Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From: 2[nd] December 2023 Period start date To: 1[st] December 2024 Period end date
Charity name: SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill
Charity registration number: 1198511
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 catalogue 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. Run Repair Cafés in the local area, to which 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 5 Repair Cafés and saved over 100 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 |
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| 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 | SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill now has 156 members and has completed the loan of 464 items (315 this year, up from 149 in the previous year). Members of the community have often commented upon how much money they have saved by being able to borrow rather than buy. We have now run a total of 7 Repair Cafés. We ran 5 this year, with 147 items looked at and a repair rate of 69%. That is a lot of items saved from landfill! The Library of Things operates between 10-12 on Saturdays from the Rufus Centre. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | As of 1stDecember 2024, SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill has £2816 in the Co-operative Bank. This is enough to pay for at least another year of essential expenditure such as insurance, website running costs and the Library inventory software, myTurn. It will also allow us to purchase some much- requested items for the Library of Things. The trustees feel, therefore, that SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill is currently in a solid financial position. |
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| 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: |
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| 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 | Leisa Milne and Susan Clinch were voted in to continue their Trustee duties. |
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
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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 | ||||
– 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 |
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| Leisa Alexandra Milne | Ian Stephen Blazeby | |
Trustee |
Trustee | |
| 27thSeptember 2025 | ||
| 27thSeptember 2025 |
Charity Name No (if any) SHARE: Flitwick and Ampthill 1198511 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 2nd December 2023 1st December 2024
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 £ |
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| Council Grants | 849 | - | - | 849 | 1,050 | ||||
| Rental income | 911 | - | - | 911 | 576 | ||||
| Donations | 1,484 | - | - | 1,484 | 741 | ||||
| Membershipfees | 594 | - | - | 594 | 343 | ||||
| Other Grants | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | ||||
| Sale of inventoryassets | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Recyclingfor Good Causes | 73 | - | - | 73 | 88 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
4,161 | - | - | 4,161 | 2,798 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 2,798 | |||||||||
| Insurance | 396 | 392 | |||||||
| Website | 24 | 122 | |||||||
| Room rental for Libraryof Things | 900 | ||||||||
| HostingRepair Cafes | 318 | 460 | |||||||
| Sundries for maintenance / repairs | 225 | 90 | |||||||
| Equipment for running Library / Repair Café |
388 | 357 | |||||||
| Itemspurchased for inventory | 905 | 432 | |||||||
| MyTurn librarysoftware | 203 | 208 | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| **Sub total ** | 2,459 | 2,961 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 2,961 | |||||||||
| 1,702 | 1,702 | - 163 | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| 1,114 | 1,114 | - | |||||||
| 2,816 | 2,816 | - 163 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
9/29/2025
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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 | |
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| Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 2,816 | - | - | |||||
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| 2,816 | - | - | |||||
| OK | |||||||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||
| Details Details Donated inventory items Shelving, other furniture Bought inventory items Details |
Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| 1,000 | |||||||
| 150 | |||||||
| 1,400 | |||||||
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| When due (optional) |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Signature | Print Name LEISA MILNE IAN BLAZEBY |
Date of approval |
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| LEISA MILNE | 26th June 2025 | |
| IAN BLAZEBY | 26th June 2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
9/29/2025
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