## **Corsham Connections** **www.corshamconnections.co.uk** **Reg Charity: 1200941** **Report of the Trustees and unaudited Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2024** ## **Trustees** Charity law requires that all Trustees shall retire from office at the first Annual General Meeting. [At subsequent Annual General meetings one-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office, the number being chosen by lot if there are more than three. The charity trustees to retire by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment.] Any person who retires as a trustee is for re- charity eligible appointment. ## **Date Appointed** Sally Avison 08.07.2023 Justin Temblett-Wood 08.07.2023 Caroline Baker Chair 08.11.2022 Simon Burrell 08.11.2022 Jonathan Goodwin 08.11.2022 Ruth Hopkinson 08.11.2022 (resigned 04.11.2024) Kirstine Selman Treasurer 08.11.2022 Simon Tatton-Brown Secretary 08.11.2022 1 of 8 ## **Objects** To promote social inclusion for the public benefit in Wiltshire by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. ## **Governing Document** The Charity is governed by a Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting members other than its charity trustees, dated 26 October 2022. The Charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 8 November 2022. ## **Policies** The Charity has agreed the following policies: Safeguarding Policy; Complaints Policy; Volunteer Policy; Anti-harassment and Bullying; Data Protection; Equal Opportunities; Lone Working; Whistleblowing. Page 2 of 8 ## **Chair’s Report** 2024 was an interesting year of consolidation and development for Corsham Connections. We are proud of our achievements: a committed Board of Trustees, enthusiastic Connectors, a respected website directory of services and new funding. We are very grateful for all our volunteers whose many talents which have made a valued contribution this year. So thank you to all. At the last AGM we announced our intention to develop closer links with the Corsham area community. This has successfully begun and continues into this coming year. We have received a steady flow of enquiries (26 in 2024) which are increasingly self-referrals. We have trained 14 new Connectors this year, and continue to recruit as life events and circumstances inevitably result in a turnover. Their time and enthusiasm is an encouragement to all; thank you. Financially we are secure for the time being. We are extremely grateful for the very generous donations from local organisations to enable us to operate effectively. For example, last year the donation from the Methuen Trust enabled us to invest in our own equipment for training and presentations. Page 3 of 8 This coming year will see continued integration with community activities, recruitment of volunteers from occupational volunteer services from local businesses and finding potential clients by door-to-door visiting and pop-up cafés. We are also hoping to develop a new online record system and develop the Connector Forum which supports our volunteers. We have established a free Membership scheme with a view to a social in the near future. 2025 will also include the appointment of a new Trustee. Skills we seek are in organising, publicity and IT in particular, and if you think you can help with any of the areas mentioned above, we would be delighted to hear from you. ## Thank you. CAROLINE BAKER Chair of Trustees January 2025 Page 4 of 8 ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year ended 31 December 2024** ||Unrestricted|| |---|---|---| ||Funds|Restricted Funds| ||£|£| |**INCOME**||| |Grant Income|-|| |Bank Interest|21.45|| |Voluntary Income||| |(donations, events)|2,991.39|| |**TOTAL INCOME**|**£3,012.84**|| |**EXPENDITURE**||| |Hire of Premises|248.90|| |Trustees' Expenses|170.87|| |Stationery, Postage|93.19|| |Printing|-|| |DBS Checks|102.00|| |Insurance|-|| |Website|423.98|| |Digital Platform||| |(GROOP)|426.46|| |Equipment|1,723.72|| |**TOTAL**||| |**EXPENDITURE**|**£3,189.12**|| Page 5 of 8 ## **CORSHAM CONNECTIONS Balance Sheet to 31 December 2024** ||||**2024**||**2023**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Fixed Assets|||0.00||700.96| |Current Assets|||||| |Savings|A/c|6,026.59||6,401.18|| |Cash at Bank Current|||||| ||A/c|672.26||421.00|| |Creditors Falling Due|||||| |Within One Year||||0.00|| |**NET CURRENT**|||||| |**ASSETS**|||6,698.85||6,822.18| |**TOTAL ASSETS**|||||| |**LESS CURRENT**|||||| |**LIABILITIES**|||6,698.85||6,822.18| |**NET ASSETS**|||6,698.85||6,822.18| |Income and|||||| |Expenditure Account|||6,698.85||6,822.18| |**FUNDS AVAILABLE**|||**£6,698.85**||**£6,822.18**| Page 6 of 8 ## **Notes on the Accounts** Charities with a gross income of less than £25,000 are exempted from the requirement to have their accounts audited or independently examined, and those with an income of less than £10,000 are only are asked to complete the annual return to the Charity Commission for certain items (a declaration of income and expenditure). GROOP is the digital platform trustees and volunteer connectors use to post their reports, contact each other, view posts and other information etc. KIRSTINE SELMAN Treasurer January 2025 Page 7 of 8 .JOIN A COMMUNITY .fi . WHERE YOU BELONG 6cTIO CONTAcr u&" 01249 730925 Here foryo(4 here for Corsham 4 contact@corshamConnection￿.uk Poundè Wiltshir• CowKjl am co Wik5hire CoMry¥JnitY Foundut CORSHAM CONNEcfioNS ISA REGisfERED CHARrri, NUMBER720094I Page8of8