Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association Registered Charity Number 1204442
Annual Report for the 16 Months to 31 December 2024
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Trustees’ Annual Report
Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association operates Curborough Community Centre and Cruck House on behalf of Lichfield City Council.
The principal address is:
Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association Reynolds Close Lichfield WS13 7NY
The trustees who served during the period of operations covered by the Financial accounts were:
Paula Knight, Chair Colin Booker, Treasurer
Member representative trustees: Mark White Sientje Sherry Elizabeth Rawling Anne Pitman Colin Ball Jude Killip Ed Strain Bob Harrison
Lichfield City Council representatives:
During the period Cllr David Robertson, Cllr Bob Harrison and Cllr Paul Jones also attended trustee meetings as representatives of Lichfield City Council.
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Governance
The objects of the Association are to:
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Promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the City of Lichfield and the neighbourhood together defined by boundaries of the Civil Parish without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political or other opinions, by associating together with said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary or 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 object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants;
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Establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Centre and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in cooperation with any local authority or other person or body) in furtherance of these objects; and
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Promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
Curborough Community Association was registered as a charity on 22[nd] August 2023, and became active on the 1[st] September 2020. It is governed by a constitution document.
Trustees are selected from members of the Association and sit on the general committee. All members of the general committee retire at the conclusion of each annual general meeting but may be re-elected or re-appointed. The general committee meets not less than six times a year, and subcommittees may be convened, as required, to undertake specific tasks.
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Chair’s Report
The 16 months ended December 2024 have been busy and productive, as the Curborough Community Association CIO took over the activities of the former Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association. The period has seen a continued increase in the number of bookings at the two centres we manage for our local community. More groups and local businesses than ever use Curborough Community Centre and Cruck House and through our Lichfield Cares Good Neighbour Scheme we have created two new free, friendly and welcoming sessions including one at Cruck House on a Sunday. At this point there is very little spare capacity for the overall level of activity at either of our premises to increase.
We are homes for two really important voluntary sector groups, working closely with our staff and volunteers and theirs. The Lichfield Foodbank distribution point and Fusion Credit Union each in their own ways are sustaining and supporting local people and are more needed than ever. We continue with the partnership with Burton Mind to unlock health service funding to be able to employ a Mental Health Recovery Worker, who supports people and enables them to continue accessing services that keep them well.
We recognise the vital role our staff play and were able to implement straight away the recommendation of the Real Living Wage Foundation with inflation matching pay awards. We have trained the dedicated staff members who have shown flexibility and high levels of customer service to centre users and visitors.
We continue to have a very good working relationship with Lichfield City Council, we have substantial financial reserves and are financially self-sufficient under present arrangements. All of this will help us to face the financial challenges that inevitably will lie ahead for us all and the Association.
I urge interested parties to consider joining the Association as a member, a volunteer, a trustee or an elected officer, to help sustain and develop the physical and human assets we have. Thank you to all the volunteers, staff and funders who have supported our committee of trustees this year.
Paula Knight, Chair
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Treasurer’s Report
Curborough Community Association (CIO) took over from Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association CLCA) on the 1[st] September2023, after which CLCA was wound up, and all of the assets of CLCA were transferred to the new CIO. As far as Tangible Assets, this included the following:
| IT equipment Furniture and fittings, including cabinets Security Sundry smaller items total |
428.02 1,529.68 1,047.76 246.45 3,251.91 |
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Cash and Bank balances were also transferred to the new CIO, and these included:
| Current Account Deposit Account Cash |
£ 2,079-54 72,185-25 285-65 71,907-20 |
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The accounts for the 16 month period ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared using the cash receipts and payments basis, as was the case in prior years for CLCA.
During the 16 month period, the services offered from Curborough Community Centre expanded:
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The pre-existing partnership with Burton and District Mind to host a Recovery Worker continues. The Association acts as the employer for the consultant, and this is reflected in the wage bill
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Fusion Credit Union continue to occupy space in the centre as a subtenant, and in rental income continues
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Lichfield Foodbank continues its distribution service from the centre.
The result for the year was a net surplus of £2,617-54 which was transferred to reserves. This surplus is after the purchase of assets totalling £4,806-07, as detailed in note 2.
Cash balances at the end of the year were £62,906.57.
Colin Booker, Treasurer
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022
Receipts and payments:
| Notes Children’s groups Fundraising and donations Fusion Credit Union Health and fitness groups Games and sports groups All abilities groups Senior citizens groups Arts and crafts groups Music and dance groups Educational, political and spiritual One-off bookings Miscellaneous income Interest on deposits Grants received 4 Refundable deposits Total receipts Cleaning and pest control Consumables Deposits refunded Fundraising spend Garden costs Gas and electricity Insurance Internet and telephone Office costs Payroll costs Rates Refuse Repairs and maintenance Miscellaneous Wages Water Purchase of assets 2 Total payments Surplus for the Period Cash balances at 1 September 2023 1 Cash balances at 31 December 2024 1 |
2024 £ 10,280.79 1,304.70 4,950.00 14,674.73 12,705.15 43,671.00 5,965.45 4,573.85 8,266.37 6,444.12 3,638.20 482.82 1,120.73 2,822.00 2,848.00 123,747.91 2,498.80 2,253.33 2,898.00 1,701.40 84.16 10,262.42 630.24 1,563.70 3,185.88 4,090.83 436.74 11,854.45 293.40 73,078.63 2,212.32 117,044.30 4,086.07 121,130.37 2,617.54 71,907-20 74,524.74 |
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Approved on behalf of the trustees by Colin Booker, ACMA, BA(Hons)
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Notes to the Accounts
1. Cash balances
| At 1 Sep 2023 Movement in the year £ £ Current account 3,621.55 -1,542.01 Deposit account 68,000.00 4,185.25 Petty cash 285.65 -25.70 Total 71,907.20 2,617.54 Other assets Assets purchased during the year were: IT equipment Furniture and fittings, including cabinets Security Sundry smaller items Total Amounts owed by users at 31 December 2022 for unpaid invoices were: Invoices issued in November 2022 Invoices issued in December 2022 Total |
At 1 Sep 2023 Movement in the year £ £ 3,621.55 -1,542.01 68,000.00 4,185.25 285.65 -25.70 |
At 1 Sep 2023 Movement in the year £ £ 3,621.55 -1,542.01 68,000.00 4,185.25 285.65 -25.70 |
At 31 Dec 2024 £ 2,079.54 72,185.25 259.95 |
At 31 Dec 2024 £ 2,079.54 72,185.25 259.95 |
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| 2,617.54 | 74,524.74 £ 428.02 1,529.68 1,047.76 246.45 3,251.91 £ 35.60 418.84 454.44 |
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2. Other assets
There have been no bad debt write offs during the year.
3. Liabilities
There were no significant unpaid liabilities at the year end.
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
4. Grants Received
Grants received during the year are detailed below.
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Lichfield District Council – 2,822.00
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Curborough Community Association
Registered Charity Number 1204442
Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts –
Report to the trustees of Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association (registered charity number 1204442) on the accounts for the 16 month period ended 31 December 2024
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 December 2024.
As the charity trustees of Curborough (Lichfield) Community Association, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘’the Act’’). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b)of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section130 of the Act, or;
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The accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding to be reached.
Kevin Hancox HMRC Senior Criminal Investigation Officer (Retired) 21 Silver Birch Drive Hollywood Birmingham B47 5 RB 23/04/2025
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