## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025** 

## **Charity name:  Bedale Community Meals on Wheels** 

## **Charity registration number:  1175010** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The relief of those in need by reason of**<br>**age or disability in Bedale and the**<br>**surrounding area by the provision of a**<br>**meals on wheels service to assist elderly**<br>**and disabled people who are unable to**<br>**prepare hot, nutritious meals themselves**<br>**thereby helping them to live**<br>**independently in their own homes.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**BCMoW provided two course meals, 3**<br>**days a week, to a maximum of 32 people**<br>**each day throughout the year.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees declare that they have**<br>**complied with their duty to have due**<br>**regard to the guidance on public benefit**<br>**published by the commission in**<br>**exercising their powers or duties.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**All Trustees and Volunteers are unpaid.**|
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The relief of those in need by reason of**<br>**age or disability in Bedale and the**<br>**surrounding area by the provision of a**<br>**meals on wheels service to assist elderly**<br>**and disabled people who are unable to**<br>**prepare hot, nutritious meals themselves**<br>**thereby helping them to live**<br>**independently in their own homes.**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**BCMoW provided two course meals 3**<br>**days a week to up to 32 people a day**<br>**throughout the year.**||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**N/A**||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**||
|Other||**Statutory Declaration**<br>**The trustees declare that they have**<br>**complied with their duty to have due**<br>**regard to the guidance on public benefit**<br>**published by the commission in**<br>**exercising their powers or duties.**||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The finances of BCMoW remain healthy.**<br>**The cost of a 2 course meal was £5 for**<br>**2024/25.  All funds were used for the sole**<br>**benefit of our clients – including**<br>**occasional free meals and**<br>**purchase/replacement of equipment.**<br>**Total Spend £20376.91**<br>**Total Income £31742.35**<br>**Total Gain/Loss £11365.44**<br>**Current Account final balance on 31**<br>**March 2025 was £2352.76**<br>**Savings Account final balance on 31**<br>**March 2025 was £25,000**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our aim is to maintain a total bank**<br>**balance of about £25,000 in our**<br>**Current/Savings accounts.  These**<br>**reserve funds are primarily for Capital**<br>**purchases and replacement of kitchen**<br>**equipment. This is achieved by offering**<br>**occasional free meals to Clients.**<br>**In anticipation of higher food costs in**<br>**2025-26, we have allowed our bank**<br>**balance to exceed £25,000 in order to**<br>**maintain our meal price at £5 during**<br>**2025-26 and 2026-27, in anticipation of a**<br>**slight losses in the next few years.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£25,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal|||
|---|---|---|
|sources of funds (including||**Clients**|
|any fundraising)|Para 1.47||





|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**None**|
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**We consider our principal risk to be**<br>**identifying suitable volunteer cooks.**|
|Other|||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**All Trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other|||





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|**Bedale Community Meals on Wheels (BCMoW)**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1175010**|
|Charity’s principal address|**43 Iddison Drive, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 2EP**|



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**John Noone**|**Chairman**||**John Noone**|
||**Diane Hosking**|**Coordinator**||**Diane Hosking**|
||**Clive McGill**|**Treasurer/Secretary**||**Clive McGill**|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**N/A**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity.|**N/A**|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects.|**N/A**|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets.|**N/A**|





## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
|N/A|||



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 

**N/A** 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|<br>**John Noone**|**Clive McGill**|
|---|---|---|
||<br>**John Noone**|**Clive McGill**|
||<br> <br>**Chairman**|**Treasurer/Secretary**|
||**10 April 2025**||
||**10 April 2025**||





||**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|**CURRENT ACCOUNT SUMMARY**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Apr 2024-Mar 2025**|**Payments**||||||||**Income**||||**Net**|**Bank**<br>**Balance**|
|**Month**|**A:BANK OUT**<br>**FOOD**|**B:CLIENT**<br>**REFUNDS**|**C:EQUIP &**<br>**SUNDRIES**|**D:BANK OUT**<br>**TRAINING**|**E:BANK OUT**<br>**INSURANCE**|**F:BANK OUT**<br>**RENTALS**|**G: CAPITAL**<br>**SPEND**|**H:**<br>**TRANSFERS**<br>**TO SAVINGS**|**I: TRANSFERS**<br>**FM SAVINGS**|<br>**J: NON-**<br>**INCOME**<br>**ADJUST**|**K: CLIENT**<br>**RECEIPTS**|**L: CASH IN**<br>**DONATIONS**|**GAIN OR**<br>**LOSS**|15954.85|
|**Apr**|1095.13|0.00|259.45|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1355.00|0.00|-359.58|15595.27|
|**May**|1201.62|60.00|260.09|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|2225.00|0.00|343.29|15938.56|
|**Jun**|1036.73|0.00|63.42|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1445.00|9500.00|9484.85|25423.41|
|**Jul**|1009.65|0.00|254.65|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1815.00|0.00|190.70|25614.11|
|**Aug**|1448.48|0.00|308.47|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|2135.00|195.45|213.50|25827.61|
|**Sep**|1222.38|0.00|67.42|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1725.00|390.90|466.10|26293.71|
|**Oct**|906.54|0.00|225.48|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|2141.00|200.00|848.98|27142.69|
|**Nov**|1274.21|0.00|277.38|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1500.00|0.00|-411.59|26731.10|
|**Dec**|1090.45|0.00|63.42|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|32.47|2330.00|0.00|816.13|27579.70|
|**Jan**|1046.58|0.00|242.56|0.00|228.57|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1355.00|0.00|-522.71|27056.99|
|**Feb**|873.83|0.00|63.42|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1820.00|0.00|522.75|27579.74|
|**Mar**|1244.56|0.00|292.42|0.00|0.00|360.00|0.00|25000.00|0.00|0.00|1670.00|0.00|-226.98|2352.76|
||**13450.16**|**60.00**|**2378.18**|**0.00**|**228.57**|**4320.00**|**0.00**|**25000.00**|**0.00**|**32.47**|**21516.00**|**10286.35**|**11365.44**|2352.76|
|**Total Payments - Less Transfers**|**20376.91**||||||||**Total Receipts - Less**<br>**Adjust, Transfers &**<br>**Refunds**|||**31742.35**|||
||||||**Net Gain/Loss**|||**11365.44**|||||||





## **BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT Current Account** 

|**01/04/2025**<br>**PERIOD:**<br>Reconciled Bank Balance B/F 1 April<br>**AA**<br>Balance shown on Current Bank Statement<br>**BB**<br>**ADD**<br>Receipts paid in but not credited on Bank Statement<br>**CC**<br>**BB+CC**<br>**TOTAL  A**<br>Unpresented Cheques/Payments<br>**TOTAL B**<br>**Balance C/F to next account  (A - B)**<br>**TOTAL C**<br>Total**PAYMENTS**this period<br>**TOTAL D**<br>Plus C/F balance to next account (C+D)<br>Total**INCOME**this period<br>**TOTAL E**<br>Plus C/F balance from last period<br>**AA+E**|**01/04/2025**<br>**PERIOD:**<br>Reconciled Bank Balance B/F 1 April<br>**AA**<br>Balance shown on Current Bank Statement<br>**BB**<br>**ADD**<br>Receipts paid in but not credited on Bank Statement<br>**CC**<br>**BB+CC**<br>**TOTAL  A**<br>Unpresented Cheques/Payments<br>**TOTAL B**<br>**Balance C/F to next account  (A - B)**<br>**TOTAL C**<br>Total**PAYMENTS**this period<br>**TOTAL D**<br>Plus C/F balance to next account (C+D)<br>Total**INCOME**this period<br>**TOTAL E**<br>Plus C/F balance from last period<br>**AA+E**|**Apr 2024-Mar 2025**|
|---|---|---|
|||**15954.85**|
||||
|||**2352.76**|
||||
|||**0.00**|
|||**2352.76**|
||||
|||**0.00**|
|||**0.00**|
||||
|||**2352.76**|
||||
|||**45436.91**|
|||**47789.67**|
||||
|||**31834.82**|
|||**47789.67**|
||||
|**ACCOUNT BALANCE SUMMARY**||**BANK**|
|Balance B/F From April<br>Total**PAYMENTS**<br>Total**RECEIPTS**||**15954.85**|
|||**-45436.91**|
|||**31834.82**|
||||
|**BALANCES C/F TO NEXT MONTH**||**2352.76**|
||||
||**Receipts**|0.00|
||**UNPRESENTED PAYMENTS**||
||**Ref**|**Amount**|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
|||**0.00**|





**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT** 

||**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT**|**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT**|**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT**|**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT**|**BCMoW Business Premium ME SAVINGS ACCOUNT**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**MONTH:**|**Apr 2024-Mar 2025**|||||
|**DATE**|**DESCRIPTION**|**PAYMENTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**BALANCE**<br>**No**||
||**Balance B/F**|||0.00||
||Transfer from Current||25000.00|25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
|||||25000.00||
||**GRAND TOTALS**|**0.00**|**25000.00**|**25000.00**||



## **BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT** 

## **Premium Savings Account** 

|**Premium Savings Account**<br>**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|**Premium Savings Account**<br>**BANK RECONCILIATION STATEMENT**|
|---|---|
|**PERIOD:**<br>**AA**<br>**0.00**<br>**BB**<br>**25,000.00**<br>**ADD**<br>**CC**<br>**TOTAL  A**<br>**25,000.00**<br>**TOTAL B**<br>**0.00**<br>Plus C/F balance to next account (C+D)<br>**0.00**<br>Total**INCOME**this period<br>**TOTALC**<br>**25,000.00**<br>Plus C/F balance from last period<br>**AA+C**<br>**25,000.00**<br>Reconciled Bank Balance B/F 1 April<br>Balance shown on Current Bank Statement<br>Receipts paid in but not credited on Bank Statement<br>Total**PAYMENTS**this period<br>**BB+CC**<br>**Apr 2024-Mar 2025**||
||**0.00**|
|||
||**25,000.00**|
|||
|||
||**25,000.00**|
|||
||**0.00**|
||**0.00**|
|||
||**25,000.00**|
||**25,000.00**|
|||
|**ACCOUNT BALANCE SUMMARY**|**BANK**|
|Balance B/F From April<br>Total**PAYMENTS**<br>Total**RECEIPTS**|**0.00**|
||**0.00**|
||**25,000.00**|
|||
|**BALANCES C/F TO NEXT MONTH**|**25,000.00**|



