2022-04-30-accounts - Keyworth And District Community Concern

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Keyworth & District Community Concern

Registered Charity Number 1166637

Life President Mrs Doreen Gee

Start date: 1st May 2021. End date: 30[th] April 2022

To relieve the needs of elderly people in Keyworth and the surrounding area by the provision of a Day Care facility and the provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their condition of life.
To provide a community transport service for the inhabitants of Keyworth and the surrounding area who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability (mental or physical) or poverty, or because of a lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services.

We were able to restart both the Day Centre and Minibus operations in July 2021 once we had completed risk assessments and actioned necessary control measures. This followed many months where our services were halted by Covid restrictions.
Actions were taken to encourage Individual Customers and local Community Groups to resume their use of the services we offer. Participation increased gradually as the year progressed and it is pleasing to note that we now have more than 60 Member Groups who make use of our Buses.
Succession planning to provide long term cover for both Trustees and the Key Roles in the Charity is a priority. Actions taken included having three additional volunteers join the Charity Committee.

The financial position of the charity continues to support both short term operating costs and long term bus replacement funding.
Our accounts have been subject to an independent financial review.

Further action is planned to increase the level of advertising and promotion within the local area to attract more Customers and Volunteers.
In light of significant increases in costs particularly fuel, the Trustees will review, and as necessary increase the rates we charge for borrowing our Minibuses. It remains our objective to provide a widely used and cost effective community service,

The Trustees will continue to review the Charity response to the changing demands for our services.

Chairman