Kni hton and Dlstrict Communi Su ort Pro Recei ts and Pa ments unts For the ear ended 31 March 2023
Kni hton and Dlstrlct Communit su ort Pro ect Co tents of the Flnanclal Statoments Charity Information Report of the Trustees 2to4 Independent Examiner's Report Sto6 Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities statement of Restricted funds
Kni hton and Distri¢t Communit Su ort Pro ect Charit Informatlon Charity number.. 1064122 Date of reglstratlon: 27 August 1997 Principal offko: 21 Broad Street Knlghton Powys LD7 IBL Trustees: Mrs A P Jones Mrs Y Moses Ms A Ford Miss l Thomas Dr A M Moulden Ms J Lloyd Ms K L Mcindoe
Knl hton and D15trlct Com ortpr ort of The Trustees For the ar nded 31 March 2023 The charlty Is Eoverned by the Con5tltuUon of Knighton & Dlstrl¢t C¢mmunlty Support dated July 2014. Appolntment of Trustees The Trustees are elecled b¥ members. Forthe year ended 31 Maich 2023 The followlng changes En trustees occurred during the year.. Mrs l N Dawls- Aesigned 26 May 2022 Mr R J Matthews-Resigned 05 Aprll 2022 Mrs G Butler- ReslgTred 12 January 2023 Dr A M Moulden- Appolnted 26 May 2022 Ms J Lloyd- Appointed 26 May 2022 Ms K L Mclndoe- Appointed 26 May 2022 Mr5 A Ford- Re5i8ned 08 February 2023 Obkctlves and actEvltles The nixlon of Kn¢8hton & Di#rlct Community Support was fomivlated through local Church groups where enthusiastic commttsnity members got togetherto initiate a pilot project to support £a¢e In the community. The main areas of work revolved around assistlng the elderly and Infomi to stay In their own homes,. to support those marglnallsed by disabillty or mentsl health and to suppart famllSes with youn8 chlldren. Whllst core members of staff are employed, tnuth of the work 15 carried out by volunteer members of the community, who brin8 3 dlversity af s.115, local knowledge and practical experlence to the project. As a rural community. Kni8hton suffers from Isolation and dlffl¢ulty in acces5in8 arrtenitie5 and services. To this end the Community Transport Scheme provides. regular and reliable transport throu8h volunteers using thelr OWN car5, to allow those dlsadvantaged by rnrdl isolation and lack of public transport to attend medkal appointments and necessary soclal journeys. The project registered a5 a charlty In 1994 and is managed by a committee of volunteertrustees who glve 8enerously of thelr time and expertlse in accounting+ rnanagement and carlng. The commlttee Is open to new rnembers and welcomes the a¢lditlons of new skills and ideas forthe project. It is a rewarding and fulftlllng process and dellwers an increased awareness of and a sense of belonging to 3 5UPPOrtlve and connected community. The contribLrtion of voluntee¥ houts ts recorded, and a Code of C(xtdu¢t Is appllcable to all volunteers. The Trustees have had due regard to the revlsed guldance Issued by the Charlty Commission on publ1¢ beneflt persection 17151 of the 2011 Charlties Act. Transport Knighton & D(stri¢t Community Support are now 100% concentrated on providing transport for the comrnunity. The journeys can be medlcal or social related. There Is Current one membei of staff and 16 VDlunteÈr drivers. who rrbake sure thls slde of thin85 runs as smoothly as pos1e. Page 2
Knl hton and Distrlct Communi ort Df The Trustèes contlnued the ar eJ)ded 31 March 20 ort Pro ect Communlty car scheme We currently have $02 members of the Community Car Scheffle and Town Connectlon Scheme, 81 of whlch are under 60 & 421 are over 60. The total rnileagE covered throu8hout the year far the Communlty Car Scheme was 80,578 compared wlth the prevfou5 year, beiTrg 87,942 mile5- whlch Is an decrease of 7,364 mlles. The volunteer driving tlme amottnted to 2,738 hours. compared to the previous year of 3,061 hours. Thi5 15 a decre?5e of 323 ho¢Jrs. ThE waltln8 tlme our vdunteers had for appolntments amounted to 2247 hours. whlch compared to the prevlous year of 1888 hours, Is an Increase 013S9 hours. ThÉ togl nUmr of journeys covered by ourvolunteer drivers underthe Communlty Carscheme 15 1.SOS. the prevlous year belng 1,954, whlch Is a decrease of 449 journeys. The drlvers recelve a total of 45p per mile. The clients currently p3y 35p per mile and the charlty subsidlses the remainlng lop pw mlle and any dead mlles occurred at 45p per mile Imiles covered from the driver's home to the ¢llent'5 home, and back aeainl. Town Connection The mileage covered by the Town Connectlon this financial year was 10,030 mlles, wlth a total of 858 journey5 made and 1307 pa55en8ers carrled. Wh4ch is a 5igNifkant increase to the last flnancial year perknd. 01 these journeysj 320 weye medlcally rplated, 548 We non-medlcal. However having adapted to the need5 & requlrements of the residents of thls area, we also delivered 916 pre5criptlons & shopped and dellvered to SO people. We also transported 112 people on 37 shopplng trlps to places like Llandrlndod, Leominstef & Ludlow. The increase in passengefs carrled was due to our larEer vehicle, belng able to carry 6 people at ary olle tlme & the demand we had for¥ac¢lnatlon transports. Chanie5 Wlthin the chaiity At the start of the last linaneial year. the whole of the U.K was oncé again open for buslness, hawlng reduced ihe number of New Covid cases & implemented a successful ccinatiOn prograrn. More people were travellinÉ arwnd the U.K on holldays & hopefully thls wlll entUallY help the harity to recover financlally, wlth people 8oln8 in to the furnItre barn. The v4ork on the enclosed kltthenlstaff room was completed, for whl¢h the volunteers at the barn were very pleed to have a'warrn area, to have a break. In May 2022 the barn had a vlslt from M.S James Evans, who came to see the charity's new l.T equlpment, whlch had been puhaSed wlth the grant obtslned from the National Lottery. At the beglnnlng of May 2022 the charity co-opted a couple of new twstees.. Neil Kin& Jackle Lloyd & Karen Mclndoe. UnfortilDHlely due to confiicting inleTe5ts/srhEdules, hAr Nell %lng resigned as a trustee in October 2022. The transport office has been extremely busy due to the'out of area, h05Pita15 catching up on postponed appolntmentsloperations from Covid. We have been lucky to recrult another two volunteer dr5ve¥$ to the community car scheme In January 2023. September 2022 was the flr5t anniversary of our electrle vehlcle & we can now state It has been well reiVed by rnost of our client5. In November, whist parked, the Town Connection vehicle was hit by a Morrison'5 dellveryvehic18 nd had a few months off the road. In order to be replaced. Page 3
Knl hton and District Communi Su ort Pro ect ort of The Trustees contÈnued For the ear ended 31 March 2023 SeNlces that we dellver. The Furniture Barn The Community Car Scheme The Town Connection Scheme Bike Work5hop-Thls Is totally self-funded & run by Kllcs Flnanelal Revlew The reduction to OUF cash funds thls year is mainly attributable io two Items of considerable expenditUTe. firstly, the one off paymént of £15.774 to renovate the barn kitchen and ihen the spending of £7,064 to purchase and install new IT equipment in the offlce and barn. Expenditure on 5alarie51s up £5,041 reflecting MO town ¢onne¢tlon journeys and salary Increases. In this current year there is a minimum salary increase of just under IO% which has meant us increasing our charge to cllents frorn 30p per mlle to 35p per mlle. Electrlclty prlce Increases have affetted us adversely and most Ilkely wlll continue to do s¢J. The income from the barn sales is slowly recovering froffl the Covid lockdown but not quitÈ yet back to previous level5. May I take this opportunity to thank the donors of good5 to us and to thank all our volunteers. without whom, we would not survive. TheTiustees declare that they have approved theTTU5tee5' Report above. Signed on behalf of the charlty's Trustees.. Name.. Mrs Y Moses Position.. Chairman Date.. 9th August 2023 Page 4
Kni hton and Dlstrlct Communl Su ort Pro ert Inde endent Ex3minerfs Re ort For the ear ended 31 March 2023 Independent Èxaminef's report to the Trustees of Knlghton and Dtstrlct Communlty Support Projert I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Knighton and Distrlct Community Support Project for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 7 to 9. Respertive responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity'5 trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe Charities Act) and that an independent examinatloll Is needed. It is my responsibility to: examlne the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examinerfs statement My examlnatlon was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'trLte and fail view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examlner's statement In connection with my examination, no rnaterlal matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect-. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fonn and content of the accounts set out in the Charities IAccountS and Reports) Regulations 21J)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have come acr055 no other matter5 connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Page 5
Kni hton and District Communi Su ort Pro ect Inde endent Examlnerfs Re ort For the ear ended 31 March 2023 Francis Nock F.C.C.A D.R.E. & Co. (Auditl Limited Chartered Accountants King51and House 39 Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 6BL Date.. 21" August 2023 Page 6
Knl hton and Distrlct Communl ort Pro Recel sandp onts A¢couMt eai ended 31 March 2023 Unrestrl¢ted Ftsnd$ 31.03.2023 Restrlctéd Funds 31.03.2023 T21 Fund5 31.03.2023 Tetal Funds 31.03.2022 Recelpts 8hrn Incorne PowysTKB- NEPT Powys CC- Care fundln8 Town connectk)n recelpts PAVO Town Connectlon rx)nationslGr2nts Mlscellaneous Income 47,709 19,517 4.376 5,777 1,755 5,715 278 47,709 19517 4376 5,777 1.755 5,715 278 51,492 19,223 4,332 3,165 728 67,658 2,789 Total taIpts 85,127 8S,127 149.388 Paymertts office Admln & Drlvers Salory Inl•nd Revenue Rettt & Charqes Electrlcity, Heat & Water Insurance Telephone Computer Costs PrlnrinE & 5tailonery Equipment & Repalr5 Kttchen Renovatlon Van Costs- Fuel, MOT ett Car Cust5- Fuel. MOT etc Drlvers Expenses 26.100 2,895 15,012 3,698 876 I,S47 26,100 2,895 15,012 3,698 876 1,547 7M64 21,059 1,447 15,012 2.402 968 1,380 389 1,009 4.834 8,972 3,815 51,329 11.997 14,183 1,218 1,89S 7,064 448 1,395 15.774 3,274 798 7,140 16,347 1.395 IS,774 3274 798 7,140 16347 NEPT Accountancy & Legal Fee5 Recyclln Petty C8sh sundry Expenses Barn sbsIStence Donations 1,624 232 1,8SO 8.604 loo 1.624 232 1,807 6,322 4.014 8,604 loo Tot81 payments 108,520 7.064 I1584 iy,osi Net of receipt51lpaymentsl 123.3931 17.0641 130,4571 14,6631 C#5h luTrds broht forward 65,002 9.703 74.705 79,368 Cash fund¥ 31.03.2023 41,609 1639 44248 74,705 Page 7
Knl hton and Dtstrict Communi Su ort Pro eGt statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the For the ear ended 31 March 2023 eriod Unrestrlcted fund5 31.03.2023 Restrlcted fund5 31.03.2013 Total Funds 31.03.2023 Total Funds 31.03.2022 Cash funds Cash 41,609 2,639 44,248 74,705 41,609 2,639 44,248 74,705 For the year ended 31 March 2023 Assets retalned for the charity's own use Motor vehicles-COSt 59,567 59,567 59,567 59,567 59,567 59,567 Signed on behalf of the Trustees-_ Name". C.H.EÉbv P051tion'. Flnance Qfficer Date.. 9th August 2023 Page 8
Kni hton and District Communi ort Pro ect Statement of Restricted funds For the ear ended 31 March 2023 Lottery: ProSect fundlng 2023 2022 Restricted blfwd Funds received Funds ljtilised 9,703 10,000 12971 17,064} Closing balance 2.639 9,703 Page 9