Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] April 2021 Period start date To 31[st] March 2022 Period end date
Charity name: StreetLight Project
Charity registration number:1156179
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The object of the CIO is, for the public benefit, to advance the Christian faith in Dorset and in other such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The Trustees of StreetLight present their annual report and audited accounts for the above year ending 31st March 2022. The Project operates within the Charity Commission guidelines and became a registered charity on the 14th March 2014. The object of the project for the public benefit is to advance the Christian faith in Dorset and in other such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide. We aim to do this by working with local churches, schools, other organisations and individuals. StreetLight is a community resource, initially focussed around an indoor skate park and cafe, providing a local facility that did not previously exist in Wimborne - a meeting space for all. In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. Since opening StreetLight to the general public three areas of guidance have been particularly helpful to focus our report on: |
1) 'Managing risks of harm' , identifying them, minimising the risk of harm and making sure that any harm that might arise is a minor consequence of carrying out the purposes of the project, 2) ‘Park Usage’ balancing the hours we are available to the public with resources and 3) ' Advancement of religion', and demonstrating how the activities we provide fall into this category. 1 Managing risk Regular risk assessments take place in order to identify risk, appropriate measures are then put in place to minimise risk. For example, the park is checked for defects before every session and all health and safety protocol is adhered to. In order to minimise any risk to the public, staff or volunteers, there is always a first aider on site during skate opening hours. Over the last year first aid training has been provided, as a result 5 people have gained a qualification in first aid who otherwise may not have had one. Similarly, 8 people have gained a Level 2 Food and Hygiene certificate. Also 1 of our staff have completed and passed their Fire Marshall qualification. The project continues to distribute its induction packs for all new volunteers who receive on the job training. The benefit of this is that volunteers have been 'up skilled' and given confidence for their roles in the cafe or marshalling on the park where they serve the public. The project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the public. Therefore, all volunteers and staff are DBS checked prior to commencing volunteering. In addition to this all Staff have received Radicalisation Training and GDPR training. In order to minimise risk there are regulations for use of the park that riders sign up to and are required to abide by, for instance, wearing a helmet at all times whilst on the park. The benefit of this is safety, minimising the risk and making sure that any harm that may arise is a minor
consequence of carrying out the purposes of the project. In order to ensure this does not prohibit some members of the public from making use of the facilities, as they may not have protective equipment or scooters/skateboards of their own, there is a wide range of helmets, knee and elbow protectors, along with scooters and skateboards for use at the project, free of charge. Streetlight provides 6 hours of free skate park riding available to the public every week. In offering facilities to the public where risk is managed and therefore any harm should be minor. We have found that we continue to grow within the community as schools, churches and other organisations hire us and trust us. As a consequence many more members of the public use the premises and have learnt to skate, been able to relax, meet friends, pool and attend events. The provision of our state of the art children's area with soft play benefits families with under 6s, with their younger children being able to play in a safe and nurturing environment, whilst their older siblings use the skate park or the space can be used by parents during the school day with younger children. Itsy Dance school, a toddler and baby group meet twice weekly attracting between 1522 children. Our volunteers range from the age of 12-76 years which provides a wealth of life experience as they support and learn from each other as well as serving the community in their voluntary roles. 6 youth volunteers have been able to use their time volunteering as part of their community service for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Another 4 school pupils have taken part in work experience at the project. Many have used the skills and experienced gained in volunteering at the project in job applications for paid work. One recent work experience person joined our volunteer team. 2 Park Usage
There have been over 6000 visits to the park in the last year. The hours of the park are altered during the school holidays and relevant activities such as Summer £1 per hour riding. July 2021 we installed air conditioning in the skate park funded by an individual who sees the value of the work we do at Streetlight, and this increased our foot fall over the hot summer. We continue to provide facilities for local schools, including, Allenbourn, Castle Court, QE School. In addition, Beaucroft School, which provides education for children with special needs and learning difficulties, attends a weekly social and life skills session in the park’s café. The café is used as a safe place for supervised meeting for cared for children and their parents. 3 The Ministry of Streetlight The whole project exists as a practical expression of the Christian faith. The main purpose of the project as our object states is ministry, seeking to share the gospel with young people adults and families. Therefore, as a project we have run courses such as youth alpha and run weekly bible studies, at which the Christian faith is explained and discussed. We have also run one off or less regular events for young people and adults, such as craft nights with a Christian message as part of the evening, men's and women's events with testimonies of faith from Christians at the events. Some of these events are joint with other Christian organisations or churches and some are run solely by StreetLight staff and volunteers. This is our Vision: For every young person and family in Wimborne to hear and experience the love and light of Jesus. This is our Mission: To enable young people and families to hear and experience God’s love in a supportive, safe, friendly and fun environment. We have a heart for our community, engaging with schools,
churches, youth projects and other local organisations. StreetLight is a parachurch organisation and as such seeks to work with other churches as a resource, providing encouragement and the 'advancement of the Christian faith in Dorset'. The Project Director, Andy Putt, meets regularly and works with local church Youth Workers in a group called the Way (Wimborne Area Youth). At StreetLight we are here to help and develop young people and support them in their lives, having hundreds of young people makes this more challenging so we have team rider and Junior teams. This included those who regularly attend StreetLight and want to develop and improve their skills on and off the park. Being part of these teams means they have sessions at StreetLight just for them with support from the staff and volunteers. We also do support others who attend the Centre and give lots of time and encouragement to them. We have this year gone on 3 trips to additional parks where the team ride and enjoy community together and we always enjoy a meal together. Andy is a Chaplain at Queen Elizabeth School, where he provides help, mentoring and advice to students Two days per week. This has helped forge a close link between the school and StreetLight and has provided much needed support for young people with anxiety issues, depression and troubled home lives. Andy has also developed the school Christian services over the last year (Welcome/Remembrance/Carol and Easter). Sharing the Gospel message in a relevant way to the students, staff and parents. 2 different churches have hired the premises in the last year for events that advance the Christian faith. All volunteers are also made aware of the statement of faith in our Constitution.
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The object of the project for the public benefit is to advance the Christian faith in Dorset and in other such parts of the United Kingdom and the world as the charity trustees may from time to time decide. |
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Additional information (optional)
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Over 6000 visits were made to the Skate Park in the last year. These are predominantly the young people from the local community that the Park was set up for. Over the year numbers of soft play users have increased markedly. And we are seeing an increase in locals and families staying for a lengthy session. |
We provide a much needed facility in a safe controlled environment for children from a range of backgrounds. We continue to maintain our high food standards with the level 5 Food and Hygiene Award from the Food Standard Agency. Over the last years the summer has been a quiet time for the skate park and café. In order to enable local families to use the park more we made a decision to make the park £1 per hour for people to use during the summer holidays. Lots of local families who struggle to entertain and pay for activities really applicated the support of being able to use the centre on a regular basis, while others were happy to send their children to a safe caring environment. Financial achievements The organisation regularly reviews its finances to ensure it is operating on a sound financial footing. Over this year we have increased our reserves for any future challenges and growth. Community StreetLight is well established in the local community, and sees a significant number of locals coming to the centre on a regular basis. During the last year we have run a large number of children's parties. Between 1 and 2 every weekend. Streetlight has been hired for private functions by several different community groups, schools and individuals. Events such as, All wrapped up Christmas event, were attended by many StreetLight families from a non-church background.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Current account £18,354.31 Deposit account £37,001.20 Cash on site £248.50 Total £55,604.01 Plus due from Till System £423.08 Grand total £56,027.09 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statingwhytheyare held |
Para 1.22 | We hold a policy stating our reserves must be £20,000 or over. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £20,000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
Additional information (optional)
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | StreetLight runs the café and skate park, which provides partial income. Along side this is a large percentage of grant applications, churches and individual supporters who donate regularly to the project. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The charity runs on a significant gifts and donations but we feel the support is higher than ever and don’t see this as a risk to the future viability of the charity. |
| Other | Four years ago we reviewed the requirements for the presentation of the annual accounts. We where happy with the way we approached this and will do the same this year. This still complies with the relevant legislation. We believe this is more |
meaningful and more understandable to the reader of this report.
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed,royal charter) |
Para 1.25 |
Trust Deed |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association,CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustee Deed Section 11 |
Additional information (optional)
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | StreetLight Project |
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| Other name the charityuses | StreetLight Centre |
| Registered charitynumber | 1156179 |
| Charity’s principal address | StreetLight Centre StoneLane Wimborne BH21 1HB |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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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) |
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| Matthew Guyer | Chair | Until January 2022 | Board of trustees | |
| Eddie Curry | Chair | From January 2022 | Board of trustees | |
| Max Derrick | Board of trustees | |||
| Peter Wilgress | Board of trustees | |||
| Susie Wilgress | Board of trustees | |||
| Sarah Hobson | Board of trustees | |||
| Shaun Steger- Lewis |
Board of trustees | |||
| Debbie Tudor- Thomas |
Board of trustees | |||
| Samantha Bourne | Joined January 2022 | Board of trustees | ||
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
N/A |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Type of adviser Name Address |
Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Spiritual Mentor |
Chris Duffett | 8 Sandy road, Great Gransden, Sandy, Beds, SG19 3AQ |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Other optional information
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Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee< report above. Signed on behalf of the chariws trustees Si8nature{sl 1GrLf? Full namel511 Position (eg Secretary. Trustee Chair. etcl gv<knv £uSA Esc Trustee CHth(L Date October 2022
| Streetlight Project | 1156179 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
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01/04/2021 | To | 31/03/2022 |
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 87,561 6,161 49,745 16,501 5 - - 159,973 - - 159,973 69,175 12,820 30,303 35,308 1,932 3,776 4,753 573 3,000 161,640 12,619 |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 87,561 6,161 49,745 16,501 5 - - 159,973 - - 159,973 69,175 12,820 30,303 35,308 1,932 3,776 4,753 573 3,000 161,640 12,619 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 87,561 6,161 49,745 16,501 5 - - - 159,973 - - - 159,973 69,175 12,820 30,303 35,308 1,932 3,776 4,753 573 3,000 161,640 12,619 - 12,619 174,259 - 14,286 - 70,313 56,027 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 87,561 | 152,155 | ||||||
| Parties & hire | 6,161 | 300 | ||||||
| Café and shop | 49,745 | 11,127 | ||||||
| Skate Park takings | 16,501 | 5,854 | ||||||
| Interest income | 5 | 4 | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
159,973 | 169,440 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 169,440 | ||||||||
| Salaries | 69,175 | 51,579 | ||||||
| Operating misc | 12,820 | 5,039 | ||||||
| Cafe and shop supplies | 30,303 | 11,483 | ||||||
| Rent & rates | 35,308 | 5,775 | ||||||
| Gas, electricity, water & telephone | 1,932 | 4,135 | ||||||
| Insurance | 3,776 | 3,975 | ||||||
| Building repairs & maintenance | 4,753 | 1,396 | ||||||
| Equipment hire | 573 | 764 | ||||||
| Fundraising expenses | 3,000 | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 161,640 | 84,146 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Fixed asset additions | 12,619 | - | - | 12,619 | 18,308 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 12,619 | - | - | 12,619 | 18,308 | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 102,454 | ||||||||
| -14,286 | - 14,286 | 66,986 | ||||||
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| 70,313 | 70,313 | 3,327 | ||||||
| 56,027 | 56,027 | 70,313 |
16/11/2022
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Details Bank current account Bank deposit account Cash in hand Izettle receivable Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details Fixed Assets - total expenditure to date Rent owed PAYE due (paid quarterly) Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 18,354 - 37,001 - 249 - 423 - 56,027 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted funds 187,454 - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted funds - Unrestricted funds 3,953 - - - Print Name |
Last year to nearest £ |
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16/11/2022
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustapsl mgmbers of Slreellighl Project On accounts for the yèar ended 31 March. 2022 Charity no Ilf any) 1156170 Set out on pages lo I report to the trustees on my examination ofihe accounts of the above charity Ilhe Tru51') for the year ended 31-03-2021. Responsibilities and As the charity tru51ees of the Trust, you are responsible for the proparation basis of rnport ofthe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 lllhe Act'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrTed oul under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chartty Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the ACL I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe thal in, any matsri81 respect. the accounts are not correcty t.." statad. Independent examiner's statement The requirements of Golng Concem in Ilght of the continued Covid impacts conlinue to be reasonably satlsfled I have no concems and have come across no other matter5 in connection with tho examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Sign•d: Date: 1011012022 Nama: oel Harrison Relevant profosslonal quallficatlonls) or body (It any): ACA Addre8S: 27 Viclorfa Road, Wimbome BH21 1EN IER October 2018