2021-03-31-accounts

Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional information)
T	ofadviser Name		Address
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optional information)
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Description ofthe charity's		trusts
	Type ofgoverning document		Constitution adopted May 20'" 2006, with amendments dated July 1" 2006; April 19'"2008; June 28'" 2015; and June 29'" 2019.
	How the charity is constituted		Charitable Trust
	Trustee selection methods		Appointed annually by the Trust Membership at its Annual General Meeting. to serve a three year term, or, ifappointed during a year,
			appointed by Trustees to actas a Trustee, but only until the next following
			Annual General Meetin
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where			1.Membership ofthe Trust is open to all age groups, with those under the age of18years being enrolled free ofcharge.
relevant, about:			2.The Trustees are responsible forthe day to day management	of its
~	policies and procedures adopted forthe induction	and	administration, and its Hostels. They have authority to delegate work to volunteer Members where expertise is accepted as being adequate.
	training oftrustees;		3.Members views are sought at Annual General Meetings; Trustees
~	the charity's organisational structure and any wider		Meetings; and also at 'Open Meetings arranged from time to time.
	network with which the charity		4.The Trust has many Policy Statements in place, and these are reviewed
	works;		regularly. Examplesare Safeguarding'; Health andSafety;	Finance;
~	relationship with any related parties;		Governance'; 'Environmental'; 'Data Handling and Protection; and Yr iaith Gymraeg lthe Welsh Language'.
~	trustees' consideration of		5.No Trustee or volunteer Member receives any remuneration	or other
	major risks and the system		benefit, and may only be reimbursed for goods, and materials	purchased,
	and procedures to manage		and service charges incurred, on behalf ofthe Trust.
	them.
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			1.To advance the education of the public, especially ofyoung	people of
			limited means, in conservation, protection and improvementof	the
			environment, by such means as the Trustees may consider appropriate,
Summary ofthe objects ofthe			including the provision of Hostels, and other accommodation,	toenable
charity set out in its			them to participate in educational activities.
governing document
			2.To provide, orassist in the provision of, facilities in the interests of
			social welfare forrecreation, orother leisure time occupation,	of
			individuals who have need of such facilities, b reason of their	outh,
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						age, infirmity, disability, financial hardship, or social circumstances	with	with
						the object of improving their conditions of life.
						3.To preserve, and protect the health ofall, especially young people		of
						limited means.
						4.To promote, for the benefit of the public, the conservation and
						protection and improvementof the physical and natural environment.
						5. In planning and carrying out our activities forthe year, we have kept in
						mind the Charity Commission s Guidance on Public Benefit' during		our
						Trustee and Open Meetings.
						The activities undertaken during the year include the following:-
						5.1.The provision and management oftwo Hostel accommodation	units
						in the Mid-Wales Elenydd area ofthe Cambrian Mountains.
						5.2.The provision ofthis accommodation at low cost to all visitors,	with
						reduced rate charges forthose on low income benefit support, and	young
Summary	ofthe main					persons, including Duke of Edinburgh Award participants.
activities	undertaken			for	the
public benefit			in relation		to	5.3.That free membership ofthe Trust, is made available to all those
these objects			(include	within		under the age of18years of age.
this section		the statutory
declaration		that trustees			have	5.4.The encouragement ofvolunteer involvement in all aspects ofthe
had regard		to	the guidance			management ofthe Trust.
issued by	the		Charity
Commission		on public				5.5.The appointment ofa Volunteer Environmental Officer, and the
benefit)						support ofcountryside organisations such as The Mid-Wales Red
						Squirrel Partnership'; The West Wales Rivers Trust'; bird and wildlife
						observation; as well as waste recycling management, and using 'eco-
						friendly' household cleaning materials.
						5.6. Promoting the Cambrian Mountains Astro Trail, and the Cambrian
						Way long distance footpath.
						These Activities benefit the Public as a whole, irrespective ofage,
						gender, disability, or social circumstance, and especially young people of
						limited means.

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Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year			During the accounting period April 1"2020 to March 31"2021 the two Hostels Dolgoch and Ty'n Cornel were hit by the Covid pandemic, but emerged in a strong position. The Hostels closed on March 20'" 2020, just before the new Financial Year commenced and, other than fora very
			short period in October, did not re-open until mid-April 2021, after the
			Financial Year had finished. Just 38 ovemights were recorded by both
			Hostels in the year in question.
			During the period ofclosure, the Hostel Managers made occasional
			visits, always in line with current Welsh Government Regulations, to
			check on the Hostels, do any essential maintenance, and arrange access
			for any external contractors. With regard to more specialise maintenance
			work we continue to seek the services of local contractors whenever
			possible. The work they have undertaken during the year included the
			regular maintenance ofthe fire alarm and emergency lighting systems,
			fire appliances, the annual gas appliance checks, and drainage works.
			Chlorination of the water supply took place at both Hostels.
			Work in this period was carried out to make the Hostels Covid compliant.
			Risk assessments were carried out, non-essential items were removed
			from the kitchens and common rooms, including the removal and storing
			away of books, soft furnishings and kitchen crockery, and the purchase	of
			specialist cleaning materials. New arrangements for bedding and laundry
			are in place, and the Wardens have Covid cleaning instructions.
			Registration was achieved with an external agency "We' re Good to Go"
			which is approved by Visit Wales'; this gives visitors re-assurance that
			we have appropriate Covid procedures in place.
			Seven Trustee meetings and one Open Meeting have been held via
			Zoofn.
			All Trust policies are reviewed and updated every 3years and during the
			past yearthe Environmental Policy; Equality and Diversity Policy; Food
			Safety Policy; and Accident and Incident Reporting Policy have been
			updated.
			At Ty n Cornel the recently installed satellite phone system was taken
			inside the Hostel building by installing cables across the yard from the
			shed which contains the connection equipment. The out-dated sewerage
			system was upgraded to keep foul water and fresh water separate in
			order to enable the septic tank to function properly. Plans were
			developed forthe provision of additional self- contained accommodation
			in the form ofa high-specification Shepherd's Hut in the garden, and a
			planning application was submitted to Ceredigion County Council, the
			plans being drawn up by a local architect. The grounds around the Hostel
			continued to be maintained with wildlife in mind, including have a hedge
			expertly laid by a local contractor.
			At Dolgoch an ultraviolet water filter was fitted, removing the requirement
			to boiling the water before drinking. The filter uses new ultraviolet light-
			emitting diode (UV-LED) technology, which makes it suitable forthe
			Hostel's off-grid solar electricity system. Plans were also developed for
			the installation ofan improved electrical system with sufficient capacity
			and energy storage to meet the future needs ofthe Hostel. Provision is
			planned for improved lighting throughout the Hostel; a fridge during the
			summer months; and other future requirements.
			The checki of DBSvolunteera ications has continued.
			March 2012

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							For the period from				1stA	rii 2020		To		Period end date 31st March 2021
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							Unrestricted funds				Restricted funds			Endowment funds		Total	funds		Last year
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A1 Receipts
Legacies and Covid			Grants							66,328									52,500
Donations										3,503							3,503
Gift Aid										552									536
Bank Interest										1,903							1,903		680
Memberships.										3,491									1,956
Hostel Income										4,011									17,324
Sales										152
Miscellaneous										60									14
Sub total		(Gross income for AR)								80,000							S0,000
A2 Asset and		investment			sales,
(see table).
				Sub total
			Total		receipts												SQ,OOQ
A3 Pa ments
Hostel Repairs and Renewals										7,476							7,478		8,182
Light and Heat										870									1,182
Cleaning										1,944							1t944		2,700
Insura ness										4,435									3,540
Telephones										885									925
Postages, Stationery. Booking Commission			Advertising							1,925 214									2,685 595
Administration										211									351
Miscellaneous										163									1,327
				Sub total						18,123
A4 Asset and		investment
urchases, (see table)
				Sub total
			Total payments							16'I23
Net ofreceiptsl(payments)										61,6?7
A5 Transfers		between		funds
A6 Cash funds			last year		end					172,435							172,436		119,512
Cash funds this				year end						234y312							231,'716		172,436

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												Unrestricted			Restricted				Endowment
		Categories				Details						funds				funds			funds
												to nearest		6	to	nearest		6	to nearest 6
61 Cash		funds				Cash at Banks							234,312
									Total		cash funds	234,312
						(agree	balances		with receipts and payments
											account(s))	GK			GK				GK
												Unrestricted			Restricted				Endowment
												funds				funds			funds
						Details						to nearest		6	to	nearest		R	to nearest 6
62 Other		monetary assets				VAT								273
						Details						Fund to which asset belon s			Cost (optional)				Current value o tional
63 Investment			assets
												Fund to	which						Current value
						Details						asset belon		s					o tional
84Assets retained for				the		Tyncornel	Hostel Buildings				and Contents	Unrestricted				142,500
charity's		own	use			Dolgoch Hostel		Buildings		and Contents		Unrestricted				126,523
												Fund to	which		Amount		due		When due
						Details						liabili	relates			0 'tlonal			o tional
85 Liabilities						Suppliers						Unresticted						252
						Deferred Payments						Unresticted						4,972
						Contingent	Liability		- Tyncornel (1)			Unrestricted						5,000	When sold
						Contingent	Liabilities - Dolgoch (3)					Unrestricted					15,000		When sold
Signed behalf	by one or two trustees of all the trustees			on				Signature						Print	Name				Date of a roval
														D E Matthews					F//W