Glebelands Community Centre Trustees, Annual Report For th& Period 30 November2023 to 39 March 2025 Charlty Name: Glebelands Community Centre Charity Reglstratlon Number: 1205706 Registered Address: Glebelands Community Centre Greystok8 Road Ferring Worthing Westsussex BN12 51L 1. Introduction The Trustees of Glebelands Community Centre IGCCI are pleased to present theirfirst Annual Report, together with the Financial Statements lor the period ended 31 March 2025. This report 18 prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI for charities. Legal Status: GCC is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI regulated by the Charity Commission. This structure provides the benefits of incorporation without the administrative burden of being company. GCC is a separate legal entity from its predecessor, The Glebelands Centre Limited IGCLI, which is now dissolved. The transition to CIO status was made to avoid du81 reporting to Companies House and the Charity Commission. 2. Objectives and Activities Charitable Purpoy8: To provide a safe, inclusive, and accessible community space offering activitl88, SUPPOrt, and facilities that Improve the well-being, skills, and social coheslon of local residents. Publlc Beneflt Stotement: The Trustees confirm compliance with section 17 of the Charities Act 2011, ensuring all 8Ctlvities benefit the local community without restriction. Key Activities This Year: Transitioned from the previous Limited Company IGCLI 2nd achièved lull CIO status Managed, maintained, and improved the community centre building Glebelands Community Centre Provided facilities for a variety of activities (exercise, yoga. Pilates, choir, steel band, arts and crafts, senior social sessions) Hosted Ioc81 support gioups, advice services, and communlty meetings Offered affordable room hire for local organisations and residents Provided polling station facilities for elections 3. Achievements and Performance Highlights". Launched the Sunday Afternoon Pop In ISASPII initlative for sociali8ing and community engagement Launched a newwebsite.. www.glebelandscentre.co.uk Completed essential building improvements (heating. electrics, double-glazed windows, accessible toilets) Redecorated and upgraded furnishings Impact: Reduced social isolation Among older r88id8nts Improved access to low-cost activities forfamilies Strengthened partnerships with local groups, businesses, and charities 4. Financial Review Incorne: Tot81 income- £51,272 Opening lunds trom GCL- £14,807 Rooms hire and service income: £29,384 Donations: £5,080 Electricity rebates- £1,140 Otherincome: £749 Interest on savings: £112 Expenditure: Total expenditure: £32,429 Indep8ndent cleaners, grounds persons, and otherworker costs Utilities, maintenance, and bullding repairs Insurance 2nd compliance costs Upgrades to heating, electrics, windows, and accessible toilets Glebelands Community Centre Roserves Policy: Aim to maintain unrestrlcted res8rves equivalentto throo months of operating costs lapprox. £8,000) At period end. unrestricted reserv¢s stood 8t £18.843 Golng Concern: The charity is considered financially stable and able to contlnue operatingfor the foreseeabl& future 5. Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document: The charity is governed by a Constltution adopted on 14 November 2023 operating as a CIO Trustee R¢¢ruitmont and Tralning: Trustees are appointed per the governing docurnent and r8c8ive induction on governance, 88feguarding, financial management. and activities Management: Day-to-day operations are manag8d byTrustees, who volunteer their time and meet monthly Volunteers: RecruSted on an ad hoc basis for events such as SASPI Risk Management: Key risks: financi81 sust8in8bility, building maintenance, safèguarding, volunteer c8p8city Mitigatlon: regui8rfinancial monitoring and maintenance schedules 6. Bulldlng and Facilities Th8 Centre is leBsed from Wsst Sussex County Council Essential repairs, improved accessibility signage. updated fire safety equipment, redecoration, and upgr8des to furnishings, heating. electrics, windows, and dis8bled f8011ities were compleled this yuar Glebelands Community Centre 7. Safeguarding Updated safeguarding policies for children and vulnerable 8dults are maintained 8. Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities Trustees are responsib18 for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements, ensuring compliancè with applicable law and regulation8. 9. Trustees The Trustees who served during the period were.. Christoperwilliam John jackson, Chair (Appointed 30 November 20231 jacqueline Swindells, Treasur8r (Appointed 3 February 20241 Lilian Jane Helen Holdsworth, Secretary IAppointed 30 November 20231 Michael Johnson Foster-Baptiste (Appointed 30 November 20231 Simon Patrick Ash (Appointed 30 November 20231 John Edward Burgar (Appointed 16 january 20251 Lara Gretchen Sparks (Appointed 3 February 20241 10. Approval This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 0310312026 and signed on their behalf by.. Jacqui Swlndelis, Chair of Trustees CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND AND WAtES Gl2belands ComnwnKy Centr• 1205706 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For period from 14•1ov.23 31.Mar-25 Sectlon A Receipts and payments Unr8strlc¢*l fund5 R8strict•d nds Endowmont funds Tot•1 lunds L•¥ty•ar A1 R•e•i tx t)onabaD5 and Rooffj Hire El*tnci R￿ba￿ Irwn FRC Inyosknonl IDl8reJl rdi* mllleri￿ Itom ol Inccffle Mlse. r8lund4 UlIllli&B retund S31 060 1.1 14,•OT ts 567 168 ross ncom8 or AR) 51.272 51.272 8•t #n 1500 table). nv•8lm•n¢ Total r•c•lpts 51372 A3Pa mont8 Donal1￿ & Art SJlo# RapalN bnd Mainl¥nan¢e ProjecisllrnptDvernonlg ITfyVebsileMiF￿￿c￿1H￿Ir[Trb￿*e1 Ga￿E1￿cine￿Ier R4tas. Waior & Sewb In>UTrncE and tll15c. Exp*￿e4 Trustees, Ex 256 6,311 17,0$1 0.31 17.Q51 4.891 961 52J Sub kntai 3142• 32.42D A4 A80•1 and Inv•stmenl urchaMs see t•bl• Sub total 32,429 31429 Net of rocaipts/(paynRnts) AS Transfer8 betw￿￿ lund8 A6 Ca$h tunds last year ond Ca$h lunds t1￿ y•arend 18,84 "££££ 1814 18 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period un￿S￿j£tad lunds Reslricte funds Endowsnent funds Categor*s D•tails B1 Cash lunds stsrtSavino5 *Lee 16J43 Total cash funds 18.843 qrt(811 00 Unr•r6tr1¢tsd nd• otr. R•strfdad fundA t• nMr•*t e End¢Jwmont funds tonMmt£ Delai15 F4mdtowhlth Dètslls C••t IWIOM Curr•ntv•lu• 83 ln￿¥￿￿•nt as•ot8 Fwxltowl4th Curr•nt valu• on41 Delalls B4 As¥èts r•talned for th• charlty's own u Fundto Detall on*1 85 Liab511tles SkJned by one or t%MI trustees on behalf of￿1 tru*88S Sgnatu Pmt Na Datg of roval ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Glebelands Community Centre **On accounts for the year** 31 March 2025 **Charity no** 1205706 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** Receipts and Payments accounts pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 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. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - 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 of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 03/03/2026 **Signed: Name:** MATTHEW HODSON **Relevant professional** ICAEW **qualification(s) or body (if any):** WISTON HOUSE **Address:** 1 WISTON AVENUE WORTHING WEST SUSSEX BN14 7QL **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**