**CRANFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE Trustees Annual Report And Financial Statements Year Ended 31[st] March 2025** 



## **CRANFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|1188795|
|---|---|
|**Number**||
|**Trustees**|Mr Raymond Munkley (Chairman)|
||Mr Nick Cade-Westcombe - resigned|
||Mr Daryl Saint|
||Mr Alan Metcalf|
||Mrs Donna Johnson|
||Mrs Diane Wigley|
||Ms Pauline Kinns|
||Mrs Meredith Cade-Westcombe - resigned|
||Mrs Helen Kennedy|
||Mr Chris Gilbert|
||Mr Chris Brown – New|
||Mr Michael Squires - New|
|**Contact**|Mr Raymond Munkley|
||Cranfield Community Centre|
||Thillans|
||Cranfield|
||MK43 0WP|
|**Bank**||
||CAF Bank|
|**Independent Examiner**|Mr H Distin FCA BSc|





## **THE CRANFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARITY TRUSTEES REPORT YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025** 

The Trustees present their Annual Report together with the Independently examined accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2025. 

## **Governing Document** 

The Charity was registered on 30[th] March 2020 and is governed by a Constitution of a Charitable Organisation adopted on 18[th] March 2020. 

## **Objects of the Charity** 

- A. To further or benefit the residents of Cranfield 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 quality of life for the residents. 

- B. 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 association in furtherance of the above objects. 

## **Activities** . 

The Centre now host regular, art classes, exercise classes, bell ringers, Women’s Institute, Cranfield Market, NHS child development surgeries and Parish Council meetings to name a few, in addition the hall is hired out for birthday parties, wedding breakfasts, and bookings continue to increase. The Trustees have also started a Table Tennis club for over 16’s. 

The Trustees have continued to purchase any necessary fixtures and fittings to allow the building to operate. In addition, the Trustees have undertaken the first redecoration of the main hall, it is planned to undertake redecoration of the meeting room and reception area.. The Trustees roles have continued undertaking day to day roles associated with the running of the Centre. 

The Trustees also decided not to increase the hire charges for 2024 as it believed that increasing the charges may put potential hirers of when the Trustees are trying to increase bookings. Hire charges will be reviewed at the end of 2024. 

The playing fields have yet to be adopted, though it is forecast that work should start on bringing the playing fields up to the correct standard should start in late 2025, therefore the changing areas still remain closed. In preparation for the playing fields being adopted, at the request of the Trustees, the Parish Council is pushing through plans for an extension that will include storage for sports equipment and an office for the Trustees. 

## **Financial Review** 

The Community Centre income totalled £34,670 (£32,661), excluding Grants, an increase of 6% Total expenditure was £38,430 (£32,354), an increase of 19%, due to significant redecoration in the hall and water heat repairs plus purchased of defibrillator. 

## **Reserves** 



The Community Centre Charity considers that the level of reserves is currently sufficient to allow the Community Centre to open successfully in 2025-26. September 2025 will see, in accordance with the lease, the first payment of an annual rent. 

## **Public Benefit** 

The Trustees are aware of the Charity Commissions guidance on public benefit and consider they the charitable objects fall well within the public benefit guidelines. 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees 

Mr George Munkley Chairman 



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under s.145{5}Ib) of the Att.
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accounts set out in the Chartties (Accounts and Reports) regulations 2LKJ8 other than any requlrement
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11 Court Road
Cranfield
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201344
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500
31.546
446
31,521
647
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Totsl R•Nlpts
678
493
35.170.1
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Jdit & ktount*tyfees
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Charityoonations
c1￿1n6
Fire& Stturity
Firtures& Fittin
Gask Elortitlty
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Ingjrante
100
375
179
350
323
346
3.BBI
1.657
676
13,477
69
350
292
6,392
1,486
16,087
403
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Rep*rs& Maintenance
Sa¥rie5
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software
Tdephone& Intffnet
Trah*l
Waste Dispos
Water& Saver4t
360
6.156
5.733
112
376
879
315
2.163
903
3fj0
2,214
1,053
354
1,104
1,747
321
38,430
32,354
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307
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3.236
28,646
1.206
59
31.147
5.806
27,976
2.625
36.407
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I PufCha￿ol Defibrillator
2 First red￿oratIon ofhal & water h*terrwirt