## Positive AIMs ## Trustees’ Annual Report April 2024 – March 2025 Charity number 1178129 Address – 4 Staple Close, West Quantoxhead, Taunton, Somerset. ## Overview This year has been a quiet year of consolidating the Tuesday group offering activities for vulnerable adults in West Somerset. Tuesday Club is a lively group of adults with learning difficulties who meet to socialise and learn new skills as well as maintaining previously learnt skills. Social skills are an important part of this group’s learning plan, as well as craft, cooking, playing and generally enjoying group activities. They meet to socialise and offer a small haven of respite for some families. The day to day running of the charity is managed by a single Manager with a deputy who takes over when required. They report quarterly to trustees at a regular meeting. ## Activities Tuesday Club has proved to be very popular still this year. Numbers have been steady with twenty to twenty four attending on average. If all regulars attended on a given week there would be at least thirty participants. Funds have remained reasonably healthy with fees and small fund raising events. This has allowed us to continue with no concerns about staffing costs. Jolly Codgers has unfortunately had to be withdrawn. It targeted older people and the physical needs of the group were becoming too complex for the training of staff within Positive AIMs. Staffing has seen some changes and we now have a team of four part time employees, three work regularly to manage Tuesday Club and one is available to cover as required. Future Numbers are increasing and we are confident that the activities we offer are much needed in the area. It seems that with no social service offerings of Day-time activity, Positive AIMs will remain viable with minimal outside funding. The future looks promising for the groups accessing Positive AIMs services. Trustees Gerald Hargrave Sharon Koppa Helen Robinson-Peers Jo-Anne Mote Paula Fevin Funding Streams Fees from participants provides the majority of this charity’s funding with small donations and fund raising events. It is proving harder to find grants as we have no capital projects and are not offering currently fashionable services. POSITWE ALMS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 INDEPENDE￿￿ EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF POSITIVE AIMS I report on the accA)unts for th¢ year 31 Marth 21r25 which are set out on pag¢s I to 3. Respective responsibillties of the Trnstees and Independent Examiner As tnLqt¢¢s of th¢ charAty, th¢ members of the Charity are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not Tequired for thts period under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the General Dir¢¢tions giv¢n by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. and state whether particular Matte￿ have come to my atteThtioJL Basls of Independent Examiner's Statement My ¢xamination w&$ carri¢d out in a(xordanc¢ witb tbe General Directions gtven by the Charity Comn)ission. An ¢xamination inelud&s a r¢vi¢w of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts pK8ented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual itcms OT disclosL￿es in th¢ a¢￿unts. and s¢¢king explanations froin the management c4)mmittee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertakeu do not provide all th¢ evidence thal would be requir&1 in a Full audiL and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on th¢ accounts. Independent Examiner's StateRnent In connection with my exatnination. no matters have come to my att¢ntion which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any mat¢rial re8P¢¢t tb¢ rcquirements to k¢¢p accounting r¢¢ords in a¢cordan¢x with s.130 of the 2011 Act. or to prepare accounts which accord with th&8e accounting records have not been met" or 2 to whiLh, in my opinion, attention should b¢ drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be rea¢hed. ony Porter FCA B Antherst & Shapland (raunton and Wii'eliseombe) Chartered Accountants Unit 2 Old Brewery Road Wiveli8combe TAiJThTON TA4 2PW 14 October 2025 posrrivE AIMS I CEI IFrs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For the year ended 31 M&rch 2025 Unrestricted Funds Restricted FMnd$ Tot￿ ffunds 2025 L￿st Ye4r 2024 RECEIPTS Voluntary receipts (nole 2) 303.54 303.54 1.035.00 ActEv1ti￿forge￿erOtingf1(lkl$ (note 3) 21,889.00 21,889. 23,925.80 r¥und raising events TOTAL RECEiwrs 22,192.54 22,192.54 24.960.80 PAYMENTS Activitlesforgeneratingfvnds Consumablcs Rent Staffing Equipment Misccllalleous 2.554.65 2.765.06 17,361.10 2,554.65 2.765.06 17.361.10 3.571.80 3,829.79 21.255.26 451.38 451.38 531.81 23.132.l9 23,132.19 29,188.66 AdMin￿1ratIon Insurance AccoutLLincy fees 739.20 220.(M) 739.20 220.00 700.43 215.00 959.20 959.20 915.43 TOTAL PAYMENTS 24.091.39 24,091.39 30,104.09 NET OF REI CEIPTS OVER PAYIIIYNI'S (1,898.85) (1,898.85) (5.143.29) CAsh funds IAst year end 11,604.16 gH.81 12.508.97 17.652.26 'I'r8nsfers between fund¥ Cash funds this year end £ 9,705.31 £ q)4.81 £ 10,610.12 £ 12,508.97 Page I POS￿1vE AIMS STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES As At 31 March 2025 Unrestricted Restrfieted Funds Funds Total Funds 2025 Cash funds BL7nk currenl account Cash in hand 9,705.31 904.81 10,610.12 £ 9,705.31 £ 904.81 £ 10,610.12 Approved by the Trustees on .................. and Sign￿ on th¢ir behalf by Gerald Hargrave (Chairperson) Page 2 Pos￿1vE NOTES TO THE Flf4ANCIAL STATEMENrs Foi. the year ended 31 Mareh 2025 I ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements bave been prepar￿ in acwrdance with Charities Act using the Receipts and PayThents basis. The Receipts and Payments b&8is sunynrrises only cash nK>vements during the year witli a statcmcnt of asscts and liabiliti&s at the year end aod do not claim lo show a true a￿] fair view of the charitys financial activities. The financial statements are prepared on the fLllxls basis whi¢h CE￿Ifie$ transactions into two funds.. Unrestrieted fimds being those fimds receiv¢xl with no conditions attachijl and which can be used for the general charitable purpos&s, and Restricted fimds wbich have been raised or given for a specifi¢ putpose atKI are therefore not available for general activities. 2 VOLUNfARY RECEIFrs Unrestrieted Funds Restricted Total Funds 2025 2024 Donations 303.54 303.54 303.54 303.54 303.54 303.54 3 ACTtVlTiES FOR GENERATINC FUIIDS Fees 21,889.00 21,889.00 21,889.00 £ 21,889. £ 21,889.00 £ 21,889.00 Page 3