## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2023 To 31/12/2023** **Charity name: Lancaster Men’s Hub** ## **Charity registration number: 1196670** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of Lancaster Men’s Hub is to
promote social inclusion for the public
benefit of men, living in Lancaster and the
surrounding district, by preventing them
from becoming socially excluded, relieving
the needs of those people who are socially
excluded and assisting them to integrate
into society through the provision of
opportunities and premises in which men
can meet jointly or individually undertake
and share creative, physical, social and
recreational activities of their choice.
We provide social and practical activities in
a safe space for clients to meet, converse
and share interests, as well as providing
signposting to other more specialist
organisations.| |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|Elevenses: drop-in social every Friday with
tea/coffee and modest cooked lunch; free.
Games Night: every Thursday for board
and card games etc.; free.
Walking Football: every Sunday, free.
Allotment: ongoing; free.
Woodworking Projects: manufacture of items
on request; materials charged to client and
additional donation requested.| |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 and are aware of the need to
apply the test of public benefit to all
relevant LMH activities.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity is entirely volunteer run. The
contribution made by all members who
actively volunteer is vital and amounts to a
saving in costs without which the charity
could not provide activities.| |Other||| ## **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|**In the reporting period LMH**:
Grew its membership to 95
Maintained four regular weekly activities
Acquired a second allotment to be developed
Made woodwork products for donations
Supported fairs and fair trade days
Extended and deepened contacts with other charities
Continued with Lancaster Integrated Care
Community (ICC)
Joined the Lancaster District Community Voluntary &
Solutions (LDCVS) Directory of services and began
receiving social prescription referrals
Raised its profile through more extensive publicity
Secured an initial three-year lease on a workshop
and equipped it to a high standard
Provided lunch every Friday for 20 to 45 people
Provided a celebratory meal for 40 people
**2023 LMH Client Voice survey shows that an**
**average of members feel:**
A friendly welcome: 61%
Accepted by others: 54%
Enjoy activities: 44%
Tried something new: 27%
Made new friends: 54%
Leave in a good mood: 44%
Feel less isolated: 44%
Find LMH supports wellbeing: 44%
(These numbers are lower than the previous year.
Our membership has more than doubled while we
have not provided additonal actiities: however, we
have access to more space in 2024 and this is being
addressed.)| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Position year end 31/12/2023**
Income (inc. sales, donations and grants):
£18,337
Expenses: £12,503
**Net profit: £5,834**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Our Strategic Plan 2023-2028 requires us to
maintain financial reserves sufficient for one
year of operations. In practice this means for
operational costs and core activities.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserve assets held 31.12.2023
Virgin Money 95 Day Notice account:
£5,672| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Does not apply| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Does not apply| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Does not apply| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Period 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2023**
Personal donations (inc returned Gift Aid):
£5,339
Corporate donations: £2,163
Grants: £4,771
Justgiving: £1,500| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Does not apply| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Lancaster Men’s Hub Constitution
03 June 2021| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO Association Model| |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|(First Trustees were appointed by Charity
Commission, 19/11/2021 and have since
retired or been reappointed.)
Appointment through election by members
at AGM.
Appointment by trustees at any time.
Appointment by members at any time.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|LMH is an entirely volunteer organisation
supervised by the Board of Trustees with the
assistance of delegated committees.
LMH is a member of Lancaster Integrated Care
Community (ICC) and Lancaster District CVS.
These organisations supply information, enable
contacts and, in the case of LDCVS, mediate
between grant providers and grant applicants,
but neither organisation has any influence on
LMH management.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Lancaster Men’s Hub| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|LMH| |Registered charity number|1196670| |Charity’s principal address|The Cornerstone
Sulyard Street
Lancaster LA1 1PX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Keith Derrick
Carman|||Appointed by members by
election at AGM| ||David Kendrew
Mace|Chair||Appointed by members by
election at AGM| ||David Neil Smith|Treasurer|Retired 31.12.2023|Appointed by members by
election at AGM| ||Simon Stewart|Contact||Appointed by members by
election at AGM| ||John Sydney
Strivens|Secretary|Retired 23.12.2023|Appointed by members by
election at AGM| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Does not apply held in this capacity Name and objects of the Does not apply charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Does not apply safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details No exemptions have been made ## **Other optional information** ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||David Kendrew Mace|| ||
Chair|| ||16.10.2924|| ||16.10.2924|| |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**LANCASTER MEN'S HUB**|||**1196670**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| ||Period start date||Period end date||| |**For the period from**|01/01/2023|**To**|31/12/2023||| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**STATUS DRAFT**
**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
493
1,847
20
164
_520_
_1,540_
1,199
3,380
2,163
-
740|**Unrestricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
493
1,847
20
164
_520_
_1,540_
1,199
3,380
2,163
-
740|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
-
-
-
-
_-_
-
-
-
4,771
-
_1,500_|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
-
-
-
-
_-_
-
-
-
4,771
-
_1,500_|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
-
-
-
-
_-_
-
-
-
-
-
_-_|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
-
-
-
-
_-_
-
-
-
-
-
_-_|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**493**
**1,847**
**20**
**164**
**_520_**
**_1,540_**
**1,199**
**3,380**
**2,163**
**4,771**
**740**
**_1,500_**
**-**
**18,337**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Fundraising Income from events
Sales products manufactured
Other Income
Interest and Cashback
_Personal Donations_
_SponsoredFundraising event_
Gift Aided Personal Donations
Small Donations
Corporate Donations
Grants
Gift Aid refunded by HMRC
_Just Giving donations_|493||-||-||**493**|597| ||1,847||-||-||**1,847**|2,987| ||20||-||-||**20**|170| ||164||-||-||**164**|33| ||_520_||_-_||_-_||**_520_**|| ||_1,540_||||||**_1,540_**|| ||1,199||-||-||**1,199**|857| ||3,380||-||-||**3,380**|2,158| ||2,163||-||-||**2,163**|1,014| ||-||4,771||-||**4,771**|3,080| ||740||-||-||**740**|-| ||||_1,500_||_-_||**_1,500_**|_-_| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|-| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**12,066**||**6,271**||**-**||**18,337**|**10,896**| ||**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**(see table).**||||||||||| |||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||1|||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 16/10/2024 Noon > _**Total receipts**_ **12,066 6,271 - 18,337 10,896** |**A3 Payments**
_Workshop running costs_
Workshop legal fees
Cost of materials
Member and Guest Activities
Food Costs
Marketing
Room Hire
Public Liability Insurance
Training
Software
Travel
Fundraising expenses
Office Stationery,Postage, other
**_Sub total_ **|_131_
210
1,457
937
809
51
1,521
942
18
193
294
129
**6,692**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,692**
**5,374**
**2,849**|_1,713_
750
-
-
1,584
-
1,764
-
-
-
-
-
-
**5,811**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,811**
**460**
**1,577**
2|_-_
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_-_**
**-**|**_1,844_**
**960**
**1,457**
**937**
**2,393**
**51**
**3,285**
**942**
**18**
**193**
**294**
**-**
**129**
**12,503**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,503**
**5,834**|**_1,844_**
**960**
**1,457**
**937**
**2,393**
**51**
**3,285**
**942**
**18**
**193**
**294**
**-**
**129**
**12,503**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**12,503**
**5,834**|_-_
-
1,475
1,018
2,554
58
1,498
921
122
168
-
108
265
**8,187**
**-**
**8,187**
**2,709**
**_-_**
**1,717**
16/10/2024 Noon| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**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**||||||| ||**5,374**|**460**|**-**|**5,834**||**2,709**| ||||**_-_**|**_-_**||**_-_**| ||**2,849**|**1,577**
2|**-**|**4,426**||**1,717**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) > _**Cash funds this year end**_ **8,223** **2,037 - 10,260 4,426** CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 16/10/2024 Noon 3 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B3 Investment assets**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|Cash in Hand
_Virgin Money Current A/c_
Virgin Money95 daySaver A/c
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
HMRC Gift Aid Claim
**Details**
**Details**
Creditor Room Hire Dec 2023
**Details**
Signature
~~4~~|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**_4,588_**
**3,635**
**2,037**
**8,223**
**2,037**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**865**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**222**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**_-_**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
15/10/2024
16/10/2024 Nn| |---|---|---|---| ||||Date of
approval| ||~~4~~||15/10/2024| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) CCXX R5 accounts Issi 1611012024 Noon