## **Charity Commission**
## Charity Commission Annual Return 2021
## **HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING RACECOURSE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
Charity registration number: 507652
**Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked. This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2021.**
## **Financial period**
## **Financial period start date**
01/04/2020
## **Financial period end date**
31/03/2021
## **Income and spending**
## **Income £**
£25,957
## **Spending £**
£6,962
**Serious Incidents**
**For the period of this return, were there any serious incidents in your charity that have not been reported to the Charity Commission?**
No
## **Fundraising - professional fundraiser**
## **Did your charity raise funds from the public?**
Yes
## **Did the charity work with any professional fundraisers?**
No
## **Fundraising - commercial participator**
## **Did your charity work with any commercial participators?**
No
## **Government contracts**
**During the financial period for this annual return, d, id the charity receive income from contracts (other than grant agreements) with central government or local authorities?** No
## **Government grants**
**During the financial period for this annual return, did the charity receive income from grants from central government or local authorities?**
Yes
**How many grants did your charity receive from central government or local authorities?**
3
**What was the total value of these grants?**
£23,058
## **Income from outside the UK**
## **Did your charity receive income from outside the UK ?**
No
## **Spending outside England & Wales**
## **Did your charity operate outside England and Wales?**
No
## **Trading subsidiaries**
**Did the charity have any subsidiaries?**
No
## **Trustee payments**
**Did any of the trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity other than refunds of legitimate trustee expenses?**
No
**Did any of the trustees resign and then take up employment with the charity?**
No
**Employees' salaries**
**Did any of your charity's staff receive total employee benefits of £60,000 or more? Select No if your charity does not have any staff , or does not pay any staff.**
No
**For your highest paid member of staff only, what was the total value of their employee benefits?**
**(For example if your highest paid member of staff received £35,000 enter 35000). If you do not have any staff or did not pay any staff, enter 0 (zero)**
£0
## **Volunteers**
**How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during the financial period?**
35
## **Financial controls**
**Did your charity review its internal financial controls?**
No
## **Safeguarding**
**Has the charity obtained a standard, enhanced or enhanced with barred lists DBS check on all trustees, employees and volunteers who are in roles that are eligible for these checks?**
**Select Yes if there are no trustees, employees or volunteers in roles that are eligible for these types of DBS checks.**
Yes
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## **Declaration**
**Your role at the charity (select one):**
⊠ Trustee
|**Given names**|Anthony|
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|**Family name**|Allen|
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|**Telephone**|0191 512 1752|
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|**Email**|tallenelec@sky.com|
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|**Date submitted**|14/03/2022|
**It is a criminal offence under section 60 of the Charities Act 2011 for anyone to knowingly or recklessly provide false or misleading information to the commission; this includes suppressing, concealing or destroying documents.**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 31/03/2020 Period start date To 31/03/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Houghton Racecourse Community Association**
**Charity registration number: 507652**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the benefit of the community.|
|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|Fitness classes, social interaction, help with
C.Vs and job applications, recreation
activities.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The committee has all ways tried to adhere
to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit with regard to
public benefit.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|This year has been very difficult because of the
restrictions placed on us by covid 19.
We have spent a lot of the year closed to the
public, but have used the time to continue our
efforts to upgrade the halls facilities.
Over all we consider this year to be a good year.
We have plans to start new activities when the
government restrictions allow.
Our main concern is to open as soon as possible
to allow the social activities for older people and
isolated people to restart.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Excellent.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We try to hold reserves to enable us to run
for one year in the event that we have no
income.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£26293|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|M/A|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|adopted constitution document|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|adopted constitution document|
|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|Trustee selection are by election to post and
Sunderland council appoint 1 local councillor
To management committee|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Houghton Racecourse Community Association.|
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|Registered charity number|507652|
|Charity’s principal address||
||Burdon Avenue
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne & Wear
DH5 8EG.|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||FREDA DENBY||||
||PENELOPE WHITE|Chair|||
||ANTHONY ALLEN||||
||MAUREEN BATES||||
||PATRICIA GULLIVER||||
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||EDNA FIRTH||||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**NONE**
## **Other optional information**
## **NONE**
## **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)** Anthony Allen **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 31/03/2020 Period start date To 31/03/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Houghton Racecourse Community Association**
**Charity registration number: 507652**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the benefit of the community.|
|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|Fitness classes, social interaction, help with
C.Vs and job applications, recreation
activities.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The committee has all ways tried to adhere
to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit with regard to
public benefit.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|This year has been very difficult because of the
restrictions placed on us by covid 19.
We have spent a lot of the year closed to the
public, but have used the time to continue our
efforts to upgrade the halls facilities.
Over all we consider this year to be a good year.
We have plans to start new activities when the
government restrictions allow.
Our main concern is to open as soon as possible
to allow the social activities for older people and
isolated people to restart.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Excellent.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We try to hold reserves to enable us to run
for one year in the event that we have no
income.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£26293|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|M/A|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|adopted constitution document|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|adopted constitution document|
|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|Trustee selection are by election to post and
Sunderland council appoint 1 local councillor
To management committee|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Houghton Racecourse Community Association.|
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|Registered charity number|507652|
|Charity’s principal address||
||Burdon Avenue
Houghton-le-Spring
Tyne & Wear
DH5 8EG.|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||FREDA DENBY||||
||PENELOPE WHITE|Chair|||
||ANTHONY ALLEN||||
||MAUREEN BATES||||
||PATRICIA GULLIVER||||
||Ann berkbeck||||
||EDNA FIRTH||||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**NONE**
## **Other optional information**
## **NONE**
## **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)** Anthony Allen **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date**