CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2022 Period start data To 31 March 2023 Period end dats Charity name: Charles Booth Centre Charity registration number: 1166944 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 To run a Community Centre and to promote for the benefrt of the inhabitants of the Parish of Thringstone and the surrounding Parishes of Whitwick, Swannington. Worthington, Osgathorpe, Coleorton and Belton ('area of benefit°} without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality. race or polrtical. religious or other opinions the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infimty or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of S¢xial welfare and with the object of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. The Charity ¢ontinues to manage the ntre for the benefit of local inhabitants. The Centre is a venue for social events such as the regular coffee mornings and wami-hub. Our pre-school is open Monday to Friday during the working day. Local communrty groups such as art and craft, wellbeing. sport, language, music and amateur dramatic societies rent rooms on a weekly basis and local residents regularly book our function rooms for private parties which is a good source of income for the Centre. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the a¢¢ounts. P•rn 1.17 athj Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft Pw4 1.18 It is confimied that the Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity commission on public benefit. Additional infomiation (optional) You may choose to indude further statements where relevant about.. SORP r8fer8n Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Throughout 2022-23 a small group of committed local residents volunteered to run our regular monthly coffee mornings which raised funds for other charities. We also have a volunteer gardener and one of our trustees puts in many additional volunteer hours doing DIY and maintenance to improve the building. The local scouts who meet on our premises help with our Santa fun run and also help around the arden. P8ra 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Performance SORP reference Our main achievement has been to maintain the community ￿ntre for the local community, providing jobs to local people and a friendly welcoming environment to all of our users. Notable achievements during 2022-23 were the improvement of our bars and downstairs kitchen facilities which allow better flexibility for user groups and those hiring the venue for parties. We opened our doors to vulnerable village residents during the cold winter months as a warm hub where people could Gome for a wami drink and a chat and this has been articularl welcomed b locals. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Paro 1.20 Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 PerfOrrnan￿ of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment perfomiance against objectives Para 1.41 other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 We have had a full year of bookings and events which has been a good source of income plus we have secured some small grants towards minor projects. We have completed an extensive programme of building improvements, refurbishing both bars and the downstairs kitchen which has meant dipping into our surplus funds, but these have been completed within budget and have made a big difference to the working environment for our staff and forthe user experience of our customers. Bank balance at year end March 2023 is £5313.17 lus £965.36 etty cash. There is no policy for retaining reserves, however surplus funds have been invested on the advice of an independent financial accessible advisor and are readilL_.. At year end March 2023 - 3 investment accounts £1972.79, £83047.97 and £26583.93 plus a Business Instant Access account holding £17260.71. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reservès held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero resetves D8tails of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Parn122 NIA Para 1.24 NIA - There are no funds in deficit Para 1.23 NIA- There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going ¢oncern Additional Infomiation (optlonal) You maLchoose to include further statements where relevant aboLrt'. The sources of income this year have been.. income from our user groups for renting rooms and from individual village residents for booking rooms for parties and events,. small individual grants towards boxing classes, wami hub and funding towards villa e Jubilee art The charity's principal SoUr￿S of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 Rising energy prices are our current greatesl risk. The community centre is a large old building that takes a lot of energy to heat and we have many elderly user groups in addition to our pre-school so the building needs to be kept warm. We are in the final stages of a national lottery grant to re lace our old boiler and windows. A description of the principal risks facing the Gharity Parn 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts= Type of governing document Para 1.25 CIO constitution - Charity Commission app_roved model cio How is the charity i constituted? P4ra 1.25 Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more truste88 P8ra 1.25 Existing Trustees may be re-elected at Annual General Meetings. Individuals may be proposed in writing by inhabitants of the area of benefit at least weeks in advance of an Annual General Meeting and if deemed acceptable may be elected at the Annual General Meeting. User Groups may nominate an individual lo represenl them and if deemed acceptable may be appointed by existing trustees. Individuals ma b8 CO-O ted b existing Irustees. Additional informatlon (optlonal) You maJ.choose to include further statements where relevant about.. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees PBra 1.51 The Gharity's organisational structure and any wider network with whiGh the ¢harity works P8ra 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Chari name other name the ¢hari Charies Booth Centre None uses istered charit number Charity's principal address 1166944 The Green Thringstone Coalville LeI￿stershire LE67 8NU Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustse name Office lif any) Dates acted if not for whole ear Namè of person lor body) enti oint trustee ifan Re-elected user group trustee at AGM Re-elected at AGM Re*lected user group trustee at AGM Amanda Bery Chair Pauline Pollard Markas Marriot SeGretsry Antlony Dandy Geoff Cox Re-elected at AGM Re-elected at AGM Re-elected at AGM Elected at AGM 114122-2719122 Hywel Tidley Katy Reddington Lydia Clark-Betts Ele¢ted at AGM 10 12 orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Datss acted if not forwholè Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Addltlonal Information {optional Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiatlon Type of Name Addre advlsor Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4isclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustses Signature(s) Full name(sl Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, etc) Dr Amanda Jill Berry Chair Antony Joseph Dandy Trustee Date 1412124 ## CHARLES BOOTH CENTRE REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1166944 ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THE CHARITY’S ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2023 SCOTT BROWNLOW, ACMA FEBRUARY 2024 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the Charles Booth Centre (Registered Charity Number 1166944)** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charles Booth Centre (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. As part of the independent examination I have made recommendations to the Trust how I feel financial systems and procedures can be improved in order to improve internal control systems and procedures. These issues are not of such significance to require me to qualify the accounts, nor do these needs to be specifically brought to the attention of the Charity Commission in any detailed way. The recommendations made by this independent examination will be formally reported to the Trustees for consideration for implementation. Otherwise, I have no concerns and 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 to be reached. ## _Scott Brownlow_ Scott Brownlow, ACMA, CGMA Chartered Management Accountant 26 Archdale Close, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3LA Date: 11[th] February 2024 Profit and Loss Charles Booth Centre Forthe year ended 31 March 2023 20ZJ Turnover Alloimenstakings 8arCard taklnES 8arCosh taking5 Donarion Received 42.00 13,822.38 9,988.S3 3,002IS EquipmentHire 42.00 EvpDltakin85 Interestlncome 2,689.99 34.94 L8rgeev*n¢Hire Office renE 4,718.05 5,050.00 Orse oll RcomlHall Hire otherlncome 2.824.75 850.OQ Pre School 18,420.00 RegularHèlllRoom Hiye Stori8e Hire Total Turnover 23,971.61 330.00 85,847.50 Cost of Sales AllOtherBèi costs 345.59 Costof 8aY Stock-Al¢ohol 12.716.16 Costof B3rStocA. Nutslcrispsetc C>jrectEApen5es Misc ptyrchases 5ts1rpen￿Dn5 paid Staffwages Total Costf*tSaiÈs 792.02 4219.45 12G.00 527.19 43J90,26 62.116.67 Gr05s Profit 23.73Q.83 Administrative Costs Audit &Aicountancylees BankFees 2.L96.00 229.95 Charitable and PolitlC31 Donatiorns 1.2S5.15 CleaDi#g& OffiteSupplie5 13.738.57 3,368.4S Eventexpenses Ga5 3.838.61 4.k40.02 GY3nts made 750,OD InsuraD¢e 1.866.92 IT 5oltwareand Consumables 745 11 LSft developmentcDsts Plèntond machiTrerydeprectailon Prinring&Stationery 2.248.5U 2,794.14 284.58 Piolitènd LOS% Charles 800th C¢ntre 28 Jan2024 Prof6taThlLo55 202J Rale5 284.56 Repaiis &Mainlenance 14,S66.84 2,88153 416.78 Teleph¢rstr& Intemet Water R31es 1,463.J7 I.757￿4 Tt)talAdministrative Costs $8,826.44 Operating Profit 135,095.611 Other Income CBC liee use3rd party iaking5 Dividends received on inve51meists 1,291.30 3.106.24 Eventlnc¢me- Mlscell?Theou5 50.00 Grants PeieNed 6,223.33 16.489.451 13,795.041 IAcrf4selOecrease in I￿¥￿[mentS Tran51erPetlyCash to TrÈaSU￿￿s Totsl OlhÈrl￿￿mt 386J8 Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation 134,709.231 Profit aftèr Taxation 134,709.231 PvofilandLDSS ChaTl¢sBtso¢h Centit 28Jan2024 Pa8elof2 Balance Sheet Charles Booth Centre As at 31 March 2023 31111R1023 Fixed Assets Tan b¢eA55ets LesSAc(￿mUIated Depreciation onPlantand Machinery Plant M3¢hiTrEry Total Tinglble *tsse¢s 12.794.141 8,376.00 T¢talF6xedAssets 8,3YÉ.00 CurrèntAssets C45hat bank pnd ID h4n eu5inp55 Bank in5tanlaccDUnt- CW¥RLES BOOTH CENTRE 17.260.7L PeLty Cash Treasu￿r5 account- CH￿lLE5 gOOTHCENTRE TotalCa5h at bankand In hand 965.36 5,313.17 23￿39.24 Account5 Recei¥3ble 4.109.12 Inve5tmeni-COlF 125490ts0L8 1,972.79 InvestmentCOlF- 1284900028 83,047.97 In%EStmenisCOIF. 128490001T 26,583.93 139.253.Q5 TOtalCurreDtASSets Creditors: amounts fallin Ac¢ountsPoy3ble Accruals due within one ear 1.42l.81 I￿00.00 Rewrn3bie deptssitreceived Returnable depositrepHid TotalCre¢litors'. amounts falliTh¥duewithiD Qneyear 95D.00 11.150.ooI 3.021.81 Net CurrentA5set5 (Liabilities) 134231,24 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 14d,607.24 NetAssèt$ 144,607.24 Ca ital and Reserves CurrentYeaF Earn*Dg5 Retaine& Earnings Totalcapital and Reserves 179,3L6.47 144,607.24 ala￿￿sh@￿E Cba¢ies DoothC¢Atre 28 Jan 1024 Pagelofl ## CHARLES BOOTH CENTRE REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1166944 ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THE CHARITY’S ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2023 SCOTT BROWNLOW, ACMA FEBRUARY 2024 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the Charles Booth Centre (Registered Charity Number 1166944)** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charles Booth Centre (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. As part of the independent examination I have made recommendations to the Trust how I feel financial systems and procedures can be improved in order to improve internal control systems and procedures. These issues are not of such significance to require me to qualify the accounts, nor do these needs to be specifically brought to the attention of the Charity Commission in any detailed way. The recommendations made by this independent examination will be formally reported to the Trustees for consideration for implementation. Otherwise, I have no concerns and 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 to be reached. ## _Scott Brownlow_ Scott Brownlow, ACMA, CGMA Chartered Management Accountant 26 Archdale Close, Birstall, Leicester, LE4 3LA Date: 11[th] February 2024 Profit and Loss Charles Booth Centre Forthe year ended 31 March 2023 20ZJ Turnover Alloimenstakings 8arCard taklnES 8arCosh taking5 Donarion Received 42.00 13,822.38 9,988.S3 3,002IS EquipmentHire 42.00 EvpDltakin85 Interestlncome 2,689.99 34.94 L8rgeev*n¢Hire Office renE 4,718.05 5,050.00 Orse oll RcomlHall Hire otherlncome 2.824.75 850.OQ Pre School 18,420.00 RegularHèlllRoom Hiye Stori8e Hire Total Turnover 23,971.61 330.00 85,847.50 Cost of Sales AllOtherBèi costs 345.59 Costof 8aY Stock-Al¢ohol 12.716.16 Costof B3rStocA. Nutslcrispsetc C>jrectEApen5es Misc ptyrchases 5ts1rpen￿Dn5 paid Staffwages Total Costf*tSaiÈs 792.02 4219.45 12G.00 527.19 43J90,26 62.116.67 Gr05s Profit 23.73Q.83 Administrative Costs Audit &Aicountancylees BankFees 2.L96.00 229.95 Charitable and PolitlC31 Donatiorns 1.2S5.15 CleaDi#g& OffiteSupplie5 13.738.57 3,368.4S Eventexpenses Ga5 3.838.61 4.k40.02 GY3nts made 750,OD InsuraD¢e 1.866.92 IT 5oltwareand Consumables 745 11 LSft developmentcDsts Plèntond machiTrerydeprectailon Prinring&Stationery 2.248.5U 2,794.14 284.58 Piolitènd LOS% Charles 800th C¢ntre 28 Jan2024 Prof6taThlLo55 202J Rale5 284.56 Repaiis &Mainlenance 14,S66.84 2,88153 416.78 Teleph¢rstr& Intemet Water R31es 1,463.J7 I.757￿4 Tt)talAdministrative Costs $8,826.44 Operating Profit 135,095.611 Other Income CBC liee use3rd party iaking5 Dividends received on inve51meists 1,291.30 3.106.24 Eventlnc¢me- Mlscell?Theou5 50.00 Grants PeieNed 6,223.33 16.489.451 13,795.041 IAcrf4selOecrease in I￿¥￿[mentS Tran51erPetlyCash to TrÈaSU￿￿s Totsl OlhÈrl￿￿mt 386J8 Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation 134,709.231 Profit aftèr Taxation 134,709.231 PvofilandLDSS ChaTl¢sBtso¢h Centit 28Jan2024 Pa8elof2 Balance Sheet Charles Booth Centre As at 31 March 2023 31111R1023 Fixed Assets Tan b¢eA55ets LesSAc(￿mUIated Depreciation onPlantand Machinery Plant M3¢hiTrEry Total Tinglble *tsse¢s 12.794.141 8,376.00 T¢talF6xedAssets 8,3YÉ.00 CurrèntAssets C45hat bank pnd ID h4n eu5inp55 Bank in5tanlaccDUnt- CW¥RLES BOOTH CENTRE 17.260.7L PeLty Cash Treasu￿r5 account- CH￿lLE5 gOOTHCENTRE TotalCa5h at bankand In hand 965.36 5,313.17 23￿39.24 Account5 Recei¥3ble 4.109.12 Inve5tmeni-COlF 125490ts0L8 1,972.79 InvestmentCOlF- 1284900028 83,047.97 In%EStmenisCOIF. 128490001T 26,583.93 139.253.Q5 TOtalCurreDtASSets Creditors: amounts fallin Ac¢ountsPoy3ble Accruals due within one ear 1.42l.81 I￿00.00 Rewrn3bie deptssitreceived Returnable depositrepHid TotalCre¢litors'. amounts falliTh¥duewithiD Qneyear 95D.00 11.150.ooI 3.021.81 Net CurrentA5set5 (Liabilities) 134231,24 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 14d,607.24 NetAssèt$ 144,607.24 Ca ital and Reserves CurrentYeaF Earn*Dg5 Retaine& Earnings Totalcapital and Reserves 179,3L6.47 144,607.24 ala￿￿sh@￿E Cba¢ies DoothC¢Atre 28 Jan 1024 Pagelofl