Chair's Report for North P•th•rton Community Centre* Annual General
Meeting
26th April 2023
l attended last year's AGM and was impressed with the aspiratB)ns for the North Petherton
Communty Centre's INPCCI committee and was interested in joining the established
group to contribute to progressing the commrttee's ambrtions and future plans. This led lo
me becoming a Trustee and then later in the Autumn. b￿Mil¥j the Chair of the
Committee.
Here is my report as Chair on our aChiev￿nenls and chal￿deS Sin￿ the LgSt AGM in
2022
First and forem081,1 wsh to say thank you to Jenny Manners. Jean Tumer and Louise
Dennis who were Acting Chair5 for a svJnrficant period of before I was apPo￿ted the
Chair of the NPCC Committee.
The NPCC Committee is an effective committee with a robust team-approach amongst its
members. All members ￿1Vety o)nlribule to the ￿nMittee.$ decision making and our
progress to dale 18 due largety to the ￿ntrIbut￿n￿, ¥ki118. and energies of the collective
where we respect each other's views and suggestions in planning the North Petherton
Communty Centre's future projects Our aim is to establish an effective working
committee with a coThnon vision, usirrfJ a I88k and finish. group approach which enables
delai18 di8CUS8ion and pLqnnina conversations to take pLKe outside the forn￿1 commtttee.
F￿nal, agreed proposals are then presenled lo the commitlee for approval or othepwise.
en
Th8 committee agreed to id8nlfy a number of projects whKh requlTeA Investment to
ensure the Centre was a wable, Safe, and successful venue. ￿ferred to this as the
Commltlee's kn'sh li$l,' which we colleclively prioritised for action. A number of'task and
finish, groups have been established lo ensure various proi&ts can be expbred and
presented to the comM￿ee for discussion and approval ot decline. By April 2023, we h&J
successfulty completed the folkN4ing pnoirties..
. Refurbishing the fioor of the Main Hall to ensure it remain8 ￿ for puw, and #eNes the
need of Centre users.
. The footpath outsxle Ihe library has been re surfaced for smooth acLess with new,
automated doors Installed at the entrance lo the library (Small Hall) and the C(xnmunty
Centre (Main Hall). We appreciate the drive and effort8 of Brian Tumer for his lead on
both these structural impfovements.
. Following a proposal from one of the Trustees lo eslatAish NPCC fikn nwJhls. a working
group was established lo robustly research the proposal. The eventual OUt￿me was
approval by the committee lo proceed with this intti'alNe and we are ￿timiStiC that
regular film nights at NPCC will be a success.
. The COMM￿ee,5 working relationship wrth the Library and Conr￿1 hgs been
slrenglhened and we will contsnue to maintain this posié*)n.
. We have had two Positive meetings wrth represenlalives Irc￿ the North Petherton Town
Council, which enables positive d￿1VJue lo take place work in partnership to
anlicipale any emerging issues which be resofved swtftty and effectivety.
. With thanks lo Andy Jennings, expertise and skills, the Centre has a revised and updated
information technokngy, W￿z￿d system for dr￿se twkings for activitie5 in the
Communty Cenl¥e.
. A caretaker has been appointed for the Centre whose ccffimthnt and reliabilty ensures
all actiwties are rna￿￿ed well and in a timety manner.
. l am pleased to see that we have regular and ￿t￿e representation from users of the
Communty Centre at commthee meetings. This proMdes us with cx)nstwctive feedback
on how to improve the facilty and lo capture their views on our Strateg￿ direct￿1n. We
welcome this engagement.
. Our Commrttee Secretary has started a process of revpwing, refreshirvJ. and u￿latIng all
currenl policy documents for the Community Centre. This wll enable them to be easily
accessible. wrth dear. easy to ready guKlarvx.
Our main chaI￿nge has been. and continues to be, to make every effort to ensure there is
balance between managing the Centre's finan(ts so that our Ir￿Me is heatthy. while
remaining responswe to the needs ofthe Iccal communrty of North Petherton.

In conclusKJn, I be￿eve the Committee has gcod prcNJress lo date in buihJing on the
efforts and commth)ent from indiwduals who have gwen their to the work ofthe North
Pelherton Communty Centre in the past ￿ Welco￿ new members who may want to
join us or who have ￿eaS and projects that we should consider for tr* benefit forthe local
communrty.
Flnalty, my personal gratttude to all ¢c*nmitt* members WIKJ voluntarity gNe their time and
energles to er￿Uring the Centre Is a successful asset for North Petherton's communrty.
Dr Ro¥atyAd Jovelt
Aptll 21123

NORTH PEThERTON COMMUNrrY CEiwfRE
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2022
2021
Income
Grants rettivcd
Other income
Iotcrest re¢¢ived
4.667 .
31.646
31
18,707
24.(ffJ9
36.3
42.810
ExpenJ¢s
Cleaner and launthy
ca￿taker costs
Maintenan¢¢ (note l)
Insurance
Wa*r rntes
1.ight and heat
Advertising
Perfomin8 rights
Bar consumables
Donation
Licence fee
ststionery, mobile
Premises update (note 2)
Public toilet expenses
Other exp¢Dses
Depositsthir¢ ￿fundS
Independent examination
4.608
1.717
5.306
1.484
1.452
406
1.590
1,632
472
3,049
272
325
1.245
42
180
281
4.449
3,505
627
180
654
14275
100 . 32605
NET INCOME

NORTH PETHERTON COMMiTNrrY CENfRE
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accouwr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
2022
2021
Guides and Brownies
Bowls
Dan¢¢ and exryrise
Small hall hire
Pre school
Ptivate parties
1.192
3.152
5.427
7.107
1.471
5.1
1.173
2.455
366
2.104
3.339
904
4.178
2,317
1,116
548
7.372
585
1.270
Mettitisg
Textil¢ bank
Public loos
BIIKMI dot
2.163
592.
1254

NORTH PETHERTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
OTES TO THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Note l - Maintenance
Treework
Somerset Gas
Small hall roof rcpairs
Guest electrical
General repaiTS and maintenan¢¢
450
467
780
564
785
Note 2 - Premises updat¢
The Woolly shepherd
Normandy windows
Projector and kit
CCTV
Complete floorcare
4.258
4,350
2.210
662
2,795
14.275
BANK RECONCILIATION ETC
Bank reconciliatio
Balance as per ststement
3,814

NORTH PETHERTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
NOTES TO THE INCOME AND ExPEND￿URE ACCOUNr
FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Summary of fuods beld at Lloyds Bank for the year
Balance as at l January 2022
10,106.17
Add bankin8's during year
36.313.21
46,419.38
Less bacs payments and direct debits
42,604.85
Funds as at 31 DecetDber 2022
3,814.53
Summ8ry of funds held In Deposlt account
Balance as at l January 2022
52,035.07
Jnterest received thwing year
31.30
Transfers from. le&8 to the CUlTent account
10,000.00
Funds as at 31 December 2022
62,066.37

NORTH PETHERTON COMMUNITY CENlliE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2022
Charlty Dumber- 291048

NORTH PETHERTON COMMUNITY CENTRE
NOTES TO THE INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Indep¢ndeni Examiner's Repbrt to the M*n*gement Committee of North
Petherton Community Cent
My rep)rt on the irKome and ex￿ndIture a¢wuDt of North Peth￿ll Community
Centre for the year cnd¢d 31 Dcccmb¢r 2022.
R¢s￿etive re8pomibilitl¢s of trujttts *Dd exgminer
Th¢ maT]agement Committee are r¢swmsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts. The
committee coThsid¢r tbat an audit is nol rwuired for this period under section 144 of
the ChaTiti¢s Act 2011 (the Chwitics Act) and that ￿ inde￿ndent examination i5
It is my responsAbility to:
Examine thc a￿Ounts under section 145 of the Charities ACL
To follow the procedurcs laid down in the gen¢ral directions given by the
Charity Commission (undcr section 145(5Xb) of lh¢ Charities A¢L and
To slats whether particular J)attcrs havc com¢ ￿ my attentio
Basis of lthdepeodettt eumiotr'i report
My exomination catri¢d out in with genual dire¢tions given by the
Charity Commission. An examination Includes a review of the accouniin8 ￿cOrdS
kept by the committ¢e and a compArison of the a￿Unts presented with those records.
Is ￿s0 includes consideration of any un￿￿81 ilans or disclosures in the a¢¢ounts, and
seeking expl8nations from the ¢onmiitt£e concertun8 any s￿h mattcts. The
pro¢edur¢s utldertsken do not provide all the evid¢n¢¢ that would bc requircd in an
audil and CorL$¢q￿ntlY no opinion is given &8 to whether the accounts prescnl a 'true
and fair, view tF¢ report is limited to tho% mattcrs s¢t oiit in the stat¢ment below.
Independ¢n¢ ex*miner's Ilatem¢ni
In connection with my cxaMinatio￿ no matter come to my attention:
Which gives me r¢asonable ￿U5¢ to iKli¢ve any Jnatertal r¢srt th¢
requirements:
> l) to keep arxounting r¢cords in accordance with s¢¢tion 130 of the Charities
acl.. and
> 2) to a￿ounts which &xord with the accimmtiog r¢¢ords and comply
with the 8CCOUntin8 requirements of the Clwitic8 Ac¢
have nirt b￿n met.
Si8ned
Mrs B Wiltshire (FCCA)
36 Newlyn Cres￿n( Puriton
Bridgwalcr, Somers¢L TA7 8BS