2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 April 2023 31 March 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name STRADBROKE COURTHOUSE AND LIBRARY TRUST

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1152629

SCALT

Charity's principal address

THE COURT HOUSE QUEEN STREET STRADBROKE EYE, SUFFOLK Postcode IP21 5HG

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Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled **to appoint trustee(if any) **
MAUREEN JOHN	CHAIRMAN
JAMES HARGRAVE	VICE-CHAIRMAN SECRETARY
ALLAN HAMPSON	TREASURER
TONI WISBEY
LAURA CARR

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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 ~~——SS—~~ 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)

CHARITABLE INCOPRORATED ORGANISATION How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

1 APPOINTED BY SUFFOLK LIBRARIES, 1 APPOINTED BY Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) STRADBROKE PARISH COUNCIL, UP TO 6 APPOINTED 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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

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 Summary of the objects of the LENDING LIBRARY; charity set out in its 2.TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF STRADBROKE, governing document SUFFOLK AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF Summary of the main activities SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS undertaken for the public OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID benefit in relation to these objects (include within this RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND section the statutory OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE declaration that trustees have EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF had regard to the guidance SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION issued by the Charity WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE Commission on public benefit) FOR THE RESIDENTS.

The Trustees have had regard of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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.

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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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,

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 Chairman attended its AGM and too part in the election of its Directors.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Trustees apply all reserves to ensure the maintenance of the Courthouse building and good operation of the library for the benefit of the public .

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NONE

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

SCALT undertakes fundraising and receives grant funding and donations to support the development of the Courthouse building in Stradbroke as a Community hub and the running of the Library.

• 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) JAMES Full name(s) MAUREEN JOHN HARGRAVE Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIRMAN VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY etc) Date 10/1/2025

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Stradbroke Courthouse & Libra Trust Financial Statement for ear endin 31 st March 2024 ments enses YIE 3110312024 Utilities Rates Electric Water Half Year 6 Months Half Year 6 Months Half Year 6 Months £36.85 £1,323.00 £42.67 £1402.52 Insurance Hiscox £1,346.20 £1346.20 SCALT Ex enses Sundry Purchases £3,529.82 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3 529.82 Refunds Refund to SARA £635.62 £635.62 Frida Frien s Refund Food for Meal etc £431.89 £431.89 Fund Raisin ense £70.79 £70.79 Café Ex enses £1,081.30 £1081.30 Pro ert Maintenance John Wilson Door Repair John Wilson New Lock Marty Norris Toilet Heater Tile Cement £30.00 £295.00 £15.00 £12.68 £352.68 Total Expenses £8 850.82

Recei ts Income Fund Raisin YIE 3110312024 Christmas Hamper Easter Hamper £195.00 £200.00 m Rental £395.00 Parish Council £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Grants £0.00 National Lottery Community Fund £9,165.00 Donations £9 165.00 Friday Friends Club A Hampson Various Mccarthy & Stone £484.75 £300.00 £300.00 £750.00 £1834.75 Café Bankin Café Takings £8,272.07 £8 272.07 Refund James Hargreaves £100.00 £100.00 Total Receipts £19,766.82 £19 766.82 Total Receipts £19 766.82 Opening Balance £34,276.51 Less Total Expenses £8 850.82 Closing Balance £45,192.51 SurpluslDefecit £10 916.00 10 916.00