East Bristol Advice & Infomiation Centres Charity number- 1075773 VAT number- 339452875 Community Transport Membership number- 113407 HMRC Charities Ref No:_ XT11159 Company Number- 3734380 An Independent & FREE service to the people.... Celebrating over 25 Yea working inlfor the community-various projects. Trustees annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024 Trustees During the year the following trustees were; Michael Banfield Rosemary Mundy Kevin Powell-chair Martyn Hancock- Company Secretsry Associate Members Accessible Transport 4 U Communty Interest Company, Disabled Travel Service Employee- Mental Health Employment Programme-administrator volunteer: Jenna Smith-Hancock Bankers Barclays Fishponds, Bristol Legal ACAS Wards The year results- The year saw the charty depend on grants and donations to keep projects providing their services. Grants and donations made up 81 % of total income for the year. With no projects now generating any revenue the only income that was received of £2,171 was from debtors at 31 st March 2023 unexpectedly settled their account for the Wheel 2 Learn project, after much chasing by the Trustees, to secure payment and avoid bad debt write off. The year ended with excess income over expenditure of £2,080 against a budget of £175 creating a better than expected outcome of £1,905. In the year saw project costs for wages and fuel for the Wheel 2 learn project of £15.639. Reserves all unrestricted stands at £3,526 compared with £1,446 at the end of March 2023. Bank balan is looking healthier and creditors now only £5,514 compared to £36,042. This reduction facilitated by debtors being redUd from £34,995 to £19,935 and donations by suppliers and savings in operation costs that reduced costs required and a much better cash flow situation. A massive thank you to all our stakeholders for their support
Service users- stats from start to date" Wheel 2 Learn Miles travelled to 30-9-22 People journeys 2024 2023 146923 29840 In Year nla nla Eastolian Website VISITS; ATAS website 36319 853 26651 9,668 853 Eastolian helpline; 13103 11807 1,296 ADSO, WEEP & Mental Health Project; 5998 4749 1,249 Stskeholders from 1998 to dats- 77 66 11 Total of service users accesses all projects 86,113 73047 13,066 MemboryJhlp- Whe812 Learn only: at 31st January 2023 502 nla The Future- The Mental Health & Learning Difficulties Employment Programme has secured funding that will take it onward. The nature of the project means volunteers are suport workers for the young people seeking to gain employment by attaining the necessary personal and employable skills. The service is under review and will be tailored more in line or the needs of the young person by working with other organisations who have vast experience in the field. The new joined up project- Accessible Transport Advice servi (ATAS) is partnership working with Disabled Travel Service and ACSsible Transport 4 U Community Interest Company. Advi Direct Information Takeaway food 4 thought is well established and is now working toward developing and creating an easier site search facility on www.eastbristoladvice.org.uk. With the help of Steve at Web-direct. The Eastolian newsletter is being resurrected from it June 2003 version. Initially the newsletter was distributed around East Bristol and including libraries, community centres, clinics, bus, train and airport. The same will happen again in time. And reSoUrS of course. The charity operates with the kind and generous help from its volunteers and for that goes some of whom work from home as well as attending the office. A resounding BIG THANK YOU. And a big thank you to our stakeholders who supported the cvharty during the year and are showing k to continue that support into 2025 and onwards. Kevin Powell Voluntary Trustee & Director Chair to the trustees. Martyn Hancock Voluntary Trustee, Director & Company Secretary
East Bristol Advice & Information Centres Income & Expendlture Month Year End; 31st March 2024 12 Grants & income Interest Donations and gifts Government grants-covid support Revenue from all projects The Wheel 2 Learn revenue The Wheel 2 Leam grants & donations VAT refunds(net) Grants all projects In ome-varlance ne YTD Budget 2023124 £0 £1,500 £0 £3.200 £0 £0 £0 £33,000 £37,700 variance £129 £1.337 £0 -£1.02g £0 £0 £2,430 -£8,510 5,643 2024 £129 £2,837 £0 £2.171 £0 £0 £2,430 £24,490 £32,057 2023 £0 £213 £0 £0 £35,724 £30.862 £4,065 £9,880 £80,744 atlv + below bud et Ex ndlture-for All projects cost Office services inc Telephone & Broadband Postage & Staiionery Publicity & website costs Text Books & subscriptions Travel & Vol Exps and training Bank chargeslinterest Professionalllegal incl audit and bookkeeping Insurances PPE & hospitslity Donations Depreciation of Assets & loss on disposal Total- n ative s end= overbud et Netexcess expendltureloverbudget varlance £15,561 -£5,698 -£587 £73 £100 -£2,144 101 Budget £31.200 £3,500 £300 £450 £100 £1,200 £0 £500 £150 £125 £0 £0 £37,525 £175 2024 £15.639 £9,198 £887 £377 £0 £3,344 £101 £416 £322 £29 £870 £428 £31,610 £447 2023 £70,579 £7,235 £635 £1,237 £447 £274 £354 £0 £135 £0 £21 £7,418 £88,335 7,591 -£172 £96 -£870 -£428 £5,915 £272
East Bristol Advice & Information Centres Balance Sh8et Asat 31st March 2024 2024 Net 2023 Cost £1,489 £1,014 £3.075 £2,913 £1.456 £1.456 £52,987 £52,042 £1 £100 £100 £100 £59,207 £57,625 Office fumilure & equipment Computers AOL set up Motor Vehicles Display units- EBMIS Display units £475 £162 £0 £945 £0 £0 £1,583 £470 £192 £0 £1,260 £0 £0 £1,922 Current assets Bank balance VAT Debtors & ppaid expenses £2,018 £505 £19,935 £22.457 -£425 £996 £34,995 £36,566 less- Current Liabilltlas Creditors & accruals Defèrred income to 2025 £7,147 £15,000 £22.147 £36,042 £0 £36,042 -£476 £1,446 Net Assets Represented by", Restrlcted Funds: ADSO grants unspent Other grants unspent £310 £1,893 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £9,038 £0 -£7,592 Total £1,893 £1,446 £1,893 £1,446 For the year ending 31st March 2024 the company was entitled to exempts'on from audit undor section 477 of the Companies Act 2006. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for. (a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with sections 386 and 387 ofthe Companies Act 2006 and (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Gompany as at the end of each financial year and its results for each financial year in accordan with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial tements, so far Unrestrlcted funds- own funds raised: bllwd less restricted funders add,'Excess Income in year £0 £1,446 £0 £447 Kevin R Powell Directorrrrustee Martyn J Hancock Directorrrrustee