Chairman's Report 2024-2025
We now have a new Centre Manager Bex, the Trustees and I would like to extend our sincere thanks to Tiffeny Johson for the professional way she conducted her duties as Centre Manager and smoothly handed over her duties and processes to Bex. We wish her and her family well for the future.
Yet another year has passed by with the Drayton Centre making excellent progress in development of the administration and finance processes, further explained in Bex, the Centre Manager, and Trustee Steve Wemyss Finance Report.
I would like to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to all Trustees, the Centre's Staff members and volunteers, including Barry our brand-new Centre's Handyman (it has been many years since we have had a good reliable chap) for their continuing support to the centre.
The first impressions users experience when they first entre the Centre is very important for the further development of the Centre. The standard is continually maintained by dedicated cleaning Ladies, Leah & Madison, along with Barry, Centres Handyman.
A big thank you to all the Fund Raisers and Supporters of the Centre
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The Portsmouth Light City Orchestra
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PP Dance school
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Drayton and Farlington City Councillors
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Christmas Friends, under the management of Melita Panagiota and team, for organising Christmas Lunch, on Christmas day, for the people on their own at this festive time in conjunction with the churches on Havant Road.
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Eclipse the builders, who have carried out the maintenance works and repairs throughout the Centre for many years now
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Especially to all the new users of the Centre, for their continuing support.
The Future for the centre
Having been a Trustee since 2010 my strategy has always been to develop and increase the footfall of the centre to enable us to accommodate and provide more facilities for the local community.
The future of the centre is still going in the right direction, although we still have a very long way to go before the Centre is finished.
Conclusions
A change of Trustees and Management with all their enthusiasm expertise and experience will bring a different approach to the development of the Centre. Several new members bringing innovative ideas to the table, all of whom are rounded by their experiences in life and the working environment. We a now have
a much wider range of Practical, Financial, Technical and Computer knowledge.
As you will be aware by the end 2023 AGM we only had three Trustees one of which due to personal circumstances stood down, leaving only two. Billie Semmens put her name forward and would stay until the trustees had increased in numbers and was co-opted onto committee 2023; her input has been very valuable to the committee.
On behalf of all the Trustees we offer our sincere thanks for your support, without it the committee would have had a much more difficult time, thank you Billie.
"A greater use of the Centre by the local community will be fulfilling the wishes of our original benefactor George Augustus Hill 1920".
George Semmens Chair
The Drayton Center Receipts and Payments as at 31 March 2025
Basis of preparation Receipts and payment accounts are statements that summarise the movements of cash into and out of the organisation according to the matching concept
Basis of preparation Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and out of the organisation during the financial year.
| note Receipts Voluntary receipts 2a Activities for generating funds 2b Investment income 2c Receipts from sale of investments Total receipts Payments Cost of generating voluntary receipts 3a Cost of generating funds 3b Governance costs 3c Purchase of investments / fixed assets 4a Total payments Net of receipts / (payments) Transfers between funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2024/25 £0 £500 £0 £500 £48,695 £0 £0 £48,695 £9 £0 £0 £9 £48,704 £500 £0 £49,204 £48,704 £500 £0 £49,204 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 (£843) £500 £0 (£343) £0 £12,389 £12,389 £11,546 £500 £0 £12,046 unrestricted funds restricted funds endowment funds total fu |
2023/24 £30,588 £42,762 £0 £73,350 £73,350 £0 £0 £41,573 £41,573 £31,723 £73,295 £54 £0 £12,335 £12,389 nds |
2024/25 £0 £500 £0 £500 £51,380 £0 £0 £51,380 £9 £0 £0 £9 £51,390 £500 £0 £51,890 £51,390 £500 £0 £51,890 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £0 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £1,842 £500 £0 £2,342 £0 £17,852 £0 £17,852 £19,694 £500 £0 £20,194 restricted funds endowment funds total fu unrestricted funds |
2023/24 £5,588 £44,609 £0 nds |
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| (£19,221) £0 £37,073 |
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| £17,852 |
The Drayton Center Notes to financial statements as at 31 March 2025
Basis of preparation Receipts and payment accounts are statements that summarise the movements of cash into and out of the organisation according to the matching concept
Basis of preparation Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011
| 24/25 23/24 2 Receipts a - Voluntary income Grants £0 £500 £0 £500 £30,588 £0 £500 £0 £500 £30,588 b - Activities for generating funds Hire of Drayton Centre £34,001 £34,001 £31,347 In house social activity £0 £0 £0 One off lettings £11,793 £11,793 £11,330 Coffee machine £0 £0 £0 Fundraising £0 £0 £0 Deposits £2,900 £2,900 £2,900 £0 £0 -£2,815 £48,695 £0 £0 £48,695 £42,762 c - Investment income Interest received £9 £9 £0 £9 £0 £0 £9 £0 Total receipts £48,704 £500 £0 £49,204 £73,350 3 Payments a - Costs of generating voluntary receipts transfer fees £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 b - Costs of generating funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 c - Governance costs Staff Wages £21,010 £21,010 £15,502 Repairs and Maintenance £10,357 £10,357 £3,224 Light and heat £3,300 £3,300 £6,875 Water and business rates £2,317 £2,317 £409 Insurance £1,925 £1,925 £1,779 Office costs £5,760 £5,760 £12,682 Professional fees £168 £168 £1,002 Sundry expenses £0 £0 £99 Deposits returned £4,650 £4,650 -£2,815 Bank charges £60 £60 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £41,573 b - Costs of generating funds architects fees £0 £0 £0 assets £0 £0 £31,723 £0 £0 £0 £0 £31,723 Total payments £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £73,295 unrestricted funds restricted funds endowment funds total funds |
24/25 23/24 0 £500 £0 £500 £5,588 £0 £500 £0 £500 £5,588 £33,185 £33,185 £30,655 £0 £0 £0 £15,296 £15,296 £11,054 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £2,900 £2,900 £2,900 £0 £0 £0 £51,380 £0 £0 £51,380 £44,609 £9 £9 £0 £9 £0 £0 £9 £0 £51,390 £500 £0 £51,890 £50,196 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £21,010 £21,010 £14,982 £10,357 £10,357 £3,127 £3,300 £3,300 £6,875 £2,317 £2,317 £409 £1,925 £1,925 £1,779 £5,760 £5,760 £12,669 £168 £168 £1,002 £0 £0 £99 £4,650 £4,650 £2,215 £60 £60 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £43,158 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £26,260 £0 £0 £0 £0 £26,260 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £69,418 restricted funds endowment funds total funds unrestricted funds |
24/25 23/24 0 £500 £0 £500 £5,588 £0 £500 £0 £500 £5,588 £33,185 £33,185 £30,655 £0 £0 £0 £15,296 £15,296 £11,054 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £2,900 £2,900 £2,900 £0 £0 £0 £51,380 £0 £0 £51,380 £44,609 £9 £9 £0 £9 £0 £0 £9 £0 £51,390 £500 £0 £51,890 £50,196 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £21,010 £21,010 £14,982 £10,357 £10,357 £3,127 £3,300 £3,300 £6,875 £2,317 £2,317 £409 £1,925 £1,925 £1,779 £5,760 £5,760 £12,669 £168 £168 £1,002 £0 £0 £99 £4,650 £4,650 £2,215 £60 £60 £0 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £43,158 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £26,260 £0 £0 £0 £0 £26,260 £49,547 £0 £0 £49,547 £69,418 restricted funds endowment funds total funds unrestricted funds |
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The Drayton Center Statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2025
| Basis of preparation Basis of preparation Receipts and payment accounts are statements that Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the summarise the movements of cash into and out of the and out of the organisation during the financial year. These financia organisation according to the matching concept prepared in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 Cash Funds Notes Barclays Community Account £1,609 £10,561 £1,609 £10,561 Lloyds Account £10,273 £0 £10,273 £0 CafCash account £4,673 £4,737 £4,673 £4,737 Petty cash £227 £161 £227 £161 £16,783 £15,459 £16,783 £15,459 Other monetary assets other debtors 1 £817 £559 £0 £0 £0 £0 Investment assets other £0 £0 £0 £0 Assets retained for charity's own use Freehold property 2 £170,000 £170,000 £170,000 £170,000 Improvements to property 3 £74,200 £77,296 £82,360 £82,360 Furniture, fixtures & fittings 4 £23,816 £24,674 £37,636 £31,995 Computer equipment 5 £278 £278 £2,278 £2,278 Boiler 6 £829 £1,243 £2,900 £2,900 £269,123 £270,421 £295,174 £289,533 Liabilities deposits £50 £85 creditors 7 £2,359 £6,793 £2,409 £6,878 £0 £0 Total assets less liabilities £283,497 £279,002 £311,957 £304,991 1 debtors: Portsmouth Christian Fellowship £817 £817 2 Freehold property not revalued 3 Improvements to property total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) earlier improvements to property 1 No. £50,637 50 44 Installation of replacement outside doors 1 No. £9,935 10 9 Solar panels, battery & inverter 1 No. £21,788 20 19 £82,360 Installation of solar panels amd equipment in the sum of £21,787.50 out of a £25,00 grant from PCC. Balance returned. 4 In the absence of an asset list, the only recognised assets are : total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) original CCTV 1 original estimated value £1,000 £1,000 5 0 refurbished CCTV 1 actual installation cost £1,574 £1,574 5 5 Augustus Hill room Stacking chairs 98 No. @ original estimated value £99 £9,702 20 14 6' Folding tables 9 No. @ original estimated value £86 £776 20 14 3' Folding tables 4 No. @ original estimated value £56 £224 20 14 David Higgs room Stacking chairs 40 No. @ original estimated value £99 £3,960 20 14 6' Folding tables 4 No. @ original estimated value £86 £345 20 14 3' Folding tables 9 No. @ original estimated value £56 £504 20 14 Main Kitchen units and eqt. 1 estimated value £10,000 £10,000 15 9 Small Kitchen units and eqt. 2 estimated value £4,000 £8,000 15 9 Office furniture 1 estimated value £571 £571 10 4 Conference room furmiture 1 estimated value £800 £800 10 4 5' step ladder 1 estimated value £60 £60 20 4 triple extender ladder 1 estimated value £120 £120 20 4 Total £37,636 24/25 23/24 24/25 23/24 |
Basis of preparation Basis of preparation Receipts and payment accounts are statements that Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the summarise the movements of cash into and out of the and out of the organisation during the financial year. These financia organisation according to the matching concept prepared in accordance with section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 Cash Funds Notes Barclays Community Account £1,609 £10,561 £1,609 £10,561 Lloyds Account £10,273 £0 £10,273 £0 CafCash account £4,673 £4,737 £4,673 £4,737 Petty cash £227 £161 £227 £161 £16,783 £15,459 £16,783 £15,459 Other monetary assets other debtors 1 £817 £559 £0 £0 £0 £0 Investment assets other £0 £0 £0 £0 Assets retained for charity's own use Freehold property 2 £170,000 £170,000 £170,000 £170,000 Improvements to property 3 £74,200 £77,296 £82,360 £82,360 Furniture, fixtures & fittings 4 £23,816 £24,674 £37,636 £31,995 Computer equipment 5 £278 £278 £2,278 £2,278 Boiler 6 £829 £1,243 £2,900 £2,900 £269,123 £270,421 £295,174 £289,533 Liabilities deposits £50 £85 creditors 7 £2,359 £6,793 £2,409 £6,878 £0 £0 Total assets less liabilities £283,497 £279,002 £311,957 £304,991 1 debtors: Portsmouth Christian Fellowship £817 £817 2 Freehold property not revalued 3 Improvements to property total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) earlier improvements to property 1 No. £50,637 50 44 Installation of replacement outside doors 1 No. £9,935 10 9 Solar panels, battery & inverter 1 No. £21,788 20 19 £82,360 Installation of solar panels amd equipment in the sum of £21,787.50 out of a £25,00 grant from PCC. Balance returned. 4 In the absence of an asset list, the only recognised assets are : total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) original CCTV 1 original estimated value £1,000 £1,000 5 0 refurbished CCTV 1 actual installation cost £1,574 £1,574 5 5 Augustus Hill room Stacking chairs 98 No. @ original estimated value £99 £9,702 20 14 6' Folding tables 9 No. @ original estimated value £86 £776 20 14 3' Folding tables 4 No. @ original estimated value £56 £224 20 14 David Higgs room Stacking chairs 40 No. @ original estimated value £99 £3,960 20 14 6' Folding tables 4 No. @ original estimated value £86 £345 20 14 3' Folding tables 9 No. @ original estimated value £56 £504 20 14 Main Kitchen units and eqt. 1 estimated value £10,000 £10,000 15 9 Small Kitchen units and eqt. 2 estimated value £4,000 £8,000 15 9 Office furniture 1 estimated value £571 £571 10 4 Conference room furmiture 1 estimated value £800 £800 10 4 5' step ladder 1 estimated value £60 £60 20 4 triple extender ladder 1 estimated value £120 £120 20 4 Total £37,636 24/25 23/24 24/25 23/24 |
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| total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) £50,637 50 44 £9,935 10 9 £21,788 20 19 £82,360 ,00 grant from PCC. Balance returned. total value lifespan (yrs) remaining (yrs) £1,000 5 0 £1,574 5 5 £9,702 20 14 £776 20 14 £224 20 14 £3,960 20 14 £345 20 14 £504 20 14 £10,000 15 9 £8,000 15 9 £571 10 4 £800 10 4 £60 20 4 £120 20 4 £37,636 |
24/25 23/24 £44,561 £45,573 £8,942 £9,935 £20,698 £21,788 |
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| 24/25 23/24 £0 £200 £1,574 £200 £6,791 £7,277 £543 £582 £157 £168 £2,772 £2,970 £241 £259 £353 £378 £6,000 £6,667 £4,800 £5,333 £228 £286 £320 £400 £12 £15 £24 £30 remaining value |
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5 The computer is obsolete and written of over this year and last. The residual value is the value of the monitor and printer. 6 The boiler is being depreciated by straight line over 7 years.
7 summary of liabilities
Deposit contingency returns £50.00 customer prepayments £2,358.98
22/23 restated - £25,000 is the restricted fund grant for the solar panels installed in 2023/24
£2,408.98
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees The Drayton Centr8 On accounts for the year ended 311st March 2025 Charity no lif any) 252356 Set out on pages One I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responslbllltlos and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparatlon 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 all the applicable Direction5 given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examinerfs statemeni come lo my attention In connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below ') which gives me Cause lo believe that in, any material respeGI'. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sèction 130 of the Charitl8s Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities IAccount5 and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair. vlew which is not a matter considered as part of an independènt examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connèction 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 del the wo s in the brack8ts if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 1610612025 Name: Jonathan Kemp Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body Ilf any): MBCS (Member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers) 346038 Affiliate Member, Assoclation of Charity Independonl Examiners Address: TB3 Little Tapnage, Titchfield Lane. Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 5PQ IER Oct 2018