## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/10/2023 Period start date To 30/09/2024 Period end date Charity name: Narborough and Narford Community Centre**
## **Charity registration number:292588**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**A community centre for the use by the**
**residents of Narborough (including the**
**former parish of Narford) in the county**
**of Norfolk without distinction of political**
**religious or other opinions.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The building provides for meetings,**
**classes, and forms of recreation and**
**leisure time occupation with the object**
**of improving the conditions of life for**
**the residents. Providing and maintaining**
**a recreation ground for the use by**
**residents and the wider public. In such a**
**manner as the committee of**
**management from time to time shall**
**deem fit having regard to Health &**
**Safety regulations.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The public benefit is providing a social**
**setting of a café indoor games facilities**
**to improve health and wellbeing from**
**under 8’s football training, badminton,**
**pickleball, also a weekly bingo evening,**
**and social events and parties which**
**benefit local residents and the wider**
**public. The grounds surrounding the**
**community centre provide for Adult and**
**Youth football teams, along with**
**facilities for caravan groups to stay on**
**site using the local area. The Committee**
**maintain the hall and grounds. Ensuring**
**monies raised go back to maintain or**
**enhance the building, grounds and**
**provided for residents.**|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make grants from our charity**
**so have no policy on this issue. We do**
**however support charitable events and**
**were possible do this as a non-profit**
**element to our finances.**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**We invest some of our funds in the CAF**
**Bank Ltd which is also held as the**
**Charities six month running costs**
**should the Management Committee**
**dissolve and giving the Parish Council**
**the ability to run the charity whilst**
**forming a new committee.**|
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All the Trustees and Committee**
**members are volunteers. We have three**
**to four events each year these are**
**supported by volunteers who give their**
**time freely. Volunteers run the football**
**teams, art class, craft morning, bingo**
**evening, mother & Toddler morning. The**
**Nar Valley café which is helping the well**
**being of elderly residents in the village**
**and wider area.**|
|Other||**The Charity also supports a Pop-Up**
**Shop and CAB advice service one**
**afternoon a week.**
**The community centre is also listed as**
**an emergency rest centre with the local**
**authorities to provide shelter and a safe**
**haven in case of a natural or other**
**disaster.**|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**The residents of Narborough& Narford**
**along with the wider public have**
**enjoyed a village fair and Christmas fair.**
**The ability of the charity to support both**
**craft and art clubs. Also, the hall used**
**for private parties. The Hall had a grant**
**for VE Day Celebrations which was**
**excellently supported by all. The Carvan**
**clubs use the recreational facilities and**
**as such bring extra added value by way**
**of funds and support the Sports &**
**Social Club which benefits. Events have**
**been put on to inform residents by the**
**County and District Council. The Hall**
**has been used as a poling station which**
**gives the ability of those vulnerable**
**residents the opportunity to vote in**
**person.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**£37080.90**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold a reserve account for 6 months**
**running to assist the Parish Council**
**who would be obliged to over the**
**running if no Management Committee**
**existed.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£19703.65**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Purchase of Grass cutter**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Grants, Hall Hire, Weekly Bingo, and**
**Fund raising.**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**None for charity**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Lack of funds to maintain the building**
**and the surrounding grounds. Being**
**unable to support community groups.**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**By Interview after self-nomination.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Charity Commission training online.**|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**Management Committee Led by a Chair**|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**Parish Council support in event of**
**Charity defaulting.**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Narborough & Narford Community Centre
Other name the charity uses None
Registered charity number 292588
Charity’s principal address Narborough & Narford Community Centre
Chalk Lane
Narborough
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE32 1SR
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 David Williams Chair
2 Lesley Wilmot Secretary
3 Brenda Sands Committee Member
4 Helen Pipe Vice Chair
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** David Rhys Williams **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Management Committee **Chair, etc)** and Trustee **Date** 25/03/2026
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NARBOROUGH AND NARFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Income 2024 2023 Expenditure 2024 2023
Bingo 1,923.50 1,706.50 Advertising 95.00
Boot Sale 1,606.40 562.70 Bank charges 727.20
Cloth Bank 971.30 584.50 Light and heat 16,420.53 18,204.75
Coffee Morning 508.60 508.22 Insurance 2,288.45 2,100.71
Electricity & HR Recharge 12,716.90 10,021.06 Broadband and Internet 1,300.00 1,237.73
Grant 500.00 Purchase 733.97
Hall Hire 14,459.87 13,768.50 Rates 1,536.01 1,151.84
Lottery Contribution 546.00 2,550.57 Stationary 150.34
Meet & Eat 952.07 Telephone 167.69 140.96
Rent 8,400.00 8,400.00 Travel 224.45
Xmas Fair stall 1,923.50 Sundry 1,157.20 319.13
Interest Income 323.11 142.98 Wages 11,105.82 10,709.07
British sugar re tables and chair 350.00 Waste Collection 835.19 260.70
Sundry 64.00 Repairs and maintenance 8,216.43 6,742.45
Unidentified bankings 1,942.43 Professional Fee 3,046.64 1,498.32
Deficit for the Year 3,173.67 6,308.16 Children tables and chairs 344.06
Repayment of grant 1,426.00
Chairs 2,698.91
Microwave 74.99
48,004.92 46,909.62 48,004.92 46,909.62
Balance Sheet 2024 2023
Funds at 01/10/2023 40,254.57 46,562.33
Deficit for the Year - 3,173.67 - 6,308.16
37,080.90 40,254.17
Fixed Assets 4,280.39
Current Account- Lloyds 13,096.86 17,109.90
Current Account- CAF 2,270.64 4,324.25
Deposit Account- CAF 17,433.01 18,820.42
37,080.90 40,254.57
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner s Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
On accounts for the y•ar
ended
Charity no
{if any)
Set out on pagos
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
Charty (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended
Respon$lbilities and As the charily trustees of Ihe Trust. you are responsible for the preparatK)n
bas1$ of roport of the accounts in accordance with the r8quirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'the Acfl.
I r8port in réspect of my èxamination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I
have fdlowed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commtssion
under section 145(51{bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attentK)n (other than that disclosed below ') in connection wth
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accord8n¢e wlth section 130 of
the Act or
the acc))unts do not accord with the accounting records
Independènt
examinevs ststement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in order to enaL4e a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Ple8se delete the words in the brackets rf they do not 8ppIy.
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