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2024-03-31-accounts

Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd

(Company Ltd by Guarantee Number 06523039)

(Registered Charity No. 1129637)

Financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024

Contents Page
Legal Information 2
Trustees' report 3-5
Examiner's report 6
Statement of Financial Activities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notes to the accounts 9-10

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Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd

Legal Information

Trustees

Mr G Helliwell Chair Mrs B Horsman Treasurer Mrs M Derbyshire Dr S J Cornell Mrs L P Hansell Mr D Owen Mrs T Simpson

Company Secretary

Dr S J Cornell

Registered Charity number

1129637

Company Ltd by Guarantee number

06523039

Registered office

Stocksbridge Town Hall Manchester Road Stocksbridge Sheffield S36 2DT

Independent examiner

Craig Williamson White Rose Accounting for Charities The Ghyll Threapland Aspatria CA7 2EL

Bank

The Cooperative Bank PO Box 250, Delf House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT

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Trustees' report

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors' report and accounts for Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Entities.

Structure, governance and management

Stocksbridge Community care Group is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its memorandum and articles of association. The Company was incorporated on 4 March 2008 and was entered on the register of charities of 15 May 2009.

Objectives and activities

The aim of SCCG is to help combat social isolation and loneliness in older people in our local area, enabling them to remain a valuable part of our community.

Review of Activities

As Trustees we are so proud of the community engagement made in our three main projects: Friday DropIn; Friendly Visiting Service and Community Dementia Provision. Each project has a solidly reliable leader, to whom we owe a debt of gratitude.

Without volunteers two of our projects could not function, so a huge thank you must go to every one of our volunteers for all the time they give to visiting the elderly/ housebound, running Friday Drop-In and generally “oiling the cogs”.

As far as governance is concerned, finances have been high on the agenda over this period. We have looked at where we can save money, now only rent the office for one day a week and are looking at value for money. Grants have become more difficult to come by and we are aiming to carve out a 3 month reserve.

With regard to concerns regularly raised, there are two main areas: getting more volunteers, including Trustees, and transporting people to Friday Drop-In and Musical Memories, as you will read from the project reports - work in progress.

Friday Drop-In

The Drop-In operates between 10am and 3pm almost every Friday of the year at The Venue, Stocksbridge. The general structure of the day is that the morning is given over to a visiting speaker or activity session. A light lunch is then served and the day concludes with a selection of games such as dominoes, cards or scrabble.

Following a decline in membership in the aftermath of covid restrictions, overall numbers have gradually recovered and now have reached the mid to high twenties. The number of regular attendees is however somewhat lower, being in the range of 15 – 20. Reasons for this lie in the age and associated frailty of a number of members, as well as the lack of suitable community transport. We continue to make every effort to attract new faces as increased numbers would greatly help with the perennial problem of funding. We were most fortunate to receive substantial funding from the local Co-operative Society, which will keep us going for 12 months. Attendees also pay a contribution each week.

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Trustees' report continued

Friendly Visitor Service

Another busy year for our Service which was funded by The National Lottery Community Fund over this period.

During the last year we received 28 referrals for befriending and following further assessments 25 of these were accepted and allocated volunteer visitors. We receive referrals primarily from local social prescribers, social work teams, community groups and families. Throughout the year we averaged 39 people being visited during any week. In March ’24 we had 27 volunteer visitors. One of our main challenges this year has been recruiting new volunteers to the service. Fortunately our existing volunteers have taken on more people so we have been able to keep contact with everyone. Our search for new volunteers continues. During the year we undertook a consultation with older people. We spoke to 148 people in Stocksbridge, Deepcar, Wharncliffe Side, Oughtibridge and Worrall, which identified gaps in different areas. However, the main conclusion of this exercise was that due to the lack of suitable local transport and various health difficulties a lot of older people still remain lonely and isolated in their own homes.

Throughout the year some of our volunteers have taken older people out of the community to help reduce their social isolation. This has included attending Musical Memories and/or Friday Drop-In, out into the local countryside and out for a coffee.

One of our volunteer visitors: A, discovered both himself and G, the person he visits, had a mutual interest in golfing. G used to play golf in the past and he would often socialise with friends at the local golfing social club, until his health deteriorated and he was no longer able to do this. A now takes G up to the golf club every Monday morning where they chat and socialise with others. G has been able to meet up with friends he used to play golf with and he really looks forward to his Monday mornings now. “It’s the highlight of my week and I’ve met up with people I haven’t seen in years!”

We have attended several community events with our colleagues SCCCC, who also provide services for older people across Sheffield. At one event held at Fox Valley Market we asked young children if they would make some cards for lonely older people to brighten up their day. This was a great success with a total of 71 cards made. The Friendly Visitor Service then distributed the cards to the people we visit including some in care homes too. The children enjoyed making the cards and people loved receiving them too.

The visits to care homes identified that people can still be lonely in there. As a result of this, the coordinator and a few of the volunteers have started to visit people in our local care home on a regular basis for a chat.

The FVS volunteers and trustees have completed training on Active Listening Skills and Mental Health Awareness during the past year.

We have also produced a new set of leaflets for SCCG and rebranded our logo.

Community Dementia Provision

Following a successful tendering process, the contract for Stocksbridge & Upper Don Community Dementia Provision was awarded to us from Sheffield City Council. g j g y Leisure Centre is the lead organisation for this area. The contract was extended in April 2022 for a further 5 years, until March,2027.

The contract includes: receiving referrals from the Specialist Dementia Advice Service (SDAS) for people recently diagnosed with the condition and making contact with them; providing dementia-specific local information, advice and guidance; Musical Memories at The Venue, Stocksbridge, The Blue Ball, Worrall and roving Musical Memories across the area at various locations.

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Trustees' report

We introduced live music to our sessions using live entertainers who specialise in performing with and involving people living well with dementia. Singing connects people and Musical Memories has fast become a regular event on our community calendar. Given the size of the People Keeping Well area in which we deliver the project, this year we have introduced a second outreach Musical Memory event at Worrall and the roving MMs, all of which are proving successful.

Accessing extra funding streams has allowed us to extend the parameters of the CDP beyond those stated in the Sheffield City Council Contract. We now act on ALL dementia referrals from the local community, not just those from the NHS Sheffield Memory Clinic.

The referrals are many and varied, including SCCCC/Social Prescribing Workers/SCC Outreach Worker/Northern General Hospital first Contact Team/Adult Social Services Team/Valley Medical Centre/South Yorkshire Police/Sheffield Dementia Action Alliance/Older Adult Community Health Team/Rethink Mental Illness/Dementia UK Admiral Nurses as well as our own organisation and selfreferrals.

At SCCG Community Dementia Provision, we are aware that communities which are dementia aware/dementia friendly, have more opportunity to support people in the early stages of dementia, maintaining and boosting their confidence and their ability to manage everyday life. Individuals with dementia are engaged on an ongoing basis in guiding and consulting on dementia-friendly goals and actions. People with dementia continue to be at the heart of driving change and shaping the development of a dementia-friendly Stocksbridge. We are creating a real outpost in the Worrall community, with real friendships made and true support lying within this community. Worrall too is heading in the direction of a Dementia-Friendly Community.

Trustees responsibilities for the financial statements

Company and charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which show the state of affairs of the charity and of net income or expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

q state whether applicable accounting standards of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable the Trustees to prepare financial statements. The Trustees are responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

This report was approved by the Trustees on __and is signed on their behalf by:

Dr S J Cornell Company Secretary

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Independent Examiner's report on the Accounts of Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2024

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 10.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

· to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and

· to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

· to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and

· to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:______

Craig Williamson White Rose Accounting for Charities The Ghyll Threapland Aspatria CA7 2EL

Date:______

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Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd

Statement of Financial Activities

incorporation Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2024

Notes
Income from
1
Incoming resources from Charitable
activities
Grants
3
Donations
Friday Drop In donations
Fundraising
Total Income
Expenditure on
Charitable activities:
Staff costs
Equipment
Rent and room hire
Insurance
Consultancy
Friday Drop in
Dementia Work
Printing, stationery and postage
Telephone
Volunteer expenses
Publicity and recruitment
Bank charges
Governance costs:
Accountancy
Payroll fees
Legal fees
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Brought forward
Fund balances carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
£
17,407
275
3,269
-
20,951
4,123
209
3,404
627
2,400
6,962
-
210
811
42
153
-
325
198
148
19,613
1,338
10,134
11,472		 Restricted
Funds
£
32,120
-
-
-
32,120
24,637
-
-
-
-
-
4,620
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,257
2,863
-
2,863		 Total
funds
2024
£
49,527
275
3,269
-
53,071
28,760
209
3,404
627
2,400
6,962
4,620
210
811
42
153
-
325
198
148
48,870
4,201
10,134
14,335		 Total
funds
2023
£
42,577
500
3,267
35
46,379
22,208
719
5,896
627
2,400
5,535
4,757
244
1,036
169
-
48
295
170
294
44,397
1,982
8,152
10,134

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Stocksbridge Community Care Group Ltd

Balance Sheet

as at 31 March 2024

2024
Company number: 06523039
Notes
£
Current assets
Balance at bank
14,660
Total current assets
14,660
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Accruals
2
(325)
Total current liabilities
(325)
Net current assets
14,335
Friday Drop In donations
Total assets
14,335
Represented by
Unrestricted funds
11,472
Restricted funds
2,863
Total
14,335		 2023
£
13,130
13,130
(2,996)
(2,996)
10,134
10,134
10,134
-
10,134
(0)

For the year ending 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Director's responsibilities;

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476,

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements are approved by the Board on ______ and signed on its behalf by:

Mr G Helliwell Mrs B Horsman Chair Treasurer

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Notes to the Accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Preparation

The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102 (effective from January 2015 and updated with effect from January 2016) - (the Charities SORP (FRS102)), as modified for smaller charities.

The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity as defined under FRS102.

(b) Income

Grants donations and Income from charitable trading activities are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are received.

(c) Restricted Funds

Restricted funds are used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets the criteria is identified to the fund together with a fair allocation of management and support costs.

(d) Unrestricted Funds

Unrestricted Funds are other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.

(e) Resources expended

Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of V.A.T. The company is not VAT registered.

Governance costs of the charity relate to the costs of running the charity such as

the costs of meetings, professional costs and statutory compliance, and includes any costs which cannot be specifically identified to another expenditure classification. In the opinion of the trustees all support costs relate to charitable expenditure.

(f) Fund Accounting

Funds held by the charity are either restricted funds or unrestricted general funds. Unrestricted funds are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds that can only be used for a particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

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Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2024

2 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

These are expenses that have been incurred but have not been billed or paid for during the accounting period. They are in respect of:

Creditors
3 Grants
Allen Lane
Bradfield Parish Council
Bridge Community Shop
The Co-op Foundation
The Cutlers Charity
Harry Bottom Charitable Trust
Marjorie Cootes Charity
National Lottery Community Fund
Joseph Sheldon Trust
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield Steelers
Stocksbridge & Deepcar Townswomen Guild
Stocksbridge Town Council
Victoria & Johnson Memorial Trust
West Riding Masonic Lodge
Restricted funds
Bradfield Parish Council
National Lottery Community Fund
Sheffield City Council		 Unrestricted
funds
£
2,000
-
-
3,807
-
5,000
2,000
-
1,000
350
250
-
3,000
17,407		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
11,120
-
19,000
-
-
-
-
-
32,120
Incoming
resourced
2,000
11,120
19,000
32,120		 2024
£
325
325
2024
£
2,000
2,000
-
3,807
-
5,000
2,000
11,120
-
19,000
1,000
350
250
-
3,000
49,527
Outgoing
resources
(1,283)
(11,120)
(16,884)
(29,287)		 2023
£
2,996
2,996
2023
£
2,000
-
600
4,167
750
5,000
2,000
5,560
1,000
19,500
-
-
-
2,000
-
42,577
Carried
forward
717
0
2,116
2,833

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