Cbarity registration tturnber 1131610 IEnglgDd and Wales) Company regi5tratioD number 06922401 ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION ANNUAL REPORT AL UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE II¥FORMATION TrDsttes Valfflie Joy Garland AthieTllJe l*Jwe TvOr Bignell David Ricbardson Sally Clark (Appointed l May 2024) Charity number @uOand and Wales) 1131610 Company uumber 6922401 Registered office I I Siauon Parade Lancin8 Wc¥t Sussex BN15 8AA Independent examiller Harding ACA FCCA DChA Richard Place Dobson Services Limited 1-7 Ststioo Road CT8wI¢y West Sussex RHIO IHT
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION CONTENTS TnLStees' report Independent examinevs report Statement of finan¢i414divities Bal¢ sbcer NO 10 tbe fmanciaj st£tements 7-16
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR EIVDED 31 MARCH 2025 The tThstee8 presellt their annual report and fllwicial statements for the year alded 31 M8Tcb 2025. The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance witb the &CCOUDting poLi¢ies set out in note I w the fjnancial stat¢m¢nts and Comply witb the ckwitabl¢ conalS Memoranthun and Aniclcs of Assoeiatioz4 the Companie8 Act 2006 aad Accounting and Reportiti8 by Charitie5: Statrmenl of Recomm&ed Practice applicable to charities prepariti8 th¢ir accouDts in &ccordat)ce with the Fin8llcial Rcporting Swidard 8ppli¢8ble ID tbe UK and Republic of Ircland (FRS 102) (ctive I Jartuary 2019)" Objectives and aeilvllles To promot¢ any charitable PUWise for the benefit of the community in the local goveTnmen¢ district of Adur (&s ils boundary cxisted on l April 2009) aELd its ncighbourhood (H¢r¢inaftcr callcd 'the area of bcncfit) all in particular the 8dvgnccmeLIt of education, the proieccton of INIth and the relief of poverty, distress and sickDW, and in the fice of the said purpos¢, bu¢ not fiuther or otherwise, to promot¢ and organis¢ cooperatioD ID the acbievement of the sarlle and to that end to bling wgeth¢r in eouncil r¢preselltalivcs of the volunlary organisattons arLd statutory authoriues witbin the area of benefiL To prolide community transport services foT inhabitants of Adur and its environs who are in need if a service be¢aus¢ of age, sickn¢ss, disability poveTty. or lack of availability of adequate and fe publie passenger serv)S. Publlc Bentflt The cbaritable company'8 trLL8tKs havc TefeTred to the gwdance in the C]wiry CommisstOll'8 genernl guidance on Public Benefit when revIen8 the charitable companys aims and objec¢tves and in plantiing its fvtutt a¢tivities. ID particular, they have ¢onsidered how plamied activitie5 will contribute io the aim$ And obj¢¢tivcs they have set. Aebievements Alld perfonnxnce AVA continu¢s to ¢atry out its obj¢ctivcs as Star above. A fijll review of activilies is included in the 202412025 annual report which can be obtained upon requesL Fioaneial revi¢w During the year the cbaritable company had net iacoJ])ing resources of £6,824 (2024: £16.801 ) as shov4n on the Ststement of Financial Activitie$ on pag¢ 4 of th¢ accounts. Reserves policy R¢s¢rv¢s ar¢ tbat part of a cbariry's urjrestricted fjjnds tbat is freely &vaiiabl¢ lo 5p¢Dd on of th¢ cbariry's putposes. Athjr Volun(ary Action maintaitts fre¢ utThtricted reseryes: to provide a level of working capital that protects the continuity of our core work to provide a Level of funding for unexpted opportunities to provide cover for risks sucb 8s unforeseen expenditure or unat)ticipatgJ loss of Iome. The AVA board of trustees will review the above ¢Titeria with reference to AVA'S Strategy and Annual Plan and delern]ine the 18r8¢t level of free reserves to meet these. The AVA boaTd of trustees will at times des7gnate funds from free reserves for significant project costs or replacement of major assets. AVA'S res¢rve policy is to allo¢ai¢ 2 moDth's wonh olnu)nin8 C4)sts unr¢rri¢¢ed fimds. The unrestricted resetves a¢ the year end were £7,732 (2024: £4,21)4). Structury governan¢e nd m*nagemeDt The clwitable company is CQDtrolled by its 8overnins docutnenL Memot3ndum and knicles of A55ociation incory)orated 2nd June 2tM)9. and consitsthtes a limtted company. limited by guardnte4 &$ defined by the Companies Act 2016. page I
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees. who ar¢ also tb¢ directOTS for the putpose of company law. and wbo served durittg the year and up to the date of sisnattwe of the financia] statements w¢r¢.' Valerie Joy GaTlarAd Adtienne Lowe Jonathan Smith Trevor Bignell David Richard50n slY Clark Oi¢sisn¢d 30 May 2025) (Appointrd l May 2024} Trustee and Director Recruitment Policy I. AVA follows Cbarity Couunission guidallte in retxui¢in8 ttusttts and directors (Finding New Tnt, 2012) ajkd adheres to its Owll Articl¢s ofA&socia(io 2. For the 8voidaDce of doub4 menlbers of the Man8g¢m¢nl Committee are directoTh of tbe Cotnpany within the meaniti8 of the Companies A¢t 1985 and Charity tsustee8 within th¢ m¢atiitiE of dJarity18W. 3. The legal procedures and conditions for eligibility. nomination. ¢lection (K CQthoption of trust¢&dir¢¢tors are set out in the Memorandum of Association of Adur Voluntary Action. 4. AVA seeks to maintsin a Board which TepTesents the diversity of its community of mernbers and users, and also ensures that the Board is equipped with the range of skills and experien¢e netes58ry to tske responsibility for control of a charitable eompany. To tllls ¢nd. th¢ Board re1*rIY reviews its composirioD and identifies gaps ill skill or rw¢senthtiv¢ness that It should aim to f. It also ideuttfies sknll gaps that ¢au be mei Ibrough trainin8 or induction. 5. Members ofAVA are invited to submi[ nominatiolls to the Board prior to each AGM. and the Board may also cop¢ n¢rnbers duriDg tbc ycar to fill ally identificd gaps. CeI priorities are youu8er people. and pwplc from a wider range of ethnic ouLrauniti¢s. None of the ¢rus¢ee8 bas any ben¢fi¢ial intettst iti the company. AU Of the Intee$ members of the compally ond guardUt¢e io ¢ontribut¢ £1 in lh¢ event of a winding UP. Risk management The rnjstees have 8 duty to identify and VIeW the risks 10 Iwhi¢h tbe Gbatitable CoMpY is exposed and to el appropriate controls are in pla¢e to provide reasonable assurance against fr8ud and error. This report has been prcpared in accordance with the special provisions of part 15 of Compani¢s Aci 2006 relating to sma]I ¢ompanies. The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Tn)llee& Adrienn¢ Lowe Trnstre Date.. page 2
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OFADUR VOLUNTARY AcfIoN I report to the vustees on my examination of th¢ financiat statements of Adur Voluntary Action (the charitable company) for the year ended 31 March 2025. R&8pon$ibilittes nd basis of report As the trust¢es of the charitable company land also ILS directors for thc purposes of Mparty law). you are responsibl¢ for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requircments of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied mysclf that the fmancial sratements of the charitsblc company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Ac(2006 and are eligibl¢ for ind¢p¢nd¢nt examirtatio I report in respect of my cxamination of the charitable eornpany"s finan¢ial staccmcnts carried out undcr section 145 of th¢ Charities Act 2011. In ¢anying out my ¢xamination I have followed the Dircctions given by th¢ Chariry Commission under s¢¢tion l45(5)(b) of th¢ Charities Act 2011. Indtpendent examlner's statement I have ¢omplet¢d my examination. I confirni that no matt¢rs have come to my att¢ntion in connection with the examination giving m¢ ¢us¢ ¢0 believe that in any materiaE resped: a¢counting r¢¢ords w¢r¢ not kept in respect of the th8ritable company as required by section 386 of the ComFwiie$ Act 2006. the financial statements do not accord with those records. or the financial slatemenis do not comply with th¢ a¢wuniing wuirements of section 396 of the Companies Aci 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view, which is not a rttstter consid¢red as part of an indcpendent examination: or the financial statements have not been prq)ared in a¢¢ordance with Ihe methods and prin¢ipl¢s of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by eh&ities applicable to charities preparin8 their finaftcia] statements in a¢¢ordan¢e with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and RUbliC of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no conccrns and have come across no other matters in connection with the cxamination io whtch attention should be thawn in this report in order to enable a proper und¢rstanding of the financial statement5 to be r¢a¢h¢d. Darren Harding ACA FCCA DChA Richard Place Dobson Services Limitcd Growid Floor 1-7 8tation Road Crawley West Sussex RHIO IHT Dat¢d.' 7 0¢ber 2025 page 3
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTIOIY STATEMENT OF FIIYANCIALACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITUREACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Current flnaneial year Ufjrestrirted funds 2025 Totsl fuuds 21125 2025 2024 Notes Income from: Doftations and legacies c.h1tblc accivities Matsagement Gharge5 483 84,983 85.466 89,725 1.733 1.733 luvestments 1257 1.357 986 Totsl income 3.573 84.983 88.556 90.711 Eypenditure on: R2ising fijnds har¢tabl tivities VOlunry Action Community Tzallsport 586 586 1.113 45 81,101 81.146 72,688 109 Total Charitable expenditure 45 81,101 81.146 72.797 Total &Tp¢ndltsre 45 81,687 81,732 73,910 movement In funds 3.528 3296 6,824 16,801 ReconcllladoD of fulld$: Fund balanccs at l April 2024 4204 45,859 50,063 33.262 FuDd balances at 31 M#r¢b 2025 7,732 49.155 56,887 50,063 The stattment of fLnancial activities in¢hMles all gains losses few1$ed in tbe year. All income and expenditure derive from Continuing activities.
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION STATEMEINT OF FINAIYCIALACTIVITIES (CONfINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPELYDITUREACCOUNT FOR THE YE4R ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Prior financi year Restrirted funds 2024 Total fullds 2024 2024 Notes Income from: Donations and legacies Investtnents 126 986 89.599 89,725 986 Total Income 1,112 89,599 90,711 Expenditure on: Ralsing fimds Voluntary Action Cotnmuttiry Transport 580 169 109 533 72.519 1,113 72,688 109 Total charitabl¢ e%p¢ndltur¢ 278 72,519 72,797 Tot#1 expenditure 858 73,052 73,910 Ylrt in¢ome iDd movement iti funds 254 16,547 16,801 Recondilation of fuDds: Fund balan¢es at l April 2023 3,950 29,312 33,262 Fund balallces at 31 March 2024 4.204 45,859 50.063
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION BALANCE SHEET ASAf31 MARCH2025 2025 2024 Notes Currellt ssets Debtors CasJL at bank alld in hand 13 87 60,473 92 53,368 60.560 53,460 Credfitors: amounts falling due wiihin ont yegr 14 (3.673) (3.397) Net current aJ$tts 56.887 50.063 The fuDd$ of the ebaritable eompgny R¢stri¢ted income fid$ vrc&trIcted fjJn(ts 16 17 49.155 7.732 45,859 4,204 56.887 50,063 Th¢ company is entstl¢d to the cxcmption from the audit Tequir¢ment COtLuio¢d s¢ction 477 of tbe Companies Aci 2(K16. for the y¢8r ¢nded 31 Mar¢h 2025. The director5 acknowl¢dge their responsibilities for complying with the rv4uir¢ments of the Companies AGt 2006 with respect to accounting records and th¢ prepardiion of financial ststemcnts. The ernbers have not r¢quired the company to obtain an audit of its fiDanciai sraoJeDts for the year in question in accordance with 8ecuorJ 476. The5¢ fiDan¢ial statements have been prepared iti ac¢oTdance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to tbe &raall ¢ompanies r¢8irne. The fillal81 statements were approved by the ttust¢es on .. Adricnne Lowe Trustee Conjpany Tegistr81ioJJ number 06922401 (En81ond and Wales)
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 M4RCH2025 AccouDting poliele8 Charlty knforniation Adur Voluntary Action is a charitabl¢ cL)mpany limited by guarantee incL)rporated in England ond W&lcs. Th¢ re8iSteTed offiG¢ is I I Ststion Parade, Lancing, West Sussex. BN15 8AK J.1 Accounting toDventiO The fiuaneial statements have been prepared in accordance with the clwitsblc ¢ompangs Men)oTanthlln attd Articles of Association. the Cotnpgnies Act 2006 and 'A¢couniing and ReportiD8 by Cbariti¢s.' Stat¢meTht of R¢¢onuoended Prnctice appLicablc to chartties preparing their accounts in a¢cordanc¢ with the Financial Rcporting Stsndard applicable in thc UK and Republic of IrelaDd (FRS 102) (effective l January 2019)" The cbaritable coropany is a Public Benofit Entiry as defined by FRS 102. The charitable company h8S tak¢n advantage of the provisions in the SORP for chaTiti¢S applying FRS 102 Updat¢ Bulleun I noi Io PTepare a Statement of Cash Flows. The fanCial statements are prepared in slcrling, vknich is the frJncEiODal CUrreY of the ctwitable comp&ny. Monetary amounts in these financial statem¢nts are rounded to the n¢arest £. The financial ststements have b¢en prepar&J urmler the historical ¢ost convention. The principal accounting pol?cies adopted are S out below. 1.2 Going Coneern At the time of approving the financial statements, the truslees have a reasonable expectation chat th¢ ¢haritsble company h&8 adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable futur¢. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going eoncern basis of accounting in PT¢paring the financial star¢m¢nts. la Charftable funds Unrestri¢t¢d fijnds are availablc for se at the discretion of the trSte¢S in fill1heranc¢ of their charitable objertives. Des1ated fimds comprise fid$ wbich bave been set aside * the discreiion of the Intee5 for specific purposes. The purpos¢s and usu of the desigDated funds are set out in the tsOEes to th¢ financial $tatemeots. R¢5fricted funds are subject to sperifi¢ conditiOQS by donors or grdThtor8 as to how they be used, The PU05¢8 alld U5¢s of the restricted fidS are scl out ID the aoi¢S to the financi81 sthtellLents. 1.4 Income In¢ome is reco8nis¢d when thc cban"table company is l¢8ally en¢itled to it after any perfornwce CODditions have been meL tl]e amounts cyn bc mcasured rcli8bly, al it is probable that tocottLC will be received InvestD]ent in¢ome, which include5 ititerest receivable is in¢lud¢d ID th¢ Sfatemcnt of Financial A¢uvitiN the y¢ar iti whtch li is weivabl¢. Incoming resources from charitable artiviti¢$. which is made up from me¢ting room hire, photocopying charges, ACT Vehicle Hire and is reColSed in the accounts in the year in which it is receivable. OtheT incoming Tesources includes office aud desk lettin8s. inttrnal m8nagement charges and miscellaneous incon i5 showm in the Statement of FiDaocialActiviu¢s when the cbaritable company be¢ome5 entitled to the resource. page 7
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTIOIY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IWCH 2025 AccL)untiDg polficies (Continued) Casb doDations ore recognised on receipt. Other donations aTC fwoi5ed once the cbaritable company has been rtotifjed of tbe donatiofy llnless perfonnance conditions require d¢f¢rrnl of the amoullL Incom¢ tsx rcwverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of cov¢nani is recognised the time of the donalion. Revellue 8rants are recognised in full in the Statement of Fin&ncig1 Arfivities ott tbe earlier of when they are Lrceived or when tbey are Teceivable. unless they relate to a 4yecific fvture P¢Tio¢ in which cas¢ they are deferred to tbat period. Grants for ¢apital purchases are credited restricted income whe7J T¢1Ve& Depreciation of fixed assets purcbased witb sucb grants is cbarged against the restricted full or agaitisi a designated equipmenL W where acquisition of tbe 5¢t has satisfied the donofs intentions. Where a fixed asset is doDa*d io the clwity for its own us4 It is treated in a similar way to a r¢srricted grant. 1.5 ExperAdlture Liabilities ar¢ rK08DiS as exg¢ndiDJre &8 500n as ther¢ is a legal or coThstNcuvc obligation Cl)Irinittin8 th¢ chaTitsble C0JDpany to that expenditure, il is probable that 8 transfcr of ecijnomic benefits will be required in settlemen¢ and ib¢ Rmouot of thc obligation Gan bc measured reliably. Expenditure is account¢0 for on an accTha15 basis attd has be¢0 classified under headings that aggregate 811 c05t lats1 to the category. All costs directly attributed to partiCLllar charitable Artivities allocated to that activity. Support ¢Q5ts include management and IT costs which support the main ¢haritsble activilies but aTe nol directly attrTrbutable to A particular activity. ChaTitable activities o)mpri3es thos¢ costs incurr¢d by the cbaritsble company ill the delivery of its a¢tivities and services for its beneficiaries. overnan¢¢ coscs in¢lude those costs associated with etItig the constitirtioDal and $tutOry requirements of the ¢haritsble ¢QErypany and include the indepeDd¢nt ex¥minatioD accountancy fees and other le8a] and professionAI costs. GTants offered subj¢¢t to Conditions which haye not been met at the year end dat¢ are nowl &8 a commitrnent but not acmed as upcnditure. AllocAtion alld 4pportloDment of ¢osts Support Costs are allocated to ¢lJarilable activities based otk what accivity they relate to, ¢a¢b of the activities is nm and ounted for separawly so as costs are incurred they are allocated It ha5 been decided by the Tn]ste¢s that only items of a value of £l.l)00 and over will be Capitalis¢ 1.6 Ca8h 2nd ¢•sh equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents includ¢ ¢asb in band depK>Sits held at call witb banks, otbtt sbort-tern liquid investments witb original maturities of tbtte months or Less. b9Dk ov¢rdrafts. Bank overdrafts are sbown within im)Owing5 in currellt iiabi]ities. 1.7 Finanelal instruments The ChIt4b1C company Only b8s financial assets and iiabiliti¢s of a kmd that qualify as basic fipanciai itistiwmts. Basic fjll8n¢iaI instrntnents are initially reco8nised a¢ transaction value and subsequenily measured at thexr settlement vaEue. I Taxation The dwitable company is exempt from WTatioD tsx OD its charitable 4rtTvities. page 8
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting polt¢ie$ (Contillued) 1.9 Employee benefits The cost of any unused holiday entitlement 15 r¢cogt)is¢d in the period ill which the employee's s¢ryices are receive Temiinauon benefits are reglS¢d immediately as an expen when the charitabl¢ fA)mpany is demonstrably wmmitt¢d to l¢rn]inate the employineDt of an employee or to PTvvide temiinauoD benefits. 1.10 Retirement bellefits Payments to defLued contribution retirement benefit schemes are ebar8ed as aD ¢XP¢J)se as they fall thie. 1.11 Debton Othcr d¢biors are recogoised at the settt¢men¢ athouni due. 1.12 Creditors Creditors are recognIs wher¢ tb¢ tharitable CouallY h&8 a present obtigttion resultiDg from a past event that 11 probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and tbe amount due to settle tbc oblisation ¢an be measured OT estimated reliably. Cr¢diWrs are no[nllY recognised at their seid¢m¢n¢ atnount after allowing for any disGouots due. Crltl¢al accountlng estImates ahd jydgemthts In the appli¢aiion of th¢ ¢haritsble company's accouDull8 policies. the trustees are rquired to make judgements. estima9 and aswmplions 41x)ut the carryiDg amouni of assets and liabiliues that ar¢ Dol readily apparent from other sources. The estimkrcs Ld associated assumptioLs ar¢ bas Qll historical cxperi¢le aud othcr factors ttlal are Considered to b¢ r¢levao¢. A¢al results may differ from th¢s¢ eslimates. The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revt8ions to accoijnting ellimates are Tteognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision atTe¢ts only that P10(L or in the peTiod of the revision and fur¢ periods where Ihc revision affects both CLrni and future periods. There were no $i1ficant judgement and accouniin8 estinutss in¢luded in the accounts durin8 thc fuwi¢ial'y¢ar. IFJcome from doDatloJM and legaci¢s Unrestrlcted R&stri¢ted fuDds funds 2025 2025 Totsl Unregtrlcted funds 2024 Restrleted rund$ 2024 Totsl 2025 2024 Donations and gifts Grants 483 262 84.721 745 84.721 126 126 89,599 89.599 483 84.983 85.466 126 89.599 89.725 P8ge 9
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEINTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025 Incom¢ from donations aod legacl¢• (CotttiDued} Unrestricted ods 2025 Reslrltted funds 2025 Total Unrestrlcted fuDds 2024 Restrlcted funds 2024 Total 2Q25 2024 Grants National Lott Iljmpkin Fest RepaiT Cafe HMRC JRS Grant N#tiODai lottery Claricon Digital In¢luyion SCF Iok 69,600 800 1.484 4,(KlO 69.600 800 1.484 4,000 69,600 69.600 5,000 5.WO 1.837 1.837 4,999 10.000 4,999 10,000 84.721 84.721 89,599 89.599 In¢ome from ch#ri¢able *ctivlties Unre8tr1¢ted funds 2025 UYJr¢strlcted lunds 2024 Maagement charges Other income 1.733 Income from Investments Unrestricted Unrestrlcted fvnds funds 2025 2024 Interest receivabk l?57 986 Expenditure on raising funds UDrnstri¢ted Restricted funds (unds 2025 2025 Total Ullrestricted R¢stricted funds fuDds 2024 2024 Totsl 2025 2024 FuDdral$lng and pub15¢Ety Advertising 586 580 533 1.113 p4e 10
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025 Expenditure on charitable tVItIeS Vollllltary Actio 21)25 Voluntary C•mLuutiity AetioJL Trxttsport 2024 2024 Total 2024 Direct ¢osts Staff Costs Insuran¢e Vehi¢l¢ njnnittg ¢osts Training couyses Staff and Volunteers expense H08pitslity Subscriptions Legal and profe8$iollzI 65.816 859 57.672 275 57,672 275 109 584 22 120 95 SLI 109 191 217 ,024 298 798 584 22 120 95 511 69,203 59.279 109 59,388 Share of$upport and governance ¢osts (see Dote 8) Support Gov¢rnan¢e 9,275 2,668 7,978 5,43 I 7,978 5,431 81,146 72,688 109 72,797 Allalysts by fund Unrestrieied fun(ts - g¢n¢r81 Restricted funds 45 81,101 169 72,519 109 278 72,519 81,146 72,688 109 72,797 Supptsrt ¢08ts allotated to aelllvities 2025 2024 aud office equipment Telephone Pholocopyin8. Postage and stationery Premises cost Governance sts 1,581 1,475 1.295 4,924 2.668 2.974 1,467 1,358 2,179 5,431 11,943 13,409 Allalysed behyeen: VoluntaryAction 11.943 13.409 page 11
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 N£4RCH 2025 Support costs allwJ¢ated to aetivities (Continued) 2025 2024 Govern¥Dce costs ¢omprise: Indepetetlt examination Legal and professional Bank charges 2.608 3.414 I,957 60 60 2,668 5.431 Net movement in funds 2025 2024 The ntt movement iti funds is ststed 4fter Chern{credItIng). Fees payable for the independent examinthon of the cbaTiry'S financi81 stateo]CDts 2,608 3,414 10 Thist¢¢$ Nonc of the trusttts (or any persons Cothaeed with them) received any rallun¢Mion or beuefits from the ¢lwitablc comp8oy during th¢ year. Trn3teeJ' expenses Theie were no tsustees, expenses pald for the year eDded 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 Mah 2024. 11 Employe¢$ The avernge montbLy number of t1¢>Ye¢S duTiD8 the year wa5: 2025 Numb¢r 2024 Number Pennan¢nt staff m¢mbers page 12
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION IYOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025 li Employees (ContiDued) Employment Costs 2025 2024 Wages and salaries Soctal secvrity Costs OthcT pension costs 52.818 8.701 4.297 56,222 1.450 65,816 57,672 Key manag¢m¢Dt personnd The trUSS consider two members of staff to be key nw¢ment persotwel, The totsl employment benefits of k¢y maapg¢m¢nr peTsonncl were £ 36.143 (2024: £48231). There weTe no employees whose annual T¢mun¢ration was £60,c or rn0. 12 Tgxatlon The clwity is exempt from taxation QD its aaivities baUSe all its in¢ome is applied for ¢haTitsbl¢ putposes. 13 Debtors 2025 2024 Amounts due wfthin one ytsr: PrepayTn¢llts and Iru¢d inconLe 87 92 14 Credlton: amounts falling due Mlthln OD¢ year 2025 2024 Other taxation and social security TTad¢ ¢rediwrs Accrnals 1,033 2,640 2,672 3.673 3,397 15 Retiren)ent benefft $them 2025 20Z4 Defined contribution stbemes Charge lo profit OT loss in respect of defmed ¢on1nUl1oll xhcmes 4297 1.4SO The cFthritable company operafrs a defined colrtribution pension scheroe for all qUalifyg ¢mploy¢¢s. page E3
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE IFAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025 16 Restricied fundi Tbe restricted funil% of the charity compTise the un¢xpended balances of donatioDS and grants held on tTht subject to specific ¢onditions by donors as to bow they may b¢ At l Aprij 2024 Incomitig resources Resources At 31 March eJpended 2025 National Lottery NAVCA SCF Iok Laptop sajary Clation Digital Inclusion Pumpkin Fest Rcpair café SCF CoDD¢Cting ComL)LS £4K Sx Police Flood Report 35208 3.988 4.448 2215 69,600 (65,128) 39,680 3,988 (4.448) (2,864) (694) (884) (1.947) (5.722) 1.837 800 1.746 4,000 7,000 1,188 106 862 2,053 1,278 45.859 84,983 (81.687) 49,155 Prevlous year." At I ApTIt 2023 ltscoming Ruources At 31 March expended 2Q24 National Lott¢ry NAVCA SCF Iok Laptop salary Clarion Digital Inclusion 24.708 69,600 (59,100) (5,617) (5,460) (2,875) 35.208 3,987 4,540 2,124 10.c 4.999 29J12 89.599 (73,052) 45,859 National Lottery: Funding reccived from a RC London aad South Easi Region application for National Lottery Funding. Tbe fiJDdin8 thks goes towards is to grow aod d¢vclop lo local VCSE in Adur by increasing eAgagem¢nt, voluntee, n¢tworking alld utilising new spaces. The fid is (o support charitie5 within 88illiDg and keeping volunteus, gs)od governance and monitorin& gaMI poli¢y Mnstruction and fidillg 5UPPOtL Overall a donatioll toward5 growth and ability to su8taÈn tb¢ chaTiry. National Association of VolLmtary and Community Action: NAVCA funded AVA to lead a project to bring logeth¢r a West Sussex wide network of or8anisations and projects supporting Ukrainian frien¢ls in the County. This proje¢( was funded for l year during 2023 alld led to the creation of a vibrant network of support orgaiiisatiolls who were able to influence improvement in service delivery based on locaL knowledge 3nd d&ta gathered by 5UPPOrt or8a4isaiions. The network has now become self-mawng and continU¢S to rneet. page 14
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEIYTS (CONTINUED) FOR TIIE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH2025 10 Restritted funds (Continued) Su$sex Commutiity Foundatioll: (kn grant from SCF supported AVA'S cor¢ work for one year up to the ¢nd ol May 2024. This included a conUOn toward sal8rie4 a Contribution toward setting-up alld furnishing Out new Lancing premise&. Througb this fid, we were a]so able to pay for subscriptiQn5 and services such as out Volunt¢¢r Plus database. whiclL is cenrrnl to our Volunteer Cc])tre Work, Website hosting and our membczsbip ro NAVCA- our infTathcture umbrella organisatiou which supptsrts AVA in our work. We were able to provide a much needed new laptop for a mernber of staff and repair a broken onc. The grant a]so helped us to organise a strdtegy day for Tfttss and Stsff to look at our foTward plan. SWOT analysis and agrte our new Vision, Mission and Valucs and also be clearer on ¢om7Dunicatin8 our work io others. It also allowed us to pay volunteer expenses. Volunteers for our ¢QT¢ wo w¢r¢ ¢rncial in supporting AVA in setting up our new Laucin8 ¢mi$es. DigilaL Inclusion: AVA was funded during the year 23r24 by Clarion Fuwr<s to d¢liver the Digitsl Essentials projec(. This project sId in November 2023 aod wi]I continue y11 July 2(Y24. AVA reuuited 6 Digitsl Champion volunteers and invited local people ¢0 participate ill the fortni8htly sessions. The swioD8 used the Good Things Foundation cour6e, 'L¢arn My Way. foundation and the Digital Champions wer¢ abl¢ ¢0 Sllprt learner 121 to navigate the ¢owse. They were alGO able to suppon people with individual digital literacy needs present¢d. kin Fes This was au event fijndcd by Hubbub and in parthersbip L4neiDg Parish Council. Jt was d¢si8Ded to encour&ge people to eat and recycle their pumpkins as opFx)sed lo sending Ibem io landfill. Ar the evenL there was a buffet showcasing pumpkin recÈpcs and all attendees were giv¢n a copy of all rccipes and a150 8 Leafiet on how to dispos¢ of PUEnpkin$ in an ¢Dvirontnen(ally fiiendly way w8y including compostin8. crcating bird fe&lcrs and turnittg them into piattters. As w¢ll as the food provided, there were a]so games, crafi5 and fa paintiJ)g. rickets sold out foi the event within a day gnd all the comnnmity f¢¢db4¢k about the day was extrem¢ly positive. In 2024 we set up a Lancing Branch of the Repair Cafe 10 encournge people io repair items rather than sending them lo landfill. This was, in part, funded by 4 8rani from Lancing Parish Council and Match My Project also matched us with a business who OJnd¢d us to purcFJase some of th¢ l¢)ols for tbe sessions. Th¢ Rcpair Cafe njns every 3rd Sattjrday of the month 8nd mern15 of the community bring in broken household i(ems and our Yolunte¢r fixer5 repair these aDd 8150 tcach people how to fix their own items. W¢ also provide free refresbm¢llts at tbe cafe scssions atLd tberc is & lovely conuDwiity fr¢1 to them. SCF Co)Jneetin COMJD The aim of this grant was to illjprove our reac SUPFQrt and infornotiou. We wwted to irnprove and increase out reach rya QUT cornmuni¢ations, including newsletters, websits. social and printed media (which is essential when trying to reh digitslly excludcd mcmbers of the ¢ommunity). This 8r8nt allowed us to Crea a post for a dedicad communications speciali91 to provide a greater range and amount ofinformation and in¢rease our reach across Adur. Su8$ex Resilien¢e Forum olice This granc funded a proj¢ct around eEnergency respooses to fl(dIng and tlke role of the corouwrrity and voluntary sector in th¢s¢ respons¢s. Work for this project io¢Euded.. Researchxtig areas tn A¢knthat were at risk of the Yarious types offlooditig Looking at current strategi¢s for planning and implementing ¢mergency pl8ns LAK)king at groups of people who aT¢ at risk ofb¢ing more impacred by flooding emergencies and also people who might 'fall Ough the net" when it comes to statutory wulnerable lists. We then Jnapped local conununity groups. ¢lwities and volun organisations ID the Adut and o¢ated a dats base of tbese or8anisation and wbo they Work with. FTOrn this point w¢ cr¢a*d & report for the Sussex Resilience Forum aut how they could work witb local groups and orgaDisatio)]s in temls of plaming and implerneniing th¢s¢ em¢rg¢ttcy responses as the5¢ groups have a wealth of valuable knowledge and expcrience which could ¢osur¢ greater inclusivity in both the planE]in8 and delivery of cm¢rg¢ncy r¢sponscs to flood and the role of the sector in re¢ovcry from floodill8 emergencies. page 15
ADUR VOLUNTARY ACTION NOTES TO THE FINAINCIAL STATEMEIYTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 17 Unrestrkcted fund$ The unrestricted funds of the eIlty comprise ihe unexpend¢d balances of donations and grants wbicb are not subject to specific Conditions by donors aDd 8rantOT5 as to how they may be e<L These include destgnated fijnds which have been S¢¢ aside out of unrestricted fund% by th¢ Inle¢S for splfi¢ puryw)ses. At l April 2024 lll¢ominE resources Resovrte5 At 31 March eipeDded 2025 General funds 4204 3,573 (45) 7,732 Previous ye#r: At l April 2023 IDcomiog resourtes Resourtes expended At 31 Mareh 2024 Genernl fimds 3.950 1.112 (858) 4,204 The designated 'Contingency Fund, has beeTt set aside to cover independent examiner and stsff Tedundancy cost$ in th¢ event of Adur Voluntary A¢tion winding UP. 18 Analyiis of net assets between funds Ullrestricted Restricted funds funds 2025 2025 Total 2025 Fund balances at 31 March 2025 are repr¢seMed by.. Current a5seLsl(liabilities) 7,732 49.155 56,887 7,732 49.155 56,887 UnTe5tricted Restricted funds funds 2024 2024 Tot41 2024 Fund balances at 31 March 2024 arc represented by: C¥Jrrent &ss¢ts/(liab?lities) 4204 45,859 50.063 4204 45,859 50.063 19 Related party transactions There were no disclosable related party uansactions during the year(2024- Done). page 10