Period start date Period end date 1 7 January 20 22 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** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Kevin Phillips|Director||| ||Alan Terrell|Director||| ||LindsayComer|Director||| ||Ralph Rockman|Director||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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(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. March **2012** **TAR** 2 • 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)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 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 March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D ## Achievements and performance **Summary of the main** Chloes Cupboard continues to serve the community. Yes, it’s a charity **achievements of the charity** shop, but also supports the most vulnerable families of our community by **during the year** providing them with free clothes and everyday items to ensure a better quality of life. The dedication and commitment by volunteer staff has been remarkable, not only in dealing with the continual high volume of donations, but with the added pressure of ensuring donated items are stored in a safe area and then sorted through. A skip is usually required every month to dispose of unsellable items, I applaud the volunteers dedication while sorting through the sellable items, this is always a mammoth task for our team. We have naturally seen a sharp rise in the number of individuals and families asking for support. School uniforms (as high-priced items deemed a necessity) still proving to be in high demand as young people return to school. Each time a family has asked for direct help, there has been no charge for the service provided. This year Chloes Cupboard has allocated part of our building to form a low-cost book shop (most books are for sale at 10p) . This has been one of the successes stories of the year, with people of all ages coming to the bookstore and finding low cost books, many helping with young people school work During the Christmas period again, we saw a high volume of families in need who were struggling to provide Christmas presents for their children. As we had predicted this increase, we were able to assist by providing good quality toys, games, puzzles and books that had been donated to us throughout the year. We have also managed to offer assistance to those struggling with food poverty by providing direct contact to local food banks, who we closely work with, who were able to offer immediate support. We feel that Chloe's Cupboard is needed now more than ever to support the community, and we are now recognized as the go-to organization in our community for assistance and support, by what the charity has managed to do this year. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **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)** March **2012** **TAR** 6 Date 22102124 TAR March 2012 Chloe'sconimunitycupboard 107 Commerclal Street, Tredegar, Gwent NP22 3DW 1184875 eare ed 1st 12023 lanc Sheet Notes sse Flxed Assets: Stock Equipment Shop fittings 741.80 1313.88 2213.81 4269.49 Current Asset& Bank Account Tlll Float Petty Cash account Debtors/prepayments 68493.19 50.00 26.07 0.00 68569.26 72838.75 Total Assets Llabilltles Current Llabllitle Creditors Taxation 0.00 0.00 0.00 Lon8 Term Llabllities 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total Llabilities Total Assets less Liabillties 72838.75 ui Unrestricted Reserves Restric Gavo Community fund NL Main Grants Comic Relief Postcode BGPF 41011.70 ese 2656.70 0.00 0.00 1391.00 21388.35 6391.00 31827.05 72838.75 Notes to theFlnancial Statements." Restricted Revenue Funds.. Grant B'fwd at 01.04.22 1500.00 5200.00 4000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Incoming 3500.00 0.00 0.00 5000.00 25000.00 10000.00 Outgoing 2343.30 5200.00 4000.00 3609.00 3611.65 3609.00 C'fwd at 01.04.23 2656.70 0.00 0.00 1391.00 21388.35 6391.00 Gavo Community Fund NL Main Comic Relief Postcode BGPF Stock.. items heldfor loan only i.e. suits/prom dresses. Signed (by oneor two trustees) on behalf of all thetrustees: Slgnature: Print Name: L4)a Date ofApproval: Chloe'scommunlty Cupboard 107 Commerclal Street,Tredegar, Gwent NP22 3DW Ch rl Num er: 1184 75 Recel and Pa ment Bank Balance B/fwd 52543.04 Income ndltur Notes Notes Income Resources: Grants- restricted below Grants Donations Shop takings Rag Monev/Petty Cash Misc Rent Utilitles Stock Equipment General Administration Shop fittings AdJustment-2022 delayed bankings 14875.00 4315.50 0.00 0.00 28478.13 0.00 4534.50 200.00 175.00 24354.35 0.00 24729.35 Restrlcted Income Resources: Gavo Communityfund NL Main Grants Gavo-comic Relief BGCBC Participatory Budget Postcode Community Total Income for year 3500.00 0.00 0.00 5000.00 10000.00 25000.00 68229.35 Total Expenditure for year 52203.13 Net Profit/(Loss) for the Year 16026.22 Total Income 120772.39 Bank/cash account at 1st April 2023 68569.26 Notes to the Flnanclal Statements: Gavo.- restricted salary costs £2656.70 remains at31.3.2023 Community Fund Wales." grantfvlly utilised. NL Main." grantfully utilised. Comic Relief restrictedsalary costs, £1391.00 remainsat 31.3.2023 Postcode." restricted salary costs, £21388.35 remains at 31.3.2023 BGPF." restrictedsalary costs, £6391.00 remainsat31.3.2023 Signed (by one or two trustees) on behalf of all the trustees: Signature: Print Name: Date of Approval: CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteosl members of Charity Naffle Chloe's Community Cupboard On accounts for the year onded 0110412023 Charity no Ilf any) 1184875 Set out on pagès Iremember to irdude Ihe page numbers of additional sheetsl I rèport to the trustees on rny examination of the accounts of the above Charity {'Ihe Trust") for the year ended 0110412023. Responslbilitie8 and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for th8 preparation basis of report of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report in respe¢t 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(5)(bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. l ¢onfim) that no material matters have come to my attention in connèction with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. Indepond•nt examlner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with th8 examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Dale: 15.02.2024 Namo: Annette Edwards Relevant professional qualification{s) or body Ilf any): 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 guidance for examiners). IER October 2018 Glvo h•re brièf detalls of any ilèms that the examiner wishos lo disclose. IER October 2018