5th
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date From 6th April
Period end date
To
April 2022
April 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Great Yarmouth Unemployed Workers Centre Other names charity is known by GYUWC Registered charity number (if any) 1166609
Charity's principal address Acorn Centre, 8-9 Regent Street Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Postcode NR30 1RN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Paula Waters-Bunn | Chair & Centre Manager |
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| Claire Wardley | IT Manager | |||
| Ruth Thacker | Secretary | |||
| Julie Bailey | Treasurer | |||
| Sarah Bilyard | Trustee | |||
| Daniel Sadullah | Trustee | |||
| Chris Connellan | Trustee | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointment, three by Board Members and four by the Great Yarmouth Trustee selection methods Trades Union Council
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
(1) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
(2) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in East Norfolk who are socially excluded on the grounds of unemployment and unwaged to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society, in particular by: (a) providing a local network group that encourages and enables members of the unemployed and unwaged community to participate
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more effectively with the wider community; (b) increasing, or co-ordinating, opportunities for members of the unemployed and unwaged community to engage with service providers, to enable those providers to adapt services to better meet the needs of that community. (c) providing advice and assistance to unemployed and unwaged persons who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such advice. (3) To educate the public concerning the nature, causes and effects of unemployment and conduct or sponsor research concerning the impact the local economy has on unemployment and make available the useful results thereafter to the public.
The main activities in the year were benefits advice, assisting and signposting as well as helping the unemployed find employment.
The Board has paid due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. The objects and aims of Great Yarmouth Unemployed Workers Centre fall within the subsection 3(1) of the Charities Act 2011.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The biggest problem has been the recruitment and retention of volunteers following the Covid Pandemic. Due to the lack of volunteers we have we have had to reduce our service to just one day a week, opening on a Thursday only at present. Despite this the GYUWC continues to see repeat clients for renewals of PIP applications. We have also seen a considerable increase in Blue badge applications as well as Attendance Allowance claims, due to the rising age of the state pension.
We have also helped several clients with applications for Housing benefit claims, Housing applications, Universal Credit queries and applications, child benefit applications, Employment Support Allowance, Personal Independence Payments and new style job seekers allowance. We have also assisted people with employment issues with their employers, helped clients deal with energy companies and their bills including water and mobile phone companies. Regarding the employment side, CV and job applications – we have lost most of this type of work due to other organisations providing this in the area. We will of course still help clients with this if needed.
We are funded purely by donations and often see clients that have been to the funded charities in town, but they refuse to help them as their case is complex. This has always been the case since the charity started and we take great pride in being able to continue offering a service to our clients. In fact, we take pride in ourselves for taking on these cases and are very proud of our many successful outcomes.
A big thank you must be given to our volunteers as they give up their time for free on a weekly basis. Without them the service would not be here.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Reserve set at £1000.00 of unrestricted funds. The amount required to operate for three months. The policy is under regular review.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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 trustees
Signature(s) P Waters-Bunn Full name(s) Mrs Paula Waters-Bunn Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 25/01/2024
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SECTION A RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
| SECTION A RECEIPTS | AND PAYMENTS | |||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | Total | |||
| A1 RECEIPTS | Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| Donations | 2370 | |||||
| Grants | 0 | |||||
| Gift Aid | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Misc | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sub total | 2375 | 0 | ||||
| Total Receipts | 2375 | 0 | ||||
| A2 Asset sales 0 |
| A3 PAYMENTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Room Hire | 2906.5 | |
| Tel / Net | 361.69 | |
| Insurance | 382.72 | |
| Subscript | 0 | |
| Adv / Print | ||
| Stat / Cons | 45.9 | |
| Volun Exp | ||
| Training | 0 | |
| Fundrais exp | ||
| Bank Chgs | ||
| Sundries | ||
| Hards Grants | ||
| Misc | ||
| Sub Total | 3696.81 | |
| A4 ASSET/ INVESTMENT PURCHASES 0 | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 3696.81 | |
| NET OF RECEIPTS (PAYMENTS) | -1321.81 | |
| A5 TRANSFERS | 0 | |
| A6 CASH FUNDS LAST YEAR END | 10836.35 | |
| CASH FUNDS THIS YEAR END | 9504.54 |