## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 January 2024 31 December 2024 ## Section A: Reference and administration details **Branch Name** RAFA Tamworth Branch **Other names / number Branch is known by** Branch 748 ## ~~ee~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 503932 **Branch's principal address** 22 Lichfield Street Tamworth Staffs **Postcode** B79 7DQ **Names of the Branch charity trustees who manage the charity (generally known as the Branch Committee) (Please include all trustees for the Branch including custodian trustees in relation to branch property)** _**(Note: Details required are for the period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 24 only)**_ |**Trustee name**|**Office (ifany)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---|---| |AnthonyMorris|Chair|| |LesleyAdcock|Secretary|| |Peter Owen|Treasurer|| |Mae Morris|Branch Welfare Caseworker|| |Darren Bates|Committee Member|1 April – 31 Dec 2024| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## Section B: Structure, governance and management ## **Description of the branch’s trusts** |Type of governing document
(e.g. trust deed, constitution)|Royal Charter, Rules, Byelaws, Area and Branch Regulations of the Royal
Air Forces Association.| |---|---| |How the Branch charity is
constituted
(e.g. trust, association, company)|Unincorporated association| |Trustee selection methods
(e.g. appointed by, elected by)|Elected by the branch membership| ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** |You may choose to
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Policies and
procedures adopted
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training of trustees;
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organisational
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major risks and the
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procedures to
manage them.|The Charity’s Organisational Structure| |---|---| ||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 & Training_(Please insert any induction_
_training or training courses completed by Trustees)_| ||Mae Morris and Lesley Adcock completed Level 2 Safe Food Handling course in
May 2024.
Sep 24 – CHQ did some Navigating Dementia and Alzheimer’s awareness
training at RAFA Tamworth. 9 people attended.| ||Related Party Relationships_(e.g. Club if operated)_| ||Nil| ||Risk Management_(include details of any Risk Management_
_documents held)_| ||Nil| ## Section C: Objectives and Activities Summary of the To promote, through the comradeship engendered by its members, the welfare by objects of the charitable means of all serving and former members of Her Majesty’s Air Forces, their branch set out in spouses and dependents, together with the widows and widowers and dependents of its governing those who died whilst serving or subsequently. document ## Section D: Achievements and performance in 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Summary of the|Chair Report| |main|It never rains but it pours, the latest building problem are the walls of the cleaning| |achievements of|cupboard and the bar stockroom are both suffering from damp. This seems to be| |the branch|accumulated rubbish between us and next door and a missing part of the guttering| |during the year|which should have been fitted when the roof was retiled to prevent the damp walls,| |this was done earlier this year. The club seems to be ticking over nicely. mainly due| |to the efforts of Wayne and Kirstie. It is making a small profit but electricity and water| |bills keep going up. The treasurer Peter Owen seems to have a constant battle firstly| |with the electricity now with the water companies| **----- End of picture text -----**
## Treasurer Report Managing a Grade two listed building with two residential flats is not an easy or inexpensive task. The cost of routine inspections to comply with Fire safety and other governmental Rules and regulations is high and is ever increasing. Our main achievement this year is that the Branch is still currently financially viable thanks to the hard work of the committee. ## Branch Welfare Officer Report Summary of the main We continue with our welfare care both in our Community Hub and with visits to achievements members of the RAF families. This year Sue Lawley from CHQ came to the Hub to of the branch give a talk on navigating Dementia and Alzheimer’s which was most interesting. The during the year Veterans Afternoon Tea held between 1400 and 1600 on the third Tuesday of the (cont) month is slowly getting more interest. I have visited 5 clients at their homes and successfully applied to the RAF Benevolent Fund for two of them. We have attended 6 RAF funerals with the Standard. If you know of anyone needing Welfare help, please contact me on 01283 760737 Mae Morris Caseworker and HWO. Fundraising Report _(please insert details of the Branch Fundraising activities i.e. Wings Appeal events)_ It seems to more difficult to get collecting venues, and the total collected seems smaller each year, and that’s without the latest Budget. Another problem is that the ATC now needs months rather than weeks to get permission to help with collecting. A sad outcome of this was no street collections this year. Cannot ATC HQ at least realise that the BoB Saturday is known now and get a blanket clearance? Wings Collections took place at ASDA Tamworth, Morrisons at Burton, Swadlingcote and Wilnecote. In addition, we had wings fundraising event at Armed Forces Day event in Tamworth Castle grounds. We managed to raise **£2961.99p** this year for the Wings Appeal. Membership Engagement Report _(please insert details of the Branch Membership Engagement (newsletters, social media etc.)_ The Branch have now established a Facebook Page and the number of ‘Friends’ is slowly increasing. We use the site to promote activities that are taking part at the RAFA Tamworth Branch. As a new venture we currently have 41 members on the site. Summary of Wellbeing / Social Report _(please insert details of the Branch_ the main _Wellbeing and Social events/activities)_ achievements The number of events has increased this year and the main constrain is volunteers to of the branch run them. The Branch holds Bingo on a Wednesday and Friday evening each week. during the year We also run a Veterans Afternoon tea on the third Tuesday of the month. (cont) In addition to this we run occasional social events which this year included a Veterans Afternoon Tea to celebrate the 80[th] Anniversary of D-Day to which the Local military unit Commanding Officer (Defence Medical Services Whittington) Attended in support of the Branch. 29 Jun 24 - We held a very successful summer BBQ as part of our Armed Forces Day Celebrations. Commemoration Report _(please insert details of the Branch Commemoration events/activities (Remembrance, Standard Bearers Attendance at Funerals etc.)_ The Branch organised and ran the Annual Battle of Britain Church Service and Static Parade in Tamworth. In attendance this year was the Mayor of Tamworth, Local Councillors, ATC cadets, Sea Cadets, and members of other youth organisations and the public. This event Raised **£87** for the Wings Appeal. Members of the Branch attended the Remembrance events in Tamworth. The Parade Marshall for the event is a member of the RAFA Committee. The Branch sent a representative and a Standard Bearer to 6 funerals this year. Community Engagement Report _(please insert details of the Branch Community Engagement activities (other groups you connect with, joint events such as Veterans Breakfasts)_ The Branch has joined the ‘Support Staffordshire Organisation. This provides networking opportunities locally and guidance on possible grants and funding schemes that we as a charity may be available to us as a Branch. We support our local Royal British Legion who use our lounge area for their monthly Branch meetings. ## Section E: Financial Review Statement on Branch Expenditure _(How has branch expenditure supported the key objectives of the branch)_ Our key objective re: Branch expenditure at the moment is purely one of survival, following cessation of trading by the revenue-earning Flarepath Club. Repairs and maintenance costs to keep the Branch's two flats - our main source of income - in a good, liveable condition come at considerable cost and continue to do so. Without the income from our two flats the Branch's survival would be questionable. Statement on Branch’s Reserve Policy ( _Branch Regulations stipulate that any Branch with total assets amounting to more than £5,000 should have a reserves policy and any Branch with assets over £10,000 should consider transferring excess funds across to the Branch Deposit Fund held at Association HQ. A template reserves policy can be found on the Branch Portal)_ We applaud the idea of transferring excess funds to the Branch Deposit Fund, when appropriate but, at the moment we fear we would soon be requiring their return due to the cost of planned maintenance projects - plus the unplanned - currently in hand for this lovely Grade Two Listed Building. Statement on Branch’s Investment Policy ( _Please include a statement on Branch investments and holdings and how these are managed (if applicable))_ Currently, financially, the Branch holds no investments or holdings. ## Section F: Declaration We confirm that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the branch’s trustees We confirm that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the relevant Charity Regulator on public benefit. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the branch’s trustees ## **Signature** L A Adcock **Full Name** Lesley Ann Adcock **Position (eg. 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Branch:P Owen Wings: Mr A S Morris Welfare: Mrs M Morris 22 Lichfield Street Tamworth Staffordshire B79 7QD Tamworth Accountancy Services Limited Office 3 Swan Park Kettlebrook Road Tamworth Staffordshire B77 1AG be | Financial Statements | for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ## Accountants’ Report to ## R.A.F.A. - Tamworth Branch In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of RAF.A. - Tamworth Branch and from information and explanations supplied to us Tamworth Accountancy Services Limited Office 3 Swan Park Kettlebrook Road Tamworth Staffordshire B77 1|AG Date: 6 March 2025 fk Pl be ## R.A.F.A. - Tamworth Branch **----- Start of picture text -----**
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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2024|2023| |£|£|£|£| |Income| |Members|subscriptions|954|1,185| |(Less) remitted to headquarters|(-)|(153)| |954|1,032| |Income|from|social|events &|fund raising|8,942|6,027| |Donations|638|_6,775| |10,534|13,834| |10,534|13,834| |Expenditure| |Telephone and broadband|280|201| |Printing,|stationery|and|postage|250|127| |Conference|expenses|129|365| |Battle of Britain|150|150| |Entertainment|expenses|2,286|2,634| |Sundry|expenses (PRS)|1,267|__180| |4,362|3,657| |6,172|10,177| |Depreciation| |Fixtures and|fittings|it|]|__t|sel:| |NET SURPLUS|6,171|10,176| **----- End of picture text -----**
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## R.A.F.A, - Tamworth Branch Profit and Loss Account — Number 2 Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ||2024||2023|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||£|£|£|£| |Income||||| |Rent receiv.
ied|17,365||18,229|| |||17,365||18,229| |Expenditure||17,365||18,229| |Ratesand insurance
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4,625
12,462
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1,646|| |||23,002|~—|12,407| |NET(DEFICIT)/SURPLUS||(5,637)||6,182| | 1 ## R.A.F.A. - Tamworth Branch Balance Sheet — Number 1 Account 31 December 2024 ||Notes|£|2024|£|£|2023|£| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |FIXED ASSETS|||||||| |Tangibleassets|1|||4|||5| |CURRENT ASSETS|||||||| |Cash inhand|||362||479||| |Cooperativebankplc||3,040||3,402|2,748||3,227| |NETASSETS||||3,406|||3,232| |FINANCED BY|||||||| |RESERVESANDFUNDS
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(119)||||||| |||£|68|£|187||| In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial tostatementsus. for the accounting records of R.A.F.A. - Tamworth Branch and from information and explanations supplied Tamworth Accountancy Services Limited Office 3 Swan Park Business Centre Kettlebrook Tamworth Staffs B77 1AG Date:6" March 2025 R.A.F.A. - TAMWORTH BRANCH | ae mt ! ## WELFARE ACCOUNT for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 |||31.12.24|||31.12.23| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||£|£||£| |INCOME:|||||°| |Wingsappeal rebate||-|||°| |RAFbenevolent fund - receipts||-|||-| |Donations||.|||-| |Sundries||-|||| |EXPENDITURE:|||||:| |Travellingaccommodation and subsistence
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