## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period - 01 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** 

## Section A  Reference and administration details 

Charity name: **Fleetville Community Centre** 

Other names charity is known by 

## **Community Centre** 

Registered Charity Number **1185826** 

Charity’s principal address Royal Road St Albans AL1 4LQ 

Name of the charity trustees who manage the charity 

Brendan Murphy, Chair David Martin, Vice-Chair Catherine Stemple, Treasurer Valerie Goodyear-Burrow Giuseppina ‘Josie’ Madoc Syeda Momotaz Rahim 

## Section B  Structure, governance and management 

## **Description of charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document The Fleetville Community Centre’s governing document is the Constitution of the Fleetville Community Centre, adopted 15 May 2019. 

How the Charity is constituted Fleetville Community Centre is organised as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Structure) whose only voting members are its Trustees. 

Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits for their Committee service. 



## Section C  Objectives and activities 

**Summary of the objects of the -** To promote, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Fleetville without **charity set out in its** distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinions by **governing document** associating the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisuretime occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. 

- To establish or to secure the establishment of a community Centre. 

**Summary of the main** Manage the Centre on behalf of residents living in Fleetville **Activities undertaken for the** and the surrounding area. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** Promote the use of the Centre as a community facility and resource **this section the statutory** for the social, leisure and educational interests of local residents. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** Provide accommodation for hire to two pre-school settings. **Commission on public benefit)** 

Offer space for hire for classes, clubs, events and religious gatherings within the community. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

The Centre employs one regular member of staff, a Centre Manager, and subcontracts other services such as cleaning and maintenance to other providers. Fundraising and social events are run by the Centre; its users and other volunteers generously donate many hours of their time to make these events a success. 

## Section D  Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

Centre Highlights 

As part of our ongoing building improvements, the Community Centre applied for and was granted a significant Energy Efficiency grant from Groundwork UK to fund the installation of solar PV panels and a storage battery. 

## Financial Highlights 

The accounts show an increase in Centre income and expenditure of around £50,000 over the previous year. This primarily reflects the Energy grant income and the offsetting cost of installing the solar panels.  Apart from that, Centre income remained at a similar level to the previous year, which was sufficient to cover operating costs. 

The Fleetville Community Centre received a number of other small grants totalling £1,750 this year, supporting our offerings to the community including our Community Café / Warm Hub on a Tuesday. 

Fundraising Highlights 

Donations and Gift Aid contributed over £4,000 to the Centre this year, while fundraising events, including our annual Christmas Craft Fair, raised a further £4,416. 



## Section E  Financial review 

Brief statement of the The Centre held cash at bank of £77,647 at the end of the charity’s policy on reserves 2024/2025 financial year, of which £1,326 are restricted funds raised and set aside for a permanent memorial to one of our long-term volunteers. 

We aim to hold at least six months’ operating expenses in reserves at the end of each year. 

**Details of any funds materially** There are no funds materially in deficit. **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 charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full names(s)** Brendan Murphy Catherine Stemple **Position** Chair Treasurer **Date** 13 / 03 / 2026 13 / 03 / 2026 



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||2O24l2s|||2023124|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||f|
|Bank Balance (Yearend31st July)|||||
|Current Account|4,005.06|||L,053.50|
|YearVariation|2,951.56|||(5,153.89)|
|DepositAccount|72,3L5.0L|||74,336.59|
|YearVariation|(2,O20.s71|||3s5.s8|
|RestrictedFundsAccount|l_,325.50|||L,325.50|
|YearVariation|0.00|||1,325.50|
|Non income banking (deposits)|0.00|||0.00|
|UndepositedFundsVariation|44.86|||(2s.00)|
|Totalvariation|||975.85|__t1{o_o:91)_|
|Letti ngs:|||||
|Contract|39,535.35|||37,207.99|
|Adhoc|_16,90?24|||_1s,1s9.3?_|
|Total|56,44.3.60|||52,359.25|
|Events&Miscellaneous|4,515.91|||2,667.LO|
|Donations&GiftAid|4,257.L2|||5,048.40|
|Grants|53,991.00|||1,305.00|
|NewBuild|0.00|||0.00|
|InsuranceProceeds|0.00|||L,967.94|
|Bankinterest<br>Total<br>Grandtotal|_998.44<br>63,752.47:<br>L20,t96.O7|||_L,O6L.42_<br>11,950.85_<br>64,309.11|
|Expenditure|||||
|Staff|Lg,gg7.g2|||21,655.66|
|ContractorMaintenance/Security|_3,L651'|||_3,L60n_|
|Total|23,153.69|||24,9t6.37|
|Building Maintenance|55,431.60|||10,930.90|
|EquipmentRepairs||||_3,626.1J_|
|Total|57,239.39|||t4,557.67|
|Utilities:|-806.?8_||||
|Gas|6,540.6L|||3,343.33|
|Electricity|4,47L.63|||5,185.28|
|Water|695.55|||918.83|
|Telephone/lnternet/WEB|_L,L92.5?|||_r,L34.43_|
|Total|12,900.36|||to,582.87|
|Total cost carriedforward|93,292.43|||49,955.91|





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||2O24l25||2023124||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||f||
|Bank Balance (Yearend3lstJuly)|||||
|Current Account|4,005.05||1,053.50||
|YearVariation|2,951.56||(6,153.89)||
|DepositAccount|72,3L6.0L||74,336.59||
|YearVariation|(2,O2O.57l-||355.58||
|RestrictedFundsAccount|1,325.50||1,325.50||
|YearVariation|0.00||1,325.50||
|Nonincome banking (deposits)|0.00||0.00||
|UndepositedFundsVariation|44.86||(2s.00)||
|Totalvariation||975.8s||_(1,so_o:!1)_|
|Letti ngs:|||||
|Contract|39,536.35||37,207.gg||
|Adhoc<br>Total|L6,9O7.24<br>56,443.50||_15,150.3'<br>52,359.25||
|Events&Miscellaneous|4,515.91||2,667.LO||
|Donations&GiftAid|4,257.L2||5,049.40||
|Grants|53,991.00||1,306.00||
|NewBuild|0.00||0.00||
|InsuranceProceeds|0.00||L,867.94||
|Bankinterest<br>Total|998.44<br>63,752.47||_L,O6L.42_<br>11,950.96||
|Grandtotal||L20,t96.O7||54,309.11|
|Expenditure|||||
|Staff|1g,gg7.g2||21,655.66||
|ContractorMaintenance/Security<br>Total|3,L65.77<br>23,153.69||_1160.?1<br>24,8t6.37||
|Building Maintenance|56,431.50||10,930.90||
|EquipmentRepairs<br>Total|806.78<br>57,239.38||_3,62611_<br>L4,557.67||
|Utilities:|||||
|Gas|6,540.61||3,343.33||
|Electricity|4,47L.63||5,195.29||
|Water|695.5s||918.83||
|Telephone/lnternet/WEB<br>Total|L,L92.57<br>12,900.35||_L,L34.43_<br>ro,5g2.g7||
|Total cost carriedforward|93,292.43||49,956.9t||





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|---|---|---|
|Total costbroughtfonrard|93,292.43|49,955.91|
|Rent|1,730.00|1,730.00|
|Rates|376.82|250.51|
|Insurance|2,320.t0|2,109.90|
|Licences/Subscriptions|_13199.|_257.20|
|Total|4,7ffi.92|4,yl7.sL|
|Cleaning|14,006.00|8,457.23|
|Waste&Hygiene|__1,s?0.9L|_1,835.45-|
|Total|15,576.91|10,293.68|
|New Equipment,Incoffice|t,793.62|1,191.04|
|Resale|0.00|0.00|
|Misc,IncTrusteeMisc|1,095.43|L,L29.73|
|Stationary/Printing|55.77|119.88|
|ManagerExpenses|1,515.13|1,320.33|
|Training|12.00|12.00|
|NewBuild|0.00|0.00|
|Bank feesandcharges|118.58|0.00|
|Meetings/Events/FundRaisingExp<br>Total|_1499t3-<br>5,Sg.S_|4,211.82<br>438.84|
|Grandtotal|t19,220.22|58,809.92|
|Year(Deficitl/Surplus|975.85|(4,500.8u|
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