2023-03-31-accounts

						SORP rafaranca
Summary		ofthe purposes			of		To further or benefit the residents of
the chaffity as set			out	in its			Witham and the neighbourhood, without
governing		document					distinction ofsex, sexual orientation, race
							or of political, religious orother opinions by
							associating together the said residents and
							the local authorities, voluntary and other
							organisations in a common effort to
							advance 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 or secure the
							establishment ofa community centre and to
							maintain or manage or co-operate with any
							statutory authority in the maintenance and
							management ofsuch a centre for activities
							promoted by the charity in furtherance of
							the above objects.
							To reduce food poverty and food waste and
							offer social inclusion to all.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	Having now been in our new location for a year we have completed the decorating
purposes		for the public					across all rooms with just the hall stairs and
benefit,	in particular,			the			landing left to achieve.
activities,		projects	or
services		identified	in	the			Due to the increase in the cost of living we
accounts.							are seeing a steady increase on the use of
							our services and 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
							As reported in the last financial year the
							fridge 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.
					We are proud to have now collected over
					100tonnes offood which would have gone
					to landfilL
					We have also added a number ofgroups
					and workshops to suit those who find it
					difficult to connect with others, have
					disabilities or are lonely and our cafe sees
					a number of regular visitors who have
					created a friendship group which is growing
					weekly.
					During this financial year we have carried
					out over 20,000 interventions this brings
					our ongoing total to over 100,000since the
					charity inception.
					This includes direct support and
					signposting; this has tailed offas more
					organisations are opening up since Covid
					however we are starting to see this trend
					slowly increasing again.
					This year the team were proud to be
					awarded The Most Socially Inclusive
					Organisation in the East of England, a
					wonderful surprise. We were also
					shortlisted as a Finalist in the Community
					Awards ofThe Essex Business Awards.
Statement		confirming		Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have
whether	the trustees		have		complied with the requirements of section
had regard		to the guidance			17ofthe Charities Act2011to have due
issued	by the Charity				regard to the public benefit guidance
Commission		on public			published by the Charity Commission for
benefit					En land and Wales.

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			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 7,500 man
volunteers				hours oftime 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		men	ts and	Per	formance
					SORP reference
						Our community fridge has saved over		100
						tonnes offood from landfill during this
						financial year, helping many families	in the
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,					Para 1.20	process.
identifying		the	difference	the		Volunteers have completed over 7,500
charity's		work	has made	to		man hours.
the circumstances of its
beneficiadies and any wider						We have completed over 100,000
benefits	to society as a					intefventions since the charity formed.
whole.
Additional		information		(optional)
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						We have settled in our new premises		and
						are working hard to increase our group
Achievements			against		Para 1.41	offerings and support the community.
objectives set
						As predicted the funding pots are harder to
						find but we are still able to find money		to
Performance offundraising activities against objectives					Para 1.41	move forward at present. We have an amazing community that supports the Hub.
set
						We are looking to reach out further to		the
						business communit .

Financ	ial Review	ial Review	ial Review	ial Review
Review	ofthe charity's				Para 1.21	The Charity has reported income in the year
financial	position at			the end		amounting tof67,454 (2022:f75,447i.
ofthe pedod
						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.
						The Charity has been at the new premises
						for a full year now and therefore the
						community fridge has begun to generate
						more income and as we are now in a prime
						location, donations are more frequent and
						have been received from a few different
						sources in the year.
						By gaining a new premises last year, rent
						costs have been incurred in the year
						amounting to f28,050.This is an increased
						cost to the Charity but we are fortunate to
						have been granted money to partially cover
						the rent by Essex County Council. We hope
						this partnership will continue into future
						years.
						We have also continued to spend money
						this year on adapting the new premises to
						be fit for the Charity's purpose, with repairs
						and maintenance fees increasing from
						f12,646 in 2022 tof13,879 in 2023.
Statement explaining				the	Para 1.22	The Charity aims to hold f10,000 in
policy for holding reserves						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 ofgoods forthe
						Community Hub, and we currently do not
						have an staff costs.
Amount	of reserves			held	Para 1.22	The total reserves ofthe Charity isf41,670.
						The total unrestricted reserves are f34,909
						however f348 is designated towards
						defibrillator costs for the Community,
						therefore making available reserves f34,561.
Explanation uncertainties		ofany about the			Para 1.23	No uncertainties exist about the Charity continuing as a going concern.
charity	continuing		as a going
concern						In the next financial year, the Chadty has
						been awarded a lottery grant and has
						employed staff to cover the expansion of
						the Charit .

Additiona	l infor	l infor	mation (optional)	mation (optional)
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					We have received funding	from a number
The chadty's principal sources offunds (including				Para 1.47	ofsources including local businesses, other groups individuals.	government, and societies and
any fundraising)
					Like all charities we are looking for funding
					all the time, our biggest concern is these
A description		of	the principal	Para 1.46	funding streams being harder to access but
risks facing		the	charity		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
					fuflds.

Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Constitution
trust deed, ro al charter)
How is the charity	Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincoroorated
association. IO)
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	Apart	from	the first charity		trustees,	every
including details ofany		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 ofthe charity trustees.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more		In selecting			individuals for	appointment		as
trustees		charity	trustees, the chadity 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 Vlltham		Communi	Hub'
Re istered chari number	1188048
Charity's principal address	Unit 17,The	Grove Centre, Witham, Essex, CM8		2YT

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						Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment fultds			Total	funds	Last year
						tothe nearest 6	tothe nearest E	tothe nearest		6	to the nearest 6		to the nearestr.
A1 Receipts
Legaoes													2,000
Appeals and donations						50,845	600					51,445	40,628
Grants							11,325					11,325	31r468
Fundraisjng						210						210	302
Interest income						28						28
Meeting room rental						4,020						4,020	1,048
Other revenue						426						426
Sub total (Gross income for AR)						55,529	11,925						75,447
A2 Asset and investment			sales
(see table).
		Sub		total
Total		receipts				55,529	11,925				-	67,454	75,447
A3 Payments
Food support Rent Rates &Water Light, Heat &Power Repairs and Maintenance Telephone &Fax						3,669 1,904 11,479 825	2,479 28,050 2,400					2,479 28,050 3,669 1,904 13,879 825	2,622 12,0'I4 136 2,121 12,646 480
Computer costs						12						12	49
Printing, postage and stationery						475						475	722
Subscnptions Sundry expenses COVID-19costs						2,294 571						2,294 571	1,160 511 240
Legal and professional fees Shop Equipment, consumables,			arts	It								35	2,520
crafts Waste Collection Accountancy Household fund expenditure Insurance Bank fees						3,207 1,145 1,170 2,448						3,207 1,145 1,170 163	519 1,662 16,296 2,493
Entertainment						440
Stafftraining						943						943
Direct expenses	r		1,545 ster~				270					1,815 65,524	56,955
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Fixtures and fittings						7,062	4,576			-		11,638	14,409
Sub total						7,062	4,576					11,638	14,409
Total payments						ag 367	37 775			-		77162	71 364
Net ofreceiptsl(payments)						16,142	25,850					9,708	4,083
A5 Transfers between funds						4,251	4,251
A6 Cash funds last year		end				23,018	28,360					51,378	47,294
Cash funds this	year			end		34,909	6,761					41,670	51,377

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