## **Wincham Community Centre – Chairpersons Report Year ending 31.8.23** 

Welcome to Wincham Community Centres AGM and thank you for coming. 

I’m always amazing how soon the AGM comes around. 

This is a special year for the centre as it’s our 40[th] year of being open to the people of Wincham and surrounding area. This is hard to believe when I can remember it being built. The fact that it’s still here and not only surviving but doing well with lots going on for everyone from Mother and Toddler to the Old Friends club is brilliant. 

The building which was built by pure determination, lots of fundraising and hard work in the spirit of giving in both time, experience and love for the village stands as a remarkable legacy providing a place for everyone to get together to learn new things, keep fit and meet friends both old and new. Long may it continue to do so. 

We are so lucky to have such a fabulous building facility on our doorstep with lots of different activities now going on. 

This year has been yet another challenging year as our boiler failed in January which had to be completely replaced at a cost of over £18.000.  Fortunately we did have sufficient funds to cover this in our business reserve fund but this has made a huge dent in future reserves. 

On a more positive note the new boiler is up and running and is proving to be much more economical that the previous one. 

It takes a lot of hard work to keep the centre running a lot of which goes unseen but without the extra invisible work the centre would not be in the excellent position it is day. 

Fuel is one of the toughest things on the list as we all know at home with the heating bills. We can’t very well cut the heating off to save money or tell our hirers to put an extra jumper on. They expect quite rightly that the centre will be a nice warm space to hold their gatherings. So we have to try to get the best deal and save on other things, yet again Suzanne has done a brilliant job with the suppliers, cutting them back as much as possible which has made a huge difference. 

We have problems on the site here with drains which was found be mainly tree roots from the school trees. We are waiting to hear back from County about plans to move forward about the issue. 

We are looking forwards to this next year, no doubt there will be challenges on the way but as long as we keep focused and keep the centre our number one priority in everything we do, I’m sure we will keep improving. 

I would like to thank the committee for the time they put into the running of the centre. Norman, our Caretaker for keeping the centre in such good order. Suzanne for looking after us so well, working hard to make sure the centre is running at its best, keeping prices as tight as possible and all the extra hours she puts in over and above her official hours. 



Finally, I would like to thank Cheshire Community Action Group – they are a great resource for us and extremely helpful. 



**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDING -  31ST  AUGUST  2023** 

|**INCOME**|**LEDGER**|**AUG. 2023**|**AUG. 2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Hire fees|C1|**33605.30**|**36648.35**|
|Fund-raising|C2|||
|Donations|C3|**5.95**|**7.30**|
|Bank Interest|C4|**138.48**|**10.74**|
|Tel box|C5|||
|Grant|C6|**0**|**3667.00**|
|Others|C7|||
|||**33749.73**|**40333.39**|
|||||
|**Expenditure**||||
|Misc.|C9|**11.50**|**19.05**|
|Solicitors Fees||**31.69**|**0.00**|
|Fundraising|C10|**0.00**|**0.00**|
|Water|C11|**1918.38**|**2715.58**|
|Heat|C12|**1785.00**|**5082.72**|
|Electricity|C13|**2583.99**|**1723.17**|
|Wages|C14|**20322.93**|**20209.33**|
|Inland Rev|C15|**1.22**|**264.99**|
|Stat/Print/Post/Tel|C16|**706.42**|**663.12**|
|Cap 2 Furn/Equip|C17|**0.00**|**0.00**|
|Mtnce/Repair Equip|C18|**21951.22**|**4119.16**|
|Mtce/repair Buildg’s|C19|**2036.89**|**2456.51**|
|Cleaning Materials|C20|**182.17**|**224.43**|
|Insurance/Licenses|C21|**2417.33**|**2032.58**|
|Training Courses|C22|**0.00**|**94.56**|
|||**53949**|**39605.20**|



|<br> <br> <br> <br>|**PROFIT/LOSS**<br>**-20199.02**<br> <br> **BALANCES**<br> Opening Balance**83866.96**<br> <br>Profit/Loss<br> **-20199.02**<br>  <br> **CLOSING BALANCE**<br>  **63667.94**<br>|<br>  <br>|**728.19**<br>**83138.77**<br>**728.19**<br> **83866.96**|
|---|---|---|---|
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These accounts were approved by the Trustees during the Management Committee meeting held on Tuesday 3[rd] October 2023. 

The Management Committee operate a Business Reserve Policy to clarify both internally and externally the need for reserve funds. 

The Charity has a stated policy of dividing its total income into three: 1:- **Funds generated from fund-raising** to be used to develop additional recreation / social facilities within the Village. The sum raised will form the voluntary funding element needed to attract both lottery funding and grant aid from the public authorities. In this way the current fund-raising amount of £20383.68 could be used to generate a scheme made up from :- 

Community Centre contribution (10%) 21413 Wincham Parish Council (5%) 10706 Borough Council / others (20%) 42826 National Lottery (65%)   149891 £224836 

2:- **Funds for repairs / renewals** for items subject to fair wear and tear. Some £120,027 has been spent maintaining the main hall floor, curtains and heating. Repairs to the roof have been completed. In 2010/11 the fire alarm and Buffer was replaced. In 2011/12 a heating digital clock & Double Glazed  windows  were  installed.  In  2012/13  the  hoovers  &  cold  water cylinder were replaced. 2013/14 the fridge & hoover were replaced. In 2014/15 the tables & chairs were replaced and car park lines were re marked. In the last 5 years a set of fire doors, internal signage and lighting has been replaced. New chair trollies, car park signage and microwave have been purchased. In 2018/19 Roof repairs and replacement hoover, as well as WCC’s contribution of £11,347 to a major refurbishment project. 2019/20 electrical  repairs  were  carried  out.  In  2020/21  the  intruder  Alarm  was replace. In 2021/22 A double glazed kitchen door was fitted and a new buffer  purchased.  In  2022/23  The  boiler  was  replaced  at  a  cost  of £18,383,which was taken from the Skipton building society reserve account. The ladder was replaced and electrical works were also carried out. 

3:- **Working balances.** This is the amount which is available to fund capital investment. It is the difference between the amounts raised from hire fees and the day to day cost of running the centre. To date £75797 of investments in the shape of 2 extensions, 2 car parks, a disabled toilet, baby changing facilities, a new heating system boiler, subdued lighting to main hall, a replacement stage, new security systems, external dusk to dawn lighting and Double Glazing, have been provided. Grant Aid support from the  Parish/  Borough/County  Councils,  the  National  Lottery,  Manchester Airport  Community  Trust  Fund,  the  Football  Association,  WREN  and private donations. 

**POLICY** 



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