Regtstertd ChArity Number 803261 ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIOT4 TRUSTEES, RepoRT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022
ST JOHN'S COMMLNITY ASSOCIATION COP4TENTS Page Legal and adminislrative infornation Tntstees, rerK)rt Independent examiner's report Sta*ment of Financial Activities Balance sheet Not¢5 to the financial statements
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR EJVDED 31 AUGUST2022 Trusttes The charity is managed by its trustees. Th¢ tn]st¢es serying during the year and since the year end were follows: Martin Kiteley Tracey Hewett Jeantte Haigh Kirsty Duguid Julie Murray Sue Clements Neil Clemetlts Ch#irm¥n Brian Hewitt Tr¢*$yrer Kirsty DuAuid S¢cr¢tOry to Trustres Eliubeth Taylor Registsred Cbarlty Nllmber 803261 Governing document Constitution adopted 8 1990 as amended 5 September 1995 and 23 November 1995 Objects ptt gov¢rniMg doeument l To promote the benefIt of the St John's area and the nei8hborhood wthout dtstinction of sex or political, r¢ligious or other options by associating the local authorities in a common effort to advance education and to PTovidE facilitj¢5 in the intert5t of social Welf tor recreation and leisure time occuwion with the objects of improving the conditions of life for th¢ said inhabitants. 11 To maintain and manage the community Centre or to co-operate with any local Statutory authority in the maintenance and manag¢ment of su¢h a Centre foT activitie5 pfDmoted by the association and its constituent bodies in fitheYdn¢¢ of ihe above objects. Registered office St John's Road. Hitchin. Hertfordshire, SG4 9JP Indtpendertt Exxminer Mark Hjertzen. H W Associates Limitel Portmill House. Portmill Lane Hiichin, HertfOrdshI SGS IDJ Bankers HSBC Bank plc l met Place, Hitchin, HertfoTdshir& SG5 1 DR
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY A&SOCIATION TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR EJVDED 31 AUGUST2022 The tTUStees are pleased io pres¢nl their r¢p)rt together with the financial statements of the charity for the year end¢d 31 August 2022. Legal #nd 2dministrativ¢ inforniation set out on page I forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the ebarity'g Constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and A¢¢ountlng gnd ReJK>rting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Pwticp applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in awrdance with the Financial Re]x>rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland IFRS102) (effective I" January 2019). Structurfy Gov¢rnanee and Mattagemellt St John's CommyDity Association is a regi5ter¢d charity govemed by its Con5tilution. St John's Community Association is run by a team of Trusiees based in the UK. Tn]stees are recruited from tse with an interest tn rvnning th¢ C¢ntre that provTde5 building5 faciliiies and services, helps young children and people with disabilities does the general eharithle work in #rts, culture. h¢ritage and other areas. As set out in the Constiwtion the b0d of trustees shall comprise of 4 Officers, namely th¢ Hon. Chaimian, Holl. Viee Chairman, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. SeGYew, and a minimum of 5 other elected members, who m¢¢t r¢gularly to admix)i5ttr the charity. Objectives of St Jobn's Communlty Assoelatio To promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the St John's aDd the neighbtsrho( without distinction of sex or politica]. Teligiou5 or other opinions by 8ssociatit)g The local authoritie5 in a commotj effort to advance education and to provide facilitie5 in the terest of g)cial welfare for recreation and leisure time o¢cupaiion with the objeetiV¢5 of improving the conditions of life for the 5aÈd inhabitants. To maintsin and manlge the Community C¢ntre or to ¢O-operate with any local authoriry in the maintenance and management of su¢h a Centre for activitie5 promoted by the Asso¢iation and its eonstituent bodies in the furtherance of the above objects. Publlt benefit The trustee5 knowledge the requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charltabl¢ purpos¢s that are for the publi¢ benefsL Details of adivities for the publi¢ bertefit are descrtbed in the alx>ve paragraphs. The trnst¢¢5 ¢0nfimi that they have pd due regard to th¢ Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what a¢tivities the charity should ndertake. FinADei91 review R¢$ery¢s and Investment ptslici General Fund £3.398.12021= £5.622) All monies received are given for the Purpose of meeting the charity's objectives set out in th¢ Constituiion.
ST JOHN?S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR EJVDED31 AUGusf21122 Risk a¢S$tAt The TrStee5 do not believe that St John's Community Assoeiation is subject to any Substantial risks beyond the liabilities disclod in Ihe annual rert. Trnstees ensure approprial¢ of funds, and their safeguard policy is up to date. A risk assessment policy and risk assessment reglster have b¢¢n PTepaTed and are reiyewed on a regulaT b&sis. Aecountsllts A resolution will be proposed at the AGM that Mark Hjertz¢n of HW Associates Limite41 be re.appointed a5 Independent Examiner for the ensuing year. Stalemellt of Tru5tees' R¢spoD5ib>lities Charity law requires tke trustees to prepare a trustees, atjnual report and accounts in accordance with applicble Taw and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Genera]ly Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to ¢hariti¢s in England &nd Wales requires the charity TTUStees to prepare aecounts for each financial year which give a true and fr view of the state of aff2irs of the chaTIty and of the irtcorning resou¢S and application of resource5 for that period. In preparing th05e accounts, the Trustees e required to.. s¢lwt 5Uitable accounting poli¢ie5 and then apply them consistently: ob¢ the methods 8nd principles in the Ch#ritics SORP-. make judgements #md estimates that ère reasonable and pNd¢nt' State whether applicable UK Accouniing Stgndards hÈve been followed, subjext to any departures dis¢105ed and explained in th¢ financial siatements: and prq>ar¢ the fInan¢ial statements on the going concern b1$ unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. Th¢ trustees ar¢ responsible for keeping proper a¢counting record5 which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the finaneial position of the charity and which enable them to ellsu that the financial ststefflellt5 comply with the Chariiies A¢t 2011. Sthtements of Recommended Practice and the provisions of the Constitution. The trnstees #Tr also responsible for saf¢guarding the a5se¢s of the charity and for their proper application &s required by charity law, and hence for taking reonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ApproveA>y the ees d signed on their b¢ha]f by: B Hewltt chair 19th November 2024
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNALDITED ACCOULwfs OF ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION I report to the charity trustees on my ¢xamination of the acrjjunts of St John's Community Association (the charity) for the year ¢nd¢d 31 August2022. This [trt is nd¢ sol¢ly to the ¢harity'5 trustees, as a ly)dy. in accordanc¢ with section 154 of the Charities Act 2011. My independent examsner's work has been U[ertaken so that I might State to the Charity's Iniste¢5 those matters l am rtquired to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. I do not ac¢ept or assume responsibility to anyone other than charity, Ihe charity'5 members as a b)dy and the charity's trustees as a body for my independ¢nt ¢xaminer'$ worK forthis report, or forthe opinions I have fom]Ed. Responslbllhks Alld bA$iS of report As the ¢harity trustee5 of St John's Community Association. you are responsible for the preparation of the xcounts in accordan with the requirement$ of th¢ Chorities Act 2011 (the Act). I report in respect of my examination ofyour cbarity's a¢¢ounts &8 carried out under section 145 of th¢ Charities A¢t 2011 (the Act). In carrylng out my examin10n I hYdV¢ followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)Ibl of the Act. Independent examln¢r'$ $tatemtDt I have completed my eXniation. I confimi that no matters hav¢ me to my attention in connection wlth the examlttation giving me ¢aus¢ to believe that in any material respect.. accounting reroTds were not kept in respect of the charity requi by sectiort 130 of the A¢¢. or the accounts do not accord with those recoFds' or th¢ actounts do llDt comply with the accounting reqLEirements concerning the forni and coniem of accounts Set out in the Charities (Accounts and R¢portsl RegulatTOnS 2008 oth¢r than any requirement that the #cW]tS gtve a true and fair view whi¢h is not a matter considered as of an iDd¢p¢4¢nt examination. I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connECtion with the ¢xaminaiion io which attention should be drawn in this rery)rt in order to enable a woper understandiog of the accounts to be reathed. Mgrk Hjertzen BA FCA H W Assotiate5 Lirnlted Cbartered Accountsnts Portmill House PortsKill Lane Hitchin Herts SGS IDJ
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3] AUGUST2022 URrestri¢ted Restrieted Fund$ Funds Total 2022 Total 2021 Note$ unrestrleted Ineome In¢ome 37.917 2,667 12,519 18,808 12519 Gov¢mment Grant Received 18.808 Total 40.584 31,327 31,327 Expenditsre on: Adrnini51ration and governance Direct ch&ritable expcnditure: Water raies {5641 15641 1564) 14191 (8.8941 11741 1867) 12.144) 11,0031 313 14,8351 163) 1858) 313 Repairs and renewals Postage, stationery ond printin8 Insurance and licenses LigtN and heat Telephone Cleathing and sundries Youth club Footbdl club Administration ¢xpenses Caretaker Meetings Functions 14,8351 163) 1858) 11,916) (9221 17,0051 19221 17,0051 11301 15001 114,6341 111211) 12051 {2.1121 152) {52) Total 142.8081 127.1131 127,113) Net ineomel(¢Kp¢ndlthre) Transfcr5 between fimds 12,2241 4,214 4.214 Net 0Vernet ID fuDd3 {22241 4,214 4,214 Total funds brought forward 5,622 1.407 1.407 Totsl funds cirried forward 3398 5.622 5.622
ST JOHNIS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATJON BALANCE SHEET ASA T31 AUGUST2022 2022 2021 Iyotes FIXED ASSETS Tangibl¢ a5Set5 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 4,526 6,750 4,526 6,750 CREDITORS.. amounts falling du¢ withit) one year 11.1281 11,128) NET CURRE ASSETS 3,398 5,622 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREIYT LIABILITIES 3,398 5.622 FUNDS Unrestricted Funds General Desi8nated 3,398 5,622 3.398 5,622 Restricted TOTAL FUNDS 3,398 5,622 Approved b the mist eso 18tb November 2024 and signed on their behalf by.. B Hewltt ChairniA Cbarlty No 326]
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2022 Accounting policies Basis of preparatlon The a¢¢ounts have been prep in accordance with Accouniing and Reporting by Charitics.. Statement of Recommended Practice appllcabl¢ to charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of IrelaNI {FRS 1021 (effective l January 20151 IChaTlti¢s SORP IFRS 102}), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective anuary 20151 amcndcd by Update Bulletin l 00 2 trebruary 20 16) and the Charities Act 2011. The accounts are prepared in sterlin& whieh is the fun¢tional currency of the charity. Monetary thiounls in these a¢COUTrt$ TouDdtd to the neaTe5t £. Th¢ cOun¢9 have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting ]X)licies adopted are Set out below. Th¢se accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 are pr¢paTed in accordance WTth FEiS102. The Financial RertIng Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The date of irdnsition to FRS102 was I September 2015. The reported fit)ancial position alld fiTtancial perforTnance for th¢ previous period are not affected by the transition to FRSIO2. Assffls and liabilities are initially recognised * eost v4lu¢ unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting p)licy. The charity has tsken Advantage of thE concession available to srnaller charities in the Si&ement of RecommeE]ded Practice which permits the analysis of incoming resources and resourccs expended by natura] categories rdth¢r than by activhty. Golllg contern The trustees are confident that the charity is able to continue to meet its liabilities &% they fail due for the foreseeable future and that the account5 should be prepared on ? going ¢on¢ern basis. IJ Income Fundraisin Fundraising represent the total donations received from any fundraisin8 or direct ¢0 the bank account during the year, in¢luding any associated Gift Aid r¢¢lwims. Interest receivable It)terest receivable 1$ included ID th¢ financial Stements on an accrua15 basi5. ExptnditUTe Liabilit reco ition Liabilities are recogni2ed as resourr¢5 expend¢d as soon there 15 a legal or ¢onsinKtive obligation corrunitting the charity to the expenditsjre. Expendiiure includes any VAT which cannot be I¢Vered. Govemance costs Governan¢e costs ¢otnprise all co5t5 involving the public a¢cout)tabiliry of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good prdctiw.
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ST ATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2Q22 FuDd Actoullting unreslriciedfvlts These are funds which can bE U5¢d in accordance with the charitable objecls at the discretion of the trustees. Restricigdfvnds These are fiLn(ts that only be us¢d for parti¢ulaT restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity- Restrictions arise when funds are rdised for particular restrictrd purposes. Incoming resoureei 2012 1021 Fundraising Donations Government Grant Received Int¢r¢st receivabl Unrestrtthed fund5 Unre51ricted funds 37,917 12,519 Unrestricted fi]nds Unrestri¢ted funds 2,667 18.808 40.584 31.327 Administrative and governallce costs llldependent Examiner's fees AGM expenses 564 564 564 564
ST JOHNS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3J AUGUST2&22 Trustee remuntT&tlon And expenses None of the knsttts received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year. Debtors 2022 2021 Weekly a¢tivities Hiring CreditOT5: amoMDts falling due svithin one yelr Accruals Taxation and social security 1.128 1.128 1,128 1,128 Aoalysi$ of Net Assets betweell Funds Unrestricttd Restrleted Funds Fmnds 2022 Totsl Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash g( bank and in hand Creditors.. amounts falling due within one year 4,526 6.750 (1,1281 3.398 5.622 Relgted partl There are no related party transactions to disclose.