TRUSTEES ANLYUAL REPORT For the period from 20-02-2020 to 19-02-2021 Section A- Reference and AdDtrIOn detalls ChArity Name Friends of Christchurch Station CIO Charity Number 1159899 PrlneSple AddTess:_ Christchurch Railway Station. Stour Road Christchur¢h, Dorset BH23 IHP. Charity Trustees who manage the Charlty. Name of trustee5. oirice Fred N¢al¢ Chairnw) Jesstca Fletcher-Davi(L Treasurer Alisott Finn. Floral Display5 Other trustees e.8. Custodian tnjstees Non¢ Name *ddre5se5 of advisor Type ofadvisor Relationship with BCP Boumemouth Christchurch and Poole Council Name Wilbert Smith Address 29 Upper Gordon Road Highcliffe Christchurch Dorset BH23 5ND Section B- struttllrt- goverrtatsce #thd m#DageThent De5CTiPtion of charity'5 trust.. Governing documeni Constitutiot) How is the charity constituted Charitable IncoOrated Orgattisation CIO
Trustee selection method By ball volunteersltnteryiews Additional gov¢rnm¢nts i5SU¢S Policies and procedures for trdining of trnst¢es . Trustees have been ined in manual handling. fire extinguish¢rs and in saf¢ty instructions, plus basic hygiene. Due to curr¢nt ¢ircumstances. they havc had good instrnction on Covid 19 Rules and Regulations, reference the Railway Stations operators requirements. The charities organisational strncture (optional) Iblank) Relationship with any related parties We occupy two r(Kkms at Christchurch Station und¢r a Lea5¢ from South W¢stern Railway and provide voluntary services under a Memordndum of Undersianding. Consid¢r&tion of major risk5 We have spent a good deal Of time searchÉng. interviewing and s¢l¢¢ting n¢w volwit¢¢rs mainly online using Zoom, this had to be managed carefully as it appeared more difficult with not being able on occasion to see candidates in person with a nutnber of onlin¢ issu¢s with s¢ssion5 and training, etc. Funding was very poor with very little income. at the same time. finances can be reflected in our meagre outgoings. This h&5 caused the Charity to s(d Still for anoth¢r y¢ar, over recent w¢eks the Railway Companies have had very light traffic. and a huge number ofrestrictions have been placed upon us &$ an organisation, totally out of our own control. W¢ hav¢ in v¢ry rn1 times built up a new team with a number of highly supportive people with good ideas and projects coming forward and look fotivard to bringing some of these to fruition. Section C - Objectives and Activities Summary of objects of th¢ Charity. To advance the education of the public re the history of Christchurch Station (Dorset) for the provision of an exhibition and resource centre. Summary of main aciivities. Research, Evidence Gathering of Artefacts and photographs. (this w&% started with $tud¢nts from Bournemou¢h University, until Covid19 struck). We continued applying for Grants for development of Heritage Centre at the Station and putsuing the pritnary aitns for the charity. It b¢com¢ nw¢55ary to incur some expendituru on personal protective equipment this year. we had platmed to provide volunteers with PPE, the truslees have agrttd to set aside tnor¢ financial assistance to allow this to happen, but has not b due to the high restriclions pled upon access to our groups. Additional (optional) SectiDD D.- Achlevements and Perfonllanee We have seen very little able to be cotnpl¢ted due to th¢ Covid19 r¢strictions whi¢h hav¢ hit U3 r¢ally hard. Main Achievements in this year saw the BU Students leave University, so the research project has not been Compl¢t¢d to dat¢. having not b¢¢n abl¢ to 8¢¢ th¢ styd¢nts prior to their
leaving and the lack of time or acc to all of the relevattt Infornydtion collated. The concerns with our very low budgets and I1]ted numb¢rs. SeetloD- E Ilnanclal review. Brief ststement and the charities policy on resetyes. We continue to hold a minimum reserve to cover our expected annual running eosts. This year trustees agreed to hold reserves which includes an increase in PPE supplies and the inc&s¢d running cgsts from 6 to 12 months. Fujhds defielt None (Optional) Section- F other optioD&I infDrtnation. Seetion G Decl&ratioD The trustees to declare that they have approved the trustees fllwicial report above signed on b¢half of the charity trnstees Sig[ture Full Name Fred Neale FRED NEALE Position Chairn)an Date 29° October 2021
FRIENDS OF CHRISTCHURCH STATION CIO Income Expenditure and Balance Account YEAR ENDING 19 FEB 2020 2021 PAYEE CNQ NO DATE RECEIVED PAID BALANCE 19-Feb 2020Balance b/f 5,819.07 Volunteer Expenses 100037 20 Mrch 150.00 5,669.07 Zurich Insurance 100038 28 Sept 138.32 5.530.75 Donation received from Christchurch TC Grant 12 Oct 1,500.00 7,030,75 Volunteer Expenses AF 100039 13 Oct 49.95 6,980.80 2021 1,500.00 338.27 24~Feb Balance Breakdown of Balance Restricted Reserve Planned Trading (12 months) New Project- Redecoration of Room Platform 1 2,000.00 Unrestricted Funds 6,980.80 1,500.00 6980.80 24 Feb 2021 Resources Available to FCS CIO Signature Fred Neale: Chairman Jesslca Fletcher-David Treasurer Date. 29th October 2021