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 pos￿￿1e.
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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 to*gl nUm￿r 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 furnIt￿re barn.
The v4ork on the enclosed kltthenlstaff room was completed, for whl¢h the volunteers at the barn
were very ple*ed 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 pu￿haSed 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 re￿iVed 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
T￿21
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 s￿bsIStence
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
I15￿84
iy,osi
Net of receipt51lpaymentsl
123.3931
17.0641
130,4571
14,6631
C#5h luTrds bro￿ht forward
65,002
9.703
74.705
79,368
Cash fund¥ 31.03.2023
41,609
1639
44248
74,705
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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
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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
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