## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2023 period start date. To 31/03/2024 period end date.** **Charity name: Amber Valley Stroke Group** ## **Charity registration number: 1093663** ## **Objectives and Activities** |||| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document||The Charity's objects are to relieve persons
suffering from stroke by the provision of support
advice and recreational facilities to such persons
and their carers, in the interests of social welfare so
that their conditions of life may be improved.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.||Our main activities are the bi-weekly meetings for
our stroke survivor members and their carers, to
socialise with like-minded people and where we
provide a variety of activities from speakers and
entertainers to crafting sessions of different sorts,
general knowledge and music quizzes to karaoke.
We also arrange monthly outings for them to places
like the pantomime, a canal or train trip. Museums
and the theatre.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit||Our trustees are kept abreast of any new guidance
issued by the commission by the secretary as and
when it arises.| **Achievements and Performance** |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.||We have achieved our objectives with the
various activities and services provided and
greatly improved the general wellbeing and
mental health of members and their carers.
We regularly get told by members how
coming to the group meetings and on te
outings has changed their lives for the
better.
We regularly publicise our meetings and
outings on social media, which gives
society a window into how we are
benefiting our members. This in turn
creates a positive vibe in those that follow
us on social media, and they pass that on
to family and friends in the wider
community.| |---|---|---| |**Additional information**||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set||We don’t have fundraising objectives set,
but if we did, our performance in this area
would prove very successful.| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period||We are in a good position financially at the
end of this financial year due to the
successful application for funding from the
national lottery local community fund to the
value of £20,000 plus existing funds of
£2884.17| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held||We have always tried to hold decent
reserves to cover at least 3 to 4 months of
operations until new grants or fundraising
ha completed.| |Amount of reserves held||The reserves usually are around £4000, but
this year we are down to just under £3000
which we could just cope with| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information** Our main source of funding for our outing activities is the national lottery. Other |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)||funding is through membership and our
own fundraising activities| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted||We don’t have sufficient income to consider
investments. All we have is a basic charity
savings account where we keep the bulk of
our funds to gain maximum interest
possible, especially on the lottery funding.
Funds are transferred to the current
account on an as needed basis as bills
arise.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity||The main risk would be loss of funding from
the lottery as this allows us to run the
outings program. However, they are not the
only funding provider, so we would
endevour to find another similar to carry on
our current program of activities.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)||Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)||Unincorporated institution| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees||Trustees are canvassed by the executive
management committee prior to our AGM
and then voted in to office by the
membership| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Amber Valley Stroke Group| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1093663| |Charity’s principal address|5 Beech Close
Belper
Derbyshire
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Ian Grundy|Chairman||Management committee| ||Mrs MaryRobinson|||“ “ “ “ “ “| ||Mr TerryShiels|Treasurer||“ “ “ “ “ “| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
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**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| ||None|| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |None||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **None** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ||CO|Fa)
f|TAR,|(| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**|**Signature(s)**
CO|f|TAR,|(| |**Full name(s)**|**Full name(s)**Mr I Grundy||Mr T Shiels|| |**Position (eg Secretary,**|Chair||Treasurer|Treasurer| |**Chair, etc)**||||| |||||| |**Date**|25/01/2025|||| tP* Ph t• 88888 882: 4rn CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees The Amber Valley Stroke Group On accounts for the year ended 3151 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1093663 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity { the Trust.) for the year ended 31103 12024. Responsibilitles and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 { the Act"), I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £25,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]l. Delete [ l if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no Other matters in connection with the examination to which attention shouSd be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2810112025 Name: Kevyn Meegan Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): IER Oct 2018 Address: 49 Cleveland Road, Stonebroom, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 6JF Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. There is a discrepancy of £194.60 between the opening balance for the Current Account (Lloyds Bank) within the AVSG Account 23-24 spreadsheet and the Lloyds Bank Account Statement for the 1st April 2024. On further inspection, I can see that thi8 is made up of 3 transactions from the previous financial year, £50 paid to Derby Museums (shown as a debit on the 3rd April 2023), £100 for cheque number 000678 (shown as a debit on the 3rd April 2023) and a £50 Paypal payment (debited on the 4th April 2023). This leaves a balance of £5.40 which is dealt with via a correction to the account balance on the 121h May 2023 (in the ca8hbook), IER Oct 2018