## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 January 2020 Period start date To 31 December 2020 Period end date**
**Charity name: Middleton St George Community Association**
## **Charity registration number: 506724**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out
in its governing
document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the Association are**
**to:**
**(a)**
**promote the benefit of the**
**inhabitants of Middleton St.**
**George and the neighbourhood**
**(hereinafter called the “area of**
**benefit”) without distinction of**
**sex, race or of political, religious**
**or other opinions by associating**
**together the said inhabitants and**
**the statutory authorities,**
**voluntary and other organizations**
**in a common effort to advance**
**education and 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.**
**(b)**
**In furtherance of these**
**objects but not otherwise, the**
**trustees shall have the power to**
**maintain or manage or co-operate**
**with any statutory authority in the**
**maintenance and management of**
**the community centre known as**
**the Middleton St George**
**Community Centre for activities**
**promoted by the charity in**
**furtherance of the above objects.**
**(c)**
**The Association shall be non-**
**party in politics and non-sectarian**
**in religion and non-racial.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to
those purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the activities,
projects or services|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The community centre is the hub**
**of the village, offering classes,**
**events & activities that benefit**
**both mental and physical wellness**
**for those living in the community**
**and to a wider geographical area.**|
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identified in the
accounts. The specific activities and services
we provide are Pilates, Zumba,
Ballroom Dancing, Line Dancing,
Creation Station (creative craft for
pre-school age), Swing Dancing for
the over '50's, a full time day
nursery, running 50 weeks of the
year for both pre-school and after
school, Karate for both adults and
children, Heartbeeps (creative
play for pre school children),
Tonetastic exercise class, MP
Surgeries (Paul Howell, MP),
Church coffee shop, occasional
church services, a free monthly
Meet and Eat for those socially
isolated/lonely, a free monthly
Bingo and Tea Dance, Creative
Crafts for the over '60's, a regular
Farmers' Market, family summer
fair, Village Christmas Tree Lights
switch on, a COVID testing facility
during the pandemic, History
Group, Academic sessions for
educationally excluded teenagers
(via Nudge Education), Social Care
Workshops (via Teesside
University), and space for private
family celebrations to take place.
We are working with Darlington
Borough Council this year, to
provide workshops and activities
for school children, specifically
those who are registered to
receive free school meals. We are
also planning to run theatre
productions/pantomime through
Rural Arts, a charity which brings
arts into the community via its
touring company.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees have had sight of the
whether the trustees Charity Commission’s guidance on
have had regard to the public benefit.
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
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investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
From March to September the
Community Centre was closed due
to lockdown, but the MSG Nursery
Summary of the main opened again in the lower ground
Para 1.20
achievements of the floor to cater for the children of
charity, identifying the ‘front line’ workers.
difference the charity’s
work has made to the Raised funds to pay for a new
circumstances of its ventilation system in the lower
beneficiaries and any ground floor to the tune of £8,400
wider benefits to society
as a whole. Works carried out by the Trustees
during lockdown/year:-
• A new sound system and an
audio induction loop installed in
the main hall
•
An external office door
installed
• Positioning of an anti-glare
car park aluminum panel on car
park light to avoid light shining
into a neighbour’s house
• New security lighting
installed
•
New external post box fitted
to the wall near the office door
entrance
• Boiler servicing in
September
• Alarm system serviced,
tested and regular checks
maintained
• Toilet drains unblocked
• Remove leaves and unblock
the roof downpipe exit water
drains
• Make minor repairs to
damaged wall in main hall after a
hirer activity
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|**•**
**Have a replacement outside**|
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|**light above the Nursery door**|
|**installed**|
|**•**
**Have the Nursery disabled**|
|**toilet alarm fxed**|
|**•**
**Make adjustments to the**|
|**timer light devices for the outside**|
|**car park light**|
|**•**
**Regular checks on the grass**|
|**and hedge cutting**|
|**•**
**Plant new bulbs in the fower**|
|**beds**|
|**Cost savings**|
|**1.**
**Change to an on-line Virgin**|
|**Broadband invoice as opposed to**|
|**sending by mail.**|
|**2.**
**Cancel the monthly charges**|
|**for an unused VOIP telephone**|
|**system – new method to be**|
|**considered**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 A more solid foundation than
financial position at the expected
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Some reserves are ‘ring fenced’
policy for holding for anticipated projects.
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £15,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 n/a
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 n/a
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 No uncertainties
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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1 - Income from Hirers
2 – Grants
The charity’s principal 3 – Fundraising
sources of funds Para 1.47 4 – Members’ subscriptions
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Association
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Elected by Association Members
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
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Middleton St George Community Association
Other name the charity Middleton St George Community Centre
uses
Registered charity 506724
number
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||Charity’s principal
address|The Water Park, Station Road, Middleton St George,
Darlington, DL2 1JG||
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
David Darling Acting Chairman Acting Treasurer from
1 & Secretary, 21 August 2020
Acting Treasurer
2 Louise Seniscal Vice Chair
Ali Mathieson Treasurer Resigned 21 August
3
2020
4 Maria Darling Acting Secretary From 21 August 2020
5 Sue Camidge
Catherine
6
Gilsenan
Hannah
7
McCurley
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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 N/A for 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)** ] i ; th =} f fe et he ee **Full name(s)** David John Darling **Position (eg** Chair and Acting Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 23 February 2022
Middleton St George Community Association
**INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDING - 2020**
**Auditor......................... Auditor…............**
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Chairman…................... Treasurer…...........
Income 2020 £
Room Hire £ 8,137.00
Covid Related items £ 93.50
Fundraising Partners £ 1,215.19
General Fundaising £ 400.07
Grants £ 18,331.42
Grants Covid Related £ 1,334.00
Membership £ 327.00
Donations £ 575.50
Refunds £ 1,336.30
Deposits £ -
Insurance £ 1,068.76
Total Annual Income £ 32,818.74
EXPENDITURE 2020 £
Gas £ 1,518.35
Electric £ 1,841.62
Water £ 430.79
Telephone £ 172.84
Fire protection
Broadband £ 513.60
Insurance £ 1,815.92
Repairs/Maintenance £ 4,608.38
Purchases £ 3,553.25
Cleaning contract £ 552.00
Cleaning materials £ 179.96
Office supplies £ 36.88
DBC Refuse £ 400.77
Grounds £ 45.20
Ground Maintenance £ 925.00
Council Tax £ 75.00
Legal £ 255.00
Window Cleaning £ 70.00
Covid Related items £ 768.49
Misc £ 132.80
FeesAdvertising £ 603.98
Total Annual Expenditure £ 18,499.83
Difference between income and expenditure £ 14,318.91
CURRENT ACCOUNT - 2020
Opening Balance 01.01.20 £ 6,308.99
Income £ 32,818.74
Expenditure £ 18,499.83
Transfers to Premium Business account £ 3,100.00
Closing Balance 31.12.20 £ 17,527.90
BUSINESS PREMIUM ACCOUNT - 2020
Opening Balance 01.1.20 £ 1,352.88
Interest £ 1.11
Transfers from Current account £ 3,100.00
Closing Balance 31.12.20 £ 4,453.99
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|Room Hire||||||£|8,137.00|||
|Covid Related items||||||£|93.50|||
|Fundraising Partners||||||£|1,215.19|||
|General Fundaising||||||£|400.07|||
|Grants||||||£18,331.42||||
|Grants Covid Related||||||£|1,334.00|||
|Membership||||||£|327.00|||
|Donations||||||£|575.50|||
|Refunds||||||£|1,336.30|||
|Deposits||||||£|-|||
|Insurance||||||£|1,068.76|||
|Total Annual Income
£32,818.74
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|EXPENDITURE 2020|||||||£|||
|Gas||||||£|1,518.35|||
|Electric||||||£|1,841.62|||
|Water||||||£|430.79|||
|Telephone||||||£|172.84|||
|Fire protection||||||||||
|Broadband||||||£|513.60|||
|Insurance||||||£|1,815.92|||
|Repairs/Maintenance||||||£|4,608.38|||
|Purchases||||||£|3,553.25|||
|Cleaning contract||||||£|552.00|||
|Cleaning materials||||||£|179,96|||
|Officesupplies||||||£|36.88|||
|DBC Refuse||||||£|400.77|||
|Grounds||||||£|45.20|||
|Ground Maintenance||||||£|925.00|||
|CouncilTax||||||£|75.00|||
|Legal||||||£|255.00|||
|Window Cleaning||||||£|70.00|||
|Covid Related items||||||£|768.49|||
|Misc||||||£|132.80|||
|FeesAdvertising||||||£|603.98|||
|TotalAnnual Expenditure||||||£18,499,.83||||
|Difference between income and expenditur**e**
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|CURRENTACCOUNT - 2020||||||||||
|Opening Balance 01.01.20||||||£|6,308.99|||
|Income||||||£ 32,818.74||||
|Expenditure||||||£18,499.83||||
|Transfers to Premium Businessaccount||||||£|3,100.00|||
|Closing Balance 31.12.20||||||£17,527.90||||
|BUSINESS PREMIUM ACCOUNT - 2020||||||||||
|Opening Balance01.1.20||||||£|1,352.88|||
|Interest||||||£|1.11|||
|Transfersfrom Currentaccount||||||£|3,100.00|||
|ClosingBalance31.12.20||||||£|4,453.99|||