## **WESSMAPS HOUSING TRUST** 

## **TRUSTEES REPORT** 

## **2021** 

## **1. The Structure, Governance and Management of the Charity** 

The  Governance  of  management  of  the  charity  is  as  follows:  Three Trustees and the Chief Executive officer who shall automatically (“ex officio”) be a charity trustee, for as long as he or she holds that office. 

Edwin Cooke – (Chairman) 

Linda Cooke – (HR/Finance) 

Diana Leahy – (Governance) 

Mrs Jane Lockey – (Chief Executive Officer) 

The Board appointed Rowles & Co as the Charities Accountants to oversee the Charities financial affairs during this accounting period: 

1[st] April 2020 – 31[st] March 2021. 

## **2. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:** 

## **Charitable activities** 

The principal objectives of the CIO are the relief of financial hardship amongst  disadvantaged  people  for  the  public  benefit  by  providing services to,  in particular  but  not exclusively, disabled and vulnerable people living and working in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, The Isle of Wight, Berkshire, West Sussex, Southampton and Portsmouth through the provision of supported housing that enables disadvantaged people to live within the community; enabling them to financially meet housing costs; enabling fair access to private rental housing provisions; providing access to interest free loans to fund housing deposits and home set up costs; the provision of additional housing management services all of which such persons could not afford through lack of means. 

## **3. PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17(5)  of  the  Charities  Act  2011  to  have  due  regard  to  guidance 



published by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. 

## **4. ACHIEVMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

At  the beginning of the financial year, Wessmaps  Housing Trust maintained  nine-three  tenancies  providing  housing  support  to  people across with the different local authorities. WHT has increased the tenancy portfolio to one hundred and eighteen tenancies, providing twenty-five new additional tenancies and additional support to new tenants. During the year, Wessmaps Housing Trust has maintained the existing service of providing  affordable  housing and  support  to  vulnerable people within Hampshire. Whilst we have not extended working relationships with any new local authorities, we continue to develop our existing partnerships with  Southampton  City  Council  and  Hampshire  County  Council  on developing additional services to generate more affordable housing and greater choice for independent living throughout Hampshire. 

## **5. FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

Incoming  resources  totalled  £370,657  (Previously:  £116,370)  for  the period and resources expended were £311,806 (Previously: £211,727) giving a surplus of £58,851 (Previously: deficit £95,357) for the period. 

The finances of the Charity were reviewed by the Trustees during this period of accounting. No anomalies were brought to the attention of the Board or reported at this time.