## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Charity number 1167723
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ending 31 March 2023
## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance Sheet|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8, 9|
## **Prepared by the Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service**
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Trustees' report
The Trustees during the year were: **Name Position** Andrew Bowden Chairman Jillian Fairclough Samantha Gill Secretary Adam Picton Martin Murray Lesley Fyles Carl Roby **Other Officers** Dominic Hodnett Activities Manager Stephen Cox Centre Manager
## **Dates**
## **Method of appointment**
Election annually by AGM, or interim appointment by trustees until next AGM.
## **Principal address**
Derbyshire Hill Road St Helens Merseyside WA9 2LH
## **Bankers**
Royal Bank of Scotland Ormskirk Street St Helens Merseyside WA10
## **Governing document**
CiO Registered 20th June 2016 as amended on 11th December 2018.
## **Objects of the organisation**
To further or benefit the residents of Parr and surrounding area of St. Helens without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects
## **Independent examiner**
on behalf of:
## **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service**
St Marie's Lugsdale Road Widnes WA8 6DB
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Trustees' report continued
## **Objectives and activities**
The Board of Trustees have continuted to build on the post Pandemic Issues, creating new partnerships build the Parr Sports Brand and awareness.
Parr Sports won the Social Business of the Year 2022 at St Helens Chamber business awards. Our Youth Committee began in March 2022, they were awared £2,000 by Kindred to spend on activities of their design and chose a camping adventure, with new partnerships Lyme and Wood Country Park and various dance and music instructors, they had 3 days and 2 nights camping and activities.
Following this the crime figures for PARR dropped significantly in 2022 based on the same time period in 2021 (still in lockdown for first 8 months of 2021)
We have had some funding provided for us over the last 12 months:
National Lottery £328,000 over 4 years - This is for Parr Sports first 4 paid members of staff Police & Crime Commission, following on from Participate in 2021, we were also awarded 2 further amounts of £2,000, the first was used to provide an activity camp in February, the 2nd towards a violence reduction project running later in 2023 when further funding has been received. St Helens Council awared Parr Sports £13,000 for their summer activity camp, were we provided multi sports activities and food & refreshments Monday - Friday during the summer months. Kindred also provided £2,000 for our Youth Committee the award was made during a ceremony in St Helens Town Centre.
Kindred have also provided £17,000 for us to complete our refurbishment of our rear carpark (this should have been the last part of our refurbishment back in 2020 unfortunately Covid-19 prevented this. This £17,000 will be paid back to Kindred over 4 years.
All running costs have been met, and any monies remaining will be used to build on the charities activities for our community.
The Trustees have used this year to begin new partnerships, create a Youth Committee and work on a 5-year business plan.
The plan includes new provisions for the community including our New Cardio Room With many plans for activities for OAP's and those with neurological issues, including an AllInclusive Hub.
The Centre took control of the café from the previous group and all profits are now coming to the charity. Although ran as a non profit, the café is still the leading source of income for the Charity. **Future Plans**
The Committee will continue to seek additional funding to refurbish the rest of the Centre and purchase the necessary equipment to ensure the safety of all our users.
## **Contribution of volunteers**
The Trustees and Volunteers continue to work hard and contribute over 400 hours per week to the centre providing coaching, advice, help and a social hub for all.
## **Achievments and performance**
Winner of Social Business of the Year 2022
Opened our new Cardio Room
Completed our Capacity Building Business Development
We've created new network partnerships to provide additional activities for our community such as Training, skills workshops and employability.
We are looking to recruit and train 20 new volunteers over the next 24 months
After 2 excellent Friday Fun Nights we had to place there on hold due to the current economic crisis, these will begin again once the burden on our community is reduced.
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## Trustees' report continued
The inclusive hub has been embraced, with Ever Evolving using the Centre 4 times per week. 2 gym sessions and 2 MUGA sessions.
New Women's only sessions, set for Sunday and Wednesday 12pm -1pm
Alternative Education Academy "Think Fast" based in our Centre is up and running with 2 programmes being run each week for a rolling 12 weeks during school term.
## **Financial Review**
The Charities revenue, comes from its 3 anchor tenants and Rental of the MUGA’s and meeting room and the Community Café
## **Policies & Procedures**
The Trustees have strict policies and procedures in Place and a clear Theory of change.
The Trustees have now included a Covid-19 Risk Assessment-
Trustees Conflict of interest. Financial Procedures Equal Opportunity’s Policy Staff training handbook including health and safety Disciplinary Procedure Safeguarding Policy and code of conduct.
All staff are DBS certified. With safeguarding and 1[st] aid certificates.
These Policies are periodically checked and updated as appropriate.
We hold monthly Trustee meetings and the minutes of these meetings are recorded.
The Board has used this year to work through the aspects of our 5 year business plan, beginning with creating new Partnerships with likeminded organisations in a hope to increase the positive impact on our community.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Parr Sports & Community Centre's Reserves Policy is to maintain sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of up to 12 months should a shortfall in income occur and to take account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time.
The Charity has no funds in deficit
## **Public Benefit Statement**
The Trustees of The Parr Sports and Community Centre hereby confirm that they have taken full regard of the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. In particular, the Trustees believe that the list of activities detailed above show complete accordance and compliance with such guidance and are all examples of furthering the charity’s purpose (as defined in its objects described above) for the public benefit.
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Independent examiner's report on the accounts of THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE for the year ending 31 March 2023
I report on the accounts of the charity set out on pages 6 to 9
## **Respective responsibilities of the Management Committee and the examiner**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) does not apply and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
q examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act;
q to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act: and
q to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of Independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **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:
q to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- q to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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.
Jane Williams MAAT **Greater Merseyside Community Accountancy Service** St Marie's Lugsdale Road Widnes WA8 6DB
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Rental Income
34,135
Café Income
24,024
Grant funding
(2)
5,950
Donations
2,968
Other Income
-
**Total receipts**
67,077
**Payments**
Salaries & Wages
-
Coaching fees
-
Café Purchases
26,291
Travel expenses
1,845
Premises
11,953
Repairs and renewals
3,143
Waste disposal and cleaning
1,476
Equipment expense
-
Office costs
3,039
Licenses and fees
173
Business development costs
6,000
Bank charges
-
Sponsorship and donations
-
Insurance
5,269
Training
-
Capital Costs
-
Project costs
6,072
Health & Safety
1,766
Advertising
-
Other expenses
479
Governance
295
**Total payments**
67,801
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(724)
(112)
41,063
**Cash fund balances carried forward**
40,227
**Cash fund balances brought forward**
**Transfers between funds**|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
132,696
-
-
132,696
94,288
4,800
-
-
-
3,481
-
5,507
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,000
2,177
-
-
-
-
124,253
8,443
112
-
8,555|2023
Total
funds
£
34,135
24,024
138,646
2,968
-
199,773
94,288
4,800
26,291
1,845
11,953
6,624
1,476
5,507
3,039
173
6,000
-
-
5,269
-
14,000
8,249
1,766
-
479
295
192,054
7,719
-
41,063
48,782|2022
Total
funds
£
27,451
20,754
75,930
2,483
20,000|
|---|---|---|---|
||||146,618|
||||-
3,125
10,302
1,334
12,190
20,070
1,024
9,860
1,999
-
-
7,919
2,360
4,778
348
-
44,351
-
551
-
-|
||||120,211|
||||26,407
-
14,656|
||||41,063|
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Balance sheet
## as at 31 March 2023
|2023
Unrestricted
**Fixed Assets**
£
Tangible Assets
(5)
-
**Total fixed assets**
-
**Current Assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
-
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
40,227
**Total current assets**
40,227
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(8)
-
**Total current liabilities**
-
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
40,227
**Total assets less current liabilities**
40,227
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one year**
-
**Net assets**
40,227
**Funds**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted funds
40,227
**Total Funds**
40,227|2023
Restricted
£
-
-
-
8,555
8,555
-
-
8,555
8,555
8,555
8,555
8,555|2023
Total
£
-
-
-
48,782
48,782
-
-
48,782
48,782
48,782
8,555
40,227
48,782|2022
Total
£
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||-|
||||41,063|
||||41,063|
||||-|
||||-|
|||||
||||41,063|
|||||
||||41,063|
|||||
|||||
|||||
||||41,063|
||||-
41,063|
||||41,063|
The financial statements were approved at a meeting of the trustees held on and signed on its behalf by:
Samantha Gill Trustee
Martin Murray Trustee
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **a Basis of accounting**
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
## **b Taxation**
As a registered charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **c Fund accounting**
Funds held by the charity are either:
## **Unrestricted general funds**
These are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
## **Restricted funds**
These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## **Designated funds**
These are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## THE PARR SPORTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ending 31 March 2023
|**2 Grants and Donations**
Steve Morgan MUGA
Steve Morgan Foundation
Community Foundation
LCR
St Helens MBC COVID Support
St Helens MBC:
Torus
Police & Crime Commissioner
The National Lottery
Kindred LCR CiC
**2a Restricted fund summary**
The National Lottery
St Helens MBC
Kindred LCR CiC|Grants
**Balance b/fwd**
£
-
-
-
-|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
1,950
-
-
-
-
-
4,000
-
-
5,950
**Income**
£
100,000
13,196
19,500
132,696|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
13,196
-
-
100,000
19,500
132,696
**Expend**
£
94,768
13,308
16,177
124,253|2023
2022
Total
Total
funds
funds
£
£
-
11,922
1,950
10,750
-
26,650
-
2,438
-
18,780
13,196
-
-
2,990
4,000
2,400
100,000
-
19,500
-
138,646
75,930
**Transfers**
**balance c/fwd**
£
£
-
5,232
(112)
-
-
3,323
(112)
8,555|2022
Total
funds
£
11,922
10,750
26,650
2,438
18,780
-
2,990
2,400
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||75,930|
||||||8,555|
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
National Lottery £328,000 over 4 years - This is for Parr Sports first 4 paid members of staff.
St Helens Council awared Parr Sports £13,000 for their summer activity camp, were we provided multi sports activities and food & refreshments Monday - Friday during the summer months.
Kindred provided £17,000 for us to complete our refurbishment of our rear carpark (this should have been the last part of our refurbishment back in 2020 unfortunately Covid-19 prevented this). This £17,000 will be paid back to Kindred over 4 years. Kindred also provided £2,000 for our Youth Committee the award was made during a ceremony in St Helens Town Centre.
## **3 Cash at Bank and in hand**
|**3 Cash at Bank and in hand**|||
|---|---|---|
|Current account
**4 Salaries & Wages**
Salaries
Employers NI
Pension|£
48,782
48,782
£
85,708
6,866
1,714
94,288|£
41,063|
|||41,063|
|||£
-
-
-|
|||-|
The charity operates defined contribution pension schemes in respect of its employees. These contributions are made to externally administered pension schemes. The pension cost represents the contributions payable by the organisation to the fund.
## **5 Trustee remuneration and expenses**
During the period no trustees received any remuneration or expenses
## **6 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions to report during the accounting period.
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