2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 01 January 2024 To Period end date 31 December 2024

Charity name: Lenham Community Centre

Charity registration number: 1166995

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO OPERATE A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF LENHAM AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ("AREA OF BENEFIT") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Hiring of rooms and facilities for different local interest groups, businesses and individuals
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees havehad regard to the public benefit guidance. This is specifically reflected in our constitution.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
		N/A
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
		N/A
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The most significant voluntary contributions are by the trustees
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the 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.	Para 1.20	The community centre has been booked on average approximately 75 times monthly. These bookings vary between 1 and 8 hours typically. Approximately 40% of our revenue comes from local user groups and local individuals. the rest come from commercial bookings and local Government groups

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity has reduced its reserves from £67.13k to £64.06k largely as revenue hasn’t kept up with increasing running costs. The trustees are committed to reviewing hiring charges in mid 2025 to mitigate this imbalance
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to ensure safe and continuous provision of facilities in a suitable condition for public use, and for emergency repairs / maintenance
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£64065
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Main source of income is from charging for room bookings. A small portion has come from fund raising
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Principal risks are:  Vandalism / Fire / Theft / Accidents  Global pandemic / other health crisis  Significant drop of bookings o Competition from other local facilities o Closure of organisations that are key bookers o Loss of keytrustees
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
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 trustees	Para 1.25	Members of local organisations that use the community centre are encouraged to become trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Lenham Community Centre
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	111166995
Charity’s principal address	12 Groom Way. Lenham, Maidstone, Kent. ME17 2QT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Marshall Osbourne	Chair of trustees
	Julia Allen	Vice Chair
	Barbara Ann Kyprianou	Trustee
	Stephanie Richardson	Trustee
	Katrina Hammond	Management Trustee
	Margaret Baines	Trustee
	RICHARD POWELL	Trustee
	BARBARA DOMINY	Trustee
	William Taylor	Trustee
	David Needham	Management Trustee
	Ian George	Management Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets 0 held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) David William Needham

Position (eg Secretary, Chair of trustees (since 01-01- Chair, etc) 2025)

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