## **Dementia Matters in Powys** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** ## **1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025** ## **Registration number 1172335** ||**General Funds**
**£**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**|**Total 2025**
**Total 2024**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**|||4,519
7,928
45,704
44,992
-00
8,625
23,928
20,900
11,587
-00
5,047
-00
375
1,125
3,255
-00
7,650
-00
3,000
-00
15,000
-00
165
627
637
477
408
6,379
6,286
-00
1,000| |Donations|4,519||| |NCLF Meeting Centres Year 2
NCLF Summer Games
PTHB
SVF Pop-Up Meeting Centres Grant
PAVO Numeracy 2 and 3
Tesco
NFU
National Grid
Oakdale Trust
Moondance Foundation
Lunches
Investment income
Fundraising
Member subscriptions
University of Worcester|375
627
477
6,379|45,704
23,928
11,587
5,047
3,255|| |**Total Income**
**Payments**
Staff costs
Freelance fees
Other staff costs
Travel Costs
Training
Volunteer expenses
Summer Games
Office costs
Printing, postage and stationery
Computer and IT costs
Advertising and publicity
Project costs
HMRC interest payable
Resources
Telephone
Bank charges
Governance costs
Lunch Costs
Food & beverage|**12,377**
231
235
517
2,653
254
43
3,906
454
107
839
110
2,227|**89,521**
69,982
21,184
7,376
150|**101,898**
**117,716**
69,982
113,987
21,184
383
-
3,814
7,376
231
-
-
515
150
-
235
1,588
517
630
2,653
657
254
1,945
-
-
43
170
3,906
5,040
454
454
107
80
839
1,730
110
194
2,227
1,721| |Fundraising costs||20||20||97| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Room Hire|||10,473|10,473||4,968| |PAVO Payroll Cost||414||414||| |Equipment / Consumables|||1,120|1,120||621| |**Total Payments**||**12,009**|**110,286**|**122,295**||**138,592**| |Total surplus / (deficit)||**368**|**(20,765)**|**(20,397)**||**(20,876)**| |Cash Fund B/Fwd||**(25,989)**|**75,357**|**49,368**||**70,244**| |Cash fund C/Fwd||**(25,621)**|**54,592**|**28,971**||**49,368**| |**Cash Assets**||||||**3/31/2025**| |||||||**£**| |Bank Account Lloyds 27633660||||||4,904| |Lloyds Reserve Account 30917960||||||13,000| |Nationwide||||||10,000| |Petty Cash Accounts||||||1,066| |||||||**28,970**| ||||||**Restricted**|| |**Debtors**||||**General Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2025**| ||||||**Restricted**|| |**Liabilities**||||**General Funds**|**Funds**|**Total 2025**| |HMRC||||1,548|-|1,548| |Accounts approved by:||||||| |**Chair**||||||| |Print Name:
Susan Hodgetts
~~Po~~||||||| |Signature||||||| |||||||| |Date
08/01/26
~~Po~~||||||| ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date Charity name: Dementia Matters in Powys Charity registration number: 1172335** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP|| |---|---|---| ||reference|| |Summary of the|Para 1.17|Promotion of good health| |purposes of the||and relief of need amongst| |charity as set out||people living with dementia,| |in its governing||or associated conditions, and| |document||their relatives and carers in| |||Powys by:| |||Providing support, education| |||and practical advice| |||Supporting the development| |||of dementia| |||friendly communities across| |||Powys| |||Working to enable people| |||with dementia or| |||associated conditions to feel| |||understood, valued and able| |||to contribute to their| |||community| |Summary of the
main activities in
relation to those
purposes for the
public benefit, in
particular, the
activities, projects
or services
identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|During 2024/25, Dementia
Matters in Powys (DMiP)
carried out the following
main activities in furtherance
of its objectives:
● Facilitation of four
Dementia Meeting
Centres in Brecon,
Llandrindod Wells,
Newtown and
Welshpool
● Supporting the
development of
dementia-friendly
communities that
enable people living
with dementia to
remain active and
engaged members of
their communities
● Contributing to the
Powys Dementia
Action Plan through
participation in the
Powys Dementia
Leads Group
● Providing support,
information and
advice to people
living with dementia
and their carers
through a range of
formats, including
telephone, face-to-
face meetings and
digital communication|| |---|---|---|---| |Statement
confirming
whether the
trustees have had
regard to the
guidance issued
by the Charity
Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that
they have had due regard to
the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit
and that this guidance has
been followed in the planning
and delivery of the charity’s
activities and in trustee
decision-making.|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policyongrant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers play an integral role in the
development and delivery of Dementia
Meeting Centres and the wider support
services provided by DMiP. The charity
remains committed to extending the full and
active involvement of volunteers in
supporting Powys to become a more
dementia-supportive county, both within
Meeting Centres and across the wider
community.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|During the year, DMiP continued to
deliver its mission of bringing people
together to innovate, learn, share and
support through involvement in
dementia initiatives. The charity
successfully sustained its Meeting
Centre provision, supported carers
across Powys and focused on
retaining and developing volunteers,
encouraging them to take on new
roles and responsibilities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Promotion of good health and relief of**
**need:**
Powys Meeting Centres continued to provide
advice, support and informative, practical
sessions. Additional support, education and
advice were delivered through verbal, written
and electronic communication.
**Development of dementia-friendly**
**communities:**
DMiP worked closely with Dementia Friendly
groups in Newtown and Welshpool, which
contribute to the sustainability of local
Meeting Centres. Intergenerational work with
schools proved particularly successful in
supporting children and young people to
better understand dementia.
**Enabling people living with dementia to**
**feel understood and valued:**
People living with dementia contributed to
the planning and programme content of
Meeting Centres. Service User
Representatives also contributed to strategic
work through involvement in the Dementia
Action Plan and Dementia Standards.
**Providing flexible support to people with**
**dementia and carers:**
Support was provided through a variety of
formats, including in-person support during
home visits, group Meeting Centre sessions,
telephone conversations, emails and postal
communication.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|DMiP continued to seek funding to support
all activities and to maintain the facilitation of
Meeting Centres across Powys.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end At the end of the reporting period, secured of the period funding was sufficient to sustain current activities and revised staffing levels until the end of April 2026. The charity is actively seeking further funding to ensure sustainability beyond this period. |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity aims to maintain reserves
amounting to 3 months operational costs| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£27000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|DMiP needs to secure longer term funding
to ensure sustainability beyond 2026 and
into the next financial year and to increase
reserves.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.4 7|The charity’s activities during the year were
funded primarily through grant income.
Membership fees, donations and fundraising
events also contributed towards overall
sustainability..| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees have identified the following
principal risks:
●**Demand risk:**Increasing numbers
of people diagnosed with
dementia and an anticipated rise
in prevalence may place
additional pressure on services.
●**Funding risk:**Competition and
availability for long-term funding
for projects and core activities
could affect future income.
●**Staff retention risk:**Short-term
funding arrangements can result
in short-term contracts, leading to
uncertainty and potential staff
turnover.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are recruited by the Chief Officer
and elected by the existing Board of
Trustees, in accordance with the charity’s
constitution.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|The charity operates an updated Trustee
Recruitment Policy and provides induction
and support to trustees to enable them to
fulfil their responsibilities effectively.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is represented at, or is a member
of, the following networks and partnerships:
● Powys Dementia Leads Group
● Powys Dementia Community
Engagement Workstream Group
● Improvement Cymru Active Listening
Campaign
● Powys Older People’s Forum
● Powys Association of Voluntary
Organisations
● UK Meeting Centre Support
Programme
● UK DEEP Network
● Innovations in Dementia
● University of Worcester
● University of Swansea| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Dementia Matters in Powys| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1172335| |Charity’s principal address|Bishop House
10 Wheat Street
Brecon
Powys
LD3 7DG| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of**
**person (or**
**body) entitled**
**to appoint**
**trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sue Hodgetts|Chair||| ||Harold Proctor|||| ||Mark Michaels|||| ||Owen Durbridge|||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved |**Director name**||| |---|---|---| |Sue Hodgetts||| |Harold Proctor||| |Mark Michaels||| |Owen Durbridge||| |Louise Davies||19/06/2025| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets held in
this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the charity on
whose behalf the assets are held
and how this falls within the
custodian charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for safe
custody and segregation of such
assets from the charity’s own
assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Deborah Gerrard, Chief Officer ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ||**Signature(s)**|**Signature(s)**|( /hkfiasd| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||**Full name(s)**|**Full name(s)**Susan Hodgetts|Deborah Gerrard| ||||| |**Position (eg Secretary,**||Chair|Chief Officer| ||**Chair, etc)**||| ||||| ||**Date**08/01/2026|08/01/2026|08/01/2026| I￿￿￿￿1•ni ¢ximlnèth r•port t• lh• tru•1￿1 ol D•tnlJ41U# tn PDWYB I 1*F￿ to Ih? tru84￿85 Dn 8x8mivLMiNk of malle￿ ffj Po4¥y$ fcx IM wr •nd•d 31SI MarrJ12tFIS iknspoDr6kblllll¢• ana basi•<•T Mptsrt ch¥riV I￿91e¢Yo1 OvrrwL1i¥ In Pws y¢u r*S¢b¢￿Ill￿8 ftr pryrEl￿￿ ol Ih ar￿￿Trts in wrth Lh8 JeqUir¢tTrEnfsotih¢ ChEnlir79 ho12011 I'itrtt *Lt'I. I r•poFI In olmy •xOfvMnalitin Chanty4 3￿junI￿ cBrned out urL&r X11 <1 e*r￿lI9 Out trfy I hav8fo1104vJd all atJPlicaEth DIT￿￿￿nn? gr￿ by ￿tr¢hEn￿ CcmmjswTh ynaec SO¢￿￿ 1451511bl ol thé Irrd•pqndinl I Po¥e MrnpEeL•a * •￿millI￿.￿n. i ¢oniirth t*ll malÈFptil mthrer& coma ID my sn&nty)n In with IMQ 9[￿ m• t¢ l>*￿¥• Ihèi in any ￿￿ÈE14 reBFe t. k4wntiro t￿[￿rfd￿ fMJI kepi tn ijl D￿. M2llers ¢8Vir•rt try St*llon 130 AGI.. Dr t Tno *C4urtts ¢1) noi ècc4rd WI￿ 4htrs• r#tord5.' or 3. The XC4urtls SJ rtol c4mply with 4*JoI￿tts thB f￿Tr BMI conlBnl QT tounls $e4 Qwl in ¢AccouA1$ and R•wrN) Rtgulatitirts 2DD8 oth￿r ihBn &ny requi￿￿￿1 IhBI Ihe BCEounl4 tsir whth ￿ Thoi • ffl•lW *$ ￿tt ol èrt Indawntfent I hsvE ng ￿n￿rQ% ho¥t MrrJO n¢ othif fON•FS in w.1h ibB e¥atTrinBknn to wh￿h pif¢ntrpn tyo In rwrt ￿ ttdoi ￿ tETakii a grow undif5rAndhfLg of arr￿￿ ty be hed. tstrn Jor￿5 35 Hyah Str￿1 Buikh ¥44111 Polrys LD2 3t)L 7th JInR￿ry ?Q