2024-10-31-accounts - Village Voices

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Section A

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 NNov 2023 To 31 OOct 2024

Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by

Village Voices

Registered charity number (if any) 1180396

Charity's principal address	1 Rectory Road	1 Rectory Road
	Hollesley
	Woodbridge
	Postcode	IP12 3JS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	GerryBathe	Treasurer
	Cheryl Gray	Secretary
	DannyBethell
	Isobel Lilley
	Diane Ray
	Ann Youngs

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

To make grants primarily in the areas of Hollesley, Boyton, Capel St Andrew, Alderton and Shingle Street, and any other such locality as the Trustees may from time to time think fit.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TAR

March 2012

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)

Such grants shall be made in furtherance of such exclusively charitable purposes including, without limitation, the following:

a) the support of voluntary endeavour in the local community.
b) the advancement of education in the local community
c) the relief and assistance of people in need, and the prevention of hardship;

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The charity made one major donation (- £500) to pay for a half day school holiday activity event for children under 10 years of age from low-income families, organised by a youth club charity called Just42.

A partnership project was developed with The Peninsula Wellness Centre and with match funding from East Suffolk Council, plans were made to provide taster and information open day to highlight the newly-developed Wellness Centre offering complementary therapies. Sadly this project was shelved and the grant refunded.

Section E

Financial review

The charity has reduced their reserves to £1,000 ensuring Brief statement of the that grants can continue to be offered for one year without charity’s policy on reserves income.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

TAR

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

This year, one of the trustees, Ann Youngs raised funds for the charity. She gave a talk and received donations of £90 and donated the cost of several walks books.

The charity''s principal source of funds is Village Voices Trading Ltd who this year donated £500.

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) Gerry Bathe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)

Cheryl Gray Secretary

Date 11/12/29/12/2024

TAR

	Charity Name Village Voices	Charity Name Village Voices	Charity Name Village Voices	No (if any) 1180396	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/11/2023	To	Period end date 31/10/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 590 - - - - - - - 590 - - - 590 500 - 1 - - - - - - 501 - - - 501 89 - 2,774 2,863	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - 635 - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - 635 - - - - - - - 635 - - - 635 - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 590 635 - - - - - - 1,225 - - - 1,225 500 635 1 - - - - - - 1,136 - - - 1,136 89	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	590				1,381
Grants	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	590				1,381

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-				-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					1,381

Grants	500				600
Refund ofgrant	-				-
Bank charges	1				1
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
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*Sub total*	501				601

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
*Sub total*	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					601

	89	-	-	89	780
	-	-	-	-	-
	2,774	-	-	2,774	1,994
	2,863	-	-	2,863	2,774

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

18/11/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,863 - - - - - 2,863 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Diane Ray Cheryl Gray	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
			-
			-
			-
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			Current value (optional)
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			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
		Diane Ray	9/12/24
		Cheryl Gray	9/12/24

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)