## **The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth**
**Annual Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation Registered in England and Wales Number: 1168117**
**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Contents For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
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|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|Trustees’ Annual Report|2 - 8|
|Independent Examiners’ Report|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities|10|
|Balance Sheet|11|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|12-16|
**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Reference and Administrative Details For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **Trustees**
|**Trustees**||
|---|---|
||R Williamson (Treasurer)|
||A Mustoe|
||C S Stuart|
||I Hyslop (Secretary)|
||A Watson (Vice Director)|
||R C Langdon (Director) resigned 16thFeb 2023|
||P Perkins (Director) appointed 16thFeb 2023|
|**Principal Office**|13 King Street|
||Weymouth|
||Dorset|
||DT4 7BJ|
|**Independent Examiner**|Michelle Ferris FCA|
||Albert Goodman LLP|
||Leanne House|
||6 Avon Close|
||Weymouth|
||Dorset|
||DT4 9UX|
|**Bankers**|CAF Bank Limited|
||25 Kings Hill Avenue|
||Kings Hill|
||West Malling|
||Kent|
||ME19 4JQ|
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s Constitution and the Charities Act 2011. The provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) have been adopted in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document and Constitution**
The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1168117. The charity’s principal office is 13 King Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7BJ. It is governed by its Constitution which was updated on 7 July 2016.
The Branch is overseen by a single Branch Leadership Team (BLT) who manage all aspects of the Branch. The BLT comprises elected Trustees and Deputy Directors appointed by the Director. Trustees are elected and inducted by Branch Members in accordance with our constitution. In managing the Branch the BLT has assessed the major risks to the Branch and these are regularly reviewed and managed by the BLT.
## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees**
Appointment of Board members (“Trustees” for Charity legislation purposes) is governed by the Constitution of the charity. The Trustees are authorised to co-opt new members on to the Board to fill vacancies in order to ensure adequate representation and diversity.
The following people were Trustees of the charity during the year:
R Williamson A Mustoe S Stuart I Hyslop A Watson RC Langdon – resigned 16[th] February 2023 P Perkins – appointed 16[th] February 2023
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
The charity appoints a Director from amongst its volunteers once every three years. The Director is responsible for the operation of the charity and is assisted by deputies who have responsibility for the following areas in common with other Samaritan branches:
- Volunteer Support
- Caller Support
- Training
- Prisons
- Outreach and publicity
- Administrative call distribution
None of the trustees have any beneficial interest in the Charity.
## **Investment Powers**
The Constitution authorises the trustees to use all money raised to further its objects and to do all things that are lawful and conducive to the attainment of those objects and does not prevent investment.
## **Risk Management**
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibility to give due consideration to the risks to which the charity is exposed and have set in place processes to identify and manage risks through Risk Registers. Risks are regularly reviewed, assessed, managed and escalated appropriately in accordance with the Risk Management policy. Risk management processes are in place and continue to be developed as required throughout the organisation.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Statement of Purpose**
The charity has been supporting people in distress, working from a building opposite the Railway Station in Weymouth, for more than 50 years. Although we are a local charity we are part of the whole Samaritan movement. As well as talking to people Face to Face, on the Telephone and by Email, we are also involved with the HM Prison YOI Portland, where we train and support prisoners as Samaritan Listeners. We also support the HMP The Verne Portland.
The objectives set out in the Constitution are:
- 1) To enable persons in Dorset and the surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including these who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support at any time of the day or night in order to improve their emotional health and to reduce the incidence of suicide.
- 2) To promote a better understanding in society of suicide, suicidal behaviour and the value of expressing feelings which may otherwise lead to suicide or impaired emotional health.
- 3) To collaborate with and support Samaritans Central Charity and its affiliated branches in fulfilling these objectives.
Our Vision is still that fewer people die by suicide with our Mission being to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicidal feelings and behaviour.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **Policies**
The Trust is committed to the continuous improvement of our practices, policies and procedures and continues to review and update policies as required.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
We are very grateful to Robert for acting as interim Branch Director during 2022 and the early months of 2023, steering the ship through a period of uncertainty. In February 2023 Dave took over as Branch Director after the Branch had completed the selection process.
2022 saw us gradually come out of the Covid restrictions and we were once again able to get out into the community to promote Samaritans at various events and raise funds to ensure the Branch is financially stable. The Outreach and Fundraising teams gave many hours in both these areas for which we are most grateful.
During the year, Tim and Hilary Warren agreed to become Branch Patrons. Tim and Hilary have organised the music festival Chesil Rocks for 10 years now and have donated the proceeds to the Branch, raising more money each year. In June 2022 RiskSTOP agreed to sponsor the event and we were absolutely delighted at the AGM in July 2022 to be presented with a cheque for £20,000 as a result.
A member of staff from Samaritans Central Office, Josie Davies - from the Internal Communications Team came to Weymouth to visit a relative and happened to go to the Wishing Well Garden Centre. She was amazed to see reference to Samaritans in an around the Centre and on her return to work asked us more about it. As a result and quite sometime after, we had an article published in Samaritan News which goes out to all volunteers nation-wide. Information about Diana Gilliver and her team detailed the wonderful sums they raise for the Branch through selling plants. This is great publicity for the Branch and recognised all that Diana and her team have done for the Branch over many years. This helps to raise the profile for Weymouth Samaritans.
Our display window in King Street has had a revamp this year with the updated Samaritan branding. The four panel banners were designed for us by the Central Office team and RiskSTOP kindly arranged for the printing and installation as a donation for which we are extremely grateful.
The fundraising team led by Carol has continued to hold events to raise funds for the Branch which included the ‘Fayre in the Square’ and the Open Gardens at Bindon Mill. We must also thank our team of street and supermarket collectors who go out several times a year to collect funds and receive so much good will from the people they meet. The Weymouth Vehicle Preservation Society with the Parade of their vehicles along the seafront in Weymouth at the end of May chose to support Samaritans and made a generous donation to the Branch. Even though Samaritans is a nation-wide charity all Branches still have to raise the necessary funds needed to keep themselves going. So, all contributions are greatly appreciated.
The Recruitment and Training Teams have also been very active during the year and we now have another 7 Listening Volunteers receiving their certificate of training completion today and who now help to supplement our rota so we can answer calls from the distressed callers that contact our Branch. In the last year our 44 Listening Volunteers answered over 12,000 phone calls from people who desperately needed a listening ear. We have been fortunate that our volunteer numbers have remained steady at a time when volunteering generally in England is at an historic low (having fallen nationally by 48% since 2018 according to The Guardian newspaper of 2 May 2023). Our volunteers are our most valuable asset and are kept very busy in a variety of activities. We would like to continue to expand our activities and are open to suggestions but our resources are limited.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Unfortunately, it has been a very frustrating time this year for all those involved with the improvements to our Centre in King Street. The roof was replaced, the outside walls re-pointed and some improvements to parts of the inside of the building were undertaken. However, earlier this year even with a new roof there was a further leak and it transpired that the work carried out was not of a good standard or properly approved by the surveyors. Further work now needs to be carried out and then the remainder of the improvements inside need to be completed. The Trustees, particularly our Treasurer Will together with Tom, have worked and are working tirelessly to put right the poor work and looking to gain some compensation for the service we received. Eventually though we will have a Centre which is very comfortable and dry for volunteers coming in to do their shift.
This year saw a return to the support we give the two prisons on Portland, not only training Listeners to support the prisoners but also to attend many meetings with prison officers. The Prison Support Team ensures that the prisons have all the information they need to support our work and help the Listeners scheme. Most of that had to be curtailed during the Covid period but Angela and her team have spent many hours getting it all back on its feet again for which we are extremely grateful. The work we do in the prisons is a real credit to the Branch.
Finally, we must say a huge thank you to the Branch Leadership Team for all their work on top of carrying out weekly shifts supporting callers. Every Deputy and Trustee has made a great contribution to the Branch and without all that time given, we would not be able to keep the Branch running. We have no paid staff, everything we do is carried out by volunteers and without those who answer the phone on their weekly shift we would not have a Branch at all. So, thank you to all members of the Branch for continuing to be there for our callers and thank you too to our Support Volunteers who carry out many vital tasks for the Branch. Thank you also to all those who are not Samaritans but continue to help us in many ways to deliver such an important service.
Robert and Dave
## **BRANCH STATISTICS**
Throughout the year ended 31 March 2023 the automated Samaritans telephone system was used enabling us to accurately capture statistical data on our call volumes for the year, although, importantly, not the content, for confidentiality reasons.
When COVID-19 restrictions were imposed our ability to provide a face-to-face service was ended. Since then new procedures have been introduced by the central charity which, due to the size of our branch, we are unable to meet.
We spoke to a caller on the telephone 11,890 times as opposed to 12,203 times in 2022.
During the same period the procedure for dealing with e-mails was changed so that all callers go to specific branches. As we are not among those branches the number that we responded to prior to the change was 63 compared with 266 in 2022.
These figures demonstrate that we remain constantly in demand for the service that we provide.
A heartfelt thank you to all our Weymouth Samaritans who were there for our callers throughout another busy year.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Financial Position**
Income and endowments in the year were £45,664 (2022: £42,203).
Net income of £17,021 was incurred in the year (2022: Net expenditure of £57,971). At the balance sheet date total reserves were £142,506 (2022: £125,485).
The charity maintains a cash balance of £101,915 (2022: £118,454), and has net current assets of £58,235 (2022: £62,288). Total net assets are £142,506 (2022: £125,485).
The year saw something of a return to normal as far as fund-raising activities were concerned. Our total income increased over the previous year which had included the £10,000 Pears grant. Part of the increase was due to the fact that two year’s grants, received for supporting the two prisons on Portland, fell into one year and of course the resumption of Chesil Rocks which contributed £10,000 here and a further £10,000 referred to below.
The majority of our expenses are in line with previous years of more normal activity with increases in training and travel expenses.
These accounts include full provision for the outstanding amounts billed for repairs to the roof although in light of the ongoing problems with the property we are taking legal advice with regard to these outstanding amounts and the need for remedial works.
The creditors in these accounts also include £7,018 claimed from our insurers in relation to flooding in 2022 which we have not been able to spend due to the ongoing problems with the roof.
In light of the age of the property and its listed building status our patrons Tim and Hilary Warren if have designated £10,000 of the £20,000 received in 2022 from Chesil Rocks to be treated as restricted funds to cover future repair costs. These accounts include that treatment of the donation.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **Reserves Policy**
At 31 March 2023, this policy equated to approximately £139,594 in total of unrestricted reserve funds.
The Trustees are aware that, except for a small amount of investment income, they rely totally on donations for their income. While historically they have received substantial support from a local event and recently been in receipt of two large legacies the annual running costs of the branch are such that they believe it is essential to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to cover not less than 2 years expenses.
To maintain a presence in the centre of Weymouth and close to the railway station the Charity occupies a grade 2 listed building the freehold of which was acquired some years ago.
The potential costs of any maintenance or unforeseen remedial work to such a building can be substantial and consequently the Trustees believe that reserves covering two years’ expenses are not adequate.
The donation received from Chesil Rocks during the year has included £10,000 designated by the donors as restricted funds to be held in reserve to cover future property maintenance and repairs. As a consequence a separate Restricted Reserve has been created for this sum, and any future amounts so identified.
Reasons for a specific property maintenance reserve
- The standard of repair required for a grade 2 listed building requires specialist and therefore expensive advice and expertise.
- The likelihood of repairs and maintenance to a building of this age and structure is greater than for a more modern building
The lift, installed is regularly maintained but it would be prudent to set aside funds for its possible replacement
In addition, as part of its agreement with the central charity the charity is required to make an annual contribution based on income received and reserves in hand. Having projected the impact of this contribution over the next five years the Trustees are of the view that unrestricted reserves should be at a level equivalent to at least 2.5 years’ expenses otherwise a decline in income, could have a serious impact on the Charity’s ability to maintain its presence in Weymouth.
## **GOING CONCERN**
The Trustees have no uncertainties concerning the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Trustees’ Report For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Standard 102: _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements, and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed/constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the board on ………….. and signed on their behalf by:
P Perkins Branch Director
R Williamson Treasurer
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Independent Examiners' Report to the Trustees For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
2. the accounts do not comply with these records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair view” which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns 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.
Michelle Ferris FCA Leanne House for and on behalf of Albert Goodman LLP 6 Avon Close Chartered Accountants Weymouth Dorset
Date: …………
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## **The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
|||**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|
|**Notes**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income from:**||||||||
|Donations and legacies|2|7,033|-|7,033|20,978|-|20,978|
|Investments||1,244|-|1,244|447|-|447|
|Charitable activities||29,631|10,000|39,631|15,225|-|15,225|
|Other (Prison travel grants)||7,756|-|7,756|5,553|-|5,553|
|||______|______|______|______|______|______|
|**Total income**||**45,664**|**10,000**|**55,664**|42,203|-|42,203|
|||________|________|________|________|________|________|
|**Expenditure on:**||||||||
|Raising funds|3|3,969|709|4,678|10,722|-|10,722|
|Main Charitable activities|4|22,379|5,670|28,049|73,463|-|73,463|
|Other Charitable activities|5|5,207|709|5,916|13,406|-|13,406|
|||______|______|______|______|______|______|
|**Total expenditure**||**31,555**|**7,088**|**38,643**|97,591|-|97,591|
|||________|________|________|________|________|________|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||**14,109**|**2,912**|**17,021**|(55,388)|-|(55,388)|
|Gain/(loss) on disposal of fixed assets||-|-|-|(2,583)|-|(2,583)|
|Transfers||-|-|-|-|-|-|
|||______|______|______|______|______|______|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||**14,109**|**2,912**|**17,021**|(57,971)|-|(57,971)|
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|**Reconciliation of funds:**||||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**||**125,485**|-|**125,485**|183,456|-|183,456|
|Net income/ (expenditure) in year||14,109|2,912|17,021|(57,971)|-|(57,971)|
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|**Fund balances carried forward**||**139,594**|**2,912**|**142,506**|125,485|-|125,485|
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2023
||**Notes**||**2023**||**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed assets**||||||
|Tangible assets|8||58,235||63,197|
|**Current assets**||||||
|Stock of goods for resale||20||20||
|Debtors|10|7,891||1,164||
|Cash at bank and in hand||101,915||118,454||
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|||109,826||119,638||
|**Creditors**||||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|9|(25,555)||(57,350)||
|||`_______`||`_______`||
|**Net current assets**|||84,271||62,288|
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|**Net assets**|||142,506||125,485|
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|**The funds of the charity**||||||
|**Unrestricted funds:**||||||
|General funds|11||139,594||125,485|
|**Restricted funds:**||||||
|Restricted fund|||2,912||-|
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|**Total charity funds**|||142,506||125,485|
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Approved by the board of Trustees for issue on ………………. and signed on their behalf by:
P Perkins R Williamson Branch Director Treasurer
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## 1.1
## **General information and basis of accounting**
The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by its Constitution. The address of the principal office is given on page 1. The nature of the charity’s operations and its principal activities are set out in the Trustees report on pages 2-5.
The financial statements have been prepared in £ sterling on the historical cost basis and in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
## 1.2
## **Income**
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income.
Donation and legacy income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.
Investment income in respect of funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably. This is normally upon notification of the interest paid by the bank.
## 1.3
## **Donated services**
- In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), any unpaid general volunteer time is not recognised in the financial statements.
## 1.4 **Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its charitable activities and services. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and costs of an indirect nature which are necessary to support them.
## 1.5
## **Fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets are included on the balance sheet at cost less accumulated depreciation which is provided using the following basis:
Freehold Property 2% pa straight line basis Lift system 20% pa reducing balance basis Motor vehicles 20% pa reducing balance basis Fixtures and Fittings 20% pa reducing balance basis
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## 1.6 **Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
## 1.7 **Creditors**
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are recognised at their settlement amount.
## 1.8 **Taxation**
The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth is a registered charity and is therefore not liable to taxation to the extent that its income and gains are applicable to charitable purposes only. Value added tax is not recoverable and is therefore included in the relevant costs in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## 1.9 **Fund accounting**
General funds are unrestricted funds receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which meets this criterion is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs as appropriate.
## 1.10 **Financial instruments**
The charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and liabilities of the charity and their measurements are as follows:
Financial assets – Prepayments are not financial instruments.
Cash at bank – is classified as a basic financial instrument and is measured at face value.
Financial liabilities – Trade creditors and accruals are financial instruments and are measured at amortised cost.
## **2 Income from donations and legacies**
||**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Donations and gifts|
7,033|-|7,033|20,978|-|20,978|
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||**7,033**|**-**|**7,033**|20,978|-|20,978|
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
|**3**|**Expenditure on raising fund**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|
|||**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|
||
Fundraising expenses|2,313|-|2,313|2,105|-|2,105|
||Advertising and publicity|11|-|11|204|-|204|
||Printing, postage and stationery|331|-|331|369|-|369|
||10% share of premises overheads|1,314|709|2,023|8,044|-|8,044|
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|||**3,969**|**709**|**4,678**|10,722|-|10,722|
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|**4**|**Expenditure on main charitable activities**|||||||
|||**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|
|||**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Vehicle running costs|1,047|-|1,047|1,017|-|1,017|
||Prison travel claims|843|-|843|128|-|128|
||Travel and subsistence|9,974|-|9,974|7,963|-|7,963|
||80% share of premises overheads|10,515|5,670|16,185|64,355|-|64,355|
|||______|______|______|______|______|______|
|||**22,379**|**5,670**|**28,049**|73,463|-|73,463|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
|**5**|**Expenditure on other charitable activities**|||||||
|||**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|**Unrest-**|**Rest-**|**Total**|
|||**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|**ricted**|**ricted**|**Funds**|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|
**£**|**£**|**£**|
||Samaritans levy|1,382|-|1,382|2,975|-|2,975|
||Independent examination fee|440|-|440|320|-|320|
||Accounts preparation|270|-|270|256|-|256|
||Other professional fees|45|-|45|35|-|35|
||Computer software|651|-|651|545|-|545|
||Recruitment and selection|-|-|-|-|-|-|
||Meeting room hire and AGM|905|-|905|749|-|749|
||Conferences and training|26|-|26|293|-|293|
||Sundry expenses|26|-|26|22|-|22|
||Bank charges|148|-|148|168|-|168|
||10% share of premises overheads|1,314|709|2,023|8,043|-|8,043|
|||______|______|______|______|______|______|
|||**5,207**|**709**|**5,916**|13,406|-|13,406|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
Premises overheads totalled £20,231 (2022 £80,442) of which £7,088 was restricted (2022 £nil). The decrease is substantially due to the costs relating to the repairs to the roof in 2022.
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
## **6 Wages and salaries**
The charity had 0 employee’s (2022 – 1) during the year and paid wages of £0 (2022 – £640), there were no employees earning more than £60,000 (2022 – £60,000).
The key management of the charity is the trustees, who are unpaid and therefore there is no key management personnel remuneration to be disclosed (2022 – none).
## **7 Related parties**
There were no related party transactions in the year (2022 – none).
## **8 Tangible fixed assets**
|||**Freehold**||**Lift**|**Motor**|**Fixtures**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**property**||**system**|**vehicles**|**& Fittings**|**Total**|
|||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**Cost**|||||||
||At 1 April 2022|71,000||2,270|6,600|19,165|99,035|
||Disposals|-||-|-|-|-|
||Additions|-||-|-|664|664|
|||`_______`||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
||At 31 March 2023|**71,000**||**2,270**|**6,600**|**19,829**|**99,699**|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
||**Depreciation**|||||||
||At 1 April 2022|27,170||1,824|3,405|3,439|35,838|
||Eliminated on disposal||-|-|-|-|-|
||Charge for the period|1,420||89|620|3,497|5,626|
|||`_______`||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
||At 31 March 2023|**28,590**||**1,913**|**4,025**|**6,936**|**41,464**|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
||**Net Book Value**|||||||
||At 31 March 2023|**42,410**||**357**|**2,575**|**12,893**|**58,235**|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
||At 31 March 2022|43,830||446|3,195|15,726|63,197|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
|**9**|**Creditors: Amounts falling due within**||**one year**|||||
|||||||**2023**|**2022**|
|||||||**£**|**£**|
||Trade creditors|||||22,622|52,604|
||Accruals|||||2,933|4,746|
|||||||______|_______|
|||||||**25,555**|57,350|
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**The Samaritans of Dorset at Weymouth** Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023
|**10**|**Debtors**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|
||Gift Aid Due
|1,411|-|
||Prepayments|6,480|1,164|
|||______|_______|
|||**7,891**|1,164|
|||`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
## **11 Financial commitments**
## **Amounts not provided for on the balance sheet**
The total amount of financial commitments not included on the balance sheet is £nil (2022 - £ nil).
## **12 Statement of funds – 2023**
||**Balance**|||**Gains /**||**Balance**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**01.04.22**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**(losses)**
|**Transfer**|**31.03.23**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||||
|General funds|125,485|45,664|(31,555)|-|-|139,594|
|**Restricted funds**|||||||
|Property maintenance -||10,000|(7,088)||-|2,912|
||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
||125,485|55,664|38,643|-|-|142,506|
||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
|**Statement of funds – 2022**|||||||
||**Balance**|||**Gains /**||**Balance**|
||**01.04.21**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**(losses)**
|**Transfer**|**31.03.22**|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**|||||||
|General funds|147,956|42,203|(97,591)|(2,583)|35,500|125,485|
|**Restricted funds**|||||||
|Property maintenance 35,500
||-|-|-|(35,500)|-|
||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
||183,456|42,203|(97,591)|(2,583)|-|125,485|
||`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|`‗‗‗‗‗‗‗`|
## **Restricted funds**
During the year the charity Restricted funds (£10,000) of a chesil rocks donation for property maintenance.
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