REGISTERED COVIPANY liUMBER: IM41M)718 (England Wales) REGISTERED CHARrrY liUMBF.R: 11197505 Una I s A5hnM)le & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants The Old SclKKJl Thi (￿aY Carmarthcn carmarthcT￿￿rc SA313LN for M h2024 Report of the Tn]ste¢s lThlepend¢ni Examinevs Reixwl Ststemeni of F'inaTKial Aaiviii B￿a￿CC sI￿￿t Not¢s io ihc Financial 8 ￿ 13 D¢tsil¥d Staknrnmt of Financial Activiii¢ 14 10 15 Th¢ tru51LYS whv albv dit¥LtOf5 ofihe lh￿lty fot th¢ puws¢5' ofih¢ Compani¢s Act 2(M)6. preseni their reixyrt with thc fEn3ncial stsicnxmLS of the chariry for thc ycar L7Kkxl 31 March 2024. The Ir￿1¢¢% have thptcd the provisi0ft8 of Aecounting and RLV)rting by Charilios.. SiaienThl of RccLYnmcndcd PTaciice applicablc io chari11￿ pr¢panng accounts in accordarKe with ihe FinuKMi Re[￿E18 S¢arMlard applicabk in the UK and Republic of lffland IFRS 1021 {LffL'ulivL l January 2019). ORIECIIVES AND AcfiviTIES Objeetlves and aims ThL Charity's objcLIiv¢5 are twofold.. l. To a￿V￿Ce publii educaiion in the e¢onomt¢. s0¢io1 and en1'in)nn￿ntsj ￿nefits ofre-use und recyclin& the reduction ot pollution. th¢ pn)l¢¥iion of the ¢nYiroDm¢m and th¢ prowiiijn of r¢¥¢ar¥h inio thc &am¢, I￿¢ther with th¢ publ1L￿1Un of Ihc ￿sCrU1 rtsult5 of thai rc8carch. 2.. The conSern￿l￿n aTrJ prweclion of ihe {[￿￿1￿1 aThl natural} environnKni the m)m￿1(Al of sustain4ble waste mJn4igLYIKml YLTVI￿￿ in ¥cordarK'¢ Wlth I￿￿1 PTartl￿bk EnvImmi￿ Owith) {IJPEOI. {Hcre sustainable WL8te n￿nageMen1 PrnCiiCL¥ includc minirnirnion . minimioAiion of N)Ilution aThJ hami from Was￿. re-iise of waste. recyLling vl. wasie, waste ff¢oirry a¥tivitie5 and clearing ot. pollutsnis trom Lontsmimted waste and BPEO xholl h*lVL ihi mloning giVLm io il in thi WhilL PyY"WL%tL Stratcsy 2(MN> fiTrr EnglaJMI & W41¥*'1 FINAYC'IAL REVIEW Fln*ncl*l posltlon During the the charity obtsirtd L15.5fM) of grani fimth.ng to with th¢ ongoing devclopmcnt of the ghsworLs sitc. ThL chari4y cn*r&l into a new a¥r¥*n￿nI with MonDKwthshirc Counly cou￿11 which h¢1￿ sccurc thc chariiy's future. ThL 1111sILL¥ alL' sa11sfi￿ with thl l¢vcl of r¢sLYvLxl at tlK dth. PagL I omelltskers CoinmuDi clin FINANCIAI. RF.VIF.W R¢*erTrM polio. Any bu.iin¥¥4 tncluding a %o¢ial cnicrpns¢ with Charl￿￿¢ obJc¢iivcs like H0￿makerS necds ￿ main&in adequa￿ cash res¢rv¢s w redu¢e th¢ risk of being unable ￿ pav btalT and other oper￿1￿￿ losts in eveni of signifiiani shon tern) r¥￿UCtion in iniomi or othcr advLTh. Llrwmi￿. Homemakers in¢ome $ueams ue th"verse and qui* resistwlt ffce&%ion &4 receni experience h&4" showtL How¢v¢r with itts Small iwre of highly ¢xF)erivn4%d stsff, Hom¢makers is ￿1&¢U18r1Y Nvknble to the loss of one or >r¢ of It￿5¢ stsff. AtMxh¢r risk is l¢gai with • Ll•im ￿V¢r￿1 by IloTrJnkn' inwTrn¢¢. Fwjds described or l)tsJ"8rJaied in the a¢courtts must be exclth as they come fmm a￿.￿rded for a p8ni¥ul4r pUry￿S¢ 01 Irvm o d¢Lisivn by th¢ Trust¢vs io all￿￿¢ r¢s¢ry¢s ￿ m¢¢t a pani¢ulor rYquir¢m¢ni and Ihus ¢gnnoi k uscd 10 filrtd day io day eX￿￿1[ure. free rcscrvcs arisin8 frorn trwling and grdnts noi ticd to S￿lfie ex5Mdiiure can be cOUn￿d for ihi$ wpjse. ThL Cknrity ¢sthblishLxl ￿ following n￿ery￿: l. Sccuriiy Rcscrvc. Y¥. are r¥'qUi￿j 10 IlonKYnakLYS 1$ able to coi'ky its thbts in of catastrophic CiTcumstartCC5 which nc¢¢￿ilaic wind-up nf trrtLsinc￿ arxl ¢losur¢ of th¢ chaTity. Sums ar¢ r¢4uir¢d to cover sthff redunw, leBal gNi ac¢(uiiI￿ Th¢s¢ are more than Cover￿ by the value of the building IioiL¥*r¥'atLI'ely 1150.¢MM)l aAI vehiLles etL' I£lO.I￿) and the fiuther laThl with d¢vclopmeni ￿entI￿. Fre¢ bank balaiiccs a￿ in Ihe rcgion of £2(￿.1mM) so no r¢%rve 1$ requir￿ bui in ih¢ ¢v¢nt of a f￿￿ed wind up it would tak¢ some lime realise Ihe %'4lue ofihe PrO￿lY which could delay r¢Jundan¢y payment%. The Iruslees recommended IhJi a r¢s¥'ry¥ of £20.[￿ is maintainkxl. 2. wo￿1￿8 C"#pii#l Rl¥¢￿. Th¢ rn*¢rv¢ iy o buff¥Y in of $ignifi¢ani downtswn tn tradinB either ￿verL ovcr a short ￿{MI duc to disNpiion of activity (Trr a IoD¥cr tcnn morc m(tht ¢knwnlurn ¢8 due lo Comr￿liti0￿ tt eCOtM)mie r￿SloA. A r¢$cNc equivaleni to two rrrt)ThilLS expendiLurE 1% considered re&wthle for Ihc purykne. At cuffL'nt l¢vels of &tivity thi8 Woutd to aP￿￿xIM￿lY £40.IIKJ. 3.Capilal R￿¢. This reserve was ¢sthblislKd io ￿$]$1 with th¢ c(ffjt of replacin8 the organi4t10￿ vehicle&. The estimate that the cosi of a ￿￿￿&hand Lulon ty￿ Iruck would be £20.(W. Thc charity kn five vchic1￿ which each havc an CX￿led life ol'stx ye¥rs. The IIu51ees hale ￿&blIShed a rcacThc OrÈi¢j.(￿. Comments frnm the eh*lr RevEew of Ac¢lvlilt5 We hav¢ now compkted f￿jrte￿ Y￿r5 in our pr¢misLs durin8 which tim¢ our slKJwr(¥)m c(rt)tinu¢d io bc upgra&xl io provide an altraclivc rrlail #rr& aThJ working coThliiions for thlT. Our recycling .411¢ nn the 8T￿￿d is a￿/+ LY)mpknc followin8 ethmeetion of the main sewer and rcsurfacing of ihe yard, funh¢r investment will be netdcd io finish t￿ ftnal stages of thc de￿lOpment wh￿h will include replA(in¥ the ioilet bl(*knkiiLhen and to build a new *'orLshoWslLYefDOm. l am also deligh*d io tha¢ w¢ have c(Knpleted fim year of our Bulky IM)u5th1d w&stc con￿1 frorn MCC. wh¢rc w¢ have F￿n able LO scrve the twlc of MontThwth5hÈrc in rcusing thcir houschold itcms of fumilurc. I would likL lo thank our fix th¢ir oxmiiwxl 5WPV4 th¢ s¥ff of IlonKrn&LYS for t￿ofts510na1lsm and %TRIICTURE. r.c)I'ERNANCE AND mANAGEME￿T Goi'trnltsg document Thc charity is controlled by its gfft'cmin8 of trUSL aThJ conMinllcs a limiiLxl company. limitLxI by uaran￿. defined by the ComtAnics Acl 2Cth. Orxanliatlonal strufrnft A board of Tn)siees regulorty io odmiDisw Chatity. third of Tn￿1￿& m￿1 rciire eJLh year by wiaiion and iaii bL' rL'appointLTrd. ThL minimum of trUs￿¢S is four and th¢ MaxiMw￿ is six1L￿￿. li is LTrnfirmd thai the trustLXS had Te8ard to the 8uidance i&%ued by the Ckwity Conllniwon on Public Benefit. RF.Fb:RF.NC.Tr. AYD ADNIIYI.STRATII'F. DF.TAII_S Reg15tered Compini. 044(K)71 X IF.n&Tland and Wal¥sI Reglslenyl Charlty number I(W7505 Reltsicred offlce TIIL (-hdPLI Th¥ Old Workhow. Hathcrlei8h Place Union Road West Ab¢rbav¢nny Momnouthshire NP7 7RL Tryy¢tts Dr S Eli1￿￿roV¥h RGIIurri CJ Harris (appointed 26.10.23) Mr M J HILkman JP N Tr H Miller Ms M D PriLX. 26.10.23) MTNWHTatam Rel r)r (' R Walie Comp*n) Se¢retarv RIIMDclVII Independent ExAmlntr Aslimi7lc & C'o. C'hartercd C'ertified Accoun￿nts Th¥Old Sl￿1 Camiarthcn Carrnurthenshirt SA.113LN Arwovd by ordwof thc tx>ard of trus￿￿ on 7 20*4 and sig1￿d on its bchalf by: Pa8¢ 3 Independellt examlner'5 report to ihe trustee5 ofHomemakfrs CommuThlD' Rm'¢ilng I'tbe Comp*nv'l I r¢Jx)rt lo th¢ Lharity mJst¢ts Tny examinariL)n uf ihv JLiounts of th¢ Company for the year ended 31 March 2024. Ruptsnsibilitles Ind b•si5 of repo s thc chan'iy's ￿￿teeS ol'thc coM￿Y (aThl its di[￿ti￿ fff of a)mpany lawl you arc Tcswibk for the PTewdration of ihc aCc￿nL8 in accordaTKe wilh th rryuiremffiis ofihe Comrmnies Aci 21XK) llhe 2(KK) A¢l'l. Iluvin¥ Satisfied myself lh* the ￿X0￿nts of ￿. CotNw not rqyircd to ￿ a￿lI1¢d und¢r Part 16 of the 2(KkS Act and are eligibl¢ for iThkt*ndcni ¢xamination. I retxwt in w of my examinatiou of your chaTity'& accirtinL8 &8 carricd Out UT¥Jer Seciion 145 of the C'harities Aci 2011 I'ihe 2011 Aci'i. In carrying out my exarninaiion I ￿ve followed ihe Directions 8tYen by the Chwity Commission S￿ti￿1 145(51 Ibl of th¢.Wl l Aer. Independewl examlner'$ 8t•ltmeni Sinc¢ your chariry's gross income exceeded L250.1NA) ytyjr examiner must be a member of a lillcd Ixxty. I can confJnD that l am qualifi¢d to undcrtakc rhe examination because l am a member of thc A&S￿latIon of Lhartercd L¢rtified Arcounthnts. which i5 one of the lisied tK¥lie5. I havc complctcd my cxwnimtion. I confinn mthers havc lo my aNcnti¢m in ￿nneCtIOn wth the ¢x4mina¢ion givin8 rn¢ causc ￿ t￿lieve.. *L¢(Amiin8 w¢rL' Th)1 kLlJt in of fv C(¥ryMny rawirul by kniion 31(6 of the 21MKJ A¥1: thc accounL% do noi a¢cord with those rccord5.' or the fj¢¢ounLi do not ¢omply wilh ihe acc4)uniin8 rwuirtments of Seclirn 396 of the 2(Kkn Acl other ihth eny r¢quir¢m¢nl thai th¢ ¥roun15 give a aThJ fair view which is not a WLsidertd as parl of Mn i1¥k￿denT examination: (Ir the a¢counts hAve not bcen Pr¢￿Ted in with the Meth￿ts and PYiTKiple5 of the Ststement of Recommended PnKli¢e for accowiiing and reix)rtin8 by chan"lies1gppli¢&ble to ¢h&riiie¥ prewng their a¢¢OWhts in ai¢or4knni¢ wilh lh¢ Finarnial R¢ixKtin8 Stsn(knl a￿￿licab￿ in th¢ UK and Rly with ￿tiOnS 386 and 3Y7 of the C'ompanieb A¢1 2￿6 and preparin¥ finanLial staiements whTrch give a In￿ and fair virw of the state of affair5 of th¢ iharithblr LompAny Js ai ihe end of Lwh finan¢i81 yrdr and nf its surp1￿￿ or thfiiil for financi￿ ycar in aceordan¢c with thc u¥r¢TY￿13 of kntion% 394 and 3Y5 and which otlKrwisc Comply wilh thc r4uiTcmcnts of IIK Qompanias Act 21Mb relaiing io financial tsiaiemen15. 50 fgr &% 4ylic8bk io the charithle company. Ib) The Th)ies fonn continuL)J... These IEnancial staiemenls have be￿ prewed in ¥wr(tsn¢e with ihe [MV￿10ns applicable lo ¢h8rithbl¢ ¢owies ubjeLi lo ihe small Lornpanies r¢gim¢. Thc financial *tr￿Ments wuc approvoj by lh¢ ￿c￿d of Trusic¢s and auth￿.*￿ for issuc on 7 Lkiot¢r 2024 and were Sign￿ on its be￿]rbY.. M J Hickman JP- Tr￿t¢ The notes fonn ofthe5e financi415th*ments Page 7 rat ACC.OUNTlf*Cp PnLICILS Bagii ofprep4rin% tht fJnaDcial stslements The finoncial slaicmLrybLs of Ihc charitablc companv. which is a Nblic ttnefit ¢niiiy under FRS 102. havc bccn prepared in with ihe c￿￿lIeS SORP IFRS 1021 'A¢¢ounlinb and Rew)rting by Charilie5'. s￿￿men1 of RLromincndLMI applicablc Iv Lharitits prniwing th¥'ir ¥Lounts in aLYordaTKC With ihc FinHncial Rcwrting Sthndard applicabl¢ in th¢ UK al￿ Rcpublic of Ircjand IFRS 1021 iefftttive l January 20191.. FIna￿l81 ￿e￿rtIng Ststmlard 102 Tr Financ￿ Rqkning Stsodard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Aci 2￿. Th¢ fman¢ial $t2tem¢nts have be¢n prepsred the historical cosi conv¢ntiVD. Income All incom¢ is re£4Wbised in the Statement of Financial Aaiviiies once ￿ chwity h85 cntitknt to thc fvnds, Lt 1$ probablt ih&l the incomc will be ￿(eived and the a¢)KX￿ ¢an b¢ m¢&swd reliably. Expendliur¢ Li(IbiliiiLs ￿, a5 ¢X￿￿di1urn. ilTh' is or ix)n¥tru¢tivL' obltgaiion Lornmiiiinu th ch￿11) i(Tr thal ext￿nditUTe, 11 L5 that a trnMf¢r of ¢cor￿1C I￿tits will ￿ rcquircd in sertlcmcni and the aTrK)unl of Ihe oblibaiiot) ¢an be mea%ured reliably. r.X￿￿1IiUre is 0ccoun1￿ for on an a¢¢n￿l4 b&%1% and has. been clas5111￿ under headings thal aBgregai¢ all ¢osl reiaied io the Laiegcffy. Ivhere LXISIs Lannoi b¢ dir¢dly allnhui¥yJ Iv paniiwlar hiadin85 ￿'Y hJvL allocalL￿ t(J ￿liVI11￿¥ Cm a h&sis LC)nslSILml with thc u5L of T¥nglhle flxtd *s*ts rkpwialion is provided at Ihe followin8 annu81 ra*s in order lo write off eath &ssei over ils estimated useful Frc¢hold prO￿rty Plani m4¥hinery M(Trii)r VLhiLIL 2•1• on cosi 21Y/• on rcdurbn8 bala￿¢ 2IY/• on n￿ll¢irt¥ T4x*titsn charity 18 ¢xcmN from COryKffa1i￿ t&x on its chan'thble #ctivitiu. Unrestriaed funds can be used in with the ¢haritsble objeaives at th¢ disudion ofthe tn15￿C5. Restricted can nnly uscd for panicuiar rcstricted Jw5es within the (thjects of thc ¢￿tity. Resuidions arise when s￿lfied by the donor or when fuThJ5 tre rn1s¢d for pani¢ular rewic*d purExises. FurthLT cxplanalirn of th¢ natur¢ aThl vf fiuMI is irnlth in thc notCS to ihc IwrHER TRADING ACTIVITIES 31.3.24 31.3.23 Sal¢ of donai¢d gwxl8 Collc¢tion ¢ MCC tvnnag E-B¥y LY)ntribuiion 98.797 90.IJ4 61.761 1.104 95.4111 52.092 18.4LX> 255￿7 147.014 Pagc 8 conrinued... INvEsT￿lENT INCOfvIE 31J24 31.3.23 tWsÈl accounl in1c￿st YL'I. 1￿COME1[￿xPENDITUKkl N¢t I￿1)m¢1￿¢X￿Dd1t￿reI is stated after¢lwgiDW(u¢ditTrng): 31J.24 Jl.J.23 t)epr￿JailO￿- Surplu$ on di$w)sal orrixLyJ &%s¢ts 24.119 {7511} 19,(W) TRUSTLLS, RE￿luNERATIoN AND BEYEFITS The￿ weff ¢Kb Inty*es' rtmuneraiion or ￿nefits for fv year eNkd 31 Mbrch 2024 nor for the year ended 31 Marih 2023. Th￿¢ wue no tru%iees' expenses l￿d the year cnded 31 M￿h 2024 nor for the yMrendAI 31 March 2023. +TAFF COSTS The avera8c mortihly vf cmploytts durin¥ ylxrwas as follows: 31J.14 31.3.23 RLLyLling w¢xk Adrninislralion No employtts rryeiv¢d emoluments in eKce55 of£￿.(￿￿}. COMPARATII'ES FOR THE ￿ATEl¥lENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITILS Unrn>iri¢l￿l R¢stricr￿1 fuThd8 Total funds INC()ME AND ENIK)W'.MENTS ChgritAble *rtivitie5 Rccyclin Other trading a¢tivities Invcstsncnt incomc Other income 247.014 179 2.114 247,014 Tot*1 251J07 251.307 EXPE%DITURE OY Charitable ¥ctlTr4tk RthyLlin¥ 223.426 223.426 ¢oniinwl... iat COMPARATIVES FOR THE 8TATEhlENT OF FI￿ANCIAL AcfiviTIES- eonilnued Rc5trictcd fwids Tothl YET Ii%COME 27.¥¥1 27.881 RECONCILIATAON OF FUNDS Total brou8ht forward 61? 129 612.129 T(JTAL FUND5 CAR￿ED FURW'ARD 640.ts10 640,010 TANGIBLE FI¥ED ASSF.TS ixlltrcs Frcehold Mthor v¢hi¢i¢s fittin Tots15 Ai l Aprtl 2023 AdditiorLS 2Dg.1O9 87.294 34J 35J56 At 31 March ?024 3M965 209.965 23A57 111.794 6¥6,1¥1 DF.PRF.CIA TION Ai l Apnl 21123 ChrgL f4)r ykw 75J63 6th19 23A57 79J53 34JJ77 24.119 9012 Ai 31 March 2024 12.182 174.016 117J41 367.490 YET BOOK VALUE Ai 31 Mar¢h 2024 24&783 35,IM9 33.953 31&685 At 31 Mar¢h 2023 255.402 44.105 7,941 307.441¢ DKBTVK5: AfvIOUYTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31J.24 31.3.23 Trthle Ikbto OthLr ¢JLbtots VAT 22.94 11.065 5.594 8.141 M(MJS 17,225 Pa8c 10 ntinucd.. tst CREDITOILS: AIIIOUYTS FALLINCJ DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31J.24 31.3.23 Trade cwdiiOIS VAT OthLY¢rtyJit(rs 4%4 1,703 7260 9.447 6.540 MOVF.MF.NT FUNDS Net Trnnsfers b¢tWLen funds At 31.3.24 At 1.413 in funth Unre5trkted funds Jciierdl fund 'uriTy fLSLY¥"L Working Capital Reserve Capithl rcKY¥c 58QOI lo.￿) (12J711 557,632 20,( 40,1M)O 10.(K (12J71) 627.632 Re5trfcf¢d fund$ (i&%WOTL% %iie building proje 31J24 31 J24 TOTAI. FUNDS 0.01 1&946 65¥.lJ56 Nel movemeni in fun￿ includ¢d in the above we 8$ follo￿.. I￿￿ing MovcuKnt eX￿[￿led in fund$ UnrL¥trlcted fun lien¢rHI fwKI 200.149 1271J27 {IL178) Restrleted funds Gasworks site bw"Idin8 project 35￿1 14,176) 31J24 TOTAL FUlYlk% 127&7031 18.946 Pagell coniinwl... or Lx13 024 MOVEMEiYf 11% FUNDS- ¢wtinued Compar*tS1'¢5 (Dr moi'ement in funds Ntl IIKIV¥Thnt Ai At 1.4.22 UDrestrlded funds Qrenernl fund SeLuTiiy f¢S¢n'¢ WoTkin8 Capithl Rc5crve C"apitsl reserve 552.129 10.( 27.8111 580,010 10.1 10.(KN) 10.(KK) 612.129 27.881 64Q.Ql TOTAL FUNDS 612.1?9 27.mll I 640.01 Comparative rThJvemeni in fiuM15. 1rnl￿d in ihe atrnve are H5 follows: Mov¢m¢ni in fuThJ$ expend UDr¢strlcicd funds Gcrnral fijnd 251.307 1223.426) 27,881 TO"fAL FUNDS 251.307 27,881 A LurrLmi yw 12 TMith% Pri￿ yew l! fflonOL4 LMmthil￿ ￿￿111[￿ is &4 follirtws: Net Tramfers At 31.3.24 Ai 1.4*2 in funds fun Urtmirkttd futtdl General fund Stiurity re5et%e Workin¥ CJpi¢al RL%rye Capitsl ￿$¢[ 552.129 10.( 15.503 110,¢xx>i 10, 557.632 20,(KM) 40,000 10.O(M) 10.( 612.129 1SJ03 627.632 R¢StrIctL￿ fvnds JaS1I'OTk5 $11¥ building Proje41 31324 31.324 TOTAL FUNDS 61? 1*9 46.X27 658.956 Pag¥ 12 continu¢d... Homemaker5 Co ii. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- tontiuvd A curreni year 12 months al￿ prior year 12 monihs combined nel movement in fun[￿ in¢lwkd in ihe above are as follows: Ir*oming Resources ex Movement in funds Unr¢strk¢¢d fwndg ¢1￿1 fund 511.456 1495.953 } 15 J03 Rrttrlcted futsd8 tiLsw'LITks sile buildin8 project 35.51Kl 14.1761 31.324 TOTAL FUNDS $16.956 15(M).129} 46,¥27 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were tKJ related pmy for tly Y¢arrnI￿ 31 M•rth 2024. Pa8e 13 31.3.24 31.3.23 INCOME A￿D ENDOII'MENTS (hhtr trndln% *ttlTrliles Salc of donaicd gfftids Collcctiort charges MCC ii)nna8L E-Bay Wntributi( 797 90.134 61.761 5,185 81.104 9.5.41 52,097 18.4(K) 255J77 247.014 Invutment income Dew)bii aiLiiuni iniere5t 445 Chirftmble iedvliles Tli¢ Mor¢1 Tru%1 (' F In Walcs Millcnnium giadium Mscr H.D.H Willis Sydney Black charl￿b]e Tnk Si%ieT 0fme￿Y ()akdal¢ Ttusr Th< 2*h May 1961 Charitahk TnL Welsh Wat¢r Commwhiry FWLII Leed$ Building s￿IetY Foundation Th¢ (iibb$ C'han￿bI¢ TnJ8t 10.( 3￿000 Other Incorne Ciuiii on salc of tan8iblc fixed a&*L8 Income tinm solar pancls OihLr InL￿ 2.114 177 3J27 2.114 Tot•1 In¢omiTrg r¢xDllrt 251,307 b.XPfr.NDI'I'UKF. Ch4rlt#ble *crfvltlES WaBcs kn'idl s¢¢wity Pensions Reni & Rai Insurdnce Light and h￿t TLl¥phonL & intLThet vosts Posthse and sialionery Ca￿7L￿1 forward 171.299 139,119 5.8( 2.381 3.936 2.352 1.215 2.908 134 157.854 3.632 2J12 3.1120 413 197.455 This d￿$ fo￿ part of thc statutory financial Page 14 31.3.24 31.3.23 Charltable actIv1￿5 Bmughi fonvard MibiLI13ni￿￿ purch&s Hire Lharges Caryia¥e Vehi¢l¢ ¢osi$- fvcl Vehi¢l¢ u)sts- repttirs V¢hi¢li ¢osts- S¢piic ¢l¢ardDce Repairs and mainienan¢e Subscriptions Training VolunttYT5 Ebay Ir¥ding co¥ts F.xtcrnal administralion ank charges CrLdil Lard LV5ts DepreLiaiitsn orrrtthold wpeny eprttiaiion ofplani & mthchinery DcprLYiaiion of moior ¥LhKI¢s 197.455 lJ92 ¥359 4117 10.479 157.854 1.022 2.915 2.070 11,961 5,977 1112 42119 9.976 278 7.(W8 339 7fA) 2,155 2.092 244 344 1,1124 619 9,1112 4.771 334 9()2 619 11.065 1,985 273.253 220,186 Support eojt5 Govern*nee ¢oJts Accounthncy f￿ 3.450 3.240 Total Cxpthl 276.703 223,426 Incorn¢ IN.946 27.881 Thi5 pa8c not form ￿ of thc staw finawial stsIL¥Tr￿ts Pag¢ 15 # **Homemakers Community Recycling Annual Report 2023-24** Trustees Simon Bilsborough (Chairman) Nick Miller (Vice Chairman) Martin Hickman (Treasurer) Graham Harris Roger Harris Rev Christopher Walters Nick Tatam ## Company Secretary Rob Davies ## Senior Management Team Shaun Needle – Project Manager Rhys Humphries – Assistant Manager ## Primary Objectives of Homemakers Community Recycling (HCR) HCR is a registered educational charity (No 1097505) whose primary objectives are: a) To help reduce waste in the county of Monmouthshire through reuse and recycling of household goods. b) To raise awareness, educate and promote the need for recycling, reuse and waste reduction within the county of Monmouthshire c) To give people of all backgrounds an opportunity to gain valuable work experience through voluntary work d) To provide affordable furniture to those people in need. e) To play a role in a sustainable community. The main operational activities of HCR are: To provide a community furniture and household goods recycling / reuse facility for the county of Monmouthshire. This comprises of the following departments and areas of work:- - a) A working environment for volunteers from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain work experience in areas such as driving, delivery and collection of furniture, logistics, administration, sales, workshop skills, customer care, recycling and online sales. - b) A showroom facility for residents of Monmouthshire and surrounding counties to buy affordable furniture and other household products. - c) A house clearance service that ensures maximum reuse and recycling possible from homes. This entails the segregation of waste that is then transferred to the “Recycling Department”. - d) A collection service for bulky household items as part of Level Agreement between HCR and Monmouthshire County Council. - e) An online sales facility through EBay, Facebook and Twitter to ensure maximum reuse and market rates of return for valuable items, to help sustain the charity. - f) A Recycling Department to ensure maximum recycling and recovery from furniture that is not in a reusable state. - g) HCR operates as an educational charity and works closely with local schools and community groups to raise awareness of waste reduction. A member of staff is assigned to cover this. - h) A hardship scheme to help those in crisis by offering free items. Also the collection and distribution of items for those living on the streets. ## Key Achievements in 2023-24 ## Recycling / Reuse / Energy Recovery & Biomass - Provided a collection service to over 3892 households in Monmouthshire. - Resold a total of 6280 items through its showrooms in Abergavenny and on - the internet. 139 tonnes Reused 191.00 tonnes Recycled 347.00 tonnes sent to Energy Recovery ## **Hardship Fund** Our work with helping those in hardship has continued. We have helped over 50 families set up home who do not have the means to do so. ## **Rough Sleepers** We have also worked closely with another Abergavenny based charity Cwtch Angels and agroup in Blaenau Gwent to help people living on the streets by acting as a drop off point for items for rough sleepers. We collect items such as tents, warm clothing, blankets, sleeping bags and pillows. We also these items from our house clearances and drop offs. ## **Staff and volunteers** Within the year we had 20 volunteers and 8 staff. We continue to work closely with the local job centre, probation and mental health hospitals in the community. ## **Gasworks Site** We have worked hard in this financial year to use any surplus funds to improve the surface of the site. Although the site still needs investment we now a surface that is completely safe and user friendly for staff and volunteers. In the next financial year we hope to install an office, a canteen and toilets. These will also cater for disabled volunteers. ## **Car Boot Sales** We have attended around 15 car boot sales in Monmouthshire selling our bric a brac and raising awareness of our work. ## **Charitable Activities** Homemakers donting church chairs to Tongan Tsunami appeal Homemakers working with Cwtch Angels in helping those living rough on the streets of South Wales. 17:39 ?.1120%A Posts SPECTRUM HOMELESS PROJECT Admin Rhlannon Brown . 16h . e Omg what a night it's bitter cold out there 35 sleeping bags went out tonight 7 black bags of clothes and we was cleared out of underwear socks and toiletries .massive shout out to Homemakers Community Recycling for their amazing donations of bedding sleeping bags towels tent . to Annie Hartwright from cwtch angels for fabulous food donations sleeping bags quilts and tent every last bit is gone hun . To Abertillery and Blaina rotary for the fab sandwiches and cakes. And to anyone who dropped off to me this week it truly has been a blessing. We are desperate for Warm coats Boxer shorts Small knickers Socks Thermals Jumpers Joggerl jeans Footwear Gloves Wet wipes Shower gel Deodorant If anyone can help please drop a message Like mment are Write a public comment... Homemakers sponsoring a local rugby in Abergavenny area. 01:08 510 e4 192%• googSe.com/search? Sian Jones g reviews 3 photos ***** 12hours ago I've had the sad job recently of clearing my parents, house. It was never going to be easy, but the team at Homemakers made it as pain free as possible. They cheerily accepted several car loads of items with a cheerful 'Don'l worry. We can sort that." I'm so pleased that as little as possible of my parents belongings will end up in landfill. Thank you so much to all the staff and volunteers. ## _**Other groups supported in financial year with items include**_ ;- Zoar Baptist Chapel – Pandy – Flooring following a flood Hedge Hog Helpline – Teddy Bears for Raffle Cat Protection – Donating Towels Brecon Dog Shelter St Peters Church, Goytre – Stationary, items for raffles and xmas bizarre ## Chairman’s Notes I would like to take the opportunity to thank the staff and volunteers for helping Homemakers to develop over the last financial year. I would like to thank my fellow trustees for their hard work. As an organisation we are grateful to all our partners who have helped raise awareness of our work and sign post volunteers in our direction. Without them we would not be as successful as we are. Homemakers as always are totally grateful to its customer base in both of terms of buying and donating items.