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CHARITY CHARITY REGISTRATION REGISTRATION NUMBER: NUMBER: 522842 522842

Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association Unaudited Unaudited[Financial] Financial[Statements] Statements 31 31 March March 2024 2024

Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community[Association] Association

Financial Financial Statements Statements

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

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Trustees' annual report Trustees’ annual report	1 1
Independent examiner's report to the trustees Independent examiner's report to the trustees	11 11
Statement of financial activities Statement of financial activities	12 12
Statement of financial position Statement offinancial position	13 13
Notes to the financial statements Notes to the financial statements	14 14
The following pages do not form part ofthe financial statements The following pages do notform part ofthe financial statements
Detailed statement of financial activities Detailed statement of financial activities	23 23
Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities Notestothedetailedstatementoffinancialactivities	25 25

Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association[Association]

Trustees' Trustees’ Annual Annual Report Report

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

The The trustees trustees present present their their[report] report and[ and][the] the unaudited unaudited financial financial statements statements of[of the] the charity charity[for] for the[the] year year ended ended 31 31 March March 2024. 2024. Objectives Objectives and and activities activities

1.0bjectives 1.Objectives and and activities activities

Summary Summary of of the the purposes purposes of the of the[charity] charity as as set[set] out out in in its its governing governing document document

To To promote promote the the benefit benefit of of the the inhabitants inhabitants of of Allen's Allen's Cross Cross and and its its neighbourhood neighbourhood without without discrimination discrimination on on[the] the[grounds] grounds of[of] gender, gender, disability, disability, political[political] opinion opinion or or race. race.

To To provide provide opportunities opportunities for[for] people people to to advance advance education education and and to to provide provide facilities facilities and and services services in in

the the interests interests of of social,[social,] recreational recreational and and leisure leisure time time occupation, occupation, with with the the aim aim of of improving improving the the quality quality

of of life life for for the the inhabitants inhabitants of of Allen's Allen's Cross Cross and and neighbourhood. neighbourhood.

To To manage manage and and maintain maintain Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Centre Centre for for activities activities in in pursuance pursuance of of those those aims. aims.

2.Summary 2.Summary of the of the main main activities activities[in] in relation relation[to] to the the above above purposes purposes[for] for the the public public benefit benefit

The The Association Association continues continues[to] to manage manage a a thriving[thriving] Community Community Centre Centre which which delivers delivers a a range range of[of] activities activities

for for the the benefit benefit of of all all ages ages and and backgrounds. backgrounds. A A significant significant challenge challenge for for the the Association Association in in 2023-2024 2023-2024 was was[the] the funding funding[of] of our our main main projects. projects. The The Preventions Preventions[and] and Communities[Communities] Funding[Funding] ended ended in[in] September September

2023 2023[and] and the[the] process process[of] of[recommissioning] recommissioning[for] for 2023 2023 - - 2026 2026 began began in in March March 2023. 2023. Trustees Trustees decided decided to to

focus focus on on our our most most successful successful projects projects when when applying[applying][for] for further further funding funding - - the the over over 60s 60s Lunch Lunch Club Club and and

The The Garden Garden and and Sheds Sheds Project. Project. As As Birmingham Birmingham[City] City Council Council[filed] filed for[for] bankruptcy, bankruptcy,[it] it was was revealed revealed[that] that

70% 70% of of applications applications would would be be unsuccessful. unsuccessful. Fortunately, Fortunately, we we were were one one of of the the 30% 30% who who were were awarded awarded

funding. funding. However, However, it it was was 50% 50% of our of our original original budget budget application. application. Very Very difficult difficult decisions decisions had had[to] to be be made. made. Although Although our our key key projects projects were were retained, retained, staffing staffing was was drastically[drastically] reduced. reduced. Very Very sadly sadly we we had had[to] to dispense dispense with with the the services services of of Mandy Mandy Scott-Morgan, Scott-Morgan, the the Centre Centre Manager. Manager. Mandy Mandy was was an an excellent[excellent] Manager. Manager. She She joined joined us us[at] at a a time time of[of] transition transition[and] and her her inclusive inclusive welcoming welcoming approach approach was was much much needed. needed. Mandy Mandy

developed developed[excellent] excellent relationships relationships[with] with[all] all affiliates, affiliates, brought brought[in] in new new long-term long-term bookings bookings and and oversaw oversaw

many many[successful] successful community community events.[events.][We] We[ thank] thank her[her][for] for her[her] service. service.

We We also[also] had had[to] to[lose] lose Fiona Fiona Sewell,[Sewell,][the] the Finance Finance[Officer,] Officer, and[and] significantly significantly reduce reduce the[the] hours hours of[of] Victoria Victoria

Silvers, Silvers, the the Lunch Lunch Club Club Activities Activities co-ordinator. co-ordinator.

Jackie Jackie Careless Careless was was appointed appointed as as Centre Centre and[and] Garden Garden Manager. Manager. Jackie Jackie[has] has proven proven to[to] be be an an outstanding outstanding

appointment appointment even even though though the[the] hours hours she she has has[to] to run run[the] the Centre Centre and and Garden Garden are are dramatically[dramatically] less less than than what what is[is] required. required. During During 2023 2023 - - 2024 2024 Allen's Allen's Cross Cross has has further further developed developed as as a a Person-Centred Person-Centred Community. Community. In In line line with with

our our objective objective[to] to ‘improve 'improve[the] the quality quality[of] of[life] life[for] for[the] the inhabitants inhabitants[of] of Allen's Allen's Cross Cross and and neighbourhood’ neighbourhood' we we now now provide[provide] courses courses[for] for autistic autistic adults adults and[and] young young[people.] people. These These courses courses include[include][Art] Art[therapy,] therapy, Cookery, Cookery, Forest Forest school,[school,] Gardening Gardening[and] and Woodwork. Woodwork. Funding Funding was was applied applied[for] for and[and] granted granted from from All[All] Age Age Autism. Autism. As As provision provision was was across across the the site site and and included included all all our our projects projects funding funding also also contributed contributed to to the the[staffing] staffing for[for] Lunch Lunch Club Club[and] and[the] the Community Community[Garden.] Garden.

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Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2024 2024

The The main main projects projects Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association ran ran during during 2023-24 2023-24 included: included:

2.1 2.1 Lunch Lunch club club for for older older people people

A A twice-weekly twice-weekly session session for for up up[to] to 20 20 people people who who are are isolated. isolated.

The The Cook, Cook,[Lorraine] Lorraine Bradshaw, Bradshaw, has has continued continued the the fine fine tradition tradition[of] of providing[providing] delicious delicious well-balanced, well-balanced,

home-cooked home-cooked meals meals for[for][the] the appreciative appreciative members. members. Activities Activities co-ordinator, co-ordinator, Vicki Vicki[Silvers,] Silvers, resigned resigned

from from post post owing owing[to] to increasing increasing family commitments. family commitments. We We thank thank her her for[for] her her service. service. Michelle Michelle Haddock Haddock was was appointed appointed as as Activities Activities co-ordinator. co-ordinator. Lorraine Lorraine and and Michelle Michelle have have an an excellent excellent[working] working relationship relationship[and] and together together have have organised organised events events for[for] Lunch Lunch[Club] Club including including D[D] Day Day[celebrations] celebrations and and

special special meals meals for for Christmas Christmas and and Easter. Easter. Numbers Numbers attending attending have have significantly significantly increased increased which which is is testimony testimony to[to][the] the[hard] hard work work done done[by] by[Lorraine] Lorraine[and] and Michelle. Michelle. Lunch Lunch Club Club numbers numbers have have now now reached reached their their maximum maximum of of 20 20 per per session. session. Affordable Affordable accessible accessible[transport] transport is[is] provided provided if[if] needed. needed.

2.2 2.2 An An award-winning award-winning Community Community Garden Garden

A A space space for for people people[of] of all[all] ages ages and and abilities abilities to to work work together together[to] to grow grow food, food, enjoy enjoy physical physical exercise exercise and and make make friends. friends. The The Garden Garden[is] is superbly superbly managed managed by by Jackie Jackie Careless Careless who who was was awarded awarded the the Queen's Queen's Award Award for for Voluntary Voluntary[Services.] Services. Jackie Jackie practices practices therapeutic therapeutic horticulture horticulture and and the the Garden Garden is[is] a a place place[of] of well-being. well-being.[It] It[is] is not[not] only[only][the] the plants plants[that] that[thrive] thrive but the[but][the] many many volunteers volunteers who who work work there[there][too.] too.

2.3 2.3 The The Shed Shed

A A[project] project which which welcomes welcomes[all] all[to] to[learn] learn and[and][share] share new new[skills.] skills. The The impact[impact] of[ of] which which can can be[be] seen seen around around the the site. site. The The volunteers volunteers have have developed developed the the Shed Shed area area[to] to make make it it fit fit for for their their needs, needs, improved improved the the garden garden stage stage and and built built planters planters and and benches benches to[to] make make the[the] site site more more attractive. attractive. 2.4 2.4 Free Free Family Family events events in in the the Community Community Garden Garden

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3. 3. Allen's Allen's Cross Cross - - the the Person-Centred Person-Centred Community Community

Before Before our our courses courses began began for[for] neuro-divergent neuro-divergent[people] people all[all] staff staff and[and] volunteers volunteers were were given given training training by by Lee Lee Burden Burden from from Autism Autism West West Midlands. Midlands. Our Our courses courses now now include: include:

3.1. 3.1. Art Art therapy therapy

Our Our Art Art leads, leads, Ellenormay Ellenormay Hocking Hocking and and Bev Bev Charles,[Charles,] are are truly truly exceptional exceptional at[at] what what they[they] do. do. A A[safe] safe collaborative collaborative space space has has been been created created for[for][autistic] autistic[adults] adults[and] and families families where where our our clients clients[and] and[their] their carers carers can can explore explore[their] their own own[creativity] creativity[and] and socialise socialise[in] in a a supportive supportive space. space. Elle Elle and[and] Bev Bev work work in[in] a a range range of[of] media media and[and][the] the[pieces] pieces created created are[are] outstanding.[outstanding.] One[One][client] client commented,[ commented,] 'l 'I benefit benefit enormously enormously from from Allen's Allen's Cross Cross - - as as[a] a[neuro-divergent] neuro-divergent person person[Allen's] Allen's Cross Cross has has become become a a much-needed much-needed advocate, advocate, and[and] indeed, indeed, champion champion[for] for us.' us.’ Further Further courses courses[that] that have have been been[available] available[include] include[Cookery,] Cookery, Forest Forest School, School, Exploring Exploring[Nature] Nature and[and] Gardening. Gardening.

3.2. 3.2. Baskerville Baskerville School School

A A tailor-made tailor-made programme programme for for Baskerville Baskerville School School has has been been running. running. Students Students work work on on site site on on

Monday Monday and[and] Tuesdays. Tuesdays. This This[has] has[been] been a a highly[highly] successful successful collaboration. collaboration.[Baskerville] Baskerville students students have have volunteered volunteered[in] in[the] the Community Community Garden;[Garden;] Sheds Sheds wood-work wood-work[project;] project; Lunch Lunch Club Club[and] and Little[Little] Sunshine's Sunshine's

Stay Stay and and Play. Play. One One student student comes comes to[to][the] the Art Art course course on on a a Wednesday Wednesday morning. morning. He He is[is] exceptionally exceptionally

talented talented but but his his major major achievement achievement is is he he travels travels[to] to and and from from our our site site independently. independently.

3.3. 3.3. Affiliated Affiliated Groups Groups

Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association[also] also provides provides rooms rooms[for] for hire[hire][to] to aid[aid] local local delivery delivery of[of][services] services and and a a broader broader range range of of activities activities for for local local people,[people,] e.g. e.g. Faith Faith groups, groups, Little Little Sunshine's Sunshine's Stay Stay and and[Play] Play group, group, Forest School, Forest School, Dance, Dance,[Karate,] Karate,[Fred's] Fred's Friendship Friendship group, group, Zumba, Zumba,[In] In Her Her Shoes,[Shoes,][St] St Bart's[Bart's] Local Local Pantry Pantry After After 40 40 years years of of having having our our site site as as their their Church, Church, it it was was a a sad sad day day when when we we bid bid farewell farewell to to the the 7th 7th day day Adventists Adventists who who moved moved to[to] a a church. church. The The SDA SDA have have always always been been most most supportive supportive[of] of[all] all we we do do and and are are much much missed. missed.

3.4. 3.4. Contribution Contribution made made by by volunteers volunteers

Without Without the[the] 60[60] Volunteers Volunteers who who[help] help[in] in[the] the community community garden, garden, lunch lunch club,[club,] Shed Shed[project] project and[and][St] St[Bart's] Bart's Local Local[Pantry,] Pantry, Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community[Centre] Centre could could[not] not operate.[operate.] We We[rely] rely on on our our volunteers volunteers[to] to[help] help maintain maintain[the] the[site,] site, run run groups, groups, support support[events,] events,[and] and offer offer friendship friendship[and] and support support[to] to members. members. The The quality quality of of our our volunteers volunteers is[is] such such that that when when we we appoint appoint new new staff, staff, our our volunteers volunteers are are[often] often those those who who apply apply[and] and are are successful successful[at] at[the] the[interview.] interview.

We We are are extremely extremely grateful grateful[for] for the[the] hours hours our our volunteers volunteers donate donate to[to] the[the] Community. Community. This This appreciation appreciation was was expressed expressed when when a a['Celebrating] ‘Celebrating our our Volunteers' Volunteers’[event] event was was organised organised[in] in August August[2023.] 2023. It[It] was was a a special special occasion occasion with with music music provided provided by by Leroy, Leroy, a a Garden Garden volunteer, volunteer, and and Sue, Sue, a a Pantry Pantry volunteer. volunteer. Lunch Lunch was was[enjoyed] enjoyed and[and] certificates certificates given given to to all. all. Special Special awards awards and and gifts gifts were were given given[to] to Brian Brian Gregory Gregory for for his his work work on on site site and and support support[of] of Lunch Lunch Club; Club; Sara Sara Hussein Hussein for for[her] her commitment commitment[to] to the the Garden Garden and[and] Sheds Sheds projects projects and[and] Jeanette Jeanette English English for[for] her[her] quiet[quiet but] but complete complete commitment commitment[to] to St[St][Bart's] Bart's Local Local[Pantry.] Pantry.

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3.5. 3.5. Outstanding Outstanding Staff Staff Team Team

Under Under[the] the leadership leadership[of] of Jackie Jackie Careless Careless a a very very[strong] strong staff staff team team is[is] now now[in] in place. place. The The core core team team

now now includes: includes:

¢ Lorraine Lorraine Bradshaw Bradshaw - - Lunch Lunch Club Club Cook Cook ¢ Michelle Michelle Haddock Haddock - - Lunch Lunch Club Club Activities Activities Co-ordinator Co-ordinator and and Site Site Cleaner Cleaner ¢ Sara Sara Hussein Hussein - - Caretaker Caretaker ¢ Thomas Thomas Worthington Worthington[-] - Office Office Administrator Administrator

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Achievements Achievements and and performance performance

1. Achievements Achievements and and performance performance

4.1 4.1 Forward Forward Thinking Thinking

As As we we come come[to] to[the] the[end] end of[of] the[the] financial financial year year 2023-2024, 2023-2024, plans plans are are already already afoot[afoot] for[for] the the future. future. We We are are ever ever[mindful] mindful[of] of[the] the changing changing needs needs[of] of Allen's Allen's Cross Cross and and it[it][is] is[the] the knowledge knowledge[of] of our our Community Community that that drives drives our our vision. vision. Your Your Trustees[Trustees]

A A new new Board Board of of Trustees Trustees was was elected elected in in November November 2023 2023 with with the the passion passion and and drive drive to to ensure ensure Allen's Allen's Cross Cross delivers delivers[its] its Mission Mission[to] to serve serve[the] the[needs] needs[of] of[the] the local local[community.] community. The The Trustees Trustees volunteer volunteer so so much much time time and and expertise expertise to to ensure ensure the the vision vision and and strategy strategy keeps keeps Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association focused focused and[and] relevant. relevant. 5 5 Funding Funding

5.1 5.1 Fabric Fabric of of the the Building Building

A A grant grant from from B&Q B&Q was was successfully successfully applied applied for for and and used used[to] to repair repair the the roof roof in in the the main main building building and and improve improve electrics. electrics. Plumbing work was Plumbing work was also[also] carried carried[out.] out. A A major major cost[cost] will[will][be] be a a completely completely new new roof roof for[for] Florence Florence[Pickering] Pickering Centre.[Centre.] This This[is] is now nowa a top[top] priority. priority. Future Future grants grants[will] will[be] be[to] to improve improve[the] the front[front] of[of the] the[Centre.] Centre.

5.2. 5.2. New New projects projects

After After our our successful successful launch launch of of courses courses for for autistic autistic adults adults and and children children with with funding funding through through All All Age Age Autism, Autism, we we now now need need[to] to consolidate consolidate the[the] work work we we do[do] and[and] ensure ensure funding funding[is] is secure. secure. Applications Applications are are

in in progress progress with with Inclusive Inclusive Communities Communities and and Awards Awards For For All. All. If If successful successful all all projects projects and and staffing staffing will will be be secure secure until until 2026. 2026.

Furthermore, Furthermore, we we are are committed[committed][to] to developing developing our our[links] links[with] with[Baskerville] Baskerville School[School] and[and] building building new new ones ones[with] with Arc[Arc][Oakbridge] Oakbridge[and] and[Queen] Queen Alexandra[Alexandra] College.[College.]

5.3. 5.3. After After School School Club Club Planning Planning[is] is underway underway for[for] a a new new[project.] project.[If] If[successful,] successful, we we[will] will run run an an after-school after-school[club] club[for] for 8-10[8-10] year year old old primary primary children. children. We We will will be be targeting targeting pupil pupil premium premium children. children. A A hot hot home-cooked home-cooked meal meal will will be be provided provided as as[well] well as as[Art,] Art, Cookery Cookery[and] and Forest Forest School. School. 5.4. 5.4. 30/30 30/30 Club Club Revisited Revisited

The The staff staff team team are are volunteering volunteering their their time[time] to to re-introduce re-introduce the the popular popular and and much much missed missed 30/30 30/30 events. events. A A program program of of social social evenings evenings will will be be launched launched Spring Spring 2024. 2024.

This This is is an an exciting time exciting time for for Allensis Allens's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association as as we we continue continue to to serve serve the the residents residents of Allens's of Aliens's Cross Cross and and neighbouring neighbouring areas. areas.

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Financial Financial review review Total Total income income[for] for the the year year was was E128,352 £128,352 (2023: (2023: El £101,341) 01,341) which which included included £71,755 E71 ,755 (2023: (2023: €62,299) £62,299) of of grants grants[identified] identified as as being being[restricted.] restricted. Total Total expenditure expenditure[for] for the the year year was was E 121 £121,270 ,270 (2023: (2023: E107,719) £107,719) of of which which E88,706 £88,706[(2023:] (2023: E59,891) £59,891) was was allocated allocated against against[restricted] restricted funds.[funds.] £330 E330 was was transferred transferred from from a a National National Lottery Lottery grant grant to to cover cover administrative administrative costs costs incurred. incurred. The The net net result result for for the the year year was was a a surplus surplus on on general general funds funds[of] of[E24,363] £24,363[(2023:] (2023: E8,726-deficit) £8,726-deficit)[which] which[has] has been[been] added added[to] to reserves reserves at[at] 1[1] April[April] 2023 2023 making making a a[balance] balance carried carried forward forward[of] of £51,129.[E51,129.] There There was was a a[deficit] deficit on on restricted restricted funds funds[for] for the the year year[of] of £17,281 E 17,281 which which has has been been deducted deducted from from reserves reserves leaving leaving E3,319 £3,319 carried carried forward forward to to be be spent spent in[in] subsequent subsequent years. years. Ongoing Ongoing funding funding was was secured[secured] from[from] Birmingham Birmingham[City] City[Council's] Council's Prevention Prevention and[and][Early] Early Intervention[Intervention] Grants Grants programme programme[to] to[support] support the[the][lunch] lunch[club] club and[and] shed[shed][project.] project.[We] We appreciate[appreciate] the[the][support] support[of] of all[all][of] of[our] our other[other] donors donors during[during][the] the year year including, including,[National] National[Lottery,] Lottery, All All Age Age Autism, Autism, B&Q, B&Q, Cornerstone Cornerstone Church Church as as well well as as numerous numerous individual[individual] personal[personal] donations.[donations.]

Policy Policy[for] for[holding] holding reserves reserves

The The reserves reserves policy policy[of] of[the] the[association] association takes takes into[into] account account[the] the nature nature[of] of[the] the income income[and] and expenditure expenditure

streams streams and and[the] the need need[to] to provide provide against against the[the][uncertainty] uncertainty[of] of grant grant income. income.[Certain] Certain funding funding[has] has restrictions restrictions which which mean mean that that by by law law it it must must be be[held] held[in] in restricted restricted reserves reserves until until[it] it[is] is spent spent in[in] line line with with the the funding funding agreement. agreement.

Reserves Reserves are are needed needed[to:] to:

Meet Meet contractual contractual liabilities liabilities should should the the organisation organisation have have to to close, close, including including redundancy redundancy pay pay and and amounts amounts due due to[to] creditors. creditors.

Meet Meet unexpected unexpected costs costs like like the the breakdown breakdown[of] of[essential] essential office office machinery, machinery, staff staff cover cover re re illness, illness,

maternity maternity leave, leave, parental parental leave leave and and[legal] legal costs costs defending defending the the Association's Association's interests. interests. 3. 3. To To replace replace equipment equipment 4. 4. To To ensure ensure the the association association can can continue continue[to] to provide provide a a stable stable and and quality quality service service

To To provide provide working working capital capital when when funding funding is is paid paid in in arrears arrears

The The likelihood likelihood[of] of all[all] the[the] above above events events happening happening[in] in one one year year is[is] unlikely, unlikely, however however we we aim aim to to build build a a reserve reserve which[which][represents] represents[25%] 25% of[of our] our[annual] annual[running] running[costs.] costs.[Since] Since we we are[are][now] now entering[entering][uncertain] uncertain[times] times with with the the cost-of-living cost-of-living crisis crisis we we have have no no real real[idea] idea[of] of how how our our future future income income and and expenditure expenditure will will be be affected. affected. In[In][addition,] addition, we we aim aim[to] to introduce introduce new new activities activities and[and] at[at] present present[it] it[is] is[difficult] difficult[to] to establish establish[the] the[true] true underlying underlying costs costs for[for][which] which we we would[would][hold] hold reserves. reserves.[Although] Although[the] the[current] current balance[balance][of] of approximately approximately

E51 £51,129 , 129 is is probably probably greater greater than than current current needs, needs, at at the the present present time time we we consider consider it it prudent prudent not not to to take take

any any steps steps to[to] drastically[drastically][reduce] reduce[these.] these.[The] The[situation] situation will[will][be] be[reviewed] reviewed when[when] we we[achieve] achieve[a] a more more[stable] stable position. position.

Principal Principal sources sources of of funds funds

A A[high] high[proportion] proportion[of ] of our our funding funding comes comes from[from] grants.[grants.] Income Income from[from] lettings[lettings] is[is][increasing] increasing with[with] more more groups groups returning returning to[to] regular[regular] activity activity and and the the local local community community[celebrating] celebrating and and marking marking significant significant family family events events with with parties parties and and celebrations. celebrations.

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Principal Principal risks risks facing facing the the charity charity

Every Every year year an an[organisation-wide] organisation-wide risk risk assessment assessment is is conducted conducted by by the the Trustees Trustees which which includes includes assessment assessment of[of] governance, governance, operational operational activities activities[and] and[calculated] calculated risks.[risks.] The The following following[explains] explains[the] the most most significant significant risks risks and[and] uncertainties uncertainties faced faced[by] by[the] the[Association:] Association: Need Need[to] to widen widen our our reach reach The The needs needs[of] of local local people people remain remain[the] the same, same,[if] if not not increased increased as as the[the] cost-of-living cost-of-living crisis crisis begins begins[to] to take take hold. hold. St St Bart's Bart's Local Local Pantry Pantry project project has has had had an an impact impact on on food food poverty poverty and and continues continues to[to] be be well-used well-used

and and developing developing as as a a social social space space where where[local] local people people socialise. socialise. Furthermore, Furthermore, Allen's Allen's Cross Cross[-] - the[the] PersonPersonCentred Centred Community Community - - will will be be a a hub hub of of collaborative collaborative support support for for autistic autistic adults adults and and families. families.

Financial Financial risks risks

A A funding funding[plan] plan[is] is being being implemented implemented for[for] the[the] year year 2024-25 2024-25[to] to ensure ensure we we have have[the] the resources resources we we[need] need[to] to operate operate for[for] the[the] year. year. We We also[also] have have a a forward forward[budget] budget[which] which determines determines funding funding requirements requirements[for] for[the] the next next three[three] years. years. Continuous Continuous[action] action[will] will[be] be taken taken on on[this] this[in] in order order[to] to alleviate alleviate any any gaps gaps in[in] funding.[funding.]

Ability Ability to to demonstrate demonstrate impact impact

As As an an organisation[organisation][it] it[is] is important important for[for] us us[to] to demonstrate[demonstrate] impact impact[in] in order order to[to] attract attract grant grant income, income,[improve] improve access access to[to] services[services][and] and to to ensure ensure we we can can demonstrate demonstrate to to existing existing funders funders that that we we are are fulfilling fulfilling their their requirements. requirements. We We[undertake] undertake feedback feedback activities activities[which] which are are[also] also recorded recorded on on our our[shared] shared drive.[drive.] The The monitoring monitoring done done through through[the] the All[All] Age Age Autism funding Autism funding clearly clearly showed showed the[the] positive positive impact impact the[the] project[project][had] had

on on clients. clients.

The The Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Garden Garden[and] and Centre Centre web web page page has has been been completely completely updated updated and and

showcases showcases[the] the[current] current projects. projects.

Structure, Structure, governance governance and and management management Constitution Constitution Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association[is] is a a[registered] registered charity charity (Reg.[(Reg.] charity charity no no[522842).] 522842). The The Constitution[Constitution]

and and related related standing standing orders orders is[is] the the governing governing document document that that sets sets out out rules rules and and requirements requirements relating[relating] to[to] Association Association Members; Members; terms terms of[of] office office and[and] election election[of] of Trustees Trustees[and] and Honorary[Honorary] Officers; Officers; disqualification disqualification[of] of

Trustees; Trustees;[and] and proceedings proceedings of[of the] the Board. Board.[All] All Trustees Trustees are are[required] required[to] to be be members members of[of the] the[Association.] Association.

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Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

Structure, Structure, governance governance and and management management (continued)[(continued)] Board Board of Trustees of Trustees

The The Board Board of[of] Trustees Trustees[(the] (the Board) Board)[is] is the[the] governing governing body body of[of] the the Association. Association. The The purpose purpose of[of the] the Board Board is is to to agree agree the the planned planned direction direction of of the the Association Association and and to to ensure ensure the the organisation organisation delivers delivers on on its its plans plans and and objectives objectives as as set set out out[in] in the the governing governing documents. documents. The The Board Board is is responsible responsible for for the the Association's Association's compliance compliance with with[regulation] regulation and and legislation legislation as as[well] well as as ensuring ensuring that that the the values values and and reputation reputation of of the the

Association Association are are upheld. upheld. The The Board Board[also] also supports supports the the Chair Chair and and officers officers[in] in carrying carrying out out their their executive executive

responsibilities. responsibilities. There There can can be be up up to to 7 7 Trustees Trustees on on the the Board Board (with (with a a quorum quorum of of three). three). The The Board Board is is the the employer employer[of] of all[all][of] of the[the][Association's] Association's[staff.] staff. The The Board Board meets meets monthly monthly[and] and[is] is[the] the[final] final decision-making decision-making body body[for] for new new policy, policy, strategic strategic planning planning and and approval approval of of financial financial budgets. budgets.

Appointment Appointment[of Trustees] of Trustees

Appointment Appointment[of] of Trustees Trustees[is] is[by] by election election[at] at the[the] Annual Annual[General] General Meeting Meeting by[by] all all members members present present aged aged 18 18 and and over over with with the the power power[to] to vote. vote. They They may may[also] also[be] be co-opted co-opted[by] by the[the] Board Board until until[the] the following following AGM AGM.

There There[is] is a a term term[of] of office office[of] of one one year year following following which which[they] they may may[be] be re-elected. re-elected. The The number number of re-elections[of] re-elections is is not not limited. limited. Members Members aged aged[18] 18[and] and above above[only] only are are[eligible] eligible[to] to[be] be elected. elected. All All new new Trustees Trustees receive receive

induction induction training training especially especially in in the the following following areas: areas: constitution,[constitution,] safeguarding safeguarding policy, policy, health health and and safety safety policy, policy, equal equal opportunities opportunities policy, policy, general general data data protection protection policy policy

Induction Induction and and[training] training of trustees of trustees

Trustees Trustees have have a a core core[induction] induction programme programme supported supported[by] by[induction] induction activities activities tailored tailored[to] to their their[role.] role.[All] All Trustees Trustees have have training training[in] in[the] the following following policies policies[and] and procedures: procedures: ¢ Constitution Constitution and and Standing Standing orders orders ¢ Safeguarding Safeguarding Policy Policy ¢ Health Health[and] and[Safety] Safety Policy Policy ¢« Equal Equal Opportunities Opportunities Policy Policy ¢« General General Data Data[protection] protection Policy Policy

Remuneration Remuneration Policy Policy

The The Association's[Association's] pay pay scales scales are are[reviewed] reviewed regularly regularly[by] by[the] the Board[Board] of[of] Trustees Trustees[and] and staff staff are are[remunerated] remunerated

in in accordance accordance with with them. them. All All new new employee employee job job descriptions, descriptions, and and substantive substantive changes, changes, are are subject subject to[to] evaluation evaluation[to] to determine determine[the] the appropriate appropriate pay pay[level.] level. Trustees Trustees[and] and management management committee[committee] members members[do] do[not] not[receive] receive any any form[form] of[of] remuneration remuneration[for] for their their[roles.] roles.

Organisational Organisational structure structure and and wider wider networks networks

The The Board Board of[of] Trustees Trustees are are[the] the governing governing[body] body responsible[responsible][for] for determining determining[the] the vision vision and[and] plans plans of[of the] the

Association Association and and[for] for ensuring ensuring effective effective achievement achievement of[of] those those[plans.] plans. An An affiliated affiliated group group committee committee meets meets quarterly quarterly with[with] representatives representatives[from] from[the] the Board Board[of] of Trustees Trustees[to] to discuss discuss any any issues issues[related] related to to the the site site and and

also also[to] to focus focus on on the the needs needs of of local local people. people.

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Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

Structure, Structure, governance governance and and management management (continued)[(continued)]

Leadership Leadership

The The[Association's] Association's officers officers are are Chair, Chair, Treasurer Treasurer and and Secretary. Secretary. Officers Officers have have some some powers powers[to] to make make

decisions decisions within within[the] the approved approved budget,[budget,][operational] operational[plan] plan[and] and[the] the[Association's] Association's policies policies and and procedures. procedures.

The The Association Association works works[closely with] closely with a a number number of[of] other other organisations organisations within within[the] the Northfield Northfield area area to to ensure ensure that that its its services services are are widely widely advertised advertised and and meet meet the the needs needs of the of the local local community. community. These These include: include:

¢ Northfield Northfield Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Community Community Partnership[Partnership] ¢ Birmingham Birmingham[City] City Council Council ¢ Local Local[Councillors] Councillors ¢ St St Bart's Bart's Church Church

Reference Reference and and administrative administrative[details] details

Registered Registered charity charity name name Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association

Charity Charity registration[registration] number number 522842 522842

Principal Principal office office 24 24 Tinkers Tinkers Farm Farm Road Road Northfield Northfield

Birmingham Birmingham

B31 B31 IRH 1RH The The trustees trustees

Accountants Accountants

S Antonio S Antonio
DR Carter DR Carter
S Clark S Clark
Councillor J Deakin Councillor J Deakin
T Hussey T Hussey
T Morton T Morton	(Appointed 7 November 2023) (Appointed 7 November 2023)
C Roberts-Pitters C Roberts-Pitters
Accuo Accounting Limited Accuo Accounting Limited
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Alvechurch Alvechurch
Birmingham Birmingham
B48 7JX B487JX

Funds Funds[held] held as as custodian custodian[trustee] trustee

The The[association] association holds holds the[the] title[title] deeds deeds[to] to the[the][freehold] freehold[land] land[and] and premises premises[at] at 24[24] Tinkers Tinkers Farm Farm Road Road

Northfield Northfield which which was was given given[to] to the the Association Association[to] to hold hold on on behalf behalf of[of] the the community. community. The The exact exact value value[of] of the the premises premises is is unknown. unknown.

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Trustees’ Trustees' Annual Annual Report Report (continuea)[ (continued)]

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

Trustees' Trustees’ responsibilities[responsibilities] statement statement

The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible for for preparing preparing the the trustees' trustees’ report report and and the the financial financial statements statements in in accordance accordance[with] with[applicable] applicable[law] law and[and] United[United] Kingdom Kingdom Accounting Accounting Standards Standards[(United] (United Kingdom Kingdom Generally Generally Accepted Accepted Accounting Accounting Practice). Practice).

The The law law applicable[applicable][to] to charities charities in[in][England] England[and] and Wales Wales requires requires[the] the charity charity[trustees] trustees to[to] prepare prepare financial financial statements statements[for] for each each year year which[which] give[give] a a true[true][and] and[fair] fair view[view][of the] of the state[state] of[of][ affairs] affairs of[of the] the charity charity[and] and of[of] the[the] incoming incoming resources resources[and] and application application of of resources, resources,[of the] of the charity charity for[for][that] that period.[period.]

In In preparing preparing these these financial financial statements, statements, the the trustees trustees are are required required to: to:

e — select select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and[and][then] then apply apply them them consistently; consistently; e —_ observe observe the the methods methods and and principles principles[in] in[the] the[applicable] applicable[Charities] Charities SORP; SORP; e make make judgments judgments and and accounting accounting estimates estimates that that are are reasonable reasonable and and[prudent;] prudent; e — state state whether whether[applicable] applicable UK UK Accounting Accounting Standards Standards have have been been followed,[followed,] subject subject[to] to any any material material departures departures disclosed disclosed[and] and explained explained[in] in the[the] financial financial statements; statements;
e prepare prepare[the] the financial[financial] statements[statements][on] on[the] the[going] going concern[concern][basis] basis unless[unless][it] it[is] is inappropriate[inappropriate][to] to presume presume that that the the charity charity will will continue continue[in] in[business.] business.
The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible for[for] keeping keeping adequate adequate accounting accounting records records that[that] are are sufficient sufficient[to] to show show and[and] explain explain the the charity's charity's transactions transactions and and disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at at any any time time the the financial financial position position of the of the charity charity and and enable enable them them[to] to ensure ensure that that the[the] financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the[the][Charities] Charities Act Act 2011 2011, , the the applicable applicable Charities Charities (Accounts (Accounts and and Reports) Reports) Regulations, Regulations, and and the the provisions provisions of of the the Trust Trust Deed. Deed. They They are are[also] also responsible responsible for for safeguarding safeguarding[the] the assets assets[of] of the[the] charity charity and and hence hence for for taking taking reasonable reasonable steps steps for[for][the] the prevention prevention and and detection[detection][of fraud] of fraud and and other other irregularities. irregularities.

The The trustees' trustees' annual annual[report] report was was approved approved on on 3[3] December December 2024 2024 and[and][signed] signed on on[behalf] behalf of[of] the[the][board] board of[of] trustees trustees[by:] by:

T T Hussey Hussey Trustee Trustee

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Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner's Report Report[to] to the the Trustees Trustees of of Allen's[Allen's] Cross Cross Community Community Association Association

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

I | report report to to the the trustees trustees on on my my examination examination of of the the financial financial statements statements of of Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community Association Association (‘the[('the] charity’) charity')[for] for[the] the year year ended ended[31] 31 March March[2024.] 2024.

Responsibilities Responsibilities[and] and basis[basis][of] of report report

As As the[the][trustees] trustees[of] of the[the] charity charity you you are are[responsible] responsible for for the the preparation preparation of of the the financial financial statements statements in in accordance accordance with[with][the] the requirements requirements[of the] of the[Charities] Charities Act[Act][2011] 2011[('the] (‘the Act’).[Act').] I | report report in in respect respect of of my my examination examination of the of the charity's charity's financial financial statements statements carried carried out out under under section section 145 145 of of the the 2011 2011 Act Act and and in in carrying carrying out out my my examination examination[I] | have have followed followed all all the the applicable applicable Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of the of the Act. Act. Independent Independent examiner's examiner's statement statement I | have have completed completed my my examination. examination. I | confirm confirm that that no no material material matters matters have have come come to to my my attention attention in in connection connection[with] with[the] the examination examination giving giving me me cause cause[to] to[believe] believe[that] that[in] in any any material material respect:[respect:] 1. 1. accounting accounting records records were were not[not] kept kept[in] in respect respect of[of] the[the] charity charity as as required[required][by] by section[section][130] 130[of] of the[the] Act; Act; or or
1. 1. the the financial financial statements statements do do not not accord accord[with] with those those records; records; or or 3. 3. the the financial financial statements statements do do not not comply comply with with the the applicable applicable requirements requirements concerning concerning the the form form and and content content of of accounts accounts set set out out[in] in the the[Charities] Charities (Accounts (Accounts and and Reports) Reports) Regulations Regulations 2008 2008 other other[than] than any any requirement requirement that[that] the[the] accounts accounts give[give] a a['true] ‘true and[and] fair’[fair'] view[view] which[which][is] is[not] not a a matter[matter] considered considered as as[part] part[of] of an an[independent] independent examination. examination.

| I have have no no concerns concerns and and have have come come across across no no other other matters matters in in connection connection with with the the examination examination to to which which attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in[in] this this report report[in] in order order[to] to enable enable a a proper understanding proper understanding[of ] of the the accounts accounts to[to] be be reached. reached.

David David Seeley Seeley FCA FCA Independent Independent Examiner Examiner

Accuo Accuo Accounting Accounting Limited Limited Chartered Chartered Accountants[Accountants] Alvechurch Alvechurch Birmingham Birmingham B48 B48 7JX 7JX

3 3 December December 2024 2024

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Statement Statement of of[Financial] Financial[Activities] Activities

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

			2024 2024		2023 2023
		Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds Restricted funds	Totalfunds Totalfunds	Totalfunds Total funds
Income and endowments Income and endowments	Note Note	£	£	E:	£
Donations and legacies Donations and legacies	4 4	15,751 15,751	71,755 71,755	87,506 87,506	72,652 72,652
Charitable activities Charitable activities	5 5	9,777 9,777	_	9,777 9,777	4,524 4,524
Other trading activities Other trading activities	6 6	26,902 26,902	-	26,902 26,902	23,504 23,504
Investmentincome Investment income	7 7	1,187 1,187	-	1,187 1,187	1 1
Other income Other income	8 8	2,980 2,980	-	2,980 2,980	660 660
Total income Total income		56,597 56,597	71,755 11,755	128,352 128,352	101,341 101,341
Expenditure Expenditure
Expenditure on charitable activities Expenditure on charitable activities	9,10 9,10	32,564 32,564	88,706 88,706	121,270 121,270	107,729 107,729
Total expenditure Total expenditure		32,564 32,564	88,706 88,706	121,270 121,270	107,729 107,729
Net income/(expenditure) Net income/(expenditure)		24,033 24,033	(16,951) (16,951)	7,082 7,082	(6,388) (6,388)
Transfers betweenfunds Transfers between funds		330 330	(330) (330)	-	-
Net movement in funds Net movement in funds		24,363 24,363	(17,281) (17,281)	7,082 7,082	(6,388) (6,388)
Reconciliation of funds Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward Total funds brought forward		26,766 26,766	20,600 20,600	47 ,366 47,366	53,754 53,754
Totalfunds carried forward Totalfundscarriedforward		51,129 51,129	3,319 3,319	54,448 54,448	47 ,366 47,366

The The statement statement[of] of financial financial activities activities[includes] includes[all] all gains gains[and] and[losses] losses recognised recognised in[in] the[the] year. year. All All income income and and expenditure expenditure derive derive from from[continuing] continuing activities. activities.

The The notes notes on on pages pages 14 14 to to 21[21] form form part part[of] of these these financial financial statements. statements.

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Statement Statement of of[Financial] Financial Position Position

31 31 March March 2024 2024

		2024 2024	2023 2023
	Note Note	£	£
Current assets Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand		57,871 57,871	49,370 49,370
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Creditors: amounts falling due within one year	15 15	3,423 3,423	2,004 2,004
Net current assets Net current assets		54,448 54,448	47,366 47,366
Total assets less current liabilities Total assets less current liabilities		54,448 54,448	47 ,366 47,366
Net assets Net assets		54,448 54,448	47 ,366 47,366
Funds of the charity Funds ofthe charity
Restrictedfunds Restricted funds		3,319 3,319	20,600 20,600
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds		51,129 51,129	26,766 26,766
Total charity funds Totalcharityfunds	17 17	54,448 54,448	47,366 47,366

These These financial financial statements statements were were approved approved[by] by[the] the board[board] of of trustees trustees and and authorised authorised for for issue issue on on 3 3

December December[2024,] 2024,[and] and are are signed signed on on[behalf] behalf[of the] of the[board] board[by:] by:

T T Hussey Hussey Trustee Trustee

The The notes notes on on pages pages 14 14 to[to][21] 21 form form part part of of these these[financial] financial statements. statements.

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

1. General General information information

The The charity charity is[is] a a public public benefit[benefit][entity] entity[and] and a a registered registered charity charity in in England England and and Wales Wales and and is is unincorporated. unincorporated. The The[address] address[of the] of the principal principal office office[is] is Allen's Allen's Cross Cross Community Community[Centre,] Centre, 24[24] Tinkers Tinkers Farm Farm[Road,] Road,[Northfield,] Northfield,[B31] B31 IRH. 1RH.

Statement Statement of[[of]] compliance compliance These These financial financial statements statements have have[been] been prepared prepared[in] in compliance compliance with[with] FRS FRS 102, 102, ‘The 'The Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard applicable applicable in in the the UK UK and and the the Republic Republic of of Ireland', Ireland’, the the Statement Statement of of

Recommended Recommended[Practice] Practice[applicable] applicable[to] to charities charities preparing preparing[their] their accounts accounts[in] in accordance accordance[with] with the[the]

Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard applicable applicable in in the the UK UK and and Republic Republic of of Ireland Ireland (FRS (FRS 102) 102) (Charities (Charities

SORP SORP[(FRS] (FRS[102))] 102))[and] and the[the] Charities[Charities][ Act] Act[2011.] 2011.

1. Statement Statement of[[of]] compliance compliance

3. 3. Accounting Accounting policies[policies] Basis Basis[of] of preparation preparation

The The financial financial statements statements have have[been] been prepared prepared on on[the] the historical historical cost cost basis.[basis.]

Going Going concern concern

There There are are no no material material uncertainties uncertainties about[about] the[the] charity's charity's[ability] ability[to] to continue.[continue.]

Disclosure Disclosure exemptions exemptions The The entity entity satisfies satisfies[the] the criteria criteria[of] of being[being] a a qualifying qualifying entity entity as as defined defined[in] in FRS FRS 102. 102. As As such, such, advantage advantage[has] has been[been] taken taken[of] of the[ the] following following disclosure disclosure exemptions exemptions available[available] under under paragraph paragraph[1.12] 1.12 of of FRS FRS 102: 102: (a) (a) No No cash cash flow flow statement statement has has been been presented presented for for the the charity. charity. (b) (b) Disclosures Disclosures in in respect respect of of financial financial instruments instruments have have not not been been presented. presented.

Judgements Judgements[and] and[key] key sources sources[of estimation] of estimation[uncertainty] uncertainty

The The preparation preparation[of] of the[ the] financial financial statements statements requires requires management management[to] to make make[judgements,] judgements, estimates estimates

and and assumptions assumptions[that] that affect affect[the] the amounts amounts reported. reported. These These estimates estimates and[and] judgements judgements are are continually continually reviewed[reviewed][and] and are are based based on on[experience] experience and[and] other[other] factors,[factors,][including] including expectations expectations[of] of

future future events events that that are are believed believed to[to] be be reasonable reasonable under under[the] the circumstances. circumstances. Significant Significant judgements judgements

There There are are no no judgements judgements[(apart] (apart from[from] those those involving involving[estimations)] estimations)[that] that management management[has] has made made in[in]

the the process process of of[applying] applying[the] the entity's entity's accounting accounting policies policies that that have have any any significant significant effect effect on on[the] the

amounts amounts recognised[recognised][in] in[the] the financial financial statements. statements.[Key] Key sources sources[of] of estimation[ estimation][uncertainty] uncertainty

Accounting Accounting estimates estimates[and] and[assumptions] assumptions are are made made concerning concerning[the] the[future] future and, and,[by] by[their] their[nature,] nature,[will] will

rarely rarely equal equal the the related related actual actual outcome. outcome. There There are are no no[key] key assumptions assumptions or or other other sources sources[of] of estimation estimation[uncertainty] uncertainty that[that] have have any any significant significant[risk] risk of[of] causing[ causing][ a] a material material adjustment[adjustment] to[to] the[the] carrying[carrying] amounts amounts[of] of assets assets[and] and liabilities liabilities[within] within[the] the next next[financial] financial[year.] year.

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements[(continued)] (continued)

Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2024 2024

Accounting Accounting policies policies (continued)[(continued)]

Fund Fund accounting accounting

Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds are are available available for for use use at at the the discretion discretion of of the the trustees trustees to to further further any any of of the the charity's charity's purposes. purposes.

Designated Designated funds funds are are unrestricted unrestricted funds funds earmarked earmarked by by the the trustees trustees for for particular particular future future project project or or commitment. commitment.

Restricted Restricted funds funds are are subjected subjected to to restrictions restrictions on on their their expenditure expenditure declared declared by by the the donor donor or or through through

the the terms terms of of an an appeal appeal and and fall fall into into one one of of two two sub-classes: sub-classes: restricted restricted income income funds funds or or endowment endowment

funds. funds.

Incoming Incoming resources resources

All All income income is[is] included included in[in] the the statement statement of of financial financial activities activities when when entitlement entitlement has has passed passed[to] to the the charity, charity,[it] it[is] is probable probable[that] that[the] the economic economic benefits benefits associated associated[with] with[the] the[transaction] transaction will will[flow] flow[to] to the[the] charity charity and[and][the] the amount amount can can be be reliably reliably measured. measured. The The following following specific specific policies policies are are applied applied to to particular particular categories categories of[of] income: income: • * income income from[from] donations donations or or[grants] grants[is] is recognised recognised when when there there[is] is evidence[evidence][of] of entitlement[entitlement][to] to[the] the gift, gift, receipt receipt is[is] probable probable and and its its amount amount can can be be measured measured reliably. reliably. ¢ — other other income income[is] is recognised recognised as as[it] it[is] is received, received, including including[affiliation] affiliation fees fees and and Day Day Centre Centre takings. takings. Resources Resources expended expended

Expenditure Expenditure is[is] recognised recognised on an on an accruals[accruals] basis basis as asa a[liability] liability[is] is incurred. incurred. Expenditure Expenditure[includes] includes VAT VAT as as[this] this[cannot] cannot be[be] recovered, recovered,[and] and[is] is[classified] classified[ under] under headings[ headings] of[of the] the statement statement of[of] financial financial activities activities to to which which it it relates: relates: * • expenditure expenditure on on raising raising funds funds[includes] includes[the] the costs costs[of] of[all] all[fundraising] fundraising activities, activities, events events[and] and nonnoncharitable charitable[trading] trading activities. activities.
- • expenditure expenditure on on charitable charitable activities activities[includes] includes[all] all costs costs incurred incurred by by a a charity charity in in undertaking undertaking activities activities[that] that further further[its] its charitable charitable[aims] aims[for] for the[the][benefit] benefit[of] of its[its] beneficiaries, beneficiaries, including including those those support support costs costs and[and] costs costs relating relating[to] to[the] the governance governance[of] of[the] the charity charity apportioned apportioned[to] to charitable charitable activities. activities.
¢ • other other expenditure expenditure[includes] includes all[all] expenditure expenditure[that] that is[is][neither] neither[ related] related[to] to raising raising funds funds[for] for the[the] charity charity nor nor part part[of] of[its] its expenditure expenditure on on charitable charitable activities. activities.
¢ Allcosts All costs are are allocated allocated to[to] expenditure expenditure categories categories[reflecting] reflecting the[the] use use of[of the] the resource. resource. Direct costs Direct costs attributable attributable to to a a single single activity activity are are allocated allocated directly directly to to that that activity. activity. Shared Shared costs costs are are apportioned apportioned between between[the] the activities activities[they] they contribute[contribute] to[to] on on a a reasonable, reasonable, justifiable justifiable[and] and[consistent] consistent basis. basis.
Defined Defined contribution contribution plans plans

Contributions Contributions to to defined defined contribution contribution plans plans are are recognised recognised as as an an expense expense in in the the period period in in which which

the the related related service service is is provided. provided. Prepaid Prepaid contributions contributions are are recognised recognised as as an an asset asset[to] to the the extent extent that that

the the prepayment prepayment will will lead lead to to a a reduction reduction in in future future payments payments or or a a cash cash refund. refund.

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1. Accounting Accounting[policies] policies[(continued)] (continued)

Defined Defined contribution plans contribution plans (continued) (continuea)

When When contributions contributions are are[not] not expected expected[to] to be be settled settled wholly[wholly] within within 12 12 months months of of the the end end of of the the

reporting reporting date date in in which which the the employees employees render render the the related related service, service, the the liability liability is is measured measured on on a a

discounted discounted present present value value basis. basis. The The unwinding unwinding[of the] of the discount discount[is] is recognised recognised as as an an expense expense in in the the period period in in which which it it arises. arises.

4. 4. Donations Donations and[and] legacies legacies

4. 4.	Donations [and] legacies Donations and legacies
			Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds
			Funds Funds	Funds Funds		2024 2024
			£	£		£
	Donations Donations
	Donations Affiliationfees Donations Affiliation fees		12,623 128 12,623 128	- -		12,623 128 12,623 128
	Grants Grants
	Big Lottery-ReachingCommunities Big Lottery-Reaching Communities		-	2,000 2,000		2,000 2,000
	Birmingham City Council-Groups Birmingham City Council-Groups		-	39,475 39,475		39,475 39,475
	Neighbourhood Network Schemes Neighbourhood Network Schemes		-	-		-
	Landau-All Age Autism Support Landau-All Age Autism Support		-	22,780 22,780		22,780 22,780
	B&Q		-	7,500 7,500		7,500 7,500
	Co-op Co-op		3,000 3,000	-		3,000 3,000
			15,751 15,751	71,755 71,755		87,506 87,506
			Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds
			Funds Funds	Funds Funds		2023 2023
			a	£		£
	Donations Donations
	Donations Affiliation fees Donations Affiliation fees		384 108 384 108	- -		384 108 384 108
	Grants Grants
	Big Lottery-ReachingCommunities Big Lottery-Reaching Communities		-	9,500 9,500		9,500 9,500
	Birmingham City Council-Groups Birmingham City Council-Groups		41 41	52,729 52,729		52,770 52,770
	Neighbourhood NetworkSchemes Neighbourhood Network Schemes		9,890 9,890	-		9,890 9,890
	Landau-All Age Autism Support Landau-All Age Autism Support		~	-		-
	B&Q		=	=		=
	Co-op Co-op		-	=		-
			10,423 10,423	62,229 62,229		72,652 72,652
5. 5.	Charitable activities Charitable activities
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds
		Funds Funds	2024 2024	Funds Funds		2023 2023
	DC takings DCtakings	9,777 7a 9,777	9,777 £ 9,777	4,524 a 4,524		4,524 £ 4,524

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements[(continued)] (continued)

Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2024 2024

6. 6.	Other trading activities Other trading activities
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds
		Funds Funds		2024 2024	Funds Funds	2023 2023
		£		£	£	£
	Hall lettings Hall lettings	26,902 26,902		26,902 26,902	23,504 23,504	23,504 23,504
7. 7.	Investment income Investment income
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds
		Funds Funds		2024 2024	Funds Funds	2023 2023
		£		£	£	£
	Bank interest receivable Bank interest receivable	1,187 1,187		1,187 1,187	1 1	1 1
8. 8.	Other income Other income
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Total Funds Total Funds
		Funds Funds		2024 2024	Funds Funds	2023 2023
		£		£	£	£
	Other income Other income	2,980 2,980		2,980 2,980	660 660	660 660
9. 9.	Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type
				Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds
				Funds Funds	Funds Funds	2024 2024
				£	£	£
	Community Centre Community Centre			31 ,566 31,566	88,506 88,506	120,072 120,072
	Support costs Support costs			998 998	200 200	1,198 1,198
				32,564 32,564	88,706 88,706	121,270 121,270
				Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds
				Funds Funds	Funds Funds	2023 2023
				£	£	£
	Community Centre Community Centre			44,732 44,732	59,706 59,706	104,438 104,438
	Support costs Support costs			3,106 3,106	185 185	3,291 3,291
				47,838 47 838	59,891 59,891	107,729 107,729
IO. 10.	Expenditure on charitable activities byactivity type Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
		Activities Activities
		undertaken directly undertaken directly		Support costs Support costs	Totalfunds 2024 Total funds 2024	Total fund 2023 Total fund 2023
		£		£	£	£
	Community Centre Community Centre	120,072 120,072		-	120,072 120,072	104,438 104,438
	Governance costs Governance costs	-		1,198 1,198	1,198 1,198	3,291 3,291
		120,072 120,072		1,198 1,198	121 ,270 121,270	107,729 107,729

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements[(continued)] (continued)

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

1. Analysis Analysis[of] of support support costs costs

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||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |13.|13.|Staff|Staff costs|costs| |The|The|[total]|total|staff|staff costs|costs|[and]|and|employee|employee|benefits|benefits|for|[for]|[the]|the|[reporting]|reporting|[period]|period|are|are|analysed|analysed|as|as|[follows:]|follows:| |2024|2024|2023|2023| |£|a| |Wages|Wages|and|[and]|salaries|salaries|64,936|64,936|68,532|68,532| |Employer|Employer|contributions|contributions|[to]|to|pension|pension|plans|plans|812|812|883|883| |Other|Other|employee|employee|benefits|benefits|5,992|5,992|46|46| |71,740|71,740|69,461|69,461| |The|The|average|average|head|head|count|count|of|[of]|employees|employees|[during]|during|[the]|the|year|year|was|was|8|[8]|[(2023:]|(2023:|[7).]|7).|The|The|average|average|number|number|of|[of]| |full-time|full-time|equivalent|equivalent|employees|employees|[during]|during|the|the|year|year|[is]|is|analysed|analysed|as|as|follows:|follows:| |2024|2024|2023|2023| |No.|No.|No.|No.| |Charitable|Charitable|activities|activities|3|3|3|3| |No|No|employee|employee|received|received employee|employee|benefits|benefits|[of]|of more|more|[than]|than|£60,000|E60,000|during|[during]|[the]|the|year|year|[(2023:]|(2023:|Nil).|Nil).|

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1. Trustee Trustee remuneration remuneration and and expenses expenses

• * no no remuneration remuneration[or] or[other] other benefits benefits[from] from[employment] employment with[with] the[the] charity[charity][or] or[a] a[related] related[entity] entity were were

received received by by any any of the of the trustees trustees

15. 15. Creditors: Creditors: amounts amounts falling falling due due within within one one year year

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements[(continued)] (continuea)

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

16. 16. Pensions Pensions and and other[other] post post retirement retirement[benefits] benefits

Defined Defined contribution contribution plans plans

The The amount amount recognised recognised[in] in income income or or expenditure expenditure as as an an expense expense in[in] relation relation[to] to defined contribution defined contribution plans plans was was[E812] £812 (2023:[(2023:] E883). £883).

17. 17. Analysis Analysis of[of] charitable charitable funds funds

Analysis [of] charitable Analysis ofcharitable	funds funds
Unrestrictedfunds Unrestricted funds
	At				At 31 At 31	March March
	1 April 2023 1 April 2023	Income Income	Expenditure Expenditure	Transfers Transfers		2024 2024
	£	£	£	£		£
General funds General funds	26,766 26,766	56,597 56,597	(32,564) (32,564)	330 330		51,129 51,129
	At				At 31 At 31	March March
	1 April 2022 1 April 2022	Income Income	Expenditure Expenditure	Transfers Transfers		2023 2023
	£	£	£	£		£
General funds Generalfunds	35,492 35,492	39,112 39,112	(47,838) (47,838)	-		26,766 26,766

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Year Year ended ended 31[31] March March 2024 2024

Analysis Analysis[of] of charitable charitable funds funds (continued)[(continued)]

Restrictedfunds Restricted funds
	At				At 31 At 31	March March
	1 April 2023 1 April 2023	Income Income	Expenditure Expenditure	Transfers Transfers		2024 2024
	£	£	£	£		7a
Birmingham City Council Edward and Dorothy Birmingham City Council Edward and Dorothy	17,871 17,871	39,475 39,475	(56,482) (56,482)	-		864 864
Cadbury Trust Cadbury Trust	-	-	-	-		-
Celebrating Communities National Lottery-Awards 4 All Landau-All Age Autism Celebrating Communities National Lottery-Awards 4 All Landau-All Age Autism	2,729 _ 2,729	2,000 2,000 =	(1 ,670) (2,729) (1,670) (2,729)	(330) (330) -		- -
Support Support B&Q	- -	22,780 7,500 22,780 7,500	(22,780) (5,045) (22,780) (5,045)	- -		2,455 ~ 2,455
	20,600 20,600	71,755 71,755	(88,706) (88,706)	(330) (330)		3,319 3,319
	At				At 31 At 31	March March
	1 April 2022 1 April 2022	Income Income	Expenditure Expenditure	Transfers Transfers		2023 2023
	£	£	£	£		£
Birmingham City Birmingham City
Council Edward and Dorothy Council Edward and Dorothy	16,787 16,787	50,174 50,174	(49,090) (49,090)	-		17,871 17,871
Cadbury Trust Cadbury Trust	1 ,475 1,475	-	(1 ,475) (1,475)	-		-
Celebrating Communities National Lottery-Awards Celebrating Communities National Lottery-Awards	-	2,555 2,555	(2,555) (2,555)	-
4 All	-	9,500 9,500	(6,771) (6,771)	-		2,729 2,729
Landau-All Age Autism Landau-All Age Autism
Support Support	-	-	-	-		-
B&Q	=	=	=	=		-
	18,262 18,262	62,229 62,229	(59,891) (59,891)	-		20,600 20,600

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Notes Notes[to] to the the[Financial] Financial Statements Statements[(continued)] (continued)

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

18. 18. Analysis Analysis[of] of net[net][assets] assets between between funds funds

	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds	Total Funds Total Funds
	Funds Funds	Funds Funds		2024 2024
	£	£		£
Current assets Current assets	54,552 54,552	3,319 3,319		57,871 57,871
Creditors less than 1 year Creditors less than 1 year	(3,423) (3,423)	-		(3,423) (3,423)
Net assets Net assets	51,129 51,129	3,319 3,319		54,448 54,448
	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Funds Total Funds
	Funds Funds	Funds Funds		2023 2023
	£	E		£
Current assets Current assets	28,770 28,770	20,600 20,600		49,370 49,370
Creditors less than 1 year Creditors less than 1 year	(2,004) (2,004)	-		(2,004) (2,004)
Net assets Netassets	26,766 26,766	20,600 20,600		47 ,366 47,366

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Management Management Information Information

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

The The following following pages pages do do not not form form[part] part of[of] the the[financial] financial statements. statements.

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Detailed Detailed Statement Statement of of Financial[Financial][Activities] Activities

Year Year ended ended[31] 31 March March 2024 2024

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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2024|2024|2023|2023| |£|£| |Income|Income|and|and|endowments|endowments| |Donations|Donations|[and]|and|[legacies]|legacies| |Donations|Donations|12,623|12,623|384|384| |Affiliation|Affiliation|fees|fees|128|128|108|108| |Big|Big|Lottery-Reaching|Lottery-Reaching|Communities|Communities|2,000|2,000|9,500|9,500| |Birmingham|Birmingham|[City]|City|[Council-Groups]|Council-Groups|39,475|39,475|52,770|52,770| |Neighbourhood|Neighbourhood|Network|Network|Schemes|Schemes|-|9,890|9,890| |Landau-All Age|Landau-All|Age|Autism|Autism|Support|Support|22,780|22,780|-| |B&Q|7,500|7,500|-| |Co-op|Co-op|3,000|3,000|-| |87,506|87,506|72,652|72,652| |Charitable|Charitable|activities|activities| |DC|DC|takings|takings|9,777|9,777|4,524|4,524| |Other|Other|trading|trading|activities|[activities]| |Hall|Hall|lettings|lettings|26,902|26,902|23,504|23,504| |Investment|Investment|income|income| |Bank|Bank|interest|interest|receivable|receivable|1,187|1,187|1|4| |Other|Other|income|income| |Other|Other|income|income|2,980|2,980|660|660| |Total|Total income|income|428,352|128,352|101,341|101,341|

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