WEAVERHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Registered charity number 518500 Annual Report and financial statement for year ending 30 September 2025
Trustees John Freeman (chairman) Niall Phillips (secretary) Gillian Edwards
Principal Office Weaverham Community Centre Russet Road Weaverham NORTHWICH CW8 3HY Telephone 01606 854088
The trustees present their annual report and financial statement for the year ended 30th September 2025.
The Charity was constituted under a trust deed dated 13[th] October 2002. To promote the benefits of the people and neighbourhood of Weaverham without discrimination of sex, political, religious or other opinions in association with local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of the life for said inhabitants.
To do this a Community Centre was established to co-operate with any local statutory organisation in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the Association and its constituent bodies in the furtherance of the above objects.
The Charity seeks to further these objectives by:
Sport and Leisure facilities to the community and neighbouring isolated communities. Education and advice.
Training and support to young people.
Provide a safe environment for the young, elderly ad vulnerable.
Trustee Induction and Training
The induction process involves an interview with the nominated person, followed by a structured induction session, which includes confidentiality and equal opportunities. All employees, advisers, trustees, committee members and volunteers are made aware of their obligations.
Financial results
Overall income for the year was £73,102 and expenditure £69,171 resulting in an operating surplus of £3931.
Reserves Policy
The management committee of the Charity has a reserves policy consisting of reserves for one year’s income. The committee is acutely aware of the financial constraints within which they must work and constantly monitor the position.
Risk management
The Trustees review the major risks which the Charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves at a level indicated above, combined with internal financial control systems in operation, will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The trustees examine the major risks that the Charity faces each financial year when preparing and updating the strategic plan.
Chairman’s review
During the year the office door was replaced, some lights were replaced by low energy bulbs and solar panels installed on the roof to facilitate the Parish Council whose office is in the building achieving “carbon free status”. Most other activities continued as normal.
The Trustees express their sincere thanks and appreciation to our staff throughout the year and the many volunteers who helped.
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 30[th] September
Statement of trustees’ responsibilities
Under the Charities Act 1993, the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity at the end of the financial year and of the incoming resources and application of resources in the year. In preparing the statement, the trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently, make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the statement of accounts,
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue its operations.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position the of the Charity at that time and to enable the trustees to ensure that any statement of accounts prepared by them complies with the regulations under Section 42(1) of the Charites Act 1993. They are also responsible for safeguarding the Charities assets and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
On behalf of the Trustees
John Freeman
John J C Freeman – chairman
Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of Weaverham Community Association
I report on the account trustees and examiners of the Charity for the year ended 30th September 2025 which are set out below.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The Charities trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
Examine the accounts under Section 43(3)(a) of the 1993 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner’s report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would by requires in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s statement
In connection with accounts examination, no matters have come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect that requirements, to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 41 of the 1993 Act and to prepare accounts with accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met or to which, in my opinion, attention should by drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Accounts for year ending 30[th] September 2025
| Income Usages Grants Interest Total Expenditure Salaries Employer’s national ins. Pension contributions Training Insurance Stationery Telephone and internet Gas, electricity and water Repairs etc. Licenses Audit Events Sundry items Income less expenditure Cash balances Current account 40891169 Current account 30137219 Savings account 90807826 Total |
£ 69492 2800 810 73102 42688 542 2200 2402 2370 56 467 9159 3450 2156 1770 595 1316 69171 3931 30thSeptember 2024 30thSeptember 2025 £ £ 16969 26291 6201 0 62928 63738 86098 90029 |
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The current account 30137219 was closed and the balance of £6201 transferred to the other current account.
I, Adrian Richard Morgan certify that the information presented to me are a true and fair view of Weaverham Community Association’s Income and Expenditure.
Adrian R Morgan
Adrian R Morgan MCIPS ICM (grad)