Trustees Annual Report 2020/2021
Achievements and Performance
Ready Steady Go’s second year as a registered charity has been very different from the previous year due to Covid 19 arriving and changing the world we live in. Sadly, in March 2020 we had to stop running the after-school activity club and cease our supported community trips, specific exclusive external activity sessions and seasonal events and parties.
Throughout this very difficult and challenging time, during the lockdowns and isolation periods, the charity supported families in different ways by delivering themed activity packs, toys, sensory items etc to help occupy the children whilst at home. These included craft packs, sensory packs, summer toys, seasonal gift packs such as Halloween treats, Easter gifts and Christmas presents.
Due to being unable to hold our annual Christmas Fayre due to Covid our families sold raffle tickets for a Hamper Draw and sales raised nearly £2000 for the charity which helped fund Christmas presents for all our children and siblings.
We continued to provide online support via our members Facebook page, and recently have started to resume activities that are safe to attend such as horse riding and gymnastics.
Ready Steady Go has always and continues to receive incredible support from the local community of Undy, Magor, Caldicot and Chepstow. Without the support of so many friends we would not be able to provide such important support and fun activities for our families.
We are still receiving generous donations from various organisations, with recent donations from Chappell’s Chemist in Caldicot, Alison and Keith Heathman, The Caldicot and Chepstow Lions Club to name but a few.
Currently, Ready Steady Go is awaiting the final stages of taking over the lease for Undy Church and Community Hall. As soon as this is finalised, Ready Steady Go will be able to resume after school activity clubs as well as hiring out the hall to other projects and the local community. By having a permanent home, Ready Steady Go will be heading into an exciting new phase where we will be able to run more activity sessions and increase our membership.
Ready Steady Go has 16 members plus siblings, and we have 11 children on the waiting list. The waiting list increases each month and the acquisition of the lease for the hall will mean Ready Steady Go will be able to support all the children on the waiting list.
With Covid-19 restrictions gradually lifting we have been able to reunite our families at a successful exclusive softplay session in Whirlikidz, Cheptow in October.
We have various activities booked for the forthcoming months which include an exclusive swimming pool hire session, subsidised horse-riding sessions running weekly, exclusive gymnastic sessions, subsidised sessions at Enflate and Jump in Newport. Christmas is looking exciting for our families with a Christmas Party at Whirlikiz and a Christmas train ride.
Ready Steady Go would like to thank all our supporters, Trustees and families for their ongoing support and I look forward to Ready Steady Go flourishing over the forthcoming year.
Tracy Stafford
Trustee & Chairman
| Subject Item |
Value |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets Intangible Assetts Tangible Assets Heritage Assets Investments Total Current Assets Stocks Debtors Investments Cash at Bank & In-hand Liabilities Creditors Total Assets and Liablities Funds of the Charity Endowment Funds Restricted Income Funds Unrestricted funds Revaluation Reserve Pension Reserve Total Funds available |
£ 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
| 0.00 | |
| 0.00 0.00 0.00 19,478.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 750.00 5,828.63 0.00 0.00 |
|
| 6,578.63 |
Income and Expense Summary 2020/2021
| Debit | Credit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Income | £ | £ | |
| Donations | 1,713.43 | ||
| Club Fees | 1,885.45 | ||
| Fun day | 0.00 | ||
| Grants | 750.00 | ||
| Activities Contributions | 520.75 | ||
| Rafe | 1,749.00 | ||
| Fundraising | 0.00 |
Expenses
| Equipment Lockdown Packs Activites Stationery Food Workwear Storage Promotion/ Selling Cleaning/ Toiletries Hall Hire Play workers Insurance Trademark Misc Gifts/Occasions |
936.57 1,527.64 2,933.98 1 411.89 131.25 0.00 0.00 42.00 66.40 0.00 409.90 2 228.20 0.00 116.00 3 1,946.35 4 8,750.18 |
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|---|---|---|
| 6,618.63 |
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1 £120 deducted re Wye Gym session in 2020-21. Paid this year but relates to last year sessions.
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2 Minus £300 which was paid this year but relates to last year.
3 £96.00 Localgiving Subscription fee. £20.00 gambling fee for raffle.
- 4 High due to Christmas gifts for children as no party this year.