Period start date Period end date 1 7 January 20 23 1 7 January 202 3 


## Section A 

## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 

**To** 

## Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** Chloe's Community Cupboard 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1184875 

**Charity's principal address** 107 Commercial Street Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent **Postcode NP22 4DW** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

**Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Kevin Phillips Director 2 Alan Terrell Director 3 Lindsay Comer Director 4 Ralph Rockman Director 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

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

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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

## **Section B** 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

We have a constitution. Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Managed by a committee of trustees who are appointed at the Annual How the charity is constituted General Meeting (AGM) of the charity. (eg. trust, association, company) 

We based our selection of trustees on past experience of roles on other Trustee selection methods charities, the expert knowledge that they have brought to the organisation. (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

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

We have a Policies & Procedures handbook 

- 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** 

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

• To support the community with direct help, we will help low income families by collecting and distributing living products which will help relieve austerity to families in Blaenau Gwent. 

- Families will fill in a very short questionnaire, asking children's 

- ages, what type of products are needed to support their families, or relieve the pressures of living in a deprived area. Examples are packages for birthdays, Christmas, essential clothes, food and toiletries. 

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• Chloe’s Community Cupboard will supply much needed social relief packages to the needy families and any members of the community that are financially struggling. 

Our objectives and activities are: We continue to raise funds to keep the shop front in operation. 

- We provide and donate essential items for families who are financially struggling or/and are in great need. These essential items are items such as clothes, bedding, toiletries, and toys at Christmas along with any item that would be of benefit. 

**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)** 

- The loan of our suits for job interviews, along with prom dresses. We understand suitable clothing for people unemployed can be difficult to obtain, therefore we loan out clothing that would aid someone going to a job interview. We loan out prom dresses so children can join in school activities regardless of financial burdens. We donate school uniform to struggling families who find the cost of clothing a burden. We collect uniforms suitable for all schools across Blaenau Gwent. 

- We promote and donate educational items like books and school supplies at low or no cost to those in need of items. 

- We are constantly working with, and supporting, other charities. This could be in the form of referrals by food banks from known families, or from the women’s refuge which urgently needs clothing. 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

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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 

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## Section D Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main** Chloe’s cupboard continues to be a main asset to the town of Tredegar **achievements of the charity** and beyond, and this apparent with the sheer amount of footfall of **during the year** customers in the shop, and users to the additional services that they provide. With the aftermath of the pandemic quickly followed by the cost of living crisis, our services are constantly in high demand by those not just from unemployed / low income backgrounds, but also now from people facing in-work poverty. Donations to the Cupboard continue to be high which has enabled sales to be consistent, which contributes to the financial stability of the cupboard and provides much needed funds for the other services. Staff and volunteers work relentlessly to keep stock moving through the system, and a number of special discount event days has helped keep an excess surplus of stock from building up. Additional income, in the form of grants, has enabled the project manager to retain the position and provide much needed efficiency to the day to day running of the Cupboard. This has been key in providing an efficient setting for the school uniform service. The demand for this service has risen sharply during the cost of living crisis and as a result the project manager has created a separate shopping area exclusively for second hand school uniforms.  With the help of local school children, the area has been designed to look exactly like a regular school wear shop to preserve the self esteem and confidence of the children and families who need the service. The only difference is that all the clothing has been donated and there is no fee for those that need the service. During the Christmas period we see an increased volume of families in need who were struggling to provide Christmas presents for their children. As we had witnessed this increase last year, we were able to predict it again, and assist by providing good quality toys, games, puzzles and books that had been donated to us throughout the year. We have also been able to provide a greater level of care to some of our users who have suffered domestic abuse or have additional needs such as autism by opening the shop for them exclusively on days the shop is closed to the public so they can browse and shop in a safe, calm environment. As usual ,our other services such as suit loans for job interviews, care parcels for those in need of toiletries, baby food and basic essentials have continued to be in high demand and Chloe’s Cupboard have managed to meet the needs of each and every request that has been put to them this year. 

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## **Section E** 

## **Financial review** 

As trustees we have not agreed a limit of reserves. 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially** We do identify the fact grants received for specific purposes are ring **in deficit** fenced in accounts, which are fully expended. 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

Grants are the first principle source of fund, along with sales of donated You **may choose** to include items which are used to cover operating costs, so the charity can additional information, where continue to offer free services to the community. relevant about: 

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

- Our expenditure has supported key objectives by allowing us to have a 

- how expenditure has facility and shop to provide our services to the public. 

- supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy None 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)** 



Alan Terrell **Full name(s)** Kevin Phillips **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair Director **etc)** 

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Date
01102123
TAR
March 2012

Chloe's Community Cupboard
107 Commercial Street, Tredegar, Gwent NP22 3DW
Charit Number: 1184875
Financial Year ended 1st A
ril 2022
Recei
s and Pa ments
Bank Balante BIfiNd
34352.69
Income
enditure
Notes
Notes
Incomè Resources:
Grants- restricted below
Grants
Donations
Shop takings
Rag MoneyJPetty Cash
Misc
Rent
7625.00
3461.25
0.00
0.00
17135.93
119.97
1200.00
1300.00
22432.50
100.00
Stock
Equipment
General Administration
Shop fitting5
25032.50
Restricted income Resources:
Gavo
Community fund
NLMain Grants
Total Income for yèar
1500.00
ioooo.00
ioooo.00
46532.50
Total Expendlture for year
28342.15
Net ProfitllLossl for the Year
1819).35
Total Income
80885.19
Bank/cash account at 1st April 2022
52543.04
Notes to the Finoncittl Statements..
Gavo.. restrAtted salury costs, no expenditure to 31.3.2022
Community Fund Woles.. re5tricted/orpart time project manoger, £5200.00 remoins t7t 31.3.2022
NL Moin.. restrictedfpr project manoger costs £4000.00 remoins Ot 31.3.2922
Signed Iby one or two trustees) on behalf of all the trustees..
Signature:
Print Name:
Kev
Phillips
Date of Approval..
11212023

Chh)e's Cornmunity Cupboard
107 Commerckl Strtèt, Tredegar, Gwent NP22 3DW
Number. 1184875
Anand•l Yearended tstA ril 202Z
8alanct She*t
Assets
FIKed knets..
stock
Equiprnent
Shop fittlngs
741.80
1313.88
2213.81
4269.49
CurrentAssets:
BankAccount
11 Fbat
Petty Cash account
Debtorslprepayments
52441.97
so.00
51.07
0.00
52543.04
568U.53
Totsl A55ets
Uab115tle5
Current Llabllftles:
Creditors
Taxation
LongTerm Lknblliles
Totsi Llabllltles
T<Jtal knets IE55 Llabllhles
56812.53
Unrestricted Reser¥es
Restricted Rese
Gavo
Comrnunityfund
NL Maln Grants
4611253
1500.CK)
5200.Lk)
4000.
10700.
56812.53
rknte5 to theFinoftdolStotements.'
Restrirted Revenue FuftTrds-.
Grant
Bywd at 01.04.21
IncominB
1500.00
ioooo.oo
ioooo.oo
items heldforloon only l.¢. stsits/prom dresses.
Qutgolng
C'fwd atOI.04.22
1500.00
5200.00
4000.00
Gov
Cornmunlty Fund
NL
48(K).00
6000.00
SEned (by one or two trustee51 on behawof all the tfU5tees'.
Sunaturè..
Prlnt Name=
Kevin Phillips
Date of Approval:
11212023

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to tho tru8ts8sI
members of
Ch8nly Na'.ne
Chloe's Community Cupboard
On accounts for the y￿r
onded
0110412022
Charlty no
(If any)
1184875
Set out on pages
Irem8mber to include the IiurrnbErs ot additional sheetsl
I r8POrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 8bove
charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 0110412022.
Rosponslbilitios and As the charity truste8s of the Trust, you are r8sponsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
20111"the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(51(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect..
accounting records w8r8 not kept in accordance with secknn 130 of
the Act or
thg accounts do not a¢¢ord with the accounting records.
Independent
examinor's statement
I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enabl8 a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
26.01.2023
Name:
Annette Edwards
Relevant professlonal
qualification{s) or body
(if ary):
ACCA studenvpart qualified
Address:
34 Stockton Way
Tredegar
Gwent NP22 3EN
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32.
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidanc8 for
examiners).
IER
October 2018

Give here brief details of
any item8 that the
examlner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
OGtober 2018