Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1/4/2024 Period start date To 31/3/2025 Period end date
Charity name: The Voluntary Car Scheme (Lichfield and Cannock Chase areas) Charity registration number: 1186649
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objects of the CIO are to provide transport facilites for benefciaries who live in Stafordshire, especially in the Lichfeld & Cannock Chase and the surrounding areas, for those people who are in need, including frail, elderly, poor or disabled to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing by atending health and social setngs. |
| 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 benefts from the project include: Improved or stable health of members of our community due to them being able to atend important health appointments and ultmately staying out of costly hospital beds Less isolaton for clients and for volunteers Less cost to the public purse i.e. annually, over 2500 more cost efectve journeys to health appointments instead of using hospital transport. Improved mental and social wellbeing for visitors and the visited in hospitals and care setngs. More convenient and reassuring to the client as the drivers wait and return the client home afer their appointment. Any resident who has no private transport available and cannot use or fnds it difcult to use the local bus or train service to undertake essental journeys. People living within the Lichfeld, Tamworth and Cannock Chase areas are the users of the service. The criteria used is: Visitng your doctor, dentst, chiropodist, optcian, health appointments Visitng sick relatves to connect a bus or train service where public transport is suitable for your journey but you need the scheme to get you to the public transport terminus Atendance at a hospital clinic or health clinic where Health |
| Authority transport is not provided | ||
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Trustees have had regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission |
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | The scheme operates with the support of 21 volunteer drivers, 5 Admin volunteers and I part tme member of staf. The journeys included appointments at local GP’s, dentsts, chiropodists, physios, optcians. Journeys took place in Stafordshire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. |
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 financial position at the end of the period Statement explaining the Para 1.22 policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 reserves Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 deficit Explanation of any Para 1.23 uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
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Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Voting |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Voluntary Car Scheme (Lichfield and Cannock Chase areas) |
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| Other name the charity uses | n/a |
| Registered charity number | 1186649 |
| Charity’s principal address | Beacon Community Church 7d Bridge Cross Road Burntwood WS7 2BU |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Patricia Hassall | Trustee | |||
| Michael Riggott | Trustee | |||
| Christine Thomas | Trustee | |||
| TonyMorris | Trustee | |||
| Melvyn Glynne Poulsom |
Trustee | |||
| Trevor Dean | Chair | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
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) Trevor Dean
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)
Date
Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 9,338 - - - - - - - 9,338 - - - 9,338 7,200 485 4,223 - - - - - - 11,908 - - - 11,908 - 2,570 - - - 2,570 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,338 - - - - - - - 9,338 - - - 9,338 7,200 485 4,223 - - - - - - 11,908 - - - 11,908 - 2,570 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,338 - - - - - - - 9,338 - - - 9,338 7,200 485 4,223 - - - - - - 11,908 - - - 11,908 - 2,570 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| CLIENTS | 9,338 | - - - - - - - - - |
9,338 | 7,222 | ||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
9,338 | 9,338 | 7,222 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 9,338 | 7,222 | ||||
| SALARY & HMRC | 7,200 | - - - - - - - - - - |
7,200 | 7,246 | ||
| PAYROLL PROCESSING | 485 | 485 | 528 | |||
| OFFICE COSTS | 4,223 | 4,223 | 5,153 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 11,908 | 11,908 | 12,927 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 11,908 | 12,927 | ||||
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| - 2,570 | - | - | - 2,570 | - 5,705 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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