Uxbridge Centre AGM - Chairman’s Report for 2023 Welcome to the AGM for 2023. I would like to welcome everyone who has kindly given up their Friday night to be here and review how the centre has performed for 2023. Firstly, I would like to thank all the people involved with running the Centre on a voluntary basis; the Management Committee, their families and friends for their continued support and hard work throughout 2023. We always highlight the huge impact that volunteers have on the running of the centre’s activities and this year has been no different; we would not be able continue to keep the centre open without their contribution – so a big thanks to all our volunteers. 2023 has been another strong year financially and Peter will take us through the numbers later. However, we would like to thank Shirley for applying for numerous grants to support the various community activities we have provided this year. Joanna, Helen, Julia, Manju, Teresa, Linda, Sandra, and a whole host of amazing helpers have made sure the Coffee and Cake’ Thursday morning group continued to be a central part of the local community providing a great social support to many local people. The weekly attendance numbers have grown, and the attendees have been encouraged to take part in bi-annual fundraising activities to financially support the group and draw in other people from within the local area. Joanna and the centre’s group of volunteers also provided homemade soup for monthly free lunch sessions. These were well attended, and the homemade soup provided was often made from the supermarket surplus food that is collected by Manju. The warm food was truly appreciated by all the attendees. The Coffee and Cake annual Christmas lunch was another success, and everyone was impressed by the fabulous array of food and the wonderful singer who entertained everyone whilst they danced d the afternoon away! The Cook and Eat project (6-week programme) was so well attended Shirley found further funding for it to continue and Manju has been able to teach more people how to cook nutritious, cost-effective meals easily and enjoy the fruits of their labours! A diverse range of locals benefited from this initiative, developing their cooking skills, nutritional knowledge and made great use of surplus food from supermarkets. An added bonus has been the creation of some great friendships amongst the participants. We secured funding for 12 months so the Cook and Eat programme will be able to continue to reach even more people well into 2024. The Christmas wreath classes were well attended by many local regulars, and we also welcomed some newbies keen to get creative. Maintaining a historic building always proves to be a challenge and this building is no different! It requires constant maintenance and we have had the help and voluntary support of Mike Hiscox for lots of ‘caretaking’ and small Completed by Angie Brydges – Chairperson Uxbridge Centre AGM - Chairman’s Report for 2023 maintenance jobs – we are very grateful for his support throughout the year. Once again, a locally based decorating company – the London Paint Company, provided free assistance treating and filling areas of wet rot and painting the external window frames. Their support has been a great help, and this is a good point to highlight that as a committee, we are always looking for additional expertise and support so if anyone has some knowledge of Health and Safety and/or Buildings and Maintenance we would love you to come and join us to ensure this valuable community asset continues to be available for the local neighbourhood. Energy bills have obviously been at the forefront of everyone’s minds and in a bid to lower the bills and provide a warmer space for our hirers we have added a suspended ceiling in the main hall to try and create a warmer space. We have had excellent feedback from our user groups. The renewal of our lease with the Uxbridge Parish (St Peter’s Trust) is progressing and we have been advised by the church that we will have a 20year lease going forward. This means we will be able to look at funding to further improve the future energy efficiency of the building, which continues to be a priority. Our Centre Co-ordinator, Shirley Simpson, has been integral to the success of the centre maintaining great relationships with our regular hire groups, ensuring we maximise the bookings at weekends and most importantly ensuring all the payments are in on time! The management committee appreciate what an amazing asset we have in Shirley, and we realise the centre would not be able to operate as well as it does without her endless enthusiasm, general good will and dedication to her role – thank you Shirley for all you have done throughout 2023. It is so pleasing to see that the centre now provides many free, family friendly activities to help improve social isolation and community cohesion. Thank you to all our volunteers (including the committee and their families) that have provided their services for a common goal, generated a wonderful energy, and created a space that is very welcoming and inclusive. I wish you all, and the Uxbridge Centre, good fortune for 2024. ## Angie Brydges Chairperson of The Uxbridge Centre Management Committee 15[th] March 2024 Completed by Angie Brydges – Chairperson CHARITV COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES The Uxbridgw Centrg 289924 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To 0110112023 3111212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictod funds Restricted fund5 EndowmÈnt funds Total fund8 Last yoar to the nearest to lh• r*•Arn*t£ to the totho neaie8t E to the nebr￿¢£ A1 Re¢elpts Regular Rents 65,002 6,136 5.975 12.965 4.U19 568 53,009 6.862 6.800 3.167 2.953 2,110 160 8.4J6 1.976 12.gls 4Mg Df*posil$ Grants FundTa15ingJadvertis1 Miscellangous $37 637 Sub total (Gross incom8 for ARJ A2 As88t and inve8tment gales, Isee table). 637 9S,402 76,061 Sub total 94,765 637 94402 75.061 A3Pa ents WJoèS Rent Retumed Deposits LlghiifoiHe¥iiDg 15,S62 5.850 5,3D6 10.478 5.8SO 8.085 4,742 6,659 S.850 6,306 10.211 7,162 1.179 4A11 W3￿r Raies PhonelCoMputericop￿I Repairsfftlaintenance In5uranc8lLi¢ensefftlembership Health & S3l*ty Slaiionery UXC Evenl$ 4,411 2,638 1,891 1,861 1A10 178 7,117 948 78 2.187 1,157 308 4,2Z8 1,394 71 178 7,$17 941 76 BÈnk Char9es Sub total 73h74 73A74 A4 Asset and inve?Iment purchases, 16èg tablo) Sub total nA74 73.474 52.883 Net of receipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfors betw•èn fund5 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 21,292 29,639 14,521 6,174 637 30,480 56,698 89,81$ 21,929 841 73,219 95,989 22,17a $1,041 73,219 CCXX R1 attounts ISSI 2110212024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre8trl¢t8d Rggtri¢tsd nd8 fund8 to wro$t£ Endowment funds Calogorio$ Detalls to nur95t£ tonoar•st È B1 Cash funds HSBC CUrrwtAc￿uTht 6.174 HSBC S3￿n9*AcCOUnt 33,207 Hillingdw Unlon 6,608 Total Cash funds ,F,774 89.815 l$ll Unr•$trlct•d fund• to n•8r•gte Rostrlctsd funds to ne&re•t£ Endowmgnt funds to near•st £ Dètai15 Fund towhl¢h ¢urrnntvalu• onal Dots11s Costloptlonall Fwdtowhl¢h a6sg¢ belon Dotsi18 Cost{optlonDII CuNant value oTral B4 Assets retalned for th• charlty's own use Fund to whlch rwlat ount dug duo tlonal Details BS Liabilities Signed by on? or Iru8lee$ on tehaw of all Ihe trust888 Signatur8 Print Nama Date of foval CCXX R2 acojunts ISSI 2110212024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusl•os1 mombers of The Uxbridge Centre On accounts for thg year gnded 31 St December 2023 Charity no lif any} 289924 Set out on pages I reFX)rt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I the Trust I for the year ended 3111212023 Re8ponslbllities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba818 of report of the accounts In accordance wlh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act"). I reF)Ort in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention lolher than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wlh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner'3 statement I have no concerns and have come aeross no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaehed. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply Signed: Date: 2110212023 Tracey Glyn Relevant professional qualifieationlsl or l￿dY (if any): nla Addfe9S: 106 Failway Avenue West Drayton UB7 7AP IER October 2018 Section Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charlly accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any Items that the examlner vAsheg to dlsclose. IER October 2018 CHARITV COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES The Uxbridgw Centrg 289924 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To 0110112023 3111212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrictod funds Restricted fund5 EndowmÈnt funds Total fund8 Last yoar to the nearest to lh• r*•Arn*t£ to the totho neaie8t E to the nebr￿¢£ A1 Re¢elpts Regular Rents 65,002 6,136 5.975 12.965 4.U19 568 53,009 6.862 6.800 3.167 2.953 2,110 160 8.4J6 1.976 12.gls 4Mg Df*posil$ Grants FundTa15ingJadvertis1 Miscellangous $37 637 Sub total (Gross incom8 for ARJ A2 As88t and inve8tment gales, Isee table). 637 9S,402 76,061 Sub total 94,765 637 94402 75.061 A3Pa ents WJoèS Rent Retumed Deposits LlghiifoiHe¥iiDg 15,S62 5.850 5,3D6 10.478 5.8SO 8.085 4,742 6,659 S.850 6,306 10.211 7,162 1.179 4A11 W3￿r Raies PhonelCoMputericop￿I Repairsfftlaintenance In5uranc8lLi¢ensefftlembership Health & S3l*ty Slaiionery UXC Evenl$ 4,411 2,638 1,891 1,861 1A10 178 7,117 948 78 2.187 1,157 308 4,2Z8 1,394 71 178 7,$17 941 76 BÈnk Char9es Sub total 73h74 73A74 A4 Asset and inve?Iment purchases, 16èg tablo) Sub total nA74 73.474 52.883 Net of receipts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfors betw•èn fund5 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 21,292 29,639 14,521 6,174 637 30,480 56,698 89,81$ 21,929 841 73,219 95,989 22,17a $1,041 73,219 CCXX R1 attounts ISSI 2110212024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unre8trl¢t8d Rggtri¢tsd nd8 fund8 to wro$t£ Endowment funds Calogorio$ Detalls to nur95t£ tonoar•st È B1 Cash funds HSBC CUrrwtAc￿uTht 6.174 HSBC S3￿n9*AcCOUnt 33,207 Hillingdw Unlon 6,608 Total Cash funds ,F,774 89.815 l$ll Unr•$trlct•d fund• to n•8r•gte Rostrlctsd funds to ne&re•t£ Endowmgnt funds to near•st £ Dètai15 Fund towhl¢h ¢urrnntvalu• onal Dots11s Costloptlonall Fwdtowhl¢h a6sg¢ belon Dotsi18 Cost{optlonDII CuNant value oTral B4 Assets retalned for th• charlty's own use Fund to whlch rwlat ount dug duo tlonal Details BS Liabilities Signed by on? or Iru8lee$ on tehaw of all Ihe trust888 Signatur8 Print Nama Date of foval CCXX R2 acojunts ISSI 2110212024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusl•os1 mombers of The Uxbridge Centre On accounts for thg year gnded 31 St December 2023 Charity no lif any} 289924 Set out on pages I reFX)rt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I the Trust I for the year ended 3111212023 Re8ponslbllities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba818 of report of the accounts In accordance wlh the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act"). I reF)Ort in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention lolher than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance wlh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner'3 statement I have no concerns and have come aeross no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaehed. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply Signed: Date: 2110212023 Tracey Glyn Relevant professional qualifieationlsl or l￿dY (if any): nla Addfe9S: 106 Failway Avenue West Drayton UB7 7AP IER October 2018 Section Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charlly accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any Items that the examlner vAsheg to dlsclose. IER October 2018