## Trustees Report for Cam Youth and Community Centre
Covering the year April 2024 to March 2025
## The Community Centre as a Charity
Cam Youth and Community Centre is a registered charity with the Charity Commission under the registration number 299034 since 25[th] April 1988 as Cam and District Young People’s Association. The charity is not Gift Aid registered with HMRC.
The Community Centre operates at 19A Frederick Thomas Road, Cam, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6LY.
## Trustees
There are five trustees and 10 volunteers. The trustees are: -
Mary-Ann Laybourne Ben Clark Jenny Powell Wendy Mack Maureen Poole
## Governance
The Community Centre holds an Annual General Meeting each year to appoint new committee members and to give the centre users an opportunity to find out what we do. All key roles, being Chairperson of the committee, a Secretary and a Treasurer are voted into position during the AGM.
It holds operational meetings every two months, with the option to hold extraordinary meetings outside of that timeframe.
We ensure that any activities undertaken are in line with UK legislation.
## Report on Objectives, Activities and Future Plans
The object of the Community Centre is to help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to fill maturity as individuals and members of society. This object has not changed.
The Community Centre provides a safe and welcoming space for the youth to meet on specified days as set out by their regular bookings. Youth service providers specialising an different age groups, covering baby and toddler, youth and young people and adult groups. This includes armed forces cadet groups. The centre is available for private hire and also for
the hire of other focus groups. The centre also acts as a local council polling station when requested.
In the past year the centre has gone through some refurbishment and also improvements to safety equipment and energy consumption.
- The kitchen has been changed and improved upon to allow for cooking lessons, with the help of volunteer fundraising.
- The toilets and Youth Room have been refurbished.
- The fire alarm system has been replaced, ensuring compliance with current fire regulations from grant funding.
- Work has been undertaken to reduce the carbon footprint of the centre with the help of a grant from Cam Parish Council to install solar panels.
In the next financial year, we're hoping to apply for more grant funding to have the loft and cavity wall insulation replaced, which will help us to further reduce our carbon footprint. More improvements are planned on the facilities to provide an open outdoor space which is secure for baby and toddler groups, and safer for the adolescent groups currently using the space.
From 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025 the account shows that the centre is improving from 2023 with an increase in bookings of £1453. Our accounts show a surplus of £9,095.82 at the end of the year. This is split between restricted funds at £492 and unrestricted funds at £8,604. This surplus will be held for running costs and building repairs. If we cannot fundraise for the further planned projects, we will prioritise the improvements in our offerings ahead of building insulation.
Maintenance costs are higher with the refit of the Kitchen and the refurbishment of the Youth Room and toilet facilities. Donations and grants were also received from the Wills Trust and Lidl to fund the redecoration and repairs to the Youth room. Fundraising from a sponsored walk by a trustee and their family paid for the kitchen.
The accounts are showing that with the Solar Panels the centre has significantly reduced the costs for Electricity. However, this does not show in the account as in 2023/2024 there was a deficit on the Gas and Electricity. This has now been rectified and both accounts are up-todate.
The Community Centre has a proper account of all monies received for the centre and of all monies to pay for the regular running of the centre.
A full report of all accounts for 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025 are attached.
**Charity Name Cam and District Young People's Association**
**No (if any) 299034**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1/4/2024 31/3/2025
## **CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Bookings 14,082 - - 14,082 12,629
Fundraising 125 1,790 - 1,915 -
Grants/Donations 424 34,320 - 34,744 5,058
Energy Credit Notes 2,116 - - 2,116 -
Water Credit Notes 1,083 - - 1,083 -
Electricity - - - - -
Interest - Current Account - - - - -
Interest - Deposit Account 27 - - 27 21
Miscellaneous - - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
17,857 36,110 - 53,967 17,708
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 17,857 36,110 - 53,967 17,708
A3 Payments
Electricity 4,446 - - 4,446 2,641
Gas 2,095 - - 2,095 3,545
Licences 244 - - 244 164
Water Rates 2,271 - - 2,271 743
Broadband 236 - - 236 212
Waste 292 - - 292 325
Repairs/Maintenance 945 - - 945 12,439
Cleaner/Materials 1,496 - - 1,496 -
Equipment - - - - 227
Insurances 1,241 - - 1,241 1,350
Miscellaneous 64 - - 64 105
Grant Expenditure 2,799 35,618 - 38,418 -
Sub total 16,130 35,618 - 51,748 21,751
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 16,130 35,618 - 51,748 21,751
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,727 492 - 2,219 - 4,043
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 6,877 - - 6,877 10,920
Cash funds this year end 8,604 492 - 9,096 6,877
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
18/01/2026
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
Land and buildings
Computers and other equipment
Furniture, fixtures and fittings
None
Signature
None
**Details**
Cash
Current Account
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Deposit Account
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**189**
**5,744**
**492**
**2,671**
**-**
**8,604**
**492**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
M.A. Laybourne
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
23/06/2025|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
18/01/2026
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Cam and District Young People’s Association**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Cam and District Young People’s Association (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name:
Alastair Macleod
Professional qualification or Body:
N/A
Address : 19 Woodfield Road, Cam, Glos, GL11 6HB Date: 10 September 2025