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|ObjectivesandActiviti|es||
|---|---|---|
||SORP reference||
|Summaryofthepurposesof|Pata1.17|The conservation, protection and|
|thecharity as setoutinits||improvementoftheBexhill-on-Sea built|
|governing document||environment|
|Summaryofthemain<br>activities in relation to those|Para 1.17and<br>1.19|Themain activitiesoftheCharity duringthis<br>period included:|
|purposes forthepublic||-Thefullrestorationofthetown's|
|benefit, in particular,the||VictorianBandstand which opened|
|activities, projectsor||onlstApril2023.|
|services identifiedinthe||12,O12oftheBandstand's|
|accounts.||restoration and equipment costs|
|||werepaid during theearlypartof|
|||thisaccountingperiod.|
|||-RepaintingShelter3 onthetown's|
|||promenade. (This shelter was fully|
|||renovated in 2020 as partofajoint|
|||projectwithRother District Council|
|||but requiresarepaint everythree|
|||years.)|
|||Mostofthecostofmaterials was|
|||met by Rother District Council.|
|||There was additional expenditureof|
|||€625by Bexhill Heritage on|
|||replacement glazing, fastenings,|
|||equipment, and protective itemsfor|
|||volunteers.|
|||-Commencingtherestorationof|
|||Shelter 4 on Bexhill's seafront.|
|||Rother District Council had carried|
|||outmostrepairs and removedpaint.|
|||Mostofthecostofmaterials was|
|||met by Rother District Council.|
|||There was additional expenditureof|
|||€557 byBexhill Heritageto cover|
|||personal protective equipment,|
|||additionaltoolsand some Specialist|
|||items.|
|||-RestorationoftheRNLI collection|
|||box. Costf747|





|||Planning and preparationfor|
|---|---|---|
|||projectstorestore the Collins and|
|||Pallott mural on Town Hall Square,|
|||andtheK6phonekioskaiNormans|
|||Bay.|
|||Nocost.|
|||ReplacingtheEgerton Parkplaque|
|||commemoratingtheopeningof|
|||Bexhill's scented garden for the|
|||blindin1952. The costtoBexhill|
|||Heritage was€133.Bexhill in Bloom|
|||paidtheremaining costs viaagrant|
|||off600.|
|||Comments made onplanning|
|||applicationsordevelopment|
|||proposalswith heritageimplications|
|||Nocost.|
|||Organising andpresentingthe2O24|
|||Civic Pride Awards.|
|||This incurredjustover €100 printing|
|||and certificate costs.|
|||Hosting guest speakers onavariety|
|||oftopics designedtoincrease public|
|||knowledge and understandingofthe|
|||town'shistory and heritage.AIso,|
|||attending and organising town|
|||eventstoreachawiderpublic, and|
|||giving talksiolocal groups.Wealso|
|||organised two three educational|
|||trips for our members. The costof|
|||members'meetings includingguest|
|||speakers and tripswas€550 over|
|||theaccounting period. This was|
|||largelyoffsetby income from|
|||catering, raffles, andtripincome.|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|Thetrusteeshave takenfullaccountofthe|
|whether thetrusteeshave||guidanceissuedbythe Charity|
|had regard totheguidance||Commission onpublicbenefit and are|
|issuedbytheCharity||confidentthatallthe Charity'sactivities are|
|Commission onpublic||consistent with this guidance.|
|benefit|||



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||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|||The Charitydoesnot currently award|
||Para 1.38|grants.|
|Policy ongrantmaking|||
||Para139|Through this accountingperiodtheCharity|
|||operated a business current account and|
|Policy on social investment||an instant-access, interest-bearing account|
|including program related||from October 2023 withtheNatWestBank.|
|investment||Therewereno additional investments.|





|||Allthe Charity's ofiicersare volunteers as|
|---|---|---|
|||arethosemembersengaged on restoration|
|Contribution|madeby|work.A coregroupofnine volunteerswas|
|volunteers||responsiblefortheplanning,management,|
|||and implementationofwork on Shelter3|
|||and 4, Threevolunteerscontributed to the|
|||restorationoftheRNLI collectionbox.|
|||Volunteershave been supported fromtime|
|||totimeby professionaltradespeopleand|
|||local authority officers.|
|||Our volunteer historian and supportofficer|
|||continuedtomakeaverysignificant|
|||contribution to the development ofour|
|||website and tothemaintenanceofthe|
|||Bandstand booking system.|
|||Ourvolunteerplanning officers continuedlo|
|||assess allplanningapplications with|
|||heritageimplications. Our interventions|
|||helpedtopreservethetowerof a local|
|||church andledtothereplacement ofaset|
|||ofsliding sash windows withwindowsofa|





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|Achievementsand Per|formance||
|---|---|---|
||SORP reference||
|Summaryofthemarn<br>achievementsofthecharity,||{.Asuccessful firstyearof<br>operation forthetown'srestored|
|identifyingthedifference the||VictorianBandstand which|
|charity'sworkhas made to<br>thecircumstancesofits|Pata1.20|openedon l"t April2023.<br>Therestored Bandstand hosteda|
|beneficiaries andanywider||series of'free'concerts includingour|
|benefitstosocietyasa||opening concert, an additional|
|whole.||Celebration Concert and concertson|
|||bothSussexDay and Bexhill Day. A|
|||wide variety ofentertainersusedthe|
|||facilityforpublicbenefit.|
|||A fullsummer programmeoffree|
|||concerts has been planned for 2024,|
|||threeofwhichhave beenfeaturedas|
|||partoftheBexhill FestivalofMusic.|
|||Bexhill Museum, andawide rangeof|
|||local organisations and clubs also|
|||bookedtheBandstand.|
|||Local charities and faithgroupshave|
|||usedtheBandstand successfully to|
|||inform and engage.|
|||During thewinter,Bexhill Heritage|
|||organised a seriesoffree workshops|
|||and eventsforlocal peoplewithan|
|||emphasis on encouraging social|
|||engagement.By popular demand,two|
|||oftheseworkshopshave become year-|
|||round fixtures.|
|||We also organised a non-profitSanta's|
|||Grottotobenefitlocalfamiliesoflimited|
|||means.|
|||A fullsummer programmeoffree|
|||concerts hasbeenplannedfor2024,|
|||threeofwhichhave been featured as|
|||partoftheBexhill Festival of Music.|
|||2.Completing twofurther|
|||restorationprojectsandstarting|
|||athird.|
|||Volunteerscompletedafullrepaint ofa|
|||listed sea-front shelter (Shelter3),|
|||restored thetown'sRNLI seafront|
|||collectingbox and began workonthe|
|||restoration of another listed seafront|
|||shelter.|





|Additionalinformation(optional)|Additionalinformation(optional)||
|---|---|---|
|Y**ouma**v**chooseto** includefurther<br>y||whererelevantabout:|
|||Wecompletedtherepainting of Shelter3in|
|||autumn2023asanticipated.ltwasnot|
|Achievementsagainst|Pa.a1.41|possible tofullyrepaint theshelter's|
|objectivesset.||benches duetoinclement weather.|
|||CompletionoftheRNLI collectionboxwas|
|||delayed duetocontinued wet weather from|
|||OctobertoMarch.Theboxwasfinishedin|
|||April2024.|
|||We startedtherestoration of Shelter4on|
|||timein November 2023 and aimto|
|||complete in autumn 2024.|
|||Thereplacement plaqueforBexhill's|
|||scented gardenwas delayedby six months|
|||due tothenegligence of a supplier. The|
|||plaquewasinstalled in Februarv 2024.|
|||The Charitywassuccessful in raisingfunds|
|||tomeet our maintenance obligations forthe|
|Performanceoffundraising||Bandstand. Bandstand users contributed|
|activities against objectives|Para1.41|f692duringtheaccounting period.|
|set.|||
|||Not applicable|
|lnvestmentperformance|Pata1.41||
|against obiectives|||





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|inancial Review|||
|---|---|---|
|Reviewofthecharity's|Pa.aL21|TheCharity's finances continuedtobe|
|financialpositionattheend||robustattheendofthis accounting period.|
|oftheperiod||Despite expenditureoff4,931on projects|
|||and equipment,werecordedasmallbut|
|||significant surplusofjustoverf2918.This|
|||wasboosted byaGiftAidrefund in arrears|
|||ol12021.|
|||Just over!15,190wascarriedforwardinto|
|||financial year202415.|
|||Thisissufficient to cover general|
|||expenditure and provide for a contribution|
|||of 87,000toproiects planned for2024t5.|
|Statement explainingthe<br>policyforholding reserves|Para1.22|TheCharity'spolicy on reservesistoretain<br>theequivalent of six months average|
|stating whytheyare held||expenditure,not including spendingon|
|||pro,jects.Thisisto enabletheCharity to|
|||meet its regular commitments and running|
|||costs shouldtherebe an unexpected|
|||collapse in membership subscriptions and|
|||donations.|
|Amount ofreservesheld|Pata1.22|f2000wasavailable as a reserveatthe|
|||endoftheaccounting period-March31st,|
|||2024.Thisisbased ontheequivalent of six|
|||months of average expenditure, not|
|||including spending on projectsor|
|||equipment.|
|Reasonsforholding zero|Pata1.22|Not applicable|
|reserves|||
|Detailsoffundmateriallyin|Pata1.24|Not applicable|
|deficit|||
|Explanation of any|Pata1.23|Thereare no uncertainties aboutthecharity|
|uncertainties about the||continuingasagoing concern.|
|charity continuing asagoing|||
|concern|||



|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing asagoing<br>concern<br>Pata1.23|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing asagoing<br>concern<br>Pata1.23|Thereare no uncertainties aboutthecharity<br>continuingasagoing concern.|
|---|---|---|
|Additionalinformation(optional)|||
|ou may choosetoincludefurl:her||whererelevantabout:|
|||TheCharity'sprincipal sourceoffundsis|
|||throughmembershipsubscriptionsand|
|Thecharity'sprincipal||donations.|
|sourcesoffunds(including|?ata'l..47|The Charity sold cards, badges and|
|anyfundraising)||souvenirs,organisedraffles and ranan|
|||annual tombola.|
|||During this accounting period,theCharity|
|||ranacurrent account but openedan|
|lnvestment policy and||interest-bearing account withthesame|
|objectives including any|Para 1.46|bank in October 2023. This account|
|social investment policy||providedf130of interest|
|adopted|||
|||During this accounting period,theCharity|
|||faced thefollowingrisks:|
|Adescriptlonoftheprincipal|Pata1.46|-insufficient active volunteerstomeet|
|risks facinqthecharitv||its commitments.|





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|tructure,Governance|and Man|agement|
|---|---|---|
|Descriptionofcharity's|||
|trusts:|||
|Typeofgoverningdocument|Para 1.25|Charity Commission scheme.Our|
|(trustcjeedroyal chaner)||constitution specifies howtheCharityis|
|||qoverned.|
|Howisthecharity|Pata1.25|Thecharityisconstituted asa|
|constituted?||Charitable lncorporated Organisation(ClO)|
|Trustee selection methods|PataI.25|Trustees are elected for one,two,orthree-|
|including details of any||yeartermsattheCharity'sAnnualGeneral|
|constitutionalprovisions e.g.||Meeting (AGM)inJune. Each memberof|
|electiontopost or nameof||thecharity has one vote. They may votein|
|anypersonorbody entitled||person, by proxyorby post/email.|
|toappoint one or more||Trusteesmay co-opt additional trustees|
|trustees||betweenAGMs,but any co-opted trustee|
|||serves only untilthenextAGMatwhich|
|||point theymustbeelected by members|
|||shouldthevwishtocontinue.|



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|**ou** mav chooseloincludefur<br>|therstatemen<br>|tswhererelevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|||Alltrusteesare made awareoftheirlegal|
|||responsibilities.lnductionisthrough|
|Policies and procedures||conversation withiheChairman.|
|adopted fortheinduction|PataL51|Formal policies and procedures haveyetto|
|andtrainingoftrustees.||beadoptedbutthetrusteeboard intendsto|
|||dothispriortoany expansion of the trustee|
|||board.|
|||The Charity'strusteeboard are responsible|
|||for strategy, oversight, and evaluation.|
|The charity's organisational||Theyare elected by members and report to|
|structure andanywider|Para1.51|members.|
|network with which the||The elected committee actsasthe|
|charity works.||Charity'sexecutive, making operational|
|||decisions consistentwith thepoliciesand|
|||plans setbythe trustees. The committeeis|
|||electedby members, and report to trustees|
|||and members.|
|||Bexhill Heritage cooperateswithRother|
|||District Council and Bexhill Town Councilin|
|Relationshipwithany|Parc1.51|pursuitofitscharitable objectives.We|
|relatedparties||enjoy cordial linkswithRother Voluntary|
|||Action, Bexhill100 Motoring Club,thelocal|
|||Men's Shed. Bexhill in Bloom, the|
|||FootbridgeProject and St Barnabas|
|||Church.|
|Other|||





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|Reference andAdminis|trativedetails|
|---|---|
|Gharitv name|Bexhill Heritaoe|
|Othernamethecharitv uses|None|
|Reqistered charitvnumber|1196525|
|Charity'sprincipal address|c/o St Barnabas Church,CantelupeRoad, Bexhill-on-Sea,|
||TN4O 1JG|





||Trusteename|Office(if any)|Datesacted ifnotfor whole<br>vear|ofperson (or|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Stephen Johnson|Chairmanand|||
|||Treasurer|||
||Simon Allen|ViceChairman|||
|||Projects'Officer|||
||AlexisMarkwick|SupportOfficer|||
|||ViceChairman|||
|4|SamanthaBarber|Ex-officio|October 2023toMarch||
||||2024||
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|Funds held ascustodian trusteesonbehalfof others|Funds held ascustodian trusteesonbehalfof others|
|---|---|
|Descriptionoftheassets|Not applicable|
|heldinthis capacity.||
|Name and objectsofthe|Not applicable|
|charityonwhosebehalf the||
|assets are held andhowthis||
|falls withinthecustodian||
|charity'sobjects.||
|Detailsofarrangementsfor|Noi applicable|
|safe custody and||
|segregationofsuch assets||
|fromthe charity'sown||
|assets-||



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**Bexhill Heritage - Financial Summary – from April 1[st] 2023 to March 31st, 2024** 

|**Income**|April 1 2023 – March 31st2024|
|---|---|
|Annual membershipfees|3385|
|Life membershipfees|400|
|Grants|1018|
|Donatons|1937|
|Bandstand Bookingdonatons|692|
|Sales|928|
|Events,cateringand rafes|772|
|Gif Aid refunds|2021|
|Other|549|
|Interest|130|
|**TOTAL**|**£11,832**|



|**Expenditure**|April 1 2023 – March 31st2024|
|---|---|
|Projects|4931|
|Equipment|443|
|PayPal fees|89|
|Statonery, printng,etc.|436|
|Marketng|468|
|Venue hire,event costs|1340|
|Phone and internet|189|
|Insurance|253|
|Refunds|200|
|Storage charges|550|
|Other|15|
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|**TOTAL**|**£8,914**|



Totals are affected by rounding. 

|**Income minus expenditure for**|**2023/24**<br>|**£2,918**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Carried forward from last year**||**£12,272**||
|**TOTAL FUNDS as at 31.03.24**||**£15,190**||
||**Nat West Interest account**||**£10,130**|
||**Current account balance on 31st March 2024**||**£4,985**|
||**Cash in hand**||**£60.00**|
||**Unpresented cheque**||**£15.00**|
||**TOTAL**||**£15,190**|



(These accounts have been  examined by the charity’s auditors)