REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1100208 

## Report of the Trustees and 

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

for 

Lowestoft Shopmobility 

CUNNINGHAMS Number Sixty One Alexandra Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1PL 



Lowestoft Shopmobility 

## Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 


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|Statement|of Assets|and|Liabilities|5|
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|Detailed|Statement|of Financial|Activities|8|

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Lowestoft Shopmobility 

## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES 

Objectives and aims 

To promote the welfare and independence of persons with impaired mobility in the town of Lowestoft and in the Waveney District by: 

- (a) Promoting ease of access to local facilities through provision of direct services and through working with other groups and organisations to improve local built and attitudinal environment. 

(b) Providing for hire or loan electric and manual wheelchairs and scooters to enable access to the shops, businesses and places of interest in Lowestoft and its environs. 

In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. 

## ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE 

## Charitable activities 

This year has been a very difficult one all round, for all charities and businesses alike. We had to close for five months of the year, so our service to people with disabilities was vastly affected. In the remaining seven months we were allowed to open as long as we kept to the Covid guidelines, but many people were not coming out due to the pandemic. 

The hire of scooters and wheelchairs happened whenever we were open. Our members and visitors to the town were given access to the town centre, the seafront and the surrounding area. Since we began, we have had 22,002 hires, so hopefully we have been able to make a difference to many people’s lives. There was a total of 125 hires during this year, with 59 of these being holiday hires. The holiday hires were slightly increased through our outreach at The Boating Lake Café in Southwold, but not as much as usual, as they too were closed for part of the time. 

We were without a Co-ordinator from the end of October 2020 to the beginning of March 2021, as Edward Davey decided to retire. This meant that during December, the service was run by the Trustees. In March, we began to employ our new Co-ordinator, Hazel Clouting. With the assistance of grant funding, the charity was able to pay the rent and utilities. The Management Committee always investigate various funding sources and apply for grants whenever there is a possibility of receiving additional funding. We also continued to source and buy disability goods, with the aim of reselling these to aid in running the organisation. 

The scheme has 32 scooters, 5 powered wheelchairs and 22 manual wheelchairs. 

## FINANCIAL REVIEW 

## Financial position 

The financial statements show an overall surplus of £24,151 for the year compared with an overall deficit of £1,640 for the year ended 31st March 2020. 

The charity's unrestricted reserves as at 31st March 2021 were £48,372 (2020: £24,221) and restricted reserves were £226 (2020: £226). 

## Reserves policy 

The management committee has considered the level of reserves required and within unrestricted funds £1,500 is reserved to cover rent liability. The management committee regularly reviews the level of reserves required and considers the reserves at 31 March 2021 to be adequate but is working to increase the level of reserves to ensure continued financial stability 

## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity dated 20 August 2003. 

The trustees elected to the management committee are elected for three years. One third of the members of the committee shall retire annually. The management committee may co-opt members onto the committee for one year. 

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## Lowestoft Shopmobili 

## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number 1100208 

Principal address 15 Station Square Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1BA 

Trustees Mrs M Oldham M.B.E (Chairperson) Mr H Abdullah (Vice Chairperson) Mr L Oldham MrJ Perring (Secretary) Mr A Bennett (Treasurer) Mrs M Armes Mrs G Brough Mrs B Perring Mrs J Ford 

Shopmobility Co-ordinator Mr Edward Davey (resigned October 2020) Mrs Hazel Clouting (appointed March 2021) 

Independent Examiner Ms Rachel Garnham FCCA CUNNINGHAMS Number Sixty One Alexandra Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1PL 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on dQBhar 4h.IM.&2021 and signed on its behalf by: 

Mrs M Oldham M.B.E - Trustee 

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## Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Lowestoft Shopmobility 

## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Lowestoft Shopmobility 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Lowestoft Shopmobility (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

## Responsibilities and basis of report 

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## Independent examiner's statement 

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

- i accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2: the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

- 3: the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 

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. 

Ls A “ CAG Ms Rachel Garnham FCCA CUNNINGHAMS Number Sixty One Alexandra Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 1PL Date: an od. Krom DU L 

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## Lowestoft Shopmobili 

## Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

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|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||fund|funds|funds|funds|
||Notes|£|re|Fs|£|
|RECEIPTS||||||
|Donations||171|-|171|2,978|
|Grants||21,907|14,802|36,709|7,024|
|Operating activities|2|9,393|-|9,393|19,014|
|Investment income|3|24|-|24|113|
|Total||31,495|14,802|46,297|29,129|
|PAYMENTS||||||
|Charitable activities||||||
|Charitable activities||||||
|||7,344|14,802|22,146|30,769|
|NET RECEIPTS/((PAYMENTS)||24,151|-|24,151|(1,640)|
|RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS||||||
|Cash funds broughtforward||24,221|226|24,447|26,087|
|CASHFUNDS CARRIEDFORWARD||48,372|226|48,598|24,447|
|The following grants were received:||£|£|||
|Suffolk Community Foundation:||||||
|Coronavirus Community Fund|||5,000|||
|RevivingOurCommunity Fund|||5,000|||
|East Suffolk Council— Small business grant||10,000||||
|Fast Suffolk Council—Business support grant||9,907||||
|Job Retention Scheme|||27|||
|JuliaandHansRausing Trust|||2,625|||
|Kirkley Poor’s Land Estate||2,000||||
|||21,907|14,802|||



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Statement of Assets and Liabilities 31 March 2021 

31.3.21 31.3.20 

## Lowestoft Shopmobili 

## FIXED ASSETS: 

|Assets retained for charity’s own use:|||
|---|---|---|
|Computer andoffice equipment|||
|Shop fittings|||
|32 Battery chargers|||
|32 Mobility scooters|||
|5 Powered wheelchairs|||
|22 Manual wheelchairs|||
|3 Four-wheeled rollators|||
|4 Tri-walkers|||
|CASH FUNDS:|||
|COIF account|30,355|20,330|
|Barclays current account|18,244|3,992|
|Cash in hand|-|125|
|TOTALCASHFUNDS|48,599|24,447|
|OTHERMONETARY ASSETS|||
|Shop stock|1,785|1712,|
|LIABILITIES:|||
|Independent examiners fee|498|480|
|TOTALLIABILITIES|498|480|



Apart from one scooter and one powered wheelchair, all assets and liabilities relate to unrestricted funds, with the exception of £226 of restricted funds within cash balances. 

No valuation has been placed on fixed assets, in accordance with Charity Commission guidance. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on RO Age OLY, &...2021 and were signed on its behalf by: 

Mr A Bennett - Trustee a 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Lowestoft Shopmobility 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

## 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

## TAXATION 

The charity is exempt from 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. 

## 2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020. 

3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 


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|Net|
|movement|At|
|At|1.4.20|in|funds|31.321|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|24,221|24,151|48,372|
|Restricted|funds|
|Lowestoft|Town|Council|225|-|225|
|Central|England|Co-op|l|-|1|
|226|-|226|
|TOTAL FUNDS|24,447|24,151|48,598|
|Net|movement|in|funds,|included|in|the above|are|as|follows:|
|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|31,495|(7,344)|24,151|
|Restricted|funds|
|Suffolk|Community|Foundation|10,000|(10,000)|-|
|Job|Retention|Scheme|ZAP|(2,177)|-|
|Julia|and Hans|Rausing|Trust|2,625|(2,625)|-|
|14,802|(14,802)|-|
|TOTAL FUNDS|46,297|(22,146)|24,151|

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Lowestoft Shopmobility 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 

## 3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued 

## Description, nature and purpose of fund: 

## Suffolk Community Foundation 

Coronavirus Community Fund — Towards core running costs. Reviving Our Community Fund - Towards core running costs. 

Lowestoft Town Council 

Towards the costs of advertising material. 

Central England Co-op Towards the costs of equipment. 

Job Retention Scheme 

Towards the cost of wages for furloughed staff. 

Julia and Hans Rausing Trust Towards core running costs. 

## 4. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

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## Lowestoft Shopmobility 


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|Detailed|Statement|of Financial|Activities|
|for|the|Year|Ended|31|March|2021|
|31.3.21|31.3.20|
|£|£|
|RECEIPTS|
|Donations|and|Grants|
|Donations|171|2,979|
|Grants|36,709|7,023|
|36,880|10,002|
|Operating|activities|
|Vehicles|and|wheelchairs|5,543|11,941|
|Membership|and|hire|fees|129|289|
|Sale of disability|goods|2,921|6,784|
|Utilities|refund|800|-|
|9,393|19,014|
|Investment|income|
|Bank|interest|24|113|
|Total incoming|resources|46,297|29,129|
|PAYMENTS|
|Charitable|activities|
|Wages|6,711|9,392|
|Insurance|2,295|1,397|
|Utilities|646|566|
|Scooter|repairs|and transport|2277|3,962|
|Goods|for|resale|[23%|2,758|
|Property|expenses|5,460|5,762|
|Refunds|472|1,282|
|Equipment purchases|-|2,150|
|Fundraising expenses|-|36|
|19,098|27,305|
|Support|costs|
|Management and|administration|
|Office|costs|and telephone|1,314|1,555|
|Advertising|399|400|
|Sundries|120|89|
|Independent|examination|fee|480|579|
|Subscriptions|233|220|
|Barclaycard|charges|502|621|
|3,048|3,464|
|Total|resources|expended|22,146|30,769|
|Net income/(expenditure)|24,151|(1,640)|

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