## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 July 2024 Period start date To 30 June 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Share Haywards Heath**
## **Charity registration number: 120311312031131203113**
## **Objectives and Activities**
Summary of the purposes of the TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD THE ENVIRONMENT charity as set out in its FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN HAYWARDS HEATH AND governing document THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH IN PARTICULAR ,BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROMOTION OF THE SHARING AND RE-USE OF PRODUCTS AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING AND MINIMISING WASTE DISPOSAL; AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE SHARING AND RE-USE OF PRODUCTS
> Summary of the main activities Providing a 'Library of Things' for Haywards Heath and
> in relation to those purposes for surrounding areas the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confirming whether The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the the trustees have had regard to Charity Commission on public benefit the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policy on grant making **N/A**
Policy on social investment including program related
**N/A**
investment
Contribution made by **The charity is entirely operated by volunteers** volunteers
## **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.|The charity was set up and actually opened to the public at
the end of July 2023. During the year to 30 June 2024 we
made approx 125 loans of items to the public and attended
a number of events to raise awareness of the Library of
Things- this enabled our members to reduce unneeded
expenditure on items with occasional use and our donors
to reduce waste on items they might otherwise have
thrown away.
In the year 2024/2025 we have continued to grow our
activity doubling the number of loans every quarter
compared to the same quarter the previous year. There
are now over 450 people registered on the website and we
have made over 650 loans|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**||
|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the
period|**Balance at bank plus cash £1976**|
|Statement explaining the policy
for holding reserves stating
why they are held|**Policy:**The trustees consider a reasonable level of
reserves to be six months operating costs (budgeted to be
approximately £200) plus the annual cost of insurance
(estimated £400 - £500). The trustees consider it essential
to keep this cost in reserve as without public liability
insurance we would have to close immediately. This would
give a reserve level of £650.|
|Amount of reserves held|At year end we had more than this in reserves (approx
£1980). This is mostly due to contracted expenditure for
July to September of £450 to increase our social media
presence and plans for an additional shed in winter 25/26|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|**N/A**|
|---|---|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the charity
continuing as a going concern|**None known at present**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**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|Apart from the frst charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a
term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting
of the charity trustees.In selecting
individuals for appointment as charity
trustees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the efective
administration of the CIO.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Share Haywards Heath|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1203113|
|Charity’s principal address|THE SCOUT HUT
EASTERN ROAD
LINDFIELD|
## RH16 2LP
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustee Name Office (if any) Dates acted Pauline Mallinson Chair and finance officer May 23 to present Richard Bronze May 23 to present Trevor Carpenter May 23 to present Helena Griffiths Jun 24 to present**
## **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) Pauline Margaret Mallinson**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair**
## **Date 2025 FINANCIAL SUMMARY - to end June 2025**
|INCOME|||EXPENDITUR
E|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|**Grants**|0||**Insurance**|385||||
||||**Admin**|||||
||||IT|85||||
||||**Maintenance**|||||
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|**Supp Members**|490||PAT calibration|81||||
||||Repairs etc|58||||
|**Loan fees**|1212||**New Shed**|420||||
|**Credit balances**|||**Items**|165||Bank|1934|
|||||||balance||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Donations**|0||**Marketing**|||Cash|30|
|Sale of items|57||Signs and
social media|667||Paypal|12|
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