**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 00265222**
## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **for**
## **Jackmans Community Association**
George Hay Partnership LLP Chartered Accountants Unit 1B Focus 4 Fourth Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 2TU
**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|2|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**||3||
|**Statement of Financial Activities**||4||
|**Balance Sheet**||5||
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|6|to|10|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|11|to|12|
**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
Jackmans Community Association exists to provide a venue for the local community and it's surrounding areas to facilitate a happy place for families and children to go.
## **Significant activities**
This year has been particularly difficult due to the cost-of-living crisis which has impacted on the community centre as a whole. We have worked hard on implementing new ideas and pushing membership.
We have a large Facebook following which helps keep the community up to date on what is going on.
We are currently undertaking a steam clean and decoration of the cafe and therefore at present this facility is closed, however once reopened it will be of benefit to the community as a whole.
We will also be looking to purchase some new fridges for the kitchen together with new tables and fittings to ensure that the centre is an attractive and comfortable place to come.
The garden is also experiencing an overhaul with the provision of new children's play equipment.
We are also looking closely into cost-saving opportunities for example sourcing cleaning materials from a new supplier which should provide us with significant reduction in costs.
We have held multiple events including:
- Children's Christmas Party
- Family Fun Days
- Easter Celebration
- Community Barbecues
- Halloween party
Our events prove popular with the community who turn out and use the Jackmans Community Centre.
We are also working closely with Settle Housing to improve the Jackmans Estate with ideas such as a Pantry to provide food for low income families together with the provision of hall hire for clubs and outreach meetings.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the aims and objectives and in planning future activities. It currently has 325 members from all over Letchworth and the surrounding areas and provides a social environment particularly for families and the elderly to encourage social interaction and integration.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's funds are presently held on general investment (or unrestricted basis) and can be spent on day to day costs and set up expenses for all charitable projects within the objects.
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **FUTURE PLANS**
The committee is working hard and is committed to improving the centre and the business for the use of the whole community. Our membership has grown and we have a lot of first time members this period. We plan to continue to maintain and invest in the building both in the upkeep and the appearance. We will continue to try and plan activities that involve the estate and community as a whole. During the current financial climate when people are struggling to meet the costs of day to day life, we will need to pull out all the stops and try to keep the cost low for the members and people to come to enjoy all that we offer.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 00265222
## **Principal address**
Ivel Court Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 2NL
## **Trustees**
Mrs M Roberts Treasurer (resigned 8.10.23) Ms M Garrett (resigned 8.10.23) S Wilkinson Executive Committee Ms T Burton Chairperson (resigned 28.4.24) A Murray (resigned 8.10.23) A Denny (resigned 8.10.23) G T Gray Ms M Boxall (appointed 8.10.23) (resigned 31.1.24) Ms C Smith (appointed 8.10.23) (resigned 24.5.24) Ms R McCoy (appointed 8.10.23) (resigned 24.5.24) D Green (appointed 8.10.23) (resigned 15.1.24) Ms R Hunter (appointed 8.10.23) (resigned 2.11.23) D Collingbourne (appointed 8.10.23) Ms M Fraser (appointed 8.10.23)
## **Independent Examiner**
R C Dilley FCA George Hay Partnership LLP Chartered Accountants Unit 1B Focus 4 Fourth Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 2TU
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 7 July 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
G T Gray - Trustee
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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Jackmans Community Association**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Jackmans Community Association**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Jackmans Community Association (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation 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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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 view 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.
R C Dilley FCA
George Hay Partnership LLP Chartered Accountants Unit 1B Focus 4 Fourth Avenue Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 2TU
13 January 2025
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## **Jackmans Community Association**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
|2024
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
12,793
Other trading activities
2
78,259
**Total**
91,052
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
23,667
**Charitable activities**
Running Costs
88,742
**Total**
112,409
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
(21,357)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
117,594
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
96,237|2023
Total
funds
£
9,917
68,631
78,548
63,380
70,938
134,318
(55,770)
173,364
117,594|
|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Balance Sheet 31 March 2024**
|2024
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
5
59,190
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stocks
6
300
Debtors
7
16,185
Cash at bank and in hand
20,823
37,308
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
8
(261)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
37,047
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
96,237
**NET ASSETS**
96,237
**FUNDS**
9
Unrestricted funds
96,237
**TOTAL FUNDS**
96,237|2023
Total
funds
£
74,912
300
17,422
27,817
45,539
(2,857)
42,682
117,594
117,594
117,594
117,594|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 7 July 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
G T Gray - Trustee
D Collingbourne - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Improvements to property - 10% on cost Plant and machinery - 25% on reducing balance Fixtures and fittings - 25% on reducing balance
## **Stocks**
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|Bingo & Raffle
Confectionery
Private Hire
BBQ & Fun Days
Cafe Takings
Miscellaneous Income
Rent Received from Vennskap|2024
£
514
223
48,459
1,313
12,328
342
15,080
78,259|2023
£
476
3
35,751
813
16,466
42
15,080|
|---|---|---|
|||68,631|
## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Trustees' expenses**
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
||Unrestricted|
|---|---|
||fund|
||£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||
|Donations and legacies|9,917|
|Other trading activities|68,631|
|**Total**|78,548|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||
|Raising funds|63,380|
|**Charitable activities**||
|Running Costs|70,938|
|**Total**|134,318|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**|(55,770)|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||
|Total funds brought forward|173,364|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|117,594|
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
|**5.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Improvements
to
Plant and
property
machinery
£
£
**COST**
At 1 April 2023
155,829
20,245
Additions
-
3,432
At 31 March 2024
155,829
23,677
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 April 2023
94,457
14,919
Charge for year
15,584
1,516
At 31 March 2024
110,041
16,435
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2024
45,788
7,242
At 31 March 2023
61,372
5,326
**6.**
**STOCKS**
Stocks
**7.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other debtors
**8.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Trade creditors
Other creditors
**9.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
At 1.4.23
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
117,594
**TOTAL FUNDS**
117,594|||
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
91,052
91,052|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(112,409)
(21,357)
(112,409)
(21,357)|
|---|---|---|
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|At 1.4.22
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
173,364
**TOTAL FUNDS**
173,364
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
78,548
**TOTAL FUNDS**
78,548|Net
movement
At
in funds
31.3.23
£
£
(55,770)
117,594
(55,770)
117,594
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(134,318)
(55,770)
(134,318)
(55,770)|
|---|---|
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.22
£
173,364
173,364|Net
movement
in funds
£
(77,127)
(77,127)|At
31.3.24
£
96,237|
|---|---|---|---|
||||96,237|
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**Jackmans Community Association**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
## **9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
169,600
169,600|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(246,727)
(77,127)
(246,727)
(77,127)|
|---|---|---|
## **10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
The charity has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions.
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## **Jackmans Community Association**
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Grants
Memberships
Pool Income
Door money
Christmas and New Year
**Other trading activities**
Bingo & Raffle
Confectionery
Private Hire
BBQ & Fun Days
Cafe Takings
Miscellaneous Income
Rent Received from Vennskap
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Other trading activities**
Opening stock
Cafe Purchases
Cafe Wages
Bad debts
Closing stock
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Rates and water
Insurance
Light and heat
Event Expenses
Post/Stationery/Phone
Sundries
Repairs & Renewals
Property Expenses
Improvements to property
Plant and machinery
Fixtures and fittings|2024
£
5,450
2,509
3,925
359
550
12,793
514
223
48,459
1,313
12,328
342
15,080
78,259
91,052
300
6,972
12,494
4,201
(300)
23,667
21,141
7,160
1,263
12,255
3,876
936
3,996
3,614
6,649
15,584
1,516
2,053
80,043|2023
£
620
3,058
4,774
360
1,105
9,917
476
3
35,751
813
16,466
42
15,080
68,631
78,548
-
8,848
18,363
36,469
(300)
63,380
17,120
5,694
-
17,139
1,739
112
2,422
4,522
400
15,583
1,776
1,488
67,995|
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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## **Jackmans Community Association**
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the Year Ended 31 March 2024**
**Support costs**
**Management**
Bank Charges
**Governance costs**
Legal fees (Croner)
Accountancy
Total resources expended
**Net expenditure**|2024
£
114
7,485
1,100
8,585
112,409
(21,357)|2023
£
277
1,616
1,050
2,666
134,318
(55,770)|
|---|---|---|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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