Registered Charity Number 803261 ST JOHN'S coLVlTy A&SOCIATION TRUSTEES. REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENtS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 21123
ST JOHN'S COMMUYITY ASSOCIATION CONTENrs PAge Legal and administrariv¢ infonnauon Trustee5' report Independ¢n¢ euminevs rcport Statement of Finonciai Aciivities Balance sheet Notes to the r]nancial stat¢m¢nts
ST JOHN'S COMMUNrrY ASSOCIATION LEGAL AIID ADMtNISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 51 AUGUST21123 Trustees The cbarity is maE)a8ed by its tllLSt¢es. T¢ twstees serving dwing the yw aJJd since ibe year end were as follows.. Martin Kiteley TTacey Hewett J¢ann¢ Haigh Kirsty Duguid Julie Murray Sue Clcmmts Neil Clcments Chairman Brian Htwitt Tr¢osxreT Kirsty Duwid Secretary to Trustee5 Elizubeth Taylor Reglstered Charity Number 803261 GoverDing document Coustitution adopted 8 March 1990 as am¢nded 5 September 1995 and 23 November 1995 Objects per governAng document l To promote the benefit of the St John's area and the nei8hbotthood withtsut distinction of sex or political, relioll$ or other opti(pn$ by associating the local authorities in a eommon effort to advance education and io provid¢ faciliii¢s in th¢ inteie5t of social welfar¢ fot rccreatithn and leisure time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for Ihe said i*habiiants. Il To maintain and manage th¢ community Centre or to co.operate with aDy local slatuiory authority in the iaIntenanCe manatrement of such a Centre for activities promoted by the association and its constituent bodie5 furtherance of the above objects. Regl$t¢red offke St John's Road. Hitchin. Hertfordshir¢, SG4 9JP Independent Examirter Mark Hj¢rtz¢N H W Associates Limited, Porknill House, Pornnill Lane Hiichin, Hertfordshire. SG5 IDJ Bank¢rs HSBC Bank plc l Market Pla¢t, Hitchin. Herfordshirc. SG5 1 DR
ST JOHN'S COMMuyrrY ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE IFAR EJVDED 51 AUGUST21123 The trustees are ple&std to present theirreport together with the financial statements of the elwity for the year ended 31 Au8USt 2023. Legal and adrninisrdlive infomiation sei ow on page I forms part of thss report. The fmancial statenients complywith the charity's Constitstion. Ihe Charities Aci 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by chariti.. Staternent of R¢comm¢nded Practice opplicable to ¢hariii¢s preparing their Aeeounts in accordance with the Financial Rorting Standard opplic&ble in ihe UK and Republic of Ereland IFRS1021 (effective I" January 20191. Structure, GovernaTh¢e and LVIaDagement St Jobn'5 Con]munity Association is & registered charity 8ov¢rn¢d by its Constitytim St Jobn's Community A$lation 15 tun by a team of TEUStees based in the UK. Tn£$ are recruited from those wilh ititerest in ruDDiDg the Centre that provid¢5 buildinJo facilities and services, helps young ¢hildr¢t) and people with disabilities and does the general charitable work ITJ ¥rt5. cuItt)re. heritagt and other areas. As set out in the Constityti¢)n the board of trustees shall comprrse of 4 Offjcers. narnely th¢ Hon. Chainnan. Hon. Vice Chairma, Hon. Treasurer, Hon. Secreiary, and a tninimuJn of 5 other elected mernbers, who meet re8ularly to administer the thanty. Objectives of St John's Commllnlty Assoetstlo To promot¢ the benefits of the inhabitsnts of the St John's area the neighbothood without distinction of sex or political, religious or other OPilliOllS by associating Lhe local autborities iti a ¢onm)ott effort to advance educatioij glid to pmvide faciliti¢s in tht interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure tirne o¢cupation with the objectives of improving the conditlons of life for the said inhabitants. To mainr2itt and manage the CommutsityCtAtre or to Co-operate with any local authority in the maintenance and manageTn¢llt of su¢h a Centr¢ for a¢tiviii¢s promoted by the Association and its constituent bodies in the furtherance of the above objecis. PublAc beneflt The tNstees acknowled8¢ the requir¢m¢nt to demonstrate ¢1¢grly thai it must have charitable purposes that arc for thc public bEnefi¢. Detai15 of activities forthe public benefit are d¢s¢ribed in th¢ above pardgraphs, The trusoes Confim) that theyhave paid due regard to the Clwity Colbrnission guidan¢e on pubLi¢ benefit before d¢¢idin8 whai activiii¢s the charity should undertake. Fin#Delal reTAew Reyerves and lttvestment policies G¢neral Fund £2.70412022,. £3.398) All monies receiv are Bivcn for the purpose of meeiing the chariry's objcctives stt out in the Constiwtion.
ST JOHf+4'S COMMuYf ASSOCIATION TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2023 Risk Th¢ Twstees do not believe that St John's ComrnuniLy Association is subject io any substsniial iisks beyond the liabilities disclosed in th¢ annual r¢port. Twste¢s ensur¢ appropriate us¢ of funds, and their saf¢suard policy is up to date. A risk assessment policy and risk assessmeni register have been prepared and are r¢vi¢wed on a regular basis. A¢coMntants A resolution will b¢ pmp05ed at the AGM that Mark Hj¢rtz¢n of HW Asswiat¢s Limited b¢ re-appointed as Independent Exarniner for the ensuiDg y&qr. Statement of Trnstee$' Responslbl]Stles Chariry law requires ihe tNstees to prEpare a [ees, annual report and accounts in accordallee with applicabl¢ law and United Kinodom Accounting Standards {Uniied Kin(Tdom Generally Accepted Accountintr Practieel. The law applicable to chariiies in England omd Wal¢s requires the charity Trugtees to prepaTC accounts for each financial year which give a tnje and fair view of the stale of affairs of the charity and of the incoTning ]rsources alld application of resources for that period. In prcparin8 those accounts. thE Trustees aTe Tequired to.. select $UiLqble *counting policies alld then apply them cottsi$tently' Observe the rnetbods and principles in the chltieS SORP.. make judg¢rn¢nts and e$timate$ thar are reasonable anil pwd¢nt', state whether applicable UK Accounting Standard5 havr b¢¢n followe(L subject to any departures disclosed and explain¢d ID the r]naTrcial str1ll¢t. aTLd prepare ihe financial st2(emenrs on the going cotkcern b1$ uJle$s it is ll)appropriate to presume that the chariry will continu¢ Jn operation. Th¢ trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time tbe rin&n¢ial position of the ch¥ity and which enable them to •Jsure that the finan¢ial statem¢uts ¢omply with the ChBriti¢s Act 2011. Statsin¢uts of Re¢oiThnended Pra¢tice 2nd the pro$105 of the Con3titt]tion. The Itustees are also re$ponsibl¢ for sarc.lardints the &s$et$ of the charity and for their proper Application as required by charity lttw, and hence for taking reasonable steps for the PellOn at)d detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the trnstees and signed on their behalf by.. B H¢wAtt Chairman Febrnary 2025
INDEPEYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF ST JOHN'S commuNy ASSOCIATION I report to the charity tnjstees on my examitlation of the accounts of St John'$ C¢)mrnunity Association (the chorityl foT the year ¢nd¢d 31 August 2023. Thi5 Port is made 501ely to the charity's tNsle¢s. a body, in accordance with section 154 of the Charities Act 201 I. My indendertt examiner's Work has been undertthcn so that I miBht stst¢ lo the charity's Irustees th05¢ Tnatters l am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other pury)se. To the fi]Ile5t extent pemiitted by law, I do noi accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than charity. the charity's membws as a body and the charity's trustees as a body for my independent examitter's work, for this repo¢ or for the opinions I hav¢ fonned. Re5PODslbllfitles nd b8sls of report As the charity trnstees of st John's ComTnunity Association. you are responsibl¢ for the preparntioD of the accounts ITL accoTdan¢e with the requirem¢nts of the Charities Act 2011 {thE Act). I reptsrt in r¢5pert of my ¢xatnination of your charity's accounts as Carried out under section 145 of the Charities Ati 2011 Ith¢ Act). In carrying out my examination I havo followed all the applicable DiiECtions giveTJ by the Chariry Commission under section 145{51(bl of the Act. Independent exa1r,5 Statement I have completed my examination. l ¢onfJmi that no matters have eoTlle to my attention in connection with the ¢xaminaiion giving tne cause to believe tl]at in any material respeci.. accounting records wcre not kept in respect of ihe ¢h#rity as requiTcd by section 130 of th¢ Aci; or the accounts do not accord with those rccerds: or the accounts do not comply with the accounting re(wirem¢nis concernino the fonn and contcnt of accounts sei out in the ChaTitie5 (Accounts and Repms} Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a trne and fair view which is not a matter considered as pan of an independent exarninatson. I have no concerns and have corne across no othermatters in connection with the ¢xamination to which attention should be drasm in this report in order to eJ)&ble 8 proper und¢rstandiTLg of the accounts io b¢ reached. 9<gZ£ Mark Hjertseo BA CA H W A550ciates Litnited Chartered Atttsuntattts Portmill House Pottnill tAn¢ Hitchin Herts SG5 IDJ
ST JOHN'S COMMVNrrY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT OF FINIINCIAL ACTIVITIES ONCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AccouTrrri FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST3823 Unre$trl¢ted Restrl¢t¢d Funds Funds Total 2023 To 2022 Note5 AJI unrestricted Income Income 43,265 43,265 37,917 Govcrnm¢nt Gr1 Re¢eivEd 2.667 Totsl 43,265 43.265 40.584 Exp¢lldlture OD: AdniinEstration aDd 8ov¢rnan¢¢ Direct charitable expendilmrc.. Water rates 1564) {5641 15641 14191 (8.8941 11741 18671 (2,144) {1.0031 {11,1621 (1301 15(Kk 114,6341 Repairs and rertewals Postage. ststionery and printin ]nsurdllce atid lic¢nses Light and heal Telephone Cleattthg sundries Youth cliib Football club 14.6021 {1001 15011 {4,602) I100} 1501) 13,9111 19901 (11,8881 1821 {2501 (17.1961 19901 (11,8881 1821 1250} (17,1961 Administration expe]J$es Caretsker fvIeetill8S Fullrtions {8ll 13.7941 (811 13.7941 12051 (2.1121 Totsl 143,9591 (43.959) 142,8081 Net iDcomel(expeDdlturel Tratssfers betweell fullds (6941 (694) (2,2241 i et Ill funds 16941 16941 12.224} Total fwids brought fonvard 3.398 3,398 5,622 Total fund5 carTled forward 3.398
ST JOHf*'S COMMU.NITY ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET ASA TSI AUGUST2023 2023 2022 Notes FJXED ASSET Tangibl¢ assets CUiiRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bal and in band 3,832 4,526 3,832 4,S26 CREDrroRS: amounts falling due within one year (1.128) (1.128) NET CURREAYf ASSETS 2,704 3 J98 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,704 3J98 FUNDS Uttrestsicted Fund5 General Designated 2,704 3,398 2,704 3,398 Kestrict¢d T(YfAL FUNDS 2,704 3,398 Approved by the tnte¢S on 261h February 2025 alld signed on their behalf by: B Hewitt ChalrtnAD Charity Tr10 803261
ST JOIIN'S COMMUNrrY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2023 Aceountlng pomdes B4si$ of prepxratSon The accounts have been prepared in acctsrdance with Accounting and Rcporting by Charitses.. Siatemeni of Recomrnend Prdctice applicable to ¢harititt preparing their accounts in accordancE with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢land (FRS 1021 (effective l January 20151 (Charities SORP (FRS 10211. the Fillancial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK 2nd Rq)ublic of Ireland (FRS 102} {efftctive I. January 20151 las atntnded by Update Bull¢tiD l on 2 February 20161 and the Clwities Act 2011. The accounts are prepared in Sterli wljich is the functional currency of the cbarity. Monetary amounts in these accounts are rounded to the ll¢at £. The accounts hav¢ been prepared th]d¢r th¢ histDriral c05t convelltion. The principal accoulltiTJg polici¢5 adoptrd are set out bclow. lThese ac¢ounts for the year ended 31 Augusi 2023 are prepared in accordance wilh FRS102. The Financial Reporting Standard in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland. The dat¢ of transition to FRS102 was I Sepiember 2015. The reported financial position and fmancial perfornianc¢ for the previous peri(Id are affecred by the uaTrsi¢ion to FRSIO2. Assets and li2bilities are snitially recognised at cost value unless otheNise stated in ihe relevant accountit)g policy. The charily hiLS iakcn advantage of th¢ concession available to 5m&ller tharilies in the Statetneni of RecouJJn¢nded Praciict which petmits the analysis of incoming resoutces and resources expended by naturdl citegori¢s rather than by activity. 12 Goiug eoucern Th¢ trus*¢s ore confident that the Charity is obl¢ to continue to med its liabilities as they fall due for th¢ fore9eeable ture aDd that the accoiints should bc prepared ots a going toncetn l)asi$. IJ Intome Fundraisin Fundraising present the total donations received from any fiindraising or direct to the bank account during the ye, including aThy Associated Gift Aid reclaims. Interest receiv2b ltsterest receivable is included in the financial staten)ents on an a¢¢nlS basis. Expendlture reco llitiott Liabilitie5 are recognized as resources ¢xpeT]d¢d a5 500n as there is a l¢gal or constructiv¢ obligation committing the tharity io th¢ eXpendire. Expetydiwre ittcludes Why VAT which cannot be recovered. Governance costs Gov¢n]anct Costs cotnpris¢ all cost5 Lnvolving the public accountability of the chariry and its ro]npliance with regulation atjd good pr2¢tt¢e.
ST JOHN'S COMMUYJTY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMETrrfs {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST2Q23 Accounting UnpesirlctÈdfurt These are fvnds which Can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the ttees. Rlri£.1edIunc£% These are futtds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity. R¢striction5 ar5sc when filnds a raised for particular resthcted putpose5. Incom(ng resources 2023 2•22 Futjdraising Donations GovErnm¢nt Grant R¢¢¢iv Interest receivable Unresttieted fund5 UnrestTid¢d fullds 43,265 37,917 Unrestricted fullds Unrestricted fimds 2.667 43,265 40J84 Adnthil8irative #nd govtrnAn¢e costs tnd¢pendeDt Examiner's fces AGM ¢xpenses 564 564 564 564
ST JOHNYS COMMUNfTY ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE FINANCTAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 51 AUGUST21123 Trustee remuneratlon And ¢xp¢nses Noo¢ of th¢ tnJ$t¢¢s received any remuneration or reimbursed expen5 during th¢ year. Debtors 2023 2022 Weekly a¢ftviiies CT¢ditor$: 4mount5 f4lllng dme olle yeAr Accnuls Taxation and soci21 security 1,128 1,128 1,128 1,128 An41ysls of f4et Agstts between Flltsdl Unre$trl¢ted Restrleted Funds Fullds 2023 Totsl Tangible fixed assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand Creditors.. amount$ falling du¢ within one year 3,832 11,L28) 4.526 {1.1281 2,704 3,3 Relaitd parties Tbere are no rclated p*ty transaction$ to discIose.