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||||||| ## Section A **Charity name** Garstang Memory Cafe **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1196743 **Charity's principal address** Paddington Green 28 Worcester Avenue Garstang PR3 1Ej ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |3
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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Chris Wilkinson|Chair||Board of Trustees| ||Peter Ryder|Treasurer||“| ||AnthonyCoppin|||“| ||Sandra Perkins|Founder||“| ||Robert Sculfor|||“| ||Christopher Legard
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**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||Minutes Secretary|Lynda Ryder|3 Hereford Avenue Garstang PR3 1LJ| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B** ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed initially for 2 years. After that elected at Annual General meeting Trustee selection methods for a 3-year term with the option to be re- elected or appointed by Board of (eg. appointed by, elected by) Trustees. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** In this year our activities continued to expand, and our numbers have You **may choose** to include continued to increase significantly. additional information, where relevant, about: It has continued to be important to work cooperatively with other health  policies and procedures and care organisations, both statutory and voluntary. There are frequent visitors updating café members on relevant issues. Examples include Age adopted for the induction and UK, the fire service, the local police community team and Garstang training of trustees; medical practice who did some outreach health checks - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider The group is recognized as being important within our locality and has network with which the charity received the community team award from Garstang Town Council. works; - relationship with any related The trustees have continued to meet as planned and significant work has been put into preparing risk assessments and reviewing finances. - parties; - trustees’ consideration of The charity continues to recognize that most of its funding is through major risks and the system bequests and donations and this is monitored closely as it is seen as a risk and procedures to manage area. Other funding will be sought through grants and awards. The charity them. is once again in a good financial position at the end of the 2024-25 year. Our policies are continually reviewed and updated where required. A complaints policy has now been added ## **Section C** **Section C Objectives and activities** The relief of need of people suffering from dementia by the provision of a safe and friendly base for meetings of carers, family and those living with dementia to enable participation in varied activities including crafts, music, **Summary of the objects of the** talks etc. and to enjoy interaction with others in similar circumstances. **charity set out in its governing document** May 2026 **TAR** 2 Memory Cafes, also known as dementia cafes, provide safe spaces where people can go for a cup of tea and chat with experienced professionals or others affected by dementia. There are also games, quizzes and craft sessions which those attending can take part in along with outside speakers who are invited to give talks. Garstang Memory Café (GMC) contributes to the health and wellbeing of vulnerable people living with dementia and the carers of those people in Garstang and the surrounding areas. **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)** High value is put by the carers on the support being offered and the opportunity to network with others Membership numbers attending the Memory Café has grown rapidly in this post covid era and by 2025, we have had up to and sometimes over 40 regular members attending our Café sessions which we run on two half days a month. The GMC Board of Trustees meet at a minimum of 4 times per year, at which the charity’s activities are reviewed. alongside planned spending and anticipated income. The AGM was held in May 2025 during our usual café session and was well attended. This is now a well established and successful pattern All of our trustees are regular helpers at memory café sessions and offer further support in a variety of ways including finances, publicity, event organization catering etc. There are also a significant number of volunteer helpers at every session who offer welcome support to our members. ## **Additional details of objectives a** ~~**nd activities (Optional information)**~~ The work of GMC is supported through the commitment and hard work of a growing number of dedicated volunteers and trustees. The GMC continues to provide a place to meet for members living with dementia. It also gives some respite for their carers and families and at every meeting there are refreshments for everyone. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Varied activities are provided at each session ranging from crafts, bingo, quizzes, memory games and singalongs etc. We also invite a variety of outside speakers and entertainment for each session. On other occasions we have run afternoon teas and other celebrations at the café. A new addition has been the inclusion of ‘chair based’ exercises to promote health and fitness We have arranged days out including our regular canal barge trips and pre and post-Christmas meals. This year there have been visits to a local craft studio, 2 local theatre group productions and a musical performance. Our big project has been to set up a memory garden on a piece of land opposite where the café meets. This is now well established and a local gardener, with experience of similar community projects, is helping with the maintenance. The Garden was awarded an RHS Northwest in Bloom ‘its your neighbourhood’ outstanding Level 5 Award. A memory tree was erected with metal leaves commemorating past members. May 2026 **TAR** 3 ## Section D ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** ## Achievements and performance By our regular articles in the local free booklet which is delivered to all households in and around Garstang, we have kept and continue to keep in touch with our community There are also strong links with our local medical practice and Town Council and many local businesses and groups. The café has run a full programme of regular sessions and with the growing numbers of members (around 35 - 40 at the time of writing), There is a clear increasing need for dementia support, we continue to explore ways to expand our provision and to identify the most beneficial activities to provide. We make full use of social media using Facebook as we feel that this is a good way of getting our messages across but more importantly encourages carers and families to come along to our sessions. One of our Trustees has good contacts with the local press and places articles for us and another does a write of activities in a free community magazine Another Trustee has developed a ‘WhatsApp’ group to remind members of dates and times of coming events Our website is continually updated and enables the promotion of the memory cafe The AGM was held in May during our regular café session but advertised publicly with both the trustees and, an increased number, of members attending. There was wide satisfaction with both the organization and the performance of the memory café. Useful suggestions were made on possible additional activities and trips to be included in any future programme. In 2024 we were delighted to receive the community team award from our local town council and this reflects the high regard placed on our work. In 2025 the chair of trustees received the Town Council citizens citizenship award. In 2026 we were shortlisted being, only one of four nominees selected, for the prestigious Wyre community awards and several of our Trustees attended the ceremony Partnerships with local organizations and firms have grown with several adopting us as their local charity for fundraising activities. There are very strong links with Garstang Town Council with our founder Trustee due to become the local mayor again in May 2006. May 2026 **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance TAR May 2026 **Section E** ## **Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Garstang Memory Café Board of Trustees ensure that there are sufficient funds for 2 years of running costs. As agreed by the Trustees a savings account was set up. It was also agreed that £3000 should be kept in the current account. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. The accounts for 2024/2025 were audited on the 23[rd] April 2026 and have been signed off. Summary of Garstang Memory Café Accounts 2024-25: Receipts for 2024-25 were £7,221 Payments for 2024-25 were £4,879 Surplus for the year £2.342 - The principal source of our funds remains as donations. - Gift Aid arrangements have been put in place and submission will be made in as appropriate With our full programme of ever-expanding activities expenditure is expected to increase however this is currently offset by increasing our donations. ## **Section FOther 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) Full name(s)** Chris Wilkinson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 20/05/2026 May 2026 **TAR** 6 **Charity Name Garstang Memory Café No (if any) 1196743** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** Period start date Period end date **To** 01/12/2024 30/11/2025 **For the period from** ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**A1 Receipts**|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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approval| ||||20thMay2026| ||||| behalf of all the trustees CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 May 2026 Peter T Ryder CCXX R3 accounts ISSI May 2026