SID VALLEY HELP Report and Financial Statement for the year ending 31 March 2025 alley 4 M•lplni H•• Registered Charity Number 1181458 SID VALLEY HELP Year ending 31 March 2025 Contents Pa Reference and Administrative Details Structure, Governan￿ and Management Report of the Trustees Financial Statement Independent Examinerfs Report SID VALLEY HELP Year ending 31 March 2025 The Trustees are pleased to submit their report together with the financial statements of Sid Valley Help for the year ending 31 March 2025 which have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document and Charities SORP (FRS102). Refernnc• and Admlnistrative Detai18 Charity Number.. 1181458 Charity Registration: 7 January 2019 Organisation Type: Charrtable Incorporated Organisation Charity Address: Woodped(ers 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: Charities Aid Foundation Bank 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, ME19 4TA Trustees.. Keith Gillanders, Chair (re-elected 19 November 2024) Diane Fuller, Vice-chair. (re-elected 28 November 2023) Andrew Hardy (elected 10 November 2022) Deirdre Hounsom (retired 13 February 2025) Peter McGauley (retired 19 November 2024) Ronald Peppin {re£lected 28 November 2023) Jan Campbell Young (elected 28 November 2023) Hazel Nelson. Treasurer (elected 19 November 2024) Chades King (co-opted 11 March 2025) SID VALLEY HELP Year ending 31 March 2025 Structure, Governance and Management Governin Document Sid Valley Help is registered as a charty with the Charity Commission. number 1181458. 11 is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is governed by its Constrtution Document. ointment of Trustees All of the founding Trustees were elected by the members at the AGM on the 11th September 2019 and the Chair of the Trustees was elected by the Trustees. Other Trustees We￿ 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. haritable Ob. ctives 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.. Signposting to other health and care organisations and services: Befriending those suffering poor heafth or at risk of poor heatth.. and Building capacity of, and encouraging health and care services and organisations to network to improve the provision of services and fill any gaps in provision. Report of lh• Tru8t8•8 Sid Valley Help provides easy access to infomation for people vtho need help from health and care organisations and we enable health and social care professionals to identify 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 infomiation and we offer direct support to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. We are very grateful for the dedication of over 30 volunteers who visit clients at home or help in delivering classes and events. They COT)lribute hugely to the success of our charty. We have also to thank the many people who given us donations and the organisations who have awarded us grants, in particular Sidmouth Town Council, the National Lottery Communty Fund and two Charitable Trusts. The following paragraphs describe progress under the headings of our charttable objectives.. Slgnposting to other health and care organlsation¥ and service8: 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 access information and make direct contact with organisations. We have an email and phone Helpline that answers about 20 enquiries a month. People are 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 online at Ihe weekly NHS Community Heafth and Social Care team where the support required by the most vulnerable members of the community is discussed. Befriending th080 Suffering poor health or at rfsk of poor health All befriending provided by Sid Valley Help is offered fa￿ to face with occasional telephone calls as required. The demand for this service has continued at about 30 clients. Befriending volunteers who visit clients, homes require careful recruitment, training, on-going support and monitoring. We employed a part time Volunteer Manager during the year. Our volunteers run monthly Young at Heart meetings for women over 50 and these have proved very successful in developing friendships. Bulldlng capaclty and •n¢ouraglng health and carn 8ervlce• and organl8atlon8 to improve the provlslon of serv1¢•8 and fill gap8. We continued to provide a network for partner organisations and held three stakeholders, meetings to improve understanding about seniices in the area and to improve collaborative working and building capaaty. We provided training for our volunteers and partner organisations on Safeguarding. We re￿iVed funding from the RDUH Trust to deliver Strength & 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 earlier cohorts have continued attending prNate classes in the same fomat. We represent Sidmouth VCSE groups on the Eastern region Local Care Partnership VCSE reference group. Sid Valley Help has continued to provide governan￿ and funding for the WHAT Steering group made up from Siatutory 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, 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 the total income was £55,129 of which £40.879 was restricted.. £23,123 was restricted for work with Young People WHAD; £2,598 from the NHS was restricted for Strength & Balan￿ classes., and £15,158 was a National Lottery Community Fund grant for befriending in years 202516 and 202617. Expenditure lotalled £39,318. As in previous years, the largest category of expendbture was the WHAT project, at £23,368, primarily funding mentoring of Sidmouth College students and drop-in support Hubs for parents or carers of children with mental wellbeing issues. This was funded almost entirely from the restricted WHAT income received this year plus £214.27 carried over from last year (total = £23,338). Income exceeded expenditure by £15.810. However, £15,158 of this excess is the National Lottery grant which is to be used to maintsin and expand our Befriending servi￿ over the next two years. If this is taken out of the equation, our income exceeded expenditure by a more modest £652 in 202415. However, this is 8 welcome improvement on the incomelexpenditure loss of £9,685 in 202314. Going into the new financial year, the charity's total assets are £35,600, comprising the restricted National Lottery grant of £15,158 and £20.442 unrestricied cash. A full financial statement is appended to this Report. The Trustees consider that the exisling financial resources together with anticipated grants are sufficient to continue the current level of activities for the next twelve months, and to expand the Befriending service if additional volunteers can be recruited. We are very grateful to Sidmouth Town Council who awarded us a grant of £15,000. Trustees are pursuing further grants and fvnd-raising activities in order to continue the activities of the charity in 2025-28 and beyond. 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 posrtion of the charty and enable them to ensure that the financial ststemenls comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charty and hen￿ for tsking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularitie5. This report was approved by the Trustees on the 9th September 2025 and signed on their behalf by: Keith W Gil nders Chair of the Board of Trustees Sid Valley Help Accounts lor the ￿ar endiry 31 March 2025 (see Note 11 Tatsl 3￿1.45 1x).n 5.413J9 F•81 4.11184 4.11164 1 J70A8 41.158.1)) .158 ).c(1 1Z9XJ & Bkn l•0$ 4.￿.￿* 1,765AI 1.gXI.45 1￿.45 4,143m 4,143.17 s112￿ 143•31 2WJ¢ N71142 IiIK•2 1123.TJ 1.7Q42 3,681 1,370 3,YXI. 9.44&75 144175 7J252 1.MIW) 0.451.$2 Nth21 740￿1 233.05 (31 1*45 774.1¥ 1*.45 774 74.10 749.10 I21￿8 Trthry & WHAT 1,YJ195 15.3al.IXI .29 1133) SW 1 3.M8.IXI 98&LXI irJ.wJ 123 IISVffj7 1131ifl 3114U• 11157.71 14•1&n .7A35a •UX27 C*1 at 31 ,￿1￿5 15.15th1 ZQ4 1171151 21427 I9￿124 Totslkn•ts *•IOAO 1I15U• 11m 21427 1W. The Flnancial Statement was approved by the trustees on 9th September 2025 and skned on behalf of the trustees bv: K•lth W. Glll•nd•rs Chair Treasurer SID VALLEY HELP Notes to the accounts for the 12 month8 ending 31 March 2025 Note I The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Note 2 The charity received the following grants during the financial year.. Sidmouth Town Council £15.000 E&J Hill CT £10.000 {restricted for Youth work) Woodroofe Benton £1,000 {restricled for Youth work) National Lottery £15,158 {r6striGted for Befriending) Note 3 Office & IT Equiwient. and Stationary & Publictty Material are wiitten off in the year during vthich they are acqulred. Not8 4 Advised by the Sid Valley Wellbeing & Health Action Team IWHAT) we commissioned CYPMH activities from (il Parental Minds and {ii) Action East Devon (at SidmoLrth College). Note 5 WHAT project 8pending included £214.27 restricled furKls carried over from la8t year. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Ind•pend•nt examlnofs 13 rfRLLE 116L P Al Ill•ryl: