Trustees. Annual Report for the period MM15S10 Period start date Day Month Year 1st April 2023 Period end date Day Month To 31sI March" Year 2024 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name centrepieS CIO Other names charity is known by Registered charity number {if any) 1160300 Charity's principal address The Lodge, Hall Place, Bourne Road Bexley. Postcode DA5 1PQ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Offlce (If any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person lor body) entitled to appolnt trusteo Ilf an Trustee name Mr Michael Ellsmore Chair Mrs Jennifer Watson Ms Rosemary Eaglen Ms Georgina Lonergan Ms Sally McGregor Ms Fiona Miller Vice-chair Resigned 31101124 Ms Eileen Pallen Ms Rashikkha Ra lyer Mr Guy Anthony Tarrant Ms Britta Von Zweigbergk Appointed 19107123 10 Names of the trustees for the charityi if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear None Names and addresses of advisers Ioptional information e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Mr Geoffrey Norris (Centrepieces Co-ordinator) TAR March 2012
,Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document Constitution How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Trustee selection methods (1) Appointed by members of the charity trustees in place of a retired charity trustee or an additional trustee provided that the limit as specified in the constitution is nol exceeded. {2) At every annual general meeting of the Members, as specified in the constitution one third or the nearest to one third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. Vacancies so arising may be filled at the meeting, any vacancies not filled at the meeting can be appointed by the charity trustees as above. Additional governance issues (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and traini ng of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works., Centrepieces has links with Bexley Voluntary Services Council who have an extensive prograrnme of training courses which have provided training for Trustees to enhance understanding of their responsibilities. centrepieS CIO has a volunteer coordinator and a number of members who take on allocated voluntary responsibilities on a day-to-day basis. A Board of Trustees is responsible for the strategic direction and funding of the organisation and recruitment of new trustees as and when necessary. Activities which are supported by committees who meet periodically to discuss their specialist areas including Arts. Finance and Funding of the CIO, then report to the full Board of Trustees of Centrepieces. relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Centrepieces has a strong relationship with the London Borough of Bexley. The Trustees conduct periodic reviews of the major risks to which the CIO is exposed and systems and procedures to manage those risks identified are implemented so as to minimise any potential impact on the CIO should any of those risks materialise. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To promote the recovery of adults in the London Borough of Bexley and surrounding area, who experience or have experienced mental health problems by providing resources and support to enable them to participate in the arts and related mental health enhancing activities and to develop artistically and to achieve better social inclusion through art related activities. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012
The Trustees having regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit summarise below the main activities for the public benefit in relation to the objects of the Charily undertaken during the period. 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) We continued our normal programme of workshops, which also covered sessions on Black History and Banksy artwork. Since April 2023 after acquiring lease for Sidcup Manor House we set up a Craft Club at the Manor House which takes place on alternate Saturdays and is open to the general public and our members, including accompanied Children. An open Day at Sidcup Manor House for members of the public was held in October 2023. During the year our members artwork was displayed at local venues and various exhibitions. Additional details of objectives and activities {Optional information) You may choose to include further staternents, where relevant, about: policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. Our Policy on grant making is not to make grants to individuals or other Bodies. Our investment is related to those projects where we have successfully received third party funding. Totally reliant on volunteers and we have developed our own volunteer policies. TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance In November 2023 we were awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service, the first in Bexley Borough. which recognizes and acknowledges the fact that our charity is run entirely by hard-working volunteers. The chair of Trustees and centrepieS Coordinator attended the ceremony at the Tower of London to receive the award. This was followed by an invitation to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party for two of our key volunteers and in April 2024 by a visit from the deputy Lord Lieutenant, Dave Easton, to meet some of the volunteers. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year We had a successful year at the Manor House, Sidcup and were able to extend the lease into 2024125. We were honoured to be chosen as one of the Mayor of Bexley's charities for the year 2023124, which raised our profile in the borough and boosted our income in 2024125. Various successful exhibitions were held during 2023124 at which artworks were sold - 'The Inner Me, at the Erith Exchange At Hall Plac8 Stables Gallery in August and MarchlApril At the Drill Hall, Sandwich in MaylJune Artwork by Centrepieces artist Trevor Whiting. was also displayed in a local public house, both raising our profile in the Gommunity and selling several pieces. Section E Financial review-- Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain appropriate to the needs of the CIO. This is based on the size of the CIO and the level of commitments held currently. The Trustees aim to ensure the CIO will be able to continue to fulfil its objectives. Details of any funds materially in deficit None TAR March 2012
Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s> Full name(s) ..TrnJ 13&TscJ Vier cJfkiE Position (eg Secretsry, Chalr, etc} Date III,,IIoA£ TAR March 2012
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO ANO WALES 1160300 Centre ieces CIO Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the period from Period start datè Pèrlod end date 315t March 2024 To 1st Aprll 2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yaar to the neorest to the nearest E to th8 nearest£ lo the ngarest £ to the nearg8t £ A1 Recel ts Artwork Sol Btrxlèy Communliy Lott8ry Contributlons Its Workshops Donatlons Inc. Gift Abd 6,726 613 6,726 613 4,310 646 6,345 11,824 1,839 7S 5,420 11,824 1,639 7,399 18.513 FundfaisSng Granls 2,000 2,924 600 Membership Plclure Loan Sch8m8 2.900 2.900 Other 436 436 462 Sub total (Gross incomg forAR) 29.883 75 29.768 36,644 A2 Asset and Investment salgs, 18e8 table). ub total Total recelpts 29,883 76 29,768 38,644 A3Pa ments Artl$l Fee$ 3,792 1.452 3.484 1.453 200 3,992 1,814 3,484 1,463 1,208 917 375 550 5.930 2.3B2 1.996 291 2,297 994 Art MAleilo1$ Athork Sold- Payment lo Art18ts Bulldln9 & Assoc Co$¢ Exhibilions 362 1,206 Funclions & Meeling Expen$e$ In8plre Awards Insur8nc8 IT & Olfice Equipment PrlnlSng, Pos18ge & St8tlenery Publication$ 917 376 300 S30 466 977 977 628 1,091 16S 194 1,286 166 959 94 Rent & R4le$ 5.821 888 6,621 888 2.61B 5,376 1,787 2,131 2,362 341 30,840 Storage Cos1$ Telephone & Internet Volunteer Travel 1.401 3.605 2,427 468 28,041 1.401 4.418 2,548 468 31,312 813 Other Sub total 3.2Y1 A4 Asset and investment purchases, see table) Sub total Total payments 28.041 3.271 31.312 30,840 Net of reGeipts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 1,642 3,196 1,654 5,804 11,977 13,619 12,234 9,038 24,211 22.657 18,407 24,211
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowimeiit funds Categories Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to n88re8t £ B1 Cash funds Bank 13A21 198 9.038 Pelty Cash Total Cash funds 13,619 9.038 Unrestricted funds to nearesl £ Restricted funds Endowment funds Details to nearest£ to nearest £ 82 Other monetary assets Ftsnd to whlch 0$88t belon Detalls C08t loptlon)11 Current value tlonal 83 Investment assets Fund to whleh aiitt b&lon Current value tlonol Details CL)•t loptlong11 B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Fund lo whlch relwte8 Unraslricled Amounl due When due tlonal Detalls ArMx)rk S¢l&ArtS$1s B5 Llabllltles 634 Slgned by one or two Iruslè8s on behall ol all the Iruslees Dale of roval ignalur6 Piinl Name
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner's Report Report to the trustees Centrepieces CIO On accounts for the year ended 3151 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1160300 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended& I106lL4 1 As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent IThe char s gross in e excee £250,000 nd l arn examiner's statement unde e the exa ation byj ng a quali memb cable liste ody]l. Delete [ l if notgpplicable. alified to f [inse meof I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination 4oU40 dwI0hICh gives me cause to believe that in, any rnaterial respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2t)2 Name: Gerry Atwell Relevant professional qualification(s) or body ICAEW Retired IER Oct 2018
(if any}" Address: 21 Colyton Road, East Dulwich, London SE22 ONE Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018