Nodd a Community Centre Supporting the social 2nd general wellbeing of the cornmunil!. of Gli"n¢omi'g NODDFA COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUSTEE'S ANNUAL REPORT 1ST September 2023 31ST August 2024 Charlty Nanie.. Noddfa Communlty Centre Reglstered Charlty Niiniber,. 1158302 Charlty's Prlnclpal Address: Dunraven Street, Glyncorrwg, SA13 3AD Name of the charlt trustees who Mana Truste¢ Name e the charl Offlce (Ifany) Dates acted If not wholeyear Sylvla Tittley Raymond Tittley Rlta Clatworthy Chalr Treasurer Vlce Chalr Lesley En%llsh Glenys Roberts Graham Stent Secretary Tracy Ma%%s lane Pruetor Trustee Reslgnatfions and Vacandes arising: One Mrs Glen s Roberts Retlred 5th Se tember 2024 Mrs Roberts annoiinced her retlrementwlth effectfrom 5th September 2024, after servlnga ftill 10 years.and we extend our thanks to her for all of her hard work diiring her tenure. SIX Trustee vacancle5 are now open for nomlnation on the Committee. Stepplng down but open for re.ele¢tlon: In accordance with our Constitution, thls Is not required as only seven Trusrees are currendy In place, oiit of a potenrlal 13 In line with our Constitution, the maxlrnum number of Trustees & Commlttee Members that can be in place at any one tlme ts 13 (with a rninlmum of three). There are currently 6 vacancies on the Committee, (Trustees or Cornmlttee
Members). Glven our situation, and lack of nominees coming forward, we are Seeking to increase the term of office for Committee Members. If these changes to the Constitution are agreed at the AGM on 13th lanuary 2025, we can then retaln all existing Trustees and Committee Members until a sufficient number of approved nomlnees are In place and elected, to replace them. Committee Member Reslgnatlons and Vancle5 to be filled: None Name of Commlttee Members: Afflllated Members Resignadons and Va¢ancles to be fllled: None Names and addresses of advlsers dres Baiik LloiyiEs Bank PML Accountants Station Road, PortTalbot Independent Exanilner Legal Advlsors Insiiran¢e 56a Statlon Rd, PortTalbot To be resourced Klng DAvles Sollclti)rs 126 Cominerclal Street Maesteg Andrew McGee (recently merged wlth anotl)er orAanlsatlon} Carys Mlles/Ll% Randall NPTCVS 17 Alfred St, Neath SAII IEF Name of Employees/Contractors: Leanne Wlllianis Caretsker Noddfa Centre Terrl calp]In Ruth Howell Centre Manager Noddfra Centre Tutor YoKa Welsh Conversatlon Lynwen Davles Allssa Bevan Tutor (unpald) Youth Leader Corrwg Hlib & After School Club Corrwg Hiib & Alter School Club Corrwg Hiib &After School Club Corrwg Hiib & After Scliool CILib Georgla Cook Rebecca Roblnson Youth Leader/Yoiith Volunteer Yoiitji Leader/Yoiith Volunteer YoLIth Leader/Yoiith Volunteer Alnsley Phelps Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Type ofgovernlng docliment How the charlty Is constlttired Const[tIOn . adopted Charltable Incorporated Organlsatlon Trustees &elertlon niethods Triistees are elected from the rnembershlp atthe Annual General Meettng for a three-year term, wlth a thlrd of trustees retlrlng at each AGM. New trLlStees can be appDlnted (by exlsting rriistees) between annual general meetlngs, but their appolntment wlll be ratlfled at the nextAGM. Addltlonal governance l$sues Trustees are siipported by Neath Port Talbot Councll for Voluntary Servlces and have considered major rlsks to the bu%iness as part of the Charltys Strategic Plannlng Process. Trustees and Commiitee Members wlll conrinue to n)onltor and update the rlsk reglster on a qiiarterly basls. We are worklng In partnershlp, Soclal Servlces, NPT Group of Colleges, CVS and other partners and local organisations on the Upper Afran Coniii)Iinlty Network- Voluntary Groups Sumniaryof the objeets of the charity set out in Its For the benefit of the local community, the electoral ward ofGlyncorrwg and the surroLinding areas, provlde facllitles for education, recreation or other leSsure tlme occupation of individiials who have need of such facilities, for example, because of their youth/age, infirmity or disablenient, financial hardship or social and economic circiimstxnces. Such facllities and servlces to be also oftered to the piibllc at large in the Interests
governing docunient of soclal welfare and with the objective of improving the wellbeing and life chances of the local commiinity and siirroiindillg areas as described. Our Centre's attendance and the events avallable continue to be afferted by the CoroN Vlriis (Covld 19), albeit 4 years on now. People are gradually returning to normal everyday Ilvlng and pre-covld practlces, however we have lost many of our older members who have supported the centre the most. Our Strateglc Plan Is looking atour approach to attractlng more menand those between the ages 18 and 50 years old. Slimmaryof the main artivitles undertaken for the publlc benefit in Yelatlon to these objert Our regular actlvltles include.. therand ab Grou niassage (or simllar) servlces for adults meets once a week and has a healthy followlng Enabllng those wisliing ro learn die basics of Welsh language the OppOrnIty to learii and gain an understanding ft Class- Meets every fortnlght enabling women to learn (or enhance) thelr croche¢ knltting and sewlng skllls. RlllgoQLL.. Held every Tuesday for enthuslasts of Blngo. Malnly attended by retlred resldents or those over 50 years of age. I1] - The Wl have niet once a nionth slnce the Covid restrictlons were Illted, offerlng speakers and soclal events and trips for local women - opento the whole con)miinlty butofcen seelng the older populatlon ofthe local comn)Iinity pop In, but occaslc)n<illy niothers and toddlers call In as well. Our youth cliib has seen a drop In niimbers biit they have provlded weekly Interactlon tor up to 20 members a week (aKed 11-16), wlth two siipport workers. Att&£kn- forthose chlldren age 7 . 10- wltli suppurt workers, a weekly drop In service for them LAgLQLL. Uslng centre for Coinmlttee Meetlngs and weekly Frlday evenlng clubs and events for the over 50's The Chapel provldlng weekly Chapel Servlces for the local comniiinlty, these services are held In the Centre's lounge open to local people to learn about our envlronment aiid arlo Offers a stlmulatlng playgroup and baby hlstorlcal/herltage cralts dlloL. Provlding educatlonal support on Maths, Engllsh and slrnllar to Iniprove prospects t[L trachlngvarlous methods ofcraPc, froni kiilttingtolewellery maklng - famlly fun day for the local communlty - offerlng one-to-one appolntrnents regular one.to.one appolntments offerlng advice, giildance and soclallslng skllls foryoungsters Our doors are also open to occaslonal users, whlch often 5n¢liide PollticSans' Siirger5es (MPS & Mss), Wakes/FLineral receptions, Pétes & Falrs, CVS Fundlng Drop-ln, and the local Polliiig Statlon. Our servlces contlnue to provlde access to a publlc computer and the Internet, wlth a hlgh.speed flbre connection, prlntlng and photocopylng fa¢llltie5 for the comn)unlty'S Use. Oiir membershlp scheme has In excess of 100 member5, many of whoni contrlbute financlally, and we continiie to n)alntaln our Fa¢ebook Account and Webslte to Interact wlth them and to help greater dlalogue wlth indlvlduals and groups. In 2024.202 5 we wlsh to revlew what Is provlded with nien)bershlp status As nientloned, we are stlll seelng the effert of the covid lock downs, where people have chosen not to return or where tlielr health has deterlorated over the (almost) 4 years slnce the vlrus hlt SLinimary of die soclal artlvltles undertaken by other groups using the centi'e, enabled by Noddfa through keeplng rhe Centre open However, orwanlsed by our own Trustees and parther organlsadons thls year, we have held: 29th September 2023, Macmillan Coffee Mornlng 29th November 2023 Meetsanra 2nd March 2024, St Davld Day event 8th June 2024 Table Top Sale 28th May 2024 Drummers sesslon 14thAugust 2024 Fun Day 22nd August Kids Crafts 31st August2024 Craft sesslon am, drumming pni Oiir slncere thanks to all our volunteers who helped prepare food, set up the tables and manage these events on the day, including Child Protertion Unit.
Sun]mary ofthe niain achlevenients of the charity durlngthe year Oiir actions during the last 12 months include.. Focused our efforts for each year to increase vlsitor footfall by holdln% special events and acfivities, as nientioned above. Visits to the Centre are increasing faster than anticipated and the detail is in the table below. The Centre'5 Craft Club successfully sent a conslderable niirnber of donatlons for Ukralne, rnainly knitted children's wear and blankets. Grant Funding.. During 2023-24 we applled for £359,558,65 worth ofgr8nt funding for twelve projects and were successful In seven of those, totalllng £59,738,65. These include: The Lottery Conimunity Fund provlded £19,982.65 grant fundingto us for a new luncheon SeIceS. Thls provlded support for the dellvery, plannlng, equlpnient and operatlon costs and stafflng. The equlpment Included a new dishwasher. Centre Manager salary (at 12 hours pw) £22,000 over 3 years, meanlng £12,000 pald durlng 2023.24 Blngo has also received further fundlng of £1,440,00 through our grant appllcatlon process froni Fynnon Oer Garfteld Watson ftinded us for the flrstt5me, wlth a £10,000 sum to supporrthe operatlonal costs of oiir Youth Servlces, Corrwg Hiib and After School Club. Coalflelds RegeneratSon saw merlt In oiir grant appllcatlon for £6,316.00 to ftind niuch needed Iniprovements to the kltchen, which Included new kltchen cablnets, a new cooker and freezer and new slnks. Thls has rnade Ilfe a lot easler for our groiips and for our new luncheon club and event preparatlon. Incliided In the above are the follow5ng thatwere completed diirlng the year, some wlth two stage&, securlng ndIn6 that wlll be pald In the next flnanclal year.. Coalflelds Regeneratlon to replace our whole heatlng systeiii, whlch went Snto fallure over the siininier, Tliey have awarded 115 £6850.00, whlch we hope wlll be pald to lis by Decem- ber 2024. A rther update wlll be provlded In oiir next report. Pen y Cynioedd for salary costs ofboth Centre Manager aiid Youtl) Team, We have been ad- vSsed rhatthey have awarded us £45,000 over 3 years, to cover the Centre Manager's salary for 15 hoiirs per week (thls Is In addltlon to the renialnlng £6000 of the grant above) and Is Ilkely to be paid In Dec 2024. A further update wlll be provlded In our next reporL We have one outstandlng appllcatlon that was submltted In May 24. Inltlally, Is.. Cnmniunlty Facllltles Grant Is stlll conslderlng our applicatlon (rnade In May 2024) for £45,000 to upgrade our restrooms. We are In Stage11 of the process, and a ftirther update wlll be provlded In our next reporL Staff and Volunteers,, We have enjoyed the wonderftil siipport from our staff and voliinteers, wlthouttheni we woiild notbe able to aLhleve whatwe have done, or whatwe hope to going forward. We are particiilarly happy that Terrl Carnplin has had a very successful first year as our Centre Manager. She has started new groups ft)r the commiinlty to enloy whicli have created additlonal Incon)e, enabllng us to provlde her wlth extra hours and to increase her support of the Centre and support fundlng appllcatlons. Every year Tnistees develop and rnanage the Strateglc Plan, this Informs oiir future fundlng applications aiid oudlnes oiir plans for future developrnent over the next five years. This year, aniongst many successes we have nientloned above, we have also.. Siicceeded in Increasing our footfall to 7,762 - almost doublln% the expected Increase wlthin thls perlod. Increased actlvities and Kroups by up to 7 events per week (c. 2 5 addition21 actr'vltles and advice sessions for oiir communlty to make use of each nionth) Opened our doors and supported 7 new %roups/activities/or%anlsations usin% the Centre.
ANNUAL FOOTFALL (September 2023 to August 2024) ' N*nie of Group Sesslon$ Held Sessions D•talls Men Women Chlldren Und•r 21 Chlldren under 5 Totals Coffee Morning 5 estimated 19 75 99 47 42 recorded 140 675 14 72 901 Yoga 48 46 recorded 62 345 407 2 estlmated 34 37 Bln80 43 recorded 75 643 718 5 estlmated 15 15 30 Welsh Conv&rsation 29 27 recorded 75 77 152 2 estlmated 21 record6d 12 172 12 172 Craft 34 13 estlmated 21 70 91 Chapel 30 25 record8d 43 145 188 5 estlmated 15 90 105 New Ale 57 45 recorded 119 662 781 7 é5tlmatéd 22 168 190 Youth 41 27 recorded 91 7S3 844 14 estimated 140 75 223 Baby group 22 22 recorded 2CQ 15 151 370 12 12 astlmat•d 254 262 Baby support Talk wlth baby Educ8 3 r•cord•d 33 30 63 5 recorded 21 21 42 40 recorded 42 162 io 216 Chlldren's Rlqhts Unlt Yarn ombers & more 9 rècorded 14 41 61 120 17 17 r•cord•d 17 64 81 Meetings 39 164 203 Meet Santa 22 33 64 St Davlds Day 51 60 Messy Church NPTCIWlldfox Ill recorded 13 31 56 100 io Table top sale io 25 15 50 Blke évent Ico 50 150 Famlly fun day Elections 22 98 75 20) 191 192 383 Funera15 estlmated 50 90 Birthday Partles estlmated 16 32 92 Walk Ins estlmated 58 89 147 Totals 1178 4853 1251 371 7762 Footfall Note.. lall} ot'ouI' woup>, e¥'¢iits a1141 &tivi¢i(s cofftitiiiuL tL) Lxpei'iLii£e (all iii lolloii'iiig (IIL ul Covid 19 1".¢)5"1)FIA 111 iii March 20ZO,, SUItIn1 In anoverall lower footfall than anttclpated, butwe arÉwoTkSJyg hard to redress this.
Brlefthtement of the charity's policy on reserves Trustees have consldered a reserves policyand have deterrnined to almto keep 6 months worth ofrunnlng Costs as reserves. This equates to £6,300. irther financial revlew detsils Oiir maln sources oflncome durlngthe pastyear have been: INCOME SOURCE TOTAL Revenue Donations £2,444.61 Fund Ralslng £2.083.90 Facllity Hlr¢ £12.991.02 TOTAL £17,519.53 GRANT INCOME SOURCE TOTAL Blngo Youth Fynnon Oer (coverlng 6123-5124) Garfield Weston Iva15d 6124.5125) Pen y Cymoedd (£22,000 over 3 ears valld 5 22.2 25 The Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund valld 7 24-6 2S £1,440.00 £10,000.00 Central Manager Luncheon Club £12.000.00 £19.982.65 Kltchen upgrade Coalfjeld$ ReBener4tlon 66316.00 Note. othergrant applleatlons have been successful but wlll not p•ld untll December or the New Year 2025 TOTAL £49.738,65 Durlng the year we have developed four strateglc oblectlves for the flve years fron) 2024- 2029: Users-we are confldent we wlll In¢rease annual usage of Noddfa Comniunlty Centre to 10,000 vlslts a year. We alm to have a User Forurn In place by Sprlng 2025 to work wlth us on development of artlvltles, groiips and servlces provlded wlthln the centre by.. Introdu¢lng flve new (weekly) %roiips per year, 15 by 2029 I ntr()duclng regular annudl/monthly events/artlvltles, such as trade days, trable top sales etc, I ntr()duce events'/actlvltles/servlccs for 18-50 year olds and Men I ntroduce more cliildren based activities dnd group5 Bulldlng- 1rther decrease our envlronmental footprlnt by 2029 and wlth an appllcatlon submltted to Communlty Facllltles Grant (NPTCBC) for grant to assSst us to refurblsh uur restrooms, creatlng comfortable, prlvate, hncti01181, hyglenlc and aesthetl¢ally pleaslng facllltles. The aln) Is to signlflcantiy upgrade the facllitles for those who are vuliierable In respLJrt of elther health or nioblllty, whllst rnaklng the unlts soundproof and Improvlng thelr carbon footprlnt. People - We wlll fiirther revlew the role ofthe Centre Manager, Caretrdker and Tutors to ensure that as we grow, they are stlll able to fvnction and have the siipport, eqiilpment and tralnlng In place to n)eet their needs. We will work more closely wlth local autliorltics, local organlsations, provlders and buslnesse5 to use the Centre tu promote thelr work and any oppnrtunlrles that mdy arlse with theni. The Centre Is well estsbllshed within the local eommunlty already and is a vlt21 hub for the area of Upper Afan Valley. Olir key focus contlnues to b¢ to keep the centre accessible and avallable to the local cornmiinity. Increased publlclty and word.of. moiith have proven very effective in ensiirin% the centre remalns well used. Flnances - Diirlng the 2 02412025 finanLlal year, we wlll continiie to seek grant ftindlng that will seciire our operarional costs for the next 3 years and help us work towards becoming (rnalnly) SelfFunded Stas by 2028. We wlll conslder the need to Identify Financlal milestoiies, by 3151 MarLh 202 5 dnd work to eiisure any Grant Funding awarded is in pldLL by 3 1$1 Aiigust 2025 The trustee$ declare that they have approved thls Annual Report. Slgned on behalf of the Charlty's Tru$tee$: Slgnatures Full Name Sylvia Tittle Chair Lesley English Secretary Posltfion
NODDFA COMMUNITY CENTRE
Charity number 1158302
Year ended 31 August 2024
| Statement of financial activities General Total Bingo Lunch Club Manager New Age Youth Total Resources brought forward £13,571.69 £19,368.65 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6,333.18 £5,796.96 £6,333.18 Total incoming resources £17,662.73 £18,427.73 £1,440.00 £19,982.00 £18,000.00 £2,600.00 £765.00 £42,022.00 Total outgoing resources £18,040.92 £26,427.27 £975.82 £2,788.90 £12,350.00 £3,660.00 £8,386.35 £19,774.72 Transfers of resources to general funds -£1,824.39 -£1,824.39 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,824.39 £1,824.39 Resources carried forward £11,369.11 £13,193.50 £464.18 £17,193.10 £5,650.00 £5,273.18 £0.00 £26,756.07 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds |
Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Restricted Funds | Restricted Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Total | Bingo | Lunch Club | Manager | New Age | Youth | Total | |
| £11,369.11 £13,193.50 £464.18 £17,193.10 £5,650.00 £5,273.18 £0.00 £26,756.07 |
Responsibilities of trustees
As the charity's trustees we are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and we consider that the audit requirements of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 do not apply.
The financial statement gives, in line with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities, a true and fair view in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements were approved on 13 January 2025
| S Tittley | Chair |
|---|---|
| L English | Secretary |
| R Tittley | Treasurer |
Independent examiner's opinion in relation to the statement of financial activities to 31-Aug-2024
My examination was carried out in line with general directions given by the Charity Commission and I : report that the accounting records of "Noddfa" are in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, confirm that the accounts agree with the accounting records and comply with the Charity Acts, and, agree that the statement of financial activities gives a true and fair view of "Noddfa's" financial position.
Independent examiner:
13-Jan-25
PML Accountants
Balance Sheet
Noddfa Community Centre As at 31 August 2024
| Account | Account | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | ||
| Cash | 878.49 | |
| Petty Cash | 50.00 | |
| Treasurers Account | 39,021.08 | |
| 39,949.57 | ||
| 39,949.57 | ||
| Net Current Assets (Liabilities) | 39,949.57 | |
| Total Assets less Current Liabilities | 39,949.57 | |
| Net Assets | 39,949.57 | |
| Restricted Funds | 26,756.07 | |
| Unrestricted Funds | 13,193.50 | |
| Total Capital and Reserves | 39,949.57 |