## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 01.04. 2020 Period start date To: 31.03.2021 Period end date Charity name: Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
## **Charity registration number: 1169438**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of the public**
**via learning services provided to a**
**network of staff and volunteers**
**connected with museums, libraries,**
**archives, historic houses, sacred**
**spaces, art and heritage attractions in**
**Cumbria. This will enhance the**
**educational services provided by these**
**facilities**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic**
**and the resulting national lockdown**
**CCLN’s activities were severely**
**curtailed.**
**Most activity was carried out virtually.**
**The challenges of coping with the**
**ongoing situation resulted in partner**
**organisations, including museums,**
**libraries and other cultural bodies**
**refocusing their activities on survival.**
**School closures and any on-going**
**restrictions impacted CCLN’s ability to**
**engage with learning groups. This led to**
**a drop in project activity and planned**
**projects being postponed or cancelled**
**all together. CCLN refocused its main**
**activity in West Cumbria to minimise the**
**need for travelling.**
**Partner organisations saw repeated**
**changes in personnel due to Covid 19**
**which resulted in retirement, re-**
**deployment and redundancies. This**
**affected CCLN’s ability to engage with**
**partners.**
**CCLN shifted its focus and resources to**
**survival, with activity mostly suspended**|
**or transferred to on-line activity where possible. Activity carried included working with partners to develop new hybrid ways of working. This resulted in CCLN reaching 1726 young people in careers events, on-line interviews and associated activity in partnership with Inspira. In response to the on-going pandemic CCLN prioritised developing a new forward plan to manage the new situation and in anticipation of any postpandemic activity.**
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees act in accordance with**
**guidance issues by The Charity**
**Commission on Public Benefit issued**
**with guidance on Public benefit**|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**A small number of volunteers make an**
**invaluable contribution to CCLN**
**achieving it’s charitable aims and**
**objectives.**
**Without the dedication of the volunteers**
**CCLN would not have been able to**
**maintain some level of activity in this**
**most difficult of years.**
**They have continued to meet partners**
**and associated organisations to**
**maintain some level of engagement.**
**Volunteers delivered online workshops**
**and developed on-line activities to**
**support young people’s interview skills.**
**These activities promoted the**
**opportunities for careers in Museums**
**and other heritage organisations with**
**the aim of raising aspirations of young**
**people in Cumbria, a particularly**
**challenging issue.**
**Discussions continued with Inspira on**
**adapting programme for online content**
**for WOW with INSPIRA.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**CCLN held online meetings for trustees**
**and wider learning partners.**
**CCLN signposted all members to**
**training provided by GEM, Gallery**
**Education in Museums, Engage,**
**Museum Development North West,**
**Museums Association, Association for**
**Independent Museums and Cumbria**
**CVS. These organisations transferred**
**their training courses and workshops to**
**online platforms to enable training to**
**continue. Many of the training**
**programme focused on supporting**
**cultural organisations through the**
**pandemic. Information was circulated**
**directly by Email and via CCLN’s**
**Facebook and Twitter accounts.**
**CCLN continued to work with INSPIRA**
**on WOW Days Careers Education**
**provision. The majority of this was**
**transferred to online platforms to allow**
**the provision to continue.**
**Activity carried included working with**
**partners to develop new hybrid ways of**
**working. This resulted in CCLN**
**reaching 1726 young people in careers**
**events, on-line interviews and**
**associated activity in partnership with**
**Inspira.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**CCLN holds a small fund of working**
**capital - £4,250.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**CCLN holds no reserves at present.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**CCLN holds zero reserves at present.**
**Activity is currently project based and**
**supported by external funding were**
**appropriate. The Trustees have an**
**ambition to build its reserves to develop**
**its long-term viability and expand its**
**activity.**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**CCLN’s activity is scaled to its**
**resources. Throughout the reporting**
**period it faced the impact of the Covid-**
**19 pandemic. This challenge was met by**
**scaling back any activity to protect its**
**assets.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**CCLN raised no funds in 2020-21 due to**
**the suspension of activity during the**
**pandemic.**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**The Trustees have identified the need to**
**develop an investment policy and plan.**|
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|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The ongoing pandemic –**This has
resulted in the suspension of the majority of
CCLN’s activity and project development.
The present situation and the near future is
very uncertain.**Trustees are pragmatic**
**about this challenge are prepared to**
**revisit the situation as it improves.**
**Recruitment of Trustees –**Additional
Trustees needed to strengthen CCLN and
to broaden the skills base.**Current**
**Trustees consider this a priority**
**Reduction in Funding -**The Trustees are
developing a fundraising strategy to
broaden the charity’s funding base and
support CCLN’s charitable aims and
objectives.**Trustees consider this a**
**priority.**
**Covid Pandemic –**Trustees are looking at
new ways of digital delivery/blended
learning to future proof reliance of direct
face to face service delivery**.**
**This is an on-going situation and is**
**being monitored.**
**Volunteer Profile –**Limited number of
volunteers. Current dedicated volunteers
have a range of health needs which has
been further highlighted by the pandemic.
Trustees are aware they need to increase
not only the number of volunteers but widen
the volunteer base in terms of age, gender
and ethnicity**.**
**Trustees consider this as a priority.**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(CIO)**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**In accordance with the CIO document.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The Trustees are working to increase**
**the number of Trustees to complement**
**the skills of existing Trustees in the best**
**interests of the CIO. They acknowledge**
**that CCLN is at risk with only three**
**trustees.**
**V J A Slowe retired as a Trustee on her**
**retirement as Curator of Ruskin**
**Museum. Sharon Arrowsmith replaced**
**her as a Trustee and Chair.**
**Trustees to be recruited in line with best**
**practice.**
**New Trustees recruited to be supported**
**by Buddy system and access to**
**training.**
**In view of the intention to recruit new**
**trustees the current trustees are**
**developing an induction pack and**
**relevant policies and procedures.**|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**(CCLN) works in partnership with**
**various arts, heritage, and cultural**
**organisations across Cumbria.**
**In addition, CCLN works with several**
**learning and social interest**
**organisations including Inspira,**
**Springboard UK, Curious Minds,**
**Trinity College – Arts Awards,**
**Alzheimer’s Association, Dementia**
**Friends, Primary and Secondary**
**Schools. Frame – West Cumbria Cultural**
**Educational Partnership.**|
|||**CCLN is linked regionally and nationally**
**to GEM – Gallery Education in**
**Museums, ENGAGE, Art UK, Museum**
**Development North West, Campaign for**
**Learning Outside the Classroom and the**
**Museums Association.**|
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|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other||**Trustees risk assess all activities**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Cumbria Cultural Learning Network|
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|Other name the charity uses|CCLN|
|Registered charitynumber|1169438|
|Charity’s principal address|Andra Villa
15 Trinity Drive
Northside
Workington
Cumbria|
|**Postcode**|**CA14 1AX**|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Nicci TOFTS|Secretary|||
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LASKEY|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jane Louse LASKEY **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 30 January 2022
||**Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**Charity Name**|**Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**Charity Name**|**Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**Charity Name**|**Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**Charity Name**|**Cumbria Cultural Learning Network**
**Charity Name**|**1169438**
**No (if any)**|**1169438**
**No (if any)**|**1169438**
**No (if any)**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**||01/04/2020
Period start date||**To**||31/03/2021
Period end date|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Interest|**1**||**-**||**-**||**1**||**5**|
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||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**1**||**-**||**-**||**1**||**5**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||||||
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|Professional fees|**-**||||||||**2,500**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**2,500**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||||
||||||||||**2,500**|
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||**4,249**||||||**4,249**||**-**|
||**4,250**||||||**4,250**||**- 2,495**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
08/02/2023
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Current account - Cumberland Building
Society
Cash in hand
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
2|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**4,095**||**-**||**-**|
|||**155**||**-**||**-**|
|||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|||**4,250**||**-**||**-**|
|||||||OK|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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|||||||Date of
approval|
|||Jane Laskey||||31/03/2021|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS)