Trustees, Annual Report for the period ~ 01 August 2022 to 31 July 2023 Section A Reference arKI administration details Charity name: Fleetvllle Communlty Centre Olher ne$ charity is known by Community Centre Regi8tered Charity Nlmber 1185826 Charity'8 prfndpal adthess Royal Road St Albans AL14LQ Name of the charity trust•e8 manage the charity Jacqwkne Brennan. Chalr David Martin. Vice£halr Catherine Stemple. Treasurer Valerie Goodyear-Burrow Peler Jones Giuseppina 'Jo¥' Mad¢x Brendan Murphy Syeda Momolaz Rthlm Section B Structure, govemance and management Do8¢rlptl¢)n of charfty'• tru•t• Typa of governlng document The Fleetwlle Communty Centre'8 goveming document Is Ihe Constitution of thè Fleefville Community Ctntre, adopted 15 May 2019. How th• Charfty13 con8iitut•d Fbetville Communty Centre is organi8ed as a Charitable Ir•worated Organisation (Foundation Structure) whose only votlrwj nxmbw8 we tts Trustees. Trustee $ele10n method8 Tnmtees are appointed for a terni of t18 year8 by a resolution passed at a prorwly convened meetkng of tho ctharity tru8tee& Addlllonal gov•rnanco tssu•g Ioptlonal Inforniallon) All trustees glvo their tlme vthlmtarity and receive no remurwation or other benefits for Ihoir Committ•e service.
Section C Objectives and activities - To prornole. for the benefit of the inhabitants of Fleetville without distinction of sex or political, rellqious or other opinions by associating the local authorities. voluntary organisations and Inhabitants in a common effort to advance edutIOn and to provide lacilities In the interests of sticial welfare for recrealion and leisure- time occupation with the obied of improving Ihe conditions of lrfe for the said inhabitants. 8ummary of Qhe objects of the charlty set out In It8 govemlng document - To establish or to secure the establishment of a community Centre. Summary of the maln Actlvltles undertaken for the publSc benefit In relatlon to these objects Ilnclude wlthln th18 sectlon the statutory declaratlon Ihat trustees have had regard to the guldance Commlssion on publlc ben•flt) Manage the Centre on behalf of residents liviThJ in Fl•etville and the surrounding area. Promote the use of the Centre as a community facility and resource for the social. leiswe and educational interests of local residents. Provlde accommodation for hire to two pre-school settings. Offer space for hire for dasses, clubs, events and religi+9 gatherings within the community. Addltlonal dalall8 of obJectlve8 and a¢tlvlt108 (Opllonal Infomiation} The Centre employs one regular member of staff. a Centre Manager. as well as occasional supply staff. Fundraising and social events are run by the Cenlre, its users and other wJhJnteers who generously donate many hours of thelr tlme to make these events a SUCss. Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achlov•m•nts of tho charlty durlng the year Centre HigNights Although a new community centre building remains on its current projects Ilst, st Albans Council have deferred the start of this project Indefinitely. In Ihe meantime. we Continue the upkeep and maintsnance of the existing building for our users. Financial HIgh1h1$ The accounts show an increase In centre expendltures of around 8% over the previous year, largely due to increasing staff costs and commercial deanlng. This was more than offset by income from lettings, which IneaSed by over 8% from the previous year. Many k)ng-term hirers who had left the Centre due to the unrtainty regarding the new build timeline have now returned. and there are also many new regular hirers. We continue to offer ad-hoc sessions as before, on average 1-2 limes per week. The Centre received a number of small grants totaling £600 this year. SUPPOrting our offerlngs to the Community including a providing space for a Wami Hub in the winter months and Cool Hub in the summer. Fundraising Highlights Weekly Knit and Natter sessions on a Monday. a 'pay as you ke. communlty café on Tuesdays and Recreation for the Retired {table tennis) on a Friday, all bring in regular small donations into th8 cenlre. A Quiz Night was held May. The Centre raised additional fdS at Larks in the Parks in July.
Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Centre held cash at bank of £80.697 al the end of the 202212023 financial year, of which £50,000 has been set aside toward the anticipated finishing costs for the new Centre. We aim lo hokl at least £25.000 in reserves al the end of the year. Detalls of any funds materlally In deficit There are no funds materially in deficit. Section F Other Optional Information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnaturels) Full namesls) Jackie Brennan Catherine Slemple Position Chair Treasurer Date ,1,./23
| Bank Balance(year end31stJufy) | 2O22123 ff |
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| CurrentAccount YearVariation DepositAccount YearVariation New BuildFund yearVariation Non income banking(deposits) --rotalv-ariation |
7,207.gg (tg,1:6?..4gl 73,98O.OO 23,239.65 0.00 (SG.OO, {434.031 -grsgz:lg- |
26,309.g2 LO,S2g.lz 50,740.35 LZ,OO6.!2 56.00 (S,125.g31 O.OO __Tdl?ao-l- |
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| Income | ||||
| Lettings: | ||||
| Contract Ad hoc Total |
47,309.00 9,996.00 56,294.00 |
42,Lgo.oa 9,574.50 5r,754.50 |
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| Events&Miscellaneous2,736.7L Donations&GiftAid 2,339.g1 Grants 600.00 NewBuild 0,00 Bankinterest 239.G5 - |
g79.gg L92.04 L5,767.00 0.00 6.32 |
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| Totaf Grandtotal Expenditure |
5rgt6.t7 - 62,210.L7 |
16,945.35 -6g,699.g5 |
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| Staff ContractorMaintena nce/Security Iotal |
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23,959.51 1,003.07 24,961.59 |
- 25,195.90 3,439.50 -- 29,625.N |
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| Building Maintenance EquipmentRepairs Total Utilities: |
-- | 2,929.52 3,079.99 61007.50 |
- | 3,465.02 0.00 31465.02 |
| Gas Electricity Water Tefephone/lnternet/WEB rotat ffi |
3,02g.53 4,442.96 2,4!O.gg !,!77.2s |
4,959.01 4,423.53 952.30 L,L99.1g 11,343.t2 |
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| Totalcostcarriedforward | 42,O2g.gt | 43,433.54 | ||
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| Totaf cost | brotqhtfuuad | /lz"G!e3r | 43,{33.!i4 | ||||
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| Rent Rates |
1,730.00 400.gg |
1,767.00 396.75 |
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| Insurance Licences/Subscriptions Total |
+ | 2,031.91 509.20 4,67LSg |
ffi | 3,924.77 0.m 5,17t53 |
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| Cfeaning | 7,427.66 | g$1.23 | |||||
| Waste&Hygiene Total |
t,797,.49 gr2lg.15 |
% | t,246.54 21155,77 |
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| Grandtotaf | New Equipment,Incoffice Resafe Misc,IncTrustee Misc Stationary/Printing ManagerExpensesl Training New Build Meetings/Events/FundR*ingExp Totaf |
ffi | 60&&0 0.m 574.49 0.m 11124.60 0.00 0.m 395.20 2'703.13--,,,,,,,,n, 5t€e2.93 |
1,049.99 lm.00 1,920.99 205.36 376.67 0.00 20.m 0.00 3,573.00_ 54,3{O.94 |
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| Year$rrpfus | ffi | +5frL19 | - | 14rlSg.01 | |||
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