Craftaholics Cymru Registered Charity No 1209062 Trustees Annual Report 2024 - 25 CRIFTAHOLICS tYMRu EST l& ## **Craftaholics Cymru OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** We are a community group of around 30 members based in Cardiff and surrounding areas. The objective of our group is to provide a safe meeting place, currently the Pendragon pub in Thornhill, to tackle social isolation, provide stimulation and interest for those with time on their hands, i.e. retirement, unemployment or illness, for likeminded people to come together and learn a new skill or pass their skill onto others. As a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), incorporated with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (CC) on 10 July 2024, the trustees commend this report of Craftaholics Cymru to the membership. ## **Quotations from members** _“Coming to the Craftaholics meeting gives me a guaranteed three hours of being with likeminded people who are warm and welcoming. We chat, laugh, craft and share ideas with each other. I’ve made some lovely new friends who I know will always be supportive.”_ _“Absolutely amazing for my mental health.”_ _“Finding out you are not the only one with craft hoarding habits.”_ _“Nice relaxed atmosphere.”_ _“Very welcoming, caring and supportive group.”_ _“Best thing that’s happened to me.”_ 1 ## **Craftaholics Cymru ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Deliveries made during 2024** ## **UHW, Neo Natal Unit** 299, hats, 87 cannulas, 58 blankets, 55 mittens 51 sheets, 42 bonding squares 11 octopi, 3 pairs of bootees, 2 cardigans ## **Little Smarties, All Nations Church** 95 hats, 60 blankets, 42 cardigans, 9 headbands, 5 scarves, 4 bootees, 3 pairs of mittens, 1 soft toy ## **Huggard Centre** , **Cardiff** 42 hats, 12 blankets, 3 scarves, 2 pairs of gloves ## **The Salvation Army** 140 blanket squares, 32 hats, 16 gloves and socks, 7 blankets, 3 jumpers ## **Welsh Ambulance Services NHS** 18 Trauma soft toys ## **South Wales Fire and Rescue Service** 10 Trauma soft toys ## **Ty Hafan** 18 Quilted blankets ## **Ty Enfys Mother & Baby Home** 18 hats, 15 cardigans, 15 blankets 3 pairs of bootees, 3 pairs of mittens, 2 soft toys ## **Homeinstead and Shire Hall Care Home** 12 twiddle mats ## **Animal Sanctuaries** 51 bird nests, 33 cat toys, 3 mats **Lainey** busy packing the items to be delivered 2 ## **Craftaholics Cymru** ## **Craft fairs** We organise local craft fairs, self-funded, which enable our crafters to exhibit and sell their wares. Any income generated from the sales boosts their confidence and gives them encouragement to continue with their crafting. Our crafters all agree that they not only enjoy their crafting but think that it contributes to their wellbeing, both physical and mental. During April 2023-24 we raised for charity an incredible £991.13 by organising raffles and tombolas at these fairs. We have raised money and donated to: Alzheimer’s Society, Marie Curie, Hearing Dogs, Velindre Hospital, Noah’s Ark, Llanishen Evangelical Church, Latch Welsh Children’s Charity, Salvation Army, Wales Air Ambulance and various animal charities. These fairs also provide an opportunity for individual stall holders to raise money for their own individual charities. It also provides stimulation, interest and is an opportunity for people to meet up. 3 ## **Craftaholics Cymru** ## **Social events** We also socialise and have enjoyed lunches and dinners out. Christmas dinner ## **STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE** Our AGM was held at the Lisvane Methodist Church on 28th April 2025. ## **Trustee Appointments** Sheila Craig as Trustee and Treasurer. ## **Committee Appointments** Sue Jones June Pritchard-Griffiths Lainey Clayton We would like to thank our Trustees, Committee Members and all our members for their hard work to make this group so successful. ## **Membership** Our membership is 28, there are no restrictions to joining, **all are made very welcome.** We meet every Monday. To increase opportunities and to involve people who do not want to do craft work but would enjoy some friendly company, we also meet on a Thursday between 1.30-4pm to play games such as cards, scrabble, dominoes, backgammon and such like. 4 ## **Craftaholics Cymru** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The balance carried forward at 5 April 2025 on the General Fund totals £1,356. ## **Community Support** Craftaholics Cymru is established as a community organisation and is experiencing community support from **Welsh Water** and **The Waterloo Foundation.** ## **FUTURE PLANS** When planning our activities for the year, the trustees consider the CC’s guidance on public benefit. ## **OUR GOALS** 1. **Funding** : seek more funding to enable us to secure a weekly meeting room which would be more appropriate for our needs and afford us some privacy 2. **Facebook** : make greater use of facebook to advertise our objectives, various crafts, craft fairs and generally inform those of our activities. 3. **Newsletter** : continue to inform the public about our successes 4. **Day Trips** : organise day trips to various places and organisations 5. **Dinners/lunches** : these are very successful and to be continued 6. **Theatre** : organise trips to the theatre and/or concerts 7. **Craft Venues** : increase the number of craft fairs **The Lisvane Community Association** is giving us a table at the Lisvane Festival which helps us to raise public awareness of the value of combatting social isolation, depression, mental health and promote our charity 5 ## **Craftaholics Cymru FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** |**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
**All Unrestricted**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Payments**|£||**Receipts**|£| |Donations (Note 1)|465.05||Brought Forward|548.36| |Cost of fundraising events|186.97||Donations:|| |Stationery|135.30||Sales|96.06| |Insurance|8.64||External (Note 2)|770.00| |Social events|73.47||Members|28.40| ||||Fundraising events:|| ||||Raffle|100.00| ||||Raffle deposit at Post
Office|160.00| |Surplus of Receipts over Payments|1,356.41||Craft fair table money|520.00| ||||Interest on savings:|3.02| ||2,225.84||**Gross Income**|2,225.84| |||||| |**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**||||| |**Assets**|£||**Reserves**|£| |Cash at bank|1,356.41||General fund|1,356.41| |||||| ||1,356.41|||1,356.41| |||||| |**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**||||| |**Note 1 Donations to charities**|£|||| |Velindre 'Just Giving' - 1|100.05|||| |Ty Hafan|100.00|||| |Velindre Forget-me-not|55.00|||| |Mesothelioma UK (Cancer)|50.00|||| |Cerebral Palsy|80.00|||| |Velindre 'Just Giving' - 2|80.00|||| ||465.05|||| |||||| |**Note 2 External donations received**|£|||| |Welsh Water|500.00|||| |Waterloo Foundation|250.00|||| |Utility Warehouse|20.00|||| ||770.00|||| 6 ## **Craftaholics Cymru** ## **DECLARATION** This Annual Report is provided on behalf of the Trustees Hilary Pincott Chair Craftaholics Cymru Date: 20[th] May 2025 ## **Administration information** Craftaholics Cymru correspondence address: 41 Ty Glas Road, Cardiff, CF14 5EB ## **Trustees** Hilary Pincott, Chair Catherine Williams, Secretary Sheila Craig, Treasurer Jacqui Blackmore 7