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2024-07-31-accounts

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12 Ethel St, Neath, SA11 1BB Charity No. 1185440

TRUSTEE’S ANNUAL REPORT 1[st] August 2023- 31[st] July 2024

Ofcers: Chairperson – Irene Knight Vice-Chair – Emma Knight Treasurer – Sarah Tipping Secretary – Louise Rawlings Gardening Lead – Mairead Finn

(Officers remain in post for 2 years and are appointed by the trustees following an AGM)

Additonal Trustees: Aline Valleron Amy Morgan Andrew Jenkins Cheryl Murphy (resigned 10[th] Nov 2023) Lillian Dawn Wilyeo Donna Harris Dorothy Phillips Elizabeth Bevan Elizabeth Jean Sharp Louise Penny (resigned 17[th] Jan 2024) Marcia Hughes Megan Sparkes Rosemary Bennett Sharon Rawlings XX – Trustee with Dispensation

(Trustees are decided by the members at the Annual General Meeting, or may be co-opted by existing trustees if a vacancy arises.)

The trustees have had due regard to public benefit and consider that each of the activities that the charity is engaged within helps promote the aims of the charity in respect of the purposes as defined overleaf.

F.A.N Community Alliance is a CIO governed by a constitution adopted 15[th] September 2019.

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OUR PURPOSE

“To further or beneft the residents of Neath and the surrounding area (without distncton of sex, sexual orientaton, race or of politcal, religious or other opinions) by associatng together the said residents and the local authorites, voluntary and other organisatons in a common efort to advance educaton and to provide facilites in the interests of social welfare for recreaton and leisure tme occupaton with the objectve of improving the conditons of life for the residents”

OUR VISION

We intend to create a community that is vibrant and bustling; where everyone feels included and able to participate; where people take responsibility and respect each other and their environment; where residents groups are encouraged to form; and where people have pride in, and ownership of, where they live.

We intend to create strong and resilient neighbourhoods where community spirit soars.

VALUES & BELIEFS

Everyone Can Be Included There Is No Generation Gap Collaboration Opens Opportunities

We acknowledge The Current Climate & Ecological Crises

We Only Run Projects We Believe We Can Sustain

We Do Things For Ourselves But Seek Help When Needed Anti-Social Behaviour Reduces Further Through Fun Than Sanctions

METHODS of ACTIVITY (How we achieve our Objectves / Vision):

  1. Holding community events and activities that give people the chance to come together, get to know each other, learn, have fun and remove barriers such as age, gender and background

  2. Managing and developing the Friends And Neighbours Centre & grounds, “The Lane” Community Garden, and ”The Galv” Community Orchard and Meadow

  3. Creating access to facilities and opportunities that people face barriers to

  4. Providing ways for people to participate and volunteer in their local community

  5. Supporting Mini FANs Youth Group to achieve their goals

  6. Promoting environmental awareness, responsibility and sustainability

  7. Promoting health and wellbeing activities

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY – Income Sources 2023-24

Unrestricted - £52,224

Received from:

Our unrestricted funds carried forward, total £75,588. Of this, £2,000 is kept in reserves to cover the cost of 6 months of bills for the Friends And Neighbours Centre.

Restricted - £76,654

Received from:

Restricted funds carried forward to the next fnancial year total £66,192.

In 2023-2024 FAN has successfully utilised grants without being dependent on them.

The majority of our activities (food in particular) continue to operate on a donation / Pay-As-You-Feel basis and, although donations fluctuate depending on the activity / event they collectively, cover our basic

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running costs well. Even without the 5 year CADP grant we secured in 2024, our unrestricted funds comfortably cover our core cost, including our regular projects and events. We are confident the charity will continue as a going concern.

HOW MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT IN 2023-2024

Goals outstanding from 2022-2023 AGM

  1. Increase community use of EV (links to Methods 1, 3, 4 & 6)

  2. We now have a smart lock on the gate which has greatly improved “managed” accessibility to the site and vehicle. The car continues to be used well for transport to and from our weekly bingo, primarily supporting older people to socialise. It has been used for groups of people to attend birthday meals and outings together, as well as for individuals attending medical appointments. It has also been used by members for school runs and getting to work etc when their own vehicles have not been available. Our pool of drivers is still small and public requests for transport have been difficult to accommodate between the availability of the vehicle for this purpose and the availability of volunteers. With this in mind, we have decided that, for the time being, our community transport provision will be for people who engage regularly with our organisation and emergency referrals, so it will not be advertised to the wider public.

  3. Install a reversible heat pump & under-sink water heater(s) (links to Methods 1, 2, 3 & 6)

Funding for the heat pump has been secured through the Levelling Up Third Sector Growth Fund, planning permission received, equipment purchased and installation is imminent. The kitchen under-sink water heater has been installed and is being used successfully. We secured funding through Local Giving’s Magic Little Grant to purchase a second under sink heater, part of the CADP funding will be allocated to redesign the toilets. Once this is done, the hot water in the toilet sinks will also be powered from electricity.

Goals for 2023-24 as decided in the last AGM

1. Get a repair cafe up and running within the year

Aside from action days for maintenance, very little has been done in the Lane Community Garden this year. Our previous lead volunteer on the project has decided to step down and only recently members of Neath Gardening Group have taken up the mantle. However, despite little attention, the garden has grown well, including the grapes, which we expect a bumper crop from this year.

3. Monthly get-togethers for volunteers

We have not achieved regular monthly get-togethers well over the past 12 months, although they have occurred intermittently. The importance of these socials was highlighted in a recent volunteer day and people have put their names forward to organise activities for the group through the coming 12 months. We have however, started a weekly volunteer lunch, which is usually attended by 6-10 individuals, although we are conscious that most are unable to join in with this. We hope to have more success getting everyone together next year.

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Progress Towards Charity Objectves Through Our Methods of Actvity:

1. Community Actvites & Events That Give People the Chance to Come Together

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

REGULAR EVENTS

ANNUAL EVENTS

We have maintained the following events in 2023-24, bringing some back from previous years:

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OTHER EVENTS

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was a great success in bringing people together and helping them feel comfortable getting involved. We gained some new volunteers as a result. (Also links to Method 4)

2. Managing & Developing The Friends And Neighbours Centre, The Lane Community Garden & The Galv Community Meadow and Orchard

THE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS CENTRE (links to all Methods)

The centre has continued to be utilised this year to help provide support for people during the cost of living crisis. The café is still run entirely on a Pay-As-You Feel basis and we have a constant supply of surplus food available for people to take on a regular basis alongside the more formal foodbank provision. We, once again, opened weekly as a warm space throughout the winter, providing both warmth and food in a social setting.

Although we still do not hire the hall, we have now increased the number of activities we hold on a regular basis through the inclusion of Neath Gardening Group, and days set aside for Mini FANs use.

Approximately 200 people per week are currently benefitting from the activities provided through the centre.

Physical developments at the centre this year include:

THE LANE COMMUNITY GARDEN (also links to Methods 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)

The Lane continues to be maintained as a forest garden and mini meadow. Apples and grapes are producing well this year. Many plants in the forest garden area continue to self-generate. Engagement continues to be a problem for the space and we lost our lead gardener. However, Neath Gardening Group will be taking on the challenge, so we hope to see improvement in this area over the next year. We held quarterly action days, at key points in the year to plant, tidy up etc, and on average 5 people have attended each.

The Lane has maintained its Green flag status for 2024.

THE GALV COMMUNITY ORCHARD & MEADOW (also links to Methods 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7)

Working with Neath Boys and Girls Club, we continue to help manage a large piece of land between Neath Canal and Neath River. We have planted additional hedging fruit and nut trees, but have lost a number of the original orchard trees due to damage (although some may yet bounce back).

3. Creatng Facilites & Opportunites That People Face Barriers To

The facilities and opportunities we create fall into 2 categories:

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 Warm Hub (also links to Methods 1, 4 & 6) Our Warm Space, returned through the Winter months to support people struggling with the cost of living crisis, but open to all. One day a week was dedicated to the project, the basis of which was self-funded, but included enhancements through funding from National Grid Community Matters Fund, NPTCBC Food Poverty Grant, Third Sector Discretionary Cost of Living Fund and Nisa Heart of the Community Award. Together, it included:

Although it is used infrequently, we continue to operate an Emergency Food Bank, filling the gaps for those who will run out of food before able to access a traditional food bank or are unable to attend one in person. Parcels are substantial and delivered to the doorstep.

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Surplus food available to us has remained low this year, yet despite this we have redistributed over 15 tonnes of food; the equivalent of approx. 37.5 tonnes of CO2 (plus additional methane if it had gone to landfill), or around 42,000 meals!

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4. Providing Ways For People To Partcipate And Volunteer

FAN emphasises, promotes and facilitates community participation and responsibility. Everyone is involved in our organisation in a voluntary capacity – we have no paid staff. Without volunteers, FAN would not exist. However, at the same time, many members of our organisation do not consider themselves volunteers in the traditional sense. Volunteering with FAN is more of a mindset than a role, as our path is one of “active citizenship”.

ROLES

Volunteer activities within FAN vary but could be anything from joining the board of trustees, cooking, litter-picking, gardening, organising events, cleaning or even becoming the Easter Bunny.

Most of our volunteering roles are fluid with people taking up whichever roles are needed at the time. However, we have:

BONDING

Due to the level of community support and activities we have delivered in recent years, volunteers had not having the quality time together that formed the bond at the core of our organisation. This year we have sought to readdress that in the following ways:

TRAINING

We have tried to support out volunteers to access any training they feel would benefit them, and through the Levelling Up 3[rd] Sector Growth Fund, this has included:

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We have had approx.. 60 individuals volunteer at some point through the year, aged from 6-93 years old. Of these, 20 have signed up to receive Tempo Time Credits through us – an increase from 2 last year.

5. Supportng Mini F.A.Ns Youth Group

Mini FANs have floundered a bit this year and it has been difficult trying to give them autonomy whilst simultaneously providing guidance. They tried to organised a few events, but they were cancelled due to lack of interest and availability come the time. Similarly, they currently have very few members, with many failing to attend the group meetings this year.

We will continue to support Mini FANs however we can, but we are refocussing energy on the young people in our wider community. By doing this we may be able to help regrow the Mini FANs group.

6. Promotng Environmental Awareness, Responsibility & Sustainability

Climate Declaraton:

FAN acknowledges the connection between the climate and other environmental crises and the threat of current and future homelessness, disease, food and water shortages and poverty for millions of people around the world, as well as the major damage being caused to our natural ecosystems.

We recognise that we are in a climate & ecological emergency and it needs to be treated as such. We therefore identify that we have a responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint to net zero, along with any other harmful effects our activities have on both the local and global environment by 2025.

To do this we have 6 focus areas and have in 2023-24 have taken the following action:

I. Reducing Carbon Emissions

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of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. We have just started taking part in their Summer Free electricity scheme which, conversely, aims to show that, given the information, people are able to make use of extra power when the grid is cleanest (and therefore use less when it is using fossil fuels).

As of March 24, our combined gas and electricity consumption show an 80% reduction from our 2019 baseline (36% from 2022-23), without taking our 100% green energy tariff into consideration. With that added in, we are 93% along our net zero carbon journey for scopes 1 and 2.

II. Reducing Waste & Recycling (in favour of re-use / rehome)

The council removed trade waste sacks this year. For those with low waste presentation, they were replaced with a slimline wheelie bin, which we qualified for. We present the bin for collection roughly every 3 months. In order to help combat waste at the centre, we have maintained the following:

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present at all events and activities to ensure as much is recycled as possible.

In addition, our clothes re-homing rail and free to take bookshelves remain popular. The Dragon Bags bin remains in place for clothing that is not taken from the rail. (also links to Method 3)

III. Reducing Water Usage

We haven’t made a great deal of progress in this area, but despite higher plant watering needs, we have more or less remained steady with our overall water consumption by:

IV. Improving Local Biodiversity (preventng species loss)

V. Raising Awareness

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around Net Zero. (Also links to Methods 1 &2)

VI. Prepare for Life on a Warmer Planet

7. Promotng Health and Wellbeing Actvites

DECLARATIONS

The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report for 2023-2024 contained herein. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

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Signature(s)
Name(s) Irene Knight Sarah Tipping
Positon(s) Chair Person Treasurer
Date 13th September 2024 13th September 2024

FAN Community Alliance

Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31st July 2024

Note
s		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricte
d Funds
£		 2024
Total
Funds
£		 2023
Total
Funds
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
FROM
Donations andLegacies 2 7,139 2,030 9,169 11,738
Charitable Activities 3
FANCommunityAlliance 45,085 74,624 119,709 66,242
Total 52,224 76,654 128,878 77,980
EXPENDITUREON
Charitable Activities
FANCommunityAlliance 45,424 56,868 102,292 80,853
NET INCOME 6,800 19,786 26,586 (2873)
RECONCILLIATION OF FUNDS
Total Funds Brought Forward 68,788 66,192 134,980 137,85
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TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED
FORWARDS		 75,588 85,978 161,566 134,98
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Balance Sheet

31 July 2024

Note
s		 Unrestricted
Funds
£		 Restricte
d Funds
£		 2024
Total
Funds
£		 2023
Total
Funds
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 6 - 56,360 56,360 60,051
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 7 441 1,941 2,382 1,476
Cash at bank 69,131 34,407 103,53
8		 73,892
Total Current Assets 69,572 36,348 105,92
0		 75,368
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one
year		 8 (547) (167) (714) (439)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 69,025 36,181 105,20
6		 74,929
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES		 69,025 92,541 161,56
6		 134,98
0
NET ASSETS 69,025 92,541 161,56
6		 134,98
0
FUNDS 9
Unrestrictedfunds 75,588 68,768
RestrictedFunds 85,978 66,212
TOTAL FUNDS 161,56
6		 134,98
0

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on

………………………………………….. and were signed on its behalf by:

…………………………….

Irene Knight – Chair Person

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Sarah Tipping – Treasurer

(SEE PHOTO BELOW FOR SIGNATURES)

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FAN Communit Alliance BaLaftc• 3LJuW2024 2024 Total Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds lola Note¥ FIXED ASSETS Tan ible assets 56,360 $6,360 60,051 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank Totsl CurreTrl Ass•ts 441 69,131 69,572 1.941 34,407 36.348 2.382 103,538 105.920 1,476 73.892 75.368 CREDITORS Amounts f811in due within one year 15471 1167) 1714) (4391 NET CURRENT ASSETS 69,025 36.181 105.206 74.929 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 69,025 92.541 161,$66 134,980 NET ASSETS 89.025 92.541 161.566 134.980 FUNOS Unrestricted funds Restricted Funds 75,588 85.978 68.768 66.212 TOTAL FUNDS 161.566 134.980 The financ181 statemonts were approved by the Board ofTrustees and authori38d for1s8ue on . and were 8lgned on Its behalf by: Irentr Kni8ht- Chair Person S•T8h Tlppin8- T1881uror Th8 note8 form part otthe88 flnan¢lal Statements Pa8012 Page14

FAN Community Alliance

Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is charged at the following rates in order to write off the value of each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings – 20% of cost price Motor Vehicles – 10% of cost price Computer equipment – 20% of cost price

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objectives of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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.		 DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
2024
£		 2023
£
Donations 9,169 11,378
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.		 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
2024 2023
Activity £ £
Weekly fundraising FAN Community
Alliance
Rafes FAN Community
Alliance
Community events FAN Community
Alliance
Services FAN Community
Alliance
Sales FAN Community
Alliance
External Charity Fundraising FAN Community
Alliance
Grants FAN Community
Alliance		 4,891
1,244
4,849
5,230
577
482
102,436
___
119,709		 5,325
323
3,578
2,377
398
1,106
53,135
__
66,242
Grantsreceived,includedin the above are asfollows:
Community Foundation Wales - Older Peoples Fund
NPTCBC Food Poverty Grant
National Grid Community Matters Fund
Magic Little Grant
NPTCBC Bus Services Support Grant
NPTCBC Third Sector Grant (Core)
National Lottery Community Fund
Regional HSC&W Small Grants
NPTCBC Warm Hub
Co-Op Local Community Fund
Neighbourly
Levelling Up Third Sector Growth Fund
Local Nature Partnership Fund
Climate Conversations
Third Sector Discretionary Cost of Living Grant
Uplift / Warm This Winter
Community Anchor Development Programme
TOTAL		 2024
£
3,918
3,000
9,925
500
5,111
-
-
-
-
-
1,500
22,822
7,390
390
8,868
10,000
29,013
102,437		 2023
£
3,918
7,435
9,644
500
2,008
11,000
10,000
5,000
2,400
1,230
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
53,135

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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.		 TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefts for the year ended 31 July
2024
(31 July 2023 – Nil)
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2024 (31 July
2023 – Nil)
COMPARATIVES FOR THESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES		 TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefts for the year ended 31 July
2024
(31 July 2023 – Nil)
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2024 (31 July
2023 – Nil)
COMPARATIVES FOR THESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES		 TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefts for the year ended 31 July
2024
(31 July 2023 – Nil)
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2024 (31 July
2023 – Nil)
COMPARATIVES FOR THESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES		 TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefts for the year ended 31 July
2024
(31 July 2023 – Nil)
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2024 (31 July
2023 – Nil)
COMPARATIVES FOR THESTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestrict
ed
Funds
2023
£		 Restricted
Funds
2023
£		 Total
Funds
2023
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations andlegacies 7,438 4,300 11,738
Charitable Activities
FANCommunityAlliance 22,339 43,903 66,242
Total 29,777 48,203 77,980
**EXPENDITUREON **
Charitable Activities
FANCommunityAlliance 16,352 64,501 80,853
NET INCOME 13,425 (16,298) (2,873)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS 55,363 82,490 137,853
Total funds brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 68,788 66,192 134,980

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

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.		 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fttings
£		 Motor
vehicles
£		 Computer
equipmen
t
£		 Totals
£
COST
At 1 August 2023 30,503 47,536 9,858 87,897
Additions 11,419 - - 11,419
At 1 August 2024 41,922 47,536 9,858 99,316
DEPRECIATION
At 1 August 2023 11,038 11,489 5,319 27,846
Chargeforyear 8,384 4,754 1,972 15,110
At31July2024 19,422 16,243 7,291 42,956
NET BOOK VALUE
At31July2024 22,500 31,293 2,567 56,360
At31July2023 19,465 36,047 4,539 60,051
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.		 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024
£
2,382		 2023
£
1,476
8
.		 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024
£
714		 2023
£
439

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

Purposes of Restricted Funds:

Community Foundation Wales – Older People’s Fund

Support and activities for older members of the community

NPT Food Poverty Grant

Part 1 to fund a series of food growing workshops. Part 2 to fund the continuation and development of our food projects.

National Grid (Weston Power) Community Matters Fund

To fund warm packs for the elderly and vulnerable, improve comfort, privacy and safety of attending our warm hub, and the expansion of our off-grid power system

LocalGiving Magic Little Grant

2022: towards cost of running our food projects

2023: towards installation of an under-sink water heater

NPTCBC Bus Services Support Grant

Towards the cost of operating our community transport service

National Lottery Community Fund

Funding towards the installation of wall insulation for the FAN Centre

Regional Heath, Social Care and Wellbeing Small Grants

Funding to pilot a Yoga for Balance project

NPTCBC Warm Hub

Funding towards the costs of running our winter warm hub & associated activities

Co-Op Local Community Fund

Funding to increase food-growing and the use of home-grown produce around the FAN Centre

Neighbourly

Provision of fresh fruit and vegetables and surplus food tip cards to struggling families

Levelling Up Third Sector Growth Fund

Installation of a heat pump, expansion of solar PV system and volunteer training

Local Nature Partnership

Installation of mini habitats to support biodiversity around the Friends And Neighbours Centre

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Climate Conversations

To host a public event to promote engagement with Welsh Government climate consultation

Third Sector Discretionary Cost of Living Grant To enhance our Warm Hub, introduce a grab bag scheme, and towards the cost of our community car insurance and winter power bills

Uplift / Warm This Winter To help promote the Warm This Winter campaign, including hosting two climate themed events

Air Conditioning Fund Funding towards the purchase of air conditioning equipment for the FAN Centre Gentle Exercise Group Money raised to support the group and enable social events together S&A Electrical Carbon Offsetting Donation provided to support FAN’s reduction of carbon emissions Making A Difference Locally Award given to support our food bank External Charity Fundraising Money raised in order to donate to: British Heart Foundation and Macmillan Easter Donation Private donation given towards the costs of running an Easter Egg Hunt 1 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES 0. Trustee Mairead Finn is married to our paid Yoga instructor. However, Mairead Finn was not present for, nor a part of, the discussion around his appointment or the agreed fee. In addition, Mairead Finn has no role in relation to our financial procedures, accounting or payments.

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FAN Community Alliance

The notes form part of these financial statements

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ended 31 July 2024

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
Charitable activities
Weekly fundraising
Rafes
Community events
Services
Sales
External Charity Fundraising
Grants		 2024
£
9,169
4,891
1,233
4,849
5,230
577
482
102,436
__
128,858		 2023
£
11,738
5,325
323
3,578
2,377
398
1106
53,135
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77,980

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EXPENDITURE
Charitable Activities
Community Events
Charity Donations
Cleaning & Refuse
Licenses & Subscription
Repairs & Equipment Renewals
Equipment Purchased
Catering & Food Projects
Youth
Gardening
Community Car
Volunteers
Climate
Eco / Warm hub
Fitness Activities
Depreciation of Tangible Fixed Assets
Support Costs
Management
Rent, Rates & Water
Insurance
Light & Heat
Phone & Internet
Ofce
Sundries & Training
Finance
Bank Charges
Total Resources Expended		 2024
£
8,737
4,129
443
1,124
5,204
1,826
6,271
299
8,551
717
1,199
28,015
11,717
1,517
15,110
_

94,922
581
3,908
875
457
280
1,148
______

7,249
121
_________

102,292		 2023
£
8,125
1,407
1,007
1036
1,913
1,445
8,894
4,495
3,653
1,528
681
14,857
5,865
5,768
12,826
_

73,500
726
2,982
1,259
509
1,073
683
______

7,232
121
_________

80853
Net Income 26,586 (2,873)

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Indepand8nt E¥amlner'8 Roport to the Tru•tse8 01 FA.N. Communlty Alllonce Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rts r•port ￿ th• tnJ•i••• ot F.A.N CommunltyAIU•nc• l rnport ￿ the chaTIty truJto09 on my èxamlnaiion ol tho aCCOUrt• ol F.A.N. CommunltyAUlan (the TNstl for endéd 31" July 2024, R••pon•lblUtl•• •nd ba￿8 of r•port A$ the ¢harttytrusteoJ ol the Trust YOU 8r8 ie#pon8lble for the prepBf8lion ol tho o￿Ounts In i¢wd•nce vAth Iha requlrements ol the Ch8rltle8 Act 20111.the Actl. I report In re8P8Ct of the ex8mln8tlon of the TfUSi'$ 8ccount9 ¢8frled out under 8ectlon 145 01 th• Act 8nd In carryrfng out my examlnatlon I h8ve followed 8118ppIIc8bl8 Dlrectlons gNen tythe Charity Commlsslon under Sectlon 145(5llbl of the Act. Ind•p•nd•nt •Mmln•r's •t•t•m•nt I completed ry e¥8mination. I conflrm that no mater181 matters have come to rrry 8ttenti In ubnne¢tion with the examin8tlon gtving me c8use to belleve th8t in any m8teri81 respect: l Accountlngrecords ￿re not kept In respect otthe Trnst 89 required ty Secrlon 13 of tho Act: or 2 The accounts do not accord with those r8cord$- or 3 The 8ccounts do not comply with the applicable requlrements ¢oncemingth8 form èno Content ol o¢¢ount$ set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Aegulations 2008 other than any requlrementthat the 8ccounts give 8 true end feirview wh•ch Is not 8 matter considered as part ol an independent ex8min8tion. I hm no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection ￿th the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper undersr8ndingof Ihe accounts to be Teached. Mr D S Broughton NEATrI &411 IHU Page 3