2022-10-31-accounts - Welwyn Garden City Community Trust CIO

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date

Day01 Month11 Year2021

Day31 Month10 Year2022

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name WELWYN GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY TRUST CIO Other names charity is known by WGCCT Registered charity number (if any) 1162280 Charity's principal address 2 Homerfield

Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL8 6QZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Anthony Fisher Chair 2 Peter Beauchamp Secretary 3 Melanie Peeke 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

March 2012

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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

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; ADVANCE AND PROTECT HEALTH; AND, PROTECT, CONSERVE AND IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. (2) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF WELWYN GARDEN CITY AND THE

NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS

March 2012

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AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER: TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

Trustees have reviewed and had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and accordingly have proposed: A flagship community centre, whose principle elements are: • Visitor Reception and Information • Garden City Studies • Community Space These elements encompass activities including: • Provision of heritage and exhibition facilities, event and meeting facilities. Provision of training, learning, physical and cultural activities, education, publishing, information and advice. • The sale of publications, souvenirs and gifts, food and drink. • Allotment based agriculture and horticulture.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main Outstanding planning permissions still not agreed and no activity on site, achievements of the charity developer Wheat Quarter Limited unresponsive. during the year

Section E Financial review

March 2012

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We do not currently have a reserves policy, but would aim to have Brief statement of the one together with other policies in due course. charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

There are no deficits

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

the charity’s principal sources 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

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Anthony Fisher Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 09/05/2023

March 2012

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WELWYN GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY TRUST CIO 1162280

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date from 01/11/21 31/10/22

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) - - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts - - - - -
A3 Payments
- - - - -
Bank Charges 72 - - 72 72
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total 72 - - 72 72
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 72 - - 72 72
Net of receipts/(payments) - 72 - - - 72 - 72
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 814 - - 814 -
Cash funds this year end 742 - - 742 814
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Section B Statement of assets	Section B Statement of assets	and liabilities at	the end of the period	the end of the period
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories	Details		funds	funds	funds
B1 Cash funds		*Total cash funds*	to nearest £ - - - 742	to nearest £ - - - -	to nearest £	- - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK	OK
			Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
			funds	funds	funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -	to nearest £ - - - - - -	to nearest £	- - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -	- - - - - Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -	- Current value (optional)
charity’s own use				- - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which	Amount due	When due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates	- - - - - (optional)	(optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name	Date of approval
	A C Fisher		Anthony Fisher		09/05/23