ANNUAL TRUSTEES REPORT MARCH 2023
I feel that the last year has been a good one for CCF in that we have tried a few different initiatives, which I am sure has helped to raise and improve our profile, something we had already identified as being an issue.
An action from our last AGM was to address the profile issue and a small working group came up with the idea of a ‘CCF Open Evening’ for the village. This was held in May at the Savill Hall and was very well attended with 42villagers, along with all Trustees. The evening was very informal with wine and cheese being offered and no ‘ long winded’ presentations . We took the opportunity of presenting the project to fund and install outdoor gym equipment and asked for ideas and feedback on it. Most attending were in full support of the project which helped to add impetus at a difficult stage. We also asked for impressions, ideas and thoughts about CCF which again was very useful, although it was clear that some villagers still had the impression that we were the potential organisers for all events in the village, which is definitely not the case. We received requests for starting a chess club and first aid course.
The trustees agreed to fund a village event for the celebrations of the Queen’s 70th Jubilee which involved a three course sit down lunch in the Savill Hall. In all over 120 people attended and the organisers managed to squeeze everyone inside, as the weather was awful. We haven’t in the past had requests or supported events like this, but believe that the trustees are unanimous in thinking that it helped to bring the village together and create a wonderful ‘community spirit’. We have already approved supporting a similar event for the Royal Coronation in May.
There have been no major applications for funds apart from the Outdoor Gym Equipment project, that I have already mentioned. This started from a challenge to fund something in the village for the younger generation and perhaps involve them in raising funds and managing the project. As it turned out involvement of the young didn’t transpire, but I took on the project as much as anything to get a better understanding of processes and funding. I believe that, apart from achieving our goal, it was a very useful exercise from working closely with the Parish Council, to applying for funding from other sources and hope that we can build on this experience. The groups that have relied on funding in the past are generally capable of managing their projects, but sometimes there maybe village projects that require some of the experience that the trustees have as a group, and our contact with relevant councils. The main point being that CCF shouldn’t necessarily be providing all the funding for a project, if we are seen to be backing a project, it is more than likely that other Charities or the Council will recognise this and contribute. The equipment was installed in November last year and the Official Opening is this coming Saturday. CCF contributed £1,400 out of a total £9,246.
Barbara Evans has been very active in managing Amazon Smile, Nectar Points, and communicating to the village on the website the benefits that these can bring. Sadly, Amazon
have decided to stop supporting Smile and income will cease. An unfortunate decision as this source probably had the best potential for raising funds for CCF.
Whilst our funds continue to be quite healthy, out sources of income cannot always be relied upon, so we need to be aware of this for the future. At the moment it looks unlikely that The Dorset Knob Throwing Event will continue, given logistical problems with supply of Knobs from Moores Biscuits. CCF received over £6,000 for the events held in 2016/7 and there is potential for a lot more.
This year we have one Trustee who will be stepping down having served his full nine years, Peter Hunt. I would like to thank Peter for his hard work and support over the years. Peter was involved in CCF in the early formative stages and worked very hard on all the detail required when we registered CCF as a charity, which was definitely challenging at times. This will leave us with nine Trustees, which I believe is an adequate number, although with myself and Wayne stepping down in a years’ time, it might be useful to identify likely candidates at some point, particularly from the many people who have recently moved to the village.
I would like to thank all the Trustees for their continued supports and efforts over the last year and feel very encouraged by our efforts and excellent results.
Patrick Nelson Chairman, March 2023
Statement of Receipts and Payments for Annual Return. Cattistock Community Fund
| 1 Jan 22 to | 1 Jan 22 to | 1 Jan 21 to | 1 Jan 21 to | 1 Jan 20 to | 1 Jan 20 to | 1 Jan 19 to | 1 Jan 19 to | 1 | Jan 18 to | ||
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| 31 Dec 22 | 31 Dec 21 | 31 Dec 20 | 31 Dec 19 | 31 Dec 18 | |||||||
| Receipts: Donations | |||||||||||
| and Gift Aid | |||||||||||
| easyfundraising | £ | 275.88 |
£ | 127.39 |
£ | 127.65 |
£ | 186.29 |
£ | 160.52 |
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| Localgiving.com | £ | 2,870.26 |
£ | 1,820.05 |
£ | 1,097.59 |
£ | 138.87 |
£ | 270.71 |
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| Amazon Smile | £ | 19.36 |
£ | 23.00 |
£ | 12.92 |
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| Crowdfunder | £ | 40.00 |
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| Dorset Council Impact Grant | £ | 998.47 |
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| Dorset Council Grant | £ | 3,500.00 |
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| Cattistock Fete | £ | 2,000.00 |
£ | 1,000.00 |
£ | 2,000.00 |
£ | 3,000.00 |
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| Open Gardens | £ | 1,500.00 |
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| Dorset Knob Throwing | £ | 5,200.00 |
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| Community Lunch Raffle | £ | 122.32 |
£ | 88.64 |
£ | 207.00 |
£ | 179.00 |
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| Other one-off donations | £ | 200.00 |
£ | 220.00 |
£ | 30.00 |
£ | 20.00 |
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| Total Receipts | £ | 9,027.82 |
£ | 4,779.08 |
£ | 2,266.63 |
£ | 7,752.16 |
£ | 3,610.23 |
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| Payments | |||||||||||
| Grants and Donations: | |||||||||||
| Cattistock Community Space | £ | 4,000.00 |
£ | 2,500.00 |
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| Cattistock Community Lunch | £ | 50.00 |
£ | 50.00 |
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| Cattistock WI | £ | 50.00 |
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| Cattistock Armistice Weekend | £ | 550.00 |
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| Cattistock Village Website | £ | 205.00 |
£ | 234.99 |
£ | 205.00 |
£ | 1,165.00 |
£ | 700.00 |
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| MN & Cattistock Football Club | £ | 975.00 |
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| Cattistock PCC | £ | 275.00 |
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| Christmas Gift Packs for Vulnerable Villagers | £ | 250.00 |
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| Digital Champions | £ | 998.47 |
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| Easter Gift Packaging | £ | 95.51 |
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| Village Meal by Volunteers | £ | 113.23 |
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| Village Information Board | £ | 711.82 |
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| Ukraine Flag | £ | 102.54 |
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| Queen's Jubilee Lunch | £ | 719.44 |
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| Exercise Equipment for Community Space | £ | 8,000.00 |
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| Digital Champions Flyers | £ | 22.00 |
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| Totalgrants and donations | £ | 9,048.98 |
£ | 2,154.02 |
£ | 455.00 |
£ | 6,465.00 |
£ | 3,850.00 |
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| Administrative Costs: | Localgiving Annual Membership | £ | 192.00 |
£ | 96.00 |
£ | 96.00 |
£ | 96.00 |
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| Wallis Agency (Design) | £ | 42.00 |
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| Printing and Marketing costs | £ | 64.50 |
£ | 296.89 |
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| Open EveningFood & Drink | £ | 174.05 |
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| Total administrative costs | £ | 174.05 |
£ | 298.50 |
£ | 96.00 |
£ | 392.89 |
£ | 96.00 |
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| Reconciliation | Total Payments | £ | 9,223.03 |
£ | 2,452.52 |
£ | 551.00 |
£ | 6,857.89 |
£ | 3,946.00 |
| Net Receipts/(payments) | -£ | 195.21 |
£ | 2,326.56 |
£ | 1,715.63 |
£ | 894.27 |
-£ | 335.77 |
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| Cash in bank and in hand at beginning of year | £ | 19,371.55 |
£ | 17,044.99 |
£ | 15,329.36 |
£ | 14,435.09 |
£ | 14,770.86 |
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| Surplus/(Deficit)forperiod | -£ | 195.21 |
£ | 2,326.56 |
£ | 1,715.63 |
£ | 894.27 |
-£ | 335.77 |
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| Cash in bank and in hand at end ofyear | £ | 19,176.34 |
£ | 19,371.55 |
£ | 17,044.99 |
£ | 15,329.36 |
£ | 14,435.09 |