## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2024 31 March 2025
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Venner Road Hall Community Association
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1169551 **Charity's principal address** Venner Road Hall 1 Venner Road Sydenham London **Postcode SE23 2QL**
|**Registered charity number (if any)**1169551
**Charity's principal address**
Venner Road Hall
1 Venner Road
Sydenham London
**Postcode**
~~a~~|**Registered charity number (if any)**1169551
**Charity's principal address**
Venner Road Hall
1 Venner Road
Sydenham London
**Postcode**
~~a~~|**Registered charity number (if any)**1169551
**Charity's principal address**
Venner Road Hall
1 Venner Road
Sydenham London
**Postcode**
~~a~~|**SE23 2QL**
~~a~~|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**||||
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|1 AnthonyMensah|Chair|||
|2 Patricia O’hara|Secretary|||
|3 Sandra Alleyne|Trustee|||
18 19 20 ~~=~~ **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**
## **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) Association How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed 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 further or benefit the residents of the Sydenham Ward of Lewisham and the surrounding neighbourhood, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.
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To establish or secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objectives.
**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)**
**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
**We continue to be grateful for the many hours of work from our volunteers particularly in support of our dementia café.**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
The charity continues to provide affordable community space for various **Summary of the main** community groups, children and families. **achievements of the charity during the year Dementia Café Update** Overview The dementia café continues to enjoy great popularity, with more than 30 individuals attending each week. The consistent engagement reflects the value and enjoyment the café brings to all who participate. Activities and Wellbeing We are delighted to have expanded our programme to include sessions with a personal trainer from the local gym. These sessions, which take place every other week, focus on balance and gentle exercise. In addition, a qualified yoga teacher also visits fortnightly, offering tailored sessions to support relaxation and mobility. Our regular activities remain a source of joy and engagement for our group. Looking ahead, we are eager to introduce table drumming sessions. This activity is widely appreciated in care homes and we are confident it will offer another enjoyable opportunity for gentle exercise and group participation. Music and Creativity Music continues to play a special role at the café. The Befriender Choir has been singing with us since our inception three years ago, creating a wonderful atmosphere for everyone. We are currently in the process of completing a song, collaboratively written with words from all attendees, reflecting on why they cherish the café. This unique song is set to be recorded early next year. Community Involvement and New Initiatives The café has received interest from many individuals wishing to support those living with dementia. However, after careful discussion with the group and their loved ones, it was agreed that the primary purpose of the café is for enjoyment, friendship, and fun. Consequently, we have decided not to accommodate researchers seeking data or information, as this would not align with the experience our members value. In January, we will welcome a local architect, currently pursuing an MSc, who is known for their artistic talents. They will be bringing clay for creative workshops, allowing everyone to explore sensory experiences and express themselves through art. There is much anticipation for this new addition to our programme. Gardening Project Our ongoing garden project continues to flourish. The bulbs planted in our two raised beds are thriving. These beds, specifically chosen with legs to avoid the need for bending, have made gardening more accessible and enjoyable for all. Funding and Support While securing funding has posed challenges, we are grateful to have received a generous donation of £3,000 from an insurance company, which has been warmly received and will support the café’s activities. Applications for further funding are underway, and we remain hopeful for greater success in the coming year.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Reserves are for specific purposes such as our dementia café.
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially 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**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Patricia O’hara **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc) Date** 04/12/2025
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|||**Charity Name**|||||**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Venner Road Hall Communit**|**Venner Road Hall Community Association**|||||||||
|||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||**CC16a**||
|||01.04.2024
Period start date
**To**
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee~~||||||31.03.2025
Period end date||||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||
|Use GroupFees||**16,159**||**-**||**-**||**16,159**||**-**||
|Demntia café Grants & Donations||**-**||**4,830**||**-**||**4,830**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_||_(Gross income for_||||||||||
||_AR)_|_AR)_**16,159**||**4,830**||**-**||**20,989**||**-**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 16,159**
**4,830**
**-**
**20,989**
**-**
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|**A3 Payments**||||||||||||
|Rent(Lewisham Council)||**12,230**||**-**||**-**||**12,230**||**-**||
|Castle Water||**557**||**-**||**-**||**557**||**-**||
|Gas & Electricity (British Gas)||**4,964**||**-**||**-**||**4,964**||**-**||
|Building/Public Liabilityinsurance||**1,061**||**-**||**-**||**1,061**||**-**||
|Cleaningsupplies||**132**||**-**||**-**||**132**||**-**||
|Rates||**603**||**-**||**-**||**603**||**-**||
|Lewisham miscellaneous||**734**||**-**||**-**||**734**||**-**||
|Mintenace repairs||**578**||**-**||**-**||**578**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_ **||**20,859**||**-**||**-**||**20,859**||**-**||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_**
**20,859**
**-**
**-**
**20,859**
**-**
~~——————~~||||||||||||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**- 4,700**
**4,830**
**- 130**
**-**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**5,439**
**- -**
**5,439**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**739**
**4,830**
**- 5,569**
**-**
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**|
|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**
**funds**||**funds**|
|||**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~——~~||||
||(agree balances with receipts and payments|(agree balances with receipts and payments|||
||account(s))|Agreement Error
Agreement Error||OK|
|||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**|
|||**funds**
**funds**||**funds**|
||**Details**|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~=—===~~||||
||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~—__—=~~||||
||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~====~~||||
|||**Fund to which**
**Amount due**||**When due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**liability relates**
**(optional)**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Details**
~~—__——~~||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Date of
approval
04/12/2025
Print Name
AnthonyMensah
Signature
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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