I CHARITY COMMISSION
I FOR ENGLAND AND WAIES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 0110112025 Period start date
To 3111212025 Perlod end datè
Charlty name: STORRINGTON AREA HELP SCHEME (SAHS
Charlty reglstration number: 1203336
Objectives and Activitles
SORP
olerence
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Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
The obiects of Storrington Area Help Scheme
are to relieve persons resident in Storrington,
Sullington. Thakeham. Ashington,
Washington. West Chirtington and Cootham,
and such other places as the charty trustees
ay frijrn time to time determine (the area of
operation) who are in conditK)ns of n88d.
| hardship and distress.
The aim of the scheme Is to assist those
residing in the area of Operat￿)n who require
help wrth transport to healthcare appointments
by the provision of a voluntary car service for
the transport ol such p8rson6 to and from
appointments primarity wrthin West Sussex.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit. in particular, the
aGtivities, projects or
services identif￿d in the
accounts.
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Statement wnfinning
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit.
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The Storrington Area Help Scheme truslees
have regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit
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I SORP
Contribution made by
volunteers
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SAHS is run entirety by volunteers, without
whom the scheme would not exist. The total
number of volunteers at the end of 2025 is
now 48 comprising of
9 office volunteers (4 of whom are also
drivers)
43 volunteer drivers {including office
volunteers

7 volunteers are trustees.
1 volunteer driver is currently belng
trained for office duties and will also
continue driving.
There a￿ no paid emptyees.
Offico Volunt••r*:
are the telephone link between clients
requests'ng transport to healthcare
appointments and an availabk driver.
Belween them the office volunt88rs
cnntributed in excess of $10 hours of their own
lime and dealt wrth 1304 requests for
assistance.. a 2VA incroas• in requests from
last year. Whilst the office volunteers have
recognised this additional pressure frcrfm last
year. they have managed the extra workload
Of note" in recognition of one of our office
volunteers, Hemiin Daley contributing 25
years. service to the scheme the trustees
organts8d a c818bratory lunch for h81 in
January.
Voluntwr Drlvor8:
using their own vehicles, gave time to provide
1228 joumeys to healthcare appointments for
our cllents, an Increase of 372 journeys In
doing so they travelled in excess of 17,054
mile6. Drivers provKled Gover seven days a
week.
It was noted by the tnjstees that there were
some occasion5 wher8 dnvers went above
and beyond the call of duty to a$¥ist ¢lt6nts as
folknvs
Earty morning appointments
Late evening appointment5
Weekend appointrnents
Walting for clients when appointments
went over the normal tKJur wait
limit.
Providing IransrK)rt for last minute
iequests
Tru•t•os;
Kin
Award for Volunta Serrfico
KAVS
As rep)rted In the 2024 annual report th8
tNstees were deluhted that in November
2024 SAHS was granted the Kings Award for
Vdunlary serVb￿ (Ihe MBE f￿ volunteef
groups).

In the S￿$ng of 2025, the trustees commenced
organising a receptK)n for the presentation of
the award.
On Tuesday 6th May 2025 the ceremony ft)r
the presentation of the King's Award. followed
by a reception. was held at Sullington Manor
Fam (an appropriate location as this is where
the scheme was founded 50 years ago).
l Lady Emma Bamard, Lord Lieutenant of Wèst
I Sussex and the Kings representattve,
presented the award and a certificate signed
by King Charles 111, to SAHS Chair, Tony Dell.
Each volunteer was presented with a
commemorative mug and badge in recognition
of their incredible contribution.
It was also an excelk8nt opportunty for the
SAHS volunteers to get together on a Social
footing. The ftature of this charity's work
means that volunteers rarety meet. The
posttive feedback after the re￿ption was that
the volunteers thoroughty enjoyed meeting up
wilh each other and putting faces lo names.
Also, In May our administrator Aian CraKJ and
hls wrfe Sue proudly represented the Help
SCh￿ne at a Royal Garden Party hekl in the
grounds of Buckingham Palace.
Voluntsor Afternoon Toa
Building on the success of the lQngs Award
receptK)n, plus the feedbad( from our
wonderful volunteers, the trustees felt that it
would be appTopriale for an aftem¢xJn event to
| be held at Trinty Methodist Church Hall as a
thank you for the ContribUt￿)n the volunteers
had made over the past year. It was also felt
to be an opportunity lo invite those who were
unable to attend the main Kings Award
remony. The event was held on Friday the
1411 November (the annNersary of the award).
It was extremdy well attended. A substantial
afternoon tea was kindty provided by one of
our volunteers and his wife. Feedback after
the event was very positNe Indeed.
Retlrement
Peter Comben. trustee, gave formal noti
that he intends to retSre from SAHS as of 1st of
January 2026 after 21 years of loyal and
exemplary service. Peter joined the Scheme
as a driver in 2004, joined the committee in
2011 and was treasurer from 2014 to 2024.

In a SFeech during Ihe volunteer aftemoon
tea, Chair Tony Dell. publicly thanked Peter for
servios to the Help Scheme and presented
him with a gift ofwine.
Chang• of Chalr
Tony Dell, Chair. trustee and driver gave
fonnal notice that he intends to stand down as
Chair from the 1 January 2026 He will
remain on Ihe board of truslees and continue
with volunteer drivin9 duties
It was agieed by the trustees that Nlck
Rooves, trustee, office co-ordinator and drtver
will replace Tony Doll as Chair on the 1st
January 2026
othèr dutie$
Thè trustees continued to monitor the day to
day ￿nnIng of the scheme with regular bi-
monthty MeetH￿S.
Achievements and Perfomiance
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Summary of the maln
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.
Aehlèv•mènt8
The main achEvement of SAHS has been Its
nlinued Contribution to the S￿la1 wellbeing
of the local community by providing an
invaluable transportation service for local
residents who have no access to transport of
their own, are mostfy elderly and live in a rural
area with very limited public transport options.
Our operation has enabled them to attend a
wide range of healthcare appolnlments
primarily within Wesl Sussex.
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The joumeys undertaken by our volunt88r
drrvers also provKle a valuable opportunty for
those living on their own to experience social
engagement and benefft from the stimulation
thts can gNe.
It is atso worth repeab'ng that during 2025
&4HS was able to very suc￿sSfUl￿ respond
to a 29•A incr8a80 in requests for transport by
the benef￿lar￿s.
Perforniance
At the end of 2025 there V￿re 288
beneficiaries registered with SAHS (an
inuease of 2 fr￿ 2024).
A nlfjmber of these benefKiarbes had multiple
uirin
trans
rtation to various

healthcare facilities around West Sussex.
Others havirvJ ongoing treatment, required
repeat joumeys to the same healthcare
facilth.es and there were many requests for
singte appointments.
In total the offiGe volunt8ors handled 1304
booking requests.
'. 48 of these reql￿sts were cancelled as a
result of the clients. appointment being
. cancelled by the healthcare organisation.
14 requests were cancelw by the client due
to being unwell. admltted to hospital or
cancelled at the last minute as they had found
family member or friend to take them.
10 were requests where office volunteers were
unable to find drivers. It was noted that this
mainly occurred during summer holiday times.
I s￿￿e were due to last minute requests.
4 requests w•r• 'no shows, where the driver
turned up at an address to no rap￿ and
nerther SAHS nor the driver had been
n¢ell8d. One of these being due to a family
emergency.
As stated in the 'Contributlons' section above,
total of 1228 ftourneys were SL￿￿essfullY
mp￿ted during the period of this rewrt.
The drivers completed an additional 371
journeys over and above last year's total.
Clients ofton verbalty express to office
volunteers and drtvers their appreciation and
gratitude for the service that SAHS provides.
Thi5 clientele gratitude is frequentfy refiected
in the generosity of their donation$.

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position al the end
of the period
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SAHS has an annual income und•r £25,000
and is therèfore below the Ihrnshold that
requires Inde￿ndent èxamination of its
accounts. (Chan"ti88 Act 20118s amended
fers)
A separate Annual Account sheet is attached
to this report. A summary is as follows,.
Income
In this period (1" Jan to 31*1 Dec 2025) total
fijnds received were £24.922.60
The main source of incorne Came from
donations made by beneficiaries in respect of
ioumeys undertaken on their behalf and other
miscellaneous donations including tributss in
memory of a deceased client
In January, unexp8ct8dly, SAHS received a
large donation of £7,497.88 from the closure
of the Bromham Trust account. In previous
years the Bromham Trust has prOv￿Qd the
scheme With an annual grant of £1CQO-this
generous annual grant has now Gome to an
end.
Two grants totallin9 £1250 were secured frorn
West Sussex CC Accessible Transport fund to
be u8ed for everyday running costs.
Expgndlturn
Total expenses amounted to £14,272.86
These comprised mainty of mileage expenses,
paid lo drwers at the government pre￿ribed
rate, office rent, telephone bill, insurance
prerniums, DBS checks and other sundries.
The balance of income over expenditure at
year end came to £10.649.74.
Stalemenl explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are hehj
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SAHS operates two accounts with Barclays
Bank:
1. An everyday business account used for the
deposit of donations and payment of
expenses, offic8 rent, bills. etc.
2. A savings account to which exoss funds
from the business account are transferred and
kept in reserve for additK)nal and unexpected
expenses e.g. consuliancy fees, accountancy
advi￿. ￿gaI advi￿, rec¥uiting campaigns.
publicity campaigns etc.

Total reserves held
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1 £21,626.22 as at 31 D8cembor 2025.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
con￿rn
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CuThenty there are no financial uncertainties.
j SAHS maintsins a healthy ba18nce in its bank
accounts and is in a sound financial p08ition.
Additional infomiation (optlonal)
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A description of Ihe principal
risks facing the charity
Par¥ 1.46
Atthough the number of beneficiafies remains
constant, the 290h increase in requests has
been manageable through the generosity of
| the volunteers. The charity is able to meet th8
current demand from benef￿larleS.
However, a reduction in the number of
volunteèrs (offic8 staff andlor drivers) would
affecl the charty's efficiency and is a concem
to the trustees. AccordirKJly the trustees are
vigilant in monttoring the and fall in
volunteer numbers.
Structure. Governance and Management
Type of governing document
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Constitution adopted 31W May 2023
How is the charty
constituted?
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Foundation Chaiitsble Incorporated
Organisation
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
onstitulional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Apart fr¢)m the first charity trustees, every
Irustee must be appointed for a term of three
years by a resolution passed 8t a properly
convened me6ting of the charity trustees.
In selectin9 individuals for appointrnent as
I charty tTUStees, the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administrab'on of the
cio.
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Policies and procedures
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New trustees are directed to
i adopted for the inductton
The Charty CommisSNJll5 PublTrc
ond training of trustees
8enefft Documents on the Cc's
websile.
The Essential Trustee, what you need
to krK)w, what you need to do. {CC3)
found on the Cc's website.
The Storrington Area Help Scheme
Constttution.
of the latest accounts.

All current SAHS Policies and
Procedures
Storrington Area Help Scheme is a rnember of
the Chanctonbury Communty Transport
Forum. This is a group of lik8-minded
organIsat￿n8 set up through the Primary Care
Net1¥0￿ of four local GP surgeries at
Billingshurst, Storrington, Henfield and
Steyning. The forum meets once a quarter to
Share best
racttce and infonnatton.
Relationship with any
related parties
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Reference and Admlnlstratlve details
Charity name
Other name the chari
uses
ReAistered charity number
Charity's principal addre66
STORRINGTON AREA HELP SCHEME
SAHS
1203336
CIO TRINITY CENTRE.
THAKEHAM ROAD.
STORRINGTON
RH20 3NG
Tru•t•• nam•
Offlc?111 •ny)
D•t•• act•d If not for
•ar
Anthony William
DELL
CHAIR
Froni 31" May 2023
Alan Willlam
CRAIG
Susan Ann
REEVES
Nicholas REEVES
ADMINISTRATOR
From 31" May 2023
OFFICE
COORDINATOR
OFFICE
COORDINATOR
TREASURER
Fn)m 31¥t May 2023
From 3151 May 2023
Geoffrey Willia
ROPER
From 31" May 2023
Paulette Mary
ROPER
TREASURER
From 26" Sepf 2023
Peter John
COMBEN
TRUSTEE
From 315t May 2023
Exemptions from dlsclosure
Reason for non-disdosure of ke
rsonnel detsils
NIA

Other optional information
This Annual Report and Accounts:
This annual report and accounts are compiled in ￿COrdanCe viith the Charities Act 2011
and are retained for six years from the end of the financial year to which it applÉes.
Declarations
The tru8te•s d•claro that they hava appfov•d the trusto05' report abovo
Slgned on bohalf of the charity'8 tru
Signature($)
Full name(8)
P081tion (eg
Socrnlary, Chair, etc)
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STORR114GT014 AAEa M£LP SCHEME. CHARITY IKI.: IX13
ANNUALACCOUNTS 2025
PERIOTr. FROM 1st JANUARY TO 31ST DECEMBER 2025
2024
2024
11 toji DKI
Clkn•t Donati￿
£14267.$0
£iUM+.50
w￿70
£6A17.50
£46.70
Mlic. Donrthx
£L699.05
£7U*)
io.
8romh•m TThtt
£7.497.#
£410.65
£370A6
W•M CC Ar￿￿11k1171l￿IP¢rt
HoFsh•m Dlxrkt Councll Gr•rt-
(fvr voluftteer re¢r￿tIng compalqnj
£I2SOAI
£0
£l392
£ua3.$6
£L156.21
B•nk Int•r•rt
£201.17
£115A7
£866.95
1599.34
*&a45.
£420.
£4ZO.00
£105.60
(Introdwvd 16th Sept20241
Tor￿ £24.912.41
£13ffi4&33
TOTAL 14271
É13.275.26
2024
£10,649.74
U70m
£3.YOL91
£17.n431
B•lartt In Account
S*ned bySNH5Trnasurerf
Totsl C•5h
1,61
Jt6
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