THE JIGSAW CLUB
Year 2022 (1[st] January to 31[st] December 2022) Annual Report and Audited Accounts
Charity Commission Number: 1161907
Purpose:
We are a club based in Flitwick providing social needs for disabled people.
We have been in existence for over 47 years and currently have over thirty members of all ages and disabilities.
We meet once a fortnight at Flitwick Village Hall and provide a varied programme of entertainment, as well as informative evenings that are of benefit to disabled people. We own three ambulances which we use to collect our members from their homes to bring them to our meetings and to take them home again. We also use these vehicles to take our members on various outings including trips to garden centres and the pantomime at Christmas. All our volunteers are unpaid who give up their time freely to help make a difference to people who would otherwise be isolated in their own homes. Throughout the year various charity events are organised to raise funds to enable us to deliver events, trips and activities for our members as well maintaining and upkeeping the ambulances which play an important part of the charity.
List of Trustees:
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Olive Mary Mitchell (Chairperson)
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Frederick Ash
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Valerie Bates
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Jan Sexton
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Reg O’Dell
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Susan Mary Derrick (Treasurer)
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Phillip Charles Hines
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Sheila Anne Meads
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Sandra Mary Hines
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John Ernest Roberts
Annual Report (Chairperson):
Just like the song goes “here we go again”, another Jigsaw Club AGM and what a lot has been going on within Jigsaw Club in the past 12 months.
Once again we have welcomed new members but sadly, we have lost several and our condolences go to the families of those who have departed. Additionally, one of our volunteers passed away and our condolences were passed on to his family.
Our programme has been wide and varied, a mixture of old favourites alongside new items. The old favourites have been entertainment by Parkside Singers and Ampthill Singers, excitement at Ascot on Race Night, Ampthill Town Band, played for us, we’ve played bingo, racked our brains with one of our volunteers prepared quiz, played games, enjoyed visits from Inner Wheel and of course had our Pub Night Out and a member’s lunch at the Cross Keys.
New additions to our programme have included “Grouching with Doreen”, telling lies in our version of “Would I Lie to You”, being stranded with one of our members on her Desert Island, learning about Ampthill Park and hearing about Medical Detection Dogs and Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Once again, our appreciation goes to our programme organiser for putting together such a diverse programme, it’s a challenging job!
We never miss out on a chance to have a party and this year was no exception and we managed two, with one of them being our usual one at Christmas.
In May we celebrated the Queens Platinum Jubilee in style. This party was followed by going to the Corn Exchange for “Happy and Glorius”, a rousing afternoon of patriotic songs in honour of the Queen,
Even in these testing times our members have shown their generosity to the wider community. We have donated to the local food bank and made donations of dog food to support both sets of dogs that came to our meetings. In February we collected £242 and sent it to a local person who was travelling to Ukraine to provide clothing and food. We also donated £155 to Diabetes UK in memory of our volunteer who sadly passed away.
Thanks also go to one of our members for raising more than £600 from her sales and to the members who gave anonymous donation throughout the year.
As in previous years we were honoured to lay a wreath on behalf of Jigsaw Club at the Remembrance service in Ampthill and to represent our club at the Lord Lieutenant’s service for charities in Bedfordshire at the parish church in Luton.
At various times from September 2022 we have kept members up to date regarding the purchasing of a new vehicle. We applied to Rookery South at Stewartby for a grant and we were allocated £28,000. The bus cost £38,000 and we paid the difference of £10,000. This transaction has now been completed and the possession of the vehicle will take place in early 2023.
In conclusion, we have to say many thanks to all members for all their support and commitment to Jigsaw Club and helping to make it what it is. Also, a big thanks to the committee and to all the helpers, who all have done a sterling job, We couldn’t do Jigsaw Club without you.
Thank you again and here’s to another fun filled year.
Annual Accounts (Audited):
The final accounts for 2022 have been audited by Charles Goldthorpe and all transactions have been agreed and signed off. We ended the financial year with very healthy combined bank balances of £28,381.42p, made up of £4,324.49p in our current account and £23,957.03p in our business reserve account.
The report that has been circulated gives a breakdown of the figures that have been audited. It shows how money was raised (receipts) and how it was spent (payment activities). While it might appear that some activities only made a small profit or even ran at a loss, for example the January lunch, additional monies accumulated at these events are included under different headings, for example in members donations, individual donations, and corporate donations.
Receipts
We are very fortunate to have a very loyal following of ‘FRIENDS’ who not only regularly make donations but also purchase tickets for our fundraising activities and take part in raffles and our always popular heads and tails. All our members also contribute to our income by making donations towards refreshments and transport and buying raffle tickets at each meeting. A very special thanks to one of our members for raising an amazing £715 this year. Well-done.
Last year we had some very generous corporate donations and grants: £1,000 from Flitvale Rotary Club, £2,017 from Ampthill Rotary Club from the proceeds of an ABBA night, HLB runners £200, Cheeseman’s Pharmacy £1,010 from unclaimed COVID costs, St Andrew’s Church £200, Ampthill Masonic Lodge £225, St Michaels Masonic Lodge £300, Mid Beds Tourists £414, and Barton Windows £390. Thanks to Central Beds for reimbursing us the costs for the hire of HC village hall, £900, and their pledge to continue to do so now that we have moved to Flitwick. Our outgoings are relatively small and committee members are always on the lookout for grants to cover costs. Thanks to one of our trustees for chasing up a grant for £500 for the new wheelchair.
Payment Activity
Running the 3 vehicles is our biggest expenditure at £4,331.65p and we also have, indemnity insurance at £413.18p. Our two popular events, pub night out and the members lunch at the Cross Keys in Pulloxhill is fully paid for out of Jigsaw funds at a total of £1,599.68p, for the two events, while other events such as the summer outing and pantomime are funded by donations and a subsidy from Jigsaw funds. Finally, what a brilliant financial start we have had to the start of 2023. Huge thanks to one of our trustees who has worked so hard on our behalf to ensure funding of £28,000, which has gone towards a new vehicle. We have also received £500 from
East Beds Charity Cricket and £267 from Ampthill Gala bucket collection. Despite paying £39,992.50p for the new vehicle our combined bank assets still stand at £12,658.03. Let’s make £20,000 our target for the end of 2023.
Fundraising Report.
During 2022 we had stalls at both the Gala Day, and the Lights Switch On. We received the proceeds from the street bucket collection at the Gala. We organised the “Tom Jones Tribute Night” at Parkside Hall which was a great success.
We held a joint Quiz Night in conjunction with Houghton Conquest carers where we shared costs and profits.
The January lunch once again was very successful as this was the first one held since Covid.
One of our committee members opened her garden once again to hold a coffee morning themed QPJ and with the excellent weather was a great success.
The Barton Window Co made donations towards our costs from selling their scrap plastic and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them. Having a variety of events appeals to different supporters so we can attract supporters with different interests.
Audited Accounts (Follow on next page):
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