2023-03-31-accounts - Chew's Foundation At Dunstable

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Chews Foundation

Charity Reg. No. 307500

Trustees Annual Report for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023

Charity Address:

Association of Dunstable Charities Grove House, 76 High Street North, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. LU6 1NF

Trustees for the period 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023

Ex-officio Governors

Ven D Middlebrook

Mrs J Prince

Representative Governors Dunstable Town Council:

Cllr Mr Kenson Gurney

Cllr Mr John Chatterley and Central Bedfordshire Council

Representative Governors Houghton Regis Town Council:

Cllr S Goodchild

Co-optative Governors:

Mr D Clarke – Vice Chairman Mrs S Deller Miss Ann Sparrow Chairman: Mr Hugh Garrod

Clerk to the Governors:

Mrs Julie Tipler

Charity Structure, Governance and Management:

Governing document:

Approved by Her Majesty in Council, 10 February 1954 but revised 25th September 2009, and finalised on 28th June 2011. ESA No 268S

Trustee Selection Methods:

CHEWS GOVERNORS

Governing Body

The Governing Body of the Foundation (in this Scheme called the Governors) shall, when complete, consist of fourteen persons who are in sympathy with the aims of the Church of England and other Christian churches.

FOUR Ex-officio Governors being: The Archdeacon of Bedford, and The Rector and Churchwardens of the Parish of Dunstable. Respectively for the time being.

FOUR Representative Governors , to be appointed as follows: Two by the Dunstable Town Council One by Houghton Regis Town Council One by Central Bedfordshire Council

SIX Co-optative Governors , to be appointed by resolution of the Governors A Representative Governor need not be a member of the appointing body.

Every Governor to be appointed by the Central Bedfordshire Council shall be appointed for a term of office ending on the date of the appointment of his/her successor which may be made at any time after the ordinary day of retirement of the Central Bedfordshire Councilor’s next after his/her appointment.

The other Representative Governors shall be appointed each for a term of three years and the Co-optative Governors each for a term of five years.

Achievements and Performance in the past year

Redecoration and upgrade of the property to be suitable for venue for hiring for educational purposes. This has been achieved and a company supplying a service for children which special educational needs now rents part of the building for this purpose.

Finances

Chews House is the main asset which achieves an income from renting rooms to help with the running, administration and maintenance costs.

Money is invested and the interest is used for grants for school uniforms for children in need. Other income is obtained from rent of the house flat and the theatre.

Mrs Julie Tipler Clerk to the Charity 22[nd] November 2023

CHEWS FOUNDATION CHARITY Accounts for the period ending 31/03/2023

Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 £ £	Apr 2022 - Mar 2023 £ £	Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 £ £	Apr 2021 - Mar 2022 £ £
3,618.00 16,594.73 6,099.00 9,255.52	35,567.25	3,910.00 16,268.82 3,903.32	24,082.14
		760.00 2,703.00 563.76 3,023.03 5,790.00 16,898.30 2,399.62 353.29 1,221.19 30.79 2,457.12 8,770.00
1,202.12 2,709.00 1,119.27 3,561.88 849.60 21,134.01 4,810.26 465.86 2,179.84 70.00 282.00 8,560.00
	£ 35,567.25		£ 24,082.14
	46,943.84		44,970.10

	46,943.84		44,970.10

	(11,376.59)		(20,887.96)
	20,482.75 (11,376.59)		41,370.71 (20,887.96)
	9,106.16		20,482.75
	0.00		0.00

43 Summer Street Slip End Luton LU1 4BL

29[th] January, 2024

To Whom It May Concern

CHEWS FOUNDATION – Charity Reg. No: 307500

I have been asked by the Clerk to The Governors of the above charity, Mrs Julie Tipler, to carry out an independent inspection of the accounts for the period from 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023.

I have been given full access to all relevant documents including:

The Trustees Report
The Minutes from June 2022 & December 2022
BACS payment paperwork
Suppliers Invoices
The accounts spreadsheet for the year (Income & Expenses summary, Assets list & Cashbook)
Bank Statements
Budget Documents

I have cross-checked all the Bank Statements, BACS payment confirmations, and the relevant invoices for the period against the cash book spreadsheet and have found no inconsistencies or errors. There are no cash transactions. VAT is paid where it is due and is correctly managed. The Clerk has confirmed that all tax and NI due on her salary is paid and in order.

The very limited number of queries I raised with the Clerk were answered swiftly and satisfactorily.

Conclusions:

Funds are spent with due consideration and in line with the ethos of the charity. It was notable that a good balance was maintained between the commercial need to manage the buildings for posterity and income generation, and the objectives of the Charity to provide support to those in need. Property repairs and improvements appear to be carried out in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner, with quotations sought in advance where appropriate. The Governors take a proactive approach to property maintenance and give thought to the most practical ways of generating rental income from the available facilities, taking into account the safety of tenants, legal regulations and the security of the various buildings. Due consideration is given to the historical legacy of these properties. Uniform grants are issued in an organised manner. Day to day financial accounting and record-keeping is accurate, efficient and timely.

I have suggested that it would be helpful to have a separate Asset Register with a valuation of all the buildings managed by the Charity and any other historic objects and items of significance.

Thank you for asking me to carry out this inspection. Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Nicola E West