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

**From 14.03.2023                     To 31.12.2023** 

## **Charity name:  St Hilda’s Old School** 

## **Charity registration number: 1201940** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**We have established and maintain a**<br>**village hub at St Hilda’s Old School and**<br>**promote it for the benefit of the**<br>**inhabitants of Hinderwell and its**<br>**surrounding villages.**|
|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|**We hold regular events for the benefit of**<br>**everyone locally for all ages, skills and**<br>**backgrounds.  We run a tearoom to**<br>**encourage everyone to visit a warm and**<br>**welcoming environment and to eat**<br>**locally produced food and maintain a**<br>**healthy diet.**|
|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|**We confirm that the Trustees have acted**<br>**within the Charity Commission’s**<br>**guidance on public benefit**|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|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|**We operate for the benefit of our local**<br>**community.  We continue to offer a**<br>**warm and welcoming place to meet and**<br>**eat with friends.  We offer activities,**<br>**classes and provide learning**<br>**experiences and a chance to improve**<br>**health and well being.**<br>**We are proud of the impact on our**<br>**community by providing a much needed**<br>**focal point for activities, social**<br>**discussion and friendship.  This has led**<br>**to improved social unity and quality of**<br>**life.**|



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

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **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|**We have sufficient funds to continue.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We hold reserves for future use**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£5,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>**We hold regular fund raising events and**<br>**seek grants from outside sources**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**We have a constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|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|**Charity Trustees are elected at AGM to**<br>**which the public are welcome to attend**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|St Hilda’s Old School|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1201940|
|Charity’s principal address|6 High Street<br>Hinderwell<br>Saltburn<br>Cleveland TS13 5JH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Judith Sowerby|Chair|||
||Carol Barker|Secretary|||
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## – 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 nil held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for 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)** Carol Barker **Full name(s)** Judith Sowerby **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 



## **St Hilda’s Old School, Hinderwell** 

Balance sheet for the period 14.02.2023 to 31.12.2023 

|**Income**||**£**||**Expenditure**|**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Grants||||Insurance|1991.22|
|NYCC – Stay warm|1,000|||Electricity<br>|9,136.37|
|Woodsmith – cellar|4,000|||Heating oil|2281.02|
|Lottery – core costs|9,898|||Water|1165.94|
|NYC - Playgroup|990|||Phone/B Band|508.97|
|NYC – Xmas bags|490|||Maintenance etc|2167.30|
|Total||16,378.00||Capital items|1692.51|
|Tearoom Takings||103,916.68||Admin|148.89|
|Car Parking rents||3908.00||Banking charges|310.06|
|Schoolroom rents||3249.00||Wages/HMRC<br>|103,682.90|
|Bingo||2665.00||Tearoom consumables    13,316.01||
|Doms/Beetle/Singalong||2226.00||Energy Performance Cert     220.00||
|Bookman|||380.00|Skip for cellar|230.00|
|Craft Stall Rents||2341.00||Local Giving subs|180.00|
|Elec Car income|||60.00|Bookman|396.00|
|Power cut compensation|||175.00|||
|Energy Cert 50%|||110.00|||
|Banking compensation|||50.00|||
|BT refund|||179.46|||
|Green tub|||493.00|||
|Plant sales|||402.00|||



|Fund Raising:|(total|£6030.50)|
|---|---|---|
|Jan  – Sophie + stalls||976.00|
|Feb - Tapas night||326.00|
|Misc Donations||180.00|
|March - Bob Dylan||350.00|
|Staithes Youth Club||200.00|
|April - Rabbit Raffle||70.00|
|April - Easter Cake||71.50|
|May - Country Night||424.00|
|June – Disco||272.00|
|July – Preloved Clothes||850.00|
|Sept – BBQ||930.00|
|Nov – Craft Fair||331.00|
|Dec – Wreath workshop||300.00|
|Dec – Raffles Hamper/cake||750.00|



## **Total income** 

**£142,563.64** 

**Total expenditure** 

Opening balance £   10,511.57 Closing balance £   15,647.92 

File: SHOSacc 2023 C Barker 09.01.24 

**£ 137,427.29** 



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