Felling Community Association CIO
Registered Charity No. 1173631
Financial Statements · for the Year Ended 31st December 2022
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| Legal and Administrative Information | Page3 |
| TrusteesReport | Page4 |
| ExaminersReport | Page5 |
| Receipts andPaymentsAccount | Page6 |
| StatementofAssets andLiabilities | Page7 |
| Notes to theAccounts | Page 8 |
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Charity Name: Felling Community Association CIO Charity No: 1173631 Registered Office: Felling Community Centre Crowhall Lane Felling Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE10 ONF
Trustees:
Chair Claire Hutchinson Secretary Maureen Southern MBE Treasurer David Semmence Joanne Myers Diane Semmence Neville Lennox Karen Llewellyn
William Swaddle Independent Examiner: Prontax Ltd, Chartered Accountants 25 Briardene Drive Gateshead Tyne & Wear NE10 8AN
Lloyds Bank PLC Bankers: 17 Ellison Walk Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE8 1BF National Savings and Investments Glasgow G581SB
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Felling Community Association Chairperson’s Annual Report 2022
Following the global pandemic, 2022 has seen more of a return to ‘business as usual’ for the region, but for the community centre this has meant operating with less groups than before the pandemic, due to some not recovering or no longer needing to hire premises.
Because of this we’ve seen less regular income, so we have been working to build up our presence online via our website and social media platforms to increase one-off party and event bookings, as well as arranging posters and leaflet drops in the local area and installing new signage. This has been something of a success, with the community centre hosting a diverse range of events during the second half of the year and bringing much needed footfall to the building. Whilst we may not have quite recovered financially, business is slowly growing.
We have begun hosting an over 50s social afternoon once a fortnight with entertainment, refreshments, bingo and raffles. This has grown from small numbers at the start to more than sixty for the Christmas party, which is a fantastic achievement. It is bringing back a bit of community spirit to the area for the older generation, something that has been lacking during the pandemic. Thank you to ASDA for helping us out as part of their community work by providing hampers and food.
Recently we have started working collaboratively with a couple of small businesses that provide party equipment and entertainment, promoting each other on social media and recommending each other’s services to our customers. This joint approach is a lovely way of supporting local companies that are in a similar position to us whilst benefiting from an extended customer base.
Unfortunately, we have not progressed much further with the move to the new building, following delays at Gateshead Council and multiple changes to the mysterious ‘budget’ that still hasn’t been revealed. This has meant we have remained in a damp, vandalised building for another year, with ever-growing utility bills, while the flats above us remain largely empty, which leaves us at risk of further damage from damp, floods, vandalism or arson.
Looking forward to 2023 we are hopeful that we can come to an agreement with Gateshead Council regarding our move to the new premises and that the architect plans will meet our needs as a growing community hub. We especially hope that all of our customers, old and new, will follow us to the new setting.
My thanks to all of the community centre Trustees, with special thanks to Maureen Southern, Diane Semmence and David Semmence for their continued hard work and dedication to the building. We have survived another year! Wishing all our members and customers a happy and prosperous 2023.
Claire Hutchinson Chairperson Felling Community Association
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
FELLING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO | FELLING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO | FELLING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO |
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| 31stDecember 2022 | Charity no (if any) |
1173631 | |
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| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31stDecember 2022 As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date:20thFebruary 2023 William Swaddle |
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| 20thFebruary 2023 | |||
| William Swaddle | |||
| Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | |||
| 25 Briardene Drive, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE10 8AN |
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| Restricted | Unrcstricted | 2022 | 2421 | ||
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| Notes | t | t | |||
| Receipts | |||||
| lncome from Activities | 3 | 13695.00 | 13695.00 | 4800.60 | |
| Grants | 4 | 2667.00 | 2667.00 | 19885.36 | |
| Membership | |||||
| Fundraising&Donations | 5 | 126.00 | 126.00 | ||
| EventsWeRun | 6 | 985.s0 | 985.50 | ||
| lnterest onNS&l Savings | 24.81 | 24.81 | 193.23 | ||
| Other lncome | 7 | 139.88 | 139.88 | 1.18 | |
| TotalReceipb | 17638.19 | ,7638.19 | 24880.37 | ||
| Paymenb Utilities |
I | 10247.13 | 14247.13 | 7262.66 | |
| Ielephone BuildingExpenses |
I | 591.88 10083.94 |
591.88 10083.94 |
413.03 9809.02 |
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| ProfessionalFees | 420.44 | 420.00 | 420.00 | ||
| OfficeCosts | 10 | 95.94 | 95.94 | 49.97 | |
| Publicity | 1303.56 | 1303.56 | |||
| Costsforeventsweran | 11 | 717.09 | 717.09 | ||
| OtherExpenses | 126.27 | 126.27 | 18.23 | ||
| IotalPayments | 23585.81 | 23585.81 | 17972.91 | ||
| Sumlus/Ileficit for theperiod | $947.82 | 4947.62 | 6907.46 | ||
| FundsBrought Forward | 46450.73 | 46450.73 | |||
| lstJanuary2022 | |||||
| FundsCanied Forward | 40503.1,l | 40503.11 | |||
| 31st December2022 |
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
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| Notes | |||
| CurrentAseb: | |||
| Cashatbank | 12 | 13732.40 | 19786.21 |
| PettyCash | M.33 | 2.95 | |
| Other MonetaryAssets: | |||
| NS&!Account | 13 | 26686.38 | 26661.57 |
| Total Current Asseb: | 40503.{I | 4&54.73 | |
| Current Liabilities: | |||
| Total Gurrent Liabilities: | |||
| NetAsseb: | 4)503.1{ | 4M50.73 | |
| RepresentedBy: | |||
| RestrictedReserves | 0 | 0 | |
| UnrestrictedReserves | 40503.11 | 464t5A_73 | |
| TotalFunds: | 14 | {t503.11 | 46450.73 |
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| 1 | lheStatement ofRecommended Practice,AmountirgandReprtingby Charities. |
| FellingCommunityAssociat'on-CIO is aRegisteredCharityNo. 1173631 and was | |
| 2 | registered on30thJune2017. TheorganisationisgovemedbyaBoardof |
| Trustees. | |
| 3 | Ihisindudes roomhire-€13695.00 |
| 4 | COVIDrclieforantsffomGovemment-82667.00 |
| 5 | Ihisincludes: |
| Chris&nas Hamper Raffle-t83.00 | |
| Salesofdonatedhand crafts-€43.00 | |
| 6 | This lncludes: |
| Over 50'sentertainrnent aftemoons-f427-80 | |
| Jubilee Event-f68.fi) | |
| FashionShow- €467.00 | |
| ,o*"gdgs_e22.70 | |
| 7 | Thlslndudes: |
| GratispaymentftomPoltiveEntergy-€50.00 | |
| Rubbish Removal feedargedtodienb-€60.00 | |
| TUBZ Toys -f22.00 | |
| Monies found around buildino-f7.88 | |
| I | This lncludes: |
| Gas -14548.53 | |
| Electricity-82841.00 | |
| Water-e2857.60 | |
| I | Ihhlrcdudes: |
| FireProtection-S558.25 | |
| GMBCRent-t300.00 | |
| Maintenance-t12ffi.61 | |
| MusicFees -€252.32 | |
| Cleaning -€6460.69 | |
| lnsurance-E781.57 | |
| WasteManaqnpnt(GMBC)-€474.50 | |
| 10 | Thisindudes stationery-f95-94 |
| 11 | Thisindudes: |
| JubileeExpenses-852.87 | |
| BingoExpenses -€199.42 | |
| FashionShow-€295.00 | |
| Hospitality-t61.60 | |
| Over50's Christmas Dinner-f108-20 | |
| 12 | IBank balanceasat31st December 2022 |
| 13 | lBalance in NS&l lnvestrnentAccountasat 31stDecemhr2022 |
| 14 | Totalfunds availabletothedraritvasat 31st December2022 |