Shabbington Village Community Trust
Annual Report January- December 2024
Overall Purpo$e of the Shabblngton Vlllage Q)mmunityTrust Charlty
To improve the conditlons of life of the Inhabltants of Shabbin8ton by..
The provision and maintenance of a village hall for meetln8s, lectures, Classes and
other forms of recreation and leisure time activities
The enhancement of the village recreation ground
The furtherin8 of any other charitable purposes
Achlevements through the year 2024
Our archltect started workin8 wlth a proJect manager from the vllla8e wlth the alm
of usin8 and encouraging the community to 8et involved wlth the bulld of the new
Hut, and the aim is to re-submlt the planning appllcation for a revlsed hut design In
the current site which was approved in September 2023. The new Hut will be
simpler design but will be more cost effectlve to build.
A project plan for the new hut Includes three phases:
11 Preparatlon Phase - fundlng plan, legal groundwork, tènders from bullders
21 Demotlon and Buildin8 Phase
31 Flnal fit and completion
Timeline- we hope to start work May 2025 with the project taklng from 9-
10 months
The new Charlty webslte and Just-Glvlng page was launched with positive feed back.
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A successful year of f undraising actlvitles raising £16,394 Including:
Progressive supper
Burns Night
Country Music Nlght
Coffee Mornlngs
Nearly New Pop-up Shop and Fizz nlght
Brass Trio Concert in the Church
Christmas Raffle
Charity Number 1196759

Shabbington Village Community Trust
The Sh3bblngton Nature network had a well-attended series of talks, lectures and
workshops during the year.
Table Tennis Club has bean running in the hut wlth coaching taking place on
Saturdays (for children and adults) and adult coaching on Tuesdays and Fridays,
A successful year for our yoga and keep flt classes
There have also been a number of children's parties in the Hut.
Ralslng Funds through Grant GlvlngTrusts and Organlsatlons
We have been approaching different grant 8lvlng bodles and have put tO8ether an extensive
buslness plan. We were saddened to hear that the Communlty OwnershSp Fund was pulled
and that the Lottery were unable to help us but we are contlnulng to approach other
or8anisations and look at all optlons.
Impart on the Communlty
Through communlcation via WhatsApp, Facebook, Bernwood news, the vlllage newsletter,
and meetlngs In the hut, there 55 high level of awareness and agreement that the hut Is to
be demolished and a new hut built in the current site. Althou8h there are Ilmitations in
terms of size and parklng, there is acceptance thls is our best option and we must now work
together to dellver a new Village Hut that we can all be proud of.
The number of people using the hut has Increased but It Is becomlng even mor• important
to work towards creatinR a warm and rnodern new facllity.
Focus for 2025
The focus of the charity wlll be on the dellvery on our prolect plan for the new hut,
Charity Number 1196759


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Shabbington Village Community Trust year to 31st December 2024<br>Electricity £536<br>Water £184<br>Insurance £533<br>Maintenance & IT £36<br>Cleaning £0<br>Event Expenditure £600<br>Fire Management £55<br>New Building Planning & Expenses £6,104<br>EXPENDITURE £8,048<br>Bookings £1,261<br>Event Income £2,849<br>Donations £12,284<br>Grants £0<br>Interest £0<br>INCOME £16,394<br>NET (Surplus / Deficit) £8,345<br>Bank Opening Bal 01/01/24 £47,155<br>Bank Closing Bal 31/12/24 £55,501<br>NET (Surplus / Deficit) £8,345<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>