## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 24/5/23 To 31/12/23**
## **Charity name: The CABIN Charity**
## **Charity registration number: 1203235**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP
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Summary of the Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit of the
purposes of the residents of South West London and Surrey —
charity as set out in To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the
its governing interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure
document time occupation of individuals who have need of such
facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability,
financial hardship or social circumstances with the object
of improving their conditions of life.
Summary of the Para 1.17 CABIN is a volunteer-led community organisation that
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|Summary of the
purposes of the
charity as set out in
its governing
document
Para 1.17
**The objects of the CIO are for the public benefit of the**
**residents of South West London and Surrey —**
**To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the**
**interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure**
**time occupation of individuals who have need of such**
**facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability,**
**financial hardship or social circumstances with the object**
**of improving their conditions of life.**|||
|Summary of the|Para 1.17
|**CABIN is a volunteer-led community organisation that**|
|main activities in
relation to those
purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the
activities, projects
or services
identified in the
accounts.|and 1.19|**seeks to improve the quality of life of people living within its**
**area of benefit. It is particularly concerned with people who**
**are lonely and isolated and disconnected form social**
**networks, for example as a result of being long-term**
**unemployed.**
**Current activities include:**
**A) Providing community members with access to urban**
**‘green’ locations or facilities.**
**Prior to registering as a charity projects completed to date**
**have been within local schools, via the installation of ‘living’**
**green walls.**
**Access has been granted feely and happily by the school to**
**enable volunteers and beneficiaries to complete the**
**installation and associated training. They have also offered**
**ongoing access, as required, to continue training which will**
**take the form of maintenance of the gardens/plants in**
**question.**
**B) Providing basic training and hands-on experience in**
**horticulture and the installation of urban ‘greening’**
**measures, and associated project management**
**skills. In addition to the acquisition of practical skills**
**which may help beneficiaries to access further**
**training or employment, the trustees believe**
**participation in such activity confers mental health**
**benefits through establishing a connection to nature**
**in an urban environment.**|
|||**Horticultural training is provided by the trustees and**
**volunteers with some external support.**
**The trustees do not claim that the training offered at this**
**time is of a professional standard, leading to recognised**
**qualifications. The aim of the training is to impart some**
**basic skills but also to provide a facility for productive**
**recreational activity and the opportunity to meet and**
**interact with people.**|
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|Statement
confirming whether
the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance issued by
the Charity
Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|**As a small charity, below the Charities Act’s audit**
**threshold, the report focusses on the main activities**
**undertaken by the charity to further its charitable purposes**
**for the public benefit. The Objectives & Activities Section of**
**the report provide a brief summary of activities undertaken**
**together with a confirmation that the trustees have had**
**regard to our guidance on public benefit.**
**Further, more detailed information about their activities and**
**their success is provided in the Activities and Performance**
**section of the report.**
**The annual report specifically addresses the two key**
**principles by which we will assess public benefit:**
**1. There must be an identifiable benefit or benefits**
**2. Benefit must be to the public, or a section of the**
**public – the trustees explain their commitment to**
**enable as many people as possible to experience**
**urban greening infrastructure.**|
## **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|**Although in our formation year we have**
**continued the work already commenced prior**
**to the registration of the formal charity**
**structure by continuing to engage with local**
**schools in the area.**
**The charity now has a detailed list of schools**
**who are interesting in progressing with a green**
**infrastructure installation and accordingly the**
**charity has submitted a funding bid for several**
**of these schools within the borough of Merton.**
**We anticipate the success of this grant**
**application to enable us to progress with our**
**objectives in the next 12-18 months.**
**As such the trustees feel the charity has made**
**very good foundational progress that will**
**provide a good base for the delivery of the**
**outlined public benefit as per its objects.**|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity remains in a healthy**
**financial position at the end of the**
**period having secured both a donation**
**and further income in its formative year.**
**Whilst cash reserves are currently at**
**modest levels they are adequate for the**
**charities current operating model.**|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Cash reserves are held to ensure**
**sufficient operating capital to enable the**
**charity to continue it day to day**
**activities successfully.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£5,133**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**There are no uncertainties about the**
**charity continuing as a going concern.**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**N/A**|
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|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|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|**Trustees are appointed by the existing**
**trustees.**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name The CABIN Charity
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1203235
Charity’s principal address 165 Victoria Road
Mitcham CR4 3JD
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Office (if Dates acted if not Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name
any) for whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Peter Douglas Urquhart
2 Lisa Marie Edwards
3 Ann Mary Rose Ceprynski Ciekawy
4
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## **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**||
|---|---|
||Peter Douglas Urquhart|
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Chair|
||12/7/24|
||12/7/24|
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The CABIN Charity
165 Victoria Road
Mitcham CR4 3JD
Profit & Loss Statement
24/05/2023 to 31/12/2023
Income
Donations 3,500.00
Consulting Income 5,000.00
8,500.00
Less: Cost of Sales
Plants 1,622.63
Training 216.10
Materials 134.24 1,972.97
Net Income 6,527.03
Gross Profit 6,527.03
Expenses
Branding & Indentity 740.00
Consultancy Fees 560.00
Travel Expenses 22.84
Website & Internet 70.54
Total Expenses 1,393.38
Net Profit before Tax 5,133.65
Tax on Profit
Profit for year 5,133.65
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The CABIN Charity
165 Victoria Road
Mitcham CR4 3JD
Balance Sheet
As of December 2023
Assets 2023 2022
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets - -
Total Fixed Assets - -
Current Assets
Cash in bank 5,133.65 -
Total Current Assets 5,133.65 -
Creditors: (Amt due in 1 year) - -
Net Current Assets 5,133.65 -
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 5,133.65 -
Net Assets 5,133.65 -
Capital & Reserves
Profit & Loss Account/Retained Earnings 5,133.65 -
Total Capital 5,133.65 -
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