
## **ANNUAL REPORT 2022** 


## Contents 

Chairperson’s Report 2022 .................................................................................................................... 3 Treasurer’s Report ................................................................................................................................ 5 Staff ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Website ................................................................................................................................................. 8 Safeguarding ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Hirings ................................................................................................................................................... 9 Community Market ............................................................................................................................. 12 Health and Wellbeing Event ............................................................................................................... 12 Building ............................................................................................................................................... 14 Kitchen ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Flicks in the Sticks ............................................................................................................................... 14 Knighton Festival ................................................................................................................................. 15 Garden Project .................................................................................................................................... 16 Volunteer Hub ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Community Hub .................................................................................................................................. 17 Community Cohesion Group ............................................................................................................... 21 Knighton Library Friends ..................................................................................................................... 21 Library ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Digital Hub ........................................................................................................................................... 22 

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Youth Work Project ............................................................................................................................. 22 Stay and Play @ the Comm ................................................................................................................. 23 Family Centre ...................................................................................................................................... 24 

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## Chairperson’s Report 2022 

In this, my first annual report as Chairman of the Community Centre management Committee, I would firstly like to thank all the volunteers, staff, Committee members and the Knighton Community for your support in what has been a rewarding, but very challenging and difficult two years, as we have weathered the traumas of the Covid pandemic. We could not have achieved so much over this difficult period without the unstinting support of our volunteers and staff. I am hopeful that this spirit of goodwill will carry us through as we rebuild, post-pandemic, and as the residents of Knighton and around face new challenges, such as the Cost of Living crisis and, in particular, steeply rising energy prices. 

I’d also like to thank PAVO and Powys County Councillors Angelique Williams and Corinna KenyonWade for their support, Mayor Mark Coxill and Knighton Town Council, Principal Librarian at Powys County Council Kay Thomas, our District Librarian Hannah Isaacson, based in the Comm, Joanna Harris, Commissioning Manager for Children, Michele Muireasgha Assistant Director, Nick Venti and Louise Hardwick from PAVO, and Hayley Lloyd, our Community Connector, also based at the Community Centre. 

We are also most grateful for the support of Radnor Hills Water, Knighton and East Radnor Food Bank, Knighton in Bloom / Wales in Bloom, TVEG, the Offa’s Dyke Centre, the Tower House Gallery, the Men’s Shed, Knighton and District Rotary Club, Knighton Museum, KINDA, Churches Together, Reverend Petra Goodband, Wylcwm Street Surgery,  the Little Black Sheep Café, The Flower Box, the Co-op, A J Pugh Butchers, Lou’s Baked Treats, and Knighton and District Community Support for working together to provide services for the people of Knighton. 

I must also extend my deep thanks to our external funders and donors: PAVO, Powys County Council, Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA), the Powys Arwain-Leader Programme (EU), the National Lottery Awards for Wales, the Social Care Value Forum, NFU Mutual, Comic Relief, the Tower House Gallery, and Bill and Cally Ware. 

Despite the rigours of the pandemic, we have had, I feel, a very successful year. 

Highlights of the past 12 months include: 

- Continued development of our volunteer group, led by Annie England and Steph Griffiths, which has helped us earn plaudits from the Investors in Volunteers scheme, a body which determines national quality standards. 

- Youth Work Project led by Vicky Allen, Sophie Watts, Phil Wyard, Megan Neary and volunteers . 

- Family Centre led by Chris Martin and Jess Galliers. 

- Community Garden project at the rear of the Comm, initiated by Phil Grierson, and seen through to completion by new Committee member Simon Gill 

- Summer of Fun activities, led by Hannah Isaacson 

- The Tuesday and Thursday Drop-in Cafés, run by Annie England, Cats Lewis (Cadwallader), Jenny Bevan, and our stalwart kitchen volunteers. 

- The 2021 Literary Festival, organised chiefly by Fiona Roper, Gillian Forrester with website design by Evelyn Scott 

- Exemplary management of the kitchen by Liz Reynolds and Wendy Emerson 

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- New website and directory design by Simon Taylor 

- The unswerving support from our Treasurer Bob Andrews 

We also very pleased for our former volunteers and staff who have moved on to other jobs and achievements: 

Louise Hardwick, now a Development Officer for PAVO; Sophie Watts, who is now an Early Years Development Officer with Powys County Council; Cats Lewis (Cadwallader), who recently started a fulltime post as Development Officer with the Royal National Institute for the Deaf; Rob Clough has just embarked on a postgraduate medical degree at Swansea University, Jess Galliers has found work with Dolau Early Years, and Phil Wyard, who is now a Lecturer in Music at Hereford and Ludlow College. 

We are both pleased and fortunate that Jess and Sophie are able to continue their invaluable contributions to the Comm. 

We’re also pleased that Wendy Emerson, Steph Griffiths, Jess Galliers, Faye Davies and Jenny Bevan, all former volunteers, have now joined the Comm as paid members of staff. 

No summary of the past year would be complete without acknowledging my continuing thanks to Ceri, our administrator, who has provided such solid and constant support in keeping the show on the road through difficult times. Ceri has also been instrumental in developing our successful and growing wedding reception bookings. I would also like to thank Christian, our caretaker and Diane and Helen, our cleaners. 

I would also like to extend my profound thanks to Dave Alker for the outstanding service he has given to the Community Centre over many years as, variously, a volunteer, a Committee member and Trustee, Vice Chair, and then Chair, navigating us through the especially difficult and trying years of the pandemic. When I took over as Chair at the last AGM, I was much relieved that Dave agreed to stay on as my Vice Chair. 

Dave has become a keystone of the Community Centre, and has worked tirelessly to maintain our services through some very difficult times. 

Although I am sorry to report that Dave is now stepping down from the Management Committee, thankfully he has agreed to continue managing the Bar and troubleshooting the frequent mechanical and heating issues which beset this cavernous and energy-hungry building. 

I should also like to thank Kevin Dare for his contribution to the Community Centre, especially in developing Safeguarding and Community Cohesion, as well as Nandita Dowson for her service as publicity officer, and for developing events such as the very successful International Women’s Day in March. 

I would also like to extend my warmest thanks to Sheila Taylor and Roger Cassells for their long service (over 10 years), organizing Flicks in the Sticks. They have always demonstrated huge commitment to Knighton’s filmgoing public, and for this I am most grateful. 

My greatest thanks are perhaps due to Ruth Forrester, whose unstinting perseverance and diligence has allowed us to successfully bid for the numerous grants and awards which have, to put it bluntly, kept the lights on and our doors open to the public. 

The Covid pandemic had a severe impact on the nation. In common with most voluntary organizations, we have felt the squeeze, but for Community Halls and Centres especially, we have seen a downturn in income from room hirings. I will make it a priority to try to rebuild this invaluable income stream. 

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Our volunteers and staff worked very hard to develop new services during the pandemic, and these have been - and remain - much-appreciated by the public as we move through the recovery phase. 

What has also become clear is that, as the Comm’s delivery of services and staff numbers have increased, so has the desirability of appointing a manager to co-ordinate and run the various strands of the Community Centre. We are also actively exploring options to provide additional rooms for meetings and seminars, co-working spaces for start-up businesses and enterprises, as well as providing adult education and training opportunities. 

I’m afraid it is far from certain in these financially straitened times that the necessary funds will be forthcoming, but we persevere. 

I have asked various staff and volunteers to prepare individual reports on the various activities and services they deliver, so I will let each report  speak for itself. 

Michael Harding 

Treasurer’s Report 

Attached to this report are the Community Centre accounts for April 2021 to March 2022, regarding  income and expenditure during the financial year. 

I wish to thank the committee for their continued support of my management of the Community Centre’s finance’s. 

Without the sterling work of the committee and individuals obtaining grants for the Community 

Centre, then the overall picture would be very different. 

Our staff and volunteers, committee members throughout the pandemic have risen to the challenges and assisted those in the community who needed assistance, from either a telephone call or the use of our soup kitchen, Drop-In Cafe’s or assistance. 

Significantly income for the financial year at the Community Centre has seen little income from hire groups, and other activities due to the pandemic. April 2, May 11, June 4, July 10, August 11, September 10, October 8, November 13, December 11, January 12, February 11, March 20. 

Total number of hiring’s 123, giving an average of 10.25. 

Going forward this is unsustainable as income from hirer’s should cover central administration 

salary and operational costs. 

Whilst salary costs have increased, this is because of salary increases, extra hours for maintaining the Centre during the pandemic with various hygiene procedures needed and more 

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staff taken on board for other projects. 

The Centre currently has four full time staff, Central Administrator, two Cleaners and a Caretaker. All other staff are funded through grant aided projects. 

To continue the projects that are currently being delivered, we will require further grant income 

to sustain the projects otherwise they will close down. 

Book depreciation is still playing a large part in our overall deficit following the major refurbishment in 2016/17. 

Last year’s overall deficit at 2021 was £26,462, at this year’s financial end deficit was £65.739, 

within that figure two of our projects are paid in arrears, Youth Project £3640.94, and two 

Arwain/Leader payments £9513.86 and £11136.95, total amount £24291.75. Thus giving a figure of £41447.25 in real terms of expenditure. 

The financial report before you is the draft version and the accounts we be placed on our website once signed off. 

Bob Andrews   - Treasurer 

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## Staff 

Our paid staff have increased in the past 12 months and our staff team is: 

|||**Role**|**Hours**|**Funding source**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Jenny|Bevan|Information<br>Assistant|8|Wales Lottery|
|Ceri|Brown|Centre<br>Administrator<br>/Market|22|Comm|
|Christian|Carpenter|Caretaker|16|Comm|
|Helen|Cunnington|Cleaner||Comm|
|Fay|Davies|Playworker||Comic relief /<br>Social Value<br>Development<br>Forum|
|Wendy|Emerson|Lunch Co-ordinator|5|Wales Lottery|
|Annie|England|Hub Coordinator|18|WCVA|
|Jess|Galliers|Playworker||Comic relief /<br>Social Value<br>Development<br>Forum|
|Steph|Griffiths|Volunteer Co-<br>Ordinator /<br>Market /<br>Digital Hub|8|PAVO|
|Chris|Martin|Playleader|9|Comic Relief /<br>Social Value<br>Development<br>Forum|
|Megan|Neary|Youth Worker|10|UK Renewal<br>Fund|
|Diane|Watkins|Cleaner||Comm|
|Sophie|Ẁatts|Youth Worker|20|UK Renewal<br>Fund|



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Grants and Donations 

The Community Centre has been successful in gaining funding from the following funders: 

|Community garden development|Powys CountyCouncil / Welsh Government|
|---|---|
|Information Service / Hub Development /<br>Investors in Volunteers|Arwain – Leader EU Funding programme /<br>WCVA|
|DropIn|Awards for All,Wales Lottery|
|Volunteer Grant|PAVO|
|Well-beingActivities|PAVO|
|Family Centre Pilot|PAVO<br>Comic Relief|
|Youth Work Project|UK Renewal Fund/Knighton Town Council|
|Summer of Fun|Welsh Government|
|HearingLoop|Arwain-Leader EU Funding|



## Website 

What an incredible honour it's been for myself and Powys Websites to work with the staff at the Comm to help develop and launch the new website. It's always exciting taking on a new project, but even more so when the project extends past the digital realm and translates into tangible success for the community! 

The new website marks the start of an exciting journey towards making information and public services more accessible to everyone, of all ages and technical abilities, within the community. It's also a step towards giving those involved in the Comm and other areas of public service the power to keep and publish up-to-date information, documents, events, etc. for everyone to access. 

I look forward to continuing working with the Comm to keep improving its digital accessibility and services! 


Simon Taylor 

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Safeguarding 

As we have come out of the pandemic restrictions and reopened most of our services, I am happy to report that there have been no adverse safeguarding issues. 

We continue to ensure a high level of safeguarding for all our users, requiring DBS checks on all staff and volunteers who come into contact with the public.  We also continue to offer appropriate training as required.  This is largely carried out in association with Powys County Council and PAVO. We make every effort to keep our safeguarding policies and procedures up to date.  They can be viewed on our website. 

The main change this year is that Kevin Dare is stepping down from the role of safeguarding lead. His place will be taken by Sabina Sakowicz-Lee. 

Thank you for your support over the past year. 

Safeguarding leads, Kevin Dare (until 30 September 2022) Sabina Sakowicz-Lee (from 1 October 2022) 

## Hirings 

We are still holding steady on activities such as Panache, Pilates, karate and Nina’s strength balance and flex. We would love to see groups such as zumba, children's dance and yoga return so are actively seeking these groups. If there are classes or events that you would like to see, please let us know. 

We held 4 weddings here this year, thank you and congratulations to the happy couples. Our Bar staff, volunteers and cleaners have been amazing though these. The garden was well received for photos. 

It has been lovely to welcome back the Leg club and the Evergreens plus Teme spirits have returned for rehearsals and we’re looking forward to seeing the show. 

As you will see from the list below we have been focusing on Health and wellbeing and youth - The youth club has been amazing so well done to Vicky, Phil, Sophie and Meg plus volunteers. 

We are hoping to put on some live music events very soon so keep a look out for these dates. 

||**Activity Types**||**Hours usage**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**9th October 2021**<br>**- 7th October**<br>**2022**||**14TH October 2020**<br>**– 8th October 2021**|
|**Adult Education:**|||||
|• Craft,Art Class,wreath making||118||50|
|• Sign Language,WritingClasses||23||7|
|•All Day courses (Local Companies training, 1st<br>aid)||24||0|
|• **TOTAL**||**165**||**57**|



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||||
|---|---|---|
|**Artistic:**|||
|● Amateur Dramatics  - Teme Spirits,|42|18|
|● Live music|20|0|
|● Flicks in the Sticks|42|12|
|● Literary Festival|12|12|
|• **TOTAL**|**116**|**42**|
||||
|**Social:**|||
|•<br>Private parties, christenings & wedding<br>receptions|80|0|
|•<br>WI Meetings|20|4|
|•<br>Shopping Events|8|0|
|•<br>Fundraising|8|0|
|•<br>Church / International Day|6|0|
|•<br>Communal meals & coffee mornings|204 soup|216 soup|
|● Jubilee Celebrations|5||
|● Carnival|10||
|**TOTAL**|**341**|**220**|
||||
|**Health and well-being:**|||
|● Leg Club|92|0|
|● MIND|36|8|
|● Blood Donation|36|0|
|● Hearing Aid Clinics|33|21|
|● Drop ins –, Housing Support, Job Centre , POBL,<br>Kaleidoscope,cyfle, prime|153|8|
|● Credu carer session|21||
|● Wellbeing Day|8||
|● Bracken Trust|84|24|
|● Community Connector|60|0|
|● Simply Nails – Age Cymru|18|32|
|● Flu Clinic|0|12|
|● Volunteer Fayre|0|Online|
|**TOTAL**|**541**|**105**|
||||



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|**Sport & Fitness:**|||
|---|---|---|
|•<br>Karate|146|23|
|•<br>Yoga|0|0|
|•<br>Zumba|0|0|
|•<br>Line dance|0|0|
|•<br>Rallies, long distance walks etc|33|12|
|•<br>Healthy Eating / fitness|37|4|
||||
|•<br>Pilates|47|28|
|•<br>Panache|37|6|
|•<br>**TOTAL**|**300**|**73**|
||||
|**Youth activities:**|||
|● Army Cadets,|150|124|
|● Stay and Play|76||
|● Children’s Dance|16|12|
|● Youth Club|60||
|● Family Centre|136|0|
|● Science & Nature|10|20|
|● Half term / Summer of fun|15|20|
|● YFC / Pajama Drama|12||
|● **TOTAL**|**475**|**156**|
||||
|**Others:**|||
|•<br>Community Markets|63|45|
|● Carboot|12||
|•<br>Auctions|7|0|
|•<br>Polling|16|16|
|•<br>Dog Training|0|0|
|•<br>Political surgeries|3|0|
|•<br>Conferences / meetings / AGM|28|7|
|● IT Suite|15||
|•<br>Café|216|42|
|•<br>Refugee support groups|4|4|
|•<br>**TOTAL**|**364**|**114**|



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Hours of activities **2302 767** 

Ceri Brown 

## Community Market 

For the last year the center staff and volunteers have run the Community market. As mentioned last years It's a very well established market and runs alongside a welcoming café. 

The market has added around 10 new stalls over the year including, Bread, cakes,  recycled wooden furniture, hand made cards, antiques & Cheesecakes. 

Working with Steph we have been offering a free table at every market to any charitable organization that wishes to promote themselves and this has proved successful. 

Thus year we also added a veg stall from the comm and this has been a popular addition. We are looking to bring in more food providers and children’s items to encourage new shoppers. 

We promote via the newspaper, facebook and having posters and boards around town. Facebook is very useful as the stall holders themselves share the posts so that our reach is better. We have 50 stalls that are on our list with 30 regular spots, although as mentioned in previous AGM’s the summer months are always quieter and the current climate is also having a noticeable effect. 

We have been holding car boots every other month with the last market of the month. We have noticed more customers on these days so it does bring people in. 

Ceri Brown 

## Health and Wellbeing Event 

Annie and I had been hoping to put on a health and wellbeing event in 2020 but as we know, all plans changed. Finally this August, with the help of 4 amazing local business women, we were able to go ahead with it. We were blown away with how well the day went and how well it was attended. We had over 30 businesses / services in the main hall and outside with stalls and treatments plus the day was filled with talks ranging from Bee Keeping to mindfulness and workshops on breathing techniques and shaminic drumming!  Some of the workshop providers have now been in contact looking at hiring the Reynolds room to put on monthly workshops as they were so well received. 

We have already been asked to hold another event and from the feedback we received people were really happy that this event was accessible to all. Bookings are coming in for the next event and we will be holding our planning sessions in October. 

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Ceri Brown
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## Building 

There is still outstanding work to improve the exterior of the building (paved path at the rear) and to improve disability access within the building. There has been a huge effort to prepare the building to safely re-open fully after lockdown. Thanks to the Arwain-Leader (EU) funding, we have installed a hearing loop in the main hall. Our Chair has arranged for an energy audit of the building, when this is completed. 

## Kitchen 

By the end of 2021, after the Covid restrictions were lifted, the Community Centre kitchen was being used on a regular basis and in fact now, says are few and far between that it is not being used. We were very grateful to Louise Hardwick and John Llewellyn-Roberts doing the soup hub and volunteers delivering to the community during the pandemic, it was an invaluable service, one we will not forget and utilized the kitchen. With the kitchen in full use, it is important to maintain it to meet cleaning standards (most of the hirers leave it tidy) and our cleaners Helen and Diane come in all hours of the day and evening to ensure it is kept that way and we update our food and hygiene documentation regularly. All appliances are checked on a regularly basis (PAT tested), we did have to renew the dishwasher recently, the previous one had completed many years good service. 

We personally re-cycle all packaging ourselves which is not so easy as the recycling containers have been removed from the car park. I am personally responsible for taking food waste away which can sometimes be demanding because of the quantity of vegetables. 

In house we have the Library Café on Tuesdays that Wendy Emerson, as a volunteer organizes and also makes cakes for other groups including the Youth Work Project and the Thursday Drop In. Wendy works as a staff member for the Thursday Drop In serving soup, sandwiches, fruit followed by beverages and cake also delivering to those in the community with mobility issues. Volunteers come in to assist with setting tables out and serving a very nutritious and value for money meal. Plans are in progress for having a warm hub during the winter period enabling those who would like to come and get warm, with a warm drink. 

Flicks on a Friday evening has just re-started, refreshments are served from the kitchen, mainly tea, coffee and ice creams. We also provide a café twice a month, the volunteers are doing a fantastic job. 

Liz Reynolds 

## Flicks in the Sticks 

A mixed year with overall audience numbers down due partly to nervousness  with Covid infection still around.  Seating was spaced and sanitized after use , ventilation essential, glasses and crockery sterilized  and masks were worn. 

Arts Alive made up losses up until December 2021 though even without this subsidy there would have been an overall profit for the two seasons thanks to two very well attended films last September: Nomadland and Love Sarah. 

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A new season with a new team at the helm and some more excellent films showing at Knighton’s Neighbourhood Cinema. 

## Sheila Taylor 

Knighton Festival 

Last year’s Festival took place over 10 days from 2 to 10 October. This was the fourth year of the Festival which originally began as a library event, but has been held on-line for the last 2 years due to Covid. The steering committee produced an ambitious but accessible programme drawing on the rich trove of talent and expertise that flourishes in our local community and elsewhere in Wales, while taking advantage of the need for online presentations to feature contributors from the rest of the UK and the world, including North America. 

The theme for the first Saturday was climate change and its effect on our environment, looked at from the point of view of scientists, activists, artists, poets and writers. We also included a film of an opera about the history of carbon, performed by professional musicians and local singers and actors at Pinner’s Hole in Knighton in August 2021. There were also presentations from several local groups: TVEG, The Woodlands Group and Knighton in Bloom. 

The following Saturday was focused more on Welsh writers and included an entertaining talk by members of the Crime Cymru collective of Welsh crime writers. Also based in Wales, poet Susie Wild and author Gary Raymond spoke about their latest work and Deborah Alma, a poet and the owner of the Poetry Pharmacy bookshop in Bishops Castle, described her innovative therapeutic practice and the important role that poetry plays in our lives. 

Tim Barringer, Chair of the History of Art at Yale University, gave a fascinating lecture on the PreRaphaelites and their radical views. This talk also featured selection of related Victorian songs, sung by Knighton resident, Graham Trew. 

For the first time we featured a series of guided walks which proved very popular. We also funded the printing of a series of walk maps round Knighton, produced by the East Radnor Group of the Ramblers Association. These are now available in the ODC, Tower House Gallery and the Comm. We celebrated National Poetry Day with a live event in the Comm with readings from the Marches Poets and a specially commissioned cake sponsored by the Knighton Library Friends. 

The final event was a guided tour by Welsh artist Dan Llewellyn Hall of his fantastic exhibition Walking with Offa at the Offa’s Dyke Centre. These paintings were commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Offa’s Dyke Path. A filmed compilation of poems about Offa’s Dyke, specially commissioned by the artist to accompany the exhibition together with music by local duo Kandinsky’s Sox was shown on the last day of the Festival and is available to view along with all the other online events on the Festival Facebook page. 

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Viewings of the Festival online were higher than in 2020, we had a high rate of engagement but it is planned to hold the 2022 Festival in the Comm. 

We had a balance of £787 remaining from last year and donations of £200 from KLF and £300 from the Town Council for which we are very grateful. Expenditure was as follows: 

|Filming Carbon Chronicles|£400||
|---|---|---|
|Publicity||£78|
|Cake||£90|
|Walks Leaflets|£168||
|ODC costs||£25|
|Staff costs||£200|
|Total expenditure||£961|



Remaining balance: £ 326 

I am grateful to the other members of the Steering Committee for their help and support, particularly Gillian Forrester, the Programme Director, Martin Redfern for his help with filming, editing and recording and Ceri Brown for her prowess on Zoom, together with Ruth Forrester, Annie England, Julia Llewellyn Roberts, Nicola Coston and Phil Grierson. 

Fiona Roper 

Garden Project 

During the last year, we have enjoyed establishing the new Wildlife and Sensory Garden. This was enabled by a grant from the Welsh Government and is an initiative to involve the community. An area of land behind the Community Centre has been ‘donated’ by Powys Council. New fencing was erected at an early stage. 

The garden was designed by Michelle Brinkhurst who then helped with the ordering and advice to enable the planting of 2000 bulbs, trees, shrubs and wildflower seeds. A potting shed, greenhouse, raised planters, arbour, pergola and insect house have been installed. A Rowan tree was planted by Chris Branford as Mayor and a crab-apple tree by Jane Bradford in memory of John. 

A group of enthusiastic volunteers have worked hard to establish the garden and now the maintenance is a challenge!. The greenhouse and planters have been used for planting up both flowers and vegetables. The Stay and Play group use the low-level garden for playing on the lawn and sand-pit areas. They have also planted some vegetables including radishes and lettuces. 

The garden is designed for wheelchair access although more work is required to achieve this access. In July, the garden was judged as an entry in the Knighton and Bloom competition and we have been invited to an awards ceremony on the 9[th] September in Talgarth. 

The garden is looking for volunteers to help and enjoy the facility available. The next job is to cut the 

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long grass and sow more wildflower seeds during September. 

Simon Gill 

Volunteer Hub 

PAVO (Powys Association of Voluntary organizations) funds the post of Volunteer Co-ordinator here at Knighton Community Centre. 

I have over the last year continued to collate the volunteer hours across the local area and the Community Centre. 

I have registered volunteers and created opportunities for the Welsh website which is accessible to all, it is here potential volunteers can look at opportunities in the area they may be interested in joining. we also have a volunteer opportunities board situated in the foyer of the Community Centre. Since the pandemic it's been very quiet on the volunteer front locally, many volunteers returning to full time work or family life and having no time to help in the volunteer sector. 

We are also finding that our volunteers are becoming more inclined to retire as they feel they have given enough and are enjoying time away or with their families. 

The next step is to encourage younger volunteers to step in and help, with the emphasis on how it looks to a potential employer on their CV’s when they eventually leave school, college or university. It is hoped that through the winter months we will be able to meet with organisations to motivate and help them into active recruitment of volunteers. 

We also now offer the chance for charities to have a free stall at our twice monthly markets. 

## Steph Griffiths 

Community Hub 

In May of this year Catherine Cadwallader left  to commence a coordinators role with RNID, with Catherine’s departure and the ending of a grant provision; the Advice service was reviewed and changes made to it. Jenny Bevan is now with us at the Advice worker, and in conjunction with Hannah Isaacson in the Library both Jenny & I support the service which is available via a Drop-in format on Tuesdays & Thursday mornings, and appointment only on Wednesday mornings.  The service continues to be well utilised and we are delighted to have forged very positive working relationships with Haley Lloyd the Knighton & Presteigne Community Connector. 

## **Advice from the Hub Thursday Drop-in Eatery’/ Soup from the Hub Projects** 

The Soup from the Hub home delivery project continues, and we currently deliver to 16 customers all of whom are unable for whatever medical or social reason unable to attend the indoor service. We now have three volunteers who share the weekly deliveries, and regular customer feedback continues to be so very positive for the services continuation. We have 3 dedicated volunteer drivers, who or triweekly rostered shifts to ensure the meals are delivered safely and on time. So a big thanks to CaroLynne C, Charles G & Mike P 

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The Advice from the Hub Drop-in Eatery has during the summer months reduced dramatically in numbers of attendees to it, however prior to this noticeable decline in footfall, a survey had been completed in preparation for a grant application and the results from the survey were most encouraging and very much echoed that the Drop-in should remain. Prior to going into the summer we were having numbers reaching up into the 40’s, and the diversity of attendees was quite remarkable. Despite the low numbers a decision was made to continue offering the service as the 20 customers who do attend are very grateful for what we provide. The Eatery does not just provide delicious homemade food, it is a place of great safety and comfort for some attendees as they get to leave the isolation of their four walls and socially engage with fellow human beings. The recent survey flagged up to us, that during the autumn and winter months of 2021/2 customers were not only coming to enjoy the company and food, but also saw it as an opportunity to not have to heat their house/or to feel warm within the centre without worrying about heating bills. 

Another asset to the ‘Advice from the Hub Drop-in Eatery’ is that we have access to our Information and Signposting Assistant workers Annie England and Jenny Bevan along with Hayley Lloyd who is Knighton and Presteigne Community Connector, the advice service is open from 10 – 12.30pm. Now the Leg Club has returned to the Reynolds Room, we are able to offer lunch to those who attend the Leg Club and do get a good attendance from the nursing staff. 

A recent grant application to the National Lottery Community Fund was successful, thus enabling us to continue offering both the home deliveries and indoor facility. We do plan to offer activities which will help people whom are experiencing challenges in relation to the cost of living increase/fuel poverty etc. We are going to be holding a Cost of Living Advice event in early November, and agencies such as the CAB and our PAVO Community Connector amongst others will be in attendance. 

A leading force which allows the Drop-in to be the success it is, is very much down to the remarkable team of volunteers we have supporting it, without whom we would really struggle to provide such a great environment and service. So I would like to acknowledge and thank Carol, Jenny J, Mary, Penny, Roger, Sheila T & Sue N for all their help, support, craziness and laughter. Also a heartfelt thanks to Wendy (AKA Soup Dragon) for the delicious food she provides, Ceri, Christian & Jenny for their vital and appreciated contributions. 

## **Community Newsletter** 

Up until this summer, we maintained the production and provision of a seasonal newsletter which was delivered by a group of volunteers to all households within Knighton. The decision to stop the provision of this particular format was sadly due to financial reasons, as the funding for it had ended. However feedback from the community also helped in the decision making, as it was generally felt that given things were returning to some type of ‘normal’ the need for a newsletter  in its current format had somewhat diminished. 

We owe great thanks to the success of the publication to our contributors, our volunteer graphic designer and our 15 volunteers who pounded the streets delivering the 1,500 copies! Sadly at this juncture we say goodbye to our volunteer graphic designer Rafi, and we would like to thank him with immense gratitude for all he has done to make the newsletter such a professional and appreciated document. 

With regards newsletter provision the K&DCC management and staff team are keen to resume production of an online newsletter, and work is under way to look at how best to produce this format. 

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We have recently been invited by the Church of Wales to explore a collaborative approach with regards a community production, so we are hopeful of their being something available to our community at some time in the near future. 

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## **Crafty Coffee at the Comm** 

This particular project has been one that has really not been utilised as well as expected, originally the projects main goal was to bring like minded/people wanting to give something new a ‘go’ together in a learning and social environment; however it is now in its third creation and this is where we have secured a very modest grant from PAVO which allows us to subsidise entrance fees to monthly art or craft workshops. This model does seem to have had more interest, and so far the workshops (bar one which had to be cancelled) have had a good attendance. The project completes in May 2023. We are also planning to hold a Children’s art & craft morning on the 1/11/22 during half term week, funded by monies from this grant allocation. 

## **Directory** 

The Community directory has proven to be a widely appreciated document, and we are currently in the throes of updating all of the information within it. Plans are afoot to locate the directory within our Community Centre  website, however we do envisage having some paper copies located in strategic locations such as the doctors surgery and Library. 

## **International Women’s Day** 

In conjunction with Nandita Dowson (K&DCC management committee member) we ran a very successful event celebrating International Women’s Day. We had an Arts & Crafts exhibition, Keep Fit taster session, Talks from 15 women and a musical session. In total over a 100 people attended & it was a day celebrated and enjoyed by all those whom attended. 

## **Knighton & District Centre Community Hub Volunteers** 

Without our regular and bank volunteers we would not be able to provide all we do, we really are blessed and grateful that we have so many people who help us out so regularly and willingly. As part of a WCVA grant criteria we are currently in the throes of applying for an Investors in Volunteers Award, this process will take up until the end of March next year when we know whether or not we have been successful.  We have as many other organizations voice noticed huge challenges with recruiting volunteers this year, and we do have many vacancies that need filling. 

## **Tuesday Café from the Comm** 

Despite great efforts from staff, management team and volunteers, we have as yet not been able to return to the numbers of customers who were attending the Tuesday cafe pre pandemic.  Unlike the ‘Advice from the Hub Thursday Drop-in Eatery’ the Tuesday Cafe has had a very slow response re uptake, as a team we have been looking at creative and meaningful ways in which to encourage footfall. We are pleased to report that agencies such as POBL, Advice from the Hub & Kaleidoscope are in attendance now; it is a delight to have these agencies return and their presence is very much appreciated by those who utilise their services. We intend to run monthly workshops around financial advice, and are currently in communication with TVEG regarding supporting Gary Cowell TVEG energy advisor back to the weekly Drop-in to give advice on energy saving initiatives. We are also in conversation with the Co-Op with regards them offering cookery demonstrations. 

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## **Volunteer Bank** 

The volunteer bank was designed to support the needs of our community at the beginning and during the Covid-19 pandemic, and indeed those on the register during the height of the lockdowns were truly outstanding in all they did for both K&DCC and the community. Now are returning to some sort of ‘normal’, people have removed themselves from the register which has greatly diminished the volunteer availability and numbers.  However, the banks legacy lives on, we have 24 ‘active’ volunteers, all of  whom continue to support us greatly, and this cohort of volunteers will attend ad-hoc events both within K&DCC and externally, cover emergency projects and support the large event we arrange as marshals etc. 

## Annie England 

## Community Cohesion Group 

A well-attended International Day was held in November 2021, with representatives from most of the faith groups in the area, including the Iman from Craven Arms Mosque, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Bahai and humanists. 

## Knighton Library Friends 

Reassuringly as the Library is up & running and available without any concerns around closure, the ‘friends’ have been pretty quiet of late, we still liaise regularly with Hannah Isaacson and are kept up to date with Library news and or concerns. Due to the generosity of  our ‘friends’ supporters who purchase lottery tickets from POWYS LOTTO we have been able to donate monies to causes such as the Knighton Festival, we also when needed and if appropriate will make donations to the Library. As we fully appreciate and applaud the value that the festival brings to the Library, we do have a strong affiliation with the Festival, and two of our committee members also have a presence at Festival committee meetings.  We are very pleased to see that the library is now returning to some type of ‘normal’ and that restrictions around access are being lifted, it is also very reassuring to see the volunteers in the Library returning & offering a valuable contribution to the day to day running of the service. 

## Library 

This has been a busy and productive year for the Library; Covid restrictions were finally lifted in February and our customer numbers have steadily recovered after the pandemic. 

We continue to work with the Comm to collaborate and support events.  And with other organisations in the community. The Museum has kindly lent us exhibits to display. KLF had a book sale to raise funds for the Library. Read Easy are using the Library for support for adult readers. 

During the Winter Katie ran BSL sessions for the school for 54 pupils. For Christmas Countdown The Library provided 3 stories..  At Easter we had an egg hunt and 87 children found eggs. The Library hosted an exhibition of photographs from a young peoples competition run by the Rotary Club, which led to a future collaboration for a children’s gardening competition. 

We welcomed 2 new relief Librarians ; Hilary and Karen. 

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The Library has liaised with the Youth Club so that they can use the Lego and browse and borrow books on a Wednesday evening. 

In the Summer, the Library got £1,461.50 Summer of Fun funding . We arranged various activities: Pool Fun, Science Workshops, Circus Show and Activities, Police Event, and The Animal Man.  In total 119 Adults 232 Children attended. 

The Summer Reading Challenge also took place during the holidays with 48 Children signing up. The Library has supported Ukranians with English Classes. 

A new ipad lending scheme was set up and has proved popular. Ipads are lent free for a month. Funding was procured for setting up a digital hub with Library Services and the Comm. There is now equipment  such as the big screen, chrome books, and monitor stations as well as Work stations and the Pod that can be booked for people to use as a work from home space. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday pm and Fridays.  As well as work space we offer computer support for the public. This is provided by the Librarian, volunteers and we welcomed Steff as new staff member for this project. The Library is grateful for the invaluable support from volunteers Sheila , Hilary and Karen . In September we welcomed Libby as a DOE volunteer for an hour a week . 

Hannah Isaacson 

## Digital Hub 

This has been another exciting year for the library service, successfully obtaining UK Community Renewal grant funding to pilot digital community hubs in 4 areas, including Knighton Library. With the generous support of the management committee, this has seen the introduction of new hybrid meeting technology, including a 65” CleverTouch screen, and the transformation of the dressing room into a co-working space (which can be easily packed away when the room is needed for other uses). The library has also introduced wifi enabled printing this year. 

As always with anything digital, we have been beset with technical issues, and thank everyone for their patience! Usage is now beginning to pick up in the co-working room, and Hannah and the staff and volunteers are planning activities for the autumn, to encourage use. We hope to see people using the equipment to work locally, for digital appointments from their local area, to save travelling to Newtown or Llandrindod, as well as for learning and having fun! We are now seeking further grant funding to enable us to sustain the digital hubs. The project officer, Alan Hood, remains on hand to help with technical queries 

I am very grateful to the Management Committee, particularly Ruth Forrester, and all of the staff and volunteers at the Comm, for their willingness to take part in the digital hub pilot, and allowing us the use of the dressing room. We look forward to continuing to work with you all, and supporting the Youth and Family projects – the work that you all do in Knighton is amazing! 

Kay Thomas 

Principal Librarian, Powys County Council 

Youth Work Project 

It has been an exciting year for youth in Knighton welcoming The Knighton Youth Project. 

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We welcome around 30-40 youths ages 11-16 years to our weekly drop in café to enjoy a safe, warm and dry space to socialise with their friends and access any support. In 9 months we have hosted; 

- Approx. 20 weekly group sessions, 

- 2x School workshops, 

- 2x Music workshops, 

- 2x Well-being workshops, 

- Supported a Knighton Primary school fundraiser, 

- 6x High school lunch break sessions, 

- A trip to Shrewsbury Football stadium, 

- A trip to Leominster 10 pin bowling, 

- 3x Guest speakers, 

- Hosted a bubble football day 

- 2x Rounders/ football on Bryn-y-Castle 

Nearly all above events have been booked to capacity and we have been overwhelmed by the support of the Community. 

We’ve also been supported by our dedicated team of volunteers Mandy, Jenny, Sarah, Aaron, Rosie and Tilly. 

We’ve said goodbye to Vicky who have moved back to her much loved role in Pastoral care, and Phil who is now sharing his passion for music teaching at Hereford College. 

The partnership between the Comm/ Town Council to create the steering Committee has been invaluable to us, their skills and experience have meant the staff team can focus on the attendees and their needs. This has enabled us to develop and grow the group so quickly. 

For the future we are concerned when competing against youths from bigger towns and cities for college and university places our Knighton youths may be at a disadvantage because of their empty CV’s. 

We will be supporting them all by enhancing our peer mentor system, encouraging volunteering in the community, advertise local part time jobs and attend experience days. 

This year we hope to collaborate with Councillors Holly Adams-Evans and Mark Coxil to create a Knighton Young Volunteer Award (inspired by Duke of Edinburgh Award). Also a possibility of creating a skills based competition day between local Youth clubs, inspired by Young Farmers Rally Competitions. 

Sophie Watts Megan Neary 

Stay and Play @ the Comm 

Stay and Play continues to thrive with an average of about 10 children and their carers attending each week. It is a very friendly group and benefits from having parents, grandparents and childminders attending. 

We are lucky to have access to our wonderful new garden which we use regularly, and have a selection of ride-on toys as well as a 

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## sandpit. 

This year we have planted lots of fruit and vegetables which we have watched grow, harvested and tasted. This is so important for young children.To have the experience of planting and eating the food they have produced is so beneficial for their development, and we are very privileged to be able to offer this opportunity in Stay and Play. For the past year I have been joined by Jess Galliers who has volunteered for the group. Jess is studying to get the qualifications to continue working with children and has recently been successful in acquiring a position at Dolau Preschool 2 days a week. I have decided to retire from Stay and Play and Jess is going to continue to run this group. This therefore will be my last report for Stay and Play however I am continuing to lead the Family Centre. 

## Family Centre 

We are now into the 2nd year of the Family Centre which is a funded project. The first year we were funded entirely by the Social Value Forum Development Fund and this year we will be part funded by Comic Relief and part funded by the Social Value Forum Development Fund. 

A big thanks to Ruth Forrester for securing the funding to enable the Family Centre to exist. 

We are in the unique position to be able to offer a totally free session including tea, coffee and a hot lunch. The children and their carers have the opportunity to play, take part in activities as well as being able to socialise and support each other. Having young children can be isolating and very stressful so this group is vitally important for many parents. In addition this winter is going to be especially difficult due to the high cost of keeping warm, so having a warm space to spend time in is so vital. 

Last year we were able to offer baby massage, signing, introduction to Welsh through stories and songs, car seat checks, breastfeeding support, dance and much more . 

We have had two trips to Mickey Millers Soft Play Centre as well as a trip to the seaside at Borth during the summer. 

During school holidays we run play sessions for school-age children both at the Community Centre and outreach sessions in the wider community, so that as many children as possible are able to take part. Exciting news. From November we will be having Forest School tasty sessions once a fortnight led by Toni Pettitt. We will be doing lots of 

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outside activities and learning about our environment. 

This year we are working closely with the library and hope to get all our Family Centre parents to join the library and take books out each week. 

Upcoming events will include a Halloween Themed session complete with spooky food as well as an outreach session during half term. I am also trying to organise a Christmas trip or party with Santa. During last year we had to say goodbye to Cats who was a wonderful asset to the Family Centre and I would like to thank her for all her hard work. We have been joined by Jess Galliers and Faye Davies who have both stepped in and are doing a brilliant job. I would also like to thank our wonderful volunteers Carol Smyth, Amy Hopkins, Kelly Prosser and Maureen for their hard work. Without their help we would not be able to operate. 

The Family Centre is extremely popular and currently we have 55 parents/carers and 67 children registered with more about to start. We cater for at least 20 adults and 25 children each week but regularly have more. I think this shows just how vital such a group like this is and long may it continue. 

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REGISTERED CHAIUTY NUMBER: 1167969
4 JAN 2D23
REPORT
F THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMETrfT
FOR THE YEAR KNDED 31 MARCH 2022
FOR
IINIGHTOIY & DISTRICT COMftrlUN
Y CENTRE
D.R.E. & Co.
Charter¢d Accoulltaiils
lcingsland Hous¢
39 Abbey For¢gate
Slwewsbury
Sliropsljire
SY2 6BL

ICNIGHTON & DISTRicf CoMMi￿1￿y CENTRE
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPUS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
PAge
Report of the Trustee8
I￿depend¢llt Examlner's Report
Statement of Flttgnclgl Actlvltles
Balance Slieet
Notes lo the Financial StAtements
7 to 12
Det#iled St#teTJient of Fithsrttial Activitie5
13 to 14

I<NIGHTON & DISTRICT COMMUIYITY CENTRE
REPORT OF THC TRUSTEES
FOR THE
'£AR ENDLD 31 MARCH 2022
Th¢ trustees pjuent tlieir report witli the fitjancial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. IILe
tTU5tees Ikave adopted tlje provisions of Ac¢oyntiiig aiid Reporting by Cliarities.. Siatemellt of Re¢oEnniended Practice
appltcable to cliarities PTepai'ing their accou￿ts ill accordance with tlie FiJiancÈal Reporting stalldal￿ applicable in tlie
UK and Republic of Irelalld {FRS 102) {effective l Jaiiuary 2019).
OBJKcrtVES AND ACTIVITIKS
Objective$ and ain
The principal obje¢tive5 of tlje diarity, as stated in its gove1￿ing dO￿lMent, aJE to benefit residents 0£ Knighton in the
Cout)ty of Powys alld suiYoundin8 dis(riets, without distin¢tion of sex, sexual orientation, race or polÈtical, relÈgious oi.
otlier opinions, by associating together the s&id IE5idellts and the local authoi'ities. voluntary and other organi8ation lll
eomnjon effe¢t to advon¢¢ educatioi) and to providc facilities ill tlJ¢ interest of social welfare fol. recjration leisure tiijje
oe¢upation with ilie objective of iniprovitTrg the cotkditions tsf life for residents. Also to niat)age Kniuliton Conuttunity
Celltre and to niaiiitsin and manage it in ¢o-operntion with ally other petson or body* in furtlI￿anCe of these objectives.
Puhlit henefit
Tlie ti'iistec% tonfiJTh tljat tliey have complied witli tlie duty in section 4 of the Chai'ities Act 2Ql I to ljave due irgard to
PLibli¢ b¢ncfitguidanc¢ publislied by the Charity Cum￿jSsion.
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANC
Charitable gctivities
We offer Iiirings to a vaiiety of groups includillg the Aiyny Cadet4 Ltg Clllb, tile Erncke￿ Trttst, Teme SpiTlts and a
V2riely of exercise ¢la5scs aiid cultuJBI a¢tÉvitics.
W¢ have developed a large number of services by tlie Conimunity Centre as well as maintainFng our long establislied
Coiijjnunity M8A(et and Flicks in tlie Sticks.
W¢ or¢ wortiillg towai'ds developitkg an evidence-based appn)ach tr) fut1￿¢ &CtÉvitÉes based ott ftedback tIM￿ugh surveys
and investigations with OLir useiE. Wc ￿s0 i￿all￿taIn a stlDng social media Pfesen¢e with speeialist Facebook Pil¥¢S foi.
eacli a¢tEvEty.
FJNANCIAL REVIEW
Fin&n¢iil posttioii
Foi. tlie yeai. under review iiicoiiie totalled £93,66512021.. £107,917). Expenditure on raiSlllg funds of £155,638 {2021..
£134,379) wa5 illcuiTed duriiTrg tlie year. resulting iii nct expenditure of £61,973 (2021.. £16,462).
Tlie trusts fuiids c2rried forward at 31 MaKh 2022 total £395,003 (2021.. £456,970).
Re5ei've5 poliey
The ¢liatity'5 policy is to keep approxinjately tIuEe montlis, iunning ¢osts in r¢s¢rves.
Going eoiieern
The tr￿SleeS ￿'e not awdre Df &ny uncei1ainties about the ¢harity's ability to continue to operat¢ a5 a goiiTrg concern.
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I<N
TON & DISTRIcf COMMUNITY CENTRB
RKPORT OF THE TRUSJ'EES
FOR THE YEAR ENDLD 31 MARCH 2022
FUTURE PLANS
Kniglits)ii and District Con)munity Centfe fund I'aiseL' has been proactive and sin¢e 2017, the Cornmunity Centre has
obtaiijed funding or partnersliip agre¢m¢nts to develop Élle following servi¢es.'
Volunteer Ceiitre in parlneiBhip witli PAVO
Hub and advice, ithfoJ711atÈon seivices aiid diDp in lunch
Consolidation of voliitjteei. servÉces througli Investor5 in Volunteers acci'edit&tioti
Faintly Centsr a￿d Stay and Play
Youth Wo14( ProjeGt
Ktjiglitoll Fe#ival
Knigl)tot] Libraiy (in partiiership withPoNw Collllty CoiinGiI)
Digital Hub in partnership with Powys Coutity Council Libixry Servi¢e
Conirnunity Garderj
Hearing loop in the m&in Iiall
Sm￿[Cr gi?nts have funded wellbeing> COMM￿nity ColiesioD aiid cliildi'en'5 events including tl)e summer of ￿n.
Funders have included the Welsh Gov¢rtlln¢nt, Powy5 Coiinty Caiu)cil, PAVO. the WCVA, ￿mairt- Leadej. (EUI, the
Soci&l Cal'e Value Foruin. Comic Relief aiid thc UK Rcncwal Furtd. The ConUni￿ity Centre has also received local
support from Klligliton Town Council, Knighton and Disti"ictRotsry Club, theNFU Mutual, Radnor Hills W&tei' and the
Tower House Gallery.
W¢ now have a large staff group ￿)d the next step foi. the Management Cojknniittee is to V￿rk towaiY]s obtainiiig fvnding
to appoint a managei. and to cotisolid&te our existing servires. We also plan to make tlie buRldÉng imore eii¢r8y efficien¢
and l(bDk at possibilities for it]crea5ing tl)e number ofbm4tll offices i￿ettIng spaces.
srRucfuREI, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The organis&tion is a Charitable Incoi'poiY¢ted Organisation {C.lQ) incoi'porated in July 2016. T]ie Chai'itable
organis&tion was formed under a Meinorandum of A%8tsciatioii whicli establislied tlie obje¢ts and powers uf tlic
cliaritable VTganisation. The ch&i'ity is controlled by its governitig document, a deed of tiust.
Reci'uitment AppointineEIt of new trustees
The Managemellt C.on)ttiittcc consists of HoNoraiy Officers, togetlier witli any Ltropt¢d oificers. lip to Éwo offi¢er
represeiit&tives of ihc towji at)d County couiici15, Ilp to tell representative ttieiijbers and on¢ I'epresentative appointed by
ea¢li affiltat¢d gi￿Up.
All Membe￿ of the Ma#agenient Cointnittee retiiE froin offLCe at the AThtEual GenriMI M¢¢tin8 on Ihe s¢caThd year of
ming into office, biit they n￿Y be re-elected OL. Ir-appoint¢d.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DrrAtLS
ReÈistei'ed Charity number
1167969
PrincÉpal addi'ess
Bowling Gyeen Lame
Knightoii
Powys
LD7 IDR
Trusttes
Mi. B Ai)drews
T Clough
D Alkei.
R Foyirster
M Harding
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IINIGHTON & DISTRicf COMMUNITY CENTRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTLES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
REFERENCE AND ADMINIffiiATIVE DETAILS
Independtht Eixamirtei.
FJRiicis Nock
F.C.C.A.
D.R.E. & Co.
Ch￿telEd Accountants
Kiiig51and House
39 Abbey Foi'egate
Shiywsbury
Shfopshire
SY2 6BL
Appi'oved by ordei of tlie board of tTUStees on 7 December 2022 and si8n¢d on its beljalf by..
M Harding- y￿Stee
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INDEI PP.NDENT EXAMII¥ER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
KIYIGIqTON & DI.STRtCT COMMUNITY CENTRE
Independent ¢xamiDer's report to the trllstees of Knightoll & District Communlty Centre
I report to the ctwity t￿￿ee8 on tny eXaMi￿at10￿ of the accounts of Knighton & Di8trict Conununity Centre (the Trust)
for the year ended 3 1 klarch 2022.
Respon8ibllltles and b8sis of report
As the cbarity ts￿tee$ of the Trust you responsible for the preparation of the aceounts in acCord￿ce with the
requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,).
I report iu respect of my exajllination of the T￿￿t'S accounts ca￿led out under Se¢tioD 145 of the Act and w carrying out
my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commis8ioTh under Section 145{51{b) of
the Act.
Independellt examiner's statement
I bave CQTnpleted my exvJnination. I confllm that material matt¢rs have come to my attention in connection with th¢
examination giving me cause to believe that in any materi81 respect..
accouttting record5 were not kept in respcct of the Trust as required by Section 130 of tbe Act. or
the a¢collDts do not accord with those records. or
the accounts do not compty with the appltcable requirethents concerning the form gnd content of accounts set oui
in the Charities (Accounts and Report8) Regulation.9 2008 other any requinnent that th¢ accounts give t
t￿￿ and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an irjdependent ¢xan}inati(￿.
I have no collcerns and bave ¢ome across no other matters in COLThection with the examination to which attenuon should
be drawn in this rep)rt ￿ order to etmble a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaehed.
Fraacis Nock
F.C.C.A.
D.R.E. & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Kingsland Ho￿se
39 Abbey For¢gpte
Shrewsbury
Shropthire
SY2 6BL
7 De¢¢tDb¢r 2022
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KNIGHTON & DISTRIcr co
UNITY CENTRE
STATEMENf OF fi INANCIAL AcfiviTIES
FOR THL YEA
ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
31.3.12
Totxl
funds
31.3.21
Tot&1
fi]Jids
UJirestri¢ted
nd
Restricted
fijnd
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
D¢hnations and legacies
69,118
24,543
93,661
107,896
Investment intoine
21
Tot41
69,122
24,M3
93,66S
107,917
EXPENDITURE ON
Rassing fuiid5
5,661
2,254
7,915
9,046
Other
96,130
51 J93
147,723
125,333
Total
101,791
53,847
155,638
134,379
NET INCOMEI{EXPENDTTURE)
(32,669)
(29,304)
(61,973)
{26,4621
RF.C.ONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fuiids broU￿t forward
88119
368,157
456,976
483,438
TOTAL fiUNDS CARIUEI D FORIVAIU)
56,150
338,853
395,003
456,976
Tl)e iiotss foiiii part of tliese f￿&t)Cial stat￿lIet)tS
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KIYIGHTON & DISTRIcf COMMUNITY C
TRE
BALANCE SIIEET
31 MARCH 2022
31.3.22
Total
funds
31.3.21
Total
funds
Unrestricted
fund
Resti'ict
nd
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
30,097
298J84
328A81
357,294
CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
1,500
5J49
20,855
1,500
S,349
61,324
500
200
100,319
40,469
27,704
40.469
68,173
lQ1,019
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due witliiii one year
(1,651)
(1,651)
(lJ371
CURREP4T ASSETS
26,053
40,469
66,522
99,682
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREP
LIABILITIEI S
56,150
338,853
395,003
456,976
NET ASSETS
56,150
338,853
395,01)3
456,976
FUNDS
Uiiicsti'icted fviids
Restricted fijnds
10
56,150
338,853
88,819
368,157
TOTAL FUNDS
395,003
456,976
Tlie financial statejnents weye approved by the Boai'd of TYustee5 and autliori8ed for issllc tsn 7 De¢¢mber 2022 #md
weje signed on it5 behalf by..
M H&rding- Tiustee
Tl)E notes foi'jii part of these financial staten)eJits
P4e6

I(NIGEITON
IglRICT COMMUNITY cEKfRE
NOT
TO THE FINANCIAL sfATFMENTS
R THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
ACCOUNTING POLKCIES
BAsis of pvepai'ing the fillanci41 statements
The financial stateE]ient5 of tlie cS)aiity, wljich is a public benefjt entity under FRS 102, have been prepaird ID
accordance witlt tlie Cliarities SORP IFRS 102) 'Accounting and Repoiting by Charities.. StateJi)ent of
Reconimended Practice applicable to clLuities pttpallllg tlieii. accounts in aecoi'datjce with tlie Fin&Dcial
Repoiting Standard applicable in the and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effective l January 20191,,
Financial Reporting Sl&iJdai'd 102 'Tlie Financial RepoÈtillg Standard appli¢ablc in ttie UK 85]d Repiiblic of
Ireland, alld the Charities Act 201 l. The fmancial statements have b¢en prepaitd under tIiB liistoj'ical cost
convenliorn.
The financial stateimetjts are foi tlie individual entity oblly.
The financial 8Éatenients are piysenled Sleyling {£), routmled to the neair5t £1.
Knighton aiid Di5tri¢t Cojiimiinity Cetttit is a charitaljle incorporated organisation (CIO) ￿]d its pyincipal
addre￿ and ￿giSte1'ed charity numbcr can b¢ found witliin the Report of the Trustees.
Thc financial stat¢D)enls are prepared on a going ¢on¢ei'n basi5 and tlie kniistees are not aw8re of aTry ii)aterial
unceitaiThtie5 regarding the ¢harity's ability to coiitinue to opei'ate as & goiiig concern.
Incume
All incollie is recogEii5ed it) tlie Statement of Financial A¢tivities oiKe tlie charity has ¢ntit]emet)t to the thiids. it
is probable tl)at the ineollie will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Income from govermnent and otlier gtyattts, wliethei capital, gv2tits oi i'evenue. grditts is recogni5ed whcn til¢
chayity has entitlement to tlit fund5, Ind pei.fonnallce conditions attaclied to the gi2nts liave been meL it is
probable that tli¢ in¢ome will be received and the amount can be me4sured r¢liably.
During the year. tlie cliarity received ￿&￿tS of £26,258 fi￿￿] Powys Coiinty cO￿n¢11, £27,836 from Powys
Assoeiation Ofvol￿nt￿lY Organisations and a lotteiy grallt of £9,998, all of which is recognised inwnie.
xptnditstrc
Liabilities 8re ¥ecogntqed as expendit￿1￿ as soon as there is a legal constL'U¢tive obligation comimitting tile
¢haiity to tlial expcndituve. it is pl￿babIe iliat a traDSfer of eeonomÈc bciiefits will be i'equired in seltleinellt aiid
the amoiint cjf thc obligation can be illeasiired i'eliably. Expenditure is aectsullted for on an a¢cru218 basis and liss
be¢ii classified under Iieadings that aggitg&te all cost irlated to tljc category. Wliere ¢o$ls cannut be dire¢tly
attributcd to partictil& he&dings they liave beeii alloe8ted to activities oll a basis consistent wilh ihe use of
J'esouires.
Allocatloll 9nd Apportionmeiit of ¢osts
Suppoil costs are those fvnctioks that a5$1St the wojk of tlie chatity but dts not directly undertake cliaritable
activÈtie5. 8￿pport eosts include maii8geJiient Costs ￿ld govemance cogts. The suppoit Costs air ￿1￿c8ted to
the maiii cliai'itable activity.
Tangible fixed assets
D¢pYeciatiot) is pyovided at the following annual ratts in oiler to write oty eacli asset over its ¢stiinated use￿1
life.
ItnpiDv¢mer]ts to pmperty
Plaiit aad inachineiy
Fixtures and fitting5
IIPh on reducing balance
2￿/0 on redu¢iiig balaii
200A on r¢ducillg balance
Stocks
Stocks are valued at tlie lowu of cost and bet iralisable value, aftEr niakin(T due allowart¢e foi. obsolete ai)d slow
i*oviiig items.
Taxfttion
The Ghaiity is exetnpt froin tax on its cliaritable activities.
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KNIGHTON & DISTRIC
MUNITY CENTR
NOTF% TO THE FI￿,ANCIAL SrATE￿1ENTs- Coiitinued
FOR THE Y£ARENDED31 MARCH 2022
ACCOUNTING POLKCIES- cor]tiiiuEd
lTh]nd Accoviitiiig
Unrestritted futtds can be used in &¢cordaiice witli the cliaritabl¢ objectives at the dis¢relion of ilie ￿￿te£S.
Resti'ioted fi]nds can only be used for pailicular ￿Sti'l¢ted pui'poses witliin the objects of tlie di&i'ity. Restiict10115
al'is¢ wlien specEfJed by the donoi. oi. wl)en ￿1)dS raised for p￿tICUla¥ irstricted pui'poses.
Pell511Jll costs and othey post-ietirement benefits
Tli¢ cljai'ity tsperates a defilled contribution p¢nsiot) scheme. Coiitributions payable to tlie cliarity's pensioll
scheme are charged to tlie Statemellt ot'Financial Activities in thE period to which they ielate.
Fliiallci41 InstruineAts
Tlie chaiity thttly l)&8 fii12ncial assets and fiDanci21 liabilities ola killd tliat qualify a5 basic finaiicial instruinents.
Basit fjrtancial instr￿lIentS are initially recognised at ts'ansa¢tion value athd subsequently ijieasuyed at their
settlemelltvllue.
INVESTMEtYT INCOME
31,3.22
31.3.21
Intsrest receivable- trading
21
TRUST£ES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no ttu5tee5' remuneration or otlier benefits for tl)e year ended 31 Ma￿h 2022 nor foj. tlie year elided
3 1 Mairli 2021.
Ti'ustses, ¢ypenBes
Tliere weye llo tTUStees' expetkses paid foi. the year ended 31 Mairh 2022 nor foj, the ye&r ended 31 MarGlI 2021.
STAFF COSTS
The average monthly nurnber of elliployees duiing the ye&r wa5 as follows..
31.3.22
31.3.21
Svdff
No ¢i￿p10y￿S i'eceived eittoluments in excess of £60,01￿.
COMPARATIVES FOR THK STATEMEp¥f OF FINANCIAL ACTIVtTIES
Unie5tricted
fund
Re511'icted
fund
Total
fiEiJds
XNCOMK AP4D ENDOMIMENTS FROM
Dtsiiatiotis and legaeies
74.948
32,948
107.896
InVestMe￿t incolne
21
21
Total
74,969
31948
107,917
EXPENDITURE ON
Raisillg fuiids
9.046
9,a46
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KNIGHTON & DISTRIcf COMMUNITY
ENTRK
N(YfES TO THE FINANCIAL sfA
EMENTS- colltinued
FOR TFIE YEARCINDED 31 M
CH 2022
COMPARATJVES FOR THE STATKMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES- eontillued
Unresti'ioted
Restricted
Trd
nd
Total
nds
Otliei.
57,392
67,941
125,333
Tot21
66,438
67,941
134,379
NfT INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
8.531
(34,9931
126,462)
RECOIYCKLIATION OF FUNDS
Total thnds brought fonward
80,288
403,150
483.438
TOTAL FUNDS CAiiRIED FORWARD
88,819
368,157
456,976
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvetnents
FixtLires
and
fittiThgs
Plant and
Jnachinery
property
Totals
COST
At l April 2Q21
Additlolls
527,091
11,087
611
55.078
10,012
593,256
10,623
At 3 1 Mar¢li 2022
527,091
11,698
65,090
603,879
DEPRECIATION
At l Api'il 2021
C]￿rge for year
202,OQS
32,SQ9
29,432
5,561
235,962
39,436
lJ66
At 31 M8rrh 2022
234514
5,891
34,993
275,398
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 Marcli 2022
291,S77
5,807
30,097
328.481
At 31 Mar¢li 2021
325,086
6,562
25.646
357,294
STOCKS
31.3.22
31.3.21
Bar stock
1,51)0
500
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KNIGHTOF4 & DISTRI
T COMMUNITY CENTRE
NOTES TO TH
FOR THEYE
INANCIAL sfATEMEE4TS- eontinued
R ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLif4G DUK WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.22
31.3.21
Trade d¢btors
Prepaynient5 attd acerued income
4.903
446
200
5,349
200
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALIJT4G DUE WITHIN ONK YEAR
31.3.22
31.3.21
Othey creditoi
1,651
1,337
io.
MOVEMEIYT IN FUNDS
Net
niovemeEJt
in fi¥Jds
At
31.3.22
At 1.4.21
Unrestiieted funds
General thnd
88,819
(32,669)
56,150
Restt'Éeted funds
eneral restricted
368,157
{29J04)
338,853
TOTAL FUNDS
456,976
(61,973)
395,003
Net movertient in fvnds, included in the above ate as follows:
Incoming
resources
Resource5
expended
Movcni¢nt
in funds
Unrestrieted funds
Gejicral
69.122
(101,791)
{32,669)
Rèsti'ieted fund5
General Kestricted fund
24,543
(53,847)
<29,304)
TOTAL FiJNDS
93,665
115S,638)
(61,973)
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KNIGHT
N & DISTRECT COMMUNITY CENTRE
ES TO THE FINANCL¥L STATEI MENTS- eontinued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
io.
MoVEmETr￿ IN FUNDS- continued
ComparAtives foi. moveTiient Tll funds
Net
it)oveinei)t
in funds
At
31.3.21
At 1.4.20
Unresti'ictÈd fund$
Gen￿21 fvLJd
80,288
8,531
88,819
Re5trleted funds
General re4tricted fiiiid
403,150
134,993)
368,157
TOTAL Fuf4DS
483,438
(26,462)
456,976
Coniporative rtet movement in funds, in¢luded irt the aboyc are as follows..
Incoining
res04]rees
Resources
expended
Movement
in fund$
Unitsti'ieted funrLs
Get)eral fund
74,969
(66,438)
8.531
Rtsti'icted fynds
Gerteral i'estriGStd fund
32,948
{67,9411
(34,9931
TOTAL FUNDS
lQ7,917
(134,3791
{26,462)
A curirnt year 12 n]onihs and prior year 12 inoiiths combined position is as follow5..
Net
1movetn￿lt
in thnds
At
31,3.22
At 1.4.20
UtLf¢Sti'icted fuiids
General
80288
{24.138)
56.150
Restricted funds
Geneizl restricted fund
403,150
164,297)
338,853
TOTAL FUNDS
483,438
(88,435)
395,003
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KNIGHTON & Disiiiicf COMMU
TY CENTRE
NOTES TO THE Fll¥ANC
FOR THE YEARENDE
L STATEMENTS- coiitÉnued
JI MARCH 2022
io.
OVEMENT IN FUNDS- eontillued
A curient yeai. 12 Moliti￿ prior year 12 motiths ¢ombined net niovement li) fi]nd5, inCl￿ded ID the alxjve are
as follows..
Illcoiijin
resources
ResouiLes
expend¢d
Moveinent
in fvnds
Urtiesti'icttd fuiid8
Gelleral fund
144,091
1168,229)
124,138)
Restricted funds
Gen¢r&l IESti'icted fi￿d
57,491
{121,788)
(64,297)
TOTAL FUNDS
201,582
(290,017)
{88,435)
UNRbS'fRIC.TBD FUNDS
Umrstri¢t¢d funds Can be in ace0¢dan¢e witli tlie cliaritable obje¢tives atthe discretion oftiie tiwtees.
RESTIUCTED FUNDS
RKLATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There weir no related party ts'&ttsa¢l*ons for the yeaT ended 31 Mar¢li 2022.
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I<NtGHTON & DISTRI
OMMUNITY CENTRE
DEITAILED STA
MENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
FOR THE Y
RENDED 31 MARCH 2022
31.3.22
31.3.21
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations 9nd lÈgxeies
Donations
Hire cliaots
Own functions and bar
Grants
Cafe sales
F¢ed ill Tai'iff
1,805
17,711
5J34
64,092
2,795
724
7,951
8,400
140
89,898
1,507
93,661
107.896
IiivestmeRit Sncome
Interest r¢¢eiv&ble- trading
21
Tot•1 incoilling i*sDurces
93,665
107.917
EXPKNDITURE
Other ti'*ding #etivities
Oi)cning sto¢k
Own functions, bai. attd cafe
Closing stock
500
8,915
(1,500)
2,440
7,106
{500)
7,915
9,046
Otbei.
Sundiy expeJ15eg
Pei.folliiit)g riglits
Insurance
Li£ht and h¢at
13,490
7,756
35
2,449
5,772
2,OL2
2,744
18246
16,012
Supporl costs
Maiiagcmeiit
Wages
Peiisions
Teleplione
Postage aiid sthtionevy
Ca¥¢takei' a￿d cleajiing
Trainii)g
IMpl￿veMents to property
Plant 2nd in&¢hin￿Y
Fixtures and fittings
82,026
1,115
718
52,095
541
690
1,523
5,334
600
36,121
1,551
6,412
1,103
778
32,509
1,366
5,561
126523
104,867
riillanee
Baiik charges
49
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KNIG
N & DISTiucf COMMUNITY CENTRE
DETAILED sfATEMENT OV FINANCIAL ACTI
FOR THK YEAR INDKD 31 MARCH 2022
ITIES
31.3.22
31.3.21
FÉn%n¢e
Information techiiology
REpaÉrs and i'ellewals
L J17
2,680
Govei'ngnce costs
A¢¢outitaiicy and legal fees
Pix)fessional fees
lJ93
295
1,224
550
1,688
1,774
Total resources expelld¢d
JSS,638
134,379
Net expenditure
161,973)
126,4621
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