## **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 our CEO and Community support Worker along with volunteers volunteered to support not only our own 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 2023 trading year in an effort to further reduce costs. ## **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 2022 to be adequate. ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit:** None SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIErY RECEIPTS AND PAYMEMfs ACCOUNTS Forth• 31•t March 2023 Forth• yw onded 31st March 2023 Indeporwjent Examinw8 Report Notss to the Firnncig5 Statwnonts SOUTH LINCOLIISHIRE BLIND SOCIETY INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT For th• y•ar•nd•d 31st March 2023 Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnef8 Report to tho membornltru•ts•# of South Llncoln8hlr• Bllnd Socloty I rwrt on th? for tho ￿ar ￿ded 3181 March 2023 whth arn set out on pages 2 to 5 RMpon•lblhlo• and ba•h of Mport A8 the charity trustees of tho Trust. you are re8pon8ibla for tha prepamtion of tho accounts in accordance wlth th• requir•nonts of the Ch8ritM Act 20111lho Acr). I report In re8PeCt of my •xamlnatlon of the Tru8f8 accounts ¢athod out under section 145 of the 2011 and in carrylng out my examin8l¢on, I hovo followed the applicable Direcllon8 gfvon by the Charty ComrniBSW)n undor 8a¢tlon 145151{b) of the ACL Ind•ynd•nt •x•mln•V• •tat•mont I have compl8t•d my •xamlnotlon. I confimi that no materi•l mattern havo ¢om• to my attenllon in conn8ctK)n wlth tho examinatlon which glw• ma cau80 lo bell•ve that in. any materfal re8PeCt a¢￿untIng r•Mrd8 were not k•pt In eccordance wlih 88Ctlon 130 of the or th• aco)unts do not accord the acctyJnlthg r•oxd• I have t)0 ¢oncarn• ond hove nol come a¢roJ8 any materfal matter8 in connoctlon wilh the oxamlnatK>n to which attantlon shtyjld bo drawn In ordor to enable a propor understandlng of ts a￿UnIS to b• Slgned .i.l.p..It*.. Davtd Winfield FCMA Chapolgarth Consuttlng Llmited Hope Bam Marf(et Ra8en Road Welton Hlll Llncoln LN2 3RD Page 1 SOLrrH LINCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY RECEIPT8 AND PAYMENT8 ACCOUNT Forth• yMr•nd•d 31•t Ma￿h 2023 Funds Fund8 TLXal Funds R•colpts: tlonations and lag 31,649 31,849 Charitable actr 49.933 49,933 81.582 81,S62 InNYstrn•nt iKome Grant• and othw AlcA￿e 1(K).290 100,290 T*3tal 181.8 181, Paym•nts: Rawng fund8 3.041 3,041 157,132 157,132 T¢>tal 180,17 180.17 N•t rK•lpts l (p•ym•nts) 21.899 21,699 Other ￿nIfo￿ and adlustmonts Ca•h fvnd• l••t y••r 430,471 430.471 Cuh funds th1• ymr •nd 452,170 452,170 Page 2 SOiITH UNCOLNSHIRE WND SOCIErY . Fortho year end￿ 31st PAarch 2023 TrA81 Funds Cash funds 364.855 125 125 364.780 364.780 Oth•r Mono1•ry AM8ts D•btorn Mntrol 27.282 33.195 33.195 Gfft•kl¢ 24,363 24.363 Equ￿￿nt 6,899 U8bllltle• Creditors control 411 411 Payrdl and c¥ed 4,988 Othar credltorn S*ned Pflnt rwne Pap3 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEIIEMrs For th¢ yoar ondod 318t Mar¢h 2023 Funds Totd FurKJs cknna￿nS and Lw Collection L￿•¥ V15ion aid 29.679 1.970 29,679 1.970 31,649 31,649 Charftabl• activlllo• Rewurce Centre Sales Shine Lirts Place 2 Bee Demenlia Group coffee momkos Lottery Granth*n Blke Xmas Time 2 Bee Sctial eyes 200 dub 4,7T1 4.711 4.640 7,160 1,276 9.879 104 8,078 4,100 370 2,727 2.470 4,359 7.160 1.276 9.879 104 8.076 4.11JO 370 2,727 2.470 4.359 49.933 49.933 Grnnt8 and 0th0r Inoomo 31, 31.(b2 HMRC JRS Grants recei¥*d NHS Peoples Partr￿rnh S9.100 59,100 3,186 3.186 6.943 IntsTest 1(Kl,290 100,290 SOUTH UNCOLNSHIRE BLIND SOCIErY NOTes TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEmEP￿S Forth• yoarend•d 31st M4r¢h 2023 Unre8trEcted Fund8 Reslri¢ted Funds Totsl Fund6 Ralslng fvnd• Event costs Rent Water Rates General Rate8 Insurance Electricity G88 TelephonelFax Printing, Statlon•ry, Post 1,862 651 651 15 15 418 418 3.041 3,041 Charftabl• aGtfvIU Purchago8 For R•8al• Mlscellaneous Expn888 Subsuiptlons Adv8rt18ing & Promotions Son80ry Garden Exponc48 Event expen8e8 Wage Costs Pen8ion Tralnlng Rent Water Rats8 Goner81 Rat•• In8urarÈce Eleth¢lty 6,528 1,083 1,395 131 214 5,528 1,083 1,395 131 214 78,144 1,305 78,144 35.940 35,940 1.953 289 28 2,893 1,785 1,953 28 2,893 1,785 7,944 76 3,208 1.920 900 5,819 415 5.120 1,043 Travel & Motor Exp8n8e8 TelephonelF8x Prfnting. Statlonery, Po8t Computer Expen Lease rental copier8 ount8n¢y Charge8 Profe86ional Fe Repairs & Renthvals Clganing Bookkeeping Refreshment# 76 3,208 1,920 5,819 415 5.120 1,Od3 157,132 157,1 Page S SOUTh UNCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIErY INDEPENDENT EXAM1P￿ls REPORT For th• Year•nd￿ 31•t Ma￿h 2023 Ind•p•ndent Examlnorf• R•portto tho m•MbornIts￿ 01 S(¥th Uncoln•hlrn Bllnd Soclety I report ￿ the accounts lor ts par 31•t M¥¢h 2023 are 80t(Krt (m pages 2 to 5 R••poMlbllll•• •nd b••l• ol i•port occordance with the requirements of the Charllles kt 2011 fthe A(f). I report in rwct of my of th8 Tnmys (¥rrkd undw •e¢tion 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my exarnWwb￿. I folkyA*d the applkth Dlre¢ttons by tho Charlly Crmml88knn under 145(S)(b) of the Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf• •tat•m ¢onnectlon ex8mlnatk)n ¥thith grknw me cou8e to beli•vo that In, any m*8rW re8P8¢t acc￿jnI1rvj rKI k¥ In wx¢ythnc• wlh So￿)n 130 01 the kl or I havè no eoncwn• and ha￿ ndl com? ary rn*erf•l matt•rn kn ccnMcak)n with th8 oxamknatK)n to whtch attention shoukl b• drwffl in ¢)rdw to •nth a wop•r urrflgrstandhg ¢)f the accounts to be S*nod -i.l.A.li*..............-. Davld ￿nIle￿A FCMA Chapelgarth C¢n8uIkng Lbnitsd Hope Bam Math•t Ra8en Ro*J WeltM HIII LlncAn LN2 3RD