Shopmobility Watford
Accounts for the year ended 31° March 2024.
"The OBJECTof the Scheme is to relieve persons with disability in Watford (and
distrirt) by providingfacilities in particular wheelchoirs and similar equipment
with the object of improving their mobility and conditions of life."
Constitution of Shopmobility Watford.

The Management Committee presents Its report and accounts for the year ended 31
Marth 2021tr
The accounts have been prepared in accord￿ with the accoth policies set out in note I to
the accounts and c(xnply with the charit*s gTherning <k)e￿nE applicable law and the
requIreMer￿ of the Sratement of Recommended PraCtI￿.ACcOuntlng and Reportmg by Chaities.
issued in October 20LKI.
Obiects of the charlty
The dwity Yfas established by a charitsble trust deed on 18th January 1993. The CkWi￿S 0￿ects
are to relieve persons with disability inwatford {and districtl by Providi￿ facilitses in particular
{ChaIr,W￿￿Cha1r, Secretary and T￿asUrer} all of vthom are elected at the AnNnl General Meetin&
It is the policy of the charity that unrestritted funds whith have not been d￿ignated fi)r a specf
that reserves at this leyel will ensure tha¢ in the event of a Si￿lfi(JTrt thDp in fundins they wiltr be
able to continue the Chari￿s current activitses while consideration is given to Yrdy5 in wluch
The Management Committee has assessed the malor risks to whlth the clMrity15 expwed. and will
re that systems are in place to mitiDte exposure to the tmior risks.
On behalf of the Management Committ
John (Chatr)
Charity N￿{017812
Prinapal Address:The Shopmobdiry Ofkq Ground Floor. CitiPart( Church Car Park
Wathrd, Herts.WD18 OBU
Indewdent Examiner". Zahlr Mohammed

SHOPMOBIUTY WATFORD
STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT COMMITfEFS RESPONSIBILMES
Law 4Wi(3ble to dwitse5 in En*fKI and Wales requires the Matyment Committee to prepare
during the yw and of its financial postK)n at the &id of the year (unless the charity is entided to
In preparing accounts giving a true and fair view.the Management Commit￿e shoukl follow best
-select suitable accountlng policies and then apply them consistently;
nake judgments and estwnatss that are reasonable and prnden¢
foUowe&sutyecL to any deparWre5 discklsed and explained in the accoun
repare the accounts on the going concern basis unless it is irwriate to presume that the
aCC￿mts compty with the applKable law. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the

IOPMOBiufYwATFORD
Annual Report forthe year ended 31° Mxth 2024
The Chaiity is administered by a management committee, comprisi
Chairn￿n
e Chairman
John Hotsfield
Rutf*
Ite Shal
Paul Tlx)mp50n
Trevor Lillington
Dennis Sheridan (retired March 2023)
Treasurer
IT0f￿r
Hon Sollator
Committee Members
John Cunnane
Kareen Hastrick {re4ned April 2024)
Chris Hughes
LaUre￿e Payne
Glenda Seal
BartHrd Shepherd
Bradley Francis (apw)inted August 2023)
Alan firby (appointed May 2023)
Caroline Bagley (appointed February 2023)
NiL*y Phelan (appointed Juty 2022)
The Committee WOU￿ fike to pla￿ on ￿ the thanks and appreciatbn for the hard work and
commitment of the team of employees and volunteers without whom the charity could not operate.
The Charity remains depeFKlent upon the support provided try Watford Bor0￿ Counal as without
the quarterty grants it would not be possib￿ to continue to operate. The Charity 15 also able to
operate thanks to the accommodatw)n provided free of d￿￿e by CttiPark
rthout the support of both these Organisa￿ns ShopmobTI ty Watford would be unable to provide
dISab￿d people with the freedom to shop bank and lunch in Watford town ￿ntre. The Trustee is
truly grateful for this kiNI assistan￿.
Shopmobility is r￿W able to provmle a full SeThi￿ operating stx days a week
Duri￿ the year the Charity re￿IVed grants totalri￿ £56IX)1 (£58.035 in 2￿23). This income iKluded
a lottery grant of £13.540 {£16.076 in 2023). More detsiled inf0m￿tKin is set out below.
Totsl income in the year Was £122.055 {£118.162 in 2023.)
Costs in the year vme £103.869 compared to £99370 in the previous year.
Totsl reserves at the 1° April 2023 were £82W and after a surplus in the year of £18,186 the total
reserve at 31" Ma￿h 2024 are £101.054.

As reported above the T￿￿ee is now able to provide a six day per week service to the communty
suffering with either temporary or pernianent disabilitie& However the cost of providing a six day
service 1$ 57gnificanL The support provided by the knery grant following the closure due to Covid
has been extremety helpful and very much appreciated. Further details are set out in note 9 to these
accounts. At the date of these accounts a balance amounting to £1761 remains (£7154 in 2023) set
aside as a restricted fund to be utilised as set out in the tern￿ of the granL The team is committed in
finding extra revenue souros to meet these future costs.
The team is very fOcU￿d in exploring further opportunities to raise grants and financial support
particularly with local businesses. We are confident this will maintsin revenue in the coming years.
The Chairperson is currently carrying out a review aimed at streamlining the operation. It is expected
that on completion this will improve the efficiency of the seThice pn)vided and develop other income
stream&
We are however fully aware that our providers of grdnts are atso looklng to save ffl0￿ a￿1 cut
The Tnistee is extremely grateful to Watford Borough Council who have inrfTrted they will continue
to provide support throu8h grants (at slightly lower levels) for the next three years 2024125.
2025126 and 202612027.
The Trustee Board has produced a cash flow plan for the financial year 2024125 and based on this
proiectKin is confident that there will be sufficient reserves to meet all liabilities as they fall due for a
period of three months.
Jo
Chair
S¥(rO'
Dated
ChAI

SHOPMOBILITY WATFORD
BALAN￿ SHEEr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Notes
Tangible assets
19773
11027
ClosirE Stock
Cash at Bank
Cash in Transit
Cash in Hand
p￿payMents
Net Current Assets
10
717
82224
72277
121
1575 84637
175
2192
104410
85671
Current liabilities aThl Accruals
3356
2￿3
Net knets
101054
82868
Income Fund
1761
7154
Unrestricted Funds
99293
75714
101054
82868
The accounts we
e approved by the Management Committee
&8ned
Dated
Co b5 ¢KwYLII W-/L Ik(rY

SHOPMOBILITYWATFORD
STATEMENTOF FINANaALACTivmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Unrestricted Restricted
2024
2024
Totsl
2024
Totsi
2023
Notes
Income Generated in the Year
Donations and Legacies
Grants
Sales/Fund Raising Events
Scooter Sales Commission
Bank Interest
58663 54350
13540 56(K)I
58035
5214
3432
923
2043
54
302
13540 122055
118162
42461
5214
923
1254
108515
Charitable Costs and Expenditure
Management and Administration
Notional Accomodation Costs
maintenan￿ of Chairs
Depreciation
48382
5393
53775
53612
3￿￿K) 39900
3467
2891
99870
5197
98476
5197
5393 103869
13
Net Movement in Funds
S￿IPlUs in Year
Transfer bet**en Fund5
IIX139
18933
28972
75714
8147
-L8933
-10786
18186
7154 82868
18186
18292
18292
64576
Fund Balance at i April 2023
Fund Balan￿ at 31 March 2024
-3632
101054
82868

NOTESTOTHE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
1.1 &isis of preparation
accounts are prepared under the historic cost convention
financial statements have been prepared in aCCordar￿e with the accounti￿ policies
set out in notes to the accourrts and comply with the Charivs gO￿￿ming documenL and
to charities Prepari￿ their accounts in accordan￿ with the ￿nanCIal Reporting Stsndard
applnble fn the UK and Republic of Ireland publis1￿d on 16 July 2014 {as amended
by Uwlate Bulletin I published on 2 Febn￿ry 2016).
12 Income Resour
Income ts accounted for in the per￿ in which it is received
1.3 Charitable Expenditure
Expenditure is in accordan￿ with the tharitable objectives and accou(rted for
in the peiiod to which it relate
2024
2023
2 Donations and Le8aae5
Donations and gifts
Provtsion of accomodation
19663
14450
58663
54350
The Management decided in 2(X)8 that the accounts be amerKled to teflect
a commercial value for the accommodation/facilities prO￿ded by Citi Park free of charge.
This income is shown as a donatK)n and the cost is reported in the accommodation costs.
In the financial year this has been assessed at a value of £391JX) {2023 £399(x)).
Unrestricted Restricted Totsi
2024
2024
2024
2023
Grants received for charitable activities
Lottery Grant re￿iVed in the year (rN>te 9)
42461
42461
13540
56(X)I
41959
16076
58035
13540
13540
42461
to write off the cost ￿s$ an estimated residual ￿dIue of each asset over ivs expected useful
life as follows-
Plant and mathinery
Fixtures fittings and equipment
20% reducing balan
25% reducing balan

NOTESTO THE Accourirs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Unrestricted Restricted Totsl
2024
2024
2024
2023
5 Manyment and Administsati
Independent Examination Fees
Insurance
Staff cost
EER Nl credit
Telephone. Ststionery and Computer
General Rates
General Maintenance
Travel Volunteers
Bank Charges
Sundries {inc Lottery Licence)
3(X)
2169
49644
-1{￿35
1123
2252
2169
55037
-10635
1123
2252
5393
45951
1013
1749
728
96
2341
53775
469
96
2341
48382
1512
53612
5393
Total
2024
2024
2024
2023
Number of empknyees in year
Full time equiwalent
15
Employment costs
Salaries and N.1.
Nest Pension Scheme
5393
45586
365
45951
977
49644
977
$5037
5393
Employers are required to provide a contributory pension scheme for all
employees earning rn0￿ than £833 pm.. Employees earning below the threshold
have the option to participate in the scheme.
As the Chaiity does rKrt operate a pension scheme it may not opt-out.
The Management Committee has decided to set up a thme with the
The Chaiity will make a monthly contribution of 3% of an employees pay.
In order to establish the Scheme it is necessary to back date the entry date to 2019.

NOTESTO THE ACCOUNTS
None of the members of the Management Committee (or any person connerted
with them) received any remuneration during the year.
Scooters
Equipment
Total
At l Apn12023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2024
14096
2450
92
13943
-2922
103921
11493
-2922
87375
16546
Depreciation
At l April 2023
Disposals
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2024
12473
81873
-2922
5197
84148
-2922
4179
70657
1018
13491
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
16718
3055
1623
19773
11027
On the 7th November 2022 the Trustee of Shopmobility subm•tted an
appfKatM)n to The National Lottery Community Fund for a granL
The award covered a two year proprt so that the Charity could rebuild the
seNice to the disabled community. The appli(3tion was succethl and set
Full Awdrd
for 2 yea
Balance
Spent in Balance
year
in the year
Purthase bariatrK scooters
5907
5907
Salary support following Covid
In order to rebuild a 6 day week
1247
13540
13026
1761
7154
18933
1761
unrestricted funds because the purchase has released the reStrI￿n and the assets
are now being shown as ge￿ not retricted Isee page 6)

SHOPMOBILrrYwATFORD
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
10 Stock £717
DurirEthe year the Charity was contacted by a MobS1ity retailer in the prO￿sS
of closing down and Wdnted to dis[￿ of surplus equipmenLFollowing a review
it was agreed to buy equipment at a cost of £2456. have been offered for sale.
to uwatSIK)pmobMty WatfO￿.
As at the year end £1872 remained at cost price. As there ha5 been little movement
of these ftems a provision has b￿n ap￿*d
It is not the Intention to become a retail trader.
Stock walue
£1￿72
£1.155
£717
Stock at cost 31st March 2024
Less: proVi￿n
Net value at 3tst Marth 2024
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