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## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
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A Reference and administration details
Charityname| + MELBOURN MOBILE WARDEN SCHEME |
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Other names charity is known by MMWS
Registered charity number (if any) | 1059815
Charity's principal address | 23 Elm Way, Melbourn, Royston, Herts a |
Postcode '$G8 6UH } _
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## Section A
“stig Of the charity trustees who manaae the charity
Trustee wr Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled name Office (itary) whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
- 1 Colin Conner Chait 2 Jose Hales Secretary 3 Mike Swann Treasurer 4 Sally Conner
- 5 Alison West
- 6 Laura Cooper 7 Lisa Redrup 8 9
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## Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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## Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
## Section B Structure, governance and management
## Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution — May 2016 (Revision 4)
How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association | Trustee selection methods | Trustees re appointed/re-appointed annually at the AGM meeting heldin July. |
## Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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- You may choose to include additional information, where The trustees are volunteers appointed as and when required to ensure a relevant, about: working management committee of between 3 and 5 people. * policies and procedures Reappointment takes place at the AGM in July. adopted bl veo and Trustees are appointed by the board based on their professional and inter training of trustees; . reer ‘ ae
- . _ a community experience. Training is via the scheme’s constitutional the charity’s organisational documentation and code of practice. Structure and any wider network with which the charity | The charity was established in 1996 with the aim to provide a low cost works; Mobile Warden Scheme for the residents of Melbourn.
- * relationship with any related parties; The purpose of the scheme is to enable elderly people in the village to
- * trustees’ consideration of continue to live alone but with support services provided by our team of major risks and the system wardens currently numbering 7. and procedures to manage them.
- Section C Objectives and activities |The primary aim of the scheme is to provide early intervention and |
- Summary : prevention in support of elderly and mobility impaired adults with a | charity set of out the objectsin its govern of **i** heng | range of physical and sensory impairments. and/or dementia.. te | | one ; : ~~ .
- document The scheme looks to promote independence, well-being, reduction in _[social][isolation][and][loneliness][and][support][people][to][remain][in][their] | own home where possible. |
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The standard service we provide is a twice weekly visit to members by |
_ a personal warden plus daily telephone calls on other days.
Practical errands are also carried out for our members including
_ shopping, prescription collection, liaison with medical services,
_ community transport organisation as well as a range of other services. |
The wardens have a co-ordinator who reports to the trustees with any |
matters of concern arising for members or the wardens in general plus |
_ requests for procedural or financial matters needing to be addressed.
Summary of the main activities | The charity engages with other organisations in the village where an
undertaken for the public interaction enables the members to enjoy additional facilities. |
benefit in relation to these ,
objects (include within this For example, there is a weekly lunch club at the Melbourn Community
section the statutory _Hub which is well supported by scheme members.
declaration that trustees have . .
had regard to the guidance Where possible the scheme also funds external lunches and outings.
issued by the Charity |
Commission on public benefit) | |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
| During the year the scheme incorporated the former scheme of Harston |
_ and District Village Warden (HDVWS) which was needing to close due
to ageing trustees and a lack of new management personnel. |
| MMWS received financial support from South Cambs District Council to |
achieve this transfer and enable the scheme to grown to over 60 |
_members in 7 villages in South Cambs. |
You may choose to include The scheme is now the biggest in the South Cams area. |
further statements, where
relevant, about: |
* policy on grantmaking; | |
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* policy programme related
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- policy on grantmaking;
- * policy programme related investment;
- * contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D
## Achievements and performance
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## Section D
## Achievements and performance
Summary of the main | | achievements of the charity During the current 23/24 the scheme continues to provide services to the | during the year members. | | Our warden continue to support our members in the ways indicated.. Outing for the year were a lunch at a local pub for Xmas | |The scheme continues to provide a monthly newsletter with a range of _ articles on the wardens and their personal history, as well as quizzes and | competitions.
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Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s | The 23/24 financial year has shown a slight surplus mainly due to a
policy on reserve++s _increased grants The scheme continues to pay above the minimum wage
| [requirements] [given] [the][ wardens] [are] [self-employed.] |
_ The trustees continue to be aware that currently a substantial part of the
scheme’s income is derived from grant and donations which are by no
_means guaranteed and with government funding cutbacks likely in the
foreseeable future, the need to retain reserves is paramount. |
Details of any funds materially |
in deficit | |
Further financial review details (Optional information) _
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You may choose to include |
additional information, where Principal funding for the charity comes from two sources |
relevant about: | |
* the charity’s principal sources 1) — Monthly fees paid by each scheme member
of funds (including any _ 2) - Grants and donations from local authorities and business.
° fundraising); Mai diture is for salari id t dens t ble them t |
how expenditure has ain expenditure is for salaries paid to our wardens to enable them to |
supported the key objectives provide the scheme’s services to our members. |
of the charity; |
* investment policy and |
objectives including any |
ethical investment policy |
adopted. |
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## Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees ,
Full name(s) Colin Conner
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## **MELBOURN MOBILE WARDEN SCHEME INCOME & EXPENDITURE - 2023/**
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|**Bank Balances - 1st April 2023**|||
|Communitycurrent A/C||£ 1,108.20|
|Rate Reward deposit A/C||£ 48,333.36|
|**TOTAL**||**£ 49,441.56**|
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|**Bank Balances - 31st March 2024**|||
|Communitycurrent a/c||**£ 1,712.69**|
|Business savings a/c||**£ 50,000.00**|
|**TOTAL**
**£ 51,712.69**|||
|**Increase in bank a/cs**
**£ 2,271.13**|**Increase in bank a/cs**
**£ 2,271.13**|**Increase in bank a/cs**
**£ 2,271.13**|
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|**INCOME**|||
|Members/Associates fees||£ 21,851.00|
|Melbourn PC||£ 7,500.00|
|Meldreth PC||£ 3,600.00|
|Shepreth PC||£ 450.00|
|SCDC annualgrant||£ 5,000.00|
|SCDC seed funding- Harsto|n|£ 7,500.00|
|Cambs CC||£ 8,505.00|
|SCDC Harstongrant||£ 2,000.00|
|Donations||£ 2,170.00|
|Interest||£ 657.47|
|Whaddon PCgrant||£ 300.00|
|Harston PCgrant||£ 1,000.00|
|Barrington PCgrant||£ 1,000.00|
|Grantchesterpcgrant||£ 500.00|
|Co-Op||£ 1,289.97|
|Warden refund - D Watt||£ 71.20|
|Harston bank a/c transfer||£ 520.00|
|**TOTAL**||**£ 63,914.64**|
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|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|Salaries||£ 57,976.73|
|CBR-DBS||£ 79.14|
|Training/Meetings||£ 613.24|
|ITT/Stationery||£ 653.26|
|Outings||£ 1,155.00|
|Misc/Flowers/Gifts||£ 566.86|
|Insurance||£ 599.88|
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|**TOTAL**||**£ 61,644.11**|
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## 3G Berks ATT Accountant
The Willows, Moat Lane Melbourn, Royston SG8 6EH
## Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme
## Independent Examiner’s Report to Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme
I report on the accounts of the Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme for the year ended 31 March 2024
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## 3G Berks ATT Accountant
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## Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme
## Independent Examiner’s Report to Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme
I report on the accounts of the Melbourn Mobile Warden Scheme for the year ended 31 March 2024
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