## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From** 1/04/2023 **To** 31/03/2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details Longford Neighbourhood services Centre ## **Other names charity is known by** The Roy Humphreys Centre after former manager. ## **Registered charity number (if any)** 1088840 **Charity's principal address** 86 Sandy Lane Longford **Postcode WA29AU** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 3 Roy Chester 1 Jean Chester 2 Jean Humpreys **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if** **not for whole year** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** **Description of the charity’s trusts** Charity commission governing document and constitution. Type of governing document Charity commission governing document and constitution. Type of governing document Incorporated How the charity is constituted Trustee selection methods Elected **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** ## **Section C Objectives and activities** Further benefit the residents of Longford, and the surrounding areas of Orford. Without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race, or political, religious or other opinions by associating together. That said working with residents, local authorities and voluntary organisations in a common effort to advance education. To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure. With the aim of improving the conditions of life to local residents. Original statement by former manager. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objectives:** During 2023/2024 we were still dealing with the impact the cost-of-living crisis and trying to support staff, volunteers, customers and residents, in the best possible way that we could. We continued to run a Healthy Neighbours Project to improve Health and Well-being of residents within a deprived area local to deliver initiatives rto make the community healthier . We were able to re-open the community café, train staff to food hygiene level 2, the community are supporting the café and despite the challenges of the cost of living, we are offering affordable food still as we don’t want this to be a barrier to people accessing support and we aim to reduce social isolation. We have continued to run community trips and events and create a positive safe space. ## **Addldetails details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The governance, fundraising, funding and maintaining the centre. The charity as historically run by volunteers and the trustees have been advised to look at how they can make the charity sustainable in the future including to gain funding or a full-time charity Manager and staff for the community café. To also address the bank accounts and making it more digital and modern. Volunteers give over 100 a week of dedication to the centre and some have supported the centre for over twenty years. Some of the volunteers are older and having their own health and other issues. We need to look at how the charity can attract skilled volunteers to help with the cafe and groups and trustees that can bring skills to support the needs of the charity. ## **Section E Financial review** ## **reserves £13,500** ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit n/a** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** ## **Longford Neighbourhood Services Centre** ## **Statement of Accounts 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023** TSB Account 38,661.45 Longford Residents Association 13,555.91 ## **Opening Balances** ## **52.217.30** |**Income**||| |---|---|---| |Café Takings||1158.07| |torus||53750| |WBC and other grants||750| |room rental||2800| |misc.||508.46| |||**58966.53**| |**Expenditure**||| |café||1891| |salaries and HMRC||36,700| |bills and utilities||3423| |misc. including events||10693| |equipment and extra charity||8035| |||**60742**| |**Closing Balances**||| |Lloyds TSB|39.721.31|| |Residents Association|13.555.91|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Roport to th• trust•••l Mom￿r$ of The Roy Humphrey5 Centre On accounts for the year ended 2004 Charity no arly) out on pa9e$ 12&3 l ￿port to Ihe trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the above charity I"Ihe Trust") for the year anded R•spon8ibllttle8 and basbs of r8port AS thg charrty truslaos ¢1 Ihe Trust, YOU arg re$pon$ible for thg preparation of Ihe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111-Ihe Acl"l. I report in respect of my examination of the TfUSt'S 8ccounts carited out und8r 88clion 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have cornpleled rny examinalion. I confirrn Ihal no material rnattèrs have cotne lo rny attention lothgr thati that disclosed below'l in ¢onne¢lion with the examinatKJn whlch gives m& cause to beleve thai In. any mat8rial re$p8Ct'. . accountlng records were not kept in ac¢c*dante ￿th s8ction 130 of the Act or . the account5 do nol accord with Ihe accounting records Indop•nd•nt •xamln•rf8 statement I have no conoms and have corne a(xoss no other mattets in Connection with the examination lo which allenlion $hould be drawn In order to enable a proptr undtrstanding or the accounts lo be reached. ' Please dal&le the words ￿? the br8ckets if they do not 8ppIy. Signed.. S L Mullen Dats.. Name.. Susan Lynda Mullen Relevant professlonal qualthcatlonl81 or body Ilf any).. Address.. 49 Montrose Close Fearnhead Warrington. WA2 OSD ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Full name(s)**[Jean Humphreys ] ## **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Treasurer ## **Date** 30/1/2025 **TAR** 9 March0 **2012**