## **- Chairmans Report 2023 24**
Well, another year and still waiting for that recovery, some green shoots at the start of 2025 were soon dashed by Trump tariffs, the continuing war in Ukraine and the continued inability of the present UK Government to prove they have a grip on the economy,
Despite economic woes we have continued to successfully rent out the hall for private parties and, although we struggled with a very quiet summer things soon picked up. Football Fun Factory is still going strong, offering a great intro to football for local pre-school children and their parents.
The food vendors are a mixed bag of long-standing regulars, such as Flitch & Chips, Ronnies Kitchen and our star performer and trustee, Barista Boy coffee van. Mitch Carter who operates the van has been a great asset to the trust, taking on managing and liaising with all existing and potential new food vendors.
A couple of great food markets were organised by Mitch, held in the hall car park and really well received by the community but, due to being let down by many vendors these did not become the regular feature we had hoped.
One of the great success stories of the past few year has been the Flitch Bean Fridays, which originally started out as the heat hub during the cost of living crisis. We still offer this as a free coffee morning for anyone to come along and meet friends and have a chat. We occasionally have a bouncy castle donated by Evo Inflatables, so parents can come along with their younger kids and meet new friends in the community. We have a great team of local volunteers who organise it and also have cakes baked and donated by a local teenage who’s doing her DofE.
Vandalism is still relatively low key with the issue now being more about more wear and tear as the hall and facilities age. We now have a list of local firms who are willing to help either for free or at cost, so manage to maintain things day to day.
Energy costs still remain an issue, however have improved since the hot water and heating system, in the hall, were replaced. The new slimmed down system, running off a nest smart thermostat, combined with the removal of the huge hot water tank, has produced benefits which have helped minimise the impact of energy costs rises.
Lastly regarding the playing field, we signed a lease with Flitch United FC for them to take on the maintenance of the field at their cost but essentially rent free. They took over the field in June 2024 and immediately set up a number of youth teams, starting with just 4 teams they have now grown to 14 teams in the 2025 season, with the large majority of the children coming from Flitch Green and surrounding areas, something that was a big issue with previous club DRFC, who’s players were mainly from Gt Dunmow. They now have teams for all age groups, a girl’s and ladies team, all using our facilities. As part of this growing club they are making full use of the pavilion, which was totally unused by the previous club, and is now adopted as Flitch United’s clubhouse. This has not only proved to be a great asset for the community but has removed a large expense from our books. As they are already an established team, they have great connections with The FA and Sport England, regards funding and grants and have secured funding for pitch maintenance and supply of equipment.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the trustees, both new and old. for all their hard work in what has been another testing year, but we survive and move on.
Craig Mitchinson (Chairman) Flitch Green Community Trust
|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~|**Section A Receipts and payments**
**CC16a**
**ORGANISATION**
**1167180**
**FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
1st JUNE 2024
31st MAY 2025
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~_—_~~||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
Fundingfrom External Sources
**10,000**
**-**
**-**
**10,000**
**-**
Hire of Facilities
**39,772**
**-**
**-**
**39,772**
**34,150**
Parish Council
**17,619**
**-**
**-**
**17,619**
**17,572**
Bank Interest Received
**254**
**-**
**-**
**254**
**28**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_**67,645**
**-**
**-**
**67,645**
**51,750**
**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~**_Sub total_**~~**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 67,645**
**-**
**-**
**67,645**
**51,750**
~~= =====~~
~~—__——=~~||||||||
|**A3 Payments**||||||||
|Administration|**6,915**||**-**
**-**|**6,915**||**6,076**||
|Utilities|**16,628**||**-**
**-**|**16,628**||**24,375**||
|Insurance|**4,392**||**-**
**-**|**4,392**||**3,925**||
|Cleaning|**4,205**||**-**
**-**|**4,205**||**4,973**||
|BuildingMaintenance|**7,381**||**-**
**-**|**7,381**||**21,179**||
|PlayingField Maintenance|**3,600**||**-**
**-**|**3,600**||**6,293**||
|Grant Funded Projects|**192**||**-**
**-**|**192**||**2,419**||
|Security|**1,322**||**-**
**-**|**1,322**||**900**||
|Marlketingand Advertising|**-**||**-**
**-**|**-**||**245**||
|Miscellaneous expenses|**51**||**-**
**-**|**51**||**-**||
||||**-**
**-**|**-**||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**44,686**||**-**
**-**|**44,686**||**70,385**||
|**A4 Asset and investment purchases,**
**(see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**44,686**
**-**
**-**
**44,686**
**70,385**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**22,959**
**-**
**- 22,959**
**- 18,634**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**34,162**
**- -**
**34,162**
**52,796**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**57,121**
**-**
**- 57,121**
**34,162**
~~—__——=~~
~~=SSSS~~||||||||
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
29/09/2025
1
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**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 £**
**53,763**
**3,221**
**137**
**57,121**
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 £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
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 the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of approval
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
2 ~~9/09/2025~~
~~2~~
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS / TRUSTEES OF THE FLITCH GREEN CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION for the year ending 31[st] May 2025**
I report on the receipts and payments accounts for the year ending 31[st] May 2025.
## **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:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and
- 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:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the 2011 Act; or
- to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records to enable proper understanding of the account;
have not been met; or
2. 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: 29/09/2025