## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date**
## **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|Going into its 6thyear of operation, the
Townsend Community Fridge is still our main
area of activity, managed by our Community
Development officer, Caroline Green and a large
group of volunteers.
Through the internal and external fridges, the
TCF attracts an average of 70 people each day to
collect supplies brought in from a wide range of
supermarkets and other outlets.
Where special need was identified amongst
residents, additional funding and items were
obtained, for example from FareShare, and also
reaching out to those with other needs.
Christmas marked the busiest time of the year
for the Fridge project - additional food super-
markets, as well as our Toy Appeal with Lidl and
opening on Christmas Eve evening to distribute
the huge volume of surplus food to residents.
With the Friendly Food Club, we offered work-
shops and demonstrations (family cooking, adult
cooking evenings, air fryer and slow cooker
sessions) and cooking appliances were given
away to households needing support.
With more residents continuing to use the
centre, we are still providing a warm and
welcoming space for people to meet, enjoy
refreshments and generally get to know their
neighbours and pass on skills and interests. A
highlight in many residents’ week is the hot
breakfast served free of charge to residents. We
have introduced a small charge for teas and
coffees.
Our collaborative efforts have strengthened this
year, working with organisations to extend our
offer at the Centre. Regular drop-ins include
Citizens Advice, We Are With You (support for
drug & alcohol), NHS Health Checks, Live Well
Dorset, Ara (gambling support), Community
Action Network (promotion of health &
wellbeing), Ridgewater Energy Support, BH Live
(Leisure Centre), BCP Homes. Our partnership
with Skills & Learning included a Multiply Maths
course, Singing for Wellbeing course, Emergency
First Aid accredited course and Mental health
training.
Community events began with an Easter Egg
hunt in the Townsend Community Growers site,
still thriving and enjoyed by its regular group of
enthusiasts. Work is ongoing to secure funds to
rebuild some of the ageing growing
planters. The Growers site continues to win
awards including the BCP Homes ‘Council
Garden Competition’ and the KeepBritain Tidy|
‘Green Flag’ award. In August we took another large group of adults and children to Chessington World of Adventures, and much enjoyment was had by a some older residents when we organised transport to the New Forest for afternoon tea and also to Stewarts Garden Centre at Christmas time. Other summer events for children included litter picks, habitat building, Halloween pumpkin tasting disco. In December the TCA hosted a Christmas lunch, with entertainment for our adult residents along with our legendry raffle. Our basic source of income from hiring the hall continues from Tai Chi classes, the WCI church, Molly Dancers and the Tibetan children’s group, plus other shorter-term hirers. We still run Bingo, which is much enjoyed by our older residents and we have seen more family events in the hall. The discussions with BCP Council towards signing a new lease, which began in 2022, were still ongoing in March 2025. We do not anticipate that this matter will be finalised before well into 2026 due to the need to establish responsibility for historic maintenance issues.
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We have ended the financial year with
assets of over £61,500, of which we
continue to keep £30,000 in an interest-
earning deposit account, and restricted
funds form 39% of the balance. With
increasing running costs likely in the coming
year, we are mindful that careful planning
will be necessary to keep the balance
between keeping the Centre viable and
serving theneeds ofthe community.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Hoping to finalise the BCP Council lease in
25/26, we decided to increase our reserves
to £30,000, to be ready financially to support
the much-needed refurbishments of our
toilets and office facilities. We also face the
general increase of service costs, and the
additionofaccountancy and bankingfees.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£30,000|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|(trust deed, royal charter)|||
|---|---|---|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**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|Para 1.25|Community selection. At an AGM, one-third
of our Trustees steps down each year to
allow prospective Trustees to come forward,
in the event that there are no vacancies.
Those stepping down can go forward for re-
election. The new committee of Trustees is
votedinby those attending theAGM.|
## **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**
|
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Jasmin Parsons|Secretary|||
||Joan Richards|Treasurer|||
||Irene Cousin|Chair|||
||Anne Melly|Trustee|||
||Chris Graydon|Trustee|||
||Lucia Bowker|Trustee|Resigned March 2025||
– 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
Jasmin Parsons||
|---|---|---|
|||Joan Richards|
||
Secretary|Treasurer|
||29.08.2025||
||29.08.2025||
|**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**TOWNSEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**||**1193324**|||
|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**|
|Period start date
**For the period**
**from**
01.04.2024|**To**|Period end date
31.03.2025|||
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**17,444**
**-**
**-**
**2,557**
**836**
**515**
**21,352**
**-**
**-**
**21,352**
**8,778**
**2,378**
**-**
**3,107**
**678**
**676**
**1,500**
**2,833**
**-**
**19,950**
**-**
**-**
**19,950**
**1,402**
**-**
**-**
**1,402**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**24,159**
**1,547**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25,706**
**-**
**-**
**25,706**
**-**
**-**
**20,035**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**20,035**
**-**
**-**
**20,035**
**5,671**
**-**
**-**
**5,671**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**17,444**
**24,159**
**1,547**
**2,557**
**836**
**515**
**47,058**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**17,444**
**24,159**
**1,547**
**2,557**
**836**
**515**
**47,058**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Hall Hire|**17,444**|||||**16,242**|
|Grants for charitable activities|**-**|||||**12,379**|
|Other income for charitable acitivites|**-**|||||**5,455**|
|Income from charitable activities|**2,557**|||||**-**|
|Interest from Deposit Account|**836**|||||**320**|
|Other income|**515**|||||**1,250**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**21,352**|||||**35,646**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**|||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**35,646**|
||||||||
|Services|**8,778**|||||**5,538**|
|BCP Charges & Maintenance|**2,378**|||||**1,767**|
|Charitable activities fromgrants|**-**|||||**15,354**|
|Other charitable activities|**3,107**|||||**5,005**|
|Insurance|**678**|||||**629**|
|Runningcosts|**676**|||||**1,074**|
|Lease costs|**1,500**|||||**205**|
|Other costs|**2,833**|||||**1,177**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**19,950**|||||**30,749**|
||||||||
|**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_**|||||||
|||||||**30,749**|
||||||||
||**1,402**|**5,671**|**-**|**7,073**||**4,897**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**1,402**|**5,671**|**-**|**7,073**||**4,897**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
28/08/2025
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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
**B1 Cash funds**|**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Treasurer's Account
Fixed Rate deposit acount
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**7,606**
**24,052**
**30,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**37,606**
**24,052**
Agreement Error
Agreement Error
Print Name
Jasmin Parsons
Joan M Richards|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
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|||Jasmin Parsons|~~approva~~|
|||Joan M Richards||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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