COPE Annual Report 2022 – 2023
Our Social Activities were able to be fully activated over the year with the lifting of all covid restrictions. The social meetings in Queen Ediths and St Ives over the year increased its attendance, and a new social group Victoria Friendship Club has now been established in The Victoria Homes meeting room. Very succesful Lunches were held at The Bar Hill Hotel (Christmas) and Cambridge Regional College (Jubilee). As in previous years Silver Sunday was held in October at which local Care Home residents attended. Unfortunately, due to lack of support the Orwell Friendship has had to close.
Campaigning continued against loss of Cash and Bank Closures and the rapid introduction of digitalisation without thought of those who are not computer literate or cannot afford a computer or smartphone. Fortunately, Talking Together using landline telephones has overcome connecting with members to discuss matters of interest, while the Bi-monthly Newsletter keeps in touch with all members by a printed version and the internet while our website reaches out to all via the world wide web.
Financial Support for administration and production of the Newsletter has been provided by Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, South Cambs District Council and Cambs Community Foundation. Talking Together has been funded by Cambridge City Council, The Evelyn Trust, Albert Hunt Trust, Pye Foundation and Leys School Trust. And a trial Zoom meeting was funded by Cambridge City Council. Members over the year have generously donated to COPE for which we have applied for Gift Aid.
The Executive Committee has lost 3 members over the past two years, leaving only 6 members to ensure COPE can continue to provide services to its members. We need more volunteers from our over 2,700 members to ensure our Committee is able to operate efficiently.
The members of the Committee are: David Bailey (Chairman), Peter Murfitt (Treasurer and Office Manager), Jennie Jenks(Events and AGM organiser), Doreen Ryan, Deborah Katznelson(Talking Together) and Brian Reynolds. Among our stalwart volunteers are Michael Bloy, Monica Rae, Barbara Oliver and Laurence Kidman, with Sally Fenn administrating Talking Together, and Nick Brenton maintaining the Newsletter, website and membership lists.
The membership continues to grow in spite of losing many members through age and illness. As you will note from the attached list, membership is spread throughout the City and County, although it is light in Fenland.
David Bailey and Executive Committee
COPE Membership
South Cambs86031% East Cambs2098% Huntingdon351 13% Fenland69 2% Cambridge City 1294 46% Total2793
COPE - Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise Registered Charity No: 1110887 Receipts and Payments Account for the Year 1 April 2022 - to 31 March 2023
DRAFT – FINAL V2
| Receipts Grants - Cambridge City Council - Community Grants - Cambridge City Council - South Area Committee Grants - Cambridgeshire County Council Grants - South Cambs District Council Grants - Cambridge City Council – Talking Together Grants - Evelyn Trust Grants – Huntingdon District Council – St Ives Grants – St Ives Parish Council – St Ives Donations - Members Fundraising Income Activity – Raffle Activity - Lunch Income Activity – QE Activity – St Ives – Admission & Outing Fees Activity – St Ives – Christmas lunch Newsletter Advertising Income Weather Lottery Income Bank Interest Other Income - Misc Total Receipts Payments Activity - Hall Hire - Queen Edith Group Activity - Speaker Fees - Queen Edith Group Activity - Other Costs - Queen Edith Group Activity – St Ives Meetings – Hall hire & Speakers Activity – St Ives Outings – Coach & Entrance fees Activity – St Ives – Christmas lunch Activity - Newsletter Printing Activity – Talking – Facilitators Activity – Talking – Phones/Zoom Activity - Lunch Costs/Xmas Lunch Deposit Activity – Events Activity - AGM Costs Advertising / Consultants Costs Rent - St Luke's Community Centre Insurance Bank Charges Postage Stationery Telephone Office Refreshments Website Costs Total payment Net Income / (Expenditure) Transfers between funds Opening Balance brought forward at 01-Apr-22 Closing balance carried forward at 31-Mar-23 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds / South Cambs DC 30% Restricted Funds / Cambs County Council 54% Restricted Funds / Cambridge City Council 46% Restricted Funds / TALKING TOGETHER Project Unrestricted Funds / TALKING TOGETHER Project Restricted Funds / St Ives Unrestricted Funds / St Ives Total |
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| 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 | ||||||||
| 625.00 | 625.00 | ||||||||
| 10,092.00 | 10,092.00 | ||||||||
| 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 | ||||||||
| 4,000.00 | 4,000.00 | ||||||||
| 6,000.00 | 6,000.00 | ||||||||
| 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | ||||||||
| 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | ||||||||
| 1,036.42 | 25.00 | 1,061.42 | |||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| 22.50 | 22.50 | ||||||||
| 4,793.50 | 4,793.50 | ||||||||
| 177.80 | 177.80 | ||||||||
| 5,922.05 | 5,922.05 | ||||||||
| 1,033.00 | 1,033.00 | ||||||||
| 1,450.00 | 1,450.00 | ||||||||
| 99.16 | 99.16 | ||||||||
| 83.17 | 83.17 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
7,662.55 |
2,000.00 | 10,092.00 | 5,625.00 | 10,000.00 | 25.00 | 2,000.00 | 6,955.05 | 44,359.60 | |
| 116.50 | 375.00 | 491.50 | |||||||
| 250.00 | 250.00 | ||||||||
| 80.41 | 80.41 | ||||||||
| 653.30 | 653.30 | ||||||||
| 6,297.91 | 6,297.91 | ||||||||
| 1,304.00 | 1,304.00 | ||||||||
| 2,000.00 | 7,500.00 | 4,794.33 | 14,294.33 | ||||||
| 4,485.00 | 4,485.00 | ||||||||
| 3,119.34 | 3,119.34 | ||||||||
| 240.00 | 240.00 | ||||||||
| 3,689.00 | 3,689.00 | ||||||||
| 432.97 | 371.70 | 804.67 | |||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| 6,169.33 | 2,592.00 | 205.67 | 8,967.00 | ||||||
| 96.00 | 96.00 | ||||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| 0.00 | |||||||||
| 67.00 | 448.27 | 515.27 | |||||||
| 729.91 | 20.00 | 749.91 | |||||||
| 154.33 | 154.33 | ||||||||
| 104.24 | 104.24 | ||||||||
| s 11,879.69 |
2,000.00 | 10,092.00 | 5,625.00 | 8,444.31 | 0.00 | 653.30 | 7,601.91 | 46,296.21 | |
| -4,217.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,555.69 | 25.00 | 1,346.70 | -646.86 | -1,936.61 | |
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 35,006.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 850.11 | 2,437.85 | 0.00 | 1,815.07 | 40,109.88 | |
| 30,789.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,405.80 | 2,462.85 | 1,346.70 | 1,168.21 | 38,173.27 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at: 31 March 2023
| t: 31 March 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Bank Accounts – Lloyds (28621960) Bank Accounts – Lloyds (32561368) TT Bank Accounts – Lloyds (45107268) St. Ives Building Society - Cambridge Petty Cash |
9,673.84 |
| 5,184.67 | |
| 2,514.91 | |
| 20,714.19 | |
| 85.66 | |
| 38,173.27 |
RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS
| Year Ending 31 March 2023 | Year Ending 31 March 2023 | Accounts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | ||||||
| Balances | Fund Balances | |||||
| b/fwd | c/fwd | |||||
| at 01 April | Incoming | Outgoing | at 31 March | |||
| 2022 | Resources | Resources | Transfers | 2022 | ||
| Fund Name | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Cambridge City Council - Community | - | 5,000.00 | 5,000.00 |
- | - | |
| Cambridge City Council - South AC | - | 625.00 | 625.00 |
- | - | |
| Cambridgeshire County Council | - | 10,092.00 | 10,092.00 |
- | - | |
| South Cambs District Council | - | 2,000.00 | 2,000.00 |
- | - | |
| Cambridgeshire Community Foundation | - | 4,000.00 | 4,000.00 |
- | - | |
| Evelyn Trust | - | 6,000.00 | 3,594.20 |
- | 2,405.80 | |
| Albert Hunt | 850.11 | - | 850.11 |
- | - | |
| Huntingdon District Council | - | 1,000.00 | 330.00 |
- | 670.00 | |
| St Ives Parish Council | - | 1,000.00 | 323.30 |
- | 676.70 | |
| Total Funds | 850.11 | 29,717.00 | 26,814.61 |
- | 3,752.50 |