**Registered number: 02918492 Charity number: 1067193** 

**Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee)** 

**TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 



## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **CONTENTS** 

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|**Reference and administrative details of the charity, its Trustees and advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' report**|2 - 6|
|**Trustees' responsibilities statement**|7|
|**Independent auditors' report on the financial statements**|8 - 10|
|**Statement of financial activities**|11|
|**Balance sheet**|12|
|**Statement of cash flows**|13|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|14 - 29|





**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Trustees**|Mrs T Sullivan, Chair|
|---|---|
||Ms S Gourlay, Vice Chair|
||Mr D H Brindley|
||Dr P E Davies (resigned 24 July 2023)|
||Mr S Fussell|
||Mr R Shaw|
||Mr M Starzec|
||Mr A Thompson|
||Mr J C Wood|
||Mr G A Gorsuch|
||Mrs C Sadler (appointed 1 December 2022)|
|**Company registered**<br>**number**<br>02918492<br>**Charity registered**<br>**number**<br>1067193<br>**Registered office**<br>16 Eagle Parade<br>Buxton<br>Derbyshire<br>SK17 6EQ<br>**Company secretary**<br>Ms G L Geddes<br>**Key management**<br>**personnel**<br>G Geddes - Chief Executive<br>A Knirsch - Chief Operating Officer<br>J Short - Dales Services Manager (to August 2022)<br>N Warwick Fisher - Dales Services Manager (from August 2022)<br>K Shenton - Registered Manager and Joint Head of Care & Support CYP<br>J McDonald - Joint Head of Care & Support CYP<br>C Gregory - Head of Care & Support OA<br>H Gunn - Head of Transport<br>H Eskriett - Accounts Manager<br>**Independent auditors**<br>Bates Weston Audit Ltd<br>Statutory Auditors<br>Chartered Accountants<br>Canal Street<br>Derby<br>DE1 2RJ<br>**Bankers**<br>Santander<br>Bootle<br>L30 4GB||



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## **Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **Objectives and activities Charitable objects** 

The objects of the charity, as stated in its governing document are as follows: 

- (i) To broker, promote and support voluntary work in local organisations 

- (ii) To offer direct services to assist vulnerable people 

- (iii) To champion and promote volunteering in the wider community 

## **Aims of the charity** 

The overall aim of Connex Community Support is to encourage voluntary activity to support stronger and more cohesive communities, and to provide services that enable vulnerable people to live more independent and fulfilled lives. 

Our charitable objects have two main beneficiaries: individuals who use our direct services; and voluntary and community groups (and indirectly, their beneficiaries). 

Through the services we provide directly to individual beneficiaries, we enable vulnerable people to live more independent and fulfilled lives. 

Working with individuals, voluntary and community groups, our volunteer brokerage and volunteering development activities encourage voluntary activity to support stronger and more cohesive communities. 

The public benefits identified above are evidenced through: 

- Reports on performance/levels of service which measure the number of beneficiaries supported and number and nature of interventions provided. 

- Feedback from individual service users, including evaluation of personal outcomes/benefits, impact and quality of service. 

- Feedback from local voluntary and community organisations including outcomes of our interventions /support/services, impact on their work, and quality of service. 

The trustees have paid due regard to the general guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake, and when reviewing our aims and objectives in planning future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. 

Connex Community Support delivers the following activities to meet these aims: 

- Volunteer brokerage – supporting people to find a volunteering role 

- Volunteering development – supporting voluntary organisations in the management and support of their volunteers 

- Domiciliary care and support for older people 

- Personal care and support in the community for children and adults with a disability and/or additional support needs 

- Transport to medical and hospital appointments 

- Befriending, Digital Inclusion and practical help to reduce social isolation and support independent living 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

- Home from Hospital support, to assist people after a stay in hospital 

- Wheelchair loans and hearing aid battery distribution 

- Home maintenance, house and hoarding clearance service 

- The Breadline – short-term financial hardship assistance 

- Payroll services for small organisations 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Objectives** 

2022-23 has been a steady year, with services re-building their client base as life returned to normality after Covid. 

Some services saw a significant increase in demand whilst for others, recovery was, and continues to be slow. 

During the year our services have helped over 2750 people. We helped people of all ages and the support we provided ranged from one-off assistance, to daily, weekly or fortnightly low-level practical help, and for our more complex care clients, to 24/7 personal care. As always, our staff and volunteers have shown extraordinary dedication and professionalism throughout, endorsing Connex’s reputation as an organisation that really cares about those we help and how we help them. 

Our work in helping older people who are less confident in using digital technology to make the most of their mobile phones, tablets and laptops has really taken off in the Derbyshire Dales. Based in community venues, including Ashbourne’s new Pavilion, our ‘Tea, Talk & Tech’ cafés have over 100 members, and are supported by our Tea, Talk & Tech Coordinator and a team of volunteers. 

Thanks to local fundraising efforts in response to concerns around escalating energy and food costs, we were able to introduce ‘The Breadline’ hardship fund. This fund offered short term financial support to families in the Buxton area to help them manage through a crisis. The scheme supported 123 families during the year, with applications peaking between January and March 2023. 

Funding for our low-level support services, notably befriending, digital inclusion and practical help continues to be a challenge – with increasing dependency on smaller local charitable trusts to help support delivery. However, demand for these services has increased, as has their importance. With referrals becoming more complex, we are left to plug the gaps resulting from unprecedented pressures on NHS acute services, GPs and Social Care provision. 

Working with our colleagues in the NHS, Connex piloted a ‘short notice’ hospital discharge transport service in the High Peak in January to March 2023. The service helped reduce the pressure on hospital beds and the ambulance service, and reduced the waiting times patients experienced in hospital discharge lounges. The pilot proved successful and we hope to further develop the service in the future. 

In a highly competitive and uncertain market, Connex works hard to develop and refine its ‘charged for’ services – these services help the more vulnerable in our community, but also help spread the overhead costs of the organisation. Alongside the income we generate, the grant support we receive from our funders is essential in helping us to sustain, grow and broaden our charitable activities. 

We are extremely grateful to the following organisations and donors for their valuable support during the year: The Bingham Trust, Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire Freemasons, Derby & Derbyshire ICB, Hall Bank Trust, High Peak Borough Council, Lottery Community Fund, Macmillan Cancer Support, National Grid Fuel Poverty Fund, NFU Mutual, Robert Bowmer Trust, Waitrose Community Fund and a number of individual donations from members of the public. 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **Staff, Volunteers and Trustees** 

There is no doubt that the stresses and pressures of delivering our services throughout Covid took its toll on our staff and volunteer teams. 

Despite some volunteers deciding to have a break from volunteering, we have 230 wonderful volunteers who continued to support our many services. All have shown tremendous generosity and kindness. They have given friendship and social contact to those who are lonely and isolated, and have provided essential practical help including IT support, shopping, transport, prescription collections, dog walking and numerous other tasks to help people better cope in times of crisis or health challenges. They all give their time for free – but their combined volunteering hours equate to a jaw dropping wage bill that is equivalent to £284,400. 

The national shortage of care staff, so often mentioned in the press and social media, was mirrored within Connex. Several of our staff were fatigued and wanted a career change, tempted by roles in the retail and hospitality sectors that offered less responsibility. We are however proud to have retained a strong team of very dedicated and passionate people who care greatly for those they support. The recruitment of more care staff and volunteers however remains a key priority. 

Our experienced Board of Trustees met throughout the year, providing valuable support to the organisation and to the Chief Executive and the Chief Operating Officer. 

During the year, we were delighted to welcome Graham Gorsuch and Carrie Sadler as new trustees. Both bring really useful insight and experience to the organisation, Graham having previously worked with the Care Quality Commission and Carrie, as a GP. Aside from their trustee roles, they are both also volunteers with our befriending services. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

The year saw a decrease in incoming funds and a drop in related expenditure, resulting in a deficit of £75,591. 

This resulted in overall reserves at 31 March 2023 decreasing to £598,721, of which £17,250 is allocated to restricted funds, leaving £581,471 retained as unrestricted funds and designated funds. 

£284,865 of the unrestricted reserves has been designated for specific items of expenditure leaving available reserves at 31 March 2023 of £296,606. 

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months’ core expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year. 

As at 31 March 2023, we had free reserves of £285,134, which satisfies the obligations of the current reserves policy. 

## **Risk Management** 

The Trustees recognise the importance of Risk Management within the framework of governance and internal control. The Trustees continue to review the major risks to which the charity is exposed and systems have been established to mitigate those risks. A risk management policy has been implemented comprising: 

- A regular review of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identifies in the review. 

- The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should any of these risks materialise. These are found in the Business Continuity Plan. 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **Plans for future periods** 

We will continue to work with the Cranfield Trust to ensure that our longer-term strategies ensure that Connex is financially resilient, our services continue to be relevant and that the wider public, funders and those that need our help know about us. 

We will continue to support vulnerable people in our community, and we will modify and adapt our services as needs change, adapting to the changing environment in which we operate. 

We will continue to lobby for better recognition and recompense for those working in the care industry. Building on our strong reputation as a supportive and caring employer, Connex will expand our staff and volunteer workforce. 

We will continue to promote volunteering, helping to recruit volunteers to sustain Connex’s own services as well as those across our geographical area. 

We will work with our partners in the High Peak and the Derbyshire Dales Alliances, to deliver infrastructure support to the wider voluntary sector and strengthen community activity. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The charity is a company limited by guarantee which re-registered as Connex Community Support on 13 December 2018, having been previously registered as Voluntary and Community Services Peaks and Dales. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. 

## **Recruitment and appointment of trustees** 

Under the company’s articles, the trustees are known as members of the Management Committee. The members of the Committee are elected for a period of three years after which they must be re-elected at the next AGM. 

New trustees are appointed on the basis that they have appropriate skills and knowledge commensurate with the governance of a Charitable Company, and have knowledge and experience relating to the voluntary sector, our service provision, the area of benefit or communities of interest, or have other specific areas of knowledge or experience that have been identified by the Trustees as valuable to the governance of the Charity. 

The Board of Trustees is periodically subject to a skills audit exercise to identify training needs and gaps on the Board that can be filled through recruitment. 

None of the Trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the Trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. 

## **Management** 

The trustees delegate a large amount of the day to day decisions involved in the running of the Charity to the paid staff, and in particular to the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive reports directly to the Board. Decisions that will have a significant financial or operational impact, or that will make significant changes to the way the charity is governed and administered are referred to the Board. 

## **Meetings** 

The Board meets quarterly, with sub-group specialist meetings scheduled between the Board meeting dates. These sub-groups provide support to the Chief Executive, and make best use of the specialist skills our trustees 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

bring to the organisation. 

## **Induction and training of trustees** 

All Trustees are familiar with the work of the organisation as many have been directly involved through their volunteering work and through quarterly project and service reports. Newly recruited Trustees meet the Chair of the organisation and attend a short training session with the Chief Executive and key staff. These sessions include: 

- Learning about the organisation and its aims and objective, finding out about the various projects we run and meeting the staff involved in these projects 

- Being given a Trustee’s task description and the last 2 years’ annual reports, including finances, future plans and developments. This information is supported by the provision of a Trustee Induction Pack and ongoing information from the Charity Commission, and legal updates relevant to the activities of the charity. 

## **Staff remuneration** 

In determining staff salaries, the Board consider staff remuneration in similar charities and use these as a benchmark in determining salaries paid within Connex Community Support. 

Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by: 

## **Mrs T Sullivan** 

(Chair of Trustees) Date: 13 November 2023 

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## **Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

The Trustees (who are also the directors of the charity for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102); 

- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF  CONNEX COMMUNITY SUPPORT** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of Connex Community Support (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of financial activities, the Balance sheet, the Statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

In our opinion the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the United Kingdom, including the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

## **Other information** 

The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditors' report thereon. The Trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the Annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF  CONNEX COMMUNITY SUPPORT (CONTINUED)** 

## **Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** 

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: 

- the information given in the Trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements. 

- the Trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

In the light of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees' report. 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or 

- certain disclosures of Trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or 

- the Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the Trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a Strategic report. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

As explained more fully in the Trustees' responsibilities statement, the Trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the Trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditors' report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: 

Based on our understanding of the charity and industry in which it operates, we considered those laws and 

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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF  CONNEX COMMUNITY SUPPORT (CONTINUED)** 

regulations that have a direct impact on the preparation of the financial statements such as the Companies Act 2006. Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included: 

- Enquiry of management around actual and potential litigation and claims; 

- Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 

- Performing audit work over the risk of management override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for bias. 

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in  the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. 

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditors' report. 

## **Use of our report** 

This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an Auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and its members, as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

## **Wayne Thomas ACA (Senior Statutory Auditor)** 

for and on behalf of **Bates Weston Audit Ltd** 

Statutory Auditors Chartered Accountants Canal Street Derby DE1 2RJ 

23 November 2023 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>Investments<br>Other income<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>4<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net (expenditure)/income**<br>Transfers between funds<br>12<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**32,184**<br>**1,980**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**34,164**<br>**45,712**<br>**45,712**<br>**(11,548)**<br>**(13,200)**<br>**(24,748)**<br>**41,998**<br>**(24,748)**<br>**17,250**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**95,222**<br>**1,537,764**<br>**8,612**<br>**19,339**<br>**1,660,937**<br>**1,724,980**<br>**1,724,980**<br>**(64,043)**<br>**13,200**<br>**(50,843)**<br>**632,314**<br>**(50,843)**<br>**581,471**|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**127,406**<br>**1,539,744**<br>**8,612**<br>**19,339**<br>**1,695,101**<br>**1,770,692**<br>**1,770,692**<br>**(75,591)**<br>**-**<br>**(75,591)**<br>**674,312**<br>**(75,591)**<br>**598,721**|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_98,841_<br>_1,742,106_<br>_580_<br>_47_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_1,841,574_|
|||||_1,796,841_|
|||||_1,796,841_|
|||||_44,733_<br>_-_|
|||||_44,733_|
|||||_629,579_<br>_44,733_|
|||||_674,312_|



The Statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

The notes on pages 14 to 29 form part of these financial statements. 

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## **Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 02918492** 

## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Note**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>9<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>10<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Creditors: amounts falling due within one<br>year<br>11<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Total net assets**<br>**Charity funds**<br>Restricted funds<br>12<br>Unrestricted funds<br>Designated funds<br>12<br>General funds<br>12<br>Total unrestricted funds<br>12<br>**Total funds**|**229,078**<br>**471,583**<br>**700,661**<br>**(113,412)**<br>**284,865**<br>**296,606**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**11,472**<br>**11,472**<br>**587,249**<br>**598,721**<br>**598,721**<br>**17,250**<br>**581,471**<br>**598,721**|_295,227_<br>_546,689_<br>_841,916_<br>_(197,896)_<br>_255,276_<br>_377,038_|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_30,292_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||_30,292_<br>_644,020_|
|||||_674,312_|
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|||||_674,312_|
|||||_41,998_<br>_632,314_|
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|||||_674,312_|



The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements. 

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: 

**Mrs T Sullivan** 

(Chair of Trustees) Date: 22 November 2023 

**Mr R Shaw** 

Trustee 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

|**Note**<br>**Cash flows from operating activities**<br>Net cash used in operating activities<br>15<br>**Cash flows from investing activities**<br>Dividends, interests and rents from investments<br>Proceeds from the sale of tangible fixed assets<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities**<br>**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>16|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**(83,718)**<br>**8,612**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,612**<br>**(75,106)**<br>**546,689**<br>**471,583**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_42,600_<br>_580_<br>_700_<br>_(6,284)_<br>**(5,004)**<br>**37,596**<br>_509,093_<br>_546,689_|
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The notes on pages 14 to 29 form part of these financial statements 

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**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

Connex Community Support meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. 

## **1.2 Company status** 

Connex Community Support is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The members of the company are the Trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. 

## **1.3 Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **1.4 Income** 

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

Receipt of a legacy is recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the charity, can be reliably measured. 

Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued. 

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service. 

## **1.5 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and 

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## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **1.5 Expenditure (continued)** 

the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. 

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs. 

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 

## **1.6 Taxation** 

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. 

## **1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation** 

Tangible fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably. 

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. 

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives. 

Depreciation is provided on the following basis: 

|Leasehold improvements|-|over the length of the lease|
|---|---|---|
|Motor vehicles|-|25% straight line|
|Office equipment|-|25% straight line|
|Computer equipment|-|33% straight line|



Gains and losses on disposals are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and are recognised in the Statement of financial activities. 

## **1.8 Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. 

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**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **1.9 Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **1.10 Pensions** 

Payments to the defined contributions retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expenses as they fall due. 

## **1.11 Fund accounting** 

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **2. Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Grant funding for core activities**<br>High Peak Borough Council<br>Derbyshire County Council (Infection Control)<br>Derbyshire County Council (WRRF)<br>Hall Bank Trust<br>NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB<br>Robert Bowmer Trust<br>Derbyshire Dales CVS<br>SW Main Community Matters<br>HMRC - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>11,788<br>-<br>22,677<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>23,081<br>10,000<br>-<br>12,216<br>-<br>9,968<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>32,184<br>57,546|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**11,788**<br>**22,677**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,081**<br>**10,000**<br>**12,216**<br>**9,968**<br>**-**<br>**89,730**|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_5,000_<br>_32,302_<br>_25,195_<br>_5,500_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_4,139_|
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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **2. Income from donations and legacies (continued)** 

|Donations and gifts<br>Legacies<br>**Total 2023**<br>_Total 2022_|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>37,676<br>-<br>-<br>32,184<br>95,222<br>_-_<br>_98,841_|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**37,676**<br>**-**<br>**127,406**<br>_98,841_|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_21,705_<br>_5,000_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_98,841_|
|||||



## **3. Income from charitable activities** 

|Transport & Car Scheme<br>Home Maintenance<br>Care (Older People)<br>Care (CYP)<br>Handy Van<br>Readycall<br>Home from Hospital<br>Other<br>_Total 2022_|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>129,523<br>-<br>48,795<br>-<br>176,394<br>-<br>879,996<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>183,452<br>-<br>64,804<br>1,980<br>54,800<br>1,980<br>1,537,764<br>_53,278_<br>_1,688,828_|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**129,523**<br>**48,795**<br>**176,394**<br>**879,996**<br>**-**<br>**183,452**<br>**64,804**<br>**56,780**<br>**1,539,744**<br>_1,742,106_|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_142,476_<br>_76,815_<br>_173,486_<br>_953,978_<br>_134,171_<br>_142,611_<br>_38,857_<br>_79,712_|
|---|---|---|---|
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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **4. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

## **Summary by fund type** 

|Transport & Car Scheme<br>Home Maintenance<br>Care (Older People)<br>Care (CYP)<br>Handy Van<br>Readycall<br>Home from Hospital<br>Other<br>_Total 2022_<br>**5.**<br>**Analysis of expenditure by activities**<br>Transport & Car Scheme<br>Home Maintenance<br>Care (Older People)<br>Care (CYP)<br>Handy Van<br>Readycall<br>Home from Hospital<br>Other<br>_Total 2022_|**Restricted**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>151,344<br>11,968<br>59,027<br>-<br>177,983<br>-<br>844,560<br>-<br>194<br>-<br>148,362<br>-<br>35,250<br>33,744<br>308,260<br>45,712<br>1,724,980<br>_57,396_<br>_1,739,445_<br>**Activities**<br>**undertaken**<br>**directly**<br>**2023**<br>**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>137,822<br>13,522<br>70,386<br>609<br>174,829<br>3,154<br>834,609<br>9,951<br>-<br>194<br>139,370<br>8,992<br>34,501<br>749<br>61,272<br>280,732<br>1,452,789<br>317,903<br>_1,534,375_<br>_262,466_|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**151,344**<br>**70,995**<br>**177,983**<br>**844,560**<br>**194**<br>**148,362**<br>**35,250**<br>**342,004**<br>**1,770,692**<br>_1,796,841_<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**151,344**<br>**70,995**<br>**177,983**<br>**844,560**<br>**194**<br>**148,362**<br>**35,250**<br>**342,004**<br>**1,770,692**<br>_1,796,841_|_Total_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_121,579_<br>_78,389_<br>_174,278_<br>_932,050_<br>_127,799_<br>_113,650_<br>_32,295_<br>_216,801_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_1,796,841_|
||||_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_121,579_<br>_78,389_<br>_174,278_<br>_932,050_<br>_127,799_<br>_113,650_<br>_32,295_<br>_216,801_|
||||_1,796,841_|
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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **5. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)** 

## **Analysis of direct costs** 

|Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>Direct project costs<br>Travelling<br>Motor Expenses<br>Training and recruitment<br>Volunteer expenses<br>_Total 2022_<br>Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>Direct project costs<br>Travelling<br>Motor Expenses<br>Training and recruitment<br>Volunteer expenses<br>_Total 2022_|**Transport &**<br>**Car Scheme**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>57,857<br>5,728<br>820<br>58,417<br>5,898<br>-<br>9,102<br>137,822<br>_103,846_<br>**Readycall**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>110,461<br>-<br>25<br>2,013<br>-<br>705<br>26,166<br>139,370<br>_97,458_|**Home**<br>**Maintenance**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>53,068<br>-<br>12,825<br>1,528<br>2,965<br>-<br>-<br>70,386<br>_76,390_<br>**Home from**<br>**Hospital**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>32,437<br>-<br>276<br>-<br>-<br>37<br>1,751<br>34,501<br>_-_|**Care (Older**<br>**People)**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>162,406<br>-<br>-<br>11,251<br>-<br>1,172<br>-<br>174,829<br>_165,871_<br>**Other**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>45,352<br>-<br>9,105<br>-<br>-<br>3,413<br>3,402<br>61,272<br>_54,386_|**Care (CYP)**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>800,660<br>-<br>1,496<br>23,060<br>-<br>9,393<br>-<br>834,609<br>_883,506_<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**1,262,241**<br>**5,728**<br>**24,547**<br>**96,269**<br>**8,863**<br>**14,720**<br>**40,421**<br>**1,452,789**<br>_1,534,375_|**Handy Van**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>_121,453_<br>_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_1,378,178_<br>_5,727_<br>_24,277_<br>_100,143_<br>_6,994_<br>_5,728_<br>_13,328_<br>_1,534,375_|
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**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **5. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)** 

## **Analysis of support costs** 

|Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>Premises costs<br>Equipment leasing<br>Administration costs<br>Subscriptions<br>Bank Charges<br>Bad debts<br>Professional fees<br>Governance costs<br>**Auditors' remuneration**<br>Audit fees<br>Fees payable to the charity's auditor in respect of:<br>Accountancy|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**182,014**<br>**13,040**<br>**37,656**<br>**822**<br>**48,381**<br>**10,884**<br>**1,604**<br>**3,332**<br>**10,570**<br>**9,600**<br>**317,903**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**7,200**<br>**2,400**|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_136,916_<br>_13,501_<br>_37,935_<br>_3,112_<br>_49,853_<br>_5,098_<br>_1,363_<br>_4,495_<br>_1,181_<br>_9,012_|
|---|---|---|
|||_262,466_|
|||_2022_<br>_£_<br>_3,206_<br>_5,806_|



## **6. Auditors' remuneration** 

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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **7. Staff costs** 

|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**1,310,974**<br>**97,567**<br>**35,714**<br>**1,444,255**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_1,395,390_<br>_82,727_<br>_36,977_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_1,515,094_|



During the year, the charity made statutory redundancy payments totaling £nil (2022: £24,380). 

The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was as follows: 

||**2023**|_2022_|
|---|---|---|
||**No.**|_No._|
|Employees|**86**|_98_|



No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year. 

The remuneration of key management personnel is as follows: 

|Aggregate compensation<br>**8.**<br>**Trustees' remuneration and expenses**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**289,436**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_233,995_|
|---|---|---|
||||



During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits _(2022 - £NIL)_ . 

During the year ended 31 March 2023, mileage expenses totaling _£_ 39 were reimbursed  to 1 Trustee _(2022 - £NIL to Trustee)_ . 

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## **Connex Community Support** 

## **(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **9. Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2022<br>Disposals<br>At 31 March 2023<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 April 2022<br>Charge for the year<br>On disposals<br>At 31 March 2023<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 March 2023<br>_At 31 March 2022_|**Leasehold**<br>**improve-**<br>**ments**<br>**£**<br>**19,583**<br>**-**<br>**19,583**<br>**19,583**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,583**<br>**-**<br>_-_|**Motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**<br>**40,855**<br>**-**<br>**40,855**<br>**30,354**<br>**5,728**<br>**-**<br>**36,082**<br>**4,773**<br>_10,501_|**Office**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**<br>**22,875**<br>**(21,675)**<br>**1,200**<br>**22,500**<br>**300**<br>**(21,675)**<br>**1,125**<br>**75**<br>_375_|**Computer**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**<br>**84,179**<br>**(39,820)**<br>**44,359**<br>**64,763**<br>**12,740**<br>**(39,768)**<br>**37,735**<br>**6,624**<br>_19,416_|**Total**<br>**£**<br>**167,492**<br>**(61,495)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**105,997**|
||||||**137,200**<br>**18,768**<br>**(61,443)**|
||||||**94,525**|
||||||**11,472**|
||||||_30,292_|



## **10. Debtors** 

|**Due within one year**<br>Trade debtors<br>Other debtors<br>Prepayments|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**119,505**<br>**98,213**<br>**11,360**<br>**229,078**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_165,636_<br>_123,295_<br>_6,296_<br>_295,227_|
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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **11. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year** 

|Trade creditors<br>Other taxation and social security<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>Deferred income at 1 April 2022<br>Resources deferred during the year<br>Amounts released from previous periods|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**4,182**<br>**21,080**<br>**5,596**<br>**82,554**<br>**113,412**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**32,448**<br>**(32,448)**<br>**-**<br>**-**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_3,828_<br>_21,442_<br>_20,331_<br>_152,295_|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||_197,896_|
|||_2022_<br>_£_<br>_25,427_<br>_(25,427)_<br>_32,448_|
||||
|||_32,448_|



Deferred income relates to grants received in advance of the period to which they relate. 

## **12. Statement of funds** 

## **Statement of funds - current year** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated funds**<br>Donations allocated to be spent<br>next year<br>Contingency fund<br>Unfunded hours<br>Tameside WRRF<br>DCC - Young Connections|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2022**<br>**£**<br>**66,975**<br>**176,301**<br>**12,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**255,276**|**Income**<br>**£**<br>**56,038**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**56,038**|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>**(50,603)**<br>**-**<br>**(3,500)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(54,103)**|**Transfers**<br>**in/out**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**14,454**<br>**-**<br>**7,312**<br>**5,888**<br>**27,654**|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**72,410**<br>**190,755**<br>**8,500**<br>**7,312**<br>**5,888**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**284,865**|



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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **12. Statement of funds (continued)** 

|**General funds**<br>General Funds<br>**Total Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>DCC - Young Connections<br>The National Lottery<br>Community Fund<br>Comic Relief<br>Alan's fundraising pot<br>Digital Connection (Readycall)<br>WRRF Tameside<br>Foundation Derbyshire<br>Platform Housing for TTT<br>Robert Bowmer Trust<br>Bingham Trust Befriending<br>National Grid<br>**Total of funds**|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2022**<br>**£**<br>**377,038**<br>**632,314**<br>**5,888**<br>**11,401**<br>**8,791**<br>**472**<br>**6,134**<br>**7,312**<br>**2,000**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**41,998**<br>**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2022**<br>**£**<br>**674,312**|**Income**<br>**£**<br>**1,604,899**<br>**1,660,937**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**12,216**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,020**<br>**10,000**<br>**960**<br>**9,968**<br>**34,164**<br>**Income**<br>**£**<br>**1,695,101**|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>**(1,670,877)**<br>**(1,724,980)**<br>**-**<br>**(11,401)**<br>**(8,791)**<br>**(472)**<br>**(9,100)**<br>**-**<br>**(2,000)**<br>**(1,020)**<br>**(2,500)**<br>**(460)**<br>**(9,968)**<br>**(45,712)**<br>**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>**(1,770,692)**|**Transfers**<br>**in/out**<br>**£**<br>**(14,454)**<br>**13,200**<br>**(5,888)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(7,312)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(13,200)**<br>**Transfers**<br>**in/out**<br>**£**<br>**-**|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**296,606**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**581,471**|
||||||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,250**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,500**<br>**500**<br>**-**|
||||||**17,250**|
||||||**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**598,721**|



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**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **12. Statement of funds (continued)** 

## **Restricted Funds** 

DCC Young Connections is funding granted to enable Connex to develop and run a Junior Youth Club for disabled children. 

The National Lottery Community Fund is for Co-Ordination and delivery of the Covid response group Buxton Street by Street. 

Comic Relief have provided funding for the "Alive and Kickin" befriending service that provides social contact to older vulnerable people. 

Alan's fundraising pot is held on behalf of Alan Thompson, who is undertaking fundraising challenges and donating funds raised to help Connex achieve its objectives. 

Digital Connection (Readycall) is funding for delivery of a digital inclusion project in the Derbyshire Dales. 

WRRF Tameside is a fund to support staff recruitment and retention in Tameside, in the face of the national social care staff shortage. 

Foundation Derbyshire was received to fund the purchase of a new home maintenance vehicle. 

Platform Housing for TTT is funds received to aid the delivery of the digital inclusion project in the Derbyshire Dales. 

Robert Bowmer Trust has granted funds for the delivery of Connex's Buxton based Befriending service, helping to reduce loneliness and social isolation amongst older people. 

Bingham Trust Befriending Grant was received to support transport costs to enable participation in social activities delivered by the Buxton based Befriending service. 

## **Designated Funds** 

Contingency fund is unrestricted funds that have been set aside to cover the cost of staff redundancy if the charity was unable to gain the funding required to continue as a going concern. 

Unfunded hours fund comprises funds set aside to cover the costs of any staff hours that are not covered by specific grants/service contract agreements. 

Donations allocated to be spent next year are donations from the current year that the charity has designated to spend on certain projects during the next financial year. 

DCC Young Connections and WRRF Tameside are restricted fund underspends where funders have permitted their repurposing. 

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**Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **12. Statement of funds (continued)** 

## **Statement of funds - prior year** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated funds**<br>Donations allocated to be spent<br>next year<br>Contingency fund<br>Unfunded hours<br>**General funds**<br>General Funds<br>**Total Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>DCC - Young Connections<br>The National Lottery<br>Community Fund<br>Comic Relief<br>Alan's fundraising pot<br>Digital Connection (Readycall)<br>WRRF Tameside<br>Foundation Derbyshire<br>**Total of funds**|_Balance at_<br>_1 April 2021_<br>_£_<br>_10,000_<br>_99,340_<br>_82,500_<br>_191,840_<br>_399,873_<br>_591,713_<br>_2,944_<br>_11,022_<br>_23,900_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_37,866_<br>_629,579_|_Income_<br>_£_<br>_80,667_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_80,667_<br>_1,707,629_<br>_1,788,296_<br>_2,944_<br>_34,140_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_6,882_<br>_7,312_<br>_2,000_<br>_53,278_<br>_1,841,574_|_Expenditure_<br>_£_<br>_(23,692)_<br>_-_<br>_(70,500)_<br>_(94,192)_<br>_(1,645,253)_<br>_(1,739,445)_<br>_-_<br>_(33,761)_<br>_(15,109)_<br>_-_<br>_(8,526)_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_(57,396)_<br>_(1,796,841)_|_Transfers_<br>_in/out_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_76,961_<br>_-_<br>_76,961_<br>_(85,211)_<br>_(8,250)_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_472_<br>_7,778_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_8,250_<br>_-_|_Balance at_<br>_31 March_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_66,975_<br>_176,301_<br>_12,000_|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||_255,276_|
||||||_377,038_|
||||||_632,314_|
||||||_5,888_<br>_11,401_<br>_8,791_<br>_472_<br>_6,134_<br>_7,312_<br>_2,000_|
||||||_41,998_|
||||||_674,312_|



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## **Connex Community Support (A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **13. Summary of funds** 

## **Summary of funds - current year** 

|Designated funds<br>General funds<br>Restricted funds|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2022**<br>**£**<br>**255,276**<br>**377,038**<br>**41,998**<br>**674,312**<br>_Balance at_<br>_1 April 2021_<br>_£_<br>_191,840_<br>_399,873_<br>_37,866_<br>_629,579_|**Income**<br>**£**<br>**56,038**<br>**1,604,899**<br>**34,164**<br>**1,695,101**<br>_Income_<br>_£_<br>_80,667_<br>_1,707,629_<br>_53,278_<br>_1,841,574_|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>**(54,103)**<br>**(1,670,877)**<br>**(45,712)**<br>**(1,770,692)**<br>_Expenditure_<br>_£_<br>_(94,192)_<br>_(1,645,253)_<br>_(57,396)_<br>_(1,796,841)_|**Transfers**<br>**in/out**<br>**£**<br>**27,654**<br>**(14,454)**<br>**(13,200)**<br>**-**<br>_Transfers_<br>_in/out_<br>_£_<br>_76,961_<br>_(85,211)_<br>_8,250_<br>_-_|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**284,865**<br>**296,606**<br>**17,250**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**598,721**|
||||||_Balance at_<br>_31 March_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_255,276_<br>_377,038_<br>_41,998_|
|**Summary of funds - prior year**||||||
|Designated funds<br>General funds<br>Restricted funds||||||
||||||_674,312_|



## **14. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Current assets<br>Creditors due within one year<br>**Total**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>11,472<br>17,250<br>683,411<br>-<br>(113,412)<br>17,250<br>581,471|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**11,472**<br>**700,661**<br>**(113,412)**|
|---|---|---|
|||**598,721**|



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**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **Connex Community Support** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **14. Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)** 

## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Current assets<br>Creditors due within one year<br>**Total**|_Restricted_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_41,998_<br>_-_<br>_41,998_|_Unrestricted_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_30,292_<br>_799,918_<br>_(197,896)_<br>_632,314_|_Total_<br>_funds_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_30,292_<br>_841,916_<br>_(197,896)_<br>_674,312_|
|---|---|---|---|



## **15. Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 

|Net income/expenditure for the year (as per Statement of Financial<br>Activities)<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Depreciation charges<br>Dividends, interests and rents from investments<br>Loss/(profit) on the sale of fixed assets<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**<br>**16.**<br>**Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**<br>Cash in hand<br>**Total cash and cash equivalents**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**(75,591)**<br>**18,768**<br>**(8,612)**<br>**52**<br>**66,149**<br>**(84,484)**<br>**(83,718)**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**471,583**<br>**471,583**|_2022_<br>_£_<br>_44,733_<br>_19,928_<br>_(580)_<br>_(700)_<br>_(77,543)_<br>_56,762_<br>_42,600_<br>_2022_<br>_£_<br>_546,689_<br>_546,689_|
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**Connex Community Support** 

**(A company limited by guarantee)** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** 

## **17. Analysis of changes in net debt** 

|Cash at bank and in hand|**At 1 April**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**546,689**<br>**546,689**|**Cash flows**<br>**£**<br>**(75,106)**<br>**(75,106)**|**At 31 March**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**471,583**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**471,583**|



## **18. Financial commitments, guarantees and contingent liabilities** 

Santander UK Plc holds a fixed legal charge over a deposit of £14,000 which makes up part of the charity's bank balance. 

## **19. Pension commitments** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the group in an independently administered fund. 

The charge to the profit and loss in respect of the defined contribution scheme was £35,714 (2022 - £36,977). 

At 31 March 2023 the charity's pension contributions payable were £2,649 (2022: £5,716), which were paid over after the reporting date. 

## **20. Related party transactions** 

During the year, the charity rented office space from Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service, a charity in which Ms G L Geddes (Company secretary) is a trustee. The total rent paid during the year was £2,300 (2022: £2,520). The charity also received £18,108 from Derbyshire Dales Council for Voluntary Service for the Tea, Tech and Talk project. 

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