## **Trustees Report April 2024 to March2025** ## **1. Financial Report** These accounts have been prepared according to current Charity Legislation as it relates to Charitable Incorporated Organisations. Unlimited Oxfordshire is a CIO registered in England and Wales, number 1156718. These accounts have been approved by the Trustees. They were presented to the AGM November 2025 and received by members (in accordance with Unlimited Constitution). This is a summary of Unlimited Oxfordshire’s finances for the year ending 31st March 2025. Please refer to the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) and Balance Sheet below. Unlimited received a legacy from the estate of the late Dr John Wells. This gave a significant boost to our funds. Expenditure in the year was slightly less than the prior year as we did not hold any in person events for members this year. The single biggest outgoing is the fee for development work; the contract this year was for 280 hours. Our ongoing commitments are the monthly fee for a mobile phone, and an annual fee for Zoom (which increased slightly). This enables us to meet members online monthly and hold our committee meetings. We also have costs associated with our website and email domain and hosting costs (these costs remained the same). We can cancel all these contracts when we want but the total of these miscellaneous office costs mean our average yearly running costs are about £300. After expenditure of £4,500 we ended the year with £13,890 in the bank. This represents about The committee will need to consider a strategic plan for these funds as they represent about 3years of expenditure (based on what was spent in this year reported on). ## **Joanna Matthews – Trustee and Treasurer** Unlimited Oxfordshire Charty No. 1156718 A¢¢ounts for the ear ended 31st Mar¢h 2025 Statement of financial activities Section A Notes Unrestricted funds 2024126 Unrestricted funds 2023124 Incoming resources Dcmal]'ons - genera Legacy Inc(¥ne Interest Profft on sale of g￿￿S Total incoming resources Resources expended 18,384 Promotions and Nev*Sletter Communications supp(x1 Websrte hosting costs Office c(6ts Unlimited suppc¥t line Office phone costs GO￿lan Mernbe￿ e￿ntS Membership d￿￿k￿ment Meeting software Commrtl& tra*1 Traning (86 108 108 36 36 305 144 (69) Total resources expended Net Incomin￿{ou￿0ingj resources before transfers Gross transfers between funds Net in¢oming/(outyoing) resources before other recognised Other recognised gainsl(losses) Gains and k)sses on revaluatIc￿ ( Gains and bsses on investment 4.500 13,889 (5,3631 13889 Net movement in funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried fonyard 4,835 18,724 10,198 4,835 Notes 1. Receipt of a single lega￿ from the estate of the iae John Wdls 2. Membership ajministrats.on setvices provided on a freelance contract Unlim ited Oxfordshire Charity No. 1156718 Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Section B Balance sheet Asat 31 March 2025 Asal 31 Maich 2024 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 18 833 18,833 Total current assets 5,381 Creditors: amounts fallng due within one year 546 Net current assets/(liabilities) Total assets less ￿rrent liats"lities 18,724 Creditors: amourrts falffing due after one ￿ar Net assets 18.724 4.835 Funds of the Charity Unrestricted funds Designated funds Total unrestricted fvnds Restricted income funds Endowff*nt fvnds rotal fun(ts 18,724 4,835 1. The charrty employed no staff throUgh￿t the financial year SKJned bv one or two ttustees on behalf of all the ttustees Diane s￿er Date 20111r2025 ## **2. Activity Report** This is a record of Unlimited Oxfordshire’s activity in the year up to end March 2025. With thanks to all members who took part. ## **Meetings held between April 2024 and March 2025** We held 10 online members meetings The average attendance was 14 members, with a total of 139 member hours. We have a regular cohort of attendees and those who join us from time to time. We welcomed members from 5 external organisations as guest speakers: - Zipabout talked to us about a new Journey Alerts app for assisting people in using public transport, when services are cancelled - Cllr. Andrew Gant and his colleague Anna Regalado from Oxfordshire County Council spoke about transport planning in Oxford and took questions from members - Oxford Head Injury Services (formerly Headway) talked to us about their organisation and the work they do to support people who have experienced brain injuries. - Guy Chair of My Vision Oxfordshire talked to us about their work. He is also an Unlimited member and has been very helpful at ensuring we are included in key access visits organised by third parties. - Stuart Mabbutt from The Disabled Countryside Access CIC spoke about campaigning for more access to those with mobility impairments to the county’s countryside. The committee met three times online (in addition to attending the online meetings). Our 2024 AGM was held on 16th October 2024, when Terry Boswell joined the Unlimited committee as a trustee. ## **Meetings and actions with external organisations April** Oxford Liveable Streets about traffic filters Annual Disability Lecture Oxford University Disability Inclusion workshop, Oxfordshire County Council **May** Oxford City Sightseeing tours consultation (resulting in more accessibility tours) ## **July** – Deaf Action to learn about their organisation and the support they provided for Deaf people (British Sign Language users) in Oxfordshire Oxford County Council Place Making Team about Witney Town Centre changes ## **September** Visit to Witney High Street to scope out proposed enhancements for pedestrians and disabled motorists. ## **October** Stall at Older Person’s Day, Oxford Town Hall (took opportunity to network with other organisations as well as individuals) ## **March** Met with Freddie van Mierlo MP to raise issues for disabled people in Thame ## **Networking with other organisations** The committee and other Unlimited members are very active with many other Oxfordshire public (statutory) and voluntary organisations. These include: Chiltern Rail and Great Western Passenger Access Panels Representation on My Vision Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire 50+ Network, Oxfordshire Pedestrian’s Association (OxPA), Oxon 4 Buses, Mobility Issues Group Wallingford (MIGWALL), Mobility Issues Group Goring & Streatley (MIGS), Cholsey Parish Council Wallingford Accessible Boat Club, Oxford City Council Inclusive Transport and Movement Focus Group, Vale and South District Council Access Group. Oxfordshire County Council Coproduction Board. ## **Monthly Bulletins and updates** We sent 11 monthly bulletins shared with members via email. We shared information on our Facebook account and X/Twitter account. We created a Blue Sky Account (as an alternative to X/Twitter). ## **Projects and Campaigns** Throughout the year members raised issues with the County Council and local councils, responded to local and national consultations and took part in campaigns. This is a summary of activity: - Responded to consultation on Botley Road Oxford railway bridge repairs and subsequent traffic issues - Challenged the continued inaccessibility of the Rose Lane Gate entrance to Christchurch Meadow - Responded to consultation on Witney High Street and Market square - improvements - Responded to Woodstock Road Oxford improvement project - Attended meetings on Oxfordshire County Council Walking Design Standards - Responded to consultation on proposed East West Rail link - Consulted on proposed stations at Cowley and Littlemore and new branch line - Petitioned against cancellation of bus services via Donnington Bridge Road in Oxford - Attended meetings and responded to surveys on Oxford traffic filters and congestion charges - Campaigned on refuse collection for disabled residents and pavement issues in Thame - Attended the University of Oxford tenth annual Disability Lecture in May - Attended inclusion workshops run by Oxfordshire County Council in May - Campaigned for more blue badge holder parking spaces in Oxford city centre and contributed successfully to the implementation of a new bay in Market Street, Oxford - Began campaigning and raising awareness about proposed cuts to welfare benefits - Responded when changes were made to virtual resident parking permits to ensure that the council made appropriate accessibility options available - Attended workshop on buses hosted by Oxford Bus Company and offered views and input - Provided views to council on lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis and campaigned for changes - Letter to Angela Rayner MP (then) Minister for Housing to raise awareness of best practice in accessible housing design ## **Governance** Unlimited has a management committee, of which 4 of the members are Trustees of the Charity. Terry Boswell (Trustee) Sue Butterworth David Deriaz Joanna Matthews (Trustee) Don O’Neal (Trustee) Diane Sider (Trustee) Tim Treheurz In addition to the management committee 5 members regular undertake volunteer activities on behalf of Unlimited. Joanna Matthews is the Treasurer. ## Narrative report compiled by ## **Joanna Matthews – Trustee** ## **Joel Draper – Development worker**