ALFORD SPORTS HALL ASSOCIATION SPORT I RECREATION CHARITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31•t DECEMBER 2024 Registered Charlty Number: 1170819
ALFORD SPORTS HALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY TRUSTEES, MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE AND ADVISORS TRUSTEES: Paul Lock David Allen Doug Port8r-Robinson MANAGEMENT COMMirrEE: Doug Port8r-Robinson (Chairman) Graham Hounslow (Alford Town Council rep.) (Treasurer) (Committee Member) (Sports Hall Manager) (JSTC rep) (Lincolnshire County Council) David Allen Paul Lock Robert Thornalley INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: J Hynes Tinn Criddle Solicitors 6 High Street Alford Lincs. LN13 9DX BANKERS: Barclays Bank plc
ALFORD SPORTS HALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 318T DECEMBER 2024 Constitution & Ob'ects The Charity named Alford Sports Hall Associalion is regulated by a Chanc8 to Share Agreement (the Agreement) made belmeen Lincolnshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council {ELDC), the Charity and Alford Town Council, which was adopted on the 27th September 1993. The Charity was registered as a Charity on 271h January 1996 as Registered Charity No. 1052365. The Charty has a lease agreement for use of the sports facilities in John Spendluffe Technology College (the School). Alford Town Council is the Custodian trustee of the Charity in the Agreement, for the Lease of the premises. The Agreement r8quires the School and the Charity to associate together and share the Sports Hall. The objects of the Charity are definad in the Constitutlon for the Charlty, dated 27 September 1993, as: "2. (a) to promote the bcnefit of the inhabitants of Alford and the neighbourhood without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race OT 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 educalion and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of irnproving the conditions of lifc for the said inhabitants" 2. (l)) lo establish, or procure th¢ establAshment of a Sports Hall and to maintain and manage same in furtherance of these objects." In 2016 The trustees resolved to reconstitute the Charity to fomi a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which was duly registered with the Charity Commission on Ihe 19 December 2016 under Registered Charity number 1170819. The objects of the CIO being largely the same as the Charity and defined as: 1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF ALFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IHEREINAFATER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFif) 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. 2) TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPORTS HALL AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS
Chari Commissioners, Additional Re ortin uirements Since the Charity's 2013 Annual Report to its Trustees, additional annual reporting requirements have been specified by the Charity Commission, as follows: 1. The Charity provides public benefrt for sports, physical recreation facilities and events and Coaching to the community of AIFord and its local hinterland in East Lindsey District of Lincolnshire. 2. The Charity has no contracts with any government body. It has had a Service Level Agreement (SLA) wilh ELDC which ceased on the 31 December 2014. It ceased when ELDC transferred its functions relevant to the Charity to the new Magna Vitse Trust for Leisure and Culture (MV) on 1st January 2015. The Charity are continuing discussions in relation to the agreed SLA 3. The Trustees for the Charity confirm they have complled wlth the duty to have regard to guidance publlshed by the Charity Commission. 4. The Trustees Gonfirm their agreement with the foregoing and other content of this report. Trustees: Graham Hounslow Paul Lock Doug Porter-Robinson Signed. Date:
Financial The Charlty is able to continue to provide Ils objectives to the community wh ilst it ceIVeS financial support from East Lindsey District Council and Alford Town Council, and John Spendluffe Technical College {JSTC), which has contributed for the last two years. The support from JSTC Includes rebates for business rates. Without this support this Charity would not be sustainable. The following tables contain summary accounts figures for the last five years. Income-Ex 2024 enses b Cate 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Incom• Categorf•s Grants- MV (was ELDC) 25,000 8,500 Alford TC & JSTC Other Grants Hlrlng's Holiday Activities MUGA Other Income Total Incomè 3.500 587 1.992 2,000 587 16.937 3,867 652 514 33,057 2,000 269 8.000 161 627 2,269 8.161 31,119 Expons• Categorf•s Bank Charges Book Keeplng Bu8iness Rat8S Caterlng Computer Consumables HMRC 15 51 547 177 760 336 1.254 407 828 Insur8nc• Floor Replacement Business Costs Office Cost8 Salaries CoaCtr*n9r8inlng Sports Equlpment Sports - Consumables Staff Tralnlng 1,670 504 300 253 2.118 108 1,467 2,208 24.890 2,744 1,387 799 858 39 7.500 Stationery Tele hone & Comms Totsl Expons•8 15 521 5,305 376 376 192 1,128 154 3,477 408 9.375 561 33,586 Grand Total {376) (1,128) (1,208) 1,214 25.814 3.466
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 End Year Balanc06 Bank Accounts - Barclays Current 8ccount Deposlt a¢count Pro" cts account Total A•$•ts Total 32.418 Total 32,794 T•)tal 33,923 Total 35.131 Totsl 34,794 £33 923 £10713 Treasurer's Re The Charity's finances In 2023 was zero. The Charity expenses are primarily Insurance £828, payroll expenses which have ceased until a new appolntment is made and telecoms. The cumulative total of which are in excess of income received and give a net deficit to the Profit and Loss account. Future Fundin ELDC have now fully withdrawn any funding as previously reported. The charitable status should be utilised to look for alternativ8 funding that allows ASHA to contlnue its strategy for the development of local servlces and the adoption of the business plan Implemented in 2019. Pro cts: Recei S-EX enditure 2024 While we have no appolnted Manager there have been no programme of Projects. Intment of new Officers Trustees and Mana em8nt Slaff TBC
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALFORD SPORTS HALL ASSOCIATION CHARITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 I report on the accounts of the Alford Sports Hall Association for the year ended 31 December 2024 Respectlve Responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner As the Charity's Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that the audit of S43{2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under S43(7)(b} of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Indepondont Examlner's Report My examination was carrled out In accordance wlth the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounls presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as Truslees concerning any such matters. The procedures do nol provlde all the evldence that would be required In an audit, and consequently. I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examlners. Statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon:. which gives me reasonab18 cause to believe that, In any material respect, the requirements:. to keep accounting records in accordance with S41 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act. have not been met; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. J. Hynes Tinn Criddle Solicitors, Alford, Lincolnshire SIGNED: DATE: