Registered Chanty number
206143
Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service
Trustees, Report and Annual Financial Statements
31 March 2022

Merton and Morden Guild of Soclal Service
Report and accounts
Contents
Page
Charity infomiation
Trustees, reFQrt
Independent examlne¢s repcrft
Statement of finanual activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
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Merton and Morden Gulld of Social Service
Charity InfornMtion
Trustees
Andrew Butcher- Chair
Susan Hedges
Philip Jones
Gillian Lewis Lavender
Malcolm Neale
Peler Red￿Y
Mrs Jolanta No¥ak
Peler Southgate
Roportlng accountant
Kalhleen Bhuiwalla
Bhujw¥lla & Co
1 Merton Park Parade
King$ton Road
Wirnbledon
London
SW19
Bankgrn
TSB Bank
London Road
Morden
CAF Charity Money Management
Kings Hill
West Malling
Charlty numb•r
206143

Merton and Mordan Guild of Social Service
Trustees, Annual Report
for the year ended 31 March 2022
Registered charity number 206143
Charl￿$ address
Morden
Surrey
Trust688 who manag• the charity
Andrew Butcher- Chair
Susan Hedges
Philip Jones
Gillian Lewis Lavender
Malcolm Neale
Peter Rethy
Mrs Jdanta Novak
Peter Southgate
Govomlng In•trum•nt
The charlty is govemed by a o)n8titution adopted 2 October 1945, as amended 18 June 1953.
12 July 1947, 9 June 1￿7. 29 OclobeT 1977 and 14 Juty 1992.
Obl•¢t• of th• ¢h•rfty •nd m•ln ¥¢tMII••
The Merton and Morden Guikl ￿ &xial Servic* is an independ￿t registered tharity govemed
ty a Board of Trustees, vknich is elected al our Annual General Meeting.
Its mission is to provide group actvitses for okler peo￿ vthich aim to encourage
Independence, social interaction and pcL8th *EII Lwng. These activities also aim to defer the
eff￿ts of Isolab'on and Calls on more expensi￿ statutory 5erwce5.
We provide a wde vanety of actrvib65 as described in our annual Handl￿3(￿￿. and thank5 to the
support from the London Borough of Merton. we are akAe to woduce actr¥itses which rwnain
affordable.
The Guild has paid emFtyees and use5 the servlces of sessional W￿rkerS to delNer
speu'alist activiti'es such as our exerdse classes, line dance. tap dance and Tai Chi. All these
sessional workers are qualified to appropriate standard$ and undertake regular profession
deveh)pment as laKI dTh¥n by their regulatory bodie&
In add￿'on, we receTve aLl￿t 5,IXIO hwrs of help from ¥dunte8T5 which. rf pa*J at Ihe National
Minimum Wage of approximatety £8.91 per h￿r, ￿Uld be valued at £44,500. We are
extremely gratefvl for all the help we receive from volunteers. indeed many activrties would not
take place without their presence.

Merton and Morden Gulld of Soclal Service
Trustses. Annual Report
for the year ended 31 March 2022
Rlsk management
All Guikl acti¥ibes are fisk assessed from time to time and are either hebj Ni appropriate
premises that we regard as of safety or. rftranswi is involved. apwwiate vehK*s are
used.
In financial temis the Guibj aims a broadty ba1￿C￿l budget It maintains a Cash reser4e
sufficienl to deal wth (xjntingenaes, usualty 6 months running costs. After t￿1￿J1n9 cash
reserves to a record high over the last fve years we antia.pate that these wll be used over the
nexi tr4VO years to cover a105s in funding for activities v* intend to conlinue. It is our wlicy to
hold our reserves in a1ry4Y risk derJ)sit XCA)unt at CAF (Charrties A"d Foundation) Ban
The Trustees dedare that they have apwoved tr* Trustees, Repcrft above.
Signed on behalf of the Trustee5'.
Andrew Butch•r
Chalr
5 March 2025

Merton and Morden Gulld of Social Service
Indopondent Examinerfs Report to the Members of Merton and fAlord•n Gulld
On acGounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
Charity number 206143
I report on the aCr￿unts of the Guiki for the year ended 31 March 2022. are Set c¥Jt ￿ pages
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R•spective r•spon•lbllltlo8 of tn￿tro and •xamln•r and bMl* ol r•port
The chariV5 trustees avE respon$it4e for the preparation of the ac(x)unts in wx*dance with
section 144 of the Charrtl8s Act 2011 (the Charilies Aci).
I report in respect of my examination of the Guild's accounts caThied out under 5ecllon 145 01 the
2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have fcllo**d al the applicable direcllons given by
the Charity commi￿on under sect￿n 145(S1{bl of the
Ind•wnd•nt •xamln•V• •tat•m
have comF4eted my examiiation. I that no fflatW￿ matters have come lo my attention in
connection with the eXaMir￿tIO￿ cause me to believe that n any material respect
. the accounlng r•cLYd8 not kept in accordance gection 130 of Ihe Art or
- the accounls did not accord the accountsng r9￿5.. or
- the accounts did not compty with the apFAicable requirements concerning the fom and content of
accounts set oul in the Charitses (Acc￿nts and RepJrt¥l R&Julatkn$ 2fy)8 other than any
requiram?nt that the accounts give a Iwe and faif view is not ￿nSIdered as part of an
independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo
which att￿tion should be drwi ￿ this rep)rt in c￿der to enable a propar understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
Kathle￿ Bhuiwallo
charte￿ Certffied Accountsnt
l Merton Park Parade
Kingston Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19
5 Marth 2025

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Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service
Charity no: 206143
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2022
Unrestricted
Total
2022
Totsl
2021
Notss funds
lunds
fvnds
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
626
626
834
Current as••ts
Debtors and
p￿paymentS
Short temi deposits
Cash at bank and In
hand
487
443
829
3,916
3.447
3.890
40.171
41.101
3.216
6,663
43.387
47.764
25,422
29,967
Cr•dltor•'. amounts
falllng due wlthln
ono year
13,2731
{3.273)
12,9201
N•t ¢urr•nt 1••418
37,828
6.663
44.491
27.047
Not a•8•ts
37,828
7,289
45,117
27,881
Funds
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
37,828
37,828
7,289
20.384
7,497
7.289
Total lunds
37,828
7.289
45.117
27.881
Signed on behalf of the tn￿teeS'.
Andrew Butcher
Approved by the ¢cffimtttee on 5 Marth 2025

Merton and Morden Guild of Soclal Service
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
1 Basls of preparation
Basis of accountlng
These accounts have been prepared under the hi￿￿1C¥1 o)st CA)nvention with ttems recc4nised at
cost or trans&tion value unless othemse stated in the relevant note to the accounts.
The account5 have been prepared in accordance wrth the Statement of ￿e￿MMended Practice:
Accounting and Reports"ng by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance Imth the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irekqnd {FRS 102) issued on 16 July
2014. the Financial Repoitng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS
1021, and Wjith the char￿e5 Act 2011.
Chang• of accoundng poll¢y
The accounts present a true and fair view and the ac£ounting policles adopted are those CAMlined
in note 2.
There has been no change to the accLwnting p)liraes sirKe last yew.
Chanps to accountlng estlmates
No changes lo accounting estimates have cwjrred in Ihe reporbTrJ i)ericKI.
Matwlal prfor year otYot¥
No material prior year errors ha¥e been idenbfied in the wknd.
2 Accountlng pollcl••
Income
This Standa￿ list of accounfrng has b8en 8Kpl•gd by th8 oharity. whe￿ 8 diifernnt or
8ddth(In81 polKy has b88n adopted th￿ is detsiled below.
These are induded in the Statement of Flnandal Acllvities (SOFA) vthen".
. the charty becomes entiued to the resources..
- th& trustees are virtualty certain they will rO¢w￿ tho resources: and
- the monetary value can be measured th sufficient rdiability.
Oll¥•ldng
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabillios, or inc(ffie and expenses. unless requI￿j or
pemiitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donau
Grants and ¢knatrons are onty included in the SOFA when the general ino)me remgnition criteria
are mel
In the case of perfomiance related grants. income Must onty be re￿)gnised to the extent that the
¢hanty has provided the specified gc¥Jd$ ￿ services as entrtlement to the grant onty c¢curs wtten
the perfomiance related condttions are met
Legacles
Legacies are induded in the SOFA vthen recwpt is probable. that ts. when there has grant of
probate, the executors have estsblished that there are suffiry.ent assets in the estate and any
condibons attached to the legacy are ettherimthin the control of the charity or have been met
Govemmentllrnnts
The chanty has received govemment grants in the rew*ng perioj.

Merton and Morden Gulld of Social Service
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
Tax reclaims on donations andgifts
Gfft Aid r￿l¥able is included in income therE is a valid dec4arnkn from the donor. Any Gfft
Aid amount recovered on a d￿all(￿ is Con￿dered to be part of that grft and is treated as an
additson to the same fund as the inrtial d￿atIon unless the d￿or or the ternis of the appeal have
specthed otherwse.
Contractual Income andperfomRan¢• rnlated grnnts
This is onty included in the SOFA once the charity has FKoMded the rdated goods or services OT
met the pref0mlan￿ related condilions.
Donated goods are measured at faif vaue (the amourt for the asset c4)ukl be exthangedl
unless impraGti¢al to do so.
The cost of any stock of gl￿d8 dwted for distribution to benefi￿1￿ 18 deemed to be the fair
value of those gifts at the time of th￿r receipt and they are recogDi8ed on receipt In the re￿)￿fig
peri¢xl in which the stcKks are distrilxrted, are reCogn￿d as an exwse at the ¢arying
amounl of Ihe stocks at distribjtion.
Donated gcmjds for resale are me88urgJ at fair ¥alue C￿ inilial re¢ognthn. is the eXp￿ted
proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'lncome from other tradlng
activities, and the proceeds from saje are also recognised as'lncome from other trading activWes'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the Charity are recognised as langible fixed assets and
induded in the SOFA as incoming Tesources wthen rectyvable.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity ate indudwj in the SOFA as Incoming resources *1)en
receivabl8.
£lonatvdMThlc•8 and facllltl•s
D(￿ated seryices and facilsiies are included in the SOFA wthen reC￿d at the value of the gift to
the chartty provided the value of the grft can be measured reliably.
Donated seNices and fwlibes that are consumed immediatety are recognised as income with an
gqUNalent amount recognised as an expense under ts appropnate heading in SOFA
Support eosts
The charity has Incurred expenditure on SUPFX)rt costs.
Volunt•er help
The value of any voluntary help recthd is not knduded in the actounts but is desuibed in the
tru5tees' annual re[￿L
Income from Interert rnyaliles and dMd8nds
This is induded in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amwnt receivable can be
measured relia￿.
Expendlture and Ilabllltlos
Liability rnct¥nltlon
Liabilits'es are recognised wl)ere tl is more likdy than not that thwe is a legal or constructive
obligatson commttting the charty to pay out resources aThJ the amount of the ot)b'gation can be

Mérton and Morden Guild of Soclal Service
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
Govemanc• and support costs
Support costs have been alkKated govemarte costs and ots suprM)rt Govemance
o)sts comprise all costs involving publi¢ actountabilty of the charity and its compl18n￿ vthh
regulation and g¢x¥J wactice.
Support Costs include ￿ntral fvnctions and have been 21bxated to athity cost categories ￿ a
basis consistent wilh Ihe use of resources.
Grnnts with perfonpance condlth¥M
Where the charity gives a grant with ￿lI￿)n$ for its paymert being a 5pecrfic level of service or
ouw to be provided. such grants are onfy recognised in the SOFA once the reCIp￿t of the 9Tant
has prowded the Sl￿ffied service or outyxiL
Grants payable wlthoutperfom74nc• co•Klltlons
Where there are no conditi'ons attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to realistlcally
avoid the ￿mMitment a liatmlty for the full funding Qbltgati￿ must be recognised.
Redundancy ¢￿t
The charty made no fedundancy pa￿nents dumg Ihe rel￿￿19 pfrrkjd.
D•ferred Incom•
No material item of defeffed income has been in¢￿ded n the xcoun
Crnditor8
The charlty has cradltors vthlch arn moasured at seiilwnent amcAJnts less any trade dlscounts.
Pmvlslon for Ilabllltles
A liability is measured on recognrbon at its htstorical cost and then subsequenty measured at the
best estsmato of the amount required to setde the oiligatson at the repybng dale.
888lc flnanclal Instruments
The Charity accounts for basic fin￿ela1 instruments on inibal recognibon as pw paragraph 10.7
FRS 102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paagraphs 11.17 b) 11.19, FRS 102 SORP.
V•luo addad tax
Value added tax is not rec(Nerable by the chanty. and as such is induded in the rebe¥anl ¢osts in
the SOF
A•8ets
ranglblè fixed assets lor use by the ¢harlty and depreclatlon
These are capilalised rf they can be used fc* more than one year. Fixed assets are valued at cost
and depreciated at the ftllowing rates..
Motor vehlcles
25% reducing balance

Merton and Morden Guild of Social Service
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
2 Anatysls of Income
Unrestrlcted R68trfcted
funds
Totsl
2022
Tolal
2021
Charftable Kdvldes
Grants received
56,150
56.150
64.650
Donatlons and 18gacles
Donations and gtfts
22.￿7
22.967
3,602
Othertradlnp aetlvftl•8
Ff( for Life
Fundraising activlbes
OffKe income
Regular actlvits'es
Minibus income
Home shop￿.n9 {Cowd 19)
4.000
4,000
1.334
1,005
3,328
6,394
4,400
533
1.005
3.328
8.394
4,400
55
5.202
20,481
20,461
5.790
Other Income
CJRS grants
Other income
2.821
2,821
7.036
13,903
Total Incom•
102.399
87,945
AJI income in the prity year was unrestrirted.

Merton and Morden Gulld of Soclal Service
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
3 Anatysls of •xpondltur•
Totsl
2022
Totsl
2021
fund8
Charttabh aedvltl•s
Staff costs
Fit for Life
Regular activth'es
Voluntser expenses
Telephones
Covid 19 Supplies
Equipment
Training
Minibus costs
Mlnibu5 depredalon
40.746
2,331
3.342
294
1,201
40,746
2.331
3.342
294
1.201
40,089
521
28
1,200
8,310
135
714
3.937
135
714
3.937
208
2,923
278
208
53,349
Ralslng funds
Fundraising events
240-
240
24
4 Management and admlnlStrnth￿ of th• chartty
Staff costs
10,4fy)
Printing. [￿ts9t and staltN
Tdephones
Office exFen8es
Insurances
Minibus costs
Rent
Miscdlaneous
Independent examinefs fees
Office refurbishment
10,400
10,400
1,236
1,043
6,387
1,000
8.847
591
1.000
4,950
264
{200)
340
8,647
591
1.OCA)
4.950
1,000
4,950
(2￿)
560
27,576
27,057
Total expondlturn
85,172
80,430
Detalls of c•rtaln It•ms of •xp•ndlluve
Independent examinerfs fee5
2(Xl
200
560

Merton and Mordon Guild of Social knlce
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
5 Staff costs
Slaff costs comwts•J'.
2022
2021
Wages and salaries
51,146
50.489
Average head counl in the y8ar. charltatk *ivibes
6 T•nglbl• flxod ••Mts for ty th• charlty
Motor
vehlcl•8
C08t
At 1 April 2021
At 31 March 2022
26,500
26,500
Dopreclatlon
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
25.666
208
25,874
N•t book valu•
At 31 March 2022
828
At 31 March 2021
834
2022
2021
Trade debt(Ys
other debtors and prepa￿￿nts
326
161
473
156
629

Morton and Morden Guild of Soclal Sorvlc•
Notes to the Accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
7 Cr¢dltor8'. amounts falling du• withln on• year
2022
2021
Other creditors and aCcn￿d expenses
3.273
2,920
8 Mov•m•nt of major fund•
2022
At 1 Aprfl
Incoming resources
Outgoing resources
Transfer belvRen funds
Gains and losses
7.497
27,881
102,399
185,172)
102.399
(84,964)
(2081
At 31 March
37.828
7,289
g Tru•tae• rffi)un•ratlon and b•n•fits
Nona ol tha trustees have been pa￿ any r￿Unerati￿ or rewved any other benefits from an
employment wth their charty or a related charity.