2025-01-31-accounts - The Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

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Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

for

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

	Page
Charity Information	1
Report of the Trustees	2
Statement of Financial Activities	5
Balance Sheet	6
Notes to the Financial Statements	7
Independent Examiner’s Report	12

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Charity Information for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

TRUSTEES:	Jonathan Leahy, Elected, Chairman
	Alan Smallman, Elected, Secretary
	Matt Terry
	Michael Warden
	Heidi Luther
	Sara Waller
	Simon Kennedy
	Robert Driver
REGISTERED ADDRESS:	1 Orchard Gardens
	Woodgate
	Chichester
	PO20 3QW
REGISTERED CHARITY
NUMBER:	276055
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:	Jennifer de Clercq
	Smithe & Co Limited
	Chichester Enterprise Centre
	Terminus Road
	Chichester
	PO19 8FY

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 January 2024.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre is a registered charity number 276055, and is constituted by a Scheme sealed by the Charities Commission on 28[th] May 1997. The scheme provides that the charity is managed by a Committee of Management (The Committee) which, when complete, consists of five elected members, and one representative member appointed by each organisation denoted within the Scheme. The Scheme includes regulations regarding the appointment of members, co-opted members and filling of casual vacancies.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review risks to which the charity is exposed, and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

OBJECTS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES

The object of the charity is the provision and maintenance of a recreation ground and community centre for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Parish of Aldingbourne and the surrounding neighbourhood (the area of benefit) with the object of improving the conditions of the life of those inhabitants.

The charity aims to provide affordable facilities to the inhabitants of the area of benefit, including voluntary organisations and others serving the community for the purpose of recreation and other leisure time occupation.

In setting objectives and planning activities, the Committee has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, and the charity has provided continued availability of the facilities for public benefit. The Committee undertakes projects and activities that are in line with the charity’s objectives and aims.

ACTIVITIES AND FINANCIAL REVIEW

The financial position of the charity is set out within the financial statements attached to this report.

For our financial year ending January 2025 the charity has received total income of £61,726 during the year. The main source of income has been derived from letting the centre’s facilities and grounds. Total resources expended amounted to £79,156. The majority of the expenses have been in the upkeep and maintenance of the Community Centre and grounds. The expenditure over income of £18,000 was expected and planned for as part of critical roof repairs required for last winter. In addition, a number of urgent drain repairs were completed. The charity has unrestricted funds of £75,711, of which £16,791 comprises cash at bank and in hand.

The Committee has determined that an amount of £10,000 should be maintained as a bank reserve to be available to meet any unanticipated expenditure.

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

TRUSTEES

The members who served the charity during the financial period were as follows:

Elected Members

Jonathan Leahy, Elected, Chairman Simon Kennedy, Elected, Vice Chairman Heidi Luther, Elected, Treasurer Michael Warden, Elected, Secretary Alan Smallman, Elected

Representative Members

Denise Ramshaw, Aldingbourne Parish Council Rob Driver, Bognor Regis Model Car Club Matt Terry, Barnham Trojans FC Linda McKenzie, Aldingbourne Social Club Lynn Kendall, Aldingbourne & District Bowls Club Susan Hodgkins, Aldingbourne & District Target Shooting Club Shelagh Tasker, Aldingbourne Tennis Club Sara Waller, Hopscotch Preschool

TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The accounts have been prepared according to the FRS 102 SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice for Accounting and Reporting by Charities).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Scheme, requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity, and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
Observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP;
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and;
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

The Committee Members are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the Scheme. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

RESERVES POLICY

The trustees seek to retain sufficient general reserves that are deemed necessary to fund the on-going day-to-day operations of the charity. All monies received for designated or restricted purposes are shown in separate funds in the accounts.

SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE:

.................................................................... J Leahy (Chairman)

Approved by the Committee on .............................................

Total Y• End•d 31 l•iuwy 1015 Total Y•w End•d 31 I•12014 Ir•strt R•Mrkl•d fvnds Note Donatlons and legades CharltsbleAthitie5 I342 40J71 I342 40,371 101>17 39x176 Othef tradln8 artivities Investment income Other recapts Tot 7.400 113 5265 95 113 61.726 61.726 54.453 R•50ure•5 owp•nd•d Raisin8 funds Ch¥itable Support costs Other (osts 30.612 47315 1.028 30,612 47.515 1.028 10.644 39,438 1.018 Tot 79.156 79.156 51.099 Nrt hKorn/lexpeftdfturel Translers behen funds Net mD¥ernt Infvnds lunds brthI lorwvd 117A311 {17N311 3354 117.4311 93.142 117.4311 93.142 3354 89.788 Tot•llynds cwrkéfvrnard 12 75,711 75,711 93,142

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Balance Sheet

31 January 2025

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:

.................................................................... Trustee

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and include the results of the charity's operations, all of which are continuing.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities SORP (FRS102), and The Charities Act 2011.

Income

Voluntary income, donations, legacies and games machines are accounted for as they are received.

Income from charitable activities is shown gross, with associated costs included in direct charitable expenditure, and is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Grants and donations are only included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Investment income (bank interest) is included in the accounts when receivable.

No permanent endowments or material legacies were received in the year.

The Centre is a registered charity and is exempt from taxation.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Leasehold property – 2% straight line Fixtures and fittings – 20% on reducing balance Pathway and car park improvements – 33% straight line Changing room improvements – 33% straight line

Governance costs

Governance costs include the cost of the preparation and independent examination of the statutory accounts, together with associated accountancy and bookkeeping services, all of which are allocated to unrestricted general funds.

Other resources expended

Other resources expended include expenditure on management and administration of the charity, not directly related to charitable activities or fundraising ventures.

Remuneration and payments to Trustees

Neither the Trustees nor any person connected with them received any remuneration from the charity or any related entity, either in the current or prior year.

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 January 2025

Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Aldingbourne Community Sports Centre For the Year Ended 31 January 2025

I report on the accounts of the charity for the Year Ended 31 January 2024, which are set out on pages 4 to 11.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustee is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustee considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to an audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145
(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of

have not been met ; or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jennifer de Clercq Smithe & Co Limited Chichester Enterprise Centre Terminus Road Chichester West Sussex PO19 8FY

Date: 25 August 2025