## **STAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE**
**TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025**
PJR ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES
16-18 WEST STREET THE SQUARE ROCHFORD ESSEX SS4 1AJ
## **STAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE**
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
_For the period_
_From 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025_
## **Section A: Reference and administration details**
## Charity name:
Stambridge Community Centre
## **Other names the charity is known by:**
Stambridge Memorial Hall and Grounds Stambridge Memorial Hall The Harold Rankin Pavilion
## Charity Commission registered number:
## 230662
## Charity’s principal address:
Stambridge Memorial Hall Stambridge Road Stambridge Rochford Essex SS4 2AR
## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:
Stambridge Parish Council is the Sole Trustee of the Charity.
## **Section B: Structure, governance and management**
## Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of Governing Document:
Scheme dated 10/12/1991 as amended on 05/10/1992 as amended on 25/11/2009 as amended on 08/05/2012 as amended on 28/08/2013.
## How the charity is constituted:
Trust
## Trustee Selection Methods:
All Parish Councillors are members of the Sole Trustee Committee.
## Additional Governance Issues:
Authority for the day to day management is delegated to the Stambridge Community Centre, Management Committee by the Sole Trustee Committee.
The Management Committee consists of four members of the Sole Trustee Committee, three regular hirers and one parishioner.
## **Section C: Objectives and activities**
## Charity’s objectives
The provision and maintenance of a village hall and recreation ground for the use of the inhabitants of the parish of Stambridge (hereinafter called “The area of benefit”) without distinction of political, religious or other opinions including use for meetings, lectures and classes, and for other forms of recreation and leisure time occupation. With the object of improving the conditions of life for said inhabitants. The said land and buildings shall be held upon trust for the purposes of a village hall and recreation ground as aforesaid.
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## Summary of main activities
The hall is in use on a regular basis by a number of licensed user groups that cover a wide cross section of the population and community organisations. Regular users of the hall in 2024-2025 were: Mini Marvels Pre School, Dancing School, Corinthians Football Club, Youth Club, Dog Training and Yoga.
The hall was used for a variety of private functions during the year.
## **Section D: Achievements and performance**
## Achievements in 2024 – 2025
The hall has continued to be used on a regular basis by the Mini Marvel Pre-School, youth club, dog training, yoga, dancing school and football club. During the year we have maintained our high management standards; the committee review our ongoing requirements and commitments at each quarterly meeting and our management policies are reviewed on a cyclical basis.
## **Section E: Financial Review**
## Reserves
The trustees’ policy is to maintain income that either exceeds or matches the costs incurred in the operation of the charity.
## **Section F: Declaration**
The Sole Trustee Committee declare that they have approved the Stambridge Community Centre Management Committee report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s Management Committee:
|Signature|………………………………………………………………|
|---|---|
|Full Name:|Sandra Sladden|
|Position:|Clerk to the Management Committee|
|Date:|26/08/2025|
|Signature|………………………………………………………………|
|Full Name:|Claudia Lingley|
|Position:|Chairperson|
|Date:|26/08/2025|
|Signature|………………………………………………………………|
|Full Name:|P Shaw|
|Position:|Councillor|
|Date:|26/08/2025|
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## **STAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE**
## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Report to the trustees of the Stambridge Community Centre on the receipts and payments accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period and that an independent examination is needed (under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act)).
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the Charities Act);
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act); and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- ( 1 ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
- ( 2 ) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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## **Stambridge Community Centre Profit and Loss Account For The Year Ended 31 March 2025**
||**2025**|||**2024**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**||
|**Turnover**|||||||
|Sales||34,129|||31,955||
|Grants and subsidies received||19,059|||30,814||
|Less: Grants Paid out||(8,945)|||(25,285)||
|||**44,243**|||**37,484**||
|**Other Income**|||||||
|Bank interest receivable|||122|||101|
|||44,365|||37,585||
|**Expenditure**|||||||
|Wages and salaries|15,361|||14,058|||
|Rates|6,574|||8,254|||
|Repairs and maintenance|13,566|||4,956|||
|Cleaning|1,511|||684|||
|Insurance|2,246|||649|||
|Telecommunications|44|||38|||
|Accountancy fees|200|||180|||
|Subscriptions|1,208|||1,630|||
|Other office costs|156|||209|||
|||40,866|||30,658||
|**NET LOSS**||**3,499**|||**6,927**||
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## **Stambridge Community Centre Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2025**
|**2025**
**Notes**
**£**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
13,400
VAT
1,063
14,463
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Other creditors
179
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
Balance at 1 April 2024
Profit/(Loss) for the period/year
**Balance Carried Forward**|**2024**
**£**
**£**
10,242
723
10,965
180
**14,284**
**14,284**
**14,284**
10,785
3,499
**14,284**|**£**
**10,785**|
|---|---|---|
|||**10,785**|
|||**10,785**|
|||3,858
6,927
**10,785**|
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## **Stambridge Community Centre Notes to the Accounts For The Year Ended 31 March 2025**
## **1. Accounting Policy**
These unaudited accounts have been completed in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice guidelines and provides sufficient and relevant information to enable completion of a tax return.
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