CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Buckland Support On accounts for the year ended 31112124 Charity no (if any) 1183456 Set out on pages 34 irfnethibvi io Include t*e p8Ji e IiKiinbers of addl150p.al s'.ieelsi I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibiliti08 and basis of report As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 Ilhe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have foll0vd all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independant tThe charty's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examinar's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed body]l. Delete l ] If not 8pplicable. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material mallers have come to my attention in connection with the examination (etkert 41.} which gives me cause to believe that in. any material resped.. the accounting COrdS were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accoJnts did not accord with the accounting records.. or the accounts did not comply wrth the appli¢ablè requirements conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is nol a matter considered as part of an independenl examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delele the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2& Name: Relevant professional qualificationls) or body IER Oct 2018
(if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examin8r néeds to highlight material mallers of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity acGounts.' directions and guidance for examiners). Glvo here brfef details of any It8ms that the examiner wish08 to disclose. IER Oct 2018
No (¢1 anyl Buckland Support Recei ts and ments accounts CC16a For the period from To 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrict•d funds ng¥Wt Restrictèd fund• th• n•ar•t £ Endowm•nt tund8 Total funds Last year trth• n•ar•sl£ to tb• n••rn•t £ A1 Rèt•1 National Lottery Devoll County Councl Donalbn 32.3. 1.665 32.904 1.605 4.795 34,209 2.400 438 795.24 ross income ARJ 4,795 41.447 an s•• tabl• . nv m• Salanes P8yfoll ¢0s18 Travtrl èxponsas Room hiie Actwity costs Insurance Phane 8115 Other 32,341 426 010 32.341 426 810 30 5.501 555 180 32.176 402 1.647 75 S.565 336 225 1,004 5,501 355 Sub totol S,88S.$3 33.n7.39 39.622.92 41A28 A4 A8*•t and InvlM•nI Sub total 5.885.53 33,737.39 39,622.92 41.428 Net of rKelpts/(paymgnts) AS Transfer5 between funds Afj Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 20.819 20.5fj0.57 19,729.02 831.5 20.819.31
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds ¢• n¢8r¢st E R8strict8d funds lo nearest£ Endowment fut)ds Cat•gorlès 00ts11s to nearest £ B1 Cash funds 19.72 832 Total cash funds 19.729 32 LXwrt{s)} Unrèstrlet•d lunds to n•arnt £ R•strlcted fund$ to n•wHt£ Endowm•nt funds to n••reBt£ Delai B2 Other monotary assets Fund to whkh CL4fT•nt ¥4lu• lon•1 Detafl$ FuThJ lo whlch 4•••t b•lon Curr•nt valu• onal D•talls 84 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use Fund to whkh r•l•t•¥ Amount d Vonal du• Oetsl BS Llabllltles R•il ihe tr Ihe UnsIrIc 450 3110112025 Signed by one orts IThtee8 r behalf of all Ihe trustees Signature Print Na Date ol roval ROSEMARY WHITBREAD Ilzs
Report by Chair of Buckland Support for AGM 27[th] January 2025
The first thing that needs saying is that all those involved in running this Charity, the agencies who have collaborated (Newton Abbot CIC, Citizens Advice Bureau and Buckland Support), those employed by the project as well as our many invaluable volunteers, have done an amazing piece of work in supporting the people living on the Buckland Estate and patients of Buckland Surgery.
We must thank these dedicated volunteers who help at all our groups as without them we just could not function. It has been heart-warming to see our Trustees there every week as well as people who we have helped now coming forward as volunteers. Of course, we do need more volunteers so do contact us if you are interested in knowing more about what our volunteers do.
Buckland Support has been an open door for people to come to one place where they know they will be heard and helped. Those involved in this project have witnessed first-hand how our intervention has transformed people’s lives.
Having a physical presence within one of the most neglected social housing areas in Devon has enabled trust to develop between people who have a huge variety of needs and these people who have a commitment to helping everyone who contacts the project, whether in person by coming to The Hub (open every Tuesday morning at the Buckland Community Centre), or via a referral from the GP surgery, the THAT foodbank, the local primary school or the wonderful café in the shopping areaall of whom are based on the estate. Many people have also come to the Hub because someone who has been helped already has introduced them.
We have created a spider-web of support. It has shown how vital it is to have a building (the Buckland Centre) on the estate, where our ‘drop-in’ and our groups can take place. We know that being ‘physically present’ is what makes the difference and even more so during and post-Covid, as have seen a rapid move for many services to become digital. Lack of ‘human’ contact is one of the main drivers for depression and poor health.
The Hub has continued to be supported by the physical presence each week of a representative from Citizens Advice, Teign Housing and the local police as well as visits from Eco, offering a variety of energy cost savings and Action for Children. Several other organisations have visited over the year to share what they can offer as well as to learn about what we do which is why Yvonne has built up such a huge wealth of contacts over these years.
As well as helping people at The Hub every week, our Coordinator has kept the link between the project and Buckland Surgery who continues to refer people to us for a variety of reasons. I am going to attach just a few of the situations where her intervention has made a vast difference but they are the tip of the iceberg. Home visits will continue to be vital since getting through that door to The Hub is a step too far for some people. Building up trust first can break down that barrier.
Other staff continued to work alongside the Coordinator with home support, seeing people at The Hub and running the very successful lively Friday group. This group has transformed the lives of many people who now enjoy making friends, playing games and quizzes and generally having fun.
Our Toddler group, run every Tuesday morning (including through the school holidays) is still going strong. Over the years, we have seen one cohort of little ones going off to nursery school having enjoyed playing and eating together with growing confidence and then along comes the next baby group to repeat this enjoyable two hours both for parents and children. Our thanks go to the Leader who has been the main stay for the group for most of the project and we wish her well in her new job.
Recently, we have agreed for the Coordinator to be present every 4-6 weeks on a Monday morning at Haytor Primary School to see any parent who would like to ‘drop by’. Our hope is to make our services at The Hub more accessible to those parents who at present do not feel comfortable seeing her in our normal Hub times (10-12) every Tuesday.
The long running exercise group for older people is still going strong-as are the people who attend every Tuesday afternoon! This group has offered both exercise and friendship which is the secret of its success. Well done to all those attending!
During this last year, we have become very aware of the hardship being experienced by carers as services and support from social workers and the Local Authority are less available. In October last year we started a support group of carers of adults and have had 3 meetings-held on the last Friday of the month at The Buckland Centre. We have offered support to individual carers with their needs to access Respite Care (both day care in the week and extended residential care for 1-2 weeks) as well as to make sure that they get the money to which they are entitled. As we became more aware of the pressures that carers are under, we have seen that sharing their grief and anger with other carers did help and also importantly, the chance to have fun and make friends since many of them had become very isolated. This work with carers will continue and grow during our next phase.
Over the next few weeks, Buckland Support will be working closely with our partners, the Newton Abbot CIC and the local Citizens Advice on a grant application to the National Lottery Community Fund to continue funding for our Buckland Support Project.
Rosemary Whitbread (BSc Soc. CQSW)
Chair Buckland Support