(IIARffY Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From 2021 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Lowestoft Thursday Club Other names charity is known by NIA Registered charity number (rfany) 1162491 Charity's prlncipal address 109 Sussex Road Lowestofl Suffolk Postcode NR32 4HG Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustse namè Datss acted If not forwhole ear Offieè Itf any) Chaimian Name of person lor bodyl entitled toa olnt trust•• ifan Joseph Luke Harrison Jill Rosemary White Mary Elizabeth Edwards Sophie Kelly Cooper Rosemarie Sarah Page Secretary Treasurer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. rf any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforn)atlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts ConstitLrtion Type of governing document leg. trust oeett. conslitulio How the charity is constituted leg Irusi. associarion. cornpar Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods leg ai)poinieu uy, elected t.. Elected by any members of the Charity or the Trustees Additional governance issues (Optional inforniation We have several poliaes in place to protect the members of the Charity. These include a safeguarding policy, equal opportunities policy and DBS heck, complaints policy and equal opportunities policies. We make it a priority to make sure all volunteers are first aid trained and moving forward to plan on continued training for all volunteers. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees.. the charrty's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity works., This year has been a very tough year. as of Ihe 151h March 2020. we have not run Thursday Club as we are following the governments guidelines in order lo protect members and volunteers. We are in the process of drafting risk assessments, covid policies and several others in keeping with Ihe govemments guidelines. We have also spoken to the Local Authority for guidan and other organisations like Lowestoft Thursday Club to make sure moving forward when we can re-open we are doing everything we can to keep all that attend safe. relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob ectives and activities TAR March 2012
The object of the Charity is for the public benefrt to assist and support adults with learning disabilities in East Anglia by supplying an environment for their developing needs which provide5 and promotes their health and wellbeing through activities provided and organised by the Charty Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document The adivities that the club provides varies every week. These do include live perfomiers, trips to the zoo, aquariums, craft and raffle night5 and discos. We as Trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. Ail activtties provided by the Charity are enjoyed by all members with varying disabilities. promoting their wellbeing and providing them with a safe enjoyable environment lo develop all their needs. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the slatutory declaration Ihat trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commisslon on public benefit) Addilional details of objectives and activities (Optional inforniation) TAR March 2012
We have Sin becoming a charity tried lo spread greater awareness of the charity and within the communtty by allowing friends and families to come to special nights that are put on for the members. An example of this would be our Abba Night whereby tickets were sold to friends and family in order to not only help raise money, but also to allow them lo spread the word about the charity. You may choose to include further statements. where relevant, about.. Moving fofward with the chartty in this very unrtain time. Our objective is to get back to Lowestoft Thursday Club as soon as the government allow us to as we have really seen in this pandemic how much a club like ours is needed. We have had endless messages from members telling us juts how much they rely on Lowestoft Thursday Club for their physical and mental wellbeing and therefore we as volunteers and trustees will be making sure we do everything we can within the government guidance lo get back up and running as soon as we are legally allowed to. We have put in grants for PPE. we have moved location and we invested much time in making sure our policies and procedures are up lo date and constantly reviewed to make sure we are adhering to the governments guidelines. We hope to open the doors of Lowestoft Thursday Club as soon as this is safe to do so as per the govemments guidelines. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment-, contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012
Section D Achievements and performance As we have not been open this year there have not been many achievements made other than keeping in touch with our members through our social media accounts and reassuring them we will get back to Club as soon as we possibly can. We have secured a bigger venue in order to allow more social distancing when we return. Summary of the main achtevements of the charlty during the year We have had lots of enquires from both volunteers and members who would like to join the charrty and we hope to continue to grow the charity with the help of our Facebook page and website. TAR March 2012
Section E Financial review Our policy on reserves has just been reviewed and we l¢)ok at the tsvo main aspects of the charity (transportation and entertainment). As we have chosen to lose the transportation this year we believe thi5 will safe us a lot of money in orderfor us to gain more entertainers for Club and deal with the rising cost of this. We have changed venue which will be an additional fee however this is minimal in the grand scheme. We have reached out to members to try and eslablish when we return if everyone will feel comfortable doing this in order to establish if the subs money will be enough and we have had a very positive response wtth actually move people wanting to join when we relum. The reseNe5 we set aside provide financial slabiltty and the means for the development of our principle activity. We intend to maintain our reserves al a level of £6 500.00. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit NIA Further financial revlew details {Optional infomiation) The charities principle source of funds is fundraising. Unfortunately, there has not been much of this we could have done rentlY however we are very grateful for the charitable donations of the local community. Luckily our outgoings when we are not open are very very minimal and therefore we will not be in a worse position financially because we have nol been open. When we are allowed to retum, we will look to resume fundraising in the local area. You may choose to include addilional infomation, where relevant about.. the charily's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the chanty., 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 Signature(s) Full name(s) Sof F-ii L Cooe&L TAR March 2012
Position leg Secretary, Chair, etc fcu5foL Date TAR March 2012
| April | May | June | July | August | September | October | |
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| INCOME | |||||||
| Membership Fees | |||||||
| Bus Monies | |||||||
| Charitable Donantions | £12.00 | £276.00 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £106.00 | £6.00 | |
| Fundraising Events | |||||||
| Special Events Fee | |||||||
| Refreshments | |||||||
| Tuck Shop Monies | |||||||
| Grants | |||||||
| Other | |||||||
| TOTAL | £0.00 | £12.00 | £276.00 | £10.00 | £12.00 | £106.00 | £6.00 |
| TOTAL | |||||||
| EXPENDITURE | |||||||
| Bus Monies | |||||||
| Advertisement and Promotion | |||||||
| Insurance | £20.00 | ||||||
| Entertainment/ Craft Nights | £187.50 | ||||||
| Trophies/Presents | |||||||
| Compliance Costs | |||||||
| Party Expenses | |||||||
| Food and Drink | |||||||
| Miscellous Costs | |||||||
| TOTAL | £187.50 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £20.00 | £0.00 |
| TOTAL | -£187.50 | -£175.00 | £101.00 | £110.00 | £122.00 | £208.00 | £214.00 |
November December January February March £285.00 £203.50 £6.00 £836.25 £6.00 £285.00 £203.50 £6.00 £836.25 £6.00 1758.75 £92.00 £0.17 £0.17 £0.15 £0.17 £92.00 £0.17 £0.17 £0.15 £0.17 300.16 £407.00 £610.33 £616.16 £1,452.26 £1,458.09