BEVERLEY CHERRY TREE COMMUNITY CENTRE
ANNUAL REPORT
2021 to 2022
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
These last two years have been difficult and Cherry Tree Centre’s principle response was to adapt our meeting room into a social supermarket. The need for this was becoming apparent before Covid, which immediately amplified the needs of many struggling to balance their domestic bills with reduced income. The supermarket has been a notable success and I want to thank all those, in whatever capacity, who have contributed to its value.
It has to be said however, that the need for foodbanks and similar, while within our constitutional aims and of enormous value to our local community is not what should be our primary role. Cherry Tree Centre came into existence to focus the strengths of the Swinemoor Estate Community and to provide opportunity and support for people to share abilities, ideas and energy in an atmosphere of kinship, acceptance and cooperation. Our scope has been reduced.
Sadly, while our Advice Service met significant demands as problems multiplied for those in difficult circumstances, we lost Steve who led the advice team. This was a serious blow to us and my heart went out to his family coping with such a tragic terminal illness. That has only highlighted the ongoing need to assist families and individuals having to cope with universal benefit, employment difficulties, bills, health and emotional crises etc. The range of problems is akin to pre-Victorian levels of social distress but our response should not rely on charity and philanthropy delivered through a patchwork of voluntary organisations. Our welfare state provision, in, as we are told, a world-beating economy had to be bolstered, improved and genuinely be a credit to the country.
Lastly, however, Cherry Tree Centre’s brightest spot and continuing source of positivity is Little Gruffalo’s. The pre-school provision for nursery age children is terrific. The staff are uniformly marvelous and though this is a tough environment to work in, they contribute with energy and enthusiasm to the educational and social development of the kids on our roll.
On that happy note, let me thank our manager Jo and Little Gruffalo’s leader Alison and my fellow trustees for all their work and support. In addition, our grateful recognition of our local councils and all our other donors and grantgivers who enable Cherry Tree to continue is work.
Jim Whitfield
CENTRE MANAGERS REPORT 2022
2021 saw another year of lockdowns, working from home and restrictions due to the pandemic. The year proved to be a challenging one again for us at the centre due Covid-19. Our strength has always been a combination of a hard working staff team, supported by amazing volunteers. We have continued to serve and meet the needs of the local community and surrounding areas of the East Riding.
ADVICE
Our Advice Service was pushed to the limits by the number of calls, emails and people in crisis. We supported clients with gas and electric vouchers, beds, heating, food, washing machines, cookers etc. We welcomed our new advisor, Lisa, who came to us to support the elderly in Bridlington through a National Lottery Grant. However due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, she worked from home supporting all of our clients. Lisa continues to support people with issues such as debts. Unfortunately Steve, our senior advisor, became ill and sadly passed away. He was a fantastic colleague and friend and he will be greatly missed by everyone.
PRE-SCHOOL & OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB
Little Gruffalo’s has had a difficult time with adapting to working under Covid restrictions. A massive thank you to all of the team who work extremely closely with the Children’s Centre, social workers, Portage, East Riding SENCO team and East Riding Family Information Service, and special thanks to Paul Herbert for his continued support and advice through all of the challenges we face at Little Gruffalo’s Pre-School and Out of School Club.
The Out of School Club lost a large number of children throughout the pandemic as parents worked from home. This meant we lost some of our regular payments from parents. Fortunately numbers have now increased again as parents have returned to work.
CHERRY TREE PANTRY
The pantry was set up and began in October 2020. Fifty places were initially available for membership. However, demand grew in the first three weeks. We now have approximately 170 members that attend the pantry every week. This would not be possible without our team of volunteers. We currently have 32 pantry volunteers who help by collecting food and working shifts in the pantry. We receive support from a number of supermarkets and local businesses.
Without their support the pantry would struggle to meet the needs of the community. There have been lots of tears, anxieties and some reluctance from people when they start using the pantry, however soon they feedback that the pantry is a lifeline for them. One member commented that they never buy fruit and vegetables as they could not afford it and they consider it to be a luxury. They were overwhelmed to receive a bag full each week for free from the pantry. Thank you to everyone who has sponsored and supported the pantry.
GROUPS
Due to the users of our pensioners and survivors of strokes groups being vulnerable, it has been difficult for our members to continue to meet. A big thank you to the volunteers who support these groups and are busy preparing for the groups restarting at the end of this month in their new venue – Armstrongs.
HAF FREE SCHOOL MEALS BAGS
In conjunction with the Food Poverty Alliance, we have supported 2500 to 3000 families in receipt of free school meals by delivering bags of food to schools and homes. Once again a big thank you to all of the volunteers who helped to support this project.
HAF HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
In conjunction with East Riding of Yorkshire Council we arranged activities during the school holidays throughout the year such as trips to the cinema, Jump Inc, museums, mini golf and pizza making. This project was very challenging due to the numbers of cases of Covid among the staff and children.
YOUTH CLUB
The Cherry Tree Youth Club is aimed at young people between the age ranges of 9-18 living in the Beverley area. We have been running for five years and started off using the main meeting room in The Cherry Tree Centre. We expanded rapidly with so many young people coming along to take part in the fun activities.
We are currently looking for our own permanent place, but in the meantime we use the facilities of local places who rent out their rooms. Whilst not ideal this means we get to meet up and have fun. From the 7[th] February 2022 we will be at Armstrongs club every Monday.
We have continued to work through the pandemic with our youth workers thinking outside of the box and doing well-being visits and outdoor trips to keep
us connected. We have taken part in online escape the rooms and have been able to use the cinema, Jump Inc. and other entertainment facilities on Flemingate.
We have been supporting young people in Beverley through our outreach programme which has been successful in reaching young people who may not wish to join in some of our structured activities but may be in need of support.
We have a strong team of well motivated and enthusiastic youth workers who are dedicated to improving the life chances of the young people they are in contact with. Our youth work team all work with young people in their day jobs and happily work with the Cherry Tree manager to offer a fantastic youth club on evenings and weekends. Our youth workers plan activities for the school holidays and last summer ran an out of schools sports group supported by The East Riding Council, to offer a fitness programme packed with a diverse range of activities and ensure all the young people who attended on Burden Road playing fields were well fed and watered too.
We were extremely fortunate to be chosen to take part in the Two Ridings Dragons Den. One of young people went along with myself and Fiona and spoke to the audience about the Youth Club. We were awarded a grant and the audience award.
THANK YOU
It would take pages and pages to thank all of the businesses in Beverley and the East Riding, the local people and all of the funders that have supported the charity throughout the difficult times of Covid-19. Without your support, both financial and practical, the centre would not be in the thriving position it is in today.
Joanne Ramsay
TREASURER’S REPORT
The year 2020-2021 has been such a difficult year for everyone and certainly a challenge for us. But once again we have shown that the change from a charity to a CIO it has allowed us to be a fluid adaptable organisation. We have been supported by so many and this has allowed us to support so many families with our various services we offer in times we have not seen for many years, it has been challenging, time consuming, frustrating but very, very rewarding.
Financially we are in a healthy place, as is reflected in our accounts, this has allowed us to continue to grow and deliver our services whilst making modernisations to the centre.
We enter a period of uncertain times in the coming financial year as we come out of lock down and discover how Brexit may impact us all, but our organisation will be there for you and your families…
I have written a little poem, I’ve called it……
What life would be like without this charity….
“This wonderful little charity
Cherry Tree is its name
Sleepless nights and lack of tea
Fighting poverty is our game
A pantry stocked with plenty
Whilst my belly goes empty
Our advice service goes from strength to strength its services needed plenty
I count the pennies in a possessive way as if they were my own
A pre-school we are proud of
Our staff oh how they’ve grown
Smiling little faces of children aged 2 and 3 and 4
Alison shouts at her staff….shut that bloody door
The youth club is now a vibrant group imbedded with investment
Fi comes up with some crazy ideas
We shout ……where’s the RISK ASSESSMENT!
Marie with her coffee
Pat playing her flute
100’s of team meetings
Jim you are on mute!
The volunteers they work so hard and never moan out loud They deserve a special mention, The trustees are so proud
Terry writing funding bids, an endless task for us
But when he brings a good 1 in, you should see his face abuzz
The front doors buzzer broken
But Jane she doesn’t care
Up and down those bloody stairs
Oh how she runs with flair
Our chair is a jetsetter, always off to France
Always squeezing meetings in, Jim give us a bloody chance
Our other Jim is a constant
With a question here or there
Now a Freeman of Beverley
He gets everywhere
Claire my right-hand counter, guard dog at the gate
She always watching the money line
No Jo you cant spend that-let me speak to Tony, dam its all too late
This leads me to the gaffer (Joanne)
Best be careful what I says
The charity is a part of us
In so many special in many ways
I’d like to say ‘thankyou’ to our funders for all the cash they’ve brought It really helps the communities
Next year, please just add a nought
All the businesses, councillors and people that have helped us on the way Your support to us is invaluable, next year …please please will you stay?
The charity is a special place, its special in our heart So many thank you’s…. I didn’t know where to start But I’d like to say thank you, to absent friends so dear
We will cherish you in all our hearts and all you’ve done EVERY single year
So what would life be like without this charity? Stress free, lots of fun and many hours free for me But then there would be no support
for East Riding families
Advice, food banks, pre-school, youth club and housing too
At this AGM The trustees would like to say a very big THANK YOU!
Tony Henderson Honorary Treasurer
Beverley Cherry Tree Centre
Statement of Financial Activities Including Financial Activities For the period ended 31 March 2021
| Income Notes Donations, Grants and Legacies 2 Income from Charitable Activities 3 Income from Other Trading Activities 4 Investment Income Total Income Expenditure Charitable Activities 5 Costs of Raising Funds 5 Total Expenditure Net Incoming Resources before Transfers Transfer between Funds 12 Net Incoming Resources before other recognised Gains and Losses Gain/(Loss) on sale of assets Bad Debts Written Off Net Movement in Funds Funds Brought forward at 31 March 2020 Total Funds Carried Forward 31 March 2021 Statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2021 Fixed Assets Notes Tangible Assets 9 Current Assets Debtors 10 Cash at bank and in hand Total Current Assets Creditors:Amounts falling due within one year 11 Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Funds Funds Funds - 242,949 242,949 120,563 - 120,563 - - - - 120,563 242,949 363,512 89,936 146,160 236,096 - - - - - 89,936 146,160 236,096 30,627 96,789 127,416 30,627 96,789 127,416 - 30,627 96,789 127,416 653,181 434,352 - 218,829 683,808 337,563 - 346,245 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Funds Funds Funds 180,821 180,821 13,586 13,586 166,278 166,278 360,685 - 360,685 - 14,440 14,440 - 346,245 - 346,245 346,245 - 346,245 0 - |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds - 72,599 72,599 170,006 - 170,006 13 - 13 - 170,019 72,599 242,618 55,508 182,247 237,755 - - - - - 55,508 182,247 237,755 114,511 109,648 - 4,863 114,511 109,648 - 4,863 - 114,511 109,648 - 4,863 538,670 324,704 - 213,966 653,181 434,352 - 218,829 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds 187,190 187,190 8,013 8,013 38,065 38,065 233,268 - 233,268 - 14,439 14,439 - 218,829 - 218,829 218,829 - 218,829 0 - |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds - 37,587 37,587 173,418 39 173,457 26 - 26 - 173,444 37,626 211,070 40,559 161,626 202,185 - - - - - 40,559 161,626 202,185 132,885 124,000 - 8,885 132,885 124,000 - 8,885 - 132,885 124,000 - 8,885 405,785 200,704 - 205,081 538,670 324,704 - 213,966 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds 187,190 187,190 8,012 8,012 16,947 16,947 212,149 - 212,149 - 14,439 14,439 - 197,710 - 197,710 197,710 - 197,710 |
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Beverley Cherry Tree Centre
Notes to the Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2021
| 2.Donations, Grants and Legacies Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Grants Funds Funds Funds Advice Centre Grant 15,000 15,000 Beverley Town Council 6,000 6,000 EROYC-Emergency Food 10,000 10,000 EROYC-Food for Families 9,600 9,600 EROYC-Food for Families Brexit Grant - EROYC-Housing Project Grant - EROYC-Pensioner Group Grant - EROYC-RHL Grant 10,000 10,000 ERVAS 16,625 16,625 Food for Families Donations 8,498 8,498 Food for Families Neighbourly Starbucks - Garden Donation : Church Donations - Garden Donation : Lions - Garden Donation : Roses Funeral - Garfield Weston Centre Grant 15,000 15,000 Goodwin Fareshare 2,000 2,000 Groundwork UK-Centre Grant 1,000 1,000 Groundwork UK-Pre School - Help for Health 4,000 4,000 HEY Smile Grant 1,000 1,000 Hull College Apprenticeships 500 500 J & H Rausing CV19 Grant 21,500 21,500 Key Fund Investment 21,000 21,000 Lottery Grant 64,594 64,594 Mayors /Fund - National Lottery Grant - Neighbourly Action 400 400 North Bank Voluntary Action 1,765 1,765 Power to Change 14,868 14,868 Sir James Reckitt Charity - St Nicholas Mission 500 500 Two Ridings Community Foundation 16,100 16,100 Woodward 1,000 1,000 Youth Garden 1,999 1,999 Total Grants - 242,949 242,949 Donations General Donations - Total Donations - - - Total Donations/Grants/Legacies - 242,949 242,949 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds 15,000 15,000 5,000 5,000 13,811 13,811 2,860 2,860 199 199 1,000 1,000 160 160 150 150 314 314 3,900 3,900 1,430 1,430 2,941 2,941 19,383 19,383 - 6,451 6,451 - 72,599 72,599 - - - - - 72,599 72,599 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds 9,692 9,692 - 10,000 10,000 - - - - - - - - - 13,692 13,692 - - - 33,384 23,692 4,203 4,203 - 4,203 4,203 - 37,587 27,895 |
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Grants Advice Centre Grant Beverley Town Council EROYC-Emergency Food EROYC-Food for Families EROYC-Food for Families Brexit Grant EROYC-Housing Project Grant EROYC-Pensioner Group Grant EROYC-RHL Grant ERVAS Food for Families Donations Food for Families Neighbourly Starbucks Garden Donation : Church Donations Garden Donation : Lions Garden Donation : Roses Funeral Garfield Weston Centre Grant Goodwin Fareshare Groundwork UK-Centre Grant Groundwork UK-Pre School Help for Health HEY Smile Grant Hull College Apprenticeships J & H Rausing CV19 Grant Key Fund Investment Lottery Grant Mayors /Fund National Lottery Grant Neighbourly Action North Bank Voluntary Action Power to Change Sir James Reckitt Charity St Nicholas Mission Two Ridings Community Foundation Woodward Youth Garden Total Grants Donations General Donations Total Donations Total Donations/Grants/Legacies |
3.Income from Charitable Activities
| 3.Income from Charitable Activities | ||
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| Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Grants Funds Funds Funds Parent Fees 106,566 106,566 Room Hire 1,815 1,815 Other Activities 12,182 12,182 120,563 - 120,563 4. Income from Other Trading Activities Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Funds Funds Funds General Fundraising - Sale of T-shirts - Other Items Sold - Interest - - - - |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds 143,917 143,917 13,179 13,179 12,910 12,910 170,006 - 170,006 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds - - - 13 13 13 - 13 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds 144,148 144,148 10,571 10,571 18,699 39 18,738 173,418 39 173,457 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds - - - 26 26 26 - 26 |
General Fundraising Sale of T-shirts Other Items Sold Interest |
| 5. Expenditure on Charitable Activities Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Funds Funds Funds Staff Costs 186,867 186,867 Staff Costs-Furlough/CVJRS 40,707 - 40,707 - Food for Families Purchases & Costs 37,080 37,080 Office costs 12,447 12,447 Replacement Windows 10,255 10,255 Premises Costs 2,474 2,474 Little Gruffalos Purchases 6,501 6,501 Depreciation 6,369 6,369 Flooring/Blinds 2,176 2,176 Miscellaneous 1,767 1,767 Insurance 1,725 1,725 Centre Garden Purchases 1,896 1,896 Computer/Laptop Purchases 1,632 1,632 CCTV System 1,324 1,324 Advertising 1,258 1,258 Repairs and Renewals 1,206 1,206 Website Set up costs 540 540 Youth Group Purchases 526 526 Pensioner Group Purchases 275 275 Training 182 182 Bank/Loan Interest/Charges 175 175 Kitchen upgrade 128 128 Travel - Beats Bus - Blinds - Advertising - Activity Costs - Fridge Freezer - General Refreshments - Professional and Legal Fees - 89,936 146,160 236,096 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2021 Funds Funds Funds 6. Expenditure on Raising Funds General Fundraising Costs - - - - - Total 2021 7. Staff Costs Wages and Salaries 186,867 (inc Employers NI and Pensions) Agency Staff Keyholder Payment* |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds 182,247 182,247 10,598 10,598 5,170 5,170 6,368 6,368 - 14,411 14,411 1,836 1,836 3,429 3,429 - - 14 14 182 182 8,061 8,061 1,635 1,635 1,400 1,400 732 732 655 655 648 648 369 369 - - 55,508 182,247 237,755 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2020 Funds Funds Funds - - - - - Total 2020 182,247 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds 1,967 160,715 162,682 8,034 8,034 8,102 8,102 6,367 6,367 10,026 10,026 2,500 2,500 655 655 175 175 759 759 378 378 911 911 986 986 610 610 40,559 161,626 202,185 Unrestricted Restricted Total 2019 Funds Funds Funds - - - - - Total 2019 162,282 |
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Staff Costs Staff Costs-Furlough/CVJRS Food for Families Purchases & Costs Office costs Replacement Windows Premises Costs Little Gruffalos Purchases Depreciation Flooring/Blinds Miscellaneous Insurance Centre Garden Purchases Computer/Laptop Purchases CCTV System Advertising Repairs and Renewals Website Set up costs Youth Group Purchases Pensioner Group Purchases Training Bank/Loan Interest/Charges Kitchen upgrade Travel Beats Bus Blinds Advertising Activity Costs Fridge Freezer General Refreshments Professional and Legal Fees 6. Expenditure on Raising Funds General Fundraising Costs 7. Staff Costs Wages and Salaries (inc Employers NI and Pensions) Agency Staff Keyholder Payment* |
186,867 182,247 162,282
*Keyholder payment, is a payment made to a Trustee to lock and unlock the premises
9. Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost At 31 March 2020 Additions Disposals At 31 March 2021 Depreciation At 31 March 2020 Charge for the Year On Disposals At 31 March 2021 Net Book Vlaue At 31 March 2021 At 31 March 2020 10. Debtors Trade Debtors Prepayments 11. Creditors Trade Creditors Taxes and Social Security Accruals Ni Control Account Key Fund Loan |
Freehold Office Computer Property Equipment Equipment £ £ £ 286,367 11,292 8,824 286,367 11,292 8,824 99,838 10,631 8,824 5,727 642 105,565 11,273 8,824 180,802 19 - 186,529 661 - Total Total Total 2021 2020 2019 13,586 8,012 17,700 13,586 8,012 17,700 Total Total Total 2021 2020 2019 14,440 14,439 14,326 14,440 14,439 14,326 |
Freehold Office Computer Property Equipment Equipment £ £ £ 286,367 11,292 8,824 286,367 11,292 8,824 99,838 10,631 8,824 99,838 10,631 8,824 186,529 661 - 186,529 661 - Total Total Total 2021 2020 2019 8,012 17,700 - 8,012 17,700 Total Total Total 2020 2020 2019 14,439 14,326 - 14,439 14,326 |
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Independent examiner’s Report to the trustees of Beverley Cherry Tree Community Centre (CTCA) for the year ended 31[st] March 2021
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of CTCA for the year ended 31[st] March 2021.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the CTCA you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the CTCA’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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The accounts did not accord with these accounting records; or
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The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair view” which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
ANTHONY WHITLEY ACMA
7 Chestnut Avenue HESSLE HU13 0RH
05-01-2022