2023-08-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	Day Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01 09	2022	To	31	08	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

BRANDON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION DURHAM

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1172140

Charity's principal address BRANDON LANE BRANDON DURHAM Postcode DH7 8PS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr T Sharples	Chairman
	Mr M Hartley	Treasurer
	Mrs A Ferguson	Secretary
	Mr D Hird
	Mr C Dye

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of Trustee selection methods the charity trustees.

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To further or benefit the residents of Brandon and the surrounding area, without distinction of 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 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.

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In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:

To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects .

The Association manages a Community Hall used for the purpose of providing a venue for individuals/organisations to hold their particular events and charged by the hour.

Summary of the main It is home to the Brandon Table Tennis Club, the 5th Durham Scout activities undertaken for the Group as well as hiring rooms to Slimming World, a Food Bank, Yoga public benefit in relation to Classes, Tai-Chi Classes, Quilting Groups and a Dancing Group. The these objects (include within Charity also operates football coaching sessions for young people in the this section the statutory Brandon Area. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance The facility is open to individuals and organisations, connected with the issued by the Charity area of Brandon, to hire for the purposes of social and community Commission on public activities. benefit)

We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Background

The Charity was established in 2017 to take over the operation of Brandon Community Hall (otherwise known as Brandon Colliery Miners’ Welfare Hall) from the existing operating charity: Brandon Community Association Hall (Reg No 1075364)(“BCAH”). The plan to effect this handover has been developed in agreement with Durham County Council who are the Custodian and Management Trustee of Brandon Community Hall. The purpose of the transition is to use a more modern form of charitable legal entity, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

The handover is now complete and the Charity (BCAD) fully operates the community hall. The charity BCAH is now dormant and will be retained until the lease arrangements for the new charity BCAD have been completed. This matter continues to be in the hands of Durham County Council. Activities This hand-over of the day to day operation of the community hall from BCAH to BCAD was completed in 2019. The community hall has been successfully operated over the year, with income from hall users returning to pre-COVID levels. Retained surpluses for the year have decreased due to the release of grant funds being held to finance improvements to the community hall. Whilst activity levels have risen providing more income, energy costs have dramatically increased due to global energy price rises. This has led to energy costs doubling from £11,262 to £20,070. BCAD have taken steps to further control energy usage and to renegotiate the energy supply contracts to achieve more favourable prices. Whilst this is expected to reduce costs significantly going forward, the Trustees recognise that energy costs are unlikely to return to previous levels and will adjust their hall hire tariffs accordingly, whilst also seeking further income through securing additional hall users.

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Section E Financial review ee

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Association aims to keep sufficient reserves to meet the average running costs of the Hall for a minimum of three months.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Se Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration Se The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Michael John Hartley Ann Fergusson ~~ee~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) ~~a~~[Treasurer ] Secretary Date 28th June 2024 ~~PF~~

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Brandon Community Association Durham 01/09/2022 1172140 31/08/2023 Receipts andpayments accounts To For the period from ~~rr~~	CC16a ~~_~~	CC16a ~~_~~
Section A Receipts and payments

		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Hall Hire Income		31,020	-	-	31,020	25,428
Grant Income Coop		-	-	-	-	819
Grant Income CommunityFund		-	5,000	-	5,000	6,567
Grant Income Believe Housing		-	319	-	319	-
Grant income Warm Spaces		-	1,000	-	1,000	-
Grant Income Parish Council		-	857	-	857	-
Other Grant Income		-	2,974	-	2,974	2,000
Misc Income		90	-	-	90
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		(Gross income for AR)31,110	10,150	-	41,260	34,814
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 31,110 10,150 - 41,260 34,814 ~~——————~~
A3 Payments
Staff Costs		7,948	-	-	7,948	7,422
Utilities		20,070	-	-	20,070	11,262
Overheads		2,813	-	-	2,813	1,088
Repairs & Maintenance		2,270	-	-	2,270	5,368
Activities		-	3,906	-	3,906	404
BuildingImprovements		-	14,292	-	14,292	1,396
Other Misc Costs		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
	**Sub total **	33,101	18,198	-	51,299	26,940
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 33,101 18,198 - 51,299 26,940 ~~——————~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* - 1,991 - 8,048 - - 10,039 7,874 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 24,897 24,960 - 49,857 41,983 *Cash funds this year end* 22,906 16,912 - 39,818 49,857 ~~—————~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

28/06/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted Restricted funds	Restricted funds Endowment
Categories		Details	funds	funds
			to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	22,906 16,912 - - - - - - - 22,906 16,912 - *Total cash funds* Current Account ~~See~~
		(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK OK	OK
			Unrestricted Restricted funds	Restricted funds Endowment
			funds	funds
		Details	to nearest £ to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—=_—=~~
		Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~ne~~
		Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ase~~
			Fund to which Amount due	When due
		Details	liability relates (optional)	(optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities	- - - - - Date of approval 28/06/2024 28/06/2024 Print Name M Hartley T Sharples Signature ~~——~~
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)		2		28/06/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (if any) IIA140. Set out on page• I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the atM)ve charity (Yhe Trust-) for the year etKled Responslbllltlos and As the chanty trustees of the Trust. YOU are responsible for the preparatlon basis of report of the aLxounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 ("the Aci.). I report In respect of my èxamination of the Trust's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under séctton 145(5)(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no materlal matters have Gome to my attention {*kthan lhaLdWln connection with the examination which gives me cause to b81i8ve that in, any material rèspect: aco)untirKJ records Vre rK)t kept in accordanca with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accnunting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy. Signad: Date: Name: Relevant professlonal qualification(5) or body (if any): Address: Vou) 'Il IER October 2018

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Section A Reference and administration details

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Section C Objectives and activities

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Section D Achievements and performance

Background

Section E Financial review ~~ee~~

Further financial review details (Optional information)

~~Se~~ Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration ~~Se~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Section E Financial review ee

Se Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration Se The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.