiiinger.
Independent examiner
Hicks and Company
Chartered Accountants
Vaughan Chamb¢r5
Vaughan Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4EE
EXEMFfioNS FROM DISCLOSURE
The charity does not have any exemptions from disclosure.
FUNDS HELD AS CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF OTHERS
This charity d0¢5 hold any funds on behalf of other&
Approved by order of the b)ard of In￿le¢S on I￿ November 2025 and signed on its behalf by..
Chair and Trustec

Boxmoor and Warmers End Neighbourhood ASS￿￿tIoN
Independent ExamiDers Report to The TThst¢es of Boxmoor *nd W*rners End Ntlghbourbood
Assoei*tion
I report on the accounts of Boxmoor and Warners End Neighbouhood Asso¢iatK>n for the peri￿1 ended 31
March 2025 wkLich comprise the income and expenditure account. balance SI￿¢1 and tel￿ed notes.
Thi5 report is made solely to th¢ trustees in a¢cordan¢e with Se¢iions 145 of the Charilies Acl. My work
has E*en undertaken so ihat I might stale to the charity's ITUStee5 those matters l am required to stale to
Ihem in an Independeni Examiner's report and for no other purpose. To th¢ fiill¢sl extent pemiilled by
law. I do not accept ￿ assume rewnsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's tTUSt¢es for
my examination work.
Re5pertive responsibilliles of ¢ru$¢ees and examlner
The charity's trustees ar¢ r¢sw)nsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts. The charily's 1rn5tees consider
thai an audii is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe 2011 Act)
and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility lo=
exatnine the accounis under seciion 145 of the Art;
to follow the PTocedures laid down in the General DI￿tionS given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5Mb) of the ¢horities Acl. and
to state whether particular mailers have come to my atienlion.
sts of Independent exAminers report
My examination was carTied out in ￿¢1)n1a￿e with the General ￿"reCtionS given by the Charity
Commi55ioner. An examination I￿lu[￿S a review of the a¢¢ounling TecoTds kept by the charity arLd a
comparison of the accounts presented with those records. li also include5 considerdlion of any unusual
iiems or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as t￿$1¢¢$ concerning any
such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence ihai would be required in an
audit and. consequently no opinion is give a5 ¢0 whether the accounts present a 'tNe and fair view, and
the TepK)rt is limited to this matters set out in the statemeni below.
Independent examlner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come ￿ my aiieniion:
which gives me reasonable cause to I￿lIeve that. in any material respect, the requirements..
(a)
to keep acwunting T¢cords in aCCor￿ce with 5ectioll 130 of the charities Act,.
(bl
to prepare a¢¢ounis which accord with ihe accounting TecoTds and to comply with
the accounting requirements of the charities Act have not been meL or
to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts lo be reache
Nick Alkmaft
Hick5 Chartered Accounta
83 High Street
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HPI 3AH
Date 12 November 2025

CHA￿Ty COMMISSION
FOR ENGL￿￿ ANO WALES
Re¢ei
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enls accounts
CC16a
31lliJrJJ25
Sectioii A Receipts and paytr,ents
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115J•l
107A•S
1•7.71•
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115,995
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120
125
219
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4JT4
4A78
4755
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174
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S￿ tot
8*1•5
194•t
115.52•
144•9
19J85
13,1
Afj Cxh lund5 lastswrend
13,183
Section B Str1temer)t of assets and liabilities at the end ol the period
BWENA Lth Endo¥wn•nt
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Bl C8¥h
1553J
B2 Oth•r mon•i*yau•ts
BJ knv•slMeM aM•ts
B4 A•¥gts rrf•Sn•d for the
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Margaret Coxage
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