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← Stradbroke Courthouse And Library Trust

2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 April 2023 31 March 2025 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name STRADBROKE COURTHOUSE AND LIBRARY TRUST SCALT

Other names charity is known by SCALT Registered charity number (if any) 1152629 Charity's principal address THE COURT HOUSE QUEEN STREET STRADBROKE EYE, SUFFOLK Postcode IP21 5HG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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0		 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 EAVES
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

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

CONSTITUTION Type of governing document

How the charity is constituted

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

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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. By supporting the Library and running the Courthouse as a community asset the Trustees are ensuring the resources of the Charity are applied Additional details of objectives for public benefit. and activities (Optional information)

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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:

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,

Section E Financial review

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The Trustees apply all reserves to ensure the maintenance of the Brief statement of the charity’s Courthouse building and good operation of the library for the benefit of policy on reserves the public .

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NONE

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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.

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 10/1/2026

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Stradbroke Courthouse & Libra Trust Financial Statement for ear endin 31 st March 2025 ments Ex enses YIE 3110312025 Utilities Rates Electric Water £72.77 £3,585.33 £261.60 £3 919.70 Insurance Hiscox £1,564.83 £1564.83 SCALT Ex ense Sundry Purchases £1,529.61 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1529.61 Café Ex enses £1,190.71 £1190.71 Pro Maintenance Vax Cleaning Fluid Replacement Water Heater Fitting Water Heater £32,99 £977.90 £456.00 £1466.89 Total Expenses £9,671.74

Recei ts Income YIE 3110312025 Fund Raisin Christmas Hamper Easter Hamper Photo Exibition Sale of Books Metal Daisey £183.00 £200.00 £540.00 £169.00 £150.00 £1242.00 Room Rental Parish Council £300.00 £300.00 Grants Mid Suffolk £835.01 £835.01 Donations Friday Friends Club Mita Higton 10 Anniversary £540.00 £276.00 £36.00 £852.00 Café Bankin Café Takings £11,086.30 £11086.30 Total Receipts £14,315.31 £14 315.31 Total Receipts £14 315.31 Opening Balance £45,192.51 Less Total Expenses £9 671.74 Closing Balance £49,836.08 SurpluslDefecit £4 643.57 4 643.57