COMMUNrrY ACTION surroN (Registerèd Charity No: 10631291 {Company No: 33366601 REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMEMTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 PAARCH 2023 fiAfjO QUALITY MARK level".2:'""' SACIXA)8Y4 22112r2tr23 COMPANIES HOUSE A14 COMMUNtTY ACTION su￿ON (R•gistered Charity No: 10631291 (Company No: 33366601 Contents Page Administrative Inforn*tlon Report of Ihe Tfuslees 2-17 Independent Audito￿5 Report 18-20 Statemnt of Financi•l Activities 21 Balance Sheet 22 Cash Fl¢)w SlatwTrent 23 Notes fomilng p•rt olthe fin¥n¢ial statements Z4-31 COMMUNrrY ACTION su￿ON IReglst•rÈd Chaiity No: 10631291 {Company No: 3336660) PRESIOENT The Worshipful the Mayor (For their lem ol office) VICE PRESIDENT Joy Ross MBE TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS Chaimian j￿nY Sims Wictschaimian Nid( Walsh Trgasurnr Amie Stace {Appc4nted 10 February 20231 Trust￿5. Jeffrey Cashier Vanessa Mccain Bob Harrison Dave Hobday Polty Peres¢hino Laurence Imrie Lthjise Ke (Winted 14 FetrAu￿ 20231 LONDOM BOROUGH OF SUTfON REPRESENTATIVES Councilhx Moira Butt Councillor Patrick Ogbonna Senior Managem•nt Team Chi•f Executiv• .Cofflpany Secr•lary &"mon Breeze Dun5tanette Kuti R•ghtered Office Address: Granfers Communty Centre 73-79 Oakhill Road tton Irey. SM1 3AA Bankern: Bardays Bank PLC 43 High Street Sutton Surrey SM1 1DR CCLA In¥eslment Managemenl Ltd COIF Charity Funds 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DZ CAF Bank Ltd PO8ox289 West Malling Kent ME19 4TA Auditor: yfus Smith Chartered Account*ts and Statutory Auditor Noman House 8 8umell Road Sutton Surrey SM148W COPIMUNITY ACTION SUThON IRegister•d Charity No.. 10631291 {Company No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EMDED 31 PAARCH 2023 STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Community Ackn"on Sutton ICASI is a Charity Cornpany governed by a Memorandum & Articles of Asgoeiab"on. It Js a membership oryanisation made up of volLsnlarylccrfnrnunrty organisab.ons ￿c0s) in Sutton and it currently has 293 members. The Charity Company is run by a tearn of 17 paid staff, under the management ol volunteers are both Dire¢lors of the Company and Trustees of the Charity. All trustees give thwr time vduntality and re¢eNe no benefils from the charity. Oryanisati¢)n Stru¢turn Trustee5 are proposed and elected by the membership at the Annual General Meeting {AGM} for an inib"81 temi of three years and may then stand for a further two lerrns. During Ihi5 repo￿"A9 year the number of trustees has been nine. Honorary Officers (Chair. Vice-chair and Treasurer) are elected annually at Ihe AGM. There are re¢nJitrnen( indudion and Iraining poli¢ies in place for trustees. A regular trustee ski115 audii is tsrr*d out which idenhfies trainsng needs and fomis the basis of the recruitment of new trustees. The Communty Aclion Sutton Board of Tnistees meets quarterty recetves reports from the Chief Executive on all strategi¢ a￿1 other important matters that requi￿ a decision by the trustees. A lull finan¢ial report 1$ also provided by the Head of Finance al each bDard meeb"ng, and the progress of the other prqects delivered by the organisab.on is reported at least once a year. There is an agreed rolling programme for the Board to review all the policies and wcceduTe5 of the organisation. The Board of Trustee Meetings are a150 attended by tw) Loc￿ Councillors a5 obser4ers. During this year. the Board has delivered it5 annual operational plan based on its strategic plan. The risk management framewtrk ￿￿tt￿￿e$ to be embedded wrfthin the organisah.ons govemance framework and is reviewed iegulady by the Board. The Board and staff contribute to the developmerrt of the annual risk ￿gISler at a staff and board developrnent day. The Chair meets reguFaty with Ihe Ch￿f Executive to lev￿ the progress of the organisatson and lo Klenlfy challenges and opportunities and to develop appropriate and ￿spOnSIve slrategies for acthin. The organisation is a member of London Plu5. the National Council foT Volurrtary Organisations INCVOI and the National A550¢ialion for Voluntsry and Community Action INAVCAI, all of whith ale bodies that provide infmtth, gu￿nCe and other support Swvtces to voluntary Organ￿a￿'0ns. Quallty Standards Communty Ath"on Sutton has Mindful Ernpbyer ststu$. Disabilty Confidenl Empbyer and is a London Living Wage Ernployer. We are currentty wothng towards the Trusted Charity quality mark. Trading Activity Creative Payroll Solubons (CPSI Lld. (established in April 20101 provides payroll seNces to the local volunlary sector and has a Board made up of Communty Action Suiton trustees. the Chief Executive and Head ol Finance. As well as this. Community Action Sutton offers a Community Accountancy SeAt￿e and 0rganisakn.onal Development Servi¢e vthich 9enerate$ income for the organisation. CTIVE Tl TIE Charitable Objectiv•5 Communty klion Suttw's main Charitab￿ objeth'ves as set in the governing document are to develop and support VCOS in the London Borough of Sutton {LBS) and surrounding areas. Community Action Sutton is a 'second tierf or infrastruclure organisalion because il doe5 not provide direct services lo individual members of the put4ic bul SUFPOrts front line voluntary organisations to be effeth.ve and sustainable. The trustees of the Charity have taken due regard of the guidance on publi¢ benefit published by Ihe Commission when ele￿i51n9 their powers and dl￿.eS and have complied wilh the duty. COMMuMifi ACTION SUTTON 1fte￿$tered Charlty No: 1063129) IC(¥npany No: 3336660) ANNUAL REPORT QF THE TRiISTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Activities Cornmunity Action Sutt¢￿ 1$ a membership organisa*"on currenty supporting 293 1o¢al VCOS in Suttcfj. VCOS are estsblished because people care at)out a cause OT a group of individuals, ftol because they want to vmte a business plan, manage finances. deal stsff. vfflle policies or negotiate with fundeTS ty the local authorTty. However, they need to do all these things to run suc¢essful vganisations vthi¢h syomote their cause or SUPPLVt their benefi¢iaries. The role ol Community Action Sutton is to wovide the eXPe￿se and support in these a￿a$ to enable these VCOS to be as effecbve as possible in meeting their aims {this is capacrty building). A business plan for 202*2026 is currenty under development. Vision To promote equalty and diversty and posth¥e change for cornnwnities in the London Borough of Sulton. hli$$lon To l•ad and act as a catalyst in the advancement of the VCSE as a strategic partner and deliverer of seNces in Sutton. Strategic Aims and Activltles To enable Comrnunty Action Sulton lo achieve its ￿slon and mission. it has asyeed to deliver the fdlow*ng Strateg￿ aims. 1. Comfflunity members. VCSE 0￿￿lSat￿$ and tr¢ VSCE Sector under$tsnd. influence and are resilient to the changing circumstances and are therefore better able lo respond to geographical coMmun"￿e$ and c￿mUnib.e5 of hdentty. 2. Elevate the ¥Thces of communrty menthTS in strateg￿ derision making and operational develowent and delr¥ery. 3. Maximise the contribution ol the corpyate and social entwprise sector in delivering positive 0￿COMeS for Sutton's ¢ommunitses 4. VCSE sector organisational capabilty. goveJnènce and seplice delNery is enhanced and the evidence of impact is dewnon5traled arthj commur¥cated. 5. The diversification and growth of C￿m￿nIty ACt￿n S[￿on's income. 6. That Communty Ath"on Sutton is a key part of an effective and effictent infrastructure offer Sutton th* meets VCSE Seetor and ccffimunrty needs. The organisation. In delivering the above strategi¢ cojectives. define$ its under the followng 5 Pillars. which *so serve as our values". We Promot• equality, diversty and positive change for commvnths in Sutton We Insplre partnershipslcollaborats'on auoss the V¢SUnt￿ and comM￿rtY *lor We R¢pre¥fjnt the Vol￿ of the Voluntary and C¢)mmunity Seclor We Support growng and estauished organiSatiL￿S to reach their full p)tenti We Develop a diverse and wbrant vO￿ntsry and Communrty Sector COMIAUNITY ACTION SUTTON (Registered Charity No: 10631291 {Company No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI IAARCH 2023 Our maln focus during 2022n023 was the follov•ing* "Launching the Together &rtton partne￿h•p and &ngle Point of Access for Sutton Residents. Anli-Poverty ForLKn. Innovation Fund. Sutton Communty Fund MicrogTanls Program￿. Race Equalty Conference. St Heller Comrnunrty Project. New proje¢ts 81 HIU (Passport for Employment, Sell-Defense Class for Women) Workn'ng in partnership wth both voluntary seclor organisations. kxal authority, hea￿h partners and other agencies. Continue to run a weekty group to address wwua1￿.es in the Black Astan and Minority Ethnic 18AME) Communtts'es. Keeping Wrynen Safe Nelwork induding sUPPOrting the Vthile Ribbon campaign. Conbnued to wofk wth local organisations to support Ihern. Promoted funding opportunities and upfvnded and promoted the Granffinder system. conb.nued representatson {in some seth'ngs) afit1 adV0￿¢Y for the voluntary sector across variety of fora. Attended the locab Freshvs Fair and prowded informakn.on lor nevAy elected Councillors. CLNnmunty Action Sutton has delI￿red the frllcv*ing acbw.lies in relation to its 5 pilars as follfA¥5.' Promote equality. diversity and positive change for ¢ommunilles in Sutton Communlcations A key ￿ea of our work is communication, ensuring we keep the voluntary and community sector in Sutton up to date on ¢hanges to legislatKsn and polic￿$ as a5 share Informatic￿ and resources. During 202212023 we made some posthe change5 in the way in whith we commLmi¢ale with our members. In Juty 2022 we Èegan to send a monthty funding e•bulletin. This e-bulletin was dedicated to lundin9 news and ¢ontained Several fiJnding opportunrties. We also slarted to send out a monthly e-bulletin which leatured new5 and updates on the work and Projects that Communty Action Sutton had carried out ty were involved with" Between Apfil 2022 and Marth 2023 we sent 208 evbullelins. The eplxjlletins are sent to over 400 members and 5tskeholders. INe are pleased lo maintsin a higher Ihan Industy average open and click rate Isee below), this past year our open rate has in¢rea$e(I by 6% ￿Mpare¢j lo the pTe￿OU5 year. Open Rate 43% average (industry average 20%) C￿'¢k Rale 4.1% average {indsJstry average 2.4%) Social Media We continLte lo share nevts and informab.on via our social media channds. Facebook and X {fomial known as Twrtter). Our presence and rea¢h ￿ntInUeS to grow, we have 2,200 followers on X artd 1.033 followers onFacebook. In th￿ past year we have shared 735 Tweets and 734 Facebook posts. Dwing the past year we in¢rnawl our posts on Fa¢•book by 70%, as a result ofthis. we are pleased that both our profile visits ar￿ reach a150 increased. *ith the profile visits in¢r•atsing by 65'A and the r•ach by 26%. Communrty Actr'on Sutton has led Of been a key partner in a number of programmes and initsative5 with a defined aim lo promote equalty and diversty and this includes.. COMAIUNITY ACTION SUTTOM . (R•gi5tered Charity No: 10631291 {Cornpany No.. 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The Fairness Commls$ion l Race Equallty In 202212023 we conts.nued the Racial Equalty work by having regular Friday meetings wth voluntary and communty organisalions, external partners and interested party"e5. The Friday meetings have given individuals the chano to tslk about Race Equality, share experiences and information in a sale space. In Felyuary 2022 we hosted a Race Equalty Conference vthith brough tc*3elher the local communty as well as young people. YcyJng people had the opportunty to share Ihthr slories on Racism. The w￿eklY Friday group wl conts.nue irrto next year. Inter F•lth In November 2022 ¥￿ hosted an evMt durir#J irterfaith week. Ihe event enabled faith gTOUPS to hear about what was happening in the Borough. Vle aim to host another event as part of interfaith week in 2023. Youth Participation We conts.nue to work with the y￿rth IndeperKlent Advtsory Group IIAGI brings young people and Ihe poli¢e together to addres5 issues such as Stop and Search, Crime and Communty Safety. Young peO￿e have been meeting regulady the pc41￿ to build relationships. This th is now being taken over by one of our VCS organisations with the support of CAS. Int•rnational Wom•n's Day 2023 We conts'nue to take part in ratsing awareness and Celet￿tIng the achievements of local women during International Women's Day. In March 2023 the theme was Embrace Equrty. We encouraged colleagues to send in their photQ5 showing them taking a Stand and embraGing equity as together we can work cdlectively to impact po$￿'ve ¢hange. We aso wcrfk dosely the local women's centre to omole the Work they do and the events they fun. Frosh•ro Fair May 2022 In May 2022 we attended the London Borough of Sutton's CoLtnalh)rs Freshers Fair. this event wa5 lor newly elected and returning local Counallors. We produced uselul information spe¢thcally for l(Kal council1￿$ to ensure they had a better understanding of the voluntary and ¢ommunity se¢tor in Sutton d were avAre of the drffeont servi¢es available in the communty they serve. Many of the local C￿n￿lI0￿ were pleased with the information we had provided them wtth and said Ihey tsjnd il very irrformative. Giving Tuesday 2022 On Giving Tuesday. 2W November 2022 we launched our festive fvndraising campaign. The aim of this campaign was to help local chants'es fundraise in the lead up to the Christmas period. Vle shared messages and information aboLrt 6 local tharit￿s including how residents could Support them by donats'ng to their causes. Charities that took part in this carnpaign ￿tTe apprecrative of our support to help raise awaTrne55 of theii cause and services. National Hale Crime Awav•nes5 Week 2022 Nabonal Hate Crime Awareness Week was held in October 2022. in the lead up to and during the awareness week we worked 7hfjlh key partners in the Borough to help to raise wwareness and support local engagement events incluLling an Acb"ve Bystsn¢Jer trO￿nIng session. The engagement Work was a huge-success wth many residents speaking to local organisations and police about Hale Crime in the communrty. Residents had a greater understanding of hate crime an¢J hale incidents and felt Confident in where to go to get help or support a5 well as ¥thal to do should they wtness a hale crime. Whit• Ribbon 2022 The While Ribbon Inth'atwe aims to th8Henge the atttiudes ano behaviours of men and boys that perpetuate wolence against vK*men. We were proud to take part and encouraged members ol the community to tske the pledge lo promise io never use, excuse or remain silent al)out men's violence against women. We collated sPK)rt wdeo dips of local cornmunrty members saying the pledge and again sha￿1 this wih our membefs and on Social media. COMP4UNITY ACTION SIJTTON (Registered Charity No: 10631291 (Company No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IIARCH 2023 Inspir• partnerBhipslcollal)oratl•)n across the Voluntary and C•)mmunity S•¢tor As an intrastruclure organisation one of the key fvncticffls of Communty Action Suilon is to yomote. facilrtate and SL>PPOrt p*theTship. Examples of this work during 2022r2023 Nidude.. Sutton Togethgr Sutton Together is an informal provider consortwm. The Consortium meets to identify and work together on potential commertial opportunities. The Partners met three times during 202212023 to discuss the Social p￿scrIb1n9 C￿traCt. VCS representation at the Integrated Care Partn•Jsttip Board, and Sutton Infcmation Hub. Tog•ther for Sutton Communty A¢lion Sutton developed a consortium of thanbes and led a tender for the Making Infoimed Choi¢es Contract put out by the London Borough of Sutton. Cornmunity Adion Sutton working wth the partners Ibelowl was succe5sfv1 in wTh)ning the Contract launched on 1st July 2022. Advo¢acy for All Age UK Sutton Cityzens Advice Sutton Comrnunity Acb"on Sutton (Key Strategic Partner) Healthwatch Sutton Sutton Carers Centre Volunteers Centre Sution The partner5 came together to develop a brand and"¢re*e a partnership called Together for Sulton. During this period the partnership estsblished and launched an independent, imparbal, free and confidential infomation and advice ser￿￿e to supwl residents and prolessitinal$ in Suiton. The Together lor Sutton partnetship has since ¢ome a long way. A great deal of w)rk went into creating an approa¢h that brought together 'apples arnl Nanges., A Single Point of Access has placed a statsc telepho￿ menu. p￿vIousty a reS￿ent had to know vtho to ¢onlact. now they have the option of Speaking to someone *ill Iisien and direct Ihem to the right plaee. This part ot the service v¢ill need lo evofve and de¥d¢Jp. but this has been in place since day one and we are now able to build develop this acro$$ Ye¥ 2 of the conlracL &'nce its launch, Together for Sutton has functioned as a point of conts.nuty for information and advice provision in the bofough. Through the Snfom8tK)n Nets¥or1(s we have brwght together frontline staff, increased knowledge about what is available in the borough and provided debate and ￿arnIng opportunities ￿11 impfove t•that 1$ ddivered and hth¥. The plattorm provided by Together for Sutton is something that we ¢an build on both for the benefit of wi(ler Voluntary Sector and also in support of the Sutton system. Together for Sutton Info￿￿#tion Net￿>￿8 Sutton professionals are already rersowned for working together collaboralNety, and Community Action Sutton wanted to ukn.lise the Together for Sutton Information Ne￿orkS in a Iwdy that would harness this and pro¥￿e an opportunrty for all Sutton prDfe55ionals, bolh al Management and praC￿tiOner levels. to be under the same roof in order to receive and share current news and informalÉon at the same ts"me. Two Together for Sutt¢Jn Infomation Ne{W￿kS have njn during this financial year. Voglh three fvrther events booked in for the remainder of 2023. These events are run on a quarterfy basis for Sutton professionals and appeal to be very powlaf. The first event took place on 8th November 2022 vith over 55 Sutton professionals attending aeross 26 local organisations.. focussing on the ￿rreftt Cost-of-living crisis and yoviding real tsngible, sdutions for seNces to use in their support of our sutt￿ re$idenlS. COMMUNITY ACTION su￿oN {Wistsr*d Charity No.. 1063129) {Company No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 The secDnd event took place on 6th March 2023 Nmth over 60 Sutton professionals attending aefOSS 30 org8nisalions. Here the focus shifted lo bow the cost-of-liwng crffjis has had a Tipple effed on people's lives, mental health, behavK*uis and $0 mLth more. The event challenged Services wrth their aCces￿accesS1ts11ty lo support. and the way in which hidden Im'as can have a detnmental effect on the way we work with OUT service users. Sutton Safer Neighbouthood Board Set up by MOPAC Ilhe MayN of London's office for Policing) in every London borough - to establish local polang and Crime prior￿"eS and monitor p)lice performance and confidence. Community Action Sutton administrates and chairs this Board vthich cornprises of relevant partners from the public sector and ward panel chairs. The Ward Panel Chairs NefvAJfk which meets 2 week5 pnor to the Sutton Safer Nesghbourhood Boafd has worked well and all the Chairs appreciate an opportunity lo share good pra¢b'¢e and raise Bsues that their area is fa¢ing. Commurtty Action Sutton has worked with the Police to p￿serrt the Pok'ce Dal&Perfomiance Pack in a more accessible way. Meetings have been held quarterty with speakefs attending including Sutton Women's Centre on the ￿lte Ribbon CampaKJn, MOPAC lunding has once again been brwghl into the B¢yough to support a range ol projects. Repre50nl the vol¢e of the Voluntary •nd CommwW Sector The work that Community Action Sutton undertakes in felats.on to representation Can be described in ¥0 ways. First. rf£ facilitate$, devdops and supports the voKe ol the sector through a range of forums ar￿ partnerships. %thich also provide an important opportunty for sharing inforniation, reGeiving updates from the public and voluntsry se¢iw". and a chance for organisations lo comment on and infiuence local strategies and wlicies. It also a¢ts as a gateway and where appropriate supports other organisations lo rewesent their benefiaaries ￿ the *ider ¥olunlary sect￿. Developing the Vol¢e During 202212023 we started lo hold meetingslevents face to face but continued lo use Teams I Zoom where apwopriate. Below are details of the voluntary sector-led forums and ne￿OrkS vknich took pl8ce during 202212023: Voluntary Sector Forum We held 3 meets.ngs during this F>eriod. The main tOPiC5 were Councl Accommgjation fty the VCS. Inlegraled Care System, Learning Disabilty Strategy and Leamlng Disabilty Ct)nleren¢e, representation on Boards and Building a VCSE Alian¢e. We also shared updates L)n our work and discussed what the VCS needed frorn us. Weekly Race Equality meetiiigs These meeb.ngs take place every Friday moming. It provtdes an opportunity for the VCS and $lakeholders to come together to discuss any issues on Race Equality in the Borough. The meetings have enabled presentations from the police, health. local authority. and the hentage team. The meetings also enables Ihe VCS to share mfomiation, netswrk and wwk colleclively on events happening o¥eT Black History Monlh. Keeping Women Safe Network 4 meetings were held wnth the net*ryk during ihis period . The main focus has been working wth the police to build better relknonships. work partners on the White Ribbm Campaign and addressing issues M how women are kept safe in Sutton. The is made up of VCS and extemal stakeholders (Police. Safer sultr￿ Partnership and the Local Authonty). Smalls Groups Forum One small groups forum was held as part ol Small Charities Vleek Mi Jvne 2022 which focussed on inforrnation sharing and nehbwkn"ng. COMMUNITY AcnoN SUTTON (Registefed Charlty No: 10631291 (c¢￿panY No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EIIDED 31 MARCH 2023 Anti-Poverty Forum meetings were held during thi5 period. The main topics wwe trends from Sutton Communty Work5 and Sutton Housing Partnefship. feedba¢k from Cost of Liwng Round Table Event. Trends in demands, updates on new in￿'atives. Thinking Works on Energy Eff￿lenCY, Government Grant S¢hemes. Sutton Communty Fund M￿rOgrants Programme, support for mortgage interest and shortfalls bets¥een rents and local housing allowance. We We￿ also pleased lo see an increase in attendance at these meetings. Foll￿￿n9 a letter Irom the An￿POvertY Forum to publi¢ sector leaders, SLrtton Covn¢il held 2 roundtable events a range of partners. This led lo the creation of 4 warm $parxs and the funding of a Debt Frat AKler role to support those most affected by the c05t of Imng. Secondty, r¢ provides roprnsw￿aI10n to a range of bowds, COMM￿lee5 an(J partnerships. The ￿PresentatIonal activity that Communty Acbon Sutton has undertaken relates to the followng themes.. Children, Young Pwte & Families Cornmunity Safety Equalities and Diver Oomestic Violence Anti Poverty Forum Health and Social Care Integralion Sutton Plan and overall partnersh"p working Children's and Adults Safeguwdiry Health Inequalib"e5 This is evidenced through attendance and acb.wty at the follow"ng." Borough Resilience Forum Sutton Operational Leadership Grow> Sutton Systems Leaders Group Local Salegvarding Children's Boarnl Local Safeguarding Child￿n.5 Board Qualrty Sub Group Local Safeguarding Child￿n.5 BcArd youih partiopatson sub group Sutton Safeguarding Aduhs 8¢ard &Jtton Adutt Safeguarding Execub"ve Board Safeguarding Adu￿ Engagement Subgroup (Chair) Heallh and Wembeing Board Domestic Abuse Transformabon Board Safer Sutton Partnership Board Reducing Reoffending Board Sutton Integrated Care Board (now the Lttal Place Partnership Board) Safer Neighbourhood Board (Chair) Local Area Cornmiliees Youth Independent Adwsory Group (Chair) Local Authority Designated Officer steering gro Youth Offending Management Board BCU Independent Advisory Group Support growlng and establi$hed oryanisati(in5 to reach their full potential The support that Community Action Sutton provides is WTde and varied bul one ol the key areas relates to fundirwJ'. COIAPAUNITY ACTION SUTTON (Registered Charity No: 1063129) (Company No-. 3336660) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 Sutton Communlty Fund A round of the Sutton Communty Ful￿ took place in October 2022 onty 4 applications despite a lot ol marketing. Two grants were awarded totalling £19.400. As a resuh of this poor uptake the Sutton Community Fund programme was ￿v$ed and ￿ ran a rolling Microgrant Programme for gTan15 UP to a maximum of £1.000, a simplified application process and grants to be used to help the community wrth the cost of hw.ng crisis. This S rn￿thS 18 grawts being awarded tolalling £17,000. Innovation Fund The Innovab'on Fund 7ORS launthed in 2022. the open grants programme allowed organisations to $ubmil a 2 rninule video ouuining a pro￿￿[ for a project wthtrch vrJ$ innovats've andlor showed a drfferent way of V*￿rkIng in the Borough. If successful groups V+Ere asked to present a detailed oposal in front of the panel. In fvlay 2022. 2 groups were awarded lunding lotalling £42,008. In August 2022 a further 3 groups were successful lotalling £57.500 One to one SupportlCapa¢lty Building The main area of Ccfflmunity Actson Sutton's is prOV￿1￿j development support to voluntary and communty oryanisatrofts covenng every aspect ol Nnning a ¢harity or small community groLP. This year the greatest demand from organisab.ons was prtmarily in relation to funding and governance. During 2022rd023 we SUP[￿ed 152 organisats"on$. We provided the fr410v￿￿9 5UPPOrt to Ihese groups.. one lo one advice sessions, on topi¢s induding.. settin9 up a group, wrthny a constitution, looking at govemance structures, I￿rk *tyth trustees boards. partnership workn'ng. managing risk and fundraising. funding searches and grant finder searches. Funding and Fundral$ing Support The fundraiwng support we offer includes searching on the Grarrt Finder database foi ￿levant fvnding opportunilies from IuAder5 such a5 Awards ftr All. Lloyds TSB foundab'on, and the Henry Smith Challty. Civil Sc¢iely Roots Programffle. Over Ihe past year we have 5UPPOrted 29 organisations 7Mth fundraising. 13 aryanisations applied for fvmth'ng and wefe successftA. We sent ￿t g lunding e•bullelin5 Irorn lo July 2022 to March 2023. these e-bulletins were op•ned 2610 tim•s and recipients click the Ilnk$ within th• 8*Ul￿tin$ 1331 times. After contacting the groups that had clicked the fvnding lir)ks 28 said they had applied for fvnding With 8 beng successful receiwng fijnding. We continue to send these monthty frbulletin out lo groups and where groups are not suGcessfttl we reach out lo help understand why they were unsuccessful and look lo see how we can support them in the future. We do know Ihat belween July 2022 and March 2023 the grcvJps that applied for fvnding were Wdr(led a totsl of £82.40D between them. Community Action Sutton was awarded £99.280 for heatth inequalitres community development work. Through this support Sutton voluntary organisations to make g applicatsons to the South West London NHS Health 1nequalits.es Fund. This r¢Su￿ed in People An"se Nuw, Sutton Mental Health Foundab"on, Sutton Ath"can Cultural organisats.on and Sell-management UK receNing a share of £121.033 in funding to reduce health inequalities. Funding w0￿$hop& During the year we held the ftAlowng bespd(e funding sessions lor IrKal groups." Two Sulton Innovation Workshops held in June of which 15 groups attended in total. 5 GranlFinder seS￿onS conducted online 10 participants attending to get a better idea of how to search for funding. Participants that attended the sessions had a better understsnding of GrantFinder and f¢)und the sessions very helpful. Funding workshop held at Hill House - v￿ee groups attende(l. This was speC￿CallY aimed at Sl Heller Groups. COMMUNrrY Acnom SUTTON (Registsfed Charity No: 10631291 IComp•ny No: 3336660) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2023 Traininglwork$hops During this past year we rewewed the attendance levels and costs of our training programme and look the decision to offer bespoke training as and vthen needed and work more dosely one to one wrth VCS organisaty"on$ to address their speufic needshssues. TI￿efOre the follovling bespoke training was delivere aFVTLyriate intervenb.ons Social Car• Dell¥8ry Grant Community klion Sutton received a grant to enable SLrtton Together to explore opts.ons for setting 4) Care Delivery Partnership. Sutton Communlty Fund Community ActKJn Sutton has been delivering the re￿Sed SCF for three years following a review in March 2014. FollowTry COntrib￿lonS from PutAic Health and Sutton Council. £50.559 remains In this fund that wll be subject to distributbon by the SCF Panel. Sutton CCG Charitable Fund During 2019120 Sutton and mert￿ Clinical CommissK>ning Group disso￿ed pone of its charitable trust furHls, passing £1.5m to Communty Action Sutton. Communrty Ackn"￿ Sutton plan to give grants to organisalions lo benefrt the people of Sutton. During Ihrough the year to 314 March 2023. £70,858 vrds distributed as grants through the Innovabon FurKI. Sutton Transfomiation Fund- PQASSO Community Actton Sutton held this fvnd lo support a number of ￿ganISationS to complete the PQASSO Accreditatton. Ukraine Response Fund Community Actson Sutton 15 coordinating and administering funds to Vc4untary and Community Sector (VCS) organisalions lo supptyt this stheme. The funds a￿ nng fen¢ed fry VCS work lo support sponsors and Ukrainkins and ¢annot be used by Communty Ath'on Sutton for any other purpose. Decisions on fvnding proposals are tsken by LBS vtho then in$tru¢ts Community Action Sutton lo make the payments to successful VCS organisation$. As we are moving out of the crisis response stsge after the remaining fvnds are all*xated, we wll no Icffiger be administering these fvnds. Making Infomied Choices (MIC} Community Acbon Sutton fomied a ￿nsor￿uM of tharities to deliver the Together fty SLrtton ￿fS) onliacl bvith the London B¢yough of Sutton. Tfs wa$ laun¢hed in July 2022 and is a partnership made up of seven local chanlies CAS as the lead accountable body. Al the delrvery partners deliver services in the London Borough of Sutton v￿h exPe￿'se sn a wide range of services to support Sutton residents and professionals. Tfs is a single wnl of attess ISPAI for residents and professionals in the London Borough ol Suttm. Communty ActKM Sutton delivers a small part of the conlfacL bul the majorrty of the work is sulFcMtracted to the other delivery partners in the consortium. 15 COMIIUMITY ACTION SUTTON (Registered Charity No: 1063129 (Company No: 33366601 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 R•$lrided Funds...l¢onbnued Cost of Living Response London BOr￿gh of Sutton repurposed all funds not used for the Community Fund in 2021r22, held by Communrty Acts'on Sutton, to support the cost of living crisis. The lunding wa5 aimed at responding lo In￿ased demand for Debt Advice., increased ¢ommunity P￿senCe. outreath and supp¢yt to people who may experience finana* shocks (unexpected costs). Commynty Action Suiton di5tn"buted the fund5 a¢¢ordingly. Wami Hom•s Project The legacy Health and Wellbeing bjnd together the balance of the 2021122 Sutton Communty funds was repurFosed wth the approval of Sutton Coun¢A to a Wann Home$ Projert fvnd. This was distributed to VCS organisab'ons lo host vrJmi hubs. The project provideil a place for residents to go during colder autumn and winter months. It offered resNlenls a safe, accessble and warm enviionment during the day to help those facing extreme fvel povety." are isolated or are worried ab)ut risng energy trA"IIs. A¢¢ess to Work The Access to Wcrfk scheme offers a discretionary grant. *thi¢h SLPPOrts disabled pecple to enter and remain In work. The granl Contrib￿e¥ to Ihe disabilrty-rel*ed exlra costs of working face¢J by disabled people and those wth a heahh condition that are beyond reasonable adiustrnent. The Access to Work grant enabled CAS to support an employee to perform to th¢yr fvll potential. Adjustments vRre made to the employee's work51ab'on. Stsndard equipment and fvmrture V•Ere purchased to demonstrate their value in the workplace and that Communty Ath"on Sutton are accurately capturing support needs and funding the right kve5 of ￿jp￿rt. 16 COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON {R•gist•red Charity No: 1063129) (Company No: 33366601 AM14UAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2023 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The TnJstees14¥ho are also Directors of Communty Action Sutton the purposes of company l¥*) are responsible for preparing the Trustee5' Annual Report an¢Y the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Unrted lfjngdr 5aleguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking rea50natAe steps for the preventK)n and detection of fraud and other ifregukirilies. In $0 far as the Trustees are aware". there is no rdevant audit irrfonnation of the chantable cc¥npany's auditor is unaware and the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have tsken to make themselves a¥ware of any relevant audrt information and lo e5tablL5h th* the audrtor is awa￿ of that infomiation. The Trustee5 are responsible for the maintenance and intewty of the Co￿Orate and financial infom)ation included on the charitable compary's websrte. Legislation in the UnTrted Kingdom governing the preparation and disseminat￿ of financial slatements may differ from legi51akn.on in other iurisdiclions. Small Company Provisions This report has been prepared in accordance the special provisions of Part 1 S of the Ccfftpanies Act 2006 rdaling to Small companie$. Approved by the TTU$tee$ and %gned on their behalf IIL 2023 by.. Chair and Trustee.. Jenny Sims Trustee.. Nick Walsh 17 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY ACTK)N SUTTON Oplnlon We have audited the finanaal stalernen15 of Community Ath"on Sutton (the 'tharIlab￿ compary'l for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Finanual A¢tMties (indvding Income and Expendituie Accounll. Balance Shee( Cash Flow Statement. and notes to the financial stalemenls, including a summary of signrficant accounting pOI￿leS. The financial reporbrsg frameworf( that has been applied in their Preparati￿ is applicable law and United Kingdom A￿UntIng Standard5, including Financwl Reporting StsndaTd 102 The Financial Reporting Standard appluble in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (United lQ"ngdom Generally Accepteil Accounts"ng Pracb"ce). In our opinion the financkgl statements". give a tnje and fair vie•V of the slate of the charitable Company's affairs as al 31 March 2023, and of ils incoming resources antl application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended., have been Propety prepared in ac￿rdance ￿7th utr￿d lfjngd¢vn Generalty Accepted Accounting P￿tice. and have been prepared in acc(￿danCe the reqU1￿ments olthe Compan*s Act 2006. Basis for oplnlon We conducted our audit in accordance ¥￿th International Standards ¢)n Audrting (UK) IISAS (UKII and applicable law. Our resp￿51b111tses undef Ihose stsndards are further described in the Auditorfs respon5its"lities for the audit of the financial stalements section of our report. We are independent of the charitsble company in aC￿r￿an￿ with the ethical requirements Ihat are relevant lo our audit of the financial sl•tements in the UK, induding the FRC'S Elhi¢al Standard, and we have fuffilled our other ethical reswnsibilities in accordance these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropri*e to prowde a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to going concem In auditsng the ffinancial 5tstements, V￿ have concluded that the truslees. use of the going concern basis of accounting in the prepar*"on of the financial statements is apw¢¥riate. Based on the Nwjrk ￿ have performed, we have not idenbfred any malerial urKertainties relating to events or Conditions that. Individually or colle¢tively, may cast 5ignffi¢ant doubt on the charitable company's ability lo continue as a going concern for a period of al least twdve nK3nths from wthen the finaftcial statemen15 are aulhonsed lor issue. Our responsibilrties and the responsibilrties olthe trustees ospect to going conc&n are described in the rdevant section5 of this le￿t. Other infomiation The trustees are ￿SpOnsible for the other inforrn*.￿. The dher informabon comprises the information included in the ¢ruslee5' annual reprt other than the financial stslements and OUT audrtorfs report thereon. Our opiNon on the ffinancial statements does nol cover the other information and, except to the exient othemse expli¢iUy staled in our ￿ wt. W￿ do not express any forrn of assurance condu$ion thereon. In con￿¢t10n with our audrt of the fmancial statements, our responsitN'lity is to Tead the other inlixmalion an¢J, in doing so, consider ￿ether Ihe rther infomation is materialty inconsistent with the financial statements of our knowedge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be m*erialty rnis51aled. If we idents.fy such material Inconsislenoes or apparent m*erial misslatements, we are required to determine %thether there is a material misststement in the financial st*ements or a materFal mi$$tslement of the other Information. If, based on the work we have perfomed, we ¢on¢lude that there is a material misstalement of this other infornialion. we are required to report that fad. We have nolhir¥J lo report in this regard. 18 INDEPENDENT AUD￿OR.8 REPORT TO THE IIJEMBERS OF COMPAUNITY ACTION SUTTON Opinions on other matters wescribed by the Compani•s Act 2006 In OUT opinion. based on the work undertaken in the course of Ihe audti.. the information given in the trustees, report (incorporating the directors. report) for the financial.year for which the financial ststements a￿ wepare(l is consistent with the finanaal slatements. and the directors. ￿pOrt has been prepared in aecrrtdance with applicable legal re￿mreMents. Mattws on vthich vle arn rnquiwfjd to rwort by ex¢•ption In Ihe I￿t of our kn￿edge and undeTStandry of the charitable conipany and its environment obtabned in the course of the audrt, we have not vlenb.fied material misststements in the directors. report. We have notlm.ng to rewl n respect of the follo￿.￿g matters in relat$￿ to ¥thi¢h the Companies A¢t 2006 requires us to report to you rf. in our opini￿. adequate a¢¢ounting re￿r￿S have not been ke￿ or retums adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visiled by us", or the financial statements are nol in agreement ¥4ith thè accou1￿"n9 re¢ords and retums. or certain di5do$ures of dKe¢t(Ys' remurterab.￿ speufied by law are not made.. or we have not receNed aH the information and explanati(￿5 we require for our audrt.. or Ihe truslee$ were not entitled to"wepare the financial statements in a¢ctydance wrth the small companies. Tegime and tske advantage of the small compartbes, exemption in preparing the dire¢lgrs' report and from the requirement to prep*e a strategic reporL Respon$ibiliti•s of truste•s As explained more fulty in the truslee5' responsibilities ststement sel ovt on page 17 , the truslees (who are a150 the directors of the chanrable company lor the purposes of Company lawl are responsible for the preparation of the finan¢ial stslements and for being satssfied that Ihey give a true and fair view. and for such internal conlrd as the trustees delemine 1$ necessary to enable the weparatson of finanaal Statements that are free from materia misstalemenl whether due to fraud or eTTOr. In preparing the financial sL*ments. the trustees we re5W￿51bIt fty assessing the tharitable ¢i)mpany's abilty to continue as a going concem. disdosing, a5 applicable. matters olated to going concem and using the going concern basi5 of ac￿jnt1￿9 Un￿53 the trustee5 either Inlen¢J to l¢quidate Ihe charitsble Company or to cease operations. or have no realists"c allemats.ve but to do so. Auditoes re$p¢n$itiilities forthe audit of the financlal ststements Our objects.ves are lo obtain reasonable assurance about *ffiether the ffinancial statements as a whole are free frorn rnalerial mi5Stalement, vthether due to fraud error. and lo issue an auditor's ￿Part that includes r opinion. Reasonable assurance Is a hMJh level of assurance, is not a guarantee that an audil conducted in accordance with ISAS {UKI will awls detecl a m*erial misststemenl when it exists. Misstatement5 can arise trom fraud or error and are considered material rf. individually or in the aggregate. Ihey could reasonably be expected lo influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial Statements. 19 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE PJIEMBERS OF COMMUNITY ACTION Su￿oN Irwularilies. induding fraud. a￿. instsn¢es of non-compliance *iih law5 and r￿lat￿In$. We deswi procedures in 14ne with our reSp￿s1b11rtie$, outlined above. to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, includin9 fraud. The spectfic prixedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are .capatAe of detecbng irregularib'es. including fraud is detaiEed below. Enquiry of management and Ihose th¥ged with govemance abtyJt actual and potential litvJation or claims and the i¢Jentfficatson of non-cornpliance laws and regulatt￿$. Rev￿wing minules of meetings of those charged wth govemance. Revwing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentslicn to assess ompliance with ap￿icat￿e18ws ènty regulations. Aud￿ng the Tisk ol management override of contrds, including testing joumal entries and other adiustments for appfoprialene$s'. and assessing Nthether the judgements made in making accounting e5b'mates are InJi¢ati¥e of a potenkn.al bias. Performing analytical procedures to identr.fy any unusual or unexpected relalimships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud. Professional scepticism in ¢our5e of the audit and ¥Ath audit sampl￿9 in rnaterial audit areas. Because of the inherent limrtaticffls of aLMlit. there is a risk that we wll not detect all wregukirities. inClud￿g those leading lo a m*erial misstatement in Ihe finantsal statements or non-compliance wth regulatson. This risk increases the more that compliance wrth a law or regulation 1$ removed from the event$ and tran5aclion5 refle¢ted in the financi* statements. as we wll be less likety to become aware of instances of non- compliance. The risk is also 9￿ater regarding wregularib.es occurring due lo fraud rather than error. as fraud involve5 inlentsonal concealment, forgery, collus￿n, omission or mi$representatson. A fvrther descTipts"on of our responsibil￿"eS for the audit of the financial ststements is k)&ited on the Financial Reporting Council's V•tbsite at." vfvm.frc.ory.uk1audrtorsresF￿n$IlX.liknes. This descripb.on forms part of our audrtorf5 report. Use of our report This report 15 made solely to the charitable company's mernbers. as a body, in accordance Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 20￿. OUT audrt work has been undertaken so that we might State lo the charrtable company's members those matters are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no her Pufpose. To the fvllest extent pemittted by law. we do not accepl or assume responsibility to an ne olher than the tharitable company and the charrtable company's members as a body, for our audit k. lor this report. or for the OFinions t4ve have formed. Stephen Jone5 FCA (Senior Statutory Audttorl for and on behalf of Myrus Smith Chartered A¢¢wntants and Statutory Auditor5 Norman House 8 Bufnell Road Sutton, Surrey SM14BW L4 2023 COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVrnES INCLUDING INCOME AP40 EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023 Unreslrfcted Llnr•strlctad N•l•s genera designat•d nds lunds Totsl Funds 2023 Totsl Fund$ 2022 Restrlcted lunds Ineome from.. onalrons ChantatAe ath"vities Other trading aclAIth"es Investments 1,145 675,315 107.222 41,788 1,'145 1,758.514 107.222 41,788 1.083.199 760,972 94,526 19,844 Total 825.470 1.083,199 1,908,669 865,342 Expendlture on: Raising funds Charitable activities 13.201 802.759 13,201 1,937,074 9.994 827.457 1.134,315 Total 815,960 1.134.315 1,950,275 837.451 Net exp•ndltufelOncom•l 12 9,510 (51,1161 141.608) 27.891 Transfers befrween fLmds 21 (8381 838 N•t movement in lunds 8,672 {50,2781 141.6Cfj) 27,891 Reconcili•tion ol fvnds- Total funds brou￿1 lorw¥d 21 151,961 272.840 1.463,405 1,888,206 1.860,315 Total Funds cavTied forward 21 £160.633 £272.840 t1.413,127 £1,846,600 £1,888,206 All income and expendilure is derived fTom con￿￿￿￿ acbbibe5. The Ststernent of Finanoal AclMl*s indudes all recognised gains and losses. The notes fomi part olthese financial ststemenls. 21 COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 IAARCH 2023 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS TangikAe assels Investments 14 15 CURRENT ASSETS Debtor5 Cash at bank antj ￿ hand 16 I(￿.7£1 1.790,520 1.735,335 1.851.450 1.897,281 CREOITORS.. amounts l•lling due wlthln one year 17 4.851 9.078 NET CURRENT ASSETS 1.846.599 1.888.205 NET ASSETS 19 £1.846.61XI £1.888.206 FUNOS: Unrestricted- Gener81 Unreslricied- Designated Restricled 21 21 160.633 272.840 1.413,127 151,961 272.840 1,463,405 £1.846.600 £1.888,2L The financial slatements have been prepared n accordance with the prwsbJn5 of Pari 15 of the Companies Acl 2C¥J6 rtlab"n9 to smal companies. Slgned on behall of th• Tru*te•• Chalr and Tru5tee= Jenny Slms Trustee: Nbck W•l8h The noles fiJFm part ofthese finantial ststements. 22 COMMUMITY ACTION SUTTON CASH FLOW STATEPAENT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2023 2023 2022 Cash flo￿ from op•rating acli¥itiq5 Net movement in lurthjs per stslemenl of finanu¥ a¢tit¥ibes Adjustmen15 for". Interest received Di51ritrAJtson recelved Depre¢iats'on Charges {InUease}ld￿rea5e in debloTS Increase l(de¢reasel in credit¢Ns 141.606) 27,891 {17.3101 124.4781 (8281 (19.0161 (9,3541 (4.2251 (56,8981 (94,4061 Net cash pro¥id•d by'l (used in) owatiry a¢tiviti•s 196,9731 1143,2571 Cash 110￿ from im7•gting activit Interest received Di51fibub"on received 17,310 24.478 828 19.016 Net cash provid•d byllused in) investing activiti•s 41.788 19.844 Chang• in cash and cash •quival•nts in the year (56.1851 1123,4131 Cash and cash equp4alents trxoughl forward 1.790.520 1.913.933 Cash and cash equival•nts canied fomrd £1.735.335 £1.790.520 2023 2022 Analysls of cash and cmh •quiv•l¢nts Cash at bank and in hand £1.735,335 £1.790.520 23 COMMUNITY ACTION SUTTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2023 Aceounting policies General infomiation and basis of a¢¢ountlng Community Actton Sutton ICASI is a ￿lStered charity Ino. 10631291 and private company limited by guarantee Ino. 33386601 registered in England and wa￿5. ln the event of the chantable company being wound up, the liability in reSp￿t of the guarantee 1$ limrted to £10 per member. The ￿giStered offi¢e is given in the Administrative Infonnation on page 1. The charity consb"lutes a public benefft entsty as defined by FRS 102. The financial sl*ements have been prepared in accordance vith Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practte aP￿tsbIe to c￿￿￿be5 prepaftng their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appI￿able in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financ￿1 Reporb"ng Standard applicable in the United lfjngdom and Republrc of Ireland IFRS 1021, the Charitie$ Act 2011. the Companfe5 Acl 2006 and UK Generally A¢¢epted A¢countsng Practyce. The financwE statements are p￿pared on a going concern basis and under the historical cost convention. The finanaal stslements are PTe5ented in sterfin9 vthich is Ihe funcbonal currer*cy of the charity and founded lo the nearest p￿nd. The significant 3cu>unting poI￿leS applied in the preparation of these financial ststement5 are set 04rt bdow. These pobws have been consistendy apph'ed to all years presente¢J unless othe￿ise stated. Incomo reGowiiion Items of income are recognised in the financial statements when al of the fcA1vw￿9 crrteria a￿ met.. The Charity has entI￿rnent to the funds," any perforrnance conditions have been met or are fully within the contrd of the charrty: there 15 sufficj.enl c*tsinty that receipt of the inc￿ne is considered probable", and the amount ¢an be measured reliably- Expenditure recognlllon Expenditure is recognised once there is a ￿al or construcb.ve obligation to make payment to a third paty, it is probable Ihat seltlement will be Tequired and the amount be measured reliably. Costs of raising fund5 ciynprise5 the c051s assouated wrth atiracting volunlary income. Expenditure on charitable admties comprises ¢hose costs incwred in the delivery ol the charity's acbvilies and S￿¥￿e$ for its tyenefioaries. Expenditure is allocated to each aclNty. ¥there the costs relale directty lo thal a¢lMty. Support cost5, including governance costs. that do not relate diwuy lo any activty ¥e apportioned on the basis of staff ts"rne. Fund accounting Unrestricted general funds are those funds ¥thith are freely availaLle for use in fvrtherance of the objects of the charity. Oesignaled fLmds are unrestricted funds set aside by the trustees fv particular purposes. Restricted funds are those fvnds can only be used in acctydance wrth the y￿SheS of the donor or which have been raised for a parbcular purpose. CAS makes an admini5trali¥e ¢harge for the operation of some restricted funds and this is included as unrestr.cted Income. An equal amount is atso recognised as restricted fvnd expenditure. 24 COMMUNITY AcnoN SUTTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Q23 Icontd... Accountlng poli¢ieslcontd... Tanglble fixed assets Tangible assets costing more than £500 we capiklised. Depreualion is provided so as to wite off the cost of each asset over rts esb"mated useful life at the followng annual rates". Office lumibjre and equipment Computer equipment Leasehotd property improvements 20% straight line 33% straight line 33% straight line All asset5 acquired as part ol restricted fvnd FX(iects are treated a5 revenue expenditure and V4Titten off the year of purchase. Debtt>rs and creditows r•c•ivab1￿paYal￿ ￿1th1n Me ye•1 Debtors and creditors with no staled interest rate and r￿e1Vable or payable wthin one year are recorded at transaction wKe. Any 105ses arising from impaim)ents are recogni5ed In expenditure. Leases Operating kase rentals are chwged to the Statement of Fin¥￿￿ Acbvitw on a straight line basis over the period ol the lease. Pension ¢osts The charity operates a defined witributTh pensicn scheme. c￿tribUll￿$ payable under the s¢heme are charged the Statement of Financial ActMty"es in the Y￿ to 7knith they relate. Z Donatlons Un￿trIcted Un￿trICted general d•$lgnated funds fvnd$ Restrleted funds Total 2023 Total 2022 Donatyon5 £1.145 £Nil £NIl £1.145 £Nil come from charitable •ctlvities Unrestricted Unve*trlet¢d gener•1 designated funds lunds Restrlcted funds Totsl 2023 Total 2022 Grants Contracts anagement charges Fees 328.364 285.OlXI 24.148 37.803 1,083.199 1.411,563 265.000 24,148 37.803 397,292 300.(J)O 24,148 39.532 £675.315 £Nil £1,083.199 £1.758.514 £760.972 Of the £760,972 recognised in 2022, £680.972 wa5 unrestricted 9eneral fvnds and £80,000 was restn'cted fvnds. 25 COMMUNrrY ACTIOM SUThON 14OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31 MARCH 2023 Icontd.. Income from other trading •ctivStles Unrestricted Unre¥trSeted general designatsd fvnds funds Restrict•d lunds T*)tsi 2023 Toial 2022 Rent aThJ othei charges £107.222 £NI £Nil £107,222 £84,526 All of the £84.526 recognised in 2022 was unrestricled general fvnds. Investment incom• Unrestricted Unr•strScttd genernl deslgnat•d fund$ funds Restrtcted fvnds Total 2023 Total 2022 Diwdends Bank interest 24,478 17,310 24,478 17,310 19.016 828 £41,788 £Nil £41,788 £19.844 ofthe £19,8H fecognised in 2022. £79.488 wo$ unrestncted generd fwids and £356 was rtrsrrictsd fund8. Cost of raising fyn