All Saints Community Centre Chair’s Annual Report
Since our last meeting in May 2023 the centre has been going through a challenging season, with many changes and difficult decisions having to be made by the Trustees. However, it continues to serve the community, hosting a mix of regular and one-off groups, serving the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our local area.
Review of 2023
Staff
Major changes took place in our staffing in 2023 as our finances dropped. With much deliberation it was decided by the Trustees that Bev Price would be made redundant from her job as Centre Manager. She gave her usual commitment to run the centre, support centre users and encourage new volunteers right up until the last day. She finished on 29[th] September 2023 and was paid a final salary with any holiday not taken.
The Centre continued to employs a cleaner (Caroline) and caretaker (Alan). Following Bev’s departure we took on a part-time Operations Manager to keep the office ticking over and take booking etc. We recruited Mej-Brit Adamson and she began her job on 13[th] September 2023, allowing for a brief time of hand-over for some tasks from Bev.
Trustees
We have found it very difficult to recruit new Trustees. There are no new members coming forward from the church or community so we needed to find at least two new trustees. Long serving trustee George Pengelly resigned on 19[th] November and Tom Willoughby resigned on 30[th] November 2023 which left us without a Treasurer.
By the end of 2023 we were left with Tracy Bevill (Community), Becky Lines (Church), Rory Clare (Church), Bernard Rowe (Church), James Price (Community) and Dave Orchard (Community).Long serving trustee, Dave has been less active due to ill health. We wish him well and understand if he can’t continue as a trustee. Thanks go to everyone for all the effort they have put in, especially Tracy who is often on the front line and Becky as Secretary.
Finances
Unfortunately Tom resigned without having completed the accounts and this left us in desperate need of a Treasurer or at least a book-keeper. Despite everyone’s best efforts no one could be found before the end of the year. Due to our limited resources we were not in a position to pay for them to be done. We will continue to ask around for suggestions and hope it is resolved before the accounts need to be submitted to the Charity Commission.
In the meantime we need to keep day-to-day records of petty cash income and expenses in the usual way and we will ask the Operations Co-ordinator to make sure bills are paid.
Our income has dropped during 2023 as there is no more Lottery funding. We received grants amounting to £20,000 from the NHS via Volunteer Cornwall, to be a Community Hub which has been vital. Some groups who were previously funded by grants will probably have to start paying for hall hire in the coming year to keep us solvent.
Building Project
The first phase of building project, the toilet in the Church was completed in September. This should make the church space more user friendly and take the pressure of the Community Centre, especially on Sundays.
The second phase is the alteration and refurb of the community centre. Nanette NewtonHinge continues to offer her time to assist us with this, negotiating with and chasing the architect. We will have to get new quotes as too much time has elapsed since it was initially done and we are having second thoughts about the upstairs extension.
Community Centre-Church relations
The church and church groups continue to use the centre facilities. The Chair, Churchwardens and new Ops Co-ordinator strive for clear communication and mutual understanding.
The Church toddler group, All Sorts@All Saints, run by Becky Lines continues to thrive and benefits from the warmth and storage of the Community Centre. We host their Christmas Carol singing event. We hope for more joint activities in the future when we can mutually support each other.
Summary
The charity is at a critical point. Volunteer numbers are low at the moment and income from hall hire is not sufficient on its own to sustain us. We need to recruit new trustees and volunteers. These are challenging times and the Trustees would benefit from looking again at the business plan and seeking partnerships with other organisations if the Centre is to be viable beyond 2024.
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE - BUSINESS ACCOUNT 2023
| Income: Cornwall County Council Volunteer Cornwall OnlineTransfer from Reserve Account Autofunding (Transfer from Reserve Account) FP Cornwall Trust Debtors Fund MHA Hire of Hall FP Access Training Donations Integrated Care Services (NHS) Refunds Easyfunding TOTAL: Expenditure: Salaries Staff/Volunteer Expenses HMRC Pensions Diocesan Loan Bank Charges Professional Fees: Architects 3974 Accountants 1224 Professional Services: HR 3157 Business Consultancy 300 Premises Security 117 Fire Appliance Checks 230 DBS Applications 110 Utilities: Gas 2009 Electricity 1943 Water 1761 Maintenance/Repairs Insurance JDS Builders (106 funding) Centre Supplies Supermarkets Telephone/Internet IT Services/Support Crisis Fund Integrated Care Servcies (NHS) Cornwall County Council Autofunding (Transfer to Reserve Account) |
52348 20000 32902 106651 304 1000 6789 3874 100 354 211 80 16 |
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| 224629 45376 5983 10531 1926 2000 60 5198 3914 5713 2935 2550 41968 3788 1485 1334 633 449 54 18 88363 |
TOTAL: 224278
ALL SAINTS' CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE - RESERVE ACCOUNT 2023
| Income: Autofunding Integrated Care services (NHS) Bank interest TOTAL: Expenditure: Online tranfer to Business Account Autofunding (Transfer to Business Account) TOTAL: Excess Income over Expenditure Balance in CAF Bank as at 31.12.23 |
88240 659 787 |
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| 89686 29752 109923 |
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| 139675 (49989) 22080 |
WGLEBE FARM,CROWAN,CAMBORNE, CORNWALL TR14 9NB. 01209 832151 IOTH FEBRUARY 2024 ALL SAINfs COMMUNrrY CEFffliE TUCKINGMILL CAMBORNE CORNWALL. rt on accounts for ear 2023. I have examined all the bank statenmlts relating to the above COMMUNITY CENTRE held by CAF BANK Sort Code 40.52.40 AUnt number O(K)89795 (Gold Account) and Account number 012749 (Business Account) t is my opinion that il would appear that while the listed Income and Expenditure seems correct as it is listed in detail , I have not had the opwlrtunity to inspect the receipts to verify this, however this does not in my opinion raise concerns. The Income l Expenditu while listed in detail shows a difference of £77.12 &8 opsed to what appears to be held in the CAF accounts. This means that while the trading figure shows10&8 of £50,187.43 on the year, the CAF accounts balatKes show only a decre of £50,110.31. The a&sumption is that £77.12 has been recorded somewhere within the baDk accounts aod not listed. However the figures made available to me are all rounded up and not precise, therefore this may be why th¢re is a diff¢T¢nce In baIancing the Bank accounts I have treated the Gold Acwunt &$ a balanced transf¢r of funds to the Business account within the year as ONE account &s they are operdted on an auto funding b&sis with automatic transfers in and automatic transfers out resulting in a balanced movement during the In my opinion the method of accounting needs to k¢ clarified in firtu. as while in my opinion there are not any major discrepancies within the 2023 year, improved accountancy processes need to be followed to comply with the requirements under the General Directions given by the Charity Commission in 15(5b) of th¢ 2011 Act. M_I, nL.S Al&8tair Mcleod Independent Person reviewing these Accounts.
ALL SAINTS COMMUNITY CETrifRE FINANCIL YEAR 01101123 TO 31112123 INCOME BANK RECONCILLIATION CORNWALLCOUNTY COUNCIL VOLUNTEER CORNWALL FP CORNWALL TRUST DEBTORS FUND MHA HIRE OF HALL FP ACCESS TRAINING CK)NATIONS INTEGRATED CARE INHS) REFUNDS EASY FUNDING INTEREST INTEGRATED CARE (NHSI £52,348.00 £20,000.00 BUSINESS £304.00 RESERVE £l.000.IXJ £6.789.00 BALVKES £3,874.1)0 £100.LKJ £354.00 £211.00 £80.00 £16.00 £651.57 OPEN BAL CLOSE BAL £200.76 £79.82 £72,C69.37 £22,080.IX¢ £49,989.37 £120.94 £85,727.67 EXPENDuRE SALARIES STAFFNOLUNTEER EXPENSES HMRC PENSIONS DIOCESAN LOAN BANK CHARGES PROFESSIONAL FEES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UTILITIES MAINTENANCEREPAIRS INSURANCE JDS BUILDERS (106 FUNDING) CENTRE SUPPLIES SUPERMARKET PURCHASES TELEPHONEIINTERNET IT SERVICESISUPPORT CRISIS FUND INTEGRATED CARE INHS) CORNWALLCOUNTY COUNCIL £45,376.00 £5,983.CNJ £10,531.00 £1,926.00 £2,CN)O.00 £60.00 £5,198.00 £3,914.00 £5,713.00 £2,935.00 £2,550.00 £41,968.00 £3,788.00 £1,485.00 £1,334.00 £633.00 £449.00 £54.00 £18.IXJ £135J15.00 BANK BALANCE DECREASE £50,110.31 INCOME I EXPENDITURE DECREASE £50,187A3 ADJUSTMENT n.12 Page 1
SAIMfs CHURCH COMMUNrry c AccouKfs 2023 The attached accounts for both the Business Account and Reserve Account have been ompiled solely from the CAF Bank Statements for the year endiThJ December 2023. No account has been talwi of whether ary ineome was restricted as this information was not available. Reference to 'Autofundiw' has been included to give a clear picture of the transfer of funds between accwnts. These accounts may / nw not be acceptable in this form to the Charity Commission and the Reserve and Business Accounts moy require some fom of independent scrutiny.
ALL SAINTS. CHUR H COMMUNITY ENTRE- B INE UNT 202 Income: Comwall County Council Volunteer Comwall 52348 20000 OnlineTransfer from ReseNe Account Autofvnding ITransfer from ReseNe Account} FP Comwall Trust Debtors Fund MHA 32902 106651 304 1000 6789 3874 100 354 211 80 16 Hire of Hall FP Access Tr8ining Donations Integrated Care SeNices INHS) Refunds Easytunding TOTAL: 224629 Expenditure: Salaries St8fflVolunteer Expenses HMRC Pensions Diocesan Loan Bank Charges Pyofessional Fees.. Architects 45376 5983 10531 1926 2000 60 3974 1224 Accountants 5198 PrOfeSsnal SeNus: HR Business Consuhancy Premises Se¢uTrty Fire Appliance Checks DBS Applications 3157 300 117 230 110 3914 Utiifiies: Gas 2009 1943 Electricity Water 1761 5713 2935 2550 41968 3788 1485 1334 MaintenancelRepairs Insuranc8 JDS Buders(lo6 funding) Centre Supplies Supem)arkets Telephonellnlemet IT SeNiceslSupport Crisis Fund Integrated Care Servcies INHSI Comwall County Council Autofunding ITransfer to Reserve Account) 633 449 54 88363 TOTAL: 224278
ALL SAINTS. CHURCH COMMUNITY CENTRE- RESERVE ACCOUNT 2023 Income: Autofvnding Integrated Care seNtes INHS) Bank interest 88240 659 787 TOTAL: 89686 Expendlturn: Online tranfer to Business Account Autofvnding {Transfer to BusSness A¢¢ount) 29752 109923 TOTAL: 139675 Excess Income over Expenditure 149989) Balance in CAF Bank as at 31.12.23 22080