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2023-12-31-accounts

NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

CONTENTS

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Charity Information 1
2-6
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Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10
Notes to the Financial Statements 11-18

NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

CHARITY NAME:

Newtown Community Association (Exeter, Devon)

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1173331 ADDRESS: Newtown Community Centre Belmont Park Belmont Road Exeter Devon EX1 2HQ CURRENT TRUSTEES: Stephen Palmer (Secretary) Jackie Holdstock (Res. 16.9.23) Rachael Shah Christina Towler Kevin Winser INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: T V Mills & Co. Accountants 19 Richmond Road Exeter Devon EX4 4JA

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) ST DECEMBER 2023

The Trustees present their report together with the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] December 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 11 and 12

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1[st] January 2019) and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Newtown Community Association (Exeter, Devon) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) th May 2017. The charity was registered with the Charity Commission on the 8[th] June 2017.

Newtown Community Association is governed by a Board comprising a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 12 appointed Trustees. New Trustees are appointed either through being elected by the members or co-opted by the existing Trustees. At each Annual General Meeting one-third of the Trustees retire from office on a rotation basis. The Trustees who served during 2023 are as follows:-

Jackie Holdstock (resigned at the AGM on 16[th] September 2023) Stephen Palmer (Secretary) Kevin Winser (resigned and re-elected at the AGM on 16[th] September 2023) Christina Towler

Rachael Shah

Thanks to Jackie Holdstock for volunteering with NCA over many years, including a long spell as Bookings Secretary for the old hut.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the CIO are as follows:-

PUBLIC BENEFIT

Public

activities as described in this report meet the public benefit purposes of the advancement of community development and the advancement of education.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) ST DECEMBER 2023

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR

We continued to use self-employed contractors for the roles of Cleaner and Centre Manager. After receiving resignation from the Assistant Manager who lead on much of the NCA finance matters it was agreed that we recruit a part-time Finance Manager instead of an Assistant Manager. The hours per week. We also recruited an addition member of the part-time team to focus on a much needed re-design of the website and logo and to look at how we publicise activities.

There is a regular meeting for Managers of all Community Centres in Exeter and NCA was represented.

Exeter City Council Parks and area which should discourage children from using our verandah posts as goals.

The Hallmaster package for managing room bookings has continued to operate. One-off bookings are required to pay a deposit with the booking fee; this has deterred people from cancelling at short notice and enabled us to recoup the cost of extra cleaning, damage, extra rooms used or time overruns. There has been a gradual reduction in the number of party bookings and we only accept one party booking, normally only on a Saturday afternoon.

The Respect Festival in Belmont Park used the Centre for office space. This year we agreed with Respect that our regular groups would have access to the large room at the Centre while the Park was closed off for setting up and dismantling the Festival, although attendance did go down significantly.

MEETING OUR PURPOSES

NCA works to fulfil its purposes in two main ways. The first is through use of the Community Centre by a wide variety of user groups. These cover a wide range of cultures, languages and interests and there are very few days when there is not at least one booking and most days have several bookings.

The second way is by acting as an umbrella for a variety of groups. Some of these are regular specific NCA activities, other are for specific projects.

Our three NCA activities continue to thrive. Both Roots Band and the Jazz Orchestra are well attended and continue to provide high quality performances at a number of events around the city.

The Social Café has seen larger numbers this year and has seen a varied programme of craft activities and guest speakers which have proved popular.

the junction of Clifton Road and Clifton Street, as well as in the planters and the beds between the west wall of the Centre and the tarmac.

There continues to be a dedicated group of volunteers with a regular and very informative e-mail newsletter. The project generates a lot of interest locally.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) ST DECEMBER 2023

MEETING OUR PURPOSES (continued)

In addition to our regular class bookings and NCA activities, we have been host to a number of oneclient based support groups. We were also host to a temporary Covid-19/flu vaccination clinic.

In the cold months of January-March we delivered a programme of warm bank spaces, offering a drop-in space and a hot drink to anyone who wished to access it. Attendance was sporadic at these sessions; however we did see the same faces returning most weeks and it became an important source of support for some at a difficult and challenging time.

Our Mend and Make sessions started as part of our warm bank provision and proved popular so were continued through to the spring. The sessions did not continue as demand for such a space reduced as the weather improved.

The Winter Warmer took place on 2[nd] December and was extremely well attended this year. NCA Roots Band and the Exeter Jazz Orchestra performed.

We spent time considering the things we could introduce to improve the feel of the building and what the building can offer to its visitors. We introduced a Community Book Swap shelf, inviting people to leave books for others to read. This has been well received and used by many.

We introduced Period Poverty boxes in the toilet cubicles with a note inviting people to take one of they need one and add to if they can. The note also provides a link to two other charities working hard to end period poverty both nationally and globally.

We saw the installation of our new Defibrillator purchased last year with a mixture of crowd funder donations and funding from the London Hearts charity.

REACH AND ENGAGEMENT

The NCA website http://newtowncommunity.org.uk/ has continued to operate and a re-design is underway.

Builder newsletter for the Newtown area. This co-operation worked very well, but it came to an end when Jayne ceased to be the Community Builder and the role was restructured.

NCA social media presence was managed very capably through the year by Kevin Winser.

The 2023 AGM was held on 16[th] September as a hybrid meeting in the large room, with some people joining over Zoom.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) ST DECEMBER 2023

Our Regular Community Class programme consists of a wide range of groups including:-

Qigong and Tai Chi Heels with Harley multiple bookings throughout the month Violin Lessons Adult Tap Bulgarian Dance Bulgarian Sunday School Zumba Fitness Yoga with Natasha Samantha Meditation Exeter Malayee Association Dance Group Exeter Flutes Martial Arts Group FearFree Support Project Salvation Sanctuary Church Le Petite French School Wordworks Writers Group Alternative Dimensions Support Sessions DoReMi Orthodox Church Chess Club Youth Samba Monkey Music Access Communications Health Clinic Alternative Dimensions Bodywork 1:1 Therapeutic Movement Sessions Dads and Tiny Tots Group Exeter Young Strings Parent Support Group LAMDA Fun Science

If you would like to help or have ideas for what NCA can do, please get in touch by e-mail to secretary@newtowncommunity.org.uk or to the Centre Manager on manager@newtowncommunity.org.uk. It would be great to hear from you and we would welcome your participation.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

I report on the accounts of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on pages 8 to 18.

Charities Act 2011. My work has been undertaken so that I might those matters I am required to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and es as a body, for my work for this report or for the opinions I have formed.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

1. examine the financial statements under Section 143 of the 2011 Act.

2. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act and

3. to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.

An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the Trustees concerning any such matters.

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opi and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met; or

Mr T V Mills FFA T V Mills & Co. 19 Richmond Road Exeter Devon EX4 4JA

Dated: 21 October 2024

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Note
INCOME FROM:
Donations 11 -- 3799 3799 3471 3295 6766
Charitable Activities 12 31453 -- 31453 29914 -- 29914
Investment Income 451 -- 451 10 -- 10
__ __ __ __ __ __
TOTAL 31904 3799 35703 33395 3295 36690
__ ___ __ __ __ __
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable Activities 13 57622 3115 60737 55914 3817 59731
__ __ __ __ __ __
TOTAL 57622 3115 60737 55914 3817 59731
__ __ __ __ __ __
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (25718) 684 (25034) (22519) (522) (23041)
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 1073 (1073) -- (1722) 1722 -
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (24645) (389) (25034) (24241) 1200 (23041)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: __ __ __ __ __ __
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD 463499 3200 466699 487740 2000 489740
__ __ __ __ __ __
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 438854 2811 441665 463499 3200 466699

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31.12.2023 31.12.2022
Notes f{ {t
FIXEDASSETS
TangibleAssets 2 11647r 138326
CARRENTASSETS
Debtors I843
Cash at Bank andin Hond 26901 29341
28711 29314
CURRENTLIABILITIES
Creclitors: AmotnttsfaIIingdue
u,ithinOneyear (3s50) (e71)
NETCURRENTI.S,SET^S 25191 28373
TOTALNETASSETS 441665
THE FANDS OF THECHARITY
Restricled InconrcFunds 5 281I 3200
UnrestrictedFunds 438851 463499
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS

NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to the accounts. The financial statements have been prepared with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1[st] January 2019) and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). The financial statements have also been prepared with the Charities Act 2011 and the 2022 amendments.

Newtown Community Association (Exeter, Devon) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

b) Tangible Fixed Assets: Leasehold Property: New Centre

The site of the new centre is held on a lease of 35 years from Exeter City Council. As there is no recompense for the association should it be wound up before the expiry of the lease, it was felt prudent by the Trustees to depreciate the property over 25 years (4% on a straight-line basis) rather than the full length of the lease.

c) Tangible Assets: Fixtures and fittings and Equipment

d) Debtors

Debtors are measured on initial recognition at the settlement amount after any discounts. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

e) Cash at Bank

Cash at bank includes short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

f) Creditors

Creditors are recognised when the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

g) Income

All income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income, receipt is probable and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Grant income is credited in the period in which it is receivable and any amounts relating to future periods are shown under creditors.

Rental income and monies received from charity events are accounted for on a receivable basis.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

h) Volunteer Help

The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the financial statements but is

i) Expenditure

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis.

Charitable activities are costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries.

j) Fund Accounting

Funds held by the charity are:

Unrestricted Income Funds

These are funds that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application within the charitable objects for the general purposes of the charity.

Restricted Income Funds

These are funds which can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when the funds are raised for particular purposes.

k) Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

l) Going Concern

as a going concern.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Leasehold Fixtures &
Equipment
Total
Property Fittings
£ £ £ £
COST __ __ __
__
At 1st Jan 2023 and 31st Dec 2023 526459 1981 5519
533959
DEPRECIATION
At 1st Jan 2023 92096 891 2114 95101
Charge for Year 21058 297 1032 22387
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__
At 31st Dec 2023 113154 1188 3146
117488
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31st Dec 2023 413305 793 2373
416471
__ ___ __
__
At 31st Dec 2022 434363 1090 2873
438326
3. DEBTORS
2023
2022
£ £
Other Debtors 1260 --
Prepayments 583 --
__
__
1843 --
4. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2023
2022
£ £
Other Creditors 397 146
Accruals 3153 825
__
__
3550 971

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

5. RESTRICTED FUNDS
Income from Donations & Legacies
Fund
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Fund
Balances
Between
Balances
B/Forward
Funds
C/Forward
£
£
£
£
£
Taiko Drumming Workshop
340
340
Chute Street Community Garden
(Secret Garden)
303
(353)
50
--
Exeter Jazz Orchestra
500
(500)
--
Garden for Bees (Newtown
Wildflower Garden)
350
(229)
121
Garden for the Bees Signage
1000
1000
Co-create Project (Flower
Planters)
1500
(1500)
--
Posters & Hand-outs for
Community projects
145
(333)
188
--
Fence Repair
350
350
Warm Spaces
489
(489)
--
Mural Painting (Albert &
Clifton Streets)
350
(350)
--
Warm Bank
1000
1000
Sandford Walk Community
Garden
350
(350)
--
Donations to cover costs of
Social Café
217
(217)
--
Gift for Repair of Window
105
(105)
--
_
________
________
________
________
Total Funds
_3200

3799
(3115)
(1073)
2811

ANALYSIS OF FUNDS

ANALYSIS OF FUNDS
Restricted Unrestricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Fixed Assets -- 416471 416471
Current Assets -- 26901 26901
Liabilities: Due within One Year -- (3551) (3551)
Debtors -- 1843 --
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Net Assets -- 441664 439821

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

5. RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)

Taiko Drumming Workshop received a grant of 340 from Exeter City Council. This was carried forward to 2024.

Chute Street Community Garden (Secret Garden) received a grant of £303 from Exeter City Council. This was topped up with £50 from general funds and used to buy plants, seeds and equipment to improve the garden. This project is now closed.

A grant of £500 received from the Norman Family Trust went towards the Exeter Jazz Orchestra (EJO) to cover some of their expenses incurred in 2023.

£350 received from Exeter City Council was brought forward from last year to be used to plant a wildflower garden in Newtown garden for the bees. £229 has been spent and £121 has been carried forward to 2024.

A grant of £1,000 was given by Devon County Council for signage for garden for the bees. This was carried forward to 2024.

£1,500 received from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner towards lighting in Belmont Park in 2022 has been re-purposed and spent in January 2023 to build wooden planters outside the NCA. This was a joint project with Co-Create and was closed in 2023.

A grant of £145 was received from Exeter City Council for the production of posters, hand-outs for community projects. Costs exceeded the amount received therefore a transfer of £188 was made from the general funds.

A grant of £350 for fence repair has been carried forward to 2024.

A grant of £489 was given by Devon County Council for warm spaces and this was used at the beginning of 2023.

A grant of £350 was given by Exeter City Council for mural painting to improve the lane at the back of Clifton and Albert Street. The project was completed in 2023.

A grant of £1,000 received from National Grid for warm bank has been carried forward to 2024.

Exeter City Council gave a grant of £350 for the maintenance and improvement of the Sanford Walk Community Garden and was used in 2023.

£217 received as donations from Café visitors to cover cost of Social Café which is an NCA activity. Donations spent in 2023.

A donation of £105 was received from the family of the perpetrator as a gift to help in the repair of a window at the Centre.

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

6.

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No remuneration directly or indirectly out of the funds of the CIO was paid or is payable for the year to any Trustee or to any other person or persons known to be connected to any of the Trustees.

There were no Trustee expenses paid for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 nor for the year ended 31[st] December 2022.

There were no related party transactions during the year.

7. OPERATING LEASES

The site of the new Centre is leased from Exeter City Council on a 35-year-old lease at a

8. OUTSTANDING GUARANTEES

The Trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at the period end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO.

9. GOVERNMENT GRANTS

The charity received grants from Devon County Council and Exeter City Council totalling £1977 in the year.

10. ACCOUNTING AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION

£720

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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Note
INCOME FROM:
11. Donations and Legacies
Donations -- 322 322 75 221 296
Grants 9 -- 3477 3477 3396 3074 6470
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-- 3799 3799 3471 3295 6766
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12. Charitable Activities
Centre Rental 24420 -- 24420 24186 -- 24186
Events Income 7033 -- 7033 5728 -- 5728
__ __ __ _`_ __ __
31453 -- 31453 29914 -- 29914
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NEWTOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (EXETER, DEVON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2023 2022
£ £ £ £ £ £
Note
EXPENDITURE ON:
13. Charitable Activities
Events Expenditure 6223 -- 6223 7413 2076 9489
Cleaning Costs 3947 -- 3947 4390 -- 4390
Utilities: Electric and Water 962 -- 962 1005 -- 1005
Rates & Waste Collection 849 -- 849 803 -- 803
Insurance 1071 -- 1071 893 -- 893
Mobile Phone/Broadband 336 -- 336 336 -- 336
Repairs & Renewals 1487 -- 1487 2585 -- 2585
Centre Management/Admin/Security Costs 18706 -- 18706 14719 -- 14719
Licences 421 -- 421 582 -- 582
Website 75 -- 75 60 -- 60
Printing/Newsletter -- -- -- -- -- --
Garden Expenses -- -- -- -- 500 500
Grants -- 3115 3115 -- 1241 1241
Sundries 438 -- 438 -- -- --
Fee 10 720 -- 720 775 -- 775
Depreciation 22387 -- 22387 22353 -- 22353
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57622 3115 60737 55914 3817 59731
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