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2023-12-01-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 2[nd] December 2022 Period start date To: 1[st] December 2023 Period end date

Charity name: SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill

Charity registration number: 1198511

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 To protect and safeguard the environment
for the public benefit through in particular
but not exclusively the promotion of share,
repair and re-use of products as a means of
preventing and minimising waste disposal;
and the advancement of the education of
the public regarding the protection of the
environment through the sharing, repairing
and re-use of products.
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		 During the reporting period the Trustees
have:
Advertised the Library of Things and
continued to accept, sort, repair when
necessary/possible and catalogued
many kind donations of used equipment
from the public.
Lent out useful items to the community,
reducing the number of items that have
to be bought.
Started running Repair Cafés in the local
area, where people can bring their
broken household items and volunteers
attempt to work with them to repair the
item for free. During the reporting period
we ran 3 Repair Cafés and saved nearly
50 items from landfill.
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 on public benefit.

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 After the first full year of operating the
Library of Things, SHARE: Flitwick and
Ampthill has 76 members and has loaned
150 items. Members of the community have
regularly commented upon how much
money they have saved by being able to
borrow rather than buy.
In April 2023, SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill
ran our first Repair Café. This was very well
received by the community. We have now
run a total of 3 Repair Cafés with 73 items
looked at and a repair rate of 66%. That is
nearly 50 items saved from landfill so far!
In Autumn 2023, SHARE: Flitwick and
Ampthill was lucky enough to be offered free
storage and operating space by Flitwick
Town Council. The trustees moved the loan
items from the existing operating premises
of Flitwick Village Hall to The Rufus Centre,
Flitwick. The Library of Things now operates
between 10-12 on Saturdays from the Rufus
Centre.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 As of 1stDecember 2023, SHARE: Flitwick
and Ampthill has £1114 in the Co-operative
Bank. This is enough to pay for another
year of essential expenditure such as
insurance, website running costs and the
Library inventory software, myTurn. The
trustees feel, therefore, that SHARE:
Flitwick and Ampthill is currently in a solid
financial position.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The trustees consider it prudent to ensure
that one year’s worth of essential
expenditure – covering items such as
insurance, website costs and inventory
software, without which SHARE: Flitwick
and Ampthill cannot operate – is held in
reserve at all times.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £1000
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 n/a
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 n/a
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 ‘Foundation’ model constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill is a CIO
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 After agreement from all existing trustees,
Richard House was added as a trustee.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill
Other name the charity uses n/a
Registered charity number 1198511
Charity’s principal address 3 Chestnut Close
Westoning
Bedfordshire
MK45 5LR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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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(if any)
Ian Blazeby
Susan Clinch
Leisa Milne
Dan Toinko
Richard House 23rdJanuary 2023
onwards

– 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 n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a 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

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
Leisa Alexandra Milne Ian Stephen Blazeby


Trustee		 Trustee
11thJune 2024
11thJune 2024
Charity Name No (if any)
SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill 1198511
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
2nd December 2022
Period start date
For the period
from		 To 1st December 2023
Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Council Grants 1,050 - - 1,050 1,700
Rental income 576 - - 576
Donations 741 - - 741 5
Membershipfees 343 - - 343 33
Other Grants - - - - -
Sale of inventoryassets - - - - -
Recyclingfor Good Causes 88 - - 88 -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 2,798 - - 2,798 1,738
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
1,738
Insurance 392 293
Website 122 -
Room rental for Libraryof Things 900 -
HostingRepair Cafes 460 -
Sundries for maintenance / repairs 90 -
Equipment for running Library / Repair
Café		 357 168
Itemspurchased for inventory 432 -
MyTurn librarysoftware 208 -
- -
**Sub total ** 2,961 461
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
Cash funds this year end
461
- 163 - 163 1,277
- - -
1,277 1,277 -
1,114 1,114 1,277

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

5/7/2024

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period the end of the period the end of the period the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
1,114 - -
- - -
- - -
1,114 - -
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Westoning Village Hall deposit (to be
~~refunded)~~		 50 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Signature
Details
Details
Donated inventory items
Shelving, other furniture
Bought inventory items
Details		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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-
-
-
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Print Name
Leisa Milne
Ian Blazeby		 Current value
(optional)
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-
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Current value
(optional)
1,000
150
400
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-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Leisa Milne 2/17/2024
Ian Blazeby 5/4/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

5/7/2024

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