KCA spent €23,000 on community projects

Kilcullen Community Action spent €23,684 on community projects in 2011, according to accounts distributed at its recent AGM, writes Brian Byrne.

The largest single amount was €10,300 on lowering the Cross & Passion Convent wall, while the summer flowers at €5,404 and the Christmas lights costing €2,378 were other major items of expenditure.

General running costs were €2,478 and the balance included Tidy Towns costs and training programmes.

Income from various sources, including grants, the annual Table Quiz and Tidy Towns donations, totalled €24,078, leaving the organisation with a net income on community activities for the period of €394.

Extra expenditures on other specific projects included €9,040 on the Community Survey and €13,818 on the Community Playground, each of which were funded through individual campaigns.

Kilcullen Community Action Ltd is a company limited by guarantee without having a share capital.