STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Mini Scrapbox For the Year ended 31 March 2026 Reglstered Charity- ChaTlty Regl8tratlon numb•r 1050261 Trustees Revd Andrew Whrtohead Deborah Boldero Anne Fairchild Examiner= Richard Wil¥on. Dlr8¢tor RW AOUnta¢ Solutiort• Ltd
FINAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 Totsls thi8 year Totsls last ear SECTION A RECEIPTS Note Sales Total 117,914 41.323 Goods 106,641 37,323 4,000 Membershl 11.273 Donaliofts 662 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 203 118,116 41,886 SECTION B PAYMENTS Emplo Rent & Rates eeslNIIPenslon 154,890 10,5721 131,950 10,3171 Ulililies & Insurance 9,0491 6,0441 Maintenance & Equipment 111,0201 765 Licences 1250 1,194 11611 1508 Banklcard fees Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 14301 11,338 50,083 87,4071 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR 30,709 18,198 Tot81 funds brouohl fOard from last ye8r 2,258 10,406 sub total 32,987 10,456 Transfers 8nd adjustments. (57) TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 32,910 2,268 .£50 ¢•sh in hand doubladeount•0 2024r25
RW To.. The Trustees of Mini Scrapbox RW Accountancy Solutions Limited Fieldview | Bure Valley Lane Aylsham | Norfolk | NR116UA Independent examiners statement I have completed my examination of the accounts for Mini Scrapbox IChBrify No. 10502611. I can confirm that I have received all records from the trustees to allow me to carry out an Independent Examination. During the examination, I have carried OLJt the following checks.. Verified opening and closing bank statements in accordance with movement in the accounts Verified a comprehensive selection of transaction5 against source documentation Verified that there are regular payments to HMRC in respect of Tax and Nl I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give me cause to believe that, in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records,. or the accounts do nol comply with the applicable requirement5 of the Charities Act 2011. have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report. Name.. Richard Wilson (Director) Address.. RW Accountancy Solutions Limited, Fieldview, Bure Valley Lane, Aylsham, Norfolk, NRII 6UA Date.. 31" July 2026 RW Accouniancy Solutions Limited. Registered ¢flice 20-22 Wenlock Road. London. Nl 7GU. Reslsiefed Nurnber.. 12483953
S3rfllAPbvX. Scrapbox, Unlts 5 & 6 Collers Way, Reephom, Norfolk NRIO 45W. Registered chority number 1050261 Mlnl 5crapbox Trustees Annual Report l Aprll 2025 to 31 March 2026 Building on the turnaround during the previous year, S¢rapbox has continued to thrive and grow. After posting a loss of over £8,000 last year Ithe fourth year of consecutive lossesl, S¢rapbox finished the year with a surplus of over £30,000. The Trustees are now able to prudently hold reserves of £20,000 to cover 3 months operating expensès. Remaining funds are available for reinvestment into the charity for the benefit ofthe eommunitv. Scrapbox met its target of saving IS tonnes of material from going into landfill in the calendar year 2025, The tsrget landfill saving for 2026 has been increased to 18 tonnes. Membership has also grown significantly and we now have almost 600 members and have sèen a substantial increase in day visltor5 paying £2 day membership to shop at Scrapbox. The total income from Membership covers our a nnual rent and business rates/buildin8 insurance meaning that we can keep prices low and offer greater value to our members. Serapbox now ha5 1 full-time employee and 3 part-time employees Coupled with around 40 volunteers. These volunteers are both shep and home workers and are vital to the on-going success of Scrapbox. During the year we have partnered with 3 new businesses who are providing regulèr donations of goods. Our message is spreading via word or mouth and social media and we are receiving a high volume of extremely useful donations across all aspects of art5 and crdfts and hornewares. Craft workshops ère growing in popularity as is the demand for Scrapbox to educate ehildren through junk modelling activities. We always carry a large supply of free goods to encourage this activity at home and regularly supply, fre¢ of charge, materia15 to schools, playgroups, and other chlld centric groups. With some of our surplus income, Scrapbox intends to make some disèbllity and eco improvements to our shop in term5 of access between the two sales units and a rnore efficient heating & ventilation system. We have 3 main goals for 2026127, narnely-. 11 Schools and children's groups 21 Work placement scheme 31 Serapbox mobile
11 Schools and children's groups Scrapbox aims to increase awareness about saving landfill by reusing and repurposing items that would otherwise be thrown into landfill. The best way to do this IS through education and training and where better to start than the future generation, Over the course of the year, we alm to recruit and train up to 5 volunteer Scrapbox Ambassador5. These Ambassadors will work alongside the Trustee5 and will represent Scrapbox at public events and, by invitation, with schools and other children'5 group. We will inform audiences on harm that ever growing landfills are having on our environment. We will influence thinking about, and instil change through example of. how items can be repurposed and reused with demonstrations of craft activities, up-cycling, and junk modelling. Thi5 will be a free service. 2) Work placement scheme Working in collaboration with the Charity New-u b35ed in Norwich, Scrapbox is looking to become a second site for their work experience scheme. This scheme offers individualised work experience placement5 to unemployed adults aged 18+ including those with low level mental health i55ue5, disabilities, and hidden disabilities, Offering a flexible and supportive envlronment designed to help individuals gain confidence and employability skills to progress towards work, education, tralning, or f urther volunteering. The work placements are tailored to the individual, working with the person to identify their strengths. A typical work placement lasts for 4-6 weeks, with 3 hours each week on a set day and time, either a morning or afternoon. Mentoring 5UPPOrt after the placement is offered from one ofth¢ Volunteer Mentor5 to SUPPOrt on80ing goals and next steps. 31 Scrapbox moblle Serapbox will be seeking grant funding to buy an electric van. This will enable u5 to offer collection service for bulk donations. Importantly, the van could be fitted out to allow Scrapbox to offer a mobile seNice - visiting different locations around Norfolk Ilike a mobile library) to make us rnore accessible for people without trénsport. After an 18 month period with substantial change and expansion, the Trustee5 are mindful that a period of mcre measured growth 15 important. With the focus on our three main goa15, It will be vital that appropriate safeguarding training, DBS checks, risk asse55ments and health and safety concern5 are paramount. It will a Iso look to encourage people to identify between items which can be correctly recycled in thè Council facilities provided and those items whi¢h would otherwise go into landfill - de-ernphasisin8 the acceptance of the former and emphasising the acceptance of the later. We have already stsrted to lind an Iternative home for some items that we have in excess such as other Scrapstores and organisations with similar goals to ourselve5 or organisations who are providing a valuable community service. We will a Iso be looking to add two further Trustees who will complirnent the skills of the existing Trustee board. All Trustees positions are voluntsry. The Trustees W15h to thank all staff and volunteers for contributing to the on.going success of Scrapbox. We also want to acknowledge the loyalty and pa5510n of our members, donors, and customers. It ml ht be rubbish to some but Its rlceless to us.