2023-03-31-accounts - Jackie's Drop In Centre

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 Apr 2022 To 31 Mar 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Jackie’s Drop In Centre Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1157193 Charity's principal address Broadway Gardens Letchworth Garden City Hertfordshire Postcode SG6 3PA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Jackie Nealon
2 Rosemary Bailey Treasurer
3 Zoe Theakston
4 Harry Lote
5 Patricia York
6 Susan Hill-Bird Left: 20/03/23
7 John Hartshorne
8 Peter Hull Left: 20/03/23
9 Shane Willis Start: 16/08/22
10 David Johnson Start: 16/08/22
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Rosemary Bailey
Zoe Theakston
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TAR 2022-2023

March 2012

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

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Foundation constitution

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

CIO

Trustee selection methods New trustees are only appointed by a resolution passed at a meeting of (eg. appointed by, elected by) the charity’s 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To relieve the needs of adults with learning difficulties, their families and carers, in particular by the provision of a drop-in centre providing social, recreational and educational facilities, advice and support.

TAR 2022-2023

March 2012

The Centre is open Monday to Friday from 11am until 3pm. (except bank holidays) and is closed for two weeks during Christmas and one week during Easter.

All these rooms and activities are included in the £10 entrance fee:

Salon
Computer room with internet enabled and safety enabled in 6 x all in one computers
A large Arts and Crafts room, lots of different types of arts and crafts available all day

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)

Cinema / TV room
A games room with a full-sized pool table 50p a game, 2 x arcade machines, football table + Bluetooth speaker
Music room with lots of musical instruments, keyboard, drums, tambourines plus lots more
Gaming room with 3 x Xbox Ones & PS4 all with games
Xbox Kinect room with an 86 inch TV
Sensory room
Beautiful sensory garden with picnic benches to sit back and enjoy the surroundings

We also have a canteen where service users can purchase meals, snacks and drinks.

During the year we organise themed events for our service users and arrange outings.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR 2022-2023

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Our charity shop, opened in the town centre in October 2021 is a great vehicle for promoting what we do here at the Centre.

Sales from the shop are doing well and are helping to fund the Centre’s operational costs.

The charity shop also offers a volunteering opportunity for some of our more able service users.

The Centre has held several very successful themed events for our service users during the past 12 months:

Grease
Harry Potter
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Queen's Jubilee
Christmas Party
Valentine’s Disco

TAR 2022-2023

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the The charity aims to maintain reserves to cover any shortfall in funding charity’s policy on reserves unexpected expenditure and aims to maintain reserve funds for three months of operating costs.

The charity has placed an amount of £27,000 into the restricted funds category, for the future installation of a lift.

The charity has also placed an amount of £10,000 into restricted funds category, for future salary commitments.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

There were no fundraising events this year.

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

Two trustees are now in receipt of payments from the Charity for services provided by way of a Contract for Services. These payments have been agreed by Trustees independent of the two trustees and any connected persons.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Zoe Theakston Full name(s) Rosemary Bailey Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Trustee etc) Date 8th August 2023

TAR 2022-2023

March 2012

Jackie's Drop In Centre 1157193 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations, legacies & grants 22,291 - - 22,291 14,035
Fundraising events - - -
Fees received 50,111 - - 50,111 23,541
Sales 48,937 - - 48,937 26,841
Deposit interest 2,439 - - 2,439 141
Other - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
123,778 - - 123,778 64,558
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 123,778 - - 123,778 64,558
A3 Payments
Cost of fundraising events 1,363 - - 1,363
Travel events 1,604 - - 1,604 889
Building costs / utilities 43,402 - - 43,402 13,814
Hire of equipment / removals 2,616 - - 2,616 1,832
Repairs / renewals / cleaning 1,768 - - 1,768 2,959
Office 23,266 - - 23,266 14,864
Accounts 2,658 - - 2,658 1,393
Licences, permits, waste & sundries 1,418 - - 1,418 1,311
Bank charges & other 997 - - 997 37
Sub total [ 79,092 ] - - 79,092 37,099
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 79,092 - - 79,092 37,099
Net of receipts/(payments) 44,686 - - 44,686 27,459
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 44,686 - - 44,686 27,459
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/10/2023

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
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 148,347 37,000 - - - - 148,347 37,000 Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Rosemary Bailey Zoe Teheakston	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 09-Oct-23 09-Oct-23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/10/2023