## **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| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |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| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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
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**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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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) **Date** iill:i-Ill IEElllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illll Elllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllll ii'iliii'lll;._I IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllB IBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllll IlllllllllllllllllllllllllEIIE llllllll 11 11 lllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllll 11111 IllllllllllllBI IlllllllDlllll - IEIIIIIIIIOI Ui rL IENHAM cOm￿luN¥￿ CENTrE Chortlablè IftcoTpor*od Orpnlsl 0 116689S ACCOUPITS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 STATEMEMt Ok ASSETS & LIABILtnES AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 MONETARY A&$￿5 Otsnk&Ca5h BBl&nces Nèiional S8vlngs Bank Invostmoni Atcouni New Lloyos Account Lloyds Bank Instsnt AccossAccounl Uoyds B8nkTreosurers Accounl CDsh In HDnd 3111W2023 3108&81 3,700.20 24408.80 156.99 1.52 60.618.32 4,612.50 1.063.50 £ ￿065.32 31￿1￿6 1879 2&658,99 18.13 240.28 64,639.37 4,111.00 11,620.00 £ 67.130.37 Debtor3 Outslondlng Lolljnp Uabllttles; Lening Chllrges Prepald NON.NONETARY ASSETS Permaneni ondowmonL Land & Bulldln65 used b>y tho ClIDrlty: LoTrhDm Communlty ConirD Other a55etS Inon endffivod) -held for lunciionDI uso tythe chotlty- Plano. toblo5,ch8lT5. kiichen equlpmenl QIC. (all Sn good condltlon Dnd 1- 30 years old). NOTES TO THE ACCOU1￿ & STATEMENT ApDrt Irom the hall all other assets belong 10 tho general purpos05 fund. Reconcllllarion ol monetary assets:. Total balances ai31 December 2023 Recelprs & Payments Account Surplus loryear Total balances ai 31 December 2024 {as above) .67,130.37 (3065.05) £64,065.32 APPROVAL OFTHE AccouFirs Signed on behalf ol the Management Commlttee: Date: 13th J8nuary2025......-. C Hlg(Ins Booklngand Flnancemanager inthe absence of lan George Date: 13th January2025...... D.W. Needham (Chalrman} REPORTOFTHE INDEPENDENTELIMINER In accordancewith Clause 22@ oltheTrust Deed. I have exarnined the Accounts of Lenham Communlty Centre lor 12 Months to 3ts1 December2024togetherwTth the charftys accounting records and report thai propel accounl]ng records have been kept and the Accounts are In agreernenlwith those records. SHISIEN CAJN FCCA 34¢W ...,,...,,,,,,,