## **VOLUNTARY HELP CENTRE** 

Stella Peskett Millennium Hall, Mights Road, Southwold, Suffolk. IP18 6BE 

Registered Charity No. 1164155 vhcsouthwold@btconnect.com www.southwoldvhc.com 

## **Trustees Annual Report March 2024** 

Over the last twelve months the Voluntary Help Centre has continued to provide transport to appointments at hospital or medical centre for those people, mainly the more senior members of the local community, who have no other means of transport. Our volunteer drivers have again been very busy, and the trustees really do appreciate their continued commitment to getting local residents to their destinations at a variety of locations. Unfortunately, due to the reduced number of voluntary drivers we have on occasions been unable to meet all requests. The drivers use their own vehicles and are remunerated by the passenger by 45p per mile, the maximum allowed. Our car service administrator Sarah retired at the end of January after 13 years’ service and we were delighted to appoint Jane as the new Car Service Administrator to take on the task of matching drivers with passengers. The fortnightly lunch club continues, with numbers varying but generally showing a slight increase during  2024. During the summer we arranged an afternoon tea on Southwold sea front for lunch club regulars. Finding additional cooks for the lunch club and additional volunteer drivers is proving to be quite difficult but we continue advertise with all available methods. Our website has been updated to give it a more up to date appearance.  We have also purchased two laptops for use in the office with the aim of making our car service booking system easier to use and more efficient. 

We continue to run with an annual loss but even with reduced donations on the previous year our reserves remain healthy. 

Our thanks go to our Coordinator Flic, and Car Service Administrator Jane, and the two volunteers who help out in the office, ensuring the service runs smoothly. 

Graham Scriven Chair of Trustees 



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Independent examiners report to the trustees of the Voluntary Halp Centre
I'the Charity,)
Charfty Number 1164155
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (The Trust)
for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Respon8lbllltlos and basis of report
As the charily's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requiremenls of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Act.).
I report in ￿Spect of my examination of your chanty's accounts carried out under section 145
of th8 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed 811 the applicable
Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5} Ibl of the Act.
Independont examln•rf• •tat•ment
I have compleled my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me Cause to believe that in, any
material re8ped'.
1. the accounting records were not kepl in accordance wrth section 130 of The Charities
Act., or
2. the accounts did not accord with the accounling records.. or
3. the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements conceming the fom
and content of accounts sel out in the Charities IA¢counts and Reports) Regulations
2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fai¢ view which 1$
not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems 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.
Mrs R H Carter
37 SoLrthwold Road
Wrentham
Becdes
Suffolk
NR34 7JE
Date
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