## **Trustees Report** ## **South Lincolnshire Blind Society** ## **Section A** ## **Trustees:** Debbie Lowe Barry Summerfield Janet Watson Nigel Brocklebank Sarah Mellin Colin Dust Peter Weatherall ## **Section B** **Type of governing document =** Constitution **How the charity is constituted =** CIO **Trustee selection methods =** Elected ## **Section C** ## **Summary of the objectives:** The object of the CIO is to promote the welfare of blind and partially sighted persons and carers resident in the administrative areas of Boston, South Holland, North Kesteven, South Kesteven, the County of Lincolnshire and the United Kingdom. ## **Summary of the main activities:** Due to the pandemic, we were unable to do any fundraising activities. We moved buildings and with the dedicated help of a few volunteers we completed the move to the new building and are still finalising the changes to the building which will allow us to offer more to our community of service users. During the pandemic we supported not only our won service users but many more people in the local communities making sure they had food, prescriptions and emotional support. Working alongside the Lincolnshire resilience Forum, South Kesteven District Council and the NHS. We were fortunate to recruit new volunteers who have been a massive support to our charity. ## **Section D** ## **Summary of the main achievements:** The CIO has made good progress in reducing costs given the reduction in income (primarily Gift Aid and bequest funds). These cost saving initiatives to be carried on through to the 2022 trading year in an effort to further reduce the operational deficit ## **Section E** **Brief statement on the charity’s policy on reserves:** Reserves are needed to bridge the gap between the spending and receiving of income and to cover unplanned emergency expenditure. The trustees consider that the level of reserves as at 31 March 2021 to be adequate. ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit:** None 801mi UNCOLNSHIRE BLWD 80CIETY Forth• yoar •ndad 31•t Il•r¢h 2021 Ind¢pondont EyAmlnws Roport Re￿Ipts PoyTn•nts Accounts statsmont ol A8sets and U•bNItIo8 80UTH UNCOLN8HIRE BUND 80CIETY INDEPEMDEKf EXAMIMER8 REIIORT For th• y•ar •nd•d 318t Mar¢h 2021 Ind•p•ndffit Exomln•ts R•port 10 tho fflwnb•tht••8 ￿ 8outh Lln¢oln•hlv• Bllnd 8ocl8ty l rnportim Ihe a￿￿Untr trthtr yoar anded 3181 2021 whlth we 8at arton 210 6 AB tho chrftylnwtsas oltho Tnw¢ arn f08p￿TrIb1• for tho prep4roYon af th• gccou occordonce wllh Iha rgWr•m•nts olts Chrfll•• Act 2011 ftho Arf). In I report In rn6p•ci of myexamtrhth dthe Tn￿￿¥ qvx)unts ¢xfflod out und•r Mcllon 146 ofth• 2011 # ond In ¢8ryFng out my exomlnatlon. I hots•lollukn￿ th• appl￿brO Dlr•thM tytho Ctr Comm1181on und•r a•cVon 145151(b) of tho Ar Indwnd•nl •xamln•ts •lat•mw I hw• completed my •yATh￿natE0n. l (¥mflnn that no matsrf81 m•ttgrn have to my ottentton In c¢nn•don tho oxamln•kn wthlth me cwJ8fr to bollevo that In, any motsrlil r•8POCt 8ccounllng not kept tn accordanca wlth secllon 130 oftrm kt or the a￿oUnts dg nDt8ccDrd wllh tho 8w)untlng reoordo ++ I hav8 no COn￿M8 and hm ￿me no othér rnattor• In ￿nn0￿On lh• •xamlnadon to whlth •ll•nUon should b• drawn In order to èmblo 8 prnpw under8tsndlng of th• acc4unts to b• 81gnod d Whfiold FCMA Chapdgorth Con#uMlw Umlt•d Wa8t Centr81 Hou8e West Cenlral 8u81no8• Po Un¢oln LN8 3QP Tolal FuThts 6.531 229,024 74351 74J57 111.(03 111.083 N•t rn¢a* I Iphym•￿) 1W.715 190.715 1.788 4,104 405, Fur Funds 345,676 17.13 17 Gfft ald ¢1 Equlwwt 182 4319 .319 soimi LINCOLNSHIRE BUND 80CIErY NOTE8 TO THE FINANCIIL 8TATEMEiif8 Fortho s•ar•nd•d 31ot M•th X21 Fund8 Fund8 Oonall(ffig andlogad DonalhTh and bequ88ts Coltectton boxes Vlslon ahj 220,473 220.473 149 1.871 1,871 SubBcrlpts'on8 Scrnp $8188 Home Vlslis 6.531 Grants and •)th•r In¢om• Grants rocefved HMRC JRS Grants recalb*d 40.836 74. aoimi UNCOLN3NIRE BLIND 80CIETY NOTE8 TO THE FIIIANCIAL 8TATEMEiif8 Forth• ￿r•￿d•ll 318t 2021 Totsl Fundo Fund8 Funds Ralslng fvnd• 200+ Club Pth• Rant Water Ro108 Gonerol Rat88 In8urnnca @•ctrklty 715 12 127 224 124 14 272 716 12 127 224 124 14 272 T81ophon•lF&Y Pdntlng. Sthtt￿. Po Charllabl• aod¥ld 14Jr¢ha•88 For R68al• MIBc•lLqnetyJB Expwwoj &Jb8crfplonfy Advert181rvJ & l¥omoUon• 1,337 477 1.337 477 281 37 281 37 Wage Costa Woter R•t18 Gon8MI Rate8 Insurnr 232 1420 4,247 GR 271 271 F I I Travel & Motor £Kp•fLe•8 TdephondFax Prfnttng. Stsuonery, Post 778 175 1,218 1,109 5,837 1.218 1,109 6,837 1,960 1.500 176 Lea8fr r•ntsl coplarn Accounlancy Chory Profo88loMI Fee8 Repalrn & R￿wall cl￿nIng 8or)kkogplng Refr8Bhments 170 1180 3,180 8OUTh UNCOLN8HIRE BUND 80CIErY INDEPEMDEKf EXAMINeR8 REKIRT Forth• yearonded 31•t Miv¢h 2021 Ind•p•nd•nt E%amlnof• Ryrt to tho M•Mb•r•llrU8￿ of 8outh Lln¢oln•hlrn Bund 8001 l rnport on the aLYounts for tho yoarerxlod 31•t Much 2021 are set out