## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
## Period start date Period end date a A **From To** Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 Section A Reference and administration details ~~ee~~ **Charity name** Chippenham Link ~~Pp~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~pO~~
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1067820
**Charity's principal address**
|9 Partridge Close|9 Partridge Close||
|---|---|---|
|Chippenham|||
|Wiltshire|||
|**Postcode**|SN14 6XY||
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person
(or body)
Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to
year
appoint trustee
(if any)
1 Mrs C Carter Chair
2 Mrs H Harrison Treasurer
3 Ms S Weeks
4 Mr J Oliver
5 Mr P Kemp Secretary
6 Mr B Stephens
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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||**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|---|
||Mr I Blackwell||
||||
||||
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**Independent**
**Examiner**|Watchman
Accountants Ltd|48 The Causeway,
Chippenham,
Wiltshire
SN15 3DD|
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) By Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
- Chippenham Link provides a community transport service, it works in line
- You **may choose** to include with best practice provided by Community First and Wiltshire Council.
- additional information, where relevant, about: The Trustees of Chippenham Link identify, record and manage risks using
- · policies and procedures an industry standard risk management framework. adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its governing**
**document**
**Summary of the main activities**
**undertaken for the public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects (include within this**
**section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public benefit)**|To relieve the poor, sick, elderly and disabled persons living in
Chippenham by the provision or by assisting in the provision of
services calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such
persons.|
|---|---|
||Chippenham Link provides a community transport service, helping
people within our community get to their medical appointments. Most
of our users are elderly or have infirmities that make accessing public
transport difficult.
The charity is managed by a small team of Trustees, who meet
regularly to ensure that the charity is operating in line with its
constitution and is meeting the objects set out in its governing
document. The Trustees believe that Chippenham Link provides public
benefit in line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.
The Trustees of Chippenham Link do not benefit from the services that
the charity provides.|
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## Section D Achievements and performance
During 2024, Chippenham Link undertook 5,140 journeys, transporting **Summary of the main** people of Chippenham to medical appointments and social activities, **achievements of the charity** travelling in excess of 104,000 miles. Our 38 volunteers gave an average **during the year** of 292 hours each to support our local community.
## **Section E Financial review**
Reserves are held by the charity to allow its operation to remain effective **Brief statement of the charity’s** over the longer term and to smooth out any variances between the **policy on reserves** income it receives and the expenditure it incurs. Any surplus funds, which are not required immediately are placed on deposit.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Chippenham Link’s main source of income is donations from the users of the transport service it provides.
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
Its main expenditure is mileage expenses to the volunteer drivers undertaking the transport service. These are paid in line with HMRC rates.
- the charity’s principal rates. sources of funds (including Other expenditure is on operational management and governance of the
- any fundraising); charity.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
— A 4
Helen Harrison
Full name(s) Carolyn Carter
Position (eg
Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer
etc)
Date 17 March 2025
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## **Chippenham Link Transport**
## **Income and Expenditure Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|**Unrestricted Funds**
**Income**
Donatons - Clients
Donated Mileage Claim from Drivers
Donatons - Other
Interest Received
Other Income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure**
Driver's Mileage Expenses
Drivers Sundry Expenses
Audit & Accountancy Fee
General Expenses
Printng & Statonary
Telephone, Mobile & Internet
Management Expenses
Insurance
IT Sofware & Consumables
Telephone & Computer Equipment
Co-Ordinators Laptops
Website costs
Venue Hire
**Total Expenditure**
Surplus / Defcit for the Period|£ 74,440.00
£ -
£ 200.00
£ 3,302.70
£ 100.00
**Year Ending**
**31 Dec 2024**|
|---|---|
||£ 78,042.70|
||£ 52,935.00
£ 358.00
£ 150.00
£ 704.00
£ 602.00
£ 1,149.00
£ 80.00
£ 462.00
£ 824.00
£ 2,108.00
£ 3,822.00
£ 72.00
£ 108.00|
||£ 63,374.00|
|||
||£ 14,668.70|
|**Restricted Funds (Social Fund)**
**Income**
Transfer from Natwest Bank Account
Donatons
**Total Income**|£ -
£ 305.00|
|---|---|
||£ 305.00|
|**Expenditure**
Chippenham Link Jackets for Drivers
Paid by Natwest on behalf of Social Fund
Social Events
**Total Expenditure**
Surplus / Defcit for the Period
**Funds Available**
General Funds
Social Fund
**Total Funds Available**
**Represented by:**
Natwest Business Current Account, balance at 31 December 2024
Natwest Savings Account, balance as at 31 December 2024
Scotsh Widows Charites Deposit Fund as at 31 December 2024
Barclays Community Account (Social Fund) as at 31 December 2024
**Total £**|£ -
£ 270.00
£ 1,500.00|
|---|---|
||£ 1,770.00|
|||
||-£ 1,465.00|
||£ 119,982.58
£ 18,281.08|
||£ 138,263.66|
||£ 34,032.61
£ 51,791.02
£ 34,158.95
£ 18,281.08|
||£ 138,263.66|
## **Signed on behalf of Chippenham Link Transport**
## **Carolyn Carter**
## **Chair**
## **Helen Harrison Treasurer**
## **Year Ending 31 Dec 2023**
£ 52,934.55 £ 390.92 £ 500.00 £ 1,426.30 £ - £ 55,251.77 £ 53,317.05 £ 182.98 £ 150.00 £ 6,522.92 £ 416.70 £ 380.32 £ 292.10 £ 467.99 £ 307.80 £ - £ - £ - £ 38.50 £ 62,076.36 -£ 6,824.59
£ 500.00 £ 736.00 £ 1,236.00
£ 2,295.92 £ - £ 926.68 £ 327.50 -£ 1,986.60
£ 105,733.67 £ 19,476.08 £ 125,209.75
£ 73,248.44 £ - £ 32,485.23 £ 19,476.08 £ 125,209.75
CHARITY (OMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
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Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111 ?120Z¥
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance With the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the Act.).
Responslbilities and
basis of raport
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent tr
examiner's statemont un
to
ame of
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no mat8rial matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examinatlon (other than that
disclosed below.) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with s&ction 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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 no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words In the br8Gkets ir they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
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Name:
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qualification{s) or body
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IER
Oct 2018
(if any):
WATCHMAN ACCOUNTANTS LIMITE
Address:
Wiltshire SN15 3DD
Email.. chris@watchmanaccountants.com
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Glve here brlef detalls of
any items that the
•xamln•r wlshe8 to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018