## **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**
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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**
## **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..
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Financial Descrepancy
Signed..
Dated..
Position= Mablethoipe & Sutton on Sea Town Clerk
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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.
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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
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