## **ANNUAL REPORT** **Heart of the Community For the Year Ended 30th June 2025** **“Where Calne’s Community is central to our ethos”** CIO Registra�on 1194894 ## **TRUSTEE REPORT** **HEART OF THE COMMUNITY For the year ended 30th June 2025** ## **Who we are** Heart of the Community, a charitable Incorporated Organisa�on, and operates from Coleman’s Farm Community Centre, 15-16 Angell Close, Calne, SN11 8PF. During the year the following Trustees served between the start of the accoun�ng period and the approval of these accounts are noted with the dates of appointment and/or resigna�on where these fall within the same period: Ma�hew Greenman Appointed 1[st] May 2025 Natasha Ramage Ian Wakeham Mary Wakeham Alison Wheeler Bankers: HSBC Canal Walk Swindon Our accounts were independently examined by: Iwona Warzecha 8 Meteor Row Grove OX12 0PG (details withheld for legi�mate reasons) 1 CIO Registra�on 1194894 ## **TRUSTEE REPORT** **HEART OF THE COMMUNITY For the year ended 30th June 2025** ## **Aims and objec�ves** Heart of the Community exists to alleviate the symptoms of poverty and social isola�on that o�en result in mental health distress through the provision of providing a daily hot meal, a mee�ng place to chat and form friendships, and providing a range of ac�vi�es on a daily basis to learn new skills and have fun together. The majority of our guests have been referred to us by Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living (Community Connectors) to ensure that services are being provided specifically to those in our community who are in need in accordance with our primary target guests. The process of referral is a two-way process, with the trustees’ referring guests who need addi�onal support to Community Connectors. ## **How are the objec�ves met?** Heart of the Community provides a warm, safe non-judgemental environment that empowers people of diverse ages and backgrounds. Guests are encouraged and mo�vated to be the best version of themselves that they can be. The provision of hot meals and ac�vi�es ensures that guests are nourished physically and emo�onally, enriching people’s lives and enabling them to form friendships. At its concep�on in 2021, Heart of the Community provided meals for an average of 3 to 4 people daily, this rose to 7-10 people in 2022 and has remained sta�c. ## **How were we funded?** that enabled the organisa�on to carry out its ac�vi�es. The charity is grateful to Tesco, 2 CIO Registra�on 1194894 Heart of the Community also worked in collabora�on with na�onal businesses to hold its Annual Christmas Lunch – the opportunity for our regular guests to come together to enjoy a tradi�onal meal with their friends. This allowed them to put aside their mental health issues for a couple of hours and enjoy themselves. This was achievable through the assistance of Sainsburys, and Tescos. ## **Calne Civic Awards** Heart of the Community was recognised by Calne Town Council as being one of the Warm, safe spaces in the town. ## **Ac�vi�es and Events** During the week Heart of the Community enjoys kni�ng, crochet and diamond art sessions in the week alongside its family fun evening. The charity is always listening for new ideas for ac�vi�es that may be of interest to the community. During the year we supported one of our regulars who had a life-limi�ng illness. When she passed away, we provided a peer-to-peer support group and par�cipated at her funeral in Bristol. ## **Christmas** In December 2024, Heart of the Community provided a 3-course meal to 37 people who would not have a�ended any other fes�ve par�es. Coleman’s Farm was the venue for numerous guests with anxiety and mobility issues to come together in a relaxed se�ng and enjoy the company of what has become their friends. 3 CIO Registra�on 1194894 ## **TRUSTEE REPORT** **HEART OF THE COMMUNITY For the year ended 30th June 2025** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Accoun�ng Policies** ## **Basis of Accoun�ng** Recommended Prac�ce (Chari�es SORP (FRS 102)), Financial Repor�ng Standard 102 and the Chari�es Act 2011. Heart of the Community is a registered CIO charity, no. 1194894, and meets the defini�on of a public benefit en�ty under FRS102. ## **Going Concern** statements. Despite the con�nuing cost-of-living crisis within the UK partly fuelled by the energy crisis, infla�on and high interest rates, all of which have resulted in a greater demand for our work and services, the Trustees are confident that there are sufficient funds to con�nue our vital work, and therefore the Charity remains a going concern. ## **Income** Income is recognised in the Financial Statements when received and banked under the Receipts and Payments basis. ## **Expenditure** Expenditure is recognised in the Financial Statements when payments are made under the Receipts and Payments basis. ## **Taxa�on** The Charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore meet the defini�on of a charitable company for UK corpora�on tax purposes. ## **Assets** There are no assets owned by the Charity except for Cash held at the bank. 4 CIO Registra�on 1194894 ## **TRUSTEE REPORT** **HEART OF THE COMMUNITY For the year ended 30th June 2025** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Reserves** ## Unrestricted The Charity’s reserves policy is to hold 6 months of total annual expenditure at the end of each financial year as unrestricted funds to allow for sufficient �me to seek and be successful in addi�onal funding. At the year end, reserves held were £6,425 which equates to nearly one year’s of total unrestricted costs of £6,834 (last year: 3 months’ reserves were held) ## **Acknowledgement** The Trustees acknowledge that without the support of the volunteer team (none of whom are paid), it would not have been possible to achieve the community engagement and the fulfilment of its aims and objec�ves. Agreed and signed on behalf of the Trustees on 25[th] September 2025 ………………………………… Ian Wakeham 5 CIO Registration 1194894 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts S•ciion A Report ro the trustees kart of the commLX) On iccount5 for the year end•d 30 June 2025 1194894 Sot out on paios 7- 8 I reF•Yt to the tru5tee5 on ry vaminatiw ol t￿ accwrt5 cl the Ob ch¥ry forthe ￿Or ended 3ty' Jur* 2025. 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£
£
**INCOME**
**Income from Public Funds**
Grants and Trusts
5,200
Smaller Grants
200
-
5,400
Large Donations
1,405
-
Fundraising
338
-
Regular Giving
848
-
Donations for Meals
2,407
-
4,999
-
**Total Income**
**4,999**
**5,400**
**EXPENDITURE**
_Core Activities_
Rent
4,155
-
Meals & Refreshments
1,656
-
Activities
304
-
Sundries
399
-
6,514
-
_Special Events_
Ukranian Gatherings
-
Christmas Dinner
-
343
-
343
_Administrative Expenditure_
Safeguarding
-
Bank Charges
74
Transport
333
Promotion
196
270
333
_Govenance_
Independent Examiner
50
**Total Expenditure**
**6,834**
**676**
**Net Income**
**1,835**
**-**
**4,724**|£
£
5,200
200
5,400
1,405
338
848
2,407
4,999
**10,399**
4,155
1,656
304
399
6,514
-
343
343
-
74
333
196
603
50
**7,510**
**2,889**
**TOTAL Current Year**|**Last Year**
£
6,615| |---|---|---| ||1,405
338
848
2,407
4,155
1,656
304
399|6,615| |||1,307
491
1,370
2,392| |||5,560| |||| |||**12,175**
7,644
3,937
610
677| ||-
343|12,868| |||527
676| ||-
74
333
196|1,203| |||-
74
549
70| |||693| |||-| |||**14,765**| |||**2,590**
**-**| 7 CIO Registra�on 1194894 ## **Heart of the Community** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** |Cash at Bank
**Reserves**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
£
£
Brought Forward
8,260
1,125
Net Income over expenditure
1,835
-
4,724
Transfers
-
-
Carried Forward
6,425
5,850
**_Restricted Fund Analysis_**
**B/Fwd**
**Income**
**Costs**
**Transfers**
_Rent_
-
-
_Transport_
951
1,200
333
-
_Christmas_
174
200
343
-
_Activities_
-
1,000
-
-
_Hall Hire_
-
3,000
-
-
1,125
5,400
676
-|Cash at Bank
**Reserves**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
£
£
Brought Forward
8,260
1,125
Net Income over expenditure
1,835
-
4,724
Transfers
-
-
Carried Forward
6,425
5,850
**_Restricted Fund Analysis_**
**B/Fwd**
**Income**
**Costs**
**Transfers**
_Rent_
-
-
_Transport_
951
1,200
333
-
_Christmas_
174
200
343
-
_Activities_
-
1,000
-
-
_Hall Hire_
-
3,000
-
-
1,125
5,400
676
-|11,932
**TOTAL**
£
9,386
2,889
-
12,275
**c/fwd**
-
1,818
32
1,000
3,000
5,850|9,386| |---|---|---|---| ||||**Last Year**
£
11,976
2,590
-
-| ||||9,386| ||||| ||1,125
5,400
676
-||| 8