**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1[st] Dec 2020 30 Nov 2021 a ~~|~~ BEACON **From To** ~~a~~ Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Beacon Hub Brighton **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1159583 ~~PO~~ **Charity's principal address** 5 Court Ord Cottages Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex, **Postcode** BN2 7FT **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** ~~ee es~~ Treasurer Trustees 1[Mr Bernard Drew ] TURNBULL ~~ee ee~~ Ms. Atlanta Jane Chair and Secretary Trustee 2 COOK ~~ee~~ 3[Ms. Vanessa Devitt] Trustee Trustee ~~es ee~~ Mr. Jonathan Francis Trustee Trustee 4 BUTLER ~~a rnns~~ 5 ~~ee ee ee~~ 6 ~~es tnRs~~ 7 ~~a nn Gn~~ 8 ~~es~~ 9 ~~es~~ 10 ~~es nn Gn~~ 11 ~~a~~ 12 ~~es nn Gn~~ 13 ~~a~~ 14 ~~es nn Gn~~ 15 ~~a~~ 16 ~~esnn~~ 17 ~~a Rs~~ 18 ~~es~~ 19 ~~a Rs~~ 20 ~~es nn~~ **TAR** March **2012** 1 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **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 Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by vote of existing managing trustees Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The minimum number of trustee’s is four. You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: The quorum is two charity trustees, or the number nearest to one third of the total number of charity trustees. - policies and procedures Charity trustees will make available to each new charity trustee, on or - adopted for the induction and before his or her first appointment: - training of trustees; - (a) a copy of the current version of the constitution; and - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - (b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’ Annual Report and statement of accounts. - Members of the CIO are currently purely the trustees. The CIO is -  relationship with any related independent of any other organisation and currently has no associate or informal members. The CIO is independent of any other organisation in - parties; terms of management & governance, financial liability or interest, -  trustees’ consideration of administrational duties, and charitable aims & objectives. 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 public the conservation, maintenance
and protection of the environment by way of, but not limited to, caring for
the land owned by the charity in such a way as to protect wildlife habitats
and conserve biodiversity; and
2) To advance education and promote the arts through an educational
centre specialising in the neighbouring Beacon Hill Local Nature
Reserve’s flora and fauna, the Beachy Head West newly designated
Marine Conservation Zone’s marine life and arts and crafts by utilising an
indoor and outdoor classroom providing workshops and interactive
information and displays that supports and promotes conservation,
archaeology, heritage and the arts.| |---|---| ||BHB relies on the development of the ‘old Golf Pavilion’ on Beacon Hill in
Brighton.
Over the last year BHB has started charitable educational events and,
along with our café kiosk have been gaining focus as a ‘hub’ for the local
communities in Rottingdean and Ovingdean.
We have also implemented provision for car park security allowing for
parking at the centre which is the first stage of the building development.
During the year BHB has also been developing policies, developing roles
of management team and preparing educational objectives and support,
commencing fundraising for build and educational events.
The trustee team have been working hard on the fundraising strategy for
the building work and are in the process of submitting funding requests to
several trusts.| **TAR** March **2012** 3 **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** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and performance Ensuring a strong management team and trustee group. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** Developing Operating Policies. **during the year** Starting environmental education workshops and events. Establishing Café Kiosk Building relationships and support within the community. Preparing fundraising strategy and trust applications **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** The reserves are set at £1,000. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** It is based on being able to continue operating for 3 months in terms of running the café and having enough funds for a major fundraising event. Any funds raised from these activities should be firstly used to maintain the reserves and following the replenishment of reserves additional surpluses may be used for good causes or used in order to pay for the renovations that have been planned. It is expected that as we grow the reserves should be increased in order to include ongoing renovation & equipment cost, in line with our three year business plan and also costs for good causes **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** BHB’s funding, to date, has been achieved through fundraising within the You **may choose** to include local community. This has included corporate and general public additional information, where donations. relevant about: - the charity’s principal Further fundraising events are planned. BHB is also in talks with and sources of funds (including intends to apply for local and national grants from several sources any fundraising); - how expenditure has Further funding may arise from serving of food and drink, membership subscriptions including founder members, corporate and club - supported the key objectives membership. We will also be looking into other fundraising plans with will - of the charity; develop with fundraising activity. - investment policy and objectives including any To date expenditure has concentrated on professional fees and planning ethical investment policy costs as well as some promotional and administrative expenses when adopted. planning fundraising events. Further expenditure is related to the buildings and café supplies which have been funded by the income from the café kiosk. BHB has developed a business plan and budget forecast for costs associated with the renovation and running costs. BHB is currently has an ethical policy which contains trade and investment to organisations who act ethically, do not promote religious causes, and who have suitable environmental credentials. Please see BHB management accounts for further financial information and specific figures. **TAR** March **2012** 6 ~~SCS~~ **Section F Other optional information** ## ~~ee~~ **Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees** **Signature(s)** AsmatKXVRRSee * ed **Full name(s) Bernard Drew Turnbull** ~~ee a~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)** ~~a~~ **Date** 8th October 2022 **TAR** March **2012** 7