|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**|**Trustees' Annual Report**
**for the period**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Period start date|||To|Period end date||| |Day 25.|**March**|**2021**||**25**|**MARCH**|**2022**| ## Section A Reference and administration details |**Branch name**|
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District|
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District|
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District|
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District|
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||(referred to hereinafter as either the “Branch” or the “Charity”)||||| ||||||| |**Other names / number Branch is**
**k b**|||||| |**nown y**|||||| |**Registered charity number (if any)**|501145||||| ||||||| |**Branch's principal address**||5 Alexandra Road|||| |||Cleethorpes|||| |||North East Lincs|||| |||**Postcode**||**DN35 8LQ**|| ||||||| ## **Names of the Branch charity trustees who manage the charity (generally known as the Branch Committee)** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1
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9|Neil Gammon|President||| ||Gavin Marshall|Chairman||| ||Graham Malster|Vice Chair||| ||Philip Massen|||| ||Anne Prowse|Treasurer||| ||Linda Hamill|Fundraising officer||| ||Steve Flint|Membership Secretary||| ||Tracey Owens|||| ||Joe Schofield|||| 10 11 12 13 14 15 ## **Names of any other trustees for the Branch (for example, any custodian trustees in relation to branch property)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the branch’s trusts** |Type of governing document
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)
How the Branch charity is
constituted
(e.g. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)|
Royal Charter, Rules, Byelaws, Area and Branch Regulations of the
Royal Air Forces Association.| |---|---| ||
Unincorporated Association| ||
Elected by the branch membership| ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** ## **Charity’s organisational structure** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - The charity is a branch of the Royal Air Forces Association which is a Royal Charter body and registered as a charity in England and Wales under number 226686 and in Scotland under SC037673 (“the Association”). The Association has many branches all of which share the same charitable object as the Association and are subject to the same constitution. **Trustee induction and training** Provided by The Royal Air Forces Association - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the branch’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties (including branch club); - club); **Related party relationships – club (if operated)** - • trustees’ consideration of The Branch operates a Branch Club at the above premises. major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. **Risk management** The Branch has a risk management system in place and published procedures to manage them, including fire, governance etc. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the branch set out in its governing document** - To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by charitable means of all serving and former members of Her Majesty’s Air Forces, their spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of those who died whilst serving or subsequently. |**Summary of the main activities**
**undertaken for the public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects (include within this**
**section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit)**|The Branch is now building up to be fully operational since the
restrictions for Covid have been lifted. Despite restrictions we were able
to hold a number of events including a Remembrance Service and a
school children’s remembrance service for the local community. Plans
are already underway for more forthcoming events and
commemorations.
We have training arranged for a welfare officer. Once the training has
been completed, we will be in a position of offer assistance to those
who need it on a more formal independent basis. Some of our
members have continued to call our vulnerable members to check on
their welfare and wellbeing. We have continued to provided
reassurance to our vulnerable members that we can support them if
required.
As with the previous year, fundraising has been severely affected by
the pandemic. The fundraising team have managed to arrange some
activities in local supermarkets to bring in some income. It is planned
that 2022 will see an increase in fundraising activities.
Major refurbishment work on the building has been completed
externally. Further works continue inside the building, bringing parts of
the building from disrepair to a useful commodity ie offices. This
investment will also have the additional benefit of increasing the value
of the property.
The Trustees are all aware of, by briefing and instruction, of the
statutory requirements included in the Charity Commission Guidance
on Public Benefit PBS, PB2 and PB.| |---|---| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Welfare grant making is carried out in accordance with the RAFA Welfare system through trained Welfare Officers. - policy on grant making; - • policy programme related All of our activities are carried out by volunteers, we have no paid staff. investment; - • contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the branch**
**during the year**|Some events had to cancelled due to Covid restrictions, however, as
restrictions were lifted during the reporting period we were able to
undertake some activities. Despite the issues raised during the year
due to Covid the Branch Charity remained healthy and stable. Branch
membership numbers have remained fairly stable with only a small
reduction in our membership. It is anticipated that these numbers will
recover as we move from the covid period.
Despite a difficult year the Club has maintained a healthy financial
position and where possible provided a welfare facility for our
members. This has been of great benefit for those members and will
continue to do so. Again the anticipation is that a strong recovery in
attendance will proceed as more events are able to go ahead.
The premises maintained full Covid compliance during the year and
provided a safe, secure and reassuring environment for our members
and the local community.
The Branch club continued to support members throughout the
pandemic with telephone calls.
Refurbishment work continues on the building.|Some events had to cancelled due to Covid restrictions, however, as
restrictions were lifted during the reporting period we were able to
undertake some activities. Despite the issues raised during the year
due to Covid the Branch Charity remained healthy and stable. Branch
membership numbers have remained fairly stable with only a small
reduction in our membership. It is anticipated that these numbers will
recover as we move from the covid period.
Despite a difficult year the Club has maintained a healthy financial
position and where possible provided a welfare facility for our
members. This has been of great benefit for those members and will
continue to do so. Again the anticipation is that a strong recovery in
attendance will proceed as more events are able to go ahead.
The premises maintained full Covid compliance during the year and
provided a safe, secure and reassuring environment for our members
and the local community.
The Branch club continued to support members throughout the
pandemic with telephone calls.
Refurbishment work continues on the building.|| |---|---|---|---| |**Section E**|**Financial review**||| ||||| |**Brief statement of the**
**branch’s policy on reserves**||The Trustees have agreed that a sum of £10,000 shall be held in cash
reserve.|| **Details of any funds materially** None **in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the branch’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the branch; - 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 branch’s trustees** > **Signature(s)** G Malster **Full name(s)** Graham Malster **Position (eg Secretary,** Vice Chair **Chair, etc)** OROYAL AIRFORCES Association Date 1810312022 OROYAL AIRFORCES Association The charity that supports the RAF family Grimsby Cleethorpes & District Branch Accounts 2021 Page I ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION GRIMSBY CLEETHORPES & DISTRICT BRANCH INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE ACCOUNT 8T AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 INCOME Management Rént- Club Membership- Net Coll8ction Mon￿$ Don8tSons 0th8r Income Kilthen Grant Window Project 1.680.00 4,837.50 499.79 1,356.24 0.00 0.00 34.513.26 800.00 -24.00 310.98 139.IXI 2,279.99 32,967.00 EXPENDITURE Insurance 2,792.30 0.00 99.50 159.00 2.573.69 175.00 8uffel Sundry Expense8 Utilities- TV Li￿nCe Branch Ikms Conferences Kllchen Grant Window Project 2.316.87 157.50 0.00 -18.69 14.302.05 24.603.88 44 110.30 42,861.60 45 912.40 EXCESS {DEFICIT) OF INCOME OVER EXPENDMJRE (3,025.61 (7.637.33) Page 2 ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION GRIMSBY CLEETHORPES a tMSNCT 8RANCH INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT AS AT 31- DECEMBER 2021 2021 2020 RRENT stc(k Trading Items Cash in Hand at Bank Debtor8 and Pr8payment8 Cash not Banked Fixture8 and Fittlngs 120.00 16.568.59 120.C(I 19,594.20 0.00 17.615.00 107.00 16.450.00 71.2 CURRENT LIABILME 0.00 271.2 CHAIRMAN 4Jtyl44 Signature TREASURER &gnaiure Dated Page 3 IndÈp@ndont Examlner's Report Roport to the tnthes I management ¢offlmittee of £ 1fv4so￿. tL.EPC-S IwTrJll 3.'SfKICI On attounts for th• y•ar 11121 Zoli Charty no Ilf any) So1145 Independent You are resp￿sible for the preparats'cfft of the acccunts in acojrdance V￿th examiners statement applicablc Icgal roquircmcnts. I have ccwnpleted my examin8t#)n of the 8ccy)urrts of the dwfity. I confim Ihat no material matters have Cr+￿ to rny attentton in ￿)nneCtIon with tho oxAminatM)n (other than that dis(*isod bek)w") givo cause lo beleve that: the acc¥)unlirvJ records were not sufficienl to show explain 811 the {BranchlBranch Club's) transactKJn5 lor the year the accounts accord ￿ the accounting records: or the acc()unts dmj Th)t o)niain a suffic*nt record of ihe assets aThJ liabiltiies of Ihe (BranchlBranch Club) I have no (x)ncems and have CA)tT* across no other matters in ¢￿￿C1K)n with the examinatN)n to which 8ttenb'on should be dravm. ' Plva&Tr dvl•l• I1￿ thè rflhoy do not apply. Signed: 12 102t ?otZ M ILprr Dlsclosur• Only (x)mplele if Iho cxaminer nceds to highlight material mattcrs of con￿rn Gh￿ here Ixief thtads of any iteff* that the examiner wishes lo di8cIoso. 2(r210901_IER Tenwl3le_BGOv1