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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03338418 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1068666














REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FOR

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST






CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024




Page

Report of the Trustees 1 to 5

Independent Examiner's Report 6

Statement of Financial Activities 7

Balance Sheet 8 to 9

Notes to the Financial Statements 10 to 19

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
Rowner Community Trust (RCT) is a community development trust created to improve the quality of life and the local environment, enhance community connection and wellbeing, and prosperity and provide facilities and amenities for people living and working in Rowner (Alver Valley & Grange Wards) in Gosport. Our role is to enable and involve local people helping them to take action to make Rowner an even greater place to live and work for all residents. We do this by providing and running a youth focused and youth-led facility and developing positive opportunities for local young people, running a community centre and hosting resident engagement events and activities across the neighbourhood. We champion resident leadership and encourage residents to develop new groups and activities and get involved in broader community activities and events. We also encourage residents to take greater pride in where they live and make a contribution to community life.

We seek to give residents a greater voice and advocate for the neighbourhood on key local issues to help tackle health and other inequalities, bringing people and key organisations together to make the neighbourhood a safer and more vibrant place to live.

Significant activities
During the 2023/24-year RCT continued working towards a vision of a vibrant, happier and safer community giving opportunities for residents to access key support and participate in community activities while recognising the impact rising costs of living was having on many households in our community. A decision was made not to increase the community levy charge for this financial year given the pressures that many residents were facing.

This was very much a year of transition with new management and revisiting the potential for RCT to make a positive impact, building on our neighbourhood and community assets, with residents to address the key issues affecting local quality of life. During the year we undertook a range of programmes to engage and support residents including a programme of cooking classes utilising the refurbished Nimrod Centre kitchen and café spaces and a substantive expansion of our school holiday provision helping to reduce both social isolation and reduce holiday hunger while also promoting reading. We also continued the community garden and promoting other opportunities for local people to grow some of their own food and make new use of the spaces available at the Nimrod Centre.

We continued to provide space and facilities for some vital local NHS services including CAMHS and Solent MIND for mental health support. At the Nimrod we continued to develop our new café space and community café supported by Power to Change. With the support of Gosport Borough Council we also invested in a new digital hub to support residents to help improve local access to key services and training. We also made targeted investment in improving some key spaces to make them more attractive and contemporary feeling atmosphere so we can attract and host new services and offers for local people.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Significant activities continued
We also had a significant focus on relooking at our Youthy building and developed plans and applied for funding to improve this and the surrounding public spaces to create a more contemporary feeling Youth Arts and Media Centre (YAMC) so as to provide high-quality base for more youth and potentially cultural provision in Rowner. This relook and the plans we developed resulted in us securing a welcome investment from the Youth Investment Fund to refurbish this space so as to make it more available and attractive for more contemporary open-access youth provision.

New management was also an opportunity to review the direction of RCT which resulted in changes in staffing and the development of an interim strategy to focus our work on key local issues of improving the local environment, opportunities for young people and community image. Positive and fruitful discussions were held with residents to identify their priorities with clear priorities around environmental quality, community safety and young people emerging. As the year progressed, we adopted and tested much more of a co-design approach which is being fully rolled out next summer. We were particularly pleased to host an inspiring and productive day-long workshop with local residents and architectural and landscaping Students from the University of Portsmouth.

So for us 2023/24 has been a year of consolidation and transition and some significant changes were made. We revisited many of the issues that have challenged the trust including those which have become more pressing since the pandemic. The Board agreed an approach which means that RCT will progressively seek to up free-up internally generated resources and secure external investment to catalyse substantive efforts to address local resident's priorities.

Public benefit
The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit in deciding what activities the company should undertake in order to achieve its aims and objectives.

The activities RCT undertake for public benefit include a commitment to engage and involve residents in informing our priorities and delivering and facilitating the community action, amenities and services that they want to see. Examples of this include our work to shift to a more proactive approach to perceived and real antisocial behaviour and our work to encourage people to get more involved in local activities.

We continue to support and provide a range of informal and formal groups and activities which residents can join and participate in based at the Nimrod Centre and Youthy. We hosted a wide range of social groups, classes and activities and developed our own work around cooking and access to affordable food and growing in collaboration with a range of local and Gosport-based groups and organisations including supporting our local allotment growers.

During the year Trustees actively supported our new Chief Officer as we reviewed our future programmes to ensure that we had an effective programme of work responding to resident priorities and the additional challenges brought by the cost-of-living crisis. We were particularly pleased to facilitate the return of Citizens Advice offering a regular local point of access to independent and trusted information and advice for all local residents. Crucially, the Board with our new Chief Officer undertook a process to take stock of our position, to review the key challenges and priorities of our community and to prepare an updated interim strategy and a new business plan for the coming 5-year period.

The specific focus which emerged over this year was on developing the Youthy and new youth offers, testing new forms of community engagement events and activities and improving our communications with residents which will be fully tested and rolled out in the coming year.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial report for the year
Given the post-pandemic resource challenges we have revisited and reduced some of our core costs and carefully monitored our cashflow and bank balances, put in place appropriate financial controls to ensure expenditure was fully in line with the purposes for which funding was given and that intended activity was delivered and social impact and outcomes achieved. This has resulted in a significantly smaller deficit for this financial year with the aim of being in a stronger position to invest and grow in the coming years.

As a result of our successful fundraising, total incoming resources increased to £320,865, a 27% increase on the prior year (2023: £252,528). Total resources expended amounted to £336,586 (2023: £310,030). Whilst RCT made a deficit of (£15,721) we continued to invest in improving our systems and in our staffing with fewer staff but roles better aligned to respond to the priorities identified by residents. We also made the decision to continue to subsidise our café and drop in access offer allowing residents to engage and connect. This has paid dividends in terms of subsequent engagement in public space and other events. Restricted reserves amounted to £631,360 after further income was received from Youth Investment Fund and after taking into account further depreciation on the freehold property value. Unrestricted funds stand at £120,447 which equates to around 5 months running costs. This is in line with our reserves policy of holding up to 6 months of running costs and demonstrates effective financial governance and management.

Subsidiary company
The charity retains a wholly owned subsidiary, RCT Enterprises CIC, a community interest company, which has previously undertaken facilities management services in Rowner and on behalf of RCT. The subsidiary's activities continued to be significantly limited during the 23/24 year with no activity or new contract opportunities. Directors of RCT Enterprises CIC made the decision to wind up RCT in 24/25 and staff transferred back to be employed by RCT.

Reserves policy
The long-term policy is to accumulate unrestricted reserves to an appropriate level, sufficient to provide the charity with financial stability and headroom to launch new services and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.

RCT will aim to maintain the charity's reserves at a level which is equivalent to six months operational expenditure. This will be reviewed regularly, in light of the charity's circumstances and operating environment. At 31 March 2024 our unrestricted reserves amounted to approximately 5 months of running costs.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

FUTURE PLANS
RCT now has a clear 5 year strategy and business plan, and will continue to deliver benefits to and with Rowner residents, promoting health and wellbeing, tackling inequalities and involving residents in improving and looking after their local environment. In 23/24 RCT will pursue three key objectives:
1. Engage a wide cross-section of residents in identifying Rowner's strengths and aspirations as the basis for the generation and articulation of a positive shared identity and longer-term community sustainability.
2. Develop and test core RCT programmes which distinctively address the key challenges facing Rowner and work with local collaborators to develop new aligned and resonating offers which promote local resident's resilience, wellbeing and a flourishing vibrant community.
3. Refresh RCT's business model and approaches to become more of a community-driven organisation which is proactively shaping Rowner, attracting new investment and which is able to demonstrate impact for levy-payers, all residents and key stakeholders.

Our specific plans under these 3 key objectives, for 2024/25 include:
- Developing a Youth Voice initiative with young people in Rowner, building on investment secured for
the refurbishment of the Youthy and a programme of youth engagement and provision with young
people in Rowner.
- Refurbish the Youth building to create a contemporary, state-of-the-art facility for young people in
Rowner - somewhere they and the whole community can be proud of and we can collectively use to
inspire future generations.
- Secure funding for the first stage of environmental improvement programme which will include aa
community led engagement and open space design process. We will invest local community events
and outreach work to engage residents in the places and parts of the neighbourhood where they live.
- Continue to operate the Nimrod Centre providing a range of social activities, clubs and health &
wellbeing services hosted by NHS, MIND, Citizens Advice and a community café to provide space for
affordable and healthy food and drink and to promote social connectedness. We will continue to use
this to promote wider RCT services and opportunities.
- Delivering support for young people and families including collaboration with our local primary and
secondary schools and support for holiday activities. We will continue to be involved as a provider in
Holiday Activities and Food Funding programme supported by Hampshire County Council.
- Take further steps with partners to tackle anti-social behaviour and provide positive activities for
young people.
- Continue to grow and offer more volunteer and intern opportunities.
- Invest in promoting RCT activities and benefits for residents through organising and hosting
community events and celebrations.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Charity constitution
The Charity is controlled by its governing document a Memorandum of Understanding and Articles of Association, and is a company limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006 and incorporated on 18 March 1997 and is also a Charity registered under the Charities Act 2011. The Memorandum of Understanding and Articles of Association were amended effective 28 January 2011 pursuant to the Trust's commitments to the Regeneration of the Rowner neighbourhood. The articles require that RCT is managed by a Board of Trustees who serve as company directors and charity trustees respectively within the meaning of the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Trustees are recruited from the local community, local Councillors and from partner organisations who support the aims and objectives of RCT. Appointment of trustees is through election by members and a process of co-opting persons with appropriate skills. Trustees are appraised of their duties and obligations under charity law and Charity Commission guidelines. The trustees adhere to corporate governance policies and are required to register and declare any conflicts of interest regularly. Trustees are inducted and encouraged to attend appropriate training to fulfil their duties.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024


STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Organisational structure
RCT Board meets regularly (bi-monthly) and is responsible for setting the strategy of the Charity and approving the annual business plan. We have subgroups and task and finish groups to provide additional support on Finance, HR and Marketing and Events although the small nature of the board means that most business in conducted and decisions made by the whole Board

A Chief Officer (CO), appointed by the Trustees, manages the day-to-day operations and is responsible for ensuring that the Charity delivers services and activities set out in the business plan and that key performance indicators are met. CO is responsible for a small staff team and a diverse and increasing number of volunteers and interns.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
03338418 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number
1068666

Registered office
Rowner Community Trust
Nimrod Community Centre
17 Falcon Meadows Way
Gosport
Hampshire
PO13 8AA

Trustees
Mr T J W Houghton
Mr I G Lycett
Cllr Mrs M H Morgan Resigned 12 April 2024
Mr D Streek Resigned 30 April 2024
Ms N A Byer
Mr S McIndoe

Independent Examiner
Gibson Whitter
Chartered Accountants
and Chartered Tax Advisers
Larch House
Parklands Business Park
Denmead
Hampshire
PO7 6XP

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 16 January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:





Mr T J Houghton - Trustee

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Rowner Community Trust ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement
Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

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.








Gavin Whitter

Gibson Whitter
Chartered Accountants
and Chartered Tax Advisers
Larch House
Parklands Business Park
Denmead
Hampshire
PO7 6XP

23 January 2025

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
fund funds funds funds
Notes £    £    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 2 - - - 22,406

Charitable activities 5
Community centre 145,895 104,985 250,880 150,753

Other trading activities 3 68,620 - 68,620 78,068
Investment income 4 1,365 - 1,365 1,301
Total 215,880 104,985 320,865 252,528

EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities 6
Community centre 255,357 81,229 336,586 310,030

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (39,477 ) 23,756 (15,721 ) (57,502 )


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 159,924 607,604 767,528 825,030

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 120,447 631,360 751,807 767,528

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2024

31.3.24 31.3.23
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 13 580,956 607,683
Investments 14 100 100
581,056 607,783

CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 15 199,645 91,375
Cash at bank 47,526 123,183
247,171 214,558

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 16 (76,420 ) (54,813 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS 170,751 159,745

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES

751,807

767,528

NET ASSETS 751,807 767,528
FUNDS 18
Unrestricted funds 120,447 159,924
Restricted funds 631,360 607,604
TOTAL FUNDS 751,807 767,528

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2024.


The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.


The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a)ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST (REGISTERED NUMBER: 03338418)

BALANCE SHEET - continued
31 MARCH 2024

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.


The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 16 January 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





Mr T J Houghton - Trustee

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value.

Going Concern
The Trustee Directors believe Rowner Community Trust will remain a going concern for the foreseeable future and at least until January 2026. The basis for forming this opinion is that despite the changes and challenges we've faced in the months, sufficient cash balances are held to maintain and meet day to day operating costs. Regular revenues are generated from the community levy, hire and other income streams, including new grants secured, to replenish and maintain these cash balances. Based on current plans and activities, costs are likely to remain stable for the foreseeable future.

Preparation of consolidated financial statements
The financial statements contain information about Rowner Community Trust as an individual company and do not contain consolidated financial information as the parent of a group. The charity is exempt under Section 399(2A) of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirements to prepare consolidated financial statements.

Income
Voluntary income including donations, gifts and legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature are recognised where there is entitlement, receipt is probable and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Such income is only deferred when:

- the donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or
- the donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.

Other trading activities income, such as room hire charges and phone mast income, is recognised on a receivable basis.

Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.

Income from charitable activities includes income received under contract or where entitlement to grant funding is subject to specific conditions is recognised as earned (as the related goods and services are provided). Grant income included in this category provides funding to support activities and is recognised where there is entitlement, receipt is probable and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Such income is only deferred when:

- the donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or
- the donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.

Volunteers and donated services
The value of services provided by volunteers is not incorporated into these financial statements.

Where goods or services are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally be purchased from suppliers, this contribution is included in the financial statements at an estimate based on the value of the contribution to the charity.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred. Contractual arrangements are recognised as goods or services are supplied.

- Raising funds expenditure are those costs incurred in attracting voluntary income.
- Charitable activities include expenditure associated with providing services to the charity's beneficiaries and include both the direct costs and support costs relating to those activities.
- Support costs, including governance costs and central functions have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Irrecoverable VAT
All resources expended are classified under activity headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the category of resources expended for which it was incurred.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.


Freehold property - 2% on cost
Fixtures and fittings - 25% on cost

Related party exemption
The charitable company has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries within the group.

Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Donations - 2,406
Other Grant income - 20,000
- 22,406

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Gosport Borough Grant - 20,000

3. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Fundraising events - 769
Room hire charges receivable 49,608 59,003
Phone mast income 16,750 16,750
Café income 2,262 1,546
68,620 78,068

4. INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Deposit account interest 1,365 1,301

5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
Activity £    £   
Community levy Community centre 117,395 109,873
Project service fees Community centre - 2,840
Grants Community centre 133,485 38,040
250,880 150,753

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Department of Work and Pensions - 23,790
Gosport Borough Grant 28,500 -
Power for Change - 8,000
Vivid Housing - 6,250
HAF 9,900 -
Locality 10,000 -
Social Investment Business 85,085 -
133,485 38,040

ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

6. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Direct Support
Costs (see costs (see
note 7) note 8) Totals
£    £    £   
Community centre 280,566 56,020 336,586

7. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Staff costs 166,643 117,765
Light, heat, water 15,402 11,096
Sundries 1,886 6,195
Cleaning 3,459 3,816
RCT FM Services 4,591 42,436
Cafe Space and project costs 12,057 -
Travel 340 474
Repairs 6,132 14,710
Training 1,218 1,338
Youth project expenses 40,533 -
Depreciation : Buildings 15,535 15,535
Depreciation : Fixtures 12,770 13,387
280,566 226,752

8. SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Management costs Totals
£    £    £   
Community centre 53,380 2,640 56,020

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:

Management
31.3.24 31.3.23
Community Total
centre activities
£    £   
Insurance 4,507 2,761
Postage and stationery 307 1,293
Advertising 5,598 860
Sundries 1,499 -
Accounting software 3,717 2,426
Bookkeeping and payroll costs 7,280 3,625
Telephone and internet 5,686 7,673
Computer costs 78 824
Office equipment expensed 2,069 1,231
Legal and professional fees 1,603 8,079
Bank charges 1,213 2,381
Consultancy fees 19,590 19,605
Bad debts 233 -
Settlement payment - 30,000
53,380 80,758

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

8. SUPPORT COSTS - continued
Governance costs
31.3.24 31.3.23
Community Total
centre activities
£    £   
Independent examiners fee - Gibson
Whitter

2,640

2,520


9. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 28,305 28,922
Independent examiners fees 2,640 2,520

10. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.


Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2024 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.


11. STAFF COSTS

31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Wages and salaries 152,405 107,293
Social security costs 12,194 8,408
Other pension costs 2,044 2,064
Settlement payment - 30,000
166,643 147,765


The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.3.24 31.3.23
Charitable staff 7 5

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

12. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund funds funds
£    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 21,140 1,266 22,406

Charitable activities
Community centre 100,713 50,040 150,753

Other trading activities 78,068 - 78,068
Investment income 1,301 - 1,301
Total 201,222 51,306 252,528

EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Community centre 241,878 68,152 310,030

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (40,656 ) (16,846 ) (57,502 )


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 200,580 624,450 825,030

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 159,924 607,604 767,528

13. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
Freehold and
property fittings Totals
£    £    £   
COST
At 1 April 2023 776,805 68,301 845,106
Additions - 1,578 1,578
At 31 March 2024 776,805 69,879 846,684
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2023 186,792 50,631 237,423
Charge for year 15,535 12,770 28,305
At 31 March 2024 202,327 63,401 265,728
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 574,478 6,478 580,956
At 31 March 2023 590,013 17,670 607,683


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

14. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Shares in
group
undertakings
£   
MARKET VALUE
At 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024 100
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2024 100
At 31 March 2023 100

There were no investment assets outside the UK.

Investments represents the charity's wholly owned subsidiary RCT Enterprises CIC.

15. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Trade debtors 129,442 73,913
Amounts owed by group undertakings 13,064 13,400
Other debtors 49,672 -
Prepayments 7,467 4,062
199,645 91,375

16. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.24 31.3.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 28,065 7,693
Social security and other taxes 4,301 -
Other creditors 831 207
Deferred income 38,553 4,188
Accrued expenses 4,670 42,725
76,420 54,813

17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
31.3.24 31.3.23
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
fund funds funds funds
£    £    £    £   
Fixed assets 1,514 579,442 580,956 607,683
Investments 100 - 100 100
Current assets 195,253 51,918 247,171 214,558
Current liabilities (76,420 ) - (76,420 ) (54,813 )
120,447 631,360 751,807 767,528


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.4.23 in funds 31.3.24
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 159,924 (39,477 ) 120,447

Restricted funds
Freehold property 590,013 (15,535 ) 574,478
Covid Community Led Organisation
Recovery Scheme

1,187

(791

)

396
Coronavirus Community Support Fund 2,780 (1,854 ) 926
Power to change C-19 Trading Income
Support Scheme

7,374

(4,916

)

2,458
Community workshop 6,250 (6,250 ) -
Locality - cost of living support - 8,550 8,550
Youth Investment Fund - 44,552 44,552
607,604 23,756 631,360
TOTAL FUNDS 767,528 (15,721 ) 751,807

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 215,880 (255,357 ) (39,477 )

Restricted funds
Freehold property - (15,535 ) (15,535 )
Covid Community Led Organisation
Recovery Scheme

-

(791

)

(791

)
Coronavirus Community Support Fund - (1,854 ) (1,854 )
Power to change C-19 Trading Income
Support Scheme

-

(4,916

)

(4,916

)
Community workshop - (6,250 ) (6,250 )
Locality - cost of living support 10,000 (1,450 ) 8,550
Youth Investment Fund 85,085 (40,533 ) 44,552
Holidays, Activities and Food fund 9,900 (9,900 ) -
104,985 (81,229 ) 23,756
TOTAL FUNDS 320,865 (336,586 ) (15,721 )


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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

18. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net
movement At
At 1.4.22 in funds 31.3.23
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 200,580 (40,656 ) 159,924

Restricted funds
Freehold property 605,548 (15,535 ) 590,013
Covid Community Led Organisation
Recovery Scheme

1,978

(791

)

1,187
Coronavirus Community Support Fund 4,634 (1,854 ) 2,780
Power to change C-19 Trading Income
Support Scheme

12,290

(4,916

)

7,374
Community workshop - 6,250 6,250
624,450 (16,846 ) 607,604
TOTAL FUNDS 825,030 (57,502 ) 767,528

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 201,222 (241,878 ) (40,656 )

Restricted funds
Freehold property - (15,535 ) (15,535 )
Covid Community Led Organisation
Recovery Scheme

-

(791

)

(791

)
Coronavirus Community Support Fund - (1,854 ) (1,854 )
Power to change C-19 Trading Income
Support Scheme

-

(4,916

)

(4,916

)
DWP- Youth Hub 43,790 (43,790 ) -
Community workshop 6,250 - 6,250
Resident training grants 1,266 (1,266 ) -
51,306 (68,152 ) (16,846 )
TOTAL FUNDS 252,528 (310,030 ) (57,502 )


ROWNER COMMUNITY TRUST

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

19. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2024.

20. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The charity is controlled by the trustees on behalf of the members