Registered Lharity Numl)er 1171983 F.ngland & WleS Mark Cross Community Centre Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
Mdrk Cross Community CL?ntre Annual report and accounts ContenL8 Page Charity Infi)rTnalioii Trustees I)r[ Siaien)ent ot- rinwTrci?l activities Siuicnieni of LL%8ets and liabilitl¢b Ni)i&s ro rhc accouni.
Mark Crthss Community CentrL Charity Information Trustees Trish Boddey Dawn .Squiince Denibe Jeftery Treasurer Denise Jeffcry Bankers Metio bank plc Registered of15ee Mai'k Ci'oss Community Ccntre Si Mark'% Chuich Mark CID%%, cro¥)rOUgh. E&lSt Sussex TN6.3PR Registered charlty number 1171983 England & Wales
M21'k Cross Cthmn3uni¢y Centre Trustees, Report Legal .status MaTk c.ros5 CoTnmuJiity Ccnire IMCCCI is a Ch4ril<iblc Incorporaied Organis2tion registcred with Iht Chariry's Commis.%ioft under regi.striltion no.. 1171983 1)n Ihe l Oih mlECh 2017 Charity Objectives To providc ll Ll)Tnmunity ccnire facility fi)r the whole community. AchievemenLs 4nd Performance The cornmuniiy cciitre rcceived a graiii of £51X) troTn thc Pilrish CourLil towards the Coronatiun celebrntiun5 which wa% well aiiendcd by local residenls. The day was muLh enjnyed by local familie5 and the bar run by one <)f ()llr volunieers Idised £l()4 in donaiions WIIILIIL i ddcd ro (he £500 grani And donatiDrts vf food and drink fro local bu8inc%.%'.q fLind¢d Ihc ioral cust of the pariy wilh a sn)all su11 reinainin&T io be addcd into gencidl fi]nds Youth Club The idca ora youth club for Ihe young pei)ple of Mark Cr()%% and sutToundin8 area <)riginated ill 2n19 and hud it.% tir.%t session rly 2n211 but, Ihe Llllb had a bumpy sldri with COVID resiriLiion.% ctiming s()()n ati¢r. Howevtri., Ihe Youth Club Loiiiinuc8 tn grow from ginglc figures lo the pr¢s¢nl day where the are regularly 18 19 &oun8 people aiiending with a waitins li%t. Thc yourh ilub 5es.%iun4 are on d lortnighily b&%1% dunngT (enn time wiih thc f(u vn free timL, no pressure "be" Ihe younL people thar Ihey ate. dll withiii a sate. inLlu%iwe space. The objeLiiYes are ID suppori youn¥ pe()ple fri)ni <i&Tred l O yeai-.% l() 14 years eiiabliiig Iheni li) remdin iii contdLI, tndiniain frieMd%liip.% and build furiher bonifs with uthers that they may not have been able to snciali.%c w'ith, pi'ior to and going up to senior school. The youih club relies on the full %uppori of the Mark Cros.% TrusteE.q who allow the club to u%e the hall and their sllpport witli fund ruibing alot]g wilh the local cominiiniry alld grants. The Yollth Club ha.¥ beconie an impor141i1 place for the youiig tople thai niay hav¢ be#n able 10 accesb Ihe opportuniiy lo mainl<iin and fosier lojig ierni friends'hips. As a result, this Coniiibules to posilivily, supporling mental health, socialislIa017 aiid peer c()nnection. Sinking Fund It i5 a Londitioii ot'our lea¥e under faculty that the Community c¢nire Lonts"ibuies annually to a sinking fund. The Conimlltiity Lenlre's conti'ibutivn to Ihis 15 £1,0(10 aniiually i)n Ihe I si January each yeJr. The landl(Ird will pyoduce annual ¢¢[}Unt% of servi¢c char¥L cxpenditure and fund5 in ihe siiikints fund made up lo 31st March each year. The 2024 paymeni has been pr()vided fur in Ihest attached a¢cnunts and added io rc%tricted funds so 1% avai141ble to pdy 10 the landlord on demand Banking Arrangements The Conimuniiy centre Changed bankin8 faciliries dui.jiiu the year ID Mtlro Baiik Ihe Trustees can8idered rhcy ott'trLII d belter range uf dLLC)unts that Lould be uiili%ed b). the rity than thcir curreni providcrs at Barclays Bank Future The C.ommunily ¢eRlre 2s currcntly seekin¥ new customers to fill ihe available vacani time slots and to maximize the Ch<irity'b futuiE income.
Mark Cross Community Centre Trustees, Report Reserves poliLy Tl)e MCCC doe% not own 1¢ n J physical Ll%.%el% except rhe ai Ihe hank of £?6.?4? { ?0?.3 £?3.6681 Reserves ale re(iuiied 10 iiieei Ilie ni)rnial everyday runniiits ¢Obls and the In]btee5 have Jgreed Ihcll £ 111.11110 will be reiained and de%ignaied fL)r this purpose frum ilJe cash fuiids lield. A ncw a¢LDunl was opencd lIh Meiio bank diid lh¥ LIO,O(X) fund.% were Inoved tD a fixed interesi a¢LI)unl. Jn addillUlI. furiher de%iundied resii'iLlecl funds of £4,35812023 £3,163) arc hLILI oi) account <iinouniing tn £ 3,61312023 £2,613) for the %inkin¥7 fuiid and £47112023 £2001 for unspent grdnt% for Ihe youih ilub and £27412023 £3501 for ihL new cldcrs Llub. The remaining balance i% unre¥lricttd and will i)e used taWilTd.% other aciivily that the tru.4tees agree to fund in line with our chariiable objecilves rove the rustces on and si&vn¥d on their behalf by: Dawn Squance
Mark Cross Communlty Centre Statem¢n¢ of ftlnancial activitie. for the year ended 31 March 2024 2024 2023 Ineoming re50ur¢e8 Community C.entre Hire Fees EDP power Lul Luinpensaiion Grani fri)m the Pari%h Council for Jubilee party Grant Irom Ihc Pdrish CounLil for COronllion pany Grani frorn Parish C(Triincil for new fridge Grant frLim the Pdri%li Couiicil tor yuuih club Cviunaiioii donaiionb D()nd(ion5 to ynuth club Coniribuiions io light & heal Other community donxiinn.% 5,063 4,890 50 500 119 250 376 316 277 170 7.180 6.137 Olher reeelpi&' Inicrc%i receivabl¢ 149 Resources expended Pren)ises Lusts". Sinkingy fund Light and h1 Cleaning In%llranee Repairs and renewals of equipment i.ooa 1,428 I,(H.f ?34 278 3.928 259 511 4,928 General expenses.. Website Jubilec party CoronAiion party Youth tllb M¢mori<il bench Sundry expenses 106 IV6 665 440 476 2.50 500 56 1,022 5,950 5,505 Net income 1,379 632
M2rk Cross Comlliunity Centre Statement of Assets and ljiabilities as at 31 March 2024 2024 2023 C'ash Funds No I Clltreni AceL)uni-Metro No 2 Currenl Accounl -Meiro Nij 3 Fixed Raie Savings ALci)uni Mtti T()thl Cash Funds 15.616 696 10,0 26,242 ?2.900 768 23,668 Less: Restricted Funds ALLrual for Siiiking fund (4ee note l) Yi)uih club un5peni grints (see 2) Elders club llnspent L*rani (see iioic 31 3.613 471 274 4,358 2,613 2110 350 3.163 Total Funds 21,884 211,50S Reconciliation of funds Brought torw(Ird Net incon]e 20,505 1,379 21,884 19.873 632 20,i0S
Mark Cross Community Centre Statement of .4ssets and Liabilities s at 31 March 2024 Not to the account 2024 2023 Re%iricted Funds'_ Sinkit Opening bulance blfwd Siiiking fund ci)iiti'ihlliioii due in year Closing baln¢t clfwd Reconciliation 2,613 i.n 3,613 1,613 I,Iioa 2,613 Re%tricted Fund% YoiiLh Club ReconcilLdljOn Openillg re.Stricied glaiiis bjfwd GriL nt% J'eLeived 111 the ye. Ynuth club doniili()n.% received in year Youth Llub ye UnstKnl &Trant in ihe yer cltivd 2UO 250 1203) (47) 153 47 200 1271) Unspent grant in thc Ye1 r added tn restricted funds Clu%ing ttsiric(ed granL% clfwd 271 471 RestTiLlcd fund8- F.Idcrs Grant Opcnin¥ rc%tricte(I grdnt% b/lwd Gi'dniq received in the year Eldep? ¢liib %pend it] ye Unspent grani in the Ye clfwd 350 1761 1350) 274 Unspent graiit in the year added to resiriLlcd ndS Clvsing reslricied granis cll'wd 274 .35 MAA Date