## **Chair’s Annual Report for Trustees Annual meeting 2022** Again it’s been a difficult year because of the restrictions caused by the pandemic. However, as these restrictions are lifted we are steadily returning to pre-COVID levels. A major casualty of the crisis was the postponement of the 2021 biennial village festival, but it is good to report that, instead, a festival will take place in 2022, in July. During the lockdown periods, the hiring income was of course severely reduced, especially since several major fund-raising events had to be cancelled. It has been a challenging year for sectional organisations. We have been fortunate in that our reserves, together with the government business support grants and furlough payments, have been sufficient for us to maintain a viable financial position. Nevertheless, the year ahead presents financial challenges due to increasing operating costs and, in particular, to the alarming increases in the cost of gas and electricity. We took advantage of the enforced periods of closure to continue to improve our facilities. Our main focus was on the upgrading of the main hall, which had not been redecorated for over 25 years. The entire ceiling was replaced so as to provide better insulation and to allow the installation of new LED lighting panels, and for this we received support from the Enovert Ibstock Trust Fund and from Saltford Parish Council. We also improved the stage lighting facilities by fitting of a new lighting bar suitable for LED lights, improved the sound system and fitted new stage curtains. The cost of new curtains for the hall windows themselves was possible as a result of the generosity of a local resident, as was the cost of constructing a new canopy outside the Avon room, so as to provide external seating space for café events. We have also improved security by installing several new CC cameras. Our Solar panel array continues to be working well and produces an effective annual income of £3,000 and four-fifths of the interest-free loan towards the cost of installing panels has now been repaid. The SCA has also continued to administer the Saltford Hardship Fund to provide what extra help we can provide, in particular to those who have suffered financially as a result of the pandemic, principally through loss of work and, ultimately, their job. The fund therefore enables (a) provision of financial advice, assistance and support, and (b) provision of employment assistance. The fund is being implemented through our partnership with Citizens’ Advice in BANES. With support from the Hardship Fund and from the St Monica Trust we have also set up a monthly Coffee Club for elderly residents and this is proving to be well-attended. Another initiative was to take over from the Keynsham Lions the running of the Santa Sleigh operation, which during the Christmas period collects large contributions for charity (in 2021, this was Mencap). The Saltford Post Office and Library Hub, which is a not-for-profit subsidiary of the SCA, has continued to be a much-valued asset in the community and during the pandemic the Post Office has seen a hugely increased amount of business, fully justifying its establishment in 2018. Looking ahead, our plans to construct a first floor extension (so as to provide another medium-sized meeting room and adjoining bar area, more office space and an upstairs disabled toilet) are progressing and outline planning permission has been obtained. We are now in the course of obtaining the necessary structural survey before moving to the detailed planning stage. Once again, all of this would not have been possible without our excellent team at the SCA, our excellent staff at the Post Office and the wonderful host of volunteers. There have been so many individuals involved that they are far too many to mention individually, but very many thanks to all. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Ftx the pÈrlotf from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted fvnds Restricted lunds Endowment funds Total funds Last ye•r A1 Recelpts Hall hI￿rn Interest SCAN att￿rts Sectional Inrome- Short Mat 8(Mls SeGt1onel Vi11a • CFoir Se¢tb)rAI Incomé- Orarrra CILb sett￿￿1 IrMme- Patrt YtsErth club incom• Affilla￿on foes SCA Actpiibè3 sa￿Ord Storiès- ts)oksdks FIT Pa￿nentS Gr8nlsl894vests tbnatiDns. nerdl DDnation5- paths tknwtons- librariesAnd wstoffi rbrMbons- hardship Inwrne thTr&tton$- Sarta SlevJh Books coronavir￿ swpjrt irKor Sundrylncome 39,094 8.421 2,000 15 460 150 10,010 29.736 1.oy 1,275 44.899 29.736 t.oKk 1,275 44.899 27.998 2,270 6,936 1.330 2N12 $A03 4522 7,014 12,609 1270 6,936 1.330 567 567 4,368 2,374 14.125 Sub total[Gross income for AR) 174 17& 125.253 A2 Asset and investrwit salès, {see tsblel. Sub total 175.969 174969 125,263 A3Pa Waste dspDsal tbrneslic offKor Ut￿￿&8-Gas -Water&S•w•ra lecti Admin & Stalionwy W1￿0y1 c￿an1 Te￿ MrttArtè￿teXpenses SG4N Production Costs Hall klairt9narKe 11 impro¥em&rts SCA Act￿￿$$ ExFense5 Sattford Storiès- iw)ok costs Youthclub ￿￿Th$es aDo luni PeDwon Contribjbon to NEST aeanèrs Wages I￿￿ranc* Pat brA & P¢sioff rdshp a5SiSt2nc* tknnalions Loan rewyments Swdry Exp8rtsos 1.020 1.613 3,199 530 1,688 6,141 324 396 7,286 8,834 199$6 1.266 B,B34 19*6S 6,180 5.080 BA97 6.767 11, t1,0 1,020 1E4 166 13,594 241r2 19 3,0 21 4819 8.923 3,0 318 13.594 24172 2.930 4000 21,B66 4819 9,663 30,fB6 2,726 3,IXIO 7,015 .124 2.078 3,fyJO 15B 104N8 378 183A64 Sub total CCXX R1 a¢wunls ISSI 3r2022 A4 A$s•t and Investmont urchases. see table 18,792 18.792 Sub total Total payments 183A64 183.364 123.660 Net of reCeipt￿(payMentS} AS Transfers behv¢en fijnds A8 Cash fvnds last s￿1 end Cash funds thi8 ywr end 7J96 7.39S 1.393 M.719 67 64.719 57.J24 83,3 64,719 CCXX R2 acLounts {SSI 21h)Y21Y22 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Uniestrict•d Categorles R•stricte(I r*ds funds trj n*rest£ Endowmeni Iljnds ID nearn*t£ Detalls Bl Cash funds CAF (knL* CAFGuld CAF 4381 Total Cash r￿d$ 07J24 Unrnstrfet•d fundg tr)nearutt Rostrfcted nds to nw*t£ Endowm•nt ndg D•talls Detsils F¥nd to a•s•t ¢Urr*)t￿￿• lon Costlop¥on&l Detslls Fw•J Iofml ••t b•1 CurMtvalu• Co•t lopoondl 84 Assets r•talned for th• ch8rlty's own use O•tsll$ 8•knf Lc•rA Futyj t*whlch rd•teB Arnowtdu• on V¥Th•n du• +JD 85 Llablllt JI.12.2022 Slgnéd by one or Iru*ee• on behaifof all the tru#efri Print Namg Date of roval J.JAyi tT CCXX R3 acrx)unt8 ISSI 21103r2022 Saitford c0mmw￿ty Associatl tharlty number 1162948 Independent oxarnlnerfs report on the accourts for the year wded 31st January 2022 Resp•cdv¥ r•$ponsibilitles of trustees examl The charlty's trustee5 are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The charit￿$ trustees consider that an audltls not requlred for thls year under sectlon 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charltles Actl and that an Independent eyamlnatlon Is needed. It Is my respon5iblllty to.. examlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the Charfties Act, to follow the procedure5 laid down In the general Dlrertlons gr¥en by the Charlty CommIss￿n (under section 145{Sllbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether partlcular rnètter5 have corne to my attentbon. 84515 of Ind•p•nd•nt oximlrnrfs 5tatsment My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Comm1551on. An examlnatlon IncI￿leS • revlew of the accountln8 records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts p￿Sented wth those records. It also Includes con5ideratlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seekln8 explanations from the trustees con¢ernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required In an audlt, and consequently no oplnh)n Is gfven as to whether the aecounts present a 'true and tdlrf vlew and the report15 Ilmlted to those rnatters set out In the statement below. 1nd•p¢mdent￿•MIne￿$St1￿MInt In connectk)n wlth my examlnathn, no matter ha5 come to my attentlon whlch gfves me reasonable cause to belleve that In, any materlal respert, the requlrements,. to keep accounlin8 records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charlties Act," and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountln8 records and compty wlth the accountlng requirernents of the Charltles Act have not been met; or 2. to whlch, in my oplnton, the accounts to be re ntlon Should be d wn In order to enaL4e a proper understandln8 of ed. Sllned Oated Itst Marth 2021 Mark Garrett KA 23 Leafield Way Leafield Indwtrlal Estate Neston, Corsham SNII 9RS CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Ftx the pÈrlotf from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted fvnds Restricted lunds Endowment funds Total funds Last ye•r A1 Recelpts Hall hI￿rn Interest SCAN att￿rts Sectional Inrome- Short Mat 8(Mls SeGt1onel Vi11a • CFoir Se¢tb)rAI Incomé- Orarrra CILb sett￿￿1 IrMme- Patrt YtsErth club incom• Affilla￿on foes SCA Actpiibè3 sa￿Ord Storiès- ts)oksdks FIT Pa￿nentS Gr8nlsl894vests tbnatiDns. nerdl DDnation5- paths tknwtons- librariesAnd wstoffi rbrMbons- hardship Inwrne thTr&tton$- Sarta SlevJh Books coronavir￿ swpjrt irKor Sundrylncome 39,094 8.421 2,000 15 460 150 10,010 29.736 1.oy 1,275 44.899 29.736 t.oKk 1,275 44.899 27.998 2,270 6,936 1.330 2N12 $A03 4522 7,014 12,609 1270 6,936 1.330 567 567 4,368 2,374 14.125 Sub total[Gross income for AR) 174 17& 125.253 A2 Asset and investrwit salès, {see tsblel. Sub total 175.969 174969 125,263 A3Pa Waste dspDsal tbrneslic offKor Ut￿￿&8-Gas -Water&S•w•ra lecti Admin & Stalionwy W1￿0y1 c￿an1 Te￿ MrttArtè￿teXpenses SG4N Production Costs Hall klairt9narKe 11 impro¥em&rts SCA Act￿￿$$ ExFense5 Sattford Storiès- iw)ok costs Youthclub ￿￿Th$es aDo luni PeDwon Contribjbon to NEST aeanèrs Wages I￿￿ranc* Pat brA & P¢sioff rdshp a5SiSt2nc* tknnalions Loan rewyments Swdry Exp8rtsos 1.020 1.613 3,199 530 1,688 6,141 324 396 7,286 8,834 199$6 1.266 B,B34 19*6S 6,180 5.080 BA97 6.767 11, t1,0 1,020 1E4 166 13,594 241r2 19 3,0 21 4819 8.923 3,0 318 13.594 24172 2.930 4000 21,B66 4819 9,663 30,fB6 2,726 3,IXIO 7,015 .124 2.078 3,fyJO 15B 104N8 378 183A64 Sub total CCXX R1 a¢wunls ISSI 3r2022 A4 A$s•t and Investmont urchases. see table 18,792 18.792 Sub total Total payments 183A64 183.364 123.660 Net of reCeipt￿(payMentS} AS Transfers behv¢en fijnds A8 Cash fvnds last s￿1 end Cash funds thi8 ywr end 7J96 7.39S 1.393 M.719 67 64.719 57.J24 83,3 64,719 CCXX R2 acLounts {SSI 21h)Y21Y22 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Uniestrict•d Categorles R•stricte(I r*ds funds trj n*rest£ Endowmeni Iljnds ID nearn*t£ Detalls Bl Cash funds CAF (knL* CAFGuld CAF 4381 Total Cash r￿d$ 07J24 Unrnstrfet•d fundg tr)nearutt Rostrfcted nds to nw*t£ Endowm•nt ndg D•talls Detsils F¥nd to a•s•t ¢Urr*)t￿￿• lon Costlop¥on&l Detslls Fw•J Iofml ••t b•1 CurMtvalu• Co•t lopoondl 84 Assets r•talned for th• ch8rlty's own use O•tsll$ 8•knf Lc•rA Futyj t*whlch rd•teB Arnowtdu• on V¥Th•n du• +JD 85 Llablllt JI.12.2022 Slgnéd by one or Iru*ee• on behaifof all the tru#efri Print Namg Date of roval J.JAyi tT CCXX R3 acrx)unt8 ISSI 21103r2022 Saitford c0mmw￿ty Associatl tharlty number 1162948 Independent oxarnlnerfs report on the accourts for the year wded 31st January 2022 Resp•cdv¥ r•$ponsibilitles of trustees examl The charlty's trustee5 are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The charit￿$ trustees consider that an audltls not requlred for thls year under sectlon 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charltles Actl and that an Independent eyamlnatlon Is needed. It Is my respon5iblllty to.. examlne the accounts under sectlon 145 of the Charfties Act, to follow the procedure5 laid down In the general Dlrertlons gr¥en by the Charlty CommIss￿n (under section 145{Sllbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether partlcular rnètter5 have corne to my attentbon. 84515 of Ind•p•nd•nt oximlrnrfs 5tatsment My examlnatlon was carrled out In accordance wlth general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Comm1551on. An examlnatlon IncI￿leS • revlew of the accountln8 records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts p￿Sented wth those records. It also Includes con5ideratlon of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts, and seekln8 explanations from the trustees con¢ernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be required In an audlt, and consequently no oplnh)n Is gfven as to whether the aecounts present a 'true and tdlrf vlew and the report15 Ilmlted to those rnatters set out In the statement below. 1nd•p¢mdent￿•MIne￿$St1￿MInt In connectk)n wlth my examlnathn, no matter ha5 come to my attentlon whlch gfves me reasonable cause to belleve that In, any materlal respert, the requlrements,. to keep accounlin8 records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charlties Act," and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountln8 records and compty wlth the accountlng requirernents of the Charltles Act have not been met; or 2. to whlch, in my oplnton, the accounts to be re ntlon Should be d wn In order to enaL4e a proper understandln8 of ed. Sllned Oated Itst Marth 2021 Mark Garrett KA 23 Leafield Way Leafield Indwtrlal Estate Neston, Corsham SNII 9RS