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CARESCO meeting needs in our local community i• Ilill The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service ANNUAL REPORT 2022 - 2023 Registered Company Number 7513432 Registered Charity Number 1140728 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

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Welcome to our ANNUAL REPORT 1 St April 2022 to 31 St March 2023 For information on anything in this Annual Report, please contact: The CARESCO Office Green End Road, Sawtry Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 SUX Monday- Friday, 9am- 12 noon On 07487832705 Email: office@caresco.org.uk Or visit our website at IYIYIY. CARESCO.OR6. UK CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

CONTENTS PAGE Introduction Chairman's Report Treasurer's Report Grants Manager's Report CARESCO Volunteers Queen's Award For Voluntary Service Community Support Green End Day Club Sawtry Eye Charity Shop The Cave Chatterbox Coffee Shop Car Scheme Sounds Good Christmas Day Party Sawtry Foodbank 20 Fundraising 22 The Story So Far. 23 Management Committee 23 Published by CARESCO Printed by Clanpress, Kings Lynn January 2024 CARESCOAnnual Report202323

INTRODUCTION Objects: CARESCO'S objectives are. To advance any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community of Sawtry and satellite villages, in the county of Cambridgeshire, and in particular the relief of persons in need within the area of benefit. To identify welfare needs of individua15 and groups in Sawtry and its satellite villages, devising mean5 to meet those needs, with the help of volunteers, and to enlist the backing and co-operation of the 5tatutOry5ervice5, existing voluntary organisation5 and any other medium.. Taken from CARESC(Ys Articles of Association Social Aims: To improve the lives of local people, in particular focusing on early inteNention by providing a range of social activities and encouraging participation. CARESCO also aims to encourage social cohesion through supporting local people in a time of crisis and facilitating communication. while offering others an opportunity to concentrate their energy and effort into the community in a positive manner by volunteering. Activities: As the world moved beyond the pandemic with the past two years seeming something of a bad dream, it became clear that once the vaccination had became available, the risks of infection by meeting in-person were much lower than the risks to the mental health and wellbeing for many. Many lessons have been learned should we face another pandemic shortly. The car scheme is still, along with many similar schemes nationally, campaigning for a change in the legal limit to the mileage rate that can be claimed from passengers to cover expenses following the significant rise in the cost of fuel. Demand for the foodbank's support has fluctuated during the year, with additional government support for low income households and increasing energy costs seeming to be a key influence. For many, the winter months meant choosing between heating and eating. Our day club has evolved and expanded to cover a wider age range and club members looking for company, support, entertainment and a good meal. While transport has been an ongoing issue, the team have worked hard to bring in new members and volunteers who enjoy time together. All our activities are co-ordinated by a small team of paid part-time staff, supported by a large number of volunteers. We aim to ensure that the sole qualification for volunteer recruitment shall be the suitability to perform the required task. We welcome service users from within our geographical area regardless of background, gender, or faith. The only restriction being our ability to meet their care needs. Most of our activities charge a modest fee for attendance to help with running costs while aiming to ensure no one is excluded by price. Public Benefit: Throughout the year the CARESCO trustees have continued to have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when reviewing aims and objectives and in planning future activities. CARESCO works to bring local residents together through a wide range of activities and interests. By encouraging people to engage and socialise, friendships are formed, people find a productive use of their time and our community grows stronger. Many individuals, by being involved as service users or volunteers, maintain their independence for longer than and thereby prevent or delay a need for more intensive levels of care. In addition, CARESCO also runs trading activities: a weekly café and a charity shop, which while also providing a service are social enterprises Wlth any profit reinvested back into the organisation. The impact of being involved has on people's well being and mental health is immeasurable. CARESCO has worked to include everyone who has expressed an interest in being part of the charity, or using one or more of the activities. For example, this can be a volunteer having a chat on the doorstep while dropping off a prescription to baking a cake for one of our support groups. CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT As Sawtry and the neighbouring villages continues to grow, we must spread the word about what we can do for people, and what they can do for us. We can post on social media, advertise in the Sawtry Eye and get the local papers involved but, in my experience, the best advert for CARESCO comes from us,. word of mouth. The more we spread the word, the greater our coverage will be. 50, if something is making you happy at CARESCO, then please share it with your friends and family - and anyone else who will listen! CARE5CO continues to develop with you all in mind. A huge amount of hard work goes on behind the scenes. If you think you could help us by being a volunteer, please come and see usl There are volunteering opportunities for all. Hard work at times,. yes, but very rewarding. One minor step for us can make a big positive difference to somebody's life. Whether it's a chat at the Charity Shop, cake at the Coffee Shop, fun at the Green End Day Club, banter at the Cave, support at Chatterbox or much needed help from the Foodbank; we are there for YOU. I would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to our superb team of volunteers; those who give up their time happily to help others. Of course, these sincere thanks also extend to our great team of staff. We are all be proud to be part of CARESCO. CARESCO still has the community within 5awtry and the surrounding villages firmly in our hearts. We strive to do our very best for all concerned. This includes our volunteers, our service users and of course, our staff. After all the uncertainty of the past, we have listened and learnt. We have been patient. We are now stronger than ever. We are CARESCO. Come and join us on our journey into the future to improve the lives ofthose who need us. Thankyou again. Be happy and keep safe. Tina Campbell TREASURER'S REPORT Like the blink of an eye, another financial year has come and gone. With the cost of living rising and the ever-looming threat of recession on the horizon, it has been a challenging year for everyone, in particular the charitable sector. Costs are increasing across the board, and we are continually monitoring and analyzing expenditure to try and keep things down where we can. There has been a significant fall in income from advertising in the Sawtry Eye, and attendance at Fundraising events has also decreased. This is not surprising; with the cost of living continuing to rise, cutbacks are needed by all. All is not doom and gloom, however. Income from club attendance has increased, which helps to cover the increase in costs associated with running the Green End Day Club. Charity Shop & CARESCO Cave sales have also increased slightly on the previous year, and thanks to the efforts of the staff and volunteers in the Charity Shop, the additional income received from claiming Gift Aid on donations has increased significantly. Having learned more during the "COVID Years. about the availability of grant funding, and the amount of time and effort needed to obtain such funding, the decision was made to add a member of staff to the Finance Team whose sole responsibility is to research and apply for grants. Dee Pike has joined the team and so far, things are looking very promising! Many of the grants applied for will not be decided until after the end of the financial year, but we are hopeful that this will bring a much-needed new income stream. CARESCOAnnual Report202323

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play a small part in keeping CARE5CO viable and providing their fabulous services to local people. If anyone is aware of any grant providers or anyone within the CARESCO Groups need a grant for anything, please do let me know on rants caresco.or .uk. Thank you all. Denise Pike GENERAL MANAGER'S REPORT In April Hunts Forum informed us that we had been successful in our application for their accreditation scheme'Good to Gd mark. An accolade that will continue to elevate CARESCO and help us to sustain the good reputation and high standards for which we are accountable. This mark supersedes the Recognised Organisation IROI status and like the RO accreditation is also recognised by Huntingdonshire District Council IHDCI. We kicked off our Jubilee weekend in June with a fantastic BBQ for our service users, staff and volunteers. A lovely atmosphere despite the rain on the day. It really was a day to rememberl Thank you to everyone who helped to plan this special occasion and the team who ciFordinated it. Our region's Integrates Care Systems IICSI draft strategy and new governance came into power in July. A document which demonstrates a new approach to working in the Health Care Service which will involve more of a partnered working relationship with the NHS, voluntary sector and other health care professionals. This means that local organisations could become more involved in decision making and shaping future provision which is great news for the voluntary sector. In early July HDC invited a number of community organisations, including CARESCO, to come forward with a plan for how they could eliminate or reduce health and wellbeing inequality in the Distrirt. A successful funding application to the ICS was confirmed in July and the Health Inequalities Project IHIPI was announced. We signed the Memorandum of Understanding in August 2022, which allowed us to partner with HDC on this project. The initial direct funds released allowed us to start putting provision in place in line with our agendas to strengthen the services we are already providing. After looking at local data sent to us by HDC, we conducted an in-house suggestion poll. We asked 162 people what they would like us to do with this funding. These people were made up of our service users, volunteers and staff. Alongside these conversations we had 38 written responses which identified four categories of gaps in provision: Staff and Volunteers, Training,. Fitness Classes,. Workshops and Support,. Trips and Travel. A second round of funding was then distributed to us which has allowed us to tackle some of the gaps highlighted by the poll. A regular Strength and Balance Class has been incorporated to our timetable, run by Attive Lifestyles weekly from the CARESCO Centre and paid for by this funding. We have also targeted some awareness campaigns around Health and Wellbeing through the pages of our Sawtry Eye magazine. We have planned some training and workshops for the community on Healthy Eating and Mental Health Awareness. Scams Awareness and First Aid training will be other ways local people can benefit from this funding. These will be scheduled periodically over the next 12 months. Finally, we will be having a recipe cookbook printed, to be distributed through Sawtry Foodbank, which gives our service users knowledge on how to best utilise the items in their food parcel to create easy, family friendly, healthy meals. Our annual Sport 4 All event took place in July. Thank you to everyone who helped make this day the success that it was. We had hundreds of people turn out to try the free activities. The good weather was also in our favour. It was a successful day, rounding off weeks and months of planning and organising the logistics. Sadly, this was the last event of this kind that we will be organising CARESCOAnnual Report202323

with friends at 5awtry Walk to Run as we both focus on other events in our futures. There have been some changes to our staffing team over the year too. Pat Ayres has left her managerfs role at GEDC. Pat has been a part of the CARESCO team for over 26 years, but thankfully she still remains part of the organisation through her various volunteering roles. We have welcomed a new staff member Dee as our the Grants Officer in the Autumn. Dee has hit the ground running with enthusiasm and great ideas of how to develop this new role at CARESCO. Trustee Heather Thompson, has left CARESCO and her role at the Cave. Heather was instrumental in steering the Man Cave provision from its inception and I have no doubt the Cavers will miss her input. Dave Dougherty has stepped into the Trustee role with a special interest in the Cave. Anne Whiley, who has volunteered in the Foodbank and also now the Charity Shop for a number of years has decided to take on a new task within CARESCO as a Trustee. By the beginning of April our online minibus fundraising appeal reached its first target of £10,000, which we reset to £15,000. Online donations via the JustGiving page totalled only 9% of the target. The other 91% was down to offline donations and it was decided that we would sign up to a leased vehicle contract. During the Summer months the problems we were incurring without a minibus was magnified by a reduced number of volunteer drivers. A decision was made to purchase a second-hand minibus which would have a quicker lead time than waiting for a leased vehicle. The new minibus arrived in Ottober and unfortunately the first few weeks were bumpy as the challenges of owning a vehicle and the upkeep involved were highlighted to us. Following an extra ordinary meeting in November, it was agreed to expand our staff team by employing a bus driver. We welcomed David Bolton to our staff team in early January. With the minibus's reliability becoming intermittent, the trustees then decided to investigate a leased vehicle option again but unfortunately the lead time and high demand on these types of vehicles has left us vulnerable to transport issues once again. A decision was made in February to purchase a car which we can use as an interim vehicle whilst we wait for our leased minibus. After some research we had identified that a Citroen Berlingo has ample space in the back for three passengers, high ceilings and sliding doors which will help with easier access. The boot is also spacious enough to fit a collapsible chair or walker. We have been utilising the vehicle for a few weeks now and l am delighted to report back that it has helped ease the transport issues we were facing and so far, has proven to be a sensible and practical move. Local communities have stepped up in many ways to support their neighbours through the cost of living crisis. We were approached by HDC to be part of a new Winter initiative called 'Warm Spaces,. HDC wanted to support the community and by working with our local partners, building on the great work we did during the pandemic, to create a network of Warm Spaces, a group of safe and accessible places where people can come together to stay warm. The intention was to create a directory of existing community facilities across the public, private, health and voluntary sectors that can be used for a range of purposes. Three of our existing activities were put forward as Warm Spaces,. These were the Cave, Green End Day Club and the Coffee Shop. All areas of activity are thriving and have seen an increase in service users over the winter months. I would anticipate that the increase in demand on our services will continue throughout the Spring too. A considerable amount of work has gone into reorganising some of the office space that was underutilised at the Centre. Thanks to a donation of furniture and office desks we have transformed the old collating room into a space where staff and volunteers can 'hot desk,. multifunctional space which is tidy and organised and l am pleased to say that it has already encouraged a few staff who were working more remotely to be in this office more. In late November we enjoyed celebrating CARESCO'S 40th birthday at our Afternoon Tea. We had 104 guests successfully RSVP out of 146 invites that were sent out. The food was provided by Sawtry Club Sandwiches. Thanks to a 'Potted history of CARESCO,, I was able to create a new graphic replicating a timeline of events over the last 40 years for us all to enjoy. Emma Flanz CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

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the scenes organising press releases and updating the website which all made for a smooth launch at 9am on 2nd June 2022, the Jubilee Bank Holiday. We even managed to sneak in two photographers from the local press for a photo opportunity at our Jubilee BBQ without anyone twigging as to why they were there. We featured in three local newspapers that week. One of our current trustees toured the village and managed to visit our President and four former trustees delivering the news in person and offering a first look at the press-release. Whilst others were busy emailing our staff, volunteers and other organisations we partner with to share our good news. To be able to announce this in conjunction with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations made the news even more special. l also was able to design an in-house certificate which was eventually distributed to all our volunteers. On Wednesday 24th August 2022 we hosted the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Mrs Julie Spence OBE QPM, and her Deputy Mr Neil McKitrick who presented us with both our official certificate and the beautiful Queen's Award. We were delighted that over 50 of our current volunteers were able to attend, representing all areas of the organisation and witnessing this momentous occasion. We were in good company with lots of our local Councillors including the Chairman of Huntingdon District Council, Cllr Michael Burke, Councillor Simon Bywater and Councillor Ross Martin. It was also lovely to be able to welcome Maurice Dybeck back into the CARESCO Centre who had made the trip from up North to be part of the event representing his wife and our founder, Marjorie, and of course our very proud President John Garner. A lot of preparations went into hosting this event and special thanks should go to our trustee Elizabeth Coates for all her time and energy into preparing and giving the official CARESCO acceptance speech on the day. President John Garner also made a speech noting some historical elements of our past. To quote from Elizabeth's speech: his award honour5 all of us - every individual who 15 or has ever been part of CARESCO, since Marjorie Dybeck and her team of volunteers Set U5 up 40 years ago. What a wonderful reward and privilege to receive thi5 recognition from the highest award given to voluntary groups across the country, in acknowledgment of all that CARESCO does for the community. But it has given u5 great fulfilment and pleasure reaching out to those who require our sUPPOrt. tackling tough challenges, and breaking new ground in response to fresh ones, such as the recent pandemic, forging new relationship5 Wlth likeminded organi5ations and maintaining our existing link5 and of course we ve had a lot of fun along the way too." Emma Flanz COMMUNITY SUPPORT Volunteer Co-ordinator: Jenny Mortimer Aims.. To provide sUPPOrt to those needing help with everyday errand5 Jenny joined our team over a year ago now when she took on the Co-ordination of this service. In her role she is supported by a great team of volunteers and we are very grateful for all their hard work. The statisticslsee table) continue to prove that there is a need in our community for volunteers to complete errands such as shopping trips and prescription deliveries. The volunteer numbers have remained consistent. CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

Month	Prescription Deliveries	Shopping Trips	Month	Prescription Deliveries	Shopping Trips
April 2022	22	4	October 2022	62	5
May 2022	106	7	November 2022	61	6
June 2022	71	6	December 2022	48	5
July 2022	82	5	January 2023	69	6
August 2022	66	6	February 2023	80	8
September 2022	81	4	March 2023	101	11

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rapport with our members. We have also had two new volunteers join us. They have fitted in very well and as always, we are so grateful to all of our volunteers for all their help and support throughout the year. Vicki Currington. Suzanne Millman & Helen Trebes SAWTRY EYE Editor5: Liz Coates & Marina Joyce Donna Green Designer. Bi-monthly: February, April, June, August, Ottober & December Distribution: Conington, the Giddings, Glatton, Holme, Sawtry. Upton and Winwick Aims.. To edit, produce and distribute a community magazine funded by advertising The Sawtry Eye team have continued to work hard through the year producing the bimonthly magazine to circulate local community news to every house in Sawtry and surrounding smaller villages. Our thanks to all our contributors who have continued to faithfully send in their updates each time. While social media can go a long way to get people's message out, we believe there is still room for a local magazine delivered to the door, particularly for those who are not online. Our thanks to all our advertisers over the year for their continued support which enables the Sawtry Eye to continue. We know that many continue to receive work through their inclusion and that many of our readers rely on the magazine to find local tradesmen. The past year has been a challenging one for the Sawtry Eye. While costs and circulation numbers have continued to increase, as with all print media, advertising has been slowing dropping. Inevitably thi5 cannot continue indefinitely and the team are working together to explore options and to seek additional external funding. The solution will probably be a combination of a number of changes and this work will be ongoing for a while. My thanks as always to my fellow editor, Marina and volunteer graphic designer Donna for their unfailing support and partnership throughout the year. We are grateful to our distribution team who get the copies delivered whatever the weather. Our thanks also to the team at Clanpress who print 3500 hard copies ready for circulation. Liz Coates CHARITY SHOP Manager: Supeprfisor: Venue: Sharon Dougherty Tina Drage 7 Greenways, 5awtry, PE28 SUR, Monday- Friday: 9am- 4.30pm Saturday: 9am- 4pm Sunday.. Closed E- shop@caresco.org.ul' T- 01487 208026 When: Contact: Aims.. To provide a local Iow-C05t recycling seNice for the community while raising funds to enable the wider activities of the charity. 13 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

It had been a fairly erratic start to the year, the increase in the cost of living meant that Customers were being more cautious, the Shop continued to offer value for money to support the community. We have had several Lucky Number offers throughout the year which is always another good way offundraising for the activities that CARESCO offer the community. Our Late Queen featured in the Shop window twice, once to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee where she made a personal appearance, taking part in our Jubilee Scarecrow Trail. The other occasion was more sombre where we acknowledged the sad death of Her Royal Highness. The Queens Award for Voluntary Service, which we received in June, was made to feel even more special knowing it was amongst one of the last she will have awarded during her long reign. we are all very proud to have received it. During the warmer months we took part in the Carnival offering 3 events, Tin Can Alley, Crossbow Target Shoot and a Bric a Brac stall, these were very popular and were enjoyed by everyone that stopped to pay us a visit. We also supported the Sawtry Sport 4 All offering good old-fashioned races that both Children and Adults seemed to enjoy. The Charity Shop held its first Fashion Show in October at the 5awtry social Club. This was a huge success and a lot of fun. Everyone who took part whether on the cat walk, front of house or behind the scenes wore outfits from the Charity Shop, these were then offered for sale at the end of the evening. Whilst it was a good opportunity to raise funds for our charity, it was predominantly a chance to promote the Shop. We think this worked extremely well and we will, hopefully, be repeating this again. As Christmas approached we were invited to be part of a Charity Table Top Sale which was being held at the Sawtry Social Club. Here we sold our Christmas Hampers. Our Christmas window theme was 'Shine' this included a huge silver bowl of baubles, a rotating glitter ball and lots of things that were silver and sparklyl We featured an Advent Calendar on our Social Media page which involved some of our volunteers and staff supplying a photograph, poem, a special memory or a paragraph of what Christmas meant to them. It was lovely to see a different post each day through to Christmas Day, a real Team effort! We all gathered at the shop on Christmas Eve and reflected on what a year it had been and wondered what the New Year would bring, our Iothyear of trading. Throughout the year we have taken a total of 5,030 units of donations. We have refined the booking system even more so which means we are now raising funds for CARESCO within I day of items being donated rather than 3 in the previous year, this is a great achievement. We also take clothing that may be past it's best and unsellable, another way of raising funds and also a great way of recycling. Because of the booking system we have continued to register new people willing to gift aid the proceeds from selling their donations, this has continued to increase our gift aid claim. From April 2022 to March 2023 we have registered 128 new gift aid donors and managed to update the details of another 38 pre-existing donors. Having our own dedicated PAT tester inhouse has proved to be a very successful move. 610 items were tested during April 22 and March 23 which brings the total items tested since we started in 2021 to 1,237 items. another great achievement by the ShopTeam. Our Books, CD'S and DVD'S continue to be Ziffited which helps to boost our sales. During the last financial year, we sold over12,000 BookslDVDslCDs to customers,just amazing. Our Shop has had several themed rails and displays to help acknowledge different eventslactivities throughout the year - Valentine's Day, Mothering Sunday, Easter, Jubilee, Sawtry Sport 4 All, Halloween, our 80's Disco to name but a few. Our themed rails seem to be very popular and make it a little easier for Customers to find that perfect costume. Towards the end of the Financial Year the shop front received some essential repairs. Thank You to ourTrustee, Dave Dougherty, for donating his time and expertise to carry out these repairs. We continue to support our Fundraising events by selling Tickets, Quiz Sheets, Wooden Hearts, anything that we can do to boost our Charity's much needed funds. Our Social Media page continues to grow, we have over 600 followers to date. It is a great way to CARESCOAnnual Report202323 14

promote things that we are offering at the shop and the great many achievements throughout the year. For the Volunteers we have also had two Social Gatherings which helps to bring our team of 34 together and generally have a good catch upl We also had a Volunteers meeting in October which was well attended and gave us an opportunity to share new ideas and any concerns that we may have had. We have welcomed 3 new Volunteers to the shop during the months of March to April, One as a permanent cover and two as relief. One of our Volunteers, very sadly, passed away in March. Dot Fowler was with us for 9 years and looked after the ironing at the shop. She will be greatly missed. The Shops sales have still not recovered to the level they were before Covid, we're not sure if they ever will but the one thing we and you can be sure of at all times is that the Staff and Volunteers are working away behind the scenes to ensure you always have the best bargains that money can buy and service that is second to none. Thank You, as always. for your much needed and continued support. Sharon Dougherty THE CAVE Manager: Venue: Shaun Pollock Sawtry Community Centre Monday, Tuesday &Thursday, 9-1 pm When: Aims.. To provide a safe space to build friendships while sharing expertlse and passing on knowledge Following a year of change, this year has been much more stable and the positive atmosphere of the Cave has been restored. Over the year we have gained a number of new members, all of whom have brought a range of additional skills to the Cave. On a daily basis, we usually have 14 cavers busy on various projects and some days we have had 18 attendees. We continue to provide services to the community and have welcomed visitors to the Cave throughout the year. We have also been very fortunate to have pieces of equipment donated to us that broadens the Cavers knowledge and skills. Having such a wide skill set amongst the Cavers, the projects being undertaken are varied. Towards the end of 2022, our creative members were kept busy when a customer ordered Halloween artefacts for their garden display. This meant that on some days it looked as though a massacre had taken place as the hand-made axes and chopping block were bloodied. A stunning Grim Reaper scythe head was designed and gravestones were constructed and engraved. The customer provided some of the materials and made a donation to cover everything else we required. This has led to further requests of bespoke items to be made. These have ranged from giant Rubik's cubes and a large ghetto blaster for the 1980's themed disco to name plates for houses and signs for community events. We have continued to offer garden bench renovations and 'made the day, of PioJEctsComleledlntheCARESCOCdYe 15 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

one customer who was delighted with the overhaul of their bench. When they had dropped it off they had actually questioned whether it was even repairable. In the other areas of the workshop, chairs have been repaired, unique Christmas Tree dresses have been made and unwanted furniture has been repurposed. A reading chair was made from a small set of drawers and we're currently finishing converting an old dresser into a hot drinks station for the CARESCO Centre. In addition, the electrical room is kept steadily busy with a constant stream of PAT testing, electrical repairs and watch repairs. Many of the items that are PAT tested are donations to be sold to raise valuable funds for the charity. We are also fortunate to have one or two Cavers who are able to repair bicycles and sewing machines which we maintain and service for their owners. This year we have welcomed a number of visitors to the Cave. In November, we were joined by a team from Polygon UK who gave us 4 hours of their day and got hands on helping to make and decorate various Christmas decorations which were then sold at number of Christmas fetes. In December, we welcomed back 21 children attending Kids Zone. They also had the chance to get hands on and all made their own, personalised Christmas decorations to take away. More recently, we welcomed members of the Parish Council and were fortunate that two members chose to stay with us after a tour. Last year it was decided to better signpost the Cave so that people were able to find us more easily. A large sign has been erected above the door and a portable 'flag signpost, has been purchased. Unfortunately, the latter can only be put out on days when the weather is suitable. The Cave was open on the Sawtry Carnival Day again this day and received visitors of all ages. This year we offered a range of activities for anyone to participate in,. they had the opportunity to make their own coasters, key rings and various origami products. Needless to say on such a hot day the origami fan proved very popular. Following on from the success of last year's CARESCO Cave Open Day, two more are planned for this year.. one in July and another in August. As With last year, the Open Days will be specifically aimed at allowing members of the Community to visit for longer. make more enquires and get hands-on. First and foremost the Cave aims to continue to offer the opportunity for users to socialise in a safe, relaxed environment although new members may also have skills to offer or simply have skillsl knowledge that they would like to learn. As this year continues, we look forward to welcoming more new members. Regardless of your age or gender, whether you are able-bodied, have disabilities or mental health issues - you will be extremely welcome. Shaun Pollock CHATTERBOX Volunteer Co-ordinator: Venue: Alison Scott CARE5CO Centre When: Second & Fourth Monday from 2- 4pm Aims." To provide peer support, advice and friendship for family carer5 and those for whom they care. The sessions are continuing to be popular and are still maintaining high levels of member numbers compared with before Covid. The social element of the support system is a key aspect of Chatterbox. Unfortunately, we lost Helen, one of 2 Chatterbox volunteers, to another volunteering role. Which left Ali, our other Chatterbox volunteer. Ali continues to co-ordinate and organise things and has been very proactive with forward planning activities for future sessions. Thank you, Ali, for all your support over the last 12 months. A big thank you must also go to our volunteer bakers who have CARESCOAnnual Report202323 16

consistently provided baked sweet and savoury treats all year to this activity. During the summer months we welcomed 2 new members putting our regular attendees total to around 16. Some of our Chatterboxers joined in for our Jubilee celebratory BBQ in June and were keen to learn all about what our Queens Award for Volunteer Service means to the organisation. In August we celebrated another year of Chatterbox with the annual BBQ. Thanks to Ben who cooked the food, and to each member who offered to bring a dish which made up the generous provision of food for the day. Its always a highlight in our annual calendar. The final session for 2022 our Chatterbox team enjoyed a festive themed event with Twink returning to create some Christmas floral table decorations and it rounded off the year well. All the members then met for the annual panto outingjust before Christmas. During the first sessions of 2023 we werejoined by the sounds Good members who entertained the group with singing, and a bit of acting. The Chatterbox team are always eager to hear about other areas of CARESCO and l always make sure there is plenty of information on hand. This particular group are always keen tojoin in at a CARE5CO quiz or Quiz supper and frequently commit a team to our other fundraising activities too. Emma Flanz COFFEE SHOP Volunteer Co-ordinator: Carolyn Watts CARESCO Centre ss SS Venue: When: Friday, 9- 11.30am Aims.. To provide a venue for people to meet up with old friends and to get to know newones overa cuppa and cake. Carolyn, our Volunteer Co-ordinator, continues to run the sessions and also organises the majority of the preparations including the cake bakers (including herselfl and her small team of volunteers. We continue to see a steady flow of customers attending the Coffee Shop and these numbers have risen throughout the year, There is always a wonderful atmosphere and its lovely to hear all the laughter and know that everyone is enjoying themselves. We are grateful to Carolyn for all her hard work and also to her two main team members, Liz and Diana, with Debbie acting as backup to cover absences. And of course final thanks to all our bakers for the steady supply of cake to keep us going on a Friday. Liz Coates FUNDRAISING The setup is simple with four easy steps: 1 Contact your bank 2 Give them our bank details 3 Give the reference 'FundingOurFuture" 4 Set your monthly donation amount If you are a UK tax payer, ask us for a gift aid form That's it, you're all set upl Thank you Funding our Future oiii You MÉip10 sEciIK CAAESCII'S Flml 17 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

CARESCO CAR SCHEME Volunteer Co-ordinator: Peter Fox (until June 20231 Steve Robson (from June20231 Daytime weekdays, depending on availability T- 07810 476979 When: Contact: Aims.. To provide an affordable alternative for anyone who has difficulty using public transport. The CARE5CO Car Scheme has thrived over the last 12 months. We have still been concentrating our journeys on medical trips only, a decision that was made following the pandemic. Peter Fox, our volunteer co-ordinator gave notice in April of his intention to scale back his commitment to the administration element of the role. However, he was clear that his intention to remain as a volunteer driver was a priority. In June I took over the Car Scheme co-ordination role. A move which I hoped would be temporary whilst we searched for a more sustainable solution. Upon taking over from Peter, we had 3 drivers who were able to regularly commit to weekly journeys. The rising fuel prices, cost of living and number of miles the volunteers have to potentially drive has not added a positive spin to the recruitment process for incentivising new volunteers. After further investigation it would seem it was the same scenario at many other local car schemes and volunteer numbers are dwindling everywhere. The scheme has continued to be very well supported by the local residents, similarly to the work done via our Community Support team, this is a vital lifeline for many. The figures below show how busy this service is. April 2022 26 trips 721 miles October 2022 9 trips 180 miles May 2022 23 trips 601 miles November 2022 19 trips 376 miles June 2022 20 trips 418 miles December 2022 12 trips 214 miles July 2022 23 trips 574 miles January 2023 16 trips 293 miles August 2022 18trips 396 miles February 2023 15 trips 394 miles September 2022 14trips 456 miles March 2023 31 trips 796 miles In August l attended a meeting with the other local car scheme co-ordinators hosted online by Cambs and Peterborough Combined Authority. It was an opportunity to meet Gavin and Mirella who run things from the Care Network provision. In September we welcomed Steve to the car scheme team who was keen to take over the co-ordinating responsibilities. Allowing a lot more attention and detail to go into the provision. Steve has proactively taken on the challenge of updating some of our historic records and has incorporated new ways of working to promote a better practice of working. The winter months remained busy and we managed to recruit more drivers to put our numbers to 6 regular volunteers. Implementing quarterly catch ups with the team give an opportunity for the drivers to meet up and talk about all things Car Scheme related. Plans are also in place to review the mileage levels and the subsequent costing structure Istill based on 45p per milel using CARESCO site and destination postcodes to do so. Emma Flanz CARESCOAnnual Report202323 18

SOUNDS GOOD Volunteer Co-ordinator: PamTuplin CARESCO Centre Second & Fourth Fridays, 1.30- 3.00pm Venue: When: Aims.. To provide a friendship group for those who enjoy all things musical & the spoken word In the past twelve months, we have sadly said goodbye to several members, but, although the group has not grown in numbers (average attendance 141, it has grown hugely in the range and depth of the various topics covered. We have enjoyed part-singing, playing the kazoo, line dancing, learning about national anthems, professional pianists, bagpipes, classical and modern poetry, etc. We have honed our skills at choral speaking, tried our hand at mime and acting and also had a go at writing limericks. Some of these were more successful than others, the resulting 'sounds' not always 'good: but all challenging and enjoyable. Yes, we sometimes have a singalong, but these sessions all have a point, and we glean information on the way. The expertise of members within the group is much valued, several regularly leading a session, and, from time totime, we have a visiting speaker. Some members are very competent musicians, others have no experience whatsoever. Each session, 60 minutes long, is followed by tea and cake. There is no joining fee or subscription but a voluntary donation of £2 per session helps towards CARESC(Ys costs. We share the responsibilities for setting up the room, serving and clearing away refreshments, washing up etc. Two or three times a year, we have been invited by village groups to put together a programme of poetry, prose, readings, jokes, songs, quizzes etc. on a particular theme, gearing the material to suit the audience, so it may be just light entertainment, or a thought provoking interpretation of a theme. These presentations give us the opportunity to use our talents to the full, practising until an acceptable standard is reached and we feel confident to perform in public. Although most who attend regularly are retired, we are still very active, alert and willing to try anything. Members do not always attend every session, one or two prefer to listen rather than take an active part, but we all come along to enjoy ourselves, take up a challenge and share a common interest. Think Sawtry U3A. Pam Tuplin CHRISTMAS DAY PARTY Volunteer Co-ordinator: Tina Campbell CARESCO Centre Venue: When: Annually on 25th December Aims.. To provide an opportunity for people who would otherwise be on their own to get together on Christmas Day to enjoy a traditional lunch and celebration. Yet again 2022 sped past, it was December and time to get ready for the Christmas Day Party. First task was to ensure that there was enough money in the 'pot' so that all our guests could enjoy a Christmas Day that they deserve. We had done some fundraising earlier in the year and people 19 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

were very kind, as always, with their donations. We were given cakes by Cottage Cakes and cookies; chocolates from Hotel Chocolat; Lisa did some lovely floral centrepieces,. wine and cheese from POD; Dee kindly got us a donation of turkeys from Iceland; staff at Zellis gave gifts,. and Pat made us a lovely dessert. Apologies to anyone I've missed out, but l am so thankful and touched that you all helped make the day a success. Once I found out we did have the funds we were off. Buying, ordering and storing the food, wrapping the presents (thanks Sallyll, getting our lovely volunteers in and prepped and of course, ensuring that Santa was available for half an hourl Christmas Eve is spent peeling veg, laying tables, planning a bus route, rotas and generally getting ready so that everything goes smoothly. It never ceases to amaze me that it alljust seems to come together. Sally, our chef, an avid Harry Potter fan, did her magic and lunch was fabulous. I think in the end we had 44 eating in and 6 home deliveries to guests. We do try to encourage those who have deliveries to join us, but this year there was a couple of people who were poorly last minute and it was only right that we got their meals to them at home. We had a guest on the organ, carols, bingo and Play Your Cards Right and lots of laughter. We even managed to tune in and catch The King's Speech at 3pm. Our new Santa looked very dashing in his red suit and was assisted by his lovely first Elf Pauline in giving gifts to all the guests. There was a'goody bag'for everyone when the party came to an end. This day is so much fun for everyone involved. I think this was my sixth year of Christmas Day volunteering and I'm hoping that the team will see everyone again this Christmas. A huge thank you to all involved and fingers crossed we'll celebrating together Christmas 2023. Tina Campbell SAWTRY FOODBANK Manager Venue: Pat Furzeland Sawtry Community Centre Fridays. 3.00- 5.00pm E- foodbank@caresco.org.uk T- 07743 593863 (During session times only, otherwise via the officel When: Contact: Aims.. To provide emergency food for local people in cri515 by working in partnership with the congregation5 of the Sawtry & Glatton Churche5 The Foodbank has run smoothly this year and both the Summer and Christmas schemes went well. There was a 10% increase in demand for the Christmas scheme, with 68 families this year. l introduced weekly recipe cards during the Summer scheme for families to cook together,, with ingredients from their food parcel. This was funded by a grant from HDC. There were 186 children on the scheme over the six-week holiday. Demand for weekly parcels has seen its normal fluctuations, and February 2022 was the busiest month in over a year. This higher demand has continued through March and was expected due to the cost-of-living pressures on families. Steering Group meetings and Volunteer social evenings I meetings continued this year. Both have been successful in generating ideas and gaining feedback. The social evening was a good way to CARESCOAnnual Report202323 20

bring the whole team together. We have had four new volunteers join us this year, and two volunteers leave. l am fortunate to have such a great volunteer team who all work well together and the valuable input from CARESCO staff members enabled us to have another successful year. We also welcomed a new volunteerto the Steering Group. All our current referral agencies are now online and I have added 12 new agencies to the list this year. The online form has been updated and this form was used for the Summer and Christmas scheme referrals too. This worked really well and made the admin easier and more accessible. Debbie and Matt Coates worked hard to set this up and their help was invaluable. Our stock levels have seen fluctuations during the year but the support from the local community has remained constant even through these difficult times. Four new donation points were set up during the year, one of those is in Alconbury. For Easter, we received a large donation of chocolate eggs from a local gym. To boost stocl we received deliveries from Bankuet, the first in May 2022. However, they increased their minimum spend to £500 so these deliveries were less frequent, with the next delivery in March 2023. We received two donations from Princes Food, organised by Jacqui, in May 2022 and March 2023. In August we received a huge donation of toiletries from Superdrug in Peterborough. We also began our Shopping Basket Challenge in August, organised by Jacqui, and this has helped to boost our stock and reached a different group of donors. Throughout the year, Jacqui has continued to support the Foodbank with fundraising ideas and her hard work is much appreciated. In September and October, we received lots of donations from Harvest Festival celebrations in our local community. The appeal for stock for our Christmas scheme was well supported too. We continued to receive donations from John Green Premier store, Aldi, Great Gidding store, Consuma Paper Products, Woodwards farm in Winwick and Tesco. We received donations of pet food from Cromwell vets in Sawtry and we had a large donation of pet food from Sawtry Village Academy too. l applied for Grants throughout the year and had success with the following one5.. April 2022 HDC grant for the Summer Scheme stock, of £1 000. November 2022 Sawtry Parish Council grant for fresh fruit and veg for Christmas. of £500 December 2022 Coop Community Dividend Fund for stock, of £500 Julia and Hans Rausing Foodbank Grant for six months, running costs and stocl of £8058 A total of £10,085 In August, the Foodbank received a visit from the delegation who came to present the Queen's, Award. Bovis Homes provided all the milk for our Summer scheme and came to visit the Foodbank in September. A report about this appeared in" the Hunts Post in January 2023. Some pupils from Sawtry Junior Academy came to visit the Foodbank in October along with Sarah Flack, the headteacher. They bought along the Harvest Festival donations from the school. In February 2023, Sawtry WalkTo Run running clubjoined in a national event and came to Foodbankto donate items before their training run. We gave out signposting information to our clients and included this information in our welcome letter for new clients. Any clients who came to us directly were given food support and a relevant contact number to an agency that could help them. I sent out feedback, after each of the Summer and Christmas schemes, to the agencies who referred clients to us. l am in contact with our most active agencies to provide updates and feedback. The Queen's Award presentation and the 40th birthday party for CARESCO were both wonderful opportunities to meet volunteers and celebrate all that CARESCO has achieved. Pat Furzeland 21 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

FUNDRAISING With another year gone by for CARESCO, our unique village charity, we can honestly say that we are striving to continue to do our very best. Our community is very important to us and we try our hardest to always be your helping hand. We are very fortunate in our widespread support and loyalty of everyone who believes in CARESCO. There are many ways that our supporters continue to offer help, assistance, volunteering, donations and above all their time. From all the fundraising events however small, they all help to support our village charity. We were fortunate to celebrate our fortieth birthday last November and had a tea party to commemorate this. It was wonderful to see so many volunteers in one place celebrating what CARESCO is all about. "Many hand5 make light worv they say and that is evident with CARESCO as we have a very loyal team of volunteers. They are amazing and are always willing to help at short notice. This includes running a stall, baking, washing up, setting up, clearing away and just about anythingll We are always truly grateful for all their help and they are an integral part of our team. Thank you all. Fundraising has taken a different turn since the pandemic and many charities are finding a different way around it, including us. We are having to look at alternative ways to fundraise and that includes corporate partnerships, sponsors, more local relationships and of course still organising events. Our most recent being the 80s Disco we held in March which was very successful and proved that people are willing to get together in larger groups. We plan to continue to organise some larger events throughout the year alongside the smaller fundraisers that we are known for. We still have our"Funding our Future. campaign that was started in 2020 and this is a steady monthly income that helps towards CARESCO. We are continually grateful to everyone who has and continues to donate monthly to us. These are the highlights of our past yearfs fundraising efforts:_ Date Event ril 22- March 23 Fundin our Future April 22- March 23 Green Bottles Challenge April 22 CARE5CO Quiz Night 22 al Quiz Sheet June 22 Sawt Carnival Cream Tea Takeawa Scarecrow Trail Sawt Walkto Run- 10 Mile Run Pum kin Trail I rizes donated b Sawt Carl Sawtr WalkTo Run- Santa Run Wooden Tree Hearts Christmas Quiz Sheet CARE5CO Quiz Ni ht 80s Disco and Raffle Various Raffles Total £ 2820.00 £ 106.30 £ 783.50 £ 97.13 £ 183.15 £ 216.51 £ 20.00 £ 311.17 £ 20.00 £ 500.00 £ 48.00 £ 105.00 £ 785.00 £1651.47 £ 424.00 ust 22 tember 22 October 22 December 22 December 22 Janua 23 Janua 23 March 23 ril 22- Februa 23 A huge Thank You to all of you who support us, volunteer with us, help us and believe in us We are and always will be very grateful. We look fOard to another year of bringing our community together. R•glst•r•d wlth FR FUNDRAISING REGULATOR Jacqui Hedington CARESCOAnnual Report202323 22

THE STORY SO FAR . Our Sawtry-based charity was set up in 1982 (registered number 2882021 with the grand name of 'Sawtry & District Care and Resource Organisation,, but colloquially known as CARESCO from the start. The initial aim of the founders was to rescue two pre-exiting activities, a lunch club and a day centre, both threatened with closure. Based in the ancient modular building known as the Homecraft Centre adjacent to the Agricultural (Agl Centre behind the Old School Hall, CARE5CO continued to grow in size and strength through the enthusiasm and hard work of all involved and soon took over the Manpower Services Printshop which shared the building. Over the years a variety of additional activities have joined the originals under the CARESCO umbrella, most run by paid part-time staff and supported by teams of volunteers, working together with local authorities and other voluntary organisations to create a stronger. more caring community. Always with the aim of meeting identified needs within the local community. Funding over the years has come through grants both from local councils and trusts, attendance fees personal and organisational donations and fundraising. In 2001 CARESCO moved into a new purpose-built modular building, the CARE5CO Centre, funded by the National Lottery and bringing the Sawtry-based activities together into one building. In 2011 CARESCO became an incorporated charity, CARESCO Ltdlregistered charity number1140728; company number 75134321. CARESCO opened a charity shop in 5awtry in April 2013 where the extra income has both helped to underpin the existing activities and also to fund the ongoing development of new services to further meet needs within the local community. For more information, please visit www.caresco.org.uk MANAGEMENT TRUSTEES 2022 - 2023 Life President.. John Garner Officer5.' Chairman Vice-chairman Tina Campbell HeatherThompson Iresigned 11104120221 Peter Fox (appointed 23106120221 Heather Bohonis Treasurer Trustees.. Heather Bohonis; fina Campbell,. Elizabeth Coates; Peter Fox; Dave Dougherty; Tony Stefanelli,. Kevin Whitthread lappointed 23106120221,. Heather Thompson (resigned 11104120221; Anne Whiley (appointed 22112120221 Dlotr." Trustees are recruited from the local community and are elected at the annual general meeting by the CARESCO Members present. All trustee5 give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. Trustees have referred to the guideline5 contained in the Charity Commission s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing aims and objectives and in planning future activities. Non-voting.. CARESCO Activity Managers are welcome to attend full trustee meetings and contribute to the di5CU55ion, however staff are asked to leave durin sensltive a enda items. 23 CARESCOAnnual Report2022-23

The CARESCO Family CHARITY SHOP Fu11rj by re(yilin9 CARESCO meet4n9 Itx41rnffj THE CAVE VOLUNTEERIN6 CARESCO shmodls& kx•l CHATTERBOX CHRISTMAS DAY PARTY pp¢JL a bsreTht)g eèl & ad¥e1<y cai*s Fc & 9xxI I¢ tolt¥ membeis gicP wlv)&iiry mwc & the¥x)kth COFFEE SHOP SAWTRY FOODBANK Shaft th cuppa & Pi<wK4in9 4YnvwtJei)cy l(xKI fu k)cal pe4ylp In COMMUNITY SUPPORT SAWTRY EYE Ctroithnabng Ernyd Yilage olFw•wJ CARESCOAnnual Report202323 24

CARESCO Limited Company limited by guarantee

Unaudited filleted accounts

Year ended 31 March 2023 Company registration number 07513432 Charity number 1140728

CONTENTS PAGE

CONTENTS PAGE
Reference and administrative details of the charity,	Page 3
its trustees and advisors
Financial Review including Reserves Policy	Page 4
Section A – Statement of Financial Activities	Page 7
Section B – Balance Sheet	Page 8
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Members	Page 10
Section C – Notes to the Accounts	Page 12

Financial Statements

The Management Committee presents its unaudited financial statements for the year ending 31[st] March 2023.

References and Administrative details

Charity Name: CARESCO Ltd Charity Number: 1140728 Company Number: 7513432 Accounting period: 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023 Registered Office: The CARESCO Centre Green End Road, Sawtry Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5UX

Management Committee Tina Campbell Chairman Heather Thompson Vice Chair (Resigned 11/04/22) Peter Fox Vice Chair (Appointed 23/06/22) Heather Bohonis Treasurer Elizabeth Coates Dave Dougherty Tony Stefanelli Anne Whiley Co-opted (22/12/22) Kevin Whitthread Co-opted (23/06/22)

Finance Team Heather Bohonis (trustee) Treasurer Tony Stefanelli (trustee) Emma Flanz (staff) General Manager Marina Joyce (staff) Accounts Manager Donna Green (staff) Deputy Accounts Manager Jacqueline Hedington (staff) Fundraising Manager Independent examiner Lisa Watson

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Financial Review

Like the blink of an eye, another financial year has come and gone. With the cost of living rising and the ever-looming threat of recession on the horizon, it has been a challenging year for everyone, in particular the charitable sector.

Costs are increasing across the board, and we are continually monitoring and analyzing expenditure to try and keep things down where we can. There has been a significant fall in income from advertising in the Sawtry Eye, and attendance at Fundraising events has also decreased. This is not surprising; with the cost of living continuing to rise, cutbacks are needed by all.

All is not doom and gloom, however. Income from club attendance has increased, which helps to cover the increase in costs associated with running the Green End Day Club. Charity Shop & CARESCO Cave sales have also increased slightly on the previous year, and thanks to the efforts of the staff and volunteers in the Charity Shop, the additional income received from claiming Gift Aid on donations has increased significantly.

amount of time and effort needed to obtain such funding, the decision was made to add a member of staff to the Finance Team whose sole responsibility is to research and apply for grants. Dee Pike has joined the team and so far, things are looking very promising! Many of the grants applied for will not be decided until after the end of the financial year, but we are hopeful that this will bring a much-needed new income stream.

Principle Funding Sources

Historically our income has come from a mixture of sources. We have predominantly been selffunded including income from the Charity Shop, Sawtry Eye advertising, day club attendance fees, fundraising events and donations, with a small percentage of our costs funded by grants.

March 23, a drop from approximately 25% in the previous year. Our largest grant funder was again Cambridgeshire County Council, with their grant for the Green End Day Club which helped to cover approximately 28% of the Club's costs (in the FY ending March 23 this funding covered 43% of the funding amount did not increase but associated costs did).

Our largest source of income, at approximately 35% of the total, came from Sales generated by a combination of the Charity Shop, CARESCO Cave, Coffee Shop and the newly formed Tuck Shop. This amount is an increase of approximately 6% on the previous year's figures. Donations accounted for 17%, Advertising made up just less than 4%, Attendance Fees approximately 13%, and income from fundraising was 6%.

Reserves Policy

Reserves are that part of a unrestricted funds that are freely available to spend on any of the purposes. This definition excludes restricted income funds and endowment funds, although holding such funds may influence a reserves policy. Reserves will also normally exclude tangible fixed assets held for the use and amounts designated for essential spending.

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Need for a reserves policy

In accordance with guidance given by the Charities Commission for England and the legal obligations of our Trustees, this formal policy on reserves was agreed at our Board meeting on 29th August 2019 (due for review in the coming year).

At this meeting the Board set a reserves policy which requires reserves to be maintained at a level that ensures that the core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. Furthermore, a proportion of these reserves are required to be maintained in a readily realisable form.

Our risks

Our organisation is supported by Cambridgeshire County Council in the form of grant income receivable. This grant income is greatly influential in the continuation of our organisation and as such, the potential loss of this income has been identified as one of our primary risks. Although funding for the year has been received the organisation recognises that this income is not guaranteed. The Trustees conclude that the risks associated with this income are medium. The organisation has diverse funding streams which help to lend stability to the situation and the Trustees are confident that the Charity will remain viable for the foreseeable future.

Occasional grants are secured, generally related to specific capital projects. However, because of the one-off, purpose directed nature of these grants the risks associated with their loss are low; we are confident that alternative grant sources can be found.

payments for services provided make a substantial contribution to our income. The risk to these receipts as an ongoing funding stream has currently been assessed as low.

main commercial venture is the Charity Shop. There is a financial risk associated with any commercial venture. However, a full financial risk assessment has been made and reserves made to help mitigate any adverse situation. Although this endeavour is rated as a medium risk, there are no perceived threats within its sphere of operation.

The required level of reserves

The calculation of the required level of reserves is an integral part of the planning, budget and forecast cycle. It takes into account risks associated with each stream of income and expenditure being different from that budgeted. Some of these risks have been identified above.

Having considered all the facts and information available to us at this time, the Trustees have concluded that the charity should hold a level of reserves sufficient to fund the organisation in a period of unforeseen difficulties for six months. They believe that this is a suitable length of time for them to consider their options and to find a solution to the difficulties.

In addition to the above, the current building from which CARESCO conducts its main activities has been assessed as having a limited lifespan. There is an expectation of a future need for either repairs to the existing building or the purchase or construction of a new building. The potential cost of this is estimated to be in the region of £500,000 and therefore a Building Fund Reserve is being accumulated toward this goal in preparation for the eventuality.

The Trustees recognise that the risks facing our organisation are not constant. Our view of risk will depend on how vulnerable our income streams are and how healthy our financial forecasts are. Also as an employer our financial risks will change over time. The risks and the levels of reserves required will fluctuate. Accordingly, the Trustees have committed to review the Reserves Policy on an annual basis. This review should be carried out when the figures for the previous financial year become available.

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Annual Review of Reserves (Addendum to Reserves Policy) Financial Year Ending 31 March 2023

Current Level of Reserves as at 31 st March 2023
6 months running costs £ 88,860.00
Building Fund £ 45,000.00
Total Reserves £133,860.00
Funded By *(Investment Details)*
Cambridge & Counties Bank Account – 1 yr fixed bond	£72,252.38
Cambridge & Counties Bank Account – 60 Day Notice Savings	£16,417.72
Charity Bank – Ethical Fixed Rate	£ 6,590.90
Charity Bank – Easy Access	£ 488.90
Remainder from Co-Op Current Accounts Balance, which at 31st March 2023 was
£39,296.94
Calculation of Available Reserves
Total Charity Funds	£241,242.33
Less Restricted Funds	(£18,178.02)
Total Unrestricted Funds	£223,064.31
Less Fixed Assets	(£96,697.34)
Less Designated Funds	(£33,146.31)
Available Reserves	£ 93,220.66
*Current Shortfall*	*£ 40,639.34*
SIX MONTH OPERATING COSTS (ESTIMATED)
2023/24
Staff Costs
(Wages, Pensions, Training)	£65,280
Administrative/Office Costs
(Postage, Stationery, Consumables, Insurances, Licences,
Software, Subscriptions, Cleaning Supplies, Equipment,
Leasing, Sundries, Telephone)	£5,430
Printing Services & Delivery (Sawtry Eye)	£4,260
Cost of Sales (Coffee Shop, Online Fees, Supplies & Materials)	£760
Fundraising Costs	£570
Travel/Transport	£1,530
General Overheads (Rent, Rates, Heat & Light, Maintenance,
Fire Safety, Waste Disposal, Water, New Equipment)	£8,620
Additional Costs associated with carrying out Charitable
Activities (includes Kitchen Supplies, Food for Clubs, Volunteer
Expenses)	£2,410

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Charity Name CARESCO LTD	Charity Name CARESCO LTD	CharityNo	1140728	1140728
		CompanyNo	7513432
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date	01.04.22	To	Period end date	31.03.23

Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)

Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds £ £ £ F01 F02 F03	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds £ £ £ F01 F02 F03	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds £ £ £ F01 F02 F03	Total funds Prior year funds £ £ F04 F05	Total funds Prior year funds £ £ F04 F05
96,025	31,615	-	127,640	99,873
1,110	-	-	1,110	2,765
83,685	-	-	83,685	81,444
1,134	-	-	1,134	289
2,225	-	-	2,225	-
-	-	-	-	-
184,178	31,615	-	215,793	184,371

79,306	500	-	79,806	72,523
93,353	29,091	-	122,444	109,727
-	1,952	-	1,952	-
30,844	738	-	31,582	30,580
203,503	32,281	-	235,784	212,830

19,325 -	666 -	-	19,991 -	28,459 -
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19,325 -	666 -	-	19,991 -	28,459 -
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19,325 -	666 -	-	19,991 -	28,459 -
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19,325 -	666 -	-	19,991 -	28,459 -

239,341	21,892	-	261,233	289,692
220,016	21,226	-	241,242	261,233

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Charity Name CARESCO LTD Charity No 1140728 Company No 7513432

Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01	Restricted income funds £ F02	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04	Total last year £ F05
-	-	-	-	-
96,697	-	-	96,697	87,618
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
96,697	-	-	96,697	87,618

-	-	-	-	-
19,865	-	-	19,865	11,591
79,332	-	-	79,332	98,492
57,009	-	-	57,009	71,984
156,206	-	-	156,206	182,067

11,662	-	-	11,662	8,452

144,545	-	-	144,545	173,615

241,242	-	-	241,242	261,233

-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-

241,242	-	-	241,242	261,233

-			-	-
	18,178		18,178	21,892
223,064		-	223,064	239,341
			-

223,064	18,178	-	241,242	261,233

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The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

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

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the CARESCO LTD trustees/directors/ members of On accounts for the year 31.03.2023 ended Charity no.: 1140728 Company no.: 7513432 Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2023 . Responsibilities and As the charity’s trustees of the Company (who are also the directors of the basis of report company for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

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I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 18/12/2023 Signed: Name: LISA WATSON Relevant professional IAB / ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 10 PARK ROAD SAWTRY HUNTINGDON Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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Notes to the accounts

Section C

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities • and with ✓ preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 • and with ✓ the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)

and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

✓

-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that Not applicable support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern; Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the Not applicable going concern assumption doubtful;

Where accounts are not prepared on a going Not applicable concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and no changes have been made to the accounting policies adopted in note { }.

Yes ✓ * -Tick as appropriate No ✓

Please disclose:

Not applicable (i) the nature of the change in accounting policy;

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*(ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy* *provides more reliable and more relevant information;* *and*	*Not applicable*
*(iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected* *in the current period, each prior period presented and* *the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to* *periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS102 SORP.*	*Not applicable*

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS102 SORP).

Yes No	✓	* -Tick as appropriate
	✓

Please disclose:

*(i) the nature of any changes;*	*Not applicable*
*(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or* *assets and liabilities for the current period; and*	*Not applicable*
*(iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or* *more future periods.*	*Not applicable*

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS102 SORP).

Yes No	✓	* -Tick as appropriate
	✓

Please disclose:

*Please disclose:*
*(i) the nature of the prior period error;*	Balance of Total Funds Brought Forward as shown in Reconciliation of Funds on SOFA was incorrect, due to an historical error.
*(ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the* *amount of the correction for each account line item* *affected; and*	£1,487.00
*(iii) the amount of the correction at the beginning of the* *earliest prior period presented in the accounts.*	£1,487.00 - Error first occurred in the period 01.04.19-31.03.20, and has been carried through each year on the SOFA.

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Section C Notes to the accounts	(cont)	(cont)	(cont)
Recognition of income 2.2 INCOME Donated goods In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP). Donated services and facilities Contractual income and performance related grants Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations when receivable. Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as i ith i l t t i d d th i t Government grants The charity has received government grants in the reporting period Legacies Tax reclaims on donations and gifts Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met. This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or services or met the performance related conditions. The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt. In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution. Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading activities'. Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable. Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so. Offsetting Grants and donations Note 2 Accounting policies Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably. Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: • the charity becomes entitled to the resources; • it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; • the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).	Yes No N/a*
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£200
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Not applicable POLICIES ADOPTED ADDITIONAL TO OR DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts	Section C Notes to the accounts	(cont)	(cont)	(cont)	(cont)	(cont)
Donations and gifts GiftAid Legacies General grants provided by government/other charities Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations Donatedgoods,facilities and services FundraisingEvents Other Total Day Club Meal Delivery Service Day Club Members' Contributions to Outings Visitor Meals Other Total Sawtry Eye Advertising Sales Sales from Charity Shop, CARESCO Cave, Coffee Shop, Tuck Shop, Online & Sales of SawtryEye magazine Photocopying& Leaflet Deliveries Other Total Interestincome Dividendincome Rentalandleasingincome Other Total Gainondisposalof FixedAssets (Minibus) Total Conversion of endowment funds into income Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held for charity's own use Gain on disposal of a programme related investment Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual propertyrights Other Total TOTAL INCOME Charitable activities: Separate material item of income Income from investments: Other trading activities: Other: Note 3 Income Analysis of income Donations and legacies:		Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £
	Donations and gifts	36,633	590	-	37,223	31,679
	GiftAid	13,508	-	-	13,508	4,070
	Legacies	-	-	-	-	-
	General grants provided by government/other charities	5,950	31,025	-	36,975	44,953
	Membership subscriptions and sponsorships which are in substance donations	27,190	-	-	27,190	16,916
	Donatedgoods,facilities and services	-	-	-	-	-
	FundraisingEvents	12,743			12,743	2,256
	Other	-	-	-	-
	Total	96,025	31,615	-	127,640	99,873

	Day Club Meal Delivery Service	40	-	-	40	1,760
	Day Club Members' Contributions to Outings	985	-	-	985	980
	Visitor Meals	85	-	-	85	25
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	1,110	-	-	1,110	2,765

	Sawtry Eye Advertising Sales	8,389	-	-	8,389	10,967
	Sales from Charity Shop, CARESCO Cave, Coffee Shop, Tuck Shop, Online & Sales of SawtryEye magazine	75,091	-	-	75,091	69,939
	Photocopying& Leaflet Deliveries	204			204	538
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	83,685	-	-	83,685	81,444

	Interestincome	1,134	-	-	1,134	289
	Dividendincome	-	-	-	-	-
	Rentalandleasingincome	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	1,134	-	-	1,134	289

	Gainondisposalof FixedAssets (Minibus)	2,225	-	-	2,225	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
		-	-	-	-	-
	Total	2,225	-	-	2,225	-

	Conversion of endowment funds into income	-	-	-	-	-
	Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held for charity's own use	-	-	-	-	-
	Gain on disposal of a programme related investment	-	-	-	-	-
	Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual propertyrights	-	-	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-	-	-
	Total	-	-	-	-	-

		184,178	31,615	-	215,793	184,371

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Other information:
All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please provide	Donations for Minibus Appeal	400.00
	Donations for SawtryFoodbank Christmas Parcel Scheme	190.00
	Sawtry Parish Council Grant for CARESCO Cave ExtendedHours	1000.00
	Cambridgeshire County Council Block Contract Day Care GrantforGreen EndDay Club	16776.95
	Huntingdonshire Disctrict Council Grant for Health InequalitiesProject	10500.00
	Sawtry Parish Council Grant for Sawtry Foodbank ChristmasParcelScheme	500.00
	Cambridgeshire County Council Community Reach Fund GrantforSawtryFoodbankSummerScheme	1000.00
	The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust Grant for Sawtry Foodbank	8058.00
	The Albert Hunt Trust Grant for General Running Costs	2000.00

Within the income items above the following items are material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year amounts)	*"General grants provided by government/other* *charities/Restricted Funds":* The amount of £31,025.05 is calculated from the total Restricted grant income received pertaining to the FYE 31.03.23 @ £39,834.95 minus the following amounts, which were received in the previous financial year but unable to be spent by the grant funders' deadline and so returned to the grant providers in this financial year: Cambridgeshire County Council Block Contract Day Care Grant for Alconbury Thursday Club @ £2,061.54 Cambridgeshire County Council Infection Control Grant @ £6,748.36

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont

Note 4 Analysis of receipts of government grants

Description	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
Cambridgeshire County Council Block Contract Day Care Grant (Alconbury Thursday Club)	-	2,062
Cambridgeshire County Council Block Contract Day Care Grant (Green End Day Club)	16,777	16,869
Cambridgeshire County Council Infection Control Fund(Green End DayClub)	-	4,399
Cambridgeshire County Council Community Reach Fund - Summer Scheme (Sawtry Foodbank)	1,000	-
Cambridgeshire County Council Community Reach Fund - Youth and Family Enabler Grant (Saturday Tuck Shop)	500	-
Huntingdonshire District Council Restart Grant (CARESCO Centre)	-	8,000
Huntingdonshire District Council Restart Grant (CARESCO CharityShop)	-	2,667
Huntingdonshire District Council Winter Support Grant(SawtryFoodbank)	-	272
Huntingdonshire District Council (Health Inequalities Project)	10,500	-
Sawtry Parish Council Summer Parcel Scheme Grant(SawtryFoodbank)	-	993
Sawtry Parish Council Christmas Parcel Scheme Grant(SawtryFoodbank)	500	-
Sawtry Parish Council Extended Hours Grant (CARESCO Cave)	1,000	-
Total	30,277	35,262

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Notes to the accounts

Section C

(cont)

Expenditure Analysis of expenditure	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year £ £
Incurred seeking grants & donations	20,630	-	-	20,630	18,483
Staging fundraising events	834	-	-	834	607
Operating charity shops	41,199	-	-	41,199	36,764
Other trading activities	16,643	500	-	17,143	16,669
	-	-	-	-	-
Total expenditure on raising funds	79,306	500	-	79,806	72,523

AlconburyThursday Club	-	-	-	-	5,711
CarScheme	645	-	-	645	543
Chatterbox	775	-	-	775	952
ChristmasDay	519	-	-	519	420
Community Support (formerly "COVID- 19Response Group")	730	-	-	730	4,704
Green EndDay Club	43,025	16,777	-	59,802	54,216
Health InequalitiesProject	-	1,744		1,744
CARESCO Cave (formerly "Man Cave")	16,310	421	-	16,730	13,060
Minibus &Vehicle Costs	13,349	400	-	13,749	2,834
SawtryFoodbank	16,922	4,555	-	21,476	22,552
Sounds Good	1,077	-	-	1,077	921
Sport4 All	-	5,195	-	5,195	3,814
Total expenditure on charitable activities	93,353	29,091	-	122,444	109,727

Distribution of Shared Funds from Sport 4 All (See Note 7 - Extraordinary Item 1)	-	1,952	-	1,952	-
	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	1,952	-	1,952	-

Overheads including Wages & Salaries for Administrative Staff not apportioned to specific activities	19,914	738	-	20,652	20,122
Depreciation of Assets not apportioned to specific activities	9,100	-	-	9,100	8,529
Governance/Management Costs	1,830	-	-	1,830	1,929
	-	-	-	-	-
Total other expenditure	30,844	738	-	31,582	30,580

	203,503	32,281	-	235,784	212,830

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Other information:

Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Activity or programme	Activity or programme	Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total this year	*Total prior* *year*
		£	£	£	£	£
AlconburyThursdayClub		0	0	0	0	5,711
Car Scheme		60	0	585	645	543
Chatterbox		67	0	708	775	952
Christmas Day		430	0	89	519	420
CommunitySupport(formerly"COVID-19 Response Group")		22	0	708	730	4,704
Green End DayClub		26,200	16,777	16,825	59,802	54,216
Health Inequalities Project		0	1,744	0	1,744	0
CARESCO Cave(formerly"Man Cave")		10,667	0	6,064	16,731	13,060
Minibus & Vehicle Costs		12,505	0	1,244	13,749	2,834
SawtryFoodbank		6,815	4,555	10,107	21,476	22,552
Sounds Good		368	0	708	1,077	921
Sport 4 All		5,195	0	0	5,195	3,814
	62,329 Total		23,075	37,039	122,444	109,727

Prior year expenditure on charitable activities can be analysed as follows:	Activity or programme		Activities undertaken directly	Grant funding of activities	Support Costs	Total for year
			£	£	£	£
	AlconburyThursday Club		199	5,512	-	5,711
	CarScheme		60	-	483	543
	Chatterbox		320	-	632	952
	ChristmasDay		341	-	79	420
	Community Support		598	-	4,106	4,704
	Green EndDay Club		39,213	-	15,003	54,216
	CARESCO Cave (formerly		8,060	-	5,000	13,060
	Minibus		2,834	-	-	2,834
	SawtryFoodbank		14,218	-	8,334	22,552
	Sounds Good		290	-	632	921
	Sport 4 All		3,814	-	-	3,814
	Total		69,947	5,512	34,268	109,727

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 7 Extraordinary items

Please explain the nature of each extraordinary item occurring in the period.

Description	This year Last year £ £	This year Last year £ £
CARESCO worked as part of group of 4 local organisations (including Sawtry Youth Project, Sawtry Walk to Run Club and Sawtry Village Academy) to host a community Sports Day event, and the funds were held by CARESCO for the group. The event was held for 2 years in a row, and then it was decided not to carry on. Following the final event, it was agreed by all parties involved that the balance of funds remaining were to be split equally between CARESCO and Sawtry Walk to Run, with half of the money being paid out of CARESCO's account to SWTR, and the other half being accounted for as donation income in these accounts.	1,952	-

	1,952	-

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

Note 9 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

Support cost(examples)	Raising funds £	Charitable Activities £	Management/ Governance £	Overheads £	Grand total £	Basis of allocation
						(Describe method)
Governance	-	-	1,830	-	1,830	Actual Costs
Admin Staff Costs	15,082	34,715	-	8,733	58,530	Costs calculated as percentage of total based on number of hours each activity is in session.
Centre Premises Costs	2,277	2,324	-	11,181	15,782
Total	17,360	37,039	1,830	19,914	76,143

Please provide details of the accounting policy adopted for the apportionment of costs between activities and any estimation techniques used to calculate their apportionment.

Support Costs include Admin Staff and Centre Premises Costs. Total Admin Staff costs for the year are apportioned to relevant activities based on percentages calculated by dividing the number of hours each activity is in session by the total number of Admin Staff hours. Total Centre Premises Costs for the year are apportioned based on percentages derived by dividing the number of hours each activity is in session by the total number of hours in the year. Any remaining costs that are not included in the apportonment are included as Overhead Costs.

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 11 Paid employees

Please complete this note if the charity has any employees (transactions with Trustees dealt with in Note 28)

11.1 Staff Costs

11.1 Staff Costs
Salaries and wages Social security costs Other employee benefits Total staff costs Pension costs (defined contribution pension plan)	This year £	Last year £
	141,464	128,661
	-	-
	1,288	1,144
	139	899
	142,891	130,703

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000

TRUE

	This year Number	Last year Number
Fundraising	4	4
Charitable Activities	7	6
Governance	1	1
Other	5	5
Total	17	16

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 12 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

12.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.

Amount of contributions recognised in £1,287.81 the SOFA as an expense Please explain the basis for allocating Payments to defined contribution pension plans are expensed in the the liability and expense of defined period to which they relate. contribution pension scheme between activities and between restricted and unrestricted funds.

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets 14.1 Cost or valuation

Freehold land & buildings £	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
118,615	46,350	2,500	59,760	227,225
-	-	25,995	1,906	27,901
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	- 2,500	-	- 2,500
-	-	-	-	-
118,615	46,350	25,995	61,666	252,626
SL	SL	SL	SL	Straight Line ("SL")
4%	4%	25%	10%

84,724	3,802	1,875	49,207	139,608
-	-	- 1,875	-	- 1,875
4,745	1,854	6,499	5,098	18,196
-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-
89,469	5,656	6,499	54,305	155,928

33,891	42,548	625	10,553	87,617
29,146	40,694	19,496	7,361	96,698

The "transfers" row is for movements between fixed asset categories.

** Please indicate the method of depreciation by deleting the method not applicable

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 17 Investment assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any investment assets.

17.4 Please provide a breakdown of current asset investments, if applicable, agreeing with the balance sheet.

Analysis of current asset investments

Cash or cash equivalents Listed investments Investment properties Social investments Other investments Total

This year	Last year
£	£
-	-
79,332	98,492
-	-
-	-
-	-
79,332	98,492

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

19.1 Analysis of debtors

19.1 Analysis of debtors
Total Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors	This year £	Last year £
	6,347.30	2,027.20
	13,517.23	9,201.11
	-	363.16
	19,864.53	11,591.47

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due within oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear	Amounts falling due after more than oneyear
This year £	Last year £	This year £	Last year £
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
1,913	2,286	-	-
-	-	-	-
9,302	6,185	-	-
447	- 19	-	-
-	-	-	-
11,662	8,452	-	-

20.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income.

Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.

Deferred income represents amounts paid for advertisements booked up to a year in advance for inclusion in bi-monthly publication. (Discount is offered to customers for bulk bookings).

*Movement in deferred income account* Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period	This year £	Last year £
	5,506	6,080
	10,180	10,563
	- 8,133	- 11,137
	7,553	5,506

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Section C Notes to the accounts	(cont)	(cont)
Other Short term deposits Cash at bank and on hand Total Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)
	This year £	Last year £
	-	-
	16,418	16,124
	40,592	55,860
	-	-
	57,009	71,984

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Section C

Note 27

Charity funds

Notes to the accounts

27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds' (which should include revaluation reserve and fair value reserve, if applicable). The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the balance sheet. * Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

*unrestricted funds*
Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	Fund balances brought forward £	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
DESIGNATED FUNDS INCLUDING RESERVES	UR	Funds designated for use in carrying out Charitable Activities, including Reserve of 6 months Running Costs and Building Fund for future new premises.	224,858	59,541	- 58,256	- 22,967	-	203,176
SPORT 4 ALL	R	Funds held as part of group of 4 local organisations (including Sawtry Youth Project, Sawtry Walk to Run Club and Sawtry Village Academy) working together to host a community Sports Day event	8,441	-	-8,441	-	-	-
ALCONBURY THURSDAY CLUB (CCC GRANT FUNDING)	R	Grant funding received from local County Council towards costs related to carrying out Day Club activity	2,062	-	-2,062	-	-	-
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL INFECTION CONTROL FUND	R	Funding received to be put towards costs in connection with staff members needing to isolate due to Coronavirus.	6,748	-	-6,748	-	-	-
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL DEFRA FUNDING (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Funding received to be put towards costs associated with the provision of the Foodbank service.	463	-	-	-	-	463
MORRISONS FOUNDATION GRANT (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Grant funding received for the purchase of new storage shelving to be used in the Foodbank warehouse.	275	-	-256	-	-	19
SAWTRY BUSINESSES DONATION (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Donations received from local businesses to support the Foodbank in providing food parcels to local residents in need.	950	-	-950	-	-	-
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL WINTER SUPPORT GRANT (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Funding received for direct costs associated with recipients of Foodbank parcels.	1,792			- 1,792	-	-
NORTHGATE INFO SOLUTIONS DONATION (CARESCO CAVE)	R	Donation received for costs in connection with renovations and improvements to the premised where the CARESCO Cave activity is carried out.	421	-	-421	-	-	-
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL CAPITAL GRANT (CARESCO CAVE)	R	Grant funding received to carry out renovation works to the leasehold building where the CARESCO Cave activity is carried out.	740			- 402	-	338
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL EXTENDED HOURS FUND (CARESCO CAVE)	R	Grant funding received to cover additional costs incurred with extending the opening hours of the CARESCO Cave.	-	1,000	-	-	-	1,000
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL - HEALTH INEQUALITIES PROJECT FUND	R	Grant funding received to cover costs associated with activities which help to address Health Inequalities in the district.	-	10,500	- 1,804	-	-	8,696
THE JULIA AND HANS RAUSING TRUST	R	Grant funding received towards running costs of Sawtry Foodbank activity.	-	8,058	- 1,659	-	-	6,399
THE ALBERT HUNT TRUST	R	Grant funding received towards general overhead costs of CARESCO.	-	2,000	- 738	-	-	1,262
*Other funds (balancing* *figure)*	N/a	N/a	14,483	134,694	- 154,450	25,161	-	19,888
Total Funds as per balance sheet			261,233	215,793	- 235,784	- 0	-	241,242

Fund balances carried forward include assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency

Yes No	Yes No
✓	✓

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Section C

Note 27

Charity funds

Notes to the accounts

27.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendable endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

*funds*
Fund names	Type PE, EE R or UR *	Purpose and Restrictions	Fund balances brought forward £	Income £	Expenditure £	Transfers £	Gains and losses £	Fund balances carried forward £
DESIGNATED FUNDS INCLUDING RESERVES	UR	Funds designated for use in carrying out Charitable Activities, including Reserve of 6 months Running Costs and Building Fund for future new premises.	231,315	44,037	- 47,661	- 2,834	-	224,858
SPORT 4 ALL	R	Funds held as part of group of 4 local organisations (including Sawtry Youth Project, Sawtry Walk to Run Club and Sawtry Village Academy) working together to host a community Sports Day event	6,295	5,950	- 3,814	-	-	8,431
ALCONBURY THURSDAY CLUB (CCC GRANT FUNDING)	R	Grant funding received from local County Council towards costs related to carrying out Day Club activity	4,259	2,062	- 4,259	-	-	2,062
GREEN END DAY CLUB (CCC GRANT FUNDING)	R	Grant funding received from local County Council towards costs related to carrying out Day Club activity	-	16,869	- 16,869	-	-	-
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL INFECTION CONTROL FUND	R	Funding received to be put towards costs in connection with staff members needing to isolate due to Coronavirus.	3,222	4,399	- 873		-	6,748
BGL GROUP GRANT (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Funding received for purchasing food for including in Foodbank parcels.	1,832	-	-1,832	-	-	-
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL DEFRA FUNDING (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Funding received to be put towards costs associated with the provision of the Foodbank service.	955	-	-492	-	-	463
MORRISONS FOUNDATION GRANT (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Grant funding received for the purchase of new storage shelving to be used in the Foodbank warehouse.	348	-	-73	-	-	275
SAWTRY BUSINESSES DONATION (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Donations received from local businesses to support the Foodbank in providing food parcels to local residents in need.	950	-	-	-	-	950
VILLAGE COLLECTION/DONATION (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Donation received from local village residents to support the Foodbank in providing food parcels to local school children during school half term.	611	-	-611	-	-	-
HUNTINGDONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL WINTER SUPPORT GRANT (SAWTRY FOODBANK)	R	Funding received for direct costs associated with recipients of Foodbank parcels.	1,635	272	- 116	-	-	1,792
NORTHGATE INFO SOLUTIONS DONATION (CARESCO CAVE)	R	Donation received for costs in connection with renovations and improvements to the premised where the CARESCO Cave activity is carried out.	421	-	-	-	-	421
CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL CAPITAL GRANT (CARESCO CAVE)	R	Grant funding received to carry out renovation works to the leasehold building where the CARESCO Cave activity is carried out.	740	-	-	-	-	740
*Other funds (balancing* *figure)*	N/a	N/a	37,110	110,783	- 136,233	2,834	-	14,494
Total Funds as per balance sheet			289,692	184,371	- 212,831	-	-	261,233
Fund balances carried forward include assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currenc			y	Yes No ✓ ✓
				✓	✓

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Section C

Notes to the accounts

(cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.3 Transfers between funds

27.3 Transfers between funds
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income, legalpower for its conversion	Amount
Between unrestricted and restricted funds	Where restricted funding has been spent on Tangible Assets, to reallocate funds in order to reduce balance of grant available to spend, and allow for depreciation of assets from unrestricted funding.	£2,194.20

27.4 Designated funds

27.4 Designated funds
Planned use	Purpose of the designation	Amount
DEPRECIATION FUND FOR CARESCO CAVE LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS ASSET	Funds transferred from Restricted Income Fund granted for the purpose of carrying out repairs/improvements to a leasehold building, which upon expenditure is considered an unrestricted asset. Funds are designated to cover the depreciation in the accounts over the lifetime of the asset, whilst reducing the balance of the Restricted Income Fund.	£36,170.39
CARESCO CAVE	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£2,153.43
CHATTERBOX	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£426.75
CHRISTMAS DAY	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£1,609.58
COMMUNITY SUPPORT	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£1,226.85
GREEN END DAY CLUB	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£10,130.21
SAWTRY FOODBANK	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£5,808.25
SOUNDS GOOD	Funds designated for costs associated with carryingout the activity.	£453.08
MINIBUS	Funds designated for costs associated with the purchase or lease of a new minibus.	£11,338.16
BUILDINGFUND(RESERVES)	Funds set aside for anticipated future costs associated with the purchase or construction of a new building for housing the main CARESCO Centre at such time as the current premises becomes unsuitable (estimated lifespan of current buildingis nearing its end).	£45,000.00
6MONTHSRUNNING COSTS (RESERVES)	Equivalent of estimated 6 months running costs/overheads set aside in the event that income streams are impacted.	£88,860.00

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the CARESCO LTD trustees/directors/ members of On accounts for the year 31.03.2023 ended Charity no.: 1140728 Company no.: 7513432

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). In carrying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that: • accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; or • the accounts do not accord with such records; or • the accounts do not comply with relevant accounting requirements under section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or •the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102).

October 2018

IER

Date: 18/12/2023 Signed: Name: LISA WATSON Relevant professional IAB / ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 10 PARK ROAD SAWTRY HUNTINGDON

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER