## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE**
(A Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a Share Capital)
## **Company No 3712283**
## **Registered Charity No 1075224**
## **REPORT AND**
## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR**
**1 APRIL 2021 TO 31 MARCH 2022**
## **Azets Audit Services**
5 Yeomans Court Ware Road Hertford Herts SG13 7HJ
## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees Report**
**______________________________________________________________**
INDEX TO THE REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
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|1-16|Report of the Trustees|
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|17|Independent Examiner’s Report|
|18|Statement of Financial Activities|
|19|Balance Sheet|
|20-29|Notes to the Financial Statement|
Vision: Catalyst for Change
This is a Company Limited by Guarantee, conducting projects of a social nature within Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. It is the Rural Community Council representing Hertfordshire. The income of the Charity for 2021/22 is **£317,201**
## **The Trustees’ Annual Report**
The report follows the order set out in the 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 2015). The Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting.
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our objectives and in our plans for future periods. The Trustees consider how planned activities contribute to the aims and objectives set.
The report refers to “a _risk management statement_ ” which identifies the major risks and the action taken to mitigate them. This is reviewed each year by the Board. The Charity’s objects, aim, strategy and major activities undertaken are reviewed in the _objectives and activities_ section. Note the _reserves policy_ includes an explanation of the minimum level of reserves, the reserves held and the Charity’s plans for its reserves.
The report concludes with a statement of the Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements.
## **The accounts**
The Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) reports the charitable activities as a single line with an expanded analysis in the notes on pages 20-29. For comparison, the results for the year 2020/21 are included.
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022**
The Trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ending 31 March 2022.
## **Reference and administrative details**
Charity number: 1075224 Company number: 3712283 Principal Office: The Castle, Hertford. SG14 1HR
## **Directors and Trustees**
The Directors of the Charity are its Trustees for the purpose of Charity Law and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees.
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The Trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
## Appointed
Tap Bali 17 September 2003 Chris Tombs 10 November 2006 (Chair to 14 September 2022) Christine Nairn 20 November 2009 (retired June 2021) Mary Lambe 01 August 2019 John Dawson 15 July 2019 Allison Alexander 19 February 2020 (Chair from 15 September 2022) Jodie Deards 30 June 2021 Chief Executive Officer Kate Belinis DL Company Secretary John Collins
**Independent Examiner:** Azets Audit Services, 5 Yeomans Court, Ware Road, Hertford. SG13 7HJ
## **Banker:**
Yorkshire Bank Plc, 7 Gold Street, Northampton. NN1 1EN
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing Document**
Community Development Action Hertfordshire (CDA Herts) is a Company Limited by Guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 22 January 1999 and amended to extend its area to surrounding districts on 26 August 2005. It is registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission. Anyone over the age of eighteen can become a member of the Company and there are currently 70 members.
## **Appointment of Trustees**
As set out in the Articles of Association the Trustees are selected from individual members of the representatives of the member organisations and from communities of interest, annually.
All members are circulated with invitations to nominate Trustees prior to the AGM advising them of the retiring Trustees and requesting nominations for the AGM. When considering co-opting Trustees, the Board has regard to the requirements for any specialist skills needed because of the Trustees’ Skills Audit.
## **Trustee induction and training**
New Trustees undergo an orientation to brief them on their legal obligations under Charity and Company Law, the content of the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the committee and decision-making processes, the Strategy and Forward Planning and recent financial performance of the Charity. During the induction they meet key employees and other Trustees. Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.
## **Organisation**
The Board of Trustees administers the Charity. The Board meets bi-monthly. The Trustees appoint the Chief Executive Officer to manage the day-to-day operations of the Charity. To facilitate effective operations, the Chief Executive Officer has delegated authority, within terms of the delegation approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including finance and employment.
## **Risk management**
The Trustees have a risk management strategy which comprises:
- An annual review of the risks the Charity may face.
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- The establishment of systems and procedures designed to mitigate those risks identified in the plan; and
- The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the Charity should those risks materialise
- A key element in the management of financial risk is the setting of a reserves policy and its regular review by Trustees.
## **Objects and activities**
The objects of the Charity as set out in the Memorandum of Association are:
- Ø To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the geographical County of Hertfordshire and surrounding areas by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in advancing education, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress, or sickness, or in pursuing any other charitable purposes.
- Ø To promote and organise co-operation in the achievements of the said purposes and to that end bring together Council representatives of the authorities and organisations engaged in the furtherance of the said purposes within the geographical County of Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
Established in January 1966, CDA Herts is the Rural Community Charity (RCC) for Hertfordshire. Now in its 56[th] year, CDA Herts aims to be the leading independent County Charity for the sustainable development of rural and urban communities across Hertfordshire and a strategic partner in the development of the County’s Voluntary and Community Sector and public sector agencies.
## **The Board:**
- Discussed and agreed on how the Charity needed to adapt to achieve optimum impact with its’ delivery of the covid recovery initiatives
- Developed and scoped the staff survey on the impact of working from home and potential hybrid working. The feedback was overwhelming in favour of the option of hybrid working and 100% staff felt the charity supported them throughout the period of home working
- Received regular briefings on the state of the sector together with the weekly then monthly updates from the Herts Strategic Co-ordinating Group, which helped with their decisionmaking process on adaptability and flexibility of services
- Nominated Governance Champion completed the process for adherence to the Code of Governance
- Continued with recruitment of Trustees with targeted skills to fill the skills and industry gaps, especially in health and was successful with the recruitment of a new Health Champion
- Reviewed the Forward Plan and agreed with the overarching themes
- Strategic planning day to be arranged in early 2022 with all trustees and staff
- Thanked Christine Nairn for her long service as an active Trustee and her legacy in the development of the Community Garden in St Albans since 2011.
The Board are grateful to the staff and volunteers who overcame the new working environments of home based and occasionally office visits, adapted to virtual meetings, support services via telephone (a medium neglected in the past as most correspondences were electronic) and continued with the business at hand. Without their commitment and enthusiasm to deliver services, CDA Herts would be in a different place.
The Board also wants to thank all the funders, sponsors, especially Herts County Council: Adult Care Services and Public Health, Herts CCG, Herts Community Foundation, Children in Need, PACT, Office of Police and Crime Commissioner and many of our colleagues and partners in our shared vision and mission. We were proud to be part of the strategic plan to reduce health inequalities especially in our ethnically diverse and rural communities.
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|**What is it we do?**|**Activities**|**Impact of services delivered**|
|---|---|---|
|**Rural Life support**|**Village Halls Networks:**
·
East Herts
·
North Herts
·
St Albans, Hertsmere &
Welwyn Hatfield
·
Dacorum & Three Rivers
Membership grew to 236
throughout the 12 months.
110 Village Halls and
Community Buildings
individually supported.
Annual Conference reached
fifty-seven participants.
Fifty-seven different topics of
support covered.
Surveys undertaken into
Internet coverage,
Defibrillator provision, Fire
Servicing, Heating sources,
Waste collection, Dementia
Friends.
We have referred 12 Halls to
Low Carbon Workspaces for
carbon reducing grants.
We have referred 15 Halls to
Utility Aid for energy supply
advice.|Our countywide Advisory Service is
invaluable in supporting Hall
Management Trustees in their
governance, licensing, health & safety,
and compliance role ensuring that they
can provide excellent, safe, legal, and
appropriate community facilities,
especially in rural areas. The
importance of this service has
increased immeasurably since
lockdown when we have provided daily
advice to dozens of Halls in negotiating
the challenges of re-opening safely and
legally for the benefit of their villages.
We have provided direct support and
advice to 110 Village Halls and
Community Buildings through email
with some telephone calls.
We guided and informed 225
community halls and buildings through
a plethora of changes to Covid
measures ensuring they were covid
secure and compliant and all times.
We have held 8 Village Hall Network
Zoom support meetings for our 4
Networks. These resulted in 146
attendances. The number of meetings
has reduced because we have
amalgamated all groups into one
Network thus improving coverage,
information, and peer support. The
East Herts Consortium plans to
become Countywide from the next
AGM in November
We organised the Annual Village Halls
Conference in November which was a
hybrid event in Little Hadham Village
Hall and live streamed on Zoom with
fifty-six participants who enjoyed
engaging presentations by supportive
partners and members of the network.
Information, advice, and support has
increased exponentially over this year
and especially since Halls have
reopened. The demand for information
and advice has grown with the growth
in activity of the Networks with peer
support particularly strong and
increasing.|
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||**Community Energy**
**Network = 85 members**
Network activity has been
limited this year due to other
priorities and Covid.
However, we have
undertaken one Zoom
Meeting, attended the Herts
Climate Change Partnership
and strengthened ties with
Sustainable Herts
East Herts Council’s Project
to install Electric Vehicle
Charging Points in Village
Hall Car Parks has made
very slow progress and has
only targeted those Halls on
publicly owned land which
are a small minority.
We have strengthened our
partnership with Utility Aid
and have started receiving a
useful commission for our
work in creating referrals and
promoting the service.
**Our Autumn Rural Support**
**Network Survey**showed
that most RSNs were still
active supporting local
vulnerable and elderly people
with volunteers. RSNs
continued their work
throughout the year with
2000 volunteers helping
2000+ people covering 180
villages and hamlets
**40 Covid Information**
**Champions**(CIC) supported
with 50 Bulletins.
**472 Bags of Kindness**
distributed through 30 RSNs.|Supported by UH, Local Government
Sustainability Officers, Transition
Towns, Climate Change groups and
individuals concerned with
environmental and resource issues.
Information exchange and debate on
key topics, provided support for Herts
Sustainability Conference and
members of Herts Climate Change
Partnership. Have maintained close
contact with Community Works the lead
agency for Eastern New Energy and
we are working closely investigating
opportunities for funding concerning
Renewable Energy/Low-cost
Housing/Community Building initiatives.
This work has been supported by one a
further remote Intern from the USA and
one Environmental Management
Masters Student from UH.
This is now providing a small income
stream and is set to grow following a
relaunch of our Partnership with USA.
This year we have seen ten new Halls
sign up for improved Tariffs and
cheaper energy although the fuel crisis
has created great uncertainty and huge
rises in the costs for Halls.
The Pandemic has meant that the
Rural Issues Network and the Farmers’
Cafes have again not been able to
meet, and our main rural focus has
been on our work supporting Rural
Support Networks which sprang up in
response to Coronavirus and the
lockdown helping the elderly,
vulnerable and isolated. This work
underlined the amazing strength and
resilience of rural communities to help
each other, and the sheer number of
volunteers and people helped has
played a huge role in the public health
response but overlooked by our local
authorities.
We produced weekly Covid Updates
which were sent to our Covid
Information Champions helping to
encourage uptake in vaccinations and
safe behaviour as well as informing.
We provided a valuable link for isolated
rural communities with Public Health|
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||**35 Festive Funding**grants
totalling £4,000 were given to
local groups and Village Halls
to bring warmth and comfort
to 600 people.
**£9,000 of Household**
**Support**Fund was received
and distributed to 20 RSNs to
support local people in fuel
and food poverty.
**Rural Loneliness Forum**
Numbers = 46 members
**Rural Proofing**is an
essential process which
examines and mitigates for
rural communities in service
delivery commissioning. Our
work with HCC has led to a
change in emphasis with
service delivery contracts
required to prioritise and
report on the locations
delivered to and not just the
numbers of people helped.
**Broadband and Digital**
**Infrastructure**
Joined the DIZ
Our Survey suggests 50% of
Village Halls do not even
have a landline.
UH and CDA to undertake a
countywide Survey.
**Affordable Housing**
**Partners: North Herts**
**District Council, Dacorum**
**Borough Council, Hastoe**
**and Settle Housing**|information and maintained a regularly
updated website information resource.
We accessed funding and resources
through Herts Community Foundation
and Herts County Council to assist
RSNs in their work. This activity saw an
increase in awareness for rural
isolation and need in Hertfordshire.
For the first time we applied for and
received Household Support Fund to
enable rural people in food and fuel
poverty to be supported.
We formed this network to address
issues of poor service provision, to
improve commissioning processes and
engagement with rural communities.
Help connect service providers with
Village Halls/Hubs/Social prescribing
networks. Signs of progress with
activity at Little Hadham VH, Citizens
Advice and Carers in Herts.
One meeting this year enabled service
providers to stay connected and
provide updates on their year of covid
activity which saw a huge rise in
remote support changing the way they
will operate in the future.
Herts County Council has responded to
our repeated requests for improved
rural service delivery of commissioned
services.
We continue to raise awareness of
poor broadband and mobile coverage
in rural areas. A Village Hall Internet
access Survey was undertaken. We
joined the Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ)
a cross district partnership with Epping
and have raised awareness of rural
need.
We have been in discussion with UH
about them undertaking a countywide
survey into Village Hall internet. We are
working with HCC Gigabit programme
to improve rural coverage.
We continue to contribute to community
led housing through our membership of
Eastern Community Homes (ECH).
Locally, Stevenage Borough Council
are supportingECH,and we have been|
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||**Associations**
**Rural Digital Inclusion**
As the Covid Pandemic
social restrictions measures
began to ease last summer,
we had a window of
opportunity to commence our
Rural Digital Inclusion
Programme.
We have assisted in setting
up weekly ‘Drop In’ IT
support sessions at 3 local
Village Halls: Little Hadham,
Datchworth, Bennington.
The sessions have become a
regular activity for all those
taking part and provide a
welcoming and supportive
learning opportunity for local
people seeking digital help &
IT advice.|collaborating with them to develop
ideas for bringing forward community
led schemes in the Borough.
We appreciate the continued support of
our rural affordable housing
partnerships in Dacorum and North
Herts through the local authorities and
our housing association partners,
Hastoe and Settle Housing
Associations. We have been working
hard in both Boroughs to promote rural
housing and courtesy of English Rural
Housing Association, have delivered
two training webinars, targeted at
educating parish councillors and others
about the benefit of rural affordable
housing. Videos of each can be viewed
via our web Rural Affordable page.
Work is well underway on site in
Wilstone to deliver six homes by
Dacorum Borough Council following a
housing needs survey of Tring Rural
parish conducted by us in 2017. The
tenants will benefit from the provision of
air source heat pumps and solar
panels, cutting both energy costs and
carbon emissions.
In the year we have assisted in the
delivery of:
●
66 X 2hr weekly ‘Drop In’ Digital
Inclusion sessions
●
990hrs of Digital support & advice
provided
●
71 individual Digital Learners
received Digital support & advice
●
495 Digital Learner attendances in
total
●
Average age of Digital learners 75
to 80
●
1,263 hours of Digital Volunteers
time given In Kind, equivalent to a
monetary value of over £12.5k
●
4 Digital Champions trained and
assisted by 22 local Digi-Buds
Digital learners are assigned a Digital
Champion or Digital Buddy (local
volunteers) to help & assist them with
their specific digital and IT queries.
There is no expectation for learners to
attend each week and they can simply|
|---|---|---|
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|||quickly visit when they need some
advice or want to be shown how to do
something on a mobile phone, tablet, or
PC / laptop.|
|---|---|---|
|**Projects**|**Community Garden in St**
**Albans**
**Play Area based in HMP**
**The Mount**|Community cohesion remains key to
the lives of the local people who access
and maintain their own designated
plots and share stories and services
provided. The friendships formed are
truly inspirational.
This year we celebrated the Garden’s
10th anniversary and 20 volunteers
received certificates of thanks and
appreciation from the Vice Lord
Lieutenant and the Mayor of St Albans.
The tea party held on a glorious June
afternoon was a memorable event with
the solid team of volunteers’ doing
guided tours.
We said a fond farewell to Christine
and John Nairn. The garden would
have not been so developed, cared for,
or placed in such an enviable position
without their mega hard work, diligence
and bringing people and groups
together. We are forever grateful for
their friendship, kindness, support, and
generosity of their time and resources.
We continued to provide activities
for the children, but no physical
contact was allowed, nor any
movement away from the
designated seating plan. These
restrictions were harsh for the
children as any breaches of rules
resulted in the visit being
terminated. Sadly, after a brief
period the prison decided to not
allow our activity packs to be
distributed due to a small child
drawing on the furniture with a
crayon. The children then had
nothing to entertain them until we
resumed our service. Our service
resumed in March 2022.
Strict covid secure rules meant that
we were limited with the items of
play that was accessible for the
children. All items used were strictly
kept within individual family bubbles
and not shared.|
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||**All4One in Barnet**
**Covid Recovery Ethnically**
**Diverse people**
We were commissioned by
Herts Clinical Commissioning
Group (CCG) and Herts
County Council (HCC) with
funding from NHS Charities
Trust (Captain Sir Tom
Moore) to provide a focussed
support for ethnic diverse
communities in Herts.
The project’s aim is to
address health disparities
and inequalities faced and
experienced by ethnic
diverse individuals and
communities across Herts
and started in April 2021,
splitting into West and East
Herts. Recruited 3 staff
members from diverse ethnic|Total hours per week spent on
sessions is 9 instead of 20.
Sessional staff reduced their hours
due to the sessions only lasting one
hour and a handful of volunteers
have retired due to the delivery of
split sessions in a day. This may
change in the future.
Numbers have dropped significantly
(average of 5 per session).
It has been an incredibly positive
return; however, we do need to
open the play area properly to give
the families the full benefit of our
service. Mums and Dads still had no
time to talk ‘privately’ as the children
were with them the whole time.
The project ended in December 2021
after a difficult period when covid and
lockdowns disenabled us to delivering
the agreed interventions for the young
people.
The partnership with the Pupil Referral
School, Family Lives and Sporting
Inspirations was invaluable and we
continue to work together for young
people and their families.
·
Met over 100 organisations that
have ranged from statutory and
non-statutory services, voluntary
sector, grassroot organisations to
charities
·
Engaged with over 50 ethnic
diverse groups and communities
·
Supported 25 individuals who were
either referred into our project by
other service providers or have
contacted us directly for support
and information
·
The team have attended and
presented at over 190 events
·
More importantly, the team have
supported 74 ethnic diverse
community groups
·
The team have used these
opportunities to raise awareness of
the community’s needs, challenges,
and barriers|
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||heritage.
**Reconnecting Hertford**
Hertford Town Council
commissioned us to deliver
this project to unite people,
communities, groups, and
organisations throughout the
town.
**Jobs Pathway**|The project was slightly redesigned
withthe overall aim to support and help
local people, volunteers and groups
build stronger connections in
developing peoples' sense of
community belonging throughout the
town post pandemic. A significant
element of the project is to work with
the elected Town Councillors in
identifying those groups & projects
within their respective ward
communities, which could benefit from
some guidance and advice.
This has resulted in our offer to support
various community groups and
organisations across the town with a
range of new challenges / activities
which they are looking to take on for
the future, but also to help some to
regain their core activities and
operations to levels previously enjoyed
pre Covid.
Support ranges from assistance in
seeking specific funding routes for new
ventures and community projects,
through to helping groups to become
more sustainable.
Assisted 14 Hertford based community
groups, organisations and projects
including the setting up of a new
community garden, which was
previously derelict allotments.
Starting a vital recruitment service for
ex-offenders and employers during 18
months of a health pandemic and
lockdowns, may appear to be too
ambitious and a foolish venture.
However, our commitment to our target
group and the increasing hardships
facing people who want to make
significant changes to their chaotic
lifestyles’ by seeking employment and
getting some stability with lives was
worth the risk and hard work.
We are grateful to the support of many
employers and support providers and
our Project Manager who against
massive barriers, managed to support
ten referrals into job taster sessions,
gaining meaningful and relevant
training and not being homeless.|
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|**Core services**|**Comms and social media**
**Consultancy**
**Infrastructure support**
**Kickstart Scheme**
**Strategic Forums**
**Queen’s Green Canopy**
**Platinum Jubilee.**|We have increased our reach to 850+
with similar number of followers. Social
media traffic has improved and raised
awareness of diverse relevant topics.
Better Boards training to 3 charities and
support provided to access workforce
development grants with Herts
Community Foundation.
Herts Equality Council
Herts Welcomes Refugees
BAME groups and communities
We are delighted to take part with this
well-funded DWP scheme. We
employed two different young people
with differing aspirations. We wish them
well in their chosen career paths and
hope that they remember their time
with us was a good foundation to
reaching their potential.
**Voluntary People’s Assistance Cell**
continued to meet frequently to address
gaps/issues/concerns on health
inequalities especially the vaccine
rollout and low take up from the Black
and Asian communities. The framework
is working well as all continue to adjust
and adapt our services to meet the new
and old needs.
**Herts Health BAME Network**and
webinars to raise awareness, hear
people’s voices and concerns working
together with health and social care
professionals and local authorities and
public health.
**Integrated Care Services and the**
**new VCFSE (Voluntary Community**
**Faith Social Enterprise) Alliance.**We
delivered two designated webinars for
rural and Black Asian Minority Ethnic
people and groups in raising
awareness of the new NHS framework
and the closure of clinical
commissioning groups in July 2022.
We were delighted to participate in the
planting of trees in celebration of the
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We were
grateful for the donation of trees from
Herts County Council and East Herts
District Council. The Lord Lieutenant|
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and Mayor of Hertford planted two trees in Hertford Castle Moat Garden and the Vice Chairman of Herts County Council helped us to plant ten trees in our Community Garden.
## _**Some testimonials:**_
## _**Covid Recovery Ethnic Diverse (CRED):**_
“Firstly, and most importantly, on behalf of the BIHCA in Hertfordshire members of the community and committee I would like to thank you for support Bosnia and Hercegovina Association with fund from Hertfordshire Community Foundation. We Hope to create and hold more events and will be after long Covid-19 recovery beneficial for community. Once again, thank you for showing support for small Charity organisations such as BIHCA.” **Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Association Hertfordshire (BIHCA), Dzemal Paratusic** “I will start by saying that I am very honoured to have this opportunity and team Ngorli appreciates it too since this will help to enhance what we are doing in our community. It was great joy when I had an email from Louise Marron (HCF) that I have another chance to apply, and Mercy Bwomono (CRED) also said there was an opportunity for Ngorli CIC. I was over the moon and did not sleep that night making sure I complete the application form, so it was ready to be sent off first thing in the morning. The application process was easy and straightforward. The programme will make a world of difference to Ngorli CIC as we are growing over the years and our services to the community are getting bigger so this programme will enhance our expertise so we can continue delivering our service to the required standards as well as form new connections and partnerships.” **Ngorli CIC, Rhoda Amezado**
“I have found that working with the CRB BAME team has been so useful. Rushna has supported me with clients and given me lots of support and information to overcome the cultural barriers. I look forward to our continued communications to improve the relationships and knowledge we can give to out BAME clients. Also, the CRB teams support in promoting the benefits of Social Prescribing within the local community. **Helen Beasley – GP link worker for the St Albans & Harpenden PCN.**
Rushna and Naomi - just wanted to let you know how much of a support you both have been regarding our work in Hertsmere around community engagement. I really feel that I have benefitted from your help and advice, and this has certainly contributed to some of the relationships that we have built with groups in the local area over the last 6 months. This was especially the case with the Borehamwood Islamic Society in Borehamwood, as we continue to engage with them and have helped them deliver new projects including an exercise session for ladies, and they have used their Mosque as a pop up Covid vaccination location to especially target young men from the Moslem community as this was one of our difficult to reach groups. I look forward to continuing our relationship and working together as we move into the important recovery stage. **David Golding Community Engagement Officer, Hertsmere BC**
"The Covid Recovery Ethnic Diverse Project (CRED) has been really valuable for W3RT CVS in ensuring that our messages are shared with the diverse communities across Watford and Three Rivers. The regular bulletins have allowed us to share messages with those communities with information about a range of topics including funding. This has then allowed us to increase the number of funding recipients who come from or represent ethnically diverse communities. Additionally, the project has allowed us to signpost other local organisations to the project so they can also engage with ethnically diverse communities." **Alex Murray W3RT CVS Lead**
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## _**Digital Inclusion:**_
“The welcoming atmosphere of all volunteers and their patience and encouragement to a nervous OAP was wonderful.” “I liked the company of other people on the course. I have learned a lot about my phone and tablet. The coffee and cakes were amazing”.
“This cannot be improved. It was excellent”
## _**Jobs Pathway:**_
“I've been so grateful for Sue at Jobs Pathway for her help and guidance in getting me back into employment. Sue was so helpful in guiding me in developing my CV. On top of this, she was also an advocate for me with potential future employers and helped find me the right part time jobs (yes two!) to help me pursue my passions. Thank you, Sue! **A client.**
## _**Community Garden:**_
As I mentioned we had a gathering of about thirty people last Sunday as our Sunday school children together with teachers and some parents enjoyed a morning of discovery, planting and making organic bird feeders. They each planted sunflowers and look forward to seeing them grow. For some children it was an opportunity to see how vegetables grow for the first time and others shared knowledge of how their families are growing their own. The Sunday School enjoyed the morning so much they have decided to fundraise for their own raised bed. Thank you to the CDA for giving our Synagogue the opportunity to do this. **Volunteer Lauren.**
_**Rural Services:**_ “The service and support that CDA Herts offers is first class and invaluable. We are only a small Association with a newly formed Committee, which inherited little paperwork and no handover guidance. We have been working to resurrect a dormant Association of 15+ years and to promote the use of our hall. There have been numerous hurdles, but CDA and the ACRE information have been our bible and you have been our friend to guide us to where we are today. Also, throughout the pandemic your updates on Gov. Guidance, as it applies to halls, has been very useful and the sharing of information on services and resources is very helpful. Thank you. Your support is very much appreciated. **Wendy McLean, Rucklers Lane Community Association**
“Ours is a tiny but normally well used village hall, private use rather than community organised activities. Throughout the pandemic your updates on guidance as it applies to halls has been very useful. Also, the sharing of information on services and resources is very helpful.” **Margaret McHugh, The Iron Room Tring**
“Since joining I have found the discussion and information very valuable in challenging some of the things that we do to see if they can be improved on, but the Covid Guidance and support has been particularly useful to us. In particular the risk assessment information and supporting information. The use of Zoom has been useful in saving the need to travel and given our wide geographical spread I would like to see this continue.” **Mike Wallis Chair of Trustees, Potten End Village Hall**
“My thanks to you and your colleagues for all your previous meetings, their minutes, and other important news items that you circulate to us month by month. You provide an essential link to both news and regulations that affect the day-to-day running of our community halls, as well as a backup source of information whenever required. Thanks for all your hard work in these difficult times.” **John Bailey, Thorley Centre Manager**
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## **Our plans and work going forward:**
## **Covid Recovery Ethnic Diverse’s focus for Year Two:**
- Based on evidence from our findings, the most overarching identified need is **Capacity Building** and **Community Space** . We will facilitate meaningful connections between communities and service providers so that communities can continue to access support and information needed for sustainability. We recommend using the ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) engagement
- -
- **Social Prescribing** with the imminent implementation of the Integrated Care Systems (ICS), it is important that the communities are kept informed and updated on the forthcoming changes on how social care will be delivered. We will work closely with the recently formed Voluntary, Community, Faith, and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) Alliance, and continue to work with GP’s and PCN’s Link Workers and HCN
- We are keen to keep inequalities conversations alive and on-going and not lose the momentum as so much work has gone into bridging the inequality gaps and influencing whole-system changes
- -
- Learning from community’s experiences we will continue engaging with the community and being the community’s voice and working with agencies to improve the health and wellbeing of ethnic diverse individuals and communities
**Reconnecting Hertford:** continued support to small groups and helping to address their infrastructure needs to build friendships and community cohesion.
**Community Champions:** for rural and marginalised groups and working in partnership with Community Help Herts.
**Jobs Pathway Enterprise:** Going forward we are reaching out to refugees and ethnic diverse people to learn about self-employment and social enterprise. The initial approach with IVAR (Institute of Voluntary Action Research) is providing invaluable insights on best next steps for those in need especially the Afghan and substance misuse clients.
**Rural Services:** demands continue to increase especially those facing fuel and food poverty coupled with mental health and untreated health issues. The need for local targeted support is going to reach new levels of need as the cost of living sky rockets and people unable to pay their energy bills, transport for day to day to living. Support services have become even more vital in 2022 as cost of living including fuel and food together with serious mental health and loss of wellbeing and our role as enablers and being the voice for the communities.
**Advocacy:** we remain true to our determination to enable and empower people and communities whose vocies have been marginalised in both rural and urban areas across the county.
**Stragetic Forums:** we will continue to use our position at the “top table” to raise awareness and issues facing rural, ethnic diverse and those facing poverty and hardships in 2022 and beyond. We do this with renewed energy and determination as funding reduces which will prevent us from delivering targeted services to people lviving and working across the County.
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## **Our thanks to following funders and sponsors:**
|**Projects**|**Funders, sponsors and supporters**|
|---|---|
|**Community Garden**
**St Albans**|Highfield Park Trust
Oaklands College
Garden volunteers
Big Lottery’s 25th Anniversary Celebration of volunteers
Community groups and their friends and supporters
Colney Heath Parish Council|
|**Jobs Pathway**|Office of Police and Crime Commissioner
Emmaus
HACRO
Training providers
Employers|
|**Rural services:**
Rural Life services
Community Transport
Village Halls Advisory
Affordable Housing
Community Energy
Village Connector|ACRE and Defra
Clarion Futures
East Herts Council and Councillors
Hertfordshire County Council: Adult Care Services and Transport
Hertfordshire County Councillors Locality Budgets
Hertfordshire Community Foundation:|
|**Play Area Scheme**|PACT
Children in Need
HACRO
HMP The Mount
Donations|
|**All4One in partnership**
**Pavilion School, Family**
**Lives, Sporting**
**Inspirations**|John Lyons Trust
Pavilion School staff|
|**Membership**|Parish and Town Councils, community groups and individuals|
|**Donations**|Individuals|
## **We have made financial investments and support with**
|**Cirican**|ACRE consultancy Network, this year has been in hiberation due to
lack of opportunity for national programmes.|
|---|---|
|**New River Community**
**Rail Partnership**|Hertfordshire County Council, East Herts Council, Broxbourne Borough
Council, Hertford Town Council, Ware Town Council, Greater Anglia,
Community Rail Network, Lea Valley Park. We hold the Chair for this
Partnership.|
## **Investment powers and policy**
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Charity has the power to invest in any way the Trustees wish.
The Trustees, having regard to liquidity requirements have operated a policy of keeping funds in an interest-bearing account with The Charities Official Investment Fund (COIF). The invested funds held on deposit at the end of the year totalled £151,642 at an average interest rate of 0.012%.
## **Reserves policy**
The Trustees have considered the minimum level of reserves (that is those funds that are freely available) that the Charity ought to hold. Reserves are needed to bridge the funding gaps between spending and receiving resources from grant and other incomes. Reserves should also cover the
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extent of CDA Herts, Iinancial liabilities.
The Trustees therefore consider that £20.000 is adequate as the minimum level of reserves as of 31
March 2022.
The aclual reseNes on 31 March 2022 were £87,403 (excluding designated reserves of £34,124)
which is £67,403 over the minimum. In calculating reserves. the Trustees have cxcluded from the
lolal funds the Restricted funds.
Trustees, responsibilities in relation to the f inancial statements
The Triislees (who are also Directors of Gominunily Dovclopmonl Action Herlfordshire for the
purposes of Company Lawl are responsible for preparing the Trusleos. Annual Report and Ihe
financial slalements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards
(United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the Trustees lo prepare financial slalemenls that give a true and fair view of
the situalion of the Charity al the end of the financial year and of Ils surplus or deficit for the financial
year. I n doing so the Trustees are require.d 10..
Select suitable acGoiJnling policie% and then apply them consistently.
observe the methods and principles in the Gharilies SORP 2015 IFRS 1021.
make sound judgements and estim8les that are reasonable and prudent.
slate whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followp,d. subject lo any
material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and
prepare the financial statements on the going concèrn basis unless it is inappropriate lo
presume that the Charity will conlinuc in business
The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting re.cords, wlich disclos2 with
reasonable accuracy al any time Ihg financial position of the. Charity and enables Imom lo ensure
liial li IE l-:iiani.ial stalerrieiils uornply witil Tn_
Romar,ILTrP P,rl ')006. The T,., le&!5 s•re aloo
responsible lor safeguarding the assets of the Charity and lience ior taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregulBrities.
As far as the Truslee.s are aware".
There is no relevant audit inform81ion of which the charitable company s independent
examiner is unaware., and
The Trustees have taken all steps Ihdl they ought lo have taken lo make them aware Df any
relevarll audit information and to establish Ihal the independent examiner is aware of that
information.
Alllson Alexander
Chair.. Board ol DireclorslTruslèes
Date..
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CbA
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Community Development Action Hertfordshire**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on pages 18 to 29
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date: 28/10/2022
Azets Audit Services Alison Nayler BSc FCA 5 Yeomans Court Ware Road Hertford Hertfordshire SG13 7HJ
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## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE**
## **( A company limited by guarantee ) Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022 ( Incorporating the Income and Expenditure account )**
|**Note**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
**2**
Charitable activities
**3**
Investment Income
**Total Income**
**12**
**Resources expended**
Charitable activities
**17**
**Total Resources expended**
**12**
**Net incoming/outgoing resources**
**before transfers**
**Transfers**
**Net movement of funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**£**
55,739
7,409
59
63,207
63,917
63,917
(710)
-
(710)
122,237
121,527|**Restricted**
**£**
207,360
43,432
2
250,794
286,136
286,136
(35,342)
-
(35,342)
132,921
97,579|**2022**
**Totals**
**£**
263,099
50,841
61
314,001
350,053
350,053
(36,052)
-
(36,052)
255,158
219,106|**2021**
**Totals**
**£**
270,312
22,845
298|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||293,455|
|||||183,846|
|||||183,846|
|||||109,609
-|
|||||109,609
145,549|
|||||255,158|
The company has no recognised gains or losses other than the net incoming resources for the year.
The notes on pages 20 to 29 form part of these financial statements
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE
l A company limited by guarantee I
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022
2022
2021
Note
Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current A55ets
Debtors
Inveglments al C01F
Cash at Bank and in hand
21.504
201.625
42.189
265.318
151,642
79.409
235,286
Current Liabilities
Creditors falling due within one year
16,177
10.160
Net Assets
219,109
25Jf.158
Financed by
Unrèstricted Funds
General Fund
Desion31ed Fund
12
12
87,403
34,124
90.097
32.140
122.237
132.921
255,158
121,527
97.582
21g,109
Restricted Funds
Ttr&e Dirt.10 consider thai t,''.e Ci?11 Is -ntitlpd to ixcm.r.,
audil Ljnder the piovisioNs of beclion 477 of the COpanieS Act I Ihe Act'l and members triave nol
required the Company to obtain an audit lor Ihe year in question In accordance with se¢lion 476 of
Ihe Act. The Directors acknovdledge their respon5ibililies lor ensuring that the Company keeps
accounting records which cofflply with section 386 01 the Acl and for prepdring linancial statements
which give a true and fair view of Ilie slate ol affairs ol the Company as at 31 March 2021 and ol its
results lor Ihe year then ended in accordance wilh 11)e requirem&nls ol seclions 394 and 395 01 the
ALI and which olherwise comply ivith the requiretnerits ol the Cornpanieb Acl 2006 relaiing to Ihe
linaiicial statements so lar as applicable to thc Cnmpany.
The financial slalements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to
cormpanies subject lo the sm311 cornpanies regiffle within Part 15 01 the Companies Act 2006 and in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic. of Ireland
IFRS 1021.
Thc financial stslements were approved and authDrised for Issue by the Board and werè signÉ:d on
115 hehall on
OFII,
.2
Allison Alexander
Chair
Board Member
The notes on page& 20 10 29 form part ol Ih8 financial slalernenls
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE**
**( A company limited by guarantee )**
**Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## _General information_
Community Development Action Hertfordshire is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. 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. The address of the registered office is The Castle, Hertford, SG14 1HR. The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are to be an advocate for communities in Hertfordshire.
## _Basis of Accounts_
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) issued on 16 July 2014 (as updated through Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements meet the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and applicable accounting statements so far as these requirements are appropriate.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
## _Incoming resources_
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
Investment income is bank interest earned in the period. Sundry receipts, including donations, are recorded on a receivable basis. Grant income is recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## _Tax_
The Company is a registered Charity, registration number 1075224 and in consequence it is exempt from taxation on income arising from and expended on its charitable activities.
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee )**
**Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## _Expenditure_
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Grants and donations are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities once they are approved for payment by the Directors.
Costs that are directly attributable are allocated on a charitable activity basis and support costs then added. Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs, administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Where central administration and office support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they are apportioned to the charitable activities on a reasonable and consistent basis.
## _Pension costs_
The Company operates a defined contribution scheme. Contributions are expensed as they become payable. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Company in an independently administered Fund. Contributions payable by the Company amounted to £19,667 (2020/21: £13,882). All contributions were paid in the year.
## _Fixed Assets and Depreciation_
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost (or deemed cost) or valuation less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.
Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual values, of equipment, fixtures and fittings, over their estimated useful lives at 20% per annum on a straight line basis.
## _Current Asset Investments_
Current Asset Investments are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value and are made in accordance with the companies memorandum and articles of association.
## _Debtors receivable within one year_
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
## _Fund Accounting_
Unrestricted funds 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.
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## _Fund Accounting (cont.)_
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. The charity has decided to allocate some of the unrestricted funds as designated for the purpose of covering potential future redundancy costs.
## _Investments at COIF_
Investments at COIF are short term highly liquid investments and are held at fair value. These include cash on deposit and cash equivalents with a maturity of less than one year.
## _Going Concern_
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
## _Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty_
Due to the simple operations of the entity, the trustees do not consider there to be any key accounting judgements or estimates that have a material impact on the financial statements.
## _Financial Instruments_
The Charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and financial liablities of the Charity and their measurmenet as follows.
## _Financial Assets_
Trade and other debtors are basic financial instruments and are debt instruments measured at amortised cost. Prepayments are not financial insturments
Cash at bank is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value
## _Financial Liabilities_
Trade creditors, accruals and other creditors are financial instruments, and are measured at amortised cost.
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee )**
**Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## _Leases_
Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.
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## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**2 **
**3 **
**4 **
**5 **
**6 **|**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Donations and legacies**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
Donations
1,250
-
Grants
54,489
207,360
55,739
207,360
Total 2020/21
52,591
217,721
**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Charitable activities**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
Sale of goods and services
7,409
43,432
Total 2020/21
22,845
-
**Governance costs**
Independent Examiner's remuneration
Independent exam
Taxation services
Accounts preparation fee
Professional fees
Payroll services
**Analysis of grants**
Grants to individuals
**Staff costs**
Salaries & NI
Pension costs|**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
1,250
-
54,489
207,360|**2021/22**
**Totals**
1,250
261,849
263,099
270,312
**2021/22**
**Totals**
50,841
22,845
**2021/22**
3,708
-
-
1,042|**2020/2021**
**Totals**
3,818
167,428|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||55,739
207,360||171,246|
|||52,591
217,721||**2020/21**
**Totals**
22,845|
|||**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
7,409
43,432|||
|||22,845
-||**2020/21**
3,000
-
-
1,087|
||||4,750|4,087|
||||**2021/22**
-
**2021/22**
233,898
19,667
253,565|**2020/21**
-|
|||||**2020/21**
116,427
13,881|
|||||130,308|
The average number of full and part time employees during the period was 15.5 (2020/21: 12) and No employee earned £60,000 or greater during the period 2021/22 and 2020/21.
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **7 Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
The trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year for their work (2020/21: £nil).
The trustees received no employee benefits during the year under review (2020/21: £nil).
No expenses were reimbursed during the year under review (2020/21: £nil).
|**8 Tangible fixed assets**
Fixed assets at 1 April 2021
Additions/disposals
As at March 2022
Depreciation at 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
As at March 2022
Net book value at 31 March 2021 and 2022
**9 Debtors**
Trade debtors
Payments in advance
Other Debtors|**2021/22**
**Fixtures &**
**fittings**
**£**
4,068
-
4,068
4,068
-
4,068
-
**2021/22**
3,544
691
-
4,235|**2020/21**
**Fixtures &**
**fittings**
**£**
4,068
-|
|---|---|---|
|||4,068|
|||4,068
-|
|||4,068|
|||-|
|||**2020/21**
16,980
4,524
-|
|||21,504|
## **10 Investments**
All investments are held in The Charities Official Investment Fund Charities Deposit Fund.
|**11 Creditors**
Accruals
Trade Creditors|**2021/22**
**2020/21**
11,901
9,500
4,276
660
16,177
10,160|
|---|---|
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## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **12 Funds summary**
|_Unrestricted funds_
General
Designated
Subtotal
Total
_Restricted funds_|**Funds**
**Incoming**
**Outgoing**
**Transfers**
**Funds**
**b/fwd**
**Resources**
**Resources**
**c/fwd**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
90,097
63,207
(65,900)
87,404
32,140
1,984
34,124|
|---|---|
||122,237
63,207
(65,900)
1,984
121,528|
||122,237
63,207
65,900
-
1,984
121,528
132,921
253,994
(287,350)
(1,984)
97,581|
||255,158
317,201
353,250
-
-
219,109|
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Unrestricted funds represent the core funding for the purpose of being a voice and advocate for communities in Hertfordshire.
Designated funds have been set aside for the purpose of covering potential future redundancy costs.
Restricted funds specifically cover the 16 projects as set out in Note 17
|**13 Analysis of net assets between funds**
_Unrestricted fund_
General
Designated
_Restricted fund_|**Current**
**Current**
**Assets**
**Liabilities**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
103,580
16,177
87,403
34,124
34,124
97,582
97,582|
|---|---|
||235,286
16,177
219,109|
## **14 Related party transactions**
There are no related party transactions during the period (2020/21: £ nil).
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**COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **15 Financial instruments**
The carrying amounts of the charity’s financial instruments are as follows:
|_Financial assets_
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost:
Trade debtors
Cash
_Financial liabilities_
Measured at amortised cost:
Creditors
Accruals|**2021/22**
3,544
79,409
82,953
4,276
11,901
16,177|**2020/21**
16,980
42,189|
|---|---|---|
|||59,169|
|||9,500
660|
|||10,160|
## **16 Financial commitments**
The following operating lease payments are committed to being paid:
|Within one year
Between two and five years|**2021/22**
**2020/21**
202
7,821
-
-
202
7,821|
|---|---|
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## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE**
**( A company limited by guarantee ) Funds for the year April 2020 to 31 March 2021**
|**Note 18**
**Brought Forward 1 April 2020**
**Income**
ACRE Grant
HMP Grant
HCC Grant
BBC Children in Need
Hertford Town Council
Rural Affordable Housing
HertsCommunity Foundation
Other Grants
Membership
Sundry Receipts
Interest
**Total Income**
**Expenses**
Salaries
Redundancy
Pensions
Other Staff costs
Office costs
Other costs
ACRE Subscription
Fees
Rent Rates Insurance
Audit Fee
Management
Accommodation charge
**Total expenses**
**Net Movement**
**Transfers**
**Carried Forward 31 March 2021**|**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**Total**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**Total**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**Total**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**2020/21**
**Total**
**Restricted**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Community**
**Garden**
**Play Area**
**HMP**
**Herts**
**Welcome**
**s**
**Refugees**
**Covid**
**Champio**
**ns**
**Hertford**
**Town**
**Council**
**Kickstart**
**Herts CHN**
**Mobile**
**Advice**
**Clinic**
**Rural**
**Support**
**Networks**
**Herts**
**Valley CCG**
**HCC**
**Locality**
**Budget**
**Clarion**
**Futures**
**HCF**
**Emergency**
**NHSE**
**Sickle Cell**
**Jobs**
**Pathway**
**Covid**
**Recovery**
**BAME**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
721
23,422
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
17,333
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32,500
-
-
1,500
-
28,858
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
7,500
5,000
-
-
-
15,482
2,148
3,150
7,000
5,000
10,000
18,000
43,500
750
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
66
-
-
-
-|**£**
**24,142**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,333**
**34,000**
**28,858**
**15,000**
**-**
**17,500**
**104,280**
**750**
**-**
**66**|**£**
**121,407**
39,077
-
-
-
-
18,331
843
-
12,660
2,580
3,630
232|**£**
**145,549**
39,077
17,333
34,000
28,858
15,000
18,331
16,657
116,940
3,330
3,630
298|
||750
46,257
15,482
32,500
15,000
2,148
3,150
5,000
7,500
7,000
1,500
5,000
5,000
10,000
18,000
43,500|217,787|75,668|293,455|
||-
35,544
9,602
9,679
-
1,143
5,728
4,844
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3,348
-
-
-
-
210
-
555
102
-
-
8
40
573
-
574
-
861
291
-
18
62
5
1,172
615
-
-
1,200
-
-
1,812
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,800
3,156
-
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,475
1,400
5,000
2,621
-
3,150
500
500
2,420
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|66,540
-
3,558
1,278
2,983
3,627
-
7,956
1,000
-
22,066
-
-|49,888
-
10,324
972
6,196
1,020
4,850
-
20,654
3,000
22,066
-
-
-|116,428
-
13,882
2,250
9,179
4,647
4,850
7,956
21,654
3,000
-
-
-|
||615
47,496
11,104
16,740
2,912
1,151
3,150
-
-
5,318
-
-
3,718
10,000
5,632
1,172|109,008|74,838|183,846|
||135
(1,239)
4,378
15,760
12,088
997
-
5,000
7,500
1,682
1,500
5,000
1,282
-
12,368
42,328
-
-
-
-
-|108,779
-|830
-|109,609
-|
||**856**
**22,183**
**4,378**
**15,760**
**12,088**
**997**
**-**
**5,000**
**7,500**
**1,682**
**1,500**
**5,000**
**1,282**
**-**
**12,368**
**42,328**|**132,921**|**122,237**|**255,158**|
## **Restricted funds**
**Community Garden -** The fund relates to the development and maintenance to the community garden in St Albans
**Play Area -** The fund relates to the operation of the Play Area based in HMP The Mount
**Herts Welcomes Refugees -** Host organsition for staff
**Covid Information Champion (CIC)** - supporting Rural Support Networks which sprang up in response to Covid and the lockdown helping the elderly, vulnerable and isolated.
**Hertford Town Council** Reconnecting Hertford communities
**Rural Support Network (RSN)** - response to Covid and the lockdown helping the elderly, vulnerable and isolated.
## **Herts Valley CCG - supporting rural groups**
**NHSE Sickle Cell** - setting up a Peer support group
**Jobs Pathway -** recruitment agency for ex-offenders grant from Office of Police and Crime Commissioner
**Covid Recovery BAME -** addressing health inequalities through social prescribing, advocacy and capacity building
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**( A company limited by guarantee ) Funds for the year April 2021 to 31 March 2022**
## **COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE**
|**Note 17**
**Brought Forward 1 April 2021**
**Income**
ACRE Grant
HMP Grant
HCC Grant
Grant from Tudor Trust
BBC Children in Need
Donations
Rurtal Affordable Housing
Other Grants
Membership
Sundry Receipts
Interest
**Total Income**
**Expenses**
Salaries
Redundancy
Pensions
Other Staff costs
Office costs
Other costs and grants
ACRE subscrition
Rent,rates and insurance
Independent Examiners Fee
Management
Accomodation charge
**Total expenses**
**Net Movement**
**Carried Forward 31 March 2022**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**Total**
**Restricted**|**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|**2021/22**
**2021/22**
**Unrestricted**
**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Community**
**Garden**
**Health**
**Equalities**
**Partnership**
**Programm**
**e**
**East Herts**
**Covid**
**Information**
**Festive**
**Grants**
**Play Area**
**HMP**
**Herts**
**Welcomes**
**Refugees**
**Herts**
**Communit**
**y**
**Foundation**
**CIC**
**Hertford**
**Town**
**Council**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
856
22,183
4,378
15,760
12,088
48,750
4,500
39,600
27,455
7,500
5,000
11,035
10,000
1,000
1,310
14,667
2|**Kickstart**
**£**
997
10,350|**Mobile**
**Advice**
**Clinic**
**£**
5,000|**Rural**
**Support**
**Networks**
**£**
7,500|**NA Social**
**Prescribing**
**£**
2,000|**Herts**
**Valley**
**VCCG**
**£**
1,682|**HCC**
**Locality**
**Budget**
**£**
1,500|**Clarion**
**Futures**
**£**
5,000|**HCF**
**Emergency**
**£**
1,282|**Jobs**
**Pathway**
**£**
12,368
18,000|**Covid**
**Recovery**
**BAME**
**£**
42,328
49,625|**£**
**122,236**
39,065
1,250
9,698
5,726
2,463
4,946
58|**£**
**255,158**
39,065
-
92,850
-
27,455
1,250
9,698
120,236
2,463
20,923
60|
|||||||||||||63,206|314,000|
|||||||||||||53,529
9,684
2,735
4,338
4,132
4,500
25,498
3,708
(44,207)|233,898
-
19,667
5,958
5,931
50,893
4,500
25,498
3,708
-
-|
|||||||||||||63,917
350,053||
|||||||||||||(711)|(36,053)
-|
|||||||||||||**121,525**|**219,105**|
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION HERTFORDSHIRE ( A company limited by guarantee ) Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
## Note 19
Restricted Funds in Notes 17 and 18 Description
Community Garden Development and maintenance of the community garden in St Albans Health Equality Partnership ProgIntregrated Care Services Workforce
|East Herts|Rural Digital Inclusion|
|---|---|
|Covid Information Champion|Covid and vaccination Updates|
|Festive Grants|HCC for small groups to celebrate jubilee|
|Play Area HMP|Play Area Scheme based in HMP The Mount|
|Herts Welcomes Refugees|County wide for refugees and asylum seekers|
|Herts Community Foundation|Rural Household Support|
|Covid Champions|Covid Information Champions|
|Hertford Town Council|Reconnecting Hertford|
|Kickstart|Programme for getting young people into work|
|Mobile Advice Clinic|Justice Bus with University of Herts and Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline|
|Rural Support Networks|Covid recovery support for rural communities|
|NA Social Prescribing|BAME consultation|
|Herts Valley CCG|Covid Rural Support Network|
|HCC Locality Budgets|HCC Councillors rural support|
|Clarion Futures|Rural Digital Inclusion|
|HCFECF|Hertsfordshire Community Foundation Covid Grant|
|Jobs Path|Jobs Pathway project funded by Office Police and Crime Commissioner|
|Covid Recovery BAME|Tackling health inequalities for Black Asian Minority Ethnic|
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