2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date

From 01 January 2023 To 31 December 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by - Registered charity number (if any) 1169514

Lammas Street Centre, Carmarthen

Charity's principal address Lammas Street Centre, English Baptist Church Lammas Street Carmarthen Postcode SA31 3AD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	PhilipStephenson	Chairperson
	Martin Dalling

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	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by membership Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

To provide a Centre for all members of society including such persons who are in necessitous circumstances together with the dependents of such persons and in furtherance of these objects, but not otherwise, the Centre shall have the power to:(a) to provide catering facilities; support and guidance to those most vulnerable in society; community interaction; physical and mental recreation and provide a venue for other able and disabled voluntary organisations to meet.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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(b) to raise funds by way of donations, grants and other lawful methods and accept and receive gifts of property of any description (whether subject to any special trusts or not). (c) to promote and maintain relationships with all persons and organisations interested in the furtherance of The Centre. (d) To do all things deemed to be charitable in furtherance of the above objects. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and have overseen the following activities:

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)

• 1) Cellar Café now Cegin Hedyn – Following last year's changes the café operated as a canteen style pay what you can (from £0 upwards) café with a vegetarian based menu using produce largely donated by local suppliers. This has had increasing success and served approximately two and a half thousand meals during the year only opening on one day a week with a possible expansion in 2024. The financial cost of living crisis meant that there was an upward trend in the number for free meals supplied, The cafe also runs a Community freezer from which frozen meals are supplied. The change in the cafe operation has focussed on meeting local needs which has resulted in a reduced level of surplus income to support other charities from previous years. Decisions on the distribution operation of this lower level of available monies were postponed to 2024.

• 2) Christmas Day Dinner – Following on from the operational changes to the café a free vegetarian Christmas Day Dinner was provided on the premises using the regular weekday service format. Approximately 100 dinners were provided along with a number of take-away meals

• 3) Offered space for the local bereavement counselling services to use when needing a neutral confidential environment in which to operate. Following the easing of pandemic restrictions this facility offer was re-activated.

• 4) The Centre has seen the use of the warm safe space for outside organisations helping with wellbeing issues including a team supporting families with autistic members.

• 5) Fresh Start project designed to assist people in crisis situations by providing everyday essential living items such as bedding and crockery and cleaning items has continued after a lull during the Covid pandemic.

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D

Achievements and performance

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Section D

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

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• 1) Cellar Café/Cegin Hedyn – Following the service changes and facilities outlined in Section C above, delivered around 2500 meals of which about 600 were served free of charge.

• 2) Christmas Day Dinner following the changes outline in section C above, approximately 100 dinners were provided along with a number of take-away meals for housebound and frail people.

• 3) Local wellbeing groups, including those supporting families with autistic members have been supported and accomodated. Local bereavement counselling services once again had the use of the Centre and its facilities one day a week.

• 4) Fresh Start project as outlined in Section C above issued 25 vouchers and subsequently the requested items.

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Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the The provide Centre for aims to hold a reserve of £1 OK against charity's policy on reserves equipment failure and to provide an immediate response to any arising emergency Details of any funds materially N o un s f d in[· ] d fi e 1c1 •[·] t in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)

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• the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• 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)
Full name(s)	Philip Edward Stephenson	Martin Brian Delling ( |
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