2021-03-31-accounts

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Members ofthe Board and professional	advisers
Trustees Annual Report		Insert
Independent Exainination
Receipts and Payments Accounts
Statement ofAssets and Liabilities
Notes to the financial statements		6-7

Registered	Charity Name	Crossley Community	Crossley Community	Association	Association
Charity Number		1182129
Registered	Office	323 Denton Lane
		Chadderton
		Oldham
		OL9 9GA
Trustees		Ryan Smith (Chair)
		Colin McLaren
		Caron Withnell
		Sonja Costello
		Adul Zakariya
		Mary Moulton
		Joan Moran
Members		Naseem Ahmed	(acting		Secretary)
		Sonya Khawaja
		Hasna Begum
		Karan Kaushal
		Amina Stihl
		Amanda Mallitt
		Shima Das
Accountants		Community Accounting			Lancashire C.LC.
		Foxfields
		9Norley Close
		Chadderton
		Oldham
		OL1 2RA
Bankers		Yorkshire Bank	(Virgin		Money)
		5-7 Chadderton	Precinct
		Chadderton
		Oldham
		OL9 OLJ

				SORP
				reference
Summary	of the purposes			Para 1.17	To further or benefit the residents ofCrossley, Freehold and
ofthe charity		as set out in			Chadderton wards and the surrounding neighbourhood without
its governing		document			distinction ofsex, 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
					ofsocial welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation, with the
					objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
					In furtherance ofthese objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall
					have power to establish or secure the establishment ofa
					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. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an
					application ofthe property of the CIO for the purposes which are
					not charitable.
Summary	of the main			Para 1.17	The following activities were running at the centre prior to
activities	in relation to			and 1.19	lockdown.
those purposes			for the
public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.					Food Poverty REEL CIC ran a weekly drop-in providing bags ofgroceries supplied by local supermarkets to help eliminate food poverty. They have a large number ofmembers who attended the sessions
					and paid a small weekly subscription.
					Health and wellbeing
					PHAB- PHAB inspires and supports disabled and non-disabled
					children, young people and adults to make more of life together.
					Elections
					Centre used for voting for local elections and hired by Oldham
					Council.

Statement		confirming	confirming	confirming			Para 1.18	The trustees have received guidance issued by the Charity
whether the trustees					have			Commission on public benefit. The objects for which the charity		is
had regard		to	the					established for the public benefit are:
guidance	issued			by	the
Charity Commission					on			To continue provide activities to increase skills, improve health	and
public benefit								wellbeing, reduce social isolation and support people to improve
								their quality of life. Grants are available to groups and
								organisations aiming to provide services for the public benefit	in
								accordance with our constitution.
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							SORP
							reference
								The Crossley Centre Community Fund was established to give up
Policy on	grant making						Para 1.38	to F500financial support to organisations or groups who want run activities or for individuals who need help with accessing	to
								employment or education. 10%of the Crossley Centre surplus
								income is ring-fenced for Community Fund applicants,
								administered by the trustees. Once an application form is received
								trustees either approve or disprove the application and whether		it
								should be funded.
								A number ofthe groups that have been successful in obtaining
								funding include:
								~ Full Circle Youth Club —garnes and equipment for youth club
								~ Crossley Sewing Group —materials and equipment
								~ SAWN Furniture Project
								~ Lansdowne Communal Group
								~ South Chadderton Youth Group
								A number of individuals have been successful too.
Policy on social investment including							Para 1.38	The Charity is developing its social investment policy in 2022, this is due to the impact ofthe pandemic which has had an adverse
program	related							effect on timescales
investment
								Volunteers are an invaluable resource in the day-to-day running		of
Contribution volunteers			made by				Para 1.38	the Crossley Community Centre and are involved in most ofthe community activities organised by the board oftrustees and Great Places staff. Volunteers also help with opening and closing for
								private functions.
								Lynne Anderson, a volunteer, is offering support with keeping	the
								finances up to date until a trustee is appointed as Treasurer.
								The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the activities
Other								organised by the trustees, with no income since March 2020. Crossley Centre closed on 17'"March 2020 and to date has	The
								remained closed. A risk assessment was drafted and approved		by
								trustees, but the centre and has remain closed.

					SORP
					reference
Summary		ofthe main
achievements			of	the		Volunteering
charity,	identifying			the		The Association and community centre rely on volunteers
difference		the	charity's			and these volunteers have been vital in the running ofthe
work has		made to the				community centre and on volunteers as committee
circumstances			of its		Para 1.20	members when the centre first opened its doors. A
beneficiaries			and	any		volunteer coordinator was appointed in 2017for a 12-month
wider benefits			to	society.		role and coordinated volunteers in a variety ofroles
						including office administration and receptionist, community
						consultation, fundraising, pop-up cafe, brunch club, opening
						and closing centre for private functions. The next stage in
						the volunteers' programme will be to place volunteers with
						employers across Oldham to give them work experience
						ESOLclasses (English for speakers ofother languages)
						English classes have been very popular with the centre
						establishing a relationship with Lifelong Learning (an
						educational arm ofOldham Council) and have given
						Internship Programme with Oldham College
						The Association gave opportunities to students with special
						needs to volunteer at the community centre. This
						programme has built a strong relationship with the
						Association and discussions have been taking place around
						future collaborations on a variety of projects.
						Brunch Club
						The Brunch club has been a successful activity that has
						engaged parents and children since its inception in 2017
						with a trustee leading on the activity. Its focus is to promote
						healthy and eating and exercise. It was initially set up to
						tackle holiday hunger and has grown into an activity that	is
						supported by local school and businesses.
						Youth Club
						A youth club has been running at the centre for three years
						and has engaged with over seventy children. Through
						feedback from attendees and the Peer Research Report
						future activities will be centred around self-development	and
						environmental projects

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	The Centre was closed for the duration			ofthe reports time
	period due to the		Covid-19 pandemic.
Achievements against
objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of
fundraising activities
against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Review financial	ofthe charity's position at the	ofthe charity's position at the	ofthe charity's position at the	ofthe charity's position at the	Para 1.21	We had a surplus ofF10,663 in this financial period, that covered a full 12 month from the 1"ofApril 2020 to the 31"	We had a surplus ofF10,663 in this financial period, that covered a full 12 month from the 1"ofApril 2020 to the 31"
end ofthe		period				of March 2021. The total funds held as at the 31"of March 2021 were
						f66,533, being R1,000 restricted funds and f65,533
						unrestricted funds (free reserves).
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held					Para 1.22	The trustees aim to build free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to between three and six months of charitable expenditure. The charity's main source of income
						is grants and donations.
Amount	of reserves			held	Para 1.22	The CIO has adopted the following policy regarding
						reserves:
						The trustees have examined the major strategic, business
						and operational risks which the charity faces and confirm
						that systems have been established to enable regular
						reports to be produced so that the necessary steps can be
						taken to lessen these risks.
						A breakdown of the calculation for 3months essential
						expenditure is: E1,690.00.

Reasons for holding zero	Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details offund materially	Para 1.24	N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any	Para 1.23	There are no uncertainties	for the charity continuing	as a
uncertainties about the		going concern.
charity continuing as a
oin concern

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The charity's principal
sources offunds (including
any fundraising)		Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy		Para 1.46
adopted
A description of the
principal risks facing the		Para 1.46
charity
Other

Structure, Governance a	nd IIanagemen	t
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning	Para 1.25	Constitution
document
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How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
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assQc!BtIQIi, ~~!Ol Trustee selection	Para 1.25	The existing		trustees are responsible	for the	recruitment	of
methods including details		new trustees		in line with the process	outlined	within the
of any constitutional		governing	document.
provisions e.g. election
to post or name ofany
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

You ma		choose to	include further	statements where relevant about
				Following appointment to the board, trustees are given a
				copy ofthe constitution, trustee job description, skills matrix
Policies and	procedures			and publications from the Charity Commission. This
adopted for the induction				ensures that new trustees are aware of the scope of their
and training	oftrustees		Para 1.51	responsibilities under the Charities Act.
				The charity is managed by a board oftrustees.
				Volunteers assist with organising and running activities.
The charity's				Great Places has assisted with governance ofthe CIO and
organisational		structure		has handed over management ofthe community centre to
and any wider		network	Para 1.51	the board of trustees. The Charity are also a member of
with which the		charity		Oldham Community Centre network coordinated by Action
works				Together.
				The Crossley Community Association run the Oldham
Relationship with any related parties			Para 1.51	Council owned Crossley Community Centre, which is managed by Great Places Housing Association by way of a
				PFI contract. Great Places commit resources to support the
				Charity with governance as well as take the lead role in
				monitoring the Crossley Centres building safety
				compliance. Two members of Great Places staff are
				members of the board oftrustees.
Other

Referen	ce and A	dmin	istrative	details
Charit	name			Crossle	Communit	Association
Other name the charit			uses	None
Re istered charit		number
Charity's	principal	address		323 Denton Lane
				Chadderton
				Oldham
				OL9 9GA

Nam	es ofthe charity tr	es ofthe charity tr	ustees who manage th	e charity
	Trustee name		Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for		Name ofperson		(or
				whole year		body) entitled		to
					a	oint trustee	ifan
1	R an Smith		Chair
2	Naseem Ahmad		Acting Secretary	Feb 2019—present
			Member
3	Colin McLaren		Trustee	Feb2019- resent
4	Carol Withnell		Trustee	Feb 2019 — resent
5	Son'a Costello		Trustee	Feb 2019— resent
6	Son a Khwaa		Member	Feb 2019— resent
7	Abdul Zakari	a	Trustee	Feb 2019— resent
8	Ma Moulton		Trustee	Feb 2019— resent
9	Joan Moran		Trustee	Feb 2019 — resent
10	Karan Kaushal		Member	Feb 2019 — resent
11	Hasna Be um		Member	Feb 2019 — resent
12	Amina Stihi		Member	Feb 2019 — resent
13	Amanda Mallitt		Member	Feb 2019 — resent
14	Shima Das		Member	Feb 2019— resent

			Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
			Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
			01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	19/02/19 to
			31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/20
		Notes
RECEIPTS
Room Hire			3,190		3,190	18,755
Authority Hours Grants			9,994		9,994	5,200 1,958
Sundries						3,226
Other Income			17195		17195	1 532
TOTAL RECEIPTS			30@79		30@79	30,671
PAYMENTS
Room Hire (Refunds) Skills Training Insurance			305 660		305 660	520 1,413
Licences						832
Centre Maintenance			125		125	942
Fixtures &Fittings Computer Equipment &Software			443		443	1,188 2,446
Laptops for Local Schools Printing & Stationery			2,748 221		2,748 221	154
Refreshments						53
Electricity Gas			1,224 1,820		1,224 1,820	1,412 1,863
Water			1,214		1,214	2,849
Telephone &Internet Music Licence			360		360	(246)
Alarm &Security System Window Cleaning Cleaning &Supplies Trade Waste			910 622 464		910 622 464	432 72 2,121 889
First Aid &Cover						27
Accountancy Fees Brunch Club						195 597
Garden Project Centre Funded Activities						958 2,668
Crossley Funding Sundries	(Grants)		8,600		8,600	5,332 1 144
TOTAL PAYMENTS			19,716		19,716	27,061
Net ofreceipts/(payments)			10,663		10,663	2,810
Cash funds as at	31March 2020		54,870	1,000	55,870	53,060
Cash funds as at	31March 2021		%+33

			FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 202	1
				Total Funds
				as at 31st
				March 2021
CASH FUNDS
Bank Account				66,533
Petty Cash
LIABILITIES
Accountancy	Fees (Independent		Examination —19/02/19 to 31/03/20)	625
Additional Accountancy		Work	(19/02/19 to 31/03/20)	90
Accountancy	Fees (Independent		Examination —01/04/20 to 31/03/21)	455

rants Received
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
		01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	19/02/19 to
		31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/20
National Lottery (Young Persons Activities) Green Dividend		9,994 ~994		9,994	1 958 ~8
ther Income
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
		01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	19/02/19 to
		31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/20
Local Restrictions Support Grant* Great Places (Youth Club)		10,000 1,980		10,000 1,980
Action Together Covid Crisis Support Refunds Received		5,000 215		5,000 215
Miscellaneous					1 532 ~532

rossley Funding (Grants Issued)
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
	01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	01/04/20 to	19/02/19 to
	31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/21	31/03/20
Action Together Covid Crisis Support	7,500		7,500
Crucial Crew Community Safety Event	500		500
Christmas Collection BoxContribution	100		100
Ready Steady Cook Project Group	500		500
Sawn Furniture Recycling				1,000
Green Finger Bus Pull for Homeless				200
Wood Carvers Funding				500
Hollingwood Rugby Club Mark Wood Local Resident ItFunding				286 500
Oldham Athletics				1,840
Residents Group Garden Funding				126
Sewing Group				480
Creative Crossley Group				400

		Opening Balance	Receipts	Payments	Closing Balance
		as at			as at
Fund Name		31March 2020			31March 2021
Unrestricted	Funds	54,870	30,379	(19,716)	65+33
Restricted Funds
Green Dividend		1000			1000
		1000			1000
Total Funds