2020-09-30-accounts - Vulture Club

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Chair’s Annual Report - Dec 2020 (AGM 25/3/2021)

2020 as been a very challenging year for Vulture Club and all of it’s members. We commenced the year with exciting plans but as you are all aware by March we were entrenched in a world wide pandemic and the UK went into a Lock-down. But our facilitators weren’t phased they met with Trustees to decide on a plan to ensure that our therapeutic activities could continue a more creative way albeit on-line.

Our aim was to continue with our activities whilst supporting as many of our members as we could. Those members who could not access the support group on face-book, were supported by telephone contact, and we encouraged members to reach out for support if they felt overwhelmed by the Covid-19 situation. We have all had to adjust to a new way of accessing our activities and support and this has been on the whole very successful, we had to undertake going “Live’ on face-book a thing none of us imagined having to do - Will introduced his story time, Maggie continued with her art sessions, Annie carried on with her Creative writing, Discussion topics and monthly Personal Development workshops and I continued with the book club readings.

Being unable to access our building to meet meant we had to go virtual, we introduced members to Zoom, and whilst carrying on with our daily

activities, Monday to Friday, we soon realised that our service was now operating 7 days a week, with members being encouraged to post any interesting topics, such as poems, music, bird watch, their drawings and paintings, and any suggestions for activities. In Spring we attended a fancy dress party, doing ‘turns’ on the face book page. We still held our WBN on Zoom, A Roaring Twenties theme based on the Great Gatsby Book which we had received from the Reading Agency. Later when the restrictions lifted members formed a local walking group and we managed to distribute The Great Gatsby to most of our members. At the beginning of August Lorraine left our employment for pastures new, she has been greatly missed but we all wish her every success in her new job and our grateful thanks for her excellent fund-raising efforts over the years she has been involved with Vultures, I am sure we will see her again once this Pandemic is over. I wish to thank Jacqui Miller for stepping into the breech and taking up the role of Administrator to enable Vultures to carry on running smoothly supported by Marion McHugh.

In August, Will and Maggie took a leap of faith and started our Marras Project, amidst the COVID-19 restrictions and this as been delivered almost entirely by Zoom.

During October through to December, Annie, David C, and Colin H directed and encouraged all members who wished to participate,

to write and video their own monologues, which they then helped members to perform and a video was put together by Colin and aired 17[th] December on the members Face-book support page, after which Colin produced DVD’s to help raise funds for VC I understand we raised about £190.00. I also want to express my admiration to Wayne J and the other members involved who approached the Trustees about a music project called Limewood, the Trustees and Facilitators gave their approval of this project but could not offer any financial support at the time, their commitment to the project deserves a mention, even donating their own money to hiring a room they could safely meet in whilst we were unable to access our own building, to practise their music and singing, we hope that Vultures can take the Limewood Project further once we are able to meet up with Wayne and the members involved to discuss it in more detail.

Finally, I just want to thank all the facilitators, trustees, and members for their hard-work and creative ideas that have enabled VC to continue with their therapeutic activities during this pandemic and to ask you all to continue to support each other, and encourage members who are struggling and feeling overwhelmed by the situation to reach out for

support. I am hoping that we are soon able to meet again in our building

and return to our face to face activities were we can shake hands and hug

each other once again.

Marian Muir

Chair

Vulture Club

December 2020

Right Balance Accounting Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of The Vultsrc Club, Market Hall, Market Plaee, Whitehaven. Charity Registration 1157909 CIO. I report on the accouuts of the organisation for the year ended 30 September 2020. which are attached. R¢speetive responsibilities of trustees and examiner The committee are responsible for the prepardtion of the accounts. The committee consider that an audÈt is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the ChaTÈties Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent exaTninatioll is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act. to follow the proc¢dur¢s laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(i)(b) of the 2011 Act: and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordancc with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examitlation includes a review of thc accounting records kept by the organisation and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts: and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. Th¢ procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequ¢ntly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'trne and fair view and the report is lin]It to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent emiller,5 statement In connection with my exanllnatio no matter has come to my attention: (l) which gives me re&sonable caSe to lIeVe that in any nterial respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met. or Shaddongate Resource Centre. Shaddongate. Cartisle CA2 STY L 01768 800350 e.. rba@cumbriacvs.org.uk w". MYw.cumbria¢vs.org.uk 1L

Right Balance Accounting (2) to which, in my Opinio attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be Teache Signed: Alan Stubbs FCMA, CGMA (Chartered Management Accountant) Right Balance Accounting Cumbria CVS Financial Services Date: 5 March 2021 Shaddongate Resource Centre, Shaddongate, Car5isle CA2 STY 1: 01768 800350 e: rba@cumbrtacvs.org.uk w.. www.cumbriacvs.org.uk

THE VULTURE CWB CHARtTY REGISTRATION NUMBER I15T8 REGisfERED 18- JULY 2014 Accouiifs FOR THE YEAR i-ocfoBER JJ19- * 5EThBER 2020 INCOME :_ SELLAFIELD I02.04 1227L59 COALFIELDS lo,01) HADRELD 3.£XM)II) aNEMATHERAP DONATIO1. CARR FAMILY i.Ixx).o) C,HuKfER C REYNOLDS MISC 2222.IX) BANK IiifERE5r 17.19 TOTAL INCO ME 31598A2

INCOME FORWARD 3159832 EXPENDrruRE:_ FAaLrrATORS E 4L14 ADMIN 3.6a998 TRIP5 RENT s5.(KI UllLmES L42Q74 FEES 623.82 PAYROLL 54OA9 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 37225 3722557 DEFIC -5.626.75 PLUS BALANCE FORWARD 25 CLOSING FUNDS BALANCE .686.40 BANK BALAN AS AT30fy20 . .686A0

THE VULTURE CLUB PETrI CASH Accoumr FROM I" OCTOBER 2019- 30- SEPTEMBER 2020 BALANCE FORWARD 37.54 INCOME: 8.10.19 I.00 18.09.20 2f)J. TOTAL 337.54 EXPENDITURE : ADMIN/¥fATIONERY 80.05 TRAVEL 55.20 CLEANING 14.50 HALLOWEEN SCULPTURES 9.36 TOTAL 166.11 pErrY CASH ACCOUNT BALANCE FORWARD 171.43