## **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** |1
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10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||_Stewart Olney _|_Chair_||| ||_Jane_
_Mackenzie_|_Deputy Chair_||| ||_Sylvia (Ho)_
_Olney_|_Treasurer_||| ||_Darren_
_Nicholls_|||| ||_Christopher_
_Lambourne_||_from 27th May_
_2025_|| ||_John_
_Pinkerton_||_from 27th May_
_2025_|| |||||| |||||| ||~~**N f th tt**~~|~~**f th hit if**~~|~~**f l t**~~|~~**di tt**~~| ||~~**ames o e rus**~~|~~**es or e cary, a**~~|~~**y, (or exampe, any cus**~~|~~**an rusees)**~~| |||||| |||||| ||~~**Name**~~||~~**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**~~|| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## ~~**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**~~ ~~**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**~~ 1 **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_| |---|---| ||_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._ 2 **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._| |---|---| |**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’. _| 3 ## **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._ 4 **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_ 5 **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_| |---|---| ||Carol Northwood| ||| ||| ||| ||_26 Melton_| ||_Stantonbury_| ||_Milton Keynes MK14 6BH_| 6 ## **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_ 7 ||**Charity Name**
_Great Linford Community Hub_|**Charity Name**
_Great Linford Community Hub_|**Charity Name**
_Great Linford Community Hub_|**Charity Name**
_Great Linford Community Hub_|**Charity Name**
_Great Linford Community Hub_|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Receipts and payments accounts**||||||| ||**for the period**||Period start date
_07/05/2024_||**To**|Period end
date
_05/04/2025_|||| ||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**
**£**| |_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**|||||||||| ||||||**-**||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||||_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_||| 8 |**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_|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| ||_4,832_||_750_|||_-_||||| |||||||||_5,582_||| |||||||_-_||_-_||| |||||||||||_-_| |||||||_-_||||| |||||||||||| ||||_-_|||_-_||||| |||||||||||| |**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 £**| |||||||_20,577_||_-_||**-**| |||||||_795_||**-**||**-**| |||||||_21,372_||_-_||| |||||||||||**-**| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||||||||**-**| |||||||||||**-**| |||||||||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||||||**-**||**-**| ||_Gazebos_|||||_Unrestricted_||_1,010_||| ||_Picnic bench_|||||_Unrestricted_||_-_||| ||_Outdoor tables and benches_|||||_Unrestricted_||_2,855_||**-**| |||||||||||**When due**
**(optional)**| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| |**Signed (on behalf of all**
**the trustees)**||||||||||| |||||||||||| 9