Sturminster Community Association:
Registered Charity Number 301708:
Reports And Accounts
Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Sturminster Community Association:
INDEX:
| Cover Sheet | Page 1 |
|---|---|
| Index | Page 2 |
| Chairman’s Report | Page 3 |
| Profit And Loss Account | Page 4 |
| Balance Sheet | Page 5 |
| Notes To The Accounts | Page 6 |
| Treasurer And Trustees’ Responsibilities | Page 7 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | Page 8 |
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Sturminster Community Association
Chairperson To The Trustees Annual Report To The Members for the Year Ended 31 December 2024.
The Objectives of the Association are to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Sturminster Road area and its neighbourhood.
The Trustees acting during the year were as follows:
Mr Leslie John Pidden, 5 Hencliffe Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8AP - Treasurer Miss Becky Knight, 69 Whittock Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8DQ - Secretary Mrs Deborah Eamer, 110 Sturminster Road, Bristol BS14 8AU. Mr Mark Harris, 11 Longreach Grove, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8AS Mr Liam Hawkes, 18 Lanes End, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 5DP Ms Amber Pidden, 129 Dutton Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8YB Mr Christopher Betts, 93 Sturminster Road, Stockwood, Bristol, BS14 8AU Mr Richard Boteng, 42 Nelson House, Nelson Road, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5HU
Mr Richard Boteng was appointed and Mr Phillip White, Mrs Margaret Pidden, and Mr Leon Bond all resigned during the year
All the remaining Trustees have confirmed their eligibility and willingness to act.
I would like to thank each and every Committee member personally for all their efforts this year. I would also like to say a massive thanks to every member and non-member who has helped and supported the Club through a very difficult year. It has been one to remember, not only with the financial pressures that the club has experienced this year, but also the upheaval of all the repairs and garden work that has been carried out.
Let’s hope that the next twelve months will be better. Thanks again for everyone’s support.
Mark Harris
Chairperson
2 June 2025.
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Sturminster Community Association.
Profit And Loss Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024.
| 2023 |
2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ £ |
£ | £ | |
| Income | |||
| Membership Subscriptions | 2635 | 2493 | |
| Hall Hire | 1953 | 3047 | |
| Guests Door Receipts | 168 | 124 | |
| Fund-Raising And Miscellaneous Receipts | 1207 | 404 | |
| Pool Table | 2797 | 1896 | |
| Grant From Council | 0 | 144515 | |
| John James | 1530 | 1050 | |
| _____ | _____ | ||
| Total Income for the Year: | 10290 | 153529 |
| Expenditure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages | 23085 | 28579 | ||
| Rent And Rates | 3464 | 3178 | ||
| Heating and Lighting | 12321 | 13501 | ||
| Telephone | 1319 | 1910 | ||
| Insurance | 3333 | 3671 | ||
| Bank Charges | 0 | 0 | ||
| Repairs And Renewals | 2627 | 1260 | ||
| Hire Of Equipment | 0 | 608 | ||
| Entertainment And Outings | 3066 | 1302 | ||
| Book-Keeping And Accountancy Fees | 912 | 1410 | ||
| Depreciation of Fixed Assets | 8 | 6 | ||
| Sundry Trade Expenses | 235 | 0 | ||
| Ernie Ward’s Funeral Expenses | 780 | 0 | ||
| _____ | ____ | |||
| Total Expenditure for the Year: | 51150 | 55425 | ||
| _____ | _____ | |||
| Net Profit/Loss for the Year | (40860) | 98104 | ||
| Profit/Loss From Sturminster Social Club | 49113 | 20700 | ||
| _____ | ______ | |||
| Transferred to General Fund | 8253 | 118804 | ||
| _____ | ______ |
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Sturminster Community Association.
Balance Sheet As At 31 December 2024.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets: | ||||
| Land At Cost | 1515 | 1515 | ||
| Leasehold Property At Cost | 76749 | 189274 | ||
| Fixtures Fittings And Equipment | 23 | 78287 | 17 | 190806 |
| _____ | _____ | |||
| Current Assets: | ||||
| Cash In Hand | 1051 | 1014 | ||
| Cash At Bank | 1350 | 5264 | ||
| ____ | ____ | |||
| 2401 | 6278 | |||
| ____ | ____ | |||
| Less: Current Liabilities: | ||||
| Accrued Expenses | 5255 | 3076 | ||
| ____ | ____ | |||
| 5255 | 3076 | |||
| ____ | ____ | |||
| Surpluc/Deficit Of Current Assets Over Current Liabilities: | (2854) | 3202 | ||
| _____ | ______ | |||
| Net Assets | 75433 | 194008 | ||
| _____ | ______ | |||
| Financed By: | ||||
| Capital And Reserves Brought Forwards | 119188 | 127441 | ||
| Add/Less: Net Profit/Loss For The Year | 8253 | 118804 | ||
| ______ | ______ | |||
| Capital And Reserves Carried Forwards | 127441 | 246245 | ||
| Less: Sturminster Social Club Limited – Control Account | (52008) | (52237) | ||
| _____ | ______ | |||
| Net Capital And Reserves | 75433 | 194008 | ||
| _____ | ______ |
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Sturminster Community Association.
Notes To The Accounts – Year Ended 31 December 2024.
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Accounting Convention – The Accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Depreciation – Depreciation has been provided on fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost, less residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life, at the following rates: Fixtures And Fittings – 25% on the reducing balance.
Leasehold buildings and improvements have not been depreciated.
Taxation – No provision for taxation has been made, the Association, being a registered charity, is generally exempt therefrom.
FIXED ASSETS:
| Land | Leasehold Property | Fixtures And | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Improvements | Fittings | Fixed Assets | ||
| Cost As At 1 January 2024 | 1515 | 76749 | 57731 | 135995 |
| Additions In Year | 0 | 112525 | 0 | 112525 |
| Depreciation To Date Brought | Forward | 57708 | 57708 | |
| Depreciation For The Year | 6 | 6 | ||
| ____ | ______ | _____ | ______ | |
| Net Book Values As | ||||
| At 31 December 2024 | 1515 | 189274 | 17 | 190806 |
| ____ | ______ | _____ | ______ |
THE STURMINSTER SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED – CONTROL ACCOUNT:
This is the balance due to the Social Club from the Association in respect of a payment in advance of the Social Club’s covenant to pay to the Association all of its profit for the year.
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Sturminster Community Association
Resposibilities Of The Treasurer And Trustees For The Accounts Of The Association:
The Treasurer is responsible for keeping proper Accounts of the finances of the Association. Section 32 of The Charities Act 1960 requires all charity trustees to prepare consecutive statements of Accounts consisting of an Income And Expenditure Account for a period not exceeding 15 months, and a Balance Sheet relating to that period.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Association and hence for taking reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities.
In preparing those Accounts, the Trustees are required to:-
Give particulars of the assets of the charity, distinguishing those forming part of the permanent endowment and other assets.
State the approximate amount of liabilities.
State the amounts of receipts and payments during the period, distinguishing between permanent endowment receipts and payments, and others.
We certify that The enclosed Accounts of the Association, set out on pages 1 To 6 above, are a true and fair representation of the Income and Expenditure of the Association for the year ended 31 December 2024, and of the Assets and Liabilities of the Association as at that date, and that no circumstances have arisen, or events occurred, between the Balance Sheet date and this report, in respect of any matters which would require adjustment to, or disclosure in, the Accounts.
Leslie John Pidden:
Treasurer
Trustee Trustee
2 June 2025
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Sturminster Community Association
Independent Examiner’s Report To The Trustees for the Year Ended 31 December 2024.
We report on the Accounts of the Sturminster Community Association for the Year Ended 31 December 2024, set out on pages 1 To 6 above.
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is our responsibility to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention.
Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met.
P. J. M. Dowlan & Co., 18 West Street, Banwell, Somerset. BS29 6DA.
2 June 2025.
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