COPE Annual Report 2021-2022
This has been a year of recovery from the extremes of lockdown. Unfortunately it seems that we will have to live with Covid in one form or other but we do that with flu. Gradually, over the year our activities have increased. Queen Ediths and St Ives Socials have started and Orwell Friendship Group are now in association with COPE. We once again held Xmas Lunches, in Cambridge at the Cambridge Regional College and in St Ives at the Golden Bull.
COPE is encouraging more groups especially in the villages in the County to socialise with choirs, which have been found to be especially beneficial with those suffering dementia. Cope held a 'Sing-a-long' on Silver Sunday (Oct 3[rd] ) at which many with dementia attended , thoroughly enjoying it.
The Newsletter continued to be produced bimonthly thanks to many who provided articles, Nick who ensured it was prepared for the Printer, and the Printer (Minuteman) ensuring it was produced and mailed. Our Mailchip member Qiuxiang ensured it was sent out to all members computer savvy. The website is active thanks to Nick and has encouraged many new members to join. Although we have lost many members we are fortunately finding new members through word of mouth and besides the website those attending socials.
In spite of being locked in the US due to coronavirus restrictions, trustee Deborah ensured that Talking Together continued and together with Administrator Sally ensured there were four successful sessions. Each session had six discussion groups of 6 to 8 participants, the discussions varying from art and literature, music and poetry, local history and the environment and nutrition. . Because it connects everyone by telephone there were no problems of the project with the coronavirus restrictions. Deborah is now investigating establishing Zoom meetings.
With the office being manning weekday mornings by trustees and volunteers, COPE ensured it keeps in touch with members. Unfortunately, we are unable to contact many members due to the phone numbers being changed, so we urge all members to ensure we have their up to date phone number.
We must thank all the trustees and volunteers who manned the office and ensured members were kept in touch, and St Lukes Church administration for their help with our office and meeting facilities. We must also thank those organisations who provided funds to ensure we were able to produce the bimonthly Newsletter (Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council and South Cambs District Council) and hold Talking Together sessions (Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire Community Foundation and The Evelyn Foundation). Above all, many thanks must also go to those many members whose donations ensure we can continue to operate.
Unfortunately, Trustees Alice Zeitlyn Ken Lovett have had to retire due to ill health. We thank them for their help and support over the years, especially Alice who has been with COPE since its inception and was awarded an MBE
for her charity work. All the remaining Committee Members were elected for three years. We are always needing more members willing to be on the committee or volunteers so do not be shy and offer your services, even if its only for one time.
Obviously over the year we have lost many members, but equally we have gained many new members so that our membership numbers are maintained at approx 2,700. With membership now possible via the web-site we have members joining from not only the County but also the rest of the world with one membership application from Iraq.
Above all, we send our heartfelt condolences to all those Families of members who lost their lives during the past year.
COPE - Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise Registered Charity No: 1110887 Receipts and Payments Account
for the Year Ending 1 April 2021 - to 31 March 2022
| £ Unrestricte |
£ | £ | £ Restricted |
£ Restricted |
£ |
£ | £ | |||
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| d | Restricted | Restricted | Funds / | Restricted | Unrestricte | |||||
| Funds / | Funds / | Cambridg | Funds / | d Funds / | ||||||
| FundsUnres | South | Cambs | e City | TALKING | TALKING | |||||
| tricted | Cambs DC | County | Council | TOGETHE | TOGETHER | |||||
| Funds | 33% | Council | 43% | R Project | Project | Total | ||||
| Receipts | ||||||||||
| Grants - Cambridge City Council - Community | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 | ||||||||
| Grants - Cambridge City Council - South | Area Committee 250.00 |
250.00 | ||||||||
| Grants - Cambridgeshire County Council | 9,893.00 | 9,893.00 | ||||||||
| Grants - South Cambs District Council | 3,470.00 | 3,470.00 | ||||||||
| Grants – Cambbridge City Council – Talking | 3,000.00 | 3,000.00 | ||||||||
| Grants - Evelyn Trust | 4,000.00 | 4,000.00 | ||||||||
| Grants – Albert Hunt | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 | ||||||||
| Donations - Members | 1,038.00 | 155.00 | 1,193.00 | |||||||
| Donations - Others | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Fundraising Income | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Activity – Rafe | 183.00 | 183.00 | ||||||||
| Activity - Lunch Income | 705.00 | 705.00 | ||||||||
| Activity – QE | 160.50 | 160.50 | ||||||||
| Newsletter Advertising Income | 1,390.00 | 1,390.00 | ||||||||
| Weather Lottery Income | 182.04 | 182.04 | ||||||||
| Bank Interest | 19.81 | 19.81 | ||||||||
| Gift Aid | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Other Income - Misc | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Payments | Total Receipts | 3,928.35 | 3,470.00 | 9,893.00 | 5,000.00 | 9,000.00 | 155.00 | 31,446.35 | ||
| Activity - Hall Hire - Queen Ediths Group | 237.50 | 237.50 | ||||||||
| Activity - Speaker Fees - Queen Edith Group | 110.00 | 110.00 | ||||||||
| Activity - Other Costs - Queen Edith Group | 14.00 | 14.00 | ||||||||
| Activity - Newsletter Printing | 3,000.00 | 6,000.00 | 3,588.56 | 12,588.56 | ||||||
| Activity – Talking | 4,722.38 | 4,722.38 | ||||||||
| Activity – Lunch Costs / CRC | 775.00 | 775.00 | ||||||||
| Activity - AGM Costs | 226.98 | 226.98 | ||||||||
| Advertising Costs | 0.00 | |||||||||
| Promotion / Publicity Materials | 540.00 | 540.00 | ||||||||
| Rent - St Lukes Community Centre | 3,021.56 | 470.00 | 3,893.00 | 1,411.44 | 8,796.00 | |||||
| Insurance | 96.00 | 96.00 | ||||||||
| Bank Charges | 25.00 | 25.00 | ||||||||
| Postage | 40.06 | 260.02 | 300.08 | |||||||
| Printer | 231.99 | 231.99 | ||||||||
| Stationery | 175.57 | 175.57 | ||||||||
| Telephone | 639.09 | 2,588.49 | 3,227.58 | |||||||
| Ofce Refreshments | 171.83 | 39.00 | 210.83 | |||||||
| Website Costs | 100.64 | 100.64 | ||||||||
| Net Income / (Expenditure) | Total payments | 5,865.22 -1,936.87 |
3,470.00 0.00 |
9,893.00 0.00 |
5,000.00 0.00 |
8,149.89 850.11 |
0.00 155.00 |
32,378.11 -931.76 |
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| Transfers between funds | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Opening Balance brought forward at | 01-Apr-20 | 32,277.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,000.00 | 37,277.67 | ||
| Closing balance carried forward at | 31-Mar-21 | 30,340.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 850.11 | 5,155.00 | 36,345.91 | ||
| Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at: 31 March 2021 | ||||||||||
| Bank Account – Lloyds (28621960) | 4,558.72 | |||||||||
| Bank Account – Lloyds (32561368) | 4,493.62 | |||||||||
| Building | Society - Cambridge | 20,581.02 | ||||||||
| Petty Cash | 80.50 29,713.86 |
RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
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Year Ending 31 March 2021 Accounts
Fund
Balances Fund Balances
b/fwd c/fwd
at 01 April Incoming Outgoing at 31 March
2020 Resources Resources Transfers 2021
Fund Name £ £ £ £ £
Cambridge City Council - Community - 5,000.00 5,000.00 - -
Cambridge City Council - South AC - - - -
Cambridgeshire County Council - 9,893.00 9,893.00 - -
South Cambs District Council - 3,470.00 3,470.00 - -
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - 3,000.00 3,000.00 - -
Evelyn Trust 4,000.00 4,000.00
Albert Hunt - 2,000.00 1,149.89 850.11
Total Funds - 27,363.00 26,512.89 - 850.11
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