2024-09-30-accounts - Chapel-En-Le-Frith Guide Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1/10/23 Period start date To 30/9/24 Period end date

Charity name:Chapel-en-le-Frith Guide Association

Charity registration number:504624

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To enable local girls & young women to gain skills & life experiences
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	1 rainbow unit 15 girls 1 brownie unit 20 girls 1 Guide unit due to reopen all of which use the hut on a weekly basis
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees run it for the public benefit as they allow any girl in the local area to attend a unit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
	Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	For the period in question the hall was undergoing renovation so not in use to the wider community. The refurbishment will allow it to be used in the future to benefit the wider community.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity owns Chapel-en-le-Frith Guide hut which is worth approximately £159,608 In the current account there is £51, 632.39 and in the reserve account there is £ 11,532.26 giving total charitable funds of £63,165.65 In the year the charity received an insurance pay out of £40,870.99 for flood damage during the year the total expenses were £486.06 for general running costs of the building.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The reserves held are to enable any unforeseen problems within the huts and grounds to be resolved promptly.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£11,532.26
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Covered within the governing document of Girlguiding UK charity number 306016
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	An association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are made up of local guiding groups and other volunteers as approved by the existing Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Chapel-en-le-Frith Guide Association
Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charity number	504624
Charity’s principal address	Guide Headquarters, Barlow Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith SK23 ONH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Rachel Shaw	Trustee	Fullyear
Caroline Sproson	Trustee	Appointed 24.4.24
Judith Sian Finney	Trustee	Appointed 24.4.24

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity

Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Caroline Sproson Full name(s) Rachel Shaw Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Trustee Chair, etc)

Date

1.9.2025