PATCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Registered Charity No. 275529
ANNUAL TRUSTEES REOPRT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3151 MARCH 2024
The Patcham Community Associats'on is a registered charity based at Patcham
Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Brighton BNI 8TA. It is currently
administered by a Management Committee comprising of Sally Booth (chair),
Peter Langston (Treasurer), Linda McRae (Secretary). Alison Herga, Tim Dennis,
Sandy Coleman, Crystal Weston, Jill Goldsmith, Keith Carter, Hugh Woodhouse,
Rob Brand and Paul Myszor all elected at the 2023 AGM.
The primary function of the Association is the running of Patcham Community
Centre.
The Community Centre consists of a large ground floor area dividable into 2
rooms by an acoustic screen and a similar sized 1st floor dividable into 3 rooms
by 2 acoustic screens. Each floor has a kitchen and toilets with a lift to the I
floor. There is a disabled toilet on the ground floor. There are also 5 large
storerooms.
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The Association manages day to day running of the Centre, organises activities
and hires out rooms to affiliated societies, local organisations and individual
hirers for parties, classes etc. Our website
atchamcomunlt
.co.uk gives further
details.
The Centre is well used with activities such as table tennis, film night, and the
Patcham Bridge Club all attracting high numbers. The number of activities and
hirers have increased over the year as people have become more aware of
what's on at the Centre.
The Committee administers the Patcham Community Fund which awards
grants of up to £1,000 to local clubs, societies, schools etc. to further their
activities. During 2022/2023 grants totalling £4,060 were awarded.
During the year our expenditure exceeded our income by £4,578. This was
mainly due to a large increase in the amount of rent paid to Brighton & Hove
City Council. Our cash position remains strong. The trustees aim to maintain
reserves of at least one year's expenditure.

PATCIiAII C
IIIIUNrrY
IAL AC
R ENDED 31ST
4RE
TERED CHARITY N
275529
2024
ci
Mernbernhlp
8rfdge Club Actiwlie¥
Reglstrafjon Fees
Room Hlre
Movement In Debtors
Room Fur8 D6poift8
Interest
Sodal Actmtles
Storage
Key Depostta
Fllm NkJhl
Coundl Grnnt
2.455.OD
2.455.00
25.370.56
1,635.00
1,835.Crf)
26.370.66
21,505.68
26.108.00
20.106.(X)
16,528.00
16.528.00
482.19
482.10
000
680.00
146 16
1,450.frJ
640.00
148.16
1,450.TrJ
540.00
680.00
762.80
752.50
1.l87.90
1,187.gJ
TOTAL IIICO
30.475.69
5S,846.2S
.990.
Piithirn Fundlng
Fllm Nbahl
SocJ81 AcllvMes C¢mp•rlons
Sodal Tabk8 Tem
8rfdB• Club Act￿11•8
Rgnt
Rel
Insur8llt*
Telephon•
AdmlnL8lr•tbn
Kllchen R•quSreThnts
Cl••nlng
Key Dop0￿1¥ refiJnd•d
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U￿an Se¢urfty
Regi81ralion Fe
Equlpmenl (Note 11
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
4,059.88
19S.80
4.059.08
195.80
3.21Q.NJ
1.12425
3.210.00
1,124.25
22.$43.
22,543.
28,952.84
20.409.48
28.962.61
15.842.00
805.60
e86,50
442.08
168.76
67.82
16,e42.00
065.00
888,50
442.08
188.78
57.62
712 01
511.74
1,738.40
742.04
511.74
1,739.40
386 24
951.25
951.26
1311.L
1,211,00
7.81
190.04
287.50
190.04
39.93
109.00
109.80
5.029.36
28.118.07
5.029.36
48.527,56
37.081.52
2,543.
60.424.58
20.409.48
-7.405.83
64.816.27
57.410.44
2.827.50
18.090.19
0.917.69
457833
82,906.46
8.13
483301
71.449 28
84.818.27
3.538 81
6.443.47
82 906.86
Fund 8alarK*8 blhyd
Fundi 8aL4nu8 rJfv*l
18.994 19
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PAT
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ASS
IATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCI
ACTM
ist•red Ch
Number 276529
OR T
ENDeD 31ST
CH 2024
AT 31 kqARCH 20
Openir*J Balanc
08ficf( IN the Year
82.gC6.8e
4.578.33
88.443 47
5,$36.81
Bal8n¢• to c￿1
Deposit Account
Current A¢count
Brhlge Account
43.610.37
13.8C(1.07
20.917 89
43.810 37
21.205.
18,090.39
rov•d
Chalrni•n
Dated LF I é l Llfr
S8¢retsry
Datod
Ld 61
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Independent examiner's report to the trustees of PAtcham CommunRty
Association. (Registered Charity No. 275529)
I report to the tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of Patclwn Community
Association for the year ended 31st Ma￿h 2024
Responsibilitie8 and basis of reporL
As the charity trustees of Patcham Community A&wciation you are ffspon8ible for
the preparation of the accounts in acwrdance with the requirnents of the Charities
Act 2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Patcham Community Association
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(5Xb) of the ACL
Independent ex8miner'8 statemenL
I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to
my attention in cormection with the examI￿On giving me cause to believe that in
any material respect:
l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130
of the Act.
2. the accounts do not accord with those ￿C0￿S.
I have no concerns and have rJ)me across no other matta3 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 reache41
Signed:
Name: Simon Richard No￿ls-JOneS JTr.
Relevant professional qDalifieatiOD or membership of professional bodies: NIA
Addr￿9. 51 Buckingbam RO￿ Shoreham by So West Su&sw BN43 SUB
Date:

Record of Independent E￿mination of the Patcham CommuDityAssociation (Charity No
275529) Annual Aeeounts for 201112024 ￿ ￿rrIed out by Slmon Norr￿lOn￿ in May 2024.
The exaMi￿Oll followed the guidelines Set out in the dOuj￿ publisknl by the Charity
Commission entitled'IDdepeBdent e7amiRalion of th￿￿ty aeeounts: DIrn¢t1￿ ud guidanee
for examiners (CC32N
Dlrectlon l. Check whether the Charity is eligible for an indwdent examin￿Oll.
The wimary Considerntion is that the Income of the Charlty does not exceed £250.0￿. The PCA
inwme for the ycar was £55.846.25 so. the PCA is eligible for an [nde￿￿￿ Examitho
Dlrectlon 2. Che¢k for any confiict of int¢￿st that wevents the exarri￿ from carrying out his
No confiict of intettst has be￿ identified. Although Simon Norri￿oneS is a member of the PCA to
enable him to ￿aY with the Bridge Club be is not involved with the athninistration of the PCA in
any way.
The PCA is a relatively sm811 eharity with small numk of financi￿ activitie& Consequently. the
examination has able to ￿Ver all entries. with resExrt to putclwe itivoice4 sales invoices and
Book.
Additionally, it should be noted that Patch8m Bridge Club (wbich is an ]￿e￿al part of the PCA) has
a separate bank account and an accx)unt with the EDglish Bridge Union (EBU). The bank slatement
for the Pateham Bridge Club was cross checked for acLuracy with the fi8ures iticluded in the PC
The Patckn Bridge Club a￿lited accounts insp￿tr￿ It was noted that an tntern81 Auditor
had approved Bridge Club's Acwunts On 7th April 2024. Thi8 rewt W&8 i￿8P￿] and acwed as
The plan covered examination of the PCA const1tittio￿ ￿SerVeS policy. detailed examination of the
records kept by the b(M)kkeepffj checknng awent between the TnL8tee5 approved accounts and
the bookkeeper ￿e0rd8. and catryitig out a genernl overview of the charities activities and its
financial positio
bank aepsit books and chque Ixx)ks have been eXarni￿ by Simon NO￿lS-Jones and fou￿{ to
The Minutes ofthe ManagenKnt Coll)mittee Me&ing of the Patclwn COMM￿lty A&8ocialion held
on 4 June 2024. recoraal in1tem 3 that the Accounts for the year e￿Illlg 31.03.24 woe proposed

and ac¢¢pted by the Tntstees. It is confirnied that he a¢￿v￿ts acc¢pted are consistent with the
detailed accounting r¢cords (See Direction 5).
Dlrecth)n 7. If the accounts are preF•Ted on an accn*ls basis and one or more related party
Iransactions took pkn the examiw niust cheLk if these were properly dix10￿d in tILe notes to the
This DiTection AS not applicabl
Direetion & Check the reasonableness of the significant estin￿leS and j￿1gements and accounting
policies wed ill aC￿U￿ting for the tyFs of fund h¢ld aThl in the preparntion of the accoutts.
The ￿levant items under this IKadiD8 con5idercd lo k the cash r¢scrves held by the PCA and
the existence and appropriateness of the r¢serves FN)licy. It w&s confirni¢d that there vTrs a w)licy in
place and that it reviewed by the Tru#ees on the 23 May 2023 and that it was appropriate for
the financial position of the PCA.
Direction 9. The examiner must check whethtt the trustees have eonsidcred the fJnanci81
circumstances of the charity at the eThl of the reporting period and. if the accounts are prcpsred OD
an accruals b8si4 check whetherthe tr￿let8 have made an &%gessmcDt of the ¢lwity's ￿)Sition as a
going concern wheD approving the aco)unl&
satisfied that the t￿￿ bave considered the financial ¢irWn￿¢eS of the PCA at the end of the
2023 2024 financial year.
Dir¢ctlon 10. Check the form and content of the aco)unts.
Check (x)mpleted and the fonn and content of the accounts w&8 detumined to be wble.
Dlrectlon 11. Idemify items from the anatytiC81 r¢vi¢w of the accounts that need to be followed up
for fiwther explan&ion or evidenc&
DlTr¢lloD 13. Write and SAgn the iThlep%tht exami￿On rep)rL
Written and sigtKd on
une 2024
Simon Norris-3ones. JP