# **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/2021 To 31/03/2022** ## **Charity name: Bushmead Community Centre** ## **Charity registration number: 1169398** ## **Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.** To further or benefit the residents of Barnfield ward and the surrounding area, without distinction of age, sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, health and wellbeing, and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. ## **Contribution made by volunteers** The Trustees are all volunteers and have started the charity from scratch, establishing the necessary checks and balances necessary to create a successful entity. (As well as the volunteers, there are 2 paid regular members of staff who both go over and above the contributions expected of them. There is also a small pool of casual workers who assist as and when necessary). All of the above have contributed to make connections to the local community to enable the centre to prosper. ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work** ## **has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole** . The charity took over the running of the community centre from the local council who were going to close it. Taking on a 25-year repairing lease, the charity has set up the policies to run the centre and to reestablish relations with the community. The centre provides facilities to the NHS, pre-school, 50+ bowls, various fitness clubs, interest groups, children’s activities, support groups and rooms for birthday parties of all ages. The charity has also started several groups for the local community since the COVID pandemic started. We worked with the local church during the lockdown to provide a COVID helpline and volunteers to support community members. ## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period** The charity has cash in bank accounts of £64,358 and cash reserves of £76,194. As the charity was only established 3 ½ years ago, this is a very sound position. However, the financial position continues to be challenging and may not become clearer until the situation with the boiler replacements is clarified. ## **Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held** The trustees have set a level equivalent to 3 months of full operating costs for the organisation as a desired level of reserve. This fund is a contingency in the event of a sudden reduction in income, in order to protect the future operation of the organisation from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income and expenditure. The reserves cover: general purpose, salaries, premises general, premises capital improvement, asset replacement, redundancy and deposits. The current aim is for reserves of £102,000, although this is subject to review. The current amount held as reserves is £76,194. It has been identified that there is a problem with the boilers which will have to be replaced and initial investigations indicate that this might cost in the region of £80,000 which will eradicate the reserves built up. However, a report from a specialist will be sought before any action is taken and quotations from several electrical contractors will be obtained. The Reserves Policy is reviewed annually. ## **The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)** The principal source of funds is the hire of rooms to the community. Fundraising is undertaken when the opportunity is available. ## **A description of the principal risks facing the charity** The Trustees are all volunteers who give their time freely. To replace a retiring Trustee can be quite difficult. The charity is aware of the need to accumulate sufficient reserves in a short period to cope with possible show stopping events, such as the need to replace the boiler heating system. The Trustees are aware that they are providing a service to the local community but it is necessary to cover increasing costs whilst not alienating the community. There is a virus (Covid) which is sweeping the country and it has severely curtailed the Centre’s activities. We have received Government assistance with Furlough payments totalling £2,631 in this financial year and a further £22,635 in Government grants. |**BUSHMEAD COMMUNITY HUB**|**BUSHMEAD COMMUNITY HUB**||**1169398**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|**01/04/2021**|**To**|**31/03/2022**|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
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**87,214**
**-**
**29,634**
**660**
**374**
**7,940**
**2,631**
**128,453**
**-**
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**-**
**128,453**
**402**
**6,552**
**9,433**
**60,480**
**12,247**
**847**
**3,707**
**1,022**
**1,462**
**5,979**
**493**
**2,167**
**12,036**
**-**
**116,827**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**116,827**
**11,626**
**64,358**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**87,214**
**-**
**29,634**
**660**
**374**
**7,940**
**2,631**
**-**
**128,453**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**128,453**
**402**
**6,552**
**9,433**
**60,480**
**12,247**
**847**
**3,707**
**1,022**
**1,462**
**5,979**
**493**0
**2,167**
**12,036**
**-**
**116,827**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**116,827**

**11,626**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |HALL HIRE|**87,214**||**-**
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**-**|**87,214**||**44,996**| |DONATIONS|**-**|||**-**||**-**| |GRANTS|**29,634**|||**29,634**||**62,836**| |SUNDRIES|**660**|||**660**||**229**| |INTEREST ON DEPOSIT|**374**|||**374**||**423**| |ROOM HIRE DEPOSITS|**7,940**|||**7,940**||**-**| |INCOME FROM GOVMT GRANTS|**2,631**|||**2,631**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**128,453**|||**128,453**||**108,484**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
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**A3 Payments**||||||| ||||**-**|**128,453**||**108,484**| |||||||| |GRANTS|**402**||**-**
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**-**|**402**||**-**| |REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE|**6,552**|||**6,552**||**3,172**| |BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS|**9,433**|||**9,433**||**-**| |WAGES|**60,480**|||**60,480**||**44,293**| |LIGHT & HEATING|**12,247**|||**12,247**||**10,367**| |WATER & SEWERAGE|**847**|||**847**||**678**| |CLEANING|**3,707**|||**3,707**||**3,221**| |TELEPHONE/BROADBAND/IT|**1,022**|||**1,022**||**2,298**| |STATIONERY|**1,462**|||**1,462**||**169**| |ROOM HIRE DEPOSITS REFUNDED|**5,979**|||**5,979**||**-**| |BUSINESS RATES|**493**|||**493**||**-**| |FIRE & SAFETY|**2,167**|||**2,167**||**3,338**| |GENERAL COSTS|**12,036**|||**12,036**||**3,627**| |YOUTH CLUB|**-**|||**-**||**74**| |**_Sub total_ **|**116,827**|||**116,827**||**71,237**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**||**-**
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**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| ||||**-**|**116,827**||**71,237**| |||||||| ||**11,626**|**-**|**-**|
**11,626**||**37,247**| |||**-**|**-**
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approval| ||**Alan Mason**|**ALAN MASON**|**23/05/2022**| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 13/01/2023 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee mom￿r$ ol Bushmead Communty Centre On accounts for the year endod 31 March 2022 Charlty no (If any) 1169398 Set out on pag•$ I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {°the Trust.) for the year ended 3110312021. Rasponslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba•1• of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I r8POrt in r8specl of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act. I hav8 completèd my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me Cause to believe that In, any material respect.. accounting record6 V￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnor'• statement I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examinatlon to which att8ntion should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the br8ck8ts if they do not 8ppIy. Slgned: Dato: ol- 01-J413 Name: Bipin Raja Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any): Treasurer l Trustee Raynham Way Communty Centre Addre$$: 66 Eaton Green Road Luton Beds LU2 9JE IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matter5 of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidanGe for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any iterns that the examiner wl$he$ to disclose. NIA IER October 2018