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M8rlbo¥QU&* & B￿1￿1
MARLBOROUGH AND DISTRIC[ UNK SOIEME
(Re8i5tered Charity No. 1069752)
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNrs
For the Year E￿d 31" Dttefflbu 2023

MARLBOROUGH AND DISTR￿ LINK SOIEME (Regi￿ered tharity No.1069752)
CIIA1RPTr"IL￿li's RF.PORT
YLAR F.NDIli(- 3I.%-I DECE.IIIITr-R 2023
20?.3 In many ￿yS markcd a r¢lurn lo normal 5cryi￿ ihe spectrc of Covid rexeded. 'lThc llumbLY
of trips PLT mnnih significantly up compared with 21Tr22'.
Mcdical appointinent& parti￿lAYIy h<wTtal appointtnen¢& stretchul both carliu and later actOSS tbc
h(X￿5 of thc day as the NHS workcd 10 reduce its back1￿ The number of short-n(rtice trips also
increased for thc same re&Sc￿, makiDg thc job vf (w c(x)rdinator5 fraught. We also had to
write ￿ a f¢w dicnts who were 8aming the sy5tcm by noi makin8 It clcar who the apwAntments
they w￿¢ b(x)king werc a(2ua]Iv f(ff. prtsenting on pick￿￿ with more passcDW5 than had been
b(x>ked with th¢ c(￿dinator.
Sthif1ng runained morc or less ncKmal. that i& wc nLrd mofe volunteers! Thc c(K)rdinatin8 team
rernaincd sieady but for onc roll(>vef in ihe &ise of Ali5(m Piik moving <xrt of towi and being
replaced by Bridgct C(xlringtc￿. Additionall). Michael Reynolds. to cvcryone'.% delighl re-married.
bui h&$ also de£ided to mvve t￿ his new wryfc. 5 homL in the Is1e4rf-W'i￿rt. Mobl gener￿Sly. ILC has
continucd tc) Cfj()rdinate from thcTf fLK the time bein& Mcanwhile, l.isa Ilartlett ￿111 IK j(xnin8 the
teain immincntly. They continue to do an 4ma7ing bLrth of (Yganising themseli'es to c4>ver the
W0￿]ng weeK and of 5cfvTcing a srtat variw of clicnts wilh a di72yin8 nngc of neeth. The
weekly ttip tLrtul avuages ar<xmd <xI as shown in the graph bclow
Fillanirs iimitsnue to be vcry hdihy. as the TreasuTcr will be reportin8 in daail.
On Ihe strategic plan¢. we have beguD to implcment Vicky SAlllivan's Vibirn of LINK ￿Panding its
Jerati(Jn Vthryth morc vi5iiin8 nf dients ill thcir home% the GO￿ Ncighb(xuh(M)d Scbem¢ or GN.S.
Ls we calling IL "I'his 15 bc1￿ d(me in partnership with the iwo Sec(￿dary 5chLKds in m St

and SI￿ en S(￿l Irainins beforc bcin¥ linked with clicnts. S(Nne are linkcd with indt%'ithlll& %)mL ¥0
into carc h(Th)Ib and ￿'ork with thL fyare home activih. rydniser wrhilc thc syread (>f responsibility
acr055 LINK. %i Jahn's and IIdTlbor￿tsh l.'olleLpc has WfijS)llkn￿ed things d liiile. in oeneTal this
W￿ture has becn Iniegr￿ed ￿￿11 inlo uur upcraii()n and is mcctinbT wilh approval frvTFi b(Ah clients
and ￿.￿lunteerS. IndLYd. Ihere are report5 of addilii)nal fflidcnts askin¥ 10 jnin in aDd wc aTe in the
pruLL>s vl" %etung up trdinin¥ fvr ihem as l ￿TItC this r¢port (". oOp￿￿10n bLlween the schools and
LINK has bLXlJ ¢xemplaTr' and cnthusiaslic.
MarlbOr￿￿h LtNK's datab&8e is currently in full us¢ by a dozEn bih¢m￿ across WiltshirL &$
wcll l)eing &wnplcd bv 74 others LO see ￿thcth(T il wit% iheir needs. This Pry￿IdeS US V• ith
valuablc 5harinbT ()r &xperience and infcmation across tb¢ LINK nLlwiKL from Ththich wc all
benefitting.
ThL TTiafia(bement team of C.ummiiiee members aTC a Su￿1￿ example of skiiful diliqent team￿Ork.
A reccnl in¢id￿l V4'here a ￿olUn(Ccr drib'¢¥ w&$ attack-cd by a Llt¢ni's doss Saw Th'LPJ'vne pulling
Ivbieiher in the most rL7n4irkdE?le way 10 iDvCSti￿t¢. diKument and suppvrt I C￿ld not haN'c askLxI
r<)r more.
To WTn i￿, Ihe extraordinary willingn¢sts vl" (w voluntecT5 lo T￿[￿d in the nccds of wr dienis
merits thc m(Yoi heartfdt thank.s and prai￿ iheir generosity and hard wofk. We look forward i(>
ingi our 0pcrat1L￿ grow as the G(XKI Nci_sthbcKWhn￿j Schcmc bcds in
Hugb dL Saram
Chair
Fehruary. ?U?4

MARLBOROVGH AND DisTricf UNK SCHFMF {Reyrtered Charity No.1069752)
INDEPENDENT EXAmINE￿s REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
MARLBOROUGH AND DisfRICt UNK SOIEME
I fcport on the ac(ounts for the trust tor the year erbded 31" Deccmber 2023. which are set on the
followi￿ pages.
A5 the charity trustCf& of the l iusL YLIU lire re5ponstble for the preparat￿ of accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the (harTiies Act 2011 (-tr* Acf).
I report in re¥>ect of my examinaiion of the TTusI's ￿COUnt$ carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Aci
and in carrying out my examination, I havc followed the applicable. f￿r￿tIOnS given by the Charity
Commi55ion urKler 5e(tion 14515)Ib) of the *£t
I have Completed my examination. I confirm th3t no material matter5 have comc lu my attention in
¢onnection with the examination N4thich gives me cause to believe that in, any material respert:
accounti￿ records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accountinz records
I have. no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the wminatian to vthith
attention shoukl be drawn in order ta enable a proper Understandi￿ vf the accounts to be reached.
Mr£ I ynne. Ajunden
8 South View Place
Marlborough
SN8 IDD
Member ICAFW

MARLBOROUGH AND DISTRirf I INK SCHLML {Re￿ttered (h3rrty No.10697521
ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2023
The Trusttts present their report ind accounts for this poriod.
Principal address and Charity Number
18 Kelham Gardens. Marlboro¥h 5N8 IPW- tharity No.1069752
tharlty Trustee5:
Hu8h de Saram (Chairper50n). Mark M¢Farland (Secretsry). Alex Blair (Treasurer), Julian Georze.
Henry Pear50n. Louise Campion and Kathryn Williams (appointed IY. August 2023).
The Committee 15 made up of the seven Tru5tee5 and Margaret Toogood (A55i5tant T￿aSUrer}.
Structure. Governan￿ and ManaEement:
th
The Charity is an as5(xiation £ov*med by a constitution dated 13 May 1998 (as amended). drnwn
up undÈr the auspices of Wiltshire Link Schernes.
Objective5 and activities of the Stheme:
Thè objectives of the Charity are to relieve the poor, sick. elderly or disabled in Marlborough and
the surrounding district by providing or assisting in the provision of ￿rVIceS calculated to reduce
the need. hardship or distress of such porsons. In plannin8 our objtttNes. we keep in mind th•
Charrty Commission's guidance on public bÈnefiL
Achlevoments and PerfomBftce:
The charity has continued to fulfill its obj'ectives under tts constitution to its clients. to the best of
its ability.
Reserves Policy.
The charity has total free reselves of £31.976 at 31" December 2023. Under its constitution it is
considered prudent to hold free reserves that represÈnt six months expeTxJiture in the financial
year.
Investment Polky.
The charit¢s funds are maintained in bank and building society accounts to ensure that it has
sufficient funds to moet its regular commitments.
Approved by the Trustees arKI signed on their behalf bv-
Trustee....... ..
Mr Mark McFa
2024
Trustee........
PAr Alex Blair
SEIMarch 2024

MARLBOROL￿￿1 AND Diffiiicr LINK SLNEME {Re8iStered Charity No.106975?)
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
RECEIPTS
31-Dec-23
31-Lkc-22
aients, donation5 envelopes
Other Bank credits
Other income
Other Donations { See Note l)
ettle ShoppiT
Gift Aid Claims
Grnnts
Deposit Account Interest
É26.547
£63
£23.218
£0
£3.988
£1,730
£0
£0
£2.669
£382
£1,272
TOTAL INCOME (A)
£32329
£27.541
PAYMENTS
Volunteer Milea£e Allowances
Volunteers Shoppir
Telephone Equip & CharEes
PPE
ettle reader5 & intérest
Insurance
Ad ministration expenses
Marketing & Donation EnvÈlopes
Website & Databaso
Room Hire and social Evonts (See Note 2)
Gifts
Subscriptions & Donations (See note 3)
Aisc Exps
TOTAL EXPENDrruRE (B)
£19,608
£1.730
£1.152
£0
£0
£541
£279
£18,280
£382
£7
£0
£0
£466
£796
£130
£1,750
£261
EO
£3.OlX)
£218
£1.881
£0
£3.000
£0
£29JJ12
E25,769
SURPLUS (A) _ (B)
£I7T2
outstsndl￿ liabilities at yearend are £1.208 of expenses owed to volunteer&
BANK BALANCES
OpÉnin8 balances at 1st Jan-23
Uoyd5 Bank
Cash in HarKI
£28.659
£26,887
£28.659
£26.887
aosing balances at 315t Dec-23
Uoy(ts Bartk
Cash in Hand
£31,976
£28,659
£31.976
£2&659

MhRLBOROUGH AND DISTRicf LINK 5CHIME (ReKistered Charily No.1069752)
Nole I
Other dar￿tionS indude ontrolf donation5 from P Jefftey k•State (£1.500), driver volunteerf5 1kJnatM)ns. and
other link donations uf £525 towards the onEoirvd database costs.
Note 2
Induikry £l.514 for (wr cliart'5 summer tea party.
Note 3
A dorbation paid to the Jubilee Centrc for rJ.ocK).
STA
MENT OF ASSEfs AND LIA
ILMES as at 31st DECEMBER
31.12.2023
31.12.2022
NR
5TRICTED FUNDS
ASS
Cash Funds:
Bank Accourrt
Cash in Hand
£31.976
£28.659
E31976
We approve the Financial Statement set out on pages 5 to 6.
We acknowledge our responsibility for the financial infomation. including the approprlateness of
the accounti￿ basis and for providing the Independent Examiner with all irrfomiation and
explanations necessary for his completion.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
i{IP
Mr Alex Blair (Treasurer}
oz
Mr Mark McFa
and ¢Secretary)

MARLBOROUGH AND DisfR£f LINK SCHEME (Re8i5twed Chxity No.1069752)
The aCt￿ty ot th¥¢ty Conti￿eS to operate frum a sound finandal looting and there are no cost
pressures to be ab¢MJt. Income contknues to grow and (osts are well ¢￿tr(￿led.
The Charity 15 commirted to Sup$￿￿1ng worth*thile organi5ations whose needs are consistent with our
onstitution and so we have c¢ntinued our 5uPPQrt ot The Jubilee c￿tse.
again io Margaret Ti)ogood for banking the cfieftt's donation5 and to Hugh de S¥am for the
CJ)ntinued 5UPPOrt and fir5l contaa of the Link database.
Alex Blair
Hon Tre35ufLY
March 2024