2021-10-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 11 2020 To 31 10 2021

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name SKYLARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1161348 Charity's principal address THE GRANGE, PINE PLACE HAYES MIDDLESEX Postcode UB4 8RA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
		PATRICIA ANNE GIBBS	CHAIR
		HARDIP BHAMBRA	TREASURER
		BRYONY GIBBS	SECRETARY
		PREET BHAMBRA		2/11/2020	Committee
		Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
		Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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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

CONSTITUTION MODEL FROM COMMUNITY MATTERS Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) VOLUNTEERS APPOINTED BY BOARD Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

We continue to remain members of our local Community Organisation within our Borough The Hillingdon Federation of Community Association, as well as NVCO and the Small Charities Coalition.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

the organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• t major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

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 secure and manage a community building and to work with partners both statutory and non-statutory to provide a facility to provide and promote educational, leisure and recreational activities for the use of the community of North Hayes, regardless of their personal attributes or beliefs.

Our relationship with the nursery as a long term let is ongoing and the nursery remains well subscribed, and is a great benefit for our local community, especially over the period of the pandemic. During the period of the lockdown from Jan 21 until April 21 it only ran during the mornings. Kumon is still active in the centre, but along with many activities from Jan 21 to April 21, they were unable to meet. During this period ACDA who provided IT and ESOL classes, were unable to do so and as of October 21, IT and ESOL classes have not resumed, and we will be looking for other providers. Yoga returned in September, though at this time with limited numbers The ladies Afro-Caribbean group resumed their meetings in September The Police/Ward Panel were only able to have limited meetings in this period these meetings allow local resident groups within wards to meet and have direct contact with their ward police representatives and local councillors. There have been limited children parties Our activities were limited by the pandemic and by the lockdown from January to April, when only the nursery was operating. We have been closed for a large part of the year, even when things opened up there has been significant reduction in numbers of users attending classes and tangible concerns over Covid. We have taken guidance from the Charity Commission and confirm that our activities are solely for the public benefit in the form of the local community and there is no personal gain for any of our trustees.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grant making;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

All of the trustees are volunteers, and we recognise the work that is done by others who have supported us with their time and energy. As a small organisation, we have no paid or full-time staff.

The contribution made by the current trustees remains significant and we have had the good fortune to recruit another member. We will continue to look for new trustees and volunteers.

Sadly, the issue with the lift has remained a massive problem for us. It has been out of order from August 2021. Apparently. there are issues getting spare parts as they must come from within the EU.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Main achievements:

• Our relationship with the residents surrounding the site has remained positive and strong,

• We have had to re-turf some of the garden due to erosion near paved areas which made the area unsafe for the nursery. This bedded in well

• We still have parking issues which we are trying to resolve with residents and users.

• The lift remains an issue, hopefully the new part to replace a burnt-out circuit, when it arrives will solve the issue.

• We are looking at a project to level the small garden area which falls away steeply in some places and are investigating the costs.

Section E Financial review

B

policy on reserves

As of 31[st] October 2021, we have cash reserves of £34,098. This sum includes the business grant from the Local Authority relating to the pandemic.

The Local Authority during in March 2020 had changed its voluntary sector pricing policy to be able to clawback 25% of any fees charged to Nurseries held in local authority buildings. This came up at our rent review in 2021. We have offered up a range of scenarios to demonstrate we can either pay the VLSP rent or a percentage of the nursery fees and a peppercorn rent, but not both as the building is expensive to maintain and we would suffer and struggle financially in the future.

Although there have been additional funds to support us during the pandemic, this is not the norm.

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We have a three-month notice period on either side with our main client which would give us the opportunity to secure an additional client if notice were to be given.

On an operational cash basis, the charity had a surplus in the year of £17,777 which has built the reserves up to £34,098. The centre costs are around £12,000 this year plus an unknown amount depending on the additional charges from the Local Authority. The cost of the lift of course is unknown at this point.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the chari of funds (including any fundraising).

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

Signed

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Patricia Ann Gibbs	Bryony Ellen Gibbs
	Chair	Secretary
	30/08/2022
	30/08/2022

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