1 Groe Street, Builth Wells 01982 553004 info@builthcs.co.uk
www.builthcs.co.uk Company Ltd. by Guarantee 08278766 Reg Charity No: 1150452
Annual Report & Accounts 1st April 2023 - 31st March 20244
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Contents
| About Us | 4 |
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| Who We Are | 5 |
| Chairman’s Report | 6 |
| Volunteering | 7 |
| Services | |
| Community Transport | 8 |
| EVIE | 9 |
| Lunch Club | 10 |
| Other Services | 11 |
| Home Support | 12-13 |
| Charity Shop | 14-15 |
| Info Fair | 16 |
| Donations & Fundraising | 17 |
| Treasurer’s Report | 18 |
| Trustees’ Responsibility Statement | 19 |
| Shop Account | 20 |
| Accounts - Income | 21 |
| Accounts - Expenditure | 22 |
| Balance Sheet | 23 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report | 24– 25 |
| Can you help? | 26 |
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About Us
Builth Wells Community Support (BWCS) was established in 1995 and is a registered charity. In 2012 we became a Company Limited by Guarantee.
Our aims are to help people live healthy, independent lives within their community and combat social isolation. Our office also provides a focal point for volunteering and general information.
We have a team of volunteers who provide services to the Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Locality area (see membership area below)
These services include Community Transport, Prescription and Shopping Delivery, Home Support and a Lunch Club, as well as others.
Demand for these services continues to grow and each year we face a challenge to raise sufficient funds to meet demand.
Community Support has three main funding sources: grants, donations and funds raised in our charity shop.
With continuing reductions in statutory funding, each year we face a budget shortfall and have to raise money through donations, fundraising activities and the takings from our shop.
Membership Area
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The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for Community Support and ensures that the organisation complies with required legislation. Trustees attend regular meetings and training events, as well as bringing forward ideas which enable us to meet the needs of our community. All BWCS trustees are volunteers based in the community, many with years of experience working locally or with Community Support.
Staff are based in our Groe Street office, and are responsible for the day-to-day management of the organisation. Cathy Warlow, our manager, has been with us since 1995.
Our team of volunteers provide all our services. Additionally, we have two office volunteers help out in our reception, answering phone calls, information and recording requests for our services.
In 2023/24, we had a team of 36 volunteers.
Trustees
| Jeremy Pugh | Chairman |
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| Gareth Bufton | Treasurer |
| Bryan Davies | Trustee |
| Allan Taylor | Trustee |
| Gareth Jones | Trustee |
| Sally Dwyer | Trustee |
Staff
| Bryan Davies Allan Taylor Gareth Jones Sally Dwyer Staff |
Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee |
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| volunteers help out in our reception, providing Cathy Warlow Sophie Humphreys Rosie Caputo |
Cathy Warlow Manager Receptionist Adminstrator |
| Polly Grace | (until 31/3/24) Charity Shop Manager |
| Sian Jones | EVIE Driver |
| In 2023/24, we had a team of 36 Joanne Nixon |
EVIE Driver |
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Chairman’s Report
Hi All
I am very glad to see you all here at the AGM today. Firstly, I would like to thank all our volunteers for the fantastic work they have done to support people in our community.
I originally became involved with Community Support as a County Councillor to secure the funding for Home Support, once this was achieved it soon became evident that I needed to take on a position on the Board to help the organisation secure its goals.
I was delighted to take on the role of Chair, especially at last year’s AGM and I look forward to strengthening the organisation for the future.
With the new Board we have reviewed the Staff structure and identified the need for an Assistant Manager, instead of an administrator, providing essential support and cover for the Manager and the organisation as we continue to grow.
We have relocated Reception to the centre of our office, providing more space for staff and visitors.
It has been a fantastic year watching the organisation grow, especially our latest venture Home Support, which is increasing each week. It is a great organisation to be part of and the feel-good factor cannot be overstated. I urge you and everyone else to please get involved and give a bit of time to help and support others.
We are currently working on producing a new leaflet to encourage new volunteers and to help guide them to what best suits their strengths.
Finally, a massive thank you to all our staff who work above and beyond to support people in our community and to my fellow board members, I cannot express my gratitude enough. I am looking forward to working with you all next year.
(If anyone has an idea for a good way forward, then drop an email to Cathy or a note into the office as every idea is a good idea as it encourages conversation).
Jeremy Pugh Chairman
We have secured the lease from Powys County Council for the old TIC building on the Groe car park. This building will become an asset to the community providing a space for other organisations to bring their services into the community.
Community Support will move our Lunch club into this building, which will reduce the current running costs. We will also hold drop-in social sessions to alleviate loneliness and isolation. “Come and have a Cuppa with Maynard” We will be developing other new services and plan to start a walking group, offering four different levels of walking to hopefully provide for everyone who is interested.
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Volunteering
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Builth Wells Community Support relies on its team of volunteers to provide all our services.
Our volunteers are drawn from all parts of our community and help us in a range of different ways: driving for our Community Transport, cooking for our Lunch Club or working in our Charity Shop to raise funds, delivering shopping and prescriptions. Any amount of time you could give, can help us and the community, a few hours a week or more, can make a huge difference to someone.
Whatever you want to do, however you want to volunteer your time, Community Support can help. Volunteering has so many benefits. You can:
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Enjoy an active role in your community
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Broaden your knowledge and experience
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Meet new people and be part of a team
“I enjoy volunteering for a charity that provides such important services for the local community”
Viv, BWCS volunteer
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Community Transport
This service continues to play a very important role for people in our rural area, where public transport is not readily available or accessible.
The scheme provides transport for essential journeys. Our Volunteers use their own cars and are paid mileage expenses, passengers make a contribution to the cost of the journey and the balance of the Volunteer expenses is now funded by our own charity shop.
The map below shows the top 10 places our drivers travelled to this year. In addition to those shown, other destinations include Hay-on-Wye, Talgarth, Kidderminster, Birmingham, Merthyr, Newport, Newtown, Aberystwyth, Bristol, Carmarthen, Ebbw Vale, Pontypool, Worcester, Leominster, Pontypridd and Shrewsbury.
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Rhayader (19)
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Builth Wells (883)
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Oswestry (27)
Llandrindod Wells
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Hereford (347)
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Llanwrtyd Wells (54) Brecon (88)
Bronllys (68) Abergavenny (11)
Cardiff (17)
1983 Return journeys 10 Volunteer Drivers More 51742 Miles Travelled Stats 3553 Volunteer Hours 2 Hours Avg. journey time >) 8 I Annual Report & Accounts 2023/2024
In 2021 we received a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund to purchase an accessible, electric MPV and employ 2 part time drivers. Sadly, this is the last year of this funding award. As this is a valuable and much needed service, we plan to continue to employ the drivers but we will need to identify funds to cover this cost.
Nicknamed EVIE, this vehicle has enabled us to expand our transport provision to include more shopping and social trips, as well as helping meet demand for transport to medical appointments.
Our EVIE drivers are MiDas trained, and we are now able to offer transport to passengers who are unable to transfer from a wheelchair.
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Lunch Club is currently held at Builth Wells Bowls Club, however it will soon be moving to the old TIC building in the Groe car park, opposite our office. It will feature a new kitchen and dining facilities.
Lunch Club provides a hot main course, dessert, tea and coffee for £5. There is also a raffle and a fun quiz.
Each meal takes about 25 hours of volunteer time to prepare and serve. All meals are cooked entirely by volunteers. We currently have two volunteer cooks, Alwen Lewis and Paula Lee who plan the meals, do the shopping and then cook on the day. They have both completed the required Food Hygiene training. Other volunteers greet the diners, serve the meal, run the raffle and the quiz.
Lunch club occasionally has guest speakers from local organisations, who give presentations or come to have an informal chat with the diners. Our local PCSO often drops in.
For those who need transport to lunch club, this is provided by our community transport service.
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Other Services
Community Work
As part of our important place in the community, our manager attends meetings with other organisations and statutory agencies - local and county wide to discuss developments and partnership working to ensure that our community benefits from any new initiatives. PAVO Community Connecters use our office twice a month for their outreach service.
Prescription & Shopping Delivery
We have been delivering prescriptions for our members for many years. In a rural community like ours, getting to the pharmacy can be difficult if you have a disability or don’t have access to a car. Prescription delivery is free and funded entirely by donations. Volunteers also pick and deliver shopping from Builth Wells Co-op for those who are unable to do so themselves.
In 2023/24 we made 891 prescription deliveries and 238 shopping deliveries
Office Support
We usually have a Volunteer helping in the office during our public opening hours as we have a steady stream of callers to the office; requests for our services and other information, enquiries about Volunteering, Volunteers for their tasks etc. It is very varied and the Volunteers who provide office support find it interesting to see at first hand all we provide.
Foodbank
We became a satellite branch of Llandrindod Foodbank, part of the Trussell Trust group of foodbanks, in 2019. We work closely with Llandrindod Foodbank to co-ordinate donations and deliveries of food parcels.
Wheelchairs
We have wheelchairs that people can borrow on a temporary basis. Please contact us to book.
Printing
Photocopying or printing is available to the community for a small charge.
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Home Support
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In October 2022, we were awarded funding from Powys County Council to launch Builth & Llanwrtyd Wells Home Support. This is an Integral part of the One Powys/Vision 2020/25 prevention and early intervention programme and part of the Councils plan to roll out Home Support to all thirteen localities.
Home Support is about helping individuals to live life in their own home, providing the support and practical assistance an individual may need in their day-to-day life to live at home, with confidence, in good health, independently and safely.
The Home Support team will work closely with individuals, their family and anyone else in their life, to help them with the support that they need. They also work alongside other organisations and professionals in the local community to help provide better all-round support.
Home Support services are free. Access is not means tested or dependent on inclusion/ exclusion criteria and individuals can self-refer. Once an individual becomes a member of Home Support they can dip in and out of the service according to their needs without having to be re-referred.
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Home Support
Some of the things Home Support can help with include:
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Care line responders 24/7/365
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Proactive wellbeing checks
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Promotion of independence, wellbeing and healthy lifestyles
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Practical support
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Assist carers with their role
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Temporary personal and domestic support
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Signposting, referral and help to access local community
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Groups and support networks
We now have a full Staff team, who are doing an amazing job of delivering this service:
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Bev Stafford, Senior Support Worker
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Julija Lovin & Carol Smith, Support Workers
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Andrea Davies, Relief/Bank Support Worker
At the end of March 2024, we had 96 members, and this number is increasing steadily each week.
Visits to local groups and coffee mornings have been successful in publicising the service and existing members are telling their friends and family about the service.
The Team work closely with other professionals, including the District Nurse team, GP surgery, Social Services and they attend weekly virtual ward meetings.
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Our Shop was opened in May of 2007 and continues to be a great success, thanks to the wonderful support from the community in donating and purchasing goods, and of course our fantastic volunteers who staff the shop.
The shop is now open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. We were also open on Saturday mornings 10 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
Since June 2023, the shop has been run by newly appointed manager Polly Grace, Polly’s role was funded with a grant from the Moondance Foundation and this has given us the opportunity to open the shop much more and has added an overall sense of cohesion. Polly has been ably supported by Volunteer supervisors Ingrid Gallagher, Sue Seed and Sally Dwyer.
We would like to say a big thank you to volunteer Elizabeth Lorusso for all her hard work and dedication over more than 8 years, Elizabeth left BWCS at the end of March 2024.
We have recruited several new volunteers this year and now have a volunteering team of twelve. We are incredibly grateful to each and every one of them for their time, support and skills they bring. We couldn’t do it without you!
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Charity Shop
The shop provides BWCS with an essential source of income as without this we would not be able to provide our services. It is also a valuable asset to our town, offering a variety of goods at reasonable prices and of course a great place to volunteer.
Our manager has been able to start making use of our eBay account to auction any unusual or valuable items. We’ve had some great successes – some 1955 Army Drill shorts that sold for £81, two vintage 1960s Biba tops that made £160 and (our personal favourite) a rare bunny cuddly toy that sold for £200! Having raised just over £4350 on eBay this financial year, all those trips to the Post Office were definitely worth it!
We have run several mini events this year – a treasure hunt in the shop for World Book Day, Selling hearts with messages on for Valentine’s Day and our Barbie window was a big hit last Summer with people making a donation to have their photo taken in the Barbie Box window! These events enrich our relationship with the community and draw in potential customers.
Shop Manager Polly has also been able to use our shop Facebook account to advertise unusual or interesting items we have for sale – once almost causing a stampede when some sought after Sylvanian Families toys were advertised for sale the next day.
We raise extra funds by claiming Gift Aid on eligible donations. In 2023/24 we raised £8704.82 in Gift Aid.
The Board has made the decision to renew the shop manager’s contract in order that we can have another lucrative year and continue our important work in the community.
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Info Fair ee On the 18th of October 2023 we held our annual Information Fair at the Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wells. The 24 Organisations who attended were:
| Accessibility Powys | Legacy in the Community (LitC) |
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| Barclays | LLAIS |
| Alzheimers Society | Mid and North Powys Mind |
| Bracken Trust Cancer Support Centre | Mid & West Wales Fire & Recue Service |
| Builth Wells Community Support | PAVO Community Connectors |
| Builth & Llanwrtyd Wells Home Support | Powys CC (Recycling) |
| Communities for Work PCC | Powys Family Information service |
| Dementia Matters in Powys | Foster Wales Powys (Powys Fostering & Adoption Services) |
| Dyfed Powys Police | Prime Cymru |
| Friends of Builth Wells Library | Smart Money |
| Friends of Healthcare in Builth & District | Wyeside Arts Centre |
| Kaleidoscope | PAVO |
“Very useful event! Lovely providers, all offering help to the community! Would definitely attend again”
“ Has been very useful, we have given a lot of information and had great conversations with all attending. We would love to come again”
“Super event, very useful on the networking front, we would attend again and refreshments were very good”
“Networking worked very well, lots of information shared from us and other organisations. We would attend again.”
“ Builth Wells Community Support were very helpful in the run up to this event, we would attend again”
“The event was extremely useful in the run up to some intense engagement within the locality. We will attend again as it has been a great
location and the cakes were fab!”
“A very helpful and informative event, glad we came. the networking opportunities were excellent, we really enjoyed speaking to the other services”
“Very useful event, I have gained valuable contacts in the community. The venue was well set up with brilliant organisation and we had an all round positive experience”
“Would definitely come again. It was very useful for making links with other organisations, I look forward to working together”
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Donations & Fundraising
We are extremely grateful to everyone who make s a donation to our charity - however small—it is very much appreciated. We are sure that you will understand that there are too many to list all the individual amounts, so have shown all those received over £50:
Cosy Corner quiz night Irene Jones Diane & Colin Starbuck J E K & P Evans Garth Charities Susie Sockton Link, Carol Singing Dafydd Walters Margaret Thompson Troedrhiwdalar YFC B Hardwick HYDREF Pentref Baptist Church, Newbridge on Wye. R Rathbone Rotary Quiz China Kitchen Builth Veterinary Practice
In memory of
Margaret Corfield Sheila Thomas Gillian Mason Eira Jones Ena Thomas Eileen James Trish McNiff
Community Councils Llanafan Llanelwedd Disserth & Trecoed
We use www.localgiving.org/builthcs
to collect online donations and are very grateful to our monthly donors; Stella Constant, John & Lily Warren.
You can sign up as a monthly donor or to make a one-off donation on this site, , which enables us to claim Gift Aid on eligible donations.
Brecknock YFC donated all the items from their Harvest Festival to our Foodbank, making a huge difference to the amount we were able to give out in food parcels.
PTP Preserved Timber Products, very kindly made & donated this brilliant noticeboard for the front of our office
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Treasurer’s Report
1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024
I spent all of my working life working for local firms of chartered accountants (Moore Scott & Co and Mitchell Meredith) before retiring in February 2022. I now work part time from home and with this extra time I was happy to take on the role of Treasurer to help this wonderful local charity by using my skills and knowledge to ensure the finances are managed in the best and most appropriate way, ensuring compliance with all Charity Commission and Companies House requirements.
Having reviewed the accounts, I decided to reduce the number of bank accounts and the Transport account has now been closed and all transactions are now included in the Main account, figures can be extracted when needed for any necessary monitoring.
I have also changed the layout of the end of year accounts. As you can see from the attached accounts, the shop is highly profitable and my personal thanks go to Polly and her team of volunteers.
We are extremely grateful for the donations received from the local community and organisations.
I can foresee the charities outgoings increasing (i.e. utilities, wages and the inevitable upgrade of vehicles) and so it is essential that we secure funds for our core costs.
We have taken on a lease of the tourist information centre and it is anticipated that this may give rise to additional income.
D Gareth Bufton
Treasurer
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TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES STATEMENT The Tfuslees {wlKJ are also diredors of Builth Wells Communty Support for the wrposes ol company law) are responsible for pparir¥j the Twstees. report and the financial slatements In ac(x)rdance with applicable law arnl United Klngdom AccountlNJ Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted AccouniirKJ Pradice). Company law requires the Trustees to rKepafe finanthal statements for eath fin8ncSal year. Urmjer company law the Trustees rnu not approve the fiTranCl statements unless they are satisf that t1Y give a true aThJ fair view of the state of affairs of the charilable company and of the Sncoming resources arKI applpcation of resources. includirKJ the income expendrture. of the charitable company for that per1. In prpparlng these financial slatem8nts, tho TTUStees are required to: select suitsble accountirrfj policies and then ¥>pty them COnstentI, observe the metlM)ds and pdndples in the CharilRs SORP. make jLMJgments arKI accounliro estimates that are reasonable arKI pnMdenL ppare the financial statements on the 1rj c1CeM basis unless 11 Is Inappropflale to ps(The Ihal the chafltable company wll contlnue in operatlon. The Trustees are reskK>nsible fof keeplro ajequale accountiry records that a suffKienl lo sh)w and explain the charitable company's transactions atxl disck)se wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial srtn of the charitable company and enable Ihem to ensure that the financial statemenls with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsibl8 for safeguarding the assets of the chantable CLMnpany ar hence for taklng reasonable steps for the preventK)n and detection of fraud and other irregularities. In preparing this rewrt. the Trustees have laken advantage of Ihe small c¢)mpan5' exernptk)ns provKled by section 415A of the Companie5 Acl 2CK)6. Audit Exemptlon Statomftnt: The Trustees conslder that the corrpany is entrtled to exernption from the wuirement to have an aLKJil under the ryovislor of section 477 of the Companles Act 2006 (Ihe Act") and 1MberS have (t required the company to obtain an audit for the ypar in questK)n in accordance with section 476 of the ACL The Trustees ath1oge thelr sponsIbl11S for conWyirKJ wfth Ihe requkemenls of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and for preparing ffftanclal statements whlch give a true and fair vlew of the state ol affairs of the company as at 31. March 2024 and of its nel resources exnded for the pernd in acCOrdar wrth the requirements of sectn5 394 and 395 of the Act and which otheThvise compty WFth the requirements of the Companies Act 26 relatlng lo financial statements, so lar as applKable to the ccynpany. The finarKial ststements have been prpparwj in accordance wlth the provlsions applicable to small conwanles withln Part 15 of the Companies Act 2(K)6 a1 in accordance wlth the Financial Reporting Stsndard for Smallef Enlitles (effedive April 2008). Approved by the Trustees on 26 June 2024 and sigr*d on Ihw"r behaff. by; SnatUre Name Annual Report & Accounts 2023/24 1 19
DUILIH WELLS COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCOME & EXPENDilliRE ACCOUNTFOR SHOP FOR YEAR TO 3L32024 IMC014E Stw Takln85 Textile Reorllng Gift AFd 8704.82 Ebay Sales 4902.82 48259.03 EXPENDMIRE Rent Cfftrtlll 1069.37 Staff Costs 10814.01 uuiib'es L801.43 Ph & Intemet 614.23 Aeiuse Collection 916.56 Offi'ce Costs 428.10 Ebay Costs 1069.62 Pety Cash 50.00 (21.32> Net Income for the year 26295.71 20 1 Annual Report & Accounts 202312024
BUILTH WELLS COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED 3L32024 INCOME InteTest ReceId Transport Income Membership Fees 3109n 7460,49 17793.05 18402.C 200.CKI 3016.16 2719.80 1381.38 1360.Crf) 9000.00 1171.48 1765.00 409.50 1659.00 405.00 0000.rKJ 250.00 200867.$8 Lottery f>ant Barclays Oank compensatlon Povrys C C lore Fundlr Powy5 C C .Arbnual Grant S LH8-Annuai Grant Powys LH8 Core Furbdin8 Friends of Bullth Heaithc8re Coop Communlty Fuiid Luncn Club Local Givfrigwebslte 200 Club Roorn Hire po C C.Homo pport P0S C C- Rebate ot Oata Cards Less: Expermliture (see attached) (217186.40) Net Loss lorthe al 16318.84 Annual Report & Accounts 2023/24 1 21
DUILTH WELLS COMMUNrrY SUPPORT IMCOME & EXPENDMIRE ACC¢XINT FOR ThE YEAR TO 31.12024 EXPEpioilliRE Rent vOnteer Dffvers Expenses Insuianc&Voiunteers Insuranctr Evie Insurance.Oflke Moblte PhontrDflvers mots1 Phone-Home Supp(Kt Trainiw Costs Vehlcle Malnienace Horne Suppon Motor expenses PayToII Fees Sundry Equiplnt Pubtscity Even 200 Club Lunch Club Ottlce Ullutles Telephone & Intemet Offi'ce Costs Petty Cash Transport Wa8es Home Support Wages Office Wag•s MotorVeNcle DepTeclaiion 7.30 117.62 1364.20 1349.10 75.16 162.32 418.Crf> 4r2.68 569.28 1063.99 290.00 00.00 1899.28 09.01 1202.50 18105.57 82320.81 T4.13 375.fAI 217186.40 22 1 Annual Report & Accounts 202312024
BUILIH WELLS COMMUNITY SUPPORT BALANCE SHEET ASAT 31.32024 FIXED ASSETS mot Vehicles Less . DepCIall0ft 37501 (93751 28126 CURIIEPIT ASSETS OfficeAccount Shop Account ReseThe Account Lotterykcount 14780 11681 119395 7675 153530 CURRENT UABiunES lry Credttois and Accruals (5302) 176354 Funds BIFwd 166377 Add . Prolit on Sl Less . Loss on Main Account 116319) R•w•s•nl¢d By:. 14estricted Funds 28505 Unrestficted Funds 147849 176354 Comp•ny Secretary CAWarL Company Tieasuref DGBuft( Examlned and lound to be ¢Ofrect C Kendrick U'4.Li.J Annual Report & Accounts 2023/24 1 23
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR EKJLAND MD wE5 Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Irthpendent Examlner's Report Report to th• Iru8t••s oi L i LLS iTt£Q • On accounts for th• year •Ied Charfty no Ill any) II SCItSL S•t out on pag•s Iq-22 I rep(Kt to the trusio0s my examinalion of the 8ccwnts of the above charlty ftr Trust") for the year eThl•d 31 D3 10 A5 cttaftys trust808. you are resPBIble lor thè preparati of tho acc¢unls In acc<xdarKe with the requiféments of the Charls Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). Rosponslbllhles and basi¥ of report I report In respect of rny ex8rnlnaiion of Trusfs 8c¢ounts carried oul urKler section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢ar(yng fxrt my ex8minallon. I have followed all the 8ppIic8ble DIreCtnS glven by tr Chafty Cornmiswi urnjer seclicm 145(5Xb) ol the Independent rrhe di8riVs gfOSS income exceeded £250.000 aThJ 18m qUaled to examlnerfs statsment undértake the examin8tr)n by b8mg a qualffjied membef of I Iwde cornpleted my examknatlon. I nfrrn Ih81 no materi81 m8ttefs ha come to my 8ttenlkx) In connection Ihe examinalK)n th981 glve8 me caLtsa lo believe th8t In. any m8terial respecL" of the Chanlies Act. or the %counts did nol ac(¥)rd vrith the accoun cd$. ( Ihe accounts did not ccynpty wllh the applicable requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set (Mjt the charl1$ (Acc(wnt6 and Reports) RegulaiK)ns 2008 other than any requirent Ihal the acccrtmts give 8 1rue and farf view whKh Is not a matter COnSKJwed as pgrt d an irKlependenl oxamlnaticm. I have no concerns and have ceme acyoss rK) (thr matters In conneciion ith Ihe examina1 lo attention shoukl be dra in this report in orrler to en8bl& a proper understarmling ol the acccMAn15 lo be reached. se delete the wtyds in the brackets rfuY nol ath. Slgr)•d: Dat•: LbL+ Nam•: R•l•vant prof•1¢)81 quallflcatlon(s) or body SECLA IER Oct 2018 24 1 Annual Report & Accounts 202312024
111 any): Section B Disclosure Only comploLe il ttr.e examir.er needs lo hslibgh! rnaterial rriatiers of concern (see CC32, Independent exaMlrk2tlc of charty accounts.. dlrections and guidance for ex8mlr*rs). Glv• here bilef detalh ol any 6tems that ihè examingr wl$ho$ to dlsclow. IER Oct 2018 Annual Report & Accounts 2023/24 1 25
Can you help? You Can Support BWCS in many ways:
Volunteer
Donate
Fundraise
Join the 200+ Club
Leave a Gift in Your Will
To find out more about how you can get involved: Call us on 01982 553004 E-mail us at info@builthcs.co.uk Go to our website at www.builthcs.co.uk Or pop into our office at 1 Groe Street, Builth Wells
You can donate to us at www.localgiving.org/builthcs
Reg Charity 1150452 Company Ltd by Guarantee 08278766
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