Company Reglstratlon No. 3320011 (England and Wales) Charity No. 1060910 Dorset Community ction (COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31" MARCH 2025
Dorset -./ Community CONTENTS PAGE Legal and Administration Infomation Truslees Report 3-11 Structure, Govemance, and Management 12-16 Independent Examiner's Report 17 Slatement of Financial Aclivities 18 Balance Sheet 19 Statement of Cash Flows 20 Notes to the Financial Statements 21-39 •******J*Jtr**••ty*•*•****** CHARITY ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Djrectors and Trustees The directors of the charitable company ('the charity") are its Trustees for the purpose of charity law and throughout this report are collectively referred lo as the Trustees. Donald Nordberg {Co-OPted March 2025) Chair Aimie Cole Jeffrey Hart Robert Watt Harry Turner (Co-opted Sept 2025) Simon Wraw (resigned Nov 2024) Steve Penson (resigned Nov 2024) Phil Longdin (resigned Jan 2025) Rebecca Savory Fuller (resigned June 2025) Christopher Spackman (resigned June 2025) Chief Executive Alex Picot Senior Managers Camilla Payne Paul Seaman Finance Manager Programme Manager DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset Community CHARITY ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION (CONTINUED) Charity Registration Nurnbar. 1060910 Company Registration Number: 3320011 VAT Registration Number: 936 6666 78 Company Secretary: Alex Picot Principal Address and Registered Office: The Little Keep Barrack Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1 SQ Telephone Number". 01305 250921 Website: wNw.dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk Pmfessional Advlsors Independent Examiner: Miss J A Richardson FCA FCCA DChA 32 Award Road Wimbome Dorset BH217NT Bankers: National Westminster Bank plc 49 South Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1DW CCLA Investment Management Ltd COIF Charities Funds 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DZ DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset .,g Communlty Report of the Trustees for Year Ended 31" March 2025 Change is afoot across our sector- and at Dorset Community Action. While this report focuses on the financial year ended 31 March 2025. we operate in the present. where a grant-based approach to charity funding faces particular challenges. Strained local govemment finances across the sector are driving DCA and organisations like ours to become nimbler and look for innovative ways to deliver services to our beneficiaries and secure new sources of funding to do so. Our development efforts in the current year have involved emphasising three work streams - community employment, affordable housing, and wellbeing - areas of need where we are working to reduce our reliance on govemment funding. As this report details, we are proud of the work we have done in collaboration with Employ My Ability, supporting young people with disabilities to develop skills and work experience and prepare to live fulfilllng adult Ilves. We see scope to widen and deepen such programmes in coming years, as well as similar work we do with adults and young people not in education, employment, or training. New development efforts in housing and wellbeing await darifications from central government about a) how it plans to extend its housing ambilions into rural areas and small towns and villages, which face different needs and challenges than larger population centres; and b) what changes will arise from the reorganisation of health and social Gare in the re-conception of Integrated Care Boards, in our region as well as across England. Our board of trustees has also undergone considerable change. We appoSnted a new chalr, Donald Nordberg, at the very end of the year under review, and we saw the departure of five trustees and recruitrnent of one other trustee, Harry Tumer. Working with the management team, Ihe board intends to pilot DCA through the next phase of its work in supporting communities across Dorset. Now to the formalities: st The Trustees are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. This report is also the Directors, Report, required by Section 415 of the Companies Act 2006. The legal and administrative information set out on pages 1 and 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Stalement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), effective 1. January 2015. In considering rts future strategy, aims and objectives the Trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit. Our purposes and activities It is the mission of Dorset Community Action to encourage and support communities in Dorset into taking action that improves people's lives, particularly of those most disadvantaged. Our organisation is independent and committed to providing high quality information, advice, networking and support DCA Annual ReFQrt and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset Community ion services to comrnunity and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes. It is our long-term goal to play a significant part in creating strong and sustainable communities across Dorset. Charitable Objects The objects of Dorset Community Action, as stated in its Memorandum and Articles of Association, are as follows: 1. To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public, principally but not exclusively Sn the local government area of Dorset and its environs (hereinafter called the 'area of benefit") and, in particular, build the capacity of third sector organisations and communities and provide them with the necessary support, infonnation and services to enable them to pursu8 or contribut8 to any charitable purpose. 2. To promote, organise and facilitate co-operation and partnershlp working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies in the achievement of the above purposes within the area of ben8fit. Our Principles Work delivered by Dorset Communlty Action is based on these fundamental principles that are at the heart of the organisation's ethos: Local need at tha heart of Community Action - services are provided where a local need is clearly identified. Incluslon of those most dlsadvantaged services will always be delivered In a way that actively Involves those people and groups who are most often excluded. Empowennent of local people and groups - seNices will always be delivered in a way that empowers local people and groups to develop their own solutions. Independenco to challenge for good - services will be independent of the public sector enabling advocacy on behalf of local people and groups. Partnorship as a posltive way forward - services will always be developed in partnership with local people and groups, and alongside other providers where this best meets the needs identified. DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dor5Qt Community What we achieved in 2024/25 1. VCSE Sector Consultancy and Support Services information & service to local third sector organisations. providing support, acre ACI,'"",N WtfH COMMUNITIES IUkAI Ets4GLAND 1.1 ACRE DCA is a member of the Action with Comrnunities in Rural England (ACRE) network, England's largest grouping of rural community support charities. ACRE and its 38 county-base(I member organisations, work together to advocate on behalf of rural communities. and support a wide range of community-led initiatives using nationally established good practice. During the year. DCA continued to collect evidence on the challenges our rural communities face, reporting quarterly to ACRE I DEFRA to advocate on their behalf, and to influence national policy. 1.2Membership We sent 22 electronic bulletins to our 113 members, each bulletin including funding alerts and sector- specific news. We also sent out 10 e-alerts to our wider 2,424 subscribers. The E bulletin and E Alerts had open rates of 59.7 % and 46.90/0 respectively. Newsletterlemail open rate industry average = 19'/0. 1.3Consultancy During 2024125. Dorset Community Action actively supported 159 organi5ation5 (through phone calls and email support, signposting, online surgeries. advice and organisational health checks, covering: Project Management (e.g. evidence of need) o Recruiting Trustees (e.g. skills auditing) Getting & Managing Money (e.g. bid writing advice) o Managing Communications (e.g. using social media) Governan & Trustee Skills (e.g. legal structures, roles and responsibilities) DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset Community Action The geographic area of operation of VCSE groups we supported is given below: Geographic area of operation 40 30 20 io All Dor5el Bournemouth, East t>orset Christchurch, Poo Purbe(k West Dorset Weymouth & Portland This year we delivered 11 public training courses, 10 bespoke training courses, three online networking sessions and three events reaching around 200 people. Topics included: The "must have. policies- GDPR, Reserves policy, Safeguarding Planning for the longer term Managing a tight budget in difficult circumstances Recruiting trustees Financial systems and accounts Becoming a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) We sent bi-monthly, specialist newsletters for our community spaces, to more than 700 people, giving information, advice & guidance. We put on 3 events during the year. 1. Village Halls event (Seplember 2024). More Ihan 60 people attended the in-person event in West Moors. 2. Becorning Sustainable (November 2024) event delivered online for 30 people. 3. Thriving Community Spaces event (March 2025), an in-person event attended by more than 60 people. DCA Annual Report and Accounts 202ty2025
Dorwt sy Community Artion 2. Community Employment supporting young people across Dorset overcome barriers to employment, education and training. Whether it's through handSn paid work in garden maintenance, nationally accredited horticulture qualifications, or one-to-one life coaching for those at risk of becoming NEET, our programmes unlock potential, build confidence, and change lives. 2.1 NOCN (National Open College Network) Level 1 Award Horticulture DCA worked with partner Employ My Ability on a 12-month National Citizenship Service (NCS) project, transforming an overgrown courtyard garden (Moreton Walled Gardens) into a thriving growing space. The transformation of the garden, horticulture training, and our social I community action NCS projects supported 36 SEND students. resulting in 3 students achieving a NOCN Level 1 Certificate in Horticulture. Students reported enhanced wellbeing through: Improved social connection & purpose: helping combat feelings of isolation and loneliness, which are risk factors for mental health problems. Physical activity resulting in overall physical health. Improved Mental Health outcomes. To date, we have put 34 people though the NOCN Level 1 Horticulture award. Of these leamers, two have gone onto horticulture jobs. IN40 are now studying Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) level 2, two are using the qualification in their current workplace (care homes), and eight now volunteer in a horticulture I gardening setting. 2.2 Dorset Communlty Actlon- Supported Employment Oliy..sfi?' Young people with a SEND diagnosis are often overlooked in the workplace, with around 5 % of all people with a leaming disability currently employed according to the British Association of Supported DCA Annual Report and AccA)unls 2024-2025
44 Community Employment (BASE). A laGk of employment opportunities across Dorset continues to be a major hurdle for SEND students accessing the job market for the first time. In response DCA with partner Employ My Ability launched a supported employment pilot, allowing participants lo gain hands-on experience in providing garden maintenance services. 'GreenCare' offers various gardening services to the public such as grass cutting, border and shrub maintenance. planting, garden waste collection and disposal. During the year. three participants successfully completing private garden maintenance jobs for older and vulnerable individuals. 2.3BCP NEET Preventlon Programme Funded by Bournemouth, Christchurch and P¢x)le Council, we delivered NEET prevention programmes, targeting Year 1 (k11 pupils with risk indicators, including persistent absenteeism, exclusions, EHCPISEN, or care experience. We offer personalised 1-2-1 development coaching, focusing on emotional literacy. re-engagement with education, employment skills, and alternative pathways. The programme njns across the academic year, into th8 autumn tenn, supporting transition into post-16 destinations. For the 2024125 Cohort - of 10 referrals who engaged: Average coaching session attendance - 710/. 1000/0 had a September guarantee. 800/0 Started at a destination in Sept 25. DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset .< Community Actlon 3, Community Spaces, Housing & Rural Infrastructure-Across rural Dorset, we work alongside local people. volunteers, and community groups to protect and strengthen the social fabric of village lrfe. 3.1 Rural Housing Enabllng (RHE) We started delivery of our Rural Housing Enabling (RHE) programme. The purpose of the RHE programme is 'To boost the supply of new rural affordable housing by providing access to a service that supports landowners and communities identify sites. worl( with housing associations and local authorities to deliver high quality homes that meet local housing need through small scale schemes." This will be delivered in villages and smaller rural communities (less than 3000 population) through: 1. bringing forward rural exception sites, and first hornes exception sites. supporting 100'/o affordable housing schemes. 3. small S106 market led schemes During the year we supported local parish councils and community housing groups to deliver housing needs surveys and initial identification of sites suitable for small scale rural housing development. 3.2 Sustainable Community Spaces 1) With the support of Dorset Council grant funding, we delivered a programm8 of support to village halls and other community spaces across Dorset. We had more than 500 interactions with community spaces including emails, phone calls, meetings and inlerviews. We concentrated on business development offering: a) Networking meetings attended by more than 20 peop18, including October 2024 on community spaces as hubs and January 2025 looking at food insecurity b) A bi-monthly Village Halls Newsletter which went out in October 2024, December 2024 and February 2025. This covered topics such as income generation & gifts in kind, insurance and security issues such as key safes, good governance, reporting to the Charity Commission and annual accounts. c) Business development advice and information via a 45-minute meeting and follow-up resources, on any topic of the Village Hall's choice. We undertook around 10 of these during the contract. d) Support for community spaces to prepare for the ACRE Hallmark process including launching an online resource e) We held a conference called Thriving Communities attended by more than 60 people. This included talks from funders. presentations on measuring impact and fuel insecurity. It challenged altendees to think aboul things differently and looked at community business models. Q We undertook a piece of research around Warm Spaces, what works for these projects, how they are funded and what factors make them sustainable. The legacy of the project was a free community spaces offer until March 2026. 3.3 Hallmark Village Hall Project The ACRE Hallmark quality standard (Levels 1-3) is a robust system for helping Village Halls to ensure that they have all their systems and paperwork up to standard. These standards help Village Halls to feel confident and demonstrate extemalty that they are a well-run resource. During the year. we completed 35 Hallmark Assessments with 16 Halls. DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025
Dorset Community ion 4. Wellbeing - community led support for health & wellbeing. 4.1 NHS Dorset During the year DCA supported consultation on the NHS 10-year plan consultation. running six sessions with Wimbome Community Centre users, and SEND young people in support of NHS England's 10-year plan consultation providing inswhts into views on the use of new technology etc in the delivery of new healthcare models. DCA also support promotion of local NHS Dorset Campaigns including Pharmacy First Campaign; Act FAST - Stroke: Every Mind Matters: Aged 40+ NHS Health Checks, and Quit Smoking. 4.2 Wimborne Health & Well Being Hub DCA'S Wimborne Community Centre is a hub for a range of health and social services, providing the community with affordable venue hire for regular dasses. meetings. events or training sessions. With the cost-of-living crisis. we noticed an increased need to support increasing low income cornmunity members in food poverty, and set out to develop our offer to provide a community fridge and other support serrfices. We trialled a small fridge for 6 months. donating items like tomatoes, cucumbers. lettuce and herbs. This trial was very successful, and we received a new large uprighvdisplay fridge donated to us by Innovate, to help us grow our project to become sustainable. A diverse number of people supported from low income, mental health. crisis. addiction, elderly. lonely. families with children. We now have a new Project Co-ordinator and 8 volunteers supporting pick-ups of local superrnarket donations and cooking healthy meals in our commercial kitchen. During the year: We support an average of 278 people per month, up trom 120 per month. The equivalent of 3252 meals has been collected from local supermarkets 4.3 Ferndown Family Hub, Health & Well Being Workshops This project is for women and men aged 18 years+. We identify people who might benefit through conversations with PCN social prescribing teams, NHS Health Visitors, Steps to Wellbeing and other DCA Annual Report and Accounts 20242025 10
Dorset Communlty organisations who have highlighted a lack of support for working aged people. Many people require more direcl mental health I well-being support before they can progress into other support. Working with Ferndown Centre Family Hub, we delivered our first 12-week self-care and wellbeing course designed to improve a person's wellbeing and empower them to continue their self-esteem and wellbeing journey beyond the programme. The group of 8 people have begn referred by social prescribers from the Barcellos Family Practice, Ferndown. The course follows the five pathways to wellbeing and five pathways of nature connection. Sessions have included mindfulness activities like nature sketching. breathing exercises, and meditation. Feedback is received at the end of each session and has been very positive, with participants using what they have leamt in their day to day lives. 75 % of participants felt improvement in one or more of these outcomes as a result of their attendance on the project. Longer term, we would aim for the pressure on PCN social prescription teams to be reduced as participants come off their long-term caseloads (often up to 12 months). 4.4 Energy Outreach Project As Regional Lead for this year's Energy Outreach Project, we trained 349 frontline vrforkers. We delivered this training to 10 organisations from the VCSE, Health & Social Care Sectors e.g. carers, social prescribers, alcohol and substance misuse support workers. village hall staff and volunteers of village halls etc. We partnered wth Pramacare, a Home Care charity dedicated to providing services to older people who wish to remain at home, to train their slaff and volunteers to better support Prama's beneficiaries. Outcomes for beneficiaries included". Improved comfort and warmth at home Reduced health risks associated with cold, damp, and poor-quality housing. such as respiratory issues. joint pain. and mental health challenges. Increased energy efficiency and reduced energy bills DCA Annual Report and Acenunts 2024-2025 11
Dorset Community Action Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document Dorset Community Action is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles th of Association dated 18 February 1997. It is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission. Anyone over the age of 18 can become a member of the charity and there are currently 113 members (203 in 2024), each of whom agrees to contribute £1 in the event of the charity winding up. Organlsatlon Dorset Comrnunity Action is a Rural Community Council {RCC) and a member of the Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE) network. It has a Board of Trustees of up to fifteen members. Trustees may co-opt up to five persons who are willing to be Trustees, including one non-voting member nominated by Dorset Council. Dorset Cornmunity Action aims to recruit a diverse range of Trustees in order to retain a balanced Board, representative of the community. New procedures introduced in 2012 ensure that all candidates for Trusteeship offer relevant skills and knowledge to the Board. In the case of elected Trustees, all nominees are requested to attend an infonnal meeting with the Chair of the Trustees. observe a Board meeting and can meet with senior stsff before making a decision on whether to join. All Trustees are required to sign a declaration of eligibility and a conflict of interest form. Dorset Community Action maintains a register, which lists, for each Board member, any business or personal interests, which could conflict wilh Dorset Community Action's interests. Entries are reviewed annually, and the register is available for inspection. On appointment, Trustees are provided with documents including a copy of the Governing Document of the Charity and copies of the last audited accounts and Board minutes. Trustees of Dorset Community Action: Decide the overall policy and direction of Dorset Community Action work; Ensure that the organisation is run in compliance with its Goveming Document. Charity Law and Company Law: Ensure that funds received by Dorset Community Action are properly managed and accounted for., Act as the formal employer of the staff, and approve all HR policies; Support and guide Senior Managers as appropriate; Understand, promote and safeguard the good name and ethos of Dorset Community Action; Monitor the perfomiance of the organisation in meeting its objectives; Represent Dorset Community Action at external meetings. The Board of Trustees meet every quarter. though the Board can arrange additional rneetings to ensure that their duties are fuFfilled. A Finan and General Purpose Committee was established by the Board in September 2016, renamed as Finance and Operations Committee in 2020, to maintain an overview of, and to provide advice to it, regarding the financial and administrative affairs for the charity. This Committee also meets on a quarterly basis with additional meetings held when necessary. A Chief DCA Annual Rewrt and Accounts 2024-2025 12
Dorset ..> Community Artlon Executive is appointed by the Trustees to rnanage the day-to-day operations of the charity. and implernent the strategies agreed by the Board. The Chair and Chief Executive meet and communicate regularly. All Trustees give their time freely and none of the Trustees receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. S&8 note 12 for travel expenses paid to Trustees in 2024125. In the current year no related party transactions were reported. The charity is a founder member of ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England), which is the national neOrk of RCCS, and a full member of the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA). Through these netsvorks, Dorset Community Action influences the development of national policy and practic8. Across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, Dorset Community Action participates in many partnerships within the voluntary and statutory sectors, wherever Ihat benefits communitie5 or voluntary organisations. Staff and Premises Dorset Community Actions registered office is at the Little Keep in Dorchester. DCA also runs and manages Wimborne Community Centre in Wimborne town centre, where we have a small offic8. The total number of paid employees as at 31" March 2025 was 6 full-tirne and 8 part-time. Pay scales for all staff are set on a similar level to other RCCS across the county and benchmarked against the NJC pay scales. Investment Policy There are no restrictions on the charity's power to invest. The investment strategy is set by the Trustees to take account of the demands for funds. The current policy is to invest surplus cash funds for short periods as cash deposits with major banking instituts'ons. Reserves Policy The reserves of the charily are those that are freely available to be spent in pursuing thg charity's objects. The free reserves of the charity at the year-end were: 2025 2024 Total reserves Less: Restricted funds 277,702 (59,681) 267,162 (70,654) Free reserves 218,021 196,508 This represents 8 months of operating cost expenditure (2024: 7 rnonths). The Trustees consider that the charity needs to maintain free reserqes at a minimum of 6 months of operating cost expenditure based on 1000/0 of unrestricted fund expenditure plus 50 % of restricted salary expenditure to provide the organisation with adequate financial stability and th8 means for it to DCA Annual Report and Accounts 20242025 13
I Community Artlon meet its charitable objectives and commitments, and as a contingency cushion against fluctuations of income. Trustees will continue to keep this under annual review. Going Concern The Trustees have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis and consider this basis is appropriate for twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements. Rlsk Management The Trustees have a risk management strategy in place which comprises: The trustees review the principal risks at each meeting of the Board and we review Ihe organisation's risk register annually. the establishment of policies, systems, and procedures to rnitigate those risks identified in the annual review. the implementation of prOdureS designed to minimise or rnanage any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. This work has identified that financial sustainability is the major risk for the charity. Key elernents in the management of financial risk are regular monitoring of current funding contracts, early identification of any problems with delivery of oulcomes, and regular communication with funders. Attention has also been focussed on future funding and ensuring that DCA chooses the right direction and strategy to match a changing operating environment by the creation of a strategic plan which includes involvement from staff, trustees and stakeholder3. Grant Making All the funds administered in grants by the charity are govemed by procedures and limits laid down and agreed in advance between the charity and those partners funding the grant schemes. Representatives of partners always play an active role in the decision-making. The charity will not pay any grants in advance of receipts of funds of partners without the funder's pemiission. Financial Review The results for the year and the financial position of the charity are shown in the attached financial ststements. In summary. the Charity's total income for the yearwas £665.640 (2024 - £561,167) of which £523,320 related to restricted project income {2024 £435,899). Total expenditure for the year was £655.100 (2024 - £562,303) of which £534,293 related to restricted project expenditure {2024 - £377,525). DCA Annual Rewrt and Acttlunts 2024-2025 14
Dorset . y Communlty Artian The net movement in unrestricted funds for the year was a surplus of £21,513 (2024 - deficit £59,510) resulting from a £21,553 surplus on general reserves and a small deficit of £40 on the designated fund, Wimborne Community Centre. In the 2024 financial year, Trustees agreed to allocate unrestricted reserves to fund new development work. This investment resulted in the reported deficit for 2024, but did secure new funding for2025, which has driven the surplus for this year. The carried forward balance on unrestricted funds of £218,021 (2024 - £196,508) ft)mis the general reserves of the charity. The net movement in restricted funds was a deficit of £10,973 (2024 - surplus of £58,373). The carried forward balance on restricted funds was a surplus of £59.681 (2024 - surplus £70,654). Use of volunteers We have been supported In delivering our charitable acttvities over the last year by 13 volunteers. 12 of these people help at Wimbome Community Centre and 1 supports our Rural Housing work. Plans for Future Periods The risks that the organisation now faces are without doubt the most challenging in the last ten years, and remain unchanged: Increasingly constrained external funding environment Staffing r8cruitment and staff capacity l expertise being retained Achieving financial stability to allow time to reposition DCA into new markets e.g. the private sector, and to scale up Irading activity. During the year we were supported by the Cranfield Trust to review our strategic plan. As a result, this year the DCA Board invested charity resep4es into development time to support this wider strategy, with a focus on our employment and enl8rpris& support programrnes, for which we know there is an ever-present need. Going fOrard we will be focussing on.. Developing new partnerships with organisations sharing our values in how we support people, and wherè there are opportuntties for expansion e.g. Garden Maintenance Team, and Seed2Plate. Developing our marketing activity. Rebalancing of senior management time towards income generation work e.g. consultancy, DCA Annual Report and A¢nts 2024-2025 15
Dorset Comrnunlty Artion Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements The charity Trustees (who are also the direclors of Dorset Community Action for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Annual Report and Financial Staternents in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). including Financial Reporting Standard 102 {'FRS 102"). Company law requires the charity Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial yearwhich give a true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the incom8 and expenditure, of the Gharity for that period. In preparing those financial statements we are required to: _ Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently: Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP: Make reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates., State whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustees are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. We are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for Ihe maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Small Company Pmvisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. Approved by the Trustees on and signed on their behalf by D Nordberg (Chair) Ih 13 November 2025 DCA Annual Report and Ac(x)unts 2024-2025 16
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Dorset Communlty Actton Independent examiner's report to thetrusteesof Dorset Community Action (Ihe Company'} I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the3ccounts of the Company for theyear ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report Asthe charlty'Strustees of the Company land also its directorsfor the purposes of company law} you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordancewith the requirement5 of thecompanies Act 20061'the 2006 Act'l. Havingsatisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity'saccounts a5 carried out under Section 145 of theCharitiesAct 20111'the2011 Act,). In carryin8OUt myexamination I have followed the Directions given bythe Charity Commission under Section 145{51 {bl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner'sstatement Sinceyour charity's 8ross incomeexceeded £250,000 your exarniner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that l am qualified to undertake theexamination because l am a member ofthe Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. which is oneofthelisted bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have cometo my attention in connection with the examination giving me causeto believe: l.accounting recordswere not kept in respect of thecompany as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act. or 2.the accounts do not accord with those records; Of 3.the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirementsof Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accountsgive a true and fair view which isnot a matter considered a5 Part ofan Independent examinatlon; or 4.theaccounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practicefor accounting and reporting by charities {applicableto charitie5 preparingtheir accounts in accordancewith theFinancial Reportingstandard applicablein theUKand Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021). I have no concerns and havecome across no other matters in connection with theexamination to which attention should bedrawn in thisreport in order to enablea proper understandingoftheaccountsto bereached. MissJA Richardson FCA FCCA DChA Date .. DCA Annual Report arKI Accounts 2024-2025 17
C¢>mfflunSty A¢tl•vi Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income & Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 Unrestricted funds Notes Restricted funds Total funds Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 716 716 901 Charitable activities Charitable activities 109.497 456,351 565,848 535,924 Other trading activities Investment income 25,931 6.176 66.969 92.900 18,538 5,804 TOTAL 142 321 523 320 561,167 EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds 1.250 1,250 625 Charitable aclivities Charitable activities 119557 534 293 653 850 561678 TOTAL 120 807 655 100 562 303 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDrruRE) Transfers between funds 21,513 (10,973) 10,540 (1,136) 18 Net movement In funds 21,513 (10.973) 10,540 (1,136) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought for¥vard 196,508 70,654 267,162 268,298 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 218 021 277 702 267 162 The notes form part of these financial statements DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 18
Dor5•t .y Communlty Artlon Balance Sheet 31 March 2025 Registered Company Number 03320011 2025 2024 Unrestrlcted funds Notes Restricted funds Total funds Total funds FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 15 4.375 4,375 5,625 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash al bank 16 20,416 13,813 47,966 61,779 34.228 282.674 316902 35,197 265,378 300 575 255,124 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 17 NEf CURRENT ASSErs 273,327 261.537 TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 218,021 59,681 277.702 267,162 NEf ASSErs 218,021 59,681 277,702 267 162 FUNDS unreStrted funds 18 218.021 59.681 277,702 196,508 Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS 267,162 The charitable company is entitled to exèmption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the yearended 31 March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of ils financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance wth SectDn 476 01 the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowkdge their responsibilities for (al ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that Compty with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and (bl preparing financial statements thich give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its SUTphJs or def11 for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Seclions 394 and 395 and thich otherwise comply with the requireffEnts of the Companies Act 2006 r8lating to financial Slateffnts, so far as applicable to the Ghariiable company. These financial Statements have been prepared in accordance wth the ptDvisions applicable to charitable cornpanies subject to the small companies regi. The financial s 202 and we tements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 13th November signed on it behalf by: D Nordberg - Chairof T stees The notes form 242 art of these financial statements Annual port and Accounts 2 19
Cash Flow Statement For Year Ended 31 March 2025 Notes 2025 2024 Cash flows from operatlng activities Cash generated from operations 11.120 (5,764) Net cas h (used in)Iprovided by operatng activities 11,120 (5,764) Cash flows from investing activities Interest received Purchase of fed asset addrtions Net cash provided by investing activities 6,176 5,804 (6.250) (446) 6,176 Change In cash and cash equlvalents In the reporting period Cash and cash equlvalents at the beglnnlng of the reporting period 17,296 (6,209) 265,378 271,587 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of tha reportlng perlod 282,674 265,378 The notes form part of these fnancial statements A Annual Report and Account$ 2022025 20
Dari•t Communtty Notes to the Cash Flow Statement For Year Ended 31 March 2025 RECONCILIATION OF NET (EXPENDITURE)IINCOME TO NEf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2025 2024 Net (expendilure)lincome for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) Adjuslments for: Depreciation charges Interest recewed Decreasel(increase) in debtors (Decrease)lincrease in creditors 10,540 {1,136) 1,250 625 (6,176) {5,804) 969 17,963 4,537 (17,411) Net cash (used In)Iprovlded by operatlons ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS At 1.4.24 Cash Fk)w At 31.3.25 Net Cash Cash at bank and in hand 265,378 17,296 282,674 Total 265.378 282 674 DQ4 Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 21
41 Commlmlty Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 1 LEGAL FORM The charty is a prFvate company limited by guarantee and with no share capital and incorporated in England and Wales. The guarantc*s are the members whose liability in the event of a wnding up is limited to £1 each. There were 113 members at the baLance sheet date (2024: 203 members). The registered office can be found on page 2 of these financial statements. 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparlng the flnanclal statements The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefrt entty under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republc of Irèland (FRS 102) (effecttve 1 January 2019)., Financial Reporting Standard 102 'Th8 Financial Reporting Standard applicab in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the h6torical cost convention. Preparation of the account on a going concern basis The charty reported incoming resources of £665,640 and net expenditure of £655.100 leading to net income in the year of £10.540. The Trustees are of the view that the improvement to operational efficiencies and review of the business strategy for the organisation have secured the immediate future for the charty for the next 12 months and as such the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. Incoming resources All income is recognised in the Ststement of Financial Activrties once the charty has &ntitlement to the funds, tt is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliabty. Donated assets are included in the Staternent of Financial Activitk?s on a receivable basis based on the estimated valu8 of the assets to the charty. Funding received is included as income from actrvities in furlheranc8 of the charity's objecttves. but included in the restricted funds where the grant is specrfic to a particular project. Income is deferred only where the donor has specIfd that the rht to Conserab.0n is dependent on performance in a future perul. Interest recelvable Interest of funds hekj on deposit Is included when recetvable and the amount can be measured reablY by the charily: this is norrnally upon n0tffation of the interest paid or payable by the bank. Debtors Funding Receivable and other debtors are recognised at the settlernent amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. Cash Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments wtth a short malurty of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposrt or similar Resources expended Liabilrb'es are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive oblhjation committing the charty to that expenditure, it is probab that a transfer of economic benefits will be re uired in settlement and the amount of the obf ation can be measured reliabl ECA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 22
D•rs•t Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Resources éxpended (continued) Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classffi6d under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Irrecoverable VAT E charged as a cost against the activty for which the expenditure was incurred. Grants payable are charged in the year when the offer is conveyed to the recipient. except in cases where the offer is condrtK)nal arxj the cOnditn remans in the control of th8 charity. Grants offered subject to such condilions which have not been met at the year-end are not8d as a commitment. but not accrued as expenditure. Credltors Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has the present obligation resulting from 8 past event that will probably resutt in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the oblNJation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normaly recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade dtscounts due. Oporating Leases The charity classrfies the lease of printing and copier equipment as operating leases.. the title to the equipment remains with the18ssor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the terrn of the lease. Governance costs Governance costs are alkxated to restricted fund projects in accordance wrth amounts agreed with funding providers. These costs are shown as r8ak)cation of internal expenses. Allocatlon and apportlonment of costs Where cosls cannot be directy attributed to particular headings they have been alk)cated to actpiities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Intangible fixed assets All assets with a cost n excess of £2,000 are capitalised. Tanglble flxed assets All assets with a cost in excess of £2.000 are capitali5ed with the exception as noted beh)w. Project specrfic equipment purchases are rn0st funded directly by the fund provider at the start of the project and are not capitalised as the items rnay be returned to the fund provider or given to the project. Fixed assets are depreciated to residual value over their estimated useful economic lrfe in equal annual instalments at the folk)wing rales: Motor Vehicles 200/9 StraNJht fine Taxatlon The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable actlvltss. nnua an ccoun 23
cornm1ty Art5on Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued) Fund accounting Restricted funds Restricted funds are funds that can onty be used for particular restricted purposes within the objectives of the charty. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. The cost of raising and admnistering such funds are charged against the specffic fund. With the agreement of the fund provider, restricted funds can roll forward brought forward balances for use as income in the next financial year. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. Designated funds Designated funds are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specrfic future purposes or projects. The aim and use of each desKJnated fund is set out in the notes to the financhgl statements. Unrestrfcted funds These are funds which can be used in accordance wrth the charitab18 objects at the discretion of the trustees and which have not been designated for other purposes. Penslon costs and other post-retlrernent beneflt5 The Charity operates a defined contribulion pensK)n Scheme and the pension charge represents the arnounts payab by the charity to the fund in respect of the year. Financial instruments The charity only has financial assets and labilrties of a kind that qualfy as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instrurnents are nitial recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their Settrnent value with the exception of bank k)ans which are measured at amortised cost uswig the effective interest method. Trade and other debtors are recognised at the setuement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trad8 discounts due. Credilors and provisions are recognised where the charty has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the oblEqation can be measured or estimated reliabty. Creditors and provisk)n are normally recognlsed at thelr settlement amount after auowing for any trade discounts due. 3 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2025 2024 DonatK)ns Legacies 716 901 716 901 rLA Annual Report and Accwnts 2024-2025 24
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 4 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 2024 Incorne from Wimborne Communty Centre (WCC) Grants 102,690 463.158 565,848 100,025 535,924 S INCOME FROM TRADING ACTivrriES 2025 2024 Consultancy and training Other trading income Membership and advertisement 79,750 11,526 1,624 92,900 13,715 3,239 1,584 18,538 6 INVESTMENT INCOME 2025 2024 Interest receivable 6.176 6.176 5,804 5,804 7 EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS 2025 2024 other tradlng activities Depreciation and amortisatlon 1,250 1,250 625 25 8 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Un restrlcted Funds Restrlcted Funds 2025 2024 Total funds Totsl funds Ernployee Costs: Salaries Payroll charges Recruitment Training and conference costs 40,265 339,183 2,498 379,448 2,686 355,237 2,560 638 1,554 127 2,717 2,844 Premises related expenses Transport related expenses Supplies and services VAT paid to HMRC Governance costs: Salaries Other cosls Total 33,096 253 16,377 7,8(X) 3,729 9,871 176,295 36,825 10,124 192,672 7.800 34,537 7,328 129,159 8,897 16.168 5,283 119,557 16,168 5,283 653,850 17,318 4.450 561,678 534,293 tu Annual Rewrt and Accounts 2024-2025 25
Adlon Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 9 GRANTS PAYABLE 2025 2024 Charitable Activities 78,470 40.861 The total grants paid to Institut)nS during the year was as folk)ws: 2025 2024 NEST Weymouth CIC Ridgeway Football Club LittM00r Communty Youth CKJb St Francis of Assisi Lituemoor PCC Houseworks Dorset Ltd Yoga wtlh Caroline Bincombe Valley PTFA Nicola Derrick Exercise Class Sasha Fancy Sewing Class Other grants bek)w £2000 8,000 10.250 450 17,470 19,500 2,600 11,850 5,280 3,070 8,000 10,250 5,849 1,374 10,550 2,600 2,238 40,861 78,470 10 SUPPORT COSTS Finance Governance costs Totals Charitable Activities 2,750 2,533 5,283 11 NEf INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net incomelexpenditure is stated after chargngl(crediting): 2025 2024 Independent examiner fees Accounts preparation fee D8preciation and amortisati)n 2,100 650 1.250 2,100 650 625 12 TRUSTEES REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There was no Trustees, remuneration 01 other benefits for the year to 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. Trustees, expenses During the year no Trustees received reirnbursed travel and conference expenses (2024,'£nil). The charty has paid premiums of £399 {2027: £399) to provide £2 million of indemnity insurance for the Trustees. DG4 Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 26
Dors•t 3 Community Art5on Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 13 STAFF COSTS 2025 2024 Wages and salaries Social security costs Other pension costs 352,459 24,111 19,047 395,617 330,829 21,843 19,884 372,556 The average monthty headcount for staff was 15 {2024: 15) and the average monthly number of full time equlvant employees during the year is stated in the split given below. The average monthty number of employees during the year was as follows: 2025 2024 Operational Management and administering the charity 10 11 12 No employees received emoluments in excess of £60.000. The key management personnel comprises of the Chief Executple and three Senior Managers. The total salary paKI to key management personnel was £145,686 (2024: £172,450). DCA Annual Rep)rt and Accounts 2024-2025 27
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 15 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures and Fittings Motor Vehicles Tolal COST At 1 April 2024 Addithjns At 31 March 2025 17,476 6,250 23.726 6.250 23,726 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2024 Charge for year 17,476 625 18.101 1,250 At 31 March 2025 17,476 19,351 NEf BOOKVALUE A131 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 16 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE MTHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Funding receivable Prepayments and accrued income 11,916 15,952 34,228 17 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE MTHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Social securty and other taxes VAT Other credttors Accruals and deferred ncome 6.382 3,471 12,843 6,643 14,890 14,157 39,038 CCA Annual ReFK)rt and Accounls 2024-2025 29
A¢tlvn Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS AT 1.4.24 Net rnovement in funds Transfers beeen funds At 31.3.25 Unrestricted funds General fund wcc Dilapidalion Fund 158,305 26,203 12.000 196,508 21.553 (40) 179,858 26,163 12,000 218,021 21,513 Restrlcted funds 3,000 (3,000) ACRE BCP N EET Prevention BCP NE ChaInge BCP Training BESN BESN Champion Big4Lrttlemoor - Big Local NHS Dorset Clinical Comrnissioning group Building Better Opportunities Co-op Hubbub DC Communty Spaces DCF Wellbeing and Mental Heakh Digital Inclusion Capability EMA Supported Empk)yment National Garden Scheme NCS Groundworks NCS Training Prison Project Rural Housing Enabler RHS Florish Serus Violence Duty Consuftation SGN Safe & Warrn Tabot Vilage Trust Trusted Voices Seed2Plate Combined Fund 10,365 (1,667) 10.365 3,333 5.000 15,310 (885) 14,426 4,158 4,158 2.917 {171) 2,917 171 1,999 (1,999) 4,900 8,216 4,900 (8,216) 32.058 70,654 12,475 (10,973) 19,583 59,681 Total Funds 267,162 10,540 277,702 CCA Annual Report and Account5 2024-2025 30
Dors•t Notes to the Financial Statements {continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) Net rnovement in funds, included in the above are as follows: Resources expended Movement in funds Incomng resources Unrostricted funds General fund wcc Dilapidation Fund 32,822 109,498 11,269 109.538 21,553 (40) 142,320 120.807 21.513 Restrlcted funds Abri ACRE BCP NEET PreVentn BCP NEET Challenge BCP Training BESN BESN ChampK)n Big4Lrttlemoor - Big Local NHS Dorset Clinical Comrnissioning group Building Better Opportunities Co-op Hubbub DC Communty Spaces DCF Wellbeing and Mental Health Digrtal Inclusion Capabilty EMA Supported Employment Natnal Garden Scherne NCS Groundworks NCS Training Prison Project Rural Housing Enabler RHS Florish Serh)us Violence Duty Consultation SGN Safe & Warm Talbot Vrflage Trust Trusted Voices Seed2Plate Combined Fund 3.000 41,255 61.047 1,667 5,557 12,976 (3,000) 41,255 71,412 10,365 (1,667) 5,557 12,976 185,231 186,115 (885) 36,057 36,057 5,000 30,000 5,000 2,400 6,000 842 30.000 2.083 2,571 6,000 1,999 10,080 14.043 4,158 2,917 (171) (1,999) 10,080 14,043 49,262 57,478 (8,216) 5.566 18.481 20,000 5,000 523,320 5,566 18.481 20.000 17.475 534,292 12475 {10,973) TOTAL FUNDS 665,640 655,099 10,540 DC4 Annual ReFM)rt and Accounts 2024-2025 31
' Cornmurtity Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) Comparatives for movemenl in funds At 1.4.23 Net movement in funds Transfers between funds At 31.3.24 Unrestricted funds General fund wcc 217.943 26.074 (141.357) 81.719 158,305 10,623 (10,495) 26,202 12,000 196,507 Dilapidation Fund 12,000 256.017 (130,734) 71,224 Restricted funds Abri ACRE ton Jergens BCP Food Poverty BCP NEET Prevention BCP NEET Challenge BCP Training BESN BESN Champion Bg4Littlemoor - Big Local NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning group Building Better Opportunities Digital Inclusion Capabilty National Garden Scheme NCS Groundworks NCS TraIng Prison Project Rural Housing Enabler RHS Florish Serious Violence Duty Consultation Talbot Village Trust Trusted Voices Seed2Plate Combined Fund 4,920 381 12,203 (3,521) 1,445 2.608 5,000 556 3,825 776 33,578 (2,300) (12,203) (1,479) (1,445) (2,608) 3,000 5.000 5,000 (556) (3,825) (776) (18.479) 212 15,310 10,592 (10.592) 2,149 (11,949) 1,179 1,999 284 5,450 6,972 14,116 4.129 9,800 (1,008) 171 1,999 (284) {5,450) (2.072) (5,900) (4,129) 4,goo 8,216 4,439 (4,241) 5,759 34,018 129,598 (4.439) 4.241 (5.759) (1.960) (71,224) 32,058 70,654 12.281 Totsl Funds 268,298 (1,136) 267,161 nua an ccoun 32
Artlon Notes to the Financial Statements {contlnued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) Comparalpie net movement in funds (for the year ended 31 March 2024), included in the above are as folbws: Resources Mov8ment expended in funds Incoming resources Unrestrlcted funds General fund wcc 25,243 100.025 125,268 166,601 (141,357) 89.401 256.002 130,733 Restrfcted funds Abri ACRE Anton Jergens BCP Food Poverty BCP NEET PreVentIn BCP NEEf Challenge BCP Training BESN BESN Champion Big4Littlemoor - Big Local NHS Dorset cnIcal Commissioning group Building Better Opportunities Digdal Inckjsion Capability National Garden Scherne NCS Groundworks NCS Training Prison Project Rural Housing Enabler RHS Florish serUs Violence Duty Consultation Talbot Vage Trust Trusted Voices Seed2Plate Combined Fund 5,769 41,255 5,388 29,052 3.521 4.055 5,614 381 12,203 (3,521) 1,445 2,608 5,000 556 3,825 776 33,578 5,500 8,222 5,000 1,943 12.976 2.625 130,474 1,387 9.151 1.849 96.897 36,057 25,465 10.592 32.305 3,600 3.247 4,947 12.797 11.900 26.969 15,500 44,253 2,421 1,249 4,662 7,347 4,928 12,853 11,371 {11,949) 1,179 1,999 5,450 6,972 14,116 4,129 11,900 1,519 20.000 41,394 435.899 7,461 5,760 14,241 7,377 306.302 4,439 (4,2411 5,759 34,018 129.598 TOTAL FUNDS 561,168 562,303 {1,136) DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 33
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued> for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) PURPOSES OF DESIGNATED FUNDS Wimborne Community Centre (WCC) Fomierty Community Learnlng and Resource Centre (CLaRC) Relates to a centre for adult and communty learning in Wimborne and related income and expendtture. Dilapidation Fund Funds set asKle to cover restoration of the aSed office space to its original condition at the end of the lease term. The lease k5 due to end in 2028 wth breaks granted every 5 years. PURPOSES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS Actlon wlth Communitles In Rural England (ACRE Grant received from ACRE resulting from DEFRA'S Grant Aid Investment Programme. to deliver local strategic support to rural communities enabling them to take action, to share learning on Sustainab funding models and to provide access to kncal inteligence, Building Better Opportunitles - Supportlng Enterprlse In Dorset DCA was successful in securing the siage 2 bid of the Buildlng Better Opportunities Supporting Enterprise in Dorset funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and European Social Fund. The grant was given to enable target part1pantS to overcome barriers to employment through accessible, communty based support as a stepping stone inlo enterprise, leading to increased confidence and k)ng- lerm lrfe changes. Blg Energy Savlng Network (BESN) To provide assisted action to vuknerable consumers. to help them save rnoney on their energy costs through outreach sessions, and to deliver an energy saving training programrne to front line workers who have regular contact with vulnerab18 Customers. BESN Champion This project offered direct support to vuherable consum8rs {bcal resKlents) to reduce their energy bills and save energy. NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group Grant from CCG to provKle adve, training and consultancy support for the benefrt of communty groups. charrties and social enterprises in Dorset. Bia Local Fundina . Bia4Llttlemoor DCA is providing the role of a Localty Trusted OrganisatK)n to the Big4Littlemoor Partnership to support them with strategtc aderShiP and implementation of their Big Local Plan. A grant was awarded to the partnership by the Lottery Fund which is administered by the Local Trust. CCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 35
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) PURPOSES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued) Trusted Voices To engage with Dorsel's voluntsry and communty groups to support the COVID19 Trusted Voices contacts to best comrnunicate the key messages as Klentrfied by the Dorset Heafth Protection Board and to report any issues identified by the comrnuntty in relation to reducing COVID 19 community transmission. Abrl A grant received frorn Abri grwen to the Big4Littlernoor project to re-inv*Jorate a disused garden, helping to unlock the potentkgl of the Littlemoor cornmunity. DC Communlty Space Sustalnaibillty This proj8Ct built on the Talbot Village Trust grant lo alkw us to support and work with a WKler cohort of communty spaces including communty centres, social enterprises and faith spaces. Covering key subjects such as policies & procedures. trustee recruitment, training and support, ro18s and responsibifities of trustees. pokies and procedures. safeguarding and income generat)n amongst others. DCF Wellbeing & Mental Health Delivering 12 week workshops to improve a participant's wellbeing and empower them to continue their self-esteem journey beyond the programme. Folbwing the 5 pathways to welbeing and the 5 pathways to nature connection, sessions are structured and supportive, combining mindfulness activities, meditation, group coaching, creative activities, nature•based18arning, and practical skills such as wikjlrfe gardening, mindful photography and journaling. Each participant will build a personal wellbeing plan to guide their journey beyond the programme. Anton Jergens A grant to empby a self employment and communty enterprise coach to support bng term unemployed people back into work, working mainly n urban deprived wards within Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. Co-op Hubbub Wimborne Comrnunity Centre provides a Communty Lounge. FrKlge and Kitchen. Collecting and redistribute food to Prevent Food Waste and support those in need. Offering a safe warm space, reduce food waste and encourage community invotrernent. Currently supporting 200+ customers per week. Seed2Plate Combined Fund This combined fund collates grants from numerous funders that contribute to our Seed to Plate progr8mme. This includes fundng from BCP Council for £5.000 to deliver Team chaInge workshops. £2000 from CLA charitab Trust & £15,000 from Ferndown Communty Centre to deliver a project in Ferndown. There is also £3500 from the D'oyle Carte Foundation and £7500 from the Oliver Ford Foundation. A project in Wimborne was funded by £3358 from Sainsburys. tLA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 36
Y comm4*Y Notes to the Financial Statements {continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS{CONTINUED) PURPOSES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued) SGN Safe & Wann Supporting indrviduals and households with energy support and advice incKJding, ben8frts eligibilty checks. 1-2-1 Personalised energy adve, support to access debt advice, accessing fuel vouchers and energy schemes andlor energy efficiency improvements e.g. Warm Home Discount, ECO funding. EMA Supported Employment Funding through Employ My Abilrty has enabled the pik)ting and launch of the Greencare gardening service. Supporting SEND young people l adult5 and people wrth mental heatth issues access the workl of work through on site training, volunteering and paid employment in gardening and horticuhure. The team are supported by a coach on all jobs. BCP Food Poverty A grant received from the BCP Food & Warmth Support Fund to delNer a series of cost-of-living related skills workshops working through Somerford Primary School, Somerford Famitry Hub and Christchurch Community Partnership affiliated groups, providing a range of cooking & food skills and household energy advice workshops. BCP NEET Preventlon A contract funded by BCP Council to provide a NEEfs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) prevention programme of 121 Coachng and emotional literacy training and support for y&ars 10 and 11 students. BCP NEET challenge A contract funded by BCP Council to provide a series of social action community based Team Challenge workshops specifically aimed at young people at risk of being classlfied as NEET and asylum seeking young people. Digital Inclusion Capability A capability grant from the Good Things FoundatK)n - Fix the Digital Divide, to offer access to & support for IT at Wimborne Communty Centre. National Garden Scheme A grant to fund gardening materials to create a growing and sensory community garden NCS Groundworks Social and community action Team Challenges & training support for young people 16117 and those in care or with mental health or learning disabiSties up to the age of 24. Funded by NCS vra Groundworks. NCS Tralnlng Social and communty action Tearn ChaIngeS & training support for young people with mental health or learning disabilittes up to the age of 24. Funded by NCS. DCA Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 37
<1 Communlty Artion Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 18 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS (CONTINUED) PURPOSES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued) Prison Project Funding from Dorset Council to undertake research work. RHS Flourlsh A communty traiiing grant received for the Seed2Plate project to engage volunteers to repurpose pk)ts of land to grow fresh fruit and vegetables, whilst gaining skills and qualifications through the National Open College Network (NOCN). The project is the onty level 1 NOCN in Horticulture currentty delivered in Dorset. Rural Houslng Enabler Funding from ACRE aimed at boosting the supply of new rural affordable housing by providng access to a service that supports landowners and communities entty srtes, work with housing associations and bcal authortties to deliver high quality homes that meet local housing need through small scale schemes. Serlous Vlolence Duty Consultatlon Funding from Dorset Council (HM Govt funding) to undertake research work on the causes and impacts of serious violence. wlth both perpetrators and victlms of vk)lence. Talbot Vlllage Trust A partnership with the Dorset Viifage Hall Associatron. 750/0 funding was secured from Talbot Village Trust alongside 25 % from DCA reserves to support Village Halls through the Hallmark Transfers between funds Transfers between funds have been used where Dorset Communty Action have used core resources to fulfil the restriction on the fund. 19 LEASING AGREEMENTS Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: 2025 2024 wrthin one year Between one and fwe years In more than fNe years 16,022 43.550 16,022 59,573 59.572 75,595 [A Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025 38
Notes to the Financial Staternents (continued) for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 20 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related party disck)sures for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor the year ended 31 March 2024. 21 PENSIONS Defined Benefit The charty operated a defined benefft pensb)n scheme for some bnger serving empbyees of Dorset Communty Action but the scheme was closed to new entrants and new employees. The Dorset County Council pensb)n scheme is a multi-employer defned benefrt scheme administered for the benefit of Local Authorities and other bodies and is managed in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme RegulatnS 1997. Dorset Community Act*)n ceased participation in the Fund on 11 August 2023 when the last actwe member left service. All assets and liabilities as at 11 August 2023 fell back to Dorset Council at that date and no exrt payment was required to be paid by Dorset Communty Action. a ceasing Empbyer. Dorset Community Action has no further obligations to the Fund under Regulation 64 and the Rates and Adjustments Certificate dated 31 March 2023 has been revised to this effect. Defined Contrlbutlon The charitable company operates defined contribution pensK)n schemes for Its empb)y&es. one being with Dorset Councl which ts now ck>sed to new empbyees, and the other with Aviva. The assets of the scheme are held separatety from those of the charily. Contribut¢ons payable to the charttable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. Dorset Communty Action pays a contribution of 6Q/o into the AvNa schème and acts as an agent in collects'ng and paying over empk)yee pension contributions, DCA'S staging date for auto-enrolment was 1st May 2017 and those qualfying staff not already in the Aviva Scheme were enrolled into the scheme with DCA paying 6 /0 employers contribution. The employer contributtons made for the accounting peri(xJ are treated as an expense and were £19,047 (2024: £19,565). 22 COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Dorset Communily Aclion is a COTnpany knited by guarantee and accordingty does not have a share caprtal. 39