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CELEBRATING 50 YEARS

Company Registration number 06743623

Charity number 1127626

Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions

Company Limited by Guarantee

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Financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2023

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Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

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Dr SJ Riches Mr PM Colley Mr P Jebb Mr AC Loasby ; Ms AN Richards

Company Secretary and Registered office

Mr NR Smith The Cornerstone Sulyard Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1PX

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1127626

Registered charity name Lancaster District Community & Voluntary Soiutions

: Company registered number 06743623

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Waters & Atkinson Chartered Accountants The Old Court House Clark Street Morecambe Lancashire LA4 5HR

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; Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023

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The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 June 2023. ; Trustees , ' The trustees who served during the year were: Harsha Shukla resigned 24 November 2022 * Samantha Jane Riches Kenneth Dunn resigned 15 June 2023 ° = Jill Anderson resigned 15 June 2023 , : Claire Louise Chapman resigned 24 November 2022 Carol Mary Ostermeyer resigned 28 November 2022 . Paul Michael Colley , Paul Jebb appointed 24 November 2022 Alastair Charles Loasby. appointed 17 August 2022 Alison Nicola Richards appointed 17 May 2023 Additional CVS Board Members: , . Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council each nominate an individual to join the board asa | non-voting observer / advisor, during the year this was: ~ Lancaster City Councillor: Alistair Sinclair Chief Officer: Yakub Patel Structure, governance and Management: Nature of the governing document: Memorandum and Articles How the Charity is constituted: Incorporated : Date of governing document: 7 November 2018 (revised) Governance: LDCVS was founded in 1972 as the National Council of Voluntary Services, an unincorporated charity. It became a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated 7" November 2008 and was established under a memorandum and articles of association which describes the objects and powers of the charitable "company, and is governed under its Articles of Association. The Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Articles of Association. :

Full membership of LDCVS is open to voluntary organisations that comply with the criteria for membership. In addition, there are affiliate categories of membership for public sector and corporate bodies. LDCVS trustee board is responsible for managing the business of LDCVS as outlined in the Articles of Association.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees:

LDCVS is a membership organisation, the membership being predominantly drawn from other local voluntary organisations, from whom the Directors (Board of Trustees) are elected either at the AGM or through an open and transparent selection and interview process. The paid staff of LDCVS are accountable to this Board. No funders are currently represented on the Board.

Policy and procedures adopted for the induction and training of Trustees:

New trustees are inducted into the workings of the Charity, including policies and procedures, in a timely . fashion and ‘understand their responsibilities.

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. Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 _

Our purpose, aims and activities for the year 2022-23:

Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions (LDCVS) is an infrastructure organisation that exists to support and strengthen the sustainability, independence and ability of community, voluntary and faith and social enterprise organisations to deliver services and activities that support individuals and communities in the Lancaster District. Currently we have over 300 local organisations as members of LDCVS and also a number of public sector and corporate bodies that are associate members. In addition, we offer support to individuais with volunteering through our Volunteer Centre.

The aims of our charity are to

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Our aims fully reflect the purposes (objects) that the charity was set up to further and we review them, together - with our objectives and activities, each year to assess the success of each key activity and the benefits they have brought to our beneficiaries. This review also helps us to ensure our aims, objectives and activities are focusedon our stated purposes and how planned activities contribute to the aims and objectives set by the Trustee Board.: In considering these, the trustees of LDCVS believe they have complied with the duty in . section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

The focus of our work:

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: - Our overall mission has been, and remains, to promote, develop and support, through partnership, a dynamic and diverse voluntary and community sector. In setting out our aims and objectives we have also defined the outcomes that will demonstrate whether we met them and whether our activities have brought about benefits to those organisations and individuals we work with.

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For each of these aims, we have identified a number of indicators, which will help us understand how well that aim has been achieved, ,

Achievements and performance:

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Welcome — Paul Jebb, Chair of Trustees

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it is my privilege to present our Annual Report for the year 2022-2023. | am delighted to share the progress and achievements of our organisation over the past year as we continue to support, promote, and develop the Third Sector across Lancaster District and make a positive impact on communities through the work that we do. ;

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Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023

| begin by thanking my Board colleagues for their support, commitment, insight and guidance in governing the - organisation. We have in recent years navigated through turbulent times, including the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic which has impacted people’s perceptions of the workplace and introduced new methods of working. Throughout, our organisation has demonstrated courage, agility, innovation, and | collaboration so we can continue to support the third sector to reach into communities that we serve. - [am proud that LDCVS has remained committed to its core values and strategic objectives. This Annual Report . $erves as a record-of the dedication and hard work of our team, partners, and supporters. It is through their m collective efforts that we have been able to continue supporting our members and our communities. In this "~«eumereport, you will find information on our financial performance, our projects, our achievements, and the positive ; impact we have made on the sector and the lives of our communities. ,

’ We have continued to participate in strategic partnerships, strengthen our operations and maximise our reach and impact. As we reflect on the accomplishments of the past year, we remain focussed on the future. We will ; continue to evolve in response to a fast-changing world and adapt to the ever-changing needs of our _ beneficiaries and communities. The challenges that lie ahead require us to be agile, innovative, and proactive. | would like to express my sincere thanks to our members, volunteers, partners, our staff and funders, for their unwavering commitment and support. We look forward to your continued partnership as we look ahead. - - Together, we embrace the future with determination and a shared commitment to achieve better things for our communities. ,

Foreword — Yak Patel, Chief Executive Officer

. Lancaster District CVS is a unique organisation in our city. Since 1972 we have been championing the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector’s outstanding community action and the role it plays across communities in the Lancaster district. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the formationof our organisation - . andin 2022voluntaryand it wasactionaroundcould thatbe bettertime, organised.fifty years ago, that discussions were taking place about how community -

Today we are a charity on a mission, along with our colleagues across the broad spectrum of health and social “s+: Gare,to improve-the lives of people living in our communities, working with local people so they can become. the best they can be. As we have for fifty years, we have once again been coming together to discuss how we can make a better society and how we can work together to build it. We've worked together to make a bigger difference to the-residents of the Lancaster district and helping communities to join in the activities that make them happier and healthier.

In an environment that ispulling people in different directions, charities and voluntary action bring people . together and the sector will continue to unite us in the future. It’s particularly important that we consider the sector's role as an agent of change, as well as its role in helping reinforce the values that we have in common even at a time when we are often focusing more on our differences of opinion. So, in our annual report, | want to celebrate the work that we do to in bringing people together, to celebrate the difference that we make. And | want to celebrate the fact that we offer something different, something distinctive, something valuable. What we do at Lancaster District CVS is supporting, enabling and encouraging community action and our annual review gives us the chance to reflect upon and celebrate what happens across the district’s voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector. : ,

What we achieve at Lancaster District CVS is down to the amazing contribution of our expert board of trustees, our dedicated volunteers and the passion, enthusiasm and dedication of the staff team. Why we do it is simple: it's because the sector changes people's lives and we want to make it as simple as possible for people to do more good.

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Celebrating 50 Years

In 1972, the Lancaster District Council of Community Service was established in response to the economic and social challenges our communities faced at that time. Half a century ago, a meeting at Lancaster Town Hail agreed to start the Council of Community Service, an infrastructure organisation dedicated to supporting a growing community sector. Over the years, the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector has grown resulting in- positive differences to people's lives and a much wider participation by our communities at every level of political, economic and social life.

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You can read a report on our celebrations at https://lancastercvs.org.uk/celebrating-50-years-of-lancasterdistrict-cvs/ and watch a short video at https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=FfcYloT55s0

Organisational Development and Capacity Building a This service provides support to local people looking to establish new projects and groups, and also helps existing organisations to improve their effectiveness. Groups can access support with a wide range of issues including charity or social/community enterprise start-up, governance and leadership, achieving quality |. mn Standards, social impact, project development, applying for funding, policy development, and training. ue e We provided 241 bespoke information, advice and guidance sessions to 436 groups and. : organisations. Groups who received this support provide community services in areas of work including health and wellbeing, children, young people and families, environment, community safety, vulnerable people, arts and culture. , e We advised 23 new start-ups, helping with business planning, funding and investment. e We delivered 17 open workshops to 119 delegates. ; Funding Advice and Information. Our funding advice and information function helps sector organisations to access funding opportunities from sources including charitable trusts. and commissioners that enables them to become more sustainableby - improving their financial security and capacity. ST AR ER RSE TAT RC Og TEN pte Sn OSE Our oe. [ . Development Officer advises. on local, ee ened ieee Hepeaiee ea regional and national opportunities and guides Cee er eca ea rer cm siSG our members through one-to-one advice eee reas mee See ats Sa eeeeos , sessions. Other support also includes Sere tea en ORS aeae aceae aeaa, _ evidencedeveloping proposals to bid status, compiling RegiehPa aetedSyer Barer esee is . monitoring andonce data,the andgrants adviceis awarded.onmanaging and reeClee,2 ea eesbe eeeee eeeETE Sea: koolmereoe |. cuss sus sans «We. hosted a ‘meet the funder’ event, connecting ea ba eag ©| ier = ee ice: Raeerge 227 Ta “+ +2. 410 attendees with representatives of local, x ee waa? sb. Ce eee a ee ++ regional and national funders including the Ege Reict ery io, Pe! Cee o . . National Lottery Heritage Fund, Francis Scott . pO 2 Seatac as eee pie es , Charitable Trust, Banks Lyon Memorial Trust, Rae gk a ae Beee “eses - Arts Council, National Lottery Community Fund, PaNee ny 4 < Se aa aieeo ome eeey, Lancaster Community fund, Community 5s: 7g 2aeg teeel Mim 4 ate x ‘7 Segoe ; EnvironmentalFoundation forfund, Lancashire,Key Fund, LancasterGrowing ‘oyewhen:fadmmeyibere: ee eA i LSEBrie eReis ysaeeeeacielo WbaesBeteragwe ; CouncilEnterpriseCommunity.in Communities,ProjectLancashireSupport, County@rsted aotee eB e* as Sete,ee & Deaseee eeBeyA[a] Walney Extension Community Fund, Areti Our team atthe 2022 Finding Fair ; , Charitable Trust and Richard and Elizabeth Wilson Trust. ; The Bay Foundation The Bay Foundation is our overall brand for the work we carry out relating to organising and promoting grant programmes for the benefit of communities across the district. We co-design and administer these programmes on behalf of philanthropic organisations, businesses and the public sector, helping fundingto get to the places and projects that make a real difference to people's lives.

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Financial Services © Through our experienced Finance Officer we provide a range of services for the sector including payroll management, pensions advice, payment of grants and independent examinations of accounts.

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During 2022-3, we provided:

Find out more about our outreach to potential volunteers in this video showcasing the Volunteer Fair held at Lancaster Central Library on 23 February 2023: https://youtu.be/1ORB6ZIxxjE

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You can read a report on our celebrations here: https://lancastercvs.org.uk/volunteer-achievement-awards2023/

Lancaster District Youth Partnership , The Lancaster District Youth Partnership has been at the core of supporting our children and young people , for ten years, adapting and evolving when faced with challenges, to ensure that we are there in local communities, providing safe spaces, empowering and inspiring children and young people to overcome and achieve their potentials. . , This has been a year unlike any others as we faced the unprecedented challenge of supporting children and young people from two years of lockdown.-At a time when we knew our children and young people desperately . . needed safe spaces to go to, opportunities to connect with their friends, find support for their educational and : health development and to try something new, we are incredibly proud of the way that our partnership came . -together and adapted its way of working to continue to meet the needs of children and young people from - oo across our district. a, The effects of the pandemic on our children and.young people were significant but not new for communities | - where children and young people are at risk of poverty, food insecurity, personal safety issues and mental ill health. The range of programmes Lancaster District Young People Partnership offered were an essential ! lifeline formany. From our work. across the district, we know that every child and young person wants to be the best they can be. A. combination. of community-based, early intervention programmes, outdoor education, life skills development.underpinned.by:Providing good. mentoring,access to aour wideworkrangehasof programshad’.a long-term,and fun activitiespositive impactin a safeonenvironmentpersonal and withsocialtheir peers underpins.our.approach. . But this is ‘only. one important element of what we offer. It's also about community and individual trust. Trust that leads: to.strong relationships, which in turn, create the magic that encourages individuals to open up, to share how they feel and get the support to shine.: - . ; ne =-111) part of this program has been deliveredby. the skills.and experience of every partner involved. In. ... ..... _ poo: ' delivering. services to children and young people each partner took a lead on each provision to ensure all oe ~ aspects of the program was well planned, communicated.and that all participants improved their outcomes. Together, we delivered-an exciting, engaging and life changing program to over 350 children and young people across our district. . . Looking to the future, we want to build on what we have learnt from the last year and meet the increasing demand for our support as the continued fallout from the Covid pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and growing . conflict in Europe. In response to new challenges, the partnership has come together to develop a new strategy which will help us to achieve our next steps and ensure our communities continue to benefit. a ) Listening to young people about their experiences of the pandemic — and their hopes of our partnership has driven our work. Twenty-four children and young people came together to form our Youth Advisory Group, from every part of our district and reflecting the diversity of backgrounds and experiences we have in our cityregion. The group held a central role in supporting and determining our work and keeping us accountable. Most importantly, they represented the views of their peers and did a fantastic job in ensuring that all children and young people tried new things and challenged themselves to reach their full potential. ; Over the year, children and young people were, and remain, concerned about a huge range of issues, some , as a result of the pandemic which has now been sharpened by the cost of living. The Lancaster Youth Advisory. Group mobilised around these themes to energise and focus their work. ¢ SHOUT (See Hear Our Unheard Teenagers) delivered an outdoor learning programme to 197 young '

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Our gratitude and thanks go to Helen Carter, Director of Francis C Scott Trust and colleagues at Cumbria Youth Alliance.

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The Lancaster District Directory The Lancaster District Directory, online at directory lancastercvs.org.uk, helps our local population find and get in touch with essential services provided by community groups, the NHS and our local authorities.

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. Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE , _Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023 o., ; Launched in January 2023 with the SS benefit of funding from Bay Healthand LAN C ASTER Pa Care Partners, the directory lists DISTRICT DIRECTORY wall, Mp Ta groups,sessionsclasses, activities and-advice 9 ut tLEe scostaye ys VaneS - covering health, fitness, Serving pancaster. Morecambe. . ait Fee ee ba a - mental. wellbeing, money and poaeualinan etenenery — . heat CEN padts oe accommodation. — problems, : food egfeseor Scoset prea VitaeEONen oe :a (Gh ‘ mR acCe PSragiiy e i Soe2 ONNo eeesame - ~ provision, jobs and skills ~ and much = seein a on : + agtesy Se eee >. ....,' ‘The initiative, managed in partnership S:sxys see:aes. A CD .VWJy * Esees . | with"-Lancaster . City Council and our Ema - af an ~ Ss aes . ~ local Integrated Care Communities, is ye / NEES ert By Be - Ce ae °°” intended to‘help the public and people MZ Beaieecsscthar © ~ (2) og. Op ad . anni - who work to support their communities a ae ge ring supers mith your neath ong , understand what is on offer in-our local. a : ’ get help with cost-of-living problems. area for those who need help relating Ragbeeeeey” 4 — to any aspect of their lives. ee devs za directory.lancastercvs.org.uk ; Service listings include _ full Over 20.000 postcards promoting the Directory have been distributed across the - ‘ vgs : : Lancaster district descriptions, contact information and . :| referral instructions, and are categorised for easy browsing, meaning that people have a one-stop-shop for _ sources of support. . The project also facilitates referrals into services, allowing staff at GP surgeries to link patients up with . - organisations who can support their non-clinical needs. Patients are referred into into LDCVS, where our . Community Health Officer contacts them directly to find out more about their needs and support them to access _ relevant local provision. : ; eo ee te tee By.online. the end.of,our.2022-3.year,more than 350 services..and. activities in all corners-of our district were listed se Community Action Networks ; OverLancaster.the year,We workedwe workedtogetheralongsidewith athe communitycommunitywithto severalcreate opportunitieshealth inequalitiesfor children,based onyoungthe westpeople sideandof . families and help create better futures for themselves and improve the community they live in. Since starting this project, we have been amazed by the energy and passion of local organisations and residents who all share the same desire to improve the neighbourhood. ae : Several resident meetings took place and ideas were formulated by local people and between partners, ‘following which support was given to help these ideas develop. Our team are based in the community on a weekly basis and collaborate with partners from Lancaster City Council, Lancaster Integrated Care Communities, GP practices, Ryelands Primary School, Lancaster Police and voluntary groups to support practical solutions which create real lasting change on the ground. Over £12,000 was raised and the funds were used to help set up a fitness program for women, after school , clubs for children and young people, environmental projects, breakfast clubs and other food support programs. Towards the end of the year, the community association had opened their own bank account, set up a fully functioning committee, attended a range of training programs and developed an action plan of activities for the coming year. In such an under-resourced area, it's been remarkable in what they achieved together to improve the health inequalities they face. ;

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.. Lancaster District Food Poverty Alliance Throughout the year we continued to support the Food Poverty Alliance and frontline VCSE organisations in - the fight against poverty and inequality. The Lancaster District Food Poverty Alliance met monthly, coordinated by the Environmental Protection and Public Health Team Leader at Lancaster City Council. Membership includes representatives from Lancashire County Council, Morecambe Bay Foodbank, Egg Cup, Lancaster District Food Clubs Alliance, Citizens Advice North Lancashire and the Morecambe Bay Poverty Truth Commission.

. Big Local - West End Morecambe . It has been a privilege to have worked with the West End Morecambe Partnership - a communityJed partnership committed to improving the West End of Morecambe. Every Big Local Partnership works with a - Local Trusted Organisation (LTO) and the LDCVS as the WEM LTO provides a range of functions for the partnership. These include assistance with financial management, partnership working, training, grant administration, advice, insurance and public liability. Having helped them to complete their action plan in 2022, it has been incredible to see this resident-led partnership focus on making lasting positive change in their - community. We have been amazed how this partnership have brought people together to collectively discuss - strengths and issues in the community and come up with jointly produced solutions.

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Information and communication

Throughout the year we continued to focus on growing our audience across our communication channels and diversify our methods of communication. Our twitter audiences have grown, with an increase of 10%. We made steady progress with over 1000 followers to our Facebook account.

We published 48 editions of our weekly Bulletin to more than 700 subscribers,a very popular service among our members’and stakeholders. The Bulletin connects groups to essential funding information.and services. Information covered in these bulletins included local events and sector news, training and networking, health Lv es ss eu, andfrom wellbeing,local voluntaryjob vacancies,and communityfundinggroups.information, policy.updates, consultations.and campaigning and and news.

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Financial review:

The total expenditure for the year was £879,675 (2022: £606,372) and income was £917,529 (2022: £705, 148) , giving a net operating profit of £37,854 (2022: £98,776) leaving funds carried forward to 2023-24 of £278,217 (2022-23: £240,363).

Our main source of funding for our core costs was the National Lottery (Community Fund). We also received funding from Lancaster City Council along with project funding from various sources to reach a total income ae from grants and contracts of £824,645 (2022: £646,707). Our income from services provided to other organisations was £88,445 (2022: £58,124).

The Trustees are aware that all funding streams remain under threat of reduction or withdrawal and they continue to diligently monitor the budget and work to establish new sources of funding.

Principal financial management policies adopted in the year: ; A budget for the year was established and agreed prior to the beginning of the financial year and it was monitored and amended as necessary over the period.

Management accounts were prepared and presented regularly to the board of Trustees for their monitoring and analysis of income and expenditures against the budget.

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Subsidiaries: none to report

Plans for the future: ) oo, ' . The Trustees are committed to growth of the organisation both in terms of scale and reach.We will continue to invest in effective infrastructure and our staff to maintain and improve the quality and range of services which we offer in our district. oss To ensuré that Caicastér District Comimunity ‘arid Voluntary Solutions is robust and sustainableé"weWill“~~ ; constantly review the strategic direction of our organisation. Funding is crucial to this and we continue to identify possible opportunities to ensure a diverse funding profile. However, we note that without the financial support of our current funders we would not be able to deliver this - vital service and would like to take this opportunity to thank The National Lottery (Community Fund) and Lancaster City Council. We would also like to thank any other/trust/organisation that has supported us, either financially or in other ways, throughout the year. ’ Finally: ; The Trustee Board would like to thank our Chief Officer, all our staff and volunteers for their dedication, hard work and for ensuring a highly valued service is delivered to the communities across North Lancashire. ~

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The Trustees (who are also the directors of Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. . Company Law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and Se - fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and the income and expenditure of the charitable company for the year. ,

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In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

. * Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; * Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; , . * . Make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; .* State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; ; » Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that - the charitable company will continue in operation. , The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records. that are sufficient to show and explain . " °. the charitable company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position ‘of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies - Act 2006.. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for ' taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. , . . Small Company Provisions: - .

Small Company Provisions: - . This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. -

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees , Paul Jebb , , Chair of Trustees ; . ;

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Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner - As the charity trustees of the company (and also, it's directors for the purposes of company law) you are : responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance, with the requirements of the Companies Act - - a °° 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). ) So Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the ; 2006 Act and are eligible for independents examination. | report in respect of my examination of your. , : outcompany’s my examinationaccounts| ashavecarriedfollowedout theunderDirectorssectiongiven145 ofbythetheCharitiesCharity CommissionAct 2022 (“theunder2011sectionAct”).145(5)(b)In carryingof | the 2011 Act. " "Independent examiner’s statement ; Since the company’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in _ section 145 145 of the the 2011 Act. | confirm that that | am qualified to undertakethe examination because undertakethe examination becausethe examination because examination because because | am am a member member oe of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies. .

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Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE __ Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating the Income and Expenditure. account) for the year ended 30 June 2023

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Charitable activities 2 280,963. . 543,682 824 645 646,707
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* Other 4 4,431 8 4,439 317
Total 373,839 543,690 917,529 705,148
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Charitable activities 6 288,017 591,658 879,675 606,372
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Income/(Expenditure) 85,822 (47,968) 37,854 98,776

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Lancaster District Community and Voluntary Solutions COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Income and expenditure account for the year ended 30 June 2023

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. The financial statements of the Charity have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005) and the Companies Act 2006, and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK (Charities SORP (FRS102)).

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Grants Receivable a .. Grants, iricluding grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of : Financial Activities in the period in which they are receivable, except for those grants which are for a 7 future specific period, in which case the relevant amount is deferred to that period. .

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Other income - Other income is recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which it is receivable. ,

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Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities moe, oo and services. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. | .

Governance costs we winsome onsces + Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity. ; . Allocation of costs , All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the the SOFA on a basis designed to reflect the useofof the resource. Some costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are . oo apportioned on an appropriate basis, e.g. estimated usage, as set out in Note 6. , , Employee benefits The costs of employee benefits are recognised asa liability and an expense. The cost of any unused . holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate.the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. Pension Scheme Oo . The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Pension costs charged in the Statement - of Activities represent the contribution payable by the charity in the year. Operating leases . . Oo . Rentals applicable to operating leases where substantially all the benefits and risks of ownership remain with the lessor are charged to the SOFA in the year in which they accrue.

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Fund accounting Unrestricted funds comprise those funds which the Trustees are free to use in accordance with charitable objects.

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, Employer NIC 11,510 - 11,510 408
Training expenses 1,200 - 1,200 513
Office costs 1,686 - 1,686 2,541
Premises ° 11,724 : , 11,724 7,804
. Staff expenses 2,692 2,692 -
Christmas Staff Party - - - 210
Governance 389 - 389 42
Events& training 4,805 - 4,805 896
Accounting services 4,116 - 1,116 960 .
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Investment and setup 2,088 - 2,088. -
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Bank charges 60 - 60 96
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Payroll software renewal , 187 - 187 180
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Website hosting - - - 78
LCC Football project - - - 350
CYA residential 6,491 - 6,491 -
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Communities together 2,993 - 2,993 -
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NHS Morecambe CCG - - - - §,280
Lancaster Music Festival - - - 140
Let's Be Friends - - - 70
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Independent examiner ‘ 960 - 960 960
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1,802 277,302 279,104 327,138
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Within 1 year 10,104
Within 2 to 5 years -
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14 Analysis of funds

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General funds		 (139,911) 373,839 (288,017) - ”
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Restricted funds — 325,274 543,690 (591,658) - 277,306
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Totalfunds 240,363 917,529 (879,675) - 278,217

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Fixed assets , - > - 1,143
~ > Current assets "~~ i ” * 280,019 ~ 277,302 557,321 566,358
Current liabilities ; (1,802) (277,302) (279,104) (327,138)
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