Trnstees. Annual Report- Transforrnalion Centre Charty name.. TransfoTTnatiDn Centre Registered ch￿lty number.. 1191697 Charrtrfs p[incry￿1 address: 21 Orthant Street, Chichester. P0191DD Trustees.. Geral¢Jine Burn (resigned May 2024), David Heyward, Trevor James, Bruno Kondabeka . Anita Martin (resigned Odober 2023), Tom Snow. Structure, Govemance and Management Transformation Centre is a CIO registered with the Charity Commission. 11 15 managed by its trustees. New trustees are recommended and appointed ty the existsng trusiees in accordance viith the charity's constibjtion. All Ihe trustees have been briefed on the legal set up of the chanty and its COnSlitiJtion and are aware of their obligatsons and responsibilities ihrough Charity Commission publications. All Irustees have completed flt and proper persons and conflicts of interest declarations. O*"ectives and Activitses The objects of the charty are.. To advance the Christian taiih To relieve sickness and tinancial haTdship and to promote and preseNe good health To a￿anc* educanon To providp facilittes in the interests ol soclal ￿￿fare To promote racial harmony and better understanding. The charity Vjill engage in a￿$vIlleS to achieve Ihese o￿"ect￿e5. These indude making the charivs premises available. free or at a charge, lo organisations whose actsvities help meet the charity's objectives. The trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benetil and are th'mlty ot the Mew that all its objectives and aclmties are for thè public benefft. Achievements The premises have continued lo be used fve days a week by the Chichester District Foodbank as Iheif distributson and admini5tratsve Cenire. A dNersity event was held in October in partnefship with Chichester Bapt￿1 Church attended ty over 200. The Redeeined Christian Cliurch of Christ used the building on Sundays for mst of the year and Chichester Bqotist Church continued to use it once or twice a month for a Wellbeing Calé. A local community choir piactised regulatly at the centfe and other. more occasionab users, incltthd uther local churches and ￿SIdents. associalions and Chichester Co lege Chaplaincy. Flnancial Review The charity was largely lunded in the period by dorwlions and the rent paid by Chichester Foodbank. The trustees fegularfy review likety income and expenses and Iwe decided that. at this stage in the charity's development, it is athisable to keep £10,000 as a general reserve and designate a ftsrther £10,000 for future maj'oi repairs and improvements. The cash balances held at the end of the year are considered adequate given likety income and expendiluTes in 2024. 21 Orchard Strnet chicl￿ter The transfer of 21 Ofchard street Chichester to the charity was subject to legaEly binding conditions regaTding the use ol the building and wtth restrictions on sale. It follows thal while it is legalty the propety of the charty it 15 a restricted as5eL The building remains the charity's major a55et. DunrwJ the year, significant repairs were made to the building roof. Risk Assessment The trustees have Klenlified the mqor iisks b *thich they believe the ch￿lty is exp)5ed and visteffls have been established to minimise these Tbsks. The risks and sysiems are formalty reviewed regulaTIy, as appropTiate. The Principal risks rdate to the t)uilding, the actNittes carried out in the building and the income and expenses derived therefrom. Publlc Benefft In shaping the charity's objectNes and planning IL8 actiwtyes Ihe trustees have paid due regard to the ChaTty Commissit£ -"z### *qLbplon ¥ Fundto Currontvik B4 NAs8ts retsined for charity'¥ own u F￿￿tr￿jhkh B5 LlabSlltles urprosM¢￿rt behaWof¥U ￿ thJ¥tees SeTha￿re Prinl NaTF Da* of oval CCXX R2 Kfw#81&9 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS Reporttothe trustee51members of Transformation Centre on the accounts forthe year ended 31st December2023. RE￿EellvE RE5PONSI8ILITiESOFTRUSTEESAND EXAMINER The charitqs trustees con5iderthat an audit 1$ rèquired forthis yearlundÈr 5ecti¢yi 144121 of thecharities Act 20111 arid that an Independent examinaiion is needed. It is myresp￿S1bllitY1o'. examinethe account5 lundersection 145 01 the 2011 Actl, its Idlow the procedures laid down In the General Directions given byihe Chariiycornmission lund&rsoction 14SSXbl of the 2011 ktl, and iostate wheiher particular matters have cowe ro myanention ASIS OF INDEPENDENTEXAMINER'SSTATEMENT My examination was carried OLrt In accordance with General Directions g1V8n bythe Charrty Commisskmérs. An examination in¢ludes a revi9w of rhe accwnting record$ kept bythe organisètiffi and a cornparison ol the acc￿nIS presented with those rectyds. It a190 includes eonsideraiiw of any unusual it¢rns or disclosur¢s in the ae¢ounts. and s8ek1ng explanations Irtym the trusteès ttsnctrning èny such maiters The procedures undertèkfyn dD not proMd• all the evid•nce thai would be required In an a￿dI1. and consequenrly noopinion is 9iven as to ¥vherh•F thvt accounts present a Irue and 13irview' ènd the report is limited to tho$è m01ter5 set out in thè ytatement belcth. INDEPENDENT EV4MINE8'S sfATEMENT In tho ¢oJrsè ¢1 my¢￿MinatiOn. no matter has c￿¢ ttsmy•ttentlty) 1. which gw•¥ m* r••son4ble ¢•U￿ to boli•v• th•t in, •ny material rejpect, th• truitees nor m•1 rhe r¢quir•ments ioensurij that.. prop•r•ccauniing rectyds are kepi lin ac¢ordantq vlith section 130 of the Aetl,. and accounts bre prepar¢d which agree with thtr èctouniing records and comply with the accountirig requireme.n15 01 the Act, or 2. towhkh, In myopinion, attention shwld be drawn in orderto Ènabl& a proper under51Bndin9 01 tho aecounts ttsb• reached, Lomax Pavey Independent Examiners Ltd Unit2 The Broadbridge Bu5ine5s Centre Delling Lan Bosham P0188NF 1*h August 2024