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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration Number: 1098627 Company Number: 04709512

THE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE UTTLESFORD

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

THE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE UTTLESFORD

CONTENTS

Pages
Trustees' Annual Report 3 to 9
Independent Examiner's Report 10
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Balance Sheet 12
Notes to Financial Statements 13 to 21

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Reference and Administrative Information

Charity Name: Council for Voluntary Services Uttlesford Charity Registration Number: 1098627 Company Registration Number: 4709512 Registered Office and Operational address: Uttlesford Community Hub, 45 Stortford Rd, Great Dunmow, Essex. CM6 1DQ Board of Trustees Mr Chris Barrett Director with Financial Responsibility. Resigned 19/11/2021 Mrs Pamela Sharp Resigned 13/11/2020 Ms Clare Morris Resigned 01/06/2020 Mrs Kathryn Archer Resigned 25/04/2021 Mr Marc Davis Acting Chair Mrs Jacqueline Hime Appointed 13/11/2020 Mr Steven Broome Appointed 13/11/2020 Ms Charley Boughen Appointed 30/07/2021 Ms Louise Howard Appointed 30/07/2021 Ms Claire Husband Appointed 19/11/2021 Ms Alice Vye Appointed 19/11/2021

Secretary

Mrs Jacqueline Davies

Senior Management Team

Mr Clive Emmett Chief Officer Mrs Jacqueline Davies Business Manager Mr Richard Corby Operations Manager

Independent Examiner

Price Bailey LLP Causeway House, 1 Dane St, Bishop's Stortford CM23 3BT

Bank

CAF Bank

25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The Trustees who are also directors for the purposes of company law are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31 March 2021.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

The Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered as a charity on 30 November 1991 and incorporated on 25 March 2003 in the United Kingdom. The company is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Associaton which were last amended in August 2014.

Appointment of Trustees

The Trustees who have served during the year and since the year end are listed on page 3. New Trustees are elected annually by trustees of the charity and serve for an initial period of 3 years. A further 3 year term may be served. Trustees must be nominated by two trustees. The Board may appoint up to 3 Trustees a year to ensure it has an appropriate range of skills and experience in its Board. The Chair and Director with Financial Responsibility are elected from within the board.

All Trustees give their time freely and no trustee was paid during the year. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and, in accordance with the organisation's Memorandum and Articles, withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises.

Internal Control and Risk Management

The Trustees examine the major risks which the charity faces in relation to external factors and relationships, its governance and management, its internal operations and its activities. The management of risk is reviewed by the senior management team and by the trustee board.

The Trustees continue to keep under review the systems of internal financial control. The systems have been designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance against mis-statement of loss. They include:

The internal financial controls conform to guidelines issued by the Charity Commission.

Trustee Induction and Training

All potential Trustees are invited to complete an application form to apply for membership of the CVSU board. Applicants then meet with the Chair of the charity to discuss the role of a CVSU trustee and to make sure the applicant understands the role and responsibilities. The potential new trustee is then invited to meet the full board. Once appointed, new Trustees meet the staff to be given a thorough understanding of the work of the organisation. In addition all Trustees are supplied with written materials outlining their role and responsibilities. Finally, training on the principles of good governance and the role of a trustee is a mandatory part of the Trustee induction.

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Our Aims and Objectives

Introduction

The Council for Voluntary Service Uttlesford (CVSU) is a local infrastructure charity. The charity's purpose as set out in the objects contained in the companies Memorandum of Association are:

To promote, develop and facilitate a thriving, effective, sustainable and influential voluntary and community sector in Uttlesford, for the ongoing benefit of the community, thus promoting social action and assisting in the development of social capital.

CVSU is a member of NAVCA, the national membership charity for intrastructure organisations and adheres to the core principles of NAVCA, which aims to strengthen and champion social action through local infrastructure.

CVSU helps people and communities come together to form voluntary organisations and successfully run existing organisations. Cuts in public spending are increasing the need for local voluntary sector infrastructure to help communities fill the gaps left by public services.

CVSU provides a range of services which aim to help people improve their local area, communities, pursue shared interests, support each other or campaign for change and make greater use of locally based assets.

We review our aims, objectives and activities each year.

Activities

Core Services

CVSU's primary purpose is to support the voluntary sector in Uttlesford. We do this by providing a range of professional specialist services and advising on a range of issues including funding, governance and set up. We also have an important role in disseminating information throughout the sector. In summary, CVSU can:

Project work

CVSU is now involved in a number of projects, both as a way to fulfil unmet need in the district, and as a way of diversifying our income streams. Details of our project work can be found overleaf.

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Essex Shed Network

The purpose of the shed is to create a comfortable environment where people can meet and find peer support, networking opportunities and participate in individual or group projects. Sheds are particularly aimed at some sections of the male population who may feel socially isolated. This year, due to the pandemic we had to suspend physical shed locations, but ran virtual sheds and pop ups. The scheme is funded by the National Lottery and we are in Year 2 of a three year grant. Delivery will be extended to compensate for the time lost during lockdown.

Community Builder Project / Uttlesford Response, Recover, Sustain

Our Community Builder programme concluded as funding ended, however staff were able to be retained to service the Community Response Hub through additional funding secured. As we moved out of lockdown, National Lottery Community monies were secured to run a six month Uttlesford Community Recovery scheme, led by community builder staff. This work continues, helping our communities to recover from the two lockdown periods.

Community Response Hub

The Community Response Hub launched as the last financial year drew to a close, and proved to be an invaluable service for residents in our district. We recruited over 300 volunteers in a period of under two weeks and have met the immediate needs of isolated and self-isolating residents including food shopping and delivery, prescription and medicine collection and delivery, telephone befriending for 100+ people per week, emergency support in the home, and the delivery of over 970 Christmas hampers for people spending the festive season home alone. For the year in total we achieved over 10,000 tasks completed for Uttlesford residents. Post lockdown we have been providing Friendship Dog visits to residents, and created the Walking Buddies scheme to encourage people out of their homes and back into the community. In January 2021 we received grant funding from Essex County Council to support families with children experiencing hardship as a direct result of the pandemic. This enabled us to provide emergency food hampers, vouchers, and pay utility and fuel costs for struggling residents. Over 80 families were helped.

Safer at Home (formerly Green Matters)

This project enables residents to live more safely in their own home, and retain their independence for longer. Our handyperson team undertake home safety tasks, provide advice and guidance and also offer digital solutions. It also incorporates our Green Matters gardening project. Our main role during the pandemic was to ensure people were safe and warm in their homes. An example of this was moving furniture to accommodate altered living arrangements, and installing key safes during lockdown.

Dementia Café

The Dunmow Dementia Café is a weekly social group for people living with dementia, and their carers, through which they can receive peer support. Launched at the Uttlesford Community Hub, the group quickly outgrew our facilities and now meets at the Rowena Davey Centre. Unable to meet during lockdown, we switched to weekly phone calls and "at the gate" visits to our group members. We also supported families who lost loved ones during the pandemic.

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Drinks with Community Links

Through grant funding we were able to purchase a converted horse trailer to act as a mobile Community Hub. We have been taking our services to rural, isolated communities in Uttlesford, to build community connection and reduce isolation and loneliness. We directly support the Community Safety Partnership and Essex Police by taking the trailer to their events and activities. We are grateful to the willing volunteers who support the hosting and delivery of this project.

Frontline

CVSU provides administrative support and training for the Frontline referral system in collaboration with the lead organisation Uttlesford Citizens Advice Burearu. Frontline is an online referral system which allows frontline workers and members of the public to access and refer to over 200 organisations providing voluntary services in West Essex.

Vaccination Volunteering

We have directly supported the establishment and operation of the mass vaccination hub at the Lord Butler Centre in Saffron Walden, working in partnership with North Uttlesford PCN. We have recruited and trained over 200 volunteers who run the centre each weekend. This vital work is ongoing. Volunteer recruitment is supported by Volunteer Uttlesford.

Future Financial Plans

The pandemic could not have been foreseen, and it required a rapid response to alter our existing strategy and move to a scenario where we immediately worked to meet community need. We did this successfully and were able to secure the funding urgently needed to service this community response. However, we are conscious that as we move out of pandemic, the funding landscape for the voluntary sectory will have changed. We will assess the impact of these project changes as we develop our new strategic plans for the next five years of sustainable growth for CVSU.

The two main core funding grants we receive from ECC and Uttlesford District Council continue to be in place. Our current contract with Essex County Council for the provision of infrastructure services will run to 30th March 2022.

We have now established the socially driven trading company WECAN (West Essex Community Action Network) across the West Essex districts in partnership with Voluntary Action Epping Forest and Rainbow Services (Harlow). WECAN currently holds the United in Kind contract for West Essex, and CVSU derives income from hosting the United in Kind coach for Uttlesford. The current contract runs to end of March 2022.

CVSU acts as digital lead for WECAN, and at the time of writing two new grants have been secured to pilot digital inclusion and care tech services in West Essex, and across the county. CVSU will receive a small income from each grant for coordinating delivery of these programmes. We are also paid by WECAN for provision of Payroll and HR Services, and running communication campaigns on social media.

We are confident about our future funding strategies and proposals and their ability to support our medium to long term aims to increase our overall income streams and accomplish financial stability that will underpin our medium to longer term growth as an organisation.

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Public Benefit

Our aims and charitable activities are provided to benefit the people of Uttlesford. At present all our services are free of charge to our clients.

On occasion we may deliver services to people outside Uttlesford district. This is particularly the case with delivery of the Frontline project. Additionally, working with EALC and Essex County Council, we have been managing funds awarded to community startups where groups were unable to meet compliance requirements of the funder. This work takes our support into North, East and West Essex.

Equal access to our services is an important issue to us and in accordance with our Diversity and Equality Policy we do not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, colour, creed, gender, disability, marital status, sexuality, religion, language, culture, age or class.

Policies

Reserves Policy

CVSU is committed to responsible and efficient management of all funds which are the responsibility of the organisation.

The Management Committee of CVS Uttlesford has considered the need for the organisation to maintain reserves in order to meet future financial obligations and has taken into account the following factors:

In order to provide for any of these obligations arising, the Committee considers it necessary to establish as a maximum financial reserve sufficient to cover 3-6 months of the previous year's salary costs, plus 3-6 months premises costs and as a minimum 3 months' salary and premises costs.

Financial Review

Unrestricted income for the 2020/21 financial year was £93,075, derived mainly from infrastructure services, public health work and service delivery. We have delivered the Community Response Hub and COVID-19 recovery work in the community as our primary outputs for the year, plus additonal services through the Safer at Home programme and Essex Shed Network. Overhead recovery is applied where appropriate.

We continue to closely manage our costs. Secondment of core staff to the Community Response Hub and COVID response reduced our core expenditure in the year. At the end of year Unrestricted Funds stood at £41,023 after transfers between funds.

Investment Policy

Under its Memorandum and Articles of Association, the charity has the power to make any investments the Trustees see fit. CVSU moves funds between a CAF current account and a COIF Charities Deposit Fund, to maximise interest earned.

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Risk Management

The board regularly reviews the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate these risks. Significant external risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which will allow for the diversification of funding and activities.

Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authoristaion of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

Senior Staff Pay Policy

Annual performance appraisals are undertaken for all our senior staff, and senior officers have performed well against a balanced set of objectives. We also monitor salary trends in other voluntary sector organisations locally, to ensure that the salaries we offer remain in line with the broader sector. A small bonus was paid to SMT staff in recognition of additional hours worked and responsibilities undertaken in response to the pandemic. A full pay review will be conducted in 2021 by the HR Sub Group of trustees.

Trustees' responsibilities in relation to financial statements

The Trustees (who are also directors of The Council for Voluntary Services for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

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

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

Approved by the Board on the 11 February 2022 and signed on its behalf by

Marc Davis ~~Marc Davis - Chairman~~ M Davis (Feb 11, 2022, 4:34pm)

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31st March 2021 which are set out on pages 11 to 21.

Responsibilites and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act").

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act"). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the Company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any

  3. 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

  5. Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their

  6. 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.

Signed:

Name Richard Vass FCA

For and on behalf of Price Bailey LLP Causeway House, 1 Dane Street Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 3BT

14 February 2022

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Note
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Charitable activities
4
Other Income
Total Income
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
5
Total resources expended
Net Income / (expenditure)
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds
Funds at 01/04/2020
Funds at 31/03/2021		 Unrestricted
to 31/03/2021
£
5,000
12
86,098
1,965
93,075
67,027
67,027
26,048
0
26,048
14,975
41,023		 Restricted
to 31/03/2021
£
1,612
0
335,148
4,571
341,331
298,617
298,617
42,714
0
42,714
18,663
61,377		 Total
to 31/03/2021
£
6,612
12
421,246
6,536
434,406
365,644
365,644
68,762
0
68,762
33,638
102,400		 Total
31/03/2020
£
16,687
82
399,189
27,070
443,028
439,512
439,512
3,516
0
3,516
30,122
30,122

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets
Current Assets
Debtors
7
Cash at bank and in hand
Current Liabilities
Creditors, amounts falling due within one year
8
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Funds
9
Unrestricted Funds - General
Restricted Funds		 2021
Total
£
15,910
14,053
103,679
117,732
31,242
86,490
102,400
41,023
61,377
102,400		 2020
Total
£
11,584
88,744
59,996
148,740
126,686
22,054
33,638
14,975
18,663
33,638

The notes at pages 13 to 21 form part of these accounts.

For the year ended 31 March 2021 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies regime.

The directors declare that they have approved the accounts above.

Signed Marc Davis Date M Davis (Feb 11, 2022, 4:34pm) Marc Davis (Chairman)

11 Feb 2022

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting Policies

Basis of preparation of the accounts

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 and the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Going concern

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

The Trustees believe that the forecasted results and good level of cash flow of the charity together with the measures taken to date will enable the charity to continue as a going concern and, as a result, do not include any adjustments that would result if the charity was not able to continue as a going concern.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular future projects or commitments.

Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Incoming resources

All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognsied on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which is relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecing the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Liabilities

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.

Debtors

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

Depreciation

Major expenditure on tangible fixed assets is capitalised. The cost of other items is written off as incurred.

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less it's estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Furniture and equipment: 20.00% straight line
Motor vehicles: 20.00% straight line
Computer hardware: 20.00% straight line

2 Donations and Legacies

Donations
Income from Investments
Deposit account interest		 Unrestricted
£
5,000
5,000
Unrestricted
£
12
12		 Restricted
£
1,612
1,612
Restricted
£
-
-		 2021
£
6,612
6,612
2021
£
12
12		 2020
£
16,687
16,687
2020
£
82
82

3 Income from Investments

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

4 Income from Charitable Activities

Essex County Council
Uttlesford District Council
Dept Culture, Media, Sport
Essex Assoc Local Councils
Essex Community Foundation
Great Dunmow Town Council
Frontline Fee
West Essex CCG
Charities Aid Foundation
The National Lottery
Other Income		 Unrestricted
£
39,480
37,144
-
4,650
4,824
86,098		 Restricted
£
11,921
3,894
-
5,989
30,734
500
9,000
5,000
10,000
149,174
108,936
335,148		 2021
£
51,401
41,038
-
5,989
30,734
500
9,000
9,650
10,000
149,174
113,760
421,246		 2020
£
58,401
36,275
98,403
9,483
-
1,000
9,000
40,000
-
65,776
80,851
399,189

5 Expenditure on Charitable Activities

Unrestricted Restricted 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Advertising/Promotion 950 1,038 1,988 17,265
AGM costs 394 - 394 1,285
Bank Charges 69 44 113 78
Computer Costs 1,800 2,168 3,968 2,252
COVID-19 Costs - 245 245 -
Depreciation 1,944 2,378 4,322 3,784
Emergency Food Parcels - 2,406 2,406 -
Evaluation 74 3,648 3,722 4,478
Event costs - - - 6,066
Fuel Vouchers - 5,160 5,160 1,513
Full Cost Recovery - 24,377
 24,377 - -
Grants to Partners - 90,506 90,506 93,345
Insurances 1,974 2,315 4,289 3,980
Labour (Contractors) 50 3,559 3,609 -
Office/Admin Expenses 306 1,117 1,423 1,108
Other Misc Expenses 175 115 290 -
Telephone costs 2,541 3,490 6,031 4,644
Postage and Stationery 761 1,188 1,949 1,934
Professional Services 4,754 4,754 40,987
Purchases 125 6,011 6,136 406
Rent & Service Charge 12,824 1,030 13,854 10,859
Repairs - 108
 6,361 6,253 5,435
Shopping/Prescriptions - 4,996 4,996 -
Tools and Equipment 69 4,669 4,738 10,684
Living Smart Homes - 96 96 20,099
Staff costs 63,303 101,760 165,063 188,606

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Staff recruitment
Staff training
Staff travel
Subscriptions
Trustee Meetings
Vehicle costs
Volunteer expenses
Volunteer training
WECAN
Workshops/Activities		 22
432
266
714
-
-
128
25
2,188
-
-
67,027		 7
955
1,004
320
-
-
3,439
636
-
23,579
298,617		 29
1,387
1,270
1,034
-
-
3,567
661
2,188
-
23,579
365,644		 119
1,483
9,184
235
156
263
3,124
70
-
6,070
439,512

6 Net income/(expenditure)

Net income/(expenditure) for the year includes:
Fees paid to Independent Examiners
Staff costs and emoluments
Total staff costs were as follows:
Wages & salaries
Social security costs
Pension		 2021
£
1,800
2021
£
150,367
10,185
4,511
165,063		 2020
£
1,545
2020
£
170,740
12,829
5,037
188,606

Particulars of employees:

The average number of employees during the period, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents was as follows:

Project co-ordination staff
Management staff		 2021
3
3
6		 2020
4
3
7

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000. (2020: nil)

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

CVSU participates in the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), which is a defined contribution workplace pension scheme, in order to fulfil the requirements under automatic enrolment regulations. Total employer contributions for the current period were £4,511 Amounts outstanding at the year end were £2,244

Amounts outstanding at the year end were £2,244
7 Debtors
Debtors
Other debtors and prepayments		 2021
£
8,451
5,602
14,053		 2020
£
55,734
33,010
88,744

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

8 Creditors; amounts falling due within one year

Creditors; amounts falling due within one year
Creditors
Deferred Income
Social Security & Pension
Third Party Funds
Accruals / Other Creditors		 2021
£
7,586
5,775
9,661
386
7,834
31,242		 2020
£
37,499
55,717
4,377
8,070
21,023
126,686

9 Tangible Fixed Assets

Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2021
Net Book Value
At 31 March 2021
At 1 April 2020		 Computer
Hardware
£
-
5,904
5,904
-
1,181
1,181
4,723
-		 F&F
£
6,434
2,744
9,178
6,434
113
6,547
2,631
-		 MV
£
15,140
-
15,140
3,556
3,028
6,584
8,556
11,584		 Total
£
21,574
8,648
30,222
9,990
4,322
14,312
15,910
11,584

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

10 Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General fund
Total Unrestricted
Restricted Funds
Active Essex
Community Builder
COVID-19 Response
Dementia Café
Drinks with Links
Essex Shed Network
Frontline
Safer at Home (GM)
Timebank
Utt Food Group
Utt Response Recover
UDAA
WECAN
Total Restricted
Total		 01/04/2020
14,975
14,975
289
171
(3)
3,863
4,163
4,520
0
7,718
(2,148)
0
0
90
0
18,663
33,638		 Income
93,075
93,075
0
15,037
70,287
805
0
156,732
9,000
12,599
0
1,989
74,882
0
341,331
434,406		 Expenses
(67,027)
(67,027)
0
(15,038)
(67,134)
(443)
150
(133,212)
(9,000)
(9,970)
0
0
(63,970)
0
0
(298,617)
(365,644)		 Transfer
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0		 31/03/2021
41,023
41,023
289
170
3,150
4,225
4,313
28,040
0
10,347
(2,148)
1,989
10,912
90
0
61,377
102,400

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Analysis of movement in funds - previous year

01/04/2019
Unrestricted Funds
General fund
10,139
Total Unrestricted
10,139
Restricted Funds
Active Essex
0
Community Builder
2,766
COVID-19 Response
0
Dementia Café
393
Digital
1,127
Dragons Challenge
3,097
Drinks with Links
0
Essex Shed Network
9,152
Farmers Café
(543)
Friendship Dogs
0
Frontline
(366)
Herts STP
0
Recovery Café
0
Safer at Home (GM)
6,985
Timebank
(2,148)
UBEX
(280)
UDAA
0
WECAN
(200)
Total Restricted
19,983
Total
30,122
11 Analysis of net assets between funds
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current assets (excluding cash)
Current assets - cash at bank
Current liabilities		 Income
114,706
114,706
553
38,687
9
6,817
108,076
0
11,884
81,125
221
15,000
9,000
40,000
483
15,253
0
0
1,214
0
328,322
443,028
Unrestricted
9,304
9,956
25,883
(4,120)
41,023		 Expenses
(108,702)
(108,702)
(264)
(41,282)
(12)
(3,347)
(109,203)
(3,097)
(7,721)
(85,757)
0
(15,000)
(9,000)
(40,000)
(483)
(14,520)
0
0
(1,124)
0
(330,810)
(439,512)
Restricted
6,606
4,097
77,796
(27,122)
61,377		 Transfer
(1,168)
(1,168)
322
366
280
200
1,168
1,168
2021
15,910
14,053
103,679
(31,242)
102,400		 31/03/2020
14,975
14,975
289
171
(3)
3,863
0
0
4,163
4,520
0
0
0
0
0
7,718
(2,148)
0
90
0
18,663
33,638
2020
11,584
88,744
59,996
(126,686)
33,638

12 Company limited by guarantee

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of the same being wound up during the time he/she is a member, or within one year afterwards, for the payments of the debts and liabilities of the company contracted before the time at which he/she ceases to be a member and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up the same, and for the adjustments of rights of the contributors among themselves, such amount as may be required not exceeding one pound.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

13 Trustee remuneration, benefits and expenses

None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with CVSU or a related entity. CVSU did not reimburse any trustee expenses for fulfilling their duties.

13 Related Party transactions

There were no related parties within the year (2020: £nil)

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