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← Royal Air Forces Association Weston Super Mare Branch

2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day 1 Month Dec Year 2023 Day 31 Dec Month Dec Year 2024 To

Section A Reference and administration details

Branch name

Weston-super-Mare (255)

(referred to hereinafter as either the “Branch” or the “Charity”)

Other names / number Branch is known

by

Eagle House

Registered charity number (if any) 1072121

Branch's principal address 21-22 Alexandra Parade Weston super Mare North Somerset Postcode BS23 1QX

Names of the Branch charity trustees who manage the charity (generally known as the Branch Committee)

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Mr I Norris MBE* Branch Chairman 3 Years
Mr J Denman MBE* Branch Vice
Chairman
3 Mrs A Culpeck* Branch Treasurer To be voted in
4 Mrs S Tubby* Branch Secretary
5 Mr P Carrington* Branch Membership
6 Mr J Denman MBE* Branch ATC Rep.
7 Mr J Denman MBE MilitaryCovenant Rep
Vacant Branch Welfare
Officer

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|||| |---|---|---| |9 Mr Peter McHaddan|President|Retires| |10 Mr C Hewson BEM|Wings| |11| |12| |13| |14| |15|

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Names of any other trustees for the Branch (for example, any custodian trustees in relation to branch property)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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|||| |---|---|---| |Type of adviser|Name|Address| |Branch Auditor|Mr J McConnachie|14 Safford Place WSM BS23 2QZ|

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the branch’s trusts

Royal Charter, Rules, Byelaws, Area and Branch Regulations of the Royal Type of governing document Air Forces Association. (e.g. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated association How the Branch charity is constituted (e.g. trust, association, company) Elected by the branch membership for a 3-year appointment Trustee selection methods (e.g. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Charity’s organisational structure

The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Association which is a Royal Charter body and registered as a charity in England and Wales under number 1072121 (“the Weston-super-Mare Association”). The Association has many branches all of which share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the branch set out in its governing document

To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Her Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving or subsequently.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to The Branch focus has been on welfare support to the local community, these objects (include within and the RAFA family. On behalf of the Branch Trustees, I declare that this section the statutory the Trustees are in full compliance with the Charity Commission for the declaration that trustees have public benefit. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity

Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where All members are volunteers and have worked tirelessly to maintain relevant, about: standards and keeping the branch open and running the club. • policy on grant making; One of the main expenditures this year was to make sure that the • policy programme related building was compliant with the fire risk assessment, Building Security investment; Emergency Lighting, Extinguishers, Smoke Alarms and Health & Safety

Section D Achievements and performance

The Branch has maintained contact with approximately 330 members via email, forwarding where suitable advice from Headquarters. The Branch has also contacted local member with monthly emails of advice and support.

During the year the Branch and its Committee have held physical monthly meetings and Trustee meetings.

The Branch has forwarded money to RAFA Headquarters when HQ have asked for donations from Branches.

The branch has continued to collect for battle Britain Wings Appeal, collection and awarded for money raised for 2023. £15,462.96 was collected in 2024. The Air Training Corp raised £732.77 on the street collection.

Collection will continue this year.

Attending and setting up a stall for the Trade group 3 Association held this year by over 300 Veterans and collecting over £300 and recruiting new members.

Welfare Officers Report

We do not have a Welfare officer now. All requests are redirected to HQ

North Somerset Armed Forces Covenant Partnership

RAFA Weston-super-Mare Branch has a representative member on the North Somerset AFC Partnership Group.

AFC meeting are normally held at Weston Town Hall on the first Monday of March, June, September and December. The meetings are attended by members of local council, institutional, charitable and social organisations. Meetings are usually attended by speakers from local projects who advise what they can do to assist military veterans needing assistance in difficult circumstances.

Outcomes from this group that are likely to be of assistance to our welfare officer, and other items are distributed to those members who have interests.

Weston Air Day (this is a m was successful (a major fund raiser for military support in this area). Subsequent quarterly meetings have been conducted successfully.

RAF Air Cadets (ATC)

RAFA Weston-super-Mare Branch is affiliated with 290 Sqn Air Training Corps Weston-super-Mare (and associated Detached Flight at Burnham-on-Sea), and 1446 Sqn Air Training Corps Clevedon. Most activity is concentrated at Weston-super-Mare.

2024 Activity is summarised as follows:

Regular monthly Sqn visits. Our Reprehensive from RAFA attended 4 monthly committee meetings and Annual General meetings.

Quarterly 290 Sqn Civilian Committee meetings

He organised the Annual Disco evening for Cadets and 290 Sqn staff held at RAFA Club to thank both affiliated squadrons for assistance during the year, such as the Street collection, Battle of Church Service. Providing them with Music and snacks provided through RAFA Club.

Contact has been continued with squadron staff to keep abreast of the situation.

Summary of the main
achievements of the branch
during the year		 Wherever possible keeping contact with the RAF and RAFA families in
in the local Area, providing coffin drapes and Branch Standard at
funerals.
Informing all our members that Welfare support to the RAFA family. is
available
Holding a meaningful Battle of Britain church service,
Attended the Remembrance Parade with Town. The purpose of which
was to lay a RAFA Wreath in memory of those who died. Afterwards
all veterans were invited back to the Club along with the mayor.

Section E Financial review

A “Reserve” policy document was raised by the Branch for the property to
Brief statement of the identify the amount which we needed if we had to close the Club. This
branch’s policy on reserves known as the “Trigger Point”. This document is a working document and
is updated.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Fundraising continues all through the year collecting monthly from You may choose to include Garden Centres, Morrison, Asda and Tesco in most cases raising up to additional information, where £450 each time. relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the branch’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Iain Norris MBE

Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc)

Date

The Royal Air Forces Associat Weston-Super-Mare Branch Income and Expenditure Year ended 31 December 202

31.12.2023 INCOME 12,164.88 Wings Appeal Gross Proceeds Wings Rebate

12,164.88

1538.00 Rebate of Ordinary Life and Associate 2024 0.00 Rent from Welfare 37.00 Payments of Ordinary and Associate Subscriptions 1400.00 Rents receivable from Welfare Town Bid from Club 1860.00 Rents receivable from Club Payment from HQ Rent for Welfare Tax Insurance 4154.24 Council Tax and Insurance Payment from Club 191.10 Interest on Lloyds Deposit Account 500.00 Insurance refund 200.00 Donation for Club 0.00 85th Anniversary 0.00 Sundry 0.00 Transfer from Deposit account 0.00 Coffee morning proceeds from Club 0.00 TG3 watch sponsorship

9880.34 Total 22045.22 Grand Total

EXPENDITURE

EXPENDITURE
3945.88 Insurance
3022.33 Repairs, renewals and maintenance
1593.10 Council Tax
150.00 Printing, stationery, Advertising and Postage
1539.98 Branch Expenses
221.25 Town Bid
Paid for Sum-up
609.82 Club utilities
1589.83 Branch Expenses
370.00 Expenses for RAFA Meetings and Conferences
586.25 Pooled fares and levy
586.25 Bufet for Battle of Britain and Remembrance Day
0.00 Laptop
0.00 85th Anniversary expenditure
11806.71 Wings Appeal paid to HQ
780.00 Repayment interest on Loan from HQ
26801.40 Total

-2007.97 *** Deficit for year

The Royal Air Forces Associat Weston-Super-Mare Branch Balance Sheet Year ended 31 December 202

CURRENT ASSETS

420,444.40 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

119,139.20 CAPITAL EMPLOYED

NOTES

*Value figure increase based on 5% as per current practice

**Closed and transferred to Branch Treasurers Account

* Laptop purchase price 249.00 - depreciation 50% per year Interest accrued - assumed this is the annual total (780.00) minus the

Signed Signed Amanda Culpeck Hon. Branch Treasurer

Sandy Tub Hon. Branc

I have examined the Income and Expenditure and Balance Sheet of the ended 31 December 2024 and they appear to be correct and in accord

Signed

Jim McConnachie Auditor

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31.12.2024 14,591.08 ** 14,591.08 1,541.80 - - - 473.75 4,600.45 613.34 1,402.09 263.32 * 60.00 145.00 1,700.00 184.80 5,900.00 147.00 2,389.64 19,421.19 34,012.27 4060.60 8557.43 1476.54 298.60 101.00 0.00 19.95 1584.38 0.00 190.00 126.89 226.46 249.00 2275.00 14485.99 780.00 34,431.84

* -419.57 *tion 24 31.12.2024 £ 540,900.28 £ 124.50 £541,024.78 £ 6,103.00 £ 18,058.76 £ - £ 24,161.76 £565,186.54 £ 118,359.21 £118,359.21 £446,827.33 £ 118,359.21 £ 419.57 £117,939.64 £ 119,139.21 £ 780.00 £118,359.21 516.68 £118,875.89

deposit account interest (263.32)

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Weston-Super-Mare Branch for the year dance with the information given to me.

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