PATCHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Registered Charity No. 275529 ANNUAL TRUSTEES REOPRT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° MARCH 2025 The Patcham Community Association 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 (chairl, Paula Steel (Treasurer), Linda McRae {Secretary), peter Langston, Alison Herga, Tim Dennis, Crystal Weston, Keith Carter, Hugh Woodhouse, Rob Brand and Paul Myszor all elected at the 2024 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. 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 atchamcomunit .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 2024/2025 grants totalling £4,588 were awarded. During the year our expenditure exceeded our income by £4,378. This was mainly due to new equipment being purchased for the bridge club and a new CCTV system. Our cash position remains strong. The trustees aim to maintain reserves of at least one year's expenditure.
31ST 0275 1.835.C Badg• Club Act0& Regiitsatyon Féès Rwm Hi M9¥nI in Deb Room Hlre Depo5it8 InreSt 1,835t 27.851.28 2.455. 27.851.28 2,455.00 25.370 56 25.370.SS 30.054 30,164.WJ 26,1C6.(h) 26,106.00 1,534.97 10.CIJ 1.531 97 482.19 482.19 Kty Deposits Film Nig COLWI Grarrt e80.thj 752.50 235.C 117. 752.9) 117. TOTAL INCOME 35.253 82 27.851 26 $3,105.18 30,47589 25.370. 55,846.25 PAtch•m Fundlno FVM Niohl 4.587 197.31 4.567 197.20 4,059 68 195 80 4.059.68 195.00 8rtap¢ Club 4lwil Rent R•t•8 In$warK• Talqph¢nè mini$lralk KitCMn Rwuirtyn a•8 Koy Depmils Equikvn•nl K• PorftyrnlTrJ Rlohta L W•b 8lak•him Comw Urb•n $8wrfly FIe918lrnb Fap qPMent INtst• il TOTAL EXPENDITUAe 31.522.88 31.522 98 24.813.24 293 16 433 87 438.97 1,tr22.84 24.813.24 293 18 433 87 428.97 1.0228 22.543 C¢ 22,513 28,952.84 300.PIJ 742 04 51174 1.73940 28.932.84 742 04 611.74 1.739 40 145.92 14S.V2 388 24 0.00 951.25 0.00 0.00 .93 1.465.10 1.485 95126 85S 33 147.93 147.93 1.76Q.43 1.7e4).43 35..20 31.52298 87.W 27 37.881 62 22.543 C6 60.424 58 l•XpeThlitutyrXr•10T -7C6 37 57.410.44 56.704 07 .3.071 72 .91789 27.246 17 Fund B•l•n F Balan rj 14.378 09) 88,328 33 3.950 24 -7.405 83 2,827 50 64.816 27 28,090 19 57,41044 .917.69 4,578 33 92.9C6 46 86.328.13
PAT HAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATI STATEMEN OF FINANCIAL ACTIVMES FOR d Ch•ri Numb8r 270629 HEY D31ST MARCh 20 NC HEET AS AT 31 CH 2024 Opening 88lance Deficit for the Yaar Logacy 88.328 33 4,378.09 82,9Cfj 66 4,578.33 10.000 (M) Balane• lo £d ,950. ,328 Deposit A¢counts Current Aceount Bndge Account 48.C¥)O 00 ,704.07 27.246 17 43.610.37 13.807 30.917 89 88.328 33 vodb ne Chairman Dated Secr•tary o- Dated Pe2012
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Pateham Community Association. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Patcham Community Association for the year ended 31" March 2025 Responsibilities 2nd basis of reporL As the charity trustees of Patcham Community Association you a responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('theAct'). I report in respect of my examination of the Patcham Community Association accounts carried out under section 145 of the 201 l Act and in caTrying out my examination I have followed all the applRcable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent examiner'8 StatemenL I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to rny attention in connection with the eXamItion giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: l. ac£ounting records were not kept in resF*Ct of the TTh as required by Section 130 of the Ac¢. or.. 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Simon Richard Norris-Jones JP Relevant profe&8ional qualIfitiOn or membership of professional IM)dies: F41A Address: 51 Buckingham Rorf Shoreham by So West Sussw BN43 SUB Date: ) i-
Record of IDdependent Examination of the Patdmrn Community Amoeialion (Cbarity No 275529) Annual Attounts for 2024 12025 as earried out by Simon NoThIV0¢S ID Jwie 20 The exaMitiOn follow¢d the guidelines set out in the docum¢nt published by the Charity Commission entitled"Independent examination of clty a¢¢ounts: Diredions And guidADee for eMmin¢r8 (CC32 Direction l. Ckck thh¢r the Charity is eligible for an examin The primary Ll)nsideration is that the Jnc4)me of the ClwTty does )t exexed £250.000. The PCA incom¢ for the YUT was £63.105.18 so. the PCA is eligibl¢ for an Indestht Exatnination. A further consideration is wh¢ther there is a requirement for the )Unts to be audited. The Constitution h&8 been checked and as it does not includ¢ a requirement for auditing of the a¢wunts Dlrettion 2. Che¢k for any confiict of interest that preveDts the exami from IDg out his independent examinatson. No confiict of interest has been identified. Although Simon Norris-jones is a member of the PCA to enable him to play with th¢ Bridge Club he is not involved with the admItratIon of the PCA in any way. The PCA is a relatlvely small charity with small number of financial activities. Consequendy, the examination has been able to cov¢r all entrAO with TesF¢Ct ts purchas¢ invoice4 sales invoices and subscription income. bank slatements and confirni that they ¢ross ctrttk with the entries in the Cash Book. Additionally, it should k noted that Pat¢ham Bridge Club (which is an integr part of the PCA) has a separate bAnk a¢Unt and an aLxount with the English Bridge Union (EBU). The bank statement for the Patcham Bridge Club was ¢m&8 Chk for with the figures included in the PCA. Dir¢etioD 4. Plan the indepetht exami0 The plan cov¢red examination of the PCA c011tirti0 rescrves )liCY, detailed wMiOn of the records kept by the bookkeeper. checkin8 agreement between the Trustees approved accounts and the bookkeeper record4 and wing out a gencrai overview of the charities activities and its financial p)sition. Original documents comprising the Cash booK sala8 invoices. Pu[th invoices. bank staternen bank dqx)sit tK)oks and cbeque Ix)oks have been examined by Simon Norris-JoDes and found to have been kept in accordanc¢ with the rquired s18rd. Dlrection 6. Check that the accounts are consistent the a(tounting reL))rd8. The Minutes of the Ajmual General Meeting of the Patcbam Community Associatson held on J4 May 2025, recorded in Item 5 that the Accounts for the year ending 31.03.25 were proposed and
accepted by the Trustees. It 1$ cOnfirnl that the aceounts that were accepted are c(M)sistent with the detsiled accounting records (See Direction 5). Dtreethn 7. If the accounts prepared on an acenthls tsis and one or more relatrd party transactions took plac¢ the exami must check rfthese were prowly disclosoj in the notes to the This Direction is not appliLbl¢. Direetion 8. Check the re&yonablene&8 of the significant C5tim* and judgements and oUnting p)licies used in oUnting for the types of fimd held and in the pr¢paration of the accounts. The rel¢vant items under this heading were conside to be the cash reseryes held by the PCA and the existence and appropriateness of the reserves w)licy. It was that thtte was a p)licy in place and that it was reviewed by the TnL¥teu on the 23 May 2023 and that it was appropriate for the financial position of the PCA. Dlrettlon 9. The exarniner mu¥t Check the tnisttts have CA)nsidered the financial circumstances of the charity at the end of the rewrting period an if the accounts are prepared on an accnmls basis. check whether the have mth an a&$esS of the charity's pK)sition as a going CCern when appn)vin8 the accoimts. As the accounts ar¢ not on an Ac¢rua13 basis this diredion is only pwrt]y relevanL The Examiner is satisfied that the tnkn have consid¢red the financial circuDtsces of the PCA at the end of the 2024 2025 financial y¢aL Dlrnetlon 10. c1k the forni aryl ¢ontent of the a¢ Chk completed and the forni and Content of th¢ a(Ou was deteri to k acceptable. Dir¢¢tlon 11. Identify items from the analyti1 r¢view of th¢ (Ounts that need to b¢ followed up for further explanation or evidence. None at the conclusion of the Examintho Dlre¢llon 11 Compfire the truslees. annu rert with the w>unts. Comparea and agreement confimi&t Dire¢lion l& Write aThl sign the Alet examIOn wx>rL Written and signed on IgJun¢ 2025 Signed: Simon Norris-jones. JP