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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|
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|||I||
|---|---|---|---|
|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)|||
|You
choosetoinclude further statements||whererelevant about:|
|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.|
|---|---|---|---|
|Additional information(optional)||||
|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||||
|7|CeriHewitt||22t06t25-31t08t25||
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|18|||||
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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||
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|Namesa|nd addresses of|advisers
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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