COl•lMUNifY COUNCIL OF DEVON OPERATING AS DEVON COMMUNMES TOGEfHER TRUSTEEg' REPORT AND GROUP FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31" IAARCH 2022 Charity Registration Number: 1074047 Company Registratlon Number: 036940.95 {England and Wales) *A818GB3T* 0511212022 COMPANIES HOUSE A03 #154 cowAuNITY COUNCIL OF D￿ON FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AtARCH 2022 Contents TriJstees' Re[￿l Statement of Trustees. RespOr￿abl11tleS 16 Independent A￿lIOr'S Report 17-19 Group Statement of Finoncial ktivitie5 20 Balance Sheets 21 Grow Statement of Cashflows 22 Notes to the Group Accounts 23.44 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 IMRCH 2022 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The objecis of the Community CourKil of Devon ICCDI. operatin8 as Devon Communities Together IDCTI, as stated in our memorandum and articles of asswation are: prixnotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of the comffHJnity in the adrninistrative County of Devon and the South West Reglon of England IDevon. Torbay, Plymuth. Comwall. Dorset. Poole, 8ournemouth, Somer5et. North Somerset. Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershi￿. Gloucestershire. Wiltshire and s￿ndon) where appropriate the advancement of education and culrure, the Protect1￿ of health, the relief of poverty. distress and sickness in the atr¥)ve area. and the giving of a5515tance and the co.ordirtatiM of all statutory and other author6ties and voluntary Organisatio￿ engaged in any of the purr￿se5 Set out at*)ve. by bringing the same together as Members of the CowKil and the provision of agency seThi¢e5 for 5uth authoritie5 or organisations. Strateglc Plan 2022-25 Strategic Plan was refreshed and streanlined between December 2021 and May 2022 by Senior Management and members of the Board of Trustees. Devon Commvnilies Together. as a charitable. assei- based communlty developmeni organ?gtion, supkw)rts and enables initiatives fn rural communlties. We are the strategic voice for rural CoMff￿nitIes. championing grasSr￿ts issue5. and developing 501ulions wtth statutory, voluntary and pdvate sector partners. The Strategic Plan is designed to ensure that we remain a cornerstone of Devon and a ￿￿(ted partner wtrb) will champion njral communities. We have wiewed our strategic aims which will underpin every activity Ihat we deLiver. Our si¥ strategic aim5 are.. thampion diversity and inclusion. hear minority voices and rewnd to thelr needs Identlfy and work to reduce inequalltles to ensure 'rural proofing, of services and to improve community health and wellbeing work with communities to develop Innovative way5 to achieve cornrnunity resilien￿ and a posltlvè Impact for climaie change and 5U5tainobility SUPPOrt Devcffl's rwal economy, local entrev¢Y￿rS and tYJ5ine5ses to develop aTrJ thrive. and prrynote community wealth t¥Jilding develop corrffiunity capacity bullding. thro￿ local facilitie5. spaces, services. people and their skills flourish as an agile, flexible. leamfjng organlsation, resp￿￿ng F￿l"tIVely to the evolying needs of our communlties, stakeholdef5 and staff. We continue to operate in a radically changing WKertsln environment. recogni5in8 the impacl of: the global economic ¢risis and increasing financlal uncertainty In PU￿1¢ sector flnarKes Covid-19 wlthdrawal from the European Union 2022 Russian Tnvasion of Ukraine DCT have continued to work in partnership with De4on County CrAJrKil {tKCl. District CourKils, Town and Parlsh Coun¢lls and the NHS across Devon a5 weil as a wide range of Voluntary organlsatlons and community groups. We know that the needs of rural cornmunities and modets of active citizenship have changed as a result of tl* pandemic. The nature ol community volunteering has moveLI towards a more place-based model and we are adapting our c*)Mmunlty development services to support these emeT8ent. grass roots group5. We work with partne￿ and stakeholders to support 'rural proofing. ol local rdicy afid seNice development, in the implementation of national policies such as the Levelling Up Agenda. the Wlh)le-of- Society Approach to Resilience. Ihe new Health and Social Care legislative frarnework, Climate Chanqe Net Zero Targets and proFK)sals for a devolution deal for Dwon. COWIUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVChY TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 31 hiARCH 2022 We have reviewed our wsion. mission and values which are considered still fit for Pur[￿Se. This Strateglc Plan provide5 the framework for our actlvltle5, inforrning our bu5ine5s developmeni plan5 and Integrated Marketing Strategy. All these feed Into OLtr overarching organisational vmrk prograrnme, and the dlfferent work programmes arKI targets of the staff ￿arn. Our TIEory of Change ￿lat Impact Framework enables US to monitor the effectfveness of our service delivery. Vislon and Mission Our vision is of ￿aMi( cornrnunitie5 shaping their own future5. Ckjr misslM fs to fnspire and support CLNnmunftles to be thriwng. resilient and Inclusive. We recognise that the range of our work can be confuslng, and aim to simplify this by categorislng wr activitie5 into three strands: athice, 5UPPOrt and training nelwotl(s. aThJ tradlns The values by which we work are.. collaknration and inclLtsion integrity professionallsm g¢)od communication, and initiati¥e and rewrcefuines5 In $UpF￿lif@ people and communities. we a￿ committed to: actively promoting thè economy of ￿on by supporting Communlty-owned. Micro and Small and Mediurn Enterprise ISIAEI businesses and through the creation of employment and skills tralnlng opportunities coniinuing to have a F¥)sitive Impart on the health and wellbeing of comrr7unlties including engagement at a strategic level with the health, social care and well-being agendas 5LIPFrt)rting volunteering to enable community wellbeing. resilience and capacity.building> and strengthening our Intelligence and Insighi gathering through invesiing in our networks and other systems. enablirjg us to Share our eVfide￿e wlth other key agencles and Inform strateglc declsion. making processes. How our actlvlties deliver publlc benefit We have been supporting Devon's commvnities ftr over 60 years. Ail our charitable aCiivlt)es focus on o vision of dynamic communities shaping thelr own futures. The work that we undertake furthers our charltable purF¥)ses and in doing so the Trustees havè paid special regard to thè Charlty Commlssl¢n 5taternent on public benefit. Statement on Gr)nt Making A¢tlvitles We have historically operated a number of grant glving prograrnmes to further our charttabie obie¢tive5 and our m1s5ion to 'heip communitie5 help themselves.. During 2021.22. we rnanaged the Devr Community Resilience Forum, allocating grants to community organisations to help alleviate the potentlal impact of flcoding and other emergencie5. DCC and the Environment Agency, with DCT operating as the grant giver and manager, PrO￿de the funding for the grant programme. DLtring the year grants totalling £5,807 were made to IC￿al ResilIÈ￿ce Group5, a5 detailed irh the note Ioa of the financial 5tatement5. In addition, we distributed Devon Public Health Icontaln Outbreak Honagement Fundl community grants totalling C47,617 also detailed in rK)te 10a. IA further £117.383 of grants relating lo this fund were dlstrltr*Jted shortly after the year-endl. Further grants in the year were made from the Dev￿ Sen7￿ Voice fund totalling £3,959 and a further £5,CIJO of grants were rnade from OCC VCSE funding. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS Z021122 We have secured fundlng and res￿rceS to enable vs to: COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Build piace-based partner5hip5 and programmes to contribute to the improvement of six strateglc aims. to add value over and above contriimrtions of IndMJual or8anisations or systems Gather intelligence on local rural and coastal community lived exw.ence and resilience, profiling resource and capacity and idenl1￿.ng solutions to infonn future funding and service t1evelopment Strategies Emp)wer communities to build ￿ from what already errists locally by assel-based community engagement and capacity bthlding In a dialog￿ with public sector Leadets, wlth a rural proofing focus to reduce rural inequalities Tackle the Lack of affordable housing and services for local people in rural areas by supportlns communities to develop community and nei8hbourht)tsd plans and delivering Housing Needs Surveys Support the economy of De¥C￿ by assisting community.owned. micro and Small and rnediurn enterprlse businesses and through the creati(bn of employment and skllls and tyalnlns cwortunities Collaborate with communlties and Voluntary Community and Soaal Enterprise IVCSEI and wblic sector partners to identify and reduce rural health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing We have recognised the need to invÈ5t In digital technol¢)ty and skills and have implementing a Mlcrosoft Dynamfcs whole system development programme durlng 2021-22. both for frontllne semce delivery and for back-office functiors. We continuously revfew tyjr organisational stnjcture and investment in staff and resource5 to ensure we are operating efficiently aftd demonsiratlng good value. We have Implemenied a hybrid working policy and wlll condLtci a detailed assessmenl of our fvture premises requirefnent5. We have continued to invest in upskilling our workforce and In supporting the wellbeing of our staff. The Board of frustees conducted a management restructure review duriro 2021-22 and resultin8 changes to the organisation management team will be Implemenied during 2022-23. thjring 2021122, DCT achieved total funding from charitable activities of £1,211,230 in funding and we ended the year ￿th a healthy plpeline of potential funding and revenue opportunities. CKT received funding through Serrice Level Agreements and Secured funding reverwe to deLi¥ÈY swvices this year, including- DEFRA Grant Afd Funding Itknugh the ACRE {Action with Communitie5 in Rural EnglaThYI Ne￿orkI DCC Seryice Level Agreement funding linduding Covid.19 Recovery funding) DCC Food Rescue Scheme Evaluation I￿￿17r0 DCC WellbÈlng Works funding DCC "Take the Leap"_ Business Start Up Training & CNching funding DCC "Devon Highlights" Rural Loneliness & Social150tation Exien5ion Programme Devon Community Housing Hub (Housing Need Survey revenue gerwation and partner subscriptions) Devon Soclal Enterprise SupF¥Jrt Community Renewal FurKJ (CPFI fl￿ding Innovati￿ for yO￿h & Community . CRF funding Devon Community Resilience Forum Partnership funding Devon Maternity Voices Partnership Hosting and Support Contract funding Empowering Eriterpri5e IBuilding Better ¢)pportunitie51 & Experience Works Euryean Social Fund IESFI funding Fuel Povertyl Energy Efflclen¢y Infomiation & Advfi¢e Servlce through Big Energy Savlngs Network & Western Power Distribution funding National As50cialFon for Voluntary and Community Action INAVCAI Voluntary and Communlty Sector Emergencies Partnership IVCSEPI Local Intelligence Network South West Local Lead fundTng New Start Devon Business Coaching European Regional tkvelopment Fund IERDFI lunding NHSX Digital Inequality Insight Research funding Public Health Devon Contain Outbreak hlAnagement funding ICOMFI Co￿1uNITy COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 PLi)lic Health Devon Contain Outbreak Management 5￿pOrt for Self-isolation Staff Secondment funding Oevon nood and Coastal Resilience ￿n[￿atiOn Stakeholder Engagernent funding Food & Farming Countryside CommissKJn Devon Land Use Framework Stakeholder Engagement funding South.We5t Property Flood Resilience Pathfinder Programwe funthng Sovereign Housing Association Community Development Partnership fundlng Team Devon VCSE Covld-19 Recovery Task & Flnish Group Strategic Lead funding A5 of March 2022, the OCT membership stood at 287 rnembers. We have continl￿d to collaborate with the LOVE Devon fundraising trading company, although we were unable to host any lundraising events. due to l(Kkdown5 and Cowd-19 social restriclions. Through our subsidiary trading company, Constructing Future5 Devon Ltd ICFDLI. we ha￿ also coniinLted to ¢deliver opportunities for apprentices to engage in real-world construction and renovation projects. In an unprecedented and uncertain sodal and pthllc health environment, we have malntained our core seThices this year, Successfully managed existing and developed new relatiortships with key stakeholder5 and funders and negotiated new community deve1orlm£￿t op[￿￿nities. CORE ACTIVITIES 2021122 We have grouped our key activities this year under our previous five key strategK airrfj: ENSURING COhlMUNITIES trIAVE INCREASED CAPAOILITY. SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE IN ADDRESSING LOCAL ISSUES 1. 1 Cofflmunlty Groups. bulldings & Fxilities- C¢vi&19 Response and Re¢overy The Community Buildings Alfvisory SeNice has provided direct support to village halls and community bulldings across Devon. Major tOPiC5 of athce have traijitionally included funding for improvements. 8ovefnan¢e, developing policie5 and the Hallmark qualily a55urance scheme. DCC funded DCT to deliver a Cowd-19 digital eThffjency reskK)nse support service for Tovm and Parlsh Councils: Village halls and Communily buildings- Comm¢Jnity Shops and newly emergenl Alutual Aid Group5 Tn Deyon. Thi$ Service, jointly funded by DEFRA funding, continued ￿til July 2021. with DCT SLKcessfully transilioning to an exclusively digital community 5eMce to supwrt and meet the needs creaied by the Impact of Cowd-19. We provided online, ernail and telephone support and a series of community local outbreak and recovery online focus groups ￿ local community emergency resrM)nse. and resilience and recovery activitles. Dwing 2021122: We actively engaged wrth 290 rural communities across Devon Wè dealt wth 1,6C¥J community contact51 supwrt requests Idigital & telephone t0 SUP access lo online res￿jrCesl. 78.77% from Devon con￿￿nitY bLMldir4s and Yillage halls and 14.76 X from community group5 and organi5ati(M15 30 village halls have been able to manage lettings effectively as the result of Covid-19 control information supplled DCT website onllne resources and ACRE cO￿d update drculars. We hosted 22 ortllThe th"gital themed focus gr￿p$ We managed 81 community digital communicat1005150cial media & e-l￿{letInS> We h051ed 8 Onli￿ surveys, vAih a rotal of 94 commLEnity ￿Ponse5 We facilitated 4 online rural town centre online recovery workshops on post covid high street recovery support needs, attended by a total of 21 people. We co-ordinated an online training workshop ¢)n fire Safety, presented by Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. 40 village halls attended and the majority of participants reported taking fdlow up actlOn5 to improve their practlces We pro￿ded 93 newly emergent cofflmunity organisations. with governance. funding and fundraising advice We delivered onlirte training fc￿ 32 village hall trustees COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUST£E5' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 hiaRCH 2022 We undertook 4 community buildings on site visits to give advice on deVelO￿ent projects Thls year we sUPPOrted 266 Community Groups and Communfty Buildings. In addition, DCT has played a proactive role in the ctsllertive ream Devon co￿d-19 Recovery Co-ordination effort throughout the year by co-chairing the Devon Recovery Co-ordination VCSE Recovery Task & Flnish Group and co- designing and dellvering a series of eight Covld-19 data impact workshops and three cross sector"Creative Conversailons" events. We have also attended the Devon LKal Outbreak Engagement Board, The SW Local Resilience FOr￿n Volunteer Ceil and Devon Recovery Co-ordination Group meetings. 1.2 Catalyst Consultancy Service ca￿lySt is our professional con5ultsw service. which 5UPkX)rts buslne5ses. local c1)u￿1$. social enterprises and community groups to achieve Iheir objectives and create positive change in communities across Devon. This year. we secured and delfvered on 15 commissions from a range of organisation5 despite the pandernic restrictions. Including commi55ion5 from= ACRE Village Halls Safeguarding $￿p￿t Braunton Parfsh Council Nelghbourhood Develcyment Pian Communlty cO￿LItatIOn Devon & Somerset Ffj￿ & Rescue Se￿e c(￿mUnIty Risk Management Plan Community Engagement Devon Climate Change Network Supp)rt Devon Environment Foundation & DCC "Wild About Devon" community small grants scheme Exbourne Parish Council Neighbowhood Develwment Plan Community Consultati¢)n Littleham Adult Social Care Mental Health Community consultati￿ Supp)rt Open Universityl CTrrican Rural Health Inequalftie5 Semonar Ideslgn & delfveryl Plymouth University Healthcare Commi55ioning Co-Research Rite to Freedom Impact Evaluation SUp[￿rt Rose Ash Parish Council FLN￿raIsIng CongAtary &Jwt Sherford Community Tntst Consultancy Tavistock Town Council Neighbourhood Development Plan COMM￿lIty Consultailon Teignbridge CVS Marketing Support West Devon Youth Association Impact Evaluat￿ 1.3 Devon Communlty Learning Academy Since April 2021, we have facilitated 74 online leaming and networking events, 8 of which were facilitated jointly wth the DCC. Smarter i)evon Team and 4 of which were co-designed wfjth VCSE ￿rtners. In total 1.072 people have attended DCT facilitated w admirtiste￿d Devon Community Learning Academy online leamfng & netwod(ing events this year. Following the Smarter Devon Onli￿ cowd data impact workshop 5erfes, workshops, DCT authored a report "Seeing the Bigger Picture- whlch was shared vrith all key stakeholders in tknion's Covid-19 recovery planning. Each of the 3 online Creative Conversation events were attended by an average of 35 - 40 Public and VCSE sector senior learkrs. The insight fr￿1 these events is now influencing the development of a new VCSE Assembly for Devon, Plymouth & Tort>ay. 1.4 Devon Communlty Houslng Hub The aTm of Tr Devon Community Housing Hub Partnership is to share information and re50urce5 to enable an Increase In land supply and affor￿at￿e hou5irff4 developments for local rural communitles. The prograrnme offers Housing NeÈds Surveys demonstratlng housing need acmss Devon. Commissioned by Local Councils or Developers Ihey provide in depth studies of local housing need and supply Ihe planning evidence for the deveioprnent of ne*4 I￿￿${n8 supply. In December 2021. following 4 partner co- production sessi¢)ns we Laurfhed a new online resource for rural h)using. Ihe Devon Comrnunity Housing Hub. The Hub provides an online portal for information and activity on njral housing across Devon. We a150 conducted 13 Houslng Needs Suryeys during 2021122. 7835 households have been suTheyed with 2075 COMMUNrrY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 households engaged. A need for at least 70 affordable homes acmss 13 rural communlties in Devon has been e￿defiCe￿. 1.5 Constructlng Futures Devon Ltd Despite the hiatus in the cijnstruction seclor during the first hall of the year, over fifly learners and apP￿nticeS from South Devon College have benefitted from on-site work experience at the Constructlng Future5 major renovation project in Torquay. Appr￿rnately 41KI persoTr-da￿ of work experience have been provided to 16-18 year-old constnKlion learner5 thi5 year and two appienti£e5 have been in training full time. Renovation work at the latest renovation property project in Torquay T5 underway and iwo prewovs residential propertles developed are being sold on the open market. with p￿￿eedS being reinvested into the skills and learning programrne. The works are nearing completion and new wojects and new partnership5 are under ¢onsideration for the new acadernic year. ENSURING CoAv￿UHITIEs BECOME IAORE RESOURCEFUL AND RESILIENT 2. 1 Devon Community Resillence Forum We continue to rnanage and support the Devon CommLmity Resilience ForLm ItKRFI, supported by Devon Cornmunily Resilience Board partnership fuThling, DCT manages and delivers the DCRF on behalf of a multl.agency Partnership Board, made up of The Environment Agency, DCC and the emergency services. The service provides funded specialist support for rural communitie5 across Devon to develop their community emergency plans and improve their overall re5ilience- alongslde prO￿dIng a responsive and proactive support seNice and administering a comfflunity grant programme. The principle aims of the Forum are to increase awarenrfs of emergency plannin¥, Sha￿ experiences and ￿t practice. and encourage communities to develop and test their own ComTh¥Jnity Ernerge￿ Pian. Since April, we have prO￿ded t)esrrt)ke community resTlier￿e sUPW)rt to 32 rurdl comrnunitlts. In addition, 145 people, representing 65 communities attended the DCRF cffilFne conference in July 2021. 17 new Comrnunlty Emergency Plans have been wbllshed on Resfloence Direct this year and we have admlnlstered £5,796 in commLmity resil[e￿ce grants. We have supported peer to peer leaming to support communitie5 to share athce Èbout different products. DCT has atso been an active mefflber of the Devon, Cornwall & IsLe5 of killy Local Resilience Forum thls year and we are studying Ihe Ilanche5tÈr Uniyèrsity Civil Society "Whole of Society Approach to Resllience" strategy with Local Resilience Form uAleague5. The DCT CEO has Se￿ed a5 one of two NAVCA VCSEP South Wesl repre5entatlves this year. 2.2 Flood Reslllence Prograrnme5 We delivered South-west Flood Resilience Pathfinder workshops for over 200 participan15 including those in con5tructltsn, piannlng, property development and related areas, on property flood resilience, flooding & cllmate change. We collaborated with DCRF- developed BeFioodReody.uk re50urces- delivered Community Emergency Planning events, and launthed the film resulting from our coilatroration Oscar WTnning filmmaker, Aardman Animations 'BeFioodReady, Missy'5 Tale,. The filrn reached over 24,rJ)o online views followng its release in August ZOZ1. Since October 2021. DCT has been manaying stakeholder engagement activltles for the Devon Flotra and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme, led by DCC, rewrting to the Environment Agency and DEFRA. The "Managing Big Problems in Small Places In Rapid Response 'lype Catchments. programme makes links between rural space5 and urban risks. The partnershlp alms to Identify a range of replicable low.cost reslllence acilons ihat can be funded by local authorities orland local communities as altematives to traditional flood defences. A Devon Flood Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme stakeholder strategy has been co-created by DCT and local delivery partnen with 157 key stakeholders and stakeholder workshops have been facilitated. 2.3 Devon Land Use Framework: DCT is collaborating with the Food. Famiing and Countryside Commission and West Country Rivers Trust in the co-production and developrnent of a new participatory process to design a Land Use Frarnework for Devoft. The Framework will establish and test principles that guide decisions ￿ lan¢J use and management that can then be adopted by practitionws and key COILIAUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 WIRCH 2022 stakeholders in the public, private and third sectors a¢mss Deyon. DCT is leading on the stakeh)tder engagement activltie5 and the strategic engagemenl pian has been firtalised. 160 key land use stakeholders have been identified to date. Indi￿1Val5 and grwps have been made aware of the project and how they can participate. An initial design gro￿ meeting was organised attended by 22 Stakeholder representatives. ENSURING COhVAUNITIES ARE ECONOMJCALLY STRONGER 3.1 New Start Devon: Enterprlse Coaching Prograrnrne Thi5 project involve5 8ivfing 12 hours business a¢fvice and 5UPPOrt to new and gro￿n8 Ixjsinesses. We continued to deliver the New Start Devon European Regional tkveiopment Fund IERDFI funijed enterprise coaching programme. as a delivery agent on behalf of the prgjKt lead, YtKO Group Ltd. The programme has successfully altracted a rotal of 37 existing businesses and 60 potential entrepreneurs totalling 107 rural entrepreneurs participating to date this year. ￿th 67 progiamme completions. 5 people have set up an enterprise. achiewng 6.5 fte new jobs. An Acti(￿ Leaming Set of 4 service-industry well-befng enlerpri5e5 resulted in all partlcipants reporting increased confidence in their bLsines5 abilities. 3.2 Skllls and Employment Programmes for young pe(yle In rural comrnunltle5 l) Empowèrfng Enterprlsè is a ￿on-wIde BuildinE Better C*POrtunltles funded partnershlp skllls and employment project that 5UPPK)rt5 18-24 year-olds are ￿t in education, employment or training INEETI. DCT is the external evaluation partner for the projert. Dcf produced an Empowering Enterprise Impact Report Icovertng January-june 2021) and a co-designed Irfjights Report, on employer 5UPPOrt for young people. We a150 IKSSted a co-design event for 7 ￿LiVery partners to develop Devon wide ernployer reach and networking strategie5. 111 Experlence Works Experience Work5 15 an ESF funded prn8ramme. Thls year. we launched a new "Explore" website after incorporating feedback from mentors and young people. This allowed young people without formal work experience or walifications to Work with mentors to showcase their skills and strengths which received very positive feedbad( from young people. 25 Partnershlp Staff were tralned to Use the website with young people. We co-produced a case study video released in January 2022 which is being used a5 an online digital resource to highlight key strategic messages about young people, digital skllls and inclusion. 1111 Innovation Youth & Cornrnunitie5 woJÈct. funded through the Community Renewal F￿d, and DEFRA funding, enables youth organisations to explore best practice on toplc5 of u5er-Involvemerht, accessing opportunities and navigating support semces. It also administers an employability grani stheme. DCT has delivered 4 workshops vrith 40 attendees since January 2022. Supporting partners to develop action plans for improwng skills and employment oprKJrtunities for young people in rural communities. We have publicised employability grants scheme5 to 1.800+ organisattons and groups and haye dfrectly supForted the development of 10 grant applications. 2 of which have been awarded funding io date. 3.3 Devon So¢lal Enterprfse NetwNk DCT has continued to and SLWOrt the Oevon social Enterpr75e Nètwork this year and to work as part of the Heart of the South-west Enhance Social Enterprfse Nerwork of 765 registered S￿lat enterprises and s￿la1 purpose not for profit businesses. In January 2022. DCT began delivering on a Community Renewal Fund Devon Social Enterprise Support Prograrnmè. The project has a specific geographical target of West Devon and Torridge and aims to improve these areas through building and developing ￿lI]ent social enterprise businesses. The project involves coli3t¥)ration with partners such as the sc￿01 for S(Kial Enlrepreneurs, Stir to Action. and New Prosperity Devon. DCT social enterprise support activities inCl￿de community outreach. networking events and upskilling ihe Tural 5oKial enterprise ￿tor. 3.4 Covld Economlc Recovery Buslness Support Programmes In 4)rll 1021, DCT was commissioned by DCC to deliver a 6 week technical tryJ5iness training programme called "Take The Leap". The programme wos designed to SUPPOrt. train and help new entreprerwrs with the necessary technical skills to create sustainabLe businesses. (fvring and after the pandemlc. 7 new start COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 up SME businesses pariicipated in the prograrnffle and a total of 33 workshop places were delivered. A report was produced for DCC Economic DevelowEnt Team. In January 2022. DCT wa5 comrnissiwed to deliver a lollow up pr0grarnry￿, bwlding on the pilot "Wellbeing Works" to support businesses and to provide SUP[￿rt lo individua15 in employment. or seeklng employment, by providing beneficiaries with the tools and techniques that support wellbeing in order to bulld resilient Communities. workforce and businesses within Devon, a5 part of the covid-19 economic covery. We have created a Series of welltrting Works￿￿$ for individuals and bu%nesses and have re(rulted a cohort of volunteers. ENSURING COMMUNMES ARE HEALTHIER. IAORE VIBRANT AND IPKLUSIVE. WITH IIIPROVED WELLBEING 4.1 Devon Public Health VCSE Contaln Outbreak I•Anagement Fund Programmè DCT Is part of the Devon VCSE s￿101 partnership which secured oyer £1m in Contain Outbreak Management Fund ICOMFI grant funding being used to 5UPPOrt people in communitie5 and to help u5 learn more about the Impact of the pandemTC on Devon communities. DCT led on 4 delivery strands.. l) Dlgltal Incluslon Partnèrshlp project vthich recruited. trained and supported rural °01￿'t31 Befrtenders" who supported 100 vulnerable clients to digitally upskill and acce55 3 [￿nthS free onlineltelephone support and a digital device upgradel new device provision where required. Outcomes included: Over 10) hard to reach people trained in using the Intemet A network of 20 digital befriender5 ha5 been trained Over 40 digital devices distritr*Jted to people Over 30 organi5alions ensa8eO across 4 regions of Deyon Rural Health Inequalltlès Ins6ght Programme: DCT hosted an online serninar Iwth Cirican and the Open Universilyl on 15th June 2021, with keynote speaker Dr Lincoln Sargeant, Director of Public Health Torbay & Chair of Devon Health Inequalities Leadership Group. We were funded through Public Health ICOMFI funding to design and deliver three online workshops attended by 37 VCSE and public sertor partners to enhance understanding of rural health inequ3litie5 in Devon. We also hosted an VCSE online suThey completed by 46 Devon VCSE representatives and conducted an analysis of themes generated In the 5e5sions. Outcome5 included increased VCSE understanding of rural ￿alth inequalitles,. In¢rea5ed Public Health knowledge of VCSE activitie5 related to tackline rurol health inequalltfjes In Devon and we were invited ¢0 present the learning from this insight programme at the Devon Health Inequalities Symwsium 111} Publlc Health Communlty Grant Fund adminlstratlon: DCT administered £165K Fljbiic Health grant funding to non-profit community groups between November 2021 and March 2022. We awarded £165,000 grant funding to 9 VCSE (￿anIsatic￿$ in Torridge. Teignbridge and Mid- Devon. with 2.1￿ people directly benefitting Including= . 500 nights emergency wtnter accomnv)dation provided 150 people Provided with financial ad￿ce and support . 260 people engaged with Mental Health support events 200 meals supplied to people in food poverty Over 1000 young people attended workshops on mental health awareness A series of outdoor workshop5 held 5UPPOrtfing men's mental health In addition, DCT seccfflded a Project Manager to the DCC Public Health Teaffj to SUPPOrt a new Community Outbreak Management Icohll Self Isolation Support grant fund scheme aimed at Tncreasing the local commursity capacity to support & enable vulnerable people to seif-isoiate over the winter rnonlhs. 8elween Octotser and December 2021, we collaborated ￿th Public Health to administer £223,600 grant funding for 50 communlty groupsl local councils enabling prowsion of practical support lexamples include E20,OLX) for Dartmoor Community Kitrhen Hub to deliver meals to those self-isoiating and £6.2W to Barnstaple Town Council to support volunteer local mutual aFd scheme and food bank). Iv) Cgrnmunlty Conne¢tions Inslght Res&irch: This project has reached OLrt to Community Groups1 Mutual Aid Groups and Comm¢Jnity Shops across wral Devon in order to understand the changTng nature of community volunteering durtng the Covid-19 pandemic. This research was carned out by condtlcilnq surveys, face-to-face conversations. telepho￿ corbversations and Zoom focus group meetings. 57 comrnunity groupslmutual aid groups and 29 community 51vJp5 participated, and we engaged with Z5 community ¥olunteeF5. 11 detalled case studies were pr￿4￿ed. Key learnings include that mulual support co￿UNITy COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 in a common challenge. neighbjuriiness a￿1 kindne55 were key I￿tIVatiOnal factors for people to volunteer during covid and thal ongoing support is needed in fundraisin8 and supportiny the mental health al￿ wellbeing of community volunteers. A full report on the research findings was produced. 4.2 Devon Hlshllghts Bullding Connections Prograrnme Thls project ran from April to June 2021 a5 an extension of a National Lottery Community Fund prograrnrne wilh funding provided from Public Health Devon. One of the key aims was to continue to support isolated people aged 55+ in rural communitie5 facing S￿la1 i501ation and loneliness during Lockdown wa Zwm Friendship Group meetings and digiial upskilling. 144 people aged 55+ living in rural communitie5 across Devon who were experiencing (W￿17neSS or y)cial isolation were 5upw)rted through weekly e-bulletins. zoom5 friendship group online meetings. 1-2-1 telephone calls and YouTube vide05 between April and June 2021. We delivered 31 befrlending 5e5sions. 4.3 Fuèl P¢)v•rty and EnÈr8y Efficler {1} The Dèvon 011 Collectfve DCT continued to h05t and support the Devon Oil Coilect?ve in partnership with Af Affinity this year, a 5irnple-tts-use bulk.purchasing collective of Devon rural residents and Lmjsinesses. As a member of the Devon Oil Collective, member5 gain COD5iStent acce55 to comtttitively priceil oil. There are 203 Devon Oil Collective member5. spread across all of Devon Districts. We have enabled members to order over 200.CKX) litres of oil, representing a significant saving for those ordertng oil and contributing toward the alleviation of fuel poverty in the area. 111) Blg Ener4y Savtnqs Network In September 2021, DCT began dtriivering actiwties as part of the 8ig Energy Saving Network to provlde practical a¢fvice to help people reduce their energy bi115 and (Mrtput and to reduce fuel poverty among vulnerable people. This year. due to the c05t-of- li￿ng crisis. we deliVe￿d 16 community presentations in rural locations to Includt the causes. signs and impact of fLtel PK)verty; what happens when an energy company goe5 Out of business,. the Price cap and additional measures to reduce energy tonsumption and energy costs. We signposted individuals to the Citizens Ad￿ce helpline for advice on energy company failures and how to access priority service registers. We reported on the lack of support and high threshold5 of twalificatiort, to get help with home l*ating, insulation and Conversion to 'sreen energy. sources. 1111) Western Power Distrlbutlon DCT has been funded since December 2021. thrrrtjgh the Western Power Distributlon REACH Affordable Energy programme with some additional capacity funded through DEFRA. to deliver 1-2-1 energy advice, tailored to individual household5 to help them minimi5e thelr bllb and keèp their homes warm. We vi51t ple in their homes or give advice online or wa thne calls. We develryed and distributed prorrK*tional energy saving rnateria15, including 'lop tips. for energy sawng in suitable fomats for coMM￿ltieS to print posters and included parish magazine copy. An estimated 2,(ts) individuals haye been reached, with over 30 organisations. s￿h as social prescrlbers. parish newsletters and community centres di5pLaying material. Attendance at 13 events ha5 led to 80 individua15 being given basic energy sawng adw"ce. Bespoke adwce. either via hjme vi51t or telephc*)e has been glven to 21 indiwduals. Over 50 ￿ople attended a peer Sltpport network event, with 44% representing communitie5 of le55 than 1,0￿ people, demonsvaling the deep reach of this network into rural Devon. 4.4 Soverelgn Houslng Assoclatlon Community Development Pllot Project The key aim of this experimental partnership between DCT and Sovereign Housing, created in August 2020, was to c￿ate new networks. strengthen existlng ￿e5. and faciliiate cross networking among key contacts and stakeholders. The project ended In 11orch 2022 and following outputs were recorded during 2021122: . A total sttial value of £3.764,266 of all project outputs measured against a C3.oco.rJxJ target lusing the HACT UK Social Value Bank Calculatwl COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 190 Community Organisatio￿ provided with SUPFrfxi irKluding a wide range of services including: houslng- athce on acces5 to grants and bld writlng- M￿ltorIng and evaluation of piace-based cornmunity projects 2,410 individual engagements lincludiTh4 digitsl engagements) of people vrithin the age group of 26-54 119 engagernents with young people laged 25 and underl. out of a tsrget of 80 566 engagements with JgeiThg well popuLarions out of a target of 180 3 environmental pmjects developed Assigning a financial value to our social achievernents has given a valuable perfomiance rnea5ure. both for our own evalualion a¢r￿S our portfolio of pmjects. but also to be able to demonstrate a financial measurement of KKial valve that provide5 a measurement of h)w investment in DCT'S work has benefitted cornmunities. 4.5 Addresslng Olgltal InequalTties In Clinlcal Pathways This 4-month project (Decernber 2021 11orch 20221 aimed to address dlgltal irwuality in accessing clinical pathway5. It was one of 10 acr055 the UK, funded by NHSX and SUPFOrted by Thrive by Design. It was a joint initiative belween Devon CCGI ICS Population Health Management Tearn, DCT and a Dartmoor community partner 'WelLmoor". Trough project desk research and community engagement. we explored barrie¥s to patients living in socio-economic deprived rnral communities accessing digital health clinical consultation seTrices. During February and 11orch 2022, the￿ were: 239 people contacted 36 in-depth discussions 85 in-depth email exchanges 88 online questionnaire resFffises 1 workshop 1 online focus group 4 in.person group chat5 Detailed discussions with 8 NHS clinicians Project data ha5 been analwl and a script of what • wtsd Consultstion looks like prodLKed. We have collated ease studles on accesslng digltal healthcare from around the county. North Devon, South Dartmoor. Wesi Devon and Mid De¥￿. We We￿ invited to present a workshop al the Devon Health Inequaliiies Symposium. 4.6 Healthwatch Devon During the year, we SLVPOrted the trustees of Healthwatch t)e¥C￿ Charitable InCor￿Tated Organisation IHWD CIO) in fofmally winding-up the organisation, following the 105$ of the Healthwatch contract for Devon in 2020. HWD CIO trustees made independent decisions on the transfer of their re5klual funds on winding.up. and we were a beneficiary of thi5 prrfess. Furth trnnsferred from HWD CIO are held in a Deslgnated Fund for health and wellbeing reialed activtty. ENSURING THAT Co1￿uNITIEs ARE SUPPORTED TO DPrfELOP ￿liATEGIEs TO PROTECT AND REGENE114TE THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONIAENT 5.1 Devon Carbon Net Zero Task Force DCT 15 a rnember of the DCC convened Carbon Net Zero Task Force. During 2020121 we haye ¢ontinued to provide input to the Interim Devon CartK)n Plan and to sUp￿rt the delivery of the Devon Citizens Assernbly. Devon Cllmate Assembly brought together 70 citizens. selected to be broadly representstive of the populaiion of the county. The meetings involved members in 25 hours of learning, dialogue and deliberation about the context of the tlimaie emergency and toplcs of: onshore wlnd,. road5 and mobillty and the retrofitting of buildings. Key theme5 were the ne￿ for wider communicatiLm and inforfflation about the climale emergency and greater community involvement and engagement. 5.2 Devon Renéwable Enerw Peer Support Network We established and facilitated a county ￿de Devon Renewable Energy Peer SupFort Network to inform educale and discuss Climate Emergency Thefftes and encourage the use of renewable energy. We facilitated three network events (Aprll. July & November 20211 for more than local town and parish 10 COMMUNrrY COUNCIL OF DEVOPI TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 council representatives to increase the knowAedge amongst DeVOn-￿de cornrnunity leaders. on communlty engagement, climate and ecotogital emergenciÈ5, eLectric vehicle5. By 5UPPK)rting the peer network and establishing baselinlng rneasurements, we expect our network members to begin tracking the impact of thelr communities. actio￿ in red￿Ing C02 erni551￿5. FINANCIAL REVIEW Group In¢ome Isee notes 2 io 7 of the finarKial statements) During the year ended 31 March 2022, DCT achieved total iKoming resuJr(es of E1.229,164131 March 2021.. £705,537). Group Unrestricted Fund5 Income amounted to £164,29612021'. E265,7721. Gro[￿ Re5tTl¢ted Funds Income amcmjnted to £735.17812021: £295,669). Group Designated Funds Income amounted to £329.69012021: £144,(1961. Group Expèndlture Isee notes 8 to 10a of the financial 5taternentsl Total resources ext>ended amounted to £1,001,471 12021.. £646,779), of this E62.38412021: £11.0541 was directly distrwjrsed as grants. The overall increase rdate5 to change5 in programmes of extemally funded project5. rransfers between fund5 Include direct charltabLe expendlture for restsicted fund wograrnme5. which is discharged through core actiwties. It comprises contributions for project management expenses and programme administration costs. including premixs and ICT expenses. See note 11 to the financial 5lalements. Overall Posltlon The comblned effect of the above has seen a net surplus of i￿Ome over expenditure of £227,693 12021: surplus of £58.7581. Fund balance5 as at 31 March 2022 ioial £1.053,36412021: £825,671). These are analy5ed between the various funds in the statement of financial activities15ee page201 and are representeil by the assets and liabiliiies as shown in the bala(￿e sheer Isee page 211. RESERVES POLICIES The total funds held by DCT as at 31 Mard) 2022. irdudmg a b￿akdOWn of restrbcted. unrestricted and designated funds a￿. The 4rovp unrestricted funds show a decrease in the movement of fund5 arnounting to £5,32312021: decrease of [19,635). This has resulted in the total fund balance decreasiTh4 from £5.833 to £510 in the current year. This fund 15 for use at the charlty'5 discretion. i￿luding to coyer project cash flow. The group restricted funds show an increase in the movement of funds amcunknng to £65,045 12021= increase of £80.7291. The total restricted fund balances have increased from £463.765 to £528,810 in the current year. The group designated funds show an increase in the [Th)veff￿1 of funds anKJunting to £167,971 {2021- increase of £119.5821. The total deslgnated fund balaKes haye Increased from E356.073 to E524.044 tn the current year. At the end of the reprtlng period. ¢he charlty held reserves for specified purposes wrilhin the following designated funds.. General Reserve Strategic Develo￿ent Fund Systems Development Fund Catalyst Consultancy Devon Community Learning Academy Healthwatch Devon Fund li COIWAUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 General Reserve- To cover the running costs and potential vrind-up costs of the charity. The level for thls fund was £2￿,0(￿) at tl* year end, and the basis for retaining this figure 15 a5 follow5= Redundancy costs Qf staff and other related costs in the event of DCT havSng to cease activities Cash flow requirements of project W0￿7n8 under Govemment. Local Government and European Union programmes Shortfalls resulting frcffi the urtertalnty over the continuity of core funding with anwal funding agreements The c05t of Staff replacements in the event of long term s?ckne5S Forward comrnitrnents requiring prepayments e.g. rent and ACRE subscrlption Pro¥risÉon for payment of rth-cancellable operatlng lease5 for equiwient Bad debts contingency Contlngency against claims for damages and cC￿pertsatIOn Strateglc Development Fund - This furtd was establisw for the strategic development of the organisation, f￿lUdIng. Match funding against bids for new work developing new areas of work Developing the strategic capacity of the organisation Systems Develcomènt Fund - This fund wa5 established with the purpose to project costs of developlng new IT systems. Catalyst Cansultan¢y- This fund is used to manage small consultaw Contrdcts {typlcally below £10kl. Any Surplu￿ generated are ordinarily vansferred to Unrestrirted Funtts. Devon Communlty Learnlng Academy IDCLAI - This fwd was establTshed to manage the delivery of DCT'S Own rrainlng and learning offer. Any surrAuses generated are ordinarily transferred to UnrestrS¢ted Funds. Healthwatch Devon Fund - This fund was set up with funds received froffl Healthwatch Devon CIO and ￿11 be used to fund future projects a focus on health and wellbeing. Ouring the year there were additional designated fvnds for speciflc projects with remaining balan￿$ transferred to Unrestricted FuThJs as projects come to an end. INVESTMENT POLICY Funds not rewired Immediately are investe(I so that capltal is not put at risk lyjt protected agaI￿t inflation and Income is maximised as far a5 possible. In accordance with thls invesirnent FQticy, longer- term investment is currently in a 31 day notice acc(￿nt with Cambridge & Counties Bank. This investment is covered under the Finanaal Seryices compensatic￿ Scheme. which protects retail customers sheAAd financial serYice5 firm default on irs obligations. Dcf further invested In Constnjcting Future5 Devon Ltd ICFDLI as a trading subslthary agaln thls year, with an inter-company loan of £175,CQO. Interest rates and repaymeni terms were established to reflrft the risk involved, and protect DCT'S capital against inflation. DCT'5 Board has previously sought, and acted on, professional athice on Ihe risk level, ternis and legal implications of making loans to CFDL. PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNcERT￿NTrES We recogni5è that our work carries potential financial. ¢JpeTati¢)nal. regulatory, and strateglc rlsks, and we have risk assessment processes in place to a5ses5 and manage these c4refully. Our current risk resister sets out 8 categorles of rfjsk. These are.. Financial Personal Reputational Premises Buslness Dlsruptlon Organisalional and 0￿ratiOnal 12 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 hWIbyO￿rètinoactfvrth￿s 287.689 16.023 Caslfflows from fn*stkn9 act1￿1￿5.. Di%idend5. Interestand Rents from In¥estsnents Pur¢hase ofPmperty. Plantand Equipment 818 982 Net cash prov￿￿ed tylus•d inl •etr¥lbes 818 982 Cashflows frorn Enanclng 8cIfv**$: Procee(Is I￿4￿. athoncement of kons 50.000 50,LN)O Nel cash wovided from ￿￿nGIng actl¥ltl•s So￿00 chan￿ In Cdsh and ¢o$h•qulYdf¢nts In the rep¢wUTha p•rlod Cash ¢ash•4u￿hrtlS ¥ttM b8gknlng oftho reportill9 periad I236￿71> 67,005 718.003 648,998 Cash and cash•qu￿al￿nt8 attho end of th• r•pty¢kng perlod 479.132 716.003 RXONaLiAnON OFpEf INCOME1IEXPB4L￿ TO CASHFLOW FROM oPWTh￿ACTNrnES Net I￿o￿e1(ExPe￿jiI￿eI forthe ropwling prlod las per ststsrnentoffinancial 4ctiyit*sl Affjustments for.. Dep￿claI0n charges Interestfrom InNEstmenls (In¢￿8$ey0e(￿eaSe in Stocks IlncreaseyDe(xeas* in Debbrs IncfeaseqDecTrasel in c￿lI0r8 Net¢a$h pro¥hJed bylused Inl aGli¥*i•s 227,693 58.758 167 18181 {318 JS81 1231.9971 36224 287.689 210 19821 140.4981 71,537 3.002 16,023 Cash tn hand Total cash aThl cash eqthalonts 479,132 479 132 716.003 716.003 A I Pyil 2021 Cashflows A 31 M8rch 2022 Cash and cash eqUI￿leftts Loans and borrowings Total 716.003 50.000 666.003 1236.8711 50,000 286.8T1 479,132 100.000 379.132 22 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IiARCH 2022 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The principal accounting poliaes adopted. judganents and key 5￿jrCeS of estimation Uncertainty in the preparation of the financlal statrnts are as f￿10￿￿. al Cornpany 5tstU5 and Statutory information The Charity is a Company Limited by Guarantee. has no shar* opital, and is registered in England ar Wales. The company was incorporated on 12th January 1999 and the charitie5 registered number and registered office addre55 can be f¢)und within the Reference and Administration details on page 9 of the financlal statements. The members of the compaJy are the trustees wh> are at50 orthnary meM￿r$. In the event of the charity being wound up the liability in respect of the guarantee is limiled to £1 per mernber of the Charity. A list of these members can be f￿nd in the Reference and Administration details on page 9 of the financial statements. bl Basis of preparation The financial siatements have been prepared in accordarKe with kcounLing and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20151 (Charities SORP IFRS 10211. the FinarKial Reporting Standard applicable In the UK and Rewtbiic of Ireland {FRS 1021 and the (￿*panieS Act 2006. Communily Council of De¥￿ rn￿ts the deh"nition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or traTrSactf￿ value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accountlng policy ￿te{SI. The financial statements consolidate the result5 of the charity and its subsidiary undertaking5 on a line by Line basfs. A separate Statemenr of Finanaal Activities and Income and ExFenditure Account for the charity has not been presented because the charfity has taken a￿antage of tr* exemption afforded by section 408 Companie5 Act 2CQ6. The finarKial statements are presented In p)und sterilng 1£) which TS t￿ charfty's functlonal and presentation currency. cl Preparation of the financial Statements on a ioing Co￿eM basls CCD reported a group profit In the reporting Feriod of £227,693. with total funds he(d at the end of the peric¥J of £1,053.364. Of these total Broup funds, £524.554 was held fn elther unrestricted ordesignated funds. a net increase of £162,648. Designated funds include a General Reserve Fund Set at £200,000. which would cover costs that would arise 5houl¢J DCT Cease trading. The chartty reported a net cash ¢)utflr)w of £236.871 for the year. with cash and cash equivalents heid at the end of the period of £479.132. The economlc outlcok, cuts in ￿lIC spending, and reduced levels of availablè grant funding are a significant area of finanoal uncertainty for the charity. We have mitigated this by a strategic drlve to diversify income streams. a move towards earned income and commlssioned work. and the deyeloprnent of a roLLJsi pl￿1The of fLrnding opportunities. This is monitored and scrutinised regularly by senior staff, and by trustees on a quarterly t￿7$. Having made all necessary enquiries. based (MI the information available to date, the directors are sat15fied that the company 15 expected to mainiain sufflcfjent cash balances to meet the re4ulrement5 of the business for a period of at least twdve months from the date of approval of these financlal statements. Accoidingly. the directors cont?nue to adopt the going COn￿rn basi5 of presentati￿. 23 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVO NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL ¥fATEhlENT5 ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENL7ED 31 MARCH 2022 dl Fund acCO￿ling & re5erve5 P￿iCieS Unrestricted funds - conslsts of one fund that the charity may use at its discreti￿. Restricted fund5 . )re those for a pre.agreed purpose where the donor has imposed conditi¢)ns on the use of the fund5. The policy for such funds is to adhere to the relevant conditions., temporary timing differences for income received may occur at the reporting date and is the reason for negatlve balances on some funds. These are reported as follows: ACREIDefra- Grant funding through rnerthr5hip of ACRE. Devon Communlty Housing Hub- To SLVWJrt corr*nunities in estabiishirv4 a need for affordable houslng. RHE Cornmunity Led Hub- A specific rural IM)U5ing project Separate fr￿ the RHE maln fund. Dèvon County Councfjl - Dèvon Remèmbèrs - To #Jp[￿rt the restoratlon, renovatton and rnainlenance of World War 1 War Memorial5. Empoweflng Enterprlse- To focus on ideniifw.ng opportunities for Your￿ people furthest from the labour mar1(et to access work experience or voiunteerinq CYp￿rtunitIes. Experience Works - a programme of emptoyability support and bespoke mentwing that help5 24 year olds to get into work. training or ed￿ation Coronaviru5 Community Support Fund - A Devon Highlights Programme co￿d.19 ResF*)nse exlension Devon Communlty Reslllence Forum - To erthirage the wfyjuclicffl of emergency plans at a c ?#.*# 120294 591 11MQ 77 esM5D SS.765 63.172 227J43 1J•JO5 J¢M7 >•J43 I.Sw￿¢0$ S.$wJf•aSWtrd•ot9afisaikn•nd¢)A* SOJU 29032 67 525 142542 INCOWNG RESOURCES - BY FUNDER 145 54.145 51145 2Z7.W AXS¥ IXQ•I 161.143 .OOD 4OOD &(•0 TM)J 145 ,it• C¢• 4&C<¢ East Bbj triiery Fur Tnxi ¥oo 3$12JO 351.rjo Westh Fw$￿￿1 4(720 113,092 Pl￿ CoffWI Courty ¢on61nJClkgF*rn IJ 81.1JJ 113mZ SW$ 20. 11.120 .500 21*121 161. 21W) .1$5 1010ty 211.710 1&457 41842 5 14 27 COAWUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES ro THE GROUP FINANCIAL sfATEMEMtS ICONnNUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 hWRCH 2022 Oefra Defra provlde funding to all Rural Commuthty CrxJ￿fits thrO￿h a national contraci wth ACRE, the natlonal body of Rural Community Councils. to provide local intelligence and undertake strategic Inf[ue￿iD9 against four thernes: housing and planning. fuel poverty and renewabltr energy. broadband, and transport and services. Devon County Councll support for core work and project5 DCC has an annual servTce level ag￿ernent with DCT. This fund wo￿$ on community-led planning. social enterprise and social inclusion. In addilion OCC also funds speofic projects Undertaken. Devon Communlty Reslllènce Forum Devon Community Resilience ForLKn provide support and grants to I￿aL communities to activate their emergency plans. East Devon Distrlct Councll Funding support for work with C¢knmunities in East Devon. Blg Energy Savlngs Network To raise awareness of fuel p)verty. through coaching events, for commniiy leaders and vulnerable older cor15umers. Devon EnvironrYiÈnt Foundation To support grants for local groups to promote wildlife in the ILKal community- Devon Voluntary Action Providing funding for the Cthitain Outbreak Management Fund. Western Power To raise awareness of fuel poverty and implement rrea5ure5 to womte energy alfordabllity School For Social Entrepreneurs Funding support for S￿la1 Enterprise oryanisations under the Community R￿WaI Fund Petroc Funding for Empowering Enterprise and Experience Work5 projects. Cornwall County Councll Funding ￿e7ved in respect of the Pathfinder Flood Prevention project. NHS Funding for Digital Inequality InsSght Reseafth. Con5tructlng Futures Devon Llmlted This is ihe trading subsidiary of CCD, and affl￿nts st￿M a￿ revenues earned by CFDL. Other Incorne- Charitable Activitie5 Represents other income that is related to irKome from the charitable activities, where the funder hasn't speciflcally been asked to be listed. OTHER INCOME Fund 2021 D•svJn•lpd Fvnd 22 2022 202 Sundry M$4WLqnwJS tyi￿n• •24 EXPENDITURE ON KAISING FUNDS FL￿d 22 202 520 28 COMMUNrrY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEI•ENTS IcoFrnNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 9. WENDITURE ON cHA￿TA8LE ACTIVlnES TaWFL*ts 2422 2022 l.Ewnwy 162.413 19 105Y7 15759) 115X4J 10M92 20M71 iJoo 5211 33Mg 152.5•> 2Z1AZZ 230.IYJ 29.469 131>1J 3 r￿MMUn￿FId￿I 11SJJ3 2ZJJ04 3PIY 18JJl1 123? 23hg2 1&922 23.692 16J22 •3¥1•S 034.721 OlJJ4I 221J7T 12IX4 5.324 4DJUQ 42.72U 9a. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDMJRE ON CH*HTA6LE ACTIVITIES IQZl 2•22 2ll21 1gZ2 2021 5kff Casts ¥J7.741 44II2S J16A31 21? ZM1 75Jg1 21J32 22JZI 24351 75JIZ7 33974 62J87 E4wpthentE*i¥WTC(¢b 16.1•9 24J5B 17m7 909 23.191 r•E>p•ni• 2T￿Str 69.740 2111 41.195 4.639 7J•2 2.D78 167 167 210 11¥J36 36288 3•.135 B220 4.639 21 4635 939 631.120 673 224 126 10. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTivmES - GRANTS 2•22 2022 2021 1.ECkY￿y 2.Hoal* 4fidWbIb￿fi9 3.CornrnUffltyF￿lths 4.S•nlcgs 3JJg 62JBI IIJS4 53 11M$4 29 COIWIUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IcoiillNUEO) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 10a. GIiANtS AWARDED Total Grants in year totalled E62.384 were made to: Devon Communlty Reslllence Board (£5.81)6.591 Ide Parish Council Bideford Town Council Ugborough Parish Council Peter Marlands Community ReS￿rCe Fund Fenltor) Parish Councll Tedburn St Mary Parish C0￿clI Sampford Courtenay Parish Council Bishops Clyst Parish Council Buckland Brewer Parish Council Ivybrldge Parish Council North Tavrton Parish Council C160.C £554. £77.62 £242.69 £546.35 £250.C É1,131.17 £Z91.67 £250.C £1.495.45 £807.64 Devon Senlor Volce (£3.959) Age UK Involve £2,6￿. £1.359.ts) VCSE Grants from Core fund {£5.000) Food Plynw)uth CIC Bebuckfastleigh Intercom Trust Parental Mind$ Living Options Devon Voluntary Action É250.LXJ C250.C £250. £250.CiJ E250.C(J £250.( Éi Aclion Climate Teign￿ldge COLAB Exeter Cltizens Advice Devon DYS Spa¢e Plymouth Devon Racial Equality cou￿1 Young Devon Trading CSE Catch77 Devon Community Fowm Devon Youth Parliament North Devon Voluntary 5ethces Action For Children £250. £250.Q) £250. 250.G £250.(KI £1,1￿.c<) £250.tXI 50.CKI £250.CKI E250.CW D4wrnFUrtr•￿ IIfv¥c4)mbo Pibt Trwn Hall R•gon•rn Dev)n Comm￿A￿L*aM1￿ *t4d•my G￿+[￿j R*sor¥• S*atogicOevJkpmenl FuThd S>stem5 Oth¢Wm4ni FuTrd 1.7S9 11.7Sg1 39 18671 432 11￿32 50M&) 19 131.7201 133A101 114.eaoi 2m• 667 143268) 46*01 150.OCO) n5 {19564) 32.720 33.41• 14MBO SS.M6 20M+ t7851 IIMn9Work5 ILls*r4w Earptol} So*Tti9n Hou$ity CLYrtmufptyOthdc*rn4nl Pi•v4nknl TakeTha Leap CSETaik& 111.9UOI 11•,$341 19.534 117298 19A85 117.298 19.485 Frnm VM•siikt•d 2022 2022 2021 To Reslrlcted Rvr4 19,485 31 COMMUNITY C(KJNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs (COP￿INUED} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 During the year £391,731 of income for restricted funds was trart5ferredto the unrestricted fund forconlribution5 from restricted fund projects for project management expenses and programme adminisiration costs. including premises and ICTexpenses. Th15 directcharitabLe expenth.ture fomis part of the restricted funds and Is discharged through core attl￿tIes, (2021 £237.038). 12. AUDITOR'S REMUNERlnON 2022 2021 In respeclof dil Ser%1￿5 (including VAT)- parerttchaitty Jdilois - Oihor 5er%ices Ajdil Sor¥irn5 [￿cluding VAn- subsidiary 6h80 900 "s.oso 6,000 3,000 3,660 All accounta￿Y is urthrtak?n ty Commwwty cr￿￿1 of DMn staff. 13. DIRECTORS, REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES During the year Iwo directorltru5tees received a cornbin*d total of £26712021- two directorsltru5tee5 received combined £2511 in respect of re1ml￿r5ed expe￿es. No rem￿￿ratIon wa5 paTd to the th'rectorsltTUStees during the year. 14. MOVEMENT IN F￿D5 FOR THE YEAR Th1$ Is slated aler¢harylng- 2022 2021 Oepreeiation Operatlng Lease Palments 167 24.981 210 25.320 32 COPWNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTE5 TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs ICONTrNUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 15. EA4PLOYEES 2022 2021 Gross Salaries N8b"onal Insuranf* Costs Pension Cosls 452.344 31,376 19,789 391,195 27.812 17,755 Total Slaff Costs 503.509 438.762 No •mplo)Ee¥ eamings were more thaTh £60.000 peraMLm. rKeyl/en8gemenlPeTronnel Contains the"Chief Ey£¢xti* and DireciorolR8sourc4$. In the Pre￿Ou9 >Èar, Ihis group also contsinod Ihe DeputyChiefEwJl4E (until May20201. The tolal ofemploFe benefits m8(le tr) Ihr5 group during the )earwas:_ 2022 2021 Gms5 Salaries National Insurance Co$i% P¢nslon costs Tolal Slaff ¢gs1s 76,5Q 8.116 3*25 88M1 76.662 7.886 3,514 88.064 A￿rage numberoffvll time equ￿lents ern￿0￿d bythe d￿fitydUThn9 the Jtarwas:_ 2022 2021 Charitsbl• kbb4tiè$ 16.7 14.6 2022 2021 rage numberofsiaff emplosed bylhe charitydunng the )tar 22 19 sion Scherne The CommunityCouAtsI OIDe￿n has its ￿10 Enrobmentobli9ations. Is partofthat proeess the Board ofthe Communitycounul ofDey)n. agrted thallhe emploJtrts)ntribution would bo 5% and staff would bo asked trj o)ntriOu* a minimum of3% of9fos$ $aL8ry. A 31stVdrch 2022 th•re was £4.408 ofoulSlandin9 tontribubons 12021 £nlll. 33 COhlMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEhlEMTS ICONTINUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 16. FIXED ASSETS and INVESTMENTS Fixed Assets ¢>oup 2022 Charjty 2022 2021 2021 osto 8rought For¥Ydrd at 1 fvprfl 2021 ditions Oisposals 48.313 48.313 48,313 48,313 31 2022 48,313 48.313 48,313 8￿￿9￿1 lorward at 1 Ppril 2021 Depreciab'on- thary8 forthe >tar Disposals 47A7S 167 47.265 210 47,475 167 47,265 210 A31 2022 47.642 47.475 47,642 47.475 Net book ￿lue a131 Vorth 2022 671 838 671 838 Investments 2022 2021 In￿StmentS in subsidiaries 1fJ) 1(Xl Subsdlad•$ Cost or valuatic At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2022 und rtakln Undertaklng Country of In¢orporation Holdlng Proportion of voting rl9hts and 2022 2021 Subsldiary undertakin9¥ ConsIn￿11Th) Futures De￿ ￿MIted. Unils 73 & 74 Basepint Business Cent￿, Yeofcrfd Way. Exeter. EJ2 8L8 En￿arKI 10) 100 The wncipd ￿li￿AtY cl Co￿tnJctlng Futures De￿ ￿mited 15 that of prThidirvJ (n5ite construct￿n skills to leamèrs and apprenlicies trcffi Swth Ce¥)n C(41ege. by acqJirir4J n8w bjild ￿￿pertIeS or fefrjrbishmont Ncy•cts. 34 COhthlUNrrY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL sTATEmEP￿ ICC*fflNUEO} FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 17. STOCK Group 2022 C￿tttY 2022 2021 2021 S*)d(- properbes under refiJrbi5hmenl 534598 215.640 s¥4￿88 215,640 18. DEBTORS .Charlty 2022 2022 2021 "2021 Trad* debtors knounts owed bysubsldiaryundertakings Otheidabb)rs and prgpayments 206269 17.890 206,269 224.400 94,315 17.8 16.551 51.328 96A81 52,883 302.750 70.753 524.984 85.769 knounts owed by¥ubsidiaryund•rfaknngs indudo £rtil12021.. £rtill whkh is du8 after more Ihan one sear 19. CASH AT BANK aruy 2022 2022 2021 2021 Ilage Hall Grants Business Bon¢J- Carnbddge & Cwnles Gen•ral 7.423 89.632 618.948 7.423 89.632 472.815 90.359 388.773 90,359 388,741 479.132 716.C(13 479.100 569.870 20. CREDITORS oup 2022 2021 2022 2021 Trade ￿dI10 23.642 50.713 150.ooty 21.402 18,030 12,668 32,625 100.L￿O 7,120 2S,150 20.738 36.456 7.447 22AOO Loans and borrowfjngs Other cr8ditor5 Value Pdd8d Tax 21.402 18.030 7.120 25,1SO 263.787 177563 96.624 62,517 Al amtyjnts are due within one ￿ar. Fordotail ofLoans and bowrowing$ $e8 no18 24 35 COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMEKfs ICOPfflNUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 21. ANALYSIS OF GROUP ASSETS BEf*VEEN FUNDS 2022 Unrostrl¢t•¢ P•$trlctod D•5hwat•d F￿dS Funds 2021 Urwo$tri¢t8d R¢skn¢W Dèstqnatsd Fun05 Funds Fvn¢J$ Totsl Totyl N>Fd assets Curventagse Currgrblliabilioes 671 671 523.373" 1.316A80 P63,787) 83 83B 454,048 1.002,396 0 1177.5631 234J46 558.761 1233I361 129,9511 414.065 637P70 1160*671 116.9961 Total ne18$5et8 510 521010 $2 IM4 1.053Jffj4 253,498 620.074 454,8a6 825fi71 22. OPERATING LEASE COIWThl P131 N*r¢h 2022 annual commibn¢nls under non-car*cellable leases were as follow8.' oup 2022 Charlty 2022 2021 2021 Land and 8ulldrtgs 8uildings Lease.. < One Sear Two io fi%e >ea5 1.980 2,043 1980 2.043 1.980 1.980 Otheroperatlng Lèases Pholocopi8r'. < One ￿ar Two to 5.520 1,614 1￿63 3.177 5.520 1A63 3.177 5.520 5.520 Total 5220 7.500 5220 7,SC A 31 2022 capitdl wmmibnenls w•r¥£nll IZ021=£nill. 23. DEVON LAND BANK TRUST DCT established the Devon Land Bank Trust {DLBTI in 1989. It was formed through a 'deciaratlon of tNst' by the chair & vice presidents of DCT, and remained part of DCT with its own trustee5. In 201312014 DCT became the sole Corporate TnJ5tee for DBLT. DBLT sought and agreed Optio￿ on siles for the {Jevelo￿ent of affOrda￿e housing. Eighi of these opllons led to development5 by a nurnber of Housing Association5, opening between 1996 and 2￿2. DBLT agred 999 year leases on the land wilh Housing Associations. DLBT holds the freehold on all bar one of these site5. DLBT has no funds. income or exF*nditure of Its own. The final money held by DLBT was spent during 201112012 to support the Devon Rurnl Housing Enabler progrnmme. 36 COAIMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON NOTES TO THE GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMEpirs IcoKnNUEDI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 24. RELATED PARTY TPANSACTfoNS DCT did not undertake any related party tran5OCtiThts. other than wfjth their subsldlary du￿n9 ihe rèportlng perigd. None of our In￿leeS receive remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity. other than allowable out-of-pcKket expen5e5. There are three separate loans of £50,(MXJ each. advanced fn 2021 to the company's subsidiary by a third party, for whom one of the threclors holds p)wer of attorry. All loans are repayable on demand. wlth Inte￿$t a¢¢rulng at elther 2.5% or 3% amwi. The loa￿ are all repayable on demand. 25. NET'INCOIAE FROM TKADING ACnVITIES OF SUBSIDIARY The charily OW￿ 11)JX of the issued ordinary share ¢apltal of the followirtra SLthldiary company. and Is incorporated in the UK: C(x)strurtfng Futures Devon Limlted. company registration nufflber 11169867. and their reglstered address 15 Units 73 & 74 Ba54)oint Business certt￿. Yeoford Way, Exeter. EX2 8LB A summary of the cornpanie5' tradlng results 15 SI￿)w￿ below. Audfted accoLrnts are fllled wfth the Regf5trar of Companies in respect of the company. 2022 2021 TumoKer Coslofsal 51186 52.497 51.897 42.715 oss ILossyPiofit 16111 9.182 ministyation E4bons•s er0perab.ng Inwme Corpootion Tax Net IL0551 for thv )Tar 128?151 125.1261 21 26 15.944 Inlere$t Pa￿ble and similartharg9$ (9.6661 {7P701 Net (Loss) forth• Jpar 38A92 23.014 Thg aggrggaw oflho Ass¥ls and LlabIll￿¢S was: Assets 538.796 363.308 669.556 457,476 Shareholderf funds 132.760 94.168 37 Tty 333>2 J232 iy7￿ OVJ* **1 19,340 JJ11 414•10I IM2191 112•JI ni4D5) PIJ3¥ 111J3ffj 11JF4 Y iF&440 38 Zl 50 25 25L 151 V4T 11 413e4 4FJ21 4.ID 3iw 25 1153 .102) tIR41¥ 11437UI IU•II (11)￿1 2.4YI 7.13B 39 2421 • 3BA 1•1 J51JJV FJIO *119 Pl¥ P79iJ • r*ii9I 12W&I IT5OBI) EF) xot 2QZi 2422 SJ.145 S¥.14S iiai fW4WMlly*&*411 ￿¥)27 41 iz ¢Fwdlty 141y¥ 27m• 2W 2Tmll (11 1117J*•tr iW5 wii7J JJ IW•YI 1￿*11 91JD 1*7J2 Di•J S•4 iW1•1 43