## **Castle Hill Community Centre**
## ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31st March 2022
Castle Hill Community Centre is managed by The Castle Hill Community Centre Trust, Registered Charity N0: 1178607
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## **Castle Hill Community Centre**
## **Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31st March 2022**
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|Contents|Pages|
|Independent examiner’s report|3|
|Trustees Annual Report|4 - 8|
|Income & Expenditure Account|9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Notes to the Accounts|11|
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Bankers: Santander Bank, 1-3a Carr St, Ipswich IP4 1DS
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## **Castle Hill Community Centre**
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Castle Hill Community Centre**
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I report on the accounts of the Castle Hill Community Centre for the year ended 31st March 2022, which are set out on pages 9 to 11.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and the examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- 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
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements
- a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- b. to prepare accounts, which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met;
- or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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P J Keeble ACMA
5 The Cambria, Key Street, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1FF
Dated: 4* December 2022
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From:** 1st April 2021 **Period start date To:** 31st March 2022 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** Castle Hill Community Centre Trust
**Charity registration number:** 1178607
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP
referenc
e
Summary of the Para
1.17
purposes of the charity To further or benefit the residents of
as set out in its North West Ipswich and the
governing document
neighbourhood, 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.
Summary of the main Para Providing facilities for local community
1.17 and
activities in relation to 1.19 organisations, clubs etc to meet and carry
those purposes for the out their activities. Supporting by hire of
public benefit, in rooms other charitable organisations who
particular, the activities, benefit the local community in north-west
projects or services Ipswich. Organising fund-raising events,
identified in the providing help and advice to other
accounts. organisations such as the Big Local Trust.
Statement confirming Para The Trust confirms that it has regard to the
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whether the trustees 1.18 guidance issued by the Charity
have had regard to the Commission and has taken this into
guidance issued by the account in making decisions to which the
Charity Commission on guidance is relevant.
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP referenc e Contribution made by Volunteers have continued to play a key volunteers Para role in the success of our Food Bank during 1.38 the year (see below). Many of these come from the immediate area surrounding the Centre.
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP
referenc
e
Summary of the main The Charity continued to be affected by the
achievements of the Covid restriction placed on our operation in
charity, identifying the the early part of the period. However,
difference the charity’s Para signs of a good recovery were evident in
work has made to the 1.20 the last quarter of the year. Despite this,
circumstances of its our staff & volunteers worked tirelessly to
beneficiaries and any maintain our weekly food bank throughout
wider benefits to society for people in need in NW Ipswich. An
as a whole. average attendance at our weekly “shop”
of 25 -people each week has been
maintained and Christmas hampers were
also distributed. A total of 8 volunteers,
staff and trustees were involved in this
event. During restrictions we continued to
provide limited room hire services (under
strict Covid regulations) to local
organisations such as those involved with
children’s pre-school activities, art groups
and young people’s educational services.
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## **Financial Review**
||Review of the charity’s
fnancial position at the
end of the period|Para
1.21|Despite the continued challenges this year
we still managed to return a healthy
surplus of
£25,077. This resulted in the main from a
number of Covid recovery grants totalling
£14,258 which helped ofset our loss of
room hire income. In addition to this, our||
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annual accounts show firm financial control
with a tight rein on expenditure.
Statement explaining the Para Our policy for holding reserves is based on
1.22
policy for holding loss of income we might face in a worst-
reserves stating why case scenario. Our aim is to maintain our
they are held service to customers & tenants in the
event of any disruption to business. Our
reserve funds were deposited in a
dedicated bank account during the year to
limit our exposure under the F.C.A
guarantee.
Amount of reserves held Para £50,000
1.22
Details of fund materially Para None
in deficit 1.24
Explanation of any Para None. We are the only community centre
1.23
uncertainties about the in north-west Ipswich and have established
charity continuing as a a good reputation for providing first-class
going concern facilities at an affordable cost.
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal Our principal source of funds is from room
sources of funds hire but for specific projects such as the
(including any Food Bank, we rely on grants. There has
fundraising) Para been no requirement for fund-raising
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initiatives during the year and none is
anticipated until we begin a programme of
replacement of ageing outbuildings within
the foreseeable future.
Investment policy and We do not invest in any stocks/shares
objectives including any related financial organisations. Our policy
social investment policy at present is to maintain our funds in high
adopted Para street banks mitigating the FCA limits in
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compensation by spreading the
risk over a number of different banks/NS&I
accounts.
A description of the Para None.
principal risks facing the 1.46
charity
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Description of charity’s trusts: Type of governing Para Charity Commission Foundation Trust 1.25 document
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(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para Charitable Incorporated Organisation
1.25
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para New Trustees are recruited to the Board at
1.25
methods including any time by the Trustees. In selecting
details of any individuals for appointment as Trustees,
constitutional provisions the Trustees have regard to the skills,
e.g. election to post or knowledge and experience needed for the
name of any person or effective administration of the CIO. All
body entitled to appoint appointments are ratified by majority vote
one or more trustees at the next Trustees Board meeting.
Officers of the Trust are appointed at The
Annual General Meeting and serve for a
specified period.
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures New Trustees are provided with induction adopted for the induction information and a copy of the Trust’s and training of trustees Constitution. A one-day training course Para externally sourced is provided within the 1.51 first six months.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name Castle Hill Community Centre Trust Other name the charity None uses Registered charity 1178607 number Charity’s principal Castle Hill Community Centre, address Highfield Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP16DG
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any)**
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1 Raymond Boggis Chairman
2 Richard Skinner Treasurer
3 Claire Prosser
4 Hazel Stapleton
5 Edwin Candy
David Cook Died 27 [th] January
6
2022
7 Julie Maycock
Andrew
8
Cuthbertson
9 Jim Startup Appointed 15/07/2021 Trust Board
10 Roger Barnes Appointed 14/10/2021 Trust Board
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
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Description of the assets Big Local grant funds held as LTO for NWI BLT
held in this capacity Partnership.
Name and objects of the Big Local Trust. Objects : “The advancement of
charity on whose behalf community development and the relief of
the assets are held and unemployment for the benefit
how this falls within the of the public in the localities in each region
custodian charity’s specified. These are to be achieved by making
objects distributions to recipients and conducting research
and disseminating the useful results of such
research. The distributions should be made so as to
develop the capacity and skills of the
members of socially and economically
disadvantaged communities, for the benefit of the
public, in such a way that they are better able to
identify, and help meet, their needs and participate
more fully in society.”
“To further or benefit the residents of North West
This falls within our own Ipswich and the neighbourhood, without distinction
objectives namely: 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.”
Details of arrangements These funds are segregated in a discrete account
for safe custody and and form no part of the CHCCT’s accounts other
segregation of such than for reporting purposes. Regular income and
assets from the charity’s expenditure accounts are provided to the Big Local
own assets Trust as required in our LTO agreement.
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## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Richard John Skinner **Full name(s)** Raymond Leslie Boggis **Position (eg** Chairman Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 21[st] July, 2022
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## **Castle Hill Community Centre**
## **Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended 31st March 2022**
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|||**£**|**£**|
|**Income:**||**2022**||
|**2021**||||
||Grants (Covid Related)|14,258||
|19,907||||
||Restricted Grants (Food Bank Project)||3,038|
|16,018||||
||Room Rent (Tenants)|65,870||
|54,190||||
||Room Hire|32,758|14,634|
||Donations|-||
|377|Interest||140|
|729||||
||Other Income||4,437|
|2,768||||
||Refunds/ credits||-|
|(1,868)||||
||BLT Admin & Management Fees||4,605|
||9,386|||
|**Total**|**Income**|**125,106**
||
|**116,141**||||
|**Expenditure:**||||
||Staf Costs|52,788|53,245|
||Accommodation Costs|19,244||
|15,770||||
||Ofice Costs|8,621||
|3,740||||
||Restricted Costs (Building Work)|12,176||
|5,697||||
||Restricted Costs (Food Bank Project)||7,200|
|11,813||||
|**Total**|**Expenditure**||**100,029**
|
|**90,265**||||
|**Total**|**Surplus of Income over Expenditure**||**25,077**|
||**25,876**|||
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## **Analysed:**
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2022 2021
General Restricted General Restricted
Funds Funds Funds Funds
Income 122,068 3,038 100,123 16,018
Expenditure 80,653 19,376 72,755 17,510
Surplus/ 41,415 (16,338) 27,368 (1,492)
(Deficit)
Overall Surplus 25,077 Overall Surplus 25,876
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## **Castle Hill Community Centre Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022**
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**2021**
**Bank Balances**
**Current Account**
**Deposit Account**
**Nationwide Account**
**Total Funds**
**323,368**
**Represented by:**
**Accumulated surplus brought forward**|**______________________________________**
**31st March 2022 31st March**
**£**
**£**
459 8,897
262,878 314,471
85,108 **-**
**348,445**
**323,368**|
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**Add: Surplus for the year 25,077**
**Accumulated surplus carried forward**
**348,445**
**Analysed: General Funds 253,612 Restricted Funds 94,833**
## **Castle Hill Community Centre**
## **Notes to the Accounts for the Year Ended 31st March 2022**
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## **1. Accounting Policy**
These unaudited accounts have been completed in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice guidelines and provides sufficient and relevant information to enable completion of a tax return.
## **2. Grant Income**
The grant income received during the year that was not Covid related, has been treated as exceptional income as per the Charity Commission definition, as they are one off awards. Therefore the accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## **3. Fixed Assets**
As all fixed assets purchased are under £1,000 they have been written off to expenditure in the year that they have been purchased.
## **4. Restricted Funds**
At the 31st March 2022, restricted funds total £94,833 being the balance remaining on the following grants received:
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SCC £ 3,784 (Murrayside) SCC £ 91,006 (transitional grant for Building Work) Various Organisations £ 43 (Food Bank Project)
## **5. Locally Trusted Organisation for Northwest Ipswich Big Local Trust**
In October 2019 the CHCC took on the role of Locally Trusted Organisation (LTO) for the Northwest Ipswich Big Local Trust (NWIBLT). The CHCC handle all the money for NWIBLT, operating a completely separate bank account. Therefore no transactions are included in the CHCC accounts, except for income for CHCC services (5% of all transactions) and payment for the Administrative Assistant which CHCC employed to do NWIBLT work up to July 2021.
The movements on the NWIBLT bank account for the year to 31st March 2022 were:
Bank Balance brought forward £ 36,354 Grant Income paid in £ 68,053 Grant and LTO expenditure £ 89,015 Bank Balance carried forward £ 15,392
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