
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01-04-2021  Period start date   To  31-03-22                   Period end date Charity name: MARKET DRAYTON COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE CIO Charity registration number: 1178317** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Providing non-medical facilities and**<br>**services to Market Drayton & District’s**<br>**residents, aiming to benefit their general**<br>**health and wellbeing.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Due to Covid regulations, minimal**<br>**communal activities.  One festival only**<br>**held - ‘Going Green’ in October.  Schools’**<br>**Calendar 2022 Project active with local**<br>**schools providing student’s artwork.**<br>**Labour intensive work only by Canal**<br>**Towpath Maintenance Team as no**<br>**funding from Canal & River Trust.**<br>**Community Connector Network meetings**<br>**via Zoom.  Covid Memorial Tribute to**<br>**NHS and all Key Workers completed and**<br>**erected in Town Centre with dedication**<br>**by High Sheriff for Shropshire in next**<br>**year’s Report.  MDCE represented at**<br>**meetings – virtual and actual - of**<br>**complementary organisations as Patient**<br>**Participation Group and Market Drayton**<br>**Climate Action.  Joint lead locally for**<br>**Campaign for Community Power.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Confirming that Trustees regularly – most**<br>**months - have regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefits.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **Not applicable.** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **Not applicable.** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment 



|including program related<br>investment|||
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**All working from home – except**<br>**Canal/Towpath Maintenance - on an ‘as**<br>**needed’ basis.  Mainly Secretary and**<br>**ArtsFest lead person, each working circa**<br>**600+ hours.**|
|Other||**Nothing to report.**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The ‘Go Green’ Festival comprised an**<br>**exhibition of 26 organisations promoting**<br>**their ‘green’ credentials, with five**<br>**speakers at a spin-off Forum.  This event**<br>**acted as a catalyst for the formation in**<br>**January of Market Drayton Climate Action**<br>**as an independent organisation.  The**<br>**Arts’ Festival comprised 20+ events in**<br>**multiple venues with an overall footfall of**<br>**2,000+.  Profits derived from the Calendar**<br>**Project 2021 provided for an Art**<br>**Workshop, conducted by a professional**<br>**artist, for all local schools. The Canal**<br>**Group has been able to carry out work**<br>**monthly, except mid-winter.  This mainly**<br>**comprised litter picking and clearing leaf**<br>**debris compacted on to the newly laid**<br>**surface.  Benches cleaned and repainted:**<br>**also painting around sanitary station.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41|<br>**‘Go Green’ Festival exceeded**<br>**expectations in that it acted as catalyst to**<br>**formation of an independent dedicated**<br>**Climate Action Group with 30+ members.**<br>**The ArtsFest footfall would not have been**<br>**as satisfactory without the ‘free/low cost**<br>**entry’ concept.  It also allowed vulnerable**<br>**and low income families to experience**<br>**arts over a broad spectrum.  The Canal**<br>**Group’s work ensures that Market**<br>**Drayton Marina is a welcoming**<br>**introduction to the town’s visitors by**<br>**narrowboat.**|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**The ArtsFest’s ‘free/low cost entry’**<br>**principle for its events and the 2022**<br>**Calendar Project still generated a**<br>**satisfactory surplus.  ‘Go Green’ Festival,**<br>**as with all festivals, provides free entry**<br>**for exhibitors and public, with a voluntary**|





|||**donation of £10 requested from**<br>**exhibitors.**|
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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**Satisfactory on all counts.**|
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Opening balance of £17,420.60.  Closing**<br>**balance of £13,406.72.  Movement in**<br>**funds £4,013.88 deficit.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No dedicated reserves are held.  Opening**<br>**balance is mainly as a result of prior**<br>**income, pending expenditure.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable.**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Not necessary.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**Not applicable.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Voluntary donations.  Local Authority**<br>**funding.  Tesco Grant Award**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicaable.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**None specifically, other than potential**<br>**volunteer pool very limited.**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Model Constitution.**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Interview and appointment by existing**<br>**Trustees.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51|<br>**Nolan principles and familiarisation with**<br>**Policy documents.**|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**Four Trustees plus four volunteers**<br>**comprise Management Team.  The Canal**<br>**Towpath Maintenance Team work**<br>**separately under guidance from the**<br>**Canal & River Trust.  Also work with**<br>**Voluntary & Community Sector**<br>**Assembly, National Council for Voluntary**<br>**Organisations, Community Connectors’**<br>**Network, County & Town Climate Action**<br>**Groups and Medical Practice Patient**<br>**Participation Group.  MDCE also**<br>**networks with 200+ organisations that**<br>**exhibit at its Health & Wellbeing and Arts**<br>**Festivals.**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**All of the 200+ organisations referred to**<br>**above focus on health and wellbeing in**<br>**the broadest sense.**|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Market Drayton Community Enterprise|
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|Other name the charity uses|MDCE|
|Registered charity number|1178317|
|Charity’s principal address|Riverside Lodge<br>Walkmill Drive<br>Market Drayton|





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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||ERIC DAVIS|SECRETARY||OTHER TRUSTEES|
||ROY PAYNE|CHAIR||OTHER TRUSTEES|
||SUZANNE<br>EDWARDS|ARTSFEST LEAD||OTHER TRUSTEES|
||CHARLES<br>HAMISH GREEN-<br>ARMYTAGE|||OTHER TRUSTEES|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year None** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable. charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable. safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Eric Charles Davis 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

05-02-23 




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Charity Name No (if any)<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period end date<br>To<br>from 01-04-21 31-03-22<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




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Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>                      4,563                              -                                -                          4,563   5,5470<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                      4,563                              -                                -                          4,563                            -<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                    4,563                            -                            -                        4,563                           -<br>A3 Payments<br>                      8,577                              -                                -                          8,577                      1,289<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              - 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                               -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total                               -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                    8,577                            -                            -                        8,577                   1,289<br>Net of receipts/(payments) -                 4,014                          -                            -    -                 4,014  -                1,289<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                            -                                -                           -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                            -                          -                            -                            -                           -<br>Cash funds this year end -                 4,014                          -                            -    -                 4,014  -                1,289<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**13,407**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**13,407**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**0**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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