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 m￿et 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 t￿se 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 b0￿d 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
p￿d 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$￿tAt
The Tr￿Stee5 do not believe that St John's Community Assoeiation is subject to any Substantial risks beyond the liabilities
disclo￿d in Ihe annual re￿￿rt. Trnstees ensure approprial¢ of funds, and their safeguard policy is up to date. A risk
assessment policy and risk assessment reglster have b¢¢n PTepaTed and are reiyewed on a regulaT b&sis.
Aecountsllts
A resolution will be proposed at the AGM that Mark Hjertz¢n of HW Associates Limite41 be re.appointed a5 Independent
Examiner for the ensuing year.
Stalemellt of Tru5tees' R¢spoD5ib>lities
Charity law requires tke trustees to prepare a trustees, atjnual report and accounts in accordance with applic*ble Taw and United
Kingdom Accounting Standards Iunited Kingdom Genera]ly Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to ¢hariti¢s in England &nd Wales requires the charity TTUStees to prepare aecounts for each financial year
which give a true and f￿r view of the state of aff2irs of the chaTIty and of the irtcorning resou￿¢S and application of resource5
for that period. In preparing th05e accounts, the Trustees ￿e required to..
s¢lwt 5Uitable accounting poli¢ie5 and then apply them consistently:
ob*￿¢ the methods 8nd principles in the Ch#ritics SORP-.
make judgements #md estimates that ère reasonable and pNd¢nt'
State whether applicable UK Accouniing Stgndards hÈve been followed, subjext to any departures dis¢105ed and
explained in th¢ financial siatements: and
prq>ar¢ the fInan¢ial statements on the going concern b￿1$ 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
re￿onable 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 [t￿rt is n￿d¢ 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 examin￿10n 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 eX￿ni￿ation. 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 #c￿W]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 ￿0Verne￿t 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
Re￿rtIng 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 St￿ements 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
unreslriciedfvl￿ts
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.