## **THE FOLKESTONE DOVER AND HYTHE SAMARITANS REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** Charity information Registered Charity Number 1174193 Trustees Mr Michael George Sullivan (Director) Mrs Mary Josephine Oliver Mrs Samantha Cardew Mr David Davies Mrs Jane Suckling Mr Jeremy Hall Mr Colin Paine Mrs Pamela Pain Independent Examiner Mr Philip Gambrill PG Lemon LLP 134 High Street Hythe Kent CT21 5LB ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** The income into the Charity has enabled the Branch to continue to provide emotional support throughout the year in line with its charter. ## **Financial Review** The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended the 31 March 2023. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities and with the charities act. The balance of unrestricted funds at the 31 March 2023 is stood at £60313 for Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans and £17831 for the Folkestone Dover and Hythe Friends of the Samaritans. ## **Reserves policy** It is the Charities policy to try and maintain reserves to cover one year’s expenditure. This will ensure that the Charity can sustain its activities in the event of fluctuations in amounts raised by fundraising and individual donations and so provide an uninterrupted service to our callers. The Trustees are of the view that the Trust and group are a going concern. ## **Structure Governance and Management** ## **Constitution and Governance** The Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans form a branch of the Samaritans which is a registered charity number 1174193 and which acts as its governing body. ## **Risk Management** The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **Objectives and activities** The objectives of the charity are to provide emotional support to anyone in personal crisis and at the risk of suicide. We operate on a shift basis 365 days per annum and focus our shifts on times of most need based upon call volume data we receive from the Samaritans Central Charity. Our service is provided by trained volunteers who have the time, skills and capacity to listen to people talking about their feelings. This service is confidential and non-judgemental. Contact is either by telephone or email. We operate from Folkestone and our volunteers come from the areas surrounding Folkestone Dover and Hythe. ## **Achievements and Performance** In the past year we have achieved and performed in line with our constitution. We have continued to recruit and train new volunteers against a challenging background. We have reviewed our expenditure against a background of rising costs and where safe to do so we have moved to less costly alternatives. On behalf of the Board of Trustees Michael George Sullivan **Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans** ## **Financial Statements** **Year Ended 31 March 2023** **Charity number 1174193** ## **Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2023** |**Income**
Donations/Friends transfer
Transfer In
Interest
Other fundraising income
Deposits
Special Project Grants
**Total income**
**Expeses on charitable activities**
House expenses
Equipment purchases
Office expenses - ICO
Insurance
Professional fees
Telephone and internet
Publicity
**Total expenditure on charitable activities**
**Support costs**
Expenses
Branch Affiliation fee
Software
Milk and more
H Lukehurst
**Total support costs**
**Total costs**
**Deficit/Surplus**|**£**
**£**
4,302
3,492
30
729
3,914
742
**13,209**
6,610
205
35
1,635
528
1,812
0
**10,825**
0
3,492
257
0
0
**3,749**
**14,574**
**-1,365**
**2023**|**£**
**£**
2,934
0
0
14,409
2,019
0
**19,362**
6,631
0
35
1,112
504
1,579
85
**9,946**
722
0
0
22
137
**881**
**10,827**
**8,535**
**2022**| |---|---|---| **1** ## **Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans Statement of financial activities As at 31 March 2023** |**£**
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
**(note 1)**
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
21,236
21,236
Creditors
Amount falling due within one year
**(note 2)**
Net current assets
**Total assets less current liabilies**
**Funds**
**(note 3)**
**2023**|**£**
39,177
39,177
100
100
21,136
**60,313**
**60,313**|**£**
**£**
39,177
39,177
22,601
22,601
100
100
22,501
**61,678**
**61,678**
**2022**|**£**
**£**
39,177
39,177
22,601
22,601
100
100
22,501
**61,678**
**61,678**
**2022**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**61,678**| **2** ## **Folkestone Dover and Hythe Samaritans Notes to the accounts For the year ended 31 March 2023** |**1/ Tangible fixed assets**
Cost
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022
Additions
At 31 March 2023
At 31 March 2022
**At 31 March 2023**
**2/ Creditors**
Amounts due within one year
**Total**
**3/ Funds**
Funds brought forward
Surplus/-deficit for the year
**Total funds**|**£**
**Property**
39,177
0
39,177
0
0
0
39,177
**39,177**
**2023**
**£**
-100
**-100**
**2023**
**£**
61,678
-1,365
**60,313**|**2022**
**£**
-100
**-100**
**2022**
**£**
53,143
8,535
**61,678**| |---|---|---| **3** **The Folkestone Friends of The Samaritans** **Financial Statements** **For the Year Ended 31 March 2023** ## **The Folkestone Friends of The Samaritans Financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2023** ## **Income and expenditure account** |**£**
**Income**
Collections
Bank interest received
**Total income**
**Expeses**
Other event expenses
8,958
Transfer to Samaritans
0
**Deficit/Surplus**
**£**
Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
17,840
**Net Assets**
**17,840**
Financed by
Funds brought forward
Surplus for the year
**Funds held**
**Balance sheet at 31 March**
**2023**
**2023**|**£**
5,455
28
**5,483**
8,958
**-3,475**
**£**
21,315
-3,475
**17,840**
**2023**||**£**
67
1,112
**£**
21,315
**21,315**
**2022**
**2022**|**£**
2,313
2
**2,315**
1,179
**1,136**
**£**
20,179
1,136
**21,315**|**£**
2,313
2
**2,315**
1,179
**1,136**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| **4**