2022-03-31-accounts

Objecti	v	es and	Activ	iti	es
					SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes		of	Para 1.17	Tofurther or benefit the residents ofWitham
the charity		as set out	in its			and the neighbourhood, without distinction
governing		document				ofsex, sexual orientation, race or ofpolitical,
						religious or other 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 of life for the
						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 or co-operate with any statutory
						authority in the maintenance and
						management of such a centre for activities
						promoted by the charity in furtherance ofthe
						above objects.
						The Charity aims to reduce food poverty and
						food waste and offer social inclusion to all.
Summary ofthe main activities in relation to those					Para 1.17and 1.19	Our first year as a charity was very busy and with Coronavirus still dominant, our second
purposes		for the public				year was just as busy. This meant we found
benefit,	in	particular,	the			ourselves growing so fast that we found our
activities,		projects or				original unit too small for what we needed to
services	identified in		the			offer.
accounts.
						While we ceased our deliveries tothose only
						with very vulnerable conditions or proven
						coronavirus tests, we found those visiting
						the unit increased considerably so the
						decision was taken to look for larger
						premises.
						In June 2021 we found a considerably
						bi er unit and started to ne otiate the best

				lease possible while still operating to
				capacity. The lease was finally signed on 8~
				February 2022. After a 4 week refit we
				moved into the unit on 6th ofMarch, opening
				to the public the next day with limited
				services. Our official opening was on 11'"
				March 2022; attended by Rt. Hon Pditi Patel
				MP and Simon Brice The High Sheriff of
				Essex.
				We continue to operate the community
				fridge that offers both free and discounted
				food to those in need and reduces food
				waste going to landfill.
				The fdidge continues to be very well
				supported by the local supermarkets both
				direct and via the Fareshare and
				Neighbourly scheme. Our team ofamazing
				volunteers are dedicated to collecting 6
				nights per week and 5days.
				In the first year of collecting we saved over
				80 tonnes offood going to landfill; seeing a
				huge increase of over 50 tonnes of food
				saved from landfill during the year.
				Our food support scheme to help those who
				are struggling financially has since a huge
				increase in referrals.
				We have also added a number ofgroup and
				workshops to suit those who find it difficult to
				connect with others, have disabilities or are
				lonely and our cafesees a number ofregular
				visitors who have created afriendship group
				which is growing weekly.
				During this financial year we have carried
				out over 85,000 interventions
				This includes direct support and
				signposting, an increase of 55,000 during
				this financial year.
				During the year our volunteers have been
				awarded a certificate of appreciation from
				The High Sheriff of Essex for the work
				carried out in the community supporting the
				town.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit			Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for En land and Wales.

							SORP reference
								The facility is run completely by volunteers
							Para 1.38	making them the heartbeat ofthe charity.
Contribution			made		by			The volunteers have given over 15,000 man
volunteers								hours of time to support the charity	during
								continued hard times. They	are a
								remarkable group of individuals who make a
								huge difference to the local community.
Achieve	m	e	n	ts	and	Performance
							SORP reference
								Our community fridge has saved over 50
								tonnes of food from landfill during this
								financial year, helping many families	in the
Summary of achievements			the main ofthe charity,				Para 1.20	process.
identifying		the		difference		the		Volunteers have completed over	15,000
charity's	work			has	made	to		man hours
the circumstances					of its
beneficiaries			and		any wider			We have completed over	85,000
benefits to		society			as a			interventions since the charity formed
whole.
								We relocated the charity to a much	larger
								premises after outgrowing our original
								premises; this has allowed a large increase
								in services.
Additional		information				(optional)
You ma	choose to include further statements							where relevant about
								We have expanded hugely and	have
								relocated to a much larger premises.
Achievements				against			Para 1.41
objectives		set
								Our fundraising activities have	been
								severely hampered as the country	comes
Performance offundraising activities against objectives							Para 1.41	out of the pandemic but we are now finding new ways to keep the limited supply of
set								money coming in. As forecasted we have
								experienced a drop in funding due to	limited
								funding pots being available but the	moved
								has given us a more prominent position so
								we ho e we can make u the shortfall

Financ	ial	ial	Review	Review	Review	Review
Review	of		the charity's					Para 1.21	The Charity has reported income in the year
financial		position at				the end			amounting to 275,447 (2021:891,942).
ofthe period
									Grant income has reduced in the year, with
									less grants becoming available as the
									country continues to recover from the
									COVID pandemic although appeals and
									donations have increased in the year.
									Towards the end ofthe year, the Community
									Fridge location became too small for the
									Charity's needs and the Trustees decided to
									upgrade to a larger premises.
									By gaining a new premises, rent costs have
									been incurred in the year amounting to
									F.12,014. This is a new cost to the Charity
									but we are fortunate to have been granted
									money to cover the rent by Essex County
									Council. We hope this partnership will
									continue into future years.
									We have also spent money this year on
									adapting the new premises to be fit for the
									Charity's purpose, with repairs and
									maintenance fees increasing from R5,052 in
									2021 tof12,646 in 2022.
Statement policy for		explaining the holding reserves						Para 1.22	The Charity aims to hold f10,000 in available reserves in order to continue for
stating	why		they are			held			the next financial year. We do not need to
									hold a large amount of reserves as we are
									donated a large amount of goods for the
									Community Hub, and we currently do not
									have an staff costs.
Amount	of		reserves			held		Para 1.22	The total reserves ofthe Charity isf51,378.
									The total unrestricted reserves are F23,018 however f1,743 is designated towards
									defibrillator costs for the Community,
									therefore making available reserves
									F21,275.
Reasons		for		holding		zero		Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details	of	fund materially					in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation ofany uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going								Para 1.23	No uncertainties exist about the Charity continuing as a going concern.
concern

You ma	choose	choose	to include further statements	to include further statements	where relevant about
					We have received funding	from a number
					ofsources including local	government,
The charity's principal sources offunds (including				Para 1.4Z	businesses, other groups individuals	and societies and
any fundraising)
A description		of	the principal	Para 1.46	Like all charities we are looking for funding
risks facing		the	charity		all the time, our biggest concern is these
					funding streams being harder to access but
					we are optimistic we can	find a way to
					support those who need	us; we are having
					to think more 'outside the	box' to raise
					funds

tructure, Governance	and Man	agement
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Constitution
How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	Apart	from	the first	chadty		trustees,	every
including details of any		trustee	must be appointed				for a term	of	two
constitutional provisions e.g.		years	by a	resolution		passed at a properly
election to post or name of		convened		meeting	of	the charity trustees.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more		In selecting		individuals		for	appointment		as
trustees		charity	trustees, the charity				must have
		regard	to the skills,		knowledge and
		experience		needed	for the		effective
		administration ofthe				CIO.

Charit name		The Witham	Hub
Other name the charit uses		Locall known as 'The Hub' or 'Witham		Communit	Hub'
Re istered charit	number	1188048
Charity's principal	address	Unit 17,The	Grove Centre, Witham, Essex, CM8		2YT

	Trustee	name	Office (ifany)		Dates acted if not for whole ear	Name toe	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan )	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan )	ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan )
1	Tina Townsend		Chair
2	Carolyn	Hobbs	Vice Chair
3	Karen	Bailey
4	lan Case		Independent	Trustee
5	Tracey	MacDonald
6	lan Boorman		Facility Management
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Trustee name	Dates acted ifnotforwhole	ear
Tina Townsend			Tenancy Property	at Will on unit 31"March
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