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Carers in bedFordshir Iiibo¥e fvn doing ANNUAL REVIEW 2021/22

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CONTENTS

TENTS
Welcome 3
About Us 4
How We Support 5
Our Year in Numbers 6
Strategic Priorities 7
How We Reached More Carers 8
How We Invested in High Quality Support 10
How We Have Been Transparent, Efficient & Effective 13
Financial Overview 14
How We Worked in Partnership 16
Our Partners 18
How We Advocated With Carers 20

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WELCOME

This year has been very much about finding a balance in a world where we learn to live with Covid, for carers and us as an organisation.

You will see in the review that our work to reach more carers has meant demands on our services have continued to rise. As a result, we have adapted the way we work, so we can give our most intensive support to those who need it most.

Frontline support has also increased thanks to the timely support of commissioning bodies and funders. They have trusted us to expand into more specialist areas of support, such as wellbeing and for those caring for someone with a mental health condition. Working in this way means carers do not have to wait to get the support they need and is a model we hope to develop in

I am very proud of the way in which Carers in Bedfordshire has continued to support people through another 12 months of the Covid pandemic.

We’ve refined our services to consider people who wanted to meet face-to-face again, as well as those who needed to keep their distance once restrictions were lifted.

As if the pandemic wasn’t enough for carers, we also stepped in to help them deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

I would particularly like to thank all our funders, donors, partners, members and volunteers without whom we simply couldn’t operate as we do.

the future.

As ever, our team of staff, volunteers and board members remain at the centre of my appreciations. Their dedication, compassion and experience ensure each step and decision we take has the carer at the very heart of it.

I hope you enjoy reading about how we have adapted the charity and our projects,, to support carers through another challenging year.

CHRIS STELLING

Chief Executive Officer

We also thank David Dwyer, who left the Board this year, for his hard work and commitment. We’re delighted to have welcomed Heather Aylward and Nicola Kidby as new trustees, and hope to strengthen the Board further next year.

In the review we've highlighted all that we have achieved together and it gives a flavour of the difference we can make for carers.

PHIL TAVERNER

Chairperson

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ABOUT US

OUR VISION

Carers will feel recognised, respected and supported in their role.

OUR MISSION

To give carers access to the support, information and skills that enhances their wellbeing and enables them to remain in a caring role for as long as they choose.

WHO WE SUPPORT

Age of carers

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Male
26.7%
4-18 19-25 26-45 46-65 66-80 81+
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Gender of carers

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Female Non-binary
72.3% 1%
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Conditions carers are caring for

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Cancer Sensory impairment
5.6% 2.4%
Learning disability PhysicSubst a l disabilitynce misuse
8.9% 27.4%0.6%
Dementia Physical disability
27.4%
11.8%
Mental Health Autism
19%
24.3%
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W e s u p p o r t m o r e t h a n 9 , 5 0 0 c a r e r s a c r o s s B e d f o r d B o r o u g h a n d C e n t r a l B e d f o r d s h i r e

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HOW WE SUPPORT

We're a local charity which has supported unpaid family carers of all ages since 2004. They might be an older person looking after a spouse with dementia, a young person caring for a disabled sibling, a parent supporting a child with additional needs, or an adult looking after a partner with a mental health condition or addiction.

Our compassionate and knowledgeable Support Workers give a listening ear and practical advice. They help carers navigate the health and social care system, or reassure someone dealing with a difficult situation at home.

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 have a busy program of peer support groups and activities to brings carers together. We run regular social groups, one-off activities and wellbeing events.

Our services include counselling, wellbeing sessions, coping with hospital admissions, grants, benefits advice and information such as the Carers magazine.

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

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

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 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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OUR YEAR IN NUMBERS

We have 39 members of staff (27 full-time equivalents) and 69 volunteers working across Bedfordshire to give carers access to support, information and skills which enhance their wellbeing and enables them to remain in a caring role for as long as they choose.

47,881 interactions with carers

an increase of 115% from last year

14,000 telephone conversations an increase of 38% from last year

100,197 unique website page views an increase of 115% from last year

£244,460 carers grants awarded an increase of 65% from last year

1,387 unique carers attended our groups an increase of 23% from last year

4,131 hours donated by volunteers an increase of 82% from last year

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

As a charity supporting so many people with a diverse range of needs the Board of Trustees set strategic priorities to guide the charity in what it chooses to do and for whom. Otherwise the charity can be pulled in a number of different directions and end up working towards goals that are not rooted in its core vision and mission. In 2020 the Board published its strategic plan for the coming years; within that plan it committed to five key objectives.

OUR FIVE KEY OBJECTIVES:

Be transparent, efficient and effective

Reach more carers Work in partnership

Invest in high quality support

Advocate with carers

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HOW WE REACHED MORE CARERS

Two years ago we set out on a mission to reach more carers. This year we made great progress registering more, and supporting more carers, as well as doubling our website views. This objective still remains central to much of our activity.

We diversified our offer

We employed a Workshops, Events and Groups Coordinator and through funding and partnerships diversified our workshops, groups and activities to reach more carers. We offered:

We supported professionals to identify carers

We can't reach all carers alone so helping other key organisations to do so - has and will remain - a core part of our work. For example:

Thanks go to all of our generous grant funders for helping us achieve our goals Here are a selection:

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HOW WE REACHED MORE CARERS

Digital outreach, social media & media liaison

We were awarded funding to develop a new website . The new site has increased new registrations and given carers access to up-to-date information, news and advice, as well as our online chat facility.

We also introduced an animated 'Register With Us' video, highlighting the support we offer so carers can see in just one minute what we can offer them.

We stepped up our social media activity. Our reach went up by 35% from last year to 628,075.

We worked with dignitaries, partners and local and regional media to raise awareness of what it means to be a carer and what support is available. We also teamed up with one of our male carers, a former script writer, to introduce a new carer blog depicting what caring is really like.

Below are some examples of the media coverage we secured to reach tens of thousands of carers (click on the articles and videos below to view more). We are really proud to have appeared on both ITV Anglia and BBC Look East , carried out various interviews on regional and local radio stations and appeared in local newspapers, magazines and news websites.

The number of carers registered with us has increased by over 33% since 2019

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10,000
7,500
5,000
2,500
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2019 2020 2021 2022
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Goals for the year ahead:

Diversify service offer further Extend our programme to reach underrepresented communities Continue to invest in digital services

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I couldn’t be more grateful to Carers in Bedfordshire they’ve gone above and beyond to help my family.

It was lovely to have someone to talk to who understands the pressures of caring for someone.

Underprivileged families who are carers without a shadow of a doubt would be worse off without this essential charity.

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HOW WE INVESTED IN HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT

We invested in high quality support by securing a number of new and existing roles integral to supporting carers. In addition to staff training to ensure our workforce is delivering the best support possible for carers.

We were able to extend our Adult Wellbeing Practitioner contract from the NHS by one more year (ending December 2022) and welcomed a new member of staff to this role to build on the great work of our former practitioner.

We also secured funding from Bedford Youth Empowerment Fund for two years for a Young Carer Wellbeing Practitioner . Our Wellbeing Practitioners provide one to one and group support and interventions specifically for carers needs.

We were also successful in gaining funding from East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) a Mental Health Transformation to provide Carer Link Worker in Bedford Borough, for carers looking after someone with a serious mental illness.

The role was piloted to provides carers assessments, one to ones and group interventions that are based on carer need. Following its success, two posts will now be funded for a year in Central Bedfordshire.

Staff carried out 430 learning hours to support their development.

Investment into the frontline and support worker interventions, has led to those in high need of support decreasing to under 1% of all registered carers, compared with 5% two years ago.

We have increased frontline support to over 700 hours per week through expansion into more specialist roles such as our carer link workers and wellbeing practitioners

The number of staff members directly supporting carers is higher than ever before

Goals for the year ahead:

750 500 250 0 2020 2021

2022

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It's nice to be assured that you are doing a good job, which sometimes you lose sight of.

It's good to be connected with people and feel I now have a safety net.

Every little bit of help and support makes life as a carer a bit more bearable.

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HOW WE HAVE BEEN TRANSPARANT EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE

We continued to look at how we can improve services and the way we do things to ensure the charity was running as efficiently and effectively as possible.

We invested in our digital infrastructure and automated processes, to direct more of our resources into frontline support for carers. Examples of these initiatives are:

Goals for the year ahead:

We have increased frontline support hours by 16% whilst only increasing overall expenditure by 6%.

Our overheads (office lease, insurance, computer hardware, postage and printing) represent 9% of our . only budget Research conducted by Giving Evidence and Givewell, found charities spent an average of 11.5% of their costs on administration.

Our Governance

As part of our commitment to continuously improve we worked with The Cranfield Trust to review our governance practices in line with best Practice outlined in the Charity Governance Code. The independent report found that:

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Income

Whilst more predictable than last year, when the pandemic affected some sources of income, this year was still very much focused on ensuring our income could match the demand on services. Our donation and service income rose by 51% and 38% compared to the previous year, but both remain well below pre-Covid levels.

Our grant income grew by approximately £50,000 in comparison to the previous year, thanks to the excellent work of our fundraising manager. These additional funds allowed us to enhance our core offer, develop our infrastructure and pilot new ways of working.

Overall, total income rose by 7% on the previous year.

Donations, service charges and misc income 3.6%

Grants and Trust Foundations 25.2%

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Statutory bodies
71.2%
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Expenditure

Expenditure increased by 3.3% excluding NHS Carers Grants (6.3% including NHS Carers Grants) compared to the previous year. This was largely due to:

We were delighted to end the financial year with a surplus of £73,006. This includes the funds we hold for the NHS carers grants

Carers grants 17.9%

Dementia services 14.6%

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Fundraising
3%
Carer services
64.5%
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Funds in Reserves

At the end of the 2021-22 financial year the total reserves of the charity stood at £413,478. These are funds that we hold to provide resilience for the charity against any unforeseen circumstances. Our policy is to hold a minimum of one month’s salary costs of all staff on all projects and three months’ central organisational costs, and a maximum of 150% of this amount in unrestricted reserves. This year the reserves are greater than the range specified in our policy. However, the Board believes this is appropriate in the light of high inflation and the uncertainty this brings for future costs and income.

The total funds that we hold in reserves are in three categories for future activity:

Unrestricted 47%

Funds that are held to manage uncertainty, unforeseen financial variations and short-term changes in circumstances.

Restricted 5%

The funder restricts the activities or projects that the funds can be used for

Designated 48%

We allocate the funds to activities or projects necessary to achieve certain outcomes or objectives

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I honestly can say that I would be lost without my support worker. She is so kind and caring.

You persuaded me I had to do some self-care and it was good to have something for me to relieve the stress.

I am not able to discuss my daughter’s mental health with anyone as they wouldn’t understand, but I feel comfortable discussing it with you.

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HOW WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP

We worked with many partners to deliver sessions and groups, as well as team up on special projects to support carers.

Serious Mental Illness Carers

We were awarded funding by NHS England to raise awareness of Serious Mental Illness. Particular areas we engaged with were ensuring carers and service users with a severe mental illness received their Covid Booster and flu vaccination, improve take up of annual health checks and they were registered with their GP.

Addiction Support

For carers looking after those with a serious mental illness, we also partnered with clinical psychologists to provide talks on bipolar and complex emotional needs , associated with the diagnosis of a personality disorder.

'Time to Ask' sessions gave all carers an opportunity to submit questions to professionals from ELFT, Mind BLMK, POhWER Advocacy and Bedfordshire Wellbeing Service and get answers on the day. It also provided a platform for professionals to discuss their service in further detail.

Winter Pressures Project

We received additional funding from Central Bedfordshire Council to support carers over the winter period from January until March. Through the Winter Pressures project we supported carers to access information, advice and signposting with local and national services as well as supporting carers with bills where a need was identified.

We also were able to increase the amount of one-to-one support with 1,200 proactive contacts made in the period. Additionally, we provided 18 group wellbeing sessions and 87 carers were supported one-to-one with wellbeing sessions.

We joined forces with Milton Keynes based DAFS (Drug Alcohol Family Support) to form a group for families of loved ones with an addiction – the first of its kind in Bedfordshire aimed solely at carers.

Allotment Space for Carers

We were donated an allotment space in Leighton Buzzard by the Linslade & Southcourt Allotment Association. This space is being developed to become a respite area, where carers can go to help with their wellbeing and give them a respite space, by growing plants and vegetables (see photo.)

Parent Carer Partnerships

We work closely with colleagues in our SEND parent carer forums; Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum and Snap Parent Carer Forum Central Bedfordshire , ensuring parent carers have the right information and service support in their own locality.

We have also set up a partnership with Kids in Action charity in Dunstable for a new monthly Parent Carer group to share experiences, learn from each other and gather information about services available to them.

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HOW WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP

Groups and Sessions

We continued to work with the Citizens Advice Bureau to provide carers with information on benefits, as well as Community Bankers for NatWest about . scamming

We also worked with Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, NOAH Academy, Direction for Bedfordshire, Christ The King Church and Bedfordshire Citizens Advice to provide a free Community Drop In for Bedford residents to access information and support.

Hospital Support

Despite our Carers Hub being closed to carers due to Covid restrictions at Bedford and Luton and Dunstable Hospitals, we provided a Support Worker on the sites to liaise with hospital staff. They supported carers and ensured they got the discharge and treatment information needed.

Young Carers

We teamed up with Bedford Borough Council to raise awareness during Young Carers Action Day, by lighting up the town bridge purple (see photo). Local schools got involved by dressing in purple and raising money for us. We also became members of the Young Carers Alliance , to help persuade the Government to bring about change in supporting young carers in social care, health and education.

European Metal Recycling (EMR) donated funds towards young carer activities and three local Rotary Clubs funded a young carers theatre trip.

We also sent a bunch of flowers, sponsored by Emmott Snell Solicitors, to carers nominated by family and friends, for their valuable caring role.

Dementia Partners

Our Dementia Team has continued to work closely with the Alzheimer's Society and Tibbs Dementia Foundation to offer a cohesive support service to people living with dementia and those who care for them, as well as with the local Memory Clinics and Age UK . The team has also collaborated with:

Carers Week

During Carers Week we partnered with local photographer Chiara MacCall who judged our photography competition we asked carers to enter with an image to represent ‘My Caring Role.’ Keens Shay Keens Ltd Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers (KSK ), sponsored the competition by supplying prizes.

Goals for the year ahead:

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OUR PARTNERS

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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I have been battling for so long with no real support. It was really great that someone called who cared.

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.

This family is now turning a corner and it shows how important Carers in Bedfordshire is to the families we support.

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HOW WE ADVOCATED WITH CARERS

We advocated with carers in a number of ways helping them to get their voice heard and be the instrument for change. This included in how we run our services, how partners run theirs, how carers were affected by the pandemic and the options available to them.

Carer Forums

This year we held a series of conversations with carers on a range of subjects under the banner of 'carer forums'. Some of these forums proved to be the starting point for some exciting new initiatives and areas for co-production.

Carers Voice

We set up Carers Voice, a group of carers who were willing to give their views on subjects affecting them. These included the blog we host, on the terminology used by professionals and they also took part in our surveys and those of others.

Carer Survey

Thank you to the 650 carers who filled in our Adult Carer Survey and gave their views and experiences of our services and told us about the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Respite was highlighted as a major issue in the survey. To find out more about the issues, we consulted with carers and are now taking

forward ideas to provide carers with real options. You can view our respite report on our website .

Advocacy

This year local authorities held consultations on their carers strategy and were keen to hear directly from carers. Our links enabled us to invite carers to have a place at the table at carer forums, which we set up. This included a young carers forum in the form of a sleepover event.

A forum about carers assessments in Bedford Borough gave carers the chance to air their views directly to commissioners. This has resulted in ongoing dialogue and a major shift in approach.

The top three topics carers want us to push are:

  1. The carer assessment process in Bedford Borough

  2. Young carer support in Central Bedfordshire

  3. Ensuring carers have access to a choice of high quality respite options at a time that suits them

Goals for the year ahead:

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Thank you so much. I really felt on the edge of carer breakdown, but I feel so much calmer now.

Thank you so much for all the help and support you have afforded me over the years and for your continued offer of support.

My son gets so much out of coming to young carers. Thank you so much for all you do.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. As you have read, we have made huge strides forward but there is much more to do and many carers who still go unsupported. If you want to join us on our mission there are many ways to do so: SUPPORT DONATE VOLUNTEER www.carersinbeds.org.uk

Registered charity no 1135507 Company registered no 07140432

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31ST MARCH 21122 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 07140432 (England and Walesl REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1135507 Carerso in bedFordshire AUDITED FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31., MARCH 2022

CAREILS IN BEDFORDSHIRE BEPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE ITAR ENDED 51￿ MARCH 2022 CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31r MARCH 2022 Page Structure. Governance and Management Reference and administratwe details Statement of the Trustees responsibilities Report of the Independent Auditors Statement of Financial Attwities Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flow5 Note5 to the Financial Statements Detailed Statement of Financial ActlvSties &io li 12 1421 See Annual Review fora summary of achievement and performance in 202112022

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31ST MARCH 2122 STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng Document The Charity is controlled by Its gwerniTWJ dctumen( the Articles of A£soci3Uon, arkl constllutes a limited compary, limited by guarantee as defined by the Companles Act 2006. It is registered a5 a charty wlth t Charity Ccnmission. The Articles of ￿SSoCiatIon were updatsd and adoptsd by the memtrtrs at the Annual General MeeVrvJ held on 25 November 2016. R￿rUI•1nert and appointment of Dlrectors The Dlreciors of the company, also charlty TrLths for ￿ purpjses of drty law and uThJer the CC￿panY'S arbdes, revised as at 25 November 2016, are known collectively as lfv Board. Under ttE requlrements of the Arbdes of As$C￿jalion, the Board con9￿ts of not fewer than four and no more than 14 persons. The members of the Board are Inlbally appointed ty the Board to fill a vacarq arKI at the following Amual GerEral Meeting (AGM). appointed directors offer themselves for election. Thereafter at d third annual gerEral meetiThJ afor thelr last elertton a Trusiee Dlrector must retire. Tlw are ellgllAe for re- eledon for tsvo further terms and may not serve more than nlne year5 in ofts. In order to manage tr transition to thls new system for reslgnatlon ènd re-electlon of Trustee Dlrectors, account shall not te tsken of any b'me served by the Trustee dIr￿tOr before 25 Novemter 2016 when calculatiro the timing of ttE 3-year retirement and ￿-ele￿IDn. Phil Tavemer has acted as Chair, and Graham Mills Iws atxed as Treasurer thrOUg￿￿t the year. Davhd retired as a director duriw the year. Indurtion and tralnlry of new Dlrectors All rEw Directors are required to provide ￿40 satisfactory references arKa are subjett to an en￿inCed DBS theck. All new Directors undergo an indLKtrC￿ programme to brief them on their obligations and are Sukvlled ith an In¢AKbon pack, whlch Includes written I￿￿rnation al￿t. • The (l)Ilgatyon5 of Dirett￿S and a TriLStee C( of Cc¥Juct • The Artldes of Asscoation • The most r￿nt Annual RekX)rt and Accounts . Operational perfomiance reports Dlrectors are encouraged io attend approprlate external trainirwj everts to support them in their rc4e. Orqanlsatlonal struthre Carers in 8edfordshire {CiB) is governed by a Board which meets quarterty and is respor6ible for tt straiegic direction and policy of the organlsaljon, ersuring tst It Is sofver( operating in a profe55ional manner aTrJ delfverlng the outcomes for which ￿ Ik4S teen set up. The Board met on 6 cccaslorL5 duriw the year, indudSng at strategy meetirYJ5. At 31 March 2022, Board comwised 10 Trustee Directors from a variety of backgrouTrls relevant to work of charty. The Board has two sU￿cOmMItiees. The FInan￿ Commthe consr5t of mt less than 4 Dlrectors apwirted by the main Board of Directors wth an apprwiate mix of fina￿la1 and bu51ness skllls. This group ha5 met 3 times durlng thls fina￿la1 year. The Nomlnatior6 Commlttee <kals wlth Board recruitrnen¢ tralning aTr Success￿ planniry. The Chief Execuknve Officer (CEO) is apFolnted by the Board to manage day-to-day Operatio￿ of the charity, To facilitste effethe 0￿ratiOrs, the CEO has delegated aut￿rIty, withln tenns of delegation apwoved the Board. for operational matters incIL￿ing finance, empksyment and service delivery. A Lead5 team of four, eath overseeing the work of a Small team, are resp(Thible for day-t￿daY operational management, su[ervis￿ aThJ trainiThJ of the stsff team; ersuring they develop th￿'r skills and gcx)d working practices. T stsfflng level for the year was an average of 27 full tsme equNalent employees and there were 43 Indivlduals eM￿oyed on a fvll or part tyme basis by Girers In Bedfordshire at 31 March 2022.

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 Relatsd partles The charity is a Network Partner of ca￿r$ Tr￿t and affillated to Carers UK. In so far as it is cOmp￿MentsrY to the charty's objethves, the charty is gulded natior￿1 arKI local wlicy. At the national level it Is stetred by lJ)e governmenys Natlonal Carers. Strategy and relevant Natlcmal serv1￿ Frameworks for a range of illnesses and disatilths. The charity supEKJrts the work of Bedford B￿oUgh Counal, Central Bedfordshire CourKiI, and Bedfordshire Cllnlcal Commlssloning Gr￿P Carers, Strategles and monltors the outcome5 of these strategles using feedback from Its Membership. The Chlef Executive Offi￿r arnl stsff are represented on k l(xal pathershlps to deliver the relevant strategies in Bedfordshlre. Membershlp The mayimum number of members is 200. Each memter of the Charlty undertAkes tha¢ If the Charty is wound up while they are a memkr, or wlthln year after cease to te a memkr, they will contribute sum rK)t eX￿edIng £1 ts) the assets of the tharlty for: payment of the debts and liaknlib'es of tre Charity contracted before they cease to be a member; and paymert of the costs, charge5 and expenses of windir¥J up Honorary Lrfe memlxrs are memkrs but are exempt from subscripticfi charges rf set. All members mLSt roy the subscrlpljons (if any) that the Board deddes from time to time. The Board may fix differing rates for subscriptions for members. At present no membership subscription Is seL Members are entitled to attend the annual general meebng of the Charlty arKI may vote in person or proxy. During the year ending 31 March 2022 In accordan￿ with the Arttdes of Assoclation, the level of membershlp fees were set as zero by the Board in order to remove barr￿r$ to membership. Every carer reglstered with CIB will have access to of the charity's serv1￿. As at 31 March 2022 there were42 memters and 8,920 registered carers, The ￿r￿erlyIng number of registered carers corrtinues to Increase. The skills, exF￿r4en￿ and eyrtise of the Directors assure the roLM￿t governa￿ of the Charity. Dlrectors have experien￿ in strategic maTragemenL systems, human resourtts, finance, projett managemen¢ rFsk assessmen¢ education, trainiry, faciltttes management an in-depth urKlerStar￿Ing of carers. issues. During the year, at least 50% of the board have had ￿ SUII have personal experience of cariTrJ. Prcodures are In ￿ace to ensu￿ Complian￿ wth heath and safety a￿1 safeguardlTrJ [Yatt[￿ of stsff, volunteers and vi&tors to the premlses. The Board is aware of Its res[￿r￿ltsrty to ensure that charlty acts through su51ainable Mear￿ aThJ is resp)nsibk for mlnlmlslrrfj its impart on the envlronmenL Rjsk management The Board maintsins a risk register which is reviewed regularly. It acts as a central re￿S[tOry for all signfficant strategic risks idenlified by ￿ organlsaoon and, for each risk, Ir￿lu(k$ Infomiation such as risk prcthbilty, impa¢ mrfogats.on and risk owner. The risk register was discussed in mre detsil at each meetitvj of the Flnan aTrJ Rlsk Commlttee before each Board meeting, The Board has direct responsibility for overseeing non- finarrial risks, with the Finan￿ Committee providing detslled SUp[￿rt to the Board on financlal matters induding financial risks. Publlc benefit The Board of Directors has regard to the requirement to demonstrate the public beneflt of the charlty's activlty as defined in sectyon 4 of the Charthes Art 2006. Most of the charity's Services have been offered free of d*rge to all carers. For some servI￿s, carers are asked for a contrlbuts'on towards its cost of provi510n.

CXRERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR RNDRD 31sfMARCH 2021 The estimatsd value of unpaid carlr¥J In ts Unlted Kingdom is £132 bllllon per amum (sourtr - Carers UK 2015). Accordlngly, the charity's se￿1￿ are deslgned to enab￿ t￿e WPK) wish to continue carirKJ to do so. to infomied and enabkd to access supwrt and to have a Vol￿,. to have a life outside of carlro, wth equal opporbjnity to a(£ess work, leisure and education. Supwrt is continued even if the lrnvidual wth care needs is admitted to resldential fdre or rf they pass away. ReseNes pollcy The Board of Dlrectcfs has regard to managiffj its level of reserves effectivety. As a Mt-for-profft organisation It has developed adopted a k￿lIcI on reserves, which estsbllshes a level of rÈnres thèt ts rwjht for the charlty. Reserves are held in three categorles for fu￿re actlvty: Restrirted - where the fuTrJer restrkts activilie5 or projects fLnds can be Ltsed for Designated - CIB determines the acttvlues or proieLts necessary to achieve ￿rtain outcomes or objectives Unrestricted - that are held to manage Un￿rtaInty and CiB'5 capaaty trj manage unforeseen finanaal dlfflculues arKI short-term chaw in arcumstsnces. CIB will tsrget a mlnlmum of ore month's salary costs of all staff on all projects and three months central organisational costs aTrJ a Ma￿rn￿ of 1500h of thls amount In ￿)reStrIcted reserves. Based on these financial strteme￿5 the minimum equatss to £110,09] and the maximum £166,135. However, the Trustee5 malntslned a level of £193k given the uni(HJe times arKI drCumStan￿ we were livirvj trough and prevalllrvj rtalnty. These limits are reviewed cffi an annual basls.

CAREILS ￿ BEDFORDSHIRE BEPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAJi Ef4DED 31n MARCH 2022 REFERENCE AND ADMXNISTRATIVE DEfAILS Registered Company number 07140432 (E￿lalKI ar￿ Wale5) Registered Charlty number 1135507 Register￿ ¢)ffice Carers In Bedford5hire Flrst Floor, Suite DI, Emerald Court Ilgrim Centre, Br￿h111 or￿e Bedford Bedfordshire MK417PZ Trustees E Wilkin￿n G Mills B Woott( S Lowe DDW er J Fir*ham H Battersb P Taverner T Pafmariellodlvlne H Aylward N Kldby red 13th Janua 2022 inted 7th Cthber 2021 intsd 7" Cktoier 2021 Compary Secretary Tracey Gill FMAAT Auditors MDG Business Assoclates Audtt Limlted Chartered Certified Accountants & Reglstered Auditors Room 73, The Martsh)n House, Wrest Park Slls Bedfordshlre MK45 4HR Bankers Barclays Bank pk 111 Hlgh Street BedFord, MK40 INJ

CARE]￿ IN BEDFORDSHIRE REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE TrTAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2022 srATEMENT OF TRusfEES IIESPONSIBILrriES The Trustees (who are also the Directors of CIB the purposes of company law) are respx)nsible for preparirKJ the Rewrt of the Trustees and the finanaal statements in accordarKe with apF4icaile law arJ United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (Urited Ki￿rn Generalw Accepted Accounting Pract1￿). Company law requlres ts Trustees to prepare flnancial strtements for eath finandal year, whlch give a true and fair vlew of the stste of affalrs of the charitsble company and of the Incoming resources and ak4)lication of resour￿5, including the income ard expendlture of the tharitsble comFOny for that period. In weparing flnanclal siatements, the Trustees are requlred tt) SelKt suliable accwnting wllaes aTrJ dn appty them con5istsnty' Observe the melhcJs ard prinaF4es in the Charkty Ststement Of Recommended Practre (SORP); Make Judgements and estimates tst are reasonable arKI prudent state whettrr applicable UK AccounliThJ Sta￿lards have been f01h￿ed, subject to any material deparbJre5 disclosed and explained in the financial 5tstements' Prepare the finanaal sfatements on the goi￿ con￿rn basis unle55 it is inapwowiate to presume that the CharItsb￿ company will cvntinue in tusiness. The Trth5 are re5porslble for kee￿r0 proper aCc￿ntir￿j records, whlth dbctse with reaSona￿e accuracv at any tlme the fina￿la1 position of the char113ble company and to ena￿e them to ensure that the flnandal slatements compty wth the Companie5 Act 2C(J6. They are also resrx)nsibk for safeguardi ng the assets of the CharItsb￿ company and hen￿ for tskiNJ reasonable steps for the wevention a￿1 deteciion of fraud and otsr irregularrfies. In so far as the Trustees are awa￿. There Is no relevant audit information of which the tharitable company's a￿JitorS are unaware; and The Tru5te¢s have tsken all steps that ljw ought to have tsken to make themseNtes aware of any relevant audit Informatic￿ and to establish that the audltors are aware of that informatbjn. AUDThORS The auditors, MDG Business Assoclates Audlt Limited, will be pro[￿Sed ftjr re-ap￿Intrnert at the fothcoming Annual General Meetiro. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: P Taverner - Chair Date:

REPORT OF THE [NDEPE1YDE￿ AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE Oplnion We have audlted tre financial ststements of Carer5 in Bedfordshlre for the year ended 31st March 2022 whth comprise lthe Ststement of Financial Acbvities, the Balance Sheet and the related Th)tss. The fi￿r￿al rekKrting framework that has been apF4led In thelr preparation 15 appllcabk law and Unlted Kingdom Accounljng Stsndards (Unlted Klrwdom GerEralty A(￿pted Accounting Practice), Irdudlng Finanrial Reportirvj &andard 102 The Financial Rep)rtlng Stsndard ap￿Icable In the UK and Republic of Ireland,. In our oplnlon the financial statements: give a true and fair view of ttE state of ￿ tharltable company's affalrs as at 31st March 2022 and of its irKomiThJ reSoUr￿S and appllcaticm of resources, including Its income aTrJ expernlittjre, the year then ended; have been properly prepared In accordan￿ wtth United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accouttlng Practi￿. and Trkive teen prepared in accordance wFth ttE ￿quIrefflents of the Companies Art 2006. Basls for oplnlon We condLKted our aiKIIt In accordan￿ with Intemational Stsfmlards on A￿lting (UK) (ISAS IUK)) aTr apFlicable law. re5pJnsibilities under ihose stsndards are further disdosed in the Auditors resp￿Sibl1faes for the audit of the flnanclal statements section of our rewrL We are Independent of the charitsbk compary In accordarKe with the ethtcal requirements that are relevart to our atKlit of the finaTrJal ststements in the UK, ItKluding the FRC'S Ethlcal Stsndard, we have fumlled ￿Jr other ethical respwlb1l￿eS in aCCorda￿e wlth tIEse requlrements. We belleve that the audlt eviden￿ we have obtslned Is sufficient and approwlate to provlée a basLs for our opinion. Conclwions relating to going concern We have nothiThJ to report in respect of the followiw matters in relaljon tr) whlch the ISAS (UK) require us to report to you where.. I￿ trustees, use of the going con￿rn basls of accwnting in the P￿ParatiOn of the financlal ststements is not aprxopriate; or trustses have not disdosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainOes that may cast slgnificant doubt about the charitsbk compary's abllity to continue to adopt the goirg con￿rn basis of accounting for a rEriod of at least twefve months from the date when financlal ststements are author5sed for issue. Other Information The trustees are re5Fonsible ft Its ottEr inftymation. other Infornia￿On comfvs the informat(on inclLkled in ts annual reFo¢ other than the fina￿val statements and our Report of the [ThIe￿ndent Auditys thereon. Our opinion on the financlal siaiemer15 does not cover the other infomiadon, and e￿pt to extent otherwise explicity stated In our rew)rt. we do not express any form of assuran￿ condusion lftereon. In c￿r￿￿10n wlth ￿r audrf( of Ihe finarwial slatemerts, our respK>nsibility is to read the olJY information and, in doiffj so, consider whether the other information is Material￿ Inconsistent wth the finanoal statements or our krwiledge obtsined in the audit or otherwlse akl)ears to materially misststed. If we identify such material 1ncorsistenc￿S cw apparent material mi55tstements, we are required to detemiine whether ￿re 15 a material misststement In tr tlnandal ststements or a mrial mis5tstsment of the other informauon. If, based on the work we have performed, we corKlude that UEre is a materlal misstatement of thls other informatSon, we are required to rek￿rt that facL We have nothlrKJ to rew)rt in thls regard. Matters on whlch we am requlred to report by exceptlon We have nothing to reF¥Yt In reswrt of the following matters where the Companies ALt 2C¥)6 requlres us to rep)rt to you If, In our opinlon: adequate accountJng records have rnt b*n kept or returns adequate for ￿r aud￿ have not been received from branthes not visited by us; or the finèncial statements are Tr)t In agreement with the accounijng records and rebjrns; or

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AifDITOR8 TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE rtaln thsclosures of trLtstees' remuneration speclfled by Liw are nct rnade. or we have received all the Infomiation and explanation5 we requlre for c4Jr audiL' or the trustees were not entitled to prepare the financlal statements in accordance with lJ)e small ccthpanies regime arKI take a¢fvantage of the small Ccmnpanles exempb'on in prep3ring the ReFQrt of Trustees. Respectlve responslbllftles of trustees As explalned more fulty in the Ststement cf Trustees, Resp)nsibilities, ttE trustees (W￿ are also the Llrectors of lJ)e charftat4e company for purposes of company law) are resporsible for the preparatyon of the financial ststements and for keiTrJ saosfied that they gtve a true and tslr view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine ts nttessary to enable the preparation of financlal ststements that are free from material mt5ststemenL whether due trj fra￿ or error. In preparirvj the fina￿la1 statements, the trustees are re5ponslble for assessir¥J tre chèritsble compary's atility to continue as a ￿Ing concern, disclosirwj, as applicable, matters related to g(xro con￿rn and using the goiry con￿rn basis of account1￿ unless the trustees elther Intend to liquidate the tharItab￿ company or to ￿ase operaljons, or have no realistlc a￿tive but to do so. Our respon$lbilities for the Judlt of the finandal State￿nts Our obj'ecbves are to ottsin reasonable assurarKe a￿￿t whether the flnatKlal statsments as a whcle are fr from materlal mlsstatsmerL wtrther due to fraud or error, aTrJ to Issue a Rep￿ of the Indeperwjent Audltors tt)at indLKk5 our opinion. ReaS￿able assurance Is a hlgh level of assurano, is rK)t a gLprantee that an aLbJlt cOnd￿ted in accordance wth ISAS {UK) will always detect a materlal mlsslatement when It exsts. Misslatements can arlse from fra￿1 or error and are considered material If, IrKlivwJually or In the aggregate, tFw coukl reasonably ￿ e>pected to infiueno the economlc decisions of users tsken on the basls of these financial ststements. IrregulaTi1188, Includlng fraud, are instances of nonwcompliancè wth laws and regulatlons. We d8slgn procedures in line with our respon$ibililies. outlined above, to detect material misstatements In respect of irregularities, including fraud. The ext8nt to ￿1th tsur pry)cedures tre ¢apable of dalocliThJ irrogularflles, includir#J fraud is detall&J below. We have assessed th* there is a lowrfsk of matedal mi$statem￿tt in respe¢l of irregularrties, in¢I￿ling fraLKI and non￿ompli8nce wtth lawè and regulations central to the tradiNJ activities of the charity. Thls assessment has been based upon a substantive t681ing approach to key identif leil risk areas, principally being revenue reGognilion and the threat of override of contnls by management. No susp¥ted fraud. brgach or other non. compli8￿e wth underfyiNJ laws and regulations has been ￿d￿trfled during th8 sample testlng undertaken durfng the audit process and no such issu8s have been raised by the board of t￿￿tee$ or management prity to making this assessment. A full review of available board minutes, and other supporting third paty documentstion vknere available. has b68n undertaken aThJ no items have come to ourattenlion which require to be reported to the user of the financial statements. The chartrty has StrOr￿ Intemal controls and our aud testing has indicated no Snstances of managerial override of controls, th1OL￿ h the lestir￿ of joumal entries and other adjustments forapproprialeness. No transactions have bw identified as being made outslde tho rorynal Gourse of business from the work we have performed in each key risk area of au¢Jit. The tnjstees d other key local off icers are Informed management and as suoh they make regular revlews lo ensure the company Is compliant in all inst8nce5. A fvrtIEr de5cripts.on of our reswnsibilities for alkdit of financial strtements is Ictated on tke Financial Reporting Council's wet65ts at udttorsres ReFort of ts In¢JerEndent A￿ltOrS. This description form5 part of our Oplnlon on other matter prescribed by the companies Art 2006 In our oplnlon the information given in the Repjrt of the TrLthe5 for the finanaal year for whith the finanaal ststeffents are prepared is consistent with the flna￿val siatemerrt5

REpoirr OF THE INDEPETr4DENf AUDITOIiS TO THE TRUSTEES OF CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE Use of our report This reFK)rt Is made solely to the charitabie company's members, as a tx)dy, In accordan￿ wlth Chapts 3 of Part 16 of the Companles Art 2006. Our aLKiIt work has teen urKtertaken so that we might stste to tr tharItab￿ company's members those matters we are required to stste to them In an authtors, rewrt arKI for J other wrry)se. To the ful* extert permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responslbility to anyone cther than ￿ tharitsble company and charltsble company's members as a Inlyi for our oudit work, for tIMs reFo¢ or for ttE Cflnlor￿ we have formed. Midbael Grange BA (Hor￿) FCA (Senlor Salthory Audltor) for arKi on behalf of MDG Busine55 Asscclatss Audft Limited Chartered Certfrfied Accountsnts & Reglstered Auditors Rts)m 73, The Mansh)n House, Wrest Park Sllsoe Bedfordshire MK45 4HR 10

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE stATEMEpif OF FINANCIAL AcrivrrIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrnIRE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 Year Ended Year End 31.3.22 31.3.21 Totsl Totsl unre5tr1Lt￿ D¢Jlgnated R•strfrted Funds Funds Funds Notes Income from: Donations, legaaes arnl other ino)me Recognityon of Ca￿ts1 deferred grants Investments Charitsble actlvlljes 29,918 3?37 33,255 21,981 371 1,257,644 36,011 916,640 384,466 1,337,117 TOTAL INCOME 65,929 919,977 38V66 1,370,372 1,279,996 EXpendI￿re on: awr(tsb￿ adlvltles 26,641 865,789 404,936 1,297,366 1,220,438 TOTAL EXPENDrnIRE 26,641 865,789 404,936 1,297,366 1,220,438 NEf INCOMEI(EXPENDrnIRE} 39,288 54,188 (20,470) 73,006 59,558 Totsl fijnds brought forward 154,196 144,058 42,218 340,472 1,914 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 193,484 198,246 21,748 413rt78 340,472 All trarsaciions during the year are derived from contSnulrKJ acjivibes.

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE BALANCE SHEEr AT 31sr MARCH 2022 Company Number: 07140432 (Enyland and Wales) 2022 Total funts 2021 Tt)tsl FuThJs Unrestrlcted and Re$trlrted designated funds fund5 Notes FIXED ASSErs TangiLle assets 14770 17.307 21957 CURRENT ASSErs Debtors Cash at bank and in ha￿1 35,609 591,227 35,609 70I908 77.201 551,713 111.681 626,836 11¥681 7¥517 628,914 CREDrroRS Amounts falling due withln one year 248,345 94001 341346 31¥399 NEf CURRENT ASSETS 378,491 17,680 39*171 317,515 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABIiIfiES 391,261 21217 413,478 340,472 391,261 217 413 478 FUNDS Unrestrlcted fuN15 Deslgnated fvnts Restricted funds 193h84 154,196 194246 144,058 21 748 ￿218 TOTAL FUNDS 413 478 financial statements have been prerored in accordan￿ wlth the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companles, regime. ltsb flnandal ststements were approved by the Board of Tr￿teeS on 281h iknber 2022 and were slgned on P Taverner - Chair

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE srATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 Totsl Funds 2021122 2020121 Cash Flows from operatlry activltles Net Cash flow5 wovlded from operats'ng activibes 151290 207,$96 Cash Flow$ from inve<dng actlvltles Purchase of fixed assets Charoe in cash in the year (4095) {20,761) 151,195 187,135 Gish atthe teglnnlng of ￿ year 551,n3 364,578 Cash at the ernl of the year 701908 551,713 RECONCILIATION OF NEf INCOME TO NEf CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACtivrriES Net incomlnglloutgolng) resources for the year, as per the Siatsment of ￿nancIal Acuvlttes Adjustments for Depreciation charge {Increa5e)Idecrease In debtors Increasel{decrease) in credltors 73,006 59,558 7,745 41.592 30,947 5,698 (5,625) 148,265 Net Cash flows provided from operating athltles

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 ACCOUNTING POUCIES Bas1$ of accountlng The flnanclal ststements have teen wepared in accordance with Accounting and ReFK)rtlng Charltles: Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to thartties weparing thelr accounts Sn accordan￿ with the Financial ReForbng Standard applicable In the UK Rewblic of Ireland {FRS102) (effective l January 2019) and the Companies Att 2006. The compary meets the deflnfclon of a public benefit entity under FRS102, Assets and liabilittes are 1n1t1al￿ recognised at historlol cost or transaction value unless otherwise strted in the rdevant accounting pjlicy note. DurlrKJ the year, the global health crisis caused ty coronavir￿ (COVID-19) has continued to have a significant impact on all bLAsinesses. The Trustees has assessed the potenb.al impart of this ￿n￿rtaiN situab.on on the Charlty and has put in contingency Flarfj In order to mitlgate the negative effects of any perK)d of interrupted tradlng, which will enable the Charty to continue as a going ccfflcern. The revlew of the fir¥3ncial p)siti'on, reserves levels and fubJre plaNs gives Trustee5 c{¥ffider￿e that d￿rity remairfj a concern for the foreseeable fiJbJre. Income I Incoming reswrces are Included on the Strtement of Flnandal Attivlties when the charfty Is legalty entltled to the income amount can be quanoffed with reasonable accuracy. The followlng speclfic rolicies are applied to particular catsgories of income: Voluntary Income is received by way of grants, donaOons aTrJ gifts and is lrnduded in full in the Statsment of Finanaal Activlties when recewable. Grants are recognised in full in the ststement of FIna￿la1 Aclivities in the year in which ttw are reCeiva￿e The value of services wovided by volunteers has not been I￿luded In these accounts. Investment 1￿me is included w￿n receivable. IrKomlng resour￿5 from charitsble artivities are accounted for when earned. ExpernlltAre Expendlbjre Is recognised on an actrual basi5. Wendibjre Indudes attrtbUtsl￿e VAT, whlth cznnot L￿ recovered, and is reported as part of the ewendibJre to whlch r( relates. Charltsble eypendknre comprlses of tj￿e costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of Its actiV￿e5 and service5 for Its tenefidarles. It includes both costs that can be allocated direedy to SLKh acbvities arml th)se costs of an indirert natrj￿ necessary to supp)rt them. Allootion and apporfaonmert of costs Costs that rAn attribute to a spectfic activity or reserve are dlrecuy allocated wlthln the Statement of Flnandal Aciivities. Allocatlons of overheads to Individual fuThls are based ￿ a b￿et wNth is set at the commencement of each contract period. 14

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMErifs - CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 ACCOUNTING POUCIES - contlnued Tangible fixed assets Depreciation is provided at the followlrwj annual rates in order to write off each asset over Its estEmated usefvl Ilfe. Office equipmenvfvrnibjre Computsr equlpment - 25% on cost .250h on cost Flxed assets are slated at C05t less accumulated depreaaton. Minor additiorts of k5S t1¥3n £4IX) are ot capitalised. Taxation The charity is exempt from cortx)rab'on tsx on its dkarStrble actIv￿es. Fund accounting Unreslricted fijnds can te used In acc(Kdance with the charftsble obiecbves at the dlscretron of the trustees. Designated fuThJs can be used in accordance wlth the charltsble objethes under contracted seNices or specific kyogrammes designated ￿ the trustees. Restricted funds can onty te Ltsed for patlKular rethcted purF¥)ses wlthin the obj.ects of charty. Further explanaljon of nature and kxJrF#)se of each fvnd is included In the rths to the finarKial ststements. DONATIONS, LEGACIES AND OTHER INCOME Year Ended 31.3.22 Year ￿ed 31.3.21 Memtership ifKome Donaticrs. fuThlraising aryl legacles 33,255 33,255 21,981 21,981 The types OF memt￿r5h1p were consclidated into one at the Annual General Meeting hekj In NovemtrEr 2016. All members rn￿$t pay the subscripUor6 (if any) that the Board decides from tlme to Ume. The Board may fLX differing rates for SLtscrlpUons for different members or categorles of members. At presert no membershlp subscription Is seL GRAiifs RECEIVED FOR CApifAL EXPENDrnIRE Grants can be received to asslst the purchase of fNed assets. These are slNMn in ￿ balan￿ sheet as Deferred Capltsl Grant Received In rth 10. Thls balance is written back to the I￿oMe and Ex¥*ndi￿re accourt In I1￿ with the assets, depredable life.

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - COPMNUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 INVESTMEKT INCOME Year Ended Year Ernled 31.3.22 31.3.21 Ba￿ intervts recelvable 371 NET INCOME These are stated a￿r clJ3rgiw: Year Ended Year Ended 31.3.22 31.3.21 A￿jItors, remuneration Depreciatlon - owned assets 4,280 7,746 3,720 TRUSTEES. REMUIIERATION AND BENEFrrs There were no trusiees. remuneraljon or other berffts for the year erK1ed 31st Mard) 2022, rojr fcr the year ended 31st March 2021. Syne trustees recelved reimbursemert for travel wer6es Incurred on behalf of the charlty totalllng £128 (2021- É99) but the trlstees gave thls back to the charlty as a donatlon. STAFF cosrs Year Ended Year Ended 31.3.22 31.3.21 Wages and salarles S(Kial securty costs Other pension costs Totsl stsff cc6ts 744,618 SO,￿2 13,551 809,071 741,105 52,168 16,014 809,287 Training and DBS checks Totsl human resou￿$ c05ts 10,759 812 212 The average ny)nthty number of emFloyees durlng the year was 40 (2021: 39) No employees, emoluments exceeded £60,crfxI durir¥J current or prior period. Key nnagement remumration The totsl empbyee reMU￿ration of the key management perso1￿1, identified members of the Carers in Bedfordshire Leadershlp Team other empbyees havirrfJ autlY)rty responsibil for planning, dlrettlng and controlling the actlvlties of the charlty were £97,243 (2021., £95,577).

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMErirs - coririNUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs Offlce Conwuter equipment equlpment l Furni￿re Totsls cosr At 1st AwS12021 Addibors At 31st March 2022 24758 57,904 86,662 29,524 59,234 88,758 DEPRECIATION At 1st Aprll 2021 Charge for year At 31st March 2022 37,323 7,032 63,705 714 51 NET BOOK VAwe At 31st March 2022 28 14,879 17.307 At 31st March 2021 376 20,581 21957 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Trade debtors Prepayments Other debtors 8,795 25,814 45,964 30,237 I,c(Jo 35 I￿ CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wmiiN ONE YEAR 2022 2021 Trats creditors Taxation and soclal seojrity Carers breaks awarded not yet claimed 13,997 13,149 38,155 6,636 14,162 129,846 Deferred capltsl grants other (Teditors and aoTuals 230,027 47.018 95,010 65,745 11. RELATED PAKfY DISCLOSURES There were rv) relatsd paty trarsacvons In tr* year to 31 March 2022 (2021: £nil).

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS - coririNUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 12. CAPTfAL compary has Tr) share capltsl. The tyFes of membershlp were corsolldated into one at the Annual General Meeting ￿ld in N¢)vember 2016. maxlmum number of members is 200. Each memLw of the Charty undertakes If tt ijarlty Is wouThJ up while ttw are a member, or wlthln one year after they cease to be a member, they will contrlbute a sum r)t eX￿dIng £1 to the assets of the Charlty for: payment of the debts arKI liabilities of Cha￿ty contracted before cease to be member; and payment of the costs, tharge5 and experfjes of windiThJ up Homrary LiFe members are nRmbers but are exempt from subscription thirges if set. All members must pay the sub5cripb.ors (ff any) that the Board thcides from Ime to time. The Board may flx dlfferlng ratss SLtscripkn for different members or categories of members. At esent no membershlp subscri￿On Is set Memters and Honorary Lrfe Memters have votiry r￿hts at the AGM. There were 42 (2021: 47) memtrs and O honorary life members as at 31 March 2022 (2021: 0). 13. OPERATING LEASE COMMMIENTS The followirwJ OFerating kn5e payments are committed to be paid 2022 2021 Ewiring: Within one year Btheen one and five years 40,000 1&667 667 40,OC 96,667

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE NOTES TO THE FINANCZAL sfATEMENTS- CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 14. MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS I￿Hn1r Resour￿5 nded SurF4us1(defttt) 11412021 Transfer5 3110312022 REThIcfED FUNDS Bgjford Carers Loungtr B Carers Grarts 1,515 33,995 (543) {2,600) 626 45,OCKJ 220,OtN) 21,CQJ 36,430 46,515 (1.515) 112,669) 543 232.670 20,457 33,829 156 21,327 Luton and DUnstr￿e Carers LourrfJe- CBC VdunteeriNJ Lottery Core Funding BLCF Beds CoronavIn￿ Emergency Fund BLCF NEf Coronavlnts Pycoramme Mental Health Amd- YouThJ PWJ WEG Stsblllty glian Water Buthes5 ￿elOpm￿ 2,601 (156) (4501 {1,636) {2,147) {5,040) 470 1,350 5.727 2,148 450 1,636 7,122 13,584 4.091 4,975 8,544 s,￿0 43,517 (5,040) 43,517 Sub total 44218 384.466 404,936 -20070 21,748 DESIGNATED FUNDS Extemal deslgnatlon Carers Cafe Carer supm {dementia) Carer support (all carer ty￿$) Dementla 1088 238 89.013 37,225 441,098 142,336 32,326 7,253 1s0,n6 20D)O 90,901 37,463 464.333 151,359 31,888 7,253 161,664 20,000 (99.072) (1.888) (238) (23,235) (9,023) 438 23.235 9,023 1438) Slbllng ￿p￿￿t G)vernan Wc￿(shOps. EducatIC￿ and GrcAJPS nter fftwres 10.938 110.938) Carer servi￿ Devekynent 99,072 99,072 919.977 865,789 54,188 99,072 99,174 99,174 Sub totsl 144.058 919,977 65,929 865,789 26,641 54,188 39,288 198,246 193,484 UNREsfR]cfED FUNDS Grnnd Total 340,472 IJ70.372 1,297,366 413,478 19

CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIRE t40TES TO ThE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS- CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnved Bedford Carers Lounge- BBC Funding re￿1V8￿ from Bedford Borough Council to open and run a Carer5 Advits and Infonnation cen￿ wlthin Bedford Hospitsl (S)uth Wing) Funding receivgj under contract to allow the award of grants dlrert to carers whose emotlonal andlor physlcal wellteing has been adver5ety affected by their caring role Fundlro r￿1V￿￿ from Central Bedfordshire Councll to open and run a Carers Adv1￿ and Infvmatk)n Centre within The Luton & Dunstable Hospltal Bedford Borough Coundl have provided funding to employ a Volunteer Ccwjrdinator to identify and support the devekspment of volunteerlng Weekend and weekday café Servi￿ for carers, indivlduals wlth care needs and extended family Fundlng received to establish and dellver a carers dlscount card to reward carers for thelr Servi￿5, and to develop targeted online informatio A range of *r¥l￿ Including identfying atKI coordinatlng a team of volunteer dementla rtenders, and runnirrfJ a wee￿Y group for carers and with dementia in Bedford, the Carers Rest. We are funded under contract by Central Bedfordshlre Council, B&Yford Borough Councll and the BCCG actlng tcmjether to offer carers support serylces on their beha We are funded under contract by Central Bedfordshire Council, Bedford Borough Council and the BCCG actlng together to offer support servlces to people affected by memory bss or dementla and thelr Girers. Carers Grants Luton and Dunstable Carers Lounge - CBC Volunteering Carers Café Carers canl and on Ilne support Carer support (dementia) Carer support (all carer types) Dementla Se￿ICe$ Slbllng support We are funded under contract by Central BedfOrdshI￿ Councll, Bedford Borough Council and the 8CCG acting together to offer supp)rt servi￿S to young people carir¥J for, andlor affected by the Illness or dlsabilty of a sibllng. Fundlng from Bedford and Luton Communty Foundatkjn for a t￿1 mailing to careT5, additional hours for Supwrt Workers, a social rn￿1a con5ultsnt aFKI kptops for stsff worklng from ￿)rne BLCF- Bedfordshlre Emeryency Coronavlrus Fund 20

BLCF NEf Coronavirus Programm¢ FurKling from Bedford and Luion Community F￿r￿lation allowed us to provhje laptops for stsff wlK¢ were wcrking from home Mentsl Health Fund For Young People FU￿lIng pyovlthd by Bedford Luton Community Fund and The Sun Readers, FuThd allows us to offer free counselliNJ to yourKJ carers a￿1 young adult carers Lottery Core Funding Thls was awarded durir¥J ￿ paThJem helping to f￿￿ core costs and wrthase equipment BLCF Angllan W•ter Positive Dlff•Mnc• To support Ihe sakiry of an addltlonal Fund pFK)rt Worker wlthin Dementia Team BLCF and Harpur Trust To swort our workshops, events and grouF6 wogramme - predominantly the salary of the w￿ksh0FGl events and ￿0upS cTrordinator Legacy Legac￿$ are re￿iVed from Individuals who gift monies to Carers in Bedford5hire in tt*ir wiILs. Board of Trustees then detem)ine trk)w ts￿$e fLWKls can effeclively spent allocate speclflc amounts tD projects wlthin thls fLfKI. 21

CAREILS IN BEDFORDSHIRE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 313.22 31.3.21 INCOME Donab'ons And Funthaising Contract Income Grant Release Membership ContriiKJUors Received Invethent I[￿OMe Other Ir£ome 33,255 1,320,744 21,981 1,248,105 12,3 8,928 371 611 ¥279,996 4,013 370,372 EXPENDrnIRE Prcgramme DSrect Costs Hall Hlre Rent And Rates 307,154 6,2￿1 50,185 76 227,444 60,399 274 Vehlde Hlre Travel Electrldty Gas Water Printing P051age TeleptrM)r ststio￿ry Computer offi￿ Mainiena Re￿IrS Cbeaning Fuel Motry ExFer6es gjndry Office &pen5es Ir6uran Refreshments Bank Charges Salaries Wages and T¥nporary Stsff Stsff Tralning Per￿lon5 Stsff Checks Legal Audlt & AccoLmts Professlonal Recruitsnent bpenses Deweciati 4,237 1,832 1.471 -149 22,323 1,797 12.231 394 1,701 757 565 21,974 8,528 25,472 526 25,378 -135 1,557 131 950 3,151 4,869 2,035 35 10,030 4,888 262 1,032 793,273 1,975 16.014 950 2,160 3,733 3,826 655 795,520 9,486 13.551 1,273 2,118 6,383 732 210 7,746 &297,366 5,698 220,437 73,006 59.559 22