2021-12-31-accounts - Saltdean Residents’ And Community Association

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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES NO 1179749

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2021

ORGANISATION

The overall management of the Association is the responsibility of the Charity Trustees.

CONSTITUTION and PUBLIC BENEFIT

The Association is governed by its constitution dated 5[th] April 2017 and is a registered charity. No. 1179749

In shaping the objectives and planning the activities for the year, the Trustees have due regard to public benefit. The Trustees consider that the report set out in the following paragraphs relate the benefit that the Charity provides to the public.

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY AS SET OUT IN THE CONSTITUTION

a) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Saltdean and the neighbourhood (herein after called “the area of benefit”) without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions by associating with the local authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving conditions of life for said inhabitants.
b) To establish or to secure the establishment of a Community Centre (hereinafter called the Centre”) and to maintain and manage, or to cooperate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a centre for activities promoted by the Association and its constituent bodies in furtherance of the above objects.
c) The Association shall be non-party and non-sectarian in religion. The Association shall have powers to be affiliated to the National Federation of Community Associations and to other organisations with similar objects.

REVIEW OF OPERATING ACTIVITIES.

At the AGM held on ,

Trustees were as follows

Chair Cathy Gallagher,

Vice Chair Jon Newsome Ray

Treasurer Fergal Gallagher

Trustee Rebecca Coyne

Membership

Saltdean Resident’s Association (SRA) is an affiliated organisation and as such all members of the SRA are automatically affiliated members of the SCA with full voting rights.

Membership is open to all adults over 18 years old .

Saltdean Community Hall

With the major redevelopment of Saltdean Lido Building starting in November 2021, the Trustees of the SCA relinquished their occupancy of the Lower Community Hall . The final clearance was completed with the piano and other items considered as important being placed in storage.

Public usage of the Hall was virtually impossible during 2021 due to a water leakage in the upper floor and difficulties with electricity supplies and alarms.

Towards the end of 2021 Brighton and Hove City Council offered the SCA a Beach Chalet on Saltdean Undercliff when the Trustees happily accepted.

This has allowed us to have a social meeting space whilst the work on the Lido Building is being carried out.

The intention being to share the opportunity to use the Beach Chalet with the residents of Saltdean. The Licence is for 5 years and the Trustees are hoping to return to the Lido Community Hall in Autumn 2023.

Beneficiaries

The Trustees have encouraged as wide a range of community activities as possible across all ages and sectors of the community we offer the Hall free of charge or at reduced rates to encourage usage and to provide opportunities for the Community to meet. In previous years there have been at least 15 regular user groups and the Hall is heavily used. We have hosted disabled, senior citizens, children and people with interests in art, music, wellbeing, local history, drama as well as being a venue for community meetings including Neighbourhood Watch, Saltdean Residents’ Association and Local Action Team.

The Trustees have supported other Charities and Not for Profit Groups, fundraisers for local good causes are regularly held free of charge at the Community Hall. Saltdean Lido Community Interest Company and Saltdean and Rottingdean Youth Club are beneficiaries of grants and have been supported by the Charity.

Local History talks and a celebration with music and a high tea was held to give thanks for the life of Evelyn George our past President .

Our Charity took on Community outreach work for the neighbouring area, fulfilling the Charity objectives beyond Saltdean . We hosted “A Day at the Seaside” for inner city

Brighton and Hove children and their families and an after school tea and sea event for children with Brighton Tennis Club.

The Trustees intend to continue this initiative.

APPROVAL

This report was approved by the trustees on 10th August 2022 and signed on their behalf

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Trustee.

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Saltdean Community Association Charity No 1179749

Income and Expenditure Accounts 1[st] January 2021 to 31[st] Dec 2021

INCOME

Rentals Grants 19,974 Sub total Tunnel 14,762 Total 34,736 EXPENDITURE Electric 654 Water 432 Insurance 484 Entertainment 192 Cleaning 1548 Donations 3134 Rentals 377 Prof. Fees 1229 Equipment 718 Sub- Total 8768 Tunnel 6022 Total 14,790 Suplus Current Account 11.206 Tunnel 8,740 Total 19,946

Bank Balances Current account 31[st] Dec 21 £1,049.79 Savings £27,000.75 Tunnel £11,517.67

31[st] Dec 20 £ 3,425.16 Savings

£13,817.97 Tunnel £ 5,095.23

Accounts checked by Mr D. Judd

Accepted by Trustees F Gallagher R Coyne