2021-03-31-accounts - Involve Community Services

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	Trustees				I RJ Harrison	(Chair)	(Chair)
					M F Dudson	(Vice Chair)
					G H Taylor
					F M Kelly
					J Rogers
					R Kramer
					S Goodchild
					M Nicholson
	Treasurer		trustee		R Radountcheva
,	Charity	number			1061373
	Company		number		3332555
	Principal	address			The Court House
					Town Square
					Bracknell
					Berkshire
					RG12 1AE
	Registered			office	The Court House
					Town Square
					Bracknell
					Berkshire
					RG12 1AE
	Independent			examiner	Andrew Beet FCA
					Rice Associates		Limited
					Market Chambers
					3-4 Market Place
					Wokingham
					Berkshire
					RG40 1AL
	Bankers				CAF Bank Limited
					25 Kings Hill	Avenue
					Kings Hill
					West Mailing
					ME194JQ

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Trustees' report			1-9
Independent examiners'		report	10
Statement offinancial	activities
Balance sheet			12
Notes to the accounts			13-21

as Chairperson, Roumie Radountchev	as Chairperson, Roumie Radountchev	as Chairperson, Roumie Radountchev	a	, as Treasurer and Malcolm Dudson as Vice Chair.	, as Treasurer and Malcolm Dudson as Vice Chair.
The Board of Trustees would like to				extend their thanks to all organisations who have provided funding		to
involve Community Services in		2020/21. These include Bracknell Forest Council, Wokingham			Borough
Council, the Berkshire West Clinical				Commissioning Group, Wokingham North Primary Care Network,		Get
Berkshire Active, Berkshire Community Foundation, CAF Resilience Fund, Shanly Foundation, Boehringer
Ingleheim, the Co-op Community		Fund, the Card Factory Foundation, and Syngenta.
We are also very grateful to those			charities, groups and organisations who have interacted with		involve
Community Services during the services. Access to our paid for inTRUSTed Trustee Recruitment	year. offers and			Specific thanks go to those who have accessed one of our paid has been primarily achieved through our training provision, through Liaison Service has also generated needed income.		for the
Finally, the Board would like to express its thanks to any partner or stakeholder not formerly covered.					We	are
fortunate to have many existing	relationships and are truly grateful for each ofthem.
Though the account below cannot		offer full detail of involve Community Services' achievements in 2020/21, it
does give a summary of performance				against the charity's 5 key delivery areas.
Core Service Delivery Area				Key Achievements in 2020/21
Training: Source, broker, and				Over 1,000 learners attended an involve training course in
providing training for Volunteers		and		2020/21 with more than 103courses delivered. Our training
VCFS organisations.				is well attended, highly regarded, and is provided by
				experienced facilitators.
Funding advice: Identify and				The Funding Advisory Service assisted nearly 81
promote grani funding opportunities				organisations with either bespoke funding searches or
and support organisations with				critical friending ofgrant applications. Italso sent out weekly
applications as required.				funding alert newsletters to over 300 subscribers. The
				service delivered 9related teaching sessions and helped to
				create funding applications to the value ofE1.2 million.
				In addition to the general Funding Advisory Service, involve
				was fortunate to secure additional finance in year from
				Bracknell Forest and Wokingham Borough Council to
				provide afree grant writing service tothe local Voluntary and
				Community Sector. This has helped to combat the
				significant financial impact of COVID on local community
				groups, registered charities, and social enterprises. The Grant Writing service has drafted grants to the value off1.7
				million, and to date has successfully brought in 8180k
				across the 2 boroughs with a significant volume of
				applications awaiting an outcome.
Information: Provide new and				Over 160 offers of support, governance advice, start-up
existing VCFS organisations with				assistance and networking have been provided to local
constitutional, management,				charities and community groups over the last year. Areas of
administrative and developmental				focus have included good governance, organisaiional
				develo ment, olic creation, leadershi advice and more.

information	whilst working as an	whilst working as an	whilst working as an	Delivery has been facilitated face to face, online, and via
activist and advocate		ofthe sector.		telephone and email. involve continues to advocate on
				behalf of the sector at various statutory partnerships and
				boards.
Trustee Recruitment and Liaison:				Our inTRUSTed Recruitment and Liaison Service has
Recruiting,	preparing	and matching		successfully placed 20 trustees into local charities, as well
skilled individuals to		trustee		as generating a bank of potential trustees for the future. In
vacancies	whilst offering ongoing			addition, 7 training courses have been delivered to over 60
support and training		to ensure	clarity	learners, all of whom have either been newly appointed to
of role and responsibility.				their respective board, or who want to refresh their learning
				regarding trustee roles and responsibilities.
Volunteer	recruitment: Including			Bracknell Forest only —The online volunteer centre-
Business	in the Community, building			'Bracknell Forest Get Involved' showcased an average of
opportunity	through	the 'get involved'		between 120-140 live volunteering opportunities. 230
volunteer	portal, and	supporting		volunteers submitted expressions of interest directly to the
those who	require additional			office, The online volunteer centre had over 5,500 new
assistance	to volunteer.			visitors in the year. 1,200 plus ofthe sessions on our website
				lead to people clicking on links to find out more about an
				opportunity or to make contact (with 22% of these directly
				contacting the organisation, approximately 265 email/calls).
				We also saw a decrease in business volunteering, with
				involve enabling 30 corporate volunteering days. A total of
				48 people volunteered through their place of employment.
				Covid volunteering 500 applications, 150active volunteers.

			Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Restricted	Total	Total
			Funds		Funds
			2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020
Income and endowments from		Notes
Core funding		2	211,000	215,400			211,000	215,400
Income from investments		3	69	245			69	245
			211,069	215,645			211,069	215,645
Income from Charitable
activities			93,574	43,415	180,975	164,774	274,549	208,189
Total income and
endowments			304,643	259,060	180,975	164,774	485,618	423,834
Expenditure on
Charitable activities		5	293,916	233,946	191,728	181,540	485,644	415,486
Total resources
expended			293,916	'	191,728	181,540	485,644	415,486
Net (deficit)/income			10,727	25,114	(10,753)	(16,766)	(26)	8,348
Transfers between	funds		249	(42,815)	(249)	42,815
Net movement in funds			10,976	(17,701)	(11,002)	26,049	(26)	8,348
Fund balances at 1	April
2020			201,286	218,987	70,125	44,076	271,411	263,063
Fund balances at 31
March 2021			212,262	201,286	59,123	70,125	271,385	271,411


		Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets				7,781		9,519
Current assets
Debtors		10	34,483		20,780
Cash at bank and in	hand		300232		250 266
Current assets			334,715		271,046
Creditors: amounts	falling due	11	71 111		9 154
within one year
Net current assets			263,604		261,892
				271,385		271,411
Total assets less current liabilities
Income funds
Restricted funds		13		59,123		70,125
Unrestricted funds				212,262		201,286
				271,385		271,411

2	Core funding					2021	2020
						E
	Grants receivable	from Bracknell Forest Council for core			activities	126,900	126,900
	Grants receivable	from Wokingham	Council 8 NHS Wokingham			CCG for core
	activities					&4,100	88,500
						211,000	215,400
Since October 2016, involve has occupied premises				owned	by Bracknell Forest Council, the value ofthe		rent fore
by the Council f20,000 (2020 F20,000) is included				in the grant dealt with above.
3	Investment income					2021	2020
						f	F
	Interest receivable					69	245

Income from charitable activities.
	Unrestricted		Restricted
	funds		funds
	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020
Grants receivable for charitable activities			171,585	155,340	171,585	155,340
Other income	93,574	43,415	9,390	9,434	102,964	52,849
		43,415	180,975	164,774	274,549	208,189

Specialist Volunteer	Co-ordinator	9,135
Core Training		12,500
Community Navigator		45,054
Volunteer Passport	Scheme	15,385
Health &Wellbeing	Advisor	61,848
Cancer Champions		5,663
WBC Winter Pressures Navigator		17,000
BCFBFCovid Response		5,000
		171,585

				Staff	Costs	Depreciation	Depreciation	Other	Costs	Total Costs	Total Costs
				2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020	2021	2020
										f
	Activities
	undertaken
	directly		155,607		134,455			36,121	47,086	191,728	181,541
	Support costs		240,203		186,911	4,Q84	6,213	49,629	40,821	293,916	233,945
	Total
	charitable		395,810		321,366	4,084	6,213	85,750	87,907	485,644	415,486
	activities
6	Support costs
										2Q21	2020
	Staff Costs								227,318		175,996
	Premises Costs								39,458		37,941
	Equipment,	Supplies		&
	Support								17,005		18,043
	Fees, Recoveries		&
	Sundries								(6,834)		(15,163)
	Depreciation									4,084	6,213
	Governance	Costs							12,885		10,915
									293,916		233,945

		2021	2020
		Number	Number
Management		2	2
Administration		2	2
Charity support		14	10
		18	14
Employment	costs	2021	2020
			F
Wages and salaries		381,040	292,861
Social security		17,661	20,432
Pension costs		4,153	3,114
		402,854	316,407

9	Tangible fixed assets	Tangible fixed assets	Tangible fixed assets
					Equipment	Total
	At 31 March	2020
	Cost
	At 1 April 2020				27,045	27,045
	Additions				2,346	2,346
	Disposals
	At 31 March	2021			29,391	29,391
	Depreciation
	At 1 April 2020				17,527	17,527
	Charge for the year				4,083	4,083
	Disposals
	At 31 March	2021			21,610	21,610
	Net book value
	At 31 March	2021
10	Debtors				2021	2020
					E
	Trade debtors				31,541	15,875
	Prepayments	and accrued income			2,942	4,905
					34,483	20,780
11	Creditors: amounts		falling due within	one year	2021	2020
	Trade creditors				2,482	1,037
	Accruals and	deferred	income		68,629	8,117
					71,111	9,154

							Movement	Movement	in funds
						Balance at	Incoming resources	Resources expended		Transfers	Balance at
						01-Apr-20					31-Mar-21
						F
LSCB20/21						283			283
Wokingham		Men's	Shed		20/21	3,595			1,261		2,334
Supported		Volunteering			20/21	15,122	9,135		11,754		12,503
Bracknell Training			20/21			2,205	12,500		15,182	500	23
Community		Navigation		Wokingham
20/21						6,099	45,054		41,958		9,195
Volunteer	Passport		Scheme 20/21			9,101	15,385		10,907		13,579
Wok Health		&Wellbeing			Advisor
20/21						110	61,848		56,725		5,233
BF/WB Community			Resilience
20/21						14,026	150		6,421		7,755
Cancer Champions			20/21			7,893	13,703		22,577	1,000	19
WBC Winter Pressures					Navigator
20/21						11,691	17,000		16,942	(11,749)
Future Leaders 20/21							1,200		2,718	10,000	8,482
BCFCovid		response					5,000		5,000

Each ofthese funds is	Each ofthese funds is	the result ofa grant to the company for a specific purpose. The uses to which	the result ofa grant to the company for a specific purpose. The uses to which	the result ofa grant to the company for a specific purpose. The uses to which	these	funds may	funds may
be applied is set out	in	the company's bid or the grant-making bodies' letter ofgrant. The company		is subject			to
differing accountability		requirements from the grant	making bodies. Details ofthe grant making bodies and			purposes		of
Restricted Funds are	set out in the following table.
Name		Grant making body	Purposes
Bracknell Training		Bracknell Forest Council	To arrange and deliver training for volunteers,		charities		&
			community groups and individuals in Bracknell		Forest.
Community Navigation		Wokingham Borough	Signposting people to help and support from	charities		&
		Council	community groups.
Specialist Volunteer	&	Berkshire Community	Enabling people with additional needs to volunteer or get
Community Choices		Foundation, Victoria Hall	better connected with their local communities.
Co-ordinator		Fund
Volunteer Passport,		Berkshire Community	A partnership project enabling groups using	volunteers			to
Projects &CSR		Foundation, Boehringer	work together, avoid duplication, share training
		Ingelheim, Syngenta,	opportunities amongst volunteers and upskill	volunteers			to
		CAF Bank	contribute widely to their communities.
Community Resilience		Bracknell Forest Council,	To look at and instigate projects that increase		Community
Bracknell		Police Crime	Resilience.
		Commissioners Fund
Community Resilience		Wokingham Community	Undertaking listening events and surveys to	listen to		the
Woking ham		Safety Partnership	community regarding resilience and safety.
Winter Pressures		Wokingham Borough	Supporting Adult Social Care over the winter	period,
Community Navigator		Council	providing Community Navigation within the WBC Duty
			team.
Cancer Champions,		Wokingham Borough	To extend and develop the Cancer Support	Network		in	the
Support Network		Council, Get Berkshire	Wokingham Borough.
		Active, The Card Factory
Voluntary Sector		Wokingham Borough	To build capacity to support the Wokingham	Hub
Development		Council	Development.
Social Prescribing,		Wokingham North PCN	Support GP patients in the North ofWokingham		Borough
Health &Wellbeing			to find alternative help and support to improve		Health	and
			Wellbeing.
Future Leaders		Victoria Hall Fund	Future Leaders Training Modules

Fund balances at	31 March 2021 are represented	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total funds
				F
Tangible fixed assets		7,781		7,781
Current assets		275,592	59,123	334,715
Creditors: amounts	falling due within one year	(71,111)		(71,111)
		212,262	59,123	271,385

	2021	2020
	f.	f
Within one year	3,216
Between two and five years	9,648
	12,864