2025-08-31-accounts - Alsager Community Support

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Objectives andActivit	ies
	SORPreference
Summaryofthepurposesof thecharity as set out inits governing document	Para1.17	ITheobjectsofAlsagerCommunitySupport t' Iare: 1.Therelief ofthosein need, by reasonof
			youth, age,ill-health, disability, financial
			hardshiporother disadvantageinthe
			townofAlsagerand the surrounding
			area throughtheprovisionofpractical
			help,support,information and advice.
		2.	Theprevention or relief of povertyin
			Alsagerandthesurrounding areaby
			providing items and services to
			individuals in needandiorcharities,or
			other organisations workingtopreventor
			relieve poverty.
Summaryofthemain activities in relation to those purposes forthepublic benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identifiedintheaccounts.	Para1.17 and 1.19	AlsagerCommunitySuppo(offersthe followingsupport tothecommunityin particular: rA'dropin'centrewhere visitors can obtain information about a rangeof issues and/orcanbe signpostedto
			appropriatehelp
		.	Confidential appointmentsinwhich
			guidancecan be given on financial
			matters
		o	A schooluniform and shoe recycling
			scheme
		e	Lost andfoundpointofcontact
		o	Atransportscheme which offers older
			people liftstoandfroma local Lunch
			Club andtoandfrommedical
			appointments
		o	ABefriending schemeto supportpeople
			in isolation
		o	AShopper scheme tosupportpeople
			who areunabletogetout
		.	AHelping Hands servicethathelps
			people withsmallDIY projects

		a	Home From Hospital scheme, providing
			shorttermsupport to thosewhohave
			recently been dischargedfroma hospital
			stayproviding practical helptoprevent
			remissions.
		a	Annualtoyappeal, giving gifts to children
			whose families cannot afford them.
		o	ACSalsoworksin partnershipwith other
			agencies.For example,CheshireEast
			Local Authority-PlusDane Housing-
			supportforPlus Dane tenants when
			needed.
Statement confirming whether thetrusteeshave had regard to the guidance issuedbytheCharity Commissionon public	Para1.18	Thetrusteeshavetakencognisanceofthe guidanceissuedbythe Charities Commission and are confidentthatall of the charity'sworkisforthepublic benefit.
benefit

Policy ongrantmaking	Para1.38	IThe charity does not operate a grant-making Iprogramme.Funding received through
		Igrantsisusedtodirectlydeliverservicesin
		line withthecharity's charitable objectives.
		All grantincomeisapplied to the delivery,
		development,and sustainabilityofservices
		thatsupport our beneficiariesandlocal
		community.
		Decisions relating totheuse of grant funding
		areoverseenbythe trusteestoensurefunds
		areused appropriately, responsibly,andin
		accordance withfunderrequirements.
Policy onsocialinvestment including program related	Para1.38	Not applicable
investment
Contribution madeby volunteers	Para1.38	Atthe endofthereporting year,thecharity had86ac'tivevolunteers contributinginfour
		principal areas ofactivity. Theseare
		describedinthe summaryofmain
		achievements section.
		Wewouldliketosay a huge and sincere
		'ThankYou'toallourhard-working
		volunteers,most ofwhomhave beenwithus
		formany years, and withoutwhomourwork
		wouldnotbepossible


Summary ofthemain achievementsofthecharity, identifying the differencethe charity'sworkhas madeto thecircumstancesofits	Para1.20	2023124wasayearofbig change andthis yearhasbeenone of consolidation. Our staffandvolunteershaveworkedhardto help our community.Thefollowing
beneficiaries and anywider		indicatesthenumbers of people wehave
benefitstosociety asa		helped:
whole.
		Enquiries:3200+contactsp.a.
		People contactedACSby phone, emailorby
		coming into ourpremises.Our volunteers
		dealwitha verywiderange of queries.
		Descriptions of our serviceswhichhave
		significant footfall follow:
		Financial Guidance: 100+contactsp.a.
		Ourvolunteersinthisarea have previous
		experience from their workforCitizens
		Advice.Clientswhoneed adviceas
		opposed toguidanceare referred to
		appropriately quatifiedagencies.Most
		clientshavewantedhelpwithpersonal
		budgeting and applicationsforbenefits such
		asPension Credit.
		School Uniform Recycling:600+families
		p.a.
		We estimate that this scheme has benefitted
		over700 school pupils duringtheyear.
		Parentscanbringtheirchildren to ACS
		premises to trydifferentitems.lftheycan,
		weaskeachparenttomake a small
		donation towards ourcosts.Thisscheme
		encourages parentstorecycle itemsingood
		condition and isasignificant help to families
		whoarestrugglingfinancially.Over450
		items of clothing weredonatedlast year.
		Transport-MedicalTrips:110+ p.a.
		Our volunteer drivers havetaken over130
		individualstohospital anddoctor
		appointments.Hospital appointments can
		take severalhours but our volunteers wait
		fortheclient and returnthemhome.
		Transport-Lunch Club:'1400+p.a.
		Thelocal Lunch Club is held everyTuesday
		andThursdayintheCivicbuilding.The
		average ageofthe dinersis 86and,
		understandably, manyofthemcannot get to
		theClub undertheirownsteam.Ten
		volunteers collect and return 3 diners,
		meaningthat30+diners are transportedto
		thissocialoccasion eachweek.Over the
		that's around1200 return

FinancialReview
Reviewofthecharity's	Para1-21	The charityheldf106,593intotalatthe year
financialposition at the end		end,172,030of whichwasin restricted
oftheperiod		funds.
Statement explainingthe	Para1.22	Thetrusteeshaveapolicytohold 3 months'
policyforholding reserves		outgoingsin reserve.
stating whythey areheld Amountof reserves held	Para1.22	t34,563
Reasonsforholdingzero	Para1.22	Not applicable
reserves
Detailsoffundmateriallyin	Para1"24	Not applicable
deflcit
Explanation of any	Para1.23	Thecharity successfullysubmitteda bid to
uncertainties about the		theNational Lottery. This wastoappointa
charitycontinuing as a going		full-timemanager,aparttime volunteer
concern		coordinator and a part time administrator.
		Thefundingisforfive years(until Dec 2028)
		sothereis a concern aboutfunding after
		that.Wealso have aprojectdevelopment
		officer fundedthroughlocal authority
		funding,thisisshorttermfunding.

concern	concern	coordinator and a part time administrator. Thefundingisforfive years(until Dec 2028 sothereis a concern aboutfunding after that.Wealso have aprojectdevelopment officer fundedthroughlocal authority funding,thisisshorttermfunding.
Additional information(optional)
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The charity'sprincipal sourcesoffunds(including	Para1.47	The charity'smain sourceoffundingcame fromtheapplication for grantsfromvarious
any fundraising)		bodies, e.g. CheshireEast.Smatlsums
		werealsoraised by charitable donations.
lnvestmentpolicy and objectives including any	Para'1.46	None
socialinvestment policy
adopted
Adescription oftheprincipal risks facingthecharity	Para1.46	Difflcultyinobtaining sufficient income to coverrunning costs-rent, energy, office
		expenditure.lncreasing donationsto cover
		runningcostsisa majorfocus for2A25126
Other

Description of charity's
trusts:
Typeofgoverningdocument	Para1.25	The charity'smemorandum and articles of
		association are based onatemplate taken
		fromtheCharities Commissionwebsite.
Howisthecharity	?ara1.25	AlsagerCommunity Support is a CIO
constituted?
Trusteeselectionmethods	Para1-25	Trusteesare largely recruitedfromour team
including details of any		ofvolunteers.Sometrusteeshave been
constitutionalprovisions e.g		recruited based on their expertise:for
electiontopost or name of		example, the current chairperson worked
any person or body entitled		withtheNHS andtheCaresector.She
toappoint one or more		brings much experience relevanttoour

		regardingtheappointmentoftru	stees.
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Youm choosetoinclude further statements		whererelevant about:
Policiesandprocedures adopted fortheinduction and	Para1.51	Wehaveatrusteeinductionpack.The trusteesare offered training and can askfor
training of trustees		a'buddy'
The charity'sorganisational structure and anywider network with whichthe	Para1.51	TrusteeBoard
charity works
		Manager
		VCO AA PDO	Volunteers
		VCO-Volunteer Coordinator
		AA-AdministrativeAssistant
		PDO-Project Development Officer
Relationshipwithany related parties	Para1.51	Partnership working with: CheshireEast Council
		Plus Dane Housing
		DisabilitylnformationBureau
		Fedcap
		AgeUK
		Foodbank
Other

ReferenceandAdmin	istrativedetails
Charity name	AlsagerCommunity Support
Othernamethe charityuses
Registered charity number	120A173
Charity'sprincipal address	ThePinkney Centre
	19-21 CreweRd
	Alsager
	StokeonTrent
	ST7 zEW

	Namesof the cha	rity trusteeswhoman	agethecharity
	Trusteename	Office (ifany)	Dates aetedifnotfor whole year	Nameof person (orbody)entitled to appoint trustee(ifanv)
1	Lynne Gammon	Chairperson
2	David Black	Vice-Chairperson
3	Sarah Fidal	Treasurer
4	JayashriLowe
5	David Fidal
o	Jean Shepherd
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Funds held ascustodian trustees onbehalfof others	Funds held ascustodian trustees onbehalfof others
Descriptionoftheassets	Not applicable
heldinthis capacity
Name and objects of the	Not applieable
charity onwhosebehalf the
assetsareheldandhow this
falls withinthecustodian
charity'sobjects
Details of arrangementsfor	Not applicable
safecustodyand
segregation of such assets
fromthe charity'sown assets

Namesa	nd addresses of	advisers information
Typeof	Name	Address
adviser
Nameof	chief executiveornamesof seniorstaffmembers (Optionalinformation)

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner'3 Report Report to the trusteesl members of Alsager Community Support On accounts for the year ended 31 Sl August 2025 Charlty no (if any) 1200173 Set out on pages I report to Ihe trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110812025. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act-). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Dato: /3 Name: Relevant professlonal qualiflcation{s) or body (if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of Charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

Glve here brfef dotalls of any Ilèms that the examln•r wlsh•s to dlgclose. October 2018 IER