## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 April 2020 31 March 2021 **From To** Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** STRADBROKE COURTHOUSE AND LIBRARY TRUST **Other names charity is known by** SCALT **Registered charity number (if any)** 1152629 THE COURT HOUSE QUEEN STREET **Charity's principal address** STRADBROKE EYE, SUFFOLK **Postcode IP21 5HG** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||MAUREEN JOHN|CHAIRMAN||| ||JAMES
HARGRAVE|VICE-CHAIRMAN
SECRETARY||| ||ALLAN HAMPSON|TREASURER||| ||TONI WISBEY|||| ||ANNA
CASTLETON|||| ||LAURA
CHALKLEY|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document CONSTITUTION - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted CHARITABLE INCOPRORATED ORGANISATION - (eg. trust, association, company) 1 APPOINTED BY SUFFOLK LIBRARIES, 1 APPOINTED BY Trustee selection methods STRADBROKE PARISH COUNCIL, UP TO 6 APPOINTED BY (eg. appointed by, elected by) 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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 1.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN STRADBROKE, SUFFOLK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF A LENDING LIBRARY; 2.TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF STRADBROKE, SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID March **2012** **TAR** 2 RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. The Trustees have had regard of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. By supporting the Library and running the Courthouse as a community asset the Trustees are ensuring the resources of the Charity are applied for public benefit. **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)** **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. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The Trustees continued the operation of the Courthouse building for public benefit under the terms of 25 year repairing lease on the Courthouse building (with the exception of the library space) from Suffolk County Council. The lease is on a peppercorn rent. The Trustees usually use the Courthouse room in a number of ways: - Community Café open regularly for two days a week - Parish Council meetings monthly and ad-hoc council meetings - Bookings for meetings and other activities - Showing films, musicals and plays - Book groups These activities usually generate enough income to pay to maintain and operate the building and a surplus towards further development of the building. The Upstairs Room in the courthouse is usually open for: - Archive storage and viewing - Meeting space As a voting member of Suffolk’s Libraries IPS Ltd the Vice-Chairman attended its AGM and too part in the election of its Directors. Throughout the year a number of these activities have had to stop due to the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns imposed by the UK Government. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The Trustees apply all reserves to ensure the maintenance of the **Brief statement of the** Courthouse building and good operation of the library for the benefit of **charity’s policy on reserves** the public . **Details of any funds materially** NONE **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** SCALT undertakes fundraising and receives grant funding and donations You **may choose** to include to support the development of the Courthouse building in Stradbroke as a additional information, where Community hub and the running of the Library. relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** NONE ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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CHAIRMAN|VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY| ||10/1/2022|| ||10/1/2022|| March **2012** **TAR** 5 Stradbroke Courthouse & Libra Trust Financial Statement for ear endin 31st Mar 2021 Pa ments YIE 3110312021 utj'lities Rates Electric Water Insuran Hiscox 884.74 884.74 SCALT enses Christmas Cardsffracks Pub) Volunteers Vouchers Christrnas Bonus Cleaner 352.94 89.70 30.00 472.64 SARA Ex enses 115.07 115.07 Café Ex nses Café Expenses (Refunds) Freshpak{Coffee & Chocolate) 44.73 44.73 Pro Maintenance Marty Norris 72.77 72.77 Total Expenses £ 1,589.95 James Hargreave Hokling £100 of SCALT money for future purchase of Annual Drinks Li￿n Recei YE 3110312021 Fund Raisin Christrnas Hamper N 144.00 144.00 Room Rental Parish Council Orchid Fitness Tiny Talk Costal Leisure Primary School Grant MSDC (Courthouse) SARA Maureen John 1.000.00 400.00 191.40 £& 1591.40 Donations Friday Friends Club Rummikub 195.85 60.00 255.85 Café Bankin Sales of Drinks & food 266.50 266.50 Sales of Goods Christrnas Cards Books & DVD 635.00 635.00 Total Re￿Ipts 2,892.75 £.1 2 892.75 Total Receipts 2,892.75 Opening Balan £, 26.261.97 Less Total Expenses 1,589.95 Closing Balan 4.27,564.77 SurpluslDefecit 1 302.80 £ . 1 302.80 SARA Balan￿ Carried Fotward Grant from MSDC Domain Renewal SARA Domain Name Startup Plan 350.69 400.00 7.19 107.88 635.62 Total C> rr-