## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

**Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** 

**1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023** 

**Horsemoor Green Community Centre, Spitfire Close, Common Road, Langley, Slough SL3 8JU** 

**Tel: 01753 594666 Email: sloughmencap52@gmail.com Charity Number: 1128732               Company Number: 05938855** 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **A WORD FROM OUR CHAIRMAN** 

Dear Friends and Supporters, 

Slough Mencap has had another busy year. 

We started the year with a staff awayday at the Pines Hotel, to share ideas of how we should develop in the future. 

Our Activity Days continue to be successful.  From January 2023, they have run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  As well as games, crafts and going to the park, we enjoyed a trip to an urban farm.  Bi-monthly take away Fridays are especially popular. 

Our Wednesday Club continues, though numbers are decreasing.  We are grateful to the staff and boys from Eton College, who help every week of term time until Easter each year. 

Again, we held our Party in the Park at Slough Rugby Club in the summer and went to the Copthorne Hotel for our Christmas Party, where we were visited by Father Christmas, who had a gift for everyone. 

We have made improvements to our premises.  We have a completely new kitchen.  This was thanks to Osborne who supplied and fitted cupboards, worktops our new appliances. A team form Heathrow Airport also decorated the front entrance and corridor and tidied up the external premises. 

We have invested in a lot of new equipment – new computers and printers, kitchen appliances, large fans to keep us cool in summer and updated security cameras. We extend heartfelt thanks to all our dedicated volunteers, without whom we could not provide our services. 

Jane Cable 

Chair of Board of Trustees 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **CONTENTS** 

**Page** 

- **4 Legal and Administrative Information** 

- **5 - 9 Report of the Directors** 

- **10 Independent Examiner’s Report** 

- **11 Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expenditure Account)** 

- **12 Balance Sheet** 

- **13 - 16 Notes to the Financial Statements** 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

**Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/2023** 

**Charity Registration number** 

**1128732** 

**Holding Trustees** P Murray and J Pearce **Chief Executive** Eleanor Cryer MBE **Treasurer** Carmel O’Brien 

**Treasurer** 

**Executive Committee Elected members** (the Trustees of Slough Mencap) 

Bernadette Bates Jane Cable (Chairman) Sajidah Chaudhary Ted Dutton Len Jones Carmel O’Brien (Treasurer) James Robb Shin Suri (co-opted 28.02.2022) 

**Registered address** Horsemoor Green Community Centre Spitfire Close, Common Road, Langley, Slough SL3 8JU. **Bankers** Lloyds TSB, High Street Slough Branch **Independent Examiner** Philip Mount Independent Examiner **Insurers** Royal & Sun Alliance Plc and Zurich 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023** 

The Directors present their report and the independently examined financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2023. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

Slough Mencap is affiliated to the Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults and is governed by a self-creating Memorandum and Articles of Association. Slough Mencap is a company limited by guarantee and was incorporated on 18[th] September 2006.  It is controlled and managed by the elected Board of Directors who are also its trustees.  The Board of Directors is elected for a three-year period.  Nomination forms are sent out to all members.  Potential trustees undergo induction with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chair.  The induction comprises structure and function of Slough Mencap, organisational roles and responsibilities and legal roles and responsibilities of trustees.  Potential trustees interested are then nominated, proposed for the membership prior to the Annual General Meeting where they are duly elected for a three-year period.  New trustees are encouraged to spend time getting to know staff and members and are encouraged to attend the internal programme of Governance training undertaken by all trustees. Should any Director so choose he/she may seek re-election for a further period of three years. Our previous Chairman Mrs Bernadette Bates stepped down at our Annual General Meeting on 09 April 2022 and was replaced by Mrs Jane Cable.  Enormous thanks are due to Bernadette and we have retained her services as a very valued board member for many years to come! 

Notice of the AGM and Trustees election is displayed in Slough Mencap’s premises. 

The day-to-day management of the company is undertaken by the Chief Executive who reports to the Chairman and Board of the Company. 

For insurance purposes Slough Mencap is affiliated to National Mencap.  The building is separately insured by Zurich Insurance Company. 

A review of the risks to which the charity is exposed has been carried out and systems are in place to mitigate those risks.  External risks to the sources of funding have led to the diversification of funding and to access additional sources of restricted funding which contributes to the operating costs of the Company.  Internal risks are minimised by the implementation of financial controls and procedures.  These are reviewed on an annual basis. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

Slough Mencap is set up to 

- (a) Work for the enhancement of the quality of life for people with learning disabilities 

- (b) Foster mutual help and co-operation between people with learning disabilities, and all those entrusted with their care 

- (c) To raise adequate funds for the achievement of the foregoing objects, and to invite and receive contributions from any person or persons whomsoever, by way of subscription, donation and otherwise. 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

From a brief look at our Accounts the reader will note that our figures show that the money we receive is to be spent on our members with learning disabilities. 

## _**Horsemoor Green Community Centre and School House**_ 

The School House has remained tenanted throughout the year and was a regular source of Letting Income. 

It is a pleasure to write that both the kitchens in the community centre, which has long been let out to local community groups, churches, schools etc, have been refurbished free of charge by Osbornes 

Wi-Fi was needed throughout the whole of the building and thanks to our board member Shin Suri we now have this essential facility. 

Slough Mencap undertook a review of office security.  Ten more CCTV cameras were installed throughout the building, the lock to the office was changed together with the code of the safe.  The lock on the cleaner’s cupboard was also changed.   As well as up grading the office security the office itself was refurbished, reroofed and recarpeted. 

Now that 50:50 no longer rent the upstairs office as from 31 March 2022, we have equipped it with a desktop computer.  At present the room is used by the lady who does the invoicing for the Daytime Activities.  This task was up to quite recently undertaken by our Chairman, Jane Cable. 

We have also purchased several fans for the main hall. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the addition of a third day to our Daytime Activities service.  As from 06 January 2023 we provided a service to our members on Friday as well as Tuesday and Thursday.  The service offered is from 10.00am to 3.00pm and Slough Mencap has been delighted with its success. We employed the three staff working on the Daytime Activities for three days per week. The variety of activities undertaken by our members increases all the time and we are indebted to the Manager of the scheme, Lorna McDonald.  One example of Lorna’s initiative is that when the building was used for Local Government Activities a trip to a local zoo was undertaken by our members.  In addition to our three staff members we have a number of very accomplished volunteers and a small bank of volunteers who can provide additional cover when it is needed. 

Another very important event took place on 07 October 2022 when we had our Away Day at the Pines Hotel in Burnham facilitated by Jance Haynes, an independent facilitator. This day was much needed as along with the rest of the voluntary sector Covid-19 has caused us to review all our practices and procedures and look at how we wanted things done in the future.  As result of the Away Day Slough Mencap decided to create and implement a three-year rolling Action Plan which involves sharpening up all aspects of the organisation.  Included in the Action Plan we also had a need for Succession Planning to decide the future direction of the organisation.  All aspects of staff and volunteers training will be given attention on such topics as Epilepsy and Medication Management for staff with Health and Safety training including fire safety training for all staff and volunteers.  The Action Plan is constantly being updated by our chairman in respect of our clients/members, carers, Data Protection, staff and volunteer induction and all aspects of Health and Safety. 

Fire Safety training has taken place because we know that by law we need proper fire and evacuation policies and procedures in place.  We now have a Visitors Book and use a sign-in 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

sheets for daytime staff and volunteers.  Our sensors and alarms need to be checked. We are checking our current Fire Alarm system as well as carrying our further Fire Drills. 

Policies would be reviewed a few at a time on a rolling basis and this we have undertaken.  We have reviewed the Finance Policy with a view to the sharing of knowledge and completed a review of the Lone Worker policy, Safeguarding and Whistleblowing. 

We were also made aware of the need to update and maintain all the member/client records so that the information, medical and otherwise, is accurate and timely. 

Sajidah Chaudhary has made progress with the Volunteer Induction Plan although the treasurer is a bit tardy with budget which should be done shortly! 

Our Wednesday Club for members with Learning Disabilities has been running throughout the years for over 40 years in furtherance of our objectives.  As always, the club is responsible for enhancing the confidence and social skills of our members as well as reducing isolation.  It was decided that in an effort to reduce the declining membership we need to recruit new members and update some of our equipment.  It was also decided to employ a Wednesday Club Leader for three hours on a Wednesday evening.  To help us out temporarily Lorna McDonald the Daytime Activities Manager is working with us until Christmas.  While one of our most experienced volunteers Sue Gaynor, who ran the tuck shop was on long term sick leave, Pauline Jones successfully stepped into the breach. Many thanks to Pauline. 

Our Chief Executive continues to provide Advocacy services to families with a member who has Learning Disabilities. 

On 12 August 2023 Slough Mencap held a Party In The Park for our members at Slough Rugby Club.  Osbornes helped with games and prizes and we had music and fish and chips.  The members and their families and carers really enjoyed the day. 

On 18 December 2022 our Christmas Party took place at the Copthorne Hotel.  The members enjoyed the day with a Christmas Meal and a visit from Father Christmas who came with a gift for each member.  There were also party games and songs which were much enjoyed.  However the committee was somewhat underwhelmed and decided to do things differently the following year. 

Slough Mencap took a stall and the Volunteer Recruitment Fair at the Singh Sabha Sports Centre. Len Jones manned the stall for us and had a few enquiries. 

As usual our Chief Executive continued to meet with relevant members of the community including other voluntary organisations and the local authority. 

Throughout the year our Chairman Jane Cable, with some limited assistance, has been working on a Trustee Handbook/Operations Manual which is turning into a very important piece of work which will prove to be invaluable in succession planning as well as being a reference for all committee members. 

The Slough Mencap office opens for all sorts of requests for help and our Chief Executive has continued to assist all our members and their families.  Our CEO continues to maintain our profile by attending partnership board and other meetings once more face to face and making her presence felt. Our Chief Executive also continues to undertake several advocacy cases which have taken up a considerable amount of her time. 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Financial Review** 

The Board of Directors has considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds in the current financial climate.  In ordinary circumstances and since the greatest proportion of the funds are required to meet long-term commitments the funds have been invested on the equities market and remain so. 

## _Fundraising_ 

Slough Mencap continues fundraising in the shape of the 49 Club.  Please look at the financial statement for more details. Bernadette Bates undertakes the running of the 49 Club.  The 49 Club raises funds which are spent exclusively on our members.  As mentioned in previous years numbers are declining and should any reader of this report wish to support us and maybe receive the occasional small win, please let us know.  In order to encourage more people to join the 49 Club Bernadette Bates has produced an information sheet for the committee in order to encourage more people to join the 49 Club. 

## _Donations_ 

Partly as a result of last year’s 70[th] Anniversary celebrations donations were at an all time high. Please see the Annual Accounts for details.  A major round of applause must go to Eton College who donated £7673 to us during the years. We also had one other generous donor as well as many smaller donations. 

## _Premises_ 

Expenditure of £14,264 was incurred during the year with the money coming from various deposit accounts for the ongoing maintenance of the site. 

## _Reserves Policy_ 

The Board of Directors has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds, not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (‘the free reserves’) held by the charity, should be sufficient that they would be able to continue the core activities of the charity in the event of a significant drop in funding for enough time to identify replacement funds.  At present the free reserves which amount to £705,195 are more than sufficient to meet this criterion **.** 

## _Salaries_ 

Staff salaries were revised in line with inflation.  Accordingly all our staff received a 10% pay rise as from April 2023.  Directly as a result of the increases in staff salary the Daytime Activities staff became eligible for a Slough Mencap staff pension scheme which became active at the end of May 2023. 

## _Budget_ 

Our treasurer has still be produce a budget for 2023/24! 

Our Chairman devised a more detailed Income and Expenditure reporting sheets which she produces on a rolling basis.  This includes the invoiced amounts for the Daytime Activites. 

Slough Mencap qualified for and received the Warm Space money available from the government as a result of the increase in energy prices. 

## **Plans for future periods** 

- Continue to run Wednesday Club and encourage greater participation from a larger proportion of our members when permitted. 

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- Continue to run the 49 Club and increase its membership.. 

- Source new directors for the company. 

- Increase the number of LD members 

- Organise a Volunteer Lunch 

- Provide a Christmas Lunch for our members. 

- Ongoing review policies and procedures so that the organisation is both legal and fit for purpose. 

- Organise staff and volunteers training 

- Produce a budget 

- Run a film club when new projector has been purchased. 

- Be complaint with all Health & Safety and Fire regulations 

- Carry our further Fire Drills. 

- Move money to greater interest deposit accounts. 

Approved by the Board of Directors on ……………………………… and signed on its behalf by 

_________ Jane Cable 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Twelve Months ended 30 September 2023** 

|See|Notes|Notes||||Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||Total|Twelve|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Designated|Twelve|Months|
|||Funds|Funds|Funds|Months|2022|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||||
|Donations & similar incoming resources|3|**13,544**|||**13,544**|**39**|
|Daytime Activities||**120,344**|||**120,344**|**74,123**|
|Income from activities in furtherance of|||||||
|charitable objects|3|**8,227**|||**8,227**|**6,340**|
|Income from activities for generating funds|3|**23,002**|||**23,002**|**17,133**|
|Interest received|**3**|**689**|||**689**|**28**|
|**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||**_165,805_**|**_0_**|**_0_**|**_165,805_**|**_97,663_**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||||
|Cost of generating funds|4|**14,980**|||**14,980**|**10,330**|
|Costs of activities from charitable|4||||||
|objectives||**64,323**|||**64,323**|**55,474**|
|Support costs||**10,316**|||**10,316**|**5,560**|
|Capital Expenditure||**0**|||**0**|**0**|
|**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||**_89,619_**|**_0_**||**_89,619_**|**_71,364_**|
||||||||
|**NET INCOMING RESOURCES**||**76,186**|**0**||**76,186**|**26,299**|
|**P/Y VALUES**||**310,444**|**0**||**310,444**|**324,249**|
|**GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTMENTS**||**64,439**|||**64,439**|**-40,104**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||**451,069**|**0**||**451,069**|**310,444**|



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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 30 September 2023** 

|**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets (Revaluation 06 April 2022)<br>**9**<br>Capital Improvements<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>Cash at bank<br>Total Current Assets<br>**Creditors: amounts due within one year**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less liabilities**<br>**Capital Funds**<br>Charifund units<br>COIF Investment Fund<br>**Total Designated Funds**<br>Capital Assets<br>Unrestricted Funds<br>Restricted Funds<br>8<br>Investment Funds<br>7<br>**Total funds**|**2023**<br>735000<br>0<br>735000<br>0<br>206,450<br>941,450<br>0<br>941,450<br>**941,450**<br>653,964<br>51,230<br>**705,195**<br>735,000<br>206,450<br>0<br>941,450<br>705,195<br>**1,646,645**|**2023**<br>735000<br>0<br>735000<br>0<br>206,450<br>941,450<br>0<br>941,450<br>**941,450**<br>653,964<br>51,230<br>**705,195**<br>735,000<br>206,450<br>0<br>941,450<br>705,195<br>**1,646,645**|**2022**<br>735000<br>0<br>735000<br>0<br>192,385<br>927,385<br>0<br>927,385<br>**927,385**<br>591,663<br>49,093<br>**640,756**<br>735,000<br>192,385<br>0<br>927,385<br>640,756|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**1,646,645**|**1,568,141**|



For the year ended 30 September 2023, the company was entitled to exemption under section 249a(1) of the Companies Act 1985.  No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 249b(2).  The directors acknowledge their responsibility for: i) Ensuring the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 221; and ii) Preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of its financial year in accordance with section 226, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act relating to accounts so far as applicable to the company. 

Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on their behalf by: 

Mrs C M O'Brien - Director 

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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2023** 

## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of Accounting** 

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005), the Companies Act 1985, the Charities Act 1993 and applicable accounting standards 

## **2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Incoming Resources** 

|**Recognition of incoming resources**|These are included in the Statement of Financial|
|---|---|
||Activities (SoFA) when:|
||the chairty becomes entitled to the resources|
||the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources &|
||the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability|
|**Grants and Donations**|Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the|
||charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.|
|**Tax reclaims on donations and gifts**|Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA|
||at the same time as the gift to which they relate.|
|**Volunteer help**|The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the|
||accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.|
|**Investment income**|This is included in the accounts when receivable.|
|**Liability recognition**|Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or|
||constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.|
|**Governance costs**|Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory|
||accounts, the cost of trustee meetings and cost of any legal|
||advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.|
|**Support costs**|Support costs include central functions and have been allocated|
||to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of|
||resources, e.g. staff costs by the time spent and other costs|
||by their usage|



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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2023** 

## **3 ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES** 

|**Analysis**|**This Year**|**Last year**|
|---|---|---|
|**Voluntary Income**|£|£|
|Miscellaneous donations|5,591|1,358|
|Local Giving|280|788|
|Eton College|7,673|500|
|Collecting Tins|0|0|
|Tan Dhesi|0|1,250|
||**13,543**|**3,896**|
|**Activities for generating funds**|||
|Rent from Halls|10,677|8,275|
|Rent from School House|10,000|5,400|
|Rent from Office|960|2,080|
|Forty-Nine Club|1,040|1,378|
||**22,677**|**17,133**|
|**Interest Received**|||
|Bank interest|689|28|
|COIF|0|0|
||**689**|**28**|
|**Incoming resources from charitable activities**|||
|Wednesday Club|7,915|6,430|
|Daytime Activities|120,344|74,123|
|70th Anniversary|0|205|
|Summer Activity|215|0|
|Christmas Party|97|90|
||**128,570**|**80,848**|



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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2023** 

## **4 ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED** 

|||**Analysis**||**This Year**||**Last year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Costs of generating voluntary income**|||£||£|
|||49 Club||350||475|
|||School House Expenses||186||151|
|||Halls Expenses||14,264||9,607|
|||Local Giving||180||96|
|||||**14,980**||**10,329**|
||**Charitable Activities**||||||
|||Salaries||54,233 **||46,782|
|||Volunteer expenses||0||0|
|||Club Running Expenses||7,475||7,953|
|||Welfare||175||0|
|||Social  Expenses||2,440||739 *|
|||(70th Anniversary)*|||||
|||Daytime Activities|||||
|||Employment Costs|38,508|||24,945|
|||Transport|14,630|||6,552|
|||Resources & Activities|2,234|||1,961|
|||||55,372|||
||**|(Excludes Daytime Activity Staff)|||||
|||||**119,695**||**88,932**|
||**Governance Costs**||||||
|||Insurance/Affiliation||2,275||2,394|
|||AGM Expenses/Companies House||13||198|
|||||**2,288**||**2,592**|
|**5 **|**DETAILS OF CERTAIN ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE**||||||
||**Trustee expenses**||||||
|||||**This Year**||**Last Year**|
|||Number of trustees who were paid expenses||None|None||
|||Total amount paid||**None**|**None**||
||**Fees**|**for examination of the accounts**|||||
|||||**This Year**||**Last Year**|
|||Independent examiner's or auditor's fees for||£||£|
|||reporting on the accounts||300||250|
|||Other fees||None|None||



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## **SLOUGH MENCAP** 

## **Slough Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2023** 

|**6 **|**PAID EMPLOYEES**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Staff costs**||**This Year**|**Last Year**|
||||£|£|
||Gross wages, salaries and benefits in kind||54,233|46,782|
||& Tax/NIC (Excludes Daytime Activity Staff)||||
||Pension costs||0|0|
||Total staff costs||**54,233**|**46,782**|
||**Average number of full-time equivalent employees in the year**||||
||||**This Year**|**Last Year**|
||The parts of the charity in which|Fundraising|0|0|
||the employees work|Charitable|1.0|0.4|
|||Governance|0.0|0.4|
|||Maintainance|0.2||
||Daytime Activities|Other|1.8|1.5|
|||Total|**3**|**2**|
|**7 **|**INVESTMENT ASSETS**||||
||Fixed  assets investments||0|0|
||Carrying (market) value at beginning of year||**640,756**|**680,859**|
||Add: additions to investments at cost||0|0|
||Less: disposals at carrying value||0|0|
||Add: net/loss gain on revaluation||64,439|-40,104|
||Carrying (market) value at end of year||**705,195**|**640,755**|
||Charifund units||653,964|561,663|
||COIF Investment Fund||51,230|49,093|
||||**705,195**|**610,756**|



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Inde
endent ExamRnergs Re
ort to the Trustees of Slou
h Menca
I report on th¢ a¢counts of the company forth¢ yearended 30 Septemb¢r2023. wh￿h are set out on pages I I to 16.
Respective respoDslbllities oftru$tets Ind ex8llilDer
The inLStees (who are aLso the directo￿ of the cimpany for the Pu￿0$eS of company bw) are re4lOt)$il)le for the
prepaRtion of the a¢counts. Th¢ chÉrity'S iNStees consider that an audit is not required for this yearundersection 144 01
th¢ Charitie5 Act 2011 (the ChAliti¢s'Aet) and that an independent ex2minaiion is needed.
It ts my respons￿i]ItY to=
¢xarnine the acrtsuni$ under sect￿￿ 145 of the Chariti¢s Act 2011,
to lolkiw the procedure¥ ￿ld dowu in the general Directions given by th¢ Charity Conimiss•)n (under section
145{5Mbl of the Charities Act. and
io state whetherpafli¢ular matteTS have come to my ait¢ntion.
Basi$ of Independent ex*mln¢r's report
My ex2minatx)n Mv$ ¢Vdrrrd out irj accoréan¢e with the general DirectK)ns given by the ChaTily Comrni%sK>n. An
examiTration inC￿des a of th¢ aCC￿￿￿tIng r¢tords kept by th¢ ¢h2rity atNJ a ¢(xntAtison of the account5 presenied
with those records. Jt also includes cottsk4eratx>n of any unusual items or d￿ClosUre$ llj Lhe aewunt8. and sceking
eXp￿natIOnS fTL)m you as ttustees concerning any such rnatter5. The proceduff$ undertsken do not provide all the
evidence ttrdt would be requiyed in an audit and consequently no q)illiOD ts given as to whether the aecounts ptEseot a
Irue and fawvielll and the ]Epon is limited to thosc matters set out in thc statement below.
lThdependen¢ ex8miner'$ ststem¢nt
In connection ￿7¢h my ¢Xarntnat￿n, no matterhas Come to my attention..
which wes me ff8sonable cause to believe that til any material s?SP¢¢t the requrements
to kcep accounttiIg￿Qords in a¢cordan¢¢ witb seCt￿n 130 of the Charit¢$ Aci,. and
to prerore aLxomts wthich accord wi¢h th¢ accounting records and ¢ornpty with the accountin8
gutremellts of Lbe ChaiitKs A¢¢.
have not been met.; or
tts whi¢h, in my OPinM>n. attention shoukl be drdwn in oyder to enabk a proper understa￿dIng0f the accounts to
be reached.
Phljp Mount TD AFA NIIIPA ACIE
54 Dedworth Road
Windsor
SL4 SAY
Date.. 2 1È1 FebNary 2024