COMMiiTrqlTY CIRCLES HARITY REGISTE EDTr*O. 11 149 RECEIM AND P.4Y.MEiwrs ACCOUPIt3 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021 COMMLTrirfY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERF.D INO. 1163149 TRtJ"STEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR EP4"DED 31ST MARCH REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION The Chartty is registered with ihe Chwiti¢s commissio￿ its registratÈon number is 1163149. The principal offic¢ of the Charity is I Church View. KnUtsfO￿ WA16 6W. TRUSTEES The Tnjstees of the charity 8re:_ Mrs J Harvey- r¢sign¢d 28 Febrnary 21)21 Dr H Sanderson Mr A Gitsham- resigned 28 February 2021 Ms E McArdle- apFK>inted 3 March 2021 Mr B Rtrsam(￿d- appointed 3 March 2021 Ms M Livesley- appointed i March 2021 Mt5 V Jones- resigned 28 Febnwy 2021 Ir4DEPENDENf EXAMIN£R The Charity's independent eXami￿r is Mr James Wheelan FCCA of James WILeelan Accountxn¢y. Minshull House, 67 Wellingion Road North, Stocktx)ry SK4 2LP. STRiFCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The Charity 15 constituted as a b(MJy corporate under Part I l of the Charities Act 2011 and is govem¢d by its constitution which was adopted on 14 August 2015. CommuniTr' Circles is tun bi, tts iN)ard of trustees and is goi'emed by its Constitution. The trustees are 5UPP)rted with the day tsTr day ntnning of the charity, by the developrnent t¢am. made up of a team of developmeTrl workers and freelance consllltanw working wth some of our initial partners. The irustees Meet qllart¢rly and the development ieam meet bi-rnonthlv at our '¢0m￿Un[ty of practice, meeting& to ensure that we are workin8 towards our ¢haritable objectives and we are following through on our strategic objectives. The board of trustees currently consist of Vicky J¢)nes. JoaEJne Harvev 8nd HeleE] Sanderson. Helen Sanderson is the CEO ofcommunity Circles and 15 uliimaiely responsible for the Tnan8gement of the organis&iion as a whole with Martin Routledg¢ taking on operational lead r¢s￿nSibilities. ecruitme tntment of Dirtthrs an Trustees The tnJ$*es of the Charity are appointed in accoydance with Charity's con5tituiion. OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES The priTnary ¢haritable objeGtive of Community Circles is.. To promote social inclusion for the public iKnefii by p￿¥t￿ting wple from be¢omin? Soci￿lY exeluded. relieving the need5 of thos¢ people who are social excluded and assÈstin8 them ￿ integra* into so¢iw'. For the purEK)se of this claus¢, 'so¢ially excluded. tneans being excludal from society. or parts of s(Kiety', as a result of olle or mort of the following factors.. un¢mployment- financial hardship- youth or old age- ill health {phJSi￿] or mental)- substance abuse or dependenty including alcohol and drugs- discrimin81ion on the grounds of sex. rdce, disability, ethnic origin. religion: belief, creed. sexllal orientaiion or gender re-as5igJment- poor educational or skills attainment" relationship and famTI}' breakdown: poor housing (that is housing does not meet basic habitable Standards). (zime jeither as a viaim or &5 an offendeT rehabilitating into society). We achieve this by delivering Community Circles across the ti￿ Community Cirtles are a way for frie￿4$ and family fo support someone. through ¢onversaiion and a￿l0￿s, sup￿rted by a faeiliwor. The facilitator helps the friend5. and family's conversation io moveto action. through perX>n-c￿trth praLtices. CotnmuTrity Cir¢lesare a way for us io support each other in our local community. Each Communitv Circle has 8 purp05e- this is the reason why the person wants a circle. It may be to meet new people. get PTa¢tical SUPW>TL feel stronger. or help with rnanaging a change. No circles ar¢ alike. In a Community cl￿1¢ people cotne together io ialk and plan wtth a pTh)n atrK>ul what they can COMMUNITY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED yo.11￿149 TRLiSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR Efv*DED31ST MAR H 21121 do together, A Community Circle ¢an be held in somwne's hom< a chur¢tL *mple. or sch¢)ol. a Tesraurant or a pub.. anywhere where th¢ person is COEnfortabl< and is a safe plac¢ io talk. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2020-21 was signifi&qntly disruptoj by the Covid pandemT4 With impact both tharity aaivity and financ¢s. Nevenheless we adapted in order io deliver io people and projects and we were able to sustain sufficiemt finances to mtsve fonyard into 202112 with som¢ ￿rtfidenCe. Here is an outline of activtty: We'll Mttt Again Lottery grant ￿nding enabled thi$ short p2rthership with S(￿1￿ Care FU￿re and In Control. The two main activities aTMI PToducts were.. l. an on-line resource sharing approaches and resources cnablitjg Ffople ￿ stay cotmected during lockdowns, in particular to SUP￿Trrt older and di5able4J people 2. Sotne d￿r￿t 5UPPOrt to pwle expuien¢ing isolation and separation for loved ones and usual activities including w)Yision of tablets Don¢aster Partnership We ar¢ ¢ontinuing to SUPPOrt and mentor local Age UK *aff on the lottery funded project and assist with development and evaluation. A suc¢essful foyrth year for the project Includ￿ the scheme's coniinuing expansion. In addition to coniiftued support for opetataonal stsff we have been ofFeTiDg advi¢¢ ts) senior staff relatin8 to P95t-lottery sustatnabIlity Cireles Connected Our n¥0 part time community COEme¢tor5 conttnued to support oldtt people to ¢onnect to each other in Abingdon and .4shton. The Abingdon project was coming to the conclusion of Lottery Supp)rt and a reFQrt on its successful work was Submitted. The major dev¢lopment ￿ driven by the pandemic. In the earlv stagcs of the r]rst I(￿kdOw￿ the decision was taken to move the projects on-line. I￿￿¢#d of a programme of community b&sed a¢ttvities these are now offered 0￿-ll￿e. In the context of Covid this has bccn very successful. Daily and weekly prograTnmes of activitEes and connections hav¢ b¢en provided by staff. volunt¢er& freelaneeTS and members. Advanta4¢s of the on-line offer have included the ability to include members beyond the two geographica] areas (numbers quickly gtrw to more than 5001 and to sus¢ain an off¢r in Abingdon after the end of Lottery fimding. As th¢ financial year was coming to an end we started to plan how to retum to fac¢ Éo face supwrt in Ash￿ when Covid conditions allow. W&rwickshire project We continued to 5UPk￿ ts) the County Council to share Circles mahodology wtth *atutory gnd volutttary sector partner5. This project has now concluded. Sllffolk prnjert The pandemic hit just 8$ we were getting propttlv Started wth this tiktryear projecl. In ag[r￿ent with the Suffolk Conununits. Connecied tearn and leadership we adapted so thai our first year supw>rt shifted to onknline. This has in¢luded the provision of si￿]ficant on-line training directly to the Suffolk Tean and alw io partner organisations Includin8 both statutory and community and Troluntary s¢¢tor parniershÉps. We have givth direct advice on specific projects atjd activities io a rdnge of groups wthin 1he three tsrget areas aThd made our tools and resources available as appropriate. We have given specifjc suptK>rt io a local hospi¢e. in particularon the'one page profile" approach and we have assisted the deweloptnent of a public fa¢inu video animation for their OUtr¢ach proje¢i. Moving into the next year we arelskely to prowde significant 5UPPOrt to extra care housing partn￿ in dcveloptng Circles approaches. Shared Llves projert Sorne funding from the Shared Lives charity allowed us to work with them offering e-leaming and on-line ts3inin8 to interested Shared LLve5 carers 10 Circles approache5 in their sUp￿)rt io people living with them as part of Shar•J Lives sChe￿¢S Page 2 COMMUN CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED INO.1163149 TRLsfEES' RF.PORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED31ST MARCH 20 CO￿1NL,ED Oxfordshire Prnjeet Our OCC fi￿ded project to suptffi the dcvelownent of Circlts wtthin three re5i(kntial homes w&s signifi(ant]y disrupÉed bj Cgvid and the consequent infection ¢ontrol activity ofthe hffike5. We provided 5ignifJcant initial design and training support to homes Staff and mentored the communÈty connector to the project. During the early srages we were able to offer some virtual support bui eventually the PTOjlXt was sU¥*nd￿. We subsequendy a8reed to shift Tesources in suprM)rt for a Community Catalysts proje¢t in the City. COMM￿￿[¢￿tiOns 8Dd iofluence We have continued tts offer the bi-moTrthty newsletter to keep member5 connected and able to Sh￿ and support e￿h other. We have fvnher developed our wial media presence and contanue to pr￿1￿ce rryular blogs and oiher eommuDications for th¢ sector. We continue tts be actÈve members of se4tor co￿7tiOnS including Think 1￿Cal Act Personkl and are pan of the new Social Care Future Movernem Th¢ ¢omFnunity of pra¢tic¢ has moved on-line with weekly op￿rD￿nItieS for sharing and problem solving and email and slack communication Recent developments In the second half gf the year we reviewed our position and offers in the context of the conttnuing pandemic. As a result two developments emtt8td l. The developmeni of a sthes of on line tsainin8 course$ 2. A parthership offer of aT￿Ual support Both have developed and a numberof courses started We were a]sg su¢ce5sfid in recruiting six partnm ftir 12 month proj¢¢is of various typ¢s FINANCIAL REVIEW The aits¢hed rtteipts and payments accounts show the eurrnt sl* of the fin8nces, which ihe Tn]*ees considers to be acceptable. Tot￿ in¢omin8 rtsources were £99 ?74 (2020- £284.liD and toral outgoingpayments amounred to £154.739 (2020- £166.430) the net expenditure for the year wa5 £55.465 (net i￿oMe 20?0- £117.707). Restri¢ted fi]nd5 carried fon¥ard amounted to £142.362 {2020- £86,897). Reserves Poli In light of the main risks to the Charity theTrustee5 have made a decision that the Charity should keep funds at a 5Ultable level in order tts rneets its ongoing liabtlities. PUBLIC BEIYEFrr The trLLStees confimi that they have referred to the Chartry Commission's gellcra] 8uid8nce on public b¢n¢fit when reviewing the Chariiy's ailns and objectives and in planning the future activiiies of the Charity. These are shown above in the s¢clion'Objettives and a¢tivities'. Apprtsved by the In￿ and signed on their behalf bv.. Dr H SaTrderso Chair Date: 2111212021 tYDEPENDENf EXA ER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY CLES CHARrrY REGISTERED NO.] l(a I reptsrt to the charity t￿￿￿e¢S (ffi my exarnination of the Txeipts aThJ payments accounts ofthe charity for the year endoj 31 March 2021 which are sei out on pages 5 10 7. Respective re$p0Tr5ibilities oftntsttts 8nd examiDer The charity's trustees are ￿SpOrtsible for the prwration of the accounts in v&cordanc¢ with the rqUi￿¢nts of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). The charity's trllstees consider aj) audit is not r4uired for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examtn*ion is n¢￿ed. It is my reSP)￿ibl1Jty to.. rxamine the a¢¢ounts under se¢tion 145 (Trf the Charities ACL to follow the applicable Directions by the CharÈty Commission (under section 145{5Xb) of the A¢t. and to state whether particular matter5 have ¢ome to my attention B8sis of independent ¢xaminer's statement My examination was carried out in accordance with generni Diwtons 5.479 46286 Totsl 47,1134 47.034 SW9 UABILITIES Accruals 600 6(M) 895 Other taxes 1795 1795 2,023 Totsl li4bilities 3J95 3J95 2.918 Approved by the Management Committee and 5isned on its behalf Dr H Sanderson- Chair 211121202 rhte P￿e6 COMMUNITY CIRCLES CHARITY REGISTERED.N{0.1163149 TO THE FINANCIAL &FATEMETrrrs AR ENDED 1ST MARCH 2021 FORT I. RELATED PARTY TRANSAcrioNs The Charity h&s transacted with relatrd partÈts &$ follows:. Wellbeing TeATns Group Ltd. a cornpany under the control of Dr H Sanderson (¢hair and ￿Slee) paid £8.3ts5 {2020.. £8.435) io C4)]nmuniry Circles ill respect of salary and expense re¢harges and w&8 paid £1:136 (2020: £1.661) in respect of training. AÉ the end of the yeara balance of £nil owd to the charÉty {2020: £nil). Helen Sander50n Lt4 a ¢ompany under the control of Dr H Sandersoll (chair trustee). 8Tanted £2,5¢)0 (2020: £Nil) to Community Circles in res￿ of Sma]I Spa￿> Page 7