## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 05 04 2024 **To** 04 04 2025
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
The Boatshed Charity
**Other names charity is known by**
N/A
**Registered charity number (if any)** 249950
**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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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Graham Dexter
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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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- 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.
- Printing & copying services implemented to support education, employment & benefits agency needs on our residents.
- Signposting Operations undertaken in support of community & Local Authorities, whom no longer have facilities to directly access their community
- Centre achieved Safe Warm Space status within the region through the 2024/25. Providing a safe environment, hot food & drinks, and a social platform to meet new people and remove social isolation.
**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)**
- Continued 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.
- Delivered a Town Carnival & Parade, and a Bathing Beauties Arts & Crafts weekend festival to support the local business community in extending the holiday season and bring in additional income & entertainment to the town.
- Supported & then organized accommodation (longer term support) for rough sleeping young people during the winter.
- Supported the local Royal British Legion in providing a base of operations at the Coastal Centre supporting our veterans.
- Provided facilities for several NHS support groups & one to one client sessions in areas such as Cancer, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Alzheimer’s.
- Provided equipment & facilities to provide children’s meals & art groups during the school holidays.
- Provided support for food bank collection & distribution.
- Provided an independent Tourist information & Transport Information Hub.
- Initiated a program to develop a community radio station.
## **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** There is no current policy on reserves within the Charity. **charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
- You **may choose** to include Grant Awards received from Mablethorpe Town Council & East Lindsey
- additional information, where District Council.
- relevant about: • 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 &
- of the charity; received a community grant from RWM.
- 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** 29/01/26
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The Boastshed ChaTity Account5 2024125
Income & Ex
nditure
ccount for
ear end..
04.04.25
ValLEe £
8,677.32
Notes..
Bank Balanee as of 5th April 2024 lye8r startl
Carnival Balance as of 5th April 2024 lyear startl
4.620.57
Year Actual
Bank Statement Income
Room Hire
What's On
Tidings Advert
Grants
Printing & Copying
Bus P3ss & Online Applications
Events l Refreshrnents
Coastal Centre Donations
Coastal Centre m15C
Carnival Incorne
11.180.00
46.93
490.00
6.035.00
10,350.46
11.180.00
46.93
490.00
6,035.00
10,350.46
649.61
1,015.20
159.96
19,270.97
649.61
1,015.20
159.96
19.270.97
Boatshed Charity Banked Income Totsl
49,198.13
49,198.13
Bank Ex
Gas
Electric
Phone & Broadband
Water & Waste
Stationary / Administration
Photocopler Cost5
Community Magaiine Public2tions
Insurances
Contracts / Licences
Coastal Centre Misc
aeaning & Waste Disposal
Hospitality
Maintenance
Equipment Purchase5
nditures
867.81
5,989.36
592.07
433.89
705.09
14,315.87
973.05
289.56
548.70
1.259.80
226.19
1,505.00
392.10
953.73
867.81
5.989.36
592.07
433.89
705.09
14,315.87
973.05
289.56
548.70
1.259.80
226.19
1.505.00
392.10
953.73
carn11 Bank Expenditures
Carniv31 Unbanked Cash Expenditures
14.301.30
168.89
14,301.30
168.89
Boat5hed Expenditure Total
43,522.41
43,5Z2.41
Balance
Boat5hed Bank Trading 83lance
Carnival 83nk Trading Balance
Total Funds Carried Forward into 2025 Boatshed Bank Account Balance I(14125)
I have audited the documents provided against the supplied Bank Statements and in my opinion the
annual accounts produced give an accurate reflection of the Charities state of affairs as of 041412025.
(Any fin3nciaS descrepancy value noted below)
874.94
180.21
14,353.04
Print Name..
fLEtEtt.-Yi
Financial Descrepancy
41
Signed..
Dated,.
P051tion'. Mablethor
& Sutton on Sea Town Clerk
Town Clerk's Office
Mablethorpe Library & CAP
Stanley Avenue
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
LN12 1DP
20th January 2026
To:
The Chaimian and Members of The Boatshed Charity
Ref." Audit of Accounts: 1st A
ril 2024 to 315t March 2025
Dear Chairperson and Members of the Committee,
Please find below audit report The Boatshed Charity for the period commencing 1st April 2024 to
31st March 2025.
For the purpose of audit and acGounting practice, original submitted documents may now contain
ticks, signatures or dates in green ink- this is Gommon practice by internal 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 Community Account ending 5916 (issue date(s) 23.04.2024 to 23.04.2025)
Bank Statements Premium Account ending 2033 (issue date{s) 10.06.2024 to 07.03.2025)
Income receipts
Expen(Jiture receipts I Invoices (various)
Cash Expenditure
Business Rate Demand
General
A sample Gheck of cash reconciliation shows correct procedures have been undertaken
throughout the financial year.
Transaction numbers have been written onto corresponding invoiGeslpayment records and
entered onto corresponding spreadsheets.
ReconGiliation
Bank reconaliations are complete for the financial year 2024125 and supported by payment and
receipt entries within the cashbook 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 Gonsist 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 balance.
Please accept this unreserved statement to close the audited accounts for the financial period 1st April
2024 to 31st March 2025.
The income and expenditure account for year ending 31st March 2025 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.. 20th Janua
2026
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