REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE1125956 (Ell*nd and Walei) REGISTERED CIL4RITY NUMBER: AI94135 Re rt of iho Tru$tee% and Un•udlted FID4ndal StAtem?nt• for the Year Ended 31 MAreh 2024 CCW Lirnit¢d Chartcred Accountants 2951297 Churyh Street Blackpool Lanca8hire FYI 3PJ Claremont Park Communl Cohtents of tbe Flnandal St*temt P4ge Report ofthe TTh•t¢ei I to 3 Independent E%Amlllee• Report Ststsment offFlnand￿ A¢dthi B*lan¢e Sheet Notei to the FIll0nd￿ St#trm¢Jts 8 to 13 Detllied Statement of Fln*ndAI A¢thldei 14 laremont Park Communl Centre CIO ort of tht Truste¢s ror the Yc*r FJnded 31 M&rch 2024 The trusie¢s prcgcnt thcir Tfport with the financi&l statements of th¢ Charity for lh¢ y¢ar ¢ndcd 31 March 2024. Th¢ trwt¢es have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statwnenl of Reconlln¢nded Pr￿LiCe applicoble to charities preparing thcir actouDts ￿ accordance with the Fillaiicial Rcportjlig Staiidard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelaiid (FRS 102) l¢ff¢ctive l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Ob5ectlves and almi To fijrthcr thc ben¢fit tli¢ r¢sidL'nts of Clairmont in Bluckpool und ihL nci¥hbourf)ood wiilioui distiiKtioii of scx. sexual orientatiOE). racc. or of pol1r1￿1, religious or other opiiiions by a.%soci#lin¥ together the said residents And local auihollties volunidry dnd other organibations in a comTnon effort to advance cducaiion dnd 10 prowde faciliiic8 in the inieresis of s￿la1 w¢ltwr tor rccreation alld leisure ume occupatioii witliiTr tile objKtiv¢ of improving th¢ conditions of life foi. the Ividei)ts. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMAI¥CE Charllable Attl￿de% A5 In151cc.8 of Claremotit Park Community Cenire CIO wc arc pleased to report on the aciu'evements ond perfonnBnce of th¢ charity OWCT th¢ fIna￿lB1 year ¢Dding m￿'ch 2024. Our ch￿Ity'S mi851011 15 to SUPPDrt tlie re$id¢nrs of ClaT¢rnont through the provision ora w¢l¢omin8 und well Inallaged ¢ommuni¢y space. We have conti)]uEd to mdke stridc% towards this godl thi ri¢w￿la] year are ple&sed to be welcoming long 8t&nding and new users of the Centr*. During this year we have successfully completed 4 mAjor renovaiion of ihe Centtr, providing a second community sp&ce. * brilliant new Cvmmunity kntchLn. bcltcr aecess lo our w0jiikr￿l gdrden Snd inude the Centre more welcoming. In addition, works have also been coinpleted to ensure the Ccnrrc is fit for pU￿05e for many y¢ars to comc. W¢ hAv¢ also welcomed back E number of ￿up& w thc Ccntye providing invalullble support And aetivits¢$ tor our¢ommunity. r financial perforna￿¢ lor th¢ year r¢flc¢tcd the c¢onomiG and fundrnising challen8es that many chaTitics arc lacin& however wc are pleased to havc rcecived fviiding from C.ad¢nt wiiliiii the year to einploy two Co%L of Livin¥ SuP￿rt advisors to 5UPPOrt memb¢rs ol'our cwiirnunity who are also la¢ing finllncial challenges. As we say goodbye to one mcrnbcr of staff, we are ple8B¢d to hAv¢ plans to welcome new s¢alT to thc Ccntrc irteludirtg a new Cenuy Cuvrdinator wid two Cuyl of Liviiig Suppon Adviyor% ai?d looking fonvard to developiiig our tsrrLr uiid ¢n88gemeni plans. We are deeply grateful to oiu communiry, funders, volunteers and partners, whose unwavErin8 SUPWbrt has been ess¢ntial in gelling us thi& flir. wc look forward to d¥v¥lupiii¥ Ih¢s¢ dnd ￿nIler tTrarlnLrshipli in IhL fulurL. We are provd nf whar we have aLLumplished this year and are Lonfidcni th4t, witli the continu¢d supp(Trrt of t￿r comrnunity, a bht of li&rd work aiid a loi of vision, we will bE able to mee¢ the ch&llen8es ahead aiid further our mission to provide o brilliant cornrnunity 8p&¢e foT th¢ p¢oplc of Clarcmonl. FINANCIAL REVIEW PrI￿tIp￿ fundlng Fithdin8 wag primllrily soughi from grants. witb 8DmE furthcr incorn¢ from Toom hirc and community ￿￿draiSing. Reserve5 poIIcy A8 a Liew charity wc arc workillB towards a resetve$ policy of ihree month5 opefdtional costs. At 31st 2024 ther¢ was d surplu5 Ott the getteral reserrfes held of £6,192. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng docurnent Thc charity ig controlled by its governittg document Bnd 15 a C'haritablc In¢orporaied Organi.%atiDtI (CIO) Tcgi5tered with thc Charity Cummission un th¢ 19th Aprtl 2021. Pase I Claremont Park Cornmunl Centre CIO ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024 STRUCTURE, GnVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEf4T Recrultment and appolntment of neiy trustees Recrniment appoinlment of new tNstees Tn￿ttt$ are appointed only where they have the necessary Skills ￿ld Lommilment to the Lharity. Tr Ix)ard ¥omply w&th the organiwtions safer recruitment policy ensurin8 indivith121s from und¢r-r¢pr¢sentcd givcn equal opportunity. A8 tru14t¢¢5. we haye continued io stren8ihui our gov¢rnance processes to ensure transparency and accountability aiid have welcomed three new tTuslp our Visiwi. MI￿￿10n and operdtional plan f(?r the Ccntrc whieh will b¢ complct¢d in the next f￿a￿la1 yw. MoE*hiy JD¢vtings of the board hAVe cn6urcd proF¢r ovcr6ight througknui thc year. Rl$k mana¥ement Th¢ tru¥t¢¢s hav¢ a duty lo idcntily ￿ld review tile risks to which the chaTity is exposed and 10 ensure appropTial¢ contro15 are in pla¢¢ io provide Icasonablc ussurance againsi fraud and c￿Or. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DET AILS Rtglst¢rcd Company number CE0259S6 (En8laiid and W&lesl Reglslered Charfty number 119413S Regljtered offi¢e The Old Library Clarcmoiil Road Blackpool Lanc¥sbiru FYS 2QJ Tru¥tees L S William8 S Dun5ta L A M Wliitc S E BiY)wn T J Allan Mrs E J Pelili lappoiJLlcd 1.9.23) Mrs F Nicholson l&ppoint¢d 6.4.231 Mr l Tdylor luppointed 6,4.23) IndepelldeTrt Ex#mlner Paul Ronscn FCA CCW Limited ChArtercd AccountonrB 2951297 ChurLb Streel Blackpool Lancoshi FYI 3PJ Approved by order of the board of rTUStees on......... . - and si￿ed on ils bch81f by.. Page 2 Claremont Park Communft C¢ntre CIO ort of the Trustees for the Year Lnded 31 March 2D24 L A M While- TTU5tee Pago 3 Inde endcnt Examintr's R¢ Cl#r¢mont Pthrk C rt to the Truste ntr Independent exAminer'8 report to the Irustee9 of Claremont Park Comtnunlty Centre CIO {'tke Company.) I rq)ort to thc charity m)stees on my examination of the accounts ufthe Company for the year ended 31 March 2024. RespthnslhllltleB and basis of report As th¢ chaiiry's trusiees of thc Company (and also its directors for (h¢ purpoqes of company law) y¢)u r¢sponsible fol. the prcparAiion of thg acco￿t5 in accordance with the requimnents. of the Compani¢s A¢t 2006 {'the 2006 Aci'l. Having satisfied rnysclf that thc accounts Df thc Company are noi r¢quircd lo bc auditcd und¢r PRrt 16 of the 2006 Aci and are eliwblc for indcprndent examination, I rcpon in respec( of my ¢%amination of your ¢harity'$ I￿Oul1￿ 8& canied oui und¢r S¢¢tion 145 of tho Ch8rilies Act 2011 I'ihc 2011 Act,). In c&rryin8 Out my ex8niin&ii¢)D I h&ve followed the Direction8 given by ihc Charily Cotnniission wider SeLiion 14515) {b) of the 20) I ACL Independent examlner's statement I have ¢ompletcd my cxaminalion. I conllrm that llo matters have come to my atteniion in connection the &y￿￿]nd110n giving me cause io belicve.. accounting records wcrc not kept in resF