## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year0202 Day Month Year 06 04 0 05 04 2021 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Marshland and District Community and Sports Centre **Other names charity is known by** Marshland Hall **Registered charity number (if any)** 1155766 **Charity's principal address** Marshland Hall 156-158 Smeeth Road Marshland St James, Wisbech **Postcode PE14 8JB** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr D Gathercole|Treasurer||| ||Mr J Wilkinson|||| ||Mr B Long|||| ||Mrs S Gowler|||| ||Mr J Askew|||| ||M J Green|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser **
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**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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) a)Every charity trustee must be a natural person. Trustee selection methods (b)No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO: (eg. appointed by, elected by) - if he or she is under the age of 16 years; or - if he or she would automatically cease to hold office under the provisions of clause 12(1)(e) of the constitution. (c)No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any re-appointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** Board of Trustees with certain powers delegated to an Operational You **may choose** to include Committee which in turn also delegates to (a) a further committee additional information, where responsible for the organising of fundraising and entertainment events and relevant, about: (b) a committee responsible for the oversight of construction.  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** **TAR** March **2012** 2 |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**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)**|To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the area, without
distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of
political, religious or other opinions, the provision of facilities for sports,
recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need
of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement,
financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public
at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving
the conditions of life of the said inhabitants, and to establish, or secure
the establishment of, a Community and Sports Centre and to maintain
and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any
statutory authority orotherpersonorbody)in furtherance ofthe objects| |---|---| ||The Community Centre and activities held therein address five local
issues:
social isolation within the elderly population,
Stronger community, education, involvement in sport and physical
activity, the well-being of children and young people.
The provision is succeeding in most of the above areas. The Community
at large are using the building and promoting to other villages.
Another successful year fulfilling a need in the area and providing
inspiration to other villages who provide village halls.
During the period under review, the Trustees have had due regard to the
guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 3 Volunteers make a large contribution towards the running and promotion of the community centre. They help in the tea room, Farmers Market, Dancing, keeping the garden beautiful. Promoting the provision to new users and groups. Finding new ways to enhance the provision and generally engaging with the public at large. Volunteer support is essential. 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 **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## Section D Achievements and erformance p **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The Community Centre known as Marshland Hall is a success. “Beating heart of the community “by means of a main hall, meeting room, sports changing rooms and Tea Room. Members of the wider community are hiring the facility for the following: (This list is not exhaustive) Karate, Colouring and chat WI Yoga, Parties of all kinds for all ages Fund raising events for charity Indoor sales Farmers Market Soft play for the under 5’s Short mat bowls Model aeroplane flying Football, Sports Camp Under 6’s football Rugby tots Various dance Baby massage and Yoga Pop-up Shops Many activities are provided as taster session in the first instance to promote and find sustainability Increased usage as the area discover the splendid facilities available. The Tea Shop has proved a social success, volunteers support the operation of the tea room six days per week, providing a meeting place for all. The volunteers enjoy working with the Tea Room supervisor running the Tea shop on a daily basis meeting and serving the customers. Sadly the Hall continued to close under Government Corona virus rules. Where possible and outside the lockdowns, where rules allowed the hall continued to be a COVID secure building and operated within government guidance.. **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** During the year the Charity determined its policy for holding reserves which have now come into play during a normal trading year.. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where 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** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Susan Askew **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Committee Member **etc) Date** 26/01/2022 **TAR** March **2012** 6 MARSHLAND T JAMES AND DI BALANCE SHEET AS AT 5 APRtL 2021 RT 2021 Fix Property & Equipment 95292 95292 95292 95292 Sundry Debtors Cash ai Bank Cuh in Hand 3516 162847 177931 177931 166475 Other Liibilite5 and A¢¢n￿lI 24344 24344 Current Assets 177931 142131 Net AsJe¢s 273223 237423 Bal4nce at start of Net Profit Capital adjustment 237423 l(rf)22 19778 171340 15375 50702 273223 237423 MARSHLAND ST JAMES AND DI PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT F AND SFX)RTS CEprfBE AR ENDED 5 APIUL 2021 Grants d¢. Donations Fundraisin8 Event$ Trading Ineom¢ Interem R￿e1V￿1 56458 JIK) 5539 46291 22116 6303 179 73040 7.5946 Building Work Li8ht. Heat. Cleanin8 Etc. FUndrw$In￿ Expenses Salaries Telephone Printin¥ & Sl￿10n¢ry Trading Expenses Insurance Repairs & Renewals Bank Charges Sundry Expenses 18934 1478 5675 8143 318 27(X)7 638 1205 9799 2166 4820 297 503 17841 251 152 4325 2392 8055 2950 57018 60571 ProfIt(IA>￿) If4)22 15375