# @"y| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES ## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/09/2022 Period start date To 31/08/2023 Period end date Charity name: Poets Corner Community Hall Charity registration number: 1174529 Objectives and Activities ee Summary of the purposes of | Paracs1.17 To benefit the residentsltof the area known the charity as set out in its locally as Poets Corner, High Wycombe, by governing document associating together the residents with the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort 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 of the neighbourhood Summary of the main ie 1.17 and Main activity during the period: activities in relation to those | © weekly drop-in social sessions open purposes for the public without charge to all residents benefit, in particular, the < activities, projects or Use of the Hall has not yet fully returned to services identified in the pre-Covid levels and this has continued to accounts. impact negatively on hire income. Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees have taken the Commission’s whether the trustees have public benefit guidance into account when had regard to the guidance making any decision to which it is relevant. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Additional information (optional) You may choose td include further statements where relevant about: ## somone Policy. on grant making. Para 1.38 Policy on social.investment Para 1.38 including program related investment ## Pua ate Pe **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Charity’s principal address
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## Exemptions from disclosure ## Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity 1|JamesDonald |Hon.Chair | 2| Stephen Swain |Hon. Treasurer | ge suet ,| |REEes Se SEEN SES See oe eee | ee | ancnPn aT Oy Ee i J ee ee Wp ESS AE a cee 8|pease canta 18 |e I ase atal wrattntin exeitivinn Senco Hi| ee | ek |) | eee ag Se 1G aa or Re ee Wieser ee **e** e | te Ee jde | ee nonomacn recast a 2A) cere aeLP | asin emer rpm esteemeet Corporate trustees — names of the directors at the date the report was approved mie fret ie ee eae Spee|eemeetinertse on aan ol an eitateRCAtepeeaiamn wellAECnace ania.CRIN mate tek examinSAPS 9 RE er) SE, OLS cust 1 fe lh ee 22Ee ET Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity REEanae ee **e** s eea | RSG eee eee eee (Seas sei sO ein MOSEL NL RSE SRSA ei ela csi ee Pa I SO ued ey es Boag es es | Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Date **----- Start of picture text -----**
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Annual accounts for the period
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Section A Statement of financial activities
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Recommended categories by 3 Unrestricted income Endowment Prior year
activity fc} funds funds funds Total funds funds
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Incoming resources (Note 3) FO1 FO2 FO3 FO4 FO5
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies $01 | 503] le | we a 753 |
Charitable activities Ce eeel
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Separate material item of income S05 eT lc l,l
OtherResourcesTotal expended (Note 6) S08oe eeseeeeer eee
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SeparateCharitablematerialactivitesitem of expense CL$10aEE =OOaa
Total 2paa 1538 |
gains/(losses)Net income/(expenditure) before investment $13 | - 684 a- 684 |- 785
Net gains/(losses) on investments $14 nn it”!
ExtraordinaryNet income/(expenditure)items Sdielaesee
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Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's own use $18 ae.) dsl ikl rr
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Total funds brought forward . sift86S | 4550 |
Total funds carried forward sz2[- 684, —i“ ts fll le Yl BT 8765 |
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## Section B Balance sheet g fo} 2 8 Restricted ~ Unrestricted income Endowment Total this Total last 6 funds funds funds year year . £ £ £ £ £ Fixed assets FO1 Fo2 FO3 FO4 FOS Intangible assets (Note 15) = 1 [—Ss- | Sd][SCOOT] Tangible dOCC*S Heritage assets (Note 14) B02 |g 206 BRBSCCos 54] assets. (Note 16) «== ms | —S- «| Sd *dYSCtC‘:SS*C*? Total fixed assets es [260] Current assets «| LC Stocks ee, eed Ee A As cS: een Debtors (Note 19) cee 2 ee ee Investments Le, as ES es Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24) Bog 5,001 le a 5,001 5,552 Total current assets 810 CS Se 5,251 5,802 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 20) B11 2,435 2,435 2,391 Net current assets/(liabilities) 812 2501 = 2,816 3.411 Total assets less current liabilities 813 eee) See 3,765 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year (Note 20) B14 Total net assets or liabilities B16 3,082 ie 3,082 3,765 Funds of the Charity Endowment funds (Note 27) B17 - Pea od oeoe | Restricted income funds (Note 27) B18 pe | eaters Unrestricted funds 5 B19 fF - pat sage a | Revaluation reserve B20 Pie SIAN YY Totlfunds «1 Fe et Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all Date of the trustees Signature Print Name approval |IY i Rownen _| Add/mm/yyy\ 0fory CC17a (Excel) 2 06/05/2024