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2023-03-31-accounts

the period cov ered by the financial
statem		 ents
are as fo		 llows:—
Chair: Linda Jones CBE
Treasurer: Gai1 Lamb Resigned 30 June 2023
Howard
Grant
Kate Godber
Barbara Johnson Resigned 4 May 2023
Suzanne Packer
Pritibala
Joshi		 Resigned 21 June 2022
Helen Murray Resigned 1 July 2022
Hazel Cook Appointed 30 January 2023
ofthe period the follo wing
were app		 ointed
as addit
Richard Clarke Appointed 22 May 2023
Anne Pridmore Appointed 22 May 2023
Brian Shayanewako Appointed 31 July 2023

Communit Total Individuals How Have They Benefited?
Carers across
Leicestershire		 3,061 individual
supported.		 family carers Carer helpline
(Monday
-Friday,
Spm)		 9am-
Online support
through
website,
Facebook, Twitter
Support group sessions delivered to share
experiences
and enjoy social time.
County-wide
Forum events
Newsletters
provided
information		 and
contacts
~ Telephone
befriending
6,272 hours ofadvice, information,
guidance,
and one-to-one
support
Isolated Older
People		 129 ~ Social support —Community
Champions
~ Befriending,
digital k telephone
support,
pen pals

FOR THE FOR THE Y E AR E NDED NDED 31MARCH 2 31MARCH 2 023
Communit Total Individuals How Have The Benefited?
People needing help 3,960 ~ Passenger journeys
with transport
Number of
Foodbank
deliveries		 394 ~ VASL social car scheme volunteers
provided
transport
for foodbank clients.
People needing 67 ~ Information
support
Mental		 with their
Health		 ~ Advice and Navigation
~ One to One Support
~ Befiiending
Volunteers 9VASL Trustees ~ Supporting all VASL Projects and
governance ofthe organisation
138 VASL Volunteers
Community Groups ~ Local Groups encouraged to attend
in Harborough Community Networking events
~ Ad Hoc support
The Business and We worked
with many		 different Worked
in		 partnership with VASL to
Public Sectors organisations
including:		 support
their customers		 and share
knowledge and ideas
~ Leicestershire County Raised their community profile
Council Engaged
with businesses
~ Harborough District
Council
~ NHS community mental
health teams
~ Leicestershire PCN's
~ CCG's
~ LLILT Group
~ Healthwatch
~ Waitrose
~ Local schools, libraries,
adult learning
~ GP practices across
Leicestershire
~ Primary
Care		 Networks
~ Parish Councils
~ Schools/Education
Establishments
Charities/Third
Sector/Grant
Makers		 We worked
with many
charities
including:		 different ~
~		 Met their charitable
aims by awarding
grants to VASL for project activity
Took referrals for services fiom VASL
~ Market Harborough Bowdens staff
Charity ~ Attended
VASL forums
~
~		 Harborough
FM
LLR Community		 Foundation ~ Consulted on project development
~ Big Lottery
~ Children
In Need

~ Age UK
~ LAMP
~ Dementia Harborough
~ Befriending Network
~ Community Transport
Association
~ Alzheimer's Society
~ Sustainable Harborough
~ HCYC
~ The Cube Youth Centre
~ LOROS
~ Voluntary Action
Leicestershire
Communit Total Individuals How Have The Benefited?
The Wider
Community		 ~ Support
website		 for Carers Leicestershire
provides
information
and
support
~ VASL website provides information,
support and access to services

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Note
INCOME FROM:
Donations
and legacies		 47,315 447,333 494,648 514,377
Charitable
activities		 42,966 42,966 21,098
Investment
income - Bank		 interest receivable 2,257 2,257 1,715
Other
Total~ 49,576 490,299 537,190
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable
activities		 164,824 380,234 545,058 519,572
Total expenditure 5/ ~d/A/4 „ 164,824 380,234 545,058 519,572
Net income/(expenditure) for the year (115,248) 110,065 (5,183) 17,618
Net transfers
between		 funds 107,984 (107,984)
Net movement
in funds		 (7,264) 2,081 (5,183) 17,618
Reconciliation
offunds:
Balances brought forward 198,497 181,409 379,906 362,288
Balances carried forward 191,233 183,490 374,723 379,906

Note 2023 2022
Current
Assets
Debtors 19,272 6,932
Cash at bank and in hand 384,939 4/6, 435
404,211 423,367
Creditors:
Amounts
falling due within		 one year 10 (29,488) (43,46/)
Net Current Assets/Net Assets 374,723 379,906
Funds
Unrestricted funds
General
funds		 61,233 68,497
Designated
funds		 130,000 130,000
191,233 198,497
Restricted
funds		 183,490 181,409
Total Funds 374,723 379,906

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31MARCH 2023
2023 2022
Net movement
in funds		 (5,183) 17,618
Interest shown
in investing		 activities (2,257) (1,715)
(Increase)/Decrease
in Debtors		 (12,340) (885)
Increase/(Decrease)
in Creditors		 (13,973) (1,206)
Net cash generated
by/(used
in) operating		 activities (33,753) 13,812
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest income 2,257 1,715
Change
in cash and cash		 equivalents in the year (31,496) 15,527
Cash and cash equivalents brought forward 416,435 400,908
Cash and cash equivalents carried fonvard 384,939 4/6, 435
Cash and cash equivalents comprise:
Cash at bank and in hand 384,939 4/6, 435

3 INCOME FROM DONATIONS INCOME FROM DONATIONS 8i LEGACIES 8i LEGACIES Unrestricted
Restricted		 Unrestricted
Restricted		 Unrestricted
Restricted		 Unrestricted
Restricted		 Total Funds Total Funds Total Funrls
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Grants received
in the year from:
Leicestershire
County Council		 273,323 273,323 284,763
Harborough
District Council		 11,900 1,000 12,900 26,400
Big Lottery Fund 71,663 71,663 102,738
BBCChildren
in Need
Market Harborough k The Bowdens Charity		 34,664 16,560 51,224 10,000
54,914
NHS Leicester, Shire 8r, Rutland IDB 40,000 40,000
Other providers 3,500 3,500 22,800
46,564 406,046 452,610 501,615
Movement
in deferred
income		 22,183 22,183 4,377
46,564 428,229 474,793 505,992
Other donations
and voluntary		 income 751 19,104 19,855 8,385
Total income from donations and legacies 47,315 447,333 494,648 514,377
In the year ended 31 March 2022, f457,228 ofGrants and K4, 134of Other donations and voluntary income related to restricted
funds (see Note 11).
Certain
grants
received
in the		 year are subject to performance conditions
which		 the charity has to fulfil in order to become
entitled to use the income. The balance ofthe income deferred, which is included in Creditors: Amounts
falling due within
one
year, comprises:
2023 2022
Deferred
income at the start ofthe		 year 25,684 30,061
Net Movement
in the year		 (22,183) (4,377)
Deferred income at the end ofthe year 3,501 25,684
4 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted
Restricted		 Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Contributions
from users ofthe Transport
Schemes		 42,966 42,966 21,098
Total income from charitable activities 42,966 42,966 21,098
5 EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted
Restricted		 Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Costs incurred
in connection		 with:
Governance:
Auditors'
remuneration
(including		 preparation ofaccounts) 5,760 5,760 5,377
Staff 8r, volunteers:
Gross wages and salaries 68,791 278,274 347,065 354,864
Employers'
NI Contributions		 5,309 16,474 21,783 20,938
Pension contributions 3,633 12,787 16,420 16,561
Staff travel and training 1,317 4,688 6,005 4,647
Other staff costs 39 6 45 65
Volunteers'
costs		 909 34,431 35,340 18,783
Event costs 150 8,670 8,820 6,913
80,148 355,331 435,479 422,771
Sub-Total carried forward 85,908 355,331 441,239 428,148

5 EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
(continued) Funds Funds 2023 2022
Sub-Total brought
forward		 85,908 355,331 441,239 428,148
Premises
and assets:
Insurance 3,655 3,655 3,811
Other premises costs 29,588 29,588 28,545
33,243 33,243 32,356
Office, administration &.IT:
Office expenses &,IT 29,415 4,452 33,867 39,417
Repairs and renewals 301 16 317 2,170
Consultancy
&professional		 fees 12,984 2,466 15,450 16,150
Publicity
and promotion		 ofcharitable activities 2,932 733 3,665 1,249
Miscellaneous expenses 41 41 82
45,673 7,667 53,340 59,068
Grants paid:
HCYC - Support for children &young people 17,236 17,236
Total expended
on charitable		 activities 164,824 380,234 545,058 519,572
Ofthe total costs incurred in the year ended 31 March 2022, 5355,358 related to restricted
funds (see Note 11).
The above costs are allocated as follows: Directly
attributed
to		 Support 2023 2022
activities Costs Total Total
Governance 5,760 5,760 5,377
Staff&volunteers 355,331 80,148 435,479 422,771
Premises
and assets		 33,243 33,243 32,356
Office, administration &IT 7,667 45,673 53,340 59,068
Grants paid 17,236 17,236
380,234 164,824 545,058 519,572
These costs are associated with the following categories of
charitable
activity
in		 the year:
Carers Services 188,185 57,642 245,827 262,729
Befriending
services		 101,773 37,315 139,088 111,599
Transport
services		 88,598 13,026 101,624 88,462
Development
ofCommunity		 Services:
Funded
by restricted		 grants 1,678 1,678 1,547
Funded
from unrestricted		 income 56,841 56,841 55,235
380,234 164,824 545,058 519,572

STAFF N MBERS ND EMO UMENTS Year Ended Year Enderl
31 March 31Marcli
The average number ofemployees in the year was as follows: 2023 2022
Engaged on charitable activities 16.33 18.42
Engaged in management and administration 2.00 2.00
Totals 18.33 20.42
No person's
emoluments
exceeded f60,0		 00 per annum
and the aggreg		 ate
amount
paid was as follows;
Year Ended Year Ended
31stMarch 31stMarch
2023 2022
Salaries
Social Security Costs (net ofEmployment
Pension contributions		 Allowance) 347,065
21,783
16,420		 354,864
20,938
16,561
Total paid by the charity 385,268 392,363

NET INCOME/(EXPEN DITURE) FOR THE FOR THE YEAR YEAR Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended
31stMarch 31stMarch
Net Income/(Expenditure) is stated after charging the following expenses: 2023 2022
Operating
lease rentals		 21,351 20, 922
Auditors'
remuneration
Edward Thomas Peirson & Sons For audit services 2,418 2, 257
For other assurance services 3,342 3,120
Edward
Thomas Peirson & Sons prepared		 and audited the statutory accounts.
DEBTORS 2023 2022
Trade Debtors 12,048 106
Prepayments
Other Debtors		 7, 168
56		 6, 700
126
19,272 6,932

The allocation at 31 March 2022 was: General Designated Restricted
Fund Fund Funds Total
Debtors 6,826 106 6,932
Cash at bank and in hand 78,930 130,000 207,505 416,435
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year (17,259) (26,202) (43,461)
Total Net Assets 68,497 130,000 181,409 379,906

cancellable
operating
l		 eases:
2022 2022
Aggregate
payments		 due:
Within one year 9,963 12,161
In two to five years 153
In more than five years
9,963 12,314