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2024-08-31-accounts

Westfield Community Association Yeovil

Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statement for the Year ended 31 August 2024

Charity Number 1195615

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Reference and Administration details

Charity Principal Address

49 Stiby Road Yeovil, Somerset BA21 3EQ

Names of the Charity Trustees

Trustee name

Office (if any) Appointed/ Resigned

Chair

2 Structure, Governance and Management

Westfield Community Association registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on the 24[th] August 2021, (Reg. No.1195615) and is governed by a Constitution.

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Constitution and give their time voluntarily.

3 Objectives and Activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document are as follows: -

  1. The promotion for the benefit of the public of regeneration in the Westfield Area of Yeovil, Somerset by all or any of the following means:

  2. A. The Maintenance, improvement, or provision of public amenities.

  3. B. The provision of recreational facilities for the public at large or those who by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, or disablement, financial hardship, or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities.

  4. C. The protection or conservation of the environment

  5. D. The promotion of public safety and prevention or crime

  6. E. Such other means as may from time to time be determined subject to prior written consent of the charity commissioners for England and Wales and

  7. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Westfield without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious, or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisation in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and other leisure time occupations with the objects of improving the conditions of life of the said inhabitants. The “Area of benefit” is Westfield (Yeovil), defined as the area bounded by Preston Road, Larkhill Road, Thorne Lane and Ilchester Road.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects

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4 Achievements and Performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Whilst all the objectives and activities undertaken for public benefit listed in section 3 above have been actioned on a regular basis throughout the year, and progress has been made with embedding awareness of WCA’s existence and impact amongst a wider element of both residential and organisational sectors of the community, the Association has been particularly pleased to have been given further external recognition with the following:

Initiated Dentistry project

Enhanced community links at special event/Open Meeting (e.g. January ’24)

Welcomed two Community Engagement Organisers in partnership with SPARK

Supported various local campaigns e.g. bus users, Hospice closure, Stroke unit closure, Macmillan Breast cancer

between organisations on future actions for Westfield

Through the opportunities presented by our ever-improving community garden, various groups benefited from sharing time, experience, interests and skills – not least, in addition to our regular volunteers, Able2Achieve and Somerset Wildlife Trust. Meanwhile, Brownies and Rainbows enhanced their weekly meetings by taking responsibility for some of the garden’s raised beds. Yet again the garden was awarded for its participation in IYN class of Yeovil in Bloom.

Links with our local Co-operative Society Pioneer Team led to ongoing involvement in our retail outlet’s provision of ‘awards’, which contributed to funds required for ongoing activities as well as enhanced awareness amongst co-op members of the association’s role in the community.

Once again, throughout the year the community association has been represented on the management committee of the St Peters Community Centre, indicating our commitment and support of this invaluable resource within our local community.

Committee Report

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Westfield Community Association Yeovil Receipts and Payments Accounts

For the Year ended 31 August 2024

Receipts
Grants and Donations
Fund Raising
Other Income
Total Receipts
Payments
Bank Fees
Bookkeeping/ Examination
Insurance
Printing & advertising
Refreshments
Project – F/R BBQ cancer
Sundry Expenses
Service Providers
Website costs
Comm Gdn Equipment
Comm Gdn Gen
Donations (out)
Total Payments
Net Receipts Less Payments		 Unrestricted
Fund
Restricted
Funds
Total
36.02
2402.91
2438.93
342.50
146.25
488.75
19
0
19
397.52
2549.16
2946.68
0
0
0
0
0
0
322.99
0
322.99
95.80
0
95.80
199.64
103.71
0
0
199.64
103.71
132.94
0
132.94
0
0
0
140
0
140
0
0
350.53
295.18
782.01
123.00
295.18
782.01
473.53
1345.61
1200.19
2545.80
0
0
0
Summary of Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds
Restricted Funds
Community Garden Fund		 Balance
Receipts
Payments
B/F 1.9.2023
1633
397
1345
4940
2549
1200
6573
2946
2545		 Balance
C/F 31.08.2024
685
6289
6974

- Balances Represented By :

The Co-op Bank Account -65266931 Balance as per statement 31 August 2024 £6974.74

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