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2021-03-31-accounts

Company number: 4600635 Charity Number: 1096462

High Peak CVS

Report and financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

High Peak CVS

Directors’ annual report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Company number 4600635 Charity number 1096462 Registered office and operational address Dunbar House, 105 Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire SK23 7HX

Board of Directors The Directors who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

Karen Rigg Chair Kevin Scott Vice Chair Martin Thomas Treasurer Joy Brown Sue Howard Carol Evans Kathryn Dawson Resigned 14.04.21 Ross Burnage Appointed 09.08.21 Honorary Officers Honorary Officer Cllr Jean Todd HPBC Key management personnel James Bromley Chief Executive Officer Bankers Unity Trust Bank P O Box 7193, Planetary Road, Willenhall, WV1 9DG Independent Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA, Slade & Cooper Limited examiner Beehive Mill, Jersey Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 6JG

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The Board of Directors present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

Extract from The Memorandum of Association of High Peak CVS dated 2002 and amended 2010.

“The Charity’s objects are to promote and assist any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community, in particular but not exclusively, in the local government district of the High Peak in Derbyshire and its neighbourhood (hereinafter called “the area of benefit”) and, in particular, the prevention and relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health, social and community advancement, the advancement of culture, science, arts and heritage and the advancement of environmental protection and improvement:

Provided that in carrying out these charitable objects, the charity will seek to challenge all forms of oppression and inequality and to give priority to working with people whose full participation in society is limited by economic, political and social disadvantage”.

Our Mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals, groups and communities by enabling a vibrant and sustainable voluntary and community sector that is valued throughout the High Peak.

High Peak CVS’s primary focus is to build the capacity of voluntary and community groups to help them make a positive difference to their communities. To this end our team deliver high quality support to groups across the High Peak by providing information, advice, development support and training at our base in Whaley Bridge. As a local infrastructure organisation we also represent the voluntary sector in a wide range of areas particularly in association with public sector statutory agencies. This includes pressing for adequate investment to ensure the continuation and expansion of their work.

Our main activities and who we aim to support are described below. All activities focus on improving the quality of life in communities by supporting the development and sustainability of voluntary and community groups and addressing identified community needs and are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit.

The Directors review the aims, objectives and activities each year. This report looks at what High Peak CVS has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The Directors report details the success of each key activity and the benefits brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the Directors ensure our aims, objectives and activities remain focused on our stated purposes.

The Directors have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular, the Directors consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

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Achievements and performance

High Peak CVS is committed to developing the capacity of voluntary and community groups to make their valuable work as effective as possible. This includes individual support for groups just setting up as well as ongoing support to existing groups who face challenges or who seek to expand their work. Through contact with groups our team offers information, funding advice, bespoke informal training and development as a part of our support services.

Operational

Despite the continued uncertainty around funding, our relationships with our statutory partners as well as our voluntary colleagues has never been stronger. Our High Peak Alliance has demonstrated an effective and collaborative working relationship which utilises our resources and expertise for the benefit of the community. The impact of the pandemic has allowed us to work cross sector to offer maximum support to those that need it the most in the High Peak.

Our structure and capacity has increased significantly during this period and our team has increased to 14 employees plus our IT Support Officer and volunteers. This has enabled us to increase our service provision and impact on the community across the High Peak and is a testament to our key role in community development.

Funding

This year saw many changes to our current funding streams as well as the introduction of new opportunities. Our core funding through Derbyshire County Council, High Peak Borough Council, NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG and NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG has stayed consistent which we are hugely thankful for. A review of the Derbyshire County Council infrastructure grant started proposed 44% cuts to the voluntary sector in the High Peak. To date this proposal has been delayed until September 2021 however a Cabinet Paper has been put forward to extend this until March 2022.

Our Bereavement Service continues to be funded through the National Lottery Community Fund and this is confirmed until November 2022 and we are looking at opportunities to extend and develop this much needed service further.

Our Social Prescribing service across the High Peak (excluding Glossop) continues to go from strength to strength with the team now consisting of 7 Social Prescribing Link Workers who work with our local Primary Care Network and other agencies to support the local community. This aims at linking in patients from 8 surgeries across the district with community led initiatives and support groups. Funding for this started in December 2019 and has now been confirmed to run until at least March 2024.

Alongside our core funding and those mentioned above, we have received support from a number of additional funders including The Bingham Trust, Foundation Derbyshire, The FORE, D2N2, Futures, NAVCA VCS Emergency Partnership and Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner that have all provided additional capacity to help develop our offer and continue to provide much needed support during an incredibly difficult year.

Networking and Representation

High Peak CVS represents and advocates for the voluntary sector in a number of strategic policy platforms such as 3D, Derbyshire County Council Local Response Forum (Tactical Group), Derbyshire County Council Community Response Forum, PLACE Alliance, Community Resilience Forum, Health and Wellbeing Partnership, Primary Care Network and Joined Up Care Derbyshire amongst others.

We are part of the High Peak Alliance which consists of our partners at New Mills and District Volunteer Centre, The Bureau (Glossop) and Connex Community Support (Buxton) aimed at offering a

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collaborative and joined up approach to community development and support across the whole of the High Peak.

As part of our group engagement, we feed back to statutory bodies responsible for setting health objectives across the High Peak in strategic meetings and we also work with our Small Groups Advisory Board who help us shape our vision and support for the local community groups.

All of these are key strategic platforms that offer us an opportunity to link in with priorities and work collectively to involve the voluntary sector in key decision making processes moving forward.

Community Development

This year has seen us launch our new membership package which offers a comprehensive offer to local community groups which includes full inclusivity and has enabled us to strengthen our engagement with the local community. In the first 2 months of launching our membership we recruited 35 new groups on top of working with existing members. This continues to grow steadily on a week by week basis. Our support ranges from providing advice and direction on matters such as initial setting up, constitutional and governance issues, fundraising, marketing, forward planning and group dynamics. As a result, group members have developed confidence, skills and experience that have helped them to maximise the effectiveness of their group’s activities, which in turn benefit members of their community. Of our members, 209 have received some level of direct support during this period which is almost four times the level of the previous year. This is due to the COVID pandemic and our pro-active approach to offering online and telephone support to all members.

We facilitate a Small Group Advisory Board which involves representatives of local groups that feedback issues, concerns as well as offer guidance on our work which is essential in informing our objectives and meeting the needs of our community.

We recently recruited a new Group Development Worker who will now lead on this service.

In addition, our Funding Officer offers more complex support to groups in accessing new funding streams, completing applications and proof-reading their work. During the year we have successfully supported groups in securing at least £38,720 through direct support, grants and/or advice.

Social Prescribing

The Social Prescribing service has grown over the last 12 months and adapted in response to the need during the pandemic. Our team has increased to 7 and enables GP surgeries to refer people to a social prescribing link worker. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to local partners, community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing means that you can build your support by working with a link worker who knows what is available and can support you to access these services. Together with the link worker you can discuss your needs and identify the support that will help you to manage you own health and wellbeing more effectively and achieve your own personal goals.

During the pandemic the social prescribing service was vital in responding to the need of the local community and linking in individuals to local community services and support. The service works closely with the local voluntary sector, and has developed relationships with statutory partners such as the NHS and Derbyshire County Council, amongst others. The service continues to develop partnerships with external agencies to open up the referral process and allow more people to access this essential support.

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Bereavement Support Groups

Our Bereavement Groups, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund, offers support to adults that are dealing with the effects of bereavement. Our model offers face to face peer support, but the pandemic meant we needed to adapt to ensure continued support for those that needed it.

In the initial lockdown period, we set up a regular one to one telephone support service. Supervision increased during this period as the service had to become more individualised and changed in nature. We now had three groups of people to serve in a different way.

When restrictions adapted and evolved, our work became an exemption to the meeting up rules and we were permitted to resume face to face meetings with measures in place to ensure safety. We reopened 2 of our 3 groups and kept a 3[rd] group on remote support. Due to limiting numbers and also some members needing to shield, we continued telephone support for some and also introduced a regular online support group. The face to face groups relied on community buildings supporting our work to continue and so the face to face groups were closed again briefly in the autumn of 2020, and we want back to telephone support, reopening again as soon as we were able.

During this period we delivered 45 group sessions and made 232 individual contact calls

We have directly supported almost 100 clients during this period. All adults, the majority who have lost a husband or wife or partner, but we are increasingly and successfully welcoming and supporting people who have lost parents and then others who have lost adult children. The average time at a support group is between 9 and 12 months.

Indirect support is also given with families and other loved ones more reassured their relative / friend was receiving good support. Services and partner organisations having a quality service to refer their clients to.

Our referrals are coming from our partner organisations in the local voluntary sector, carer’s support services, befriending services, food banks and so on. Direct from the GP surgeries, local hospices, social services and from our own social prescribing service. We are also welcoming self-referrals from our local publicity or people talking to others about our groups.

We co-wrote and delivered two online training courses for partner organisations delivering telephone befriending. These were aimed at volunteers and paid staff likely to be talking to people who had bereavement issues. Introducing the skills needed to listen effectively and support somebody while they are grieving.

Blythe House Hospice – this is our now established partnership on the central group provision, and is working particularly well, with bereavement support also fitting their community remit.

We have several other working relationships with other specialist bereavement services such as SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide), the Tomorrow Project (also suicide focus) and Reuben’s retreat (for grieving parents), who will all accept our referrals and also make referrals to our service.

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COVID-19

This unprecedented situation created huge challenges for High Peak CVS in adapting our services to meet the needs of our community. We have acted as the link between County and the community response through the Derbyshire County Council Community Response Unit. Our links within the community have been vital to ensuring vulnerable people have been referred into appropriate services as quickly and efficiently as possible.

We are key members of the County, District and local Strategic platforms to address changing needs and priorities. We have also linked in directly with new Mutual Aid groups (over 20) that have supported the local community.

We set up a COVID-19 Support Grant in partnership with Public Health to support those groups that have been affected by the pandemic and this will continue for as long as is needed during the recovery period. Funding has continued to be a major concern for our local groups, and we have continued to offer comprehensive support and guidance to those seeking additional help with updated links to new funding streams and support with applications.

Although COVID-19 has created many challenges for High Peak CVS, due to excellent relationships with our funders, we have been able to adjust our service offering accordingly which has not affected our financial position significantly. The next 12 months will be as equally challenging as we start moving back to our original services while still supporting those affected by the pandemic. We expect an increase in demand for our services without an increase in funding so this will need to be managed and discussions will be ongoing with existing and potential funders.

Social Connectedness

In partnership with Public Health, Connex Community Support, The Bureau and New Mills and District Volunteer Centre, we have led on the Social Connectedness stream aiming to support those suffering from, or at risk of, loneliness and isolation. As part of this work we have been working closely with partners focusing on three main areas, Digital Exclusion, Communication and Community Engagement and Befriending in the High Peak. This work is ongoing and looks at developing a long term sustainable strategy to tackle these issues.

Community Engagement

Working alongside our voluntary and statutory partners we facilitated and led on a number of initiatives aimed at engaging with various sections of the community. These included an Arts Forum looking at developing continued support for the Arts and Culture sector, an LGBTQI+ Forum with representatives of groups and organisations across Derbyshire looking to identify the local need and services with the High Peak as well as beginning work alongside our local food banks, community kitchens and food distribution networks to establish a strategy for long term sustainability and collaborative working. All of these initiatives are continuing to develop and will do so throughout the year.

Online Engagement and Reach

Over the past 12 months, High Peak CVS has seen a huge increase in our engagement and accessibility via our online presence as we have recognised the importance of using social media to reach more people. The recruitment of a specialised Communications Officer has been paramount in improving the way we engage with the local community, our members and partners. In partnership with Public Health we have also set up a Community Messaging Partnership network that aims at sharing appropriate and up to date COVID-19 related information as well as allowing feedback directly from those on the front line.

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In addition, our website has received 936,296 views and we have sent out 66 E-Newsletters throughout the year to our members.

AGM

The AGM held on 2 November 2020 saw members coming together to learn more about our work and provided an opportunity to share thoughts and suggestions for the future. Due to the restrictions, this was our first online AGM and saw us welcome new attendees to learn more about our work and recognise the impact the local community had made in an incredibly difficult year.

Beneficiaries of our services

The role of High Peak CVS is to promote and support a thriving voluntary sector by building the capacity and effectiveness of local voluntary and community organisations. There are estimated to be around 850 voluntary and community groups who are active in High Peak. High Peak CVS has recruited 35 new members during this period and we are working with 315 groups in total.

Financial review

Principal funding sources

Our main grant funders, providing funding towards our administration, representation, and management function ('Core grants’) were High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council (DCC) and the two Clinical Commissioning Groups that operate in High Peak – NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG and NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG. All statutory agencies were able to maintain our grants at the same level as the previous year, despite the potential threat of cuts.

We have received additional funding for specific services such as the Bereavement Groups through the National Lottery and Social Prescribing though NHS England, but these do not contribute to the above functions.

The other income sources included occasional short term pieces of consultancy and one off commissioned work such as the Community Messaging Partnership and administering Public Health Small Grants/5 Ways to Wellbeing programme and the Police Crime Com small grants project.

The Board regularly review the costs associated with a responsible wind down, should that become necessary. The Board has designated a reserve to protect these funds.

Several areas of our work have become significantly underfunded in previous years. Our priority remains that of providing voluntary groups and organisations with one to one support. To the extent this work is underfunded by grants, the charity’s general reserves have needed to be used to fund this, but the level of support is continually reviewed to ensure that our reserves are maintained and used appropriately.

Reserves policy

High Peak CVS will aim to maintain a general reserve to cover a minimum of six months running costs:

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Reserves at the year-end were £240,835 (2020: £169,301) comprising restricted funds of £137,920 (2020: £82,769) and unrestricted funds of £102,915 (2020: £86,532).

Plans for the future

With the current economic uncertainty, especially in public sector finance, and the increasingly competitive funding climate, we are working hard to ensure that we can continue to meet need and deliver the range of services required by High Peak voluntary and community groups, within our available resources. We look continuously at new and creative ways to access funding to ensure our long term sustainability and impact. We will actively expand and develop into areas where:

  1. The work involved fits with the High Peak CVS ethos and mission.

  2. The work is fully funded by the contracting organisation and does not have to be subsidised from reserves.

  3. High Peak CVS is the most appropriate organisation to deliver the work.

Our commitment to developing the service to our members remains key to our future. Ensuring we are offering effective, comprehensive and required support is essential and we will continue to look at working collaboratively with partners and organisations to offer the maximum impact to the community.

In these uncertain times, collaborative working between infrastructure organisations is key and includes our colleagues across the High Peak and those across Derbyshire.

Working closer with health authorities to identify the needs of the community will continue and our presence at high level strategic planning meetings will continue to allow us to voice the concerns and issues facing our members and offer potential solutions to these. Social Prescribing is a priority function across the NHS and High Peak CVS will be a key part of this service across the district, which will help support some of the most vulnerable people to access local community services.

Structure, governance and management

Governing Document

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 26 November 2002 and registered as a charity on 11 March 2003. The charitable company took over from an unincorporated charity registered on 11 September 2001. The Company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.

Company Status

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 26 November 2002 and registered as a charity on 11 March 2003.

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The company was established under a memorandum of association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its articles of association.

Members of the charity guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £10 to the assets of the charity in the event of winding up. The total number of such guarantees at 31 March 2021 was 315. The Board of Directors are members of the charity, but this entitles them only to voting rights. The Board of Directors have no beneficial interest in the charity.

All Directors give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in note 12 to the accounts.

The Board of Directors are nominated and appointed by the membership at the AGM. One third of the Board retire by rotation each year. The Board has power to co-opt Trustees in line with the governing documents, our Memorandum and Articles of Association. All Directors are recruited upon the basis of their skills, experience and knowledge and any private benefit they receive is incidental to this process.

At the first meeting of the Board after the Annual General Meeting of the Charity, the Board shall elect the Honorary Officers who shall hold office until after the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.

The Board of Directors maintains responsibility and strategic overview and employs a Chief Executive Officer to oversee the day to day operation and employs staff to carry out the work of the charity.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

None

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

Employees of High Peak CVS employed from 2019 onwards have their salaries calculated based on voluntary sector ‘market rates’ for the role and responsibilities involved.

Employees of High Peak CVS employed prior to 2019 have their salary level fixed on the appropriate National Joint Council (NJC) scale relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

Risk management

We continue to report on all our projects at each Board meeting and implement appropriate actions to mitigate against risk. Each Board meeting also receives a full financial report in writing which is sent out to all Board members in advance and is discussed at that meeting.

Internal Policy and Strategy

We regularly review our policies and during the year have updated the following: Recruitment Policy, Reserves Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Equality and Diversity Policy, GDPR Policy, Environmental Policy, Toil Policy and Compassionate Leave Policy and the following since the year end, Volunteer Policy, Capability Procedure Policy, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Policy, Disciplinary Policy, Mental Health and Wellbeing Policy, Privacy Policy, Safeguarding Policy, Staff Sickness and Absence Policy and IT Social Media Use Policy.

Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others

As disclosed in Note 16, the organisation holds funds on behalf of groups.

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Statement of responsibilities of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (who are also directors of High Peak CVS for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Directors’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:

The Directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Independent Examiner

Jennifer Daniel of Slade & Cooper Ltd was re-appointed as the charitable company's Independent examiner during the year and has expressed her willingness to continue in that capacity.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors’ annual report has been approved by the Board of Directors on 21/10/2021

and signed on their behalf by

Karen Rigg Chair

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I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31[st] March 2021 which are set out on pages 12 to 34.

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

Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 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.

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester, M4 6JG

28/10/2021

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2021

Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
-
Charitable activities:
4
Development Programme
36,566
5
16,411
Investments
6
917
Total income
53,894
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities:
7
Development Programme
36,361
Total expenditure
36,361
9
17,533
Transfer between funds
(1,150)
Net movement in funds for the year
16,383
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
86,532
Total funds carried forward
102,915
Other trading activities
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year		 Restricted
funds
£
-
280,396
-
-
280,396
226,395
226,395
54,001
1,150
55,151
82,769
137,920		 Total funds
2021
£
-
316,962
16,411
917
334,290
262,756
262,756
71,534
-
71,534
169,301
240,835		 Total funds
2020
£
600
190,022
3,885
1,161
195,668
124,249
124,249
71,419
-
71,419
97,882
169,301

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Balance sheet as at 31 March 2021

Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
14
-
Total fixed assets
-
Current assets
Debtors
17
32,236
Cash at bank and in hand
15
222,457
Cash investments
16
15,000
Total current assets
269,693
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year
18
(28,858)
Net current assets
240,835
Total assets less current liabilities
240,835
Net assets
240,835
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
19
137,920
Unrestricted income funds
20
102,915
Total charity funds
240,835
2021		 £
£
-
-
62,522
115,160
-
177,682
(8,381)
169,301
169,301
169,301
82,769
86,532
169,301
2020		 £
£
-
-
62,522
115,160
-
177,682
(8,381)
169,301
169,301
169,301
82,769
86,532
169,301
2020
-
169,301
169,301
169,301
82,769
86,532
169,301

For the year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Directors' responsibilities:

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.

The notes on pages 15 to 34 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the trustees on 21/10/2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Karen Rigg (Chair)

Martin Thomas (Treasurer)

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Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2021

Note
2021
£
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23
121,380
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends, interest, and rents from investments
917
Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
917
122,297
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
115,160
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
237,457
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year		 2020
£
(2,711)
1,161
1,161
(1,550)
116,710
115,160

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a Basis of preparation

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) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

High Peak CVS meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.

The trustees have made no key judgments which have a significant effect on the accounts.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

c Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued)

d Donated services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

e Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

f Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h Operating leases

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

i Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Office furniture & equipment 4 years Office equipment 3 years

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j Cash investments

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

The Charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments.

The main form of financial risk faced by the charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors.

k Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

l Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

m Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

n Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 10. There were no outstanding contributions at the year end.

High Peak CVS has two money purchase plans which are managed by Royal London and NEST. The plans invest the contributions made by the employee (the member) and employer in an investment fund in the member's name to build up a pension fund which can then be taken in a form dictated under legislation by the member at normal retirement age (or upon attaining age 55). The charity has no liability beyond making its contributions and paying across the deductions for the member’s contributions. There were no contributions outstanding at the year-end.

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2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1.

3 Income from donations and legacies

Donation from Revive Church
Total
Total by fund 31 March 2020		 Unrestricted
£
-
-
600		 Restricted
£
-
-
-		 Total 2021
£
-
-
600		 Total 2020
£
600
600

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4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted
£
Core grants
High Peak Borough Council
6,500
Derbyshire County Council - Policy
15,378
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG
6,940
2,268
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
5,480
36,566
Development Programme
Derbyshire County Council - Adult Care
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG
-
High Peak Borough Council
-
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
36,566
European Regional Development
Fund
NAVCA VCS Emergencies
Partnership
PCC Vulnerable Fund
The Fore
DCC - Community Messaging
Partnership
DCC - COVID 19 Volunteer
Expenses Grant Scheme
Foundation Derbyshire - Bursary
for Social Prescribing
DCC - Locality and Place-based
Programme
Bingham Trust
HPBC Councillor Initiative Fund
National Lottery IT Costs
Futures ESF Community Grant
The National Lottery Community
Fund - Bereavement and Loss
NHS England via High Peak &
Buxton Primary Care Network
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG -
Signposting
High Peak Borough Council - Art
Work
High Peak Borough Council - Food
Bank Work
DCC Members’ Community
Leadership Fund RG
Foundation Derbyshire COVID		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,124
5,244
3,500
2,000
2,000
5,480
41,311
118,032
250
12,000
500
9,640
7,075
1,776
3,000
10,995
13,961
20,000
4,500
1,908
11,100
2,000
280,396
280,396		 Total 2021
£
6,500
15,378
6,940
2,268
5,480
36,566
4,124
5,244
3,500
2,000
2,000
5,480
41,311
118,032
250
12,000
500
9,640
7,075
1,776
3,000
10,995
13,961
20,000
4,500
1,908
11,100
2,000
280,396
316,962

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Previous reporting period
Core grants
High Peak Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council
NHS North Derbyshire CCG
Development Programme
Derbyshire County Council
NHS North Derbyshire CCG
High Peak Borough Council
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
NHS T&G CCG via The Bureau
Erewash Voluntary Action CVS
Total
The National Lottery Community
Fund
NHS England via High Peak &
Buxton Primary Care Network
Derbyshire County Council -
Public Health funding		 Unrestricted
£
6,500
15,378
9,207
31,085
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
31,085		 Restricted
£
-
-
-
-
4,124
87,999
5,244
3,500
10,700
10,000
2,500
20,656
14,214
158,937
158,937		 Total 2020
£
6,500
15,378
9,207
31,085
4,124
87,999
5,244
3,500
10,700
10,000
2,500
20,656
14,214
158,937
190,022

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5 Income from other trading activities

Income from other trading activities
Consultancy fees
Management fees
Community Print Service
Sundry income		 2021
£
13,400
1,900
5
1,106
16,411		 2020
£
350
3,150
-
385
3,885

All income from other trading activities is unrestricted.

6 Investment income

Investment income
Income from bank deposits 2021
£
917
917		 2020
£
1,161
1,161

All income from investment are unrestricted

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7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Development programme
Small Groups Project
S P Work
Comms PH
D2N2 IT
DCC COVID Expenses
FD COVID
Bingham SP
FD SP Bursary
Future In Mind
Social Connectedness
Social Prescribing
HP Connect COVID-19
HPBC Councillor Fund
NAVCA VCS
PCC Vulnerable Fund
Fore
Powerhouse
Core Costs
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
Governance costs (see
note 8)
Lottery Bereavement & Loss Group		 Staff costs
£
22,028
4,870
1,239
-
-
11,598
-
26,807
-
1,455
7,317
106,227
500
3,000
3,557
984
28,100
2,160
219,842		 Administration
£
2,958
2,205
34
1,776
2,139
402
208
5,334
103
-
5,731
5,794
5,866
-
-
3,995
18
4,731
1,620
42,914		 Total 2021
£
24,986
7,075
1,273
1,776
2,139
12,000
208
32,141
103
1,455
13,048
112,021
5,866
500
3,000
7,552
1,002
32,831
3,780
262,756
2021
£
226,395
36,361
262,756

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Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Development programme
Small groups project
Arts Dev. Officer
Bereavement & Loss Group
Lottery Bereavement & Loss Group
ICFT
Future In Mind
Social Connectedness
Social Prescribing
Public Health Small Grants
Public Health 5 Ways
Powerhouse
Core Costs
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
Previous reporting period
Governance costs (see		 Staff costs
Administration
£
£
9,934
2,315
2,210
-
6,330
660
3,578
1,385
19,357
1,698
940
105
304
-
12,035
824
-
11,393
-
9,879
25,456
12,116
2,110
1,620
82,254
41,995		 Total 2020
£
12,249
2,210
6,990
4,963
21,055
1,045
304
12,859
11,393
9,879
37,572
3,730
124,249
2020
£
80,736
43,513
124,249

8 Analysis of governance

Basis of
apportionment
Staff costs
Time spent
Independent examination
Governance
Accountancy services
Governance		 Total 2021
£
2,160
660
960
3,780

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9 Net income/(expenditure) for the year

This is stated after charging/(crediting):

This is stated after charging/(crediting):
Operating lease rentals:
Property
Other
Independent examiner's fee
Independent examiner - accountancy fees
Staff costs
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
Allocated as follows:
Charitable activities
Governance costs		 2021
£
4,200
660
960
2021
£
198,543
11,956
9,343
219,842
217,682
2,160
219,842		 2020
£
4,200
660
960
2020
£
76,693
2,382
3,179
82,254
80,144
2,110
82,254

10 Staff costs

No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2020: Nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period on headcount basis was 10.7 (2020: 6).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £33,644 (2020: £24,259).

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11 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions

Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2020: Nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2020: nil).

12 Government grants

The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows:

High Peak Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council
NHS North Derbyshire CCG
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG		 2021
£
14,500
19,502
-
10,960
44,962		 2020
£
10,000
19,502
14,451
10,700
54,653

13 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

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14 Fixed assets: tangible assets

Cost
Disposals
Depreciation
Charge for the year
Disposals
Net book value
15
Cash at bank and in hand
Short term cash investments
(less than 3 month maturity date)
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
At 1 April 2020
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020
At 1 April 2020
At 31 March 2021		 Fixtures &
fittings
£
7,757
-
7,757
7,757
-
-
7,757
-
-
2021
£
85,100
70,240
67,117
222,457		 Office
equipment
£
13,587
13,587
13,587
-
-
13,587
-
-
2020
£
70,101
30,171
14,888
115,160		 £
21,344
-
Total
21,344
21,344
-
-
21,344
-
-

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16 Current asset investment

16
Current asset investment
12 months fixed deposit
17
Debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
18
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Funds for groups
Other creditors and accruals		 2021
15,000
15,000
2021
£
15,584
16,652
32,236
2021
£
16,799
1,549
10,510
28,858		 2020
-
-
2020
£
60,860
1,662
62,522
2020
£
471
2,052
5,858
8,381

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19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Balance at
1 April
2020
£
Development programme
Small Groups Project
619
Locality Grants
5,469
P H Small Grants
393
Public Health 5 Ways
5,473
Social Connectedness
53,071
Future in Mind
1,455
-
Social Prescribing
1,355
Social Eating Grants
1,268
-
13,666
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
82,769
Bingham SP
Comms PH
FD SP Bursary
Fore
SP Work
DCC Councillor
Initiative
DCC COVID Expenses
FD COVID
NAVCA EP VCS
PCC Vulnerable Fund
D2N2 IT
The Lottery
Bereavement & Loss
Project Group
HPBC Councillor Fund
Lottery IT		 Income
£
22,348
-
8,850
2,250
-
-
9,640
118,032
-
500
41,311
3,000
10,995
2,000
20,000
1,776
4,500
12,000
1,908
13,961
7,075
250
280,396		 Expenditure
£
(24,986)
-
(393)
(5,473)
(13,048)
(1,455)
-
(112,021)
-
(500)
(32,141)
(3,000)
(7,552)
(208)
(1,273)
(1,776)
(2,139)
(12,000)
(103)
(1,002)
(7,075)
(250)
(226,395)		 Transfers
£
1,150
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,150		 Balance at
31 March
2021
£
(869)
5,469
8,850
2,250
40,023
-
9,640
7,366
1,268
-
22,836
-
3,443
1,792
18,727
-
2,361
-
1,805
12,959
-
-
137,920

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Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)

Balance at
1 April
2019
£
Development programme
Small groups project
-
Locality Grants
-
P H Small Grants
-
Public Health 5 Ways
-
Social Connectedness
-
Future in Mind
-
ICFT
354
Social Prescribing
-
Social Eating Grants
-
4,963
-
Total
5,317
Previous reporting
period
Bereavement & Loss
Project
The Lottery
Bereavement & Loss
Project Group		 Income
£
12,868
6,077
11,786
15,352
53,375
2,500
20,700
14,214
1,409
-
20,656
158,937		 Expenditure
£
(12,249)
-
(11,393)
(9,879)
(304)
(1,045)
(21,054)
(12,859)
-
(4,963)
(6,990)
(80,736)		 Transfers
£
-
(608)
-
-
-
-
-
-
(141)
-
(749)		 Balance at
1 April
2020
£
619
5,469
393
5,473
53,071
1,455
-
1,355
1,268
-
13,666
82,769

Name of fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund

Small Groups Project Funded by NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG, High Peak Borough Council and Derbyshire County Council, to provide development support to voluntary and community groups across the High Peak. This includes, but not exclusively, funding support, group development, communications and governance. High Peak CVS also acts as the voice of the voluntary sector and actively participates in strategic and operational forums to influence decision makers from our statutory partners. We engage fully with our local community and present feedback to those in office that can influence change.

The Lottery Funding from the National Lottery, Reaching Communities fund for 3 Bereavement And Loss years from the end November 2019. This is to develop the Group bereavement peer groups service from the pilot project in Glossop, extending to cover the whole of the High Peak. Keep two Glossop groups running and open a further 3 / 4 covering central High Peak and Buxton. Working in partnership with Blythe House Hospice. to provide safe, facilitated, peer support for bereaved adults in the High Peak.

March 2022.

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Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)

Public Health Small High Peak CVC administer the Public Health Small Grants Scheme
Grants which aims to offer help and support to local voluntary and community
groups and organisations delivering activities and projects at grass
roots level. All groups can access this funding that can show they come
together to support the health and wellbeing of their community.
Maximum allocation is £2000 per group.
Future in Mind High Peak CVS receives funding via Erewash Voluntary Action to
coordinate a quarterly Children and Young Peoples Wellbeing Network
meeting bringing together local voluntary and community groups,
statutory partners from schools, health and social care, charities and
other service providers. Mapping of activities for children and young
people in each place with regular bulletins to go out to mailing list for
each ‘Place’ with information relevant to pro-social activities and other
events appropriate to children and young people.
ICFT High Peak CVS received £20,700 from NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG
(£10,000) via The Bureau in Glossop, to provide Asset Based
Community Development (ABCD) where CVS develop the capacity of
voluntary groups to support people in their community. This is High
Peak CVS in partnership with The Bureau Glossop, as part of Tameside
and Glossop ICFT contract to deliver social prescribing PLUS in
Glossopdale.
Public Health 5 Ways In partnership with Derbyshire County Council (DCC) Public Health we
to Wellbeing administer this fund to improve the mental wellbeing of people living in
Derbyshire by providing Community based activities and services that
help people to access the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ - Connect, Be
Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give with a maximum fund of
£2000 per group.
Bereavement and Loss
Funded as an ICFT grant from NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG via The
Group Bureau in Glossop to deliver a regular support in Glossop with a focus
on bereavement support for adults in Glossop.
Social Prescribing Funding from NHS England (CCG) via the Primary Care Network (PCN),
social prescribing is a means of enabling GP surgeries to refer people to
a social prescribing link worker. Link workers give people time,
focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to
people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to local partners,
community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support.

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The funding enables seven link workers to be employed by High Peak CVS and deliver this service through eight GP Practices across the High Peak (excluding Glossopdale).

Locality Grants This funding is being held on behalf of Derbyshire County Council (DCC) Public Health as part of the High Peak Locality Fund that aims to support the health and wellbeing of the local community. The priorities set focus on mental health and wellbeing, increasing Physical Activity and Financial Inclusion. The funding is allocated to the strategic sub groups to develop existing services and identify gaps. Social Eating Grants The social eating grant is held on behalf of Derbyshire County Council (DCC) Public Health and looks at promoting and engaging communal eating which has been proven to increase social bonding and feelings of wellbeing, and enhances one’s sense of contentedness and embedding within the community. This fund will be aimed at local groups that encourage social eating through community cafes etc.

Lottery IT Funding that allows High Peak CVS to improve our IT systems to offer a
more comprehensive and efficient service to our members. This
includes support in improving our phone systems and improves our
ability to support the local community remotely where necessary.
HPBC Councillor The Initiative Fund is allocated to all local Councillors to support local
Initiative Fund community projects. The funding we received this year was aimed at
supporting local groups primarily in the Whaley Bridge and Furness
Vale areas.
NAVCA VCS This fund was set up in response to the Pandemic to allow local
Emergency infrastructure organisations an opportunity to link into the National
Partnership response and feedback local issues. The aim of this fund is to create a
pro-active strategy for dealing with National Emergencies across the
Voluntary Sector.
PCC Vulnerability Fund The Police and Crime Commissioner Fund was set up to improve the
lives and safety of vulnerable people and their families across
Derbyshire and is administered by High Peak CVS for the local
community.
Bingham Trust Funding was allocated to our Social Prescribing service to allow Link
Engagement Fund Workers to identify and support those referred to the Social Prescribing
Project. The Engagement Fund will be used flexibly to provide one-off
support to an individual to address a specific problem or overcome a
barrier living in the Buxton, Derbyshire area only. Examples of how the
fund are used include; transport to access services or groups, training,
one off cleaning sessions, garden clearance, skip hire, minor repairs
and small pieces of equipment which will have a major impact on living
conditions.
Public Health Working in partnership with Public Health, this funding was used to
Community Messaging
recruit a part time Communications Officer to look at developing links
Partnership - Comms between the local community and messaging around the COVID-19
PH pandemic. Linking with community groups, businesses, individuals and
services we created a two way communication network to feed in key
public health messaging as well as acting as the voice for the local
community around local issues and concerns.

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European Regional Funding that allows High Peak CVS to improve our IT systems to offer a
Development Fund - more comprehensive and efficient service to our members. This
D2N2 IT includes support in improving our phone systems and improves our
ability to support the local community remotely where necessary
through new equipment and allows us to operate more effectively.
DCC COVID Expenses Working alongside our colleagues in the High Peak Alliance, High Peak
CVS managed this fund which allowed volunteer centres to claim
expenses for their volunteers that were responding to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Foundation Derbyshire The project gave HPCVS the resources to reach out to new groups,
Corona Virus Relief form new partnerships, bring individuals together to look at collective
Fund working to address common problems some of which were created by
the pandemic and some of which were ongoing issues exacerbated by
the pandemic. The funding was part of the agreed Covid-19 After Plan
Shock Recovery.
We used the grant to increase the hours of three posts within HPCVS
which enabled our organisation to play a central role in co-ordinating
the voluntary and community sector response to Covid 19. The
expanded roles were those of the CEO, the Group Development Officer
and the Administrator. The CEO led on our strategic role co-ordinating
the VCS response to the pandemic. The Groups Development Officer
brought together new forums, public meetings of individuals who were
particularly vulnerable and shared advice / information which helped
groups deal with the impact of the pandemic. The administrator
oversaw a massive upgrade of the HPCVS group database to enable us
to reach out to all its members and the wider voluntary and community
sector.
Foundation Derbyshire This funding was allocated to our Social Prescribing service to allow
S P Bursary Link Workers to identify and support those referred to the Social
Prescribing Project. The Ashby Fund will be used flexibly to provide
one-off support to an individual to address a specific problem or
overcome a barrier.
The Fore Transition The aim of this fund is to increase the hours of our Group Development
Fund Worker at a time when groups are in urgent need of support and are
facing the biggest challenge the voluntary sector has encountered.
By working with groups to help them continue to provide a service we
also widen the options for the isolated individuals we are supporting
through our social prescribing service. We are also looking to promote
best practice with groups to ensure all new members / volunteers
receive the welcome and the support they need to have a positive and
life enhancing experience.
Futures S P Work Funding was allocated to our Social Prescribing service to allow Link
Workers to identify, help and support learners to move closer to the
labour market, volunteering or training. This allowed clients to access
support and development opportunities to increase their own
development.
DCC Members’ Funding was provided by a Local Councillor to help purchase equipment
Community for our IT upgrade which enabled us to engage wider with the local
Leadership Fund RG community and our members and improve the support we could offer
them.

Transfers to restricted funds in respect of unrestricted income and overspends on projects from designated and unrestricted funds.

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20 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

General fund
Winding up reserve
Small Groups
Project
Designated funds
General fund
Designated funds
Arts & Creative
Businesses
Arts & Creative
Businesses
Winding up reserve
Small Groups
Project
Previous reporting
period		 Balance
at 1 April
2020
£
60,582
-
950
25,000
86,532
Balance
at 1 April
2019
£
67,360
2,205
-
23,000
92,565		 Income
£
53,694
-
200
-
53,894
Income
£
35,781
-
950
-
36,731		 Expenditure
£
(36,361)
-
-
-
(36,361)
Expenditure
£
(41,308)
(2,205)
-
-
(43,513)		 Transfers
£
(7,000)
-
(1,150)
7,000
(1,150)
Transfers
£
(1,251)
-
-
2,000
749		 As at 31
March 2021
£
70,915
-
-
32,000
102,915
As at 1
April 2020
£
60,582
-
950
25,000
86,532

Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds Name of

unrestricted fund

Description, nature and purposes of the fund

General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds Arts & Creative Income generated by this project. Businesses Winding up reserve Funds designated for the 'possible winding down costs' of the company and redundancies.

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High Peak CVS

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 (continued)

21 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total		 General
fund
£
-
70,915
70,915		 Designated
funds
£
-
32,000
32,000		 Restricted
funds
£
-
137,920
137,920		 Total
£
-
240,835
240,835

22 Operating lease commitments

The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is

Less than one year 2021
2020
£
£
350
350
350
350
Property		 2021
2020
£
£
120
120
120
120
Equipment		 2021
2020
£
£
120
120
120
120
Equipment
120

23 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease/(increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating
activities		 2021
£
71,534
(917)
30,286
20,477
121,380		 2020
£
71,419
(1,161)
(57,484)
(15,485)
(2,711)

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