CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2021 To 31 March 2022 Charity name: Huntingdonshire Soclety for the Blind Charity registration number: 202573 Objectives and Activities SORP referenc8 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its overnin document Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projeGts or services identified in the accounts. statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issugd by tha Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.17 The charity acts for Ihe general benefit of blind and partially sighted persons. Para 1.17 and 1.19 Please see report by Honorary Treasurer Para 1.18 The charity acts for the public beneflt of blind and partially sighted persons Achievements and Performance SORP referenco 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. Please soe rèport by Honorary Treasiirer Para 1.20 Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position al the end of the period Para 1.21-1.23 The charity maintains funds, in partlcular investments to generate returns which can be used for the purpose of its charitable activities. Structure, Governance and Management Descrlptlon of charity's trusts: Type of governing document IrLisI deed, ro al charter How is the charily constituted? le.g unincorporated association, CIO Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled lo appoint one or more trustees Para 1.2S Constitiition and Charity Commission Scheme sealed 10 Se tember 1979 Unincorporated association Para 1.25 Para 1.25 Names of the charity trustees who mana9e the charity Trust•8 name Office lif anyl Dat•s #cted if not for whole year Name of person lor body) entltl*d to appoint tru8t¢e {if an A M White-Horan F C Newton Treasurer Chairman P Bucknall C Mosley The Venerable H Mccurdy D Fletcher I Vvorthinglon N Rushton M Penney Presid8nt Resigned 14th September 2021 10 J King F Tarpey Joined 14 June 2021 Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf ol the charity's trustees Signature{s) 6M¢w Full name{s) Position (eg Socretary, Chair, etc} Francis C Newton Honorary Treasurer and Trustee Date 13(.? XOL ## **HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st. MARCH 2022** **8, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon** **Registered Charity No. 202573** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022** ||**Un-**|||**Un-**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Restricted**|**Restricted**|**2021/22**|**Restricted**|**Restricted**|**2020/21**| ||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Income Resources||||||| |Donations, Legacies and Similar In|19,495.78||19,495.78|46,403.34||46,403.34| |Operating Activities||||||| |Summer Holidays|0.00||0|1,260.00||1,260.00| |Outreach Grants|33,660.00||33,660.00|33,000.00||33,000.00| |Other trading activities||||||| |Charity Shop|15,385.66||15,385.66|2,641.96||2,641.96| |Sale of Blind Aids|5,454.49||5,454.49|3,264.68||3,264.68| |Fund Raising|8,301.70||8,301.70|3,729.96||3,729.96| |Property Rental|7,253.36||7,253.36|6,200.76||6,200.76| |Income from investments|52,859.95|862.74|53,722.69|52,052.71|845.78|52,898.49| ||**142,410.94**|**862.74**|**143,273.68**|**148,553.41**|**845.78**|**149,399.19**| |Resources Expended||||||| |Expenditure on raising funds||||||| |Charity Shop|23,602.31||23,602.31|18,874.02||18,874.02| |Blind Aids|5,444.04||5,444.04|3,960.97||3,960.97| |Fund Raising Expenses|2,587.67||2,587.67|1,019.00||1,019.00| ||**31,634.02**||**31,634.02**|**23,853.99**||**23,853.99**| |**Net Income Available for**||||||| |**Charitable Application**|**110,776.92**|**862.74**|**111,639.66**|**124,699.42**|**845.78**|**125,545.20**| |Expenditure on Charitable activities||||||| |Summer Holidays|0.00||0|1,400.00||1,400.00| |Member Services|57,044.74|862.74|57,907.48|53,123.06|845.78|53,968.84| |Support Costs|10,249.13||10,249.13|11,533.01||11,533.01| |Management and Administration|34,087.99||34,087.99|30,618.74||30,618.74| ||**101,381.86**|**862.74**|**102,244.60**|**96,674.81**|**845.78**|**97,520.59**| |Net Income/(expenditure)|9,395.06||9,395.06|28,024.61||28,024.61| |Net Gains/Losses on Revaluation :~||||||| |- Investments|153,072.33|2,499.08|155,571.41|303,750.28|4,959.06|308,709.34| |Sundry Creditor Adjustment|0.00||0|0||0| |Property Revaluation|0.00||0|0||0| |Net Movement in Funds for Year|**162,467.39**|**2,499.08**|**164,966.47**|**331,774.89**|**4,959.06**|**336,733.95**| |Funds Brought Forward|2,281,280.81|28,957.05|2,310,237.86|1,949,505.92|23,997.99|1,973,503.91| |Funds Carried Forward|**2,443,748.20**|**31,456.13**|**2,475,204.33**|**2,281,280.81**|**28,957.05**|**2,310,237.86**| ## **SUMMARY REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022** |**TRADING ACTIVITIES**
**Surplus on Sales**
Blind Aids
General
Less Overheads
**NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT)**
**VOLUNTARY SERVICES**
**Income**
Legacies
Others
Trusts
**Expenditure**
Assistance to the Blind
Admin. & General Expenses
Equipment Purchases & Maint.
Premises Upkeep
Contribution to Outreach
**OVERALL SURPLUS (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR**|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
**£ p**
10.45
13,298.51
13,308.96
-21,515.16
-8,206.20
1,800.28
66,735.70
862.74
69,398.72
6,237.80
38,740.56
3,474.38
2,122.18
8,009.68
-58,584.60
10,814.12
2,607.92|**2020/21**
**£**
-696
1,957
-18,189
-16,928
1,500
89,410
846
7,440
32,952
6,759
2,440
3,528| |---|---|---| |||| |||21,707| |||| |**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
**TRADING & PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT**
**General Goods (Including Centenary Goods)**
**£ p**
Sales
15,035.66
Centenary Goods Donation
350.00
Purchases - General
1,575.88
15,385.66
Centenary Goods
875.99
Add Stock @ 31/3/21
1,266.71
3,718.58
Less Stock @ 31/3/22
1,631.43
Less W/O Stock
0.00
1,631.43
-1,631.43
Cost of Sales
2,087.15
**GROSS PROFIT**
-2,087.15
**Blind Aids**
13,298.51
Sales
5,454.49
Purchases
6,108.74
Add Stock @ 31/3/21
3,315.95
9,424.69
Less Stock @ 31/3/22
4,157.68
Less w/o Stock
-177.03
-3,980.65
**Cost of Sales**
5,444.04
-5,444.04
**GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)**
10.45
10.45
**EXPENSES**
13,308.96
Staff Salaries & Pensions (25% of net cost)
11,362.66
Rates & Water
293.71
Insurances
3,236.07
Fuel, Light & Cleaning
588.16
Printing & Stationery
564.80
Postages
754.23
Telephones
3,938.73
Card Costs
776.80
**SURPLUS (LOSS) ON TRADING**
-21,515.16
-8,206.20|**2020/21**
**£**
2,642
60
0
1,891
-684
1,957
3,265
3,143
4,133
-3,316
3,961
-696| |---|---| ||1,261
10,206
194
2,761
658
833
744
2,793
0| ||-16,928| ||| |**HOLIDAY FUND ACCOUNT**
Balance brought forward 1 April 2021 - Capital
Add increase in Stock Valuation
Deduct reduction in Stock Valuation
Balance brought forward 1 April 2021 - Revenue
**Income**
Investment Income
Fees
**Expenditure**
General
Revenue Balance carried forward 31 March 2022
**Total Balance carried forward 31 March 2022**
**WOODWARD BEQUEST**
Balance brought forward 1 April 2021 - Capital
Add increase in Stock Valuation
Deduct reduction in Stock Valuation
Balance brought forward 1 April 2021 - Revenue
**Income**
Investment Income
**Expenditure**
Outreach Account
Revenue Balance carried forward 31 March 2022
**Total Balance carried forward 31 March 2022**|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
136,484.80
**£ p**
11,779.03
0.00
18,675.37
148,263.83
4,066.44
0.00
4,066.44
22,741.81
0.00
22,741.81
22,741.81
171,005.64
426,954.68
36,847.42
0.00
16,135.33
463,802.10
12,720.70
28,856.03
-10,000.00
18,856.03
18,856.03
482,658.13|**2020/21**
**£**
113,111
23,374
0
14,829
3,986
1,260
1,400
18,675| |---|---|---| |||| |||155,160| |||353,836
73,118
0
13,665
12,471
-10,000
16,135| |||443,090| |||| |**OUTREACH ACCOUNT**
**Income**
Cambs. C.C.Grant
Cambs C.C. Inflation Grant
Woodward Bequest Contribution
**Expenditure**
Employees
Salaries
Travelling
Training
Staff Checks
Advertising
Others
Volunteers
Expenses
General Club Expenditure
(Net)
Administration
Printing & Stationery
Telephones
Electricity/Premises
Postage
Insurances
Others
**Surplus/Loss for Year**
**Total Funded by General Fund**|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
**£ p**
33,000.00
660.00
10,000.00
45,260.70
43,660.00
4,487.09
225.38
287.20
0.00
0.00
50,260.37
374.00
-1,114.69
-740.69
300.00
400.00
250.00
500.00
700.00
0.00
2,150.00
-51,669.68
-8,009.68
8,009.68|**2020/21**
**£**
33,000
0
10,000| |---|---|---| |||43,000
43,802
1,368
70
0
0
0
127
-711
300
300
250
500
650
0| |||-3,529| |||-3,529| |||| |**VOLUNTARY FUND**
**Income**
Legacies
Donations - General
General Fund Raising (Net)
Covid 19 Grant
Centenary Grant
St Ives Town Council Grant
Other Income - Miscellaneous
Investments - General
Deposit Account Interest
National Savings Bank Interest
Rent of Flat (Net of Repairs)
Trusts - Bonham
- Elliott Bequest
**Expenditure**
**Assistance to the Blind**
Vols. Evening
A.G.M & Board Meetings
Summer Outing
Christmas Party (Net)
Theatre Trips (Net)
Hospital - ECLO
Sun. Cred. Adjustment
**Administration & General Expenses**
Staff Salaries (75%)
Travelling
Premises - Repairs, Maint. & Alterations
Equipment - Purchases & Repairs
Subscriptions & Journals
Training
Bank Charges
Adverts
Audit Fee
Audit Fee - Adjustment
Sundry Debtor Adjustment
PPE Equipment
Centenary Costs
Miscellaneous
Surplus
Trading & Profit & Loss Account
Voluntary Fund
Outreach Account
**Total Surplus/Loss**|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
1,800.28
8,714.41
5,714.03
2,667.00
5,800.00
514.09
0.00
25,209.81
36,057.49
12.16
3.16
7,253.36
22.24
840.50
69,398.72
383.50
135.00
0.00
-5.70
-275.00
6,000.00
0.00
-6,237.80
34,087.99
4.95
2,122.18
3,474.38
61.00
300.00
236.50
0.00
1,682.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,037.98
330.14
-44,337.12
18,823.80
-8,206.20
18,823.80
-8,009.68
2,607.92|**2020/21**
**£**
1,500
24,996
2,711
19,907
0
0
0
35,349
21
226
6,201
22
824| |---|---|---| |||96,303
0
0
0
0
-60
7,500
0
30,619
0
2,440
6,759
75
100
143
0
1,600
-35
0
275
0
175| |||42,152| |||-16,928
42,165
-3,529| |||21,708| |||| |**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**
**FIXED ASSETS**
**Land & Buildings (as at August 2017)**
Office, Shop Premises
**Investments**
Bonham Trust Fund
£354.67 (41.66 units) Charity Comm.
Elliott Bequest Fund
£13,788.08 (1,573.67 units) Charity Comm.
Holiday Fund
£32,671.46 (7,613.62 units) Charity Comm.
Woodward Bequest
£218,582 (23,817.09 units) Charity Comm.
General Stock
£623,378.26 (67,510.75 units) Charity Comm.
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stock - General Goods
- Blind Aids
Debtors - General
- Inland Revenue - 2020-21
- Inland Revenue - 2021-22
- Outreach
- Cambs. CC
Cash - National Savings Account
- Barclays Current Account
- CAF Current Account
- CAF Gold Account
- CAF Business Card Account
- Petty Cash
- Outreach Floats - Vols.
- Outreach Floats - Petty Cash
- Fund Raising Float
- Shop Float
- Postage
**LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Cash - Current Account
Creditors - Audit Fee
- General
- Hospital ECLO|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
**£ p**
375,000.00
811.27
30,644.86
148,263.83
463,802.10
1,314,670.59
1,631.43
2,333,192.65
3,980.65
5,612.08
523.20
36.43
711.78
660.00
0.00
1,931.41
31,561.75
27,211.56
10,841.47
65,350.79
500.00
80.00
100.00
40.00
30.00
25.00
377.62
136,118.19
143,661.68
0.00
1,650.00
0.00
0.00
-1,650.00
142,011.68
142,011.68
2,475,204.33|**2020/21**
**£**
375,000
747
28,210
136,485
426,955
1,210,225| |---|---|---| |||2,177,622
1,267
3,316
0
371
0
0
0
31,559
11,772
19,565
65,339
431
175
100
40
50
5
227| |||2,311,839
0
-1,600
0
0| |||2,310,239| |||| |**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**
**REPRESENTED BY - ACCUMULATED FUND**
General Balance as at 1 April 2021
Surplus/(Loss) for the Year
Increase/(Reduction) in Share Valuations
Increase/(Reduction) in Property Valuations
Elliott Bequest Trust Fund
Bonham Trust Fund
Woodward Bequest
Holiday Fund Account|**2021/22**
**£ p**
**£ p**
**£ p**
1,683,030.63
2,607.92
1,685,638.55
104,445.88
0.00
1,790,084.43
1,790,084.43
30,644.86
811.27
482,658.13
171,005.64
2,475,204.33|**2020/21**
**£**
1,454,065
21,707
207,258
0
1,683,030
28,210
747
443,090
155,160| |---|---|---| |||| |||2,310,237| |||| **Signed** _F C Newton_ **Honorary Treasurer Date 13th July 2022 F. C. Newton** ## **Notes to the Accounts** 1). The Accounts have been produced on an Income and Expenditure basis taking into account all known Sundry Creditors and Debtors at the end of April 2022. 2). The Report of the Honary Treasurer contains an analysis of the Annual Accounts and therefore forms part of these Accounts. ## **Statement of Trustees Expenses included within these Accounts** a) the total amount of Trustee expenses - £Nil ## **CLUB BALANCES (5 GROUPS)** Total Balances as at 31 March 2022 included within the Overall General Balance show above amount to £1,410.46 Tlioinas 15 Station Road St Ives Cambridgeshire PE27 5BH INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND We have audited the financial statements of Huntlngdon Society for the Blind for the year ended 31 March 2022, which comprise the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applled in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Oplnlon on financlal statement5 In our opinion the financlal statements: give a true and falr vlew of the state of the charity's affalr5 a5 at 31 March 2022, and of its Incoming resolsrces and appllcation of resources. for the year then ended. have been properly prepared In accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. Basi5 for opinion Wè eonductpd niir Aijdit in arcordance wfth Intern3tional St3nd3rds on Auditing IUK} IISAS IUKI) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further descmbed In the AudTtor's responsibilitie5 for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are Independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements Tn the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical respon9ibilities in accordance with these requirements. We belleve that the audlt evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a ba515 for our opinion. Concluslons relating to going concern We have nothing to report in respect of the following matter5 in relation to which the ISAS (UK) require us to report to you where: the tllJStees' use of the golng concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements Is not appropriate- or the trustees have not disclosed in the financial statements any identTfied material uncertainties that may cast slgnlficant doubt about the Charity's ablllty to continue to adopt the golng concern basi5 of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial 5tatement5 are auth0ri5ed for i55ue. Other information The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other infomiation comprises the information Tncluded in the annual report other than the financial statements and our aLJditor's report thereon. Our opinion on the financlal statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otheThyise explicltly stated in our report. we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial 5latements, our responsibility is to read the other infom)ation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially incon51Stent with the financial statement5 or our knowledge obtained in the aLJdit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent rnaterial misstatement5, we are required to determine whether there is a material mi55tatement in the financial statement5 or a material mlsstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstaterrtent of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Matters on whlch we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and environment obtained Tn the course of the audit, we have not identified rnaterial misStatement5 in the Tru5tees' Annual Report. We have nothing to report Tn respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: 5ufficieni accounting records have not been kept; the financial statements are not In agreement ￿th the accounting records and returns. or we have not obtained all the information and explanatiorks necessary for the purposes of our audit. Re5pon5ibilities of the trustees As explained more fully in the trustees, responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control 35 they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statement5 that are free f rom material mi5Statement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial 5tatement5, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disc105ingi as applicable, matters related to soing concern and using the going concern basis of accounting Unle55 the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operatlons, or have no realistic altemative but to do so. Our respon5ibilitTes for the audlt of the financial statements Our objcetlVC5 are to obtain reasonable aJ5urance about whether the financial 5tatemeiil5 a5 a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is ot a guaraiitee tlidL dll dudiL conducted In accordance wtth 15A5 IUKI wlll always d￿ect material misstatement when it exists. Misstatement5 can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be experted to Influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these flnandal statements. A further description of our responsibil?ties for the audit of the financial statements 15 located on the Financial Reporting Council's webslte at: www.frc.org.uklauditorsre5ponsibilities. This descriptTon forms part of our auditor'5 report. Use of our report Thi5 report is made 501ely to the Charity's tru5tee5, a5 a body, in accordance with section 14. of the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under section 154 of thal Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might State to the Charity's trustees those matter5 we are required to State to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent perrnitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Peter atthew Barlow (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Thoma5 Quinn Statutory Auditors Dated: