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2025-04-05-accounts

R￿lstered ChaTitY No- 1203583 TOGETHERNESS COMMUNITY CENTRE Trustees, Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 05 April 2025

CONTEi%TS PAGE Legal and Administrative Details Trustees, Report Independent Examiners. Report Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts io

REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTRATIVE DET AILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADI'ISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 0$ APRIL 202$ Trustees Bishop Euston Anthonic Copcland Lennox Michael Hamilion Rith Bailcy Ch#rity r￿lStettd Number 1203583 Date of Chritble Regi$lr4tlOD 15 June 2023 Principal o(fice Taylor Road Day Ccwc Wak¢f￿ld Hall Taylor Road Miicham CR4 JJR Independent examine A¢¢ouniing Assist Clo Good io Giv¢ Bankerj Barclays Bank

TRLISTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR E.NDED 05 APRIL 2025 The Board ol Trusiees. who are the trnsiees for chariiy law. purposes. submii their annual re￿ll and Ihe financial siaiemenis of Togeiherness Communiry Centre for the year ended 05 April 2025. Th¢ Board ofTrust¢¢s conf1rn￿ ihai thc annual rcpon a[￿ financial S￿1cmCn[S comply with cu￿¢nt statutory requiremenls. the Charities SORP IFRS 102). and applicable accounting standards. Structiire Rovernance manaEemenl The 3 Trusteei are: Bishop Eusion Anihonie Copeland Lcnnox Michacl Hamil￿￿ Riia Bailey The Trusiees play a primary role in ensuring gor￿ goVerna￿e and functioning of the foundaiion. Th¢ Board's rolc. funciions and rcsponsibiliiics arc quiic clcarly dcfincd. The Chariiy currenily has a sirong ieam ofAdvisory board members in the UK who hav¢ h¢lped LO securc financial suppon and contribuic io the funwc planning ofihe organisaiion. G<bYtrninR Dolument: Togcthcrncss Communily Ccntre is a Charithblc IncoTP)raicd Organisati¢)n (CIO) lornied on 15th Junc 21123 and registered As a charity on 15, June 2023. Reeruitment Ind appointment of Tn￿teel. The ￿mberS of the General Tntstee Board are trusiees for the puryN)se of charity law. New trustees maybe appointcd by rcsoluiion ora mcciing of thc trusicc5. The chariiy s work is focuscd on s￿porting ihc inhabithnis of Mcnon and surrounding arcas through cducaiion. social-wcifarc activiti¢& recrcion. and thc opcrntion ora community ¢¢ntre in line with ils chariiable objcciivcs. The General Trustee Board sccks io ensure ihot ihc nccds of this group Are oppropriotcly rcflectcd throubh the diversiiy of ihe trus*e Ix)dy- to enhance the poieniial FN)ol oftru51ees the chariiy has through sclcctiyc adi'ertising and nctworking with i'oluniary organisations actiic in the sccior sou8ht io id¢n¢ify ihosc who would bc willin8 to b¢¢om¢ m¢mb¢rs orth¢ ¢hariiy and us¢ thcir own ¢xp¢ri¢n¢c to assisi thc chariiy. Rl¥k Managcment: Wc arc committcd to a policy of idcntifying. monitoring and managing thc risks that mighi adV¢￿lY ffcct (hc activitics in which wc arc involved. In this conlcxt. risk is dcfincd as ihc polcntiul io fail to hL¢V¢ chunty objcr¢iv¢s und for10s5, firwttrLoI urtd r￿Ul￿ti1)nal, itth¢r¢nt irt th¢ ¢rtvironm¢txt in which we opernie in the nature ofthe transactions undertaken. The principal risk of ihc charity has bccn it5 dc￿ndcncC on volunlary incomc. Trustccs havc inilialcd various processes io mitigate such risk so thai the charity has sulTicicni reserve in Ihc eveni of adverse condition{sl. Thc tTUStc(s havc also cxamincd oihcr opcrational and businc55 risks which thcy facc and confirni that they have taken SLeps to miLigaie the significani risks.

TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR EliDED 05 APRIL 202$ P￿b]I¢ Benefi¢: The Trustees have complied with the duly in Section 4 ofthe Clwities Aci 21KI6 and have paid due rcgard to publi¢ ￿n¢fil whcn pr¢pJring this rcport. ￿ner11 wovided io th¢ public is ¢OIL515t¢nt with the aims of the charity in UK. Objectives and activities: To promote for the benefit ofthe inhabiWWS ofmerton and surrounding areas wiihoul disiinciion of scx. scxual oricniaiion. racc or of poliiical. rcligious or other opinions. By associaiing togcthcr. the said inhabithnts and thc local authorilies. volunwy and other organisations in a common effort lo adyancc Lyjucation and io proNidc facilitics in thc interest ofsocial welfare for recreaiion and other leisure lime occupauons with the objects or improvinx (he condilions ofiife ofthe said inhabithnts. To esthblish or s¢cure the csthblishm¢ni of a commurtity cenirc and io maintain and manage Ihe same wheiher alone or in c(￿rni10n wilh any local auihoriiy or person or Erf)dy in furth¢r4mcc of thcgc obj¢¢ts. Nothing in ¢onstitutiott ghall authorisc an appli¢aiion of ihe property of ihe cio for ihe pu￿ose$ which ure not charithble in accordance with (Section 7 or Ihe Charities and Trnsiec Invcsim¢ni IS¢oiland) Aci 2(KlS1 and {S￿lI0n 2 ofthe Chariiic$ Act INorth¢m Ir¢landl 2JU¥). Opcrational costs for this year have been supponed by donations from Tnts￿eS and general dOn￿lon9 receii'ed through fundraising ociivities. Fin#nci41 rcvicw: Th¢ largc5t coniribution io charity for the year Came (Tom the grants followed by donaiions. The chariiy began lis charitable aciiviiies from 151h June 2023. The Chariiy Currently aims to desi8nate the tothl fwid received less expenses for the main objeciive or thc charity. Pl#n fnr future p¢riodq: The Chariiy plans to dcvclop a ncw fundraising straicgy io includc mass markcting. Bcsidcs mass marketing and events. Ihe chariiy is aiming io achieve lis iargets through ￿UritIU donations from willing Individuals, tnLSts and foundaiions and corpora supporters. A d¢v¢lopm¢ni board may be creaied io help Èiiclude other avenues or rundraising io be includcd in the yearly progrnmme. Statement of Board of Tru8tees' re$ponsihilili The Board of Trusiees are restK)nsible for prerAring the Annual Report and ihe financial statements in aCCordar￿¢ with applicablc law and United Kingd(Kn Gcncrally Acccptcd Accounting Practicc. Charity law applicable to charilies in EnglandAVales requi￿¥ the Board of Trus￿e$ to prepa rinancial statements lor each financial year which gii'e a true and luir view olthe sialc of affairs of the Charity and of thc surplus or dcficil of thc Charity for that pcriod. In prcForing th05c financial statements Lhe Board of Trnsiees have: Selected suitable accouniing p)licies and applied Ihem consisienily. Made judgments and esiimaies thai are reasonable and prudeni.

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INDEPEjDE.NT EK4.IIINER'S REPORT FOR THE I'EAR EliDED 05 APRIL 21)25 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TOCETHERNESS CO￿lmuNITy CENTRE I reFK>rt on the fJthqDcial Sthlemenls of the ehariiy for the year erthd (15 April 2025 which coD]prise the SlalemeEJt ot"Trinancial Aclivili¢s and Balance Sheei with associai¢d ￿1¢ 'IThI% TCPI)T¢ 1% madl. %i?Icly io thc ¢hoTity's TnJac¢s. as a Wy. In air(iidJn¢c with lic?n 145 )f lh¢ Lhori11tr4 Aci 20118nd rLgulaiions ma(k undLY section 154 ofthai Aci. My w'ork has been utMILYt8kcn so thoi I mighl stsie li) IhL LharilYs"I'ruslLxs iknsl maltLrs l am rLNuirLd lo sthte kn IbLXn in an in(kTtndL￿l exatllin¢Vs rLptsri and ti)r ni) i)Ihu Tc) lh¢ tiEll¢xl ¢xl¢nl PUTnili¢d by la￿. l th) nol accq)l or as&um¢ [¢Sp(￿sibIlIty lo anyon¢ other Ih4n ihc Lhaniy and Ihc rhaTiry'% Iwslccs % a b(Kly. fcTrrmy cx4minalion w(wk. RESPECTIVE RESPOI%SIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMIPIER "Ihe LhaTiIy's.I￿$Ices are resPOn5ible for the preparation ofihe finanLial slalemenls. and ihry consider thal an al￿11 14 n(11 reqU￿¢d IOT IhL¥ yLar iindLY ￿tIon 144121 of LhariIiL￿ Acl 21111 (the Acil and Ihal ￿7 indtycndcnl cxamin&iion is nccdd. .'x4ll￿JrtL ihL' aLcounls Sectii)n 145 ofihe Charities Acii., 'I'LI Ic)Ilciw the proLedures l#id in GeThLYal DireL[l￿5 wv¢n by the Chariiy Commtssioners IiindLY %LXllI)Th 14515xbi i)I' thL Lhariiies ALI)., and .1 ci ￿[alL whL'ihLY paniciilar mailers have L￿me ￿ my altention. B•sly of IndvpLdfn¢ Ex4mkn¢r'5 rnpilrt My L'xomLnaii£)n was LarriLxi Lwi in aLCI)rdanLe wilh ihe c￿￿ra1 nireciLOtIS 8jVLm hy the Charity L(Immisi(InLrs. An lx1￿￿1natloTr incl￿AL a review of itk. accouniin8 fLYords kepi by thL (ir()upA)istricl and ¥i)mpaiL%(Trll ()t'th¥ pr¥xnliYJ with ilM)S¢ tword¥. li &1%) includL C4)n$id¢rati(￿ of wiy unusual iliiiis or di%ilci¥ur¢% in th¢ a¢ii)UnL% and %¢¢kin8 ¢xplanalll)n% fr(Trm ￿)￿ a% ¢cini¢min¥ any 4Jih inaii¢r%.'lTh¢ prciLL'(hirL undL¥rtakLm 4Li) ncii proiiik. ttll ihL' L'vidLYJLL' Ihai wou141 bL fLYIIJLfLxI in an audii. LiinwuLnily no (IpiniiHJ 1% gLVLn Ds lo whLther the accounls PrL￿ent a'tr￿ a￿1 faw. view and the reTx)n is limilL￿ io those mtiiier% sel 4>uI in ihe slaiemeni bek)w. Indeptndtnt Ex#mlner's 5tttmeDI Sn i(Trnn¢ill(>n with my ¢x¥mitwuthk m￿ter has eorn¢ lo my 8iniion.' 11 which gives me rea￿￿￿&b]e cause lo believe that in any material Teyci the rewiTement lo keL¥ aLLX)uThlin8 records in &YordanLe Wllh seclion l.IU ol Ihe ALI. and Ii) pr4)arL' tina￿1￿1 siaiL'ments whi¢h c¢oYd with the ¥¢owiiin8 r¢¢or(&" and Comply with ihe •LLM)w)iin8 T¢quir¢m¢nis olth¢ A¥1 hav¢ not b¢¢n md". 21 lo wbich. in my opinioty aiieniiott 51K>uld be dram￿ ill order kn enabl¢ h pr(4)ct urtder5thrtditi8 ofthe rinfinci4hl staiemenis io be re8th￿. Signed." Daied. 0310212026 Anum H¥55*n, FCCA Un bLhall-ol'AcLounling A5Si51 Lid The rhaTIty's gTOSS Jid nol ¢xtt¢d £250,IKKI and atKoith"ngty TKI audit was requi[￿ und¢r s¢ction 144121 ot'thc Chaniies Aci 2011.

STATENIENT OF FIN.4NCIAL AcfiN'ITIES (InCOr￿ra1Jng income a￿] cxpcndiiurc accounil FOR THE I'EAR ENDED OS APRIL 2025 Unrestrirted Restricted Total Fund5 Total Funds 21)24 Notes Incoming resnurc Donaiions & vOlun￿ry income Incomc from charithblc activitics 16.144 16.144 25.952 21.208 21.208 2.910 GranLS income 45.997 45.99 15.000 Total In 960 Tutal RL*1)urC￿ expL'nded 49,1134 4n,27f Movcmcni in lotal fund for ihc ycar- Net income I lexpendilure) For the year 34.314 34.314 3.586 Fund balance broughi forward Fund balance carried (orward 9.748 9,748 6.161 44,062 44,V62 9,748 8IPage

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NOTES TO THE FINAliCIAL STATEhlEI%T FOR THE YEAR EN'DED 0$ APRIL 202$ I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1.1 B¥sii Df prep&rtion orrinan¢ial ￿41¢m¢￿ts The financial sthtemenis have ￿ett prepatEd in accordance with the Chan'ties SORP (FRS 102) and ihc Financial Rcwning Sthndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ircland (FRS 11121. as amended for accouniing pcriods bcginning on or aficr l January 2UI(). 1.2 Fund accvunting General funds are utvestricied fuThJs which are a￿lIable for use ai the discTeiion of the Trnsi¢¢s in (unh¢rance ofthe bTreneral objeciii'es orth¢ chariiy and wlll'ch ha￿'e noi been dcsignatcd for othcr Purpos￿. Rcsuici¢d fuiids arc funds viliicl) arc io k us¢d in accordwK¢ with spccific r¢styic¢ioiis impos¢d by donors or which havc Ecn raised by thc charily for particular purposcs. The Costs of raisingy and adminisicring such funds are charged againsi the specific fund. The aim and usc of coch rcstricicd fund is sci out tn thc noics io ihc finoncial sthtcmcnts. The trustees have designated £L).(MM) fr￿n unrestrided funds as a Reserved Fund io support ruiurc conununity projecls. 1.3 Incomin% r(￿D￿r(c5 All incoming resources are included in the st￿ement of financid aciivities when the charity ha$ ¢ntitl¢m¢ni io th¢ funds. ccnainry of and ihe gmouni can bc mcgsurcd wilh suffi¢i¢ni rcliabiliiy. Donaied ￿,]¢¢$ or ftscilities. which comprise donated services. are included in income at a valuaiion which is an cslimaic ofihc financial cosi knrne by ihc donor whcrc such a cost Is quantifiablc and mcasurablc. No incomc is rccogniscd whcrc thcrc is no financial cost borne by a third party. Incomc lax recovcrablc in rclaiion io thnuiions rcccived undcr Gift Aid or dccds orco￿nant is recognised ai ihe lime ofthc donaiiotL 1.4 Reyuurces exptnded Expcndiiurc is accounicd for on an accnthls basTS and has bccn included under cxpcnse atC8OriCS that aggrc8aic all Costs for allocalion to acti￿]11¢5. Whcrc cosls cannot bc dirccdy aiiributed to particu￿[ aciiviiies. they have Eeen all￿aled on a basis consistent with ihe use of Ihe res(Mirces Fundraising cosis are those incurred in seeking fvoluniary con(ribuliOtL8 and do noi include the osts of disscmiTkiiing inforniation in sUPPOrt ofthc charithblc actii'itics. Support C05t5 are those costs in¢urr¢d directly in suppon of ¢XkKnditure on the objects olthe ¢hariiy and include projecl managemeni carried oui ai Hea(￿uaners. Governance costs are Ihose incurred in ¢ot]n¢¢tiot] wilh athninistration of th¢ charity and compli4￿¢ with constitutional and staiutory rcquircmcnt5. Grants payables are charged in the yeaT W￿ll offer is made excepi in those cases where th¢ offer is conditiotwl. such grants bcing rc¢ognis¢d as ¢xFxnditur¢ whcn thc conditions 101 Page

NOTES TO THE FI￿A￿CIAL STATE.1IE￿T FOR THE YEAR EliDED 05 APRIL 21)25 attaching arc fulfilled. Grants offtr¢d wbjcci to conditions which have not been met at ihe ywcnd arc notcd as a cornmitrncnt bui not accrucd as cxpcnth"Iwc. l.$ Re5erve5 Policy Ai year enL( unrestyicied reserves tothued £44.062 (2024.. £9.748). The mtstees ¢onsidLY this an appropriate level to meet 3-6 months of opcrnting costs and support future projects. 1.6 GoinE Conc¢rn Sialcmcn¢ Thc trustees have assessed the charity's ability to continue as a going con¢crn and have no reason ￿ believe IL will not do so for ￿ leasi twelve months from the datr ofapproval of ihese ccounis 2. TRUSTEES'REMUNERATION & EXPENSES No tnLSICC Teceivcd any remuneration or reimbursement of exp￿nseS during the year (2025) or in the prior y¢ar12U241. 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During the year. the charily received £245 from a close family member of a trusiee for a hall bookin¥. The chariiy also mad¢ paymenLq iothlling £1.55110 th¢ $pouK ora in￿1¢¢ for ¢quipm¢ni hir¢. All transactions wcrc undcrtaken on nomiai lem￿. 4. DESIGNATED FUNDS The Iru51ccs have dcsignaicd £1).0￿ 0funrc5trlc￿d funds a5 o Rc5cr¥'LNI Fund io support ruiurc opcrational needs and communiiy ac[i￿llIes. These funds remain undcr ihc In￿LeeS, control and can ￿ rcallocaicd if rcquircd.