## **Wollaton Park Community Association** (Registered charity, number 1168667) **Financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2024**
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## **Wollaton Park Community Association annual report for the year ended 30 September 2024**
**Full name** Wollaton Park Community Association
**Organisation type** Charitable incorporated organisation
## **Registered charity number** 1168667
## **Principal address**
Wollaton Park Community Centre, Harrow Road, Nottingham, NG8 1FG
## **Trustees**
Sue Twyford, Chair Derek Shaw Joan Rosalyn Clarke, Vice Chair Pamela Wheatcroft Jean Low, Treasurer Karen Roberts Barbara Kluk, Secretary Cate Woodward Miriam Pearman David Atkins Nancy Briggs
## **Independent examiner**
, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
## **Governance and management**
The charity is operated under the rules of its CIO Association Constitution, adopted 08/08/16.
We ask the various groups for volunteers or members of the area who are interested in the centre.
## **Objectives and activities**
- To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Wollaton Park area of Nottingham without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;
- To establish, or secure the establishment of, a community centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of the objects;
- To promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
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## **Wollaton Park Community Association**
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit**
We hire out rooms to various groups for activities, for example Tia Chi, Pilates, Songtime, Badminton, Ladies and groups, Children s groups, Religious groups.
We also hire out the Centre for Birthday Parties, Wedding Celebrations and for other occasions.
We hold a Coffee Morning for Local Residents and this has proved very popular.
We still continue to run a garden tidy on the first Friday of the month which is manned by local volunteers. The garden is also used by local people who use the doctor s surgery, and their staff who sit in it for their lunch break when the weather is fine. It is also used by parents when they collect their children from the school next door.
The Coffee Morning is very well attended each week, it is a place where people can meet their friends for a chat or come and meet others and make new friends. The Community Police Officers call in regularly and chat to people and listen to any problems that they may be able to help with.
The centre is a well-run, well-used building for many local groups who would otherwise have nowhere else to meet, with good facilities in a pleasant and clean environment.
## **Public benefit statement**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
## **Summary of the main achievements during the period**
As well as the usual groups who meet at the Centre we have had a busy year. We held our usual Xmas Fair which was very well attended and as usual we had a visit from Santa when the children were given a present.
Following the success of our Social Afternoon Tea last year we held another one this year which was well attended and we were entertained by a singer.
The Coffee Morning is still very well attended as it is a place where people can meet their friends and make new ones. The attendance has also grown over the last year. We also have a craft table once a month which is run by one of our members and is of great interest to a lot of people who have a go at making things.
The Community Support Officers still attend when they can although the Council have cut down on their numbers and so they have a wider area to attend.
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Wollaton Park Community Association
In September we took part in the Heritage Day and had an interesting walk around
part of the estate with Graham Woodward telling us the history of the various houses
and bungalows and Hawton Spinney. This was followed by Aftemoon tea at the
Centre where there was a display showing the history of the Centre since it was built
in 1972 by members of the Communty raising money by various means.
During this year we have had acoustic panels fftted in the hall and also new windows
in the hall. decorated the lounge and corridors and have now set up a website. We
also subsidised the Dementia Singing Group and the Yoga Group.
Financial review
At the end of the reporting period the association was in profiL
We are prudent and (Xreful in what we spend as the grant from the Council gets less
each year. We Still have a savings account with the Skipton Building Society which
is set aside for our reserves shoukl we need IL
The charitys policy on reserves
We hold reserves foi specific one-off experKliture that is not planned for. One-off
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expenditure is identtfied as that needed wtthin the next 2 years. Our taget level is
£30,000+ Our ujrrent position is that we have the adequate funding in our reserve.
There are no current known plans to use the reserve and we also have no plans to
increase or derease IL The resetves policy is reviewed regulaty by the Trustees.
Financial risks
Nottingham Ctty Council are cutting back on community spending and are
considerlng closure of some centres, and also are going to cut or withdraw grant
funding. This would be a small hit for the association rf we lost counGil grants.
however rfthey chose to close the ntre this would be catsstrophic.
We need to be able to maintsin income from room hire for meetings, groups. and
parties as this is our main Sour of income.
Signed on behalf of the charitVs trustees:
Signed
Sue Twyford,
Date
rustee
## **Independent e** xaminer’s **report to the trustees of Wollaton Park Community Association for the year ended 30 September 2024**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Wollaton Park Community Association (the charity) for the year ended 30 September 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chariti es Act 2011 (‘the Act’). | report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed _________________________ Date ______________________13/01/2024 Jo hn O’Brien < FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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## **Wollaton Park Community Association Receipts & payments account for the year ended 30 September 2024**
|_2023_
Total
**Unrestricted**
Funds
**Funds**
£
**Note**
**£**
**Receipts**
3850
Activities income
2327
634
Bank interest
1072
5281
Community Café sales
-
566
Fundraising
1428
11941
Grants & donations
**2**
6592
33463
Room hire & car park
36166
30
Sundry receipts
-
55765
**Total receipts**
**47585**
**Payments**
925
Activity classes
2450
327
Bookkeeping
450
1103
Cleaning
2036
2316
Community Café costs
-
6336
Equipment, repairs & renewals
1254
970
Events & activities expenditure
427
1885
Freelance pay
2697
-
Garden
-
1250
Honorarium
1040
636
Independent examination
636
1114
Insurance
1114
402
Licences
671
3258
Premises maintenance & security
7398
22
Printing & stationery
-
117
Refreshments
-
226
Sundry payments
83
1074
Telephone & postage
1641
5614
Utilities & rent
1483
24690
Wages, NI & pension
22012
-
Badminton transfer
470
52265
**Total payments**
**45862**
3500
**Net receipts/(payments)**
1723
96197
Cash funds at start of this period
76216
99697
**Cash funds at end of this period**
**77939**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
5239
-
12888
-
-
**18127**
-
-
-
1963
-
-
-
3439
-
-
-
-
12000
-
-
-
-
2494
649
-
**20545**
(2418)
23481
**21063**|**_2024_**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
2327
1072
5239
1428
19480
36166
-|
|---|---|---|
|||**65712**
2450
450
2036
1963
1254
427
2697
3439
1040
636
1114
671
19398
-
-
83
1641
3977
22661
470|
|||**66407**
(695)
99697|
|||**99002**|
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Wollaton Park Community Association
Statement of assets and liabilities
at 30 September 2024
2023
2024
Cash assets
Ba accoLWrts
Cash in
99461
236
99697
99002
99002
Other monetary assets
Debtors
Prepaents
1025
66
1443
1509
1025
Assets retsined forthe charity's own use
GerEral eqPMe[
20 xwisitor CtHirs, Plrchased J(ty 23, cost £2208
BoifitYJ vrdter IEater. ptKdHsed March 23, cost £1459
KitcFen applIar purchased December 20, £949.
Steam Clear# system pwchased FebnBry20, £3,780.
Storage PLrchased September 19, £8,056.
Liabilities
Creditor6
1747
(174n
1450
1450)
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
Signed
Jean Low, Trustee
Dated
## **Wollaton Park Community Association Notes to the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024**
## **1. Receipts & payments accounts**
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
## **2. Grants & donations**
## **3. Funds analysis**
|**Restricted funds**
Garden Fund
Marjorie Kingsland Trust
Community Café
Big Lottery
Postcode Lottery
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
Hall floor reserve
Opportunity reserve|**Opening**
**balance**
**£**
314
14291
4907
3969
-
**23481**
40464
8680
27072
**76216**|**Receipts (Payments)**
**£**
**£**
888
(888)
-
(2551)
5239
(1137)
-
(3969)
12000
(12000)
**18127**
**(20545)**
45585
(43862)
-
-
2000
(2000)
**47585**
**(45862)**|**Closing**
**balance**
**£**
314
11740
9009
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**21063**|
||||42187
8680
27072|
||||**77939**|
We still hold the Marjorie Kingsland fund which was a bequest made by a former Trustee of the Centre whose request was that it cover the Garden Costs and any other project the Trustees thought necessary which the Council would not provide for. We still have just under half of this money remaining as we are careful what we spend it on.
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## **Wollaton Park Community Association**
## **4. Debtors & prepayment**
## **5. Creditors**
## **6. Premises & staff**
The premises are provided by the local authority for a nominal rent of £10 per annum at present.
## **7.**
During the year, a total of £1,000 was paid to Jean Low, for administrative work done for the charity.
## **8. Related party transactions**
During the year, Jason Pearman, who is the husband of Trustee Miriam Pearman, was paid a total of £121 for completing premises maintenance work at the centre.
## **9. Badminton club**
In previous years the amounts of receipts and payments for the Badminton Club were included in the accounts of Wollaton park Community Association, however during this year the club has split away and are taking care of their own funds and the opening balance of £470 was transferred over to the club committee.
## **10. Glossary of terms**
**Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
**Debtors:** These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period.
**Prepayments:** These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period.
**Restricted funds:** These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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