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ObjectivesandActiviti es
SORPreference
Summaryofthepurposesof Para 1.17 THEOBJECTSARE THE CARRYINGOUTOF ALL OR ONE OR
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SOCIAL WELFARE:
1.THEPROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAND
FOR OTHER LEiSURE-TIMEOCCUPATiONOFiNDiviDIJALS
OR GROUPSOFPERSONSWHOAREINPARTICULAR
NEEDBYREASONOFTHEIRYOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITYOR
DISABLEMENIPOVERTYOR SOCIALOR ECONOMIC
CIRCUMSTANCESANDINEVERY CASEWITHTHEOBJECT
OF IMPROVINGTHECONDITIONS OFLIFE FORTHOSE
INDIVIDUALSOR GROUPSAND THEPROVISION OF
EQUIPMENTNECESSARYINORDERTOENABLETHEMTO
TAKEADVANTAGEOF SUCHFACILITIES.
2. THERELIEFOFPOVERTYAMONGTHOSEINDIVIDUALS
OR GROUPS.
3. THEEDUCATIONAND TRAININGOFLEADERS FOR
THESEPURPOSES.
4.THE SUPPORT OF OTHER CHARITIES.
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activitiesinrelation to those
Para1-17and
1.19
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family& religious groupswho arein particularneed.
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activities, projectsor
Rental of community centreforgroups or individuals
toprogresseducational,religious orwellbelng.
servicesidentifiedinthe
aceounts.
Statement confirming Para1.18 Thetrusteeshave had regard totheguidance
whetherthetrusteeshave issuedbythecharity commission on public benefit
had regard totheguldance
issuedbytheCharity
Commission onpublic
benefit
Statement confirming
whetherthetrusteeshave
had regard totheguldance
issuedbytheCharity
Commission onpublic
benefit
Para1.18
Statement confirming
whetherthetrusteeshave
had regard totheguldance
issuedbytheCharity
Commission onpublic
benefit
Para1.18
Thetrusteeshave had regard totheguida
issuedbythecharity commission on publi
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choosetoincludefurtherstatements
whererelevant about:
SORP reierence
We didn'tmake anygrantsin2A21asthe
Para1.38 charityrecovered fromtheimpactthe
Policy on grant making panciemic had ontherental of bothour
properties.
No investments are made otherthanto
Para1.38 upkeepthecommunity centre and main
Policy onsocialinvestment rental property directly.
including program related
investment
Along with the trusteesthecommunity has
Para1.38 widersupporters whoweupdate annually
Contributionmadeby onprogress and whowillhelp with the
volunteers property upkeep from time to time though
thisis limited.
Other

SORP reference
TheCommunity ofStDavidexited2421in
thankfullygoodhealthgiventhe
devastationofthepandemic.
Summaryofthemain
achievementsofthecharity,
Para1.24 The community'sroleinbringing people
togetherhas beenevenmoreessentialin
identifyingthedifference the 2A21 aeweall sooktorepair our emotional
charity'sworkhas made to andphysical well-being.
thecircumstancesofits Ensuring continuedfinancial stabilityaswe
beneficiaries and anywider exited this difficultperiodrequiredan
benefitstosociety asa increased workloadfromall the trustees,
whole. ourbooking manager and wardens who all
pulledtogether toensure thecharitybuilt
back our contactsandusage as groups
rebuilt afterthepandemic.Asa result we
have seen increased usageofboth the
communityhall andthemain rental
property'CourtHouse'.
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furtherstatemen tswhererelevant about:
Ourmain focus wastore-engagewithlocal
community groups and wider organisations
Achievementsagainst Para1.41 postthepandemictoincreasetheusageof
objectives set ourhall and court housewhichwedidand
have seen eievatecj usage of both taciiities.
Thiswasled by ourwardens,andwehave
seenawiderangeofusers including
Quakers,iocai iive music nights, scouts&
brownies, yoga and various other wellbeing
tutorials.
inthemain houseweaiso sawan
extensionofourusagetolocal life saving
groups for training during thewinter
rrrsnths.
Fundraising has been primarilydrivenby
theincreased usageofbothfacilitiesbut
Performance of fundraising werealso abletosecure a second covid
activities against objectives Para1.41 grantfromPembrokeshire county council
set and received a small donation from oneof
thegroupswhousethehouse (& have
doneformanyyears).
We donot have any investments other than
theproperties thecharitymaintains.
lnvestmentperformance Para1.41
against objectives
Other

inancialReview
Review ofthecharity's Para1.21 Aftera difficultyearand evenwithaslow
financialposition at the end covidimpacted beginning to2021itwas
oftheperiod goodtosee rental income stabilise and our
end ofyearbalanceqrowby*f2.3k
Statement explaining the Para1.22 We alwaysaimtohaveatleastf10,000in
policyforholding reserves ourbank accounttocover any emergency
stating whythey areheld workneeded onthehouse and with the
helpofthegrantsfromPembrokeshire
CountyCouncilwehave bene able to
achievethis.
Amount ofreservesheld Para 1.22 Atleastf10,000 heldinourbank account.
Reasonsforholding zero Para1.22 NIA
reserves
Detailsoffundmateriallyin Para1-24 N/A
deficit
Explanationofany Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties aboutthe
charity continuing as a going
concern

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rtherstatemen tswhere
Our principal sourceoffunding istherental
ofthemain house (Court House) and the
Thecharity'sprincipal
sources offunds(including
Para 1.47 communityhall (Curtis House).Whilstboth
was experiencedlowertakeupinearly
any fundraising) 2021duetothepandemic additional
fundingfromPembrokeshire County
Council helped significantly. As the Welsh
governmenteases restrictions post July
2021wesaw a good pick up in bookings
andrentalofthehall again byavariety of
educational,familyand religious groups.
Wedonot invest otherthan theupkeepof
lnvestmentpolicy and theproperties.
objectivesincluding any Para1.46
socialinvestment policy
adopted
Aswe exitthepandemic income has come
back well due tothereengagement with the
Adescriptionoftheprincipal Para I.46 communityinStDavids itself in particular.
risks facingthecharity Clearlyinflationmeans expenditures will
increase butwehave mitigated severalof
thesewith longterm(5 year)utitityfixed
rates put in place lastyear.
Weseefarmoreriskwithmany struggling
and assuchlow costrentalfacilitiessuch
as ourswillbecome a more important
resource for families and qroups.
Other
Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Tyoeofqoverninodocument Para 1.25 Constitution
Flnrrvicthanhariirr Para1.25 cla)
constituted?
Trusteeselectionmethods Para1.25 Appointedby current trustees
including detailsofany
constitutional provisionse.g.
electiontopostornameof
any personorbody entitled
toappoint one or more
trustees
dditional information(optional)
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choosetolncludefurther
whererelevant
Alltrusteeswillhave had manyyears of
Policies and procedures
adopted fortheinduction
ancitrainingoftrustees
Para1.51 exposureto The eommunityancjas such
know wellthecharity, its constitutionand
approach.NewTrusteesare givensmaller
responsibiiitiestobegin withtobuiicl up
thereinvolvement over time.
The charity'sorganisational Charityis composed of5Trustees
structure and anywider Para1.51
network with which the
charityworks
N/A
Reiationsiiip withany Parai.5i
related parties

Referenceand Admini strative details
Charityname TheCommunityofSt David
Othernamethecharity uses
Registered charity number 1186412
Charity'sprincipal address CourtHouse, 20 Cross Square
St Davids
Haverfordwest
5A626SE

Names andaddresse$ of ad viserq(optiqna
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adviser