LivingRooms CHAIRMAN'S ANNUAL REPORT- 31 MARCH 2022 This was the secx)nd full year of operations at The Livin9 RoorM- Northallerton (TLR) which has been dominaled, as in our first year by nawgating our way through the Cowd-19 Pandemic. TLR is a community hub in the centre of Northallerton established lo help and 5UPPOrt Ihose in most need in our town and the surrourKling area- Pa￿CulartY Ihe lonely, isolated. sooally exduded and those wth pth)r wellbeing and mentsl health. B&ked by the ONE Northallerton Churthes. we also partner wrth olher compatible organisations both statutory and voluntary induding Jubilee Debl Advice. Hambleton Foodshare, the NHS and many ffnr6. At the core of TLR is our Renthv Wellbeing service where rt's 'ok not lo be ok., In April 2021 we reopened TLR on a reduced ba&s because of Covid restrictions, with limited sessions aNJ numbers of visrtors, as the safety of our volunteers and wsrtors has always been our number one priority. Towards the end of this year. we were able to open more fully and start to relax many ol the restnctions previously in plarx. During this year, despile these restriclions we held 230 wellbeing sessions, 20 of which were in the Secret Garden and had 1,137 individual visrts. many of which were repeat visrtors. This significant achievement took some considerable organisation and for this I thank our v(￿unteerS and Jo Swain our Developmenl Cwrdinator. This achièvemènt represented over 3.000 hours of amazing volunteering. The top 6 reasons for attending as repx)rted by our vi$rtors were- ffaing others, friendship, company, helps my mental wellteing. understanding, and vanety of art and craft work. When asked about the impact of the sessions on Iheif wellbeing &nce they started attending. visitors who responded scored an average of 9.4.11 being very negalive and 10 being very positive). We recognise that prowding Nrlunleering opportuniti'es is 8180 a key aspecl of TLR'$ work. So, when asked, the top S reason for volunteerin9 Wtth us were - helping and getting alongside others, bw'ng a part in making a drflerence to the lives of others, giving back to the community. connects'ng and being part of a family wrth the laughter and camaraderie. and their own personal wellbeing by being useful and valued. Our vrjunleers said Ihey enjoyed volunteering with TLR. fdt supported and safe and would like rrK•re opportunities to get together. Throughoul this perioj Harn￿etOn Foc#JShare conb'nued to use our premises for the storage and distribution of foc*J and essenlial family SUP￿les. whth proved to be an invaluable resource to our community. Mosl olher partnership activrties were suspended because of Covid but sorm groups started to retum towards the end of the year as restnctions eased, including a Women's Group run by Hambleton Communty Action. I'm pleased to report that our financial p￿tion remains healthy. wrth a year*nd cash balance of £66.5k despite a signfficant reduction in income, largely due to our inability to attrad grant funding because of our strong financAal pOs￿.0n. Grant income was £10.5k induding a most welct)me £5.8k 'Makn'rvJ a Drfference. Grant from Hambleton Distrid Counal. Other TLR partners contributed £3.5k and individual donations Ihrough our'Fnends of The Living Rixims, program were a useful £2.6k. We are starting to ramp up our search for addits'onal funding which wll be a key *iwty this coming year. Our main costs We￿ staff, lone- Jo Swain) rent, utilities and increased deaning with an extemal contractor to ensu￿ high standards throughout the pandemic. We regularfy scrutinise all our outgoing8 lo ensure these are kept to a minimum. The Finanijal Rep￿ & Accounts will provide full details. Our aim for the comirvJ year is to retum to nomwl arKI increase the number of Rene+V Wellbeing sessions we njn as there is an increasing demand for these &tivitses. We also plan to start Wellbeing Ses￿On$ for youth and develop the use of our first-floor rooms with other compatible organisalions. Other aims are to develop partnerships wrth olher appropnate stalutory and voluntary organisation and l¢xal businesses and to develop and deliver other wdlbeing related seNces. We ￿11 be increasing our staff in the future and plans are afoot to accxynplish this as part of our growth and developn*nt str*egy. We have added ne4V Trustees to our Board during this period- a prornss which will continue as we wi$h to bolster our leam and capat¥'lty for the future. I would like to thank our team of volunteers- Hosts. Trustees and Support Staff for their dedication and commrtment during these challenging times and for going 'over and beyond, in order lo help those in need. Huge thanks also go to Jo Swain our Devek)pment Coordinator, without whose commtlled senrfice we would not have t*en able to xhieve all we have in 3u¢h a tough year. Our vc4unleer team is in excess of 35 exduding Trustees, who are also volunleers and have done an amazing Job for which we are all grateful and for which I give my personal thanks. Our asp'rations are fuelled by our faith in God desire to show his love though our actions in help'ng the growing number of people in need in our community and to provide a safe space where it's 'ok not to be ok. in Northallerton. l am pleased to report that through the high standards and efforts ofour team at TLR. the we occupy in our community is now accepted. well respecled and supported by both statutory arKI voluntary sector organisations. It continues to ￿ an honour to serve you all and our ￿mrnunty in my capaaty as Chair of Trustees. On behalf of the Trustees. I wish to express ry sincere thanks to all our volunteers, partners and staff. The future is bulging with excrting opportunitses for us to sepK our ￿MmUnty and make difference, to which l ea3erly look lo￿ard. Steve Cowie Chair of Trustees 31 March 2022 ## THE LIVING ROOMS NORTHALLERTON ## INCOME and EXPENSE REPORT 01/04/2021 - 31/03/2022 |Income
Grant Income
"Friends" Donations - Gift Aid
"Friends" Donations - Non Gift Aid
Donations - Other
Fund raising -Calendar sales
Fund raising - Craft sales
Churches
Partners
Gift received for Foodshare
Room Rentals
Total Income|10,251.00
2,640.00
0.00
1,720.24
290.00
179.40
0.00
3,500.00
45.00
120.00
18,745.64| |---|---| |Expenses
Refurb/Buildings/Property
Equipment
Repairs
Staff costs
Training
Rent / Rates
Utility Costs
Phone/mobile
Insurance
General Exp
Office/Admin exps
Advertising
Volunteer Exps
Activity Costs
Hospitality
Household
COVID Cleaning
Website / Software
Bank fee
Furniture/fittings/carpets
Cabinet in Memory Eddie Cooper
Items for sale: calendars
Gift sent to Foodshare
In memory of Tom Boomsma
Total expenses
Surplus Income/(Loss)|(45.00)
(791.79)
(286.10)
(13,617.12)
(500.00)
(13,150.00)
(2,122.74)
(977.52)
(675.74)
(1,629.65)
(661.25)
(300.00)
(409.45)
(560.30)
(280.51)
(369.22)
(3,398.40)
(1,960.00)
(96.00)
(276.00)
(240.00)
(125.00)
(45.00)
(185.95)|(42,702.74)| |---|---|---| |||(23,957.10)|