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| Trustee name | Dfflcs (ifany) | Dates acted if not for whole year | entitled to | |
| appoint trustee | ||||
| If an | ||||
| Mr Christopher | Merrick | Chair | ||
| Ms Debra Clarke | Treasurer |
| Type | of governing | of governing | document | document | document | document | Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation |
Memorandum and Articles ofAssociation |
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| How the charity is |
constituted | Company Limited by Guarantee |
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| Trustee | selection | methods | All Trustees vacancies are advertised on a South Yorkshire wide basis via Voluntary Access Sheffield. People expressing an interest are invited to |
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| visit RIVA to give them an understanding of what we do and what we are |
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| trying to achieve. Following this anyone wishing to progress with their |
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| interest | are invited to a Trustees meeting to meet other trustees. Anyone |
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| wishing | to join the board at this stage is invited to join as atrustee in the |
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| first instance followed by the offer of any available position that interests |
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| them. | |||||||||
| Additional | governance | issues | (Optional | information) | |||||
| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: |
~ | Trustee Induction and Training All Trustees have access to relevant training via PHAB and |
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| VAS. | |||||||||
| ~ | policies | and | procedures | ||||||
| adopted training |
for the induction oftrustees; |
and | ~ | Organisation (Board Meetings etc) The trustees meet every 2 months and minutes are kept of |
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| ~ | the charity's | organisational | each meeting including agreed action points. |
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| structure | and any wider | ||||||||
| network | with | which | the | charity | ~ | Related Parties (Remuneration ofTrustees and |
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| works; | relationships) | ||||||||
| ~ | relationship | with any | related | We currently have a process in place for the reimbursement |
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| parties; | of reasonable expenses should this be required. |
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| ~ | trustees' | consideration | of | ||||||
| major risks and the | system | ~ | Risk Management | ||||||
| and procedures to manage |
Risk management has always been taken seriously at RIVA |
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| them. | to ensure the safety ofstudents, staff, volunteers and |
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| customers. Our processes have recently been audited and |
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| updated on a fortnightly basis during Covid 19in line with |
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| guidance from Sheffield City Council and the Director of |
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| Public Health and will continue to be done so going forward. | |||||||||
| We are now back to normal opening hours following |
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| staggered return from Covid i9lockdown. This is with |
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| additional safety measures in place to protect the volunteers |
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| and service users |
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| Toadvance the education of young people with additional needs |
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| in Sheffield To provide facilities for recreation and leisure time |
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| occupation for such persons in the interests of social welfare and |
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| with a view to improving their quality of life and social inclusion. |
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| Summary | of the objects ofthe | To provide assistance for their specialist needs, in particular by |
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| charity set | out in its | the provision ofsupport, training and advocacy in order for them |
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| governing | document | to take control of their lives and live as they choose. | ||||
| ~ To promote full participation, integration and friendship between |
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| the young people with additional needs and their non-disabled |
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| peers. | ||||||
| The | principal activity continues to be that of providing work based training |
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| activities and independent living skills for people with additional needs. |
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| ~ To provide a friendly welcoming environment for socially isolated |
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| people of all ages. | ||||||
| ~ To provide entertainment to suit a range of ages, incomes, |
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| interests and capabilities. |
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| ~ To provide access to good quality low cost recycled and upcycled |
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| Summary | ofthe main | products for people on low incomes and/or wishing to be |
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| activities undertaken | for the | environmentally friendly. |
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| public benefit | in relation to | |||||
| these objects (include within this section the statutory |
The vision that shapes our activities is our commitment to providing better life chances for people with additional needs in and around |
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| declaration | that trustees have | Sheffield. We offer work-based training, life skills training and recreational |
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| had regard | to the guidance | activities for the SEND community (including people with learning |
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| issued by | the | Charity | disabilities, physical and/or sensory impairments and mental health |
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| Commission | on public | issues) or anyone who would benefit from independent living skills and |
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| benefit) | confidence to gain employment. The project includes a coffee shop and |
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| charity shop and garden all of which are open to the public. |
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| In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, |
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| the | trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on |
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| public benefit, including the guidance on public benefit and fee charging. |
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| RIVA relies on grants and the fees and charges to cover its operating | ||||||
| costs. In setting the level offees, charges and other prices the trustees | ||||||
| give | careful consideration to accessibility for those on low income. |
| The strategies employed to achieve the charity's aims and objectives are: |
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| ~ To market our services in an inclusive user friendly way. |
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| ~ To liaise with the appropriate official bodies representing the |
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| interests of our client groups. | ||||||
| ~ To work with other organisations in the area offering similar |
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| services. | ||||||
| ~ To work to reach a broad range of people to get them actively |
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| involved as customers, volunteers and friends of RIVA. |
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| ~ Celebrating diversity by the involvement in different events |
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| throughout the year. |
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| ~ Putting these strategies into action we have three major areas of |
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| activities which are Education & Training, Charity Shop and Cafh. |
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| Educational Training RIVA isa local registered charity committed |
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| to providing better life chances for people with additional needs in and |
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| You may choose further statements, relevant, about: |
to include where |
around Sheffield. We know that given the right support and learning opportunities most people could lead a more independent and fulfilling life. |
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policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment; |
The RIVA project provides a range of learning opportunities for young special needs students in a friendly, encouraging training centre thereby helping them to building confidence, self-esteem and helping students reach their potential. |
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| ~ | contribution volunteers. |
made | by | Our programme of activities provides a friendly, encouraging and |
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| rewarding environment, creating opportunities for people with additional |
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| needs to develop life skills. This helps them to build confidence, self- |
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| esteem and encourages each individual to strive to reach their potential. |
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| We provide a range of learning opportunities in our work based training |
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| centre which help us to achieve our objectives. | ||||||
| The charity shop enables the students to learn customer service, | ||||||
| money, retail and presentation skills. We take students through the whole |
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| experience from the preparation of garments for display in the shop |
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| through to the sale. This work experience helps users gain valuable, |
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| transferable life skills whilst building their self-confidence and making |
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| them more inclusive members ofthe community. |
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| The coffee shop enables participants to gain the relevant skills for |
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| working in the food service sector. Students are closely supervised to |
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| ensure their safety and customer satisfaction. Participants are able to |
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| practice what they learn and gain confidence when interacting with other |
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| people. | ||||||
| RIVA also provides a wide range of fun, recreational activities and |
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| these are accessible for students unable to follow the work based trainin |
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| Summary of the main achievements ofthe during the year |
charity | ~ Achievement and performance. Our performance is measured generally in financial terms by monitoring earnings but we have also had occasional satisfaction and exit surveys. |
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| We have successfully navigated the difficulties enforced on us during |
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| lockdown period and successfully reintegrated employees, students, |
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| volunteers in a safe manner. We are increasing both our volunteer, staff |
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| and student numbers. |
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| ~ Customer Experience |
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| Up to this point our main practice for monitoring customer satisfaction |
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| has been anecdotal. However going forward we will be testing designs |
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| for customer's satisfaction surveys which we hope to undertake more |
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| routinely. We have a new sign-in system which when fully integrated |
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| provide valuable feedback from visitors. | ||||
| Brief statement ofthe |
RIVA now has a specific reserves account that holds enough for 6 |
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| charity's policy on |
reserves | months operation costs to cover day to day responsibilities and some |
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| replacements of equipment. We have managed to maintain this |
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| throughout the lockdown period with careful and responsible |
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| management. | ||||
| Details ofany funds in deficit |
materially | N/A | ||
| Further financial review details |
(Optional information) |
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| You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: ~ the charity's principal |
~ Pricing Policy There continues to be a pressure between profit and keeping the prices as low as possible so as not to exclude students who come from households with low and fixed incomes. As our student numbers rise this |
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| sources of funds | (including | is something we continually monitor. All clients have been given another |
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| any fundraising); | uplift of3.f 3%%don top ofthe previous 4.99/, increase from the |
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| ~ how expenditure |
has | government. | ||
| supported the key ofthe charity; |
objectives | ~ Investment Powers and Policy We have a healthy bank account and all three parts of our business are |
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| ~ investment policy |
and | growing steadily with the shop and cafe takings that are back to pre- |
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| objectives including |
any | lockdown levels. Our students have been fully reintegrated and we are |
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| ethical investment adopted. |
policy | increasing our student numbers. We will endeavour to improve this part of our business and invest in this area over the next 12 months |
| O | CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES |
THE R.I.V.A.CLUB/PROJECT LTD Receipts and |
THE R.I.V.A.CLUB/PROJECT LTD Receipts and |
THE R.I.V.A.CLUB/PROJECT LTD Receipts and |
THE R.I.V.A.CLUB/PROJECT LTD Receipts and |
a ments accounts | a ments accounts | cc~ss | |||
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| For the period from |
Period start date 1st il 2021 |
To | Period end date 31st March 2022 |
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||||||||
| tothe nearest 2 |
tothe nssrssl 2 | toths hosrest 2 | tolhs | nssrssl 2 | lothe nssrssl 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 Recel | ts | |||||||||||||||
| Student Fees &Activities | 60369 | |||||||||||||||
| Chari Taki s |
14988 | |||||||||||||||
| Cafe Takin | s | 29,783 | ||||||||||||||
| Fuudi | 28 941 | |||||||||||||||
| Donations | 1,622 | |||||||||||||||
| Grants | 12806 | |||||||||||||||
| 11lk242 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sub total | (Gross income for AR) | |||||||||||||||
| A2 Asset | and | investment | sales | |||||||||||||
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| Sub total | eaa~~I— ~sd~ |
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| A3 Pa | ants | |||||||||||||||
| Csfs Purchases | 7386 | 1,062 | ||||||||||||||
| Student Food/Trips | 3736 | |||||||||||||||
| Bank Char | es | 162 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| W s, NIC 8 Psusicus |
89311 | |||||||||||||||
| Oflice Ex | ness | 1,171 | ||||||||||||||
| Advsrasihg | 120 | 2,724 | ||||||||||||||
| Rs airs 8 Maintenance | 17,508 | |||||||||||||||
| Ulililios | 9379 | 8232 | ||||||||||||||
| Staff Trs/uiu | ||||||||||||||||
| Legal | 2124 | |||||||||||||||
| Sub total | 130,554 | f30,554 | 107,525 | |||||||||||||
| A4 Asset | and | Investment | ||||||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sub total Total payments |
130,SS4. | ~, | ' ISIL3sa' |
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| Nat ofrace)pter(payments) | 1la7 | 0,71 | ||||||||||||||
| AS Transfers | between | funds | ||||||||||||||
| As Cash | funds last | year | end | 07,431 | 76,713 | |||||||||||
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