Chairmans Report
This year has been a great year, with the Trust recovering well from the previous year’s trials and tribulations, imposed on us by the Nationwide Covid restrictions, something hopefully well and truly behind us now.
Across the year we have had great success renting out the hall for various parties/events and continue to secure various clubs and activity providers that offer great benefits to the community as a whole, whilst further helping generate income for the trust through rental fees. Post Covid we were concerned re the loss of a number of activity providers who, unfortunately, had not managed to service the lockdown, but have managed to secure new providers over the past year.
The combination of hall hire and the income generated from our ever changing food vendors, some coming and going with others establishing themselves and are now a staple of the Flitch Green community.
Since refurbishing the band stand we have had no real issues, with it being more of less vandal proof, so have incurred no further costs. Having previous assessed the boiler system in the hall, we have taken the decision to start to replace what was originally installed as this was massively over spec’d. The new installation will be easier to maintain and will offer reduced running costs, especially given the increase in energy prices over the past year. We have also replaced all outdated lighting with LED’s, both within the hall and externally.
Across the year we continue to experience vandalism incidents, which is a cost that as a trust is frustrating and something that we try and manage and repair or replace with something more vandal proof.
Post Covid, with winter heating bills increasing for everyone, we set up a heat hub within the hall, which we ran once a week offering free tea/coffee, cake and a chance for residents to spend a few hours meeting up with others in a warm environment. Due to the underfloor heating system we have to run the heat constantly throughout the winter, so thought we may as well use it for the good of everyone. As the heat hub was so popular we decided to continue with it, renaming it ‘Flitch Bean Fridays’ and it runs to this day, for 2 hrs every Friday, with a team of local resident volunteers running the operation in conjunction with the trust.
Having previously replaced all of the fire doors, with more secure aluminium doors, we are now in process of replacing the main entrance door, which was of poor quality and caused constant issues for hall hirers.
On a closing note, I would like to thank Mick Bott, the previous Chairman and driving force behind the set-up of the original Trust, who has this year stepped away from the Trust for personal reasons. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the trustees for all their hard work over the year, with our various talents we make a great team, but are constantly on the lookout for new trustees to help keep up the great work that is being done.
Craig Mitchinson (Chairman)
Flitch Green Community Trust
| ORGANISATION FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED |
ORGANISATION FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED |
ORGANISATION FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED |
1167180 | 1167180 | 1167180 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
1st JUNE 2022 | To | 31st MAY 2023 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 7,315 38,471 15,632 - - 100 - 61,517 - - - 61,517 6,598 15,089 2,847 4,664 14,574 7,130 6,239 40 - 3,279 775 61,235 - - - 61,235 283 - 52,514 52,796 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 7,315 38,471 15,632 - - 100 - 61,517 - - - 61,517 6,598 15,089 2,847 4,664 14,574 7,130 6,239 40 - 3,279 775 61,235 - - - 61,235 283 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Fundingfrom External Sources | 7,315 | 4,032 | |||||
| Hire of Facilities | 38,471 | 41,432 | |||||
| Parish Council | 15,632 | 13,315 | |||||
| FamilyFun Day | - | 528 | |||||
| Insurance Claim | - | 5,056 | |||||
| Bank Interest Received | 100 | - | |||||
| - | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 61,517 | 64,362 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 64,362 | |||||||
Administration |
6,598 | 3,882 | |||||
| Utilities | 15,089 | 7,069 | |||||
| Insurance | 2,847 | 897 | |||||
| Cleaning | 4,664 | 4,776 | |||||
| BuildingMaintenance | 14,574 | 24,695 | |||||
| PlayingField Maintenance | 7,130 | 8,117 | |||||
| Grant Funded Projects | 6,239 | - | |||||
| Outdoor Cinema | 40 | 1,672 | |||||
| FamilyFun Day | - | 686 | |||||
| Security | 3,279 | 1,239 | |||||
| Marlketingand Advertising | 775 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 61,235 | 53,034 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 53,034 | |||||||
| 283 | - | - | 283 |
11,328 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 52,514 | - | - | 52,514 | 41,186 | |||
| 52,796 | - | - | 52,796 | 52,514 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
04/10/2023
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cash at Bank Debtors Control Account Creditors Control Account Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 47,568 1,661 3,567 52,796 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | ||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at year end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all Date of Signature Print Name
the trustees approval
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
04/10/2023
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS / TRUSTEES OF THE FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION for the year ending 31[st] May 2023
I report on the receipts and payments accounts for the year ending 31[st] May 2023.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and
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state whether particular matters have come to my attention;
Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes the review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required by a full audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the 2011 Act; or
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to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records to enable proper understanding of the account;
have not been met; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
C. Anthony Robertson 61 Bridge St., Kington
Date: 04/10/2023