## LRCA – Chair’s Report 2021 

It has been, I think fair to say, that this last year has in many ways been very interesting for us all. And likewise, our community has had to be agile in responding to changing circumstances as they have evolved over the last 18 months. 

For one thing, we were unable to accommodate an AGM last year in the middle of the pandemic as we focused on how best to meet the needs of those few groups that could continue to use the centre. 

It would be fair to say that we have primarily, and rightly, focussed on public safety and on our role to support the preschool in its use of the community facility: Installing facilities such as a sanitizing station, public health signage and conducting a new risk assessment and guidance for returning user groups that fit with the daytime use of the centre Mondayto-Friday. 

As I am sure Jim as Treasurer will speak to in his financial report, with facts and figure and some details, we have moved quickly, not only to enact restriction, but to ensure costs were kept to a minimum. We have, while the centre remained inactive, been successful in applying for grants to not only keep the centre in good financial health but to secure its future and hopefully the expansion of this much-loved community asset. 

I have been very proud of what my fellow trustees have achieved, how well I believe that they have all responded, and would like to give special thanks to Jim for his stewardship and Sam for handling communications with user groups and handling booking when able. 

Some of you will know me as a local City Councillor for our ward of Coxford. It has been heartening to watch our community come through (mostly) these difficult times. Our community assets on the whole have fared well in Coxford Ward; there is a need for further investment, including in Lordshill District Centre, as well as some projects that are longer term, but overall, I would like to thank all those that make our ward the community that it is. 



So as Chair for these last couple of years… In summary; things have been challenging but we look forward to coming out of this stronger than when we started, with potentially exciting future plans in the wings as we begin to open up to more users. 



## **Lordswood Residents and Community Association financial su** 

## **Balances at 31 March 2020:-** 

|Current account<br>£28,364.62<br>Savings account<br>£15,307.51<br>**Annual income**<br>**i/c cat. Discription**<br>1 Pre-school<br>£8,241.56<br>2 Regular users<br>£1,520.38<br>3 Parties<br>£0.00<br>4 Polling<br>£0.00<br>5 Hiringdeposit<br>£0.00<br>6 Energyrebate<br>£0.00<br>7 Grants<br>£22,884.98<br>8 Misc.<br>£0.00<br>**Total**<br>£32,646.92||
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## **ummary for 2020-21** 

## **Balances at 31 March 2021:-** 

£50,426.55 £15,311.51 

|**Annual outgoings**|**Annual outgoings**|
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|Bus. Rates|£0.00|
|Waste disposal|£611.00|
|Insurance|£1,097.97|
|Energy|£2,300.00|
|Water|£547.59|
|Internal maintenance|£1,845.81|
|External buildingmaintenance|£1,128.24|
|Ground maintenance|£0.00|
|New equipment|£165.87|
|Cleaning|£0.00|
|Hiringdeposit return/refund|£170.00|
|Consumables|£16.70|
|Infrastructure investment|£2,498.70|
|Covid 19 related items|£163.11|
|Other|£40.00|
|**Total**|£10,584.99|





CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Indepeiident Examiner s Report
Report to the trusteesl ., Lordswood Residents and Communty Residents A$s￿latIOn
membors of '
On accounts forthe year
ended
31 Marth 2021
Charity no
Irf any)
1171985
Set out on pages
Pages 1 and 2 of CC16a
I report to the trustees on my examination of the ac￿Unts of the abo
tharity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110312021.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are resF4Jnsible for the pr8paration
basis of r•port of the accounts in w)rd8nce with the requirem8nts of the Charities Act
2011 {Ihe Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a£oJunts carried out
under SectiC￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examinth'on. I
have followed the applica￿￿ Directions given by the Chaiity Commission
under 145{5){b) of the Act.
I have cornpqeted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than that disdosed ") in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believè that In, any n*terial
resped..
accountrng rec4)rds were not kept in a¢xordan¢e with section 130 of
the Act or
the ￿OUnts not ￿ with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems come across no other matters in ccfftnection
wtth examination to whid) attentron should be drawn in order to enable
proper understarKling of the acc>)unts to be reathed.
. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply.
Slgned:
Name:
Relevant pn)fosslonal
quallficationls) or body
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fo£ 2O£bSdi￿ k/ifi¢g&7 &)c/tt i V.
Address:
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October 2018