2024-01-31-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 02 2023 31 01 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1186471 Charity's principal address VERNON PLACE BRITON FERRY NEATH Postcode SA11 2JJ

VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	VIVIENNE JONES	TREASUER	1st january
	TRACEY JOHNS	CHAIRPERSON
	ANDREW HORE	SEC	1stJanuary
	KAREN JONES	TREASUER

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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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charity in Corporate How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Election

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

• 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

We have a dedicated team of 33 volunteers who contributed their time to help with the food bank and fruit and veg delivery service. They gave total of around 132 Volunteer hours per week.

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

As the restrictions lifted our volunteers reduced to 25 volunteers, but they still carried out the hours required to maintain the running of the projects

Objectives

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Continue to support the local community with food provisions

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)

Vernon Place Community Hub (VPCH) is a former primary school building based in Briton Ferry which was saved from closure by a small group of likeminded people living in the community. Registered as a charity (CIO) in November 2019 and is currently run by trustees and volunteers. The aim of the hub is to provide a safe environment that will support people in need living in the Briton Ferry and/or surrounding areas. The VPCH hosts various activities such as a growing food bank, Fruit and Veg delivery service, surplus/food share donations from various supermarkets in the local/ surrounding areas, Vets Reorg (Veterans group), Playgroup, Social Events, Health and Wellbeing Support Main activities: - FOOD BANK for residents from the local area to ensure. that no one in the community goes hungry. HELP HUB drop-in service for residents to access advice in housing, benefits, financial matters. WARM SPACE runs alongside the help hub providing a hot meal and refreshments for the residents. FOOD SHARE/SURPLUS we collect food items donated from local supermarkets for residents.

These projects aim to provide equality and fairness to bring the local communities together, to bridge the gap between generations from all abilities, backgrounds, faith, ethnicity and gender.

Due to just coming out of covid 19 restrictions the majority of our activity

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was focused around the food bank and Fruit and Veg delivery service as some of the local residents were reluctant to leave their homes to go shopping,

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Objectives

Continue to support the local community with food provisions

To have one set up a help hub one day a week where advice is available for issues such as housing, benefits, back to work, sing posting.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

To develop the warm space, alongside the help hub to support local residents

To apply for relevant grants required to sustain current projects along with looking for new available grant funding

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

Activities

To provide a celebration of remembrance for armistice day in November 2023

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

We have successfully continued run the projects below. FOOD BANK for residents from the local area to ensure. that no one in the community goes hungry. COMMUNITY FRIDGE a small donation is made for a bag of food FOOD SHARE/SURPLUS we collect food items donated from local supermarkets for locals residents. Weekly Parent and Toddler Playgroup activities for children of preschool age. Breakfast/Lunch with Santa was a big success. Children and their parents/guardians enjoyed a bite to eat and various Christmas activities before having a story with Mother Christmas and then meeting Santa.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

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

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

We are looking to develop in the following

WARM BANK where residents can relax in a warm safe, friendly space, and get of a bite to eat and drink.

COMMUNITY FRIDGE donations are made for a bag of food

VETRANS REORG to develop a wood working group, to promote good mental health and wellbeing through out the veterans and military background community. To include a remembrance concert for armistice day in November 2023

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

V jones A hore

Full name(s) Vivienne Jones Andrew Hore T Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Tracey Johns Johns etc) Date 14/11/2024

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 0110212023 31m112024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lunds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last y•ar to the noar•st totM neAr¢rt£ to Ihe nÈAr8$t£ tothe nur¢*t£ to the nearest£ A1 Recei cwyvs NIOON DANCE FERRY FEST NAT GRID NPT WARM SPACE NEIGHBOURLY NEIGHBOURLY M & S NEATH PTC ROOM HIRE RAFFLESIFUNDRAISING tota ross income 5,QQO 20,000 s,000 20,000 3,000 2.500 12.336 7,820 3.000 500 1.000 9,977 1.zv 250 9.977 1.200 250 ,000 B,000 13.675 8.977 13,675 B,977 27,143 8,970 or AR) 22,652 67.079 66.119 sset an Isee tabl81. Invostm8nt sal83, 67,079 A3Pa ent$ FERRY FEST FOOOPANK SUPPLIES EPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT AND HEAT NPT RENT,WASTE WATER RATES SE¢URITYIFIRE AL4RMS INSURANCES AMAZON- GENERAL SUPPLIES COPIER LEASING COPIER PRINTING KITCHEN REQUISITES AND EtsUIPMENT MILEAGE FUEL WAGES TRAINING DBS TELEPHONE PEST CONTROL WEgSifE PRS SMALL ACTIVITIES UNIFORMS, WORKWEAR SUBSCRIPTION BANK CHARGES WREATH 11,429 13,393 10214 7A83 3,023 1.473 1,864 1,905 1,733 2.134 566 23,238 22,656 10,389 2.786 23.238 22,1 10,389 2,786 8•9 89 4,Q95 4,09$ 47S 475 552 2.137 552 2,137 1,093 1,392 531 1,065 950 220 900 139 118 585 32 2fy7 1.059 550 144 300 1,SS6 207 1,059 550 tA4 300 1,558 32 32 Sub total 72,971 72.971 62,293 A4 Asset and In￿stment purch Container. G8mes Aclpiilies, Equip Sub total 2,850 2,6SO 14,969 14,969 2,eso Tolol paymen1$ 75.621 79,621 77,262 52.969 1 44,427 8,542 31110120¥143

AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last ygar end Cash funds this year end 44,427 44.427 17,763 9,221 9,221 17,763 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 31110r2024

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ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT We have examined the books and records of the Vernon Place Community Hub for the year ended 31" January 2024 and hereby certify such Accounts and Balance Sheet to be in accordance therewith. Summer5 Ac & Bookkee Services 70 New Road Skewen Neath SAIO 6HA. Chartered Accountants.