Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
31 12 2025
01 01 2025 To
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Young Men’s Christian Association Brightlingsea
Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 250547
Charity's principal address 55 High Street Brightlingsea Essex Postcode CO7 0AQ
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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| Alan Dingwall | Chairman | ||||
| PhilipChapman | Secretary | ||||
| Brian Lambert | Treasurer | ||||
| Joyce House | Volunteer | ||||
| Peter Ball | Volunteer | ||||
| Marion Rawlins | Volunteer | ||||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Model Constitution YMCA (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Association (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational We have a close relationship with Colchester and Chelmsford YMCAs
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structure and any wider network with which the charity collectively Essex YMCA. works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To make available to the people of Brightlingsea and surrounding area a place for recreation and meetings to further their wellbeing and social interaction with like-minded people. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within ‘The trustees have complied with their duty to have regard to the this section the statutory Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance and consider the declaration that trustees have activities and events held at the hall over the past year meet the had regard to the guidance charitable aims and test for public benefit’. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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Maintenance of the emergency lighting and smoke detectors continued to
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be done as well as regular running of the water in the toilets and kitchen, policy programme related investment; with temperature checks for the hot water taps.
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
We continue to host the following groups Summary of the main Saturday Club for all ages who have special needs. achievements of the charity Little City for the social development of young children. during the year Workers Education Association, a leading education charity that believes every adult should have access to education and its benefits right on their doorstep. A pre-school organisation who hire our annex. The NHS regularly use our hall for ongoing vaccination sessions. Scottish Dancing group to encourage physical and social wellbeing. Yoga groups. U3A group meet, an interest group who have researched and documented several features of the town including the YMCA. A youth karate group moved to our hall during 2024
Brightlingsea Town Council has written our hall into their emergency plan to be an evacuation and rest centre.
We have additional glass recycling banks located by Tendring District Council
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Section E Financial review
We aim to keep in reserve £12000 as this is the minimum needed to keep Brief statement of the the hall functioning. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Philip Chapman Full name(s) Alan Dingwall Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc) Date
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