ANNUAL REPORT AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Leatherhead Community Hub Charity Registration No. 1190394
LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION WORKING NAME.. Leatherhead Community Hub {LCH) CHARITY NUMBER.. 1190394 START OF FINANCIAL YEAR: 1 st April 2024 END OF FINANCIAL YEAR.. 31st March 2025 TRUSTEES WHO SERVED Mr A Moulton (Chair) DURING THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.. Mr M Currie (appointed 15 February 2025) Mr R Furze (resigned 31 March 2025) Mrs P Homer-Long Mrs A Lee {resigned 5 February 2025) Mrs J Moore Mr M Williams GOVERNING INSTRUMENT: Eslablished as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIO} under constitution dated 131h July 2020 OBJECTS The objectives of the charity are to provide facilities and services for the local community both itself and through acting as an umbrella organisation for other charitable and publiclprivale partners in and around North Leatherhead in Surrey. The charity aims to fulfil these objectives wilh the help of their partners and a team of eXperIend volunleers. The Trustees confimi that they have referred lo the guidan contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing its aims and objectives and in planning future activities. CORRESPONDENCE.. Leatherhead Community Hub Kingston Avenue, Leatherhead. Surrey KT22 7PX BANKERS.. The Coryoperative Bank PO Box 250 Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6 Metro Bank 91A High Street Epsom. Surrey KT19 8DR
LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB (LCH) TRUSTEES REPORT Introductlon The Board of Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and accounts for the period ended 31 March 2025. Structure, Governance and Management Trustees, appointment Trustees are appointed with regard to the skills required by the charity and their dèdication to its purposes. Trustees are appointed for an initial period of three years and can serve up to three terms. The Trustees meet on a quarterly basis to deal with strategic matters, to approve policies and major operational decisions and lo monitor the progress of the charity including ils finances and risk issues. Operational matters are delegated to the Management Board and Operations Team which meet more regularly to evaluate progress against the obiectiV8s agreed with the Truste8 Board. The trustees welcomed the appointment of Mr Mark Currie during the year and ar8 grat8ful for the contribution made by Mrs Amy Lee during her short tenure on the Board and for the service of Richard Furze who has been Treasurer since the charity was founded and who st8PP8d down on 31 March 2025 . Trustees Responsibilities The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Ihe Irusl and of the surplus of the trust for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to.. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently Make judgements and estirnates that are reasonable and prudent Prepare financial statements on the going concem basis unless it Is inappropriate to presume that the trust will continue in existence. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records. which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the trust. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the trust and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on publi benefit. Partnershlps The charity has been established as an umbrella organisation for several charities with Ihe common aim of serving the people of North Leatherhead and its environs, rebuilding a true sense of community, hope and support. The charity is independent ofthe partner organisations and there are no fomial partnership agreements. Hire agreements are entered into, where relevant, for the use of parts of the community centre. The partners are:
All Saints Preschool Epsorn and Ewell Foodbank- The Good Company Mid Surrey Communty Fridge The Hive Citizens Advice Mole Valley The Gathering Church Molebridge GP Practice The Links Centre 2030 The chariiy is also most graleful for the support it is receiving from Mole Valley District Council and Surrey County Council as we continue to develop services for the area. Achievements and performance On behalf of Leatherhead Community Hub, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported us during the last year, by volunteering their time, donating money. coming to the café and joining in community activities. As we approach our third anniversary, we have seen LCH develop from an empty, rundown building into a thriving community centre at the heart of North Leatherhead. Last year, we welcomed ov8r 40,000 visitors lo the Old Schoolhouse Café and other community aclivit18S and events at the Hub. Our friendly and affordable Café is one of the top-rated eateries in Lealherhead and has become a second home and support neOrk for many. One regular told us: 'The café means everything to us. Like a warm. friendly. caring family, you make us feel loved and part of the community. Thank you so muGh.' At least 30 other local organisalions and community groups regulady use LCH for art workshops, yoga classes, bingo evenings, counselling sessions, peer support groups and much more besides. in line wilh our vision for the Hub to be a place for people to connect, have fun, leam, and gel the support they need to thrive. LCH has become a safety nel for individuals and families who are struggling financially and in other ways. Thanks to the generous support from funders, the community is able lo access many free or affordable activities. including our monthly community meal (Family Feast) and children's movie night {Friday Film),1 as well as our annual Summer BBQ and Christmas Party. We also run a weekly Advice Café. offering drop-in advice on debt, benefits and other issues, working alongside other local charities and service providers. As one of Surrey's Warm Welcome venues, every Glient who visited the Advice Café between November and March was offered a £5 Pay it Forward voucher. Back in May. we signed a 25-year lease agreement with Mole Valley District Council, enabling us to invest in improvements to the building and facilities for the long-term. We created a new meeting room for hire, refurbished the kitchen and toilets by the main hall, and installed new flooring in the Café and double glazing in the Hive creative arts space. There are already plans to bring the old pigeon sheds back into use in the coming year. During the summer our on-site partner, All Saints Preschod, was threatened with closure due to funding cuts. Greatly needed and well loved by the wider community, LCH and olhers
stepped in to help put together a recovery plan and we are delighted that the future of the Preschool is now looking much brighter. Another highlight of the year was seeing the community come together to protect their local GP service. The Molebridge Practice. At a packed meeting organised by LCH. which was attended by the Integrated Care Board, local residents shared their concems about reductions in GP seryices and difficulties accessing appropriate and timely care. Their feedback was inslrumental in facilitating the transition to new management under Dr Barham and Dr Manlzari, and we look forward to working with them to support this vital service. In September, we partnered with the Mary Frances Trust to launch the Men's Pitstop - a weekly welcoming, confidential space for men offering peer support, and a valuable chance to chat and share. with a particular focus on mental health and well-being. Then in November. we took part in a Camival of Kindness. organised by Freewheelers. including a colourful lantern procession followed by drinks in the Hub. Prior to the event, we hosted lant8rn making workshops - each lantem celebrating the daily acts of kindness between friends and neighbours in North Leatherhead. The following day. we held our annual Christmas party and craft fair, with plentiful food and a live band. The children got to meet Santa in his grotto and parents were able to buy affordable new and nearfy nèw Christmas presents. In February, local families were treated to a free performance of the River Runner, an exhilarating tale of courage, community and speedy skating, performed by a very talented group of actors and musicians from Famham Maltings, a pioneering Surrey-based cultural organisation. We look forward to hosting them again later this year. None of this activity would have been possible without our amazing team of volunteers, trustees, and staff. This year, Linda joined the Café team to help run the kitchen, and Julie and Stuart replaced Be¢ci, as our fundraising and bookings officers, respectively. More recently, Claire and Ruth came onto the payroll to recognise their vital role in managing our finances and running the cenlre. We are so grateful to everyone who has helped to bring LCH'S vision to life on a daily basis. Thank you also to the many individuals and organisalions who have generou51y donated to us over the past year, both financially and in-kind. These indude the Community Foundation for Surrey s Winter Povety Fund. Elliptycs. Garfield Weslon Foundation. Leatherhead and District Lions, Leatherhead Churches Together, Leatherhead Parish, Leatherhead Poors Allotments, Lucio's Coffee & Deli, Mole Valley District Council, National Lottery Awards for All, National Lottery Community Fund, Spec Digilal. St Giles & Sl George's Ashlead, St Mary s Church Fetcham, Super Llama. SUeY County Council. The Gathertng Church, Toyota Community Fund, The Meeting Place Bookham, Pethick Lawrence Society, UKSPF Communiiy Hall Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme. Wates Family Enterprise Trust. Your Councillor Community Fund, and Zest Technology Ltd. We appreciate all our donors and supporters. and we would love to stay connected with you. Please do come along to our Cafe and say hello. You will always be assured of a very warm welcome!
Financial Review The results for the period and the charity's financial position at 31 March 2025 are shown in the following financial statements. During the period. the Charity had income of £274.271 {2024= £219.3711 and expenditure of £275,290 {2024.' £175,148). There was an operating deficit of £1,019 {2024'. surplus of £44,223). Voluntary income remained strong and continued to benefit from a major three-year grant from the Nalional Lottery Community Fund towards utility costs and the costs of employing our Caretaker. The National Lottery Community Fund also provided support for us to 8mploy a Community Chef. In the year 6nding 31 March 2024. we were very fortunate to receive a significant donation from an individual supporter to help us establish ourselves as a sustainable operation and that support enabled us to seek out and secure additional funding from both trusts and govérnment bodies to support our ongoing activities and improve our facilitiès - we wer8 able to generate almost £30,000 more support from Trusts than in 2024. We also received almost £25,000 more support from government bodies primarily focussed on improving th8 building and we are v8ry grateful for Mole Valley District Council's support in this regard Cafe takings increased and margins improved. This was despite keeping prices as low as possible and was largely due to higher sales volumes and tighter controls on stock and wastage. On the cost side, salaries increased significantly as we brought on board more part time staff to support the delivery of our objectives to support the community in North Leatherhea¢J. We took on a long-term lease for the whole of the building and incurred major building costs of over £88.000 mainly relating io the reslrucluring and refurbishment of the nursery. th8 creation of an additional meeting room and energy efficiency improvements. This expenditure was supported primarily by grants from Mole Valley District Council and the generous support of many individuals. Planning for the future We will look to obtain funding to support our work in supporting the community both through providing suitable space for our partners to carry out their community focussed activities and through activilies we organise ourselves. We will continue to build on the SucsS of the café while keeping prices as low as sustainable. We are also hopeful that we will be able to obtain funding for further building improvement work which will enable some of our partners to operate more efficiently and lo allow us to provide more to the community-
Reserves policy Given the potential volatility of income and the age of the building which may require further investment, we aim to hold unrestricted reserves representing between 3 months and 6 months core expenditure to ensure that we can meet our ongoing needs. At the year-end unrestricted funds represent approximately 4.5 months of our expected core expenditure. The Trustees are satisfied that, for the present, actions have been put in train to ensure the financial viability of the charity. This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 20 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by.. Chair of Trustees.. Mr A Moulton 20 September 2025
LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 UnrÈstrict•d Restrictèd Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds Notes 2025 2025 2025 2024 InmIng r•SoUr$ Voluntary in¢om* 21.307 147.061 168,369 123,520 Income from Charitable Acbvit 104,192 0 104,192 91,870 Income from other Trading A¢lMtie8 1.711 1,711 3,981 Total incoming r•sourc•s 127,210 147,C61 274,271 219,371 R•sourc•s •xpond•d Costs of Charitable a¢livilie$ 112.057 156,959 269,016 171,697 Costs of fundraising 6,274 6,274 3,451 Total r•sourc•s •xp•nd•d 118,331 156,959 275,290 175,148 Nel movement In fvnds 8.879 19.8981 11.0191 44.223 Tolal fund$ brought lonvard 65,100 42.339 107,439 63,216 Total funds carrd forward 32441 106420 107439
LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025 314tsr 2025 314lar 2025 314Aar 2024 Non cuffent a•wts Detiors 3.750 Cufrent assets Detéors Cash at nk aftd in hond 6.933 106417 113.350 4250 133249 137.539 Crgdltors.. omounts l•lllThg duo T*Athln on• year 10.680 30.100 Nei current auèts 102.670 107.439 106,420 107,439 Th• fvndi of lh• charlty: Unrtstiict•d funds Unrestrictod revgnug lundg 0è8watèd fijnds 48.979 40.1QO 25.000 25 000 73.979 65.100 Restncted fiJnd8 10 32.441 42.339 T81 charfty funds 106,420 107.439 Trustees. Andrew Moulton (chair) Mark Cule (Treasurer) Approved by the Board on 20 September 2025
LEATHERHEAD COMMUNITY HUB NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 1 Accountlng pollcles 8asis of preparation The accounts have beerb prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and with the Charities Act 2011. Incomlng resources Donations Donations are credited in the year in which they are receivable. Associated gift aid is recognised in thé period when th8 donation is reeeived. Resources 6xpend•d Expenditure is recognised when a liabilty is Incur. 2 V(*ntary thcome 2025 2025 2025 2024 unr•10d Rostrlct•d Totsl Totjl 4.879 23.780 28.659 43.156 7.800 5.925 13.725 10.067 8.000 69.388 T7.388 47.656 44.043 44.043 19.070 3.925 4.553 1.145 2.426 147,061 168.369 123.520 Donations ty indmduals Donations ty organisation8 Grants from trusts Local Grants Gift Ad Event income Total Voluntary Income 628 21.307 3 Income from Charhable Acil¥kl 1025 2025 2025 1024 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Total 74.267 74.267 17.037 17.037 12.888 12.888 Totsl 65.246 15.493 Cafe Takings Rent from LCH partners Rent for other room hire Total income from charitable aalvhles 104.192 0 104,192 91,870
4 OtheT trading adivhies 2025 2025 2025 2024 Unrestricted Restrided 1.210 501 ToLIl 1.210 501 Total 3.878 103 Event income Community actmiies Total Incoffle fvom other tradlng activities 3.981 s Costs of charitable activities 202S 202S 2025 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Salaries Cafe supplies Event costs Comrnunty activrties Rent and rates Utilities Cleaning supplies Repairs and maintenance Building refurbishment Other building costs Equipment purchase Garden costs Marketing, printing and IT Legal costs Insurance Other general administratNe costs Total costs of charltable actlvitles 43.804 29.220 1.460 43,486 87.290 51,810 6.017 35.237 34,340 1.460 3,782 6.903 5,240 12,185 12.241 14,533 14.533 17,369 901 746 778 1,637 85,387 88,561 27,480 2.992 2,508 3.431 6,334 206 787 1.953 1.698 4.122 1.352 1,315 1,441 7.112 4,409 156 959 269 016 171 697 6,096 12.185 778 3,174 2.992 3,431 206 1.953 4,122 1.352 5,671 112057 6 Taxatlon The chanty is exem0 from tax on rts charrtable actmties. 7 Dobtors 1025 2014 Rerrt dep)srt 3.750 Totsl Non Cufreni Debio 3.750 Gfft aid Prèpayments Other detrtOTS 908 3.750 2.274 1.145 3.145 Totsl Cuirent Deblo 6.933
8 Creditorn amouDts falling due within one year 2025 2024 Creditors and accruals Loans Deferred income 9.982 22.100 3.000 5.000 698 Total creditows 10.680 30.11)0 9 Unrostrlcted Fund• General funds 2025 2024 Balance at 1 Aw'l 40.100 33.540 Incoming resources Outgoing resourcès sUrU{defiCItI for the year 127.210 134. 154 118 331 102 594 8.879 31560 Balance before fund transfers Transfer tolfrom Dèsignated fvnds 48.979 65.11)0 25.0001 Balance ai 31 March 48.979 40.100 Deslgnatad funds 2025 2024 Balance at 1 April 25,000 In¢oming resour¢6$ Outgoing resources Surpluslldeficill for the year Balance before fund transfers Transfer lolfrom general reserves 25.000 25,000 Balance at 31 March 25 000 25 000 Totsl unrestrlcted funds 73.979 65,100 The designated fund is held lor Ihe purpose of ma¥rtainiro ihe buihyiro from Ythh LCH op8rates in good corKIitK)n for the wmmunty 10 Re[Icted Funds 2025 2014 Balance at 1 Awil 42.339 29,676 Incoming iesources Outgoing resources SurFAuslldeficrtl for the ye 147.061 156.959 19.8981 85.217 2.554 12.663 Balance at 31 March 32.441 42,339
01Apr Inc(wne Expen585 314lar 2025 2025 2025 1025 Nab"onal Lottery Specrficcore costs Mole Valley Di$lridCoundl Cornrnunty de¥eloprnent Mole Valley Llslnct Councsl and in(h"(*Jals CaprtJ tyuilth.ng projed Community Fund gJfrey Comnwjnrty 8thes Olhèrfunds 8,013 17.589 15.000 53.038 142 5121 7.118 123.0071 61.079 176.0791 13,825 17 3711 12 002 7990 147.061 1%,959 18.539 1.700 6451 5748 32,441 1.737 42,339
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Leatherhead Community Hub We report to the trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Leatherhead Community Hub I'the Trust'l for the year ended 31st March 2025. Responslbllllles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'}. We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out our examination we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl of the Act. Independent examinerfs stalement The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and we are qualif18d to undertake th8 examination by being qualified members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales We have completed our examination. We confimi that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination which gives us cause to believe that, in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2. the a¢¢ounts do not attord with those records" or 3. the accounts did 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 We have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which altention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the ac(x)unts to be reached. Signed Prinl Name Louis Allsop ACA for and on behalf of Ashton Allsop Limited Effective Date 20 September 2025 Relevant professional qualification or body Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales