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 Inte￿St and provide a repair
facility (subject to the capabilities of the workshop members involved) whereby items can
be brought to the workshop and repa1red1resto￿d 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 a￿a 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 Cur￿ntlY has 45 members and continues to reach out to the local area to
encourage more people to participate.
In 2024 the workshop held several success￿1 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 rePaI￿d 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
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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:
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Date:
Charlbury Communlty Workshop CIO. Reglstsred Charlty No.: 1202551
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