## **Annual report of Walney Community Trust for 2022** 2022 was the first full year for some time that we were able to operate without direct Covid 19 restrictions. We were thus able to continue our well-established two-pronged approach to supporting the local area, roughly split into “youth based” and “community based”, often with considerable overlap between the two. **Youth** activities were led by our Lead Youth worker, Paula, her team of Youth workers, and our Youth Development worker, Leon. Our youth club provided sessions on four evenings per week, again organised according to age groups, with issue-based sessions (run both in-house and by external agencies, such as CADAS) as well as more typical youth club activities; for a series of sessions, there was a particular focus on the development of DJ skills amongst our young people The youth club sessions were very well-attended; for example, the junior sessions often had some 90 attendees. The provision of individual and small-group support, both in person and online (initiated at the height of the pandemic) continued in order to meet growing demand, particularly on matters related to the mental health of young people; staff worked to meet the growing demand for one-to-one mentoring, both in the secondary school and our centre. Our youth staff were particularly pro-active in working with local police and other agencies to tackle the spate of anti-social behaviour by local youths. Planning was undertaken to develop activities for young people outside of youth club sessions, and contacts were developed with, for example, Active Cumbria, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Barrow AFC. The value and high local reputation of our youth work was never more evident than in the aftermath of the tragic stabbing incident in the local secondary school in January, reported on in national new bulletins; at the invitation of school senior management, our staff spent considerable time in school during the days following the incident, meeting with and supporting students and families severely impacted by the event. The **community** strand of our work was led by Ros, our Lead Community worker, and her team largely comprising volunteers. Community activities aimed at supporting both individuals and families were organised from our centre: twice-weekly community meals (with average attendance of 60-100), Toddler sessions, Saturday evening family entertainment, craft cafes, as well as the provision of a variety of CAP (Christians Against Poverty), Fresh Starts and Dependency courses. Individual, one-toone support for both adults and young people was provided through our mentoring programmes. We continued our partnership with Barrow Borough Council, who provided funding for us to supply gas/electricity costs support to those in particular need with whom we had developed links; we worked in partnership with Spring Mount Church to use further Council funding to supply white electrical goods to local families we identified as being in this particular need. Later in the year, we were established as a Winter Warmth Hub, providing a warm meal and other refreshments and a meeting place; over 400 Well-being parcels were created and delivered to the local community during the Christmas period. Community and youth staff maintained and developed the joint working which had been a real strength of their work during the pandemic; for example, the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programmes they ran on behalf of the local council were extremely well-attended (the four-week summer programme in particular thrived, with a total footfall of over 1,000); some 400 children and their adults attended the Jubilee party in June. Staff regularly supported adults and their young people in Team Around the Child (TAC) and Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting with social services. Both teams of staff again demonstrated considerable commitment to updating and improving their skills and knowledge: training in Safeguarding, Decider Skills, Food Hygiene, Learn to Coach, Time & Energy Management, Hate Crime Awareness was undertaken. Two staff embarked upon the locally provided L3 Youth Worker course. Throughout the year, our staff once again responded wonderfully and with outstanding commitment to the demands on their time and energies caused by the ever-growing needs of those they serve on Walney and further afield. They have developed and maintain a hugely impressive number of outside agencies and other charitable groups with whom they work in partnership. We were delighted, too, that the efforts of our Trustee and volunteer, Shirley, were recognised by the Citizen of the Year Award, at the annual Love Barrow ceremony. The Trustees themselves were active throughout the year, ably supported by our then Administrator, Sam. We met formally on 6 occasions, one of which incorporated the AGM. We approved and introduced new policies for Equality & Diversity and Finance and Risk Management, and maintained our rolling programme, by which key policies are reviewed formally annually and others biennially. We established a Safeguarding group comprising two Trustees and our 2 staff Designated Safeguarding Leads, meeting formally 6 times per year. In 2021, Trustees had identified the need to seek outside, expert support to review the operation of the Trust and guide us in a strategic planning process to ensure our sustainability into the future. Supported financially by the Francis C Scott Charitable Trust, Trustees and key staff conducted, in November / December 2021, the first of an agreed two stage process, the organisational “Health Check”, led by the consultant Murray Winters. The Health Check report with recommendations was approved by Trustees, and an action plan generated and acted upon. In February 2022, Trustees and key staff participated in an away-day led by Murray, culminating in the generation of a Strategic Plan comprising 3 principal strategic objectives: - Strengthen financial sustainability to maintain and grow capacity - Build a team and team structure appropriate to the current and future ambition - Deliver an appropriate and sustainable building solution We agreed to outsource our payroll obligations to a local company, thus much reducing the identified risk of the payment of staff salaries being over reliant on a single individual. We entered into a contract with a local Fire Safety specialist company to ensure that we meet the standards of best practice in this respect; as part of the initial work on this, we undertook an asbestos survey of our premises, carried out by a specialist company. We began the process of transferring ownership of the premises from the Trustee body to the Charity Commission’s Custodian Scheme. We surveyed Trustees, staff and service users on their views regarding the future development of our premises. We acquired funding to update the signage on our premises, which now encapsulates the new “strap line” generated by staff and Trustees at the away day: “ _We are a Walney based community hub which strives to meet the needs of our community.”_ In accordance with the new Strategic Plan, Trustees agreed upon and made the appointment of a key new role, General Manager, taking on responsibilities increasingly carried out by the Chair of Trustees, thus strengthening the Trust’s sustainability. We were delighted to appoint our Administrator, Sam, to this role, and with the subsequent appointment of Cheryl as the new Administrator; both appointments were made according to the new procedures adopted following our work with Turnstone HR last year. We began the improvement work necessary to have our centre approved as a food provider by the local council. The major risks to which the charity is exposed, as identified by the Trustees, have been reviewed and systems have been established to manage those risks. As ever, a major focus of our work is the on-going efforts to secure funding to enable us to maintain and further develop our activities. We continue to be extremely grateful to the organisations without whose financial support we would not be able to exist, particularly those who have faithfully funded us for many years. ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Financial Statements** **For the year ended 31 December 2022** ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Income and Expenditure Account** ## **For the year ended** |**Income**
Grants
192,128
JRS Grant
-
Fundraising
2,046
Room hire
2,665
Youth Club
3,762
Donations
3,936
Switch Bonus
-
Other income
765
205,302
**Expenses**
Wages and NIC
123,562
Training
314
Travel expenses
87
Systems and Safety Checks
1,314
Professional Fees
240
Payroll Expenses
602
Building repairs and maintenance
4,433
Cleaning expenses
130
Computer expenses
620
Council tax
190
CRB checks
280
Donations
-
New equipment
(5,314)
Postages
-
Telephone and Internet Charges
558
Licences and subscriptions
828
Sundry expenses
3
Insurance
1,954
Bank charges
89
Printing stationery and advertising
345
Alysha Project expenses
-
WDF Project expenses
71,432
Depreciation
690
202,359
**Net surplus/(deficit) for the year**
2,943
**2022**
**31 December 2022**|196,220
3,718
1,069
170
553
7,233
2,750
600
212,313
102,105
2,426
96
658
756
-
2,840
558
188
56
97
-
1,104
8
1,235
754
-
1,980
-
434
1,144
70,380
-
186,819
25,494
**2021**|196,220
3,718
1,069
170
553
7,233
2,750
600
212,313
102,105
2,426
96
658
756
-
2,840
558
188
56
97
-
1,104
8
1,235
754
-
1,980
-
434
1,144
70,380
-
186,819
25,494
**2021**| |---|---|---| |||212,313
186,819| |||| |||25,494| I have examined the books and records of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the above Income and Expenditure Account is in agreement with the books, records, and explanations supplied to me J Kelly MAAT 31 March 2022 ||**Walney Community Trust**|**Walney Community Trust**|**Walney Community Trust**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Balance Sheet**||||| |||**As at**|||| ||**31 December 2022**||||| |||**2022**||**2021**|| ||**Notes**||||| |**Fixed Assets**|||||| |Tangible Assets|2||87,384||-| |**Cash and Bank Accounts**|||||| |**Restricted**|||||| |Dedicated Wage Account|||-||-| |Grant Fund Wages|13113038||84,374||60,264| |Walney Development Fund|||9,453||39,561| |**Unrestricted**|||||| |Current Account|13046063||7,181||8,760| |Petty Cash Account|||14||4| |**Designated**|||||| |Emergency Fund Account|13210661|28153.10|3,210||3,210| |Redundancy Account|13088637||17,749||17,749| |Job Development Fund|||970||970| |Building/Contingency Fund|||8,836||7,701| |Co-op Youth Account|||5,587||3,997| |New Youth Staff|||403||| ||||225,159||142,216| |**Capital Account**|||||| |Reserves brought forward|||142,216||116,722| |Revaluation reserve|3||80,000||-| |Net surplus/(deficit) for the|year||2,943||25,494| ||||225,159||142,216| |||-|0
|-|0
| I have examined the books and records of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the above Balance Sheet is in agreement with the books, records, and explanations supplied to me J Kelly MAAT 31 March 2022 ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the Period Ended 31 December 2022** ## **NOTE 1 Accounting Policies** ## 1.1 Basis of Acccounting The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006. ## 1.2 **Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation** Property is valued at current market value. Historically Plant & Equipment has been charged to the Income and Expenditure account. These historic assets have been introduced to Tangible Assets in the current period at their carrying value. Plant & Equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairement losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis Plant and Equipment 25% on the reducing balance Property Not Depreciated ## **NOTE 2 Tangible Assets** |**Cost**
As at 1 January 2022
Revaluations
Additions
As at 31 December 2022
**Depreciation**
As at 1 January 2022
Charge for the year
As at 31 December 2022
**Net Book Value**
As at 1 January 2022
As at 31 December 2022|**Property**
**£**
-
80,000
80,000
-
-
-
-
80,000|**Plant &**
**Equipment**
**£**
5,314
-
2,760
8,074
-
690
690
5,314
7,384|**Total**
**£**
5,314
80,000
2,760| |---|---|---|---| ||||88,074| ||||-
690| ||||690| ||||5,314| ||||87,384| ## **NOTE 3 Reserves** |||**Revaluation**| |---|---|---| |||**Reserve**| |||**£**| |As at|1 January 2022|-| |As at|31 December 2022|80,000| ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Financial Statements** **For the year ended 31 December 2022** ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Income and Expenditure Account** ## **For the year ended** |**Income**
Grants
192,128
JRS Grant
-
Fundraising
2,046
Room hire
2,665
Youth Club
3,762
Donations
3,936
Switch Bonus
-
Other income
765
205,302
**Expenses**
Wages and NIC
123,562
Training
314
Travel expenses
87
Systems and Safety Checks
1,314
Professional Fees
240
Payroll Expenses
602
Building repairs and maintenance
4,433
Cleaning expenses
130
Computer expenses
620
Council tax
190
CRB checks
280
Donations
-
New equipment
(5,314)
Postages
-
Telephone and Internet Charges
558
Licences and subscriptions
828
Sundry expenses
3
Insurance
1,954
Bank charges
89
Printing stationery and advertising
345
Alysha Project expenses
-
WDF Project expenses
71,432
Depreciation
690
202,359
**Net surplus/(deficit) for the year**
2,943
**2022**
**31 December 2022**|196,220
3,718
1,069
170
553
7,233
2,750
600
212,313
102,105
2,426
96
658
756
-
2,840
558
188
56
97
-
1,104
8
1,235
754
-
1,980
-
434
1,144
70,380
-
186,819
25,494
**2021**|196,220
3,718
1,069
170
553
7,233
2,750
600
212,313
102,105
2,426
96
658
756
-
2,840
558
188
56
97
-
1,104
8
1,235
754
-
1,980
-
434
1,144
70,380
-
186,819
25,494
**2021**| |---|---|---| |||212,313
186,819| |||| |||25,494| I have examined the books and records of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the above Income and Expenditure Account is in agreement with the books, records, and explanations supplied to me J Kelly MAAT 31 March 2022 ||**Walney Community Trust**|**Walney Community Trust**|**Walney Community Trust**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Balance Sheet**||||| |||**As at**|||| ||**31 December 2022**||||| |||**2022**||**2021**|| ||**Notes**||||| |**Fixed Assets**|||||| |Tangible Assets|2||87,384||-| |**Cash and Bank Accounts**|||||| |**Restricted**|||||| |Dedicated Wage Account|||-||-| |Grant Fund Wages|13113038||84,374||60,264| |Walney Development Fund|||9,453||39,561| |**Unrestricted**|||||| |Current Account|13046063||7,181||8,760| |Petty Cash Account|||14||4| |**Designated**|||||| |Emergency Fund Account|13210661|28153.10|3,210||3,210| |Redundancy Account|13088637||17,749||17,749| |Job Development Fund|||970||970| |Building/Contingency Fund|||8,836||7,701| |Co-op Youth Account|||5,587||3,997| |New Youth Staff|||403||| ||||225,159||142,216| |**Capital Account**|||||| |Reserves brought forward|||142,216||116,722| |Revaluation reserve|3||80,000||-| |Net surplus/(deficit) for the|year||2,943||25,494| ||||225,159||142,216| |||-|0
|-|0
| I have examined the books and records of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2022 and the above Balance Sheet is in agreement with the books, records, and explanations supplied to me J Kelly MAAT 31 March 2022 ## **Walney Community Trust** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the Period Ended 31 December 2022** ## **NOTE 1 Accounting Policies** ## 1.1 Basis of Acccounting The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entities - The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2006. ## 1.2 **Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation** Property is valued at current market value. Historically Plant & Equipment has been charged to the Income and Expenditure account. These historic assets have been introduced to Tangible Assets in the current period at their carrying value. Plant & Equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairement losses. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following basis Plant and Equipment 25% on the reducing balance Property Not Depreciated ## **NOTE 2 Tangible Assets** |**Cost**
As at 1 January 2022
Revaluations
Additions
As at 31 December 2022
**Depreciation**
As at 1 January 2022
Charge for the year
As at 31 December 2022
**Net Book Value**
As at 1 January 2022
As at 31 December 2022|**Property**
**£**
-
80,000
80,000
-
-
-
-
80,000|**Plant &**
**Equipment**
**£**
5,314
-
2,760
8,074
-
690
690
5,314
7,384|**Total**
**£**
5,314
80,000
2,760| |---|---|---|---| ||||88,074| ||||-
690| ||||690| ||||5,314| ||||87,384| ## **NOTE 3 Reserves** |||**Revaluation**| |---|---|---| |||**Reserve**| |||**£**| |As at|1 January 2022|-| |As at|31 December 2022|80,000|