CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 11912023
Period start date To 311812024
Period end date
Charity name: Dementla Support South Lincs (DSSL>
Charity registration nUM￿r 1162277
Objectives and Actlvitias
Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its goveming document
Para 1.17
The objectives of Dementia Support
South Lincs are to promote and
encourage the physical, mental and
social well-being of adult persons who
have a diagnosis of dementia, or are
caring for someone with dementia, or
need infonnation andlor advice
regarding dementia and who li￿ wrthin
i the areas senled by the main General
Medical Practices in Boume, The
Deepings and Stamford, Lincolnshire,
through therapeutic support,
encouraging active engagement in
apprcpriate activilies. and providing
information, guidance and support for
their families and carers,.
We focus on the person behind the
conditj'on and their carer. We provide
information, guidan￿ and support for
our beneficiaries by personal visrts, a
quarterty newsletter, rnonthty support
meets'ngs. and our website.
Summary of the main
activities in relalion to
those purposes for the
public benefit. in particular,
the activities. projects or
services identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17
and 1.19
Throughout the year we have been able
to run regular activrties like our monthty
Coff￿ mornings and our art, tsi chi and
singing groups. Our Square Hole Club
for people living with early onsevearly
stsge dementia is run twice monthly In
December 2023 took members to
Christrnas event at WKksteed Park and
in Juty this year we had a trip by coach
to Bomber Command Centre near
Lincoln. We also held our annual
I Valentines tea party. Hapiest lunch and
' Christmas lunch.

Square Hole Club is our USP. We run
twice monthty day club for people
diagnosed with young onset dementia or
who are in the early stages of dementia.
There is nothing else like it for younger
or 'earW stage, people in the county - the
nearest is in LeI￿stershire. We are
featured on the Young Dementia UK
website.
We give tslks in the ￿MMUnty about
our services and various aspects of
supporting the person living with
dernentia. These talks are on request to
organisations like Rotary, Lions. local
businesses, supemiarkets, care home
families and staff etc.
During Dementia Awareness Week we
gave a talk in Stamford lo over 100
people highlighting our Work with people
living with young onset dementia We
held an art exhibltion featuring work by
our Art for All which visrted by
rnembet5 of the local communty and our
MP Gareth Davies. Members of the
Gommunty were also invited to the
monthly coffee momings which fell that
week.
statement confiming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the
guidance Issued by the
Charity Commission on
ublic benefrt
Para 1.18
The trustees have had regard to the
guidan￿ issued by the Charty
Commission on public benefrt and are
satisfied that we comply wrth the
guidance.
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SORP
referen(
NIA
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investsnent including
program related
inveslment
Para 1.38
NIA
The Trustees. all volunteers themselves.
are fully aware of the invaluable support
given to Dementia Support South Lincs.
Volunteers su
rt our members at
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38

social events and activities and also
work to raise fvnds for us.
Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP
reference
Throughout the year we have been
running all three of our coffee
mominglsupport groups, our therapeutic
activities, our Square Hole Club and
have held social events like the
Valentines tea party,Harvest pub lunch,
our Christmas lunch in December and
various trips arKI outings.
Summary of the main
achievemenls of the
charrty, identrfying the
drfference the charity's
worl( has made to the
circumstsnces of its
beneficiaries and any
wider beneffts to society
as a whole.
Para 1.20
We repr￿Sent a 'safe haven, for people
who have received a diagnosis of
dementia [in its many forms], often being
the first contact in the community they
have at a very difficult b'me. We offer
friendship. and mutual support
opportunities as well as practical and
emotional advi￿ and support. We
' demonstrate to the wider community
what is possible for people living wrth
dementia, and how they can help, and
offer advice and support to community
groups in order to increase their
knowledge and decrease the stigma of
still associated with a diagnosis of
I dementia.
For the past two years we have been
working with a local church to make the
history of the village and the church
accessible to people living with
dementia. As a result of work done by
, the village communty in conjunction with
rnembers of our Square Hole Club,
Aslackby St James the Great was
awarded national recognition in October
as National Churches Trust Church of
the Year.
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We have continued lo run Dementia
,' Support South Lincs in such a way as to
su
roximatel 250 families or
Achievements against
"eclives set
Para 1.41

households.
The number declined significantly during
Covid but we are now r￿1VIng more
self referrals and referrals from
organisations like Social Services. Social
Prescribers and other charities which
has brought the number of people
supported by our charity back to the level
it was before Covid.
I We have four professional support
workers and an administrative assistsnt
part-time.
Perf0rnan￿ of
fundraising activities
against objectives set
We have met our objectives for
fundraising for this year, however some
fundraising activities run by others on our
behalf did not take place this year.
However in the whole year our income
from donations is at a similar ￿Ve1 to the
prior year. In the year we re￿iVed the
final instalment of our grant from the
National Lottery Reaching Communities
Fund amounting to £10,605 which is a
restricted fund.
Para 1.41
Investment perfomiance
against objectives
NIA
Para 1.41
Para 1.41
Other
Para 1.45
Other
Flnancial Review
Review of the charrtys
financial posrtion at the
end of the period
Para 1.21
Al the erKI of August 2024. the position
was a deficit of £11.8k for the year. We
have received total grants of £12.8k. It is
dtfficult to budget for the coming year
due to ongoing Un￿rtaIntIes, however
the potential shortfall of income over
expenditure is circa £30k in the year to
ust 2025.

Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22
We aim to keep a minimum reserve of
our running costs that will be needed for
the following15 months and the balance
of lon
er tem restricled fvnds.
Our reserves were £163,380 at 315t
August 2024 of which £26.639 related to
restricted funds. The decrease in
reserrfes was mainly due to hjgher
i expendrture.
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Amount of reserves held
Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reseNes
Details of fur)d materially
in deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
Para 1.22
Para 1.24
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Para 1.23
We continue to operate in a very difficult
competrtive environment with grants
being more drfficutt to achieve. But we
are actively looking for new funding
opportunities and were successful in
achieving grant payments of £12.8k in
ear to Au
ust 2024.
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The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Our principal sources of funding in year
lo Augusl 2024 have been from
restricted grant from NatK)nal Lottery and
donations from or
anisations.
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
ado
ted
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Para 1.46
Our principal risks in the coming year are
the dirninishing funding available from
the public sedor and difficulty in
recrurting volunteers abk to devote time
for us. In addition the level of donations
may still be affected by the current
economic climate.
A description of the
principal risks facing the
charity
Para 1.46
Para 1.49
Other
Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of goveming
document
Para 1.25
Constitution

How is the charity
constituted?
Para 1.25
Charitable Inwrporated Organisation
(cio)
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
Constitutional provisions
e.g. electton to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
Para 1.25 | Our Tfustees tend to be known to us by
virtue of having been beneficiaries or
related to them in some way. People
start by volunteering and when ready to
commit more time and energy can be c
| opted to the committee or elected by Ihe
current Trustees to be a Trustee. for a
'me limited
eriod.
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We have policies and Pro￿dureS in
place regardiw induction. Training tends
to be 'in-house' by attending events and
activities. and shadowing our support
workers. All people who work alone with
our beneficiaries are required to have full
D8S certification.
, We have monthly Trustee meeb'ngs, and
receive reports from sU￿)mmIttee$
such as social events, elc.
We are connected with the following
organisations in mutually supportive
I relationships.-
Dementia UK
Alzheimerfs Research UK
Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation
Trust
Alzheimer's Society
Young Dementia UK
Mindspace
Lincolnshire Heritage
Local churches, rotary clubs,
businesses, shops. local pubs and dubs,
Masonic lodges etc.
Healthwatch.
National Heritage Lottery Fund
National Churches Trust
SHINE
We send out a regular newsFetter and we
are active on social media and our
website all of which keep us in contact
' with the families we support.
Policies and procedures
adopted for Ihe induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
The charty's
organisational stmctu
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Para 1.51
Carer Sitters Servictr we share an offi
with them and several beneficiaries.
Relationship with any
related parties
Para 1.51

We have a full range of policies and
Pro￿dureS particulaty in regard to
safeguarding. These are reviewed
annually and have been approved by
LPFr.
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charit
name
l Other name the
charity uses
Registered charity
number
Charity's principal
address
Dementia Su
DSSL
port South Linwlnshire
1162277
Wake House, 41 Noth Sl., Boume, Lincs,
PE10 9AE
Names ol the charity trust￿8 who manage the charity
Dates acted if
not for whole
year
Name of p•r¥on
lor body) entitled
to appolnt tru8te6
ifan
Trustees of DSSL
TN8ts0 name
Office (if any)
Sarah
Westwood
Kay Bunn
Jill Bemrose
Hazel Cox
Nicholas
Fahidy
Paula Harding
Chair
Trustees of DSSL
Trustees of DSSL
Trustees of DSSL
Trustees of DSSL
Treasurer
Resigned
1310512024
Trustees of DSSL
Linda Rogers
Trustees of DSSL
lain Reeves
Appointed
02107r2024
Trustees of DSSL

Other o
ional information
Declarations
The trustees doclaro that th•y hav• approved the trustse8' report abov
Slgned on bohall of th• charlty'• Iru•te
Slgnaturg($)
Full namo18
Po$ltlon leg Socr•t•ry,
Chalr, •te
Sarah Westwo
Jill Bemrose
Chair
T￿aSurer
Dato
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Dementia Support South Lincs
1162277
(HARITY (OMMIS510N
FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
Recei
For tho period
tsand
0110912023
ments accounts
3110812024
CC16a
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unreslvlrt•d
funds
tothe
Th￿rest
Restrlctsd
funds
to the
nearest £
Endovm*nt fund$
Total funds
Last year
to the nea￿St
to the noarest £
to the nearest
A1 Receipts
Donations and Grants
27,935
12,821
40,756
36.040
Charitable Activiti8s
16,666
16.666
15.264
12.821
5T,422
51.304
Sub total (Gross income forARJ
44,601
(seg table).
Sub totsl
44,601
12,821
57.422
51,304
A3Pa
ments
Charitable Activit(es
46,383
22.885
69.268
69,OB1
Sub total
46.383
22.885
69,268
59.081
A4 Assot and investmant
purchase5• Isee table)
Sub total
46,383
22￿85
69,268
59,081
Net of receipts/(payn7ents)
A5 Tran5for5 betweon funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash fvnds this year end
1,782
10,064
11,846
7,777
138,524
136.742
36,702
26,638
175,226
163.380
183,003
175,226
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unfestricted
funds
to nearest £
136.742
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
26.638
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
81 Cash funds
Totsl cash funds
136,742
26.638
payrrnnts accowl{s))
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Date of
8pproval
16
Signature
Print Name
S Westwood
J Bemrose

Miss J. Bemrose
Treasurer
Dementia Support South Lincs.
Registered Charity No. 1162277
I have carried out an inspection of the accounts of the organisation for the year
st
I September 2023 to 31" August 2024.
In my opinion the accounts and Balance Sheet give a fair and true view of the
st
financial activities of the Charity for that period and the position at 31 August
2024.
Martin P. Lander
A.C.l.B. (Retired)
20th December 2024