2023-03-31-accounts - The Boatshed Charity

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 05 04 2022 To 04 04 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

The Boatshed Charity

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 249950

N/A

Charity's principal address

Mablethorpe Coastal Centre 32 Victoria Road Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire Postcode LN12 2AQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Terence Stow
	Pasanee Sear
	Colin Matthews

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Trust deed

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trust

Trustee selection methods

(e.g. appointed by, elected by)

Board of Trustees

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;
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

The following Objectives are directed to support the People of Mablethorpe & the surrounding area.

Facilitate the further advancement and education, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of it training courses and life skills courses to those in need of such education.
Relieve financial hardship among people living, through the provision of debt and money management advice, guidance, and support.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To further or benefit the residents without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race, ability, age or of political, religious, or other opinions.
Associate & work local authorities, voluntary groups, and other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities for the delivery of supporting programs to aid community advancement, social welfare, personal health, education, employment & recreation facilities to improve the conditions of life for residents.
In furtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: to establish or secure the establishment of a community centre which is independent and voluntary and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects.

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Centre re-established & opened post COVID lockdowns.
New volunteers recruited to support residents, providing new signposting capabilities to directing people to the services they need.
Facilities provided to support organisations to help people with addiction issues.
Computers, internet access & telephone facilities free at the point of use provided to the residents.
Winter Warm support boxes distributed to known vulnerable members of the community.
Printing & copying services implemented to support education, employment & benefits agency needs on our residents.

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)

Show & tell open days with social landlords & support services undertaken.
Centre achieved Safe Warm Space status within the region through the 2022/23 winter of discontent providing a safe environment, hot food & drinks, and a social platform to meet new people and remove social isolation.
Established support network for Blue Badge & Concessionary Bus Passes for the elderly as services now are online and unable to be accessed by the digitally disenfranchised elderly population.
30 week program “Move Project” delivered by Lincs CVS supporting the youth in the area & delivering education, confidence & self-worth.
In support of the local business community a carnival was organised and delivered to extend the holiday season and bring in additional income & entertainment to the town.
Supported (in the short term, food, drink, heat & cleanliness) & then found accommodation (longer term support) for several rough sleeping young people during the winter.
Supported the local Royal British Legion which gained a national award for their community work from their base at the Coastal Centre.
Supported delivery of cookery lessons to residents in how to cook your own fresh food on a shoestring budget.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Community Centre remained open throughout the year including Summary of the main Christmas & new year, in a financially devasted area, where many other achievements of the charity providers were closed. during the year

See Section C for performance delivery

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

There is no current policy on reserves within the Charity.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Grant Awards received from Mablethorpe Town Council & East Lindsey District Council.

the charity’s principal Public donations. sources of funds (including any fundraising); Charged other community organisations to undertake their printing &
• how expenditure has copying needs. supported the key objectives Mablethorpe Carnival Committee various social fund raising activities & a
of the charity; small community grant support from Tesco.
investment policy and objectives including any Pop up room rental to various community groups & businesses. ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Date 31/01/24

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The Boastshed Charity A¢count$ 2022123 Income & Ex enditure account lor ear end: 31.03.23 Value E 5,548.77 Notes: nk Bèlance as of 1st Aprll 2023 lyeèr st8rt1 C3rniv31 Reserve5 as of 1st April 2023 Iyear Startl 4,807.67 Year Actual Bank Statement Incorne Room Hire What's On TIdngS Advert Grant5 Printing & Copying Bus Pass & Online Applications Events Coastal Centre Donations Coast81 Centre misc rnival Income 7,227.51 27.95 3,680.00 3,200.00 1,951.11 82.00 7.227.51 27.95 3.680.1)0 3,200.00 1,951.11 82.00 600.00 1,064.19 13,902.73 600.00 1,064.19 13,902.73 Internal Bank Tr8nsfer of Funds from Carnival to Boatshed Account already included in the above 1,125.00 1,125.00 Boatshed Banked Income Total 30,610.49 30,610.49 Bank St8temerf Ex ertditute Gas 2,551.18 2,717.24 515.52 1,214.27 19.76 6,608.66 1,437.47 395.16 473.78 2,551.18 2,717.24 515.52 1,214.27 19.76 6,608.66 1,437.47 395.16 473.78 Phone & Broadband Water & W3Ste Stationaryl Administration Photocopier Cost5 Community Maga2ine Publicatlons Insurances Contr3Cts l Licences Coastal CentrÈ Misc Carnival Bank Expenditure 18,166.59 18,166.59 Account already included in the above 1,125.00 1,125.00 Boatshed Expendlture Total 32,974.63 32.974.63 Balance Boat5hed Bank Trading Balance Carnival Bank Trading Balance 1,899.72 4,263.86 Total Funds Carried Forward into 2023 Boatshed Bank Account Balance131131231 3,184.63 I have audited the documents provided against the supplied Bank Statements 3nd in my opinion the annual accounts produced give an accur4te reflection of the Charities stste of affair5 85 Qf 311312022. (Any financial descrepancy value noted below) Print Name.. Jé Financial Descrepancy Signed.. Dated.. Position= Mablethoipe & Sutton on Sea Town Clerk Ill,

COPY FOR YOUR INFORMATIOM Town Clerk's Office Mablethorpe Library & CAP Stanley Avenue Mablethorpe Lincolnshire LN12 1DP 31st January 2024 The Chairman and Members of The Boatshed Charity Ref: Audit of Accounts: 1st A ril 2022 to 31st March 2023 Dear Chairperson and Members of the Committee, Please find below audit report The Boatshed Charity for the period commencing 1st April 2022 to 315t March 2023. For the purpose of audit and accounting practice, original submitted documents may now contain ticks, signatures or dates in green ink., this is common practice by intemal l extemal auditors and is widely recognised as proper practice. This audit is based on the assumption of documentation supplied being genuine and original. Items rovided and included within the remit of the audit Account Spreadsheets Bank Statements Current Account (issue date(s) 25.04.2022 to 06.04.2023) Bank Statements Premium Account (issue date{s) 09.09.2022 to 09.03.2023) Income receipts Expenditure receipts I Invoices (various) Cash Expenditure Business Rate Demand General A sample check of cash reconGilialion shows Gorrect procedures have been undertaken throughout the financial year. Transaction numbers have been written onto corresponding InvGes/payMent records and enlered onlo corresponding Spfeadsheets. Reconciliation Bank reconciliations are complete for the financial year 2022123 and supported by paymenl and receipt entries within Ihe Gashbook and spreadsheets and corresponding bank statements. PAGE 1 of2

All bank statements supplied appear to be original. The final statement for the end of the financial period concurs with the cash book (spreadsheets) supplied and consist of income. payments, and general expenditure (including direct debits (where applicable)). The treasurer should be thanked for providing comprehensive, clear and robust financial records on behalf of the Boatshed Charity. Statement of Conclusion of Audit The accounts appear financially sound and the audit totals are correct and balan. Please accept this unreserved statement to close the audited accounts for the financial period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023. The income and expenditure account for year ending 31$1 March 2023 has been duly signed off with nil evidence of any financial discrepancy. Mr S Fletcher IMO; Dip Ed {MA},' CILCA., MILCM. FILCA; PSLCC. Signed.. Auditor Date.. 315t Janua 2024 PAGE2of2