**The Town Hall, 35, High Street, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2AR. Telephone 01454 413392 Email: mail@volunteer-thornbury.co.uk Website: www.volunteer-thornbury.co.uk Facebook: thornburyvolunteers Twitter: @thornburyvc** 

Formerly known as Thornbury & District Volunteer Link - Member of NCVO – Registered Charity No1180775 

## **Annual Report 2021-2022** 

## **For the year ending 31 March 2022** 

Thank 


Volunteers have played a key role in mitigating the malign effects of Covid during the past exceptionally difficult couple of years. People from all walks of life around the UK have — much more than usual — taken the time to volunteer and make a difference in their communities. 

Volunteers’ Week gives us the opportunity to recognise you all, not only if you have continued delivering vital work as volunteers but also if you usually volunteer but **Contents** haven’t been able to because of the pandemic. 

Page 2 – Centre’s work. Sources of Help booklet. Page 3 - Centre’s work. Alan Hudson Award 2019. Covid’s effects have rightly raised the profile of volunteering and more people than Pages 4, 5, 6 – Lockdown stories ever are aware of the contribution made every day by Britain’s volunteers, supplying **Contents** and supporting many of the services we rely on. You make our communities strong. Page 2 – Centre’s work. Sources of Help booklet. Page 3 - Centre’s work. Alan Hudson Award 2019. That is why, during this 38th annual Volunteers’ Week it’s time to ask all the new Pages 4, 5, 6 – Lockdown stories volunteers who have come forward and all those who volunteer regularly to please accept our great and grateful thanks. 

_Thank you, volunteers_ . 

To those of you who are thinking of volunteering, we look forward to hearing from you. 

## **REDUCED SUMMER OPENING** 

Our offices will be open Monday and Wednesday mornings only from Monday 25 July until Friday 2 September. Normal hours of Monday-Friday 10.30am-12 noon resume on Monday 5 September. 

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## **Thornbury Volunteer Centre is run by a team of volunteers and a part time employee with the aim of promoting all aspects of voluntary work in Thornbury and its district. A registered charity, we fulfil the Charity Commission’s aim of ensuring that all charities are of benefit to the public and the communities which they serve.** 

## **The Accounts** 

Copies of our annual accounts are available on request. The Centre’s reserves policy is to maintain its reserves at such a level as to ensure that as at the 1 April each year sufficient funds are available to maintain at least two years’ activity broadly at the level of 2021-2022, thereby enabling, if necessary, an orderly winding up of the charity to be achieved. In setting the level of reserves the costs of any statutory redundancy payments or other legal payments for which the Centre might be liable will be taken into account. 

## **Volunteer Co-ordinators** 

The Centre operates with a team of volunteer co-ordinators who attend the office daily on a rota. The co-ordinators are the backbone of the Centre and donate their time on a regular basis. So, to all past and current volunteers we offer our grateful thanks. 

## **Trustees** 

Our Management Committee has remained the same this year and our trustees ensure that we operate within the guidelines set by our Constitution, the Charity Commission and NCVO. 

## **The Centre** 

The office operated virtually between March - August 2021 and mid-December to January 2022 but re-opened to the public fully at the beginning of February 2022. We have a large database of current volunteering opportunities, both locally, regionally and nationally. 

## **Paid Workers** 

Kim Webb is our paid employee working 15 hours a week, funded in part by South Glos Council. Kim worked from home throughout the office closures and taken full responsibility for the work of the Centre during this time. 

## **Internet and Social Media** 

Michael Quinion, our long-standing IT Manager, has been invaluable in helping to keep the Centre operational throughout all lockdowns and office closures. He ensures that our userfriendly and accessible website continues to raise our profile and that of volunteering in general with all our news and events being posted. It links directly to the Do-it national volunteering database https://doit.life/  and volunteers and organisations are able to register with us online. Our social media accounts help to keep us in touch with all members of the community. 

## **Publicity** 

We enjoy a good relationship with the local media, with ongoing articles appearing in The Gazette, Thornbury Voice, local Community Magazines, local websites and e-bulletins. We have had displays in the St Mary Centre and Thornbury Library and we have a Community Spotlight advert on Thornbury Radio. 

## **Published Material** 

The following 3 publications are all available to download from our website. 

**Sources of Help for Specific Needs in and around Thornbury. Good Practice Guide.** 

**Employer Supported Volunteering.** 

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## **Our 2021 Charity Pop-up shop was a great success** 


Last year, throughout National Volunteers’ Week, Thornbury Volunteer Centre ran a successful popup shop in the skittle alley of the Swan, Thornbury. It raised just over £2000 for our funds through the four-week opening run and will help us to continue our work for the foreseeable future. 

Even more important than the money raised, the shop allowed us to showcase our volunteering opportunities and spread the word about volunteering to the local community 


**Join us at a Volunteer Fair Thursday 21 July 9am-1pm St Mary Shopping Centre, Thornbury** 

_**Find out how you can make a difference to your local community**_ 

Visit the stands of local charitable and voluntary organisations and discover how you can volunteer, or help them raise funds by buying a range of goods. 


## **LET US HELP YOU** 

**Are you a local charity or voluntary group based in the Thornbury & District area? Are you aware that we offer? Mono photocopying – only 5p per A4 sheet Colour photocopying – only 50p per A4 sheet** 

**Free usage of 6 portable display boards, ideal for exhibitions (Deposit required)** 

**Free display space in our office Free Information leaflets and booklets** 

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## **Grants and Donations** 

This year we thank the following people and organisations for assisting us in our work. Without this support we would not be able to operate at our current levels. 

**Thornbury Town Council** and **South Gloucestershire Council** for their continuing support in providing our core funding. 

**South Gloucestershire Council Discretionary Restart Grant** of £1500 **.** 

**The Swan Thornbury** for a donation of £1210 – see below. 

**Thornbury Rotary Club** for a donation of £150 towards supplies needed to ensure our pop-up charity shop complied with Covid19 requirements. 

**Legal & General CAF** donation of £100. 

**Amazon Smile** for donations totalling £28.34 raised through their charitable scheme. **Penny Taylor** for a donation of £25. 


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Sources of Help for Specific<br>Needs in & around Thornbury<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



This in-demand booklet offers guidance for people in need of sources of practical and expert help in cases of specific need. 

This edition contains more than 300 listings of statutory organisations, community interest companies & charities. It includes contact details for national organisations to where assistance isn't available locally. 

Copies of the booklet are available from our offices at Thornbury Town Hall. Alternatively, it can be downloaded in PDF format from our website at volunteerthornbury.co.uk/bklt . You can also search the text online at volunteerthornbury.co.uk/soh . 

_We are very grateful to Thornbury Lions Club for contributing to the printing costs of this booklet._ 



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In October 2021 we were chosen as the Charity of the month at the Swan in Thornbury. 

Sand and her team raised an incredible £1210 for the Volunteer Centre with the proceeds from afternoon teas, raffles, a psychic night, quiz and donations. 

This is in addition to their support with our charity shop in their skittle alley earlier in the year. 

Huge thanks to Sand and her team and her unwavering support of charities in Thornbury. 

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## **Castle in the Community Student volunteering scheme 2022/23** 


For the past 8 years the Volunteer Centre has hosted a volunteering scheme with the Castle School Sixth Form. Obviously, the last couple of years were the exception although we did still manage to find some students volunteering placements. 

The scheme encourages year 12 and 13 pupils into volunteering as part of their Extended Curriculum and helps students volunteer in their local community for two hours, once a week, during term time. Students are placed within different community organisations in the Thornbury and district area, and carry out a wide variety of tasks. The benefits to students and organisations are immense. The students gain valuable work experience and life skills and the organisations increase capacity and gain additional volunteer help. We are in the process of putting together next year’s programme which starts in September and would love to hear from any voluntary or community organisations who feel they would like to take - part and offer a student(s) a placement. Please contact Kim Webb on mail@volunteer thornbury.co.uk to find out more. 

**Can you help a local youth organisation which is seeking volunteers to fill a variety of roles? Newsletter Editor** - writing articles, promoting events and any other newsworthy items. **Café Helper** - mainly Saturdays between 9:30am - 3pm. Serving customers, basic cooking. **Assistant Event Planner** – to plan, organise and promote events. 

**HR Administration and Finance** – dealing with petty cash, monitoring invoices in and out. Keeping track of people's hours, holidays & general staff records. 

**Healthy Relationships Volunteer Couples** Volunteer couples needed to join a charity that delivers healthy relationship sessions with young people. 

You will spend time together with groups of up to 30 young people and answer their questions about experiences within your own relationship. Not looking for "perfect couples", just ones who are open and honest. 

Contact the Volunteer Centre for details. 


**Tools With a Mission Virtual Volunteering Fayre Tuesday 21 June 2022 18.30-19.15 BST Would you like to help change lives through livelihood creating tools?** 

Tools With a Mission collect donated tools from across the UK, refurbish them, pack them into trade kits and send them to African skills centres for livelihood creation. They have a team of over 400 volunteers nationwide and 6 members of staff helping every step of the way. 

They want to send 1 million tools to Africa every year, and need your help to do this. Join TWAM’s Paul Daley on Zoom to find out more about what roles are available and how you can be an essential part of their mission. 

All information about this event can be found on their website (twam.uk) and on our Facebook page: facebook.com/toolswithamission 

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## **The Clare Fardell Young Volunteer Award** 

This year sees the launch of the Clare Fardell Young Volunteer Award in memory of one of our founders, and long serving Trustee, Clare Fardell, who sadly passed away in 2021. To honour Clare’s work and interest in young people this Award will celebrate the volunteering contribution made by a young person in their community. 

## **The Alan Hudson Award for Volunteering Achievement** 

The Alan Hudson Award for Volunteering Achievement is awarded annually in memory of our long term Chair Alan Hudson. The Award celebrates the work of an individual or group who in the opinion of the Thornbury Volunteer Centre has made a valuable contribution to the local community. 


All winners will be announced at our Celebration Afternoon Tea, on Wednesday 22 June. 

## **Fascinating Figures!** 

**In 2021-2022 Thornbury Volunteer Centre registered 165 new volunteers and placed 87 volunteers into 57 local voluntary and community organisations. We signposted 86 volunteers to volunteering opportunities through the Do-it national volunteering website.** 

**We registered 212 new volunteering opportunities, and supported 10 community organisations and businesses through various events.** 

**We organised and hosted 2 Volunteer Manager Network meetings attended by 21 representatives of local organisations.** 

**We held 2 displays in the St. Mary Centre, Thornbury and 1 display in Thornbury Library.** 

## **Help us to continue our work** 

We are a charity, staffed almost entirely by volunteers. Like most charities, we are in need of funds to support our work, particularly as we exist to help other local charities find and make good use of volunteers in their own activities. It is now easier to support us. 


The AmazonSmile scheme supports charitable organisations by donating a proportion of the value of sales. Everyone who buys from Amazon and wants to support us can join the scheme. 

All you have to do is visit the sign-up page, you will be asked to log in to the Amazon site if you aren’t already. Then all you have to do is click on the button labelled _Start Shopping_ . After that you can shop the Amazon site as normal. Products, prices and shopping features are exactly the same as before but part of the value of your purchases (excluding VAT, returns and delivery) is passed to us as a donation. Amazon doesn’t take any commission. 

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## _**CURRENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES**_ ~~_**CURRENT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES**_~~ 

**Time to Play Sensory volunteer:** An innovative 6 week sensory play-based course, **parkrun volunteers:** aimed at supporting pre-school children who are delayed in their development, Saturday mornings between 8.15am-10am; marshalls, tail walkers, timekeepers and event directors.needs a volunteer to ensure its smooth planning and delivery and support the community of staff, volunteers and members in a compassionate way. **Mentors:** needed by a local charity to help young Thornbury residents believe in 

**Beaver Scout Leader:** themselves, make positive choices and raise their aspirations. The charity works  Beaver Scouts are young people aged between 6 and 8 with young people with emotional, social and behavioural issues, offering them an years. You will organize activities within the program, which will include weekends **a** dult friend to help them through tricky times. Training startway, sleepovers, crafts and anything else that is fun. You hould be confident and **s** September 2021. enjoy the outdoors. Full training given. **Retail Assistants** : Several local charity shops are looking for volunteers to operate 

**Gardener:** the till, serve custome A local reti **r** s, rem **e** ceive donatnt complex s seeking a volunteer who can maintain their **i** ons, sort and display goods. garden regularly. It consists of a large courtyard surrounded by borders. Duties will **Supported Woodland Management** : Volunteer woodland management days at a involve weeding, tidying up, deadheading, pruning, planting, laying bark, watering local arboretum provide a supportive and friendly environment for people who are and other general gardening duties. Some areas are overgrown and need taming! experiencing mental health struggles. They can take part in restoration work, meet others, learn, and develop new skills. Volunteers should be physica **Telephone Befrienders:** working from home, calling older or disab ed people for a **l** ly able to spend a day outside doing practical tasks. friendly chat once a week. 

**Befrienders:Donkey Welfare:** VolunteerHelp upport rescued donkeys by undertaking all aspects of **s** are needed in South Gloucestershire to visit older people who are living on their own and ndonkey/stable management. Duti **e** s include cleaning buckets and bowls, making ed companionship and possibly some simple errands run. Volunteers wbeds for the donkeys, putt ng food in the stables, cleaning out, brushing, cleaning **i** ll visit in their own time on a regular basis and form an ongoing relationship. Full training and support given. Just 1 hour pw. feet etc. Must be willing to get dirty (old clothes and wellies essential). 

**Refreshment Server:Visitor Experience:** Several heritage/conservation charities near Thornbury are  to cover a morning or an afternoon shift on a regular basis, making teas and coffees and having a chat to the customers seeking volunteers to welcome visitors, explain about the attr **a** t local tearoom. ction and help guests make the most out of their visit. Morning or afternoons 7 days a week. **Play Helper:** 

**Technology Support:** As a technology support volunteer you will offer one-to-one **Advice Support volunteer:** support to older clients in their homes, providing simple, clear advice that will enable **Conservation:** them to build their skills/confidence to become more involved in the online world. a variety of differing roles including; breeding assistant for wild birds, 

compost site maintenance, wildlife cataloguer, orchard maintenance. **Carers Break volunteer:** Are you kind, compassionate, reliable and caring? Carers **Community Ambassadors:** looking after a family member or friend need the regular breaks you can give them by spending 2-3 hours a week or fortnight with the person cared for. No personal **Fundraisers:** Several local charities are seeking fundraisers. Various tasks care or manual handling is involved. Full training given. including: writing funding applications, communicating with local businesses and 

organisations to generate funds, liaising with supporters and organising funding **Online Shop volunteer:** You will prepare listings for items on the organisation's events.   online shop, including photography and writing descriptions. You will also package items, store them readContact mail@volunteeery for -thornbury.co.ukpostage and regularly check sales, dispatch and posting.  for further information; these are only a 

very small sample of the opportunities currently available. **Day Centre volunteer:** A long-established day centre, 7 miles from Thornbury, is to reopen after the pandemic. It needs volunteers to help provide a hot lunch and entertainment, including bingo and quizzes, as well as socialise with members and build relationships. The centre's hours are 8.30 am to 1.30 pm on Wednesdays. 

**Compost Site volunteers:** Here's an opportunity to get outdoor exercise whilst helping with a well-established community environmental recycling group. The work includes processing green waste into compost and splitting and stacking logs to season. The nature of the job requires you to be reasonably physically fit. 

Contact the Volunteer Centre for further information on any of the above opportunities; these are only a very small sample of the opportunities currently available. 

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**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE015663 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1180775** 

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

for 

Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

Stanley Joseph Limited Chartered Accountants Suite 1 Liberty House South Liberty Lane Bristol BS3 2ST 



Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

||Page|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1 to  2|
|Independent Examiner's Report|3 to  4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Statement of Financial Position|6 to  7|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|8 to  13|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|14 to  15|





Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Objectives and aims** 

The main objectives and aims are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in Thornbury and district. We act as a brokerage service between volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations to improve community coherence and well-being. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number** 

CE015663 (England and Wales) 

## **Registered Charity number** 

1180775 

## **Registered office** 

The Town Hall 35 High Street Thornbury South Gloucs BS35 2AR 

## **Trustees** 

Mrs B D Ray A B Payne A Taylor Mrs C Truman P Taylor Mrs P Grundell S R Fisher 

## **Company Secretary** 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Report of the Trustees 

## for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Independent Examiner** 

P S Helps Stanley Joseph Limited Chartered Accountants Suite 1 Liberty House South Liberty Lane Bristol BS3 2ST 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: 

................................................................. Mrs B D Ray - Trustee 

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Thornbury Volunteer Centre ('the Company')** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. 

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

P S Helps Stanley Joseph Limited Chartered Accountants Suite 1 Liberty House South Liberty Lane Bristol BS3 2ST 

Date: ............................................. 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account) for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

|||31.3.22|31.3.21|
|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Total|
|||fund|funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||||
|Donations and legacies||303|285|
|**Charitable activities**||||
|Fundraising||11,840|17,320|
|Other trading activities|2|3,981|-|
|Investment income|3|3|11|
|**Total**||16,127|17,616|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||||
|**Raising funds**||||
|Raising donations and legacies|4|16,827|10,872|
|||16,827|10,872|
|Other||386|4,264|
|**Total**||17,213|15,136|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**||(1,086)|2,480|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**||||
|**Total funds brought forward**||29,165|26,685|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||28,079|29,165|



The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Statement of Financial Position 

## 31 March 2022 

|31.3.22<br>Unrestricted<br>fund<br>Notes<br>£<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>28,395<br>**CREDITORS**<br>Amounts falling due within one year<br>8<br>(316)<br>**NET CURRENT ASSETS**<br>28,079<br>**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**<br>**LIABILITIES**<br>28,079<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>28,079<br>**FUNDS**<br>9<br>Unrestricted funds<br>28,079<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>28,079|31.3.21<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>29,629<br>(464)<br>29,165<br>29,165<br>29,165<br>29,165<br>29,165|
|---|---|



The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for 

- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and 

- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Statement of Financial Position - continued 

## 31 March 2022 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: 

............................................. B D Ray - Trustee 

............................................. A Fleming - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

## **Income** 

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

## **Expenditure** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. 

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. 

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** 

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme.  Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued 

|for the Year Ended 31 March 2022<br>**2.**<br>**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**<br>Pop up shop events<br>Photocopies<br>**3.**<br>**INVESTMENT INCOME**<br>Deposit account interest<br>**4.**<br>**RAISING DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**<br>Staff costs<br>Cost of events<br>Equipment & computers<br>Support costs|31.3.22<br>£<br>3,966<br>15<br>3,981<br>31.3.22<br>£<br>3<br>31.3.22<br>£<br>10,308<br>707<br>142<br>5,670<br>16,827|31.3.21<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>31.3.21<br>£<br>11<br>31.3.21<br>£<br>10,833<br>26<br>13<br>-<br>10,872|
|---|---|---|



## **5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

There were no  trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021. 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued 

## for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **6. STAFF COSTS** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 

|Administration<br>No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.<br>**7.**<br>**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Fundraising<br>Investment income<br>**Total**<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Raising funds**<br>Raising donations and legacies<br>Other<br>**Total**<br>**NET INCOME**<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>**Total funds brought forward**<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|31.3.22<br>31.3.21<br>1<br>1<br>Unrestricted<br>fund<br>£<br>285<br>17,320<br>11<br>17,616<br>10,872<br>10,872<br>4,264<br>15,136<br>2,480<br>26,685<br>29,165|
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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued 

## for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR** 

||||31.3.22|31.3.21|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||£|£|
||Social security and other taxes||(54)|50|
||Pension||-|45|
||Accrued expenses||370|369|
||||316|464|
|**9.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||||
||||Net||
||||movement|At|
|||At 1.4.21|in funds|31.3.22|
|||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**||||
||General fund|29,165|(1,086)|28,079|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|29,165|(1,086)|28,079|
||Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:||||
|||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|||resources|expended|in funds|
|||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**||||
||General fund|16,127|(17,213)|(1,086)|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|16,127|(17,213)|(1,086)|
||**Comparatives for movement in funds**||||
||||Net||
||||movement|At|
|||At 1.4.20|in funds|31.3.21|
|||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**||||
||General fund|26,685|2,480|29,165|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|26,685|2,480|29,165|



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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|17,616|(15,136)|2,480|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|17,616|(15,136)|2,480|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**|Net<br>movement<br>At 1.4.20<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>26,685<br>1,394<br>26,685<br>1,394|At<br>31.3.22<br>£<br>28,079<br>28,079|
|---|---|---|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|33,743|(32,349)|1,394|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|33,743|(32,349)|1,394|



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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued 

## for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

## **10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

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Thornbury Volunteer Centre 

## Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 

|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities<br>for the Year Ended 31 March 2022|||
|---|---|---|
||31.3.22|31.3.21|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|303|285|
|**Other trading activities**|||
|Pop up shop events|3,966|-|
|Photocopies|15|-|
||3,981|-|
|**Investment income**|||
|Deposit account interest|3|11|
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants|1,500|8,250|
|Thornbury Town Council|3,340|1,670|
|CVS South Gloucs|7,000|7,400|
||11,840|17,320|
|**Total incoming resources**|16,127|17,616|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Raising donations and legacies**|||
|Wages|10,189|10,699|
|Pensions|119|134|
|Cost of events|707|26|
|Equipment & computers|142|13|
||11,157|10,872|
|**Other**|||
|Subscriptions|90|55|
|Publicity|296|148|
||386|203|



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|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|||
|---|---|---|
|for the Year Ended 31 March 2022|||
||31.3.22|31.3.21|
||£|£|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Management**|||
|Insurance|435|432|
|Telephone|149|72|
|Postage and stationery|275|439|
|Travel expenses|20|42|
||879|985|
|**Finance**|||
|Bank charges|-|24|
|Accountancy|396|744|
||396|768|
|**Governance costs**|||
|Rent, rates and water|4,395|2,308|
|Total resources expended|17,213|15,136|
|**Net (expenditure)/income**|(1,086)|2,480|



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