**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1 April 2022 31 March 2023 **From** ## 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** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||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 including the Library, This year SCALT was able to fund re-decoration and new furniture for the Library (£11k) resulting in substantial improvement to the space, in particular refurbishment of the area for children. 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. 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)** ||**s trustees**|| |---|---|---| |||| |**Full name(s)**
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CHAIRMAN|VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY| ||10/1/2024|| ||10/1/2024|| March **2012** **TAR** 5 Stradbroke Courthouse & Libra Trust Financial Statement for ear endin 31st Mar 2023 ments YIE 3110312023 Utilities Rates Electric Water 51.20 868.65 18.69 938.54 Insuran Hiscox £ 1,163.85 £ 1 163.85 SCALT Ex enses Replacment Hob John Wilson Coffee Machine Repair Sundry Purchases Sundries(Maureen John) Tapestry Expenses Gift for Amanda East Rep1a￿rnent Hand Dryer 124.99 275.00 24.49 155.36 323.76 500.00 28.60 64.99 £ 1,497.19 Café enses Café Expenses £ 1.082.64 £ 1,082.64 Pro Maintenan Rob Noman{Decorating) £ 2,650.00 Suffolk Libraries{Fumiture) £ 6,384.54 Suffolk Libraries{Carpet Tiles) £ 1,615.00 Suffolk Libraries{Chair) 266.50 £ 10.916.04 Total Expenses £ 15 598.26 James Hargreave Holding £100 of SCALT money for future purchase of Annual Drinks Li￿n Recei YE 3110312023 Fund Raisin Jubilee Hamper Christmas Hamper Christmas Decorations 200.00 300.00 45.00 545.00 Room Rental Parish Council 150.00 150.00 Grants MSDC (Courthouse) SC Capors Suffolk Communty £ 2,700.00 £ 1,000.00 £ 2,000.00 £ 5 700.00 Donations Friday Friends Club Suffolk Art Link 351.16 150.00 501.16 Café Bankin Sales of Drinks & food £ 8,041.80 £ 8041.80 Sales of Goods Book & DVD Sales 120.00 120.00 Total Re￿Ipts £ 15,057.96 £ 15,057.96 Total Re￿Ipts 15 057.96 Opening Balan￿ £ 34,818.81 Less Total Expenses 15,598.26 Closing Balan £ 34,276.51 SurpluslDefecit 540.30 540.30 Monies held on Behaff of SAK £ Total Monies Held 635.62 635.62