Crownway Community Centre Cio Charity number 1169056 Annual Report and Flnancial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2024 gmcas Greater Merseyslde Communlty ountancy Servke
Crownway Community Centre Cio Annual Report and Flnancial Statements for the year endlng 31 March 2024 Contents Pago Trustees, report 2to4 Examinerfs report Receipts and paymenls account ststement of assets and liabilitles Notes to the accounts 8t010 Prepared by the Greater Mer5eyside Community Accountsncy Servlce
Crownway Community Centre CIO Trusteos. report The Trustees during the year were: Name Mrs June Jones Mrs Helen Marina Fitzgerald Mrs Valerie Singleton Danlel Wakefield Terry Maguire Andrea Aspinall Posltlon Chairperson Treasurer Dates Secretary Method of appolntment Trustees are elected by the members at the AGM Prlnclpal addrnss Crownway Community Centre Crown Street Newton-Le-Wlllows Merseyside WA12 9DA Bankers Lloyds TSB Bank plc Hardshaw Street st Helens WA10 18Q Governlng documont Charltable Incorporated Organlsation - Foundation registered 6 Septemb8r 2016 Objects of the organlsatlon To further or benefit the residents of Earlestown and Newton-Le-Wlllows, St Helens, Merseyside and Ihe neighbouthood, without distinctlon of sex. sexual orientation, raGe or of political, religlous or other oplnlons by associatlng together the said residents and the Ioc81 aulhorities, voluntary and other organisatlons In a common effort to advance education and to provlde facllltles In the Inter8St8 of social welfare for recreation and lelsure tlme occupation wlth the objective of Improvlng the conditions of lrfe for the residents. In furtherance of these objects but not otheDhise, the trustees shall have power.. to establlsh or secure th8 establishment of a community centre and to malntsin or manage or co-operat8 With any statutory authorlty In the maintanence and management of such a centre for activities promoted by tha charity in furtherance of the above objects. Indepondent examlner on behalf of: Greater Mersgyslde Communlty Accountancy Sorvlce Beacon Buildlng College Street St Helens WA10 1TF
Crownway Communlty Centre Cio Trustees. report continued Chal er8ons Annual General Meetin Re Ort 2024 Good evening 8veryone. As Chair of the Management board I want to update you on the year ending March 2024. Over the last 3 year the Centres main funders has been the Lotterle5 Cornmisslon vthlch finishes in August this year. The Centre 8mploys 5 stsff and all are important lo the running of the centre: Phllomena. who is the Centre Coordlnator, does an outstanding job running the centre bringing in vital funding to help th8 centre continue with daily actlvttles which the centre provldes for the communty. These include activities for varlous age groups from the very young to elderly in the communty. Over the last year Philomena has been able to successfully source funding from the following organisation: Garfield Weston - £10,000 for running costs Stev8 Morgan - £22,650 for Lydia's salary Vola £2.300 - Computer equipment Hemby Trust £1.500 - Actlvltl8s at the Centre Trust House £10,000 - CAfé workers salary Foyle Foundallon £10,000 - Café and centre runnlng c08ts I would Ilka to take thls oppourtunity to thank all our funders for the grants have recelved from them. The funds hav8 helped in the running of the centre and help us provide the contlnuing worf< we do In helping the local communlty. We have had testing times over the last couple of years wlth costs to the centre continuSng to rise. Thls Includes rislng food prices to enable u8 to run our communlty café and the rising cost of gas, electricity and all other utilities. Our costs have contlnued to go up and Philomena has done an emnnous amount of work sourcing the best deals for the centr6 to help keep our costs down. These have included cutting costs of cleaning products, finding more economlcal contracts and flndlng ways to reduce costs in th6 café wlthout reducing the quallty. Philomena also Introduc8d a bric a brac table, selllng Items the centre makes as part of tha upcycllng craft group and items (Jonated to the centre to sell. This regularly makes £100 per month whlch helps towards the running costs. L dla is very creative being able to use her talents to run a number of out of school activities for children. Includlng the following: A presentation from Haydock Hedgehog helpers on how to care for Hedgehogs Bullding hedgehog houses. Backyard wildlife crafts, and building bird boxes Making wildflower bombs Maklng wlnd catchers Cross stitch keyrlngs Wooden name plaques Karen is our Café assistsnt. She along with our volunteers provides lovely lunchtime snacks which include pies, quiche, sausage rolls and cakes along with drinks in the café, all at reasonable prlces. The café Is a vital part of our communty centre providlng a vrfami place for anyone to come, spend lime and make new friends. Gordon. our caretaker provides an Important role. supporting PhSlomena. ensuring the rooms are ready for our centre users. He also gives freely numerous extra hours as a volunteer in the centre which is so much appreciated. He checks the building to ensure the centre is in a good state of repair and Is safe for our user groups. H8 also ensures the outside areas are kept clean and tidy and the centre is welcomlng for visitors to the centre.
Crownway Community Centre CIO Trustees. report continued Bobs joined us in September 2023, following Angela's resignation due to ill heaKh as a cleaning operative. Bob comes into the centre early to ensure the centre is clean and tidy ready for our centre users. He doe5 a lot more Ihat clean the centre and helps with painting the walls, cleaning the chairs and the 'yukky' filter over the oven In the kitchen. Volunteers We CU8ntIY have 10 Volunteers who help in the Café and wlth groups. Our volunteers give up their time freely to help in the centre on a regular basis which we are so grateful for. Their services are invaluable and I want to take this opportunity to thank them so much for their support. Trustees We currently have 6 trustees on the Management Board. June Jon8S Chair. Helen Fitzgerald Treasurer, Daniel W£kefield - Secretary, Val Slngleton, Terry Maguire and Andrea Aspinall and Karl Colller. I want to take this opportunity to thank them for their tlme and support which help to sustaln the Centre. Current Threats to the buslness We do still have issuas beyond our control whlch have an impact on the c8ntr8, The cost of fuel and utilities, slaff moving on and findlng St hard to recruit voluntoors. Our maln funders being lotterl8S commission ends thls year and we need source alternative funders for salarfes. All these issues continue to have an impact on the Centre. Philomena continues try to find ways to make savings and contlnues to seek fundlng streams for the centre wlthout vthich we would be unable to sustain the centre and to carry on with the invaluable work we do for the wlder community. A number of fundSng streams are ending thls y8ar and to help us contlnue the work we do we need to source further funding streams which is always a challenge. Communlt Cen Usa Over the last 12 months our footfall has totalled 20,206 which is around a 1,000 higher than last year. We have various groups uslng the centre including. Moo Music, Slimming Worfd, Tal Chl, Taekwondo, Ear18Stown Brownies, A.J. Danc8, Silver Swans. Spanlsh, Sewing Group, Language Revision, Chrlstlan fellowshlp, Cltlzens Debt Advice and Counclllors Surgery. We will continue to regularly consult with local peopl8 to ensure we address their needs and wants. Using the feedback from residents and users we have introduced new services and activities to ensure the community centre remains part of our community. We will continue to invest Sn volunteers to offer them tralnlng and qualifications and to provide an opportunity for them to be able to socialise and glve something back to thelr communty. Finally I would like to thank you all for comlng and for your invaluable support for the centre. Thank you 8v8ryone.
Crownway Communlty Centre Cio Trustees. rnport continued Crownway Communlty centre is a vibrant and welcoming pla offering a variety of activities and services to meet the needs of the community. We have developed excellent working partnerships this year lch has further advanced what can offer to our mMunIty. Activity Over the past 12 months the centre recorded 20.206 visits and saw the 931 sessions of activty delivered by Crownway staff and frfteen other organisatlons. In the18St twelve months we worked really hard to get more room rentals for training. meetings and new activty, we welcomed eleven new organisations including. Merseytravel. WIllov residents committe8. Golden Smiths valuers, Women. s AGLOW, Patterdale nursery, Linden Nursery, Homestead, Robb Lane Allotments, Sue Smith Flufftastlc, Zimba cllnic and Truly Tlmeless, together with our valued customers of St Helens CAB, Cambian care, Business for Youth and slimming world. We said goodbye to the Sllmmlng World leader Sue Tuffs as she retired In November 2023, she was on8 of th8 first people to book a room at Crownway and has always r8mained incredibly supportive of all that we do. For the s8cond time we hosted the Non Flower Show in September that was an enormous success and they have rebooked for 2024. We hosted six new actlvity sasslons Including Card maklng, Baby massage baby sangory, Futu life Saver tralnlng, Sport works - 12-vftek actlvlty and Yoga. Volunteors Lydia has worked hard recruiting new volunteers. We have welcomed 6 now volunteers to help Sn Ihe community café. Ann Mari8. Margaret, Gary, Tommy, Sue and Pauline and we have said goodbye to some of our long-term volunteers includlng Jacky, Andrea, Ann and Anne we are incredibly grateful to all the volunteers who give us their time each week wlthout them the café would not be able to oparate. Café Our community Café Is extremely popular and the has regular customers who attend the groups that run in the cantre. Over the past year we have welcomed new users who have heard about the cafe and the excellent value snacks avallable. When they pop in, they then can discover everything else the centre has to offer. The café has rnaintalned the five stars rating followlng our inspection by Environmental health In February. Karen and the volunteers have ensured all food hyglene procedures are always adhered to and records are k8Pt up to date weekly. It has been a difficult year as June mentioned, with the dramallc rise in the costs of Gas and Electric, and the m£sslve Increase in the price of food. We have continued to run monthly events to increase the income of the café, we have held tsvo Afternoon Teas and Tea Dances. In May we hed a Coronation Blg Lunch and we have contlnued the popular Pop-up Sales In partnership with Rebuild wlth Hope. Phllomena Zlllnskl Centre Coordlnator
Crownway Communlty Centre CIO Independent examinerfs report on the accounts of Crownway Community Centre CIO for the year ending 31 March 2024 I report on the accounts of the charity set out on pages 7 to 11 Respectlve respon81bllltle8 of the Management Commltt80 and the examlner As the charitys trust88s you ar8 responsible for the preparation of the accounts,. you consider that the audlt requirement of section 43{2) of the Charities Act 1993 does not apply. It is my responslbilty to examine the accounts uslng procedures lald down In the General Dlrections given by the Charlty Commission and to stat8 whether matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independènt examlnerfs report My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth the General Directlons glven by the Charlty Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounling records kept by the charity and a compadson of the accounts pr8sent8d wlth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosure5 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 audlt, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent oxamlnerfs Slatoment In ¢onneGtron with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that In any materlal respect the requirements: Q to keep accountlng records In accordance wlth sectlon 41 of the Act; and Q to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting r8qulr8m8nts of th8 Act have not been met; or 2) to thich, In my opinlon, 8tt8nllon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Jane Willi MA4T Great8r rsey81de Communlty Accountancy Servlce Beacon Building College Street St Helens WA10 1TF 16th September 2024
Crownway Communlty Centre Cio Receipts and payments account for the year ending 31 March 2024 Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds 2024 Restricted funds 2024 Total funds 2023 Totsl funds Recelpts Receipts from Charitable Activities Voluntary Receipts Total recelpts 12) 13) 28,453 5,431 33,884 85.215 113,668 5,431 119.099 114,202 2,096 116,298 85,215 Payments Salarles & Nl Payroll costs Recrultment Training Café Expenses Centre Equipment Insurance utilities Telephone Prlntlng, postage and ststionery Cleaning & Materials Repalrs & Malntenance Subscriptions & Fees Resources Food provision Independent Examination Volunteer Exp8n888 Bank Charges Total payments Net recelpts l (payments) Transfers belween Funds Cash fund balances brought forward Cash lund balances carrled forward 14,634 762 60.447 209 75,081 971 69.883 245 420 8.775 913 2,001 10,421 1,146 3,113 2,184 6,213 1,199 2,155 90 7,451 1,799 90 7.451 1,907 2.251 15,991 2,159 3.005 1,282 5,101 277 1,131 108 2,251 15.991 1,600 2,220 1.087 4,791 27 719 559 785 195 310 250 412 225 163 311 44.889 (11,005) 27,646 17,722 34,363 225 163 311 117,396 1,703 225 206 110,198 6,100 72,507 12.708 (27.646) 64.120 49.182 81.842 83.545 75.742 81.842
Crownway Community Centre Cio Statement of assets and liabilitles as at 31 March 2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted 2024 Total 2023 Totsl Cash funds Community Centre Account Community Café Account Deposit Account Cash in hand Total cash funds 30,378 30,378 21,614 17,557 42.524 148 81.842 3,838 49,182 53,020 148 83,545 34,363 49,182 Asgets rntalned for Ihe organlsatlon's own u88 Fixtures and fittlngs Equipment 20,141 14,353 34,494 20,141 21,633 41,774 20,141 21,633 41,774 7,280 Llabllltl•$ HMRC Pension contributions Accountancy Approval of the accounts The annual report and accounts were approved at a meetlng of the Trustees held on 18th September 2024 June Jones on behaff of the Trustees
Crownway Community Centre CIO Notes to the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024 Accountlng Policies Basis of accountlng The Trustees have taken advants of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepered th8 accounts on a receipts and payments basis. Taxatlon As a registered charity the organlsatlon benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from Income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in th8 cost of those items to which it relates. Fund accountlng Funds held by the charlty are elther: Unrestrlcted goneral funds These are funds which can b8 US8d In accordance wth the charitable objects at the discretlon of the trustees. Restrlcted funds These are funds that can only b8 u88d for particular restricted purposes withln the objects of the charlty. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restrlcted purposes. Further explanation of th8 nature and purpose of each fund is Included In the rK)tes to the accounts.
Crownway Community Centre CIO Notes to the accounts contlnued for the year ending 31 March 2024 2 Receipts from Charitsblg Actlvltles 2024 Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Restricted fund5 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds National Lottery Community Fund Café Income Room Hire St Helens MBC.. Self Isolation Coalfields R8g8n8ratlon Trust LCR Communlty Environment Fund The Rainford Trust Halton & St Helens VCA Community Foundation Amold Clarke Community Fund VOLA Consortium Steve Morgan Fdtn Garfield Weston Trusthouse Donatlon8 40,807 12,670 40,807 14,076 24,785 50,574 11,114 21,094 4,160 11,870 4,950 1,500 1,000 5,000 1,000 1,408 24.785 2,300 9,438 10,000 10,000 2,300 9,438 10,000 10.000 2.262 113.668 2,262 28.453 1,940 114,202 85,215 2a Restrlctsd funds Bummary Balance blf Incomlng Outgolng Transfers Balance clf Natlonal Lottery Community Fun( Cafe Buffets & Parties LCR: Community Envlronment Fi Amold Clarke VOLA Consortium Steve Morgan Fdtn Garfleld Weston Tmsthous8 Coalfields Regeneratlon Trust Halton & St Helens VCA Community Foundation 31,303 18.224 3,814 3,179 868 40,807 12,670 43,032 7,062 29,078 23.832 3,814 3,179 720 617 7,503 3,662 148 1,683 1,935 6.338 10,000 2.300 9,438 10.000 10.000 5,881 580 271 64,120 5,881 580 271 72,507 85.215 27,648 49.182 Purpose of restrlcted funds On 11th June 2021 Th8 National Lottery Communlty Fund awarded a grant of £144,904 over 3 years, which funds our Meeting Community Needs Project. At 31st March 2024 the balance of funds was £9.591, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority provlded funding for our Eco Ambassadors. Coalfields Regeneration Trust provlded fundirvJ towards our Café Worker. Trusthouse Charitsb18 Foundatlon, Steve Morgan Foundation & Garfleld Weston provided funding towards our salary costs. VOLA Consortium provlded funding for Digitsl Connectivity for Local community facilities. 3 Voluntary Recgipts 2024 Unrestricted fund5 2024 Restricted funds 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Office Servlces & Photocopying Bank Interest 4,935 4,935 496 5,431 2.015 81 2.096 5.431 10
Crownway Communlty Centre CIO Notes to the accounts continued for tho yr ending 31 March 2024 4 Staff costs and numbers 2024 2023 Gross salatles Pension 73.984 1.098 75,081 69,005 878 69,883 The average number of employees durlng the year was 2.2 (2023:2.2) S Tru•lee remuneratlon and expenses No trust88s received any remuneration or expenses during the accounting period. 6 Rolated party transactlons There were no lAt8d party transactions during the eGcounting period 11