## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 04 2024 31 03 2025 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ **Charity name** SHROPSHIRE CHILDRENS SCRAPSTORE **Other names charity is known by** SCRAPPIES **Registered charity number (if any)** 1053752 **Charity's principal address** 1 SHERRATT COURT BEAUMONT ROAD CHURCH STRETTON SHROPSHIRE **Postcode SY66BN** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** ~~ee es Ge~~ 1 Lesley Mcknight Chair ~~es rs er~~ 2 Roy Westerman Treasurer ~~ee ee es~~ 3 Joan Arnfield Secretary ~~es rs er~~ 4 ~~ee ee es~~ 5 ~~es rs er~~ 6 ~~ee ee es~~ 7 ~~es rs er~~ 8 ~~ee ee es~~ 9 ~~es rnGs~~ 10 ~~ee eses~~ 11 ~~es rsen~~ 12 ~~ee eses~~ 13 ~~es rsen~~ 14 ~~ee eses~~ 15 ~~es es en~~ 16 ~~ee eses~~ 17 ~~a es ee~~ 18 ~~ee eses~~ 19 ~~ee es~~ **TAR** 1 March **2012** March **2012** **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document CONSTITUTION - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted TRUST (eg. trust, association, company) Nomination and selection at AGM or by co-option at Special Meeting Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 To advance the education of children and young people by providing materials for group play, to provide educational, recreational and leisure time activities, materials and equipment to improve the condition of life of **Summary of the objects of the** the inhabitants of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and surrounding areas. **charity set out in its governing document** . The provision of a walk-in store for 4 days per week for members of the charity and members of the public which enables children and adults to access a wide range of low-cost and recycled materials for all their creative arts and educational activities. Provision of workshops and outreach services for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and surrounding areas in what are often remote rural locations. We continue to serve a wide variety of clients including schools, colleges, voluntary organisations, youth clubs, families, the elderly and those with **Summary of the main** special needs and small arts groups. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to** A registered centre for the Arts Council Art Award working with home **these objects (include within** educated children. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** Active representation in community arts organisations. **had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity** The Trustees have regard to the guidance of the Charity Commission in **Commission on public** relation to the provision of public benefit in all our activities. **benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 Our large band of volunteers, many of whom are professionals in creative arts and education, continue to play a major part in all our activities both in running our store, assisting in workshops and on the Management Committee. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance Our store continues to be successful in providing us with the **Summary of the main** opportunity to be sustainable and giving us a firm financial basis to **achievements of the charity** extend the services for our members. The significant number of **during the year** donations gives us the ability to provide low-cost materials for our educational arts and craft activities. This has only been possible because of the regular provision of quality donations which enables us to plan and extend our future aims. Careful monitoring shows that we can look at our charity providing more towards arts and crafts and children’s education and extending our reach as a charity. We completed 19 workshops over the year maintaining strong relationships with Shropshire Festivals, Telford Council, Community Resource, W.I., Madeley TC, Brownies, Flicks in the sticks and Church Stretton Town Council, all of whom are returning customers and contribute to support our finances. It was also possible to do free of charge workshops to support local fundraising events. We supported the fundraiser in Church Stretton for the Ronald McDonald House which supports children with life limiting illness and their families by providing home from home education. We also supported Church Stretton Town Council fun day raising money for new play equipment. We held a silent auction of a doll’s house to raise money for children with additional needs with a donation to Empathy for Special Children helping to ensure they have an equal opportunity for a fun and fulfilled childhood. Our partnership with the Strettons Art Forum/Church Stretton Business Network ensures close ties with the local community. Our relationship with home educated children continues through the Arts Council Art Award with 2 students completing their bronze awards. Our financial position has remained stable during the year, thanks to the hard work of our staff and volunteers and provides a base for an expansion of our activities, to enable us to concentrate on the use of recyclable and affordable materials in the promotion of educational creative arts and crafts. Scrappies is a much-loved store in the local community and beyond and we continue to support all local activities when asked. We continue to have great support from 18 volunteers who not only help us to maintain our service to our members but benefit personally from the work that they do. Our website and Facebook pages continue to generate increasing interest. Ronald M March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** Maximisation of interest but always with the proviso of easy access to our **charity’s policy on reserves** funds **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising). • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. **Section F Other optional information** ~~___~~ **Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** ROY WESTERMAN **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** TREASURER **Date** ~~[_]~~ 18/12/2025 **TAR** 6 March **2012** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Shropshire Childrens Scrapstore 1053752 Receipts and payments accounts 01/04/2024 31/03/2025 For the period from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted funds to the nearest € Endowment funds to the nearest £ Total funds to the nearest E A1 Receipts Affiliation Fees Sale of Goods CJRS and Council Grants Fund raising/Donations Other Training Interest Tools 2,566 36,225 2,566 36,225 771 42 1,641 748 2,472 771 42 1,641 748 2,472 Sub total (Gross income for 44,465 AR) 44,465 /A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments Wages Purchase of goods Utilities/Rent/Rates Phone & Stationary Workshops Insurance Maintenance and Sundry 44,465 21,281 4,420 8,374 567 1,010 788 996 37,436 44,465 21,281 4,420 8,374 567 1,010 788 996 37,436 Sub total A4 Asset and investment purchases. (see table) Computer and Printer Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 37,436 7,029 37,038 44,067 37,436 7,029 37,038 44,067 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) CC16а Last year to the nearest E 2,086 30,981 527 190 1,798 652 1,890 38,124 38,124 18,817 3,742 7,626 492 1,561 960 1,310 34,508 34,508 3,616 30,731 34,347 03/09/2025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Categories Details funds to nearest € Restricted funds to nearest € B1 Cash funds Current 12,786 Deposit 31,281 Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments accounts)) 44,067 B2 Other monetary assets Details Stock Unrestricted funds to nearest E 1,300 Restricted funds to nearest f Details Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) B3 Investment assets Details Computer and Printer Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Cost (optional) 579 B5 Liabilities Details Creditors and Accruals Fund to which liability relates Unrestricted Amount due (optional) 402 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS) Signature R. Westermon 2 Print Name ROY WESTERMAN Endowment funds to nearest € Endowment funds to nearest f Current value (optional) Current value (optional) 237 When due (optional) Current Date of approval 18.12.2025 03/09/2025 Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages Responsibilities and basis of report Independent examiner's statement Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Shropshire Childrens Scrapstore 31 March 2025 Charity no (if any) 1053752 1 and 2 lude the page numbers of additional sheets I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31/03/2025. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or • the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Vaille Date: 1/a/2025 James F Baillie FCCA The Old Stables, Churchway, Church Stretton, Shropshire SY6 6DJ.