## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** From: **1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023** Charity name: **South Carshalton Seniors Centre** Charity registration number: **1182828** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Charity operates a Community
Resource Centre within Carshalton,
London Borough of Sutton known as the
Oaks Way Centre| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Centre provides Adult Day Care
support for social activities and fellowship.
A range of day care services are provided
including Health & personal care.
Informational and Recreational events are
provided. Meals including breakfast,
luncheon and afternoon tea are available.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have referred to the guidance
in the Charity Commission’s general
guidance on Public Benefit when reviewing
the aims and objectives and in planning
future activities. In particular, the Trustees
consider how planned activities will
contribute to the aims and objectives that
have been set.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference |Contribution made by
volunteers.|Para 1.38|We currently have just two volunteers
working at the Centre. The impact that
these volunteers bring to our charity is
immeasurable and we are keen to
encourage them to return to the
organisation.| |---|---|---| |||| |||| ## **Achievements and performance** All the services provided help support and sustain our clients living in their own homes independently, help them form and continue friendships and significantly address loneliness and isolation. Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the The Centre provides fresh, nutritious meals charity’s work has made to – which for many, may be the only hot meal the circumstances of its they have in a day. beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Each activity they engage in gives them a sense of achievement, makes them feel better about themselves, and enables friendships to be formed and continued. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set.|Para 1.41|Our 2020/21 objectives have been carried
forward into this next financial year as they
will be again, as we re-establish services
after Covid.
**1.**Further enhance the services and
activities we provide to our clients.
2. Continue to improve the look and feel of
the Centre.
3. Review and enhance the skillset of our
staff and volunteers.
4. Enhance awareness of the Centre within
the local community.
5. Continue the effective management of
our oversight and finances.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set.||Our dedicated Trustee who organises
fundraising activities has retired, and we
are actively seeking a replacement.| > Para 1.41 Currently these duties fall to the Treasurer and the Executive. We are fortunate to have Covid support funding within our reserves to assist with finances as we reestablish the Centre within the community. Other ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We are continuing to re-establish our
services to former levels as we emerge
from the impact of Covid. We are fortunate
to have an amount of funds within our
reserves which are from Covid support
funding.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity holds two reserve funds, a
designated fund, and an operational
reserve fund. The designated fund holds a
Bounce Back Loan. The operational
reserve fund stands at a figure that the
Board of Trustees is satisfied as
appropriate.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Operational Reserve Fund £61,000
Designated Reserve Fund £35,000| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal funding comes from client day
charges.| ## **Structure, governance and management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing
document:|Para 1.25|The Charity operates as a CIO under a
constitution document drafted at inception
in 2019| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|See above| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutionalprovisions e.g.|Para 1.25|See above| election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: This charity was previous known in the same name and operated under a lease Other and trust deed dated 12[th] November 1968. Charity Commission Registered number 259601 ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|South Carshalton Seniors Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Trades as “The Oaks Way Centre”| |Registered charity number|1182828| |Charity’s principal address|Oaks Way
Carshalton
Surrey
SM5 4NQ| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Ian Fowkes-Smith|||The Board of Trustees| ||Bob Harris|Treasurer||The Board of Trustees| ||Ian Anderson|Secretary||The Board of Trustees| |4
5
6
7
8|Moira Butt|||The Board of Trustees| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Colin Fowkes-Smith|||The Board of Trustees| ||Roger Brodie|Chairman||The Board of Trustees| ||Jane Brown|||The Board of Trustees| ||Brian Hagley|||The Board of Trustees| |||||| |||||| ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position**
**Date**|
_Ian Anderson_|_Bob Harris_| |---|---|---| ||
Ian Anderson|Bob Harris| ||Secretary|Treasurer| ||1stJuly 2023|| ||1stJuly 2023|| ## **SOUTH CARSHALTON SENIORS CENTRE ( Registered Charity 1182828 )** ## **CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT 31st. MARCH 2023** |Notes
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible
7
**Current Assets**
Stocks
Debtors
8
Short term investments
Cash at bank
9
**Medium term Creditors (1-5**
**years)**
10
**Short term creditors**
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Funds**
………………………
Robert Charles Harris
Trustee
15-Jan-2024|2022/2023
£
£
1
83
22,383
97,744
120,210
35,000
330
35,330
84,880
84,881
|2022/2023
£
£
1
83
22,383
97,744
120,210
35,000
330
35,330
84,880
84,881
|2021/2022
£
£
1
175
16,403
130,727
147,305
45,000
0
45,000
102,305
102,306|2021/2022
£
£
1
175
16,403
130,727
147,305
45,000
0
45,000
102,305
102,306| |---|---|---|---|---| ||120,210
35,000
330||147,305
45,000
0|| ||35,330
||45,000|| |||84,881||102,306| |||||| **SOUTH CARSHALTON SENIORS CENTRE ( Registered Charity 1182828 )** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2023** |Notes
**Incoming Resources**
3
Donations
Investment income
Income from charitable trading
Total Incoming Resources
**Expenditure**
4
Cost of Operations
Direct overheads of Centre premises
Benefits for users
Total Expenditure
**Net Incoming Resources and Net Movement in Funds**
**Fund Balances Brought Forward**
**Fund Balances Carried Forward**|2022/2023
£
2,018
230
241,154
243,402
95,929
164,898
0
260,827
-17,425
102,306
84,881|2021/2022
£
20,636
13
211,100| |---|---|---| |||231,749| |||91,687
150,230
30| |||241,947| |||-10,198
112,504| |||102,306| **SOUTH CARSHALTON SENIORS CENTRE ( Registered Charity 1182828 )** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MARCH 2023** ## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND FINANCIAL YEAR END** BASIS OF ACCOUNTING These accounts have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE) and the Charities SORP. ## CHANGE IN BASIS There has been no change to the valuation rules and methods of accounting since last year. Interest is taken into account when it is received. ## **2 TRUSTEES 3 INCOMING RESOURCES** No remuneration was paid to the Trustees or to people connected with them. No transactions were undertaken by, or on behalf of, the Charity in which a Trustee or a connected person has a material interest. |a
Donations
Grants and subsidies
Donations and legacies
Furlough Funding
b
INVESTMENT INCOME
Bank interest
c
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE TRADING
Attendance fees
Rents received
Activities with users
**4**
**EXPENDITURE**
a
DIRECT OVERHEADS OF CENTRE PREMISES
Rent and rates
Telephone
Insurance|2022/2023
0
2,018
0| |---|---| ||2,018| ||230| ||230| ||241,154
0
0| ||241,154| ||3,406
815
2,668| |Heat, Light & Power
Repairs & Maintenance
Security
Cleaning and Laundry
Sundries
Payroll
Staff Services
Advertising
IT
Subs & Fees
b
COSTS OF OPERATION
Catering Costs
Transport Costs
Club Costs
PPE
Bank Charges
c
BENEFITS FOR USERS
Flowers and gifts
Entertainment and outings
Donation Made
Keep Fit Teacher
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REMUNERATION
Examination or other fees paid. (2021/22: £840)
PAID EMPLOYEES
The Charity has six paid employees (2021/22:7)
**5**
**ENDOWMENT OR RESTRICTED FUNDS**
The Charity does not have any endowment or other restricted income
**6**
**INVESTMENT ASSETS**
The Charity does not have any investment assets.
**7**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
FURNITURE, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT.|16,061
10,499
558
16,226
909
105,495
2,929
0
3,172
2,160| |---|---| ||164,898| ||7,335
87,353
0
0
1,241| ||95,929| ||0
0
0
0| ||0| ||funds.| ASSET COST Cost at 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023 ## ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION Depreciation to 1st April 2023 Charge for year Balance carried forward NET BOOK VALUE At 1st April 2022 At 31st March 2023 It is the Trustee's policy to write off as expenditure all new equipment purchased in the year. See Note 4 above - Direct overheads of Day Centre premises. ## **8 DEBTORS** Debtors Prepayment of direct overheads of day centre premises **9 CASH AT BANK** Current Cash Deposit ## **10 CREDITORS** 5 Year loan repayments commenced Sept 2021 Accruals of direct overheads of day centre premises ## **OTHER DISCLOSURE ISSUES** The Charity does not have any commitments not provided for in the accounts. The Charity has not given any guarantees. The Charity has not received a loan secured on any of its assets. At the year end the Charity did not have any contingent liabilities. SOUTH CARSHALTON SENIORS CENTRE ( Registered Charity 1182828 ) INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH CARSHALTON SENIORS CENTRE ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31st MARCH 2023 Respective responsibilities of As the charity's Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of trustees and examiner the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with the General examiner's report 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 audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my statement attention : 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act ; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 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. Dunstanette Kuti FCCA 17/01/2024 Head of Finance Community Action Sutton