## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date: 1[st] January 2023 To Period end date: 31[st] December 2023** **Charity name: Wivenhoe Community Trust** **Charity registration number: 1160666** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|(a) to promote the beneft of the
inhabitants of that area popularly
known as Wivenhoe and the
neighbourhood without distinction of
sex or political, religious or other
opinions by associating the local
authorities, voluntary organisations
and inhabitants in a common efort to
advance education and to provide
facilities in the interests of social
welfare for recreation and leisure-time
occupation with the object of
improving the conditions of life for the
said inhabitants;
(b) to establish or to secure the
establishment of a community centre
and to maintain and manage, or to
cooperate with any local statutory
authority in the maintenance and
management of such a centre for
activities promoted by the CIO and its
constituent bodies in furtherance of
the above objects.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Trustees met once during 2022 to
consider the fnancial situation of the
Trust and to consider grant
applications which had been received
although had also had an exchange of
emails to agree one grant.
At this meeting one application was
approved for £500 towards the costs
of producing a booklet about nature
aimed at Under-7s. The meeting also
ratifed the decision made earlier in
the year to grant £500 to the
Wivenhoe branch of RBL towards the
costof refurbishingthe upstairsroom| in their clubhouse. Other grants were considered but were put on hold pending further details. Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees believe that in making these whether the trustees have grants they comply with the CC’s had regard to the guidance requirements about public benefit. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference **----- Start of picture text -----**
The trustees believe that in making
these grants has made a difference to
these organisations and helped them
Summary of the main Para 1.20 achieve their objectives.
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The trustees of the Wivenhoe Community
Trust feel that they have achieved their
objective in ending the year having given
almost all of their funding to local
organisations to help them achieve their
ambitions.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|There are no reserves left..| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At 31stDecember 2023 this was £218.27| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity is no longer active in
fundraising.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees can be co-opted if required| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Wivenhoe Community Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1160666| |Charity’s principal address|C/o 16 Colchester Road
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Brian Sinclair|Chairman||| ||Peter Hill|Deputy Chairman||| ||Mrs E Taylor-
Jones|Treasurer||| ||Peter Cook|||| ||Mrs Jan Sinclair|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |N/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** N/a ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/a ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| |||| ||Brian Sinclair|Peter Martin Hill| |||| ||Chairman|Deputy Chairman| ||January 2024|| ||January 2024|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Wivenhoe Communlty Trust 1160666 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period frorn 0110112023 3111212023 To Section A Receipts and payments UnrestriGled fund¥ RestriGt8d funds Endowment funds Total fund8 Last yoar tot1* E tothp nearnst É to ￿ ne•rost£ th• Mamt£ A1 Recei Bank Intere51 Sub toto1(Gross income for AR) A2 A88et and Inv•8tm•nt 8al•8, 18ee table). Sub total 28 A3Pa ment8 Granis MIEC expen5e• Sub total A4 Asset and Inv•stm•nt urchases, 8e• table Sub total Total payments ssoo 5,000 1.000 Net of r￿eIpts/(PayMentSj AS Transfers betwèèn funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 5,472 5,472 992 5.690 218 5,690 218 8,682 5,690 CCXX R1 ac¢ounts Issi 0410212024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nfrar￿£ Restrlcted funds to noar881£ Endowment funds to n8aro8t £ Categorses Details B1 Cash funds Wirgin Kkney Ctrep B** NSSIAox Total cash funds 218 Unrestricted funds to wrest £ ReBtricted funds to ne8roBt £ Endowment funds to nè&r8it £ Oeiails Funtt 10 whl¢h ai¥•t b•1 Current valu• D•talls Co•t loptloft•l 83 Investment as8•t8 Fuhd 10 whlch asset belon Details Co•t loptloMII Curr•nt valug Yonil 84 As80ts rotaln•d for tho charlty'8 own usg Fund to whlch Amoun¢ dug ioni When due Detalls BS Liabilities zzaa Signed by one or N¥0 trustees on beh8lf of all the trustee5 Srgnature Print Name Date of roval Brian Sindair Peter Hill K4 ts*y CCXX R2 aceounls ISSI 0410212024