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
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|Bank Balance(year end31stJufy)|2O22123
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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-|
|Income|||||
|Lettings:|||||
|Contract
Ad hoc
Total||47,309.00
9,996.00
56,294.00||42,Lgo.oa
9,574.50
5r,754.50|
||||-||
|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|
|Totaf
Grandtotal
Expenditure||5rgt6.t7
-
62,210.L7||16,945.35
-6g,699.g5|
|Staff
ContractorMaintena nce/Security
Iotal|-
--|23,959.51
1,003.07
24,961.59|-
25,195.90
3,439.50
-- 29,625.N||
|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|
|Totalcostcarriedforward|42,O2g.gt|||43,433.54|
||||-||
|Totaf cost|brotqhtfuuad||/lz"G!e3r|||43,{33.!i4||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Rent
Rates||1,730.00
400.gg|||1,767.00
396.75||
||Insurance
Licences/Subscriptions
Total|+|2,031.91
509.20
4,67LSg||ffi|3,924.77
0.m
5,17t53||
||Cfeaning||7,427.66|||g$1.23||
||Waste&Hygiene
Total||t,797,.49
gr2lg.15||%|t,246.54
21155,77||
|Grandtotaf|New Equipment,Incoffice
Resafe
Misc,IncTrustee Misc
Stationary/Printing
ManagerExpensesl
Training
New Build
Meetings/Events/FundR*ingExp
Totaf|ffi|60&&0
0.m
574.49
0.m
11124.60
0.00
0.m
395.20
2'703.13--,,,,,,,,n,
5t€e2.93|||1,049.99
lm.00
1,920.99
205.36
376.67
0.00
20.m
0.00
3,573.00_
54,3{O.94||
|Year$rrpfus|||ffi|+5frL19|-||14rlSg.01|
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