## |Summary ofthe purposes of|Summary ofthe purposes of|Summary ofthe purposes of|Summary ofthe purposes of|Tofurther or benefit the residents ofLower Green and|the| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |the charity|asset out||in its|neighbourhood,
without distinction ofsex, sexual|| |governing|document|||orientation,
race orofpolitical, religious orother opinions|| |||||by associating together the said residents and the local|| |||||authorities,
voluntary
and other organisations
in a|| |||||common effort toadvance education
and to provide|| |||||facilities in the interests ofsocial welfare for recreation|| |||||and leisure time occupation
with the objective of|| |||||improving
the conditions oflife forthe residents.
In|| |||||furtherance
ofthese objects but not otherwise, the|| |||||trustees shall have power. to establish orsecure the|| |||||establishment
ofa community
centre and to maintain|or| |||||manage orco-operate with any statutory
authority
in the|| |||||maintenance
and management
ofsuch a centre for|| |||||activities promoted
bythe charity in furtherance
ofthe|| |||||above objects.|| |Summary ofthe main|||activities|Activities aim to further or benefit the residents ofLower|| |in relation tothose purposes||||Green (and its surrounding
areas) in the interests ofsocial|| |forthe public benefit,|||in|welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation
with|| |particular, the activities,||||the objective ofimproving the conditions oflife forthe|| |projects or|services identified|||residents. Sports clubs, social cubs and activity groups|are| |in the accounts.||||available.|| |Statement|confirming||whether|The Trustees have had regard tothe guidance
issued by|| |the trustees|have had||regard to|the Chadity Commission
on public benefit.|| |the guidance issued||bythe|||| |Charity Commission||on public|||| |benefit|||||| |Contribution|made by|||The Trustees recognise the valuable
contribution
made|by| |volunteers||||all ofits volunteers.|| ## |Summary|of|the main|The year saw aconsolidation
ofthe start made in the| |---|---|---|---| |achievements||ofthe charity,|previous year to establish
a thriving
community
hub atthe| |identifying
the difference the|||heart ofthe local community
where local people can seek| |charles|work has made tothe||help and support with accessible facilities and activities to| |circumstances||ofits|improve wellbeing
and prosperity.| |beneficiaries||and any wider|| |benefits|to society asawhole.||The Beehive Cafe with its toddler play area has become a| ||||popular venue
in the community
especially with the| ||||impact the high costofliving has had on local families.| ||||The cafe serves low-cost food and drinks and surplus
items| ||||collected from the local supermarkets
are available free of| ||||charge as part ofour Community
Fridge project. There is| ||||also a small food store with long life items available to| ||||help those struggling to make ends meet. Ifneeded our| ||||staff are on hand to make referrals to other local| ||||organisations
providing
advice and support such as| ||||Citizens Advice, Elmbridge
Family Centre, Homestart,
CAP| ||||Debt Help, etc.| ||||During the year we partnered
with Surrey Lifelong| ||||Learning to provide a weekly drop-in advice session in the| ||||cafe and we became a local distribution
point for Stripey| ||||Stork a Reigate based charity distributing
new and used| ||||children's
clothes and equipment
forfamilies
in need. We| ||||also started hosting the Elmbridge team ofthe Kingston| ||||based Brite Boxproject which packs and delivers meals in| ||||a box for families to prepare together via the local schools.| ||||The Community
Centre is home tothe 3"Esher Scouts| ||||who run weekly term time sessions for Cubs, Beavers and| ||||Scouts and on other evenings there are yoga and pilates| ||||classes. During the year a chair-based exercise for the less| ||||mobile was introduced
and the Silver and Gold Over 60s| ||||Club returned tothe Community
Centre for their| ||||fortnightly
meetings.
Home Instead, a local care agency,| ||||also started to hold their monthly
Friendship
Lunches
in| ||||our cafe.| ||||The Lower Green Preschool, which opened after the| ||||Centre was refurbished
in 2018,dosed its doors in| ||||December 2022 due to falling
numbers
but loca I preschool| ||||children continued to benefit from the weekly Little Green| ||||Parent and Toddler group. School holidays
play sessions| ||||were organised
by Elmbridge
BCand Christchurch,
Esher| ||||as well as in-house Stay and Play sessions run by the| ||||Centre staff.| ## |Financial Review|Financial Review|Financial Review|Financial Review|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||||The CIO is in a healthy
position financially
with| |financial position atthe end of||||unrestriicted
reserves ofE22,872.| |the period||||| |Statement|explaining the|||The Trustees consider the level ofreserves that is prudent| |policy for holding reserves||||for Lower Green Community
CIOto have when agreeing| |stating why||they are held||the annual
budget. This will normally
be a sufficient to| |||||cover six months
running costs. Consideration
is given to| |||||future strategy,
potential
redundancy
liabilities, and any| |||||other significant factors that should be taken into account| |||||were Lower Green Community
CIOto close or move to| |||||new premises. The specific reserves
policy including
any| |||||designation
ofreserves for specific purposes
isagreed by| |||||Trustees on an annual
basis.| |Explanation||ofany||The Trustees have confidence
in the charity continuing
as| |uncertainties||about|the charity|a going concern.| |continuing|as agoing concern|||| |The charity's||principal sources||The principal sources ofthe charity's funds are grants| |offunds (including|||any|from the various grant making bodies including
the| |fundraising)||||National
Lottery, Community
Foundation
for Surrey,| |||||Walton Charity, Surrey County Council, Elmbriidge
Borough| |||||Council, Surrey Community
Action, Central Surrey| |||||Voluntary
Action, Walsingham
Care, Morrisons| |||||Foundation,
Waitrose Community
Matters and Co-op| |||||Community
Fund. Other sources include donations
from| |||||Christchurch
PCCand other supporters
together with hall| |||||hire income and fundraising
events.| |A description||ofthe|principal|The principal
financial
risk isthe loss ofany further grants| |risks facing|the charity|||and the loss ofrevenue
ifthe Centre was not able to be| |||||hired for any reason. As a small organisation
there isa risk| |||||ofover-reliance
on a small number ofindividuals.
There is| |||||also some uncertainty
over the future status ofour| |||||building
but we are confident that our landlords,| |||||Elmbridge
Borough Council, will ensure the future ofour
service in their plans to regenerate the area."| ##