Company Number: 4600635 Charity Number: 1096462
## High Peak CVS
Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **High Peak CVS**
## **Report and Financial Statements** for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **Contents Page**
- **1** Reference and Administrative Information
- **2** Trustees Annual Report
- **12** Independent Examiner’s Report
- **13** Statement of Financial Activities
- **14** Balance Sheet
- **16** Notes to the Accounts
## **High Peak CVS**
## **Reference and Administrative Information**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
|**Company number**|4600635||
|---|---|---|
|**Charity number**|1096462||
|**Registered office and**|Dunbar House, 105 Buxton Road, Whaley Bridge||
|**operational address**|High Peak, Derbyshire, SK23 7HX||
|**Trustees**|Trustees, who are also Directors under company law, who served during||
||the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:||
||Karen Rigg
|Chair|
||Martin Thomas|Treasurer Resigned 08.11.23|
||Sandra Higgins|Treasurer Appointed 18.01.24|
||Sue Howard||
||Carol Evans|Resigned 26.09.24|
||Ross Burnage|Resigned 05.06.24|
||Emily Williams||
||Nicholas Mills||
||Stephen Eccleston|Appointed 22.08.23|
||Sandra Schofield|Appointed 18.07.24|
|**Honorary Officers**|Cllr Jean Todd HPBC|Resigned 29.09.23|
||Cllr Neville Clarke HPBC|Appointed 07.11.23|
|**Chief Executive**
|James Bromley|Resigned 14.06.24|
|**Officer**|Ross Burnage|Appointed 12.08.24|
||The Chief Executive Officer is appointed as Company Secretary.||
|**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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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
The Trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024. Included within the Trustees’ Report is the Directors Report as required by company law.
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 (the 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 from 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.
High Peak CVS will deliver directly services and/or projects when they will make a positive difference to the community. We will only deliver direct services and projects if we believe we are the local organisation or group which is best suited to provide those services and/or projects .
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. This is 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.
## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **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.
Our Bereavement Service offers essential support for adults dealing with grief, ensuring a safe, respected and cared for space for everyone.
Our Social Prescribing Service works closely with our Primary Care Network across the High Peak (excluding Glossop) to assist people to explore ‘what matters to them ’and take an holistic approach to their health and wellbeing. This is done, by connecting individuals to local services and groups, often working closely with our Community Development team,.
## **Operational**
The cost of living crisis continues to have a dramatic impact on the health, wellbeing and financial means of people across the High Peak and has meant a continued increase in demand for support from groups that continue to offer essential services to those that need it the most. It is a similar situation for our Social Prescribing and Bereavement services as we are seeing an increase in referrals and, in many cases, complex issues that require longer term support.
Core costs for the organisation continue to increase in the current economic climate, meaning funds are being stretched more than ever and it continues to be a huge challenge for High Peak CVS, and throughout the Voluntary and Community Sector, to meet these costs as funding continues to be uncertain.
## **Funding**
As mentioned above, although our core funding through Derbyshire County Council, High Peak Borough Council and NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board has stayed consistent, we have been unable to secure long term commitment for this, and it continues to create uncertainty and concern. The next financial year is seeing a new consultation taking place through Derbyshire County Council on all discretionary grants which could have a huge detrimental impact on both our service and our members.
Funding cuts across Local Authority and Government contracts is continuing to add operational risk to many of our services, and those of our members, and the loss of key statutory services is increasing the demand on our services even more.
Our Bereavement Service continues to be funded through the National Lottery Community Fund and this is confirmed until March 2025, with reduced funding confirmed for a further 2 years to allow us to look at long term sustainability for the service. During this year we have been in conversations with NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB about the potential of commissioning this service and these talks will continue into the new financial year.
Our Social Prescribing service across the High Peak (excluding Glossop) continues to go from strength to strength, with the team that work with our local Primary Care Network and other agencies to support the local community. This aims at linking in patients from eight surgeries across the district with community led initiatives and support groups.
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
Alongside our key funding and those mentioned above, we have received support from a number of additional funders including The National Community Fund, Derbyshire County Council Public Health and NAVCA. All have 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 the Derby and Derbyshire Infrastructure Alliance (DDIA), 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 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.
In addition, we chair the High Peak Community Voice forum that brings together local community and voluntary groups to share resources, ideas and challenges as well as introducing key strategic partners to groups to help influence decision makers on the frontline of community support.
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**
Our Community Development team has never been more important as we continue to strive to offer a comprehensive support package that includes (but not exclusively) a number of benefits including promotion, workshops, newsletters, funding support and 1 to 1 support sessions to help develop and sustain our local groups. During this period we have supported 21 new groups which gives us a total of 593 groups we worked with over the 12 months and a total of 807 that we have access to across all our databases and partnerships. In total we have 131 members of High Peak CVS.
Our core 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.
The High Peak Community Voice network continues to give the sector a platform to share skills, information, experiences, good practice, and resources, and enables groups to work collectively on issues of common interest.
We have two part time Development Workers that support our members directly, together with a part time Communications Officer who aims to increase engagement with local groups and promote their services and needs across the High Peak.
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
In addition, our part time Funding Officer offered more complex support to groups in accessing new funding streams, completing applications and proof-reading their submissions. During the year we have successfully supported groups in securing at least £40,927 through direct support, grants and/or advice including the Public Health Small Grants and High Peak Borough Council Climate Change programmes which we administer.
## **Social Prescribing**
The Social Prescribing service enables GP surgeries to refer people to a social prescribing link worker. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to them’ and taking an 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 your own health and wellbeing more effectively and achieve your own personal goals.
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. In addition, our social prescribers help to identify gaps in provision across the High Peak and work with our community development team and external partners to address this for the future.
Between April 2023 and March 2024, the service received a total of 520 referrals which led to a total of 7271 direct contacts with clients including face to face, telephone and other means of communication. As a result of our support, we saw a reduction in GP appointments of our clients of 11% and an improvement in their sense of wellbeing of 28.8% from when they were referred to us.
## **Bereavement Support Groups**
Our Bereavement Groups, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund, offer support to adults that are dealing with the effects of bereavement. Our model focuses on face to face peer support. We have two members of staff, a Bereavement Lead and Bereavement Support Worker, alongside volunteers, clinic supervision and a sessional worker delivering these groups.
We continue to welcome referrals directly from those bereaved themselves and their families, GPs, care coordinators and surgery staff teams, clinics, hospitals, hospices and care homes. In addition we receive referrals from Social services and mental health teams, counselling services, carers’ organisations and funeral homes alongside statutory services such as IAPT, CMHT and Primary Care. We also welcome referrals from other bereavement services such as CRUSE and local hospices.
We currently run five groups across the High Peak and have worked alongside partners such as Blythe House Hospice in Chapel-en-le-Frith to deliver some of these. During this period we supported a total number of 538 group attendees.
Our support reassures families and loved ones that their relative or friend is receiving the support they need. It also reassures services and partner organisations that they are referring clients to a quality service.
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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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **Community Engagement**
Our Community Messaging Partnership project, funded via Derbyshire County Council Public Health, continued throughout the year offering generic health advice and information. We were able to work closely with our partners at The Bureau in Glossop who run the same project in Glossop and enabled us both to share resources to improve the engagement with our population. This funding continues until September 2024.
During the year, our team has hosted three funding workshops with partners such as Foundation Derbyshire, Severn Trent Community Fund, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Sported, National Lottery Community Fund, High Peak Borough Council (to promote the Shared Prosperity Fund) and Bingham Trust.
Engagement with our members and the local High Peak community has continued to develop hugely during the year as we have seen our membership base grow and our reach on social media, website and newsletters has improved.
Our Newsletters and E-Bulletins continue to be a useful source of information and we have distributed 54 throughout the year including members only funding and health information.
## **Living Well Derbyshire**
High Peak CVS were part of a wider consortium including Erewash Voluntary Action (contract holders) and Derbyshire Voluntary Action to manage local collaboratives across Derbyshire to bring together Mental Health services. Health services, Social Care and the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector are developing new ways of working and modernising Community Mental Health services for adults and older adults, taking into account the particular needs of each local area. High Peak CVS have a part time Locality Co-Ordinator that manages two collaborative forums across the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales to help support the transition to a new Mental Health approach. This funding will continue until March 2025.
## **AGM**
The AGM held on 7th November 2023 saw a fantastic turnout of new and existing members to celebrate the achievements and look forward to the year ahead. The AGM provided an opportunity for engagement with the local community with presentations around our Bereavement Project and our Annual Crompton Woodcock Award, which celebrates the impact of local groups in the High Peak.
## **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.
## **Financial review**
## **Principal funding sources**
Our infrastructure grant funders, providing funding towards our administration, representation, and management function (‘Core grants’) were High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council (DCC) and Derby and Derbyshire NHS Integrated Care Board. All statutory agencies were able to maintain our core 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 through NHS England, and these proportionately contribute to the above functions.
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
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 programme and High Peak Borough Council Climate Change funding.
The Board regularly reviews 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 winding up reserve to cover a minimum of six months core running costs, which will enable it to:
- meet its statutory and moral obligations towards members of staff in the case of redundancy, sickness or maternity or similar eventualities;
- be able to meet its obligations towards creditors in the event of the dissolution of the organisation;
- ensure continuity of service in the eventuality of gaps in funding caused by late payment;
- ensure that core activity can continue during a period of unforeseen financial difficulty; and
- - fund innovative or developmental projects that will lead to the enhancement of the organisation’s services and contribute to the long term sustainability of the organisation.
Reserves are held by the charity to operate effectively and to cover the charities moral obligations towards staff and there is ring fenced in the accounts £50,000 in designated funds for this. We will aim to maintain a general reserve to cover a minimum of 6 months core running costs.
We wish to protect the charity from major risks. Reserves at the year-end were £196,632 (2023:170,653) comprising restricted funds of £93,246 (2023: £69,960) and unrestricted funds of £103,386 (2023: £100,693).
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **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 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. The charitable company took over from an unincorporated charity registered on 11 September 2001.
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 2024 was 381. 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 11 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.
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
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**
There are no related parties and we have no direct relationships with other organisations.
## **Recruiting new Trustees**
The Board are always actively looking for new Trustees to join the team and are always looking for someone who has a good understanding of the voluntary sector and the challenges of the High Peak.
Throughout the year new trustees are able to join the board but need to be formally elected at the Annual General Meeting. We advertise vacancies on our website, social media, word of mouth, newsletters and at our Annual General Meeting.
No external body is entitled to appoint a trustee. A member can propose a new trustee but they need to be formally elected at the Annual General Meeting.
## **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 we have updated the following:-
- Disciplinary Policy
- Volunteer Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Mental Health and wellbeing Policy
- Staff Sickness and Absence Policy
- Capability Procedure
- IT and Social Media Policy
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## **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
## **Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others**
As disclosed in Note 18, the organisation holds funds on behalf of groups.
Occasionally small local groups which do not have their own bank accounts request us to hold money on their behalf, for use as they direct in furtherance of their own objects.
All groups are in the High Peak and we wanted to help to promote and assist them which falls within our objects.
Under our Funds for Groups we acted as custodian trustees for the following groups through the period of 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024:-
Glossop LGBT+ Group – they provide support and social opportunities for LGBT+ people in Glossop and High Peak.
We keep a separate list of the balances on the account and the money is shown separately in our accounts, we regularly keep in touch with the Treasurers for the groups and carry out reconciliations of their balances on a regular basis.
As at 31[st] March 2024 Glossop LGBT+ Glossop the balance of Fund for Groups was £200.
## **Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees**
The trustees (who are also directors of the Charitable Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ 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 trustees 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 trustees are required to:
The trustees 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.
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# **High Peak CVS**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2024**
## 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 trustees’ annual report has been approved by the trustees on date and signed on their behalf by
Karen Rigg
## Chair
Date 05 November 2024
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Independent examiner’s report
## to the members of
## High Peak CVS
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 which are set out on pages 13 to 35.
## **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
Date 11 November 2024
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High Peak CVS
Statement of Financial Activities
(including Income and Expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total funds
2024
Total funds
2023
Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
138
2,089
2,227
883
Cha ritable activities:
Development Programme
27,757
534,117
561,874
346,229
other trading activities
1,000
1,820
2,820
8,018
Investments
4,015
4,015
2,671
Total income
32,910
538,026
570,936
357,801
Expenditure on:
Cha ritable activities:
Development Programme
30,206
514,751
544,957
394,014
Total expenditure
30,206
514,751
544,957
394,014
Net income/(expenditure) for the
year
2,704
23,275
25,979
(36,213)
Transfer between funds
(11)
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Net movement in funds for the year
2,693
23,286
25,979
(36,213)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
100,693
69,960
170,653
206,866
Total funds carried forward
103,386
93,246
196,632
170,653
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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## High Peak CVS Company number 4600635
## Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024
||Note|2024|||_2023_||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|_£_||_£_|
|**Fixed assets**|||||||
|Tangible assets|14||-|||_-_|
|**Total fixed assets**|||**-**|||**_-_**|
|**Current assets**|||||||
|Debtors|17|6,469||_25,353_|||
|Cash at bank and in hand|15|199,699||_172,245_|||
|Cash investments|16|-||_-_|||
|**Total current assets**||**206,168**||**_197,598_**|||
|**Liabilities**|||||||
|Creditors: amounts falling|||||||
|due in less than one year|18|(9,536)||_(26,945)_|||
|**Net current assets**|||**196,632**|||**_170,653_**|
|**Total assets less current liabilities**|||196,632|||_170,653_|
|**Net assets**|||**196,632**|||**_170,653_**|
|**The funds of the charity:**|||||||
|Restricted income funds|19||93,246|||_69,960_|
|Unrestricted income funds|20||103,386|||_100,693_|
|**Total charity funds**|||**196,632**|||**_170,653_**|
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:
- The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006,
- The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts
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 16 to 35 form part of these accounts.
Approved by the trustees on and signed on their behalf by: 5th November 2024
Karen Rigg (Chair)
Sandra Higgins (Treasurer)
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High Peak CVS
Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ending 31 March 2024
Note
2024
2023
Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
23
23,439
(63,999)
Cash flows from investing activities..
Dividends, interest, and rents from investments
4,015
2,671
Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
4,015
2,671
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents in the year
27,454
(61,328)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
172,245
233,573
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
199,699
172,245
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High Peak CVS
Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
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 l 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 golng concern basls
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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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 fol lowing activity headings:
Costs of raising funds
Development Programme
Strategic Leadership & Powerhouse
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 econom ic lives on a straight line basis as fol lows:
Office furniture & equipment
Office equipment
4 years
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.
I 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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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 l.
Income from donations and legacies
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total 2024
Total 2023
Donations
138
2,089
2,227
883
Total
138
2,089
2,227
883
Total by fund 31 March 2023
142
741
883
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Income from charitable activities
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total 2024
Core grants
High Peak Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council Adult Care
Derbyshire County Council Policy
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
Signposting
5,000
2,062
7,689
11,821
5,000
2,062
7,689
11,821
1,185
1,185
27,757
27,757
Development Programme
Derbyshire County Council Adult Care
Derbyshire County Council Policy
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB - Signposting
High Peak Borough Council
Public Health Community Messaging
The National Lottery Community Fund
Bereavement Service
NHS England via High Peak & Buxton
Primary Care Network
High Peak Health and Wellbeing
Partnership
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB Via
Erewash Voluntary Action
British Red Cross & NAVCA Ukraine
I nfrastructure
2,062
7,689
11,821
1,185
5,000
15,000
2,062
7,689
11,821
1,185
5,000
15,000
103,735
103,735
317,872
317,872
18,000
18,000
47,000
47,000
4,753
4,753
534,117
534,117
Total
27,757
534,117
561,874
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Previous reporting period
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total 2023
Core grants
High Peak Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council - Adult Care
Derbyshire County Council - Policy
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG -
Signposting
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
5,000
2, 062
7,689
6,369
5,000
2,062
7,689
6,369
1,185
5,531
1,185
5,531
27,836
27,836
Development Programme
Derbyshire County Council - Adult Care
Derbyshire County Council - Policy
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG -
High Peak Borough Council
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
The National Lottery Community Fund -
HPCVS Bereavement Service
The National Lottery Community Fund -
HPCVS Bereavement Service Covid 19
NHS England via High Peak & Buxton
Primary ca Network
DCC - Public Health Locality and Place-
based Programme Small Grants
HPBC Community Climate Change &
Nature Action Fund
9,000
7,689
6,369
1,185
5,000
5,531
9,000
7,689
6,369
1,185
5,000
5,531
29,859
29,859
21,417
21,417
165,593
165,593
9,000
9,000
17,500
17,500
British Red Cross andNA VCA Ukraine
Refugee Infrastructure
Department for Digital, Culture, Media
and Sport (DCMS) and NA VCA
Public Health via HPBC Social
Connectedness
NHS England via High Peak & Buxton
Primary Care Network PCN Dev
DCC - Community Messaging
Partnership
4, 753
4, 753
11,000
11,000
3,666
3,666
5,831
5,831
15,000
15,000
318,393
318,393
Total
27,836
318,393
346,229
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Income from other trading activities
2024
2023
Management fees
Sundry income
2,000
820
3,500
4,518
2,820
8,018
£1,820 from other trading activities is restricted and £1,000 is unrestricted.
Investment income
2024
2023
Income from bank deposits
4,015
2,671
4,015
2,671
All income from investment are unrestricted
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Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities
Staff costs
Administration
Total 2024
Development programme
Comms PH
16,421
1,068
959
228
17,489
959
228
DCC COVID Expenses
Bingham SP
The National Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service
The National Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service Covid 19
The National Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service 2024
Living Well Co-ordinator
Social Connectedness
Social Eating
Social Prescribing
Public Health Cost of Living Grants
Public Health Small Grants
Community Development
PCN Dev
C C & Nature Action Fund
412
2,439
2,851
16,284
4,010
20,294
55,442
31,648
475
7,595
2,857
12
63,037
34,505
487
1,268
290,077
9,000
7,432
26,112
28,391
6,054
6,565
26,622
1,268
14,971
9,000
7,432
3,173
275,106
22,939
28,391
6,054
NAVCA Ukr Infra
Core Leadership Team
6,565
25,033
1,589
Governance costs (see note 8)
2,686
900
3,586
481,402
63,555
544,957
2024
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
514,751
30,206
544,957
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Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (continued)
Previous reporting period
Staff costs
Administration
Total 2023
Development programme
Comms PH
18,261
1,488
19,749
DCC COVID Expenses
Bingham SP
The National Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service
The National Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service Covid 19
421
421
38,779
10,250
49,029
11,687
1,785
1,418
627
13,472
1,418
1,222
15,423
174,504
12,858
11,002
38,417
887
FD SP Bursary
Living Well
Social Connectedness
Social Prescribing
Public Health Small Grants
595
3,666
164,907
11,757
9,597
12,858
5,000
2,754
NAVCA COL
6,002
35,663
887
Community Development
NAVCA VCS
PCN Dev
5,831
5,831
10,520
2,941
31,953
4,361
C C & Nature Action Fund
NAVCA Ukr Infra
Core Leadership Team
Governance costs (see note 8)
10,520
2,941
30,231
2,465
1,722
1,896
321,915
72,099
394,014
2,023
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure
357,700
36,314
394,014
Analysis of governance
Basis of
apportionment
Total 2024
Staff costs
Independent examination
Accountancy services
Time spent
Governance
Governance
2,685
900
3,585
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Net income/(expenditure) for the year
This is stated after chargi ng/(cred iting ):
2024
2023
Operating lease rentals..
Property
Other
Independent examiner's fee
Independent examiner - accountancy fees
4,200
4,200
900
780
960
10 Staff costs
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
2024
2023
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
431,554
30,894
18,955
287,984
14,752
19,179
481,403
321,915
Allocated as follows:
Cha ritable activities
Governance costs
478,717
2,686
319,450
2,465
481,403
321,915
No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2023.. Nil).
The average number of staff employed during the period on headcount basis was 20.83 (2023..
16.25).
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 £48,871 (2023..
£42,190).
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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 (2023: 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 (2023: nil).
12 Government grants and contracts
The government grants recognised in the accounts were as follows..
2024
2023
High Peak Borough Council
Derbyshire County Council
NHS Derby & Derbyshire CCG
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
NHS Tameside & Glossop CCG
NHS Tameside & Glossop ICB for Glossop Area
NHS Greater Manchester ICB for Glossop Area
DCMS
25,000
28,502
31,166
50,440
3,714
11,395
2,726
73,012
8,177
159
11,000
126,514
118,777
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
Fixtures &
fittings
Office
equipment
Tota I
Cost
At l April 2023
Disposa Is
7,757
(5,243)
13,587
(13,587)
21,344
(18,830)
At 31 March 2024
2,514
2,514
Depreciation
At l April 2023
Charge for the year
Disposals
7,757
13,587
21,344
(5,243)
(13,587)
(18,830)
At 31 March 2024
2,514
2,514
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
15 Cash at bank and in hand
2024
2023
Short term cash investments
(less than 3 month maturity date)
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
95,100
120,100
47,889
56,710
26,541
25,604
199,699
172,245
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16 Current asset investment
2024
2023
12 months fixed deposit
17 Debtors
2024
2023
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
53
6,416
19,666
5,687
6,469
25,353
18 Creditors: amounts falling due withln one year
2024
2023
Trade creditors
Funds for groups
Other creditors and accruals
667
200
8,669
4,009
22, 936
9,536
26,945
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19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds
Balance at
l April
2023
Balance at
31 March
2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Development programme
Locality Grants
P H Small Grants
Social Connectedness
Social Prescribing
Social Eating Grants
Community Development
The National Lottery
Community Fund
Bereavement and Loss
The National Lottery
Community Fund
Bereavement and Loss Covid
19 Legacy
The National Lottery
Community Fund
Bereavement Services
PCN Dev
Bingham SP
Comms PH
DCC COVID Expenses
C C & Nature Action Fund
Living Well Co-ordi nator
NAVCA Ukraine
Publ ic Health Cost of Llvlng
5,469
5,469
1,568
9,000
(7,432)
(487)
(290,079)
(1,268)
(26,112)
476
1,319
1,268
li
289,481
721
32,384
6,272
3,763
203
(2,851)
(1,115)
32,543
(20,294)
(12,249)
103,815
28,391
(63,037)
(28,391)
(229)
(17,489)
(959)
(6,054)
(34,505)
(6,565)
(9,000)
13,364
54,142
1,285
14,086
959
1,056
11,597
15,000
6,980
926
46,000
4,753
9,000
11,495
1,812
Total
69,960
538,027
(514,752)
li
93,246
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Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)
Previous reporting period Balance
at l April
2022
Balance at
l April
2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Development programme
Locality Grants
P H Small Grants
Social Connectedness
Social Prescribing
Social Eating Grants
Community Development
The National Lottery
Community Fund -
Bereavement and Loss
The National Lottery
Community Fund -
Bereavement and Loss Covid
19 Legacy
NA VCA EP VCS
5,469
3,858
12,377
10,230
1,268
5,469
9,000
3,666
165,593
(12, 858)
(15,423)
(174,504)
(144)
476
1,319
1,268
34, 774
(38,417)
3,643
22,192
30,600
(49,029)
3, 763
24,598
887
21,417
(13,472)
(887)
(5,831)
(421)
(19,749)
32, 543
PCN Dev
5,831
Bingham SP
Comms PH
1,706
18,835
965
1,285
14,086
959
6,980
15,000
DCC COVID Expenses
C C & Nature Action Fund
FD SP Bursary
NA VCA COL
Living Well
NA VCA Ukraine
17,500
(10,520)
(1,418)
(11,002)
(1,222)
(2,941)
1,418
11,000
1,222
4, 753
1,812
Total
105,025
319,134
(357, 700)
3,501
69,960
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Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)
Name of fund
Description, nature and purposes of the fund
Funded primarily by NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB, 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.
National Lottery Community Funded from The National Lottery until July 2027. This is to maintain
Fund - HPCVS Bereavement and develop the bereavement peer groups service providing safe,
Service and The National
facilitated, peer support for bereaved adults in the High Peak.
Lottery Community Fund
HPCVS Bereavement Service
Covid 19 Legacy
Social Connectedness
Community Development
Via Derbyshire County Council Public Health, High Peak CVS have been
funded to lead on the Social Connectedness project (in partnership with
the High Peak Alliance) to reduce the burden of social isolation within
local communities. Tackling loneliness and isolation is a key priority
across Derbyshire and in the High Peak and by developing an action
group as part of the Health and Wellbeing Partnership allows us to
work with colleagues in the voluntary, community and statutory
sectors to identify needs and gaps and offer solutions to these issues
via existing services. This funding covers a three year period from April
2019 to March 2022.
Public Health Small Grants
High Peak CVC administer the Public Health Small Grants Scheme
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.
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 matter5 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
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.
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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.
NAVCA VCS Emergency
Partnership
This fund was set up in response to the Pandemic to allow local
i nfrastructure organisations an opportunity to link into the National
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. In addition, we produced a Food Distribution Survey
to engage with local providers such as Food Banks, Community
Pantries, Luncheon Clubs and Community Cafes to understand the
impact of the pandemic and how we can support these vital
organ isations in the future.
Bingham Trust Engagement Funding was allocated to our Social Prescribing service to allow Link
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.
Working in partnership with Public Health, this funding was used to
recruit a part time Communications Officer to look at developing links
between the local community and messaging around the COVID-19
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. This has now developed
into communicating key health messages across the network and
directly into local communities.
Public Health Community
Messaging Partnership
Comms PH
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.
NAVCA Cost of Living Fund
Funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
(DCMS) and NAVCA this fund aims to support organisations that are
directly supporting individuals affected by the Cost of Living Crisis. This
includes supporting those to produce low cost food and to offer warm
safe spaces for those that are affected by rising energy costs. In
addition, this fund allows HPCVS to offer ongoing support to groups
that support those most vulnerable through community development,
funding and training.
Funded by the British Red Cross (BRC) and NAVCA this funding allows
HPCVS to research and understand the impact of the Ukraine crisis on
our local community and voluntary groups and understand how we can
better support in the future to ensure those that need help can access
it and to ensure the local community and voluntary sector get the
resources and support needed.
NAVCA Ukraine Refugee
Infrastructure Fund
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PCN Development
The recognition that Social Prescribing needs the support of the local
VCSE sector to offer access to social groups and support, this funding
allows us to target those groups directly that can link into the Social
Prescribing service. This could involve advice and guidance, train ing,
funding plus set up and support to empower our groups to deliver their
essential services to those that need it the most.
High Peak Borough Council The High Peak Community Climate Change Fund has been established
Community Climate Change as part of High Peak Borough Council's efforts to tackle climate change.
And Nature Action Fund
The fund is intended to provide small grants to community-based
organisations taking measures locally to tackle the climate emergency.
HPCVS administer this fund on behalf of the Council.
Living Well Co-ordi nator
Living Well Co-ordinator - funded by NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB, via
Erewash Voluntary Action as the main contract holder, this role
manages monthly meeting which will be delivered within High Peak and
Derbyshire Dales. These meeting are to bring together the Community
and Voluntary sector with mental health colleagues from the NHS, and
Adult Social Care. Experts by experience and the Living Well
Programme team. Living Well Collaboratives will be delivered by Living
Well Co-ordinator who will work in collaboration with the Living Well
Programme Team to bring together local networks and ambitious local
leaders and organisations included as part of the Living Well Model.
Public Health Cost of Living The Cost of Living Fund was funded by Derbyshire County Council
Grants
Public Health and administered by High Peak CVS. The aim was to help
groups and organisations to support people in need during the cost of
living crisis. Grants available up to £500.
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
Balance
at l April
2023
Asat31
March 2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
General fund
Designated funds
Winding up reserve
55,693
32,910
(30,206)
(5,011)
53,386
45,000
5,000
50,000
100,693
32,910
(30,206)
(li)
103,386
Previous reporting period Balance
at l April
2022
Asati
April 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
General fund
Designated funds
Winding up reserve
62,841
38,667
(36,314)
(9,501)
55,693
39,000
6,000
45,000
101,841
38,667
(36,314)
(3,501)
100,693
Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds
Name of
unrestricted fund
Description, nature and purposes of the fund
General fund
Arts & Creative Businesses
The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds
Income generated by this project.
Winding up reserve
Funds designated for the 'possible winding down costs, of the company
and redundancies.
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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)
21 Analysis of net assets between funds
General
fund
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Tota I
Tangible fixed assets
Net current assets/(liabilities)
53,386
50,000
93,246
196,632
Total
53,386
50,000
93,246
196,632
22 Operating lease commitments
The charity's total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases is as
follows for each of the following periods..
Property
Equipment
2024
2023
2024
2023
Less than one year
350
120
120
350
120
120
23 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
2024
2023
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Adjustments for:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Decrease/lincrease) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
25,979
(36,213)
(4,015)
18,884
(17,409)
(2,671)
(23,107)
(2,008)
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating
activities
23,439
(63,999)
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