Trustees Annual Report
2020 to 2021
Rumney Forum Brachdy House 50 Brachdy Road
Rumney Cardiff CF3 3BG
Charity Number 1166133
RUMNEY FORUM
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 APRIL 2021
OBJECTS
The objects of the CIO are to:
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3.1 Promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the area of benefit without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory 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 object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants;
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3.2 Establish, or secure the establishment of, a Community Building and to maintain and manage the same (whether alone or in co-operation with any statutory authority or other person or body) in furtherance of the Objects.
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3.3 The prevention of poverty in Cardiff East by providing: items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
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3.4 Promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined.
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3.5 The Charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion. The area of benefit shall be Cardiff East and the neighbourhood together defined by the Postcode CF3.
THE YEAR: ITS OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
During the year ending 5[th] April 2021 Rumney Forum continued to help households by remaining a FareShare partner and helping to provide food to many struggling families per week. During 2020 we set up a food pantry to give additional support for people in an emergency situation, we are able to offer a bag of food, free of charge, to keep people going for a few days. We support individuals and families throughout the year.
Rumney Forums prize project, Benthyg borrow don’t buy, the library of things, continued to grow by utilising the grant received from the Landfill Disposals Tax Scheme. Cerys Jones left the charity in early 2020, we appointed a new project manager to continue to work on organising and expanding the project. We have been able to offer training to other communities to set up their own library of things.
During the COVID pandemic we continued to run the charity and offer as many services as possible while remaining COVID safe. Rumney Forum were one of the few organisations that were able to offer a Christmas Grotto that remained socially distanced and COVID safe. This was attended by families within the local community and enjoyed by all.
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We have set up an auxiliary Café within the charity to help generate more foot fall to the building and offer a space for all to come and relax in, meet other members of the community and encourage those that do not leave there house very often, to come and have a chat with some friendly faces. This has proven a success, especially with older members of the community making friends with each other, and feeling less lonely.
We hope to encourage more use of the building for local groups and community activities.
Our volunteers are exceptional and continue to work tirelessly to further benefit the community and help Rumney Forum grow. We reward them with Time Credits for their dedication and hard work.
The issue of leaks in the roof of the rear of the building continue to be a challenge. The front of the building, with a separate electricity supply is usable, we continue to search for funding to get this repaired and make use of the whole of the ground floor of the building. We have managed to temporarily make use of the rear end of the building by installing leak catchers and temporary lighting to make the building safe.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The finances for the year are still run on an Excel spreadsheet with a separate accounts sheet to manage spends against the Landfill Disposals Tax Scheme grant.
The year resulted in a loss for Rumney Forum. This will balance itself out over the life of the Landfill Disposals Tax Scheme grant of 3 years. Excluding project spends Rumney forum still made as small loss, this was mainly due to the COVID pandemic.
RISK MANAGEMENT
We have public liability insurance; employers’ liability insurance and buildings and contents cover.
All trustees are either level 2 or 3 qualified in food hygiene. We ask that all volunteers for Fareshare to take food hygiene training.
We create Risk assessments of our activities and hold a level 4 food standards hygiene rating.
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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the situation of the Charity and of the profit and loss of the Charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to: -
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
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Adjust and estimate information that is reasonable and prudent.
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Prepare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Acts. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current statutory requirements and those of the Charity’s trust deed.
This report was prepared on 2[nd] February 2022 for the Trustees of Rumney Forum and signed on their behalf by:
Kathryn Wakeham Treasurer
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Income Statement
Rumney Forum 1166133 06/04/2020 to 05/04/2021
| Revenue Generated Income Fare Share Benthyg Income from Charitable Activities Knitt and Natter Grab Bags Cash For Clothes Raffle Christmas Grotto Donations Room Hire Misc Income Grants Net Income Cost of Goods Sold Fare Share Grab Bag Stock Packaging Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit (Loss) Expenses Advertising Contract Labour Dues and Subscriptions Insurance Legal and Professional Fees Licenses and Fees Health & Safety Miscellaneous Christmas grotto Office Expense Postage Repairs and Maintenance Cleaning Supplies Telephone Travel Council Tax Utilities Depreciation Total Expenses Net Operating Income Other Income 1st Floor Utility Payments Total Other Income Net Income (Loss) |
Unrestric | 8,300 5,647 2,653 10,982 - 8,329 680 - 7,649 ted Funds |
Restrict | - - - 12,240 - 12,240 - - 12,240 ed Funds |
Total | Notes 8,300 5,647 2,653 Benthyg Manager Benthyg Shelving 23,222 - 20,569 680 - 19,889 Funds |
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| 5,766 | - | 5,766 | ||||
| 839 | - | 839 | ||||
| 112 | - | 112 | ||||
| 53 | - | 53 | ||||
| 151 | - | 151 | ||||
| 148 | - | 148 | ||||
| 226 | - | 226 | ||||
| 572 | - | 572 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 33 | - | 33 | ||||
| 400 | - | 400 | ||||
| 8,300 | - | 8,300 | ||||
| 5,408 | 5,408 | |||||
| 239 | 239 | |||||
| - | ||||||
| 5,647 | - | 5,647 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| - | 9,956 | 9,956 | ||||
| 910 | 675 | 1,585 | ||||
| 896 | 650 | 1,546 | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| - | - | |||||
| 240 | 240 | |||||
| 144 | 190 | 334 | ||||
| 444 | 444 | |||||
| 70 | 120 | 190 | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| 1,206 | 1,206 | |||||
| 747 | 747 | |||||
| 1,133 | 1,133 | |||||
| 40 | 165 | 205 | ||||
| 816 | 816 | |||||
| 3,593 | 484 | 4,077 | ||||
| 729 | - | 729 | ||||
| 10,982 | 12,240 | 23,222 | ||||
| 680 | - | 680 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| 680 | - | 680 | ||||
| - 7,649 | - 12,240 | - 19,889 |