THE JIGSAW CLUB
Year 2023 (1"Januaryto 31° December 2023) Annual Report
and Audited Accounts
Charitycommission Number: 1161907
Purpose:
We are a club based in Flthvick, Bedfordshire providing social needs for disabled
people.
We have been in existen￿ for over 48 years and currendy have over seventy
members of all ages and disabilities.
We meet once a fortn￿ht at FI1￿1ck Village Hall and provide a varied programme of
entertainment. as well as Infomiative evenings that are of benefit to disabled people.
We own three ambUlan￿S which we use to collect our members from their homes to
bring them to our meetings and to tske them home again. We also use these
vehicles to tske our members on various outs'ngs 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 activib'es for our members as well
maintaining and upkeeping the arnbulan￿s which play an important part of the
charity.
List of Trustees:
Olive Mary Mitchell (Chairperson)
Frederick Ash
Valene Bates
Jan Sexton
Reg O'Dell
Susan Mary Derrick (Treasurer)
Phillip Charles Hines
Sheila Anne Meads
Sandra Mary Hines
John Emest Roberts
Annual Report (Chairperson):
To quote the song 'he￿ we go again" another 12 months have passed and they
have been another busy tsvelve months for Jigsaw Club.

Our dub has continued to grow. we now have a total of 74 names on our register
which includes helpers as well as members.
We have welcomed 8 new members during 2023. We have also sadly lost 3
members during the same period. One of these members was a founder member of
Jigsaw club vtho helped to establish the club in 1976. Our COndo￿n￿S go to their
families and may they rest in pea￿.
Unfortunatety, one of our member5 no longer comes to j￿SaW Club because they
have moved to Shefford. This particular member a sterling job in raising fvnds for
the Club and over several years raised hundreds of pounds. Many thanks for their
support.
During April 2023 Agate House, Ampthill (Leonard Cheshire Homes) closed which
resulted in residents who lived Ihere needing to be relocated. Sadly some of these
members who were Jigsaw Club members could no longer attend for logistical
purposes. Fortunately. this did not apply to one resident of Agate House who
continues to live in Ampthill and happily attends Ouf meetings.
Our programme throughout 2023 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 Ra￿ Night, Ampthill
Town Band playing for us, we've played Bingo, racked our brains wtth one of our
members Quiz, played a variety of games. enjoyed visits from Inner )￿eel, and of
course had our Pub Night Out and a members lunch at the Cross Keys in Pulloxhill.
This year we also cheered local Morris Dancers, sat in awe when Mike and Ness told
us about their lives, experience and development of their Indusive Fami in
Steppingley which they own and run. Listened to a guest speaker who presented a
fascinating insight about the Orphanage in Nepal. with which she is involved as well
as having a wonderful day out in September in London for our Summer Outs'ng. This
included a cockney aftemoon aboard the °Tereza Joanne. where members had
lunch, sang. waved flags, and dan￿d to a wide selection of Cockney songs.
The above programme of activities was organised by the Jigsaw Club Secretary and
his hard work and commitment to providing a variety of interests.ng topics, activities
and trips has been duly appreciated by Jigsaw Club members.
Treasurer's Re
The final accounts for 2023 have been audited by Chades Goldthorpe and all
transactions have been agreed and signed off. We ended the financial year viith a
very healthy combined bank balances of £29.180.02. made up of £2,136.44p in our
current account and £26,760.58 in our business reserve ac￿)unt. We also have
£283 in floats and money waibng to be banked.

The report gives a breakdown of the figures that have b￿n audited. It shows how
money was raised (re￿ipts) and how it was spent (payment ath-vities). While it might
appear that some activities only made a small profit or even ran at a loss, additional
monies accumulated al these events are included, for audibng under different
headings, for example in raffles. heads and tails, members donab"ons, individual
donations and corporate donats'ons.
Recei
Our biggest receipt this year. thanks to the Club Secretarys hard work, was the grant
from Grantscapelcovanta for £28,000 towards a new vehicle, however the cost of
the new vehicle was £39,000. This ￿p1a￿d the oklest of our exisb.ng vehicles which
we were able to sell for £3.000. The remaining £8,0￿ was funded from the
fundraising activib'es tr￿t the committee organised throughput the year
As always, we started 2023 the January lunch organised by orE of our long
standing members that raised £1,200. We also had a very success￿1 Elton John
tribute night organised by the committee that raised £1.527 and a joint quiz night with
Houghton Conquest Care Group in Houghton Conquest Village Hall, raising £770. A
new event that was added to our fundraising calendar this year was the tsvo coffee
momings held at Flitsyick Village Hall. these raised £530 and a coffee morning at a
committee members house raised £406. We also raised £190 with our stall at the
Ampthill Gala and £182 at Ampthill Lights Switch On. East Beds Charity Cricket
Shield contsnued to support us wtth a donats'on of £500. Flilwick Vak Rotary Club
donated a very generous £2,000 and Ampthill Fireworks £1,000. The Wingfield Club
in Ampthill also raised £1.000 for us and Maulden Players gave us £260 donation. A
local resident did a sponsored run and donated all their sponsorship money of over
£1,500 to the Jigsaw Club and John Lewis gave us a grant of £500. Gift ￿'d this year
from HMRC came to £750. Central Beds conts'nue to reimburse us for the fees for Ihe
hire of Flthick village hall which for 2023 was £1,038.
In addition to these large amounts our loyal 'Fnends' continue to make generous
donations and purchase ts'ckets for our fijndraising activib'es and take part in raffles
supplemented by the clubs secretsry's ever popular heads and tails. All of the
members contribute to the Jigsavls Club income by makirKJ donats'ons towards our
refreshments and transport and buying raffle tickets at eath meets'ng.
Payment Activlty:
Running and maintaining the three vehides was the biggest expenditure of 2023 at
between £1,500 and £2,CMJO a vehicle, this is just to keep them running and
roadworthy. The responsibility for ensuring the roadworthiness and Maintenan￿ of
the vehicles is undertaken by the main drivers, who ensure the vehicles are always
safe for the members vtho use them for transport. In total we spent £17.175.00 on
the three vehides which included three lots of Insuran￿ and the £8,000 that we put
towards the new vehide. We also have indemnity insurance which costs £414.92
which covers public and product liability and accidents to people and property at

meetings and outside events. Our two popular events. the pub night out and the
members lunch at the Cross Keys in Pulloxhill. was paid fijlly out of Jigsaw funds at
a total of £1,993 for the two events. Other events such as the summer outing and
pantomime are funded by members donations wrth a subsidy from Jigsaw fvnds.
The accounts were closed and prepared for audit at the end of 2023 and showed a
healthy total assets of £29.180. The committee have decided to ring-fence £1.000 to
go towards our 50th anniversary celebrations and £5,000 towards a vehicle
repla￿ment when it is needed. In 2024 these figures wll be increased by £1,000
arKI £S.000 respectively.
Fundraising ReporL"
on￿ again fundraising during 2023 was a very busy year, raising fvnds for the club.
The Chairperson's report has alreaty spoken about Ihe grant that we re￿iVed from
Covanta whith enabled us to replace our older bus, which we used for the first time
at the pantomime in January 2023.
During 2023 we have had a variety of events that are tried and tested and some new
ones. Different events attract different supporters, so it is important to keep a good
variety of events.
We always start the year with our fundraising lunch in Ampthill, Bedfordshire at the
Masonic rooms which is always a sell out and a great success. with over eighty
people attending. As ahvays. we have stalls at the Ampthill Gala in July 2023 and
also the Lighis Swtch On in November 2023. Both evenls attract large numbers of
people, and it is very worthwhile for Jigsaw Club representstives to be there. We
have attended these two events over many years and many people regulady visit us
either for the homemade sausage rolls, our llome-made cakes, or the egg game.
Every Friday at Fliiw'ick Village Hall, tea and refreshments are provided as a service
to customers visits'ng the local market. Jigsaw Club were afforded a new fijndraiser
opportunity at this village hall on two occasions during 2023 to serve refreshments
and provide homemade cakes, sausage rolls etc. together with a raffle. There is no
charge, but customers a￿ requested to give a donatson for their refreshments. The
hall provides the tea, coffee, and sugar, all Jigsaw Club provide are the food and
organise the raffle. Jigsaw Club are booked to hold hvo more of tr￿Se FrKlay events
during 2024.
In June, one of the key helpers opened his garden to have a "Coronation. themed
coffee moming, and Ihis was very SUC￿ssful with many people attending. and all
being very generoLJS Wth their donats'ons. All the refreshments aTrJ food were
supplied by Jigsaw members and supporters.
In October we had a tribute night at Parkside Hall in Ampthill, and we had "Elton
John" as the act. Over 100 people attended and had a great time with a fish and chip
supper which was excdlent.

Also, in the autumn we had a joint 'Quiz NFghf with Houghton Conquest Carers
Group at Houghton Conquest village hall. This was a great night with the proceeds
being shared be￿een Jigsaw Club and the ca￿r8 Group.
Audited Accounts (Follow on next page):

The Jigsaw Club
BALANCE SHEET
As at 22 D8combgr2023
General fijnds
MONETARY ASSETS
Natwest (xjrrenl account
NatW851 d8posIt aco)unt
Floals (John Robgrtsl
Awaiied Relundabl8 DgKh)sitfrom Parkside ￿￿1
C83h in hand awaiting bank deposit
2,136.44
26,760.58
1(Kl.TrJ
11JO.(KJ
83.00
TOTAL ASSETS
STATEMENT OF ANANCIAL ACTlVtrES
lty thw ygar gndiry 31•t Oecemb•r 2023
29 180.02
G8n8f81 fund$
RECEIPTS
Member5. Donalon3 (Refreshrnentsl
Members. Donation6 ITran8POrt}
Indivltjual Donation8
Easy Fundralslng
Amazon Smlltr
Ju81 &ving
GIftAld
Interest on DeposlIAc￿￿nI
Raffi&slH•ads & Tails
Corporate Donation8 & Grants
M8mbars' Lunckn
J8nu8ry Lunch
P8ntomlrne
Coffee Momlng8
Summer Oulng
Arnpth511 Gal8
Pub Nlghtout
Qulz Nlght
Trlbute Funcuon Evonlng
Tributa FLFnction B8r Sal08
Ampthill L+ghts
Vehicle S81ellnsurnnca Rob•ts ICitro•n NIW08 FBAI
PAYMENTS
Rgfre8hmgnts
H811 hirg
Vehlde Costs RENAULTLV63 LXK
Vohic4tr Costs PEUGEOT MX67 GSV
Vehide Costs PEUGEOTWA618YP
En*rtAlnment & Events
RafflayJHeads & TAIIS
Members, GtsPoppyWrealh
Prop¢rty
Merthr3' Lun¢h
January Lunch
pant0￿￿￿
coff￿ Momlng$
surn￿r ￿11￿9
Anythill Gala
Pub NhJhlout
(JUVL Night
Tribu* Fun(*on Evening
Tributs FunL*on Bar Sabgs
Ampthill Llghts
InsuT8n¢e
Pn'ntingTrhOtrJ￿Chri#ts￿s Carl￿o8￿9e
Aud6knts Fees
1,971.00
945.00
1.583.90
81.36
2426
1573.47
705.93
287.95
3,061.06
36,011.84
0.00
2.181.00
145.00
883.fy)
1.848.00
246.79
0.00
1.000.00
3,023￿1
514.33
1.193.00
1.994.13
41,548.83
1.843.48
438.47
389.38
25.00
260.46
1,140.30
1,794.00
221.00
0.00
2.674.00
45.99
853.70
832.81
1,991.56
399.39
42.97
414.92
222.41
50.00
225.92
3.04320
TOTAL RECEPTS
£59W.71 TrEN0mJRE
£58,690.11
Nel surplu81jii*ficill for 2023
Net assets @
31 December 2022
N•t a$￿ts
19 O•c•mlJ•r 2023
£798.60
£28.381.42
£2•.1￿.02 Total a•s•ts
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£29,1BO.02
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