0 1 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 4 The Lester Drive Centre Formerly; Eccleston Old People’s Welfare Committee 1 1 6 5 8 5 5 The Lester Drive Centre, 5 Lester Drive, Eccleston, St.Helens. W A 1 0 5 B F Edith Mary Martlew Chairman Hazel Morley Treasurer Andrew Martlew Secretary Alan Martlew Joyce Sharrock - Barbara Woodcock Shiela Hand Eccleston Parish Council Custodian Trustees Constitution Charitable Incorporated Organisation Appointed by Committee Committee members give their time on a voluntary basis and receive no payment or other benefits. Trustees have a welcome pack with relevant constitution and policies. Trustees receive fire procedure training. St.Helens Environmental Health routinely inspect the catering kitchen. We are members of Halton and St.Helens Voluntary Community Action who are available for help or advice. Eccleston Parish Council has two representatives who regularly attend Committee meetings. The Carbon Trust. To promote the general good of people of all ages by organising and implementing activities and initiatives that will embrace and enrich the education, health (both physical and mental), social, cultural and recreational needs of the local community and bring people together. In planning our activities throughout the year the Committee have considered the Charities Commission guidance on Public Benefit. Our focus remains the well being of the elderly and we have continued to provide activities and entertainment to both stimulate and educate as well as an opportunity to meet and discus with peers. The committee are grateful to our helpers who regularly attend and give freely of their time and energies in working for the benefit of the community. A Reserves Policy has been put in place. Any surplus funds are to be held in interest paying deposit account - no significant expenditure is anticipated. The Committee do not award grants. The various Groups have reported numbers attending sessions on average are still lower than pre lockdown, with one or two exceptions. The Art group and Boardgamers have been successful in recruiting some new (or returning) members. The Committee started on a joint project with Cornerstone Church to convert the garage into a Food Pantry to distribute food and help support local people, families and those in need who were struggling with ever increasing prices. This project continues and now has support from more local companies and community interest groups. The volunteers continue to plan new the ways to support local people. The Group is registered as a Warm hub with the local council. The Committee holds £ in the current account, £ in the deposit account and £ in the building development fund. The reserves policy is in place with amounts specified for any unforeseen emergencies and essential maintenance work to the structure or fabric of the building. None. Our main source of funding is self generated fund raising activities by the Committee. We also generate income from hall hire, with fees being comparable to other local venues and are reviewed on a yearly basis. A scale of hire fees ranges from subsidised charity events (at the discretion of the committee) to one off private bookings. We do receive occasional grants from several local charities for specific items. Forward Planning We aim to develop the garage into a purpose built annex in order to enhance the activities we offer to benefit the well being of the people of Eccleston. We want to encourage people to support the groups they were members of before lockdown and recruit new people in order to promote wellness, fellowship and mental stimulation. The Committee want to relaunch the Afternoon Tea & Bingo and are considering the best approach. Cornerstones Food Pantry are planning to start some cash flow/debt/cooking advice sessions. Andrew Martlew Secretary 0 1 0 1 2 3 the Lester drlve centre 202412025 income 23124 24n5 Expenditure Cleaning and Material 23124 1824.89 24125 2,177.30 Repalrs and Renewals Ga5 saftey inspection Fire inspertion Plastering Electrical work Roofing Plumbing Afternoon tea expenses Insurance Ga5/Eelectric Honararium Water elertric BT Council refuse and lict bank charges Use of Centre Bridge Slimming world Cornerstones Board Gamers Tai Chi Art Solar Hand chimers Plant sale Antiques Lady Farmer5 Private Party Maths club Amazon Books Afternoon tea grant Afternoon tea raffle sse refund 147.00 158.11 2,986.(X) 3,6150.26 1,404.00 1.323.00 1.400.00 1,300.00 1,294.00 968.00 1,275. 1,025.(Kl 540.35 796.50 512.56 183.21 408.00 1.368.00 294.20 410.40 140.00 138.00 157.66 1.350.CKI 520.(KI 94.00 350.00 2.642.15 1.717.72 1,040.00 670.39 2,121.66 2,518.14 952.68 880.00 623.71 287.03 339.25 161.IKI 105.00 180.77 23.IMJ 46.IXI 320.12 18.41 12.1)) 46.00 97.92 87.19 350.(10 328.1)0 150.40 10,433.52 12.272.17 11766.94 9,970.75 profit 2.301.4Z Prepared by Jl M.4 31)-J2 Examined and found to be a true record and fair statement