for the Period Ended 30 August 2023
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Community Interest Report |
Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 August 2023
Additional information
Directors Report Another challenging Year saw us working ever harder to meet the needs, and respond to the difficulties, being experienced by individuals and families across Hartlepool. While Hartlepool's Health, Social, Economic and Environmental Indicators remain stubbornly behind national averages we are doing all we can, with our Partners, to push back toward improvements across the board. Through our Community Centres, our Shop and Warehouse we have extended and expanded support. We continue to be the biggest provider of emergency, food and crisis support to those living in the town. We have established all our bases as Warm Hubs and offer regular community meals for those needing extra food, company or both. We have also formalised our help to those struggling with hoarding linked to physical and mental difficulties, and gone further to reach out to those feeling lonely and isolated by by improving our volunteering opportunities. Social activities continue to be an important aspect of what we do - offering drop ins and social groups run by ourselves as well as acting as a host to others. We have also been able to extend and improve our offer of education and business start up support, acting as a learning centre for different education programmes including Multiply and Learning for Inclusion. Our Business Centre and Incubator Units, above The Poolie Time Emporium in Bovis House is now fully refurbished and fully occupied, with a waiting list. We have been proud to see businesses evolve to high street premises because of their growth, and to welcome new business start-ups to take their place. It's exciting to report that the business support and training has been so successful we have decided to establish a new CIC to take this work forward, looking at lots of opportunities to bring positive change including Community Wealth Building and more Social Enterprise. Our Clearance and Waste Management continues to work to keep our streets clear and free from fire and health risks. Working closely with the Local Authority and our communities we are helping restore respect and pride into areas, making them safer for people to live in and children to play in. All of this has been possible because so many people have come together to help each other. We want to say a huge thank you to our Staff and Volunteer Team and our amazing Neighbourhood Members who are all working so hard to keep our Communities Together, to stop people falling through the gaps, and to build a better future, and of course, a huge part of all we do is about working together to achieve more. Without our funders and commissioners we would not be able to achieve what we do. So once again we would like to thank The Ballinger Trust, The Henry Smith Charity and Virgin as well as Hartlepool Borough Council. We'd also like to thank our VCSE and Public Sector partners whom we work with closely to ensure those most in need gain access to all the different types of help they need, these includes Advice @ Hart, Let's Connect, Murray Street Mosque, The Bread & Butter Thing, Hartlepool Borough Council again, Community Police, Social Prescribers, Frances and The PFC Trust. Also, the private sector businesses who do so much behind the scenes. Providing food, clothes, equipment, carpets, blinds, all kinds of things at short notice and expecting nothing in return. We see you! Special thanks go to The National Lottery Community Fund and Know Your Neighbourhood Teams. Already benefitting from Reaching Communities funding we led a joint Know Your Neighbourhood Partnership submission that resulted in all seven organisations eligible for support being fully funded. Hartlepool was the only area to take this approach and the only area where every eligible organisation was successful. We also need to say a special thank you to LARCH and the KEY Fund who made it possible for us to buy Bovis House, securing it for the community for the future. As the cost of living crisis has deepened we have done all we can to help those who are struggling to move from crisis to stability and on toward positive change. It's not getting any easier, but we know that by working together, building on the strengths and skills within our communities we can keep going! We continue to plan for the future, how best to manage the difficulties while still ambitious for Hartlepool and all its residents. We work with our communities, they are at the heart of all our projects, central to the ideas we develop and the plans we make and deliver. Though I know the coming years will be difficult, we won't stop. 2022/23 saw considerable reductions on COVID related support and changes in income patterns, but we can already see the investments made in our buildings and restructuring around our delivery teams yielding results and we look forward to reporting improvements in our accounts and social impact. Ian Cawley Community Manager
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
31 August 2022
to
30 August 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
31 August 2022
to
28 March 2023
The director shown below has held office during the period of
31 August 2022
to
12 September 2022
The director shown below has held office during the period of
16 March 2023
to
30 August 2023
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Another challenging Year saw us working ever harder to meet the needs, and respond to the difficulties, being experienced by individuals and families across Hartlepool. While Hartlepool's Health, Social, Economic and Environmental Indicators remain stubbornly behind national averages we are doing all we can, with our Partners, to push back toward improvements across the board. Through our Community Centres, our Shop and Warehouse we have extended and expanded support. We continue to be the biggest provider of emergency, food and crisis support to those living in the town. We have established all our bases as Warm Hubs and offer regular community meals for those needing extra food, company or both. We have also formalised our help to those struggling with hoarding linked to physical and mental difficulties, and gone further to reach out to those feeling lonely and isolated by by improving our volunteering opportunities. Social activities continue to be an important aspect of what we do - offering drop ins and social groups run by ourselves as well as acting as a host to others. We have also been able to extend and improve our offer of education and business start up support, acting as a learning centre for different education programmes including Multiply and Learning for Inclusion. Our Business Centre and Incubator Units, above The Poolie Time Emporium in Bovis House is now fully refurbished and fully occupied, with a waiting list. We have been proud to see businesses evolve to high street premises because of their growth, and to welcome new business start-ups to take their place. It's exciting to report that the business support and training has been so successful we have decided to establish a new CIC to take this work forward, looking at lots of opportunities to bring positive change including Community Wealth Building and more Social Enterprise. Our Clearance and Waste Management continues to work to keep our streets clear and free from fire and health risks. Working closely with the Local Authority and our communities we are helping restore respect and pride into areas, making them safer for people to live in and children to play in. All of this has been possible because so many people have come together to help each other. We want to say a huge thank you to our Staff and Volunteer Team and our amazing Neighbourhood Members who are all working so hard to keep our Communities Together, to stop people falling through the gaps, and to build a better future, and of course, a huge part of all we do is about working together to achieve more.
Stakeholders include the local people in Hartlepool neighbourhoods, we go into communities, listen to individual views on health related subjects and using the successful Root Solutions Listening Matters conversation, we will encourage people to take action and form groups to improves their lifestyle and organise events to encourage others to participate.
The directors aggregate remuneration in respect of qualifying services was £38,429. Company contributions to defined contribution pension plans was £442
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
28 August 2024
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: I Cawley
Status: Director