2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 April 2023 Period start date To Period end date

31 March 2024

Charity name: TOWNSEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Charity registration number: 1193324

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To benefit the lives of local residents and others by management of the community centre to bring together organisations to provide education, social welfare and leisure activities.
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.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Grants are obtained to run a community fridge to provide additional food to residents 5 days a week. Advice/courses in cooking and food management skills are offered from time to time. A warm space is provided in winter and a convivial environment all year for craft and coffee mornings. Regular weekly lettings of the hall are to a church group, a Tibetan children’s group, a dance group and Tai Chi classes .Residents also hold family occasions such as parties, wakes, and other celebrations. Income from letting averages £200 per week. The “Community Growers” project has for several years given residents the opportunity to learn how to grow their own fruit and vegetables, and to support the Community Fridge in times of plenty. The Centre also provides a base for support with school uniform purchases, a Good Neighbour scheme, and the 3Ts community support group.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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.	Para 1.20	The main achievement of the charity for the past few years has been the running of our community fridge, which began as a “waste- not want-not” project but expanded vastly during Covid-19 to reach out to many local families suffering extreme need. In doing this, we gave support to deal with other problems and helped to keep the community in touch. Continuing the work of the past few years, we still offer grant-supported food- related workshops, skill-learning, continuing encouragement to young mums and single residents. During the weekday visits to the TCF an estimated 30/40 residents enjoy socialising at coffee mornings, share craft skills and obtain help with problems in their daily lives. We continue to encourage local groups to set up leisure activities to benefit our residents and local people generally; overall participation is approx. 50 people per week.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Following last year’s first full year of trading as a CIO, the charity has continued to maintain a good financial balance. Our total income was £35646, of which the restricted income for the Community Fridge formed 37%, the balance being mainly from unrestricted hiring of the hall, events, and investment interest.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The ongoing lease negotiations with BCP Council revealed the need for TCA to commission a site survey, pushing back our major refurbishment plans (toilets & office) but the Trustees felt the £10,000 in reserve should be renewed as we also faced unknown costs for solicitors, surveyors and historic gas charges.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£10,000

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g.	Para 1.25	Community selection. An an AGM, one-third of our Trustees steps down each year to allow prospective Trustees to come forward,

election to post or name of in the event that there are no vacancies. any person or body entitled Those stepping down can go forward for reto appoint one or more election. The new committee of Trustees is trustees voted in by those attending the AGM.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Townsend Community Association
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1193324
Charity’s principal address	Townsend Community Centre Jewell Road Bournemouth BH8 0LT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Jasmin Parsons	Secretary
	Joan Richards	Treasurer
	Irene Cousin	Chair
	Anne Melly	Trustee
	Chris Graydon	Trustee
	Lucia Bowker	Trustee	Joined 06.02.24.

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved NONE

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
NONE

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Joan Richards Full name(s) Jasmin Parsons Position (eg Secretary, Secretary Treasurer Chair, etc) Date

Charity Name No (if any) TOWNSEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 1193324 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 2023 2024 To from 01.04.2023 31.03.2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Hall Hire 16,242 Grants for chjairtable Activitoes - Other income from charitable activities 2,044 BCP Council Grants - Interest on deposit account 320 Other iincome 1,250 - - 19,856 - - Sub total - Total receipts 19,856 A3 Payments Services 5,538 BCP Council charges & maintenance 1,767 Charitable activities from Grants - Other charaitable activities 3,712 Insurtance 629 Runningcosts 1,074 Lease costs 205 Other costs 1,177 - Sub total 14,102 - - Sub total - Total payments 14,102 Net of receipts/(payments) 5,754 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 5,754 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - 12,379 3,411 - - - - 15,790 - - - 15,790 - - 15,354 1,293 - - - - - 16,647 - - - 16,647 - 857 - - - 857 Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 16,242 12,379 5,455 - 320 1,250 - - 35,646 - - - 35,646 5,538 1,767 15,354 5,005 629 1,074 205 1,177 - 30,749 - - - 30,749 4,897 - - 4,897	Last year to the nearest £
		-	16,242	10,397
		-	12,379	9,061
		-	5,455	16,049
		-	-	1,000
		-	320	-
		-	1,250	22,587
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	35,646	59,094
		-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	35,646	59,094
		-	5,538	647
		-	1,767	1,155
		-	15,354	6,164
		-	5,005	889
		-	629	580
		-	1,074	517
		-	205	317
		-	1,177	-
		-	-	-
		-	30,749	10,269
		-	-
		-	-
		-	-	-
		-	30,749	10,269
	- 857	-	4,897	48,825
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	- 857	-	4,897	48,825

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Treasurer's account Fixed Rate deposit account Difference Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 25,155 18,571 10,000 - - 4 - 35,151 18,571 Agreement Error Agreement Error to nearest £ to nearest £ Print Name Joan M Richards Jasmin Parsons Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds	to nearest £ Endowment funds
			-
			-
			-
			-
			OK
			to nearest £ Endowment funds
			Date of approval
		Joan M Richards	08.10.24
		Jasmin Parsons	08.10.24