## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] April 2023 Period start date to 31[st] March 2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Telford Repair Cafe**
## **Charity registration number:1202453**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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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 the promotion
of repair and re-use of products as a
means of preventing and minimising waste|
|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|We operate regular repair events across
the Borough of Telford where we invite
members of the public to bring items for
repair which would otherwise be disposed
of as waste so to meet our purposes to
protect and safeguard the environment for
the public benefit.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm they have had due
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on Public Benefit|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference We are not a grant making charity Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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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|Throughout the period we undertook 11
repair events at various locations within the
Telford area.
Excluding the effort our trustees expended,
our volunteers donated 360 hours of their
own time where they attempted to repair
246 items to save them going to waste|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our Gross income for the period totalled
£6008 including a grant of £5000 and our
expenditure £1260.
We anticipate next years income to be in
the region £1200 from donations but
expenditure will be nearer £2,000 to allow
for increased expenditure on tools and
materials for repairs, the difference will
come from our reserves.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees have set a minimum level
reserve equivalent to the running of 12
monthly repair café’s operating costs as a
desired level of reserve.
This fund is a contingency in the event of a
sudden reduction in income, to protect the
future operation of the organisation from
the effects of any unforeseen variations in
its income and expenditure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|4748|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted • Personal Injury: Potential for personal injury from tools and A description of the principal Para 1.46 equipment, liability issues related to risks facing the charity repair all of which require careful planning, volunteer training, and adherence to safety guidelines to mitigate.
• Financial: Not enough income to achieve our goals and maintain operations. Cost of living costs can affect the disposable income of those donating towards repairs. • Volunteers: Finding and retaining skilled repair volunteers with diverse expertise • Legal Regulatory: Non-compliance with local regulations for example electrical safety. Inadequate insurance coverage to handle potential liability claims Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is a registered Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (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|The trustees are selected with due regard
to their skills and experience and are
appointed at a full meeting of the charity
trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Telford Repair Cafe|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1202453|
|Charity’s principal address|25 ORSONS MEADOW
BICTON HEATH
SHROPSHIRE
SY3 5DL|
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||Ann Johnson|Chair|||
||Willie Gormley|Treasurer|||
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||Vivienne Borrett||||
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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 None 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)**
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**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**