# **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04652487 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1096779**
**Report of the Trustees and**
**Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
**for The Community Council of Shropshire**
**operating as Community Resource**
Caerwyn Jones Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor Emstrey House Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6LG
**The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
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|**Report of the Trustees**|3 to 22|
|**Report of the Independent Examiner**|23 to 24|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|25|
|**Balance Sheet**|26 to 27|
|**Cash Flow Statement**|28|
|**Notes to the Cash Flow Statement**|29|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|30 to 49|
## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Reference and Administrative Details for the year ended 31 March 2023**
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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 2019).
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
**Registered Company number** 04652487 (England and Wales)
## **Registered Charity number**
1096779
## **Registered office**
4 The Creative Quarter Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6LG
## **Trustees**
Mr HED Strickland (Chair) Mr R Amos Mr S Broad Mrs NJ Cooper Ms R Henley Mr C Johnson Mr M Thorn Mrs L Pearson Mr J Howick (resigned 14 June 2022) Dr H Paterson (resigned 23 November 2022)
## **Senior Management Team**
Mrs B Baxter, Chief Executive (appointed 5 September 2022) Mrs J Baron, Chief Executive (retired 30 September 2022) Mrs S Homden, Head of Finance Ms S Chalk, Head of Service (Well-being and Care) (appointed 25 April 2022) Mrs K Harrison, Marketing and Communications Manager Mrs S Teece, Fundraising Manager
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
**Reference and Administrative Details for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Independent Examiner**
Caerwyn Jones Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor Emstrey House Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6LG
## **Bankers**
NatWest London EC3P 3HX
## **Investment Managers**
James Hambro & Partners LLP 45 Pall Mall St. James's London SW1Y 5JG
CCLA Investment Management Senator House 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V ET
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
The Trustees (who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act) present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Community Council of Shropshire (operating as Community Resource) for the year 1st April 2022 to 31 March 2023. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), 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) as amended by Update Bulletin 1 (effective 1 January 2015).
Since the charitable company qualifies as small under section 383, the strategic report required of medium and large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Director’s Report) Regulations 2013 is not required.
The charitable company also trades under the name Community Resource.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **A. Policies and objectives**
Community Resource is a charitable company limited by guarantee. It was set up by a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association.
The Objects as set out in the governing document are:
- To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the Community in the ceremonial County of Shropshire and its immediate surrounding area by assisting the work of statutory authorities and voluntary organisations engaged in advancing education, furthering health, relieving poverty, distress and sickness, or in pursuing any other charitable purposes.
- To promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the said purposes and to that end to bring together representatives of the authorities and organisations engaged in the furtherance of the said purposes within the area of benefit.
The main activities undertaken in relation to these purposes are:
- Speaking up for communities (particularly, but not exclusively rural communities) and raising awareness of the issues in Shropshire.
- Delivering direct project work to tackle problems where there are gaps in provision.
- Supporting other charities and voluntary groups to deliver their objectives and services in Shropshire.
## **B. Activities for achieving objectives**
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the charity commission relating to public benefit and in particular to its supplementary public benefit guidance.
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **About Community Resource**
Community Resource (formerly known as Shropshire RCC) is a charity that is committed to making life better for people and communities facing challenges in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin. We help people to maintain their health and independence, give grants to those in need and work with local groups so they can help their own communities to thrive.
There is no doubt that residents of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin face challenges such as isolation, digital exclusion and health inequalities, increased in many cases by the rurality of our geography. Through our work we reduce the impact of some of these challenges so people can live happier and healthier lives. With a demonstrated history of supporting communities, we aim to continue this through:
## **OUR VISION**
Strong, local communities where everyone gets the support they need.
## **OUR MISSION**
Enabling people to enjoy a good quality of life and empower people to help their communities thrive.
Our remit across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin continues to be diverse and is focussed under the following three key areas:
## **Wellbeing & Care**
We support people to stay active and connected to their communities and to maintain their health and independence, so they live life to the full. We do this through a range of community-based projects with the help of a team of local and committed volunteers.
## **Community & Support**
We work with voluntary groups so they can help meet the need in their local area, enable local people to improve their work prospects through access to transport and support rural communities to access competitive heating prices through our Oil Buying Club.
## **Funding & Advice**
We connect people who care with causes that need their help through our community fund, offer guidance to households to help them save energy and keep warm and provide advice to local meeting places and groups through our membership scheme.
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Total number of Number of Wellbeing sessions/visits/events & Care event delivered: attendees: **1,782 534**
Number of volunteers supporting/delivering services:
**59**
Total number of volunteer hours donated: **6,534**
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The Wellbeing and Care team, alongside volunteers, deliver a tremendous amount of work. This includes work under the Wellbeing and Independence Partnership Services (WIPS) contract, as well as several other services with a variety of funding streams, and a new falls prevention pilot that was introduced in late 2022, which Community Resource was proud to support. The pilot meant additional work could be delivered alongside other preventative voluntary and community services across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin that supported people to remain at home and reduce the likelihood of needing to access emergency services and longer-term care following a fall.
Functional Fitness MOTs (FFMOTs) are events where a series of seven physical function tests are conducted with attendees to give an indication of balance, strength, and flexibility in people aged over 60. The tests give people the opportunity to understand any issues they might be experiencing and discuss changes that can be made to their lifestyle to benefit them now and in later life. Information is also provided on how to reduce the risk of falling, with a demonstration of how to get up from the floor after a fall.
Most events also include a free exercise class taster of around 30 minutes to encourage participants to join in to stay healthy and active. This can reduce the “unknowns” of trying a new exercise class, which is a common barrier to people attending. Meeting the tutor at a taster event can also encourage people to sign up for a local class.
Following an FFMOT, people are asked on the feedback/evaluation form they complete whether they would like to receive emails with follow-up information.
There were 534 attendances at the highlighted events in the chart above, 46% of these were at FFMOT followed by 25% at falls prevention events, a great reach and impact for the preventative work and falls prevention pilot.
Alongside this work the Wellbeing and Care team also deliver several services to further support people in the community. Staff and volunteers continue to run social groups for those who are potentially at risk of becoming socially isolated:
- Care and Share which provides essential peer support and respite for people caring for someone with dementia,
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- Sight Loss Support encourages those with visual impairments to remain as active and independent as possible, and
- Musketeer and Maidens provides support and a social space for those with disabilities.
A network of volunteers supported by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Audiology department provide local hubs and/or home visits where needed to support those with hearing impairments. This is particularly effective as many of the volunteers delivering this project have lived experience and can offer additional support through an empathetic delivery and understanding of what is needed.
Finally, as part of our volunteer representative service in compliance with the Deprivation of Liberties Safeguard Regulation (DoLS), dedicated volunteers are helping individuals residing in care homes. Their primary goal is to safeguard the rights of each individual they are linked with to ensure that any existing orders in place are not infringed upon.
Key statistics from the programmes are shown below:
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Care & Share DoLS
No. of group sessions 72 No. of visits 1,000
No. of attendees at
528 No. of volunteers 22
group sessions
No. of volunteers 4 Volunteer hours given 2,820
No. of 121 support
Volunteer hours given 288 30
sessions with vols
No. of staff supporting 2 No. of staff supporting 1
Sight Loss Support Hearing Loss Support
No of group sessions 38 No. of hub sessions 106
No. of people signed No. of attendees at
47 1,021
up for groups hubs
No. of volunteers 5 No. of home visits 480
Volunteer hours given 192 No. of volunteers 21
No. of staff supporting 2 Volunteer hours given 2969
No. of staff supporting 3
Musketeers & Maidens
No. of group Sessions 50
No. of attendees at
5
group sessions
No. of volunteers 0
Volunteer hours given 0
No. of Staff
1
supporting
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
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Number of people in the community supported by Good Neighbours Schemes: **484**
Number of support hours 604 Good Neighbours volunteers donated: **5,998**
Amount of oil ordered for Oil Buying Club members: **684,400 litres**
Amount the Oil Buying Club has saved its members: **£41,181.66**
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The **Oil Buying Club** continues to support access to affordable fuel to those who live in rural communities in “off gas” areas, which in many cases results in significant reductions in the cost of heating oil for those households. The Oil Buying Club is delivered with the support of volunteer community coordinators who collect orders from their neighbours and send them through. Community Resource then brokers the best price on behalf of club members.
There was 29 volunteer coordinators who donated 696 volunteer hours to support their communities to access more affordable fuel.
**Good Neighbours schemes** are formed and run by volunteers to offer a helping hand to those in their community. Volunteers are matched with local people who need help with tasks such as driving, gardening, and shopping. Community Resource has continued to provide support with initial set up, and ongoing support through the provision of information and training.
Over the last 12 months Good Neighbours schemes have provided 5,998 volunteer hours of support to their communities, through the support of 604 volunteers, resulting in a social value figure of £101,546.14.
During this reporting period, the **Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support team** has continued to offer services to address local needs. Core services offered are listed below:
- Governance and legal structures advice, and volunteer management support.
- Funding and grant support.
- Accredited training to support volunteers, and community groups and organisations.
- Volunteer brokerage, matching and placing local trained volunteers into community groups and organisations.
The increased demand within the VCS in Shropshire for **‘infrastructure support’** has demonstrated itself over the last twelve months with the team supporting over 180 organisations with advice and guidance. Many voluntary and community organisations have been revisiting their operating models and governance following Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis. The VCS in Shropshire has relied heavily on the services provided, with a need for support on developing new strategies to grow their services, individuals who want to start new groups but need funding and further support to do so, as well as advice on supporting committees and trustee succession planning.
Since the inception of the team at the end of 2021, demand for **funding support, advice and guidance** has steadily risen. The impact of the pandemic cannot be underestimated, with many groups finding a shortfall in their income as they have been either unable to deliver their services or had to scale down due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Over the last 12 months funding and grant support delivered by the team has resulted in £90,900 being successfully awarded to community groups and organisations. This has been from a range of external funders, with grants ranging from £1k to £18k. The team has been agile and focused on sourcing and securing funding/funders and ensured applications met the criteria to be successful.
**Training** throughout the year has remained steady with a choice of 64 courses made available. Attendees have come from both existing and new groups.
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Commitment to deliver volunteer and group specific training is paramount to the team’s offer, as is flexibility of approach. Bespoke training packages to meet need, such as training on safeguarding and unconscious bias to support the homes for Ukrainians scheme, has also been vital to the team’s success. There are now two new training volunteers who support the team with this delivery model. Developing this bespoke training offer is a priority for 2024.
The **volunteering** landscape across the VCS in Shropshire remains difficult. Many organisations lost volunteers during the pandemic that have not been replaced. The team has worked collaboratively with its partners to plug these gaps.
The volunteer engagement work that the team has undertaken over the past 12 months has changed quite significantly with the downsizing of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme and the need for vaccination volunteers. There has been significant success in finding these ‘legacy vaccination volunteers’ other fulfilling volunteer roles in their local communities.
Over the last 12 months the volunteer brokerage service has been able to record and support 7,000 volunteer hours, resulting in a social value figure of £118,510.
The charts below show the increased demand for infrastructure services and support:
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Number of support type for groups & New areas targeted for service delivery and
organisations (total of 246) support
80 58 61 64 63 1210 10
60
8
40 31 32 27 6 5
19 4 2
20 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2
0 0
Support & Volunteer Training Funding &
Advice Brokerage Grant
Support
2021/2022 2022/2023
Clun
Acton Albrighton Bishop Castle Bucknall Derwen Eaton… Llamymynech Lyneal Northwood Shawbury St Martins Whittington Welsh Frankton
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Comparison of support by area for 2021/22
and 2022/23
42
50 10 10 2 [4] 11 13 3 [7] 2 [5][31] 11 24 24 22 13 [10] 5 13
0 2021/2022
2021/2022 2022/2023
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
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Number of households Funds distributed supported through through Household Household Support Support Fund grant Fund grant distribution: distribution: **£101,000 235**
Number of organisations supported through the distribution of grants:
Value of grants awarded to organisations: **£72,242**
**39**
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Once again Shropshire Council commissioned Community Resource to deliver a programme of **small grants to households** in fuel poverty from the Household Support Fund, which was of paramount importance this year as the country felt the effects of the cost-of-living crisis, exacerbated in Shropshire by rurality and the additional cost households face associated with increased travel, reduced access to services and the lack of competitive pricing available in more urban areas.
Households that have found it challenging to afford the increasing cost of energy prices have also benefitted from the bulk ordering through the Oil Buying Club where, through the Household Support Fund, it was possible to order and pay for oil for those who would have otherwise had to go without.
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Total value of awards split by household composition
Households Households Households Other Total amount
with children with pensioners with a disabled households, provided to
person (included those vulnerable
with disability until households
Oct 22)
No. of grants 33 30 35 98
(Apr -Sept 22)
Value of grants £20,000 £17,500 £12,500 £50,000
(Apr -Sept 22)
No. of grants 50 23 40 24 137
(Oct 22 – Mar
23)
Value of grants £20,152.24 £8,490.07 £14,889.85 £7,467.84 £51,000
(Oct 22 -Mar
23)
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In addition to this, since 2011 Community Resource has invited people in receipt of the Winter Fuel Payments to donate them for use for households who are experiencing fuel poverty. This year the Fundraising Manager was able to raise £26,509, a £4,000 increase from the previous year. Grants distributed from the fund in this period totalled £22,180. The generosity of donors has been overwhelming given the current economic climate and cost of living crisis.
The **advice service provided for community buildings** is supported by our hard-working and long-standing volunteer Graham Betts, who this year donated 523 volunteer hours. The work undertaken and service provided has been phenomenal and can be seen in detail below. Graham and the network of village halls also receive support from the national body ACRE, of which Community Resource are members. They continue to provide support on rural issues to Community Resource and 37 other rural community councils (RCCs) in England. Graham has also represented Community Resource at ACRE’s annual village hall conference and has also become an established source of support for many RCCs supporting village halls and community buildings.
|**Village hall and rural community council support**|**Village hall and rural community council support**|
|---|---|
|Total number of times halls supported|167|
|Total number of village halls enquiries|226|
|Total number of times other RCCs
supported|51|
|Total number of RCC enquiries|66|
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Another example of Community Resource’s support in the community is through the management and distribution of grants to a range of local community organisations, charities, and not-for-profit organisations. These grants include:
**Shropshire Community Fund:** Community Resource continues to offer small grants to groups to support their work through funds available either from the yield from our endowed funds, or through grant schemes operated on behalf of others.
**Recover and Grow Scheme:** The aim of the Recover and Grow Grant Scheme is to give continued support to smaller, local not-for-profit and community organisations to help them recover from the negative impact of Covid-19 and encourage new ways of working, which will help them to be more resilient and effective going forward. Grants between £500 and £5,000 are available with priority given to smaller groups and organisations that can evidence where the impact will be greatest.
**Grow and Thrive:** Funded by Shropshire Council through the Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) the aim of the Grow and Thrive Grant was to give continued support to VCS groups and organisations providing a diverse range of community support post-pandemic. This was also to encourage new ways of working which would help them to be more resilient, to grow and to thrive, boosting public involvement in community activities through training and learning, and expanding the opportunities to volunteer, create new initiatives, source, and secure external funding opportunities, and meet identified need. Groups could apply for up to £5,000.
**Millichope Community Buildings Fund:** This is a fund for the benefit of community buildings in Shropshire. The fund provides small grants of up to £500 to enable village halls and community centres to purchase items of equipment to help meet the needs of their local community.
**Shropshire Grassroots Fund:** This fund aims to build the capacity and sustainability and support for small voluntary and community groups and organisations (grassroots groups). Grants up to £500 are available to small grassroots community and voluntary groups in Shropshire which have an annual turnover of less than £50,000 per annum. The fund prioritises applications which can demonstrate long term benefit for organisations to help them grow and develop.
**Twemlows Community Energy Fund:** Funding from profits arising from the sale of electricity created by a solar farm at Twemlows makes up this fund. Grants up to £1,000 are available to community and voluntary groups that are based within 15 miles of Prees in Shropshire.
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Distribution and value of grants awarded
Value No of grants
Millichope Community
£1,506 4
Buildings fund
Shropshire Grassroots Fund £3,000 6
Recover and Grow Scheme £21,250 6
Grow and Thrive Scheme £29,777 8
County Community fund £1,511 3
Twemlows Community
£5,417 7
Energy Fund
Community First - Mid
£9,780 5
Counties Co-op
Totals £72,242 39
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## **Future Focus**
In January 2023, the organisation undertook a period of evaluation, review, and reflection, looking to the future while also wanting to build on the existing strengths we already have. As a result of this, a new five-year strategy has been devised that articulates and brings to life the values that already exist and drive what we do and why we do it. This strategy will be released in autumn 2023.
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The core aims of our strategy will be to:
## **Demonstrate a difference.**
Those who already engage with our services face a multitude of challenges, alongside this the rurality of many of our local communities means there are significant inequalities being faced. We will be working hard to support people to face and minimise the impact of the challenges they are facing through listening and continuously reviewing and developing service provision by knowing and understanding the communities we serve.
Listening to meet both individual and community need more.
## **Collaborate for change.**
We will all be engaging more with those we support, the people and organisations that help us and the people we can influence. We will build on existing partnerships and develop new ones, allowing greater reach to provide support to those who need it. We will make sure our knowledge and expertise continue to grow and develop, we will also share what we know and learn.
Together we will achieve more.
## **Invest for impact.**
The resilience and ability to adapt that we have shown over recent years has allowed us to grow and evolve in ways we had not previously considered. From this we have learnt that the way forward is to consider the impossible and look for innovative ways to work and by investing in our people.
We also know that we need to future-proof our charity, investing in systems and best practice processes to ensure we are well placed to maximise use of our resources to exceed the expectations of the communities we serve.
Building resource to reach more.
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Below the strategy overview is available for review and the full strategy will be available on the Community Resource website in autumn 2023.
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Aims Goals 5 Year Priorities
Delivered services developed
Active, healthy, and independent from Community Needs Analysis
people Develop a high level of impact
measurement and reporting
County wide infrastructure
support to community
Demonstrate a difference Connected community
organisations enabling
organisations
community led change and
support
Increased rural services to
Robust rural services support community health &
wellbeing
Increased reach & impact
Know and grow stakeholders
through partnership working
Effective partnerships and
Influencing policy and advocating collaboration with statutory &
Collaborate for change for change commissioning bodies and other
agencies
Thought leaders in rural &
Be the go-to charity for rural and
community issues
community services
Strong brand recognition
Cloud based organisational
systems – transparent
Digital transformation – up to communications & working
date systems and practice methods
Benchmarking and quality
assurance across the organisation
Strong people strategy (staff &
Invest for impact volunteers) – to recruit, support,
Have the right team
develop and retain the best staff,
volunteers, and partners
Multiple income streams
developed and implemented
Diverse and sustainable income
Supporters who share our view
generation, ambitious for growth
and can see the difference they
can make
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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
High inflation, a rapid increase in interest rates, and the impact of these on investment performance alongside an increase in our charitable services due to the ongoing cost of living have led to a challenging financial year.
Despite these challenges the Board has continued its programme of designated investment in its staff, services and information systems and the £50,969 reduction in unrestricted funds, before unrealised investment losses, includes £62,000 of designated investment.
Despite an in-year reduction in funds the charity continues to have a healthy balance sheet with strong reserves and good cash balances.
We are very grateful for the financial support we have received for our charitable work from Trusts and local charitable associations. As well as the many individuals who have donated to our work, including our Winter Warmer Appeal.
Securing the financial future of our charitable work remains the highest priority and we continue to work in partnership with other local organisations to best meet the needs of our current and future beneficiaries.
## **a. Going Concern**
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
## **b. Reserves Policy**
To protect the charity from serious disruption to its charitable work it is the policy of the Board to build up free reserves as part of its strategic planning. An assessment of the stability and certainty of future income sources forms an important part of the Board's assessment of risk and feeds in to both the budget and reserves policy.
To ensure the charity can meet its contractual liabilities in the event the organisation has to close the charity holds a designated 'continuity fund' which covers specific liabilities that would need to be met if extreme events, most likely an unsustainable reduction in funding were to force the charity to close down. This includes 12 months mortgage payment on the current variable rate, the net value of any outstanding lease agreements and staff redundancy costs based on the current staff establishment.
As a large part of our income is insecure, or vulnerable to factors outside of our control the Board aims to hold sufficient reserves to:
- Provide funding for up to six months of continuation of essential services for beneficiaries in the event of vulnerable income sources not being renewed and to allow time to develop new sources of income or to cut back on related expenditure.
- Provide an appropriate level of working capital for when funding is paid in arrears.
- Cover unforeseen day-to-day operational costs, for example employing temporary staff to cover a long-term sickness.
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Following a review of the above criteria in the context of an evaluation of the Charity's current short and longterm financial risks, the Board have agreed it should aim to hold 'free reserves' of £242,000.
At 31[st] March 2023 the charity's free reserves were £357,847 (2021-22: £364,801). The Board have agreed not to commit the funds to charitable programmes at this time, but to assess the most beneficial and sustainable use of these funds on completion of the planned charitable needs analysis and strategic review due to be completed in 2023-24.
## **c. Material Investments Policy**
The charity’s investment policy is based on the Charities and investment matters: a guide for trustees (CC14), produced by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
## **d. Investment Objectives**
All investments are made to further the charity’s aims. The charity has three main investment objectives:
(i) To invest the unrestricted surplus funds of the charity, not needed in the short or medium term, in a managed investment portfolio designed for longer-term capital growth. The aim is to achieve the best financial capital growth, within an acceptable level of risk, to spend on the charity’s longer term organisational aims.
(ii) To invest sufficient funds required for use in the short or medium term in easily accessible cash-based deposit funds.
(iii) To invest the grant making endowment funds of the charity, in managed investment portfolios. These are designed to produce an investment yield to distribute as grants to community and voluntary groups and/or individuals, in accordance with the criteria of the individual named fund, and to provide long-term capital growth. The aim is to achieve a balance between capital growth and income returns, to meet both the current and future needs of the charity’s beneficiaries.
## **e. Investment Time Frame**
The charity’s investments can be both short and long-term.
Endowment funds and unrestricted surplus funds of the charity not needed in the short or medium term are held in longer-term investments.
Restricted funds and unrestricted funds needed in the short-term are held in interest bearing short-term deposits or held on in account with instant access.
To be able to react to unplanned events all unrestricted funds held in investments are capable of withdrawal with no more than 12 months’ notice, unless otherwise agreed by the Board. The Board understand that this may negatively impact upon potential returns or incur penalties upon encashment.
## **f. Investment Risk**
In setting the investment objectives the trustees have considered the level of risk that is appropriate
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for the charity and the management of those risks.
Due to the potential risk to capital and the liquidity need restricted funds and those funds needed for short or medium needs are not held in long-term investment funds. A drop in capital value for funds invested in the longer term is less critical because such investments can be held until their value has recovered.
Capital risk in long-term investments is mitigated by having managed diversified investment portfolios.
Market risk is managed by being aware of changes in inflation and interest rates and substantially investing in markets where financial services are closely regulated, and compensation schemes are in place.
Counterparty risk is managed by:
- Ensuring that as far as possible investments are held with a reputable and regulated firm.
- Using agreed performance measures so that all parties know what is expected of them.
- Ensuring that quarterly monitoring and review arrangements are in place.
- Ensuring that contractual agreements are reviewed periodically to make sure they continue to be appropriate for the charity’s needs.
Cash deposit risks are managed by:
- Ensuring that cash deposits are held with institutions that are registered with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).
- Limiting the amount deposited in any one institution as far as possible to the maximum levels of compensation provided by the FSCS.
## Short-term investments
Short-term investments include deposit accounts held with FCA registered financial institutions with a maximum of 12 months’ notice. The charity uses the Bank of England base rate as a benchmark to measure the performance of its short-term cash investments.
In 2022-23 the charity received £3,386 (2021-22: £1,616) in earned interest from these deposits giving an overall interest return of 1.0% compared to the Bank of England averaged Base Rate over the year of 2.35%.
## Long-term investments
Independent investment managers manage the long-term investments of the charity – James Hambro and Partners appointed following a competitive tender and CCLA Investment Management Limited.
The charity uses the ARC benchmarks which take data from discretionary fund managers and provide an average performance return for difference objectives and risk categories to monitor the performance of its long-term investments.
Investment performance has been challenging and unrealised investment losses of £49,822 (2021-22 £81,663 unrealised gain). The total return for the financial year was (-£29,374) (-1.73%) (2021-22: £94,721 (5.64%).
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Structure, governance, and management**
## a. CONSTITUTION
Community Resource is a charitable company limited by guarantee. It was set up by a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. The Board of Directors consists of the Trustees all of whom are individual members of Community Resource.
Community Resource is an independent charity but affiliated to the national charity Action for Communities in Rural England (ACRE). ACRE acts as the managing agent for the money received from Defra.
## **b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES**
Trustees are recruited through a variety of methods including advertisement, personal contacts, and networks. The appointment process includes completion of a formal application form, a meeting with the Chief Executive, and an interview with a small panel of existing Trustees. If suitable, Trustees are invited to appoint the prospective Trustee for the period until the AGM, when they stand for election.
All Trustees are elected by the wider membership at the Annual General Meeting for a period of three years and retire in rotation, one third each year as specified in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. One of the Trustees is appointed by them as Chair for a period of three years.
## **c. POLICIES ADOPTED FOR THE INDUCTION AND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES**
All members of the Board give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the Charity. Any incidental expenses to enable Trustees to attend meetings are reimbursed if requested.
Trustees receive induction which includes time with each of the teams and the senior managers. As part of their induction, new Trustees are given a copy of the Trustees Handbook which is regularly updated. This loose-leaf folder contains information about the role and responsibilities of Trustees as well as copies of organisational policies and procedures, a copy of the Annual Review and the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Trustees have access to training locally and nationally. Any expenses incurred to attend training are reimbursed by the charity.
## **d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING**
The Board this year has met eight times, previously themes were adopted for each Board meeting with the new CEO in post this has changed slightly towards the end of 2022/23 in preparation for the next financial year. In 2023/24, there will be seven board meetings across the year, with an end of quarter focus within four of these, two will be focussed on Governance and Risk and a final one where the focus will be a presentation of the achievements of Voluntary and Community Infrastructure Support team.
The AGM is traditionally held in November. This year it was an in-person event with a celebration of the volunteers that support the services provided by Community Resource. Volunteers were thanked and there was a presentation of awards made by the High Sheriff of Shropshire 2022-23, Selina Graham.
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023**
Day to day operational decisions are taken by the Chief Executive and the staff team, within the delegated authority conferred by the Board.
During the year charity was supported by 106 volunteers who gave approximately 8,628 hours (2021-22: 1,480 volunteers, 44,205 hours). Of these volunteers ten were directly involved in the governance of the charity. In addition, through our volunteer brokerage service we helped communities and voluntary groups in Shropshire secure a further 7,000 volunteer hours. It must be acknowledged that the reduction in both volunteers and associated hours is accounted for in the downsizing of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme and the need for vaccination volunteers.
## **TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT**
The Trustees (who are also directors of the Community Council of Shropshire for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' 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. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they 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:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and 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.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 19[th] September 2023 and signed on their behalf by:
**Mr HED Strickland, Chair**
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Members of**
**The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Community Council of Shropshire ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's 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 charity'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 your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
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.
Helen Pierce ICAEW Caerwyn Jones Chartered Accountants Emstrey House Shrewsbury Business Park Shrewsbury Shropshire SY2 6LG
Date: 19[th] September 2023
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
12,992
**Charitable activities**
5
Charities activities
37,127
Other trading activities
3
41,041
Investment income
4
14,933
Other income
-
**Total**
106,093
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
6
66,399
**Charitable activities**
7
Strengthening our organisation
30,777
Well-being and Care
11,349
Community Support
37,945
Funding and Advice
10,592
**Other charitable expenditure**8
-
**Total**
157,062
Net (loss)/gain on investments
(26,294)
**NET (LOSS)/INCOME**
(77,263)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
1,295,295
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**
**FORWARD**
1,218,032|Restricted
fund
£
132,905
533,192
-
17,875
19,535
703,507
-
-
325,114
212,538
253,920
50,000
841,572
-
(138,065)
375,165
237,100|Endowment
fund
£
163
-
-
-
-
163
3,906
-
-
-
-
-
3,906
(23,528)
(27,271)
988,195
960,924|2023
Total
funds
£
146,060
570,319
41,041
32,808
19,535
809,763
70,305
30,777
336,463
250,483
264,512
50,000
1,002,540
(49,822)
(242,599)
2,658,655
2,416,056|2022
Total
funds
£
483,510
664,938
42,141
23,917
453|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,214,959
65,101
46,231
244,752
267,422
220,914
-|
|||||844,420
81,663|
|||||452,202
2,206,453|
|||||2,658,655|
## **CONTINUING OPERATIONS**
All income and expenditure has arisen from continuing activities.
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Balance Sheet 31 March 2023**
|Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
15
576,450
Investments
16
693,819
1,270,269
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
17
15,523
Cash at bank
60,846
76,369
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within
one year
18
(38,059)
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
38,310
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
1,308,579
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after
more than one year
19
(90,547)
**NET ASSETS**
1,218,032
**FUNDS**
22
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Endowment funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Restricted
fund
£
-
-
-
29,834
288,205
318,039
(80,939)
237,100
237,100
-
237,100|Endowment
fund
£
-
948,744
948,744
-
12,180
12,180
-
12,180
960,924
-
960,924|2023
Total
funds
£
576,450
1,642,563
2,219,013
45,357
361,231
406,588
(118,998)
287,590
2,506,603
(90,547)
2,416,056
1,218,032
237,100
960,924
2,416,056|2022
Total
funds
£
588,516
1,757,323
2,345,839
149,832
454,465
604,297
(116,092)
488,205
2,834,044
(175,389)
2,658,655
1,295,295
375,165
988,195
2,658,655|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Balance Sheet - continued 31 March 2023**
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19[th] September 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
.............................................
**Mr H E D Strickland Chairman**
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
|**Cash Flow Statement**
**for the year ended 31 March 2023**
2023
Notes
£
**Cash flows from operating activities**
Cash generated from operations
1
(5,349)
Net cash provided by operating activities
(5,349)
**Cash flows from investing activities**
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
(6,341)
Interest received
3,386
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,955)
**Cash flows from financing activities**
Capital repayments in year
(84,931)
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
(84,931)
**Change in cash and cash equivalents in**
**the reporting period**
(93,235)
**Cash and cash equivalents at the**
**beginning of the reporting period**
454,467
**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of**
**the reporting period**
361,232|2022
£
107,541
107,541
(33,230)
1,616
(31,614)
(19,669)
(19,669)
56,258
398,209
454,467|
|---|---|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
|||2023|2022|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
|**Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of**||||
|**Financial Activities)**||(242,599)|452,202|
|**Adjustments for:**||||
|Depreciation charges||18,408|46,004|
|Loss on investments||128,547|(378,258)|
|Profit on disposal of fixed assets||(19,534)|(453)|
|Interest received||(3,386)|(1,616)|
|Decrease/(increase) in debtors||104,029|(34,761)|
|(Decrease)/increase in creditors||9,186|24,423|
|**Net cash provided by operations**||(5,349)|107,541|
|**ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**||||
||At 1.4.22|Cash flow|At 31.3.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Net cash**||||
|Cash at bank|454,467|(93,235)|361,232|
||454,467|(93,235)|361,232|
|**Debt**||||
|Debts falling due within 1 year|(18,955)|(84,266)|(103,221)|
|Debts falling due after 1 year|(175,389)|175,389|-|
||(194,344)|91,123|(103,221)|
|**Total**|260,123|(2,112)|258,011|
## 2. **ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS**
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets.
## **Financial Instruments**
The company has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments.
Basic financial assets, including trade and other receivables and cash and bank balances are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently carried at amortised cost with an assessment for objective evidence of impairment. Any impairment is recognised in profit and loss.
Financial assets are derecognised when (a) a contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire or are settled, or (b) substantially all the risks and rewards or control of the ownership of the asset are transferred to another party.
Basic financial liabilities including trade and other creditors are initially recognised at transaction price and subsequently carried at amortised cost. Financial liabilities are derecognised when the liability is extinguished, that is when the contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or expires.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. For restricted projects, fixed asset depreciation is charged over the life of the project or the expected life of the asset, whichever is shorter.
Freehold Property – 50 years straight line Motor Vehicles – 2 to 4 years straight line Fixtures and Fittings – 3 to 5 years straight line
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
## **Investments**
Investments are recognised initially at fair value which is normally the transaction price excluding transaction costs. Subsequently, they are measured at fair value through profit or loss if the shares are publicly traded or their fair value can otherwise be measured reliably. Other investments are measured at cost less impairment.
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
|Donations
Grants trusts
Memberships
Government grants|Unrestricted
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
£
8,931
62,055
163
71,149
381,603
250
19,850
-
20,100
55,552
3,811
-
-
3,811
5,190
-
51,000
-
51,000
41,165|
|---|---|
||**12,992**
**132,905**
**163**
**146,060**
**483,510**|
Included within the income from donations and legacies was £12,992 attributed to unrestricted funds (2022: £346,798), £132,905 attributable to restricted funds (2022: £136,712) and £163 attributable to endowed funds (2022: £NIL).
## **3. FUNDRAISING AND TRADING ACTIVITIES**
|Fundraising events
Income from letting property
Other charity trading|Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
3,074
-
3,074
5,855
21,700
-
21,700
21,700
16,267
-
16,267
14,586|
|---|---|
||**41,041**
**-**
**41,041**
**42,141**|
In 2023 £41,041 of the income from trading activities was attributable to unrestricted funds (2022: £36,841), £NIL attributable to restricted funds (2022: £5,300) and £NIL attributable to endowed funds (2022: £NIL).
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **4. INVESTMENT INCOME**
|Investment income
Bank interest|Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
11,547
17,875
29,422
22,301
3,386
-
3,386
1,616|
|---|---|
||**14,933**
**17,875**
**32,808**
**23,917**|
In 2023 £14,933 of the investment income was attributable to unrestricted funds (2022: £8,057) and £17,875 attributable to restricted funds (2022: £15,860).
## **5. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
|Government grants
Trust grants
Primary purpose trading
Letting of non-investment property in
furtherance of charitable purposes
Fuel buying membership
Beneficiary chargeable services
Contracts & consultancy
**6.**
**RAISING FUNDS**
**Raising donations and legacies**
Seeking donations
Funding bids
Fundraising events
Tenancy costs
Charity trading costs|Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
-
461,074
461,074
564,983
-
37,062
37,062
29,352
7,182
4,570
11,752
7,411
7,095
-
7,095
7,131
9,579
-
9,579
8,644
-
16,323
16,323
18,565
13,271
14,163
27,434
28,852|
|---|---|
||**37,127**
**533,192**
**570,319**
**664,938**|
||Unrestricted
Endowed
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
20,405
-
20,405
18,668
20,641
-
20,641
22,831
7,303
-
7,303
2,475
13,011
-
13,011
11,467
324
-
324
920|
||**61,684**
**-**
**61,684**
**56,361**|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**Investment management costs**
Portfolio management
Aggregate amounts|Unrestricted
Endowed
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
4,715
3,906
8,621
8,740|
|---|---|
||66,399
3,906
70,305
65,101|
In 2023 £66,399 of the expenditure was attributable to unrestricted funds (2022: £60,858) and £3,906 attributable to endowed funds (2022: £4,243).
## **7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS**
|Strengthening our organisation
Well-being and Care
Community Support
Funding and Advice|Grant funding
Support
Direct of activities
costs (see
Funds
(see note 9) note 10)
Totals
£
£
£
£
24,605
-
6,172
30,777
264,972
-
71,491
336,463
208,066
-
42,417
250,483
55,311
188,607
20,594
264,512|
|---|---|
||552,954
188,607
140,674
882,235|
In 2023 £90,662 of the charitable activity costs was attributable to unrestricted funds (2022: £103,632) and £791,572 attributable to restricted funds (2022: £675,686).
## **8. OTHER CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE**
|Well-being and Care|Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
-
50,000
50,000
-|
|---|---|
||**-**
**50,000**
**50,000**
**-**|
The £50,000 was a grant received from the NHS, it was agreed that the charity would transfer the funding to the host company for a voluntary sector engagement and partnership lead post.
The notes form part of these financial statements Page 32
## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **9. GRANTS PAYABLE**
|Well-being and Care
Community Support
Funding and Advice
**GRANTS PAYABLE TO INSTITUTIONS**
SIP VCO Support
Millichope Community Buildings Fund
Shropshire Grassroots
Community First End (Mid Counties Coop)
County Community Fund
VCOs – Twemlows Community Participation
Grow & Thrive Community Grant Scheme
Recover & Grow Community Grant Scheme
Shropshire Council CVS Infection Control Grants Programme
Shropshire Council CVS Isolation Grant Programme
CV19 Sculpture Appeal Fund|Restricted
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
-
-
1,760
-
-
15,989
188,607
188,607
144,127|Restricted
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
-
-
1,760
-
-
15,989
188,607
188,607
144,127|
|---|---|---|
||**188,607**
**188,607**
**161,876**||
|||2023
2022
£
£
-
5,000
1,506
3,500
3,000
500
9,780
-
1,511
2,730
5,418
15,148
29,777
-
21,250
-
-
500
-
57,903
-
10,989
**72,242**
**96,270**|
During the year £72,242 of grants payable were made to 39 institutions (2022: £96,270 of grants payable were made to 38 institutions) and £116,365 of grants payable were made to 310 individuals (2022: £65,606 of grants payable were made to 240 individuals).
## **10. SUPPORT COSTS**
|
Strengthening our organisation
Well-being and Care
Community Support
Funding and Advice|Central Office
Governance Functions 2023 2022
£ £ £ £
1,893
4,279
6,172
1,275
10,198
61,293
71,491
49,977
6,211
36,206
42,417
35,497
4,090
16,504
20,594
28,575|
|---|---|
||22,392 118,282 140,674 115,324|
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## **11. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
||2023|2022|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Depreciation - owned assets|18,194|46,002|
|Depreciation- assets on HP/lease|214||
|Independent Examiners fee|2,793|-|
|Auditors Renumeration|-|3,300|
|Surplus on disposal of fixed assets|(19,534)|(453)|
## **12. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2022. There were trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 of £125 (2022: £NIL)
## **13. STAFF COSTS**
|Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
Generating funds
Strengthening our organisation
Support
Governance
Well-being & Care
Community Support
Funding & Advice|2023
£
458,635
36,409
22,471
517,515
2023
£
1
1
3
1
9
4
1
20|2022
£
370,342
27,558
16,792|
|---|---|---|
|||414,692|
|||2022
£
1
1
3
1
8
4
1|
|||19|
Average headcount expressed as a full time equivalent for the year was 15.25 (2022: 15.25)
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000 (2022: no employees in excess of £60,000).
The remuneration of the key management personnel, 5 members of staff, during the year was £187,110 (2022: 5 members of staff £174,692) and their employer payments totalled £9,383 (2022: £7,811).
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**14.**
**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
fund
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
346,798
136,712
**Charitable activities**
Charitable activities
40,793
624,145
Other trading activities
36,841
5,300
Investment income
8,057
15,860
Other income
-
453
**Total**
432,489
782,470
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
60,858
-
**Charitable activities**
Strengthening our organisation
46,231
-
Well-being and Care
15,115
229,637
Community Support
40,971
226,451
Funding and Advice
1,315
219,599
**Total**
164,490
675,687
Net gains on investments
9,371
-
**NET INCOME**
277,370
106,783
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
1,017,925
268,382
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
1,295,295
375,165|Endowment
fund
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,243
-
-
-
-
4,243
72,292
68,049
920,146
988,195|Total
funds
£
483,510
664,938
42,141
23,917
453|
|---|---|---|
|||1,214,959
65,101
46,231
244,752
267,422
220,914|
|||844,420
81,663|
|||452,202
2,206,453|
|||2,658,655|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **15. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
|**COST**
At 1 April 2022
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 April 2022
Charge for year
Eliminated on disposal
At 31 March 2023
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022|Freehold
property
£
840,658
-
-
840,658
256,820
16,752
-
273,572
567,086
583,838|Fixtures
and
fittings
£
59,292
6,342
(3,876)
61,758
54,614
1,656
(3,876)
52,394
9,364
4,678|Motor
vehicles
£
73,708
-
(57,316)
16,392
73,708
-
(57,316)
16,392
-
-|Totals
£
973,658
6,342
(61,192)
918,808
385,142
18,408
(61,192)
342,358
576,450
588,516|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The net book value of tangible fixed assets includes £4,060 (2022: £NIL) in respect of assets held under hire purchase contracts.
## **16. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
|**MARKET VALUE**
At 1 April 2022
Disposals
At 31 March 2023
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022|Listed
investments
£
1,757,323
(114,760)
1,642,563
1,642,563
1,757,323|
|---|---|
Investment assets were made up of £807,648 in the UK (2022: £768,475) and £834,915 outside of the UK (2022: £988,848).
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **17. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
**18.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Bank loans and overdrafts (see note 20)
Hire purchase (see note 21)
Trade creditors
Social security and other taxes
VAT
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**19.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
Bank loans (see note 20)
Hire purchase (see note 21)|2023
£
29,399
2,598
13,360
45,357
2023
£
15,878
855
11,502
9,259
2,378
12,918
66,208
118,998
2023
£
87,343
3,204
90,547|2022
£
99,582
35,017
15,233|
|---|---|---|
|||149,832|
|||2022
£
18,955
-
21,201
11,549
2,442
51,939
10,006|
|||116,092|
|||2022
£
175,389
-|
|||175,389|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **20. LOANS**
The bank loan is secured against the property by way of a 25-year loan at a variable rate of interest.
An analysis of the maturity of loans is given below:
|Amounts falling due within one year on demand:
Bank loans
Amounts falling between one and two years:
Bank loans - 1-2 years
Amounts falling due between two and five years:
Bank loans - 2-5 years
Amounts falling due in more than five years:
Repayable by instalments:
Bank loans more than 5 years by instalments|2023
£
15,878
15,607
48,527
23,209|2022
£
18,955|
|---|---|---|
|||18,955|
|||58,600|
|||97,834|
## **21. LEASING AGREEMENTS**
Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:
|Net obligations repayable:
Within one year
Between one and five years|2023
£
855
3,204
4,059|2022
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **22. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
Designated funds
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**Endowment funds**
Endowment
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1.4.22
£
953,317
341,978
1,295,295
375,165
988,195
2,658,655|Net
movement
in funds
£
(16,721)
(60,542)
(77,263)
(138,065)
(27,271)
(242,599)|Transfers
between
funds
£
(2,299)
2,299
-
-
-
-|At
31.3.23
£
934,297
283,735
1,218,032
237,100
960,924
2,416,056|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
Designated funds
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
**Endowment funds**
Endowment
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
104,795
1,298
106,093
703,507
163
809,763|Resources
expended
£
(95,222)
(61,840)
(157,062)
(841,572)
(3,906)
(1,002,540)|Gains and
losses
£
(26,294)
-
(26,294)
-
(23,528)
(49,822)|Movement
in funds
£
(16,721)
(60,542)
(77,263)
(138,065)
(27,271)
(242,599)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **22. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
## **Comparatives for movement in funds**
|At 1.4.21
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
723,817
Designated funds
294,108
1,017,925
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
268,382
**Endowment funds**
Endowment
920,146
**TOTAL FUNDS**
2,206,453
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are
Incoming
resources
£
**Unrestricted funds**
Unrestricted Funds
431,352
Designated funds
1,137
432,489
**Restricted funds**
Restricted
782,470
**Endowment funds**
Endowment
-
**TOTAL FUNDS**
1,214,959||Net
movement
in funds
£
358,597
(81,227)
277,370
106,783
68,049
452,202
as follows:
Resources
expended
£
(82,126)
(82,364)
(164,490)
(675,687)
(4,243)
(844,420)||Transfers
between
funds
£
(129,097)
129,097
-
-
-
-
Gains and
losses
£
9,371
-
9,371
-
72,292
81,663|At
31.3.22
£
953,317
341,978
1,295,295
375,165
988,195
2,658,655
Movement
in funds
£
358,597
(81,227)
277,370
106,783
68,049
452,202|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **22. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
|**Designated funds**
Endowment building
Data information system
IT capital fund
Marketing & rebranding
Cyber security
Continuity funding
Designated premises
CEO recruitment
Staff training & development
Fundraiser
Wheels to work
Data Insight/Info officer
Community needs analysis
Volunteer celebration
General funds
**Total Unrestricted Funds**
**Endowment funds**
Grassroots VCO Shropshire
Grassroots Shrewsbury U25
Grassroots Shrewsbury
Hardship
Grassroots Harnage Trust
Shropshire County
Endowment
Community First DENSO
Community First Lowe
Community First MidCounties
**Total Endowment Funds**|Gains/
At 1.4.22
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Losses At 31.3.23
£
£
£
£
£
£
10,226
-
(1,125)
(9,101)
-
-
36,526
-
(3,236)
(6,290)
-
27,000
2,253
-
-
(2,253)
-
-
27,323
-
(4,361)
(7,962)
-
15,000
6,542
-
(1,507)
-
-
5,035
106,000
-
-
-
-
106,000
47,138
1,298
(2,397)
-
-
46,039
8,160
-
(8,160)
-
-
-
7,575
-
(3,525)
-
-
4,050
67,390
-
(37,529)
-
-
29,861
22,845
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(22,845)
29,750
20,000
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
29,750
20,000
1,000|
|---|---|
||341,978
1,298
(61,840)
2,299
-
283,735|
||953,317
104,795
(95,222)
(2,299)
(26,294)
934,297|
||**1,295,295**
**106,093**
**(157,062)**
**-**
**(26,294)**
**1,218,032**|
||Gains/
At 1.4.22
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Losses At 31.3.23
£
£
£
£
£
£
406,034
163
(3,300)
-
(6,532)
396,365
39,369
-
(322)
-
(638)
38,409
27,124
-
(225)
-
(444)
26,455
7,063
-
(59)
-
(116)
6,888
168,642
-
-
-
(3,054)
165,588
38,787
-
-
-
(1,454)
37,333
49,059
-
-
-
(1,839)
47,220
252,117
-
-
-
(9,451)
242,666|
||**988,195**
**163**
**(3,906)**
**-**
**(23,528)**
**960,924**|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **22. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
|**Restricted funds**
**Well-Being & Care**
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS)
Shropshire Exercise Network
NHSE Integrated Volunteering &
Engagement
Family Carers Appeal
Care & Share Market Drayton
Care & Share Albrighton
Care & Share Shrewsbury
Musketeers & Maidens Friendship Group
Sight & Hearing Loss Support Telford &
Wrekin
Wellbeing & Independence Partnership
Shropshire
Sight & Hearing Loss Support Shropshire
Hard of Hearing Project Review
Active Buddies
Hearing Support Appeal
NHS Charities Functional Fitness MOT’s
Three Parishes – Health & well-being
Activities
NASP Thriving Communities Programme
Social Prescribing CDW
Wellbeing Resource Bank project
**Community Support**
Wheels to Work (inc part DEFRA funding)
Voluntary & Community Infrastructure
Support Team (SIP)
BBO Project
Village Hall Quiz
Digital Inclusion|Gains/
At 1.4.22
Income Expenditure Transfers Losses At 31.3.23
£
£
£
£
£
£
504
-
17,481
2,500
(14,578)
(1,889)
-
-
-
-
3,406
611
52,390
-
(52,390)
-
-
-
19,036
-
-
-
-
19,036
2,279
4,985
(3,329)
-
-
3,935
2,375
3,150
(3,132)
-
-
2,393
1,378
-
5,710
8,956
(6,400)
(7,162)
-
-
-
-
688
1,794
14,177
11,165
(9,641)
-
-
15,701
19,100
86,006
(93,787)
-
-
11,319
12,788
63,595
(69,982)
-
-
6,401
1,639
-
(1,639)
-
-
-
14,314
500
(2,974)
-
-
11,840
1,731
224
-
-
-
1,955
9,998
27,139
(34,183)
-
-
2,954
1,300
-
3,039
2,000
(4,339)
(2,000)
-
-
-
-
-
-
284
58,911
(59,155)
-
-
40
8,532
-
(8,532)
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||**161,825**
**295,361**
**(375,112)**
**-**
**-**
**82,073**
(1,854)
40,576
(25,784)
-
-
12,938
105,949
150,585
(184,676)
(54,000)
-
17,858
1,793
-
(1,793)
-
-
-
705
325
(241)
-
-
789
9,591
-
(45)
-
-
9,546|
||**116,184**
**191,486**
**(212,539)**
**(54,000)**
**-**
**41,131**|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **22. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||Gains/||
||At 1.4.22|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|Losses|At 31.3.23|
|**Restricted funds**|£|£|
£|£|£|
£|
|**Funding & Advice**|||||||
|DEFRA RCAN Network (exc W2W funding)|-|30,068|(30,068)|-|-|-|
|Other Fuel Poverty Funding|-|1,000|(436)|-|-|564|
|CAB Big Energy Saving Network|576|3,685|(3,853)|-|-|408|
|Twemlows Fuel Poverty|1,304|-|(1,304)|-|-|-|
|Winter Fuel Payments Appeal|25,770|27,357|(26,265)|-|-|26,862|
|Millichope Community Buildings Fund|2,068|5,001|(1,510)|-|-|5,559|
|Shropshire Grassroots|11,481|5,676|(3,578)|-|-|13,579|
|Good Neighbours|302|-|-|-|-|302|
|Grassroots Shrewsbury U25|602|554|(37)|-|-|1,119|
|Grassroots Shrewsbury Hardship|704|387|(26)|-|-|1,065|
|Grassroots Harnage Trust|209|101|(7)|-|-|303|
|Community First End (Mid Counties|11,368|7,065|(12,269)|-|-|6,164|
|Coop)|||||||
|Community First End (Denso)|5,657|1,086|(146)|-|-|6,597|
|Community First End (Lowe)|7,068|1,374|(185)|-|-|8,257|
|County Community Fund|22,208|2,057|(1,846)|-|-|22,419|
|VCOs - Twemlows Community|3,824|11,250|(7,349)|-|-|7,725|
|Participation Fund|||||||
|Shropshire Council Warm Welcome Fund|-|10,000|-|-|-|10,000|
|Shropshire Council Household Hardship|4,015|110,000|(114,015)|-|-|-|
|Support Fund|||||||
|Recover & Grow Grant Scheme|-|-|(21,250)|21,250|-|-|
|Grow & Thrive Community Grant Scheme|-|-|(29,777)|31,250|-|1,473|
|Spark up Community Grant Scheme|-|-|-|1,500|-|1,500|
||**97,156**|**216,661**|**(253,921)**|**54,000**|**-**|**113,896**|
|**Total Restricted Funds**|**375,165**|**703,507**|**(841,572)**|**-**|**-**|**237,100**|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Comparative for movement in funds
|**Designated funds**
Endowment building
Data information system
IT capital fund
Marketing & rebranding
Cyber security
Continuity funding
Designated premises
CEO recruitment
Staff training & development
Fundraiser
Wheels to work
General funds
**Total Designated Funds**
**Endowment funds**
Grassroots VCO Shropshire
Grassroots Shrewsbury U25
Grassroots Shrewsbury
Hardship
Grassroots Harnage Trust
Shropshire County
Endowment
Community First DENSO
Community First Lowe
Community First MidCounties
**Total Endowment Funds**|Gains/
At 1.4.21
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Losses At 31.3.22
£
£
£
£
£
£
11,363
-
(1,137)
-
-
10,226
5,884
-
(4,358)
35,000
-
36,526
2,253
-
-
-
-
2,253
10,000
-
(17,677)
35,000
-
27,323
7,500
-
(958)
-
-
6,542
131,903
-
-
(25,903)
-
106,000
59,327
1,137
(13,325)
-
-
47,138
-
-
(6,840)
15,000
-
8,160
8,000
-
(425)
-
-
7,575
35,034
-
(37,644)
70,000
-
67,390
22,845
-
-
-
-
22,845|
|---|---|
||294,109
1,137
(82,364)
129,097
-
341,978|
||723,816
431,352
(82,126)
(129,097)
9,371
953,317|
||**1,017,925**
**432,489**
**(164,490)**
**-**
**9,371**
**1,295,295**|
||Gains/
At 1.4.21
Income Expenditure
Transfers
Losses At 31.3.22
£
£
£
£
£
£
384,693
-
(3,596)
-
24,937
406,034
37,178
-
(347)
-
2,538
39,369
25,420
-
(238)
-
1,942
27,124
6,677
-
(62)
-
448
7,063
153,334
-
-
-
15,308
168,642
35,693
-
-
-
3,094
38,787
45,146
-
-
-
3,913
49,059
232,005
-
-
-
20,112
252,117|
||**920,146**
**-**
**(4,243)**
**-**
**72,292**
**988,195**|
The notes form part of these financial statements Page 44
## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
|Comparative for movement in funds
**Restricted funds**
**Well-Being & Care**
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS)
NHSE Integrated Volunteering &
Engagement
Family Carers Appeal
Care & Share Market Drayton
Care & Share Albrighton
Care & Share Shrewsbury and C/Stretton
Sight & Hearing Loss Support Telford &
Wrekin
WIPS Preventative Shropshire
Sight & Hearing Loss Support Shropshire
Hard of Hearing Project Review
Active Buddies
Wise & Well Support
Hearing Support Appeal
Tackling Inequalities Fund (Energize)
NHS Charities Functional Fitness MOT’s
Three Parishes – Health & well-being
activities
Social Prescribing CDW
Covid-19 Infection Control SC
Well-being Resource Bank project
**Community Support**
Wheels to Work
SIP CVO Support
BBO Project Delivery
CV19 Volunteer Vaccination Program
CV19 Sculpture Appeal Fund
Village Hall Quiz
Digital Inclusion|Gains/
At 1.4.21
Income Expenditure Transfers Losses At 31.3.22
£
£
£
£
£
£
1,209
15,620
(16,325)
-
-
504
18,316
35,000
(926)
-
-
52,390
19,107
-
(71)
-
-
19,036
3,013
836
(1,570)
-
-
2,279
1,573
3,506
(2,704)
-
-
2,375
13,556
1,899
(14,077)
-
-
1,378
8,810
12,586
(7,219)
-
-
14,177
16,073
80,640
(77,613)
-
-
19,100
13,424
52,317
(52,953)
-
-
12,788
-
1,750
(111)
-
-
1,639
-
10,097
-
4,217
-
14,314
2,816
2,823
(1,422)
(4,217)
-
-
977
754
-
-
-
1,731
779
-
(779)
-
-
-
-
19,741
(9,743)
-
-
9,998
-
3,039
(1,739)
-
-
1,300
2,634
22,810
(25,160)
-
-
284
1,647
3,634
(5,281)
-
-
-
20,476
-
(11,944)
-
-
8,532|
|---|---|
||**124,410**
**267,052**
**(229,637)**
**-**
**-**
**161,825**
798
79,423
(82,075)
-
-
(1,854)
-
159,000
(93,551)
40,500
-
105,949
1,793
-
-
-
-
1,793
-
39,014
(39,014)
-
-
-
-
11,319
(11,319)
-
-
-
705
-
-
-
-
705
10,083
-
(492)
-
-
9,591|
||**13,379**
**288,756**
**(226,451)**
**40,500**
**-**
**116,184**|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **23. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
|Comparative for movement in funds|||||Gains/||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||At 1.4.21|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|Losses|At 31.3.22|
|**Restricted funds**|£|£|
£|£|£|
£|
|**Funding & Advice**|||||||
|Membership & Trustee Network|9,778|8,299|(18,077)|-|-|-|
|DEFRA RCAN Network exc W2W|-|20,994|(20,994)|-|-|-|
|Western Power DCMF Energy|-|4,370|(4,370)|-|-|-|
|CAB Big Energy Saving Network|-|4,613|(4,037)|-|-|576|
|Twemlows Fuel Poverty|1,332|-|(28)|-|-|1,304|
|Winter Fuel Payments Appeal|14,861|22,123|(11,214)|-|-|25,770|
|Millichope Community Buildings Grant|572|5,000|(3,504)|-|-|2,068|
|Giving Fun|||||||
|Shropshire Grassroots Grant Giving Fund|7,988|4,121|(628)|-|-|11,481|
|DGM Good Neighbours Grant Giving Fund|302|-|-|-|-|302|
|Grassroots Shrewsbury U25 Individuals|204|398|-|-|-|602|
|Grant Giving Fund|||||||
|Grassroots Shrewsbury Hardship|433|271|-|-|-|704|
|Individuals Grant Giving Fund|||||||
|Grassroots Harnage Trust Individuals|138|71|-|-|-|209|
|Grant Giving Fund|||||||
|Community First (Mid Counties) Grant|6,922|6,969|(2,523)|-|-|11,368|
|Giving Fund|||||||
|Community First (Denso) Grant Giving|4,668|1,144|(155)|-|-|5,657|
|Fund|||||||
|Community First (Lowe) Grant Giving|5,979|1,285|(196)|-|-|7,068|
|Fund|||||||
|Shropshire CF County Grant Fiving Fund|23,681|1,601|(3,074)|-|-|22,208|
|(Community Resilience)|||||||
|Twemlows Community Energy Grant|-|20,000|(16,176)|-|-|3,824|
|Giving Fund|||||||
|Shropshire Council Infection Control|42,155|-|(1,655)|(40,500)|-|-|
|CVOs Grant Giving Fund|||||||
|Shropshire Council Household Hardship|11,580|58,500|(66,065)|-|-|4,015|
|Grant giving Fund|||||||
|Shropshire Council CVS Isolation Grant|**-**|66,903|(66,903)|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Giving Fund|||||||
||**130,593**|**226,662**|**(219,599)**|**(40,500)**|**-**|**97,156**|
|**Total Restricted Funds**|**268,382**|**782,470**|**(675,687)**|**-**|**-**|**375,165**|
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## **The Community Council of Shropshire operating as Community Resource**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **24. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS**
The charitable company pays into a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charitable company in independently administered funds. The total pension cost charge amounted to £22,471 (2022: £14,467). At the balance sheet date contributions of £3,928 (2022: £3,367) were payable.
## **25. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
During the year, one trustee received a grant payment of £559 (2022: £NIL).
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