Registered Lharity Numl)er
1171983
F.ngland & W￿leS
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 m￿lECh 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 su￿1￿1 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 t￿ople 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, socialis￿lIa017 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 COron￿llion 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 h￿1
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 t￿llb
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 bal￿n¢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 ye￿r 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
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