The. Red Trust Bu8hey THE RED TRUST BUSHEY (Working name." The Red Cafe) Register￿ Ch217ty Number 1161424 Trustees Report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2U25 The Red Trust Bulhry Team - January 2025 The Red Trnst B￿$heY TnL8tccs Stuart Singleton- Chairm Ann East - Founder trustee and Secretary Elizabeth Vis - Founder trustee and Treasurer A]ison Gutbrie Anne Swerling- joined May 2024 Vikki C.rjn￿r- joined December 2024 Sharon Fowler Christina Hayes - Icft November 2024 Mirtam Mcculloch Sharon Snowden- joined May 2025 Katic Smith- left April 2025 Aspcn Phillips Harvey Parish_ joined March 2025 Kola Koyejo- joined November 2024 Address 2 Low¢r Padth￿.k Rv Warford WD19 4DS Bankers CAF Bank Limitsd, 25. Kings Hill Avenue. West Malling, Kent ME194JQ The Red Trust Bushey Contents Page Repon of the Trustees Report of the Indcpcnd¢nt Examiuci Receipts and Payments Account 10 Statement of Assets and Liabiliti¢s Notes to the Accounts 11 The Red Trust Bu8hey R¢purt of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025 The trustees are pleased to prescnt th¢ir reFK)rt for the ycar ended 31 March 2025. Formation and constitution The Red Tn￿ Bushey (RTB) was set up as a Cl￿1*able IllCor￿rated Organisation (CIO) on 1st March 2015. Thc mcmEtr5 of thc CIO are the charity tr￿￿teeS. Objects of the charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) In accordance with Christian princApl¢& the Objects of the CIO are. for the public benefit: -the relief of those in need (but not exclusively) by reason of youtty age. ill-health, disability, fllwicial hardship or other social or economic disadvantage. -to advance in lite and help young people through the provision of rccr¢atiOlldl leisure time activiti¢5 provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life and pmviding support and activities which help develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participats in society &8 maturc and reSp)￿]ble individuals: and -to fiwthcr or benefit the residents of Bushey and the lleighbourhoo￿ without distinction of sex, sexual 0rientstio￿ race or of political, religioub or other opinions by associating together the said re%identS 2nd the local authorities, voluntary and othcr otgauisdiivlls in a conimoll effort to adV<￿ce education and to provide tacilities in the interests of social welfarc for rcThtiOll &tud leisure time <)ccupatioll with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. Trustees The trustces who bav¢ served during the period to the date of this rep)rt (unless oth¢rwisc stated) are as above. N¢w ttub'lw5" are selected when there is a nfftl for additional expertise and expericnce. A new t￿￿te¢ will be recommended by a member of the current trustees and the new trustee is then appointed by a majority vots at the trustees, meeting. A comprehensive induction is undertaken by the Chair of Tn￿teeS for new trustees. This includes giving them a copy of the trustee handbooK discussion on RTB Vision and Values and attendance at a trial tn]st¢e mecting. The risk a&scssm¢nL finallcc r¢wrt and OUTline of current actt"vities nt.the trust is given to every new trustee. Organisalion The trnstees meet at least four times each calendar year for a business meeting to decide policy, to manage the affairs of the tr￿ to discuss news and to Pray. The Red Trn8t Bushry Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Mareb 2025 (contillued) Use of volunteers and other non-monetsry gifts The Trnst could not fijnction without the work of volunte¢rs who assist with running the cafe and foodbank and other events. We are gratefid for their comtnitment and enthusi&sm - they make the work of thc Tn￿ w￿lble. This year we have maintsined a core team of 50 voluntccrs who havc bUPPOrted the foodbank and cafe and local events the foodbanL cafe. after scbool club and at local events. RIB I￿￿. also invested in our volunteer pr(Kess and procedures to ensure compliance with safeguarding guidelines. We now have an online and hard copy volunteer application forn] and follow up on all references for each volunteer. We have also updatcd our membership of Con]munities I As part of our memlKrship we are able to aCC￿S the volunteer resourccs. sllp￿)rt and wliLies to ensure we are in linc with natioJMI gutdelines and we are also ahle to offer staff nationally accredited volunteer TnaDagement training. st We are extremely grateful to Bushcy Baptist Church for their provision of office support. It would be irnp)ssible to rnn Red Tn￿ activities without th¢ support of so many local schools. places of worship, local busIne￿s. other organisatioDS and individuals. Achi¢Yements and Perforniance The Phoenix Centre We have renewed our hire agreement with Notting Hill Genesis for use of the Phoenix centre in Faringdon Avellue, Bushey unttl January 2026. The rental agreement allows us to ￿5¢ the Phoenix centre for a consid¢rable Pdrt of the week (Monday to Sabirday). This has given us the opportunity to expand our activities and to havc a basc whiLh we can ￿se for meetingg and uffice space. Jn additio]L thanks to a grant from Hertsmerc council, wc hav¥ successfully transfornied and rebuilt a dedicated shed to safely store supplies for our foodW This was completed in April 2025. FoodbaDk Thc Phoenix c¢llts¢ llow hosts both the Tuesday 2nd Friday foodbanks. The family foodbank on a Tuesday and thc Friday foodbank sUP￿rt at least 40 families each week Visitors now enjoy stopping for a coffee and a chal using the foodbank as a social space. After School Club The after school club njns after school on a Thursday. Dw7ng the year we were ahle to tske on a youth worker to d¢velop our offrr to young pcoplc In the local community. L2fé The Red Café n]ns on Saturdays from I1.30am -1.30pm at the Phoenix Centre. We employ a part time cafe manager who oversees the running of the cafe and the volunteers. The numbe visiting the café has increased over the year and we continue to have more than 20 families who visit the cafe on a regular b&sis. It is during this time that our Pioneer worker nwes an intentional listening offer to members of th¢ community who have beell affected by loss to com¢ along for a fricndly chat and a cl]ance to meet with others. The Red Trnst Bushey Pioneer Worker Our Pioneer Wnrker has now been working at thc Red Trnst foi ovcr Iwo years and h&5 been parat[￿ullt in developing our after-school club on a Thursday and our intentional listelling volunteer offcr. Pionc¢r wvrker supp)rts all our activities and provides a 'listening ear, to many of our visitors to the Cafe and FoodbauL She also goes into many ot the IIKal schools to engage with families who are harder to reach and not ill Maill￿ educational settings. She also built relationships with local care homes, centres of faith and spirituality, and many local community groups who meet regularly around Bushey. Fundraising and Grants DutiDg year, the Red Tn￿t has continued to employ a part time operntional l¢ad aud fimdraiser who organised fundraising and community evenL8 and he.1&￿d with specific grants for the foodbanL cafe and Pionecr worker. They bave been involved in the following: Donations from illdividuals and other orgalli8ations The Red Trust Bushey is gratcful to individuals who sUp￿rt regularly. Their support is the bedrock *"or our financial planning. Wc also could not operdlc successfully without the supp)rt nf I(￿al businesses who always go the extra mile to provide our foo(IbaDk witli supplic5 or ho￿ events to fundraise tor us. These include (but are not limited to): Matty's Kitch￿ Andrews fruiterers, Bushey Grove Leisure Centre, Benjarnin Stevens Estats Agent% Cowlings. Bushey Beaumont &2re homc and Bush¢y Dry Cleancrs. Donationq from ehllrehes Mally Iwal churches support us financially, as well as giving food to the foodbanL Wc ￿¢atlY apprcciatc thcs¢ gifib. well as the prayer supporL Restricted Funds towards the Pioneer Worker We have funds that have been given to us specifically for our Pioneer Worker by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. Ther¢ was a sn]all outstanding balanc£ on these fim(Lq at the end of the year, and this will be carried forward to ncxt year. Grant fundin% We applied for and sUcC￿5fullY rcc¢ivLxI the following specific grants and donations during the year coming to a total of £74,956: Hertsmer& Hertfordshire and Jvard initiative improvement seheme grants (WIIS) During thc ycar w¢ rcccivcd a D¢p(￿l￿cnt for Work and Pensions (DWP) Hertsmere Cost of Living Grant - this was used mainly for the f￿dballk . is a balance on the DWP grant *vill rAo•d to bo by 2020. We also received a 50 anDiversary Grant to help us celebrate with the community the 5 anniversary of Hertsmere. Agai￿ this Imd a small balance at the end of the year, and this was used to pay for part of the memorial bench to be situated in front of the cafe. We. aIso received a Hertsmere support grant for thc foodballk alld school club n]n by our Pioneer worker and the Lommunities First C2dent Grant for the cafe. srants w¢r¢ received in March 2025 and arc showing in our specific funds. The Red Trust Bush•y We also reccived a ward initiative grant in March 2025 towards refurbishing our sh¢d and purchasing a new freez£r. Champniss Foundation The Champniss Foundation have incredibly generous with their grants to Rcd Trust Bushcy this y¢ar. Ill JuDe 2025, the Champniss Foundation granted Red T￿￿t Dushey twu separate grants, to Govcr ov¢thcdd costs of the Phoenix Centre and for the costs of the Operational Lead role. This h&8 meant Rcd Tn￿ call Lulltinue to operate out of the same commiinity centre which h&8 ensured an established community bas¢ h&s been stable and well used by the local community. Champniss Foundation also Sw)pOrt￿ the expansion of the after school and youth offer by covering the costs of the new Youth worker role and coverin8 all the overhead costs for 2025. Grant8 and speeific donations boughl fonyard from previous yLqrq. l (irants that were outstanding at the beginning of the year spent during the year. Statement of Trustces, responsibilities The tnLStees are required to prepare accounts for each financial year. which comply with the CIMrities Act 2011 and the Clwity (Accounts and RepxTrrts) Regulations 2008. In preparing thcsc accounts the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and