2022-04-04-accounts

Objectiv	Objectiv	es and Activiti	es and Activiti	es and Activiti	es
Summary		ofthe purposes of			To provide or assist in the provision offacilities in the interests
the charity as set out				in its	social welfare and recreation or other leisure time occupations
governing		document			ofindividuals, residing in Cullompton town, Devon and
					surrounding areas, who have need ofsuch facilities by reason
					oftheir youth, age, infirmity or disability orfinancial
					circumstances or social circumstances with the object of
					improving their conditions oflife in particular but not
					exclusively through facilitation ofa community garden,
					growing and horticulture activities, arts and crafts activities
					and volunteering projects.
Summary		ofthe main
activities		in relation tothose			The CLHG aim isto enhance the health and well-being of
purposes		for the public			people living in the local area. We focus on activities to: build
benefit,	in particular,			the	confidence, reduce isolation, ,make new friends and feel
activities,		projects	or		involved in the local community whilst also finding out about
services	identified		in	the	other local services and activities. The groups we run include:
accounts.
					Friday Morning Drop-in for anyone who wants to meet up for
					a friendly chat and coffee. Aimed at lonely, isolated or people
					just in need ofcompany, to get involved in our informal
					activity ofthe day, sometimes learn new craft skills and find
					out about other local activities orgroups.
					Hub Garden Group volunteers look after the Chekhov
					Community Garden, Physic Garden and Vegetable Patch (soon
					to include a small sensory garden) to support the benefits we
					all gain from being involved in green spaces.
					Clickers Memory Cafe —a meeting point for those with mild
					cognitive problems (including the early stages ofdementia)
					with lots ofactivities to help stimulate brain activity. We
					joined our Clickers Group (a cognitive stimulation group that
					had been functioning in College Surgery for many years) with

				Culm Valley Memory Cafe (run by the same person as Clickers,
				but in the Community Centre in the town) and it became
				kriow'n as Clickers Memory Cafe. This group takes place on the
				1stand 3rd Tuesday ofthe month in the Community Life Hub
				room.
Statement	confirming			All our projects are run for public benefit, we encourage our
whether the		trustees		have clients to have a say in what we do and how our projects
had regard	to		the guidance operate. All trustees are volunteers and in regular contact
issued by the			Charity	with our client groups.
Commission		on public
benefit
chievement	s		and Performance
Summary ofthe				On 4th June 2020we became a registered charity. Our Group was
main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the				originally set up in 2017.In March 2020, all our groups were suspended from operating in the Community Life Hub room because the surgery needed the room forthe Covid Clinics. However during the year we
difference	the			continued to meet outside in the Chekhov Community Garden until we
charity's work			has	were eventually able to move back into the Life Hub room.
made tothe
circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as awhole.				We received funding from a few sources that provided: storage boxes {tostore the equipment that had previously been stored in the surgery) and atea urn sowe could make drinks outdoors. Our Clickers Memory Cafe received funding to purchase outdoor games to entertain our clients in the garden -mostly older people with mild dementia or
				cognitive impairments. This money was used to buy games like large
				dominoes, large Connect 4etcto entertain our clients outdoors. We
				also had agrant to purchase a large outdoor picnic bench that was used
				by both our clients, the surgery staff, nurses and GPs in their break
				times.
				We started renovating our Physic Garden, working closely with our
				Herbalist to revise the plan ofthe garden, improve plant descriptions
				and engage with clients to gain a better understanding ofthe various
				herbs growing in the garden. As part ofour education side ofthe
				charity we introduced our 'Herb ofthe Month', focussing on one herb
				each month, producing a leaflet that all patients could pick up and we
				started holding outdoor talks provided by our Herbalist.
				We held our fourth Chekhov Garden Open Day in September 2021with
				a guest speaker. specialising in herbs that can be used to improve health
				and wellbeing. This was attended by over 50people, even though we
				were still working under Covid restrictions
				ln March 2022 as the Covid restrictions started to be relaxed, we
				started Clickers Memory Cafe and were luck to appoint a new Memory

Review ofthe charity's financial position at the end ofthe period	Opening balance 12/4/2021 was: f2,503.91 Closing Balance 04/04/2022 was:f3,785.64	Opening balance 12/4/2021 was: f2,503.91 Closing Balance 04/04/2022 was:f3,785.64
	Seeattached accounts.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why	We have months	set a reserve limit that is enough to pay for six running costs {wehave very small amount to
they are held	committed outgoings).
Amount ofreserves held	Reserve	held: f1,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	NA
Details offund materially in	None
deficit
Explanation ofany uncertainties	NA
about the charity continuing as a
going concern
Structure, Governance and Management
Description ofcharity's trusts:
Type ofgoverning document	We run the Group in accordance with our constitution
{trust deed, royal charter)
How isthe charity constituted?	We are a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
{e.g unincorporated association,	{CIO)
CIO)
Trustee selection methods	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must			be
including details ofany	appointed	for aterm ofthree years by a resolution	passed
constitutional provisions e.g.	at a properly convened meeting ofthe charity trustees.
election to post or name ofany	In selecting individuals for appointment as charity
person or body entitled to	trustees,	the charity trustees have the skills, knowledge
appoint one or more trustees	and experience needed forthe effective administration			of
	the CIO.
Additional information {optional)
Policies and procedures adopted	We have	policies and procedures in place including:
forthe induction and training of	. volunteers, complaints, confidentiality, equality and
trustees	privacy that have been adopted for training purposes.
The charity's organisational	We have	a chairperson, treasurer and secretary
structure and any wider network	managing	the charity. We also have trustees who have
with which the charity works	taken on	the role ofproject leaders.
Relationship with any related	We work	with both surgeries in the town and
parties	surrounding villages as our community group is open to
	everyone	and we offer groups and activities that will

benefit all patients. We also have developed links with	benefit all patients. We also have developed links with
local charitable groups and societies, the	town council,
CVS, church groups and other voluntary	services.

Charity name		Community	Life Hub Group
Other name the charity uses		(Culm Valley	Hub was our original	group title)
Registered charity number.	-	1189779
Charity's principal address		Culm Valley	Centre for Integrated	Health,
		Willand Road, Cullompton, Devon		EX151FE

dditional information (op	tional}
Trustee name	Office (ifany}	Dates acted 'if not for whole ye'ar
Christine O'Neill	Chairperson
Ann McClements	Deputy Treasurer
Jane Edwards	Secretary
Phil Gater
DrJames Rowbury
Alison Williamson
Annabel Barr
Doreen Moulsley	Treasurer

Advisors	tothe Community	tothe Community	Life Hub Group
Type,of adviser				Address
Socia I Prescribing		and	Dr Michael Dixon	Culm Valley Centre for Integrated	Health
wellbeing	advisor
Practice	Manager		Kyla Dawe	Culm Valley Centre for Integrated	Health
Herbalist			Halina Przydatek

Compost Group		74.20
SEETEC		187.39
MCCAN HV4STONE (Games	).	256.90
McCarthy %Stone (December	)	66.39
CUCKERS(+f3.09insurance share).		184.43
Travel Expenses for Gardener
HUB(+H,QO Insurance Share	j
GARDEN f+f.77.84tnsurance	Share ).