Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1186471
Charity's principal address VERNON PLACE BRITON FERRY NEATH Postcode SA11 2JJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| VIVIENNE JONES | TREASUER | |||
| TRACEY JOHNS | CHAIRPERSON | |||
| ANDREW HORE | SEC | |||
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 |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address |
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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) Election Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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We have a dedicated team of 15 volunteers who contributed their time to help with the food bank, community fridge, warm space. youth club, Playgroup, Veterans reorg They gave total of around 280 Volunteer hours per week. Our volunteers reduced to 15 volunteers, but they still carried out the hours required to maintain the running of the projects
Objectives Continue to support the local community with food provisions & support activities to enrich the local communities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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 like-minded 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. Through a very strong and committed volunteer bases, the VPCH runs various services such as foodbank, Warm space, Veterans support hub, Community fridge and a surplus food share provision with donations from various supermarkets collected by volunteers. The VPCH works to support families and individuals who are struggling with food poverty and put food on their tables or keep themselves or families warm due to the fuel crisis. The VPCH is dedicated to help people to cope under the pressure of daily living. Our mission statement “something for everyone" & " warm place & full bellies"
Main activities: - FOOD BANK for residents from the local area to ensure that no one in the community goes hungry.
FOOD SHARE surplus food is donated from local supermarkets to distributed to the local residents, food bank and warm bank projects.
VETERANS REORG Veterans have expressed that we have a safe friendly atmosphere where they can come and relax and feel part of a team, whether they are having a cuppa & bite to eat in the coffee mornings or making something in the wood butchery project.
YOUTH CLUB WARM SPACE provides an inclusive place for young people to feel safe, respected and supported. Open on Monday Evening for 2 hours on a weekly basis for 50 weeks of the year. Providing enjoyable activities to keep them physically and mentally fit. Along with information on crime prevention, helping
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them to continue make informed choices as they grow up. We also provide each child with a meal and drink each session as part of the youth club warm space.
WRIGGLES & GIGGLES PLAY GROUP provides an inclusive place for Parents/Guardians can spend valuable time with their little ones. The aim of the weekly session is to provide a safe space where children can play and learn, parents/guardians can chat with others to reduce isolation & loneliness especially for new parents/guardians. Snack and refreshment are available for both child & Parent/Guardians
VPCH host a weekly Help hub where residents can access various agencies for support while having free hot food and refreshment. Below is a list of agencies we work with to provide support to the community: -
Wallach, Citadel, PCSO’s, Boys and Girls Club Wales, NPT Youth Services Fare share Cymru, Neighbourly,
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
Objectives Continue to support the local community with food provisions
To continue the warm space and food bank to run alongside the help hub one day a week where hot meal, food parcel & advice is available for issues such as housing, benefits, back to work, sing posting.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
To introduce the warm space into the youth club to provide support for the local youth.
To continue the Veterans Reorg Wood butchery project, where Veterans can come together to make wood items and discuss and issues they may have. To apply for relevant grants required to sustain current projects along with looking for new available grant funding
To develop a community café that is available for the local resident that is pet friendly with evening opening hours.
To develop a youth café one evening on a weekly basis where they can meet up.
To develop a Veterans Breakfast where Veterans and their families can attend for a friendly chat, with access to support and sign posting to other agencies
Activities
To provide a celebration of remembrance for armistice day in November 2026
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Successfully secured funding with COMMUNITY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT FUND allowing the Vernon Place Community Hub to develop a one-to-one therapy room confidential space, to support those struggling with mental health, financial, housing issues etc.in a private space.
NPT Food Partnership Community Growing Capital Fund
The aim of this project was to educate our youth club members in growing their own Fruit & Vegetables. This allowed them to see how the process of seed to table works. The youth were able to select seeds, plant, grow, harvest, prepare the produce they grew. With the produce the harvested they researched how cook the vegetables to produce a substantial nutritional meal for themselves.
Veterans Reorg during their woodworking session made wooden beds for the youth club to prepare the beds ready for planting.
Veterans Foundation Brew, Banter & Wood Butchery
The various agency we have successfully secured funding form are: Neath Port Talbot County Brough Council UKSPF Neath Port Talbot County Brough Council Food Partnership Veterans’ foundation. 4[th] Region working together Welsh Government
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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)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
We are looking to continue to develop in the following
WARM SPACE for both youth club and Help Hub where residents can relax in a warm safe, friendly space, and get of a bite to eat and drink and seek support for any issues ie benefits, housing, . COMMUNITY FRIDGE donations are made for a bag of food
VETRANS REORG to continue to develop a wood working group and breakfast morning, to promote good mental health and wellbeing throughout the veterans and military background community. To organise another successful a remembrance concert for armistice day in November 2026, as previously done in 2023 & 2024
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Signature(s) V jones A hore Full name(s) Vivienne Jones Andrew Hore T Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Tracey Johns Johns etc)
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Date 1411112025 TAR Maich 2012
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VERNON PLACE COMMUNITY HUB 1186471
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/02/2024 31/01/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
CWYVS - - - - 5,000
MOON DANCE - - - - 20,000
NAT GRID - - - - 9,977
NPT WARM SPACE - - - - 1,200
NEIGHBOURLY - - - - 250
NEATH PTC - 47,030 47,030 8,000
ROOM HIRE 18,261 - 18,261 13,675
RAFFLES/FUNDRAISING 1,340 1,340
HUBBUB 5,500 5,500
VETERANS FOUNDATION 2,500 2,500
CO-OP 1,612 1,612
FARESHARE 656 656
TUCKSHOP 273 - - 273 8,977
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 22,142 ] 55,030 - 77,172 67,079
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 22,142 55,030 - 77,172 67,079
A3 Payments
REORG PROJECT 7,860 - 7,860 -
FOODBANK SUPPLIES 20,103 - - 20,103 23,238
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 23,686 - - 23,686 22,656
LIGHT AND HEAT 8,305 - - 8,305 10,389
NPT RENT,WASTE 2,969 - - 2,969 2,786
WATER RATES 1,290 - - 1,290 1,211
SECURITY/FIRE ALARMS 666 - - 666 889
INSURANCES 2,078 - - 2,078 686
AMAZON/TEMU - GENERAL SUPPLIES 2,307 - - 2,307 4,095
COPIER PRINTING/COMPUTER 2,840 - - 2,840 475
KITCHEN REQUISITES AND
EQUIPMENT 392 - - 392 552
VOLUNTEER EXPS 1,195 - - 1,195 2,137
ACCOUNTANCY 900 - - 900 -
TRAINING DBS 180 - - 180 207
TELEPHONE 853 - - 853 1,059
PEST CONTROL 374 - - 374 550
WEBSITE 182 - - 182 144
PRS/PPL 175 - - 175 300
ACTIVITIES/EVENTS 1,600 - - 1,600 1,558
GRANT REFUND 125 - - 125 -
SUBSCRIPTION - - - - 32
BANK CHARGES 27 - - 27 -
WREATH/POSTAGES - - - - 7
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Sub total 78,107 - - 78,107 72,971
A4 Asset and investment purch
Container, Games Activities, Equip 633 633 2,650
Sub total 633 633 2,650
Total payments 78,740 - - 78,740 75,621
Net of receipts/(payments) - 56,598 55,030 - - 1,568 - 8,542
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,221 - - 9,221 17,763
Cash funds this year end - 47,377 55,030 - 7,653 9,221
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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CCXXR2accourts ISS) 22t1012025
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Santander Bank Lloyds Bank Petty Cash Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - 7,553 - 100 - 7,653 - Agreement Error Agreement Error Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
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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[st] January 2025 and hereby certify such Accounts and Balance Sheet to be in accordance therewith.
Summers Accountancy & Bookkeeping Services
70 New Road, Skewen, Neath, SA10 6HA.
Chartered Accountants.