Trustees Report for 2021
On the 6[th] January 2022 the BMCA reached 100 years of service to the Burntwood Community, a tremendous achievement for which the Committee should be extremely proud.
The BMCA is slowly coming out of the Covid regulations with our smaller Clubs returning. However, we have lost several of our large longstanding Clubs i.e BOC Health Care, Organ Society etc; this will be a large financial loss to the BMCA to add to the Clubs we lost in 2020.
At the AGM in February, the Trustees advised the Committee to be more proactive in attracting new Committee Members to help run the BMCA. There is still a reluctance by the Committee to appoint a new Chairman to run the monthly Meetings, with the result that one of the Trustees is having to Chair the Meetings. This situation cannot be allowed to continue or the BMCA will be forced to close after just celebrating 100 years of existence.
Although the BMCA is financially viable for the next few years, due to the Trustees/Officers obtaining grants and also making insurance claims for loss of earnings during the pandemic. The day-to-day income for running the BMCA is insufficient to cover its expenditure due to the ever-increasing energy costs and the proposed increases in the minimum wage etc. All of our expenditure costs are rising at a faster rate than over the past 50 years. This cannot be allowed to continue, for the next two years the BMCA will have to live within its income, only spending on essential repairs or on projects that will reduce costs or bring in new customers.
At the AGM the Trustees advised the Committee to appoint the following: -
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A dedicated person to attract new business
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A dedicated person to obtain Grants
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A dedicated person to develop and maintain our website
The Trustees will be reviewing the Committees progress over the next three months.
The Trustees will authorise the spending on Solar Panels to help in reducing our energy bills and also on spending to install sensors in all appropriate rooms to switch off lighting.
During 2021 a leak was discovered in our flat roof, which was repaired under our 10-year warranty, unfortunately we are now in our last year of the warranty and it is quite possible that the flat roof will need re-felting in 2023. The estimated cost to do this is £30,000+. The Committee/Trustees will need to start looking for Grants to pay for this.
The next few years are going to be extremely challenging and the Committee will need to work together to get through these years.
The Trustees would like to conclude their report by thanking the Officers of the BMCA, our Office Administrator and Staff for all their hard work in assisting the Trustees in keeping the BMCA open and solvent during 2021.
BURNTWOOD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
| INCOME Rentals Hire of Halls 19,306.60 Catering 550.00 Football 1,925.00 Fund Raising Donations 35,016.00 includes Insurance Payout £35,000 Grants 25,130.14 Car Park Fees 2,826.79 Interest Received Total Income EXPENDITURE* General Maintenance Salaries Honorariums 7,355.00 Cleaning 6,362.25 Caretaker 3,226.00 Windows 210.00 100th Celebration Expenses Services Gas 386.59 Electricity 1,101.41 Telephone 424.36 Internet 443.41 Rates Water 1,003.43 General 296.98 Miscellaneous Printing, Postage & Stationery 144.20 Insurance 1,460.21 Advertising/Website Costs 861.21 Licences -297.64 Professional Fees 350.00 Bank Charges 69.00 Miscellaneous Expenses 126.04 Total Expenditure Total Income over Expenditure carried forward to Balance Sheet |
2021 21,781.60 * 62,972.93 0.00 84,754.53 25,313.39 17,153.25 561.54 2,355.77 1,300.41 2,713.02 49,397.38 £ 35,357.15 |
19,937.60 113.00 1,400.00 100.00 27,600.00 2,205.00 5,928.00 5,301.90 3,050.00 230.00 2,941.34 1,852.69 308.55 558.32 1,697.78 184.00 137.92 1,389.96 1,475.24 432.00 700.00 69.00 588.81 |
2020 21,450.60 29,905.00 55.54 51,411.14 5,788.56 14,509.90 0.00 5,660.90 1,881.78 4,792.93 32,634.07 £ 18,777.07 |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of BURNTWOOD MEMORIAL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2021 Charity no lif any) 522623 Set out on pages 2&3 I report to the trustees on my ex8minalion of the 8c¢ounts of the above charity I'lhe TrusVI for the year ended 3111212021. Responsibilities and As the ¢hariVs trustees, you are responsible forthe preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordan wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe A¢t l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a¢counls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (8theF ddese. which gives me cause lo believe that, in any material the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accoijnts did not comply Trmth the applicable Tequirements conrnIng Ihe form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities IAccounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report, in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 0610212022 Name: GERALDINE AUSTIN Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body (if any).. Address: 46 NAILERS DRIVE. BURNTWOOD. STAFFS, WS7 OER IER Oct 2018
8iJRNTWO DMEM COMMUNITY ASSOCLITION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2021 202 HSBC Car Park 12,177.17 9,650.38 Assets as al 01101121 152,367.47 133,590.40 HSBC 87.841.87 55,124.90 ProfiVLoss for the year 35,357.15 18,777.07 CapKal Account 87.193.40 87.193.40 Cash 512.18 398.79 187,724.62 ts2,367.47 Assets 8$ 8131112r21 187,724.62 152,367.47 I have examined the books and records of BurnoOd Memorial Community Association for the year ended 31 December 2021 and l am satisfied that they have been properfy kept and fairty represent the affair5 of the association. Geraldine Austin Indèpèndent Examiner