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2020-12-31-accounts

LYDGATE COMMUNITY Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 11 May 2020 31 October 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1189411

LYDGATE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

LCA

Charity's principal address Lydgate Parish Hall 55, Stockport Road Lydgate, Oldham Postcode OL4 4JJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
J Greenwood Chairperson
A Gillian
R Damianou
S Edge
H Burbidge
F Boocock

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

CIO association Constitution Type of governing document

CIO Association How the charity is constituted

Elected by members Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

We are supported by Action Together, Oldham.

We have a Management Agreement with The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Lydgate St Anne’s.

Where appropriate Trustees have undertaken training for Safeguarding.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

To benefit the residents of Lydgate and surrounding area to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation to improve the conditions of residents.

To establish and run a community centre to promote the above activities.

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We have raised money to make safe and water-tight the building used as our community hub. We are in the process of updating and redecorating the inside of the building. The first Covid Lockdown coincided with the date planned for us to launch the project, but we created a website, put out a questionnaire about the future use of the building, circulated information about it in our local newsletter and on September 26[th] we held a celebration of what we had done. We introduced our membership scheme at this event. Summary of the main Several volunteers have continued to work on the building during activities undertaken for the lockdown. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within We have now begun to hold exercise classes, coffee mornings talks and this section the statutory youth groups to deal with the effects of loneliness and isolation and lack declaration that trustees have of socialisation and recreational activities for young people. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Prior to the Lock Down we circulated a questionnaire to find out more Commission on public about what people wanted us to provide. benefit)

Trustees have met with the Youth Engagement Facilitator for Oldham and several plans are in place to develop links and activities. Working with Age UK gives us the same opportunities for the older generation.

We are in contact with Mind and done some preliminary work with them prior to the Covid Pandemic. Now they are beginning their outreach work once again plans are in place for volunteers to become involved in courses that will teach us how to listen and how to signpost people to the right support.

Throughout trustees have regard for the Statutory guidance issued by the Charities Commission.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Volunteers have cleared areas of the grounds, pointed, and secured coping stones, painted fences and treated floors.

The entrance has been totally gutted and refurbished.

Volunteers have run fund raising activities.

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The 6 Trustees have worked tirelessly in extremely difficult circumstances, a major pandemic, a community in shut down, limited opportunity for accessing funding and no income. We have still made progress. In spite of everything we now have a safe, attractive accessible community hub and a range of activities and future plans just when the community needs these most. We have continued to stay in touch with residents and to give support where we could whilst remaining Covid secure. We reinstated the small garden at the back of the hall and sourced a donation of outdoor tables and chairs so that groups could meet safely outdoors when allowed. We have raised enough money to make the roof water-tight and erected a false wall where the original was a risk. Further funding and donations have allowed us to re decorate the main hall, fit blinds and refurbish the kitchen. We were able to hold a Year 6 Leavers Party, organised by parents and community volunteers as the school did not feel able to do this. We have advertised the facility throughout the locality and in the last couple of months we have hosted private children’s parties which have helped our income. Our website and facebook page, reflect some of the progress we have made. See www.lydgateparishhall.org.uk A new booking system and co-option of a Booking Secretary and Treasurer, mean that we now have a rigorous system in place and a transparent and accurate financial overview. We have our own Bank Account. Policies that create a safe environment are now all in place, Safeguarding for both Young People and Vulnerable Adults, Health and Safety and Risk Assessments. We have negotiated a Management Agreement with the church which outlines responsibilities and expectations. There is now a healthy dialogue between both organisations so each benefit and support the other.

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Section E Financial review

We have, as yet, not developed a policy on reserves but we have been Brief statement of the working to ensure that income remains sufficient to cover normal running charity’s policy on reserves costs.

charity’s policy on reserves

We meet monthly and always have a financial review on the agenda

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Jennifer V M Greenwood

Full name(s) Jennifer Valmai Margaret Greenwood BEM Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 30th October 2021

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Lydgate Community Association CIO Accounts for the period 11.05.2020 to 31.12.2020

Lydgate Community Association CIO Accounts

for the period 11.05.2020 to 31.12.2020

Income

Amounts Transferred from St Anne's PCC
Donations
Sale of Cards and Calendars
Sale of Cards and Calendars
Less Cost of Sales
Miscellaneous Income
Sale of Scooter
TOTAL INCOME
Less Expenses
Building Repairs and Refurbishments
Building Maintenance
Postage, Stationery & Miscellaneous Printing
SURPLUS OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE		 934.30
6,568.43
806.00
(352.50)
453.50
555.00
8,511.23
3,430.80
354.82
70.00
(3,855.62)
4,655.61		 934.30
6,568.43
806.00
(352.50)
453.50
555.00
8,511.23
3,430.80
354.82
70.00
(3,855.62)
4,655.61
3,430.80
354.82
70.00
8,511.23
(3,855.62)
4,655.61

Lydgate Community Association CIO

Balance Sheet - Summary of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2020

Current Assets
Cash at Bank
Capital Account
Surplus of Income		 4655.61
4,655.61