WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Charity No. 243332 REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year ended 31° December 2023 WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Charity liumber: 243332 Reference and admiillstrdtive infom￿tion Gener81 Committee.. Mr D Ashby Member of Management Committee Mr B Brittle Resigned Oci 2023 Mr R Burn Independent Mr K Byng Member of Managemeni Commiltee Miss H Cleaver Secretary - Member of Managemeni Commitl¢e Mr G N Denaro Vic¢-Presidenl and Member of Managemeni Committee up to Jun 2023. Mrs J Dyer MBE Resigned (ki 2023 Mr A G Grityin Member of the Mana8¢meni Commiiiee Mr R Harris Member of the Managemeni Committee Mr S l Howarth Independent Mrs E A Johnson President - MembeT of Management Commiltee Mr H Knowles Indcpendent Mrs M Neale Indq)endent Mr A Rand Treasurer- Member of Management Committee Resigned Jun 2023 MT P A Richardson Ind¢pcndent Mr M Siinlon Vice Chairnian ofihe Management Commiltee Mr B Stokes Indcpendcnl Mr B Thompson Removed from Comrnitt￿ Jun 2023 Appointed Representatives Wythall & DislriLI Gernian - Shepherd Dog Training Club w￿hall PanKhial Church Council. Chaimian of w￿hall Community club- member of Managemeni committce. elected as Treasurer Jun 2023 Shirley & Wythall Chess Club resigned in Sept 2023 I. Tidbury Green (w￿hall} Scoui Group - elected to the Management Commilte¢ Jun 2023 Wythall Conservatives. Elected and resigned 2023 Wythall CA Bowling Club Kings Heath COn￿rde - member of Managaneni Commillee Redhill Archers Pearls of WYth￿l - rejoined &$ a member of the Management Commiltee from Ocl 2023 Wythall WI w￿hall Tennis Club - mernber of Management Conunittee Wythall Residen15 ASs￿latIon Wythall Parish Council Mr J Anwood Mr N Bridgens Mr D Cotlerell Mr R Hemming Mrs M Dempsey MIS M Evans Mr R Jukes Ms S Medhursl Mrs C M Quirk Mrs C Stoke5 Mr K Tumcr Mr L Turner Mr K Yates Appofftnted RepresentAtives of Wythall Communlty HAII Trust Vice President up lo Junc 2023 and Chairn)an of the General Commitlee WCHT only Mrs S Baxter Mr M B Jones During th¢ y¢ar Mr B Briltl4 Mr D Cotlerill and Mrs J Dyer ￿signed from the General Committee. Mr A Rand resigned as Treasurer and from IK)th the Management and General Committees. Mr N Bridgens wa5 elect￿ as Treasurer. Mr B Thompson was removed from the General Committee due to r¢￿SaI to attend meetings. From June 2023 Mrs S Baxter and Mr G Denaro ceased to be Vice Presidents. Mr G Denaro was no longer on the Management Committce. Mr R Hemming was elecied to the Management Commitiee. Mrs CM Quirk rejoined as a member of th¢ Management Committee, WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Premlses Wyihall House and Park, 52 Silver StreeL Wyihail. Birmingham B47 612 Telephone.. 01564 R23281 Gtrteral M8n*ger Alan Grityin Indtp¢ttdtttt Exarnlner Jerrom%. Accounianis Blythe Gate. B1￿he Vallry Pwk, Solihull. B90 8AH Bankers HSBC, plc. 34 Poplar Road. Solihull, Midland4 B913AF. WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Report of the General Committee for the year ended 3151 December 2023 The Generdl Committee, who are ihe trwstees of the Charity. prc5eni their report and financial staternents for the year ended 31 Dccember 2023. The financial ststemenis have been prcpared in accordance with the accounting policies sd out in note I to the attoun15 and e4)mply with the chariry's consiitulion. the Charities Act 2011 and Acc4NLnttng and R¢porting by Charittes.. Statement of R¢tornrnended Pr￿lIce applicable io charities preparing iheir ac£ounts in accordaocc with the Financiaj Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and RepLtbli¢ ofJreland published on J6 July 2014. STRUCTURE. GOVEILNA.NCE AND MANAGEMENT Wyihall Community A&sociation is an unincorp)rated a&Wc1￿IOn of mernbcrs, which res1￿cr¢d as a Charitable entity in the UK in 1965. 11 15 governcd by its Cons1iluiion, which was la& amended in 1998. Th¢ goveming W of ihe A&soci8tion is its Gcncraj Committe< which comprises those e]e£ied / appointd from the following.. The elected Honordry Officer5 of ih¢ A&w¢iation. One Repres¢niative if aptrf)inted of exh COn￿lI￿¢nI Gwup, Section or Local Authority, R¢prwnts¢ives of Full Members elected * the A.G.M. Ilotai io noi exceed those in the I￿1 class above). One Represcntaiive of Associate Mernbers if clecled at th¢ A.G.M.. Two RcpT¢s¢ntaiiv&% Inon-voiingl of Junior members if elcded ￿ (he A.G.M.. Two repre*ntaiives ap￿>Inted by the Tntg¢ts of Wyihall Communily Hall Tryst, Persons cL￿pt￿lI by Ihc CKncrnJ Commiltec (total io noi exceed 25•/fy of ihose in the above six ¢lasses.). Poteniial irusie¢s are providaj with info￿8¢10n about th¢ organisaiion and the reS[￿l*1b1Iities involved. They &r¢ given the opponunily to discuss any matters arising wilh an Offi¢¢r before Ihry sign ihe declaration of ic¢eptan¢¢ and willingnets lo aci &8 a mana8ing charity lrnstee ofihe Asyociaiion. Individual Iru%tees are clc£tcd annually at the Annual General Me¢iing; perwns #ppoinied by Con4itueni GTOUPS take up Ihc p051tion whcn they sign Ihe undertakin8. Th¢ rnembers of the General Cornrnitt¢¢ are ihe managing of ihe charity and they direct the policy and generAI management of the affatrs of ihc AsgKiaiion, appointing a Managemeni Committee fTOrn amongst i15. members. The General Commiitee mccts not less than ihrce times a year and delega￿ ihe majority of its POW¢T$ 10 the Mana8cm¢nl Committee. The Manag¢meni Committ¢¢ meds monihly. It receiv&s rew)rts from subth¢ommitl¢¢s and the G¢neTal Manager, rn￿1ng deci5ion% and proposals lo ensure Ihe faciliiies are correctly u%d. mainlairhed and comply with r¢levanl legitr*lation. The Management C.ommiltce delcgalcs Ihe day.iO•day opernion of the facilities io ihe control of the General Manager and his assistants. The G¢￿Tal Manager power io employ s¢8lTrK¢essary to service ihe prernise& Healih & Safely. Enienainmcnls, and Bonfire NiBhi CATrmmintts are currently in OPCTaiion and arc made up of Members of Management and othe¥ individual%. The Officcr5 Group now meets ￿ required rather than nbonihly lo discuss making any specific rttommendations to Management. (Xher commiitee5 Such as Hoube & Park are now structured a5 working groups or individuals iaking on rc5ponsibililie5 for spccifjc iasks and rcporting 10 Managcmenl if necthsary. All Commiiitts operaie under specific iemis of reference which delegaic certain functions from the Managemeni Comtniiiee and lo whotn th¢y have lo report io have therr dttisions rntifi¢d. w￿hall Cornmunity Club is a 5cparate legal entity. with all members ojso being rnembern of Wyihall Communily Association. Wythall Community Club is ¢01)t￿lled by its own ¢ommitlee, which is elecied by and fr(￿) ils mcmbcrs at their Annual Generdl M¢eiing. It runs the r¢gist¢Tcd members. ¢lub in Wyihall House. WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIA TION STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE knD MANAGEMENT tontino¢d Wyihall Community Hall Tn￿ 15 a Regi￿tred Charity (No. 523212) and lis TNaee5 hav¢ ¢ntered into a Deed of Trust 5ettin8 forth the PUTFK>5eS and conditions under which they hold the propeny tn tnjst for the Association. The Trusiees aTe appoinied by ihe General Committee of the Assoct21ion and currently are Messts. M B Jones. G Denoro. Mrs S Baxtcr and Mrs J Dyer. Mr CW Dinenage wa5 also appointed as a tTUStce wilh effe¢1 from 22" July 2023. The General M￿ing WLS held on ihe 12 June 2023. The Gencrat Cornmittee f￿ne￿ cornprising 26 rn¢mbeTS (of which 6 are Offi¢eT51. 12 repres¢niaiives of constin￿nI Group& 13 representatives of individual members and I represenlaiive of Wythall Community Hall Tnjst. When the Generdl Commiiiee delcgated their ￿wers lo the Managemcnt Commtit¢e they rt4uired any projects r¢yuiring planning permission io be ratified by ih¢m befoTe impltmeniaiion. Membcrs servd Ihrwghout Ihc year except where showTr on ihe IW and Administrativ¢ inforn)ation, page l. OWECTIVLS AND AcfiviTIF The A￿oCiation shall b¢ non-party in poliii¢s and non-sccwian in religion and its objects shall k io.. P￿ll￿t the bcnefji of ¢he inhabiianis of the Parish of Wytha]18nd neighbourhood. withwi di¢inction, by aswiating iogeiher Ihc said inhabitan15 and th¢ I￿al authorities voluntary and ￿her organisations in a Common effort to advance education and io provide faeilities in ihe interests of wial welfare for r￿T￿lon and leisure.time oceupation with the object of improving ihe conditions ofiife for ihe said inhabi￿11$.. , or liecure th¢ ¢dablishment of a Comrnuniry CeniTe and to mwntain and rn￿age thc same in furtheTance of thcse objeci$', ptoinoio Such other charithble purw￿9 as may from time ¢0 lime be determined. The Association's aims are to m¥int&in the sitc for us¢ by member5. constituent organj5ationsand local inhabitants. This is done by allowing club5 to reni specific areas for ih¢ir tKtivilies. by providing facilitics for hire and a]lowin8 fr¢e access 10 the park facilily for mernb¢r$ and iesidcnls who respe¢¢ the plwure ofoihers. The Associaiion's main a¢riviiies ort based on a 37 acre silc. whi¢h in¢ludcs Wyihall House Park Hhll. This is a freehold site in Worc¢.%iershire entirely within ihe Green Beli 10 the south of Jlirniingham arbd is dedicaied io rttreational purposes in Ihe Bromsgrove Distri¢¢ Plan. The iitle of lh¢ sile and all properry ￿quIred by or for ihe purposes of th¢ As50cialion is vesied in the fjve Trusitts who comprise w￿ha]I Communiiy Hall Trust. The outslde arei$ irtcludc 8ard¢ns, pl8nied wiM)dlands. a childrcn'5 playground and areas for¢asual pl8y and general usage by all well-wishers. Most other are&s are also forgeneral u588e. when not designalcd lo ¢lubb for organi%ed activities. 'rh￿¢ include the use of two Association and junior football pilchcs.. a Gaelic f(￿tball pitch. an aTchery range. tennis couris. a bowling grecrt and a dog Iraining arca. One ofihe four hard tennis court5 and the bowling 8Tttn are partially availabl¢ for uv by the gcneral membership under the supervision of the relevani sports clubs. The feneed area used for iraining dogs off lead 15 used by th¢ Gem)tn Shephard Dog Club and other do8 walkers who are mcmber% of the A￿CiatIOn. The bulldlngs includc the followinB- W ,Ihall Hou4c and environs which in¢ludc various loungeb 3nd bar& a games r￿rn. meeting rooms. offices and a550ciatcd facilities. Wythall Communtty c.lub OPCTates a Regi5tertd Members. Club in most of these ￿8S and is re5pofhsible for ils own rnanagement during Ils bar opening hours. The Club provides opportunitie5 for re¢Thtion 8nd soeial intercourse, encoujagemcnt of good lellowship aThd other &iivities likely io be bcneficial io mcmbcrs of W)rthall Communiiy As50ciatJon. The CILtb finance5 are detsiled in its 5eparat¢ ¥counts and are rell¢£ied in the income of the Aswciaiion by way of rent rec¢iv¢d, a service charge and whencvcr possible an allocation of 5UTplus funds. Park Hal which COmpri￿S a dance hall I function suite for da￿lme or evaing with swe, kitchen and a li¢¢nsed bar, catering for abollt 180 people. It is nomiajly hired to local 50ciclrcs, clubs and individual members for events such as meeting5, weddings, dance5. pani&s and their fitnd-raising ￿l￿tre& wYrHALL COMMLTNITY ASSOCIATION OWECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES continued Britannia R￿rn a 5mailtt gam&function room for daylirne or evening ￿. catering for up to abwt 120 p￿p]e. It has a siage. Skittle alley, other indoor games fxililtes and a bar. Meetin Rooms {severa]) foi up 40 people for daytime or cvening u5C, With limitol facilitics for indoor gaTnes shows, conferences c¢¢. Other buildinLYS which wer¢ fiJndeO. in5taJled and are mtintsined by ￿n￿ltut17t groups and which are legally part of the assets of w￿hall Commllniry Hall Trust and include: pavilions and headquarters for ihe Scout Group, Archery, Bowling, Football. Tennis, Dog TTaining Club, Theaire Company and the Homing Society. Setvitt buildin sprovided byth¢Association. in ddition iothoseoutlincd alM)ve include changing rooms and ablution areas and buildings used for stordge of (￿Id1￿)r rnachinery and equipment. Volunt hel and ift$ tn kind. Th¢ Genern] C4)rnmittee we extremely grateful to all the volunteers who help and 5UPPOrt their activities in order to encourage a Community ownership. On a regular basis volunieers ttndertake tasks including eommittee work, planning cvenis, mowing & rnaintenan¢e athd on an occasionaj basi5. helping with events. Supplier& businesses and individu￿5 have also been generous in providing donations orgo￿s that hawe been used 10 ethn¢e fulld- raising events. itnprove our park machinery and faciliiies. ACHIEVEMEYTS AND PERTrORMANCE The Managemeni Committee each month of the year. SutFcornmirte¢s ￿50 met a nurnbef of titnes through the yethr as required. The Genetai Commiiiee md Ihrce tirne$ in ihe year. in Ma￿h and November and following ihe Annual Genernl M¢¢iing in June. It was good once more lo see various s￿rting activities taking place ￿ the park t1￿￿￿hOUt 2023 along wilh ihc public enjoying what ihe park has io off¢r from a re¢reation P¢TWliv¢ in 8enerdl. R¢v¢nuc for Park Hall and House rents were slightly down. This is largely due 10 8 switch of whal rooms art U5cd for which booking A free family-fTiendly Kin8's Coronation ctlebraiion eveni was held on ihe Park on Sunday the 7 May from lai¢ afternoon into ihe evening. Peoplc were encoura8¢d io bring ihcir own picruc. Al￿. there w¢re markd stalls, food ￿all.￿, lee cream van, fireworks and adisco in Park Hall Isubje¢t to a small fe¢). Wyihall Communiiy Club also op¢Tred its dooT% to the public. BortfiTC Ni8ht was once a8tin an ¥il-ti¢kd approach ￿ limit number& it w&* an enjoyable and sueecssful event for the A5￿CiaTion and thosc that alt¢nded despite the we¥theT. Whilst the A$￿¢1￿10n did pul on the Partto again in January, ticket Sal￿ were not strong resultlng in a small loss on the eveni. The Santa Sleigh. for the Ihird year toured ihe Mreets of Wythall and ihe ￿rrOunding area ovu four ntghts wi¢h ihe support and dtsnalions from severnl businesses. Organi￿10￿$ and volunieus io help make it happen. The collection and shrcdding of C.hri5Irn&5 Irc¢s once again look pla¢e en¥urin8 they were appropriately r¢¢y¢led and rrising wme much need funds toward5 t%￿(1a1 maintenance for th¢ Associaiion. Car parking charBcs is a now ￿lia] source of r¢venue for the Association 10 help wilh maintenance costs. This yw saw much of the money raised from this sourtt so far ploughed back into r&surfa¢ing work and relining. Our web#lte, www.wyth1l1-￿rk.0rg.uK is administered by 4 volunteer kept up io date from infomiation provided by local organisations. Our FAtel)ook Group. Wytb*ll P•rk-Llft, is well ¢stsblish>J exchanging commen1& prorn￿ng events. Children's PIAY •reaJ. The play ar￿5 are a very popular attraction and in order that Ilry remain safe, regular in￿eCtIonS are undenakcn by the A&%ociaiion and its eonlTa¢iors. The c051s of such in•ions and ongoing repairs and renewals 15 not tnsignificant though remain an important thai the Association needs to raisc motw for to cover. Perimeter PAth, FltlleS5 Stations and Tolltts. The path around the park's perimeier and fjtness stations, provided by BroTnsgrove Di%lriei C.ouncTI from S106 funds, have continued io provide a popular fxility. The toilcts wntinue to be maintained by the Association bul do suffer regularly from vandalism and misuse and as sjch are a Costly facility to prokide for public use. The Pl¢nic area. Whilst th¢ picnic bcnchcs werea well-used a55d ofihe park, Ihey havedeLerioTated thrnugh a combination of age and vandalisrn and as such have had to b¢ removed for safdy reasons. The Association would welcome any organisations or Indi￿.Idua18 Iha¢ ¢ould &%sist with ihett te-instatement. WYTHALL COMMtTh%ITY ASSOCIATION Park Pitthe5. The football pitches conlinue io bc well used ihough do suffer from a lack of drainage. Junior football contlllues io flourish utili5in8 pitches of what was the crickd field. Changing room ImproverneDts. The changing r￿rnS and showets have not been u5cd ￿nce the improvements were completed. with Individuals choosing to arrive al ihe park already in the kit. They do however remaiT) av￿lable a5 a re50ur¢e. The toilet facililics are used for events su¢h as Bonfire which does save the Associ&ion having to hire in moic facilitics. wYrHALL COMMLQNITY ASSOCIATION ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFOIL.MANCE coniinued Covid FU￿dIn& The Associaiion bcnefjtted from a Covid early ill 2022 from the Government / Dtsirict Council, with the Scheme having then clowl, thus no monies froTn this source were Teceiva in 2023. Monthly repayments to the Bounce Back Loan ihat the AS$￿￿allon was grdnied in 2020 for£45,000 ￿ntinu< the balance now havit)g ieduced to £34.836. Some of the rnonies were utilised IhLS year 10 help fund ¢$sentI￿ park maintenance. with the remainder held in reserve pending idcntification ofat) appropriate project thai would lead to an improveJJ tr&Jing posiiion. Outlook. The Association's financial perfomiancc for 2023 Shows a loss. This is largely due ￿ funding from c&shflow artd reserves items such as work on the car park. Iractor repairs, playgTound repairs and tree work* We are mindful of the pressure on eashtlow and the level of long-tCTrn de￿ thai ihc Ass(Kiation currenily has. Whilst most in¢omc Isnes ar¢ up on the previous year and the gro￿ Profil in general. the Icvel of ovethas thai need lo covered is of concern. Salanes and Wages ¢osts havc in parni¢ular grown ai a far rn¢ than income. Costs are closely moniioTed in order to identify opportunities its make savings but it must be acc¢piuJ that essential maintenance necds lo ¢oDtithue lo tak¢ place io ensur¢ ihe park remains saf< avoid increa%￿] wsts and *ssoci*ed issues. On a positive note, a return of lribuie r)ighis to Park Hall was seen in (kiober 2023. wilh further evenis already bookel in 2024. In addition, planning is underway for the Wythall & HollyW￿d run. which wll 5tsrt and finish at the park. Boih activities should provide a w¢lcome income b￿. I forthe A5￿ciation however. further ways ofgeneTaiing gddiiional revenue or reducing ¢05t5 must be found uryently io achieve a 5U5tshnable future for Ihe Asgxiation. FINANCIAL REVIEW The Siaierncni of Financial Activiiies for the year 1$ sd out on pa8e I l of the fin8n¢ial statem¢nis. A summary of the rinancial results Is set out below- Incomln8 Re$ource5 The A5%0riation's income tothl of £249,839 all relai¢d 10 Unr&#rided Funds IGencr41) Nher than Re￿ncle￿ Funds (Projecisl. The Genual Funds were £16,377 grvdler Ihan 2022, and £25.527 if the Covid 8￿¢ {£9.1501 is excluded frorn 2022. This is a good achievement but see laier ITh res￿ of ¢o&s. Yolunlury incomé includes amounts Teceived from gjbscriptions granis and donations. Therc wa5 an all￿allOn of funds from w￿hall Communily club of£12,500. Donation$ this year.. a number of contribLElion$ were receiva from individuals in appr4XiatEon of fhe park facilily.. wc also obtained a grant of £4.000 from Lim08￿ Tnjm. £5¢)0 from the Dumbrcck Chariiy, £500 from ihe W.E.D ChAritable Trust, £500 from Kin85 Heath Concorde loward ihe CoronAlion ¢v¢ni, £350 frorn ￿]bY & S¢)n Lid The Aswciation received donations iothllin8 £2.31)O from individuals and organisaiioDS In 5UPPOrt of the ta¥ier Trdil. CideT & sau￿Be F¢slival and the Beer fe$iival {the laiieriwo h3vin8 been pui on by WCC 10 rnise funds forthe Associalionl, this included £100 from Melvyn Danes, £l(Kl from Tothl Compulers. £500 fn)m the Lloyds Foundaiion. £300 from Nihilent Limilcd. £300 from Mimrt&sl and £300 from ￿Thr. A claim 10 HMRC. h&s been submilled in relation io T&K recovered under the Gifl Aid Kheme for£670 in resp￿1 of donaiions and subscription5 in 2022 plus a further £179 also receive41 through the Small lknaions scheme. The Association also re¢eived £6￿ from Melvyn Danes toward$ fiT5t aid for the Bonfire evemi and Santa Sleigh, which is lnellld￿ under Ihc specific event incornc. IF￿￿meIr0￿ Q¢hvlie5for8eneroiingfyndF reflects the fun&raising ￿l￿tIeS and amounis to £56.429, up £4,948 on 2022. BonfireNsght wasanotherv¢ry successful event bringing in income of£35,787 less costs of£9.137. Carparking fee5 brought in £16221 for the year. The Panio went ahe￿1 this year re¢uTning a mode5t1055 of £282. It was decided not to put on Carnivaj Ihis year, however, Ihc As￿)c1￿10n did put on a King's Coronation cveni which was free to attend, with stall& and fircwork5 sponsorol by the Parish Council. A Coronation Di￿ w&4 held the same evening which also proved a success. Bthwecn this and the Eastcr Trdil ihey raised £1.025. The Santa Slagh and Chri5trn8s tree colleciions a150 boosted incoTne by £2.363. 1*￿51￿£￿( Income. Bank inter¢51 at £763 this year reflects ristng In*re￿ rates compaTrd to preMou5 years. WVTHALL COMMUI%lTY ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL REVIEW Corklinued Int￿ming resour￿￿r￿M ehoriloble octiwries is r¢nts reccived whcn the looms and fxilities are hired to groups and individU￿S foi theii activiti￿ meding& etc.. also ihe income received over the bar during soine of ihe evenis. The tot21 income from these sources increased by £5.766 on 2022 which largely relatcs to I￿r¢&￿ed relltsl fees and bar sa]es for Park Hall. ResouYee$ Expended The cosi of running the Association incrta*4 ihis year to £272269 from £230.427 in 2022. £192.657 in 2021 and £196.992 in 2020. PTe-Covid. it stc*xl ai £242,138 in 2019. Costs ofaciiviiiesforgeneratixgfvnds are the eXPeTh￿ i￿urr&I in putting on ihe events. Thisis largcly made up by the co of putting on ihe Bonfire Night and the Pantomime. Choriioble oclivili￿ comprise ihe majority of the expenses. General repairs. mainienanee and clcaning coAs have i￿reasOJ over2022 due ￿ £3,167 hav[￿t0 be spcni on tractor repairs and servi¢ing plus £4,165 on playground m&]ntcnan¢e. Exeeptional maint¢n8nce this year include5 £16.340 on car park r¢surfacing and lining, £2,630 to complele the tree works project. £1,600 on an el¢¢iri¢￿ survey for lh¢ w￿hall House ¢omplex and Park Hall and £320 on a memorial bench. In oddiiion, £6.300 was spend on r￿fIng work and remedial pl¥ier Employment co￿$ have incre35cd by ¢. £22k, this is due lo a ￿MbInatIon of8Th Incr￿$¢ of th¢ minimum and Iiv2n8 wage rates plu5 Wytholl Community Club opcnin8 for longu hours on Sundays and cenain bank holidays. Governonce evsls. the lo ihe naiure of the or8anisalion ihis CO￿ is low as the managem¢nt ofihe A5sociaiion is undenake by volunieers. The cost tncurred this year relales solely 10 The Audit fee. Net re80urees for ¢he year is a deficil of £22,430 on the 8¢n¢ral fund. The Restrlct¢d Funds arc conlribuiions for a wific purpose. The £6.300 ih* the year %larta with relaie5 10 th¢ balance of the £IO.000 s¢¢ured from ihe National Lotlcry Award¥ for All. This was spent durin8 the year on roof Tq)airs 10 Ihe Wythall Hous¢-¢omplex- and repairing the cciling in ihe gents ceiling ¢au*l by the w8t¢r leak. Regerves The Tru51ee5 have reviewed the reserves of ihe charity. This review encomp&ss¢d Ihe nature ofih¢ income and expendiiuTe along with ihe flucluotions which arise brfween Ihe income SOUTce& gran15 and rcgular expenses. The Getteral Fund5 brought forward from yehr's results were a positive ￿&110￿ of £13,091, following this year's d¢fi¢it of £22,430 the Gener81 funds now show & ne8alive posiiion of £9.339. The Associalion coniinues 10 show £450.287 of the funds inv¢si¢d it) the property, wi(h Re￿nCted Fun¢ts now showin8 ￿ £nil. The b8lan¢¢ shttt Shows current net assets of £46,316 and lon8-Icrrn u¢diKffs of £55.655, re￿Iting Kn a negative positiort of £9,339. In¢ludcd in creditors is £9,469 in resp¢¢¢ of subscTiPtÈons paid in ¥Jvance. whil¥ these are rhot repaid under Ihe normal opcralion of the A.ssociation. they do remain a liability- Inierell free loan5 from individuals has now ￿duCed 10 £20.350 from £24,550 in 2022 15 a TC5uIt of the repaymenf PTO8ramm¢ pui in place. The Bounee Back IA>an aimed to support or8anisalions impacted by the COVID-19 restriciions was secured during 2021 amounting to £45.000. Monthly repayments coniinue to be T￿￿le lo ihe loan, with the oui4aThJirtg balance now having r¢duc¢d ￿ £34.836. The loan is due io be reP￿d by May 2030. WYTHALL COMMUIYITY ASSOCIATION PLANS FDR THE FLrruRE RNtrU￿Sth¢ to ttcome a awitsble (Wiisat*x lwntinuestr) b¢ put hold whilst efforts are c4)nrxntratcd towards stswjgthening the fimnos. When it is apkwiatr to reswne this rrtoiecL otsce cotteludrf it wou]d Tesuh in the AsxKiation being abk ts legBIty hold th¢ iidB to the knnd being wsible for its own debts. The c8pital p)siiion ofthe A$soci*ion W improved overthe l&%t 3 yeaT5. however. this yearhas seen the need io undul&k¢ some ctht]y m&intenanc< ￿ a resuh of p&%1 ￿der inves¢meM in the infrastrdetsre. The rr5¢Tves remain m¢)dest aThJ thus its ability to invest Si8nifKantly in the buildrn8s remains chalkn8in& Grants ￿ntInue to been 4Jpli¢d for to ty and address this, the latest SUC¢e5sfitl oiiieome by wthy of the UK 1*osp￿ Fund. The rn(ffiies from this will com¢ in during 2024 and will be focussed toward5 the W)thall HOu*-C￿￿P1ex- Park H•ll. C¥i¢al rnisin8 thI￿agh 8elltn8 lon8 leases to the The Asxxiition remains ft￿￿$¢d ioward% woviding the cumi services with yowin8 th¢ memboship and encour•ging n(*)wmernb¢rs to ¢Mtributr towwds thr farilttie& Th¢ Awciation afyj the cmmitt￿Tri 8roups ne£d to cotrtlnut to Idtnttfy and tsk¢ fonvtrd othtt servic¢s the c(wkl offt¥ in Lyder to 8row revcnut Streams. Whitst th¢ focug ig on 8nMin8 stre8￿ we we mindful Must TemAin Apprvpriate Mainten￿¢¢ of the jlte buildinp Is un&rt4k¢n and c(*s Teltitirrfto ear¢fully ¢Lm￿OI1Ca. TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMEras •FvIKabJ¢ and Uni*d KiD8¢kn A¢Cthmti￿ Swiduds IUni*d Kth8thm Guenlty Ac¢¢o¢d Accountlng Pra¢tk¢). Th¢ law 4)pllcable to ¢h•ri¢ies in En&lwd and Wal¢s requires th¢ ¢huity tn*u ¢0 prqJw¢ finBncial statemw)ts for e y¢¢r whi¢h Bive a tNe ond flllr Triew of the 3thte of Jff4irs of the ¢hty and of the inc(Thin8 r¢sDurces oppl*Ation of T•sourctt. of the thwity forthai perityj. In FYeprin8 the finan¢i•l the In￿te¢S ar¢re4yJired to: se1￿1 $ui*bh K¢ounting ￿liCIeg and then wiiy them ¢onsistthtty Obserye the Met1￿ and prI￿1p1¢S in the wlic4ble Charities SORJI Mek¢ jud8¢ments ond tt¢imit¢s that art re•uJMble md St•t¢ whether appli¢abk x¢c￿lting stsnduth have t*en followed subiea to Iny m*rial dep•tkn thit be dE￿I0$¢d and txpl•inrAJ in the finan¢io1 statem¢nis PK¢we the tltwi¢iai 8t&t¢mth4 the 80in8 buil unjju it 15 inaFIW lo p*sume the ch¥ity will ¢ontinue In busSnMs. Th¢ truBteM ￿ rejFK￿￿￿le for k￿1￿ Kct kcpt in rew of as by Axxion 386 oftr* 2(th A¢L' or 2. the accounts thj Th)t &rord with UTherttords' (ff 3. the xcounisthp Jy)t comply with thexcounting TWlibflMtsof sea¥)n 396 ofthe 2(Kkn Act Ot￿th￿ any wwrunent thaithe ac￿Nts 8iVt a'bwe •md fairview. whith is not a matt¢rconsi¢kred &% w ofan independent cxamin*ion' or 4. ¢hc accounts have n(A prep￿ in a¢¢oth with themthljcth and principl&sof the of Re£omincn(lal Practice for aLr￿n[ing and Tewrting by chan.ties arplicable ￿chantIeSPrqW1tsg ts*ir ¥wwits in &£x)r￿a￿t wih the FItWKi￿ Rqthng S¢ar¥jardappii￿￿C in the UK•kd R9￿]1¢ of Ir¢laTrJ (FRS 1021 Ihaven [￿ems3Th4 have Th) othtr mattcws in W￿￿￿￿on wth theexamin8tion ￿ whKh aNcniion should be drnwn in in Order￿ enablea unthNaThling of the be rexhoj. Richard Hort￿ FCCA &)Llfr. ForarKI m ttha]f of Jern)rns Bwsinw Solulirrts LimI￿d LumarKri Hous¢ Blythe Gat¢ Blythe Valley P )lihull W¢4 Midlarhds B90 8AH WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIO Statement of FiDaJlCi81 ArtIvI￿*S for the year ended 31$¢ December 2023 31st December 2022 Restrict￿ Unresirictql Tothl FuThls Re*riC￿l Tots] FvTrJs FuNis Funds Fu]Mls Fu]xls Notc Ineoming Resour¢ Incomtng resources frorn general￿ fvnds Voluntary income A¢iiviiies for 8enerdting funds InVe￿Mertt incorne Incoming resourtts from charitabl¢ adivities Furlough Grant To¢il IneoThln% Resour¢es 29,917 29.917 56,429 56.429 763 763 26.861 24,884 $1,745 51,481 51,841 132 132 156,965 156,965 102,731 162,731 249J39 249J39 26.861 233A62 260 Resources Expended Costs of gener2tin8 fund. Cosi of aciivities for generatin8 Charitable activitics Governanee costs 10,437 AO.437 6JIKJ 201.172 207A72 9,519 9,S19 220.263 240.824 645 645 2•.561 Total Re8our¢es Expended 6JOO 272269 278 $69 23 20 $61 ￿27 250 988 Net rewyrcu 8urplu5 1 deficlt ￿)￿ -21430 -2&730 6JOO 3.035 9J35 Total funds brought forwArd 6JIXI 480W2 486,742 477A07 477,407 Totgl f￿ndS ¢Arrled forward 458,012 458012 ￿{￿0 4811442 486742 Net resourees surplus I defidt JiKI -2143(1 -28,730 00 3,035 9J3S Totsl g¢ner*l funds brougbt forward 13.091 19J9A 10,056 lJ80 Total fulld5 c*rrifd fornird .9339 ￿39 6JOO 13.09J The notes on pages 12 10 16 fonn part of th¢ financial ststements io WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCJATION B#lattee Sheet M A¢ 31•¢ De¢efybtr 2023 2022 FiIed amel$ T￿gIble ASSrfS rtholJkedtXt•ts 45llJti C•rrth¢ •Hets Str 12 31776 21359 C48h at thd in 101732 CreditLVS.' amounts hlling d withln one year 13 46J16 77300 T￿01 awij Iw awre Ilablllii# 537887 Cr¢dltors: fall1•8 dwe Ifter rnor* ¢haa one yur 14 S7W9 e fumdi of ¢h¢ ehrlty Funds inYest¢d in Prnnljes G¢nernl Funds Bwfd S¥rplwl¥KIi 13.091 .U430 10.050 -9J39 11091 6,3ixi Th¢ financlal MNnents on p4gc$ 10 ts 16 wtte I￿10¥￿ by the Conunittee M•y 2024 Id Signed on thelr beh￿r by.. S B4xtsr Chatr li WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31° Deeember 2023 l. Accounilng Po15des (a) Basis of preparatton And uses$menf of golDg cojwrn These attounts have been prcpar¢d under Ihe historical cost conveniton with iteins r￿08n]Sed ai ¢051 or trdnsaciion value. The accounts have been prepwl in accordance wih the Statemcni of ReLommended Practice.. Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance wilh ihe Financial Reporting Siandard applicable 2n the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 i&sued on 16 July 2014 and with the Charities A¢1 2011. The Associaiion eonsiitiites g public benefit entity as defincd by FRS 102. Wythall Community Associalion is a public benefit ￿lIty regiqeraj in England. The address is given in the Charity infoTrnalion on page 2 of ihese fjnancial stalemenis. Th¢ charity has appli￿ Upd￿¢ Bullctin l as published on 2 Feb￿￿ 2016 and does not in¢lud¢ a cash flow 5t8iemeni on the gTounds Ihat 11 is applyin8 FRS 102 Sttiion l A. The significant accountin8 ￿11¢1¢$ applied in the preparati¢)n of ihes¢ financial statemenLs are sd out below. These polici¢s have becn consistently applied to all years Presented u￿¢$$ ￿herwiSe ststed. Golni Concern Wheji pr¢paTing ihe financial ￿atementS the members of the Gener31 Committee are required io make an ￿sment of the A$sociaiiotl'5 ability to continue as a going ¢on¢¢m. An entlty is a 801rt8 concern unlus the cornmiltte intend to liquid￿¢, c¢￿ trndin8 or no realistic alternative bul to do so. In assessing wh¢th¢r the going coneern &ssumption is apPropri￿t the cornmiittt lakes inio accounl all available information oboul Ihe fuiure, which is at bji t1￿ limited 10 12 months fTom the d*e when the financial stai¢ments are authori$¢d for issue. The A8sociaiion h&$ stru88led with d¢¢lining income strcams for many years. More reecnily there has been some renewed effon to grow incorne streams and obiain granis. MaTkding a¢iiviiie¥ have betn 4rcngihcncd using a rdn8e ofmedia to promote membership of th¢ Associaiion and WCC ￿on8 wilh events pul on. Car parking ¢harges which were introduced toward5 the cnd of 2020 has been a relaiivcly reliable source of valued income which h&$ enabled some much-necdcd maintenanee to be undmaken. However, Ihe commititt remains acutely awaTe th￿ fvrthereffort is r¢quir¢d to strengihen and diversify income ￿reamS irt order io protect ¢he Ions lerm future. In view of thc aErf)vq th¢ commiiiee Consider Ihat ihe going ¢on¢ern asgjmption rernains appropriate. Ib) Futtds structure Rcstricted incorne funds ¢omprise income that has be¢n receiv￿ for a p#rticular purpose, w il is Set aside by the trust¢&s. Th¢ restricted funds which have been donata I raised are used to pay for ihe rel¢vant spttifLC project. Unrestricied income fynds are gcncrdl funds which are avaitable for use at th¢ disrtion of ihc trus1¢es in fvrtheran¢e of the genu￿ obje¢tive5 of the charity and whi¢h have been desi8nated for other purpos￿. Generaj Furtds invested in the Premises has been Shown Wely in to clcarly idcntify the Current balance. 12 WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION l. Atcounting Polieks Contin￿ed (c) AD¢(¥me rewDition All in¢orne is re£ognised once the charity has entitlemeni io ihe income, li is pmbable thai the income will be received. and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. Membership subscription5 received in the nature of a gift are recognis¢d in voluntary income. Donaiions and grants are r¢cogniscd whcn the Association been rboiified in wriiing of both ihe amount and 5Ctilcmeni dale or have been rec¢iveJJ. Gift Aid Teceivable is included in income when there is a valid declardlion fmm the donor, otKe it is received. Inrome from funit-rwsing activities is included following complaion of ihe event. Interest on funds held OD deposit is included when weivthl. Incorne from the charitable activiiies of the Associauon in¢lwJe rentst I prow￿On of facilities for use by clubs, groups and local residcnis and arc included in the period to which they relaie. Th¢ Y￿￿e of any voluniary help received is not included in th¢ accounts but Is des¢ribd in the trustee's annual repon. (d} Expenditure recognltlo Liabilities are recognised as expen(￿1￿￿¢ as 500n as ihere is a Icgal or w)Structive obligation cotnmiiting the charity lo th81 expenditure. it is probable that settlemet)i will be r¢qyira and th¢ amount of the obligali(Trn can be Me￿ur¢￿ reliably. All eX￿ndItUre 15 accouDied for on an attmals basis. Expen(￿l￿re is alliKated ￿weeft Cost ofgenerating voluntary income. {fund-rai%ingl. expen5cs in respeci of charitable ¥iiviiies (overh¢ads} and govcrnance eo#s are shown separately. Information on ihi$ aitribulion ref¢r io noie lfj below. (elAllo¢*tloD of goverD8n¢e ¢osii Governance costs comprise e05ts involving the public xcounthbility of th¢ chariiy And ILS compliance with rcgulaiion and good praeiice. These ¢¢MS include costs related 10 stalulory audit and legal fees. Other services are providcd on a voluntary basis. The 8overnanc¢ costs are an8Jysed in nthe 8. (f) c￿tS of r*lslni funds Th¢ costs of generating funds consists of direct expenses in rey￿¢1 of ihe evcnls. Use of ihe pr¢rnises and involvernent by the staty is not 5pecifi¢ally co#ed. The even￿ are planned and supeThised by volun*ers. Costs are a 5plii bdween ¢v¢nts in note 6. {gl Ch#rltMbie Ictlvltles Costs of charitable activilies include the majority of expenses irt res￿1 of servicin8 and maintaining the premiys and propeny which is used by the hi￿r5 and users, including local residents and 8cnerdl publi¢. co￿$ are shown in notc 7. Ihl T•ngSble Ilxed *ssets and dtpreclatlfj Tangible fixul &wls are capiiali5cd and valued ai hi51orical co￿. ikpreciation is chargoj at Tates calculated io write off the c05t on a straighi line basis over their expcclcd useful lives as follows.. Plant and machinery over 3 year5 Furniture and equipmeni over 5 years The ownership of the proTXrty {land arhd bltildingsl is Ve￿¢d in ihe w￿ha]I Community H￿1 Tru￿. The amount shown in th¢ Balance Sheet rcpre5ents historical expcndilure by the AssKiaiion enhatlcing the value of this freehold property. (i} St￿￿ S(wk consists of PUTehased go(KJ5 for r￿¢. Siocks arc vajued * the lower of ci>sL and rea]isable value. O) ContlDgent Il•bllltle¥ A contingent liability is identifjed and disclosed if a ￿)Ssible obli8alion may result frorn an occurrence of one or more uncertain fuhjre events not wholly within the in￿1¢¢5. control. WYTHALL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Notes to the *e¢ouDts for iht ye8r ended 31$t December 21123 2023 2022 Projects General ProJeets General 2 Voluntgry 1￿COme Members Subs¢n￿10ns Allocation from Wythall Community Club Covid funding via BroTnsgrove gr#nts Grani from Awards for Donations from Individuals Donations from Other organisations Gift Aid tax r¢covercd Siatc Aid offsa intere 7,943 12Jh) 8,048 9,1511 10.000 521 380 8,IIKI 853 16.861 4,190 l J66 29,917 26 61 3 Actli'liles for gevrailnff fundi Bonfire Night CaT Pat*in8 chr1￿m*S tree coll¢dion Christmas Cords 35.787 16321 1.081 31,81k4 14.970 1.265 332 Paniomime Food Fwrs Santa Sleigh WCA evenis- othcr & oiher revenue $67 978 1.025 1382 460 1.034 905 192 4 Investtnent ID¢ome Bank inieresi gTO.KS S Incomln8 rtsour¢e$ from cb*rlt•ble *eilTrltles R¢nial and lellin88 Club 763 132 9.600 15,478 6.851 15.623 Park Hall 17.417 S,633 13.508 4J03 Wyihall House and Bri￿)￿18 Room Park Pitches Park renis Si,(W6 74,340 Service eharge ￿ Wythall Community aub Park Hall bar takings 773811 3S2 102 731 6 Costs of #t￿trAting volunt*ry income Bonfire Night Christm&s tree collection Christmas Cards Santa Sleigh WCA eventS- Other Pantomirne 9,137 7,665 244 141 451 620 849 14 WYTHALL COMMLryITY ASSOCIATION Notes to the #tcounts for the year ended 31st Deeember 2023 2023 2022 Prnjeets General Projects GeDer41 Re50urres expellded OD eh#rit*ble *rtivities Insurance 7,884 28.195 24,452 20,5LI 16,951 490 7.761 27.806 20.170 7.086 14.079 700 General repairs, Maint¢twice and cleaning materials Excepiional maintenance PaTk Hall bar purchases & maintenance Siocknakers f¢¢s Card & finan¢¢ fecs Lic¢n¢es cO￿S Telephone. staiionery & compuier Sundry expenses Advenising & MaTkding Employrneni ¢os¢$ Projec¢ expenses 6JOO 20,561 2,086 583 3.106 295 2,658 1,902 4JlO 327 Note 10 155J09 133.779 00 201.172 20J61 220263 8 GovernAnee costs Financi￿ Examiner's fec 060 64S 645 9 Trn$tees' remuner•15on None of ihe Irusie¢.% Tcceived any r¢muner8tion from ihe Association in rc5peci of servi¢es rend¢red in that capacity. Mr A G Griffin is ¢mployed Gener￿ Manager MT5 E Johnsort pn)vides book-keeping strviccs as an cmployee Mr R Burn 15 tmployed as a bar lendu. Payments are made in ac￿rdanCe with the ¢ons1iluiion and were Specific￿lY a8reed by Ihe Genera] Commiiiee on 22 April 1999. 24 February 2(X13. 22 July 2019 and rassed at Ihe mectin8 22 March 2021 111 StBff ¢osi$ Wagcs and 5daries Social security Costs Auto enrolmcnt pen$ithJ 132,041 1295 443 3.4112 923 155J119 The average number of employe4 cdculated on a fi]11-time quivaleni basis ana]ysed by fun¢tion wa5.. Charitabl¢ aciivities 15 wYrHALL COM￿[uNITy ASSOCIA TION Notes to the *¢co￿￿¢S for the year endtd 31￿ Decernber 2023 11 T*n8(ble fjyed 8sSrf5 Net &bok Value Depr¢eS*tion Cost Freehold Property Plant & Machinery Furniiure & Equipment At 31 Decembcr 2023 450,260 lJ,629 450.260 25 450260 13.629 13.604 69.284 533 175 82 450 287 At 31 De¢emb¢r 2022 533 175 82.888 450a87 533.175 Therc was no capital eXp￿IltUre eontracied for but not provided in the fin8ne1￿ st*cments {2022 £nill 2023 2022 12 DebtOTS rrade debtors Other debiors Prepayrnenis and other accnjtd income AO.891 12J48 12,116 1.208 32.770 21259 CredSiors: *mounii falllng dut w5ihin 13 y¢Ar Trade creditors 1axaiion and 50cral se¢urity Accrua15 and def¢Tred income L¢)an due within one year 144 1,808 2J53 IlJ71 9.01)0 SJ06 27.161 Credliors: *lnOllDii f•lJlllg due #fter 14 more (h•n one ye*r Deferred in¢orne Personal loans HSBC Bounce Back Loan 9.409 2,479 20,350 34.980 30.036 Lkferred irtcome arises from gjbscriptions paid in advance in IfSP￿ of 2025 & 2026. loans from tndiwduals and HSBC Bounce Back Loan iaken out durin8 C(svid to assim c&sh flow. Provision for possible loan rcpaymcnts is shown in ¢r&Jilors 15 Glft Aid Scheme Durin8 ihe year Gift Aid of £670 w&s claimed in respect of knnations and Jnembership ftts made under the Gift Aid Scherne in 2022. A clatm is to be male in respect of 2023 transactions. 16