Trustees' annual report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 07 05 2024 To 05 04 2025
Reference and administration details
Charity name Great Linford Community Hub
Other names charity is known by GLCH, The Little Bookshop Community Unit
Registered charity number (if any) 1208125
Charity's principal address 2A St Leger Court Great Linford Milton Keynes
Postcode MK14 5HA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| _Stewart Olney _ | Chair | |||
| Jane Mackenzie |
Deputy Chair | |||
| Sylvia (Ho) Olney |
Treasurer | |||
| Darren Nicholls |
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| Christopher Lambourne |
from 27th May 2025 |
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| John Pinkerton |
from 27th May 2025 |
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Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information) Type of advisor Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Manageress: Mrs Donna Nicholls
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
| Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) |
Constitution adopted 2nd May 2024 |
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| Charitable Incorporated Organisation | |
| Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) |
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include GLCH is partnered with Great Linford Parish Council additional information, where for providing various services to the Parish relevant, about: community, and with Food Connect for the provision Policies and procedures and distribution of surplus food via our 'community adopted for the induction and fridge', whilst the 'Little Bookshop' premises are kindly training of trustees supplied by Great Linford CoOp. The charity’s organisational Day-to-day operations management is provided by structure and any wider network with which the charity our dedicated Manageress (Donna) and Assistant works Manager, whilst regular and occasional operations Relationship with any related volunteers give their time for free to enable the Hub parties and Community Fridge to operate and provide Trustees’ consideration of services to the public (directly and/or via GLPC), major risks and the system and the volunteer Trustees provide 'behind the and procedures to manage them scenes' support, direction and financial accounting.
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Objectives and activities
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in our governing document |
1. To maintain and manage a community hub for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Great Linford and the surrounding area, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents. 2. For the public benefit the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in Great Linford and the surrounding area, in particular but not exclusively by providing community meals, essential items, and by operating a community fridge to provide emergency food supplies and related services to individuals who have been identified as having afinancial need. |
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| Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects |
GLCH completed more events last year and opened the Hub for more days, than in previous years, benefitting hundreds of different people including around 150 regulars, and became a registered CIO with 2 managers and an increased financial turn-over. We provided a warm space, with help and friendly advice for those in need, extra food for hundreds of people, support to the Parish Council, and events for old and young alike. More details of our activities can be found below _under‘Achievements and performance’. _ |
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
We are grateful for the many hours volunteers, You may choose to include have spent carrying out the charitable functions further statements, where of our Community Hub. Without this valuable relevant, about: contribution of time, energy and expertise we Policy on grantmaking would not have been able to achieve so much. Policy programme related investment Contribution made by Volunteers Achievements and performance
Summary of the main Weekly activities included: achievements of the charity • Open between 3 and 5 days per week for drop-in during the year. warm drinks & snacks, social interactions, listening ear, advice/signposting – this service benefited hundreds of people over the year; • Cooked breakfasts served for 40 to 60 people per week; • Weekly social club with hot meal and bingo served 40 to 60 people per week; • Cream teas on Thursdays; • Knit & natter on Fridays; • Twice weekly community fridge served 90 to 160 people each time. Events included: • 7 jumble sales held last year – proved to be a very popular event that benefits people as a source of low cost household items, toys and clothes, as well as raising funds for the Hub; • 6 Litter picks organised by the Parish Council with support from the Hub • Summer activity sessions twice per week in August, for children & families; • Free coach trip to the seaside for local families during the school Easter holidays; • Christmas fair with Santa’s grotto and free presents for children; attended by over 300 people; • Easter celebration with free Easter eggs for the children, craft activities etc.; • VE Day celebration with traditional food Miscellaneous: • Formal registration with the Charity Commission was completed in May 2024: GLCH became a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation ( CIO ), charity number 1208125; • Several new volunteers joined the operations team.
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Financial review
Cash at bank at 05/04/2025was £20,576 in Brief statement of the unrestricted funds. The main financial risk to the charity’s policy on reserves charity is loss of funding from the Council and reduced donations. The funds are held to cover 9months operational costs in the event of a loss of income and to meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur.
Details of any funds materially in deficit Not applicable
Further financial review details: (Optional information)
You may choose to include Our main source of funds over the last year has additional information, where been grants and donations. We use general funds relevant about: to subsidise food and activity costs and to pay our The charity’s principal sources of funds (including managers and facilities costs. any fundraising). How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity. Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) S Olney
Full name(s) Stewart Olney
Position (eg secretary, chair, Chair etc) Date 3[rd] February 2026
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Great Linford Community Hub On accounts for the year 5[th] April 2025 ended Set out on pages 8 and 9 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 5[th] April 2025. As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of Responsibilities and basis of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have Independent examiner's come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me statement cause to believe that in, any material respect: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached .
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
Carol Northwood |
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| Carol Northwood | |
| 26 Melton | |
| Stantonbury | |
| Milton Keynes MK14 6BH |
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
None to report
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Charity Name Great Linford Community Hub |
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Charity Name Great Linford Community Hub |
Charity Name Great Linford Community Hub |
No (if any) | No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a | |
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| Receipts and payments accounts | |||||||||
| for the period | Period start date 07/05/2024 |
To | Period end date 05/04/2025 |
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| Charity Name :Great Linford Community Hub | |||||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 38,855 5,016 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 38,855 5,016 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations and fundraising |
38,855 | - | - | ||||||
| 38,855 | |||||||||
| Grants | 5,016 | - | - | ||||||
| 5,016 | |||||||||
| Grants | - | 750 | - | ||||||
| 750 | |||||||||
| Sub total | 43,872 | 750 | 44,622 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, etc. Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | - | ||||||||
| 750 | - | 44,622 | |||||||
| - | 26,281 | ||||||||
| Managers’pay | 26,281 | - | - | ||||||
| 26,281 | |||||||||
| Hub day to day and fundraising expenses |
10,410 | - | - | ||||||
| 10,410 | |||||||||
| Coach trip hire | 975 | - | - | ||||||
| 975 | |||||||||
| Employers’ and public liability insurance |
364 |
- | - | ||||||
| 364 | |||||||||
| Sub total | |||||||||
| 38,030 | - | 38,030 |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers Between Funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | 1,010 | |
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| 4,832 | 750 | - | ||||||||
| 5,582 | ||||||||||
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| - | ||||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||||
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed (on behalf of all the trustees) |
Details Cash in hand Total cash funds Cash at Bank |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - Cost (optional) Cost (optional) - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 20,577 | - | - | ||||||||
| 795 | - | - | ||||||||
| 21,372 | - | |||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||||||||
| - | ||||||||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | - | |||||||||
| Gazebos | Unrestricted | 1,010 | ||||||||
| Picnic bench | Unrestricted | - | ||||||||
| Outdoor tables and benches | Unrestricted | 2,855 | - | |||||||
| When due (optional) |
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| Signed (on behalf of all the trustees) |
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