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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GISTERED CHARrrY 1184542 Independent e￿mIner's report to the trustees of Wootton Communhy Centre ('the Centre,) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Centre for the year ended 31 D￿ember 2023. Responsibilities and b&sis of report As the charity's trnstees of th¢ Centre you a￿ resFKTrnsible for the preparation of the a¢counts. Having satisfied myself that th¢ a￿OUnts of the Centre are not required to be audited and are eligible for independent exatnination, I report in re5pe¢t of my cL￿ninatiOn of your chariws accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities A¢t 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In Carrying out my examination I have followed the directions giv¢n by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. I""d¢ptndeni ¢xaminer's sltem¢nt I have completed my examination. I confwm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me ¢ause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of the C¢ntr¢' or the accounts do not accord with those records. or the accounts do not comply with th¢ accounting r¢quir¢ments other than any requirement that the a¢￿untS give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. or the accounts have not been p￿Pared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of R¢¢ommeDded Practice for accounting and ￿[M]rtIng b), Charities (applicable to charities preparin8 their ae¢ounts in accordance wtth the Financial Rewrting Standard applic&bl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I have no concerns and have come acro55 no other matters in c4)nnection with the ¥￿Ill￿dI￿On to whlcn attentson should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understhnding of the aC￿unts to be reached. Pci Michael GranRe BA (Hons) FCA MDG Business Associates Limited Room 73 Wrest House Wrest Park Silsoe Bedfordshire MK45 4HR Date.. ..2210412024......................... Page I

Wootton Community Centre Ch8irman Statement The Centre has m8intained its letting capacty overthe lasttwelve months and is nowfully operational inclurjing the letting of the football pitches. The users include many groups providing physical activities and soft play. The conference facilities and forum meeting rooms are used by local and national organisations constantly. The Trustees meet on 8 regular basis and are grateful to both Lorna and Alan for their contini iing effort5 in co-oroinatingthe lettings and maintenance of the site. For the firsttime the Centre was able to PLrt on a successful Food Fest and Music Event which saw over 2,000 villagers 8ttend and will continue to provide further activitiey forthe Village. We continue to PTovide a clean and safe let to 811 our customers.