CHARLBURY COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 DECEMBER 2024 l. The Charity and its trustees Charlbury Community Workshop (CCW, Registered Charity No 1202551) is housed in a new building at The Spendlove Centre, Enstone Road, Charlbury, OX7 3PQ. Its trustees are: David Court, Chair William Robinson, Secretary Simon Walker, Treasurer Grace Cahill (retired I l April 2024) Colin Critch Tony Merry Lucy Overs Chris Potts Matthew Scott Kevin Slevin (from 2 September 2024). 2. Structure and Management The CCW has been set up as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It is an association CIO and so it has members (like a club) who elect the trustees. The Constitution was approved by the Charity Commission and the CIO was registered on 30 March 2023. The present nine trustees include eight who We original members of the working group formed in June 2022 and were responsible for the planning, construction and initial set up of the structure that forms the existing workshop. They were appointed by the Charity Commission on 30 March 2023 and were re-appointed at the first AGM on 21 September 2023. At the AGM held on 11 April 2024 three trustees, William Robinson, Grace Cahill and Davld Court, retired in accordance with the constitution and William Robinson and David Court were re-elected. Grace Cahill did not offer herself for re-election and Kevin Slevin was appointed a trustee on 2 September 2024. The trustees are a mix of working professionals and retired professionals with the skills and experience required to manage and run the CCW. During the initial stages until May 2024 the trustee5 met once a month. From July 2024 the trustees have held formal meetings every two months, with numerous informal contacts in between. In accordance with the Constitution, at the 2025 AGM three of the trustees will retire but may put themselve5 forward for re-appointment. Under the Constitution the CCW can have up to twelve trustees. 3. Activlties and Objectives The CCW has been set up to provide an affordable facility for repairingi making and training in a variety of practical crafts, in particular woodworking and soft crafts. CCW Annual Report year endlng 31 December 2024 - FINAL
The workshop is opened on prearranged mornings and afternoons, with supeNision by coordinators experienced in the safe use of the equipment. All members/volunteers are given 3 safety induction before carrying out any operations wlthin the workshop. The CCW will run courses on practical toplcs of general InteSt and provide a repair facility (subject to the capabilities of the workshop members involved) whereby items can be brought to the workshop and repa1red1restod either by members or in collaboration wlth the owners. In managing the workshop, the trustees are mindful of the Charities Act 2011-public benefit requirement- in all their activitie5. 4. Achievements and performance The workshop became fully operational in April 2024 when it was granted an elertrical certificate, and all parts of the construction had been confirmed as being in accordance with Building Regulations. The workshop building is split into two distinct sections, one catering for 50ft crafts and the other for woodworking and associated activities. The workshop is fully fitted with hot and cold running water and facilities for providing hot beverages for the members. At the back of the building is another area upon which the members have built a timber store where all timber that has been donated to the CCW can be safely stored under cover. In the spring of 2025, with the help of a grant from the Charlbury Beer Festival, we intend to surface the whole outside aa with stone to provide a safe, level and clean area suitable for works outside during the summer months. This work will be carried out by members. The current opening times are: Tuesday 09.00 - 12.00 (woodwork) Wednesday 09.00 - 12.00 (soft crafts) Thursday 14.00 - 16.00 (woodwork) The CCW CurntlY has 45 members and continues to reach out to the local area to encourage more people to participate. In 2024 the workshop held several success1 Saturday moming events. At two events we provided a sharpening service for people to get tools and other items sharpened. The soft cr7fts section ran three events where they taught groups crochet, macramé and rag- wreath makingl all of which were fully subscribed. Further events will be run throughout 2025, with the first sharpening event scheduled for 29 March. The woodwork section has been kept extremely busy with numerous projects involving repair and renovation of fumiture, in particular some garden seats, repair and rebuilding of a 100 year old rocking horse, and mending smaller items ranging from saucepan lids to umbrellas. Member5 have also collaborated with the local wildlife society in the manufacture of hedgehog and bird boxes.
In September 2024 we ran a stall at Charlbury Street Fair selling items manufactured by members and later in the year we took part in a number of Christmas fairs selling seasonal objects made by members. On each of our days of opening we have an average of five to eight members in each section and the numbers are slowly growing. Over and above the activities in the workshop, the core trustees and members have continued to improve the facilities with the introduction of improved storage and the updating of equipment. We are most grateful to local residents who continue to be very generous with their offer of tools, storage, timber and accessories, all of which are put to good use. Finallyi having received a large amount of equipment, tools and accessories during the early part of 2024, we sorted out the items that we did not need (including duplicate items) and provided a package of tools and equipment to Tools With a Mission (TWAM). TWAM is a charity that takes unwanted tools, cleans and repairs them and then passes them on to third-world countries which are in need of such equipment. In a separate exercise later in the year, we carried out another review of our equipment and contributed a smaller package to St Mary's Church in Charlbury for forwarding, together with other tools they had collected, to TWAM. 5. Finance With the basic infrdstructure complete, the CCW now funds ongoing operations with income from a mixture of: annual membership fees, (£25 per year), session fees (£1 per session), special events, such as sharpening where we charge for each item sharpened, and making courses where we charge a course fee, sale of items such as bird boxes and Christmas decoratlons, donations from people who have had an item rePaId by members. In addition, we seek grants wherever possible to assist in the purchase of new equipment, to cover ongoing infrastructure needs, and to assist in the cost of annual insurance and the annual rent that we pay to the Thomas Gifford Trust as the owner of the land and the building itself. Through its activities, CCW was able to report a small financial surplus for 2024, while securing in advance sufficient support from donors to cover it5 major running costs for 2025. Signed on behalf of the trustees: David Court, Chair Signature: Date: William Robinson, Secretsry Signature". Date:
Charlbury Community Workshop Accounts for the period l J2nuYdry to 31" December 2024 2024 2023 INCOME Grants Donations Funds generatiOT] Membership subscriptions 2,575.00 1,826.42 910.50 1,087.50 4,450.00 ,919.82 480.74 900.00 Total 6J99.92 7,750.56 EXPENDITURE Rent Lnsurance Equipment and materials for fit-out Maintenance and utilities Workshop consumables Materials for third-paty projects Catering consumables Room hire UKMSA membersbip subscription Refund of excessive donation Share of Street Fair takings Bank and card-handling charges Capital ifrms 1,200.00 641.29 863.66 60.00 226.39 352.34 43.50 25.00 0.00 608.79 3,241.07 692.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 35.00 10.26 177.62 Total 3,725.06 4.542.26 TOTAL SURPLUSIDEFICIT FOR THE YEAR 2,674.86 3208.30 Plus retained income from previous years 3.208.30 TOTAL WORKING RESERVES 5,883.16 3,208JO Pagelof 2
Charlbury Community Workshop Accounts for the period I" January tsj 31" December 2024 REPRESENTED BY: ASSETS: Co-op Bank Petty cash Outstanding monies owing to CCW LESS LIABILITIES: Due to creditors 5.864.16 19.00 0.00 3,208.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,883.16 3,208.30 Slgned by two trustees on behalf of 211 trustees: Name.. Name..4..(.f).....( Signature: ..... Date: Charlbury Communlty Workshop CIO. Reglstsred Charlty No.: 1202551 Page2of 2