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2024-07-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1168823

The Tatton

Report and financial statements For the year ended 31 July 2024

The Tatton

Reference and administrative information

for the year ended 31 July 2024

Charity number 1168823

Registered office and operational address 172 Tatton Street, Ordsall, Salford, M5 3PS

Governing Document and Company Status

The Tatton is a Charity and has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1168823.

We also note that prior to becoming a charity The Tatton was known as Ordsall Café Project Ltd and registered as a company limited by guarantee number 4893603 and governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Liability in respect of the guarantee as set out in the memorandum is limited to £1.00 per member.

Trustees Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Samantha Hickey Chair Anthony Emojevbe Okparavero Vice Chair Terence Martin Leahy Treasurer Jonathan Dale Secretary David Hickey Trustee Elaine Sands Trustee (Resigned) Una Leahy Trustee

No Trustees hold title to property

Key management

personnel

Bankers

Unity Trust Bank 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2JB

Independent

Examiner

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA, Slade & Cooper Ltd Beehive Mill, Manchester, M4 6JG

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Trustees’ annual report

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The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2024.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the charity’s constitution and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

The Tatton is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation that provides a community hub based in Ordsall, Salford, Greater Manchester. The Tatton community centre was developed by the local community for the local community. Our Mission is to provide an accessible, friendly and safe resource and social centre to improve the quality of life for the community of Ordsall. Our vision is to build “A cohesive and attractive community for Ordsall, with The Tatton as its centre as a sustainable, attractive, safe and well-resourced place at the heart of the community.”

Our Aims

We achieve our aims through the following activities

The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report

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the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes.

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

Annual Review

We used this year to further work on the activities and services we had built up in year 1 of the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund as many of these were still in the infant stages.

Our Allotment Project, although not working as we had originally planned had grown from strength to strength. We have now taken on a second plot, one which is accessible for people in a wheelchair or with mobility issues. Our sessions run 3-4 times a week over the daytime, evening and weekend and has a good group of volunteers who are continuing to produce a selection of fruit and vegetables which are used in our café. We are really pleased that some people who are on our Allotment Group have gone on to join the waiting list for their own plot and have been successful in obtaining one.

With the success of the Allotment one of our other aims is to raise awareness to the Trustees, staff, volunteers and local resident of the impact on our physical health as well as on the climate and on nature of the food we eat. We arranged a workshop called Bacon, Beans, Biscuits and Bananas where we looked at healthy eating and healthy planet with talks from Dr David McKelvey and Dr Anish Adil, interspersed with highly interactive games and quizzes. Refreshments of a vegan curry and vegan flapjacks and cookies were thoroughly enjoyed. Feedback was excellent and all of the attendees advised that they wanted to explore other potential similar events in the future to help increase awareness.

Now we have a good routine with the allotment and a need to want to look into more sustainable food we are hoping to start our cookery courses using food which we have grown on the allotment.

Our Bingo group seems to be popular as ever, some weeks we run out of table and chairs which attendees being 15+ people each week. The group runs itself with one member calling the numbers, two arranging the prizes and handing out the bingo books and another volunteer making cakes to distribute with the drinks. This is our oldest group and has been running for nearly 20 years. It is so nice to see it develop over time and help different people at different stages of their life. Friendships have developed and we have even heard some people are meeting outside of the group.

Chatty Crafters has really flourished over the last year which the group focusing on Diamond Art, Painting, Adult Colouring, Cross stitch and Card Making. Items made are either taken home or sold on stalls at our community events to raise funds to purchase further craft tools. The group have advised that they would like to try jewellery making and would like to attend sessions with an expert who can share their knowledge.

We have held two courses of Yoga, each having six sessions. These sessions have been enjoyed by people who have never done Yoga before. Our plan is to introduce people to Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi, we are now moving on to Pilates.

We are currently working with Partners and the Digital Inclusion Team at Salford Council to update our IT suite to ensure we are fully equipped to meet the needs of the community during our IT courses. This includes the room being re-designed, upgrade to the internet, some extra laptops and tablets and the use of a 65inch digital screen. This should be complete by the end of August which will allow us to being our IT courses as we had outlined in our plan.

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We are excited to be working with our friends at The Lowry to bring Creative Family Sessions to The Tatton. The sessions are free and are aimed at children under 5 who are on the move. Each session will follow a structure where little ones can follow their own interests and explore the provision, followed by some sensory/movement activities. Our basement and upstairs rooms are transformed every Wednesday to a magical children’s playground. These sessions are really well attended and it is great to see so many new faces in the café linking with us and The Lowry.

Unfortunately, in May our Community Development Worker decided to resign from her position. This meant that our Trustees turned their focus on to recruiting for the position. We are hoping to get somebody settled into the role very quickly.

Due to the success of our Community Fun Day last year, we are planning to hold another at the end of July.

How we have involved people from our community

Our focus and most important priority is our community. The best way for us to provide them with the service they deserve is to involves them in the discussions and decision-making process.

Our Trustees, staff and volunteers are either from our community or from just outside the area and therefore already have an insight into the needs.

We keep our community informed about what is happening at The Tatton through our social media platforms, leaflets and noticeboard in our window.

We absolutely love new service users informing us that they heard about us through a friend or a review. It is so nice to hear that people are talking about the work we do outside of The Tatton.

We often work with other organizations and their users to see if there are ways, we can work together to deliver projects jointly. This is a great way to tackle issues and pull resources together, it also allows us to work with people in our community that we might not have done as for the joint project.

Consultation

During the month of August, we have arranged a further community consultation to gain an understanding of their own concerns and to identify the appropriate responses and solutions to these concerns. We would like to involve as many people as possible and with that in mind will try to make the consultation as engaging and fun as possible. We will start with a survey and following evaluation of the results of the surveys move on to some focus groups.

We always encourage our staff and volunteers to engage with our service users on a daily basis, many times just through general chat to gain a better understanding of their needs. We find that in some cases many people open up about their needs when they are not put on the spot or asked a direct question.

We will use the feedback from the consultation and the feedback from our talks to plan activities and services which will be beneficial. Some of activities are designed to run through our service users. For example, our chatty café has an organizer but the group very much takes part in the activity planning and deciding what they would like to have a go at next.

The difference we’re making

Here at The Tatton we aim to making a difference in our Community. We have been open nearly 20 years (before The Tatton we were previously Ordsall Community Café) and have seen first-hand how our community has changed over the years. We work as a Team and give everyone in our community the opportunity to be part of that team. We believe that everyone can make a difference, but together as a team we can make change.

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We are excited to be working with our friends at The Lowry to bring Creative Family Sessions to The Tatton. The sessions are free and are aimed at children under 5 who are on the move. Each session will follow a structure where little ones can follow their own interests and explore the provision, followed by some sensory/movement activities. Our basement and upstairs rooms are transformed every Wednesday to a magical children’s playground. These sessions are really well attended and it is great to see so many new faces in the café linking with us and The Lowry.

Unfortunately, in May our Community Development Worker decided to resign from her position. This meant that our Trustees turned their focus on to recruiting for the position. We are hoping to get somebody settled into the role very quickly.

Due to the success of our Community Fun Day last year, we are planning to hold another at the end of July.

How we have involved people from our community

Our focus and most important priority is our community. The best way for us to provide them with the service they deserve is to involves them in the discussions and decision-making process.

Our Trustees, staff and volunteers are either from our community or from just outside the area and therefore already have an insight into the needs.

We keep our community informed about what is happening at The Tatton through our social media platforms, leaflets and noticeboard in our window.

We absolutely love new service users informing us that they heard about us through a friend or a review. It is so nice to hear that people are talking about the work we do outside of The Tatton.

We often work with other organizations and their users to see if there are ways, we can work together to deliver projects jointly. This is a great way to tackle issues and pull resources together, it also allows us to work with people in our community that we might not have done as for the joint project.

Consultation

During the month of August, we have arranged a further community consultation to gain an understanding of their own concerns and to identify the appropriate responses and solutions to these concerns. We would like to involve as many people as possible and with that in mind will try to make the consultation as engaging and fun as possible. We will start with a survey and following evaluation of the results of the surveys move on to some focus groups.

We always encourage our staff and volunteers to engage with our service users on a daily basis, many times just through general chat to gain a better understanding of their needs. We find that in some cases many people open up about their needs when they are not put on the spot or asked a direct question.

We will use the feedback from the consultation and the feedback from our talks to plan activities and services which will be beneficial. Some of activities are designed to run through our service users. For example, our chatty café has an organizer but the group very much takes part in the activity planning and deciding what they would like to have a go at next.

The difference we’re making

Here at The Tatton we aim to making a difference in our Community. We have been open nearly 20 years (before The Tatton we were previously Ordsall Community Café) and have seen first-hand how our community has changed over the years. We work as a Team and give everyone in our community the opportunity to be part of that team. We believe that everyone can make a difference, but together as a team we can make change.

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The geographics of Ordsall has changed over the last few years and is continuing to change. We are continuing to see people from different cultures and communities come into the café to share their life stories and experiences. At one point in time, we never thought this would be possible due to hate crime in the area. We are so thankful that this is no longer the case.

As we are now offering more services and activities, we are noticing that there has been a further increase in footfall and people asking us if we can put on particular courses/activities. We believe this is in response to our consultations and people feeling that they have been listened to.

We have asked some of our service users and volunteers for some feedback on what they think of The Tatton and the work we do.

Les (Service User)

Tech and Tea – “I learnt how to use a tablet and send emails. I really enjoyed the course and would like to attend future courses. I didn’t have use of a tablet and now I have one that I use at home as I was able to buy one for only £30.00 through the course.”

“I was chatting in the café one day about the issues I was having in my home due to outstanding repairs. My housing provider was ignoring me. My house was full of damp, I had a leak and hole in my ceiling and I had no electricity in my kitchen which meant I was unable to cook. Danielle very kindly offered to contact Salix and explain what had been happening and raise real concerned for my safety. The repairs have finally been carried out on my house; I don’t think this would have happened if the café hadn’t got involved. They also sign posted me to a lady who has helped me to apply for Attendance Allowance which has been a real help to me.”

“I joined the AI Group – representing the elderly people, I asks lots of questions as I worry what will happen to us. Will we get left behind, lots of people where I live have only landline phone and have no laptops or tablets.”

“I come into the cafe every day and have a hot drink and some food and has a general chit chat with other customers. Without the café I would have nowhere to go and have no people to talk. I simply do not think I would be here today if it wasn’t for the café.”

If you could describe the café in 3 words, what would they be? “Brilliant, Great and Fabulous!”

Malcolm (Service User)

“It is a very social able and handy as it is right on my doorstep. I don’t feel lonely, I feel cared for and welcomed when I come in. Everyone is always happy and smiling. I highly recommended this place to anyone, especially if you are feeling lonely.”

“It would be a sad day if you were too close, a lot of people would be lonely and have nowhere else to go. It mustn’t close.”

“I am very happy with the services; I have started to join in the groups. I love the Bingo group and the friendships I now have; they are lovely people. I really love coming to the craft group and my best craft has been painting. It helps me take my mind off things for a little bit.”

Ash (Volunteer)

“Before I started volunteering at The Tatton I was shy and lacked confidence. Working alongside the staff and other volunteers they have helped me to bring my confidence out. I am now confident in speaking to the customers. I love volunteering at The Tatton.”

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What we have learnt?

We learnt in our first year that planning is essential to delivering projects and services. New ideas and projects can take a considerable amount of time particularly if you must apply for funding to run projects.

We have learnt this year to always have a “Plan B” and ensure a few people share the vision of a project. Our Community Development Worker left unexpectedly which only left a short amount of time for the Trustees to get up to speed with ideas behind some of the activities and either take over the running of the activities or begin to plan them. We did manage to achieve what we had set out to but it was a stressful time and ideally not how we like to run things. Following this the Trustees agreed different processes and procedures going forward to hopefully ensure that this doesn’t happen in the future.

Serving our community is our main priority and we try our best to meet their needs, if we can’t we find somewhere that can. We have found that some needs are small and can be address really quickly and other needs take a bit more work, planning and funding. We have found that many of our service users are more than happy to help with the planning stage as well as taking part. With this in mind we also ask if they would like to join in our planning group and give them that opportunity. We have been really surprised to find that three of our service users (Older men with a range of medical conditions who would normally be isolated) love being involved with the planning of our activities and come in daily to catch up on where we are up to. We have really seen a difference in their confidence and it’s nice to see them having healthy debates about particular aspects of it – if they don’t agree or have a better idea, they really will say.

We have spoken to our Partners and they very much love what we do at The Tatton, they really enjoy working with us and have advised that the intend to work with us on new future activities that will benefit our community.

How we are changing what we do

We recognize that people, communities and priorities change over what can be a short time and therefore it is important to continually consult with our community to ensure that the programme of activities we run meet their needs. A good example of how we have made changes is with our Allotment Group – Grow Yourself Healthier. Initially this group was aimed at people who may have been socially prescribed outdoor activities to combat loneliness and depression. The group was run during the day in the week as this was when they were available. We found that we had enquiries from a number of people who worked during the week and wanted to join to help elevate the stresses of working and to learn more about growing your own produce. We therefore added extra group sessions of an evening and weekend to allow them to take part.

Funding

We are very lucky to be in our second year of funding from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund. Over this accounting year the trustees and our staff and volunteers have been worker harder than ever to ensure that our plans continue to meet the needs of our community. This funding has enabled us to contribute towards delivering our priority of bringing people together and building stronger relationships in and across our community.

We have also secured funding from Salford CVS (Wellbeing Matters Community Asset Fund) for wellbeing activities such as Yoga, Tai Chi and a Chatty Cafe, Transport for Greater Manchester for an external Bike Repair Stand and Dickanson’s Charity for Christmas Activities.

We have continued to work with Salford CVS to look into different funding which allowed us to carry out some of the activities suggested by our community during consultations.

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Meals on Wheels

Initially started to ensure the elderly and vulnerable amongst our community received nutritious meals and doorstep contact during the pandemic when they were restricted to their homes. Our Meals and Wheels delivery service continues to be popular within our community. We have noticed an increase in people wanting to order from our meals on wheels menu but eat their meal inside the café instead of at home. We are absolutely thrilled that some people now feel it’s time to venture out, we have already noticed an increase in their confidence. Our Community Food Workers select the menu choices from talking to customers to see what type of meals that would like to see. Our volunteer administrator then designs a menu and a small group of volunteers deliver the menu each week. Each day any meals ordered are hand delivered hot and fresh.

We continue to build a strong customer base of elderly/vulnerable Ordsall residents who we deliver hot meals to daily through our Meals on Wheels scheme. Some of the customers who we delivered meals to during the pandemic are now confident enough to come to the café and enjoy lunch and chatting to other people. We encourage our customers to come and enjoy the warmth in the café rather than sitting at home in the cold as many of them are worried to put their heating on.

Incubation Hub

The Tatton continues to pride ourselves in helping small local businesses develop and provides rooms to hire on a long-term basis. We are proud to be currently supporting three long term lettings. These are a local hair dresser a mosaic artist and a personal trainer.

Christmas Activities

Our elderly and vulnerable customers very much look forward to our Christmas Activities and this year was bigger and better than ever. We also make special deliveries to those who were still unable to leave their home due to mobility issues.

We decided to offer a Christmas lunch, small gift and card again as this had worked well over previous years. Our invitations and menu choices were delivered and we were soon receiving calls of acceptance. All the staff and volunteers were really excited to hold the Christmas Lunches again in the café, it’s a lovely atmosphere and you can instantly see the joy it brings to people. The Christmas tree was put up and the café was decorated ready to welcome our guests.

Our Christmas lunches took place over four dates in December. As well as delivering our free meals to the elderly and vulnerable we again also offered the meal to the café customers at a reduced cost of £7 for two courses and £10 for three courses. The meals were very popular. For Starters we offered prawn cocktail or homemade leek and potato soup. We then offered turkey, gammon and a vegetarian option, served with roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, Yorkshire pudding, carrots and swede, parsnips, sprouts, broccoli, stuffing and gravy. Like last year we offered a Vegan option and discussed with our customers the idea of us hosting some vegan/vegetarian tasting sessions in the New Year. Back by popular demand our desserts were strawberry trifle or Christmas pudding and custard.

We delivered 70 Christmas lunches over the four days. They were thoroughly enjoyed by all.

In the week in-between Christmas and New Year our volunteers created 10 food parcels and delivered them to elderly residents and families within the area. The parcels consisted of some fridge produce, tinned products and fresh fruit and veg. This was welcomed to those recipients who received a parcel. We would like to look into extending this next year to include more parcels and maybe offering parcel throughout January too.

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We are incredibly happy with our achievements over the Christmas period. We fear when money is extremely tight like this year, people would simply go without and not join in if we had to charge them. We discussed with our customers the activities we put on over Christmas and how it made them feel. They were all extremely grateful as they thoroughly enjoyed the events and wanted us to pass on their thanks for your generous donation. We would like to re-iterate that although it may just seem like a Christmas lunch and gift to some people or a food parcel. To the people that we invited to take part, it is a lot more than this. It is seeing a familiar face and listening ear at time when they are most lonely. It is feeling that somebody cares about you. It is taking part in something joyful over Christmas. It is the difference between having the produce to make a meal for your family that week, or going without.

The Bread and Butter Thing

The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT) is a charity that makes life more affordable for people on a low income. Their mission is to create a fair solution for people in poverty and their long-term aim is to address the premiums that people in poverty pay for food, loans, energy and other everyday essentials simply because of their personal circumstances. The Tatton helps to facilitate this scheme to ensure that as many members of our community can benefit as possible.

Sustainability

As an organisation we have been learning about becoming more sustainable and reusing, recycling and creating less food waste. We have continued to increase our variety of vegan and vegetarian food as well as a good selection of home-made ice cream. We held a “Beans, Bacon or Bananas” event at the café which explored healthy eating, healthy planet. The event was lead by Dr David McKelvey and Dr Adish who gave a fascinating insight into “what is in our food” followed by highly interactive games and quizzes followed by an afternoon meal of vegan refreshments.

Community Fun Day

Our Community Fun Day was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. We really showcased The Tatton and our community spirit. We celebrated the work we do in the community, our lottery funding and our plans for the future! Although not a fundraising event we raised over £1500 which was absolutely brilliant. A huge thank you to everyone that came and supported the event and or donated prizes or their time and volunteered.

Achievements and performance

The charity's main activities and who it tries to help are described below. All its charitable activities focus on the relief of poverty, creating opportunities and strengthening our community and are undertaken to further The Tatton charitable purposes for the public benefit.

The Tatton was set up initially as Ordsall Community Café to create a safe space for local people to meet and exchange stories over a cup of tea. We are the only organisation that is non-denominational and open to all in our area. Our main customers tend to be families and the elderly and vulnerable.

The heart of our community centre is our café. For 19 years our community café has provided meals for the people of Ordsall. We aim to:

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Community and regularly use perfectly good produce that would otherwise go to landfill. We often hold cookery courses teaching people the differences between the best before and use by and showing that there is nothing wrong with wonky fruit and veg. Feedback from courses we have fun in the past have shown that participants are now thriftier with their food and less likely to waste.

Our café continues to offer meals at reduced cost. We also have produce that customers can buy at subsidised prices. We also offer free food and food parcels for those struggling.

Volunteers

The Tatton requires the help of Volunteers. Our volunteers come in all shapes and sizes. Our oldest volunteer is over 80 and our youngest volunteer is 9 years old. Many of our volunteers gain the necessary skills to move on to paid employment. We offer all our volunteers full training and support throughout their time with us.

Why do people volunteer at The Tatton?

What volunteering opportunities do we have?

Our volunteers have advised that they love being a part of Team Café and that they now feel like they have accomplished something. Our staff and volunteers have worked together to meet the needs of the community, reaching an end goal by working as a team. This has created lasting friendships.

At our previous Community Fun Day we recruited 6 new volunteers. We were extremely happy to confirm that all 6 volunteers returned for this years Community Fun Day and have already put their name down for the next one!

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Beneficiaries of our services

Visitors to The Tatton

Visitors to The Tatton
MONTH TOTAL
AUGUST 780
SEPTEMBER 762
OCTOBER 743
NOVEMBER 671
DECEMBER 936
JANUARY 503
FEBRUARY 708
MARCH 736
APRIL 791
MAY 725
JUNE 763
JULY 947
TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 9065

Thanks & Acknowledgements

The Trustees would like to take this opportunity to thank the following organisations for their support during the year. Our work would not be possible without them.

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Financial review

This year has resulted in a loss of £16,186, leaving £60,588 total funds at the end of the year. We are continuing to review our financial position.

Investment Policy

We do not currently have an investment policy.

Reserves policy

We currently have £12,615.27 in this account. The Trustees have agreed that this money will be kept in the reserve account until it is needed. The Trustees are currently reviewing our Reserves Policy.

Plans for the future

Activities

Following the success of our Community Funday the Trustees plan to hold another event in the Summer of 2025 to continue to promote the work that we do and celebrate our community.

Fundraising

Our Trustees alongside our Community Development Worker will continue to work with Salford CVS to secure funding to enable us to continue once The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund finishes. Our biggest expense is our staff salaries and it is important to us to have these positions in place to enable The Tatton to continue to function and serve our community. With this in mind it will our main priority to secure funding for our staff salaries alongside completing applications to be able to offer community activities for either free or are a substantially reduced rate. The lease on our building will be coming to an end in 2025. Our Trustees will be working alongside our landlords Salix Homes to renegotiate our lease. Once our lease is secure we will be looking to secure funding to improve the building focusing on environmental sustainability.

We recognise the need to look more closely and monitor all our regular outgoings and intend to contact our main suppliers to review tariffs and charges to ensure The Tatton is receiving the most cost efficient packages, in particular, our utilities.

Continued Aspirations

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Structure, governance and management

Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees

The Management Committee consisting of members of our community, serve alongside the Charity Trustees.

The Tatton may be ordinary resolution at an AGM or extraordinary general meeting appoint any person willing to Act as a Trustee of the Charity subject to the Charity Commission regulations. We invite members of the local community to serve on our Management Committee panel, but generally ask for members of the Management Committee to serve for a period of 1 year before becoming a Trustee.

Risk Management

The Tatton has a number of policies in place including:-

Organisational Structure

Board of Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for fundraising, financial viability and staffing of The Tatton. The Board meet monthly to review the organisations work and services and to agree strategic goals for the charity. The Board also reviews its own operation, effectiveness and governance on an annual basis. Meetings of the Management Committee take place monthly.

The trustees are keen to expand the board and will be looking to recruit some additional trustees who are motivated by community development and ideally possess specialist skills or experience to undertake specific roles and responsibilities. This year we have accepted Danielle Lunt, Sadia Gilani and Esme Siddiqui on our Management Committee with a view to joining our Board of Trustees.

Staff

Our Community Development Worker resigned from her post and left the organisation in May 2024. The Trustees have advertised the position and are currently looking for a suitable candidate to take over the position and move it forward. This is an important as it helps us to consult with our community and deliver on their needs and priorities. By having a single point of contact for our residents, user groups, other local groups and organisation has enabled us to be more proactive and has enabled us to respond to specific needs for example; supporting individuals or referring them for further support or supporting grass roots groups to use the centre. It has also enabled us to develop good working partnership.

The organisation is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered as a charity on 18[th] August 2016 in England and Wales.

The charity is constituted under a constitution. The trustees are members of the charity but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 10 to the accounts.

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Related parties and relationships with other organisations

The Trustees would like to declare the following related parties:-

The Trustees would like to declare the following relations with other organisation:-

The Tatton has a strong relationship with The New Barracks Tenant Management Co-operative. We often work with them during community events. We have also supplied buffets to them and they have in the past provided us with substantial funding.

This has been disclosed and approved by the Trustees and The Charity Commission.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

The trustees consider the position of Community Development Worker to be Key Management Personnel.

We have no company vehicles and journeys made for business purposes are paid in expenses to cover petrol costs. These payments are made to Samantha Hickey in the sum of £360.00.

Risk management

The Trustees have given consideration to financial risks exposed to The Tatton and are satisfied that such risks have been evaluated and regularly reviewed and monitored.

As with other charities, we are facing uncertainties which come a cost of living crisis. Food prices and utility costs are significantly increased not only for us but our customers too. This could have a negative impact on our income from food sales and fundraising. This could lead to the closure of the charity due to loss of income and funding. We have worked hard to build in contingency plans for the most likely risks and, so far, have been able to deal with situations which have arisen.

We are in a much stronger financial position than in previous years, having secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. We have ambitions and would initiate a number of activities and fundraising events.

The long term viability of The Tatton is an ongoing risk and we are fully aware of our statutory obligations in this event.

Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others

The Tatton does not hold funds as Custodian Trustees on behalf of others.

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Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the trustees should follow best practice and:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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 are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

The trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on 29 / 05/ 2025 and signed on their behalf by

Samantha Hickey

Trustee

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Independent examiner’s report

to the members of

The Tatton

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] July 2024 which are set out on pages 16 to 29.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do 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.

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester, M4 6JG

Date: 30/05/2025

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The Tatton

Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 July 2024

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
259
Charitable activities:
4
30,112
5
32,287
Total income
62,658
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
6
10,910
Charitable activities:
7
72,706
Total expenditure
83,616
8
(20,958)
Transfer between funds
160
Net movement in funds for the year
(20,798)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
73,835
Total funds carried forward
53,037
Other trading activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year		 Restricted
funds
£
-
6,338
-
6,338
-
1,566
1,566
4,772
(160)
4,612
2,939
7,551		 Total funds
2024
£
259
36,450
32,287
68,996
10,910
74,272
85,182
(16,186)
-
(16,186)
76,774
60,588		 Total funds
2023
£
197
64,676
27,451
92,324
7,966
67,797
75,763
16,561
-
16,561
60,213
76,774

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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The Tatton

Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2024

Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
13
7,009
Total fixed assets
7,009
Current assets
Debtors
14
2,520
Cash at bank and in hand
64,363
Total current assets
66,883
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year
15
(13,304)
Net current assets
53,579
Net assets
60,588
Funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
7,551
Unrestricted income funds
17
53,037
Total charity funds
60,588
2024		 £
£
6,176
6,176
1,240
81,503
82,743
(12,145)
70,598
76,774
2,939
73,835
76,774
2023		 £
£
6,176
6,176
1,240
81,503
82,743
(12,145)
70,598
76,774
2,939
73,835
76,774
2023
6,176
70,598
76,774
2,939
73,835
76,774

The notes on pages 18 to 29 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the trustees on 29/05/2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Samantha Hickey (Chair)

Anthony Okparavero (Vice Chair)

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The Tatton

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The charity has applied the exemption available to small charities in the Charities SORP (FRS 102) and does not include a Statement of Cash Flows in these Financial Statements.

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair view' and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019, rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

The Tatton meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

No Key judgments which the trustees have made which have a significant effect on the accounts.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

c Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

d Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

e Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

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The Tatton

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

f Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h Operating leases

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

i Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Kitchen Equipment 10% Equipment 10%

j Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

k Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

l Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

m Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

n Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 9. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end. The costs of the defined contribution scheme are included within expenditure on charitable activities.

2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered as a charity in England & Wales.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Current reporting period
Donations
Total
Previous reporting period
Donations
Total		 Unrestricted
£
259
259
Unrestricted
£
197
197		 Restricted
£
-
-
Restricted
£
-
-		 Total 2024
£
259
259
Total 2023
£
197
197

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The Tatton

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

5

Current reporting period
Dickanson's Charity
Forever Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund
Salford CVS
Grow Well Fund
Transport for Greater Manchester
Total
Previous reporting period
Booths Charity
Forever Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund
Salford CVS
Defibrillator Fund
Grow Well Fund
Wellbeing Grant
Total
Income from other trading activities
Sale of donated goods
Cafe income
Fundraising income
Room hire income
Other income		 Unrestricted
£
275
686
29,151
30,112
Unrestricted
£
250
685
58,302
-
59,237
2024
£
842
25,017
1,842
4,246
340
32,287		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
4,930
1,408
6,338
Restricted
£
-
-
-
2,500
1,939
1,000
5,439
2023
£
590
19,857
1,813
4,940
251
27,451		 Total 2024
£
275
686
29,151
4,930
1,408
36,450
Total 2023
£
250
685
58,302
2,500
1,939
1,000
64,676

All income from other trading activities is unrestricted.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

6 Cost of raising funds

Cost of raising funds
Café expenses
Fundraising events		 2024
£
9,728
1,182
10,910		 2023
£
6,221
1,745
7,966

All expenditure on cost of raising funds is unrestricted.

7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Current reporting period
Staff costs
Administration
Community activities
Depreciation
Premises
Previous reporting period
Staff costs
Administration
Community activities
Depreciation
Premises
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
Governance costs
(Accountancy fee)
Governance costs
(Accountancy Fee)		 Total 2024
£
51,052
5,446
1,724
1,045
12,629
2,376
74,272
Total 2023
£
43,235
9,867
2,531
857
9,018
2,289
67,797
2024
£
1,566
72,706
74,272		 2023
£
23,456
44,341
67,797

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The Tatton

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

8 Net income/(expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging/(crediting): 2024 2023
£ £
Depreciation 1,045 857
Independent examiner's remuneration - payroll fees 347 542
Independent examiner's fees 1,435 1,365

9 Staff costs

Staff costs during the year were as follows:

Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs		 2024
£
49,597
-
1,455
51,052		 2023
£
38,554
-
1,156
39,710

No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2023: nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period was 4 (2023: 3).

The key management personnel of the charity is the Community Development Worker. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £24,010 (2023: £nil).

10 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions

Lorraine Smyth is the mother of Samantha Hickey, married to David Hickey received a salary of £1,679 during the year (2023: £1,530). Samantha Hickey received £360 for use of her personal vehicle for shopping for the cafe during the year (2023: £360).

No members of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year (2023:£nil).

Aggregate donations with conditions from related parties were £nil (2023: £nil).

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2023: nil).

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

11 Government grants

The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:

Salford City Council
Transport for Greater Manchester		 2024
£
-
1,408
1,408		 2023
£
-
-
-

There were no unfulfilled conditions and contingencies attaching to the above grant.

12 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

13 Fixed assets: tangible assets

Cost
Additions
Disposals
Depreciation
Charge for the year
Disposals
Net book value
At 31 July 2023
At 1 August 2023
At 31 July 2024
At 31 July 2024
At 1 August 2023
At 31 July 2024		 Outdoor
equipment
£
-
1,878
-
1,878
-
188
-
188
1,690
-		 Kitchen
equipment
£
8,577
-
-
8,577
2,401
857
-
3,258
5,319
6,176		 £
8,577
1,878
-
Total
10,455
2,401
1,045
-
3,446
7,009
6,176

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

14 Debtors

2024
£
Trade debtors
2,233
Other debtors
287
2,520
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2024
£
Short term compensated absences (holiday pay)
5,006
Other creditors and accruals
3,077
Taxation and social security costs
1,108
Capital Grant Reserve
4,113
13,304		 2023
£
1,240
-
1,240
2023
£
-
5,783
1,563
4,799
12,145

15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

16 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Current reporting period

Salford CVS
Grow Well Fund
Wellbeing Grant
Total
Booths Charity
Salford CVS
Defibrillator Fund
Grow Well Fund
Wellbeing Grant
Total
Transport for Greater
Manchester

period
Previous reporting
period		 Balance at
1 August
2023
£
1,939
1,000
-
2,939
Balance at
1 August
2022
£
20,956
-
-
-
20,956

 Income
£
4,930
-
1,408
6,338
Income
£
-
2,500
1,939
1,000
5,439		 Expenditure
£
(318)
-
(1,248)
(1,566)
Expenditure
£
(20,956)
(2,500)
-
(23,456)		 Transfers
£
-
-
(160)
(160)
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-		 Balance at
31 July
2024
£
6,551
1,000
-
7,551
Balance at
31 July
2023
£
-
-
1,939
1,000
2,939

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

16 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)

Name of

unrestricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund

Booths Charity The money received from Booths Charities was for salaries. Defibrillator Fund To purchase Defib, storage cabinet and training Grow Well Fund Towards allotment project. Wellbeing Grant Towards cost of providing bingo sessions for free.

17 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

General fund
Name of
unrestricted fund
General fund
Previous reporting
period
General fund
Current reporting
period		 Balance
at 1
August
2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
73,835
62,658
(83,616)
160
73,835
62,658
(83,616)
160
Balance
at 1
August
2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
39,257
86,885
(52,307)
-
39,257
86,885
(52,307)
-
Description, nature and purposes of the fund
The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds
 As at 31
July 2024
£
53,037
53,037
As at 31
July 2023
£
73,835
73,835

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

18 Analysis of net assets between funds

Current Reporting Period
General
fund
£
Tangible fixed assets
7,009
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
46,028
Total
53,037
Previous Reporting Period
General
fund
£
Tangible fixed assets
6,176
Other net current assets/(liabilities)
67,659
Total
73,835		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-		 Restricted
funds
£
-
7,551
7,551
Restricted
funds
£
-
2,939
2,939		 Total
£
7,009
53,579
60,588
Total
£
6,176
70,598
76,774

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 July 2024 (continued)

19 Prior Year Statement of Financial Activities

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities:
Other trading activities
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities:
Total expenditure
Transfer between funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Net income/(expenditure) for
the year
Net movement in funds for
the year		 Unrestricted
funds
£
197
59,237
27,451
86,885
7,966
44,341
52,307
34,578
-
34,578
39,257
73,835
 Restricted
funds
£
-
5,439
-
5,439
-
23,456
23,456
(18,017)
-
(18,017)
20,956
2,939		 Total funds
2023
£
197
64,676
27,451
92,324
7,966
67,797
75,763
16,561
-
16,561
60,213
76,774		 Total funds
2022
£
1,074
39,492
26,915
67,481
7,673
39,981
47,654
19,827
-
19,827
40,386
60,213

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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