## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1187934**
## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2025.
## **Reference and administrative details**
## **Registered charity name:**
Warmley Community Centre
## **Charity registration number:**
1187934
## **Operational address:**
20 Deanery Road Kingswood Bristol BS 15 9JB
## **Trustees and members of the management committee**
Mrs G Smith – President Mr T Bell – Vice Chair Mr J Hackett – Siston Parish Council representative Mrs J Stone – Treasurer
## **Independent Accountants:**
Charlton Baker Limited Chartered Accountants 61 Macrae Road Ham Green Bristol BS20 0DD
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Governing document**
Warmley Community Centre is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). It was registered on February 13, 2020 and its registered number is 1187934. All the activities of the Warmley War Memorial Hall and Community Centre, registered charity number 301643 together with its assets and liabilities as at March 31, 2020 were transferred to the CIO with effect from that date.
In the event of the CIO being wound up, the members of CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
## **Trustees**
The trustees, who served during the period and up to the date of this report, are set out on page 2. One half of the members must retire at each annual general meeting and offer themselves for re-election.
## **Risk management**
The trustees discuss the operational and financial risks to which the charity is exposed on a regular basis and systems, procedures and policies including those for Health and Safety, Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding have been introduced to mitigate those risks.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objects of the charity are:
To further or benefit the residents of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Warmley and the civil Parish of Siston and the neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.
The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
## **Achievements and performance**
The Community Centre continued to welcome new hirers throughout the year and is now the home for a very wide range of groups reaching all ages, abilities, interests and activities making use of all spaces within the building. A full list of all the groups and their activities is available from the office.
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
(continued)
In addition to the regular daily and weekly activities the Centre also hosted a number of one-off events, including the Warmley Flower Show, the bi annual Dog Show and the now popular Christmas Craft Fayre which provides small businesses and hobbyists from the local community the opportunity to display and sell their items.
The Centre also provided the venue for a wide range of private functions using the facilities of both the Main Hall and the Jubilee Lounge.
The trustees and staff continue to make every effort to improve the appearance and facilities of the Centre in order for it to be as welcoming as possible for all its regular users and visitors. Capital expenditure during the year under review included new furniture and the refurbishment of the former Games Room into the Sue Parry Room to commemorate her long standing membership of and service to the Community Centre.
The trustees are, however continually reminded of the fact that, due in part to the age of the building, unwelcome events occur. During the annual service of the central heating boiler in the autumn they were advised that it was obsolete which meant that in the event of a breakdown, no parts would be available for its repair. An application to the Suez Communities Fund for grant funding of £16000 towards the cost of a new boiler was fortunately successful. The new boiler has now been installed.
## **Financial review**
Income from lettings to groups, clubs and individuals remained steady for the year despite the loss of Milestones following their decision to move back to The Batch and every effort continues to be made by the Centre and its staff to attract new hirers, especially in the light of the competition from other local venues. The trustees continue to review the usage and income from lettings and are grateful to ongoing hirers when it is deemed necessary to increase rates in order to meet the running costs if the Centre.
The net contribution from the bars and catering of £12314, before wages, is also a valuable income stream. The use of the bar facilities is restricted to members attending regular activities and visitors attending private functions and one-off events.
Running costs are also monitored carefully and savings are made whenever possible. The gas and electricity expenditure rose by 14% and the costs of repairs and maintenance increased by 27%, despite the fact that a great deal of the maintenance work is carried out by Tony Bell, the Chairman.
A very special word of thanks is extended to the Warmley Ladies Friendship Group who not only hold their monthly meetings at the Centre but have continued to donate and make contributions towards new furnishings and equipment from their fundraising activities.
Similarly, grateful thanks are extended to the Film Screening Group which has continued to make donations.
## **Reserves policy**
It continues to be the aim of the trustees to build the free reserves and set up a sinking fund to meet the costs of essential repairs, maintenance and improvements to the premises to approximately £15,000.
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
(continued)
## **Plans for the future**
The administration team continue to work tirelessly to promote the Centre and try to accommodate all potential hirers, whether groups or individuals whenever and wherever possible in order to maximise use of the Centre.
Every effort will continue to be made to secure grant funding for necessary improvements with new toilet facilities and new roofing being the priorities. An application to the National Lottery for funding for new toilet facilities has been turned down, on the basis that the Centre does not meet the criteria of communities affected by poverty, discrimination or disadvantage. Alternative sources of funds are now being sought as a matter of urgency.
## **Trustees’ responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustee to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustee is required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
- Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provision of the Trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This above report was approved on December 19, 2026 and signed on by
A Bell
Chairman of the Management Committee
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **Year ended March 31, 2025**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Warmley Community Centre (the charity) for the ended March 31, 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. The financial statements do not accord with those records; or
3. The financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Paul Cridland FCA Independent Examiner
61 Macrae Road Ham Green Bristol BS20 0DD
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
|Notes
**Income**
Grants, gifts and donations
4
Charitable activities
5
Other income
6
Investment income
Total income
**Expenditure**
Charitable activities
7
Total expenditure
Net income and movement in
funds
Total funds brought forward
Transfer between funds
Total funds carried forward|Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
500
2,116
2,616
4,426
-
126,990
126,990
128,064
-
27,486
27,486
35,102
-
538
538
471|
|---|---|
||500
157,130
157,630
168,063|
||-
147,644
147,644
146,569|
||-
147,644
147,644
146,569|
||500
9,486
9,986
21,494
-
324,862
324,862
303,368
-500
500
-
-|
||**-**
**334,848**
**334,848**
**324,862**|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses of the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION**
## **MARCH 31, 2025**
|Notes
**Fixed assets**
11
**Investments**
12
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
13
Cash at bank and in hand
**Total current assets**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
14
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Funds:**
Unrestricted funds
15
Restricted funds
15|**2025**
£
301,829
6,841
8,932
30,598
39,530
13,352
26,178
**334,848**
334,677
-
**334,848**|**2024**
£
298,032
6,841
12,131
16,223
28,354
8,365
19,989
**324,862**
324,862
-
**324,862**|
|---|---|---|
These financial statements have been approved by the Management Committee on December 19,2026
and signed on its behalf by
………………………………. A Bell - Chairman
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025**
## **1. General information**
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charitable incorporated organisation in England and Wales. The address of the principal office is Warmley Community Centre, 20 Deanery Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 9JB.
## **2. Statement of compliance**
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **3. Accounting Policies**
## **Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
## **Going concern**
There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.
## **Financial instruments**
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
## **Income**
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific are applied to particular categories of income:
Investment income is included when receivable Income from charitable activity is accounted for when earned
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **Income (continued)**
Income from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, is accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance
## **Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of a charity.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.
## **Tangible assets**
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost above the threshold of £500, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent impairment losses.
## **Depreciation**
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Fixtures, fittings and equipment – 10 to 15 years – reducing balance
In the opinion of the trustees, the provision for depreciation on the historical costs of the land and buildings is not required for this financial year. The market value of the land and buildings exceeds the written down value shown in the financial statements.
## **Investments**
Quoted investments are stated at the valuation as at March 31, 2025.
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **4. Grants, gifts and donations**
|Gifts & donations
Legacies
South Gloucestershire Council – Area Wide
Grant
Siston Parish Council
Total
**. Charitable activities**
Lettings to groups, clubs and individuals
Snooker Clocks
Sundry income
Membership subscriptions
Total|Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
-
2,116
2,116
3,394
-
-
-
1,032
-
-
-
-
500
-
500
-|
|---|---|
||500
2,116
2,616
4,426|
||Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
-
108,041
108,041
108,533
-
15,563
15,563
14,019
-
3,386
3,386
1,633
-
-
3,879|
||-
126,990
126,990
128,064|
## **5. Charitable activities**
## **6. Other income**
|Bar and catering
Fund raising events
Total|Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
-
26,258
26,258
32,919
-
1,228
1,228
2,183|
|---|---|
||-
27,486
27,486
35,102|
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **7. Expenditure on charitable activities**
|Bar and catering
Support costs
Administration:
Salaries, wages and other staff costs
Printing, stationery and advertising
Telephone, postage and internet
Computer software
Premises:
Rates and water
Heat and light
Insurance
Repairs, maintenance and security
Sundries
Depreciation
Financial:
Bank interest and charges
Bad debts
Governance:
Independent examination
Legal and professional fees
Licences and PPL/PRS
D.B.S checks and training
Total expenditure|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Unrestricted
funds
Total 2025
Total 2024
£
£
£
12,944
12,944
17,753
59,902
59,902
61,708
558
558
546
2,262
2,262
2,403
1,355
1,355
1,225
512
512
4,167
24,795
24,795
21,665
9,430
9,430
7,406
24,042
24,042
18,950
1,062
1,062
1,957
4,836
4,836
4,365
239
239
275
1,152
1,152
-
1,050
1,050
960
901
901
1,200
2,448
2,448
1,857
156
156
132|
|---|---|---|
|||147,644
147,644
146,569|
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **8. Net income for the period**
This is stated after charging:
|Independent examination|2025
2024
£
£
1,050
960|
|---|---|
## **9. Staff costs and numbers**
Staff costs were as follows:
|Salaries and wages including social security
and pension costs|2025
£
59,902|2024
£
61,708|
|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the period was: Part-time staff – 6, (2023 – 6)
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year.
## **Key Management Personnel**
Key management personnel include all persons that have authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the charity. The total compensation paid to key management personnel for services provided to the charity was £nil.
## **10. Trustees’ remuneration**
The trustees received no remuneration during the year and no expenses were reimbursed.
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **11. Tangible fixed assets**
|**11.** **Tangible fixed assets**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Land and|Fixtures, fittings|Total||
||buildings
|and equipment|||
||£|£||£|
|Cost|||||
|April 1, 2023|242,214|62,935|305,149||
|Additions|3,931|4,702|8,633||
|Disposals|**-**|**-**|-||
|At March 31, 2024|246,145|67,637|313,782||
|Depreciation|||||
|April 1, 2023|-|7,117|7,117||
|Charge in period|-|4,836|4,365||
|Disposals|-|-|-||
|At March 31, 2024|-|11,953|11,953||
|Net Book Value|||||
|At March 31, 2025|246,145|55,684|301,829||
|At March 31, 2024|242,214|55,818
|298,032||
## **12. Investments**
|Listed charitable investments|2025
£
6,841|2024
£
6,841|
|---|---|---|
## **13. Debtors and prepayments**
|Debtors
Sundry debtors and prepayments|2025
£
8,632
300
8,932|2024
£
11,831
300
12,131|
|---|---|---|
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## **WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **14. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Creditors and accruals
**15. Restricted and Unrestricted funds**
**Unrestricted funds:**
Funds brought forward
Unrestricted funds transferred from previously
unincorporated organisation
Income
Expenditure
Transferred from Restricted funds
Funds carried forward
**Restricted funds:**
Funds brought forward
Income
Expenditure
Transferred to Unrestricted funds
Funds carried forward|2025
2024
£
£
13,352
8,365
2025
2024
£
£
324,862
297,437
-
-
157,130
168,063
(147,644)
(146,569)
500
5,931|
|---|---|
||334,848
324,862|
||-
-
500
5,931
-
-
(500)
(5,931)|
||-
-|
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **15. Restricted funds continued**
|South Gloucestershire
Council – Area Wide Grant
– towards improvements to
the heating system
Siston Parish Council –
funding for new furniture
Total|At April 1,
2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfer to
Unrestricted
funds
At March
31, 2025
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
500
-
(500)
-|
|---|---|
||-
500
-
(500)
-|
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**WARMLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 (continued)**
## **16. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|Fixed assets and investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets
Fixed assets and investments
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets|Restricted funds
Unrestricted
funds
Total funds
2025
£
£
£
-
308,670
308,670
-
39,530
39,530
-
13,352
13,352|
|---|---|
||-
334,848
334,848|
||Restricted funds
Unrestricted
funds
Total funds
2024
£
£
£
-
304,873
304,873
-
28,354
28,354
-
8,365
8,365|
||-
324,862
324,862|
## **17. Related parties**
Creditors, amounts falling due within one year include loans from a trustee totalling £5,532 (2024 £5,532)
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