## ## |Trustees|||Mrs R Brady BEM||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Mrs P EProom||| ||||Mrs H Young||| ||||Mr KJTaylor||| ||||Mrs TGriffiths BEM||| ||||Mr M C Galvin||| ||||Mr SMunyal||| ||||Mr TFossey||| ||||Mrs C LNorman|(Appointed|28 July 2022)| |Secretary|||Mrs T Griffiths BEM||| |Charity number|||1134570||| |Company|number||06978996||| |Registered||office|33 Earlsdon Avenue||| ||||Coventry||| ||||West Midlands||| ||||CVS 6TH||| |Independent||examiner|Crompton &Co||| ||||2nd Floor, Holt Court||| ||||16Warwick Row||| ||||Coventry||| ||||West Midlands||| ||||Cvl 1EJ||| ## ## ||||Page| |---|---|---|---| |Ttxtstees report|||1-4| |Independent
examiner's||report|| |Statement offinancial||activities|| |Balance sheet|||7-8| |Notes to the financial|statements||9-19| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |Achievements
and performance| |---| |Activities| |CRCB's activities are roughly
divided mto four areas: skills, hobbies, physical
activity and sociaL
Skills activities
are designed
to help people manage
their sight loss better, however
they also help people to remain
connected| |with the modem
world with more and more services going online.| |CRCB runs three IT sessions
each week,
in which service users supported
by volunteers
leam
how to use a PC with inbuilt| |accessibility
features,
specialist software packages
and/or
practical adaptations
such as high-contrast
or large button keyboards;| |some people come simply to get volunteer
support to help with emails or other projects.
Devices Workshop
runs twice a week providing
peer support
touse mobile phones and other specialist technologies
for visually| |impaired
people.
Vegan Cooking gives the opportunity
to learn new techniques
for visually
impaired
people interested
in a plant-based
diet. The| |group is led by visually
impaired
tutors.| |Cooking Class: small group tuition
in how to prepare good food safely
Braille classes provide
one-to-one
tuition
in braille reading
and writing
from beginners
to intermediate.
The group
is led by| |experienced
braille teachers.
Hobby activities offer the opportunity
to take part in a diverse range ofrewarding
pastimes
and use volunteers
to help visually| |impaired people overcome
any barriers.
Creative Wrtting
is a strong
group led by an experienced
tutor that allows people to express themselves
in writing.
Volunteer
scribes help group members
get their creative
thoughts
down
on paper
One collection ofwriting
has already been completed
with
another
on the way. The group*s work
is also performed
by actors from the local Criterion
Theatre
at events
and in| |education
settings.
Visibly
Sound,
is an inclusive
music
group
with
both
singers
and
instrumentalists.
They rehearse
weekly
and perform
at| |fundraising
events, concerts and for other community
groups around Coventry
and the surrounding
area.
The Craft Club is a relaxed
chatty group
where
members
can undertake
either a group activity
or a project of their
own with| |volunteer
support
as needed.
CRCB's Allotment
Club is based at our plot about half a mile away from the centre. The allotment
is an exemplar
for how to| |create
an outdoor
space that is accessible to visually
impaired
people,
with raised beds, high-contrast
path
edging,
brightly
coloured installations
and audio signals to allow better navigation.
The group is run by highly
experienced
and knowledgeable| |volunteers
who provide a consistently
enriching
environment
that allows
people who love gardening
and vegetable
growing
to| |stay in touch with the soil
Sight
loss can cause
loss of confidence
in going
out, so volunteer-supported
or adapted
physical
activities
are extremely| |important
to help with visually
impaired people's physical
and mental wellbeing.
The Bowls group
is highly
competitive
and meets
at the Hagard
Community
Centre
in winter
and at Spencer Park near the| |centre in the summer.
The group continues
to grow and is one ofmost popular activities.
The Yoga class is restricted
to eight people because ofspace. It is an ideal activity for visually
impaired
people due to its gently
rigorous
exercise combined
with a meditative
element. We intend to add further sessions ifpossible and iffunding
allows next| |year.
All our activities
have a strong social element:
tea and chat is a supremely
important
part of the benefit people derive from| |attending
CRCB.
Monday
Club
is our longest-standing
group: a coffee morning
with
invited
speakers,
armchair
exercises,
entertainers
and
sometimes just a natter and a quiz. This group parncularly
appeals to older members
ofthe community
and for many represents| |the only occasion in the week when they go out.
CRCB enjoys a very good relationship
with the local Criterion
Theatre
(including
many
volunteers
who are involved
in both
organisations).
For some years now, a group froin the Resource Centre attends each production
on one evening,
preceded
by a
touch-tour
in which visual
elements
of the play are explained,
and people
can have the opportunity
to get up on stage
and
understand
the set, as well as touch and feel key costumes
and props. The touch-tour
is designed
to help people get as much as| |possible
out oftheir theatre
experience.
Between the touch-tour
and performance,
the group
has fish and chips together at tlie| |centre.| |As transport
can be a considerable
challenge
for visually
impaired
people, especially for the majority who are in the older age
bracket, our minibus
service, supported
by trained volunteer
drivers,
is an essential part ofthe set vice provision ofthe charity:
many members
would not be able to attend without
it. There are two vehicles,
an older one for which a replacement
plan is in
place, and a newer one acquired
at the end ofthe last financial
year that we are looking also to replace
with one that is more| |suitable for our needs.| |In addition
to the regular weekly activities,
the charity
provides
access to and advice on products
for visually
impaired
people,| |from daily living aids to electronic magnifiers.
Staff also advise
and support
people looking
for additional
support,
helping
with
form-filling,
advocacy,
benefits, accessing| |health services and making onward
referrals.| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||funds|funds||| |||||||2022|2022|2022|2021| ||||||Notes||||| |Income and endowments|||from:||||||| |Donations
and|legacies|||||72,644|39,755|112,399|56,799| |Charitable
activities||||||35,728|1,063|36,791|15,019| |Other trading activities||||||123,506||123,506|71,799| |Other income|||||||||37,640| |Total income||||||231,878|40,818|272,696|181,257| |~K*
Ch|||||||||| |Raising funds||||||5,445||5,445|3,856| |Charitable
activities||||||198,250|19,420|217,670|164,630| |Other|||||12|12,321||12,321|10,064| |Total resources expended||||||216,016|19,420|235,436|178,550| |Net incoming|resources|before transfers||||15,862|21,398|37,260|2,707| |Gross transfers|between|funds||||20,335|(20,335)||| |Net income for the year/|||||||||| |Net movement|in funds|||||36,197|1,063|37,260|2,707| |Fund balances|at
1 November|||2021||166,462|7,505|173,967|171,259| |Fund balances|at 31 October|||2022||202,659|8,568|211,227|173,966| ## ## ## |||||2022||2021|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Notes|||g|| |Fixed assets|||||||| |Tangible
assets|||14||325,656||327,427| |Current
assets|||||||| |Stocks|||15|1,457||1,325|| |Debtors|||16|6,151||2,101|| |Cash at bank and in|hand|||119,959||94,513|| |||||127,567||97,939|| |Creditors: amounts|falling due within|one|||||| |year|||18|(26,903)||(21,726)|| |Net current assets|||||100,664||76,213| |Total assets less current liabilities|||||426,320||403,640| |Creditors: amounts|falling due after|more|||||| |than one year|||19||(215,093)||(229,674)| |Net assets|||||211,227||173,966| |Income funds|||||||| |Restrtctcd funds|||20||8,568||7,505| |Unrestricted
funds|||||||| |Designated
fiutds|||21|20,000||40,000|| |General unrestricted|funds|||182,659||126,461|| ||||||202,659||166,461| ||||||211,227||173,966| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |Donations|and legacies||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |||funds|funds||| |||2022|2022|2022|2021| ||||g||| |Donations
and gifts
Grants receivable||37,644
35,000|39,755|37,644
74,755|22,799
34,000| |||72,644|39,755|112,399|56,799| |For the year ended 31 October 2021||51,799|5,000||56,799| ## ## ## |4|Charitable|activities|activities|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||2022|2021| ||Charitable
rental income||||3,323|3,525| ||Other inconle||||33,468|11,494| ||||||36,791|15,019| ||Analysis
by|fund||||| ||Umestricted|funds|||35,728|12,468| ||Restricted funds||||1,063|2,551| ||||||36,791|15,019| ||For the year||ended 31October 2021|||| ||Unrestricted|funds|||12,468|| ||Restricted
funds||||2,551|| ||||||15,019|| |5|Other trading||activities|||| ||||||Unrestricted|Total| ||||||funds|| ||||||2022|2021| ||Fundraising|events|||7,165|376| ||Shop income||||53,246|38,171| ||Letnng and licensing|||anangements|63,095|33,252| ||Other trading||activities||123,506|71,799| |6|Other income|||||| ||||||Total|Unrestricted| |||||||funds| ||||||2022|2021| ||Other income|||||37,640| ## ## ## |7|Raising funds|Raising funds|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrestricted|Total| |||||funds|| |||||2022|2021| ||Fundtaisinc|and|ublici||| ||Other fundraising||costs|827|| ||T~di»||||| ||Other trading|acttvttics||4,618|3,768| |||||5,445|3,856| ## ## ## ## |||2022|2021| |---|---|---|---| |Depreciation
and impairment||15,395|11,737| |Rent and rates||16,157|8,569| |Insurance||3,551|2,797| |Light and heat||17,331|12,189| |Telephone||1,603|2,663| |Office expenses||1,349|1,698| |Volunteer
expenses||670|446| |Cleaning|||380| |Repairs and reneivals||8,614|9,957| |Sundries||4, 151|3,646| |Training||365|408| |Activities||5,220|807| |Computer
expenses||821|1,474| |Minibus
expenditure||7,018|3,415| |Boston Lodge repairs||19,420|5,000| |Management
expenses||9,897|4,978| |||111,562|70,164| |Share ofsupport costs (see note 9j||99,875|90,626| |Share ofgovernance|costs (see note 9j|6,233|3,840| |||217,670|164,630| |Analysis
by fund|||| |Unrestricted
funds||198,250|158,260| |Restricted funds||19,420|6,370| |||217,670|164,630| |For the year ended 31October 2021|||| |Unrestricted
funds||158,260|| |Restricted funds||6,370|| |||164,630|| ## ## ## |9|Support|costs|costs|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Support costs|Governance|2022|2021| |||||||costs||| ||Staff costs||||99,875||99,875|90,626| ||Legal and|professional||||3,533|3,533|96| ||Independent||Examiners'|fees||2,700|2,700|3,744| ||||||99,875|6,233|106,108|94,466| ||Analysed|between||||||| ||Charitable||activities||99,875|6,233|106,108|94,466| ## ## |||2022|2021| |---|---|---|---| |||Number|Number| |Employment|costs|2022|2021| |Wages and salaries||98,440|89,294| |Other pension|costs|1,435|1,332| |||99,875|90,626| ## |Unrestricted|Total| |---|---| |funds|| |2022|2021| |12,321|10,064| ## ## ## ## ## |Tangible fixed|assets|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Freehold land|Fixtures and|Computers|Motor vehicles|Toter| |||and buildings|tittings|||| |Cost||||||| |At I November|2021|314,099|23,413|17,772|21,995|377,279| |Additions|||7,720|5,905||13,625| |At 31 October|2022|314,099|31,133|23,677|21,995|390,904| |Depreciation|and impairment|||||| |At 1 November|2021|17,546|10,777|17,312|4,218|49,853| |Depreciation
chmged in the year||4,429|4,841|1,681|4,444|15,395| |At 31October|2022|21,975|15,618|18,993|8,662|65,248| |Carrying
amount||||||| |At 31 October|2022|292,124|15,515|4,684|13,333|325,656| |At 31 October|2021|296,553|12,636|461|17,777|327,427| ||The carry|mg value ofland inc|luded
in land and buildings
comprises:||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||2022|2021| ||Freehold|||92,569|92,659| |15|Stocks||||| |||||2022|2021| ||Fimshed|goods and goods for|resale|1,457|1,325| |16|Debtors||||| |||||2022|2021| ||Amounts|falling due within|one year:||| ||Other debtors|||6,151|2,101| ## ## ## |17|Loans and overdrafts|Loans and overdrafts|Loans and overdrafts|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||2022|2021| ||Bank loans||||183,141|188,229| ||Payable within|one year|||4,983|5,101| ||Payable after one year||||178,158|183,128| ||Amounts
included
above which fall due after five years:|||||| ||Payable by instahnents||||155,428|161,557| ||The long-term|loans are secured by fixed charges over freehold property.||||| |18|Creditors: amounts||falling due within one year|||| ||||||2022|2021| |||||Notes||| ||Bank loans|||17|4,983|5,101| ||Other taxation|and social security|||1,063|1,084| ||Other creditors||||13,093|12,814| ||Accruats and defened||income||7,764|2,727| ||||||26,903|21,726| |19|Creditors: amounts||falling due after more than one year|||| ||||||2022|2021| |||||Notes||| ||Bank loans|||17|178,158|183,128| ||Other creditors||||36,935|46,546| ||||||215,093|229,674| ## ## ## ## ||||Movement|in funds|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Balance at|Incoming|Resources|Balance at| |||I November|resources|expended|31October 2022| |||2021|||| |Music Group Tutor|||1,250|(1,250)|| |Cook and|eat well classes||4,680|(4,680)|| |Kitchen refurbislnnent|||3,389|(3,389)|| |Database|||7,543|(7,543)|| |Windows|||21,768|(21,768)|| |Allotment|club||1,125|(1,125)|| |Minibus||7,505|1,063||8,568| |||7,505|40,818|(39,755)|8,568| ## ||||||Movement
in|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||funds|||| |||||Balance at|incoming|Balance at|Transfers|Balance at| |||||I November|resources|I November|31|October 2022| |||||2020||2021||| |Fixed asset fund||||40,000||40,000|(40,000)|| |Preservatiou/renovation||ofEar(aden premises|||||20,000|20,000| |||||40,000||40,000|(20,000)|20,000| |Analysis|ofnet assets between||funds|||||| ||||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| ||||||funds|funds||| ||||||2022|2022|2022|2021| |Fund balances at 31October 2022 are represented||||||||| |by:||||||||| |Tangible|assets||||325,656||325,656|327,427| |Current|assets/(liabilities)||||49,257|51,407|100,664|76,213| |Long term liabilities|||||(215,093)||(215,093)|(229,674)| ||||||159,820|51,407|211,227|173,966| ## ##