Annual Trustee Report
Charity Name: Georgetown District Community Association (Georgetown Hub) Charity No: 1202903 Address: James Street Tredegar Gwent NP22 4JG Period: May 2023 to April 2024
Trustees/ Committee: Jason Owen (Chairman) Catherine Penny (Treasurer) Karl Owen Helen Simmonds Leanne Evans Beth Rees Advisor/ Committee: Carys Freeman-Elston Leigh-Anne Tatchell
Trustees & Management Structure
Georgetown Community Centre (Georgetown Hub) suffered during covid and the previous trustees were no longer able to run the centre. This prompted a couple of general meetings to advise the community and an AGM where the above trustees were voted in and recruited on 10/01/2023.
The committee meetings are chaired by Jason Owen weekly to discuss any issues and plan events to be held. Minutes are taken and distributed to committee members so they can act on anything discussed. It is decided in the meeting who would deal with what issue/ event.
Catherine Penny is the treasurer and any spend is discussed and agreed in the meetings and the committee member who has purchased anything on behalf of the hub is refund via bank transfer after providing a receipt.
New Committee members are decided upon by the committee and become advisors at the committee meetings but are voted in as a trustee in AGM meetings.
Objectives
The aim of the Georgetown District Community Association ( known as Georgetown Hub in the Community) is to have a hub that provides activities for the community to help inclusiveness, wellbeing and help people who may feel lonely to have somewhere where they feel they belong and no longer feel they are alone.
As trustees we feel we have achieved this goal and are inspired to continue for as long as possible.
Regular Activities
The activities provided started with a warm hub on a Monday morning which is now so successful and well attended that it may have to move into the bigger of our two rooms. It mainly serves the more senior residents of the community but all are welcome. Everyone looks forward to meeting weekly where they chat, play bingo or do quizzes.
The Tredegar Scout Association are also based at the hub and runs sessions 3 evenings a week for Beavers, Scouts and Cubs serving the younger members of the community and teaching them valuable life skills.
Chair Yoga is held once a week to help senior members active and is again a very popular event.
One evening a week a gaming group, Gwent Gamers, hire the hub where anyone of any ages can attend to play Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer and various other games. This is so popular, they have requested an additional evening in the next financial year.
Occasional Activities
Occasional activities have included Animal Interactive events for children to hold and learn about animals they might not otherwise have come across, i.e. snake, chameleon, skunks, fox etc.
Craft stall events for Christmas, Mothers Day and baby events have been held to encourage all members of the community to attend the hub to promote their businesses and sell their creations. All events were well attended and the feedback received was very positive!
A litter pick day where the community residents gathered at the hub before going out to the streets to clean and tidy litter, then meeting back at the hub for refreshments. This gave everyone a sense of pride in their area and showed younger members the importance of keeping the area clean.
Comedy nights, daytime artists and ladies nights were entertainment events provided to help fundraising for the hub. All sold out and brought new people/ members of the community to the hub that were not aware that it was up and running again.
Two bus trips were run to also fundraise and sold out to a full range of ages. A summer trip to Weston and a Christmas trip to Birmingham Christmas Markets.
Achievements
The trustees/ committee feel that the charity has been very successful in providing a place, activities and events which has brought the community together. It has been communicated to us that people who were once feeling lonely, now feel they belong and it has improved their wellbeing. Also, people who would never have met, of all different ages have now become friends.
Financial Review
As the year ended the bank balance was very healthy after a successful year of fundraising activities and grants from Blaenau Gwent Council , Tai Calon and Gavo. The funding helped towards energy costs of running the warm hub and also towards replacing/ updating the kitchen facilities which all groups/ members use.
Any fundraising received has been used to update or provide facilities for all such as, a Bluetooth speaker with microphone, paint/ blinds for main hall, tea and coffee supplies, hoover, disco lights and tablecloths etc.
The biggest cost by far for the hub is gas and electricity. We have been fortunate to have received some funding to help towards this but a substantial amount of any fundraising goes towards energy bills, insurance and a PPL licence.
The committee feel the regular groups and public room hire for personal parties held at the hub also help towards the ongoing building monthly costs and feel positively towards the next financial year.
| Fixed Assets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plant & Machinery | 2,350.95 | |
| 2,350.95 | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Stock | 0 | |
| Debtors | 0 | |
| Cash | 553.70 | |
| Bank Account | 6,702.63 | |
| 7,256.33 | ||
| Current Liabilites | ||
| Creditors | 0 | |
| Taxaton | 0 | |
| Wages | 0 | |
| Accruals | 0 | |
| Vat | 0 | |
| - | ||
| Current Assets less Current Liabilites | 9,607.28 | |
| Long Term Liabilites | 0 | |
| Total Assets Less Liabilites | 9,607.28 | |
| Capital & Reserves | ||
| Share Capital | 0 | |
| Reserves | - | |
| Current Year Proft and Loss | 1,549.13 | |
| 1,549.13 |
NL Code YTD April 2024 YTD Totals
| NL Code YTD April 2024 |
YTD Totals |
|---|---|
| Sales Sales 4000 9,647.38 Donatons Received 4904 489.43 Grants Received 4905 4,500.00 Bank Interest 4906 9.48 Purchases Purchases 5000 3,122.07 Direct Labour Labour - - Gross Proft/(Loss) Overheads Salaries - - Water Rates 7102 733.58 Insurance 7104 384.96 Electricity 7200 2,733.68 Gas 7201 769.07 Sundries 7450 55.83 Telephone 7502 99.65 Repairs & Renewals 7800 2,297.98 Cleaning 7801 1,763.09 Premises Expenses 7803 63.30 Donatons 8200 331.84 Subscriptons 8201 154.80 Training Costs 8203 120.00 Refreshments for events 8205 467.31 |
|
| 14,646.29 |
|
| 3,122.07 |
|
| - | |
| 11,524.22 |
|
| 9,975.09 | |
| Net Proft/ (Loss) | 1,549.13 |
| Row Labels | Amount £ |
|---|---|
| 20 P&M | 2,350.95 |
| 1200 Coop Bank Account | 6,275.57 |
| 1201 Barclays | 427.06 |
| 1202 Leanne Bank account | - |
| 1203 Cath Bank A/c | - |
| 1230 Pety Cash | 553.70 |
| 3000 Reserves | - 8,058.15 |
| 3200 Proft & Loss Account | - |
| 4000 Sales | - 9,647.38 |
| 4904 Donatons Received | - 489.43 |
| 4905 Grants Received | - 4,500.00 |
| 4906 Bank Interest Received | - 9.48 |
| 5000 Purchases | 3,122.07 |
| 7102 Water Rates | 733.58 |
| 7104 Insurance | 384.96 |
| 7200 Electricity | 2,733.68 |
| 7201 Gas | 769.07 |
| 7450 Sundries | 55.83 |
| 7502 Telephone | 99.65 |
| 7800 Repairs & Renewals | 2,297.98 |
| 7801 Cleaning | 1,763.09 |
| 7803 Premises Expenses | 63.30 |
| 8200 Donatons | 331.84 |
| 8201 Subscriptons | 154.80 |
| 8203 Training Costs | 120.00 |
| 8205 Refreshments for events | 467.31 |
| - | |
| Grand Total | 0.00 |