Woolton Community Life Fin2ncial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 Woolton Community Life Contents of Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2022 Page Report ofthe Trustees Ito4 Receipts and Payments Account Balance Sheet li Woolton Community Life Volunteer Befriending Service Bringing pe.ople together Registered Charity Number 1159642 Woolton Community Life, St Mary's Presbytery, Church Rd, Liverpool. L25 5JF. *.. 07490572344 www.wooltoncommuni life.or ort of the Triistees for the ear ended 31. Deeember 2022 Thc trustees submit their annual repoit and financial statements for the year ended 31, Decembei" 2022 Registered Charity Number 1159642 Address: St Mary's Presbytery, Church Road, Woolton. Liverpool, L25 5JF Trustee5: Anita Lloyd Di. Gcorge Kuiuvilla Pam Cotti'ell Derek Harold Katrina Walker Ashton Tansey Treasurer: Pam Cottrell Structure? governanee and management Woolton Cominunity Lif¢ is a Chai'itable Incoiporatcd Organisation (CIO) and is goveined by its constitution adopted on 1.5.14 and is a registered charity number 1 159642 Objects Th¢ objects of Woolton Community Life are- The i'elicf of peTsons in need in the Woolton area of Live￿001 aiid its siirrounding vicinity who i￿aY be 8ocially isolated or lonely. In particular. bul not exclusively l)y the pi'ovision of SUPPOTt, advice and othei. services to assist them in their independ¢nt living, relieve thetr social isolation, piDinote theii. good health and iniprove their quality of life. The promotion of equality and diversity for tlie public benefit by proinoting activilies to fostei. understanding between people from divers¢ backgrounds. ort ol the Trustees for the ear ended 31" December2021 Main activilie5 and aehievements 3.Volunteei's CU￿entlY there al'e 40 befrienders visiting 40 bcnefi¢iaiies on a weekly basis. Their ale also a nuinbei. of befriciideis at different stages of the recruitment proces,%. All befrienders have been through an intavlew process with references being taken lip, and a Disclosure and Baiiing Service check. Th¢r¢ is an induction procedure which includes safeguardllig training, with the opportunity for fii3t aid and moving and handlii)g ti'aining. In addition to the befrienders, there are a numbei. of volunteer roles within the charity such as admin siipport, interviewing pot¢iitial befriendei'5 and beiieflcitsries. matching befriendei's lo beneficiaries, driving, fwidraisiiig. manning the phones, working QTJ the website, pi'omotion and events, pi'oject work and tiustees. Three of our TIv5tees Mr William Bethell , Mr Fl'ank Sholtei. and Mr Mohaii Samant have resigned from tlie board of Tiiistees for peLEoiial reasons. They will however, continue as Befrienderslfriends of the Charity. BeneficTaries There are 40 beneficiai'ies being visited on a weekly basis. They enjoy a variety of activities sucli as home visits, chui'Gh visits, dancing, shopping and ti'ips out. Loc*1 aetivities .Minl Bus project: The charity oi'ganized 2 sepa]ate meetings with members and organizations suoh as the Churches in Woolton, WooltonTitn¢s, Woolton Society and the local Councillors, with a view to gain agreement and coirnnitsnent to support and Source fiinding to pro¢ui'e a rniiii bus foi. use in tljc Communily. After much deliberation, it was decided that tliis joint initiative will be difficult to jU8tify in teims of ¢081 effectiveness. It was decided to revisit this issue in futuir. b.Charity Events: l.Volunteer evening 1110612022: Tbis was organized to continue to support encourag¢ and diank the Befrienders for their time given to the Charity. It was led by our Trustee Miss Ashton Tansey and the feedback was excellcnt with thc I'cqu¢st by many Volunl¢¢rs who attended, to liave similar Lneetings in future. 2.Garden party- On 1810612022, w¢ bad another Garden paty in the house of Mr Paul &Hel¢ll Ekoku. We had a biggei. attendan¢e this year. The feedback from befi-iendeTS and BenefIciai-ies has been fantasti¢. 3.Cream tea event. TlJis was oi'ganized by thc Chai'ity for the beneficiaries and befri¢ndcrs. It was well attended, live music aiid i'efi'eslllnent. Excellent fecdba¢k from the attendees. 4.Flute reeital on 3011112022 by a Flute band 'Flutiful' at no c08t to the Charity. It was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by the attendees enjoying Cliristiiias carol music and refresliment 'liome inade 'by Rebe￿a Traynoi., oiie of oui. Dwn Befriender working in the Chai'ity. 5.Christmas lunch on 1011212022: This had lo be cancelled for health and safety r¢a8ons. oil the day, after the extreme weather conditions. Nchyorking The Tivstees continue networking with foul- local Doctor Practices, three Churches in Woolton. Liveipool Hope UnIve￿ily, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, the Salvation Army at StrawbeiTy Fields, and local busin¢ss¢s. South Liverpo4)I Pilot: WCL has ag￿¢￿ to help Iwo neighbouring cornmunities to set up a PÈlot undei. our umbrella. to slart oiie to one befriending by iiiviting Volunleeis and seting up a small hub Whe￿ local GPS in the area can refei., potential beneficiai'ies. This is due to la.st for a p¢i'iod of 6 months froni eai'ly 2023 Household support grant.. The Chai'ity was approaclied liy ilie Livcrpool City Council requesting us to help in dispersing Ihe 'IIousehold siippoit grant fuiid, for eligible residents in our Community to help with the, Cost of living ciisis, The Chaiity was able to successliilly oveiBee the dislributioii of Ilie fund to 221 i-esidents of Woolton at £IOOI eacli. The iEinainiiig iinspent fund (£29001) was I'eturncd to tIiL Liveipool City Council. Training All befiienders undergo Safeguai'ding Training before they can be matched with a beneficiaiy. Befriendeis aiy also offered Basic First Aid Aw&reness and inoving and handling training. One volunte¢r has completed minibus training. Polleleg and Pi'ocedures All policies and procedures are in place, documented and in Som¢ ¢ases amended. Funding There have been generous donations and successful fundraising duiing the Ye￿., the detsils of which are in tlie financial repoTt. 10 Financial Revlew WCL has l)ealthy r¢s¢￿eS as at 31 Decemb¢r 2022, wl)i¢h suffi¢i¢nt to meet tbe charity's objectives. We are confident thei'efoi'e that we will continue to operate for the foreseeabl¢ futurc. The Tnistees d¢clare that they have approved th¢ Trnstees R¢port and Trinances Signed on behalf of the T￿Stee8 of Woolton Comrnunity Life George Pam Cottrell Geovge Ku illa Chaiiperson Trustee WoDlton Community Life Recelpt5 and Payment AccoLtnt for the year ended 31st De￿mber 2022 Unrestricted Year ended 31 December 2022 Unrestricted Year ended 31 December 2021 Income Sundry Donations CAF Donations plus gift aid Donation W G Topham Makln8 a Difference Bank compensation Household Support Grant 73.44 250.00 80.67 I,000.(x) 50. 22,100.00 22,423.44 1.130.67 Expenses Website h05ting DomaSn renewa Insurance DBS Independent Examination sundry office expenses Volunieers Christma5 gifts Postage & Stationery SIM cards & covers for Ipads Satum Security annual Maintenance Gifts Household Support Grant payment5 Beneficiaries entertainÉng 216.00 192.OLI 25.18 434.89 40.00 434.89 20.(xl 180.(X) 79.99 o.oo 24.88 6.05 326.00 83.18 302.00 168.00 210.00 168.(X) 73.99 22,100.00 3,444.26 26.742.01 1,567.89 3,355.19 Depreciatlon Ipads 305.00 305.00 Net IncomelExpenditurel for year 14,623.571 12,529.521 Page S Woolton Community Life Balance sheet as at 31 December 2022 Unrestricted Year ended 31 December 2022 Unrestricted Yp2r ended 31 December 2021 FIXED ASSETS Page 7 610.00 915.00 CURREHfASSETS 8ank current account Petty cash 13,326.21 67.40 13,393.61 15.144.78 67.É10 15,212.18 CURRENT LIABILITIES Creditors 2,500.00 o.oD NET CURRENT ASSETS 10,893.61 15,212.18 11,503.61 16,127.18 FINANCED BY.. Accumulated Fund rought forward Surplus IDelicitl for the year 16,127.18 14,623.571 11,503.61 18.656.70 2,529.521 16,127.18 Page 6 Woolton Community Llfe Notes to Balance sheèt as at 31 December 2022 IPADS FOR 8ENEFICIARIES COST Brought forwaid l January 2022 Addltions Carried forward 31 Decernber 2022 1.220.IJO 1,220.00 DEPRECIATION Brought forward I january 2022 Charye for year Carried fonNard 310ecember 2022 305.00 305.00 610.00 Net book value 31 Decèmber 2021 Net book value 31 December 2022 915.00 610.00 Page 7 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of WOOLTON COMMUNITY LIFE On accounts for the year** 31 December 2022 **Charity no** 1159642 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** Five to Nine (including these pages ( I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
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**Address:**|Darren Warren
**Date:**|13/03/2023| |---|---|---| |||| ||Darren Warren – Paxton Independent Examiners|| |||| ||FMAAT|| |||| ||61a High Street South|| Page 8 of 9 Rushden Northants, NN10 ORA **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** . Page 9 of 9