Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day01 Month04 Year2023 Day31 Month03 Year2024 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Saints (Brackley) Community Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1195701
Charity's principal address 7 Bridgewater Rise, Brackley, Northamptonshire Postcode NN13 6DA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Caryl Billingham MBE |
Chairman | |||
| Allan Boyland | ||||
| Adrian Jones | From 28 February2024 | |||
| Janine Lay | ||||
| Ian Leask | Treasurer | |||
| Stephen Toghill | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| NOT APPLICABLE |
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of adviser | Name | Address |
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| NONE | ||
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) |
NOT APPLICABLE
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
CO-OPTION
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
Trustees have considered a range of topics where a policy or formally adopted procedure may be appropriate. These have been documented in the minutes of a meeting of trustees, and formal policies are reviewed on a regular basis.
Observations and, where necessary, procedures have been discussed, stated and adopted by trustees.
All governance of the charity rests within this democratically adopted framework.
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
i. Enabling and promoting community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health (facilities being land and buildings) and organising sporting activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
ii. Providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation of such persons who have need for such facilities by reason of their age, infirmity, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life.
iii. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society by facilitating weekly meetings in a convivial atmosphere in order to meet others and enjoy others' company with the provision of a meal and occasional entertainment.
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A major responsibility of this charity since it was established has been to acquire and manage funding to enable the Saints Community Project to continue to build on its success, thus offering its benefits to an increased number of people. The project offers a weekly Wednesday coffee morning with an optional lunch; there are occasional themed days and there are periodic outings (some destinations have been found to be more successful than others, and new venues are researched with careful consideration given to the demographics of the participants). The scheme is intended essentially to benefit the isolated, the lonely, the elderly and the vulnerable, all both able-bodied and disabled.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
There is ongoing work to promote sport within the community to promote health and wellbeing. We wish to encourage walking football for men and women, children to play sport at all levels, football for adult women. A substantial growth in the town’s population has brought forth an increasing number of children and women who wish to play football, and the charity continues to seek funding to facilitate playing, coaching and referereeing for all.
The Trustees have at all times had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Section D Achievements and performance
The charity has obtained substantial funding from the National League Summary of the main Trust to underwrite the Saints Community Project as detailed in an earlier achievements of the charity section. during the year
The ongoing success of this project is evidenced by the increasing number of regular attendees who are elderly, lonely or isolated – or a combination of all three. Attendance at the Wednesday sessions is further boosted by the regular presence of local adults who are supported through Livability.
Additionally, the project manager has over the years established an excellent working relationship with many agencies meaning that the attendees benefit from regular advice and support from professionals such as local authority staff, social prescribers from GP surgeries, the police, schools and the local Mercedes Petronas business.
Section E Financial review
The charity has no debts and it therefore currently has no defined policy Brief statement of the regarding reserves. Trustees are aware that grant funding can be charity’s policy on reserves notoriously fickle as demand increases, and they are therefore actively seeking to increase their reserves and thus protect their activities.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) C S Billingham I J M Leask Ian James MacEwen Leask Full name(s) Caryl Suzanne Billingham MBE Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Treasurer etc) Date 5 April 2024
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