## ## ## |||||||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.| ## |ou ma
cho|ose to|include|further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||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)||||| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||||where relevant about||| |||||||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)||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose||to include further statements||where
relevant about|| ||||||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.
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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
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