2025-03-31-accounts - Coltman Area Community Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended April 5[th] 2025 Reference and Administrative Details Charity name: Coltman Area Community Assoc Charity registration number: 515435 Principal address: Maurice Rawling Community Centre Bean Street Hull HU3 2PU

Trustees during the year:

Andy Pea Mark Hogben Paul Wells Peter Doncaster Bankers: Virgin Money

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is a registered charity governed by its constitution. The trustees are responsible for the strategic direction, governance, and financial oversight of the charity and meet regularly to review activities, finances, and future plans.

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the charity’s governing document. New trustees receive an informal induction, including an overview of the charity’s activities, finances, and safeguarding responsibilities.

The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.

Objectives and Activities

The charity exists to serve the local community by providing a welcoming, accessible community space and delivering activities that promote wellbeing, inclusion, creativity, and social connection.

During the year, the charity focused on:

Providing a safe and inclusive community hub
Supporting individuals and families experiencing isolation or hardship
Delivering creative, social, and wellbeing activities
Working in partnership with local organisations, volunteers, and community groups

In planning activities, the trustees have considered how each activity contributes to the charity’s purposes and benefits the public.

Achievements and Performance

During the year, the charity delivered a range of community-based activities and services, including:

Regular use of the centre by community groups and local organisations
Creative and cultural activities open to people of all ages
Supportive sessions providing warmth, refreshments, and social connection
Outreach work engaging individuals who may otherwise be isolated

The centre continued to be a valued local resource, offering affordable access to space and activities and supporting community-led initiatives. Trustees are pleased with the growth in participation and the strengthening of local partnerships over the year.

Financial Review

The charity’s total income for the year was £26,298 .

Income was generated through a combination of:

Donations and grants
Room hire and other trading activities
Community fundraising and small-scale income-generating activity

Expenditure was primarily directed towards:

Delivering charitable activities and community services
Maintaining and operating the community centre
Essential governance and administration costs

The trustees consider the charity’s financial position at year end to be stable. The

charity holds modest reserves to ensure it can continue operating and respond to shortterm challenges.

Reserves Policy

The trustees aim to maintain a small level of unrestricted reserves to cover essential running costs and provide financial resilience. At present, reserves are kept under regular review and reflect the charity’s scale of operations and ongoing commitments.

Risk Management

The trustees have assessed the main risks facing the charity and have taken steps to mitigate them. Key risks include financial sustainability, reliance on volunteers, and rising operating costs.

Mitigation measures include:

Careful budgeting and monitoring of income and expenditure
Diversifying income streams where possible
Strengthening partnerships and volunteer support
Regular review of health and safety and safeguarding arrangements

Plans for Future Periods

In the coming year, the trustees plan to:

Continue developing the centre as a welcoming, inclusive community hub
Build on existing activities and partnerships
Explore additional funding opportunities to strengthen sustainability
Celebrate significant milestones in the charity’s history and community impact
Continue improving governance, systems, and facilities where resources allow

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Charity Commission guidance. The trustees confirm that, so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit or examination information of which the charity’s independent examiner is unaware, and they have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the examiner is aware of any relevant information.

Approved by the trustees on: 30- 01-2025 Signed on behalf of the trustees:

(Chair of Trustees)

Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from ~~rr a ee~~ Section A Receipts and payments

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		Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £		to the nearest	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Lettings		-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Hull Labour		-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Bridgegroup		-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
Polingstation		400	400		-	-	-	-	400	600
AMC-CCH(church)		1 360	1 360		-	-	-	-	1 360	1 316
filipino Church		720	720		-	-	-	-	720	-
ad hoc booking		590	590		-	-	-	-	590	-
grants		-	-		23 187	23 187	-	-	23 187	4 662
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	3 070	3 070		23 187	23 187	-	-	26 257	6 578
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 3 070 23 187 - 26 257 6 578 ~~——————~~
A3 Payments
utiiityand water		2 695	2 695		2 031	2 031	-	-	4 726	6 526
micellaneous					200	200	-	-	200	203
event funding					-	-	-	-	-	1 051
TV licence		161	161				-	-	161	159
Waste management		451	451		220	220	-	-	671	162
Bank charges		18	18		-	-	-	-	18	-
IT equipmentgrant		-	-		4 743	4 743	-	-	4 743	-
phone and wifi		225	225		-	-	-	-	225	220
winter warmer		-	-		2 306	2 306	-	-	2 306	-
**Sub total **		3 550	3 550		9 500	9 500	-	-	13 050	8 321
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 3 550 9 500 - 13 050 8 321 *Net of receipts/(payments)* - 480 13 687 - 13 207 - 1 743 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 3 251 - - 3 251 - *Cash funds this year end* 2 771 13 687 - 16 458 - 1 743 ~~———=—~~ ~~SSS55=~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 935 - 1 900 13 687 - - 2 835 13 687 Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Independent Examiner’s Statement

Scott Henderson Housing Manager Goodwin Development Trust

In the course of my examination:

I have not identified any matters giving me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect:

proper accounting records have not been kept,
the accounts do not agree with the accounting records, or
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.

Conclusion

On the basis of my examination, nothing has come to my attention that causes me to believe that the accounts for the year ended [Accounting year end date] do not give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities, except as noted above .

Independent Examiner’s Name: Scott Henderson

Signature:

Date: 31/1/26

Address: 40 Boundary Way, Hull, HU4 6DQ

Qualifications or Relevant Experience (optional):

1[st] Class BA hon Youth and Communities Studies

Main responisilities: Overseeing social housing and community developments projects, including delivery of projects, managing budgets and staff management.