GoldsmithsCommunityAssociationLimited
Annualaccountsfortheyearend31March2022 Trustees’AnnualReport
ObjectivesandActivities
Objects
CharityNo: 1141475
TopromotethebenefitoftheinhabitantsofDownhamandHitherGreenandtheneighbourhood(hereinaftercalled ‘theareaofbenefit’)withoutdistinctionofsexorofpolitical,religious,raceorcolourorotheropinionsby associatingthelocalauthorities,voluntaryorganisationsandinhabitantsinacommonefforttoadvanceeducation andtoprovidefacilitiesintheinterestsofsocialwelfareforrecreationandleisure timeoccupationwiththeobjectof improvingtheconditionsoflifeforthesaidinhabitants
ToestablishortosecuretheestablishmentofaCommunityCentre(hereinaftercalled‘theCentre’)andtomaintain andmanage,ortoco operatewithanylocalstatutoryauthorityinthemaintenanceandmanagementofsucha CentreforactivitiespromotedbytheAssociationanditsconstituentbodiesinfurtheranceoftheaboveobjects
Constitution
TheCharitywasregisteredasacharitywiththeCharityCommissionunderregistrationnumber1141475on26th October2000
Significantactivities
ThislastyearinthemainhasbeenaverypositiveoneforGoldsmithsaswecontinuetoplayavitalroleinour community TheglobalCOVID 19pandemicisnotoverbut,aspublicspaceshavebeguntoopenup,wehave beendelightedthatsomanyofouroldergroups,runningactivitiesfromthecentre,havereturnedtoourspace
Wearealsosoexcitedthattherearenowfarmoreregularactivities,cateringforamorediversegroupofadults andchildrenandsomecanbeofferedfreeofchargetotheparticipants
Weknowthatlonelinessrocketedduringthepandemicandpeopleneedspaceswheretheycancometogether andsharefood,music,games,ideas,and,increasingly,awarmsafespacetospendtime
Aswellasmoreweeklyactivities,wehavealsoseenasignificantincreaseingroupsusingourlargerspacesfor occasionalcommunityevents wehavehostedBringMeSunshine,LewishamPositiveAgeingCounciland EntelchyArtsdeliveringcheerygatheringsandwelcomingusacrossthethresholdratherthantreatingusasonly thehiringagency WewerealsopartofasuccessfulArtsCouncilcollaborationwithGoldsmithsDanceAcademy, BringMeSunshineandLewishamPositiveAgeingCouncilwithawellattendedJubileeJive
Partnershipisanincreasingfocusoftheworkofourcharity during2022wehaveworkedwithnumerousother organisations,charitiesandcommunitybuildingstoshareskills,space,knowledge,expertiseand“stuff”.Ourrole inpartnershipforworkintheareahasbeenaugmentedwithcouncilfundingsinceMarch.Onefocusistheworkto supportFriendsofForsterMemorialPark,collaboratingwithPeaceofCakeandothers,e.g.rememberinglocal teacherSabinaNessaandsupportingtheparkcentenaryevents.Wewerealsopleasedtostrengthenourworkto supportLewisham'ssancturyboroughcommitments,providingstoragespacefortheresponsetotheUkranian refugeecrisis.
OneofourJewelsintheCrownfrom2020wasthe
Give A Song Project
spreadingjoythroughthepandemic.We providedaspaceandinfrastructurefromwhichlocalmusicianscouldcheerpeopleup,especiallythosewhowere isolatedduetoCOVID Theprojectgrewbeyondourwildestdreams,largelythankstotheamazingenergyofthe musiciansthemselves,andhasevolvedintoaservicewhichisfarmoreinteractivethanoriginallyenvisioned Now anindependentCommunityInterestCompany,it’sgreattoseetheirnextstepsandbuildonthemodelofhowwe supportedthemtonurtureotherlocalcreatives
ItwasgreattobeoneoftheDayOnesitesfortheLondonBoroughofCultureandtocontinuetoweavecultureinto theworkwedo,andenable,throughout2022 WehostedaPatchworkActivityinourAppletreecafeondayone theworkthenbecamepartofabroadercommunitypatchwork WesupportedTeatroVivowithspacetopractise andperformandhavehostedToughBoys,aQueerDanceCollective,asemergingcreativesinresidence Wealso welcomedthebrilliantSingABookCICtoourcentre,usingfundingtopromoteblackpeople'sinvolvementin MusicalTheatre,andhostedIntoDaEndz Morerecently,theRioFerdinandFoundationledfreeYouthProvision includesspokenwordsessionswhichhavebeenproducingamazingandthought provokingBeats,eveninthe earlydays
COVIDresponseandpublichealth WestartedtheyearwhentheCOVIDpandemicwasstill,sadly,havingahuge impactonmanyofourcommunities Wehavebeenproudtoplayourpart,hostingtheCOVIDTestingSiteuntilthe endofMarch2022andwelcomingcolleaguesfromSevenfieldsPrimaryCareNetworkfromJanuary2022,initially focussedondeliveringthevaccinationprogrammeandnowextendedtobroadercommunitywellbeingandpublic healthinitiatives
Volunteers
AchievementsandPerformance
Charitableactivities
Asummaryofresultsfortheyearisshownintheaccounts Thetrusteesconsiderthattheperformanceofthe charityhasbeenprogressiveandsatisfactory Totalincomefortheyearwas£205,622 Totalexpenditurewas £200,192 Totalfundreservesasat31March2022amountto£53,129
Internalandexternalfactors
2022hasalsoseensomechallenges.Likemanycharitieswhoseremitincludesmanagingoldbuildingswehave
hadwhatwethinkismorethanourfairshareofpowercuts,roofissues,drainsandoldthingsthatneedfixedor replacedtodealwith Butwearefortunatetohaveanamazingteamofvolunteers,includingourfriendsfrom DownhamMen’sGroup,tohelpusdealwithmanyoftheseproblems And,thankstoincomefromtenantsand hires,aswellasfromLewishamCouncilfunding,weareworkingthroughalistofprioritisedrepairsandbuilding improvements Ourfocusisonimprovingsecurity,disabledaccess,energyefficiencyandaddressinggeneral healthandsafetyissues,includingforourstaffaswellasusers Sadlywecannotmoveasquicklyaswewould haveliked Weanticipatethatthecurrenteconomiccrisiswillhaveasignificantimpactonmanymembersofourcommunity andwearecommitedtocontinuingtoprovideandextendourofferofaffordableandfreeactivities Weareworking withourNHSpartnerstoidentifyfundingtosupportusprovidingawarmandwelcomingspaceforourcommunity tocometogether
TheTrusteeshavedeemeditprudenttohaveapolicyofhavingunrestrictedfundsheldbythecharityofatleastsix monthsofresources.Theywillbemakingeffortstoachievethis.
aided,
RiskManagement
Thetrusteeshaveadutytoidentifyandreviewtheriskstowhichthecharityisexposedandtoensureappropriate controlsareinplacetoprovidereasonableassuranceagainstfraudanderror Thetrusteesarealsorequiredto ensurethatthecharitycomplieswillallelementsofsafeguardinglawandwillseekexternaladvicefromthe Lewishamsafeguardingleadswhererequired
ReferenceandAdministrativedetails
Charityname: GoldsmithsCommunityAssociationLimited
Registeredcharitynumber: 1141475
Charity’sprincipaladdress: GoldsmithsCommunityCentre CastillonRoad London SE61QD
Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharityare:
SusannaEast(Chair) MarkIngleby LouisVine
Declarations
Thetrusteesdeclarethattheyhaveapprovedthetrustees’reportabove
IsraelOyebamiji(appointed26/07/2022) BalaVallipuram(appointed26/07/2022) Signedonbehalfofthecharity’strustees
Signature:
Fullname: Date:
SusannaEast 2/12/22
ReporttotheTrusteesofGoldsmithsCommunityAssociationLimited(Charityno:1141475)fortheYear Ended31March2022
IreporttothetrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsofGoldsmithsCommunity AssociationLimited(“theCharity”)fortheyearended31March2022,setoutonpagesXXto XX
AstheCharity'strustees,youareresponsibleforthepreparationoftheaccountsin accordancewiththerequirementsoftheCharitiesAct2011(“theAct”).
Ireportinrespectofmyexaminationof theCharity’saccountscarriedoutundersection145 ofthe2011Actandincarryingoutmyexamination,Ihavefollowedalltheapplicable DirectionsgivenbytheCharityCommissionundersection145(5)(b)oftheAct
Ihavecompletedmyexamination Iconfirmthatnomaterialmattershavecometomy attentioninconnectionwiththeexaminationwhichgivesmecausetobelievethatin,any materialrespect:
theaccountsdidnotaccordwiththeaccountingrecords;or theaccountsdidnotcomplywiththeapplicablerequirementsconcerningtheformand contentofaccountssetoutintheCharities(AccountsandReports)Regulations2008other thananyrequirementthattheaccountsgivea‘trueandfair’viewwhichisnotamatter consideredaspartofanindependentexamination
Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththe examinationtowhichattentionshouldbedrawninthisreportinordertoenableaproper understandingoftheaccountstobereached GivenChanetsa
CharityNo: 1141475
Theseaccountshavebeenpreparedunderthehistoricalcostconventionwithitemsrecognisedatcostortransactionvalueunless otherwisestatedintherelevantnote(s)totheseaccounts Theaccountshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewith(i)theStatementof RecommendedPractice:AccountingandReportingbyCharitiespreparingtheiraccountsinaccordancewiththeFinancialReporting StandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland(FRS102)issuedon16July2014,(ii)theFinancialReportingStandard applicableintheUnitedKingdomandRepublicofIreland(FRS102),and(iii)theCharitiesAct2011
IncomeisincludedintheStatementofFinancialActivities(SoFA)when: thecharitybecomesentitledtotheresources; itismorelikelythannotthatthetrusteeswillreceivetheresources;and themonetaryvaluecanbemeasuredwithsufficientreliability
Therehasbeennooffsettingofassetsandliabilities,orincomeandexpenses,unlessrequired orpermittedbytheFRS102SORPorFRS102
GrantsanddonationsareonlyincludedintheSoFAwhenthegeneralincomerecognitioncriteria aremet(5.10to5.12FRS102SORP).
Inthecaseofperformancerelatedgrants,incomeisrecognisedtotheextentthatthecharityhas providedthespecifiedgoodsorservicesasentitlementtothegrantonlyoccurswhenthe performancerelatedconditionsaremet(516FRS102SORP)
Thecharityhasreceivedgovernmentgrantsinthereportingperiod
Thecharityhasincurredexpenditureonsupportcosts
Thevalueofanyvoluntaryhelpreceivedisnotincludedintheaccountsbutisdescribedinthe trustees’annualreport
Liabilitiesarerecognisedwhereitismorelikelythannotthatthereisalegalorconstructive obligationcommittingthecharitytopayoutresourcesandtheamountoftheobligationcanbe measuredwithreasonablecertainty
Supportcostshavebeenallocatedbetweengovernancecostsandothersupport Governance costscompriseallcostsinvolvingpublicaccountabilityofthecharityanditscompliancewith regulationandgoodpractice Wherethecharitygivesagrantwithconditionsforitspaymentbeingaspecificlevelofserviceor outputtobeprovided,suchgrantsareonlyrecognisedintheSoFAoncetherecipientofthe granthasprovidedthespecifiedserviceoroutput
Supportcostsincludecentralfunctionsandhavebeenallocatedtoactivitycostcategoriesona basisconsistentwiththeuseofresources,egallocatingpropertycostsbyfloorareas,orper capita,staffcostsbythetimespentandothercostsbytheirusage
Wheretherearenoconditionsattachingtothegrantthatenablesthedonorcharitytorealistically avoidthecommitment,aliabilityforthefullfundingobligationmustberecognised
CharityNo: 1141475
Nomaterialitemofdeferredincomehasbeenincludedintheaccounts
Provisionsforliabilities
2.3ASSETS
Debtors
Note3
Thecharityhascreditorswhicharemeasuredatsettlementamountslessanytradediscounts
Aliabilityismeasuredonrecognitionatitshistoricalcostandthensubsequentlymeasuredatthe bestestimateoftheamountrequiredtosettletheobligationatthereportingdate
Debtors(includingtradedebtorsandloansreceivable)aremeasuredoninitialrecognitionat settlementamountafteranytradediscountsoramountadvancedbythecharity Subsequently, theyaremeasuredatthecashorotherconsiderationexpectedtobereceived
Analysisofincome
Analysis £ £ £ £
Donationsandgrants: Total
LewishamMainGrant 25,000 25,000 18,750
CommunityWavesDonation 5,834
L&QPath 10,000
CovidCashGrants 18,391 18,391 42,222
FurloughPayReceived 14,352 14,352 35,559 LocalityGLAMayorGrant 12,750 12,750
FoodGrowingActivityGrant 250 250
Otherdonations 2,883 2,883 709 21,274 52,352 73,626 113,074
Otherincome: Total
TOTALINCOME
Note4
Hireofpremises 77,488 77,488 31,621
Covidtestingsiterent 49,035 49,035 AppleTreesales 1,497 1,497 1,173 Fundraising 3,479 3,479 Otherincome 497 497 2,557 131,996 131,996 35,351 153,270 52,352 205,622 148,425
Analysisofreceiptsofgovernmentgrants
Description
London BoroughofLewisham 25,000 18,750
Thisyear Lastyear £ £ Government
CovidCashGrants 18,391 42,222 FurloughPayReceived 14,352 35,559 LocalityGLAMayorGrant 12,750
Other Total
Other 70,493 96,531
2,029 2,029 1,252
FundRaising UR Generalfundraisingwithnorestrictions 2301 3563 (3715) 2149
LewishamMainGrant R Restrictedcommunitymanagerfunding 25,000 (25,000)
MacmillanFundraising R RestrictedfundsforMacmillancharity 68 68
LocalityGLAMayorGrant R Restrictedcommunityfunding 12,750 (9,265) 3,485
GeneralUnrestrictedFund UR Generalfundswithnorestrictions 39318 149707 (145613) 100 43512
CommunityWaves UR Generalfundswithnorestrictions 5,834 (1,919) 3,915
FoodGrowingActivities R Restrictedprojectfunding 250 (180) (70)
PeaceofCake R Restrictedfundsraisedforaproject 178 (148) (30)
FurloughPayReceived R Restrictedgovernmentfundingforwages 14,352 (14,352)
Otherfunds
UR Generalfundswithnorestrictions 47,699 205,622 (200,192) 53,129 246 52352 (48945) (100) 3553 47,453 153,270 (151,247) 100 49,576 47699 205622 (200192) 53129
*Key:PE permanentendowmentfunds;EE expendibleendowmentfunds;R restrictedincomefunds,includingspecialtrusts,ofthecharity;andU unrestrictedfunds
FundRaising
Thankstoallthevolunteersandgoldsmithsdanceacademyforallthefundraisingdoneovertheyearandthisisallocatedtoimprovingthe GeorgeGreenHall 2149
MacmillanFundraising FundsraisedforMacmillancharitytobetransferredtothecharityin2021 68
LocalityGLAMayorGrant Restrictedcommunityfunding 3,485
CommunityWaves
AdonationwasgivenwhichhastobeallocatedtoHealthandBlackLivesMattersrelatedprojectsinthearea 3915