TANFIELD LEA & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
REGD.CHARITY NO.702289
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
The Annual General Meeting was held in March 2022, following the cancellation of the 2021 AGM due to covid restrictions. The accounts were inspected as normal & presented to the committee at the AGM, the minutes of which form the basis of the Association’s Annual Report for 2021.
Due to the lockdown imposed at Christmas 2020, the Community Centre was unable to reopen as usual in January after the Christmas & New Year break. We were fortunate to receive lockdown funding from Durham CC Business Rate Support Grant. Once again the half-term & Easter holiday lunch club for families qualifying for free school meals were replaced by food & activity packs. The chiropodist was able to resume his monthly clinic, with covid precautions, at the end of February, but it was late April before other groups returned, all adhering to restrictions in force at the time.
Funding was obtained to provide food packs & outings for the summer holiday lunch club. Unfortunately some of the arrangements for outings fell through & that portion of the funding was returned. We also received funding from Durham Community Action Community Buildings Support Grant to support the art groups & digital imaging group by providing new materials to help them restart.
The Association was fortunate to receive funding from County Durham Foundation to replace the windows on the front elevation of the Community Centre with upvc double glazed ones & have the heating system flushed through & new thermostatic radiator valves fitted. It is noticeable how much more quickly the building heats up & how much longer it stays warm.
We were approached by Creative Kitchen, who run cookery sessions for children, asking to hire the Community Centre. Unfortunately these did not attract sufficient numbers to be viable. However, funding was obtained to pay them to run a session as part of the Christmas holiday lunch club, where it proved a success
& has been repeated in subsequent holidays. Our regular monthly coffee mornings also resumed in November. It was heartening to see record numbers attend & more people volunteering to help.
Funding was obtained to put on a film show for families in the runup to Christmas. Children turned up in onesies & dressing gowns to watch “The Polar Express” & were also given some commemorative merchandise. The day was enjoyed by all.
As part of our plan to make the Community Centre more welcoming, the committee arranged to have the main hall redecorated during the Christmas holidays, which has attracted much positive comment. There are a couple of new groups hoping to start in the new year & we hope to build on this. Much that is positive has happened & we must continue to work to achieve more.
TANFIELD LEA AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
(Registered Charity Number 702289)
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31/12/2021
| 2021 unrestricte d £ Direct Charitable Expenditure Staf costs Water 4610.4 0 393.6 9 Electricity 608.8 2 Gas 896.10 Insurance 1679.3 3 Cleaning 57.07 Maintenance 3056. 77 Compliance testing 1103. 54 12,405. 72 Other Expenditure Cofee Bar 2.00 Licences 265.27 Audit 40.00 New furniture and equipment 144.00 PAT Testing Post, Phone, Stationery and - 514.76 Expenses Food Bank |
restrict ed £ - - - - - - 8838. 23 8838.23 - 309.6 0 - 474.8 1 - 27.1 9 - |
2020 total £ £ 4610.4 0 393. 69 4748. 41 193. 16 608.8 2 181.0 9 896.10 1940. 77 1679. 33 1624.0 6 57.0 7 180. 81 11895. 00 674.9 9 1103.5 4 1079. 86 21243. 95 2.00 - 574.87 313.0 6 40.0 0 40.0 0 618. 81 - - 541.9 5 256.7 9 569.3 8 - 496.0 0 |
10,623.1 |
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| Donations Community Lunch Planning & Building Regulations Total Payments |
43.50 - 185.42 1194.95 13600.67 |
- 4964.5 8 - 5776. 18 14614.4 1 |
43.5 0 28.0 0 4964. 58 2022.9 8 185.42 - 6971.1 3 28215. 08 |
3726.21 |
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| 14349.3 | ||||
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CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts
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Section A Independent Examiner's Report
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Report to the trustees/ members of Tanfield Lea and District Community Association On accounts for the year 31 st of December 2021 Charity no 702289 ended (if any) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended.
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Responsibilties and basis As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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.
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Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
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examiner's statement 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: • 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 • 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.
Signed: Date: 18th of Feb. 2022 Name: Vincent McArdle