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Charity Information Charity Number 1098204 Address TRAX, Mill Ride (off Fernbank Road), North Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8JW ## Trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Antony Robinson (Chair) ## Zoe Robinson ## Peter Tobin ## “Susanna Tyrrell ## Management **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Bankers ## Andrea McCombie, Chief Executive Banks look after our money _ |CAF Bank|HSBC UK|Redwood Bank Limited| |---|---|---| |25 King’sAvenue|9 High Street|The Nexus Building, Broadway| |West Malling|Bracknell|Letchworth Garden City| |Kent|Berkshire|Hertfordshire| |ME194JQ|RG121DN|SG63TA| ## Independent Examiner Sandra Fogwill, Camberley, Surrey, GU17 OBN Sandra checks the money we received is spent how we said it was and that we have followed all the rules. Page 2 Trustees’ Report ## Structure, Governance and Management FOR ENGLAND AND VAS Since 25th August 2020 the Ark has been registered as a Charitable Incorporated' a. Organisation (CIO) - It has, however, been a local charitable organisation for 40 years. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The Ark has a constitution. These are the rules that say what the charity does and how it is run. The trustees delegate responsibility for the day-to-day operations and management of the charity to the Chief Executive. =e, Every year, at the AGM, members can put themselves forward to @. ~ SA be appointed to the trustee board. The board can also co-opt (ask a ; os people to join) the board during the year if needed. The maximum number oftrustees the charity can have is 12. ¥ ed ¥ Training and support for new trustees is provided and all trustees dy AYa ' ‘ : , Y 1 ¥y finalised.must have a satisfactory DBS check before their appointment is [ye] All trustees give their time for free. As a user-led organisation, we work towards towards 75% of the the trustee board being people who could use the charity’s services or access a ee ss G2) it’s activities. As a user-led organisation, we work towards towards 75% of the the trustee board being people who could use the charity’s services or access it’s activities. (2 ew Membership of The Ark costs £10 (one off payment). In the event : o) ‘| Re, of The Ark stopping, this membership fee is each member’s gh “220Re Si . wg ie ay maximum contribution. Page3 ## Risk Management **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The most serious risks to the charity are: - ° Loss of key staff - ° Loss of key contracts - ° Incident or accident in the building/community activity - ° Car accident (volunteer driver project) - ° Changes in legislation - ° Mistake or error in the advice or support given - ° Misconduct or safeguarding issue - ° Data Security breach - ° Fraud or theft - ° A future pandemic (covid or other virus) ## Public Benefit **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Social Value The Ark takes into account the wider economic, social and environmental impact of it’s actions and, through it’s Social Value Policy, works towards ensuring these are positive. Page4 ## Fundraising Policy FUNDRAISING cialis The Ark is a member of the Fundraising Regulator—who provide advice and guidance for charities when raising funds. The Ark does not pay professional fundraisers, individuals or companies to raise money for the charity. When fundraising or asking for contributions towards activities, The Ark is mindful that many people who use it’s services and attend activities are vulnerable and may also have a limited income. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The Ark does, when appropriate, raise funds from the public. We also have a donation button on our website. ## Volunteers s The contribution of volunteers across all of our projects and AF SHEE th activities has always been essential; this year they received formal ce recognition as, during the Platinum Jubilee in June 2022, we found The Queen’s Award out we had received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service; the for Voluntary Service equivalent to an MBE **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge and thank the following groups and organisations for providing funding and other support during the year. Baily Thomas Charitable Trust Berkshire Primary Care Bracknell Forest Council Charities Aid Foundation Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System Good Things Foundation Google Great Western Railways Gu Honey iNet Telecoms Ltd Levelling Up Fund Marks & Spencer Microsoft National Lottery Pride of Bracknell Tesco, Martins Heron, Bracknell Winkfield Parish Council The charity would also like to acknowledge and thank the individuals who have donated to our work during the year. Page 6 ## Objectives and Aims The Ark’s objectives, our purpose, is to: - A\ ° Work with people in the South East of England with - ee disabilities and/or long term health conditions, with carers of DA people with disabilities and/or long term health conditions - xhe andemployment with youngor peopletraining. who are not in education,[R] operation of the charity, for the benefit of the public and to - @R[4] A e Support the community and voluntary sector in the area of , & ensure the equality for all people to engage in citizenship. The Ark aims to: - ,[PUPN] ° Advocate the value of and to enhance the lives of children, ie young people and adults with disability by providing access to . and engagement with creative arts, digital and new media. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- e« Touse the creative arts, digital and new media as a means to inform and offer training to the wider community on disability issues. - e — To provide information, advice and support to voluntary - ie al sector groups and individuals. -~ - ‘33 * e To promote User Led Organisations. wo q, As well as making sure projects, services and activities meet our objectives and aims, it is very important that people who use our services are involved in the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of these too. Page7 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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. ## Arts, Education & Workshops It was a busy year with drama, crafty coffee, life skills, tovertafel, oka ae hi upcycling, team building and developing digital skills. ‘i ue be if **a** “Crafty Coffee is a great place to meet up with friends and chat iAf. feNcs 0 faR while enjoying craft. Kate finds different activities. that suit ” ae om atiteea everyone and we also made Halloween bunting for the shop” - ST Ng ue < sZt We are planning even more sessions and workshops for next year: Doe Ay (ey Healthy Relationships, Empower, Voice & Choice, Numeracy and Radio Broadcasting. Festival Green Machine After a break, due to the pandemic, we were able to take a crew to aa ame 3 festivals in the year: Teddy Rocks, Rock ‘n’ Ribs and Boomtown. TEDDY ROCHS FESTIVAL eee =| The festivals give an opportunity for people to experience a music Eee ae Se festival, with the support of an inclusive team, whilst helping the foes pa = ies festivals to recycle and make their events greener and more Cae eet ese sustainable. Forget-me-Knot The shop helps to raise funds to support the charity’s work and sucmemr, also provides a place where people can meet up, have a ‘cuppa and = E FA Ere a chat’, join craft and activity groups, receive information, advice N i , eS Verge ee ( and support from staff or the local Dementia Advisor. y oe During the year we ran a supported employment project (STEPs), ae a | if, the Knit and Natter group made some amazing post box toppers SCE **E** and we had visits from the BBC Make a Difference team and the local MP. eel cee We have also started to sell our donated items online and to use z Py Vk // ™ social media, like Instagram, to make short videos to showcase our LO é _ ¥ goods—and our volunteers! A ey a SP Next year we need to work on increasing our sales, both in the shop and online, as well as recruiting more volunteers. We will also be working with one of our local schools to provide work experience placements to pupils with disabilities. Page 9 . ## Friday Night Project **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## HIVE projects ## Community Response . |[The][volunteer][network][were][still][providing][support][with][shopping,] eS ver 4 prescription collection, dog walking etc. throughout the year to a = WS Sie local residents that remain vulnerable to covid. The project also f; rad =A. supported people recently discharged from hospital or at risk of + S in AY hospital admission through additional ‘winter pressures’ funding. : tee & 40+ individuals (minimum) were supported every week. S mK Ys @j Although the funding from Bracknell Forest Council for the LP, y response and hub came to an end on March 31st, the charity is ly Bas ae = 7 = committed to continuing to run a scaled down service providing # :: j wit Lip emergency, short term support; this is not intended to be a Fs me Fae replacement for hospital discharge or social care support—which should be arranged and funded by the local authority and NHS. ## Supporting the NHS The charity’s volunteers continue to support our local vaccination centre and, thanks to additional funding, we were able to support people to stay safe and socially connected in their own homes. This work has included helping to prepare someone’s home when due back from hospital, befriending visits, medical equipment collections as well as the wider community response service. ## Volunteer Transport The service was fully up and running at the start of March and ss ie supported 26 individuals with 154 journeys during the month. c/a ae Funding contributing to the service includes Government Levelling Up Funding received via Bracknell Forest Council. Page 10 ## Night Owls **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Page 11 ## Radio Marmalade Radio Marmalade secured funding from the National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ programme in November to support the purchase fi of new equipment and the development of a user’s guide, radio Tiail broadcasting lesson materials and website development. '’ — Two of the trustees, Neil and Tommy, with the support of 2 & = completedmembers ofduring staff, arethe leadingnext financial on theyear.project and it will be ## SIGNAL4Carers SIGNAL provides information, advice and support to unpaid carers (family/friends). By the end of the year 783 carers (an increase of 12% on last year) and 79 recent ex-carers were registered with the service alongside 30 professionals. Post-pandemic we have been able to once again focus on in-person community engagement—to raise awareness of the service and the support available to carers—and have attended local events such as the borough’s Community Network Day as well as giving presentations at small groups/organisations such as The Macular Society and Young People With Dementia. Sharon, the carers support worker, continues to support benefit applications through home visits and one-to-one sessions at TRAX.—68 benefit forms were completed with carers—an increase of 183% compared to last year. So far, all 54 that have been processed by DWP have been successful. As well as 2 carers lunch and information events, weekly carers craft groups, coffee mornings and dementia information sessions (in partnership with Bracknell Forest Dementia Advisory Service) continued. Check-in telephone calls still continued and carers remain able to access support from the community hub. As well as being a Carers Trust network partner, the issues faced by carers and the people they support are highlighted at multi-agency meetings/forums such as the Safeguarding Partnership Board, by taking part in work streams such as the Health & Wellbeing Board’s work on isolation and loneliness and support offered is strengthened by partnership working as has been demonstrated through Bracknell’s Older People’s Consortium. We have also taken part in, and have enabled and encouraged carers to engage with, the development of Bracknell’s new All Age Carers Strategy **----- Start of picture text -----**
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In addition to funding some of our activities and projects, as part of their funding support CAF ring-fenced financial support to help develop organisational resilience. Working with a consultant we updated our trustee training, s . ae policies, procedures and business & communication plan as well as implementing a cloud based volunteering platform. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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‘Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.’ Misty Copeland Page 13 Statement of Financial Activities ## Financial review **----- Start of picture text -----**
é The financial results for the year met the trustees’ expectations.
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## Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities The charity’s trustees must make sure that the charity keeps a record of the money it gets in and the money it spends. Each year the charity must prepare their accounts and get them = Og audited or examined by someone who is not part of The Ark. This TT TE means that someone who knows a lot about money, like an BT [2B accountant, makes sure the accounts are okay. = = In preparing these accounts, the Trustees follow best practice and: **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- ° Select suitable accounting policies and then follow them ° Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent **----- Start of picture text -----**
SAW ° Financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011
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@. ® Remuneration policy for key management personnel
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## Investment policy The trustees have the power to invest the charity’s funds and have 4 aul madehave placed the decision,£80,000atinto this time,a high tointerest, take no90 risksday financiallynotice account. and The trustees plan to put a further £85,000 in a similar account early next year. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Page 14 ## Reserves policy The optimum, or best, level of reserves is based on 6 months ( turnover (income) minimum and no more than 9 months. Restricted reserves do not count towards this figure. We end this year with unrestricted, unallocated reserves of £159,500, which SSS puts the charity in a good position going into 2023/24—which may prove very difficult financially due to reduction in funding/contract opportunities, increased demand for our services and rising costs and inflation. ## Restricted funds Restricted funds are used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor or contracting party. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. Where funds are not specifically allocated against expenditure in that year the balance is deferred and added to the balance brought forward on the restricted funds. It will be used in subsequent years in line with the restrictions placed by the donor or stipulated in the contract. ## Particulars of any outstanding Guarantee given by the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
- a The trustees declare that the charity has given no guarantee where
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Community Defibrillator, Community Hub, Radio Marmalade, Stay
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## Particulars of any outstanding debt The trustees declare that the charity has no outstanding debts which are secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the charity at the date of the statement of assets and liabilities. — Financial outlook r\p) 2023/24 will continue to be challenging for many charities; in many ways more difficult than during the pandemic. The trustees charitableand CEO willwork workstreams hard toand seekto alternativereduce costs, fundingwhilst tostillsubsidisecontinuing to support the increased needs of its beneficiaries. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Page 15 . ## The Ark Trust ClO Statement offinancial activities for the 12 months ended 31st March 2023 ||Unrestricted|Restricted|funds|Totalfunds 2023|Total funds 2022| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||funds 2023|2023|||| ||£||£|£|£| |Income from:|||||| |Donations and legacies|||||| |Donations & gifts|8,058||1,255|9,313|4,517| |Grants|16,457|139,756||156,213|123,543| |Membership subs|0||40|40|0| |Charitable activities|||||| |Activity & holiday fees|43,056||0|43,056|18,810| |Contracts|18,515||80,000|98,515|118,545| |Other trading activities|||||| |Interest income|1,674||0|1,674|1,082| |Sale offixed asset (surplus)|600||0|600|0| |Shop sales|18,428||0|18,428|8,798| |Less:COGS|-1,000||0)|-1,000|-1,337| |Total incoming resources|105,788|221,051||326,839|273,958| |Resources expended|||||| |Staff& professionalfees|||||| |Activity & project delivery|39,484|127,970||167,454|| |Management/back office|15,811||44,410|60,221|| ||55,295|172,380||227,675|200,643| |||||_|| |Utilities
& communications|5,208||5,564|10,772|11,395| |Activity& holiday costs|4,217||7,771|11,987|14,648| |General overheads|14,876||16,762|31,638|27,396| |Equipment& repairs|3,866||12,177|16,044|10,861| |Transport& vehicle costs|994||831|1,825|280| |Rent, rates& insurance|1,371||20,843|22,214|19,297| |Total resources expended|85,828|236,327||322,155|284,520| |Surplus/loss|19,960|-15,276||4,684|| ||||||Page16| ## The Ark Trust ClO Statement of financial activities for the 12 months ended 31st March 2023 continued.. ||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |---|---|---|---| |Net incoming resources|176,923|53,175|230,098| |April 1, 2022|||| |Transfers between funds|0|0|0| |Surplus at March 31, 2023|19,960|-15,276|4,684| |FundsatMarch31,2023|196,883|37,899|234,782| ## Breakdown of unrestricted reserves allocation |Allocated/committed|37,383| |---|---| |Unallocated/Free|159,500| |Total|196,883| Page 17 The Ark Trust ClO ## Balance sheet as at 31st March 2023 ||2023|2022|| |---|---|---|---| ||£|£|| |Fixed Assets|||| |Tangible assets|31,030|18,583|| |Current Assets|||| |Debtors|7,826|7,601|| |Cash at bank and in hand|256,850|305,087|| |Prepayments and accrued income|7,480|12,576|| ||272,156|325,264|| |Creditors|||| |Amounts falling due within one year|6,733|5,967|| |Accruals and deferred income|61,671|107,782|| ||68,404|113,749|| |Net Current Assets less liabilities|203,752|211,515|| |Total Assets less liabilities|234,782|230,098|| |Reserves|||| |Unrestricted fund|159,500|176,923|| |Allocated/committed funds|37,383|0|| |Restricted fund|37,899|53,175|| |Total reserves|234,782|230,098|| ||||Page18| ## Notes to the Financial Statements 2 These are the statements we have to make when we file (send) be tead.c our accounts to the Charity Commission. They are not easy to <- read. If you would like to know more so you can understand > 4 them,have a pleasebriefing contact thesession. Ark office who will arrange for you to ## Basis of preparation ## Basis of accounting The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statements of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1st January 2015. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. ## Going concern These accounts are prepared on a going concern basis; the charity has sufficient resources and the trustees have no reason to believe that the charity will not continue to operate next year or for the foreseeable future. ## Change of accounting policy The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted. ## Change to accounting estimates and material errors No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP). No material prior year errors have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS102 SORP) ## Interest receivable Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable; this is upon notification of the interest paid/payable at the bank. Page 19 ## Income ## Recognition of income These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: - ° The charity becomes entitled to the resources - ° It is more likely than not that the charity will receive the resources - e The monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability ## Offsetting There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. ## Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. ## Expenditure and liabilities ## Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. ## Governance and support costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. ## Creditors The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less trade discounts. ## Provisions for liabilities A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. ## Debtors Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at the cash value or other consideration expected to be received. Page 20 . ## Assets ## Tangible fixed assets for use by charity These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £750. ## They are valued at cost. The depreciation method is straight line, spread across the assets’ useful life taking into account any residual value. **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Motor|‘Fixtures&|Equipment| |Vehicles|Fittings| |£|£|£| |Cost|or|Value| |At|1st|April|2022|3,750|21,988|16,641| |Additions|17,500|6,630|1,013| |Disposals|-3,750|)|-895| |At|31st|March|2023|17,500|28,618|16,759| |Depreciation| |At|1st|April|2022|3,000|10,034|10,762| |Adjustments|for|disposals|-3,250|0|-895| |Charge|for the|period|3,750|4,642|3,804| |At|31st|March|2023|3,500|14,676|13,671| |Net|Book|Values| |At|the|start|of the|year|750|11,954|5,879| |At|the|end|of the|year|14,000|13,942|3,088| **----- End of picture text -----**
Page 21 ## Taxation The charitable status of the organisation has been confirmed by the Inland Revenue. This means that the charity is not liable to corporation tax on its surplus or gains to the extent that they are applied for charitable purposes. ## Trustees remuneration, expenses and related party transaction None of the trustees received any remuneration for their role during the year and there were no related party transactions. Trustees are offered reimbursement for travel expenses incurred—to remove any barrier to prevent attendance at meetings. ## Independent Examiner’s Report The Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of The Ark Trust CIO is attached to this report. ## Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustee’s report above. ## Signed on behalf of the charity trustee board by the following trustees: Name: (WALCO Hh[ANLE] Signature: MitHanley Date: 13/1] 2Bp Signature:Name: To =Y Me i] Date: { S-] ~ 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Page 22 ## Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of “The Ark Trust Ltd” I report on the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2023. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity trustees as a body, for my work. ## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) ofthe Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: - e examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act e to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act - e to state whether particular matters have come to my attention ## Basis of independent examiner’s report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## Independent examiner’s statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - e to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Companies Act | 2011 - eto prepare Financial Statements which accord with the accounting records, and comply with the accounting requirements of the Companies Act 2011. have not been met; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Name: S Fogwill Relevant professional qualification or body: Chartered Institute ofManagement Accountants Address: 24 Woodville Close, Blackwater, Camberley, GU17 0BN Date: 9 January 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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