## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 April 2021 31 March 2022 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Storrington Community Partnership **Other names charity is known by** Storrington & Sullington Community Partnership (old name) **Registered charity number (if any)** 1123409 **Charity's principal address** April Cottage, Greyfriars Lane, Storrington West Sussex **Postcode RH20 4HE** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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1 Martin Breeze Members & Trustees
2 Andrew Castle Treasurer Members & Trustees
3 Suzanne Ewers Members & Trustees
4 Louise Hayton Chairperson Members & Trustees
5 Bernie Iles Members & Trustees
6 David Wright Members & Trustees
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** September 2022 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Accountants Kreston Reeves LLP A2 Yeoman Gate, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex,
BN13 3QZ
Bankers The Cooperative PO Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8
Bank 6WT
Solicitors Mayo Wynne Baxter 24-26 High Street, Storrington, RH20 4DU
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Association Model) Constitution Type of governing document dated 3 December 2019 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed and elected by members and trustees (see section 13 of the Trustee selection methods Constitution) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) (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; Storrington Community Partnership became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation at the beginning of April 2020. The Partnership has been a registered charity since December 2007 and until April 2020 was a Company Limited by Guarantee. Membership of the Partnership is open to anyone who is interested in furthering its purposes. A member may be an individual, a corporate body, or an individual or corporate body representing an organisation which is not incorporated. - 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To develop projects and to obtain resources (human and financial) for the benefit of the inhabitants of Storrington and Sullington and surrounding communities, to advance education, relieve poverty and to provide facilities, for social welfare, recreation, and other leisure time occupation with the objects of improving their conditions of life. **TAR** September 2022 2 Storrington Community Partnership is a membership organisation of people working together to help improve and sustain Storrington and surrounding neighbourhoods for the benefit of local people. All Trustees of the Partnership have signed the Charity Commission Trustee Eligibility Declaration confirming they adhere to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** The Partnership has the general aim of bringing together all who are interested in and committed to working to ensure a lively, lasting, and enriching future for our village and neighbouring communities. Community Partnerships have the role of bringing together local individuals and groups in an inclusive way to develop and deliver community initiatives through an action plan. Working alongside the statutory bodies and other local groups, Community Partnerships can: - Bring together individuals and groups with a shared interest in their local area under a common action plan, planned and delivered together - Deliver improvements to their local communities which may not happen in any other way - Offer a community-based perspective in relation to local issues and concerns - Raise funds for their local area from charitable and other sources unavailable to statutory bodies ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The Trustees manage the affairs of the Charity and direct the work of the Partnership to address identified concerns and needs of those who live and work in the community. Several Partnership volunteers provide administrative support to the Trustees. Partnership members work on the projects in furtherance of the objects of the Trust. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; The Trustees have revised and approved relevant operational policies, including Health & Safety, First Aid, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults for Projects, and Fire & Premises. All administrative procedures are discussed with our volunteers. All may be inspected in the files in the Registered office, and are subjected to a regular compliance review by the Trustees. - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** September 2022 3 Section D Achievements and performance **The Chairman’s Report Summary of the main achievements of the charity** The Community Partnership bank was HSBC but they introduced a £5 a **during the year** month bank service charge which we simply could not afford. Urgent action was needed. Investigations showed that many of the newer more ethical banks did not offer banking services to community groups though the larger clearing banks still do. We wanted an ethical bank and after substantial research by our Treasurer we agreed that the best option would be to apply for a Community Directplus bank account with The Cooperative Bank. We have completed a lengthy online application form, and are dealing with various questions and requests from the Co-op for formal identification for several of the Trustees. We anticipate that we will complete the transfer early in the new financial year. Three newsletters were produced during the year providing updates on the activities of the Partnership and information relevant to our activities were sent to members and other interested parties. This could not have been done without Judy Palmer our editor. The Community Partnership helped and supported the summer 2021 launch of a new Sussex Wildlife Trust regional group covering Storrington and the Arun Valley region of the county. Supporting the aims and objectives of SWT will be core to the group's annual programme along with incorporating appropriate additional initiatives and priorities. Storrington Community Website in 2021 received more than 73,000 visitors, a growth of over 20% from the previous year. Website development is entirely carried out by Partnership volunteers under guidance of Andy Castle which allows us to be responsive and keep costs very low. Last year it was identified that major structural changes were required in order to ensure that the website can interface with the growing social media and communication systems. There were about 20 separate steps in the rebuild. After months of preparation the major ones were implemented at the beginning of June 2021 and, except for 4 hours one morning when the major transition was done, the website has been up and available for use throughout. We are now putting more attention into how we work with social media promoting local community driven news items and events. The Partnership are actively supporting Project Storrington, one of our Trustees, David Wright, is a member of the action committee who are looking at local opportunities for young people to reduce anti-social behaviour, engage young people in positive activities and provide them with safe spaces. An audit of all the current groups and activities has been compiled to provide a baseline, and to highlight what needs expanding or improving, and where there are gaps. We will be actively promoting opportunities through the Community website and the associated social media. Storrington on Show 2021 took place in October at the Chanctonbury Leisure Centre. There were twenty-one exhibitors who were keen to recruit having lost volunteers over the previous 18 months. Our questionnaires to visitors and exhibitors showed that two thirds of the visitor felt encouraged to join organisations and also tell others about what they had learnt, along with 31 were new membership sign-ups at the event. **TAR** September 2022 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance The Partnership continues to provide administrative support to the Storrington Business Owners Club and ensured that they were informed of all the assistance available from local government. We are heavily involved in the footfall monitoring project, reviewing the data produced along with the structural information used before providing reports to the local businesses. For the financial year 2021/2022 Horsham District Council changed the way it offered ECD Grants to an initial £500 for operational funding to all the Community Partnerships within the district with a further £800 on application for specific activities or projects. Our 2021 AGM was able to be held in person at the Storrington Village Hall with a good turnout. Our speaker was Jodie Davies from the Life Community Church who talked about the Development of the Storrington Village Hub that aims to provide a meeting place and activities for all parts of the community. Finally, I would like to thank all my fellow trustees, and the other members of the Partnership, who have worked to sustain and develop the activities of the Partnership this past year. **TAR** September 2022 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Reserves are that part of an organisation's unrestricted funds that is freely available to spend on any of the organisation's purposes. For its operating costs, Storrington Community Partnership relies on income from grants occurring on an annual basis. There is a high level of uncertainty about the income (e.g. whether grants will be available). A grant for operating costs was only available for two out of the last five years. For this reason, it is prudent to keep several years running costs in reserve. In addition, there are potential costs for replacement or repair of equipment and unpredicted acquisition of new equipment. It is prudent to keep sufficient funds in reserve to be able to replace this equipment and acquire such equipment which may be necessary for its on-going activities in future. . **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **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** **TAR** September 2022 6 Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees Signaturels) Full namels) Positlon (eg Secretary. 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