BORTH COMMUNITY HUB REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees present their report wlth the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 Ivlarch 2025. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEfAILS RegÉstered Charitable Incorporated Organi5atlon {ClO} Charity number: 1179468 Company number: CE014815 Registered Offlce Borth Community Hub Clarach Road Borth Ceredigion SY24 5LW Trustees Mrs Joy Cook Mrs Rona Dalton Mr RayQuant Mr Hugh Hughes Mrs Margaret Haynes Ms Carol 8ainbridge Ms Jacqui Bat Isha Mrs Margaret Griffiths Ms Sue Dalton Communlty Hub Manager Mrs Helen Williams Bankers UnityTrust Bank PLC Four Brindley Place Birmingham 812JB Barclays Bank PIC 9- 10 Guildhall Square Carmarthen Carmarthenshire SA31 IPW Independent Examlner Mr Andy Moore BORTH COMMUNITY HUB REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Borth Community Hub is a charitable incorporated organisation ICIO registered number 11794681 governed by its constitution. It was registered as a CIO on 06.08.18. In January 2021 the CIO changed its name from Borth Family Centre to Borth Community Hub as this better reflects the wider work of the charity across the community. The aims and objects of the charity are in Borth and surrounding district5 in the North of Ceredigion. Appolntrnent of Trustees Trustees are appointed as set out in the constitution of the charity. Professiona15 and service users within the community, who have a personal interest in the charity, are invited to join the management committee. Nomination forms are completed and applicants are voted onto the committee as appropriate. Committee members can also be co-opted when appropriate. Trustee Induction and Training As part of induction all trustees are DBS checked and shown the relevant documentation and policies and procedures regarding the running of the Community Hub. Organisatron Structure Trustees are consulted on all aspects of accounting, policies and procedures and involved in the decision-making regarding the day-to-day running of the centre and funding applications and the long term vision for the centre. The Manager is responsible for keeping order of files, office work and over-seeing all other day-to-day activities at the centre as well as the management of staff and volunteer5, accounts. funding applications, Health and Safety and strategic planning. Risk Management Borth Community Hub conducts risk assessments before tJndèrtakinB any activities or events and ensures that appropriate DBS checks are undertaken for those working with children or vulnerable adults. Financial risks have been reviewed and procedures put in place accordingly. A reserves policy has been established in line with the identified risks. 08JEcfivES AND AcfiviTIES The objectives of the charity are all about prevention, early intervention. Improving we15 being. resilience and reducing loneliness and isolation. We run a Family Centre, Youth Club, Men's Shed, Community Café and a variety of activities for older adults. These include W3lking4Wellbeing. Dementia Friendly Group and Creative Get Together Support Group. BORTH COMMUNITY HUB REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES- continued FOR ThE YEAR ENDED I MARCH 2024 The constitution states the objective is- To advance edLtcatlon and protert and preserve emotional and psychologital health by the provision of a community hub { including a family centre I for the support of those in need of such fatilities. To establish the community hub and to rnaintain and manage the same { whether alone or in co operation wlth any local authority or other person or body} in furtherance of these objects. The aims of the Community Hub are to reduce loneliness and isolation, foster a sense of belonging and provide support sessions and meaningful activitie5 which have a positive impact on health and wellbeing. Provide a sign posting service for those who require additional support beyond the scope of Borth Community Hub. The objectives for the next year are to continue to.'_ Provide activities and advice in a suitable way depending on the needs of the communlty. Enhance our support and wellbeing serVI￿S through the development of attivities at our Nature Hub at Ynyslas. Enhance the Youth Club focusing on young people's health and wellbeing. Develop support provided for 8 to 13 year olds through our Children in Need Grant. Increase and enhance our team of volunteers. Enhance our activities and services for older adults particularly reducing i501ation and loneliness for those who find it difficult to access services and attivities by themselves. Continue to deliver and develop our Men's Shed Group. Continue to deliver our Community Café, Clothes Bank, Book Swop and our Warm Welcome Space under our Cost of Living project. Public Beneflt The charity serves the public by provlding a service - Cost of Living Support in the form of our Clothes Hub, Book Swop and Intergenerational Community Cafe. To young people aged 11 to 17 through Borth Youth Club and Borth Lego Club. To older adults through Borth Caring Communlty including our Dementia Friendly Group, Creative Get Together Older adult group and Walking4Wellbeing. To men through our Men'5 Shed group To the whole communitythrough our weekly community café and our other Cost Of Living Projert activities including our Warm Welcome Space. To families with children during school holidays. The centre also works dosely with other like-minded organisatlOn5 and therefore is able to sign-post families and individuals of all ages in need of support to other professionals. Bv providing this service we preserve and protect health and relieve stress within family relationships and households. BORTH COMMUNITY HUB REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE This financial year Borth Community Hub received funding for a final year from a People and Places National Lottery Grant. This grant enabled us to run all our core services including Borth Family Centre, Borth Youth Club, Borth Men's Shed and activities for older adults. A grant from the National Lottery Communlty Fund {Awards4AII} enabled us to continue to employ a financial and admin support workerl volunteer co-ordinator. We recelved a small amount of funding from the Welsh Government via Ceredigion County Council from a variety of support funds. These included Direct Food Support Scheme, Discretionary Homeless Fund. Warm Spaces Grant and Food Poverty Fund. We used these fund5 to support the most vulnerable in this cost-of-living crisis and expanded our capacity in our Community Café and Warm Welcome Space. We received a small amount of funding from Families First via Plant Dewi to deliver family support and family activities through our Family Centre work. We ran session5 for families with children aged O to 4 years throughout the year arid increased the number of sessions throughout the summer by running outdoor play sessions on two days a week for familles with children aged O to 11 years. Several grants were awarded by CAVO. A Transport Grant to fund minibus hire and transport to enable many older adults to reach us after our bus service was significantly reduced to a two hourly servlce. Additional amounts of funding were also received for OLsr participation in the Anchor Group in Ceredigion which is run by CAVO. We continued our work on achieving an Investing in Volunteers Award. CAVO funded support with this process. The Potter Trust funded a weekly dementia Support group which focused on a wide range of creative activities for those with dementia and their carers. PAVS funded a range of sUPPOrt for Carers including wellbeing and creative activities through a Carers Innovation Grant. The UK Prosperity Fund provided funding for a number of projects under the Multiply Projert Scheme. These included - Families Count- Outdoor STEM focussed sessions throughout the summer holidays. Men's Shed Count- Carpentry and bLtsine55 skills upskilling project. New Parents Count- Breast Feeding Support Training. Borth Budget Busters- Hands on cookery upskilling and budgeting course. In addition we received a British Science Week Grant for intergenerational science activty sessions and an Age Friendly Grant { Ceredigion County Council } to run taster pop up creative café sessions. We received fundlng from a Cost of Living Lottery Grarst which enabled us to employ a Cost of Living Co-ordlnator to expand our Community Café, Warm Space Provision and our support. Staff and volunteers received training on a wide range of subjects to ensure we are able to deliver a high standard of through age support. This training included First Aid , Mental Health First Aid, Breast Feeding Support training, Level 3 and Level 2 Food Safety and Allergy Awareness and Walk Leader Training. The charity continued to be managed by a team of Trustees drawn from a wide range of professions and backgrounds. The charity employed a Community Hub Manager. two Family Support Workers. Youth Worker5, a Men's Shed Co-ordinator, Ageing Well Co-ordinator, financial co-ordinator, communications co-ordinator, a Cost of Living Co~ordinator and a volunteer Co-ordinator. BORTH COMMUNITY HUB REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Volunteers We continLted to expand our volunteer base building on our Walking4Wellbeing volunteer walk leaders, our MIDAS trained Minibus drivers, Community Café volunteers, Men's Shed, Older adult support. Youth Work and Family Centre volunteers. FINANCtAL REVIEW Reserves Policv The trustees have reviewed the risks facing the organisation and have determined that reserves of £25k to be ring fenced for potential charity wind up costs. Trustees review the reserves level at least annually and whenever new servite5 are introduced. The trustees approved this report on It is slgned on their behalf by- Kf4U Ljiol Lf R.Quant Chair of Trustees Borth Community Hub Borth Community Hub Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 March 2025 Year ended 31 March 2025 Unrestrict8d Restricted Total 31 March 2024 Rocelpts Donations and Gffts Grants receivahle Grants repayable Other Income 11832 11832 194161 10983 18Q115 166591 50 184489 194161 460 12292 460 206453 TotaltscaAKt8 194161 Payments Staff costs Payroll costs Training Travel and Meetings Other staff expenses Fun day Costs Lunch club Oulreach Resources Other costs of sessions and events Rent on leased premi58S Improvements to premises Buikling repairs and maintenance Utilities Cleaning Gardening Professional fees Accountancy Insurance Telephone Stationery, Ix)n>puler and inlgmet DOnat￿n to Red Cross Interest payable Subscriptions Sund￿8 126498 126498 2109 120754 2109 1516 2870 3313 19 3313 19 105 1977 175 6043 1758 3000 105 100 1119 3335 261 5599 8630 3000 1413 3362 5510 1877 175 5353 1514 3000 689 244 9152 8500 512 530 3801 3918 2540 2134 1154 11521 8500 512 530 3835 3918 2540 2134 1154 7532 2435 2158 1875 3770 42 27 1290 6968 1313 1836 178985 1341 3126 185953 8412 176023 Total Surplus/(DefKk) TransfoT3 between funds Cash funds at 1 Aprll 2024 Cash funds at 31 March 2025 5324 {984} 67626 71966 15176 984 79922 96082 20500 8466 147548 168048 Borth Community Hub Stalement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31 March 2025 2025 Unrestrctad Restricte 2024 Total Total Assats Cash Funds 71966 96082 168048 147548 othor mon•tary ass•ts Debtors 2001 Flxed ass8t$ Equipment (estimated market value) 16000 16000 16000 Cr¢dit¢r5 HMRC 12.1091 12.1091 12,8151 The financial statements werg approved by the trustees on and signed on their behaK by RlQts bJiolLf R. Quant Chair ottru$tees Borth Communlty Hub Notes to tho Accounts For the year endèd 31 March 2025 l. Summary offund$ o￿nIng Receipts Payments Balanc? for tha for th¢ 114124 year 2024 yèar 2024 Transfors Clo$ing Balanea 3113125 Unrestrlctsd funds G6n8r81 funds Youth EmotK)nal Health & Well Being Youth Cyrnru Reach Out Repairs and Improvements lund Running Costs Men's shed unrestricted Donations Unrestricted funds 10149 2000 564 15000 38000 9165 2000 564 15000 38000 -305 4098 3444 71966 305 2109 4554 6968 e207 6085 12292 1913 67626 Rèstrict￿ funds Big Lottery Youth, Emotional Health & Wellbging Lottery Top Up Bevan Mind Our Futures Consultation Moondance CAVO Anchor Group CAVO Transport Main Cost of Living Lottery Direct Food SEJpport Scheme 2 Warm Hub Grant Ag8 Friendly Creativé 2S Age Friendly Transpcirt 25 Allick Potter Trust Borth eudget Busteis British Science 2024 CAVO Food Grant 2024 CAVO Food Grant 24b CCC H8allhy Pre School 2025 47911 2407 310 2139 2431 57774 87777 17908 2407 202 108 2139 2327 9308 250 3719 17752 20655 1500 2465 25647 14811 1000 2617 15536 2107 1362 23431 2107 1000 461 500 1300 7771 276 1026 2000 1000 461 500 316 7771 500 1026 2000 170 4550 1209 6070 4250 9917 1994 1495 19623 19469 1000 2500 300 194161 224 170 473 C8rers Supptsrt Innovation Grant Coleg Sir Gar Cynal Cardi 2024 Families First 24 25 Families Count Multiply Project 2024 Men's Shed Count 2024 Project 2 Men's Shad & New Parents 2024 p1 Nat Lott Community Fund 2024 N8t Lott Redundancy Payment 24125 CAVO Flyin9 Start Summer Activities 24 4077 1209 6070 4250 9917 1994 1495 19623 19469 1000 2500 300 178985 79922 96082 £984 was transferred from the Genero1 fund lunreslrictedl tr) the A1￿k Potter Twst fund Irastrietedl. Borth Community Hub Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2025 2. Trustoe expenses No remuneration was paid to the Iruslees. nor were any expenses reimbursed to them during the year lo 31 Marth 2025 {2024= NIL). 3. Financlal ￿mmItMents The charity has leased the premises of Borth Community Hub from Ceredtgion County Council for a period of 25 years from 14 March 2018. As at 31 March 2025 the annual rent was £3,000 per year, subject to periodic rent reviews. 4. Indopgndgnt Examinors fees 2025 2024 3270 5. Related party transactlons There were no tTansactions between the charlty and its trustees or other connected persons. 6. Fund Accounting A review of spending for 23124 by fund showed that ftjnds allocated as spent against unrestricled funds in that year should have been allwated to Partnership Bwyd. Comic Relief and Potter trust. This amounts lo £1,913 and changes the closing balances for these funds as at 3113124. Note 1. Summary of funds for 24125 has been amended accordingly. 7. CIO Guarantsés and Securéd Debts The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Ch8rit8ble Incorporated Organis81ions IGenerall Regulations 2012. that al the year end the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on assets of the CIO. CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND AND WALE Independent examlnerfs r•port on the accounts Section A Ind•pondent Examlner's Report Report to th• tru5 members Borth Comunty Hub On aocounts lor the perlod 114f2L124 to 3113]2025 Charlty no Ilf any) 1179468 I rèportto the truste&s on my examination ofthe awounts ol the above charty. Responslbilities and ba$ls ol rèport As thè charity trust8ès ol the Trust, you are rèspon￿￿8 for the prep8r8tion of the acthunt8 in accordance the fequiraménts oflhe Charities Act 2011 ('Ihe Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's acwunls carried out under section 145 oflhe 2011 Act and In r8rying out my examination, I have followed the app5icable Direction$ given by the Charity Comml88i¢n under 8ection 14Sl5llbl ofthe Act. The accounts have been prepared on a R￿IPtS and Payments basis in W)rrtan￿ with section 133 of the act. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rfs I cfjnffrm that I hav8 Ihg requisrte skills knd experien￿ to Conduct the stat•m•ntlndepéndent Examination for this charty lo the stsndards required as set out in pendix 5 of CC32. Although retired from practice as an accountant and as m&mber of a listed profe$&onal accountsncy body, I continue to condu¢l over 25 ex8rrinalions on a voluntary basis èvery year. l also confirm that l am indapendent of the Charity as set out in Direcb"on 2 of CC32. I have CoMp￿ted my examination. I confimi th* no materbal rnatters have come to rny atténtitsn in connection with the examination which gives me caus8 to believe that in, any matérkgl respect.. ' accounting records were not kept in accordan<* wlh seclion t30 of th8 Act or * th& 8coxJunts do not ¥¢cord wth th& aceounting r￿rdS I have no concerns and have C￿ne acros5 no> ¢ther matters in (x)nnection wth o examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a prop understanding of th? actounts to be reached. 11112125 signed: y Maore Address.. Blaenpentre, ddffynnon, Ystrad Meurig, SY25 6AW