## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Sept 1[st] 2023 To Aug 31[st] 2024**
**Charity name: Didcot Community partnership**
## **Charity registration number:**
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document**
- 1) To further or benefit the residents of Didcot and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other 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 of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. 2) For the public benefit, to promote good citizenship and the relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by any means as the trustees in their discretion shall determine.
- 3) To develop the capacity and skills of socially, economically or otherwise disadvantaged members of the community of Didcot and the surrounding area, in such a way that their needs can be more effectively identified and met and that they are empowered to participate more fully in society.
**Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.**
In the year to August 31[st] 2024 the charity transitioned its model. We had previously leased our premises from Makespace and used these premises to provide direct delivery of some services for residents of the town and to convene other groups to work collaboratively.
Having reviewed the use of the space, we determined that we would move the model away from physical premises. We also decided to restrict the amount of direct delivery we conducted and, instead, focus on the capacity building of organisations across the town.
To that end, our two main activities are now:
1. The Didcot Wellbeing Web – bringing together a range of organisations from across the town to develop and deliver a shared approach to the mental wellbeing of young people
2. The charity support hub – focusing on providing support to small grassroots organisations to build their capacity and capability.
**Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.**
The Trustees have had due regard to the guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit, and this has been particularly useful this year as we change the focus of the charity away from delivery and more towards convening and capacity building as detailed above.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
## 1. Didcot Wellbeing Web
We have convened a group of local organisations to work together to develop and deliver a joined up approach to young people’s mental wellbeing.
This group includes several local charities, some larger charities and schools. In 2023/24 we convened this group for the first time and have begun to work towards a shared language, understanding the referral pathways and the differences in provision between organisations, a communications channel including a website for the local community.
In the summer of 2024 we codelivered a ‘Next Gen Impact Day’ with several of the organisations working together on a project for disadvantaged young people.
## 2. Charity Support Hub
The support hub worked with six other small organisations, supporting them to improve their governance and build their capacity. As a result these organisations are now able to support more people across the town.
## **Financial Review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
The charity received £19,000 in income in the year, the majority being grant funding, moving away from the model that we had previously operated (see above). Expenditure was £8,600 and we therefore recorded net receipts of £10,500.
With the funds brought forward, we finished the year with cash at £27,000 the vast majority of which is unrestricted.
## **Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held**
The charity is small. It does not commit to spending of any kind without the funding being in place. The charity therefore holds a small reserve of £5,000 in order to pay for specialist support in raising funds, should the need arise.
## **Amount of reserves held**
The charity currently holds a reserve of £5,000
## **Reasons for holding zero reserves**
n/a
## **Details of fund materially in deficit**
The charity has no funds that are materially in deficit
## **Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern**
There are no concerns over the charity ceasing to be a going concern.
**The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)**
Oxfordshire Community Foundation grant Element 6 Corporate Partnership grant National Lottery – Awards for All grant
There was a small amount of income from renting space/ room hire, which is lower than in the previous year, as we transitioned away from this model.
**A description of the principal risks facing the charity**
The charity is small and is currently operating with a small budget.
The principal risk is that we will be unable to attract further funding, or that this funding will be at a very low level, in which case we would not be able to achieve our ambition for the charity being the key convening and capacity building organisation in the town.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Type of governing document**
Constitution
**How is the charity constituted?**
CIO
**Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees**
Trustees must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees, it is deemed that minutes of a Trustees’ meeting constitutes a resolution. It will be possible for a Trustee to serve 2 consecutive terms if agreed by the majority of the Trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
## **Charity name**
Didcot Community Partnership
**Other name the charity uses**
n/a
**Registered charity number**
1191075
**Charity’s principal address**
1 South Avenue Kidlington OX5 1DE
|1
2|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Richard Kennell|Chair||
||Jackie Logan|||
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Richard Kennell|Jackie Logan|
||
Chair||
||19thJune 2025||
||19thJune 2025||
**Charity Name No (if any) Didcot Community Partnership 1191075 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/09/2023 31/08/2024 **To from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**13,960**
**-**
**46**
**5,187**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**4,760**
**625**
**276**
**65**
**-**
**-**
**5,726**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,726**
**13,467**
**-**
**12,969**
**26,436**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,360**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,521**
**-**
**2,881**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,881**
**- 2,881**
**-**
**3,776**
**895**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**13,960**
**-**
**46**
**5,187**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**4,760**
**1,360**
**625**
**276**
**65**
**-**
**1,521**
**-**
**8,607**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,607**
**10,586**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**13,960**
**-**
**46**
**5,187**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,193**
**-**
**4,760**
**1,360**
**625**
**276**
**65**
**-**
**1,521**
**-**
**8,607**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**8,607**
**10,586**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Grants|**13,960**|||||**20,270**|
|Donations|**-**|||||**971**|
|Interest|**46**|||||**37**|
|Room hire/ desk space|**5,187**|||||**16,347**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**19,193**|||||**37,625**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**37,625**|
||||||||
|Staff|**-**|||||**14,380**|
|Rent|**4,760**|||||**28,640**|
|Trainer/ Room hire||||||**2,045**|
|Expenses|**625**|||||**517**|
|Web fees|**276**|||||**144**|
|Bank fees|**65**|||||**60**|
|Insurance|**-**|||||**192**|
|Programme costs||||||**2,720**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**5,726**|||||**48,698**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**48,698**|
||||||||
||**13,467**|**- 2,881**|**-**|
**10,586**||**- 11,073**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**12,969**|**3,776**|**-**|**16,744**||**27,817**|
||**26,436**|**895**|**-**|**27,331**||**16,744**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
20/06/2025
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
CAF bank acc
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**18,298**
**895**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,436**
**895**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
R Kennell|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
|||||
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|||||
||||Date of
approval|
|||R Kennell|01.06.25|
|||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
20/06/2025
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