## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01 April 2022 **Period start date To** 31 March 2023 **Period end date**
**Charity name:** Thatcham Youth
**Charity registration number:** 1162071
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governingdocument|Para 1.17|To Advance in life and help young people and
their families, through the provision of
recreatonal and leisure tme actvites.|
|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|Two Youth Clubs 7-11 and 11-14, Weekly
Actvites include Sports/Arts &
Crafs/Xbox/Music
Roller Disco – Monthly 2 sessions Family and
for All session
Family Actvites during School Holidays –
Easter/Summer/Christmas|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|Uutilizing the increased funds from National
Lottery to run more free
activities.Increasing Headcount at Zone
Youth Club.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|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|The Charity continues to be well funded
and has now received a 5 year grant from
the National Lottery, which puts it in good
stead for the future.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are included in the Financial Policy,
however we always try to ensure we are
funded for the following fnancial year before
the close of the currentyear(@£19,000).|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£19000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Thatcham Town Council
National Lottery (going forward)|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The major risk would be losing our existing
facility to run our events from (which is
owned by the local council (West Berks)|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Appointment by existng trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Thatcham Youth|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1162071|
|Charity’s principal address|Moorside Community Centre , Urquhart Road , Thatcham,
RG19 4RE|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||David Carter|Chair/Treasurer|||
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||Keith Jardine|DeputyChair|||
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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)** D Carter **Full name(s)** David Carter
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair/Treasurer **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
19/12/2023
|**Charity Commission Annual Return**|||||
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|**01/10/2022-31/12/2023**|||||
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|**Cash at Bank October 1st 2022**||1,442.79
£|||
|**Donations**|12,285.01
£||||
|**Gift Aid**|844.98
£||||
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|**Credits**||13,129.99
£|14,572.78
£||
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|**HSBC Bank Charges**|(82.79)
£||||
|**Disbursements to South African Charities**|||||
|**Hazel's Home for Hope, Cape Town**|||||
|**(including Battery Inverter Power Supply**|(7,596.92)
£||||
|**Zeerust Boy's Home, Christmas**|(130.00)
£||||
|**Mukholi Twins School Uniform and Stationery**|(200.00)
£||||
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|**Debits**|||(£7,362.50)||
|||||**7,210.28**
**£**|
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|**Cash at Bank December 31st 2023**|6,664.44
£||||
|**Petty Cash December 31st 2023**|98.23
£||||
|||6,762.67
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