Grassington Hub
{Charltable Incorporated Organisation )
(Registered Charity Number: 1136898>
Annual Report & Financial Statements
for the year ended
31st December 2023

Grassington Hub
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation )
Contents
Index
Page
Trustees Annual Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Receipts & Payments Accounts
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Notes to the Accounts

Trustees. Annual Report
From: 1st January 2023
To:
31st December 2023
Charlty's full name
Grassington Hub
Registered Charity number
1136898
Ob
ectives and actlvltles
Summary of the purposes of the charlty set out In Its governlng document
To further or benef1t the residents of Grassington and its surrounding communities and visitors without
distinction of age, race, gender. sexual orienlalion or religion by associating th8 said residents and visitors
and the local authorities. voluntary and other organisations, in a common effort to advance education and
to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the
objectiv8 of improving the conditions of lif8 for the residents and visitors. In furtherance of these objects,
the organisation will have the power to provide a community centre and maintain, manage or co-operate
with any slalulory authority in the maintenance and management of the centre for activities undertaken or
promoted by the organisation in the furtherance of the above objects.
Summary of the maln actlvltles In relatlon to those purposes for the publ1¢ benaflt, In partlcular,
the activitles, projects or servlces Identlfled In the accounts
Community Library, including Home Library.
Grassington Lunch Club
Community Cinema
Men's Shed
Friday Hub Wellbeing Café
Knit N Natter
Family History
Community Website
Second Hand Book Shop
Office Service and Ticket Sales
Warm Space
The trustees consider that they have complied with their duties to have due regard to the public benefit
guidanc8 published by the Charity Commission.
Additional detalls of objectives and actlvltles
A full-time manager gives administrative support and consistency, coordinating and training a team of local
volunteers. Placements are offered for work experience for students and undergraduates, and experience
of voluntèering for Duuke of Edinburgh sludents. Our volunteers are our strength and the Hub's success
is undoubtedly due to the hard work and dedicalion of its management team and its volunteers.

Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the dlfference the charity's work has
made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
January saw the official opening of our second-hand bookshop. which had a very successful first year
generating an income of over £3000. This is proving to be a very valuable facility both for those wishing to
recycle bookslDVDs and for those who wish to pick up a bargain! The money raised goes towards the
running costs of The Hub.
January also saw the launch of the Friday Hub, our well-being café. Working in partnership with Pioneer
Projects, the Friday Hub is part of the Craven Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs network. The café takes
place at Church House and has been a great success. It will increase from one session a month to
sessions in January 2024.
We've continued to offer a warm space over the winter months as a response to high fu81 costs. Our
upstairs activity room has board games, jigsaws and craft materials for people lo use. In our bookshop
downstairs, we have chairs and a coffee lable next to a radiator. In addition to Knit n Natter and Family
History, our regular free drop in daytime activities in The Hub, we've also run other activities in 2023
includinq needle feltinq and silk paintinq.
In March we were honoured with a Craven District Council Legacy Award. This award recognised our
organisation for providing an exemplary service lo the distnct. going above and beyond to serve th8
community and making a significant difference to the lives of Cravèn residents.
During 2022 we took part irs a pilot project, Staying Healthy, Ind8pendent and Connected {SHIC) which
seeks to enable residents lo continue to live healthy, happy, and independent lives within their
communities and to reduce, delay or prevent their need for long-term statutory social care or health
seNice care and support. The pilot finished on 31st March 2023, and the Hub has been contracted lo
continue this Work from 1st April 2023 for a further Ihree years. This project is funded by North Yorkshir8
Council Health & Adult Services. This work is an extension of the work we have been doing for the last
few years and is a good fit for our objectives.
2023 has been another successful year for Grassington Community Library showing an increase in active
borrowers and in the number of items issued. Our fortnighlly Home Library Delivery service remains
popular. and w8 have increased the number of rou18S to include Gills Top Nursing Home. We continue to
enjoy regular visits from our local primary schools,. this may have contributed to the record number of
children (521 sianing up for the Summer Readinq Challenqe and the excellent successful completion rate
Grassington Men's Shed has conlinued to thrive Mice weekly. Some members of The Shed work on their
own projects.. others work on recycling wood to make items which can be sold and on community projects
including renovating the benches around Grassington and building sets for local productions. In 2023 the
shedders made the PRIDE letters for the first Pride in Ihe Dales event.
We have secured funding for a Befriending Service and during 2023 have been working on tha policies,
processes and training needed. This service will be introduced in 2024.
Our community minibus had been increasingly used during the year by Upper Wharfedale School who in
September approached us with an offer lo buy. After seven years, use by The Hub we are very pleased to
see it remaining in the community. The funds raised by the sale will support our other community projects.
Grassington Community Cinema, our second longest running community activity, continues to be
successful with its monthly screening of popular films in The Octagon.
The monthly lunch club is still going strong after seven years. With 42 guests attending the Christmas
lunch in December where each guest enjoyed a spectacular Christmas lunch and received a Christmas
gift.
In 2023 the trustees were approached by Grassington Devonshire Institute Iruslees and asked to consider
a move to an area at the Town Hall which is to be redeveloped, with possible availabilily late 2024. The
trustees diligently examined this proposition, do not consider that area to be either practical or financially
viable and consequently have declined the offer.

Our volunteer numbers remain buoyant and none of our activities would be possible without their support.
Whether it be helping in The Hub on receplion, in the library, second-hand bookshop, Lunch club, Friday
Hub, cinema, Men's Shed or running other activities, all are valued and all support is greatly appreciated.
Financial review
Review of the Charity's financlal position at the end of the period
At the end of the period, the Hub is in a stable financial position. The SHIC funding provided £15,000
towards our community work. We received £7,500 funding from Transforming Community Mental Health
Craven IVCS) lo run our wellbeing café, The Friday Hub, as part of the Craven Mental Health & Wellbeing
Hubs Network. (This funding is for 18 months.) The £5,000 from the sale of our minibus has given us
additional monies for our other seNices. Generous regular donations from local people amounted to
over £8,000. We are very appreciative of all donations that we receive. Our reserves are healthy and
put us a stron9 Posltion to start 2024.
Statement 8xplaSnlng the pollcy for holding reseThes Statlng why they are held
It is our policy that at least 9 months reserves are held lo give our paid employee some job security.
Amount of reserves held
Unrestricted funds were £84,679 at 31 December 2023.
Reasons for holding zero reserv•s
NIA
Funds materlally In deficit
NIA
Explanatlon of any uncertalntlas about the charlty contlnulng as a golng concern
None
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Descrlption of the ¢harlty'S trusts
Type of governing document
Consitution document
How the charity Is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selectlon methods Includlng
details of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to post or
name of any person or body entitled
to appoint one or rnore trustees
Co-opted by the Board and ratified at Board meeting.
Appointments confirmed al Annual General Meeting

Charity's full name
Grassington Hub
Other names the charlty Is known by
Charity's prlncipal address
Manor Hill Barn
Garrs Lane
Grassington
Postcode BD23 SAT
Names of the trustees who mana
e the chari
Trust•• name
Offlce lif any)
Dates actod If not for
whol• y•ar
Name of person lor body)
•ntStled to appolnt tru$tO•
Carol Headley
Jean Slater
Lyndsey Earl
Philip Grady
Neil Todd
David Isaac
Heather Williams
Pamela Serieant
Chair
Secretary
From 19th June 2023
From 19th June 2023
1st January - 19th Jun¢ 2023
Isl January- 19th June 2023
1st January - 18th December 2023
Declaratlon
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Annual Report and Accounts
Slgned on behalf of tho charlty'$ trustees CA.
Slgnature
Full Name PA r4 >rtEfi PLC
Posltlon
Date

Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Grassington Hub
I report on the accounts of:
Grassington Hub
for the year ended:
31st December 2023
which are set out on pages 6 to 8.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'}.
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 145{51{b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
l accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
the Act; or
2 the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
2y-I
o fq/LW
Jeff Todd (FCA)
Outsource independent examination
service5
The Hiscox Buildin8
Peasholme Green
York YOI 7PR
Date;

Grassington Hub
(Registered Charity Number.. 11368981
Receipts & Payments Accounts for the year ended:
31st December 2023
2023
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
Unrestrlrted
funds
Restrlrted
funds
Recelpts
Grant5
2,310
15,0(XJ
8,085
2,310
15,0(h)
8,085
17.060
siiic
Donations
17.501
35,611
507
344
Contracts
Rent
Office sale5
Men's shed
Community tran5Pgrt
Llbrary
Cornmission5
Fundra15ing events
Well being cafè
Book shop
Web Site fees
Cinema
Lunch club
Interest
S07
1.570
4,090
9,184
2,470
1,045
783
7,509
3,174
3,020
3,334
1,070
851
64.002
S07
1,570
4,090
9,184
2,470
1,045
783
7,S09
3,174
3,020
3,334
1.070
851
2.193
1.649
2,403
509
5.371
2.080
59
Total recelpt5
64,002
85,287
Payments
Clnèma
2,332
I,oii
3,477
1,053
944
2.332
I,oii
3.477
1,053
944
Lunih club
Mens shed
4.232
1.462
Communlty transport
Well being calé
8èlriending strvlce
In-house servlces
380
133
133
Fundraisin6 events
Webslte
79
79
3.031
660
660
Staff salarle5
24,003
1,982
85
24,003
1,982
85
31.634
Staff penslons
Staff trainin8 & expenses
Rent
18
12,5C
289
12,SCB)
289
12.500
402
Rates, refuse & watèr
Electricity & gas
Equipment
Repairs & maintenance
Website & IT
3,558
3,558
2.110
1.970
113
113
138
680
Printing & stationery
Telephone
Insurance
Computer & software
Photo¢opyin8
Bank charges
Consultancy & professional fees
Other office costs
Total payments
2,065
773
2,065
773
1,317
1,331
907
701
975
L,317
1331
2.213
399
574
399
574
580
1,601
60,659
1,601
60,659
858
64,411
Net of receipt5llpaymentsl
Balance brought lornvard
3,343
3,343
20,876
81,336
6,660
87,996
67,120
Balance carrled forAtard
84,679
6,660
91.339
87,996

Grassington Hub
(Registered Charity Number: 11368981
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at:
31st December 2023
2023
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Current account
Savings account
Petty cash
1,403
82,745
531
84,679
1,403
89,405
531
91,339
6,438
81,064
494
87,996
6,660
6,660
2023
Total
funds
2022
Total
funds
Unrestrirted
funds
Restricted
funds
Liabilities
Independent Examination fee
450
450
450
450
450
450

Grasslngton Hub
(Registered Charity Number: 1136898}
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended:
31st December 2023
l Basis of accounts
Registration and comparative figures
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 and prepared
the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
2 Restricted funds
These funds from the Two Ridings Foundation are towards the establishment of a wellbeing
café and befriending service in 2023.
roval of accounts for the
ear ended:
31st December 2023
The report and accounts were
approved at a meeting of the trustees
held on:
.18 . ". Z&r
Date
Signed for and on behalf of the trustees Date
Print name
Position (e.g. Chair etc)