2022-12-31-accounts - Roc Taunton Deane

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022

Charity name: ROC Taunton Deane

Charity registration number: 1184549

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community within the administrative area of West Somerset and Taunton Council as the trustees see fit.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The trustees are currently concentrating the charity’s activities on running a family mentoring scheme for families with at least one child aged 12 or under. That has been its only activity during the period to which this report relates.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the period to which this report relates, the trustees, with the help of a paid project co- ordinator and a great team of volunteers, continued the charity’s family mentoring scheme. The charity helped a number of families, all of whom were referred to it by other professionals, e.g. health visitors, schools and family intervention workers.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity received a gift from two individuals, some funding from a local church, a grant from the National Lottery Fund, a gift from a local business and some payments to meet specific needs of mentees from All Saints Church Trull and the Taunton Heritage Trust. It held a small balance at the end of the period which was required to fund salaries and other costs in 2022.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	It had reserves of £4102 at the end of the reporting period. These were held to help cover costs for 2022. It was also holding £600 received from All Saints Church Trull to meet specific needs of one mentee.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£4102
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuingas agoingconcern	Para 1.23	The charity’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependant on its ability to continue to raise funds to cover costs

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	ROC Taunton Deane
Other name the charityuses	None
Registered charity number	1184549

Charity’s principal address

Care of Taunton Vineyard Church, Church Centre, 2A Church Square, Taunton TA1 1SA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
Peter Fox	Trustee
David Entwistle	Trustee	Until 30 July 2022
Simon Billington	Trustee	Until 11 January 2022
Cathrin Solanki	Trustee	As from 29 July 2022	The existing trustees
Roger Habgood	Trustee	As from 29 July 2022	The existing trustees

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Peter Richard Fox
	Trustee
	14 June 2023
	14 June 2023

ROC Taunton Deane accounts from I January 2022 until 31 December 2022

Receipts

Date	From		Amount £s
Monthly payments	Gift from Taunton Vineyard Church		1,200.00
11.02.22	Grant from National Lottery		9,990.00
07.03.22	Anonymous gift from local business		1,995.00
24.03.22	Contribution to Redeeming Our Communities training fees from Manchester church		150.00
20.07.22	Gift from Taunton Heritage Trust towards specific needs of one mentor *		85.88
13.12.22	Gift from Trull Church Parish for specific needs of one mentee **		600.00
Total receipts			14,020.88

Balance carried forward from previousyear				3137.34
			17,158.22

Expenditure

	Payments to Google for email and Google Docs	528.99
	Paid to Thirty One Eight for DBS checks	254.75
	Salary for Project Co- ordinators plus National Insurance	8,753.27
	Repayment of monies received in 2021 from Acts 435 but not used	25.00
	Payment for school uniform and shoes for one mentee – re gift from Taunton Heritage Trust *	88.88

	Information Commissioners Office – data protection registration	35.00
	Redeeming Our Communities licence fee for mentoring materials	1,650.00
	Redeeming Our Communities training	300.00
	Redeeming our Communities – manuals	33.30
	Insurance	578.04
	Sundry expenses (including travel and printing) incurred by staff (£163) and re- imbursement of costs paid by former trustee (£45.89)	208.89
Total expenditure			12,456.12
Balance remaining to carry forward to 2023			4,702.10

The sum of £85.88 was received as a gift from Taunton Heritage Trust to meet costs of school uniform and shoes for one mentee’s child. The actual cost of the items was £3 more

** The sum of £600 was received from Trull Church Parish to meet the needs of one mentee living in that parish. The items had not been purchased by end 2022 and monies are reserved for that purpose. They are not available to cover other costs.