
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 15 September 2022 **Period start date To** 31 March 2023 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Latton Parish Community Trust 

## **Charity registration number:** 1200388 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|In particular, but not limited to advancing<br>citizenship or community development.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|To provide facilities in the interests of social<br>welfare for recreation, education and<br>leisure time occupation with the objective of<br>improving the conditions of life for the<br>residents.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|It is confirmed that trustees have had<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit via the<br>Charity Commission Guidance document<br>‘The essential trustee: what you<br>need to know, what you need to do (CC3)’<br>Each trustee signed a‘Trustee Eligibility<br>Declaration’when taking on their duties.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We are not a grant giving organisation and<br>our expenditure can only be in pursuit of<br>our objects|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|Meaningful social investment is dependent<br>upon the provision of the new community|





|||facility and investment efforts in the<br>meantime are focused on that.<br>The LPCT Business Plan (July 22)<br>continues to outline the purposes of the<br>Trust and sources of programme<br>investment (grants, sponsorship, and<br>fundraising) as well as the plan for phasing<br>the subsequent spend.<br>This will be further detailed once the new<br>facility has achieved outline planning<br>permission (imminent).|
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers have been steadfast in their<br>support to the LPCT despite a drawn-out<br>outline planning phase due to County<br>Council delays.<br>Achievements include those mentioned<br>below and volunteers representation on the<br>committee as the voice of their community<br>should not be understated.|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|To date, the focus of the LPCT has been to<br>set up the charity, its governance and<br>navigate the planning permission for the<br>new facility. Key achievements have<br>included achieving:<br>•<br>Viable Business Plan<br>•<br>Trust Deed<br>•<br>Charity status<br>•<br>Representation at Parish Council<br>Extensive formal and information<br>consultation with the community has taken<br>place to guide our design, planning,<br>functions and facilities of the new building,<br>ensuring we meet the Community's needs<br>and wishes.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Para 1.41 

Currently limited to achievements above. The focus is on establishing a bank 



|Achievements against<br>objectives set||account and securing the Outline planning<br>for a new community facility from which<br>point, efforts will focus on the design, build<br>and running of said facility for the good of<br>the community and trust objectives.|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|A decision was made by the committee not<br>to conduct any meaningful fundraising<br>activities until we have achieved Outline<br>Planning.<br>This is so that we can meaningfully<br>associate donations or grants to specific<br>elements of project spend.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|There has been no investment to date nor<br>expenditure for the above reasons. Any<br>services required have been provided on a<br>self-help or voluntary basis (i.e. legal<br>support)|
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|£0.00|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves held and decisions relating to<br>this will be made once a form of regular<br>income is generated.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0.00|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|No income yet|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|£0.00|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Currently, there is no financial commitment.<br>However, once outline planning is granted<br>project risks will relate to the ability to<br>generate enough spend for the community<br>facility build.<br>Once the build is completed (expected to<br>take 2-years+), there will then be an<br>ongoing risk to manage, balancing regular<br>income from the facility to pay its<br>overheads and invest in its growth.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)||Principle sources of funding are expected to<br>include:<br>•<br>Crowdfunding<br>•<br>Benevity<br>•<br>Community First<br>•<br>Latton Parish Council<br>•<br>Arnold Clark<br>•<br>Solve community fund<br>•<br>Mid Counties Co-operative Grants<br>•<br>National lottery community fund<br>•<br>Landfill Trusts<br>•<br>National Emergencies Trust Local<br>Action fund<br>•<br>Central Southern England Fund<br>•<br>113 Events (and other local event<br>organisers)<br>•<br>Community ownership fund<br>•<br>Garfield Western foundation<br>•<br>FCC Community Action Fund<br>•<br>Small Grants Scheme–<br>foylefoundation.org.uk<br>•<br>Waylands<br>•<br>Cullimore<br>•<br>Tarmac<br>•<br>Local Community Groups<br>•<br>Other Local Businesses / Employers<br>•<br>Our own Fundraising Events|
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||The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Principle sources of funding are expected to<br>include:<br>•<br>Crowdfunding<br>•<br>Benevity<br>•<br>Community First<br>•<br>Latton Parish Council<br>•<br>Arnold Clark<br>•<br>Solve community fund<br>•<br>Mid Counties Co-operative Grants<br>•<br>National lottery community fund<br>•<br>Landfill Trusts<br>•<br>National Emergencies Trust Local<br>Action fund<br>•<br>Central Southern England Fund<br>•<br>113 Events (and other local event<br>organisers)<br>•<br>Community ownership fund<br>•<br>Garfield Western foundation<br>•<br>FCC Community Action Fund<br>•<br>Small Grants Scheme–<br>foylefoundation.org.uk<br>•<br>Waylands<br>•<br>Cullimore<br>•<br>Tarmac<br>•<br>Local Community Groups<br>•<br>Other Local Businesses / Employers<br>•<br>Our own Fundraising Events|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|Investment is currently focused on<br>achieving the build of a new community<br>facility.<br>As we move into the detailed design and<br>build phase of the project, so related<br>policies will be established and formalised.|
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|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**1. Planning:**<br>We are confident that planning will be<br>approved, however, there is a risk that we<br>may not be able to:<br>a. Secure approval for the build<br>b. Achieve the design required to<br>conduct planned activities.<br>**2. Community:**<br>Whilst we have a quorate and active<br>committee there is a risk that we may not<br>be able to:<br>a. Generate interest locally and<br>beyond<br>b. Maintain support for the LPCT<br>and its purpose<br>**3. Affordability:**<br>Although we have been pledged £100,000<br>towards costs there is a risk that we will not<br>be able to:<br>a. Generate sufficient funds for the<br>design and build of the facility.<br>b. Generate sufficient income to<br>cover operating costs.<br>c. Raise funds to give back to the<br>Community via trust objects.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation with voting members other<br>than its charity trustees|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO (Chartable Incorporated Organisation)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Our CIO ‘association model’has a wider<br>voting membership who can make certain<br>decisions (such as amending the<br>constitution) and are able to appoint some<br>or all of the charity trustees (who will serve<br>for fixed terms) and may be involved in the<br>work of the CIO.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustee training will be conducted by way of<br>handover and by working alongside existing<br>trustees.<br>Each new trustee will be provided with the<br>Charity Commission Guidance document<br>‘The essential trustee: what you<br>need to know, what you need to do(CC3)’<br>andmust have signed the ‘Trustee<br>Eligibility Declaration’.<br>As the trust matures, so specific roles will<br>have a focused and more detailed ‘job<br>description’ and likely supportingwritten<br>procedures to follow.<br>Each new Trustee should also be provided<br>with a copy of the most recent accounts|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’sorganisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Currently a traditional and CIO association<br>structure with Chair, Secretary, Treasurer.<br>Remaining trustees and members conduct<br>various work, including but not<br>exhaustively:<br>•<br>Communications<br>•<br>Fundraising<br>•<br>Events<br>•<br>Community Research<br>•<br>Planning and Design|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|No formal relationships currently|





Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Latton Parish Community Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|LPCT|
|Registered charitynumber|1200388|
|Charity’s principal address|Poppy Cottage<br>39 Upcott<br>Latton<br>SN6 6DS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Benjamin Stevens|Chairman|||
||Emma Barnett|Secretary|||
||BarryBranigan|Treasurer|||
||Andrew Lawrence|Trustee|||
||David Pembridge|Trustee|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** None 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None 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**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/a** 

## **Other optional information** 

**None** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**||**Original Signed**|
|---|---|---|
||<br>**Benjamin Henry Stevens**|**Emma Ruth Fletcher**|
||<br>**Chair**|**Secretary**|
||<br>**23 April 2024**||
||<br>**23 April 2024**||






**Charity Name No (if any) Latton Parish Community Trust 1200388 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 15/09/2022 31/03/2023 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br> **NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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||**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
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|**_Sub total_**|**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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||**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**NIL**|||||**NIL**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**NIL**|**NIL**|**NIL**|**NIL**||**NIL**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**|
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||**NIL**|**NIL**|**NIL**|**NIL**||**NIL**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>NONE<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>NONE<br>NONE<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>NONE<br>**Details**<br>NONE<br>**Original Signed**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>NIL<br>NIL<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**NIL**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**NIL**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Benjamin Stevens**<br>**Emma Fletcher**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**NIL**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
|||**Benjamin Stevens**|**23 April 2024**|
||**Original Signed**|**Emma Fletcher**|**23 April 2024**|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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