# **Playing Field in connection with St Margaret's Church and Sunday Schools- AGR 2023** ## Annual General Report Charity Commission Trustees: Margaret Hancock, Jenny Appleby (from June 2020), Lloyd Lauder (from June 2020), Ian Harvey (from Dec 2020), Auditor report by Angela Bailey Trustee Roles Chair: Lloyd Lauder, Treasurer: Ian Harvey, Secretary: Jenny Appleby ## Activities charities and groups Congo Children's Trust Maine Road Football Club Little Seedlings Baby and Toddler group Jesus Christ in his Movement Church Sri Lanka Connect Mandy Beck Art Studio Dance Fit Yoga with Chloe Chit Chat Chai Cafe Project Old Trafford Community Church SALVE charity Whalley Range Women's support group DLAM St Margarets Community cafe and Warm hub Stories of our lives Art therapy sessions with Steph Venture arts Manchester Urban Diggers office hire Angels Wrap Around Care Arnold Court TDAS Ethiopian Community Buyers of Gold ## **Funding pots** Forever Manchester Lottery Happiness Grant Change Grow Live ## **St Margarets Centre and Playing Fields, Whalley Range** ## **Charity Number:** **Statement of Accounts for the year ended:** Draft Version 3 ## **521242** ## **31 December 2023** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Notes Funds Funds * 2023 2022
* Restricted funds for specific purposes are reported
separately to each grant funding organistion.
Cash & Bank balances at 1st January 19,166 822 19,988 -
RECEIPTS (Income)
Regular tenant rent 1 24,620 - 24,620 26,424
Ad hoc rent 2 1,183 - 1,183 3,251
Donations 449 - 449 1,200
Grants 3 - 17,463 17,463 1,200
Other - - - 348
26,251 17,463 43,714 31,223
PAYMENTS (Expenditure)
Community funding 4 7,125 9,366 16,491 497
Energy 5 6,224 710 6,934 6,504
Running expenses 6 4,917 - 4,917 2,615
Governance 7 2,489 - 2,489 3,240
Repairs and maintenance 8 4,832 - 4,832 1,457
Other - - - 3,992
25,587 10,076 35,663 18,305
RECEIPTS LESS PAYMENTS 664 7,387 8,051 12,918
Cash & Bank balances at 31st December 19,830 8,210 28,040 19,988
ASSETS
Bank account 19,317 8,210 27,527 19,356
Petty cash 513 - 513 632
Other monetary assets 9 4,167 - 4,167 4,347
Non-monetary assets (a) Land and playing fields at 185 Brantingham Road
(b) Centre building at 185 Brantingham Road
(c) Furniture, fixtures and fittings at the centre
LIABILITIES
Payments due to St Margaret's Church PCC 10 1,429 - 1,429
Hydra-Fire fire extinguisher service invoice 251 - 251
Manchester City Council alcohol licence invoice 180 - 180
ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES 22,137 8,210 30,347 24,335
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Page 1 of 4 **Charity Number: Statemen31 December 2022** Draft Version 3 ## **St Margarets Centre and Playing Fields, Whalley Range** ## **521242 31 December 2023** ## **NOTES ON RECEIPTS (INCOME)** - 1 Regular tenants pay rental for use of the rooms and the playing fields as shown below. |**Regular tenant rent**
Football - Maine Road FC
Office space - SALVE
Childcare - Angels Wraparound Care
Religious - Old Trafford Community Church
Yoga - Chloe Fisher
Support group - Sri Lanka Connect
Office space - Manchester Urban Diggers
Art - Amanda Beck-McKim
Dance - DLAM
Education - Chit Chat Chai
Religious - Jesus Christ in His Movement
Support group - Women's Health
Support group - Stories of Our Lives
Zumba - D E Higgins
Martial Arts - Martial Fit Fusion|**Amount**
7,200
3,600
2,500
2,280
1,305
1,240
1,200
1,200
1,115
1,100
720
550
275
215
120
24,620| |---|---| - 2 Ad hoc rent was received from less regular users of the centre including workshops, local residents groups, and community support groups. - 3 Grants for specific projects contributed towards many of the items in note 4 and note 5. Some funds were carried forward to 2024. Separate reports will be provided to each organisation. |**Grants**
National Lottery Community Fund
MCCA for Bike Shelter
Change Grow Live for benches
Asda towards energy bills
Happiness Fund
Forever Manchester|**Amount**
10,000
5,153
1,000
710
300
300
17,463
£| |---|---| ## **NOTES ON PAYMENTS (EXPENDITURE)** - 4 Community funding projects were partly paid using restricted funds from grants (see note 3). |**Community Funding**
Bike Shelter
Benches
Community Garden
Wellbeing afternoon
Christmas
Get Together
Coronation Party
Other|**Total**
**Restricted**
12,278
5,153
2,880
2,880
669
669
257
257
123
123
110
110
95
95
80
80
16,491
9,366| |---|---| - 5 Energy costs were on fixed rate plans with E-ON Next. Gas was on a 3 year plan ending August 2024. Electricity was on a 2 year plan which ended in July 2023. (Also see note 3.) |**Energy**
Gas
Electricity|**Total**
**Restricted**
3,539
500
3,395
210
6,934
710| |---|---| Page 2 of 4 **521242 31 December 2023** ## **St Margarets Centre and Playing Fields, Whalley Range** **Charity Number: Statemen31 December 2022** Draft Version 3 ## **NOTES ON PAYMENTS (EXPENDITURE) continued** - 6 Running expenses are broken down as shown below. |**Running expenses**
Grass cutting
Council charges
Water
Broadband
Cleaning
Pest control
Office
Other|**Amount**
1,278
£
1,188
£
1,048
£
638
£
424
£
220
£
62
£
60
£
4,917
£| |---|---| - 7 Governance expenses were for insurance payments. There were no legal or bank fees in 2023. - 8 The largest repairs and maintenace expense was for fences. |**Repairs and maintenance**
Fences
Pitch repair
Boiler
Plumbing
Fire extinguishers|**Amount**
3,317
£
650
£
403
£
335
£
126
£
4,832
£| |---|---| - 9 From 2022 accounts, "A further £1,992 payment was made in error and paid back from the church account on 30th December but was not received into the centre account until January 2023." Also from 2022 accounts, "Three payments from the St Margaret's Church account paid at the end of December were not received into the centre account until January 2023. Old Trafford Community Church payments were made from St Margaret's Church in September but never received: this is due to be paid by NatWest in 2023. There is also an outstanding invoice not yet received from the Scouts: payment was possibly attempted during the period when the centre bank account was frozen." **NATWEST recovered £180 (possibly from BT) out of £350 of the Old Trafford Community Church payments. None of the other payments were received in 2023.** |**Other monetary assets**
Paid from church 30/12/2022 for amount in error
Paid from church 29/12/2022 for Maine Rd FC
Paid from church 29/12/2022 for Venture Arts
Paid from church 12/09/2022 for Old Trafford CC
Outstanding invoice #17 from 22/04/2022 for Scouts|**Amount**
1,922
£
600
£
500
£
170
£
975
£
**4,167**
**£**| |---|---| - 10 Two invoices from Chubb were paid on behalf of the Centre by St Margaret's Church PCC. These are due to be paid back to the PCC. However, the contract relates to a burglar alarm which was inoperative and supposedly cancelled in 2022. A claim may be made against Chubb to recover the money, including additional final demand compensation and interest payments requested by Chubb and paid by the PCC. |**Liabilities**
Chubb invoice 9526184 dated 08/09/2022
Chubb invoice 10063229 dated 07/09/2023|**Amount**
684
£
745
£
**1,429**
**£**| |---|---| Page 3 of 4 ## **St Margarets Centre and Playing Fields, Whalley Range** **Charity Number: 521242 Statement of Accounts for the year ended: 31 December 2022** Draft Version 3 **----- Start of picture text -----**
INCOME
Grants
40%
Regular tenant rent
56%
Donations
1%
Ad hoc rent
3%
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EXPENDITURE
Repairs and
maintenance
14%
Governance
7%
Community
funding
46%
Running expenses
14%
Energy
19%
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Page 4 of 4 Charity Commission PO Box 211 Bootle L20 7YX ## 25[th] October 2024 To whom it may concern, ## **Playing Fields in Connection with St Margaret's Church and Sunday School's** In accordance with the engagement letter dated 16[th] October 2024, I have reviewed the accounts and provide to you an independent examination of charity accounts for Playing Fields in Connection with St Margaret's Church and Sunday School's from information and explanations that have been given to me. As a practising member firm of the Institute of Financial Accountants, we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at ifa.org.uk/smes-and-smps/professional standards. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than you, for our work or for this report. You have prepared the accounts for the year and have acknowledged your responsibility for them, for the appropriateness of the financial reporting framework adopted and for providing all information and explanations necessary for their compilation. I can hereby certify that based on my independent examination of the charity accounts that the Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 presents a fair and accurate representation of the financial performance for the period. Should you require any further clarification or additional information please do not hesitate to contact me on 0161 865 8298. ## Yours faithfully, _**C Williams FFA**_ **Premier Accounts & Consultancy Ltd**