& Sharec/ Accounts Year Ending 31 March 2024
Sign and Share Club Accounts Year Ending 31 March 2024 Registered Charity Number 1177316 Trustees Annual Report Admlnblratfve Detalls.. 8anks'. NatW•st 33 Stepney Stre•l Llan&lli Carmarthenshirn SA15 3UX Regoslered address.. 17 MIAon Meadows Mitton, Nr Tenby Pemtokeshlre SA70 8PL nnon (•nffitn5 Icnair) H8nnah Noman {Deaf BSL feFrfesenl8tiI1vlee Treasurer) Belh Hughes (PanI of deal chihy rèp) Vlolet John IHOH Repr858ntative) Adam Guichard18SL repSentatiVe) M8ria Guichard Isecrelary) Shlrtey DaJ ITreasure¢ Part-llme Deaf Community. Support Wothers dunno the year were Ck8re Nea {resKJned Mgy 20231 and Shlrloy Dovkl Ireskjnod 30 June 2023). C8rS Phlllps w45 employed as •n ad hoc Woar untll 31 Mgrch 2024, The Sign and Share Club was sel up as a Charitable Incorporated OrganLsation and a nStitutIon w8S 8dopied oft 1•l December 2017. The chaiily wo$ reg151ere(I the Charlty CommLsslon on 28 Fèbruary 2018 and begon 0r¥t1n9 ss of 1•1 Aprfl 2018. Inttlal fundlng was from the Styjn and Share Club unincorporated o(oanisalitin (whth ceased op8rallon on 31 March 2018). Thè objects of the charity are fo relieve the n¢ds of doaf pooth by Ihe prowsion of arts, sports, socAal 8divttles, Information, 8dvttacy, training and support, gnd In Such w8ys as the Irustees may from time lo lime Oetefmlne". Trustees are elecled by the memLts aThJ mgel on 8 b*Th)nlhly basis. TW$te must te re&elected at Ihe Annual Gener81 Meelino. D8S checks a undertaken for 011 Nvlunteers ffi¥V1d wilh thikdren or vulnerable aduAs and were upJatedlreviewed during the year. There are currently 9 ¥olurrteer5. IndudKo the INstees. The Sn aTrJ Share Cbjb i8 8 memter ol Pemtrokeshwe Associatlon olvolunlary Sorce avbj has 8150 worked in co.opef81ion w6th $8veral agencies and organisations during the year. In particul8r'. Pembroke8hlr• Assod•lkJn of Voluntary RNID If0mrtY Action on Hearing Loss) Wales Council for Deaf PeoFAe Pembrokeshire Couniy CouncAI Audiology Department. Hywel ja UnNersity He8Mh 808 Open To All ProjeL# (Pembrokeshire Coast National Parkl
The main aclivrties ofthe dub undertaken for public benefrt were. Provision ol social events in ovderlo trnable deaf people lo meet others and thereby redvce loneliness and isolation including 3 Hard of Hearing Clubs (In Fi5hguard. Narberth and Pembroke) PiovisK)n of infom781ion and sKJnFosts'ThJ In orderto Nnwove deal peoe'S aLe5$1o seryi¢es and SUFPOrt available in the community. Encouraging the use of BrIh SvJn Language Ni order that Deaf people (who use 8SL a5 thelr prffflary language) can communka(e arhj Inieraa wtth mofe peowe In ine communrty. Chalrladies Report Thi5 year the club has successfulty nsn more events fa to face, such as trfjps and events In the hall In Johnston. Shirtey is slill holjing online èvents every n¢ Ind again wrth members who wanl to get involved. We are currentty planning morè 6Nnts and tdps for our memtts until Ihe gnd oflhe year ChrL%lm4s dlnngr. Indilu81 hard of heariro groups started up again in Pembrokè ènd Fisfvduafd but we decKled lo ejose duè io few attendees. They are belng encouraged to take part in Ouf maln event and trips. He8rfng akl r&pairs remaln a success for those Unab lo attond aud1CY. I woukl also Slke lo thank Shldey •nd AAAria who ¢urr•ntly continu• this woTr. Vle Ar• nrA¥ applyln9 lor fvnding for this prtsj•et to k••p 9oln9. Th8ftk you 10 411 Iho truste, Nvlurtg015. ond staff. for thelr part kn rr•klng Ihg dub g bhj Su$$. Rhlannon Orlfflth AGtlvltl•s and P•rlorn)anG• Durtng the year, 31 meetlngsMF6lactMt4es were hetrj as folchVS.' 13 M81n meeting$ 5 Onllne meetlngs 8 Coffee and Chol m8¢llr 7 Mara or Meaflng GluDS Our main tr¢ included.. Aprfl- A drama workshop and consuKallon w6th the NHS aboui the n8w hospllal srte11n May. 10th Annlv8rsary poty {231 June- AGM 8nd n00 session (161 July- Br8eon R8ih¥8y lrip130) August- Bird tak and art session (19) September- C851ell Coch Irip1221 Octotef - Leal rublm'ng {181 Novembèr- ca making122) December- Chflslmas dinner (291 and De¢gmbèr- B88Uty and the 8e8sI inlerweted pantom1- Torch Theaire124) January- Bowling112) February-visrt from Pembrokeshlre N8lk¥nal P8fk and qulz {171 M8rch- 8DA1211 Hard of Hgarfro club meetings were hek1 as follows.. ADril- Planted flower pols (81 May Slokholm and Skomer Talk13) July- Favourte Hol9Y$(s) August- Chat14} Septèmber- Cyber Frawj Awareness (15) October- Pembrokeshire Qulzl4) November- Leaf Rubts'ng Book co¥ers13)
The numbefs at the Serlember meeting were tsted by some thDeafmembeTr who attended the meeting bui wouk1 not nomally be invofved. Due to the low number5 and a lack of funding for these meetings, the tnjslees deckled lo ckjse the Pembroke Hard of PleariNJ Club. Parti¢ipan15 have been encouraged to attend the main meetings oflhe cJub aThJ Iranswrt has teen offefed to those wishing lo attend. Online ttvents are attended by th Brttish otyJn L•Th3U•3¢ and haro of hariThJ peopkn. The Deaf Communlly Support Wofker who iesvJned in June continued these sessions for a while as a vOlnteer. She quo1ifie(l inle(preler and theI0(e atrAe lo ensure everyone is inK}lv1. The meetings this year were.. April - Hobby sharin9 (41 M8y- Art13) July- Bingo {51 Au9USt- Card maknng16) OLXober- Bingo (6) Duflng the yeaf 43 IndiMdu8ls were given business SUPW)rt to improve accessilxlity. 148 people allend8d group meetings or IrainiwJ events where advice was gwen. 9 indiv¥Juats have infonned the club of actual stgps subsequenlly taken. One organLsatknn hos Seen9 lundlng to implement changes. An independent evaluglion of our services was ¢ommi5sJn&J at the start of 2023 and the repori issued in May 2023. The port summ8ry States's? and Shart Club have exceeded Ihe targets for all four oflhelr IndlGators on¢J have deh'verefj Ihts In chalknging or¢umstèrKes. They are lo be Mmended lor this. More lrnportanlty. they have supported many Feople in Ihelr communlty and raised 8war&ness whkh has supported others lo Improve the seThices Ihey offer lo Dldeaf 8nd hard of heorlng I918. The dpple gffed of SvJn and Share Club's work is very effective and onooino." Ind1d in thè recorrffiendalions oflhis report was the need lor BSL dasses lo be delive atNI lo develop a dropln seNce. 80th these new Se5 have been 1.4tAhllshAd diirlno IhLs IlnAncJal yfsgr Ll•t•nlng Earn and Hand ILEAHI proj• Of tho 378 pooplè on our database 282 hard of hearlng. 31 descdbo theMfve5 as Deof adutts. 1 pref•r5 the des¢rlption proloundly degf. 2 8r8 Deaf chiklren and l i% • Dè•f young r5¥. 18 dgscribe themselves as dealblind linGludino 2 with u¥heis) and 2 are deafened. 2 have tinnitus, and 59 are hearino people who are •hr mlaliv•s of a de8f p8rson or hgvA hrnp.fftlpxl frMI thp. huln•qq IIA Y4nn 203 repalrs were undertaken dun0 the year. Some of th850 wer• carrled 4t m•etlngs oTrJ dropln sésslons. 92 home vlsts w8ro c4Thiod oul in the rd. During these home vi5it5'. 79 Re-tubings were undert8ken. 33 0p1 r•cgiv8d replacèment b8tterles. 17 people received maintenance adCe, 23 received us8oe 8dMce. 8nd 28 people were referred onwards. Dropln meetlngs kn¢ywn as"Coffg8 arKI Ch41" meetings were h&k14s loll¢Ms: Seplember. (8) O¢tober- {111 November-{6) January-18) FebnJary-1111 March-113) The Co-ortin8ior and Shlrley Davkl Dave 81so aneThJexl roaoshuw meetlngs, In St 08vpJ5 and Saundersfoot, whEtB InBvnbEf5 vf tliv puljliu LiJukJ obtalii iiilornlkm •j heafiTh3 a¥J repaif sefw¢¢s. Buddylng S•rvl 4 Dldeaf peofv have t•n supported by the BjdY1j Ste during 202>24. Support has been given lo go lo communiiy actfvities. meet up for a chal, 8fKI go shcwing.
Flnance Report The National Lottery Community Fund cease4J as of Moy 2023 and a full breakdown of the &year funding is included in the note$ to the ac£o(trnts. We are now t¢neffting from £10,000 grant funding from Awards for All. wtti¢h support5 ouf Listening Ears and Hands Project (WH) for home Msts. buddying and dropin s8M¢es. CRONFA GYMUNED¢X COMMUI4ITY FUND A SYdne¥nI ¢ontributlon 01£S.000 was ro¢0ived from the Foyl• FoundatK)n to ojvtrr Core costs bofvmn Decembef 2023 and March 2024. Thi5 h4$ alled us 10 retain our Cwrdlnator, Marla Gukhard and wt us on a secure foollng for the y88f ahead. Y) Yapp CHIIIT4JJII TAUST The Y8pp Charltoble Trust owgrded £3,000 per 8nnum for Ihtr >y&ar period Novemker 2021- September 24. lo cover our general runnlna costs lexcludlng equlpmenl or actlvtts). The last of these donallons was rèctsivéd on 30th Novemtér 2023 and will cover some of our core ts)sts in 202425. ¥1¥ ¥y4111 IrMJ¥blwl Iv It MlllvrilurTi atdluiii CliaiiioLkn TIL1 wliu wvvkltxt gi4iil fuiKllIN iowards vui Isiw4 and events. £2,500 was recelved In June 2023 and eno¢{1 us to undertake our very p)wJar 10 Br¢con RaIaY, Caslell CoGh. and thè interpreted perfom)anct of 8eauty and the Beast. £1.125 w88 r8cefvefJ from Grouthork UK (fesco Bags of Helpl speclftcally for our heaflng 8kJ T9palr serfftg for people un8ble to attend Audkslr)3y due io tJlsabilRy Of ring tesp)nslblllUes, The ookdale Trusl ga £500 lo reducg1501otlon 01 home Ihrough home lor other purposes, such 85 support and inf0MlOn. We are also very oraleful lo South Hook LNG who donated £2.500 in Dember 2022 towards Ihe costs of Ouf Home serw¢e. Thb enabled us to carry out 140 home visits 8nd complete 112 headThJ re-lublngs during the P8clI of the grant. 30 peoplts re¢¢1 infom)al•)n on he8rtng 4hJ maintenance. 31 receiving advlce on usirKJ their 8kJs corredly gnd 34 people wets refeFred on to anolher agencylorganisalion. R8f&rrals were made lo Access lo Work for suppori Io stay in ernoYen1, the Fire Brigade for smoke atanns elc., Audlology for moukls to be fftt¢d. GP suoeiies for medic81 adt, O¢eupat6onal Therapist for mobllmy aK15 elc., Jobcentre for Unfvefsal Crgdrt 8pplication, County Counul 10 register as 4 carer and lo obtaln respfte support. Advlce also given on how lo aFQty for Power Attomey to one clnt. Looking foMarrJ, we are ex1M8 pbosed to hAve been granted £4,000 per year. for the each oflhe nexl 3 years, from the G8rfiekJ Weston Foundation towards our core costs. Wg have also rècently received 9gnerou$ don8tbJn of £1.000 from VI Pemtrxoke Refinery. Garfield Weston Valero. FOUND4TIO P•rnbroke Rthery Every donation we receNe is valued we would p8rtkulaty Ilke to acknoledge those gi4tn in kjving Fnemory of Betty Peafce, which amounted in Icrtal to £82.
Rlsk Management and Reserves The trusloes have aoreed a finance policy procedures. Insurance is in 8¢e and is rewewed agalnsl any now activities. DBS checks are hekl for all Nrlunteers working with chlbjren or vulnerable aduh$. Safeguarding Irainina has toen undertaken. Al the end of 2023, the Iruslees 8ore&J to des¥Jnale £3.832 from unrestricae(l fvnds lo an expecled shortfall in $818ry costs. Th15 amount has teen redu¢•a to £773 duriw the year. The trustees feel that reseryes of 24 monlhs wnnino ¥houkJ be retsined as free r8s&rves. Thls wlll en$uTe Ihal, were need expendmure to occur. of donalKJn$ to reducA due lo the difficult economic cllmaie ai present, seMce5 be maifflalned whlL%i amematlve sources ol fuThJlTra are secured. Th15 level of re5èMs equate5 to £4,259 to £8,519. As of 31 March 2024, £8,78lwas hekJ in unrestricted funds, which 15 wrthln Ihls largo1 Tangfr. ThLs p)Ncy Ss rethiod annually.
Indep¢nd•nl •x•min•r's r•port to th• trusttts of Si9n and Shar• Club I report lo tne irustees on my exoffinalKin of the accounts olthe bo%t chanty fihe Trust) lor the year ended 3111 March 2024 R•spon$lbilltfi•s and 8asls ot R•port As thè chartty's Irusteès. you Ore wponsible for th• pr•paraln ol tho accounts Mi OC¢Ottsanc• with the requirem•nl$ of the Charities Ac4 2011. Ilhe Adl. I report in respect ol my examination of the Twst 5 aeeounls Carr oul under sedknn 145 of the 2011 Acl and In carrylng Dul my examinalK¢n, l tt•ve follow•J all the Direc1n5 9sven by the Charity Cormii5sion under sectlon 145ISllbl ollho Act. Indep•ndent •Mmin•rf¥ •tst•m•nt I h•vo ¢omplet my •x•n4n•tlon. l ¢onlm) thal no m•tori•1 ho +)tyr io my olt•ntlon ki conn¢olion with the examination which glV•S rn• cavse lo beIve that In, any material resped.. the accounting records wern net kepl in accordafice wth se¢lion 130 olthe Charrties Aci.. or Ihtr auounts roi accord wrth Ihe accourting records". or Ihe aCul1t5 ¢JvJ Troi comply wrth the appliuble requiremen15 )nGmg the lom) and ¢ontont ol ccounts s•t out In th• Charrt*s (Aetounls •nd Reports) Reoiil•llon$ 2008 IhAn Any r•ouiremenl th¥t Ihe a¢¢OLtnt$ give • and lair. wow not a matter consN1efed 0$ part of on Indepen4eni •XAmlnatlon. N8rne'. Addr8ss'. Mr P L Jenkins 1 Sl Peirox Ckjso. Pemtffoke. pernokI$hIre. SA71 Saw O•t•'. 3: .IlA. ok ShJned on behow of the tnJslO8S.' Posrtlon Oat•
statement of Financial Activities Totsl Funds 2024 Fund¥ 2023 FuThJs R•c•lpt¥ Tot•1 ¢hwtt4bl• A¢U¥lls IrKim• Donallon$ •nd L•gthc Oth•r Tr19 Acll¥h# Totsl R•¢dpt• JA74 JJ74 24434 3.)21 37.440 2J.174 191 CharltaW•A¢llvlb•• Buddykng Buwn•M Llthon Dmpln ))15 3•23 1321 M2 12CQ 1321 19 Hom•V• 17 149 15573 7032 107•2 Tirf•l Ch•rt•bl•Ac¢lWII•• 21283 35207 2,S91 818$ 10.707 S,591 BIF Fu4 Pr¥h) Y•ar End ¢IF Fwd•¢urwnl Yw ErKI 16077 1.7•1 11077 Balance Sheet As of March 31. 2024 A• of MAI 31. 202) PY A• Of M•r 31 2024 Total Flx•d A••¢ Ilalw• A¢e•u 17,410 18,027 P•ity C•th Ilo•i• Total Cith At bank and In h•nd 17W 11,077 Tol•l A¥••t¥ 17 TFad• C¥edltOfl CWrnliSSrt• Ill•bllll 17 17 17 11.077 Charfty lund• 7911 R•strkl•d FundB Chwmy 17.•11 1•,177
Sign and Share Club Accounts Yéar Ending 31 March 2023 Notes to the Accounts AGGOUnting Polkie¥ The 8¢UnIS have FK8pared under the recets and payrrnts rxJn¥enlh)n and In acurdance wtth.. Gh¥rRI¥s SORP Applicable accountino 5t8nd4rds and The Charitles ALI 1993. Th• prfn¢lp•l a¢n11n9 poll¢$ adopt•d kn th• pr•p4ratlon of th• a)UnIS arn as folkA¥s: Resldcle(I funds are lo be used for yGIfvJ purposes SF¢Glld by Ihg donor. Eypen¢Jnure that meots these crit8ri8 is hlentifhed to the fund. unstrICted lunds 8rt donations 8nd olher inrL¢me recelved or generated for the obJe(Xs of the chaiiiy wtthout lurther specrfd purpose and Ls avallabb as ganeral funds. Actlvrty costs havt bgen anatysed on 8 fvll ¢ost basis by projea. Tiffsheets and travel d8ims We onaty58d over the enllre year and all direcl costs, InCIlItj Ihese cosls. were alk)c8ted lo the appropriate prolecl. Indirci costs {8uch 88 T•nt, admin151r81ive tlm. Insurnnc elc..) were then ipportioned on the 56$ of dlrecl staff time. The % aprtIonment was as lolbtr•ts: Buddying Home vlslts Trlpslev¢nls eusln0$6 Il#lson Dropin HOH Clubs 2% 36% 32% 5% loo% Fund Mov•m•nts Reslricled fvnds are rnee1 for 4 sp8¢lfK wrpose wthln Ihe objeds of Ihe ¢h8r#y ond musl bè *¢counl8d lor 3epara¢?ly. All Income h•3 Ih?refofe been shown a3 r•8tricled where the donor has St that lh¢ in¢om¢ only be used for & spec¢fiod purpose or wher8 it h8s been r8ised Ihfough an appeal for a SFecified purpose, Fund Access to Work Awards forAII- LEAH ecl Fo le FoundatSon Groundwotft UK esco Miscellaneous smau rants and donallons National Lottery- Communit Fund South Hook LNG Tne Miii¢nium Stauium Chariiable Trust The Oakdale Trusl Valoro Ya Foundation Total Resiricted Funas BIF Funds 49 R•c•l Trnnsfvrn 8alanc• 749 10.000 5030 4970 1.125 448 679 31Q3 1,518 1,516 z,)oo sfy) 1000 soo 41 2,023 21.283 gsg 69 23.674 10,707
We 8s fol". Fund BIF Funds RK•ipts Payments Trnnsf•r¥ 8alanc• Des¥naled Funds 3,632 2.859 773 Unreslricled- Resems 4.279 5.825 3.916 5.988 Total Unr•strl¢t•d Fund• 7.911 6.626 6,776 6.761 During May 2018- April 2023 tho Bio Lottery 0p19 and Places grant supportod many of the s8Thlces of th ch8rity. A full bre8kdown of thè income and expeThJiturn fof thls period Is listed bekn*.' Total Income t>onatlons and L•g•cl•• Grants Total Donation# and L•gacl•• Total Incom• Total Exp•naiiur•• Charltabl• Actlviti•s Accomodation and Utllltl•¥ Actlvlty costs Languag? •?rvlc•• Trov•viran•port Trips and Ev•nl$ Voluntr •xp•ns•s Webslt• and promotliKMI cost# Total Activity cost8 Admlnlstratlon co•ts Covid-19 costs Mark•ting and C<)mmunlcatlons Ptn$ion Prof•s8lonal and l•gal cosos Du•$ and Sub5CriPtion$ Monrtonng ana EvaiuaDon Total Prof•$$ional and legal costs Re¢ruitin•nt Solarl•s 8upport costs Govomance Human Resou•8 Total Support cost8 Training Total Charitabl• Adivltl•s 82.277 82,277 82.277 11277 3.2•3 5.736 2.313 2S1 11,697 2,657 1.996 245 3,236 3,641 1.C60 64,126 410 1.254 1.664 1.302 2.277
io During 202&24 the fvnding set ash lo tt0[ a shortf811 in salgry costs was laroety utlllsed. The following trustees ellEd remuneratw)n duriTrJ the year, in accordanc¢ wtth dause 8 of the Conslrtution. Neither trustee is presont durw)g di8¢ussions. or bfjles. on matter5 rekgting lo remuneration or empbymenl condf(ions. Marta Gukha, Co•ordin8lor, £14.1n Adam Gulchafd. BSL Tutor £500 A5 Stated In clause 8 of our ConstttutkJn:"A chathy trusiee musl.. (1) declgre the n8tUf8 and extent of 8ny Interest, direct or Indlrect. whtch he or she has In a proposed trn$alOn or arrngèmont lh• CIO or In any trnnsartn or 4rraw8m&nt entorod into by th8 CIO whkh ras not prnusty been dedared,. antt 121 absent hIrr8 of hersew Irom any doscusslons of lh¥ charity trustees in which it Is posslblg Ihal a confllcl of Inlerèsl wiS18rlse between hls or her dvty to aLX soknty In the htttsrests of the CIO and any p8rnonal Interest Oncluding bul not limrted lo any finAncial inteiestl. Any charity Iruslee 8bsanting hirns8W or hotseff from any (Jlsatsslons h) accordance wf(h thL8 clause musl not vote or be Gountod as part of the quorum In any decLsbn of the th8rtty trustee5 on the matter.. Shldey Davlj was In emtyoymgnt as a Deif Communktlon Vrforkor unlll 3¢Y June 2023, prlorto becomlng Irustee. Interpreting f60$ aro pahj io Shidey DavNJ, wn the dub has oxh4usled all other sources, bul Ihe club wLstt lo thank her for donallng these fees b8ck to the ¢lub in luu. support Co•ts G0MIne8 Costs wern.. AGM £100 CommRI•• £178 Insur8nce cosls £210 Professlonal fees Total £660 HR Costs were Total Support Co•ts £680 R•ltsd Party Trnn•a¢tlon• £162 was pakl to Businèss & Employment Support & Training IBEST). This oroanisation ks run by Shirtey Davkj who15 now 8 tnjsiee. BEST has provided 8ccounling input SerS free of charge. using QulckBooks, lo the chartty $lnrR K started in 2013. Thks ch8rge Ls forthe uso ofthe sOare (owned by Intuit) and not for accounllng s&s. 8alarl•¥ Nel Salary Nl and Tax Total SaEarf•s £ 13.150 2.901 £ 16.051 The Co.ordlnalorworts 18 houf3 per week. One DC4Wwas on 8 zerhOur rxlntr• to support ho SIts on an hoc tlS bul h8s respJned. One r$On Os on a tonbour contrad to (tndertake BSL Iraini as 8ThJ when requbred.
li SvJn and Share Club offer a Smart Pension lo all staff. Dèbtors There were no debtors 0¢ the year gnd. Crffilllor• The werp no ¢redrtor5 at the year end.