2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 April 2022 31 March 2023

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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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Martin Breeze			Members & Trustees
	Andrew Castle	Treasurer		Members & Trustees
	Suzanne Ewers			Members & Trustees
	Louise Hayton	Chairperson		Members & Trustees
	Bernie Iles			Members & Trustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Accountants	Kreston Reeves LLP	A2 Yeoman Gate, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, BN13 3QZ
Bankers	The Cooperative Bank	PO Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT
Solicitors	Mayo Wynne Baxter	24-26 High Street, Storrington, RH20 4DU

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) (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.

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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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Chairman’s Report Following the introduction of the £5 a month bank service charge by HSBC the Community Partnership, in April 2022 and having provided formal identification for several of the Trustees, completed the transfer to The Co-operative Bank. Two 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. Storrington Community Website in 2022 received more than 110,000 visitors, a growth of over 50% 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. Navigation was improved, including a search facility on the News Pages. Contact Us is now a link on the top bar. There has been a major increase in news postings. The focus is now on events and news items that trigger FB involvement. FB followers is now around 950. The residents page has been reviewed, updated and additional information added. The Partnership Policies and Procedures have all been reviewed, approved and reformatted. Project Storrington, one of our Trustees, David Wright, a member of the action committee looking at local opportunities for young people to reduce anti-social behaviour, engage young people in positive activities and provide them with safe spaces. The audit of all the current groups and activities has been compiled and have now all been added to the Community website. The Partnership continues to provide administrative support to the Storrington Business Network (formerly the Business Owners Club) and ensured that they were informed of all the assistance available from local government. Ukrainian Refugees - A meeting attended by Louise Hayton one of our Trustees ensured full coordination by the Village Hub of all aspects of support for Ukrainian Refugees. The Community Partnership are now actively supporting the Village Hub by hosting a South Downs Ukrainian Response page on the Community website, posting news and events as requested. Storrington Queen’s Platinum Jubilee event was by all accounts very successful. The Community Partnership had a stand featuring the Community website displaying screenshots and information. The trustees made a good showing and spoke to a fair number of attendees and handed out invites to local groups and businesses be included in the website directory. Our 2022 AGM was able to be held in person at the Storrington Village Hall on 14[th] November. 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.

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Section E Financial review

Reserves are that part of an organisation's unrestricted funds that is Brief statement of the freely available to spend on any of the organisation's purposes. charity’s policy on reserves 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

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Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report alx•ve. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturo(s} Full namel$ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc Louise Hayton Andrew Paul Castlè Chairperson Treasurer Date 3 December 2023 TAR December 2023

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