## **TRIMDON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023** 




As  with  many  community  organisations  Trimdon  Community  College Association (TCCA) has found the time recovering from the pandemic to dealing with austerity and real economic poverty within our community a very difficult time.  Funding has been very sporadic with far too many applying for far too little to keep the sector afloat.  However as always, our  team  continue  to  meet  the  challenges  and  we  have  had  many successes and offered support to our families particularly our children and young people. 

We could never do this without the unwavering support of our Trustees, volunteer and staff team who always go above and beyond in their duties to the community.  Our Management Team have been going through a period of change and we have lost some of our longstanding stalwarts and trustees, changes will be addressed at our AGM in November 2023. 

Our  Groups  have  withstood  the  challenges  posed  during  the  current climate.  Trimdon United Junior Football Club whose base is TCCA have gone from strength to strength and continue to develop.  They have just seen the success of their building on girl's football training and are now in the position to put forward a team to play in the local junior league.  We will continue to support this group and look for funding opportunities to develop facilities and access to better opportunities for our young people. 

Trimdon Sho Shin Karate Club who have a base at TCCA have weathered the storm and have now increased both their junior and senior membership in 2023.  They have trained many adults to Sensei level who can now carry on the tradition of running the club and training our young people.  We continue to support the group to look for both funding and additional opportunities. 

Our Community Gym faced several threats post pandemic with many of our members developing their own PT groups.  However, the early months of 2023 saw an increase in TCCA members, and we are currently running with approx. 30 monthly members and several younger people choosing to take part on a pay as you go basis. A very valuable low-cost facility that supports those who need it most within our community.   Our aim is to look for funding to start updating some of the equipment and decorate the facility. 

Our Newly Established Well Being Group developed post covid continues to attract new members.  Meeting weekly and offering a safe space for those who feel the most vulnerable and isolated in our community.  Our aim is to develop access to this group and secure funding to be able to offer a wider range of support services. 

Our weekly youth club continues to offer access to youth and activity sessions on a weekly basis throughout the year.  We offer sessions for both younger members 7 to 11 and senior members 12 to 18.  We have over 100 young people registered with us and offer both support and 



issue-base.  sessions through discussion groups.  In addition, we offer crafts social and leisure activities and outdoor and offsite sessions.  We have a great youth offer with a well-established and professionally led youth team.  In addition to the weekly sessions we offer out of school and after school provision.  We are part of the county strategy working to alleviate holiday hunger and provide free meals whilst children attend. Our provision during the summer is particularly valued by the community as we offer a 4 week 5-day programme of activities included in this are outings for family the majority of the cost is met by TCCA and parental contributions are generally very low cost and always less than 50% of the overall cost.  Funding to deliver these programmes  can be extremely difficult to obtain and we are very grateful for all of the support we receive from local businesses and the volunteers who run events to raise funds to support it.  This is the area of work we continue to look for funding for to develop as it is such a valuable aspect of our work both for children and young people and their families. 

We offer many events through the year working in partnership with others to extend the cultural and artistic horizons for a very isolated community. We hosted the international Big Brass Bash with Trimdon Parish Council. We  hosted  a  2-day  Football  Tournament  with  Trimdon  United  Junior Football Club.  We also hosted both a cultural Christmas Arts and Crafts event with Groundwork  Northeast to supplement our festive offer and parties and an Environmental Outdoor Fun Day in the Summer to offer information wellbeing and fun.  All of these events are a great boost to the areas and the community and do allow us additional small fundraising opportunities.  We will look to offer more in 2024. 

Our relationship with our Landlord Eden Acadamy Trust which was slow to develop in the beginning is continuing to flourish and there is a lot of mutual respect and support.  This has been really good for us coming out of the pandemic as we had so much of the work to pick up, reassess and develop.  The mutual benefit to both organisations is evident, and this is a real positive as it sometimes allows us to offer a seamless service to the children and families who both organisations work with.     Space is of a premium for both organisations and long term there are plans to develop additional changing rooms and training rooms to continue to increase our offer to the community. 

We will continue to look at opportunities to offer support economically and financially to those suffering the greatest deprivation in our community. We will continue to develop responses to create positive health and wellbeing services for those most in need and we will continue to work with the many agencies we link with to support our youth work and holiday provision.   We do envisage that 2024 will be challenging financially and our development worker will be concentrating on looking at a range of funding sources to ensure we maintain our standing in the community. 



We need the unwavering support from our Voluntary Management Team, our day-to-day volunteers and our hard working staff team to make this work possible.    We also need to say a big thank you to the funders who have had faith in us and supported the work. Trimdon Parish Council, County Durham Community Foundation, Trimdon United Junior Football Team,  LIVIN  Housing  Association,  BELIEVE  Housing  Association  East Durham Rural Corridor Area Action Partnership.  None of this would be possible without you. 

In 2024 we will continue to face the challenges head on and look forward to working with our new volunteers.  With their hep and support we will strive to continue to offer the best we can to our community. 

Annette Donohue TCCA Development Worker 



## **TRIMDON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION** 

## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1053363** 

## **FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDED 31 December 2022** 

||**1. Balance as at 1 January 2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Investment Account<br>158)<br>Current Account<br>60379)<br>Cash in Hand<br>6730)<br>67267)<br>**2. Net Income/(Expenditure)**<br>-16630)<br>-16630)<br>**3. Balance as at 31 December 2022**<br>Investment Account<br>158)<br>Current Account<br>50479)<br>Cash in Hand<br>50637)<br>50637)<br>**4. Outstanding Income**<br>Balance in Bar account<br>22904)<br>22904)<br>**5. Outstanding Expenditure**<br>0)<br>**6. Net Outstanding Expenditure**<br>22904)<br>**7. Stock**<br>Confectionery<br>302)<br>302)<br>**8. Fund Balance- 31 December 2022**<br>73843)<br>Balance at 1 January 2022<br>82803)<br>Decrease in Fund<br>-8960)<br>Less Donation from Social Club<br>22904)<br>Real Decrease in fund<br>-31864)<br>John O'Donnell<br>Treasurer|
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