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## CONTENTS 

|ONTENTS||
|---|---|
|Welcome from our Chair|3|
|Message from our CEO|4|
|About us|5|
|Our year in numbers|7|
|Our lockdown year|8|
|We kept the shop open|9|
|Highlights of the year|10|
|What carers said|12|
|Who we reached|13|
|Financial overview|14|
|Carer stories|16|
|Special projects|17|
|Partnership working|20|
|Some things changed|22|
|We welcomed new faces|23|
|Our supporters|24|
|Our volunteers|26|




Lesley, one of our volunteers working from home, making carer cards during lockdown 

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## WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR 

Welcome to the Carers in Bedfordshire Annual Review 2020/21, my first as your new Chair. 

I took over as Chair from Emma Wilkinson in October after she served three years in the role. I’d like to thank Emma for introducing me to Carers in Bedfordshire in the first place and, on behalf of the whole Board, for all her hard work and commitment. We’re delighted that we still have her on board as a trustee. 

During the last year the world changed dramatically with the arrival of Covid-19. This meant the charity had to change as well and do things differently to continue to support carers through the various stages of lockdown. 

As carers provide care for some of the most vulnerable people in society, a lot of them were shielding and became very isolated even once restrictions started to be lifted. 

We had to adjust our services to provide most of our support online, but carers had to make much bigger adjustments, perhaps especially those who found themselves in a caring role unexpectedly for the first time. 

Many people also had little experience dealing new online video technology and we had to ensure that we had contingencies in 


in place to help them along the way. 

I am so proud of how our staff stepped up to provide new and innovative ways to keep carers active, socialised and supported and I'm delighted to see the extent to which carers embraced these changes. 

A special thank you goes to our Treasurer Graham Mills and Finance Lead Tracey Gill for the financial reports to the Board throughout the year and the annual report. As well as to our auditors Keens Shay Keens Ltd who have checked and approved them. 

I would also like to thank all our funders, donors, partners, members and volunteers for supporting this vital charity. I hope you enjoy reading about what your money or time has helped us to achieve and the impact it has on carers lives, during what has been a very tough year. 

## PHIL TAVERNER 

_**Chairperson**_ 

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## MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO 

This was my first full financial year at Carers in Bedfordshire and it is one that will live long in the memory! 

When I reflect upon the uncertainty of those early weeks of April 2020, I vividly remember the surrealness of it all. The arrival of Covid-19 and the subsequent restrictions was asking a great deal from carers, often without recognition. 

You will come to read about the immense amount the team has achieved this year upon a backdrop of many operational challenges and financial uncertainties. The organisation as a whole showed remarkable agility adapting to the new world. 

Our frontline staff supported more carers than ever before. They were enabled to do so by our superb back-office team, who not only mobilised the charity to work from home, but kept carers informed and made sure we remained contactable for those who needed us. I was delighted to see the teams commitment recognised by the High Sheriff earlier this year. 

I would like to thank the Board of Trustees and those who worked closely with me during such an uncertain period. It would have been understandable, perhaps even 


sensible, to stand steady during the past year. But they showed resolve, resilience and persistence to continue pushing forward on our strategic priorities, as you will come to read. 

To each and every person who has supported us in our mission I want to extend my deepest gratitude. We were so grateful to those of you who took the time to say thank you, who donated their time or money to the cause, shared our mission to help us reach more carers and for being patient with the team as we began to work differently. 

Our mission is simple: to give carers access to the support, information and skills to enhance their wellbeing and enable them to remain in a caring role for as long as they choose. I hope you enjoy reading how we have worked to do this during such a difficult time 

## CHRIS STELLING 

## _**Chief Executive Officer**_ 

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## ABOUT US 

We’ve been around since 2004 and know that people who care for a family member or friend often put their own wellbeing last. They may not even see themselves as a carer and so miss out on support which could help the whole family. 


We support carers of all ages over the phone, through face-to-face contact, support groups and workshops. 



Our services include experienced carer support workers, counselling, wellbeing sessions, coping with hospital, grants and information such as the Carers magazine. 


We work closely with local and national agencies and can signpost carers to specialised sources of support. 


Our Memory Navigation Service is for people living with memory loss and dementia, and their carers. 



We help carers have their say on caring matters in Bedfordshire, and beyond, working with the NHS, local councils, and influencing government, local and national. 


We are regulated by the Charity Commission and comply with Company Law. We’re a Network Partner of Carers Trust, and also work closely with Carers UK, the UK’s two national carer charities. 

We are well connected locally with many health and social care organisations and have strong links with businesses, schools and employers. 


We only do what makes life better for carers – carers are at the heart of our values. 



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ABOUT US
OUR OBIECTIVES
Reach more carers
Reaching curers was more important than ever this
year and one of our top objectives.
Be transparent,
eff icient & effective
We took some radical decisions for the security of
the charity and our mission.
Work in partnership
We've worked in partnership with many
organisations to support our carer8.
Invest in high quality
support
We invested in high quality 8UPPOrt through new
und innovative ways to support carer8,
We were involved in the Carer8 UK'8 Fairer for
Carer8 campaign lo advocate for carers, right8.
Advocate with carers
OUR VISION
Carers will feel recognised, re8PeCted
and supported in their role.
OUR MISSION
To give carers access to the support, information and
skills that enhances their wellbeing and enables them
lo remain in a caring role for as long as they choose.
OUR VALUES
We put carers at the centre of every decision we make.
We are transparent.
We work with integrity.
We are open.
We are resilient.
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We supported 6,652 carers 

## OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS 



548 carers grants were awarded a total of **£** 147,671 


652 people were supported by groups 



2,002 virtual cups of tea were made 



466,883 reach on social media 

558 people were supported through our Memory Navigation Service 



We delivered 42 sessions of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) 


786 young and sibling carers supported in the year 


698 contacts with young carers made though alternative methods this year due to lockdown 




We had 22,284 contacts with carers 

10,169 telephone conversations were conducted 

We registered  1,384 new carers 

1,126 carers were supported in 355 286 carried out online groups 

We sent out 17,608 copies of our quarterly Carers magazine by post and 14,544 by email 

218 carers and 76 people with dementia attended dementia groups 

51 people with dementia received a course of CST 

71 young carers received a wellbeing assessment 

146 group sessions  held for young carers 

1,004 times someone said 'you're on mute!' 

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**Achieving objective: Reach more carers** 

## OUR LOCKDOWN YEAR 

Reaching carers was more important than ever this year and one of our top objectives. 


Carers faced additional isolation as they shielded the person they cared for, or could not visit their loved ones in care homes. They came to us with worries and practical questions relating to the pandemic. 

Support workers were on the end of the phone to help carers with their worries and questions, practical matters and need to hear a friendly voice. All staff were offered extra wellbeing support. 

We hit the phones, sent out letters and postcards and went online. We found creative ways to keep carers connected to us and with each other -  trying out innovative ideas like online pet shows, bake-offs, choir, yoga and quizzes (see our highlights of the year on pages 10 and 11). 

The High Sheriff of Bedfordshire recognised our efforts in March with a Charitable Organisation Award for 'operating at an outstanding level throughout the pandemic and showing great versatility, kindness and care.' (See staff celebrating at the virtual ceremony above and on the front page.) 

Things that were unimaginable before became welcome and essential, such as counselling over Zoom. We even let some staff play Minecraft with young carers! 

High Sheriff Susan Lousada said: “I am so pleased to recognise Carers in Bedfordshire for the outstanding service they deliver within Bedfordshire. They quickly adapted to the challenges of this pandemic ensuring that no carer was left without contact." 

Everyone worked extremely hard to give carers varied and interesting activities to alleviate loneliness and isolation. One carer told us: "You are my main contact with the outside world." You can read our carers' comments on page 12 about the impact we had. 

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**Achieving objective: Reach more carers** 










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## HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 

## **Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support** 


Our Dementia Team provided pictures, trivia, quizzes and puzzles to jog memories, start conversations and keep the brain stimulated. Read more 


Our wonderful choir kept each others' spirits up with their weekly Zoom singing sessions. Read more 


During lockdown, we put on different online sessions for young carers, including weekly Minecraft sessions, dubbed 'Minecraft Mondays.' Read more 


Our Zoom yoga sessions were a big success and led to lots of positive feedback. Read more 

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**Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support** 

## HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR 



We just asked people to zoom in with their pets and talk about their value especially during lockdown. 

We launched our Emergency Plan booklet and posted it to carers who might be in most need of this resource. 



We sent 'Five Ways to Wellbeing' postcards to carers to let them know we were still here to support them during lockdown. 

Budding chefs took part in our free sixweek cooking course aimed at those taking on a new caring role or to brush up on their skills in the kitchen. Read more 

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## WHAT CARERS SAID 

## **Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support** 

I am so grateful for your call and the chance to talk to someone who understands. 

We feel very lucky to have had the choir via Zoom throughout the pandemic when it has not been possible to meet up in person. It lifts our spirits. 

Thank you so much for all the emotional support. I have really valued it and it has been so nice to hear a friendly voice on the phone. 

Thank you very much. I am using the grant to complete a mental health diploma. It will help me to improve myself and the person I am caring for . 

CiB have been crucial in helping me with my grief and through lockdown. Events on Zoom are great being available to so many people who are housebound. CiB have been very inventive and thanks too to the experts who have supported us all. 

These sessions are great for unpaid carers who can’t leave the house. 

I am going to use the grant to help me pay for things for university. 

Thank you so much for I want to thank you for all listening, understanding the support this group has and for your kindness. given me – it's helped me through some very hard times. 

Ringing Carers in Bedfordshire was the best thing I ever did - I know I was worried about it, but it has turned out really positively. 

You sorted me out at the beginning and you've always been there so that has been very comforting. 

I couldn't have got through lockdown We feel listened to without you guys. with Carers in Beds. 

We love getting the CST sheets every week - we have had so many brilliant conversations based on them and I've learnt things about my husband I didn't know. 

It's a chance to get away from the hard times and have time for us when we come to the groups with Carers in Beds. 

Being a peer mentor is a really good opportunity. It gave me the confidence to go for a part time job. 

We are with a group of other kids who understand what we are going through, most of our friends don't get it. 

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WHO WE REACHED
Achieving objective: Be
transparent,
efficient & effective
Young earèrs-10.2%
Carers aged 81 & over
11.3%
Young adult car•r8- 2.6%
Older caror8- 23.5%
Adult carers
{1840 yr8 old8) - 52.5%
Gender
Female
72.5%
Male
27.4%
Non-binary
0.02%
Autistic spectrum- 0.6%
Menlal health - 4.8%
Long lerm heglth
condition - 0.0%
Learning di8abillty- 5.3%
Sub8tonee
m18U8a - 0.13%
Conditions of
those being
ared for
Frail- 19.3%
Dementiq - 53.2%
Physi¢gl disgbility- 10.2%
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Achieving objective: Be transparent, efficient & effective 

## FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 


## Income 

**Grants and Trust Foundations 23%** 



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Donations, service<br>charges and misc<br>income 2.5%<br>Statutory bodies<br>74.5%<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## on Expenditure services 


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Carers grants<br>Fundraising<br>15.5%<br>3%<br>Dementia services<br>14%<br>Carer services<br>67.5%<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Achieving objective: Be transparent, efficient & effective 

## FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 

## Income 

Forecasting and managing our income has never been more of a challenge for the finance team. At the start of the pandemic, we anticipated and began to plan for a drop in income. Jolene, our new Fundraising Manager, was tasked with an unenviable position of securing income to make up for a 61% drop in service income and a 52% drop in donation income. 

We were delighted to see this hard work pay off as our grant income grew by approximately £ 95,000 in comparison to the previous financial year. Overall, total income for the year rose by roughly 5.2% on the previous year. A tremendous achievement given the uncertainty and challenges we have faced. 

## Expenditure on services 

Expenditure in many areas decreased as typical costs associated with faceto face services were no longer needed. We did, however, need to increase expenditure on IT. We spent approximately £ 18,000 equipping our staff with the necessary equipment to work remotely and investing in our digital infrastructure. Despite the challenges, we delighted to have ended the financial year with a small surplus of £ 25,564 (excluding the funds we hold for Carers Grants). 

## Funds in Reserves 

At the end of the 2020-2021 financial year the total reserves of the charity stood at £ 340,472. 

We hold funds in the following three categories: 

## Restricted 13% 

The funder restricts the activities 

## Unrestricted 45% 

Funds that are held to manage the uncertainty and the capacity to manage unforeseen financial difficulties and short-term changes in circumstances 


or projects that the funds can be used for 

## Designated 42% 

The charity determines the activities or projects necessary to achieve certain outcomes or objectives 

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Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support 

## CARER STORIES 


## Jamaal 

We spoke to young carer Jamaal, who is destined for great things. At the age of 16, he shows resilience and maturity way past his years, which he puts down to being a young carer. Despite the responsibilities he carries at such a young age, he still knows how to have fun. Jamaal opens up about the challenges and positives of life as a young carer in a Q&A session and talks about how we helped him at Carers in Bedfordshire. 


## Eshe 

Eshe is a carer for her younger brother who doesn’t have much contact with others his age or people who understand that he struggles with social skills due to his Asperger’s. Eshe spoke to us about the challenges in her caring role, her plans to go to university and the support we have given her. 


## Roger 

After caring for his wife for more than 10 years and having received a lot advice and support from Carers in Bedfordshire, Roger decided he wanted to give something back. After his wife moved into nursing care, he began volunteering for us. 

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Achieving objective: Reaching more carers 

## SPECIAL PROJECTS 

## The pandemic brought additional challenges for carers’ wellbeing. 

In response, we introduced a brandnew role in January, a Wellbeing Practitioner. Caroline Carter works with individuals to draw up a personalised wellbeing plan and to practice wellbeing techniques with them. Her one-off and short courses are popular - and reach even more YouTube. people on 

Male carers were an underrepresented group, as research shows men find it difficult to seek out support. The British Journal of GPs found barriers such as stigmas around mental health and a preference for self-reliance, make it more difficult for men to come forward for help. 


To address this issue, we put on events and talks aimed specifically at male carers registered with us. We hosted a successful Autism and ADHD Talk for Dads and Granddad's to help men feel more comfortable, knowing there would be other male carers joining the session who shared similar situations. 


Carer Deepesh (pictured above) said: "What I found extremely useful was a run through Autism spectrum disorder and ADHD for dads, as usually it is mums that would attend these sessions. It was great to be able to share experiences and hear from other dads.” 

We also put on a falconry and clay pigeon shooting sessions, as well as a cookery course (see page 11), which gave men a chance to switch off from their caring duties, as well as to learn new skills. 

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Achieving objective: Reaching more carers 

## SPECIAL PROJECTS 

A grant from the Carers Trust enabled us to take on another exciting endeavour and extend our valuable service to carers whose first language is Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu. 

Having Bengali, Punjabi and Urdu speaking support workers means carers from these communities who may have faced a language and cultural barrier can speak with us direct, without needing to go through an interpreter or family member. 

We promoted this diverse community service through videos, social media, leaflets and posters in the three languages. 

We were recognised by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis, at our virtual launch event. 

She said: "This is a great initiative and recognises that, in all communities, there are people quietly caring for relatives and friends. It is important for carers everywhere to realise that there is help and support available to sustain them through this vital role. 

"By reaching out in this way, Carers in Bedfordshire are seeking to engage with all carers to help overcome some of the barriers which prevent carers from accessing the help and services that are available." 


## Cause for Applause 

We launched this campaign to celebrate people who go the extra mile for carers every day, many of whom don't realise what a positive impact they're having. Watch our videos of all the inspiring nominations. 


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**Achieving objective: Work in partnership** 

## SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Young Carers Action Day in March saw us paint the town purple! 

We teamed up with Bedford Borough Council to support young carers during Young Carers Action Day, by lighting up the town bridge purple, the official colour of the campaign. 


We also worked together to empower young carers and give them a voice through a podcast series called Welcome . To My World 


Seven young carers from Bedford took part in recording the podcasts, available on all streaming services. 

They cover a different topic in each one focusing on young carers' feelings, emotions, experiences and challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. 

Businesses, young carers, schools and members of the public wore purple and donated to help 


us to carry out the valuable support we provide to young carers. 

We sent craft packs, courtesy of the Carers Trust, to all young carers registered with us, so they could support the national day of action. 

## FREE PPE FOR CARERS 

We worked in partnership with Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council to spread the word to carers the local authorities were offering free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect them and the person they are caring for from Covid. 


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## **Achieving objective: Work in partnership & advocate with carers** 






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**Achieving objective: Work in partnership** 

## PARTNERSHIP WORKING 

Here are some of the partners we've been working collaboratively with over the last year to provide a high quality service to carers 


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## SOME THINGS CHANGED 

We took a long hard look at the efficiency and effectiveness of our services, and made some radical decisions for the security of the charity and our mission. 


A review of the relaxation therapy service concluded that it was not financially viable through employing our own relaxation therapist. We now contract with local therapists to offer this at wellbeing sessions. Carers may also be eligible to apply for an NHS carers grant to take up therapy with a local private practitioner. 







Reducing the isolation that carers experience is a key mission of Carers in Bedfordshire. We created a new events team to set up online and other workshops, groups and events across the Bedford and Central Bedfordshire. 

## **Achieving objective: Be transparent, efficient & effective** 


We streamlined our staffing for the future and reduced or compacted staff hours. New staff were recruited, some to brand new posts, in response to the changing needs of carers. 

We moved our finance, telephones and HR systems into the cloud. This not only reduced our costs, but helps our journey towards a paperless organisation. 

We secured funding to equip all field staff with laptops and improved our internal digital communications. 

Extra welfare was offered to staff such as online yoga, nordic walking, online Thursday coffee morning, lots of advice on working from home, as well as access to an employee support facility. 

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## Welcome to new trustees 




David Dwyer 

Helen Battersby 

Jacqui Fincham 

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Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support 

## OUR SUPPORTERS 

This year we welcomed Jolene Macnaughton, our first fundraising manager. Jolene quickly had a positive impact on the charity, crucially attracting more and larger trust, foundations and grant funding, than in previous years, to enable us to support more for carers. We were grateful to receive Covid specific grants, as well as grants towards new and existing projects to invest in high quality support. 

Fundraising for our supporters was difficult during the height of the pandemic. Events were cancelled and challenges postponed, as our supporters kept safe indoors. But Covid didn’t stop everyone, however... 


Millbrook Golf Club raised over **£** 2,000 during the short periods of time when they were allowed on the golf course! 


Lands Improvement Holdings donated **£** 5,000 towards our work in Houghton Regis and we received generous donations from Dunster House Limited, A Class Care, Bedford Lions Club and All Saints Church in Leighton Buzzard. 


Carers and former carers offered their support on a regular basis and we want to say a big thank you to them for their kindness. A special thank you goes to those who made donations in memory of a loved one. 

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Achieving objective: Invest in high quality support 

## OUR SUPPORTERS 

Ongoing grants from The Harpur Trust and Children in Need supported our early response project and young carer peer mentoring programme respectively. 





We also received grants from local organisations such as Bedford and Luton Community Foundation, St. John Hospital Trust and the Gale Family Charity Trust. 


At Christmas we delivered over 300 hampers to carers across Bedfordshire. Thanks to the generosity of our members, and shops and supermarkets across the county, sweet treats and toiletries were given to carers who had had a particularly challenging year. 

One carer told us: “I was so touched when a driver arrived with a Christmas parcel for me. Thank you very much for your kindness and thoughtfulness. The gifts were so beautifully presented and sparkly, in what has been quite a difficult year for all” 

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## OUR VOLUNTEERS 

In Volunteers week, we paid tribute to those volunteers who managed to volunteer from home during lockdown. They were vital in helping us to keep services running. Meet some of them: 


Martin is one of our IT volunteers who helps carers with all things digital, including using Zoom. 


Pam calls newly registered carers so that we can give them the right level of support. She would normally have been in the Bedford hospital lounge. 


Lesley is one of our senior admin volunteers. She takes minutes at Board meetings and makes up the carers card. 


Hanna, Chris and Veronica got to grips with offering counselling by phone or Zoom. 


Peter continued his memory navigator role from home, finding that carers appreciated his call especially under lockdown. 


Marion, as well as being a Memory Navigator, also signed up to help us create our activity packs for people with memory loss and dementia. 

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OUR VOLUNTEERS
Achievin9 objective: Be
transparent,
efficient & effective
Our army of 100 volunteers managed to
clock up 2,271 hours during lockdown. It's
understandably down from the previous
year's total, due to being unable to run
face-to-face events.
But is still repr8S8nts a whopping £27,252-
helping us to make efficient and effective
savings, while investing in high quality
support.
Sue Wildman was delighted to be nominated for
Sue symbolises all that is great about so many of
our volunteers: totally committed, totally trustworthy
and totally versatile. Having been a earer herself,
she knows full well that lamily carers often put their
own needs last, leeling exhausted, isolated and
guilty about getting help for themselves.
We thank all those volunteers who stepped up over tho course of tho
year to lake on different roles and to help out where they could. The
messages of support from those who could not volunteer at this time
also meant so much to us.
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B Wootton
S Lowe
KLee
E Curus
G Dearing
D Dwyer
J FlrKham
H Batters
P Taverner
T Palmarfellodlvlr
retired 26 lune 2020
retired 30 Se
mber 2020
reored i* lune 2020
nted IW June 2020
nted I￿ June 2020
Company Secretary
Traw Gill FMAAT

CARERS IN BKDFORDSHtRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sfMARCH 2021
Audltws
Keerts Shay Keens Limited
Chartered Accountsnts & RegIste￿d Auditors
FlI￿r Exchange Building
16 St Cuthberts Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire, MK40 3
Bankers
Barclays Bank pk
111 High Street
Bedford, MK40 INJ

CARERS IN BEDFORDSIIIRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE ENDED 31sf ￿￿iCH 21121
srATEMENT OF TRusfEES RESPONSIBIUTIES
The Trustees (who are also the Dlrectors of CIB for the purposes of ccrfnpany law) are resrMJr6lble for preparlThJ
the Report of the TNstees and the ftnancial statenEnts In accordan￿ wlth applicable law and Unlt&l Klngdom
Accounting Standards {Unitsd Kingd¢xn Generally Accepted Accounting Practke).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financlal ststements for each financial year, whlch give a true
and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the tharitable company and of ￿ incoming resources aNI appllcatlon
of resources, Includlng the income and eXp￿rtUre of the charitable company for that perw)d. In preparing
those financkil statements, the Trustees are required to
lett sultable xcounting p)l￿e$ and then appty them consistentty;
Ob￿rVe the methods and principles In t1￿ Charlty Ststement Of Recommend&1 pr<￿￿ (SORP);
Make Judgements aNI esttmates that are reasonabk and prudent.
stste whether applicable UK Accounts"ng StarKlards have been followed, subject to any material departures
dlsclosed and explained in the financlal ststements,.
Prepare the financlal statements on the going concern basls Unl￿ it Is Inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in buslness.
The Trustees ￿P)nsIble for keeping proper accounting records, whlch disdose with rea￿nable accuracy
at any time the financial posltlon of the Char￿able company and to enable them to ensure that the financkil
statanents comply with the Companies Act 2CM)6. They are also reskKsnsSble for safeguarding tl* assets of the
charitsble company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detert￿n of fraud and other
irrEgularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware:
There is no relevant audtt infomiation of which the charitable companvs audttors are unaware,. and
The Trn￿teeS have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themsefves aware of any relevant audit
infoThation aThJ to estsblish that the audltors are aware of that Infomation.
AUDITORS
The audltors, Keens Shay Keens Limited, will be prcwed for re*ppoln1Jnent at the forthcomiw Annual
General M&ting.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,,
P Tavemer- Chalr

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDKNf AUDrroRS TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CABF.IiS IL¥ BEDFORDSHIRE
Opinion
We have audited financlal slatements of Carers In Bedfordshire for the year erKkd 31st March 2021 which
comprise ttE Ststement of Finandal kuvities, the Balan￿ Sheet and the rela￿1 notes. The finar￿la1 reFQrtIry
framework that has Ixen ap￿ie0 In their preparatlon Is appticable law and United Kirwom Accounting
Stsrnlards (Unrted Kirydom Generally A￿pted Accounling Pracllce), Induding FInar￿al Rewbng sta￿rd
102 'The Financlal Rep￿n9 Stsndard applkable In the UK Republlc of IrelaThl'.
In ow OFinlon flnanaal statarents:
give a true and falr vlew of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31st Marth 2021 and of
Its incoming resources and appllcaticn of reSoUr￿s, it￿]udIng its irKome aThJ exEEndiiure, for ts year
then ended:
have been properly p￿pared in accordance wlth Un￿d Kil￿ Generally Accepted Accounting
Practi￿. and
have ken prepared in acc(xdarKe with the requlrements of the Companles Act 2(KJ6.
Basls for oplnlon
We conducted our a￿lt in accordarKe with Internattorbal Stsndards on Audiling (UK) (IS45 (UK)} and
appllcable kiw. res￿nsIbIl￿5 under those stsndards are further dSsclosed In the Auditors
re5ponslLil￿e5 f￿ the audlt of the fina￿la[ ststements section of our rewrt. We are indek*ndent of
charltable company In accordan￿ wlth the ethical requlrements that are relevant b) our audit of ￿ finanoal
statements in the UK, i￿[l￿ding UE FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our ot￿r ethical
responslbllllks In ac0)rda￿e with requirements. We belleve that the aLhJit evideTr￿ we have obtslred
is suffioent and approwiate to provide a basis for our Wnlon.
Conclu51ons relatlng to golng concern
We have nothing to reiKrt In resr*tt of the following matters in relation to wfich the IS45 (UK) require us to
reFQrt to you where..
tre trustees. use of the goi￿ COn￿M basis of aco)unting in the preparat1￿ of the financial statements
is not approwiate,. or
the tr￿teeS have not disdosed In the financSal siatemer15 any Idenufied materlal uncertaintie5 that
may cast significant doubt about the Charitab￿ company's ability to continue to adoFt the 9)irKJ con￿rn
ba515 of accounttng for a perlod of at least ￿efve monts from the date when the flnarKial statanents
are autr#)rtsed ftir issue.
Other informatlon
The trustee5 are responslble for the cther lrformatlrm. The other informatton comprlses the infomiation
nc1￿ In the annual ret#rt ots than the financial ststements and our Rewrt of the IndeperKknt Audltors
thereon.
Our opinion on the finarrial ststemerts does not cover the other informalion, and except to the e>tent
otherwise ewioty ststed in our reprt we dj not express any form of assuran￿ conclusion thereon.
In (￿nneCtIOn wilh our audit of the finandal ststements, our r&sponsibility is to read the other Informatlon
and, In dolr¥J so, corLslder wlthr ots*r information is materlalty inconsistent wrth the fina￿la1 ststements
or our knowledge obtsined in the athlit or ¢)therwi5e appears to be Material￿ mlsststed. Ir we IdenOfy such
material ir￿OnsI5￿rxjes or apparent m3terlal mlsststernents, we are requlred to detemiine whether thue is a
material misststement In the financial ststements or a material mlsstatement of the ott*r infomiation. If,
based on the work we have performed, we cOr￿lude that there 15 a material misstatements of thls other
Inft)rmatlon, we are rewirgj to rewt that fact We have rKthlng to rep)rt in llis regard.
Matters on whlch we ar• required to report by exoption
We have nothiTrJ to rep)rt in resFect of the followlng matters where the Companles Act 2006 requres us to
repNt to you rf. in our oplnlon..
adequate a(rountiryJ records PAve Mt Ixen kept or retyrns adequate for our audit have not been
receivejj from brancFEs not vlslted by us; or
the fina￿lar ststements are not in agreement with the accwnting records and rebJrr6; or
ctrtsin disctosures of trustees. ￿mUneraliOn speafied by law are not made; or

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDE1￿ AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
we have not received all the Information arKI extyanatlons we req￿re for our audit; or
the tr￿teeS were rw)t enttljed to prepare the financial ststements in accordance wlth the small
companies reglme tske advantage of the small companies exemption In prepariffj the Report of
the Trustees.
Respective responslbllltles of trustees
As expkined rn￿e fully in the Statement of Trvstees, ReSp￿sit411ties, the tr￿tee$ (w￿0 are also the directors
of the charltable company for the wr￿seS of company law) are resporsible for the preparation of the flnanaal
strtements and for beirKJ sausfied that tFw give a true and fair view, and for such interrNIl controt as tt
trustees determine is n￿sSary to enable the weparation of finanaal ststements that are free from material
misststemenL whettEr due to fraud or error.
In preparlNJ the fInar￿jaI ststements, the trustee5 are resF¥)nsible for assessiThJ tre charitatle company's
ability to Contin￿ a5 a golng concern, disclosirwJ, as aprAicable, matters related to golng corKern and using
the going con￿rn basis of accounting unless the trustees either interKI to liquldate the d￿r1[able company or
to cease operaliorts, cr have Th) realsiic alternative but to do so.
Our resp(nsibilities for the audlt of the finjncial statements
r obiectiv&5 are to obtain reaSona￿e assurance about whether Its finan(ial ststements as a whcle a￿ free
from materlal mlsstatemen( whether due to fraud or e￿Or, and to issue a ReFX)rt of the [￿lependent ALyJitors
that Indudes our opinion. Reasonable assurance Is a high level of aSsURn￿, is not a guararrtee that an
audFt Con(￿￿￿ In accordan￿ with IS4s (UK) will alway5 detett a materlal mlsststement w￿n ￿ eyists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error are considered materlal if, indrvidually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably LE exkEcted to infiuence the economic dedsion5 of ￿erS tsken on the basls of tt
InarKial ststements.
regularities. inoiuding fra￿J. are In81ances of non-￿MPli8nc8 wlth lavf6 and regulations. Wè daslgn
procedur8s In Ilne ¥￿th our respon5ibililies, oulllned above. lo detect material misstatements in respe¢t of
irregularities, includlng f r8ud. The extent lo %thich our procedures are capable of d9t￿tINj i￿ul8161588,
I￿lUdIng fraud is detailed below.
We havè assessed that ther8 is a lowrfsk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, includiNJ frdLKI
aTrJ non<ompllarKe wlh laws and règulations central lo the tr8dlNJ activities of the charity. This sssossment
has been based upon a substantlve lesting approach lo key identified risk arèas. princlpally being revenu8
recognition and the threat of overyide of controls by management. No Suspect￿ f raud, breach or other non-
ompliance with urKlertylry laws and regulations has been Identlf led durfNJ the sample testiryJ undertaken
during the process arKI no such Issues have been raised by the board of InJ$t&s or management p￿Or
to maklng INS assessment. A full review of available board mlnutes. and other supportiro third paty
documentation ￿ere available, has been urKlert8ken and no items have cometo our attention which ￿quITe
to b8 raportgd to the user of financial statemenls. The charity has strong inl8mal controls and our audit
tesliro has indicat8d no irtstances of managerial ovgryide of controls, through the lesling of joumal entries
and oth8r adjustments forappropriateness. No transactions have been identified as being made outside the
r#Jnnal course of business from the Kjrk wg have perfomed in each key risk area of thè audit. The trustees
and ot￿r key lo&il officers are Infomied management and as such they make regular rèviews lo ensure tha
company is compliant In all instsnces.
A fvrther description of our resFonsibilities for the a￿lt of the financial ststements is located on the Financial
Rewrbng Counal's website at www.frc.or .uk
auditorsres
sibilf(ies. This description forrn5 Part of our
Rem of the Irttjeperthrt A￿ltOrS.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the companies Act 2006
In our OFiDion the information given In Ihe Rep)rt of the Tr￿tee5 for the financkl year for which lthe
finanaal statements are prepared Is conslstent wrfth the flnancial statements
Use of our report
Thls rewrt Is made solely to tre dwrttsble company's memLws, as a body, in accordance wlth Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of Its Companies Act 2c￿. Our audlt work has ken urKlertaken so that we mlght stste to the

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENf AIJDITOBS TO THE TRusfEES OF
CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
dwritable company's members lJw)se matter5 we are requlred to stste to ihem In an a￿ltOrS, rewrt and for
no otrer purpose. To the fvllest extent pemirtied by law, we th mt 3￿pt or assume re5porsibillty tD anycre
oltsr than the charitable company and the charltstAe compary's members as a IW, for our a￿lIt work, for
this rewr¢ or f(r the opin￿r￿ we have formed.
Mithael GraNJe BA (Hons) FC4 (ser￿Or Ststtrtory Alhditor)
and on behaw of Keens Shay Keens LIm￿d
Chartered Accountants &
Registered ALklitors
2nd Floor Exchange BuildirKJ
16 St Cuthberts Street
Bedford
Be(Ifordshire
MK40 3JG
Date".

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrivmES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accourir)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31￿ MARCH 2021
Year Ended Year Ende
31.3.21
31.3.20
Totsl
Totsl
Unrestrlrted Designated Reltrfrted
Funds
Fund$
F￿d8
Income from:
Donations, legacie5 and other Income
Recognition of capital deferr&J grants
Investsnents
Charitable acUvStles
20,328 1,653
2¥981
45A27
371
36,698 789,921
371
¥257,644
431,024
1,169,975
TOTAL INCOME
57,397 79¥574 434024 1,279,996
1,216,402
Expendiknre on:
charilab￿ aCtiv￿e5
21,433
806,382
392,623 1,220A38
1,316.932
TOTAL EXPENDmiRE
21,433 806,382
392,623 ¥220rt38
1,316,932
INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
35,965 {14,808) 38,401
(l(KJ,530)
Total fvnds brought forward
118,231
158,866
3,817
280,914
381,444
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
154,196 144,058 42.218
340072
280,914
All transaL1lc￿S durlThJ the year are derNed from continuing ach￿lueS.

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
BALANCE SHEEr
AT 31sr MARCH 2021
Company Number: 07141>432 (Eryland and Wales)
2021
Total
funds
2020
Totsl
Funts
Unrestricted and Restrirted
de$lgnated funds
funds
TangiNe assets
16,803
6,154
21957
Debb)rs
Cash at bank and in l¥and
77,201
359,714
77,201
55l713
7¥576
364,578
191,999
436,915
191,999
628,914
436,154
CREDrroRS
Amounts fallirtsj due wlthin C￿ year
155h64
155,935
31¥399
163,134
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
28¥451
36,064
317.515
273,020
TOTAL ASSEfs CURREKr
LIABILrriES
294254
41218
340,472
280,914
NEf ASSErs
298 254 L 3L472
FUNDS
Un￿strIcted furKIs
Designated fvnds
Restricted thjs
154,196
11¢231
144,058
866
4¥218 ￿17
TOTAL FUNDS
These financial ststements have ken prepared In accordan￿ wth the special provisions applIcat￿e to
companies subject to the small companies, reglme.
financial ststements were approved try the Board of Tr￿tee5 on 2Th Augtst 2021 and were signed on its
behalf by:
e7-3.2o/L
P Taverner- Chalr
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STATEMEpif OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Totsl Funds
20201
2019120
Cash Flows from operating artlvltles
Net Cash flows provided from 0￿ratir￿j adiyths
207.896
(iio,000)
Cash Flows from Investlry actlvltles
Purchase of flxed assets
Change In ta5h in the year
(20,761)
(5,883)
187,135
(115,850)
Cash at the teglnnlr¥J of ihe year
364578
480,428
Cash at the end of the year
55¥713
364,578
RECONCIUATION OF NEf INCOME TO NEf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVItIES
Net incoming/((￿tg￿ng} res￿Jrc&fj for the year, as per
the Statemert of Finanaèl kbwtie5
Adjustments for
Depreaation charge
(IrKrease)deuease in debtors
Increase(decrease) in creditors
59,558
(100,529)
5,698
(5.625)
148.265
2,859
(20,915)
8.615
Net Cash flows wovided from operatiNJ aCtiV￿eS
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
ACCOUNTING POUCXES
Basis of accountl
financial statements have been wepared In accordance wth AccountirKJ and ReFrfXtlrKJ by
iJbariiTe5.' Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to cl¥arib'es preparlng their accounts In
accordan￿ wtth the Financial Rep)iting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republlc of IrelaTh
(FRS102) {effeciive l January 2019) aTrJ the C(xnpan￿s Act 2006.
The company meets the defin￿On of a publlc knefft entlty under FRS102. Assets and Ilabllrbes are
in1ila1￿ recognlsed at historlcal cost or transaclion value ￿lesS t)therwise ststed in ￿ relevant
accountlng policy rK)te.
Duri￿ the year, Ihe global ￿ealU} crisi5 (aused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) ha5 had a sigrificant
impact on all t￿IneSSes. The Trusiees has assessed the ￿tential impact of this uncertain situaty.on
on the Charty and has wt in contingew plan5 in order to mltigate ￿ wafive effetts of any
period of int£rrupted tradlThJ, whith will the Charity to Contin￿ a5 a goirrfJ concern. TFE
review of the financial F#JSition, reserves levels and fUtyJ￿ plans gives Trustees confiderKe that u
chèrlty remalrs a going Cc￿rn for the foreseea14e fU￿re.
Inco
All incoming re￿Jrces are Included txt the Ststement of Flnanclal Acknvfaes when the tttarity is
legalty entided to the irKome aThJ the amrAJnt can te quantified wlth reasonable accuracy. TF
followlrKJ specific policEs are applied to partlcular categories of ir￿OMe.
Voluntary irttime is recewed by way of grants, donatiC￿5 and glfts and Is included In full In
lthe Ststement of Financval Activities when recgvable. Grants are recogni5ed in full In the
ststement of Fina￿la1 Activjties in the year in which ttw are reCeivat￿e
TIE value of services wovlded by volunteers has not been IrKluded In these accounts.
Investrnent irKome Is Induded w￿n recelvable.
Incomiry reS￿r￿ from charitatle actlvities are accoLrted for when earned.
Expen(fi￿re
Expendi￿re is reco3nised on an accruais basis. E￿r￿ltUre includes a￿Ibutab1e VAT, whlch cannot
LE recovered, aThJ is reFQrted as part of the eypendiiure to which it relates. Charltsble ewerKlityre
comprises of tIN)se costs incurred by the d￿rIty In the delwery of fs attivities and services for its
nefioaries. It I￿ludeS both costs that can be allooted directy to SLKh activities and those costs
of an irmlirett nattre n￿S5Ory to SUPFQrt them.
Allocation and apportlonment of
Costs that can attribute to a SFecific activlty or reseNe are dlredjy alknted wthln the Ststement
of Finandal Athiites.
Allocaljons of overheads tr) Ind￿idual funds are based ￿ a tNJJget which is set at the
commencement of each contract peric*l.
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CAREILS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEKfs - COPUINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
ACCOUNTING POUCIES - continued
Tanglble fixed assets
Depreciation Is provlded at the followiry annual rate5 in order b) write off each a55et over Ifs
estimated useful life.
Office equipmenvfvmthre
Computer equipment
- 25% on cost
-25% on ccGt
Fixed assets are stated at C05t le55 accumulated depredaljon. Mlrw addlticrfLS of less than £4TrJ are
not (apitalis￿.
Taxallon
The charlty Is exempt from cOr￿ratiOn tax on Its tharltsble aciwities.
F￿￿1 attounting
Unrestricted fijnds can be used in acC¢Kdan￿ with the Char￿ble objectives at ts d[scretiC￿ cl the
trustees.
Destgnated funds can be used in accordance with the dk4ritsble (￿J￿bVes uThler u)ntracted servlces
or speallc prthjrammes desigThated try the trustee5.
Re5tr1cted fijnds orly be used for partlcular reStr￿ted wrkJ)ses within tr* ￿eets of tharty.
Further explanation of na￿re and wrpose of each fund ts irKluded in the notes tD the flnarthl
ststements.
DONATIONS LEGACIES AND OTHER INCOME
Year Ended
31.3.21
Year Ended
31.3.20
Membership income
Donations, fvndraisiThJ and legacles
2¥981
24981
45,827
45,827
The types of membership were consdidated into rme at the Anrnwl General Meeting he￿ In
Novemter 2016.
All memters Ml￿ roy the subscriptiors (if ary) that the Board decides from time to time. The
Board may fix differing rates fty sut6criptions for different members ￿ categories of members. At
present no membership substripts.on is set.
GRArirs RECEIVED FOR CAprrAL EXPENDrruRE
Grants can be received to assist the pUrd￿Se of fixed a55ets. T￿se are shown in ￿ balance sheet
as Deferred Captal Grant Received In r￿te 10. Thls balance is wrltten L%gck to the IrKome and
Eyndibjre account in li￿ wth the assets, depreciable life.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR EfiDED 315r MARCH 2021
NVEsfMENT INCOME
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.3.20
Bank Interest receivable
371
6Crf)
NET INCOME
These are ststed af￿r th4rging:
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.120
Atyjitors, remuneration
Depreclatlon - owned assets
3,720
2.762
TRusfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
There were no tru5tRe5' remunerdticffl or other trEnefits for Ihe year ended 31st Marth 2021, nor for
the year eThled 31st March 2020.
Trustees. Expenses
Some trustees r￿fve￿ reimbursement travel expensts irKurred on behalf of the charity tctslllng
£99 (2020 - £7fA} iwt the trustees gave thls back to tt* charity as a thnatlon.
STAFF cosrs
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.3.20
Wages and salaries
S)ual securfty costs
lThr pension costs
Totsl stsff costs
741,105
52,168
16,014
809,287
752,044
50,941
10,539
813,524
Training and DBS Ch￿kS
Totsl human resources costs
6,307
812 212
The average mcrfthly number of employee5 durirvJ ihe year was 39 (2020: 36)
No employees, emoluments exceeded É60,000 dUr1r￿ ￿rrent or fv ￿rfod.
Key management remuneratlon
The totrl employee remuneraOon of the key management persmnel, rdenufied members of the
Carers in Bedfordshlre Leadership Team arKI other employees having aUtI￿rty aThJ resFL)nsiknlity
plannlng, dlrectir•J and controlllrrfj the actfvlties cl the tharity were £95,577 {2020: £79,IM6).
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Offi¢el Comwter
Furnitiffe equlpment
Totsls
COST
At 1st Aprll 2020
Addition5
At 315t March 2021
26,032
1726
28,758
39,869
65,901
20,761
86,662
57,904
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2020
Charge for year
At 31st March 2021
24032
350
31,975
58,OC17
NEf BOOK VAWE
At 31st March 2021
376
20,581
21957
At 31st March 2020
DEBTOR5: AMoup¥fs FALUNG DUE wmiIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade dettors
Prepayments
er debtrKs
45,964
30,237
Looo
77
37.206
33.370
1,000
IIL CREDtroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Taxation arKI social securlty
Carer5 breaks awarded rM)t yet ctalmed
6,636
14.162
129,846
11,560
11,975
100,611
Deferred capilal grants
Other credtys and accruals
95,010
65,745
311
4,750
34,238
11. RELATED PAirrY DISCLOSURES
re were no reiated party tran5aLtions In the year b) 31 March 2021 (2020: £￿1).
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CARERS IN BEDFORD&IIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONfiNUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31￿ MARCH 2021
IZ CAprrAL
The compary has ￿ share caF4ts1. The type5 of membershlp were consolldated into at tt
Annual General Meeting held In November 2016.
maximum nUM￿r of members Is 200. Each member of the Charty undertakes that, If the
Charrty is wound up while are a member, or withln one year after they ￿ase to be a member,
they will contriixjte a sum not exceedirKJ £1 to trE assets of the Charty for..
payment of the debts and liabilitie5 of the Charrty contracted tefore they ￿ase to ￿ a
memtser; and
payment of costs, charyes and expenses viinthTrJ up
Honorary Life mem￿r$ are member5 trArt are exempt from subscription d7arges if set.
All members must pay the 5ubscriVJ'ons (If any) that the Board decides from time to Ome. The
Board may flx differlng rates for subscriptiors for dtfferent members or categorles cl members. At
present Th) membership subscription is set. Memters ar* Honorary Lrfe Members have vobng rrghts
at the AGM. There were 47 {2020: 49) members arKI O IM)norary life members as at 31 March 2021
(2020: 0).
13. OPERATING LEASE COMMrrMENTS
The followiThJ operating lease payments are CLwnmitted to be paid
2021
2020
Expiring..
Within one year
Btheen one and five years
26,790
96.667
40,785
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmEP￿s - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
I& MOVEMEpif IN FUNDS
Incoming
RÈsources
Resources
expended
Surplus/(dd&)
for
ear
412020
Trdnsfe
31
03
2021
RESTr]￿ED FUNDS
Bedford Carers Lounge- BEC
442
45,137
H,064
1,073
1,515
ca￿r9 Gronts
3,302
(1,698)
220,000
16.729
189,307
15,031
30,693
1,698
33,995
FlarpurTrust
Luton and t￿nS￿ble ca￿r$ Lothge- CBC
andLBC
168
51.105
51,816
829
(711)
(829)
{543)
Support (knups
Young carer peer merttorirvJ-thlklren in
Need
829
484
290
28,188
31,892
14,631
7,500
6,924
5,944
2.974
28,672
34,782
14,005
6.150
1,197
3,796
2.974
(484)
(2.890)
626
Volunteerfng
Lottery Cort Funding
BLCF Beds corona￿ruS Emergency Fund
BLCF Coronavinjs Programme
Mental Health Fund -young Pecp
CIN PA)oster
{2,600)
626
1,350
5,727
2,148
1.350
5.727
2,148
Sub totsl
3,817
431,024
392,623
38AOI
41218
DESIGMATED FUNDS
Ext•nal desionation
Carers Café
150
86,963
85,225
5,292
41,098
404,906
130,080
20,262
83,321
1,738
(5.292)
2.218
30,671
{18,269)
1614)
10.938
1.888
Carers di5countcard and on Ilne sukwort
Ca￿rsupport{deM￿va)
Carer5UPPOrt (all carertypes)
Dementia S8vices
5,292
(L.980}
(7.4351
27,292
175
43.316
435.576
111.811
19,649
94,259
238
23,235
9,023
{438)
10,938
Slbllng support
Workshops, Eduotbn and (>oups
23,494
791,574
770,184
21,391
44.884
135,372
36.198
136.198)
99,174
Sub totsl
158,866
118,231
791,574
57.398
806.382
21,432
{14.807)
35,965
144,058
uNRE5TRI￿ED FUNDS
0.00
GrandT¢)tsl
280,914 1,279.996
1,220.437
59,559
340,472

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMErirs - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021
I& MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- conilnued
Bedford Careys Louw - BBC
Fundlro recefved frorn Bedford Borough
CCNJr￿il to open and run a Carers Advi￿ aThJ
Inforniation Centre within Bedford Ho5￿￿1
(Swth Wing)
FundiThJ received urxler contratt to allow the
award of grants dirert to carers whose
etTh)tional andlor physlcal wenbeing has
Lwn adversely affetta by their carlng role
FLrKlirYJ receNed from Central Bedfordshlre
Ccmjncll and Luton Borough Council to open
and run a Carers Adv￿￿ and Infcymation
Centre wthin The Luton & DunstaNe
Ho¥)itsl
Funding re￿iVed from Chlldren in Need to
complement tur￿$ within the carer suppM)rt
contrart to Identlfy supwrt y¢xng
carers as peer mentors to support cthers, In
school and 0￿r contexts
B&Jford BOr￿h Cwncil have provided
ling to employ a Volunteer Coordlnator
to wjentify and suppyt the development of
volunteerirvj
FundirffJ recelved from tt￿ Harpur Trust b)
COm￿eMent funds wthin the carer support
contract to estsbli5h a volunteer-led 'earty
respo￿, Servi￿ dellveriThJ tlmely support
to carers whose need5 can be met thr(￿gh
Irftirmation or someone kn tslk to.
Weekend arbj weekday café servke fvr
carers, individuals wlth care needs and
fami
FurKlirYJ r￿1Ved tD estsblish and dellver a
carers dlscount card to reward carers for
ttEir servkes, and to develop tsrgebj
onlfjr￿ Information
A range of servlces Including identlfying and
coordinating a team of volunteer dementia
tr￿frienders, and running a weekly group for
corers arwj Feople with dementia in Bedford,
ttE Carets Rest.
We are fijnded urKler contratt ty Central
Bedfordshire COUKII, Bedford Bor(xhJh
Cwncll aTrJ the BCCG actlng tofftr to
offer carers SLPPOrt Servi￿ on thelr LEhalf
We are fvnded urKler ccntract by Central
Bedfordshlre Council, Bedford Borough
cour￿11 and the BCCG actlng t￿ther to
offer SUPFQrt services to rE0p￿ affected by
merrK)ry loss or dementia and ￿1r carers.
Carers Grants
Luton and Dunstable Carers Lounge -
CBC and LBC
Young carer peer mentoring - Children
in Need
Volunteering
Harpw Trust
Carers Café
Carers dlscount card and on line
support
Carer support (dementla)
Carer sw¥port (all orer types)
Demenlla S•rvk*s

sibli￿ support
We are fvnded under c£ffitratt by Central
Bedfordshire Counal, Bedford Borough
Councfil and the BCCG atting together to
offer SUkP)rt servkes to young pecyle
caring for, arWor affected by tre illness or
disability of a sibllng.
Funding from Bedford and Luton Community
FOu￿lat￿)n for a pjstsl malllro to carers,
aOJltlorkBI ￿UrS ftr Support Workers, a
s￿[al medla conS￿tsnt and laptops for staff
working frcffi home
Funding from B&Jford al￿ LLton Community
Foundation aliowed us io provide Laptops for
stsff who were working from ho
FurKllrvJ provided by Bedford and Luton
Community Fund and &Jn Readers,
Furnl allows us to offer free counselllng to
yOLng carers and youro aduFt carers
Addibonal fijnding from Chihjren In Need for
onllne ￿mIng grwp5 and postsl mailings to
young carers
Legacies are received from individuals ¥vho
gift Mo￿eS to Carers in Bedfordshire in their
wills. The Board of TrLStees then determine
IM)w these fiJnd5 can be effectively spert
allctate specific amounts to projects
withln this knj.
BLCF- Bedford$hire Enwryency
Coronavirus Fund
BLCF NEf Coronavints Programme
Mental Health Fw
For Young People
CNldren in Need Booster Grart
Legacy
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
DEfAILED STATEME1￿ OF FINANCUL AcnvrrIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
31J.21
31.120
INCOME
Donations And FU￿￿raIsINj
Contract Income
Grant Release
Membership
ConlrlbutSons Recelved
Investrnent Income
(Xher lrtome
21,981
1,248,105
45,827
1,145,775
8,928
371
611
¥279,996
23,151
600
EXPENDMIRE
PrcMJramme Dlrect Costs
HaN Hlre
Rent Rates
Ta￿S
Vehicfe Hire
Travel
Electrldty
Gas
Water
Prfnung
227,444
310,454
12,465
44,107
2,859
1,375
13,107
2,698
60,399
274
1,701
757
565
21,974
8,S28
25,4n
526
25,378
402
28,413
Teleph)ne
Stsljonery
Computer
Office MaintenarKe
Repalrs
CknniTrJ
Fuel
22,051
21,863
131
950
241
3,360
9Jndry Offlce Eypenses
Irtsuran
Refreshments
Bank Charges
Salaries Wages and TempJNary
Stsff
Stsff Training
Per6ions
Stsff Check5
Legal
Audit & AccountsKy
Professlonal
Recruilmert Expenses
Depreciats'on
10,030
4,888
262
1,032
793,273
1,975
16,014
950
2,160
3,733
3,826
655
5,698
22V37
1,747
8,508
394
802,985
5,169
10,539
1,138
1,710
2,775
492
620
2,859
¥316,931
59,559
(100,529)
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aiRERS IN BEDFORlk8HIRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315TMARCH 2021
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07140432 (England and Walesl
REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1135507
Carerso
in bedFordshire
AUDITED FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED
31.'MARCH 2021

CARERS IN BEDFORDSH
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31>1MARCH 21121
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315r MARCH2021
Page
Reserves pollry
Reference and administrative details
ststementof the Trustees ￿spOnSibl1r(leS
Reportof the Independent Auditors
Statementof Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Statementof Cash Flows
Notes tothe Finanual Statements
Detailed Statement of Financial Actwities
>4
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li
12-19
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SeeAnnual Reviewfora summaryof achievementand performance in 202012021

CARERS IN BEDFORDSIIIRE
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR ENIDED 31 sfwcH 2021
Reserves PDIicy
The Board of Directors has re9ard lo managing its level of reserves effectively. As a not-for-profit organisation
it has developed and adcpied a p)Ilry on reserves, which establishes a level of reserve5 that Is rlght for the
charlty.
Reserves are held in three categorie5 for future athlty..
RestTitted - where the fu￿er restricts the actlvities or projetts the fvnds can be used for
Designatrd - where CIB determlnes the activtbes or projects n￿ssary to athleve certain oulromes
or obJecOves
Unresirfcted - that are held to manage uncertainty and 08's capacity to manage unforeseen finandal
dlfftulb'es and short-term charw in arcUMstan￿.
CIB will tsrget a minimum of orE month's salary costs of all staff on all projects and three monts central
organlsational costs and a Ma￿muM of 150% of thls amount in unrestricted reserves. Based on these financial
siatements the minimun equates to £112,368 arttl the maximum £168,552. These limlts are reviewed ¢)n an
annual basis.
REFERENCE ANDADMINISTrATIVE DEfAILS
Reglstered Company number
07140432 (E￿land and Waks)
Registered Charlty nunknr
1135507
Reglstered offlce
Carers in Bedfordshire
First Hoor, gjite DI, Emerald Court
Ilgrim Certre, Brickhlll Drive
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK417PZ
Trustees
E Wilkinson
G Mllls
B Wootton
S Lowe
KLee
E Curus
G Dearing
D Dwyer
J FlrKham
H Batters
P Taverner
T Palmarfellodlvlr
retired 26 lune 2020
retired 30 Se
mber 2020
reored i* lune 2020
nted IW June 2020
nted I￿ June 2020
Company Secretary
Traw Gill FMAAT

CARERS IN BKDFORDSHtRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sfMARCH 2021
Audltws
Keerts Shay Keens Limited
Chartered Accountsnts & RegIste￿d Auditors
FlI￿r Exchange Building
16 St Cuthberts Street
Bedford
Bedfordshire, MK40 3
Bankers
Barclays Bank pk
111 High Street
Bedford, MK40 INJ

CARERS IN BEDFORDSIIIRE
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE ENDED 31sf ￿￿iCH 21121
srATEMENT OF TRusfEES RESPONSIBIUTIES
The Trustees (who are also the Dlrectors of CIB for the purposes of ccrfnpany law) are resrMJr6lble for preparlThJ
the Report of the TNstees and the ftnancial statenEnts In accordan￿ wlth applicable law and Unlt&l Klngdom
Accounting Standards {Unitsd Kingd¢xn Generally Accepted Accounting Practke).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financlal ststements for each financial year, whlch give a true
and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the tharitable company and of ￿ incoming resources aNI appllcatlon
of resources, Includlng the income and eXp￿rtUre of the charitable company for that perw)d. In preparing
those financkil statements, the Trustees are required to
lett sultable xcounting p)l￿e$ and then appty them consistentty;
Ob￿rVe the methods and principles In t1￿ Charlty Ststement Of Recommend&1 pr<￿￿ (SORP);
Make Judgements aNI esttmates that are reasonabk and prudent.
stste whether applicable UK Accounts"ng StarKlards have been followed, subject to any material departures
dlsclosed and explained in the financlal ststements,.
Prepare the financlal statements on the going concern basls Unl￿ it Is Inappropriate to presume that the
charitable company will continue in buslness.
The Trustees ￿P)nsIble for keeping proper accounting records, whlch disdose with rea￿nable accuracy
at any time the financial posltlon of the Char￿able company and to enable them to ensure that the financkil
statanents comply with the Companies Act 2CM)6. They are also reskKsnsSble for safeguarding tl* assets of the
charitsble company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detert￿n of fraud and other
irrEgularities.
In so far as the Trustees are aware:
There is no relevant audtt infomiation of which the charitable companvs audttors are unaware,. and
The Trn￿teeS have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themsefves aware of any relevant audit
infoThation aThJ to estsblish that the audltors are aware of that Infomation.
AUDITORS
The audltors, Keens Shay Keens Limited, will be prcwed for re*ppoln1Jnent at the forthcomiw Annual
General M&ting.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD,,
P Tavemer- Chalr

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDKNf AUDrroRS TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CABF.IiS IL¥ BEDFORDSHIRE
Opinion
We have audited financlal slatements of Carers In Bedfordshire for the year erKkd 31st March 2021 which
comprise ttE Ststement of Finandal kuvities, the Balan￿ Sheet and the rela￿1 notes. The finar￿la1 reFQrtIry
framework that has Ixen ap￿ie0 In their preparatlon Is appticable law and United Kirwom Accounting
Stsrnlards (Unrted Kirydom Generally A￿pted Accounling Pracllce), Induding FInar￿al Rewbng sta￿rd
102 'The Financlal Rep￿n9 Stsndard applkable In the UK Republlc of IrelaThl'.
In ow OFinlon flnanaal statarents:
give a true and falr vlew of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31st Marth 2021 and of
Its incoming resources and appllcaticn of reSoUr￿s, it￿]udIng its irKome aThJ exEEndiiure, for ts year
then ended:
have been properly p￿pared in accordance wlth Un￿d Kil￿ Generally Accepted Accounting
Practi￿. and
have ken prepared in acc(xdarKe with the requlrements of the Companles Act 2(KJ6.
Basls for oplnlon
We conducted our a￿lt in accordarKe with Internattorbal Stsndards on Audiling (UK) (IS45 (UK)} and
appllcable kiw. res￿nsIbIl￿5 under those stsndards are further dSsclosed In the Auditors
re5ponslLil￿e5 f￿ the audlt of the fina￿la[ ststements section of our rewrt. We are indek*ndent of
charltable company In accordan￿ wlth the ethical requlrements that are relevant b) our audit of ￿ finanoal
statements in the UK, i￿[l￿ding UE FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our ot￿r ethical
responslbllllks In ac0)rda￿e with requirements. We belleve that the aLhJit evideTr￿ we have obtslred
is suffioent and approwiate to provide a basis for our Wnlon.
Conclu51ons relatlng to golng concern
We have nothing to reiKrt In resr*tt of the following matters in relation to wfich the IS45 (UK) require us to
reFQrt to you where..
tre trustees. use of the goi￿ COn￿M basis of aco)unting in the preparat1￿ of the financial statements
is not approwiate,. or
the tr￿teeS have not disdosed In the financSal siatemer15 any Idenufied materlal uncertaintie5 that
may cast significant doubt about the Charitab￿ company's ability to continue to adoFt the 9)irKJ con￿rn
ba515 of accounttng for a perlod of at least ￿efve monts from the date when the flnarKial statanents
are autr#)rtsed ftir issue.
Other informatlon
The trustee5 are responslble for the cther lrformatlrm. The other informatton comprlses the infomiation
nc1￿ In the annual ret#rt ots than the financial ststements and our Rewrt of the IndeperKknt Audltors
thereon.
Our opinion on the finarrial ststemerts does not cover the other informalion, and except to the e>tent
otherwise ewioty ststed in our reprt we dj not express any form of assuran￿ conclusion thereon.
In (￿nneCtIOn wilh our audit of the finandal ststements, our r&sponsibility is to read the other Informatlon
and, In dolr¥J so, corLslder wlthr ots*r information is materlalty inconsistent wrth the fina￿la1 ststements
or our knowledge obtsined in the athlit or ¢)therwi5e appears to be Material￿ mlsststed. Ir we IdenOfy such
material ir￿OnsI5￿rxjes or apparent m3terlal mlsststernents, we are requlred to detemiine whether thue is a
material misststement In the financial ststements or a material mlsstatement of the ott*r infomiation. If,
based on the work we have performed, we cOr￿lude that there 15 a material misstatements of thls other
Inft)rmatlon, we are rewirgj to rewt that fact We have rKthlng to rep)rt in llis regard.
Matters on whlch we ar• required to report by exoption
We have nothiTrJ to rep)rt in resFect of the followlng matters where the Companles Act 2006 requres us to
repNt to you rf. in our oplnlon..
adequate a(rountiryJ records PAve Mt Ixen kept or retyrns adequate for our audit have not been
receivejj from brancFEs not vlslted by us; or
the fina￿lar ststements are not in agreement with the accwnting records and rebJrr6; or
ctrtsin disctosures of trustees. ￿mUneraliOn speafied by law are not made; or

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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
we have not received all the Information arKI extyanatlons we req￿re for our audit; or
the tr￿teeS were rw)t enttljed to prepare the financial ststements in accordance wlth the small
companies reglme tske advantage of the small companies exemption In prepariffj the Report of
the Trustees.
Respective responslbllltles of trustees
As expkined rn￿e fully in the Statement of Trvstees, ReSp￿sit411ties, the tr￿tee$ (w￿0 are also the directors
of the charltable company for the wr￿seS of company law) are resporsible for the preparation of the flnanaal
strtements and for beirKJ sausfied that tFw give a true and fair view, and for such interrNIl controt as tt
trustees determine is n￿sSary to enable the weparation of finanaal ststements that are free from material
misststemenL whettEr due to fraud or error.
In preparlNJ the fInar￿jaI ststements, the trustee5 are resF¥)nsible for assessiThJ tre charitatle company's
ability to Contin￿ a5 a golng concern, disclosirwJ, as aprAicable, matters related to golng corKern and using
the going con￿rn basis of accounting unless the trustees either interKI to liquldate the d￿r1[able company or
to cease operaliorts, cr have Th) realsiic alternative but to do so.
Our resp(nsibilities for the audlt of the finjncial statements
r obiectiv&5 are to obtain reaSona￿e assurance about whether Its finan(ial ststements as a whcle a￿ free
from materlal mlsstatemen( whether due to fraud or e￿Or, and to issue a ReFX)rt of the [￿lependent ALyJitors
that Indudes our opinion. Reasonable assurance Is a high level of aSsURn￿, is not a guararrtee that an
audFt Con(￿￿￿ In accordan￿ with IS4s (UK) will alway5 detett a materlal mlsststement w￿n ￿ eyists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error are considered materlal if, indrvidually or in the aggregate,
they could reasonably LE exkEcted to infiuence the economic dedsion5 of ￿erS tsken on the basls of tt
InarKial ststements.
regularities. inoiuding fra￿J. are In81ances of non-￿MPli8nc8 wlth lavf6 and regulations. Wè daslgn
procedur8s In Ilne ¥￿th our respon5ibililies, oulllned above. lo detect material misstatements in respe¢t of
irregularities, includlng f r8ud. The extent lo %thich our procedures are capable of d9t￿tINj i￿ul8161588,
I￿lUdIng fraud is detailed below.
We havè assessed that ther8 is a lowrfsk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, includiNJ frdLKI
aTrJ non<ompllarKe wlh laws and règulations central lo the tr8dlNJ activities of the charity. This sssossment
has been based upon a substantlve lesting approach lo key identified risk arèas. princlpally being revenu8
recognition and the threat of overyide of controls by management. No Suspect￿ f raud, breach or other non-
ompliance with urKlertylry laws and regulations has been Identlf led durfNJ the sample testiryJ undertaken
during the process arKI no such Issues have been raised by the board of InJ$t&s or management p￿Or
to maklng INS assessment. A full review of available board mlnutes. and other supportiro third paty
documentation ￿ere available, has been urKlert8ken and no items have cometo our attention which ￿quITe
to b8 raportgd to the user of financial statemenls. The charity has strong inl8mal controls and our audit
tesliro has indicat8d no irtstances of managerial ovgryide of controls, through the lesling of joumal entries
and oth8r adjustments forappropriateness. No transactions have been identified as being made outside the
r#Jnnal course of business from the Kjrk wg have perfomed in each key risk area of thè audit. The trustees
and ot￿r key lo&il officers are Infomied management and as such they make regular rèviews lo ensure tha
company is compliant In all instsnces.
A fvrther description of our resFonsibilities for the a￿lt of the financial ststements is located on the Financial
Rewrbng Counal's website at www.frc.or .uk
auditorsres
sibilf(ies. This description forrn5 Part of our
Rem of the Irttjeperthrt A￿ltOrS.
Opinion on other matter prescribed by the companies Act 2006
In our OFiDion the information given In Ihe Rep)rt of the Tr￿tee5 for the financkl year for which lthe
finanaal statements are prepared Is conslstent wrfth the flnancial statements
Use of our report
Thls rewrt Is made solely to tre dwrttsble company's memLws, as a body, in accordance wlth Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of Its Companies Act 2c￿. Our audlt work has ken urKlertaken so that we mlght stste to the

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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
dwritable company's members lJw)se matter5 we are requlred to stste to ihem In an a￿ltOrS, rewrt and for
no otrer purpose. To the fvllest extent pemirtied by law, we th mt 3￿pt or assume re5porsibillty tD anycre
oltsr than the charitable company and the charltstAe compary's members as a IW, for our a￿lIt work, for
this rewr¢ or f(r the opin￿r￿ we have formed.
Mithael GraNJe BA (Hons) FC4 (ser￿Or Ststtrtory Alhditor)
and on behaw of Keens Shay Keens LIm￿d
Chartered Accountants &
Registered ALklitors
2nd Floor Exchange BuildirKJ
16 St Cuthberts Street
Bedford
Be(Ifordshire
MK40 3JG
Date".

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrivmES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accourir)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31￿ MARCH 2021
Year Ended Year Ende
31.3.21
31.3.20
Totsl
Totsl
Unrestrlrted Designated Reltrfrted
Funds
Fund$
F￿d8
Income from:
Donations, legacie5 and other Income
Recognition of capital deferr&J grants
Investsnents
Charitable acUvStles
20,328 1,653
2¥981
45A27
371
36,698 789,921
371
¥257,644
431,024
1,169,975
TOTAL INCOME
57,397 79¥574 434024 1,279,996
1,216,402
Expendiknre on:
charilab￿ aCtiv￿e5
21,433
806,382
392,623 1,220A38
1,316.932
TOTAL EXPENDmiRE
21,433 806,382
392,623 ¥220rt38
1,316,932
INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
35,965 {14,808) 38,401
(l(KJ,530)
Total fvnds brought forward
118,231
158,866
3,817
280,914
381,444
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
154,196 144,058 42.218
340072
280,914
All transaL1lc￿S durlThJ the year are derNed from continuing ach￿lueS.

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
BALANCE SHEEr
AT 31sr MARCH 2021
Company Number: 07141>432 (Eryland and Wales)
2021
Total
funds
2020
Totsl
Funts
Unrestricted and Restrirted
de$lgnated funds
funds
TangiNe assets
16,803
6,154
21957
Debb)rs
Cash at bank and in l¥and
77,201
359,714
77,201
55l713
7¥576
364,578
191,999
436,915
191,999
628,914
436,154
CREDrroRS
Amounts fallirtsj due wlthin C￿ year
155h64
155,935
31¥399
163,134
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
28¥451
36,064
317.515
273,020
TOTAL ASSEfs CURREKr
LIABILrriES
294254
41218
340,472
280,914
NEf ASSErs
298 254 L 3L472
FUNDS
Un￿strIcted furKIs
Designated fvnds
Restricted thjs
154,196
11¢231
144,058
866
4¥218 ￿17
TOTAL FUNDS
These financial ststements have ken prepared In accordan￿ wth the special provisions applIcat￿e to
companies subject to the small companies, reglme.
financial ststements were approved try the Board of Tr￿tee5 on 2Th Augtst 2021 and were signed on its
behalf by:
e7-3.2o/L
P Taverner- Chalr
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
STATEMEpif OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
Totsl Funds
20201
2019120
Cash Flows from operating artlvltles
Net Cash flows provided from 0￿ratir￿j adiyths
207.896
(iio,000)
Cash Flows from Investlry actlvltles
Purchase of flxed assets
Change In ta5h in the year
(20,761)
(5,883)
187,135
(115,850)
Cash at the teglnnlr¥J of ihe year
364578
480,428
Cash at the end of the year
55¥713
364,578
RECONCIUATION OF NEf INCOME TO NEf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVItIES
Net incoming/((￿tg￿ng} res￿Jrc&fj for the year, as per
the Statemert of Finanaèl kbwtie5
Adjustments for
Depreaation charge
(IrKrease)deuease in debtors
Increase(decrease) in creditors
59,558
(100,529)
5,698
(5.625)
148.265
2,859
(20,915)
8.615
Net Cash flows wovided from operatiNJ aCtiV￿eS
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
ACCOUNTING POUCXES
Basis of accountl
financial statements have been wepared In accordance wth AccountirKJ and ReFrfXtlrKJ by
iJbariiTe5.' Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to cl¥arib'es preparlng their accounts In
accordan￿ wtth the Financial Rep)iting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republlc of IrelaTh
(FRS102) {effeciive l January 2019) aTrJ the C(xnpan￿s Act 2006.
The company meets the defin￿On of a publlc knefft entlty under FRS102. Assets and Ilabllrbes are
in1ila1￿ recognlsed at historlcal cost or transaclion value ￿lesS t)therwise ststed in ￿ relevant
accountlng policy rK)te.
Duri￿ the year, Ihe global ￿ealU} crisi5 (aused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) ha5 had a sigrificant
impact on all t￿IneSSes. The Trusiees has assessed the ￿tential impact of this uncertain situaty.on
on the Charty and has wt in contingew plan5 in order to mltigate ￿ wafive effetts of any
period of int£rrupted tradlThJ, whith will the Charity to Contin￿ a5 a goirrfJ concern. TFE
review of the financial F#JSition, reserves levels and fUtyJ￿ plans gives Trustees confiderKe that u
chèrlty remalrs a going Cc￿rn for the foreseea14e fU￿re.
Inco
All incoming re￿Jrces are Included txt the Ststement of Flnanclal Acknvfaes when the tttarity is
legalty entided to the irKome aThJ the amrAJnt can te quantified wlth reasonable accuracy. TF
followlrKJ specific policEs are applied to partlcular categories of ir￿OMe.
Voluntary irttime is recewed by way of grants, donatiC￿5 and glfts and Is included In full In
lthe Ststement of Financval Activities when recgvable. Grants are recogni5ed in full In the
ststement of Fina￿la1 Activjties in the year in which ttw are reCeivat￿e
TIE value of services wovlded by volunteers has not been IrKluded In these accounts.
Investrnent irKome Is Induded w￿n recelvable.
Incomiry reS￿r￿ from charitatle actlvities are accoLrted for when earned.
Expen(fi￿re
Expendi￿re is reco3nised on an accruais basis. E￿r￿ltUre includes a￿Ibutab1e VAT, whlch cannot
LE recovered, aThJ is reFQrted as part of the eypendiiure to which it relates. Charltsble ewerKlityre
comprises of tIN)se costs incurred by the d￿rIty In the delwery of fs attivities and services for its
nefioaries. It I￿ludeS both costs that can be allooted directy to SLKh activities and those costs
of an irmlirett nattre n￿S5Ory to SUPFQrt them.
Allocation and apportlonment of
Costs that can attribute to a SFecific activlty or reseNe are dlredjy alknted wthln the Ststement
of Finandal Athiites.
Allocaljons of overheads tr) Ind￿idual funds are based ￿ a tNJJget which is set at the
commencement of each contract peric*l.
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CAREILS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMEKfs - COPUINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021
ACCOUNTING POUCIES - continued
Tanglble fixed assets
Depreciation Is provlded at the followiry annual rate5 in order b) write off each a55et over Ifs
estimated useful life.
Office equipmenvfvmthre
Computer equipment
- 25% on cost
-25% on ccGt
Fixed assets are stated at C05t le55 accumulated depredaljon. Mlrw addlticrfLS of less than £4TrJ are
not (apitalis￿.
Taxallon
The charlty Is exempt from cOr￿ratiOn tax on Its tharltsble aciwities.
F￿￿1 attounting
Unrestricted fijnds can be used in acC¢Kdan￿ with the Char￿ble objectives at ts d[scretiC￿ cl the
trustees.
Destgnated funds can be used in accordance with the dk4ritsble (￿J￿bVes uThler u)ntracted servlces
or speallc prthjrammes desigThated try the trustee5.
Re5tr1cted fijnds orly be used for partlcular reStr￿ted wrkJ)ses within tr* ￿eets of tharty.
Further explanation of na￿re and wrpose of each fund ts irKluded in the notes tD the flnarthl
ststements.
DONATIONS LEGACIES AND OTHER INCOME
Year Ended
31.3.21
Year Ended
31.3.20
Membership income
Donations, fvndraisiThJ and legacles
2¥981
24981
45,827
45,827
The types of membership were consdidated into rme at the Anrnwl General Meeting he￿ In
Novemter 2016.
All memters Ml￿ roy the subscriptiors (if ary) that the Board decides from time to time. The
Board may fix differing rates fty sut6criptions for different members ￿ categories of members. At
present no membership substripts.on is set.
GRArirs RECEIVED FOR CAprrAL EXPENDrruRE
Grants can be received to assist the pUrd￿Se of fixed a55ets. T￿se are shown in ￿ balance sheet
as Deferred Captal Grant Received In r￿te 10. Thls balance is wrltten L%gck to the IrKome and
Eyndibjre account in li￿ wth the assets, depreciable life.
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR EfiDED 315r MARCH 2021
NVEsfMENT INCOME
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.3.20
Bank Interest receivable
371
6Crf)
NET INCOME
These are ststed af￿r th4rging:
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.120
Atyjitors, remuneration
Depreclatlon - owned assets
3,720
2.762
TRusfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs
There were no tru5tRe5' remunerdticffl or other trEnefits for Ihe year ended 31st Marth 2021, nor for
the year eThled 31st March 2020.
Trustees. Expenses
Some trustees r￿fve￿ reimbursement travel expensts irKurred on behalf of the charity tctslllng
£99 (2020 - £7fA} iwt the trustees gave thls back to tt* charity as a thnatlon.
STAFF cosrs
Year Ended Year Ended
31.3.21
31.3.20
Wages and salaries
S)ual securfty costs
lThr pension costs
Totsl stsff costs
741,105
52,168
16,014
809,287
752,044
50,941
10,539
813,524
Training and DBS Ch￿kS
Totsl human resources costs
6,307
812 212
The average mcrfthly number of employee5 durirvJ ihe year was 39 (2020: 36)
No employees, emoluments exceeded É60,000 dUr1r￿ ￿rrent or fv ￿rfod.
Key management remuneratlon
The totrl employee remuneraOon of the key management persmnel, rdenufied members of the
Carers in Bedfordshlre Leadership Team arKI other employees having aUtI￿rty aThJ resFL)nsiknlity
plannlng, dlrectir•J and controlllrrfj the actfvlties cl the tharity were £95,577 {2020: £79,IM6).
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs
Offi¢el Comwter
Furnitiffe equlpment
Totsls
COST
At 1st Aprll 2020
Addition5
At 315t March 2021
26,032
1726
28,758
39,869
65,901
20,761
86,662
57,904
DEPRECIATION
At 1st April 2020
Charge for year
At 31st March 2021
24032
350
31,975
58,OC17
NEf BOOK VAWE
At 31st March 2021
376
20,581
21957
At 31st March 2020
DEBTOR5: AMoup¥fs FALUNG DUE wmiIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade dettors
Prepayments
er debtrKs
45,964
30,237
Looo
77
37.206
33.370
1,000
IIL CREDtroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Taxation arKI social securlty
Carer5 breaks awarded rM)t yet ctalmed
6,636
14.162
129,846
11,560
11,975
100,611
Deferred capilal grants
Other credtys and accruals
95,010
65,745
311
4,750
34,238
11. RELATED PAirrY DISCLOSURES
re were no reiated party tran5aLtions In the year b) 31 March 2021 (2020: £￿1).
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CARERS IN BEDFORD&IIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - CONfiNUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31￿ MARCH 2021
IZ CAprrAL
The compary has ￿ share caF4ts1. The type5 of membershlp were consolldated into at tt
Annual General Meeting held In November 2016.
maximum nUM￿r of members Is 200. Each member of the Charty undertakes that, If the
Charrty is wound up while are a member, or withln one year after they ￿ase to be a member,
they will contriixjte a sum not exceedirKJ £1 to trE assets of the Charty for..
payment of the debts and liabilitie5 of the Charrty contracted tefore they ￿ase to ￿ a
memtser; and
payment of costs, charyes and expenses viinthTrJ up
Honorary Life mem￿r$ are member5 trArt are exempt from subscription d7arges if set.
All members must pay the 5ubscriVJ'ons (If any) that the Board decides from time to Ome. The
Board may flx differlng rates for subscriptiors for dtfferent members or categorles cl members. At
present Th) membership subscription is set. Memters ar* Honorary Lrfe Members have vobng rrghts
at the AGM. There were 47 {2020: 49) members arKI O IM)norary life members as at 31 March 2021
(2020: 0).
13. OPERATING LEASE COMMrrMENTS
The followiThJ operating lease payments are CLwnmitted to be paid
2021
2020
Expiring..
Within one year
Btheen one and five years
26,790
96.667
40,785
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmEP￿s - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
I& MOVEMEpif IN FUNDS
Incoming
RÈsources
Resources
expended
Surplus/(dd&)
for
ear
412020
Trdnsfe
31
03
2021
RESTr]￿ED FUNDS
Bedford Carers Lounge- BEC
442
45,137
H,064
1,073
1,515
ca￿r9 Gronts
3,302
(1,698)
220,000
16.729
189,307
15,031
30,693
1,698
33,995
FlarpurTrust
Luton and t￿nS￿ble ca￿r$ Lothge- CBC
andLBC
168
51.105
51,816
829
(711)
(829)
{543)
Support (knups
Young carer peer merttorirvJ-thlklren in
Need
829
484
290
28,188
31,892
14,631
7,500
6,924
5,944
2.974
28,672
34,782
14,005
6.150
1,197
3,796
2.974
(484)
(2.890)
626
Volunteerfng
Lottery Cort Funding
BLCF Beds corona￿ruS Emergency Fund
BLCF Coronavinjs Programme
Mental Health Fund -young Pecp
CIN PA)oster
{2,600)
626
1,350
5,727
2,148
1.350
5.727
2,148
Sub totsl
3,817
431,024
392,623
38AOI
41218
DESIGMATED FUNDS
Ext•nal desionation
Carers Café
150
86,963
85,225
5,292
41,098
404,906
130,080
20,262
83,321
1,738
(5.292)
2.218
30,671
{18,269)
1614)
10.938
1.888
Carers di5countcard and on Ilne sukwort
Ca￿rsupport{deM￿va)
Carer5UPPOrt (all carertypes)
Dementia S8vices
5,292
(L.980}
(7.4351
27,292
175
43.316
435.576
111.811
19,649
94,259
238
23,235
9,023
{438)
10,938
Slbllng support
Workshops, Eduotbn and (>oups
23,494
791,574
770,184
21,391
44.884
135,372
36.198
136.198)
99,174
Sub totsl
158,866
118,231
791,574
57.398
806.382
21,432
{14.807)
35,965
144,058
uNRE5TRI￿ED FUNDS
0.00
GrandT¢)tsl
280,914 1,279.996
1,220.437
59,559
340,472

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMErirs - CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2021
I& MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- conilnued
Bedford Careys Louw - BBC
Fundlro recefved frorn Bedford Borough
CCNJr￿il to open and run a Carers Advi￿ aThJ
Inforniation Centre within Bedford Ho5￿￿1
(Swth Wing)
FundiThJ received urxler contratt to allow the
award of grants dirert to carers whose
etTh)tional andlor physlcal wenbeing has
Lwn adversely affetta by their carlng role
FLrKlirYJ receNed from Central Bedfordshlre
Ccmjncll and Luton Borough Council to open
and run a Carers Adv￿￿ and Infcymation
Centre wthin The Luton & DunstaNe
Ho¥)itsl
Funding re￿iVed from Chlldren in Need to
complement tur￿$ within the carer suppM)rt
contrart to Identlfy supwrt y¢xng
carers as peer mentors to support cthers, In
school and 0￿r contexts
B&Jford BOr￿h Cwncil have provided
ling to employ a Volunteer Coordlnator
to wjentify and suppyt the development of
volunteerirvj
FundirffJ recelved from tt￿ Harpur Trust b)
COm￿eMent funds wthin the carer support
contract to estsbli5h a volunteer-led 'earty
respo￿, Servi￿ dellveriThJ tlmely support
to carers whose need5 can be met thr(￿gh
Irftirmation or someone kn tslk to.
Weekend arbj weekday café servke fvr
carers, individuals wlth care needs and
fami
FurKlirYJ r￿1Ved tD estsblish and dellver a
carers dlscount card to reward carers for
ttEir servkes, and to develop tsrgebj
onlfjr￿ Information
A range of servlces Including identlfying and
coordinating a team of volunteer dementia
tr￿frienders, and running a weekly group for
corers arwj Feople with dementia in Bedford,
ttE Carets Rest.
We are fijnded urKler contratt ty Central
Bedfordshire COUKII, Bedford Bor(xhJh
Cwncll aTrJ the BCCG actlng tofftr to
offer carers SLPPOrt Servi￿ on thelr LEhalf
We are fvnded urKler ccntract by Central
Bedfordshlre Council, Bedford Borough
cour￿11 and the BCCG actlng t￿ther to
offer SUPFQrt services to rE0p￿ affected by
merrK)ry loss or dementia and ￿1r carers.
Carers Grants
Luton and Dunstable Carers Lounge -
CBC and LBC
Young carer peer mentoring - Children
in Need
Volunteering
Harpw Trust
Carers Café
Carers dlscount card and on line
support
Carer support (dementla)
Carer sw¥port (all orer types)
Demenlla S•rvk*s

sibli￿ support
We are fvnded under c£ffitratt by Central
Bedfordshire Counal, Bedford Borough
Councfil and the BCCG atting together to
offer SUkP)rt servkes to young pecyle
caring for, arWor affected by tre illness or
disability of a sibllng.
Funding from Bedford and Luton Community
FOu￿lat￿)n for a pjstsl malllro to carers,
aOJltlorkBI ￿UrS ftr Support Workers, a
s￿[al medla conS￿tsnt and laptops for staff
working frcffi home
Funding from B&Jford al￿ LLton Community
Foundation aliowed us io provide Laptops for
stsff who were working from ho
FurKllrvJ provided by Bedford and Luton
Community Fund and &Jn Readers,
Furnl allows us to offer free counselllng to
yOLng carers and youro aduFt carers
Addibonal fijnding from Chihjren In Need for
onllne ￿mIng grwp5 and postsl mailings to
young carers
Legacies are received from individuals ¥vho
gift Mo￿eS to Carers in Bedfordshire in their
wills. The Board of TrLStees then determine
IM)w these fiJnd5 can be effectively spert
allctate specific amounts to projects
withln this knj.
BLCF- Bedford$hire Enwryency
Coronavirus Fund
BLCF NEf Coronavints Programme
Mental Health Fw
For Young People
CNldren in Need Booster Grart
Legacy
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CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE
DEfAILED STATEME1￿ OF FINANCUL AcnvrrIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2021
31J.21
31.120
INCOME
Donations And FU￿￿raIsINj
Contract Income
Grant Release
Membership
ConlrlbutSons Recelved
Investrnent Income
(Xher lrtome
21,981
1,248,105
45,827
1,145,775
8,928
371
611
¥279,996
23,151
600
EXPENDMIRE
PrcMJramme Dlrect Costs
HaN Hlre
Rent Rates
Ta￿S
Vehicfe Hire
Travel
Electrldty
Gas
Water
Prfnung
227,444
310,454
12,465
44,107
2,859
1,375
13,107
2,698
60,399
274
1,701
757
565
21,974
8,S28
25,4n
526
25,378
402
28,413
Teleph)ne
Stsljonery
Computer
Office MaintenarKe
Repalrs
CknniTrJ
Fuel
22,051
21,863
131
950
241
3,360
9Jndry Offlce Eypenses
Irtsuran
Refreshments
Bank Charges
Salaries Wages and TempJNary
Stsff
Stsff Training
Per6ions
Stsff Check5
Legal
Audit & AccountsKy
Professlonal
Recruilmert Expenses
Depreciats'on
10,030
4,888
262
1,032
793,273
1,975
16,014
950
2,160
3,733
3,826
655
5,698
22V37
1,747
8,508
394
802,985
5,169
10,539
1,138
1,710
2,775
492
620
2,859
¥316,931
59,559
(100,529)
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