Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Feb Period end date 31 Jan From 2024 To 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charfty name Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre Other name5 charlty Is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1093848 Charity's prfnclpal address Cortonwood Comeback Communlty Centre Chapel Avenue Brampton Postcode S73 OXQ Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Trustee name OFltce Ilf anv) Date$ arted If ftot for whole year Name of person lor lJody} entltled to Int trustee Ilf any) Denise Lelliott Chair Person Katrina Claydon Treasurer 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. If any. (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Date5 acted if not for whole year **----- Start of picture text -----**
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Child Protection/Vulnerable |David Dunwell 17 Knollbeck Lane Brampton Barnsley $73 OTR
Adult Officer
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 onistiruton
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Trust
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed
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## Additional governance issues (Optional information) |Youmaychoose to include|Youmaychoose to include|The activities thatwe provide are based on the needs ofthe community| |---|---|---| |additional information, where
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Section C
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## Objectives and activities Cortonwood Comeback Communlty Centre (CCCC) was established in 1986 by the local community who recognised the need to tackle the problems of unemployment, exclusion and disadvantage wlthin Brampton Bierlow and the surrounding areas from the aftermath of the miners, strike. For over 30 years Cortonwood Comeback Centre has provlded a community service that is needs led, adapting the services to the needs of the communlty at any given time. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The community centre aim5 are to: "Overcome inequalitie5 and lack of occess to services that have a dirert impoct on the lives of the elderly, young people, and those on low incomes in an effort to advance education and provldefacilities in the interests of soclal welforefor recreation t7nd lelsure time, with the objettive of Improving quallty of life. We plan our work in accordance with our governing document and in consultation wlth the communlty this includes: Centre for Warmth Soclal Prescrlbln8 Employment Advice Cadent Gas- Gas Safe & Energy efficlent Houslng Support Beneflt Advice Debt Management Breakfast Club Social Groups Messy Monsters- Parent & Toddler Group Community Resource Centre Volunteer Opportunitles Room Hire Keep Fit Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for the publlc beneflt In relatlon to these objects (Include wlthln thSs sertion the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on publlc beneflt) Additlonal detalls of obJertlves and activities (Optional Informatlon) Our Main sourtr of fundlng continues to be from grant raising for specific projects. This financial year we have received funding and grants from Cadent Gas- Centre for Warth £148,557 South Yorkshlre Community Foundation- Green Social Prescribing £7472 Household Support fund -voluntary Action Rotherham (VAR} £501J) RMBC Leadership Fund£1250 You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about: policy on grantmakin& policy programme related Investment; • contributlon made by volunteers. We raise funds through room hire, community events donations. This money Is Used pay for core costs such as utilities, insurance, cleaning and maintenance of the buildln8. Room Hlre £18,439 Hub £1631 Keep fit £3093 MorrSsons New Van £8000 Section D Achievements and performance Section D Achievements and performance Centre for Warmth The centre for warmth continues to thrive. We deliver a combination of outreach and centre-based work. We deliver sessions in the community, these sessions include, energy efficiency, Co2 advice and distribution of monitors. We also hand out free slow cookers and electric blankets. We engaged with 900 individuals last year for this project. We have been able to Significantly increase our reach and signpost people on to other agencies, assist with job search and PIP claim forms and appeals. Summary ofthe main achlevements of the charfty durlng the year Food Bank Food bank- providing food for vulnerable famllies and indivlduals that were being refereed to us vla housing, early help and self-referral. We have now become a registered foodbank and work in partnership with RMBC, VAR we currently provide on average 33 food parcels per week providing food for approximately 75 individuals per week. Via fund from RMBC Household Support Fund we provlded Christmas Hamper for 59 families providing families with everything they need in terms of food and festivities for Christmas, 108 adults and 60 children benefited from this. Employment Advlce The employment advlce service Is an essential part of what the communlty centre offers. The support worker assists people with writing Cl's, applying for Jobs and accessing training. During the last year 53 accessed this service, some of those just for Cv's whilst a significant number of people needed I:1 sessions and more intensive support. We have built relationshlps with the job centre who si8npost on to our senlices. We have also set up training opportunities with the local learnlng forum that have supported people to access basis training in Food Hygiene, Health & Safety and Safeguarding, these have led to employment and at least one woman starting her own catering business. Beneflt Advlce/Pip Appea15 We continue to support people in accessing benefits completing forms for Pip and also helping with PIP appeals, our support worker also undertook several home visits for residents that weren't well enough to attend the community centre South Yorkshire Green Soclal Prescrlblng Grants The Programme provides small grants to community groups, social enterprises, and charities to make a real impact on local wellbeing. Its aim is to prevent and tackle mental health challenges by funding green (nature- based) and blue (water-related) activities that support people with needs ranging from loneliness and low mood to anxiety, depression, and long-term conditions requiring ongoing recovery support. Social prescribing connects individuals to non-medical activities that improve health and wellbeing, while green social prescribing focuses specifically on nature-ba5ed solutions such as outdoor exercise, gardening, or conservation. We work closely with VAR (Voluntary Action Rotherham) and local Doctors, surgeries, who make direct referrals into our social prescribing service, ensuring people can access the right support at the right Section D Achievements and performance time. Monday Morning Group. This group run5 on a Monday and has a regular attendance of 40 people with 46 people on the books. The group is currently attended by a mix of men and women who taking part in "making and doing" and bingos, Messy Monsters - Parent & Toddler Group The parent and toddler Eroup are managed by parents with the help of a support worker. It runs one session per week and is very popular in the community. The group offers play activities for children, gives advice to parents, informs parents about course and also have guest speakers that offer advice. We have seen a 5ignlficant increase in demand for this session. Community Resource Centre The centre continues to be a hub for the community and community groups alike. We support indlviduals, sometimes at their most vulnerable, we offer free meeting spaces when they need to meet with children's social care for example. We offer free rooms hire for communlty events, community consultation with the local authority and a free rent period for new groups. We also help new groups with thelr constitutions, setting up bank accounts and recrultlng people on to their projects. Community Events We run four large community events a year including Easter Bunny Hunt, Summer Fete, Halloween Scarecrow Hunt and Haunted Chapel and Community Christmas Event and Santa's Grotto Christmas. The events are all free to attend with the exception of the Grotto, we charge a nominal amount for the grotto to cover the costs of the gift. This year we have averaged 225 people per event. Keep flt for Less We continue to run our keep flt classes, we also added an addltional class. We have an average class attendance of 18 people and have also managed to keep the prices low and affordable. Volunteer Opportunltles Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre was established in 1986 after the miners, strike it was set up by the women action group who foresaw a need for help, advice and support after the decline of the mining industry. Volunteers continue to be the backbone of the centre and we are still managed by volunteers both at a management and operational level. We continue to offer volunteering opportunities for members of the community and wider opportunities taking volunteers from the probation service, schools and businesses. We have a robust volunteer policy and offer extensive trainlng opportunities enabling people to move on in to employment, run their own groups and apply for their own funding. Section E Financial review Brlef statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves To hold no more than 6 months running costs in reserve. Reserve5 are to be used to support unfunded running costs and to cover project cost in periods between funding. Detsils of any funds materially In deficlt Further financlal review details {Optlonal informatlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charitys principal sources of funds (including any fundraislng),. The general day to day management of the centre and the running of communlty 8roups 15 Still undertaken by volunteers who continue to be the backbone of the ￿ntre. how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charlty," investment pollry 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. Slgned on behalf of the charlWs trustees Slgnature{s) Full name(s) Posltlon (eg Secretsry. Chair. etc) Denise Lelllott Chair of the Trustees Date 28-04-2025 ',il.$3f 4 VJ r (ry In o In or- Jooo J¢oooo •t o )v (yo* 8.888 WWWWtyJf4 VAW Independent Examinerfs report on the Accounts Cortonwood Comeback Community Centre Charlty Number 1093048 Respective responslblliti88 of the Management Commltte• and examiner The Management Committee is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Management Committee considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; follow the procedures laid down in the general Dir8Ctions glven by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent èxaminer's statem6nt My examination was carrled out in accordance with the general d1￿ctionS glven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual it8ms or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the Management Committ8e concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenlly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out In the statement below. Independent oxaminer'8 Statement In connection with my examinatlon, no matter has come to my attention {1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any materlal respect, the requirements below to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130of the Charities Act,. to prepa￿ accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act, have not been met; or (2) to which, in my oplnion, attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name: Melanie Houghton Signed: Address: 56 Grove Road West Melton Rotherham S63 6PD Date: 14 April 2025