Chair Report to year end December 2023
Pershore Wellbeing Hub was incorporated as a charity on 31[st] December 2020. This report covers our third year of operation, from January up to 23[rd] October 2023 when I stood down as Chair.
Who are we and what charitable work do we do :
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A public consultation that was part of the “Town Plan” identified a need for a Health & Wellbeing Hub in Pershore. With support from local authorities, charities, individuals, and the National Lottery the Hub opened on Pershore High Street in June 2021.
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As well as a physical space, where support and advice can be sought, we have a virtual presence via a website with a searchable directory of services associated with wellbeing, both at a local and national level.
2023
Following on from our previous two successful years, our third year was about transitioning from our beginnings and set up to becoming a stand-alone charitable organisation. This needed to be robust and sustainable in the post pandemic era where the people we help will be struggling with the cost-ofliving crisis and post pandemic change.
Notable achievements in 2023 included :
- Continuation of what we aim to provide to Pershore and surrounding village residents. Our data shows we consistently help over 100 people every month face-to-face (usually nearer 120 people), as well as many more on-line (Unique visitors 1,6002,000 and Page Views 8,500-10,500). Our data collection has provided good evidence of how our activity takes the strain away
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from other stretched resources, such as the NHS and local councils.
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Transitioning from two individuals who set up and led the first two years of operating from our High Street premises meant we needed to recruit an Operation Manager and an Administrator. Funding for 12 months was secured from Wychavon District Council. Two current volunteers started in these roles on the 1[st ] of April. They moved forward quite rapidly in setting up groups of volunteers who have similar interests and skills to provide adequate support and enhance the Hub’s overall sustainability and development. Notable achievements of these groups include:
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Training and Development Group. A comprehensive Induction Workbook for Volunteers has been developed and trialled successfully to support new volunteers to better understand the Hub’s volunteering role and responsibilities. Training has been changed from “in-house” to external organisations such as First Aid, Fire Training, Induction Training, Mental Health First Aid, Domestic Abuse, Suicide prevention, Resilience and Keeping yourself Safe. This training has been shared with other local organisations therefore enabling collaborative learning, relationship building and networking with other stakeholders.
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Funding and Finance Group. One arm of this has instigated help from an outside consultant to help with bid writing and finding sources of revenue to apply for. Another arm has been actively doing local fund-raising events which as well as raising money has increased awareness of what we do to the public. These secured funds will allow us to continue well into 2024.
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Mental Health Peer Support Project Group in Partnership with MIND. The Interest Group has undergone specialist training under the umbrella of MIND to provide support and quality assurance to the volunteers and the group will be starting in January 2024. I have no doubt this will be an
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invaluable service to our community with primary care mental health services being so stretched and underfunded.
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Communications Team. A monthly Hub Volunteer e- newsletter has been produced and has been very well received. This team have also written awareness raising articles for the Pershore Times, Pershore Town Council and other local publications.
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Feedback from Hub visitors remains 100% positive.
The year has seen some challenges :
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IT has always been a challenge for us as we have not had a “go to” IT specialist volunteer. However, we have managed due to some volunteers training up to run for instance the electronic volunteer shift rota and our volunteer applications paperwork is now able to be kept electronically secure. Areas that could be improved would be management and updating of the website and using social media to market the Hub which would reach the younger generations in particular.
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Increased workload for volunteers. This includes helping to complete Attendance Allowance Forms and completing Food Bank Vouchers. However, this has been seen positively by our volunteers by organising the completion of Attendance Allowance forms at a quiet time when we are closed and the increase in Food Bank Voucher requests means they are seeing a lot more younger people so being able to make them aware of what we do. The numbers of volunteers has remained stable so although some have left us we have had enough new recruits meaning there are enough to cover the shifts when we are open.
We have had some changes to the Board of Trustees with the secretarial position and my Chair role relinquishing. Again, it has been challenging finding replacements but there has always been a chair and secretary for the meetings. We have also had two new Trustees join us, one a current volunteer and the
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other a local district and county councillor. We continue to have a Town Council representative on our board.
In addition, we have received support from Wychavon District Council who have involved us in district-wide collaborative meetings. This has meant we are learning with and from other similar organisations as well as benefiting from some funding.
In summary , as chair during this period, I am pleased to see how successful the transition in the management team has worked. I feel this has taken the Hub forward on a firm footing showing resilience and good organisation. The Hub has continued to deliver on its core service whilst becoming more robust and secure. I wish them every success in the coming years.
Gill Perks Chair of Pershore Wellbeing Hub
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PERSHORE WELLBEING HUB STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 Registered Charity 1192944
| Opening bank balance 1 January 2023 Notes Income Grants 1 Donations Fundraising Expenditure Running costs 2 Closing bank balance 31 December 2023 |
2023 | 2022 £ Totals 16,210 21,781 36,000 16,120 5,598 3,411 2,147 - 59,955 41,312 27,742 25,102 32,213 16,210 |
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| £ £ Restricted Unrestricted 5,000 11,210 25,000 11,000 - 5,598 - 2,147 30,000 29,955 17,035 10,707 12,965 19,248 |
The Trustees of Pershore Wellbeing Hub are very grateful for the support of grant funders
The Abbotswood Fund
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The Rotary Club of Pershore Pershore
Town Council
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And to all volunteers and to those organisations and individuals who have made donations
NOTES TO THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023
Note Income
- 1 Grants, Fundraising and Donations
| Wychavon DC National Lottery Community Fund Pershore Town Council Fundraising I-Sing Choirs Rough Diamonds Various other donations (43) 2 Expenditure Rent Operations Manager activity * Electricity/water Cleaning Office supplies/repairs/equipment Directory update Annual subscriptions/renewals Telephone/broadband Insurances New computer Volunteer training Website updates |
25,000 10,000 1,000 2,147 1,777 448 3,373 43,745 10,000 7,035 2,490 1,841 1,398 1,260 1,223 625 504 500 466 400 27,742 |
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- = restricted funds
| PERSHORE WELLBEING HUB | PERSHORE WELLBEING HUB | PERSHORE WELLBEING HUB | PERSHORE WELLBEING HUB | 1192944 | 1192944 | 1192944 | 1192944 | |
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01/01/2023 | To | 31/12/2023 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 25,000 10,000 2,147 1,000 - 5,598 43,745 - - - 43,745 10,000 7,035 2,490 1,841 1,398 1,260 1,223 2,495 27,742 - - - 27,742 16,003 - 16,210 32,213 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
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| Wychavon District Council | 25,000 | - | - | 25,000 | 16,120 | |||
| LotteryFunding | 10,000 | - | - | 10,000 | - | |||
| Fundraising | 2,147 | - | - | 2,147 | - | |||
| Persbhore Town Council | 1,000 | - | - | 1,000 | - | |||
| RotaryClub | - | - | - | - | 720 | |||
| Other | 5,598 | - | - | 5,598 | 2,691 | |||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
43,745 | - | - | 43,745 | 19,531 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Rent | 10,000 | |||||||
| Operations Manager | 7,035 | |||||||
| Electricity | 2,490 | |||||||
| Cleaning | 1,841 | |||||||
| Office supplies,etc | 1,398 | |||||||
| Directoryupdate | 1,260 | |||||||
| Annual subs/renewals | 1,223 | |||||||
| Items under £1000 | 2,495 | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | 27,742 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 16,003 | - | |||||||
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| 16,210 | - | |||||||
| 32,213 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
30/04/2024
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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 Derrick Watt Details Bank current account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 32,213 - - - - - 32,213 - 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 Derrick Watt |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Derrick Watt | Derrick Watt | 29-Apr-24 | |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
30/04/2024
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