ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHINGFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Registered Charity No 303263
Address:
Friday Hall 56 Friday Hill East Chingford E4 6JT
TRUSTEES
TD Dawson PJ Hone
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The governing document
The Association operates under its Constitution adopted 28th May 1963 as amended 25th November 1982
Charitable objects
-
(1) to promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Chingford and its neighbourhood without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating the local authorities voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants for the achievement of these and other charitable objects.
-
(2) to establish or to secure the establishment of a community centre.
Appointment of charity trustees
Trustees may be appointed by the agreement of the trustees at the time.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
This section describes how the charity’s aims fulfil its legal purposes, the activities it undertakes and what it has achieved.
A description of the purposes of the charity
The Chingford Community Association’s purpose is to provide space within Friday Hall as a Community Centre that is available to local groups who wish to hire the premises in whole or in part for leisure, educational and health related activities,
The main activities undertaken by the charity to further its charitable purposes for the public benefit
The Chingford Community Association operates Friday Hall as a community centre within a building owned by the local authority. It makes rooms available for the use of the people of Chingford and the surrounding area.
Friday Hall is available during the hours of 9am to 11pm every day throughout the year for regular activities, which include club meetings, educational classes and leisure activities, as well as health-related clinics and meetings.
When not in use by a regular user, the hall may be hired on an hourly basis as a meeting space and for parties.
During the year the hall and lounge have been hired out to a Cardiac Clinic for day-time use on most weekdays. During the evenings and weekends it has been used for regular club meetings by clubs including a Repair café, Radio Club, Art club, Exercise club, Stroke Survivors Friendship Club, for example, as well as a Saturday Tuition group and weekend parties for children and adults. This has kept the hall very well occupied throughout the year.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
In carrying out their powers and duties throughout the year the trustees of the Chingford Community Association state that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charities Commission's public benefit guidance.
----- Start of picture text -----
Chingford Community Association 303263
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
Period from 01/10/2023 To 30/09/2024
----- End of picture text -----
----- Start of picture text -----
Section A Receipts and payments
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
Clubs 5,841 - - 5,841 5,704
Commercial 33,931 - - 33,931 43,928
Day Hire 3,834 - - 3,834 3,477
Sales of beverages 193 - - 193 134
Sales - - - - -
Deposit Acc interest 2,176 - - 2,176 683
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
- - 45,973 53,925
AR) [ 45,973 ]
A2 Asset and investment
sales, (see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 45,973 - - 45,973 53,925
A3 Payments
Gas 1,987 - - 1,987 1620.27
Water 421 - - 421 327
Electricity 1,655 - - 1,655 1387.94
Rates 152 - - 152 262.16
Broadband 447 - - 447 392.04
Cleaning 1,380 - - 1,380 900
PI Insurance 303 - - 303 293.2
Compliance tests 85 - - 85 90
Expenses 1,212 - - 1,212 94.52
Bank charges - - - - 0
Building works - - - - 0
- - - - 0
Sub total [ 7,641 ] - - 7,641 5,367
----- End of picture text -----
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
----- Start of picture text -----
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments [ 7,641 ] - - 7,641 5,367
Net of receipts/(payments) 38,332 - - 38,332 48,558
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 128,744 - - 128,744 80,186
Cash funds this year end 167,076 - - 167,076 128,744
----- End of picture text -----
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories B1 Cash funds B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets |
Details Current account Deposit account Cash Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 1,154.57 165,921.87 - 167,076 128744 Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - Fund to which asset belongs |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - 0 Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
| - | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - |
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Details Men's Shed tools Hall equipment: Tables/chairs Details Signature |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted - Unrestricted - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Print Name T D Dawson |
Current value (optional) 975 760 - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 27/07/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAH) AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees The Chin ford Communi Association On accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 Charity no ifan 303263 Set out on pages 1of1 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3010912024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, 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 2011 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's ststement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect; the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records" or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Signed: Name: Clive Ramse Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 10 Lindle Road, Le on E106T Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).