## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
**From**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **To** 01 April 2022 31 March 2023
## Section A
## Reference and administration details
## **Charity name**
The Hwb Torfaen
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1175585
**Charity's principal address**
69-70 Broad Street,
Blaenavon Torfaen
**Postcode NP4 9NH**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any) whole year entitled to appoint trustee
(if any)
Mark Price Chair
Lindsay Evans Secretary
David Williams Vice Chair
Gareth Brenton Treasurer
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Daniel Oliver (Manager)
**Section B Structure, governance and management**
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**Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Governing Document (Constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by Trustee’s at general meeting. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The Hwb Torfaen is governed by a board of Trustee’s. The board You **may choose** to include members are appointed by election from the membership of additional information, where charity. relevant, about: New board members have an informal induction with the policies and procedures manager of the Hwb to introduce them to the organisation and adopted for the induction then given the policies of the Hwb to study and retain, which and training of trustees; includes charity trustee responsibilities. All trustees are asked to the charity’s organisational sign a conflict of interest’s document, which is retained by the structure and any wider board’s secretary. Any training is received through Torfaen network with which the Voluntary Alliance. charity works; The organisation of the charity and overarching risk management relationship with any is the responsibility of the Board of Trustee’s. The Board carries related out the management of the charity and may exercise all such parties; powers of the charity. trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system CEO of the Hwb Torfaen make decisions on the daily operations of and procedures to manage the organisation, including financial decisions on budgets that them. have been approved, and reports to the board a minimum of quarterly to update and gain approval to any major changes to projects or budgets. The organisation is supported by the Torfaen County Borough Council Youth Service – the Vice Chair is also head of the service and has declared a conflict of interest.
**Section C Objectives and activities** To advance in life and relieve needs of young people in Blaenavon Summary of the objects of the and the surrounding areas through: charity set out in its
## **governing document**
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- (b) providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
**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)**
The Hwb Torfaen has provided the provision of a 5 day a week youth service and associated activities to support the young people and community of Blaenavon and the surrounding areas. It works with young people and the community to:
- Increase young person aspirations
- Support post 16 employment opportunities
- Increase opportunities for employment in the community through the development of skills and accreditations
- Increase digital literary
- Build the social capital of young people
- Support young people and the community to live healthy lifestyles
- Support young parents with better parenting skills
- Provide support to the most vulnerable young people in collaboration with key agencies.
- Provides activities to increase positive intergenerational cohesion
- Challenge perceptions of young people and support positive youth representation in community matters.
- Use arts, heritage and culture to increase pride and wellbeing in young people and the community.
(a) the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life;
The trustees of the organisation have followed the guidance of the charity commission and all activities are undertaken for the sole purpose of public benefit.
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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
Section D Achievements and performance
## Section D
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
## Achievements and performance **HWB Blaenavon –**
**HWB youth club continues to engage up to 60 young people each evening and is a thriving community hub in the heart of the town. The huge capital investment has ensured that the space is fit for purpose and is looking better than ever.**
Children in Need;
We are into our final year of the 3 year youth project and have reported successfully on years 1 and 2. We are in the process of writing the next propject.
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HWB at Woodlands – We have been successful in our bid for half a million pounds to the lottery fund and capital work is due to start in early 2023.
HWB’s World Heritage Youth Ambassadors program is a HLF funded project and we are into our final year, the project has seen many achievements in this financial year. The group have won a number of local and national awards and hosted a royal visit in this financial year with social media views hitting over a million engagements.
T1DY – Our youth diabetes project in partnership with the Aneurin Bevan Health Board is coming to its completion and we are currently working on the report and evaluation on the impact this project has had to support the lives of children and young people living with type 1 Diabetes.
## **Section E**
## **Financial review**
The Charity is in its fifth year of existence and have created **Brief statement of the** a reserves policy last year. **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)** Mark Price **Position** Chair **(eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
Date
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## **The HWB Torfaen**
**Annual Accounts**
**Year ended 31st March 2022**
**The HWB Torfaen**
## **Year Ended 31st March 2022**
**Index** Independent Examiners Report Trustees Report Financial Accounts Statement of Assets & Liabilities
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE HWB TORFAEN**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act ) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
- To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Chairity Commission (under section 145(5)(b)of the Charities Act, and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention to indicate that:
(1) Accounts have not been kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
(2) The accounts do not accord with such records.
(3) Where accounts are prepared on an accruals basis, whether they fail to comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006,or are not consistent with the Charities SORP (FRS 102)
(4) Any matter which the examiner believes should be drawn to the attention of the reader to gain a proper understanding of the accounts.
Signed - S Lewis Susan Lewis FCCA 6 Park Road Newbridge Newport. NP11 4RF
Date: 21st January 2023
## **The HWB Torfaen**
|**Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022**
Opening Balance at 1st April 2021
**INCOME**
Awards for All Grant
BBC Children in Need
BIG Lottery
Blaenavon Town Council
Church Donation ( Foodshare )
Croesyceiliog & Llanyravon Community Council
Donations
Garden Project Donation
Groundwork UK
Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
HMRC - JRS Grant
Moondance
Police Commissioner
Public Health Wales
Torfaen CBC
TVA youth Grant
WCVA
Wellbeing Project
Welsh Government Grant
**EXPENSES**
Salaries & Wages
Training
Covid Relief Community Support
Staff & Volunteer Expenses
Equipment
Evaluation
Capital Development
Projects and Activities
Maintenance
Marketing
Sessional Staff
Other Costs
Overheads and Utilities
**Closing Balance at 31st March 2022**||**Restricted**
**2022**
**91006**
29400
32450
7617
1000
150
75613
34389
23500
25000
800
1000|**Unrestricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**2022**
**2022**
**2021**
**12727**
**103733**
**83597**
0
9888
29400
38300
32450
29505
7617
3200
1000
0
61875
61875
2333
2333
788
150
0
0
500
75613
0
34389
73006
23500
20981
0
15000
25000
0
800
1833
1000
5240
0
8565
0
1435
0
39309|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**2021**|
|||230919
**321925**
176516
690
15716
4143
12220
1500
17899
23359
6413
19460|64208
295127
247550
**76935**
**398860**
**331147**
176516
140500
690
1720
15716
0
4143
5554
12220
10364
1500
0
17899
25460
23359
22781
3661
3661
0
6413
0
19460
8229
2726
2726
0
9255.00
9255
12806.00||
|||277916|15642
293558
227414||
|||**44009**|**61293**
**105302**
**103733**||
**The HWB Torfaen**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2022**
|**Assets**
Current Assets -
Current Bank Account
**Liabilities**
Net Assets at 31st March 2022|**2022**
**Restricted**
44009
44009|**2022**|**2022**
**2022**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**
61293
105302
61293
105302
0
0
61293
105302|**2021**
**Total**
103733
103733|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||0|||0|
||44009|||103733|
**The HWB Torfaen**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **INCOME**
## **RESTRICTED FUNDS**
The HWB received the following restricted funds for the year ended 31st March 2022.
|**Public Health Wales ( T1dy Project)**
**HMRC - JRS Grant**
**Moondance Foundation**
**Church Donation**
**Heritage Lottery Fund ( YAMS )**
**Children in Need**
**Blaenavon Town Council**
**Garden Project Donation**
**TVA Youth Grant**
**Lottery Community Fund ( Dev phase Capital**
**TCBC ( womens health )**
**Total**|25000 Support for Diabetes Health project
34389 Furlough Grant to support employees salaries
23500 Covid relief ( Foodshare )
1000 Covid relief community support ( Foodshare )
75613 Salries and project costs
29400 Youth Club salaries and sessional hours
7617 Project costs and equipment
150 Gardening and Community project
1000 Funds for volunteering project, costs and volunteer expenses
32450 Funds for development of capital refurbishment of the buildings
800 Covid support to purchase ladies health products
**230919**|
|---|---|
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE HWB TORFAEN**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022**
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act ) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
- To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Chairity Commission (under section 145(5)(b)of the Charities Act, and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention to indicate that:
(1) Accounts have not been kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
(2) The accounts do not accord with such records.
(3) Where accounts are prepared on an accruals basis, whether they fail to comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006,or are not consistent with the Charities SORP (FRS 102)
(4) Any matter which the examiner believes should be drawn to the attention of the reader to gain a proper understanding of the accounts.
Signed - S Lewis Susan Lewis FCCA 6 Park Road Newbridge Newport. NP11 4RF
Date: 21st January 2023