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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES 1176047 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period LW1(W2021 OJ1012022 To Section A Receipts and payments UnrnstrKt•d funds lunds funds Tcrtal funds La8t y•ar A1 Recelpts Djnations Gr8th$ 1.518 ¥OOD Sub total(Gross income for AR) 31.518 A2 Ass•t and inwstm•nt sal•& Isotr tabl•l. Sub total Tolal recelpts 31.$18 31.1511 4,806 A3 Payments P￿￿¢1 ¢osts Room hire and eaièrin Website costs. and advertisi L•g* fees kn$urnr Prinbr¥J Bank Ghall405 App dèvèbp￿l DDFSel Flan DOna￿n Swdry 71 3.368 311 1,605 140 193 127 51 193 187 51 &067 720 201 33 Sub total 11144 1&313 M Asset and invèitment u￿h￿se3. see table Sub lotal Tota1pa￿¢S 13,144 169 15.313 3,928 Net of recwp¢s/(paym6nts) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last ￿ar end Cash funds thls year end 16.37 16,205 878 15,019 31,393 3,833 18,8S2 35,057 17.974 18,852 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1s1ow2￿24

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Regtrlclèd funds Endowment funds IDnHrwl£ B1 Cash 25.sll 11.3¥3 funds Details Delails B4Ass•ts 1*taIn￿ for lh• eharW$ own use B5 Llablllllts Oate of roval KT CCXX R2atethlltslSSI

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0411012021 Peri¢xl start date To 0311012022 Period end date Charity name: Growing Compa55ionate Communftle5 Charity registration number: 1176047 Objectives and Activities SORP refer Summary ol the purposes of the charity as set oul in its governing document P•81.17 To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by building and disseminating community based methodologies to prevent people from becoming socially excluded, relieve the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assist them to integrate into Society. Regular drop in sessions and other activities. such as Carpet BO%￿S were organised. Given the extreme vulnerability of some of our attendees we have taken B￿at care. Summary of the main activities in relation lo those purposès for the public benefit, in particular. the activities. projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefit Para 1.17 •KI 1.19 It is hereby formally declared that as required by law the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Chartty Commission on public benefit. Additional information (optional) You ma hoose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP refer Pw8 1. Pdicy on grant making 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment PaR 1.38 Contribulion mad8 by volunteers

Oth8f Achievements and Performance A monthly Carpet bowling event for people with memory loss and their carers has been undertaken at Corfe Mullen at a small Ioss. 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. Weekly drop in sessions have been held ot several local libraries and other public spaces with 511PPOrt groups for carers held regularly though this has stopped during the pandemic. We operate a telephone helpline for vulnerable people in the local community Moving forward it is anticipated that further good works will be mirrored within other communities in the Dorset area whenever it 15 safe to do so. We are renting some allotments for gardening groups which are We have supported the publication of 'Living Well, a magazine offering support and assistsnce to the local community. We have tried to focus much of our efforts on loneliness and have operated a Befriending scheme. At least one GP surgery is referring vulnerable people to us as part of Sotial Prescription. We have now absorbed dementia friendly roups in Broadstone. 81andford Forum. Ferndown and WimiK)rne. The Wimborne group continues to operate a separate bank account at HSBC but this is overseen by our Treasurer who receives the bank statements. We have included the capital balance5 from all groups including the Wimborne group as income for the purposes of this return. Addftlonal Information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: A¢hi8vements against objectives set 1.41

Perfomance of fundraising activities against objectives set Pwa 1.41 Investment performan against objectives Para 1.41 Other

Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position al the end of the period Para 1.21 The majority ofthe Charitvs funds have been placed with its High Street bankers though a working balance is intended to be held on the client account of Coles Miller Solicitors LLP to asslst the charl￿5 Treasurer in the day to day financial administration of the Charity Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin wh the are held Amiyjnt of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details ot fund matèrially in deficil Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a 9Jing concern PJa 1. Para 1.22 P&a 1.22 Para 1.24 Para 1.23 Additional informallon (optional) You ma choose to indude further stalements where relevant aboul: The charity's principal sources of funds (including any lundraisingl Pwa 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted P•4 1.46 A description of the prin(apal risks lacing the chafity Pwa 1.46 Olher

Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's twsts= Type of govoming document t dped. i•.. .11 uharler How is the charity constituted? le.g unincorporated association. CIOI 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 morè trustees Pam 1.25 CIO Foundation registered 01 Dec 2017 P8ra 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation Para 125 Appointed by Chair who set up the Charity Additional information {optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant aboul: Policies and procedures adopied for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charivs organisational structure and any wider network with which the charily works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Adminisirative details Charity name Other name the chari uses istered charity number charity's principal address Growing Compassionate Communities 117(￿47 Coles Miller Solicitors LLP. 6 Arrowsmith Court, 10 Station Road Broadstone BH18 8

Names ol Ihe charily trustees who manage the charity Datss 8etsd rf n¢A for whole Tru8t•• nam• ol11￿ (If Any) Name of person lor body) ontltl•d toa int tTUStee ifan Mr Peter W Jones Chair Mr Anthonyw Weber-wright Dame Annette L Brook Trustee Trustee 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co rate trustees - names of the dire¢tOfS at the date the re Director nan rtwasa Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the charty TNstee name Dales aeled if not for f*ho

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Descripiion of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behaff the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Additional information (optionall Names and addresses ol advisers (Optlonal Infornwtion) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief execulive or names of senior staff members (Ooional inlomiatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4iscbsure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information

Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report al)ove. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) WIL(th ￿59- '

Albert Goodman Growing Compassionate Communities Independent Examinerfs Report to the Truslees For the Year Ended 03 October 2022 Independenl examlners report to th¢ Trustees of Growlng Compas$bon•te Communities I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts for Growing Compassionate Communities (￿he charitf) for th& year ended 03 OctoLw 2022. R•sponslblliti88 and basls of rw)ort As the charity trustees of the charity ￿ are respOnsi￿e f￿ the weparation of the accounts in a[￿rdance wilh the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 {'the 2011 Acl"}- I report in respert of my examinalbjn of charivs accounts carrEd (Krt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination I have fdlowed all the ap￿Kable DIr￿li0n5 gNen by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Mbl of the 2011 Act. Ind•ynd•nt •xamin•r's $latemont I have completed my examinatson. I confirm Ihal no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination gmng me cause to bdieve that in any material respect.. accounting r￿d$ wtre not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act" or 2. the accounts do [￿t ¢ompty with rec(Yds I have no concem$ a￿1 have ¢ome a￿0$$ rn 01￿ matters ￿ connect￿ with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 reFKKt in Ixder to enatAe a proper understanding of the actounts to be reached. Mlchelle Forrls BS¢(Hons) FCA DChA Albert Goodman LLP Chartered Accountants Gcwxknod House Blad(brook Park Avenue Taunton Somerset TA12PX Date.. i fi}.g12024