## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/4/24 Period start date To 31/3/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Lawrence Centre** ## **Charity registration number: 1146960** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|
**The aim of The Lawrence Centre**
**is to**

**Prevent social isolation**

**Help maintain independence**

**Give family carers a break**
**We support vulnerable older adults**
**including those living with memory loss**
**and other health issues through day**
**opportunities. We operate 5 days a**
**week and 1 Saturday a month. We**
**support carers by ensuring they receive**
**timely information about community**
**services as well as benefits.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The Lawrence Centre provides a range**
**of wellbeing, stimulating social activities**
**where friendships are forged, keep well,**
**active and have fun. We have speakers**
**on various topics, arts and crafts**
**sessions, singing and music. Flexercise**
**is always incorporated in the day as well**
**as reminiscence therapy.**
**A healthy nutritious lunch is provided**
**each day as well as refreshments. We**
**work with schools in the area to provide**
**intergenerational session which is**
**beneficial to both our members and**
**pupils, it enhances the enjoyment of the**
**day.**
**We have an Outreach Service providing**
**companionship and support for people**
**at home, this is particularly good for**
**people who feel groups are not for them.**
**TLC is involved in the Wells community,**
**always promoting awareness of older**
**people in the area.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|**All trustees have regard and understand**
**the guidance issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit.**| Commission on public benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Our volunteers are a very import part of**
**The Lawrence Centre, helping with**
**refreshments, lunch and activities. We**
**have volunteer drivers who help by**
**providing transport in the local area for**
**our members to get to and from TLC. A**
**volunteer helps us with our small award**
**winning garden which is much**
**appreciated by our members in the**
**summer months.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|
**Providing support through day**
**opportunities for vulnerable older**
**people including those living with**
**memory loss and health issues.**

**Signposting members and carers**
**to community resources in a**
**timely fashion.**

**Give critical advice re benefits**

**Taking referrals from GP’s Health**
**Professionals, Adult Social Care,**
**Health Connectors, the**
**Community as well as self**
**referrals.**

**Providing mental and physical**
**stimulation**

**Maintaining independence.**

**Supporting carers.**

**Giving carers a break.**

**Working with schools and**
**providing intergenerational**
**sessions.**

**Working closely with other local**
**community organisations to**| **enhance awareness of older people** |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity made a small surplus during**
**the year.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held for the upkeep of the**
**building, new furniture that will need to**
**be replaced due to wear and tear. Staff**
**redundancies in the event of closure.**
**Continuation of the charity. In case of**
**any legal issues.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£361,746**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Our annual grant from Somerset Council**
**has come to an end, we are in**
**discussion with them about future**
**income streams.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**A daily fee is paid by those attending**
**sessions at the centre and those**
**receiving outreach support.**
**We have been receiving a fee from Wells**
**Community Network for running their**
**community helpline.**
**Donations from individuals and local**
**organisations.**
**Income from hiring the centre to other**
**local organisations.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**This is done at a trustees board meeting**
**agreeing appointment as minuted.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Lawrence Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1146960| |Charity’s principal address|The Lawrence Centre
37 Chamberlain Street
Wells
BA5 2PQ| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Carter|||| ||Stephen Harrison|||| ||Dr Alex Gundry|||| ||Patricia Leigh|||| ||Philippa Robinson||1/10/24|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** **The Lawrence Centre 1146960** **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|01/04/2024|31/03/2024| |To| |from| |ee|ee| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |Grants|25,500|-|-|25,500|10,026| |Contributions from Service users|130,777|-|-|130,777|110,096| |Donations|8,706|-|-|8,706|8,097| |Interest|12|-|-|12|6| |Unrealised gain/loss on investments|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |164,995|-|-|164,995|128,225| |AR)| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|164,995|-|-|164,995|128,225| |——_——=—| |A3 Payments| |Staff Costs|133,775|-|-|133,775|112,412| |Cost of Service Provision|10,729|-|-|10,729|8,309| |Establistment Costs|9,847|-|-|9,847|12,189| |Lega & Professional Fees|2,390|-|-|2,390|1,851| |Insurance|588|-|-|588|652| |Motor & Travel|-|-|-|-|42| |Office Costs|2,445|-|-|2,445|2,768| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 159,774 ]|-|-|159,774|138,223| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases,|(see table)| |-|-|-|-|2,271| |-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|2,271| |—|Total payments|——=—|159,774|-|-|159,774|140,494| |Net of receipts/(payments)|5,220|-|- 5,220|- 12,269| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|49,760|- -|49,760|62,029| |Cash funds this year end|SSS|54,980|-|- 54,980|49,760| **----- End of picture text -----**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 14/11/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Creditors
Payroll costs
Accruals
**Details**
**Details**
Office equipment
Current bank accounts
Savings accounts
Petty Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Prepayment
**Details**
CCLA Investment Fund|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**53,663**
**-**
**1,007**
**-**
**310**
**-**
**54,980**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**375**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Unrestricted**
**270,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
Unrestricted
**24,439**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**-**
Unrestricted
**12,970**
Unrestricted
**5,158**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**361,747**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**9,802**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 14/11/2025 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the tru6toosl memberJ of The Lawrence Centre On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charlty no lif any) 1146960 Set out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Gharity ('Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 31 March 2026. Responsibllltie5 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responslble for the preparation basls of rnport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 ("tha Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under $8ction 145(5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other Ihan that disdosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect.. accounting recnrds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgnod: Dats: Nam8: Relevant professlonal quallflGatlon(s) or body (If any): Address: IER Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the exam'iner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examinstion of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any itsms thatthe examlngr wlBhos to disclose. IER CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• period from Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to th• neJrvBt Restricted fund8 Endowment funds Total funds L45t year to th• fi￿rnIt £ to th• n•arnst £ to tho nearn*t £ to th• nMr•Jt£ A1 R•¢•l Giants Contribu*on8 from S8rvice u6W6 Do)naUon5 Intere6t Unr&all$e(I g*nlo88 on Invogtrnents 25.500 130.777 8.706 12 25,500 130.777 8.708 12 10,028 110,098 8,097 Sub total (G￿5S inGome for Aft) 184.995 114,995 128,22 A2 A88et and Inve3tmenl sales, Is•e table}. Sub total 164,995 104,995 128,225 A3P8 ments Staff Costs Co* of Semce Prov*ion Est8bllstment Co818 Lega & Profess￿nal F8e8 Insuranc Motor & Travd OffKe Costs 133,775 10.729 9,847 2,390 112412 8.309 10.729 1,851 852 42 Sub total 159.774 159,774 138.223 A4 As••t and Inv•¥tm•nt purchases, {see lablo) 2.271 Sub total 2.271 Tolal payments 159.774 159.774 140,494 Net of recelptsl(payments) A5 Transfern between fund8 A6 Cash funds last year ond Cash fvnds thls year end 5,22Q 5,220 12,269 49,760 54,980 49,760 54,980 62.029 49.760 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnrestriGted Restncted funds funds to n•#r￿lE to neartst £ Endowment funds Categories r*tsilA to nearest£ B1 Cash funds Curient b8nk accounts Sawngs 8ccounts 1,007 Petty Cash 310 Total cash funds 54,980 Unrestrlcted funds to n•ar¢st £ 375 Restricted funds to n￿1¢$1 £ Endowm•nt funds to noarnst E 82 Other monetary assets Prep￿ment Fund to whkh •M•t belon Curient valu• lonal JS1.747 D•ta•ls CCLA Inveatment Fund Gwt loptionall B3 Investment a•8ets 270.IYJO Fund towhkh a•••t b•lon Unreslricred Co•t loptlon•ll 24.439 Curr•nt v•lu• nAI 9.802 B4 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use Office equipmènt Fund to whbch lat¢$ Amount due lona When due nal B6 Llabllltles Ci&1rtor8 Unre8tncted Payrdl c08ts Unrestricted 12.970 Accruals UnrgStri¢t8d *158 Signed by one oi trustèos on behalf of all the trusteas Signature Print Name Date of roval