LITTLEWORTH LITTLEWORTH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES TRUSTEES ANNUAL ANNUAL REPORT REPORT
The The Trustees Trustees present present their their report report and and financial financial statements statements for for the the year year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025
Section Section 1: 1: Legal Legal and and Administrative Administrative Information Information
| Charity Name: Charity Name: |
Littleworth Community Littleworth CommunityAssociation |
Association Association |
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| Registered Number: Registered Number: |
522722 522722 |
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| Charity's Principal Address: Charity’s PrincipalAddress:Littleworth |
Littleworth Community Centre Littleworth CommunityCentre |
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| St Thomas Street, Littleworth StThomas Street, Littleworth |
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| Stafford Stafford |
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| All correspondence Allcorrespondence |
to: to: |
22 Gladstone Way 22 GladstoneWay |
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| Stafford ST16 3JT Stafford ST16 3JT |
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| Bankers: Bankers: |
The Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank |
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| 42 Greengate Street 42 Greengate Street |
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| Stafford, ST16 2BU Stafford, ST16 2BU |
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| Independent Examiner: Independent Examiner: |
Tim Herriot Enterprises Tim Herriot Enterprises |
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| 15 Briarsleigh, Stafford, 15Briarsleigh,Stafford, |
ST17 4QF ST174QF |
Trustees Trustees who who managed managed the the Charity Charity (2024-2025):[(2024-2025):]
| Robert Perkin Robert Perkin |
President President |
Will Chesters Will Chesters |
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| David Collins David Collins |
Vice President Vice President |
Val Lambert Val Lambert |
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| Geoffrey Biggi n Geoffrey Biggin |
Hon Secretary Hon Secretary |
Kevin Miller Kevin Miller |
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| Hazel Biggin Hazel Biggin |
Hon Treasurer Hon Treasurer |
Harry Reilly Harry Reilly |
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| Darren Chesters Darren Chesters |
Lila White Lila White |
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| Section 2 : Structure, Governance Section2: Structure,Governance |
and Management andManagement |
Littleworth Littleworth Community Community Association Association is is an an Unincorporated Unincorporated Association, Association, governed governed by by its its constitution constitution which which was was created created in[in] 1954 1954 and and last[last] amended amended on on[7th] 7th April April[1997.] 1997.[The] The Management Management Committee Committee is is made made up up of[of] annually annually elected elected Trustees. Trustees. Section Section3:[3:] Objectives Objectives and and Activities Activities , The The main main aims aims and and activities activities of of the the Association Association are are to to promote promote the the well-being well-being of of the the community community and and foster foster a a community community[spirit] spirit[in] in the the neighbourhood, neighbourhood, and and[to] to establish, establish, maintain maintain and and manage manage a a community community centre centre for for activities activities promoted promoted by by the the Association. Association. The The Trustees Trustees have have had had regard regard[to] to the the guidance guidance issued issued by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission on on public public[benefit] benefit and and are are satisfied satisfied that that all all our our activities activities meet meet this this standard. standard. Main Main[Activities] Activities and and Achievements Achievements during during the[the] year year
Increased Increased Use Use of of the[the] Centre Centre The The Centre Centre continues continues to to be be well well used used throughout throughout the the year. year. The The flexibility flexibility of of space space and and plentiful plentiful car car
parking parking spaces spaces attracts attracts a a variety variety of[of] activities. activities. The The Centre Centre[provides] provides not not only only a a venue venue[to] to meet meet socially socially
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but but also[also] a a facility facility for for activities activities which encourage which encourage both both physical physical and mental and mental well-being well-being for for older older people people as as well well as as[hosting] hosting support support groups groups[for] for young young families families[and] and[parent] parent[of] of children children[with] with special special
needs. needs. We We have have received received enquiries enquiries from from several several children's children’s groups groups resulting[resulting] in in a a regular regular hiring hiring by by a a messy messy[babies] babies play play group, group, a a one-off one-off hiring hiring from from Dragonflies Dragonflies Dance Dance School School with with the the[possibility] possibility of of further further sessions sessions and and a a baby baby sensory sensory group group from from Stone. Stone. These These new new groups groups provide provide a a welcome welcome addition addition[to] to[the] the well-established well-established Little Little Unicorns Unicorns Stay Stay & & Play Play group group and and the the Autistic Autistic Playgroup. Playgroup.
To To[increase] increase our our diversity, diversity, there there is is now now a a Buddhist Buddhist meditation[meditation] group group[using] using the[the] Centre,[Centre,] together together with with our our regular regular Muslim Muslim and and Christian Christian groups. groups.[There] There[are] are[a] a total total[of] of[12] 12 regular regular groups groups which which provide[provide][the] the
main main income income stream stream for for the the[Centre.] Centre. Some Some[of] of these these groups groups[have] have[been] been[hiring] hiring the[the] Centre Centre[for] for many many
years. years. We We[have] have[also] also seen seen new new users users coming coming on on a a regular regular[basis.] basis. It It is is encouraging encouraging to to see see that that the the Centre Centre[is] is[in] in use use seven seven days[days][a] a week week with[with][only] only a a[few] few[half] half day[day] slots slots available available[for] for new new activities activities
The The hall hall[also] also continues continues to to be be a a popular popular venue venue for for children's children’s birthday birthday parties parties at at weekends weekends and and we we
have have again[again] seen seen an an[increase] increase in in income income from from £2260 E2260 last last year year to to £3587 E3587 this this year. year. Our Our Facebook Facebook page page continues continues to to generate generate enquiries. enquiries.
Beneficial Beneficial Expenditure Expenditure The The main main expenditure expenditure has has been been on on utilities, utilities, insurance insurance and and general general costs costs incurred incurred in in the the running running and and maintenance maintenance of of the the building. building. To To enhance enhance the the appearance appearance of of the the car car park park area area we we have have purchased purchased a a number number of of flowering flowering shrubs shrubs which which have have been been planted[planted] in in the the border border alongside alongside the the car car[park.] park. In In addition addition to to enhancing enhancing the the appearance appearance[of] of the[the] outside[outside] space space these[these][shrubs] shrubs[will] will[be] be[invaluable] invaluable[in] in attracting[attracting] bees bees and and[other] other pollinating pollinating insects insects
Thanks Thanks to to regular regular maintenance maintenance of of the the building building and and the the efforts efforts[of] of our our part-time part-time Cleaner/Caretaker, Cleaner/Caretaker,
all all sections sections and and hall hall users users are are able able to to enjoy enjoy their their activities activities in in clean, clean, warm, warm, attractive attractive facilities facilities as as we we continue continue[to] to provide[provide] for[for] the[the] community community we we serve. serve.
Section Section 3: 3: _ Financial Financial Review Review
Our Our[principal] principal source source[of] of fundraising fundraising is is through through members' members’ entrance entrance fees fees and and hiring hiring fees fees from from other other groups groups[using] using the[the] Centre.[Centre.]
A A[budget] budget analysis[analysis][of] of income income and and expenditure expenditure last last year year enabled enabled the the committee committee to to determine determine there there was was no no need need[to] to increase[increase] hiring hiring fees fees for for regular regular hirers hirers in in the the current current financial financial year. year. There There has has been beena a small small[increase] increase in in one-off one-off hiring hiring fees fees
Section Section[4:] 4: Declaration Declaration
The The Trustees Trustees declare declare that that they they have have approved approved the the report report above. above.
Signed Signed on on behalf behalf of of the the Charity’s Charity's Trustees: Trustees: Signature: Signature: k -fade Full Fullname name — Robert Robert Norman Norman Perkin Perkin
Position Position Chairman Chairman[of] of Trustees[Trustees] Date: Date: 19° 19th May May 2025 2025
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name On accounts for the year Charity no ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts 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 Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: Name:
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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LITTLEWORTH LITTLEWORTH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION Receipts Receipts and and Payments Payments Account Account 31st 31st[March] March[2025] 2025
| 2024 2024 |
GENERAL GENERAL |
2025 2025 |
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| 1305.04 1305.04 |
Investment Interest Investment Interest |
595.16 595.16 |
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| 14057.75 14057.75 |
Hire of Hall Regulars Hire of Hall Regulars |
15866.55 15866.55 |
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| 2260.50 2260.50 |
Hire of Hall Birthday Parties Hire of Hall Birthday Parties |
3587.00 3587.00 |
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| 2223.00 2223.00 |
Other General Hirings Other General Hirings |
1847.00 1847.00 |
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| 21895.71 21895.71 |
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| 20000.00 20000.00 |
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous |
150.00 150.00 |
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| 39846.29 39846.29 |
22045.71 22045.71 |
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| SECTIONS SECTIONS |
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| 1733.00 1733.00 |
Bingo Bingo |
1556.00 1556.00 |
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| 1047.89 1047.89 |
Bingo Refreshments Bingo Refreshments |
1084.00 1084.00 |
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| 518.00 518.00 |
Littleworth Singers Littleworth Singers |
427.00 427.00 |
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| 744.76 744.76 |
Indoor Bowls Indoor Bowls |
682.96 682.96 |
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| 769.00 769.00 |
Senior Citizens Senior Citizens |
0.00 0.00 |
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| 4812.65 4812.65 |
44658.94 44658.94 |
3749.96 3749.96 |
25795.67 25795.67 |
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| PAYMENTS PAYMENTS |
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| 5921.00 5921.00 |
Caretaker/Cleaner Caretaker/Cleaner |
6465.00 6465.00 |
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| 720.01 720.01 |
Electricity Electricity |
1027.29 1027.29 |
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| 2294.33 2294.33 |
Gas Gas |
3035.73 3035.73 |
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| 2208.83 2208.83 |
Insurance Insurance |
2316.98 2316.98 |
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| 3806.15 3806.15 |
Maintenance Maintenance |
2747.72 2141.72 |
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| 335.95 335.95 |
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous |
371.53 mar 1.30 |
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| 463.24 463.24 |
PRS Licence PRS Licence |
326.63 326.63 |
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| 17.98 17.98 |
Admin Admin |
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| 1098.86 1098.86 |
Water Water |
1227.42 1227.42 |
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| 565.54 565.54 |
BT | 637.92 637.92 |
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| 716.33 716.33 |
Refreshments Refreshments |
831.27 831.27 |
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| 60.00 60.00 |
Donations Donations |
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| 39635.45 39635.45 |
Capital Exp Capital Exp |
914.73 914.73 |
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| 57843.67 57843.67 |
19902.22 19902.22 |
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| -13184.73 -13184.73] |
Deficit Deficit |
Surplus Surplus |
5893.45 |
LITTLEWORTH LITTLEWORTH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION Statement Statement of of Assets Assets as as at at 31st 31st March March 2025 2025
2024 2024 INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS 2025 2025 20000.00 20000.00 Nat Nat Savings Savings Certificates Certificates 20595.16 20595.16
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BANK BANK BALANCES BALANCES
57115.44 57115.44 Co-op Co-op Bank Bank Current Current Acct Acct 62247.73 62247.73
0.00 0.00 Unpresented Unpresented Cheques Cheques 166.00 166.00
77115.44 77115.44 83008.89 83008.89
90300.17 90300.17 Fund Fund brought brought forward forward 77115.44 77115.44
13184.73 13184.73 _— Deficit/Surplus Deficit/Surplus 5893.45 5893.45
77115.44 77115.44 83008.89 83008.89
Treasurer:
Treasurer: bre 53 3
Date:
Date: Zit Mord. 2027"
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