Sid Valley HELP
Report and Financial Statement
for the year ending 31 March 2024
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Registered Charity Number 1181458

Sid Valley HELP
Year ending 31 March 2024
Contents
Pa
Reference and Administrative Details
Structure, Governance and Management
Report of the Trustees
Accounts
Independent Examinerfs Report

Sid Valley HELP
Year ending 31 March 2024
The Trustees are pleased to subm5t their report together with the financial
statements of Sid Valley HELP for the year ending 31 March 2024 which have been
prepared in accordance with the charty's governing document and Charities SORP
(FRS102).
Reference and Administrative Details
Charity Number..
1181458
Charity Registration=
7 January 2019
Organisation Type..
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Charity Address..
Woodpeckers
Knowle Drive
Sidmouth
Devon EX10 8HW
Email..
info@sidvalleyhelp.org.uk
Website.. sidvalleyhelp.org.uk
Phone.. 01395 892 011
Independent Examiner..
Robert Underhill
Sidmouth, Devon
Bankers..
National Westrninster Bank
Honiton (O) Branch, 94 High Street, Honiton EX14 1JL
Charities Aid Foundation Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, ME19 4TA
Trustees..
Keith Gillanders, Chair {re-elected 10 November 2022)
Diane Fuller, Vice-chair, (re-elected 28 November 2023)
Andrew Hardy, Treasurer (elected 10 November 2022)
Deirdre Hounsom (re-elected 10 November 2022)
Peter McGauley (re-elected 4 November 2021)
Ronald Peppin {re-elected 28 November 2023)
Jan Campbell Young (elected 28 November 2023)
Hazel Nelson (co-opted 25 July 2024}

Sid Valley HELP
Year ending 31March 2024
Structure, Governance and Management
Governin
Document
Sid Valley HELP is registered as a charty with the Charity Commission, number
1181458. It is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is governed by its
Constitution Document.
ointment of Trustees
All of the founding Trustees were elected by the members at the AGM on the
11 September 2019 and the Chair of the Trustees was elected by the Trustees.
Other Trustees were elected at subsequent AGMS or co-opted. One third of the
Trustees retire by rotation each year and are eligible to stand for re*lection.
Charitable Ob'ectives
To relieve sickness and promote and protect the good mental and physical health of
persons in the Sid Valley and surrounding areas, in particular but not exclusively by..
1. Signposting to other health and care organisations and services..
2. Befriending those suffering poor health or at risk of poor health., and
3. Building capacity of, and encouraging heafth and care seDiices and organisations
to network to improve the provision of services and fill any gaps in provision.
Report of the Trustees
Sid Valley HELP provides easy access to infomiation for people who need help from
health and care organisations and it enables Health and Social Care professionals to
idenlify non-statutory and voluntary sector services in the community to support
clients, patients, carers and their families.
We continue to work closely with local councils and other VCSE sector organisations
to provide information and offer direct support to the most vulnerable members of our
community.

The following paragraphs describe progress under the headings of our charitsble
objectives..
Signposting to other health and care organisations and services:
We continued to maintain our website and a data base of organisations
providing help to those in need of health and wellbeing support and we
receive positive feedback about the ease of using our website where people
in need can aC￿sS information and make direct contact with organisations.
We have provided phone help to those who are not computer literate, so they
have access to the information they need. All callers were referred to
appropriate organisations or helped directly by Sid Valley Help.
We provided signposting and referrals on behalf of those unable to do so
themselves.
We have had representation in person and via Microsoft Teams at the weekly
NHS Community Health and Social Care team where the support required by
the most vulnerable members of the community is discussed.
Befriending those suffering poor health or at risk of poor health
All befriending provided by Sid Valley Help is offered face to face with
occasional telephone calls as required. The demand for this service has
continued at about 30 clients. Many referrals are made from the Community
Health and Social Care team.
Befriending volunteers that visit clients, homes require careful recruitment,
training, on-going support and monitoring. We employed a part time Volunteer
Manager during the year.
Two of our volunteers have run monthly Young at Heart meetings for women
over 50 through the year and these have proved very successful in providing
a opportunity for friendships to develop.
Building Capacity of and encouraging h•alth and care Services and
organisations to improve the provision of services and fill any gaps in
provision.
We continued to provide a ne￿Ork for partner organisations and met three
times to improve understanding about services in the area and to improve
collaborative working and building capacity.
We provided training for our volunteers and partner organisations on
safeguarding and avoiding falls.
We received funding from the RDUH Trust to deliver Strength and Balance
classes for those who have had falls or are at risk of falling. This has proved
to be very successful in improving the physical and mental wellbeing of the
participants and the first cohort has continued attending private classes in the
same format.
Together with the Sidmouth Memory Café and Sidmouth Hospice at Home we
prepared for the launch of Dementia Friendly Sidmouth, which took place in
June 2024. There is a part-time coordinator and a websff(e at
www.dementiafriendlysidmouth.org.uk
We represent Sidmouth VCSE groups on the Eastern region Local Care
Partnership VCSE reference group.

Sid Valley Help has continued to provide govemance and funding for the
WHAT Steering group made up from statutory and voluntary organisations
that have a key role in working with or supporting the mental health and
wellbeing of children and young people. Members include Sidmouth College.
Sidmouth Primary School. Young Devon, Action East Devon, Parental Minds,
the Charlie Wa51er Trust, Sidmouth Town Council. and Sidmouth Coastal
Community Hub.
Action East Devon part funded by Sid Valley Help continued one to one
mentoring for young people in Sidmouth College.
Parental Minds part funded by Sid Valley Help continued to provide a regular
support hub in the Sid Valley for parents and carers struggling to support
children with mental health issues.
Financial Review
During the year income was £23,458 of which £10,762 was restricted. A total of
£12,500 was received in grants and the balance was made up principally of
donations, fees and through fund-raising activities.
Expenditure totalled £33,143 and the largest category of expenditure was the WHAT
project at £15,320.
Expenditure exceeded income by £9,685 and at the 31 March 2024 the charity had
cash reserves of £19.771 {£29,457 at the previous year end). A financial statement
is appended to this Report.
The Trustees consider that the existing financial resources together with anticipated
grants are sufficient to continue the current level of activities for the next twelve
months. We are very grateful to Sidmouth Town Council who awarded us a grant of
£15,000 that was paid in April 2024. Trustees are pursuing further grants and fund-
raising activities in order to continue the activities of the charity in 2025-26.
Statement of Trustees, Res
onsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial statement
in accordance with applicable law and UK generally accepted accounting practice.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose
with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charty and enable them to
ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are
also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report was approved by the Trustees on 10 September 2024 and signed on
their behalf by-
Keith W
Illanders
Chair of the Board of Trustees

Sid Valley Help
Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2024
The accounts have been prepared on a re￿Ipts and payments basis.
These financial statements were approved by the trustees on 10 September 2024
and signed on behalf of the trustees by:
31-Mar-24
31-Mar-23
Total
Restrlcted Unrestrlcted
Total
Restrlrted Unrestricted
Income
Donations
Representation Fees
Grants Isee Note 11
Miscellaneous
Total Income
5.443.99
1.370.88
12,5CKJ.(M)
4,143.07
23,457.94 10,762.42
1,762.42
3.681.57
1,370.88
3,500.00
4,143.17
12,695.62
6.582.88
6,582.88
9,￿0.00
26,220.08 23,367.64
3.172.02
35,974.98 23,367.64
2,852.44
3172.02
12,607.32
Empendlture
Payroll
Communications
Stationary & publicity
I see Note 21
Office & IT equip't121
Insurance
7.552.52
77.96
1,098.1)0
6.454.52
77.96
233.05
74.28
74.28
740.01
506.96
2,388.04
2,388.04
405.60
405.6
749.10
749.10
5,468.00
1,252.95
15,320.IXJ 15,320.CiI
630.64
612.08
612.08
Training & Venue5
WHAT project
Volunteers expenses
Miscellaneous
Total expendlture
4,215.05
6,434.45
15,718.18 15,718.18
30
6,434.45
630.64
30
2,961.05
12,499.90
2,199.67
33,143.50 18,197.71
19.8
2,179.87
14,945.79
2,961.05
28,218.08 15,718.18
Excess of Income over Expenditure
-9,685.56 -7.435.29
-2.250.27
7,756.90
7,649.56
107.42
A55ets
Cash at Banks
Petty cash
Total Assets
19.771.51
214.27
19,557.24
29,457.07
29,457.07
19,771.61
214.27
19.557.34
29,457.07
29,457.07
Keith
Chair
Gillanders
Andrew W Ha
Treasurer

Sid Valley HELP
Notes to the accounts for the 12 months ending 31 March 2024
Note 1
The charity received the following grants during the financial year=
Sidmouth Town Council
£3.000
Devon County Council
£500
Norman Family Charitable Trust £2,500
Sidmouth Consolidated Charities £2,500
David Gibbons Foundation
£2,000
Allen Lane Foundation
£2.000
Note 2
Office & IT Equipment and Stationary & Publicity Material are written off in the year
during which they are acquired.

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