## QE2 Activity Centre TRUSTEES REPORT
The Trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the financial statement of the Charity for the year ending 31 March 2024
## Reference and Administrative details
## **Charity number**
1165893
## **Principal Office**
QE2 Activity Centre, River Hamble Country Park, Pylands Lane, Hedge End, Southampton. SO31 1BH
## **Bankers**
Barclays Bank Plc, Fareham
## **Trustees**
Jerry Hall, Wayne Irish, Derek Pretty
## **Management Committee**
Wayne Irish, Jim Motherwell, John Prebble, Derek Pretty, Jen Pearce, Russell Poore, Roger Hann, Jerry Hall, Janine Stone
## **Type of Governing Document**
Constitution
## **How the Charity is Constituted**
Trust
## **Trustee Selection Method**
Appointment by Management Committee
## **Summary of Objects of the Charity**
To advance education and to provide facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation of people with physical and/or mental disabilities in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving their conditions of life.
## Events
2024 has been another strong year in both Day Service and Activities. There has been a change in management and yet we have maintained a calm business while investing in improvements on the Day Service buildings and completing a new ropes course. We have increased our staff training to meet increased demand.
2025 looks to be an equally exciting year with new challenges and opportunities as QE2 Activity Centre continues to provide day services and activities to young people and adults with physical or learning disabilities.
## Finance
During 2023-24 QE2 Activity Centre generated income from provision of services for people with additional needs.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees
Signature:
Full Name: Derek Pretty
Position: Chairman
Date: 26[th] November 2024
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
**(Charitable Incorporated Organsiation)**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
## **31 March 2024**
**Charity Commission number 1165893**
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report|1|
|Statement of Financial Activities|2|
|Balance Sheet|3|
|Notes to the accounts|4 - 6|
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of QE2 Activity Centre For the year ended 31 March 2024**
We report to the charity trustees on our examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 2 to 6.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
We report in respect of our examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material aspect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Mandair & Co Chartered Accountants Partnership House 84 Lodge Road Southampton SO14 6RG**
## **Date:**
1
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Income**
Donations, legacies and grants
Charitable activities
Investment income
Hire of facilities
Sale of merchandise
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Staff costs
Service charges
Insurance
Cost of providing activities
Building & cabin maintenance
Depreciation
Administration costs
Fund raising
Merchandise
Staff training
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming Resources**
Balance brought forward 01.04.2023
Balance carried forward 31.03.2024|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
15,371
-
15,371
9,904
4,025
13,929
563,178
-
563,178
517,269 -
517,269
8,401
-
8,401
2,606 -
2,606
8,252
-
8,252
9,558 -
9,558
901
-
901
1,744
1,744
596,103
-
596,103
541,081
4,025
545,106
406,263
-
406,263
336,268
580
336,848
13,786
-
13,786
18,921 -
18,921
24,256
-
24,256
26,163 -
26,163
35,226
-
35,226
28,377
11,694
40,071
123,582
-
123,582
38,806 -
38,806
5,233
25,857
31,090
4,572
29,978
34,550
3,198
-
3,198
2,445 -
2,445
755
-
755
56 -
56
1,139
-
1,139
1,988 -
1,988
1,824
-
1,824
1,780 -
1,780
615,262
25,857
641,119
459,376
42,252
501,628
(19,159)
(25,857)
(45,016)
81,705
(38,227)
43,478
434,116
359,629
793,745
352,411
397,856
750,267
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
**2024**
**2023**|
|---|---|
2
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Balance Sheet At 31 March 2024**
|Note
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current Assets**
Stock
4
Debtors
5
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
6
Income in advance
Trade creditors
Other creditors
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets less Current Liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**Income Funds**
7
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
92,201
333,772
425,973
97,434
359,629
457,063
-
**-**
-
-
**-**
-
37,520
-
37,520
39,050
-
39,050
194,194
-
194,194
155,793
-
155,793
92,115
-
92,115
149,753
-
149,753
323,829
-
323,829
344,596
-
344,596
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,073
-
1,073
7,914
-
7,914
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,073
-
1,073
7,914
-
7,914
322,756
-
322,756
336,682
-
336,682
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
-
333,772
333,772
-
359,629
359,629
414,957
-
414,957
434,116
-
434,116
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
**2024**
**2023**|
|---|---|
The notes on pages 4 to 6 form part of these accounts.
Signed on behalf of all the trustees:
Trustee
Date
3
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **1 Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention. They comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) FRS 102, 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' effective 1 January 2015 together with the reporting requirements of the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) - effective 1 January 2015. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
The QE2 Activities Centre is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission under number 1165893.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
## **Income recognition**
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty of receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donations are recognised when they have been communicated as received in writing with notification of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that those conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Legacy gfts are recognised on a case by case basis following the granting of probate when the administrator/executor for the estate has communicated in writing both the amount and settlement date. In the event that the gift is in the form of an asset other than cash, recognition is subject to the value of the gift being reliably measurable with a degree of reasonable accuracy and the title to the asset has been transferred to the charity.
Interest on funds held on deposit is included upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
## **Expenditure recognition**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which is was incurred.
4
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **2 Accounting Policies -** _**continued**_
## **Governance costs**
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
Depreciation is provided by the charity to write off the cost less the estimated residual value of tangible fixed assets by instalments over their estimated useful economic lives at the following annual rates:
Land and buildings - 4% on cost
Equipment - 25% on the reducing balance
## **Investments**
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
## **Stocks and work in progress**
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
- **3 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**Land and buildings**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2023
674,211
Additions
-
Disposals
-
At 31 March 2024
674,211
**Depreciation and diminution in value**
At 1 April 2023
258,660
Charge for the year
20,712
Eliminated on disposal
-
At 31 March 2024
279,372
**Net Book Value**
At 31 March 2024
394,839
At 31 March 2023
415,551|**Equipment**
**£**
104,951
-
-
104,951
63,439
10,378
-
73,817
31,134
41,512|**Total**
**£**
779,162
-
-
779,162
322,099
31,090
-
353,189
425,973
457,063|
|---|---|---|
5
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Notes to the accounts -****_continued_**
**4**
**Stock**
Stock of clothing for resale
**5**
**Debtors**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**6**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Income in advance
Trade creditors
Other creditors|**2024**
**£**
-
37,520
-
37,520
-
1,073
-
1,073|**2023**
**£**
-
39,050
-
39,050
-
7,914
-
7,914|
|---|---|---|
## **7 Income Funds**
The restricted income fund represents grants received, and specific donations to be put towards the cost of the refurbishment of the cabins and ropes course, and for marine activities.
|Fund balances brought forward
Net (Outgoing)/Incoming Resources for the year
Fund balances carried forward|**Unrestricted**
**Income Fund**
**£**
434,116
(19,159)
414,957|**Restricted**
**Income Fund**
**£**
359,629
(25,857)
333,772|
|---|---|---|
6
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
**(Charitable Incorporated Organsiation)**
## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED**
## **31 March 2024**
**Charity Commission number 1165893**
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report|1|
|Statement of Financial Activities|2|
|Balance Sheet|3|
|Notes to the accounts|4 - 6|
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of QE2 Activity Centre For the year ended 31 March 2024**
We report to the charity trustees on our examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 2 to 6.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
We report in respect of our examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material aspect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn to this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Mandair & Co Chartered Accountants Partnership House 84 Lodge Road Southampton SO14 6RG**
## **Date:**
1
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Income**
Donations, legacies and grants
Charitable activities
Investment income
Hire of facilities
Sale of merchandise
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Staff costs
Service charges
Insurance
Cost of providing activities
Building & cabin maintenance
Depreciation
Administration costs
Fund raising
Merchandise
Staff training
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming Resources**
Balance brought forward 01.04.2023
Balance carried forward 31.03.2024|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
15,371
-
15,371
9,904
4,025
13,929
563,178
-
563,178
517,269 -
517,269
8,401
-
8,401
2,606 -
2,606
8,252
-
8,252
9,558 -
9,558
901
-
901
1,744
1,744
596,103
-
596,103
541,081
4,025
545,106
406,263
-
406,263
336,268
580
336,848
13,786
-
13,786
18,921 -
18,921
24,256
-
24,256
26,163 -
26,163
35,226
-
35,226
28,377
11,694
40,071
123,582
-
123,582
38,806 -
38,806
5,233
25,857
31,090
4,572
29,978
34,550
3,198
-
3,198
2,445 -
2,445
755
-
755
56 -
56
1,139
-
1,139
1,988 -
1,988
1,824
-
1,824
1,780 -
1,780
615,262
25,857
641,119
459,376
42,252
501,628
(19,159)
(25,857)
(45,016)
81,705
(38,227)
43,478
434,116
359,629
793,745
352,411
397,856
750,267
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
**2024**
**2023**|
|---|---|
2
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Balance Sheet At 31 March 2024**
|Note
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current Assets**
Stock
4
Debtors
5
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
6
Income in advance
Trade creditors
Other creditors
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets less Current Liabilities**
**Net Assets**
**Income Funds**
7
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds|**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
92,201
333,772
425,973
97,434
359,629
457,063
-
**-**
-
-
**-**
-
37,520
-
37,520
39,050
-
39,050
194,194
-
194,194
155,793
-
155,793
92,115
-
92,115
149,753
-
149,753
323,829
-
323,829
344,596
-
344,596
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,073
-
1,073
7,914
-
7,914
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,073
-
1,073
7,914
-
7,914
322,756
-
322,756
336,682
-
336,682
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
-
333,772
333,772
-
359,629
359,629
414,957
-
414,957
434,116
-
434,116
414,957
333,772
748,729
434,116
359,629
793,745
**2024**
**2023**|
|---|---|
The notes on pages 4 to 6 form part of these accounts.
Signed on behalf of all the trustees:
Trustee
Date
3
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **1 Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention. They comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) FRS 102, 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' effective 1 January 2015 together with the reporting requirements of the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) - effective 1 January 2015. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern nor any significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the charity.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts.
The QE2 Activities Centre is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission under number 1165893.
## **2 Accounting Policies**
## **Income recognition**
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty of receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donations are recognised when they have been communicated as received in writing with notification of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that those conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Legacy gfts are recognised on a case by case basis following the granting of probate when the administrator/executor for the estate has communicated in writing both the amount and settlement date. In the event that the gift is in the form of an asset other than cash, recognition is subject to the value of the gift being reliably measurable with a degree of reasonable accuracy and the title to the asset has been transferred to the charity.
Interest on funds held on deposit is included upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
## **Expenditure recognition**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which is was incurred.
4
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **2 Accounting Policies -** _**continued**_
## **Governance costs**
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt.
Depreciation is provided by the charity to write off the cost less the estimated residual value of tangible fixed assets by instalments over their estimated useful economic lives at the following annual rates:
Land and buildings - 4% on cost
Equipment - 25% on the reducing balance
## **Investments**
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
## **Stocks and work in progress**
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
- **3 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|**Land and buildings**
**£**
**Cost**
At 1 April 2023
674,211
Additions
-
Disposals
-
At 31 March 2024
674,211
**Depreciation and diminution in value**
At 1 April 2023
258,660
Charge for the year
20,712
Eliminated on disposal
-
At 31 March 2024
279,372
**Net Book Value**
At 31 March 2024
394,839
At 31 March 2023
415,551|**Equipment**
**£**
104,951
-
-
104,951
63,439
10,378
-
73,817
31,134
41,512|**Total**
**£**
779,162
-
-
779,162
322,099
31,090
-
353,189
425,973
457,063|
|---|---|---|
5
## **QE2 Activity Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Notes to the accounts -****_continued_**
**4**
**Stock**
Stock of clothing for resale
**5**
**Debtors**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**6**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Income in advance
Trade creditors
Other creditors|**2024**
**£**
-
37,520
-
37,520
-
1,073
-
1,073|**2023**
**£**
-
39,050
-
39,050
-
7,914
-
7,914|
|---|---|---|
## **7 Income Funds**
The restricted income fund represents grants received, and specific donations to be put towards the cost of the refurbishment of the cabins and ropes course, and for marine activities.
|Fund balances brought forward
Net (Outgoing)/Incoming Resources for the year
Fund balances carried forward|**Unrestricted**
**Income Fund**
**£**
434,116
(19,159)
414,957|**Restricted**
**Income Fund**
**£**
359,629
(25,857)
333,772|
|---|---|---|
6