2024-12-31-accounts - Lammas Street Centre, Carmarthen

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date

From 01 January 2024 To 31 December 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Lammas Street Centre, Carmarthen

Other names charity is known by -

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1 PhilipStephenson	Chairperson
2 Martin Dalling
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

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

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

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.

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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)	(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: Cellar Café now Cegin Hedyn – Following previously reported changes the café continued to operate as a canteen style pay what you can (from £0 upwards) café with a plant-based menu using produce largely donated by local suppliers supplemented by produce from the new Cegin Hedyn Community Allotment project wing. Last year’s reported success has continued with expansion to two days a week operation during the course of the year. The continuing financial cost of living crisis meant that the previous upward trend in the number of free meals supplied continued, The cafe also runs a Community freezer from which frozen meals are supplied. The increased cafe operation expanded its contribution to meeting local needs which, in turn, continued the previous year’s reduced level of surplus income to support other charities compared to pre-Covid years. Christmas Day Dinner – This free annual offering was once again provided in its recent plant-based form on the premises using the regular weekday service format. A similar number of dinners were provided as the previous year along with take-away meals for the housebound and some residential home residents. This provided not only food, but also the opportunity for those living alone to meet others on what could otherwise be an isolating day for them 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. During the late autumn and into the winter period the café extended its opening hours to start earlier as a Warm Space recognised by the local council. The Centre continued to offer space for the local bereavement counselling services to use when needing a neutral confidential environment in which to operate. Fresh Start project designed to assist people in crisis situations by providing everyday essential living items such as bedding and crockery and cleaning items continued when requests were made by the registered local referral agencies.

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)

(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:
Cellar Café now Cegin Hedyn – Following previously reported changes
the café continued to operate as a canteen style pay what you can (from
£0 upwards) café with a plant-based menu using produce largely donated
by local suppliers supplemented by produce from the new Cegin Hedyn
Community Allotment project wing. Last year’s reported success has
continued with expansion to two days a week operation during the course
of the year. The continuing financial cost of living crisis meant that the
previous upward trend in the number of free meals supplied continued,
The cafe also runs a Community freezer from which frozen meals are
supplied. The increased cafe operation expanded its contribution to
meeting local needs which, in turn, continued the previous year’s reduced
level of surplus income to support other charities compared to pre-Covid
years.
Christmas Day Dinner – This free annual offering was once again
provided in its recent plant-based form on the premises using the regular
weekday service format. A similar number of dinners were provided as
the previous year along with take-away meals for the housebound and
some residential home residents. This provided not only food, but also
the opportunity for those living alone to meet others on what could
otherwise be an isolating day for them
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. During the late autumn and into the winter
period the café extended its opening hours to start earlier as a Warm
Space recognised by the local council.
The Centre continued to offer space for the local bereavement
counselling services to use when needing a neutral confidential
environment in which to operate.
Fresh Start project designed to assist people in crisis situations by
providing everyday essential living items such as bedding and crockery
and cleaning items continued when requests were made by the
registered local referral agencies.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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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 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

1) The Cegin Hedyn Café has flourished as a community café for all including serving seamlessly the less fortunate and those needing free food. With sufficient volunteer support it has been possible to extend the opening to a second day in the week enabling the more people to access affordable nutritious food.
2) Once again a free plant-based Christmas Day Dinner was served in the café or as a takeaway to some eighty of so people and additionally offering companionship to some people normally living alone.
3) During the winter season, the café opened for longer by starting earlier to provide a warm space environment with hot light meal food until the start of its normal service hours and menu.
4) Local bereavement counselling services had the use of the Centre and its facilities one day a week.
5) The Centre continued to offer a number of alternative relaxation therapy sessions run by qualified practitioners at the same time as the café opening hours.
6) Fresh Start project to assist people in crisis situations by providing everyday essential living items such as bedding and crockery and cleaning items continued as and when requests were made by the registered local referral agencies. More were issued this year although the demand has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels.

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Section E Financial review FSeeee ee

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)

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

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 SE| The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

Signature( s) Martin Brian Delling ( \ Full name(s) Philip Edward Stephenson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Fon Chair ~~on Rene~~ etc) . _____ . __ ______ . Date ,. as I[2][9][th ][October 202] [5] - '--"'=---= .;;;;.;....;;== -----'

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