– Trustees Report 1[st] January 2024 31[st] March 2025
The Albany Centre CIO no. 1206486.
The Albany Centre, Shaftesbury Avenue, Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5LT
Trustees:
Gwendolyn Hales – Chair Jacqueline Crosher Pascal Haering Emily Ruth Ball Katherine Collett
The Albany Centre is a building that is held in trust for the people of Montpelier and the wider Bristol area. Its core aims are to provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and leisure-time occupation, specifically in the field of the performing arts. With training, teaching and artistic creation at the forefront of the activities that happen in the building. Additionally, to the activities that happen within the building the CIO’s remit is to maintain, manage and improve the fabric of The Albany Centre building for its users now and in the future.
The Albany Centre recruits and approves trustees at its AGM. The Albany Centre CIO has no employees it relies on its trustees and members to voluntarily maintain and run the premises and the activities therein. Members pay annually, monthly or hourly to use the facilities within the Albany Centre, these funds are used directly to maintain, mange and improve the building. Core members are expected to have a job that enables The Albany Centre to function. This gives them benefits within The Albany Centre, which include easier access to the building, cheaper training and decision-making in the running of the centre.
The Albany Centre hierarchy is as follows:
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Unpaid trustees who have oversight in maintaining the building and addressing more serious issues that arise,
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Core members who have jobs and deal with the everyday running of the building, they can vote at the AGM and at monthly meetings on general and substantial issues that arise.
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Basic members who can vote in the AGM and attend members’ meetings.
In this accounting ten-month period The Albany Centre has continued its regular remits and achieved some new goals:
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It has provided access to its facilities for several hundred people a week and a several thousand people a year, for recreational and health benefits.
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The building has been available for: professional arts training, creation space, classes and building hire for the community
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It has run its yearly fundraising cabaret, which raises money for larger building maintenance projects and gives a forum for artists who train in the building to showcase their talents, as well as inviting the local community to a fun social evening.
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It has tightened up its payment methods and systems for members to ensure parity and that everyone pays fairly for their space use with the building.
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It has restructured roles and teams within the volunteer jobs (that enable the building to function) to ensure that the amount of time and effort to achieve the role is distributed as fairly as possible.
After the change in status from an Unincorporated Charity to a CIO in 2024, the year has been spent in preparation for the next stage of improvements to the building, as The Albany Centre now has the possibility to apply for grants and local pots of money. In June 2023, The Albany Centre commissioned a specialist damp company to look at certain areas within the building and to advise on courses of action for improvement. Some of the simple fixes have been implemented in the last 16 months e.g. Putting vents in the floor for air flow and ensuring ventilation bricks to the outside are clear and able to function correctly, as well as some other improvements to the building, painting, general maintenance and repairs to the stonework and windows outside.
However, one if the main causes of damp accumulation is the old-fashioned gas heating system within the main hall. Therefore in 2025 the trustees applied and have been approved for a green grant that pays a percentage towards the costs of making the building more energy efficient. This enables The Albany Centre to upgrade to a more sustainable and dryer heating system. Over a number of years The Albany Centre has been saving and reserving funds for these works to happen. The trustees and members were extremely pleased to get the green grant that supports this improvement work to the building. These will include installing infra-red heating within the building and solar panels for energy capture externally. This work has just begun and will be completed in early 2026.
Future improvement projects will look at; further reducing the damp inside the building, painting the offices and kitchen, finding heating solutions for these spaces, vandalism prevention, improvements to the outside appearance, finding an artist for a new mural on the outside, assessment of the walls that adjoin the building and improvements to the storage and back entrance of the building.
The Albany Centre does not have any debts; it has reserves to maintain and manage the everyday running of the building and to deal with building emergencies that arise. Over time it accumulates enough money to undertake a more substantial project to improve the external fabric and the internal spaces within the building.
Warm regards
Jacky Crosher (On behalf of the Albany Trustees)
| date 04/01/2024 18/01/2024 26/01/2024 29/01/2024 |
Outgoings Details rubbish gas phone electric council tax water repairs EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT GROUP PLC 51.54 LAURA MOY LAURA MOY The Albany Centre- CIO no. 1206486- Accounts- Jan 2024- March 2025 1st January 24 - Opening Balance - £12,825.18 31st March 2025 - Closing Balance - |
Outgoings Details rubbish gas phone electric council tax water repairs EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT GROUP PLC 51.54 LAURA MOY LAURA MOY The Albany Centre- CIO no. 1206486- Accounts- Jan 2024- March 2025 1st January 24 - Opening Balance - £12,825.18 31st March 2025 - Closing Balance - |
equipment other 48.19 10.26 £29,737.58 |
TOTAL 128 51.54 48.19 10.26 |
MONTHLY TOTALS 237.99 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/02/2024 14/02/2024 15/02/2024 15/02/2024 19/02/2024 21/02/2024 26/02/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 EMILY BALL GWEN HALES GWEN HALES BT GROUP PLC 51.54 E.ON 013520075750A 694.03 KINO MCDONALD - RIGGING |
15.39 21 37 400 |
0 128 15.39 21 37 51.54 694.03 400 |
1346.96 | |
| 04/03/2022 13/03/2024 18/03/2024 20/03/2023 21/03/2024 02/04/2024 04/04/2024 18/04/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 LAURA MOY BT GROUP PLC 51.54 UNITARY ENGINEERING - GAS CHECK 324 RACHAEL BAIRD Council Tax EDF ENERGY 128 BT 55.33 |
51.54 | 71.59 24.4 |
0 128 71.59 51.54 324 24.4 51.54 128 55.33 |
599.53 234.87 |
| 01/05/2024 01/05/2024 07/05/2024 20/05/2024 29/05/2024 |
COUNCIL TAX WATER2BUSINESS 1175704201 EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT 55.33 E.ON 013520075750A 1,888.29 |
52 218.93 |
52 218.93 128 55.33 1888.29 |
2342.55 | |
| 04/06/2024 18/06/2024 03/07/2024 04/07/2024 18/07/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 128 BT 55.33 LAURA MOY EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT 55.33 |
0 128 55.33 |
183.33 | ||
| 11.88 | 0 11.88 128 55.33 |
195.21 | |||
| 05/08/2024 05/08/2024 19/08/2024 20/08/2024 21/08/2024 |
PASCAL DOMINIK EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT 55.33 LAURA MOY E.ON 013520075750A 628.19 |
429.71 | 46.86 | 0 | 1288.09 |
| 429.71 128 55.33 46.86 628.19 |
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| 04/09/2024 05/09/2024 05/09/2024 05/09/2024 12/09/2024 18/09/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 JUSTINE SQUIRE - rigging inspection AVON EXTINGUISHERS R KELLY ZURICH CHARITIES BT 55.33 |
653.63 | 345.99 76.08 17.34 |
0 128 345.99 76.08 17.34 653.63 55.33 |
1276.37 |
| 04/10/2024 18/10/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 128 BT 55.33 |
128 55.33 |
183.33 |
| 01/11/2024 04/11/2024 06/11/2024 18/11/2024 21/11/2024 22/11/2024 22/11/2024 |
WATER2BUSINESS 1175704201 EDF ENERGY 673113653609 RHIANNON ROSE KELL -first aid supp BT GROUP PLC E.ON 013520075750A THE BRISTOL PEST C PASCAL DOMINIK -KEYS |
173.85 128 lies 6 55.33 741.08 230 50 |
0 173.85 128 6 55.33 741.08 230 50 |
1384.26 | |
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| 04/12/2024 06/12/2024 16/12/2024 18/12/2024 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 EMILY BALL LAURA MOY BT GROUP PLC |
128 75.99 31.08 55.33 |
128 75.99 31.08 55.33 |
290.4 | |
| 06/01/2025 20/01/2025 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 BT GROUP PLC |
0 128 128 55.33 55.33 |
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| 28/01/2025 | ALEXANDRA FEIT RUS -KEY | 50 | 50 | 233.33 | |
| 04/02/2025 | EDF ENERGY 673113653609 | 128 | 0 128 |
128 | |
| 04/03/2025 10/03/2025 10/03/2025 11/03/2025 17/03/2025 17/03/2025 17/03/2025 18/03/2025 18/03/2025 31/03/2025 |
EDF ENERGY 673113653609 MIKE GUY RHIANNON ROSE KELL AUTONOMOUS INVESTM -DRAPES EMILY BALL BRISTOL PARTY HIRE GWEN HALES BT GROUP PLC SERVICE CHARGES REF : 44950430 PASCAL DOMINIK |
128 1,202.30 20.9 480 45.51 50 21 55.33 5 4.25 13.36 |
0 128 1202.3 20.9 480 45.51 50 21 55.33 4.25 13.36 |
2020.65 | |
| TOTALS | 3257.56 608.63 1536 103.54 392.78 2285.64 965.43 610.81 |
11944.87 | |||
| TOTAL Outgoings | |||||
| 11944.87 | |||||
| Income details £ January 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 2,440.50 |
Income details £ January 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 2,440.50 |
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| £ | MONTHLY TOTAL | S | PROFIT/LOSS | ||
| 2440.5 | 2202.51 | ||||
| February 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 2,266.50 |
2266.5 | 919.54 | |||
| March 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops, 2,753.97 April 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops £2,285.10 |
2753.97 | 2154.44 | |||
| 2285.1 | 2050.23 | ||||
| May 2024 | |||||
| Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,819.50 |
-523.05 | ||||
| 1819.5 | |||||
| June 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,352.00 |
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| 1352 | 1168.67 | ||||
| July 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,441.50 |
1,441.50 | 1246.29 | |||
| Aug 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,721.50 |
1721.5 | 433.41 | |||
| Sept 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,473.00 |
1473 | 196.63 | |||
| Oct 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,366.50 |
1366.5 | 1183.17 |
| Nov 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,825.00 |
1825 | 440.74 | ||
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| Dec 2024 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,003.50 |
1003.5 | 713.1 | ||
| Jan 2025 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 3,943.00 |
3943 | 3709.67 | ||
| 3943 | ||||
| Feb 2025 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops 1,090.50 |
1090.5 | 962.5 | ||
| March 2025 Training fees, outside bookings, workshops, cabaret 4,307.67 |
4307.67 | 2287.02 | ||
| 31089.74 | ||||
| Total incomings | Total Profit | 19144.87 | ||
| 31089.74 | ||||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
| Section A Independent Examiner’s Report |
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report |
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| Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Charity Name Charity no (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) The Albany Centre CIO 31st March 2025 1206486 |
| (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 31/03/2025 .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent ~~[The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~ examiner's statement ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]~~ ]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( ~~other than that disclosed below *~~ ) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ v iew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body |
16/01/2026 | |
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| Edward Stuart Barker | ||
| None |
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(if any):
Address: 7 Walden Road, Keynsham, BS31 1QW
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .
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