Just Ride Southend Trustees Report 2020/21
Well with Covid basically wiping out the whole year in terms of getting people and bikes in the track, we were all caught out and left frustrated, but we are in good financial standing to reopen and see what the 2021/22 will bring! We managed to open for 4 trial sessions over the winter months with Project 49 to help us work out what our new covid compliant sessions would look like, we loaned out 6 bikes to volunteers and clients over the year to help them get fit and keep healthy and received encouragement from testimony and donations towards the end of the year to give us hope for the year to come.
We contracted in the services of Alan and Gwen Cook (of Gwen’s Cycle Coaching) who have now helped us set up our administration for going forward and we have a fantastic user-friendly online booking and payment system, online banking facilities and Covid compliant track sessions.
Looking to the future of Just Ride Southend, we will be exploring options to expand the project either by adding new containers at Garons or by partnering with SBC with a view to any expansion being a more permanent building for a new workshop and perhaps even our own toilets etc. Others plans could also include a bike maintenance and training centre, sales of affordable special needs bikes to the public, as well as possibly more Learn to Ride sessions and development of skills and confidence coaching run by GCC. Exploring a special Olympics cycling club.
So, our aim for this year is to reopen our weekly sessions, rebuild the number of sessions up back up to at least three mornings and increase the numbers of those who can attend and ride bikes in our traffic free environment subject to Covid 19 guidelines. We will restart the design and development works around the existing Just Ride containers with Project 49 and Graham Burnett to enhance the site and build up confidence and self-esteem for our users and volunteers.
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
JUST RIDE | JUST RIDE | JUST RIDE |
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| 31stMarch 2021 | Charity no (if any) |
1179453 | |
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2020
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Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
08/07/21 | |
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| Julie Eady | ||
| CIMA | ||
| 139 Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex, SS9 1RT | ||