Trustees Annual Report
The trustees present their third annual report for the Chilton Foliat Community Association for the year ended 30[th] September 2021.
Chilton Foliat Community Association was constituted in November 2018, and this report covers its third year of operation as a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees).
The charity was created to benefit the community of Chilton Foliat and the wider area by:
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Advancing education and providing facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation
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To establish a community centre and maintain and manage it (alone or in partnership with others)
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To support/promote/fundraise for other charitable purposes within the area
In previous years the trustees have worked closely with the local community to raise funds for the charity’s first initiative; building The Community Clubhouse, to benefit both the community and the school as outlined previously. This exciting project was completed and officially opened in January 2020.
The global COVID-19 pandemic inhibited the work of the charity and indeed the ability for the newly built facility to further develop/support the community during the 2020/2021 financial year. Despite this, the objects of the charity continued to be met by offering:
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A venue for the provision of a breakfast club and after school club essential to support working parents across the community
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A venue for the re-introduction Chilton Chicks, a toddler group to replace the one no longer operating in the area and providing much-needed socialising for young families/carers and their young children
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A venue to host a number of community group initiatives, including messy church, and a location for meetings, wreath-making etc.
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Occasional use by the school for assessments, exams and other educational uses
Some points to note:
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In October 2019, Chilton Foliat Community Association was awarded a grant from Awards for All for a total of £9,727.00. £1,049.91 was held at the end of this financial year. These funds are ringfenced for remaining items for which the grant was intended. (Due to COVID-19, these last purchases have been delayed, and will be rolled over into the spending plans for the next year.)
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From September 2020 at the start of the academic year, the Community Clubhouse was able to resume more regular use as COVID-19 restrictions lifted. It was used daily in term-time for wraparound care, with a few smaller events also taking place. The trustees look forward to the use of the facility providing further benefits to the community.
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Chilton Foliat Community Association paid a local contractor for the heating equipment for the new building and, as planned at the end of the previous financial year, the school repaid the charity £2,450 for their portion of the costs.
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Chilton Foliat Community Association worked in partnership with Chilton Foliat Primary School and its Friends to raise funds on their behalf for the Early Years garden and play area
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transformation at the school. The funds were held by the charity and some payments were made on their behalf when the project commenced with design and landscaping in June 2021. A number of transactions relate to this project which was the first where the charity acted as a conduit for fundraising for other local causes (in line with the charity’s objects).
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On 11 May 2021, the charity submitted a formal letter to the Chilton Foliat Parish Council offering future support with grant applications in relation to the local development/ new recreation area adjacent to the school. Planning permission has already been granted for multiuse games areas (MUGA) facilities and Trustees feel these facilities, alongside a selection of play equipment would be absolutely transformational for our community – providing more sports facilities would benefit members of the community of all ages, all year round! The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for community cohesion, physical health and mental wellbeing, and the benefits of the outdoors and at time of writing, the village has no other recreation facilities available.
At the end of the financial year reserves of £10,177.63 were held, mainly for completing the set-up of the Community Clubhouse and for the school’s Early Years Garden.
The trustees continued to work with the extraordinarily committed group of people and thank them for helping with their ideas, time and energy to support our charity to bring these benefits to our community.
Chair: Samantha Wolcough Trustees: Catherine Franklin Freya Priddey Sarah Stallabrass Principal Office: The Old Chapel Chilton Foliat Nr Hungerford, Berks RG17 0TE Charity Number: 1180519 Bank: Lloyds Bank plc Blackheath London Branch PO Box 1000 BX1 1LT Independent Examiner: David Chitty BA FCA Quarry Hill Brassey Road Oxted RH8 0ET
Chilton Foliat Community Association CIO
Registered charity No. 1180519
Receipts and Payments Accounts for the year ended 30[th] September 2021
| Receipts Letting Income Donations Grant Income Umbrella Donations Bank Interest & Refunded Charges Other income Total Receipts Payments Equipment Hire Building Work (incl heating system) Landscaping Fixtures and Fitting (Facility set-up, furnishing & equipment) Bank Charges Games and Play Activities Fundraising fees Umbrella Fundraising Payments Made to/on behalf of Local Causes Total Payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds at year end |
This Year £ 0 0 0 1331.99 0 2615.19 3947.18 0 0 0 0 87.05 0 822.89 2464.87 3374.81 572.37 9,605.26 10,177.63 |
Last Year £ |
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| 0 16653.68 12727 1166 0.04 30546.72 0 21289.3 5871.15 6092.54 0 517 33769.99 -3223.27 12,828.53 9,605.26 |
Note: all funds are unrestricted