Chairman’s Report 12[th] October 2021
Due to us holding a EGM already this year this report will be short, however the last few months have seen things start to return to a more normal and happy to see our events and the Centre coming back to life.
Firstly, the merger has gone smoother then expected and day to day running of the organisation seems to be going well, polices and procedures put in place at the beginning are all working well. Still early days but optimistic things will continue as they are.
Having the larger organisation has protected us from the worst of the pandemic and has given us the strength to challenge others and to increase what projects/groups we operate ourselves.
I’m proud we started our Parent and Toddler group back in April as soon as legal restrictions had been lifted, it was much needed and shows by putting in safety measures early in the pandemic we had the flexibility to start up things much earlier than others, to the benefit of our community.
The Centre users are slowly coming back, and evenings are now as busy as ever, daytimes for the first time in a number of years are also becoming busy which is great news. We are also attracting more private parties which helps increase the centre use at weekends. We continue to invest in the Centre and are looking ahead to continue to improve the building for the future.
We held our Funday in August after a two-year absence and despite the weather and Covid we had very good turn out and very positive feedback from organisations who attended but also more importantly the public. Interested in 2022 has already exceeded previous years. We have also started up the Crazy Teapot, Boxing Club, Youth Club and tea dance, all are starting to increase in numbers but will take time to get to full, pre covid levels.
Youth provisions continues to be big part of what we do, and we should be proud to say this continued throughout the year and is increasing all the time, several our team this time next week will complete basic Youth Worker Training and it just shows our commitment to the young people of our community.
Not everything goes to plan, and it was sad to lose one of our members of staff after all these years but Michael and ourselves felt it was the right decision at the right time. Being a large organisation and having great volunteers has allowed us to continue with one staff member down for while without impacting how we operate, for this I would like to personally thank Tris who has stepped in and helped keep things running while we look at replacement member of staff.
The last 18 months have been difficult but I’m happy to say remainder of the year is looking much better, despite efforts of the Regeneration Company and will finish 2021 on a high.
I would just end on a thank you, to Lindsay who continued to support us and me through the last 18 months and put up with my strange ideas and to all the trustees for allowing me the freedom to just get on with it since last March, this has allowed decisions to be made fast and hopefully put us in good position. I’m aware I don’t get everything right but having the freedom has made it easier. THANKYOU
Curtis
Treasurer’s Report
Promise this report will be short, our last financial year has been different, with lockdown starting a few days before our new financial year we have in principle been closed throughout the last financial year. We have taking advantage of the Government’s Coronavirus grants and we placed all staff on Furlough for as long as we could, this has allowed us to go through the worst of the pandemic and come out finically stable, with groups now coming back and new groups joining us we are optimistic we can continue to keep ourselves in an strong position, only time will tale.
Even during this strange time we have continued to improve the Community centre and have spent over £30 in this financial year on improvements and maintenance.
As promised to have kept this report short.
Curtis
Whitehill & Bordon Community Association
Financial Activities
April 2020 - March 2021
| TOTAL | |
|---|---|
| Income | |
| Donations and legacies | 104.50 |
| Grant Funding | 31,907.43 |
| Insurance Claims | 6,772.40 |
| Job Retention Scheme | 27,459.38 |
| Sales | 34,695.65 |
| Total Income | £100,939.36 |
| TOTAL | £100,939.36 |
| Expenditures | |
| Bad debts | 1,368.30 |
| Cleaning | 1,762.95 |
| Electricity | 5,470.69 |
| Equipment rental | 627.60 |
| Gas | 3,352.03 |
| Insurances | 4,165.96 |
| Licences | 1,350.68 |
| NEST | 427.03 |
| Net Salary Control | 40,063.82 |
| Office/General Administrative Expenses | 30.00 |
| Other Professional Services | 672.00 |
| Repair and maintenance | 36,031.40 |
| Stationery | 220.31 |
| Sundries | 222.69 |
| Telephone | 1,857.77 |
| Water | 1,068.33 |
| Total Expenditures | £98,691.56 |
| NET OPERATING INCOME | £2,247.80 |
| Other Income | |
| Interest Income | 0.95 |
| Total Other Income | £0.95 |
| Other Expenditures | |
| Depreciation Expense | 563.91 |
| Total Other Expenditures | £563.91 |
| NET OTHER INCOME | £ -562.96 |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | £1,684.84 |
Accrual Basis Friday, 10 September 2021 04:40 pm GMT+01:00
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Whitehill & Bordon Community Association
Independent Examiners Report for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
Report
I have examined the financial statements and paperwork, which have been prepared under standard accounting policies. I have examined the entries in QuickBooks, the Trial Balance and detailed entries report.
Basis of Opinion
I have conducted this examination on a test basis of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and deem the accounting policies appropriate to the circumstances. I have checked the income and outgoings to the bank statements and entries on QuickBooks.
Opinion
In my opinion the financial statements reflect a fair view of Whitehill & Bordon Community Associations affairs on 31 March 2021 based on the information provided.
Nicky Cole MAAT
Mad About Bookkeeping Ltd Wolfe Mead Farnham Road Bordon GU35 0NH
9[th] September 2021