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Charlty rngl•tr•llon number 226253 WEST NORFOLK MENCAP TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Mr P Brown PArsMA8r m￿ L 8ain6s Mrs T Bea Mr M 8eale Mrs J Smedrnor Mr M Smgilmof Chlrfty numb•r 226253 Prlncj￿I •ddr• PO Box 1255 ng's Lynn Norlolk PE30 9GF

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP CONTENTS P•g• TN8t898' Teport Rtteipts and Poym8nts Att￿Thts 4&5

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENOED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Th• tfU8t•e8 pr•8ent their 8ftnU￿ rfjp￿ and finantsal $l•knts ts the ywend8d 3￿ S8ptemb•r. Tho accounts have ten prepared on 4 Rec•pts ar#1 Payments b•$iB. ObJ•ctlvM Ind •cthittl•• The oblects of the Chanty are lo improve the li¥e8 and opportunit188 of ¢hildf•n and adults with • 18amlr19 disablllty togethei with Iheii caiers and families. To listen to peopl• with 8 leaming dlsability and to support people with • lèarning disability in all ports of th•ir lives •nd to give Inlomialion and advice. Tho maln ¢)bJectr4 duriThJ Ihe y•arcontkn￿ to bo th• w¢)vi8ion oflolsure xtbthi88 for th• Chanty'# b•n•lklarf•s. R•vl•w of ¢harftsbl• •etl¥ltkn •nd a¢hhv•m•nts lor th• publ1¢ b•n•fft The Charity's aim Is to pffjvKJe of$upport•J wre athvrtw in ord•rto enable its rnembers lo souoli88 vAth th•lr P69rn by attendaftc• at clubs or by t8kJng part in Mnts In • range ofmainstrarn tocats'ons and lat4liW. tru8ta•8 hav• Fd rngard to guthrtv by tha Chlrtty In d•dding what •ctivthe8 the thanty lhould und•rtak•. Th1$ proW8lon l• provhY•d •• pw thtr s•pitu t¥khlht•d in th• KhiMm•nts 4nd p•rfornwnc• s•don 48 8•t out ￿low.. A¢hl•¥•m•nts and p•rfomi•n W••t Norfolk M•ncap provld•d th• folkylrvJ 8•ryth durkng th• yèar.. S•nlor G•tsw•y Club: A dub ￿ld On￿ •very In thfr •%nirvJ for adu￿ l••mlng diBabillty In th8 18+ age ronge. A WKJ• ¥a￿ty of a¢lNths ore ￿￿j and the dub populaf with 40 to SO rnernbe •nd has a consist&nt attendanc• tsf than 30 peoJSa. The dub is fun by 4 volunt&er8. nec•sMry M•m￿rn SUPF<)rt stsff stay dunr$ in tr m4.orty arn droppgd off and Ihen collect8d at the end of •v8ning Junlor G•tmy: A •m•ll•r C￿ (or yourvj to Ihe age of 18. Thr8 1$ Sn lh8 •vening evtrry week during tern liTh Memb•rshlp 13 around 20 and the progr8mmo M dew9ned to offer 8 wido rang• ol games and lun acbwhs. S¢Th olthe n￿rt•[B n••d to tsh•vlournl problems 80 parents are ertc4)uraW to slay when need911. 8•trl•nd•r S¢h•m•' Th• Befrnd•r schen organlw ￿ and ev•nts for nmber8 ryth the Blm of h•lwng them to enjoy visrts lo main8tr•am irKJud• pub nights. rr￿813 out, visits to zoos. boai trips on Th• 8road8. dnema vi3rt$, Chnslmas $howng et¢. This ts another powr 8thNice ev•nts bwng lully booked wilhin • few days of programrrs b•ing published Advtx•¢y.' the charity ha$ one volunteer who has train&J as an iThSwThS•nt odvocats and S￿￿11$ PTo¥hSod to rn•mtr4rn wheTr rnquir•J Hut West Norfolk Mencap is fortunjle a kgTgo beath hul 91 Okj Hunst•nton. Th18 11 ma40 available Iree of charge to l•mil. groups and Char￿eS wrth a ￿arnIng ￿￿￿.1￿ ￿nnect￿)n. lth•n fr•• loc •choo16 and oth¢r charr1￿$ are p•mrtw to Le it a$ ￿11. Donations I￿e1ved from u$•r8 help wth mainl•nart¢e costs. FI￿￿¢11 Y•vl•w The Charity has been abl8 lo m8lntaln 8 $8tBf8thry thl offijndlng In rncenl year6 ha8 provided prtstection again8t the econornic pressures f•h by many oryanisations in the voluntary $ectOf. Overt￿ad$ are very fv)w and no paid staff a￿ employed. This Th8n8 that all ¢an be dlr•th u1 lor tho Charty'8 purposes. No funding is received lo cover running ¢osts but ￿ 8oiwgh Counol 01 Kings Lynn and West N￿Ik dld pfowde a grant 01 £7.5CKJ tOW8rds a major rpfiJth"$hm8nt ofthe Bath Hul *thi¢h totsl8d IUBt ovtr £17.fKKI.

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAI8ER 2024 Tho Norfolk & Waventy Integrnt8d Care Board gave a grant rf£10,LXKJ to hdp promote 8 greètèr take up of Leaming Disabilty Annual Health Checks. Stsbsequtrnty, it agreJ ihai some of Ihis money ¢oul¢ be used to asstsl ￿th transport to all ￿arth appoin￿nts. This ha$ been of 9rtsi b8nefft to a numbef of p￿pIe who do not have easy a￿8$ lo Publ￿ c¥ private tran8POrt. Rostrves at the end ol lh8 year tolalled £1￿.717 of ¥thkh £25.794 ￿re restn"¢#ed. Running costs exduding refurbishment of the Beach Hut We￿ approximatety £12.0(M) 80 the Tnjstees are assutyd about thtr finana sustainabdity of Ihe Chanty. The Irustetrs ￿nSider that re8er¥e8 at this knvel will en8LKe thot Ihty are abkn to ￿nts'n￿ th• chaity's oJrTenl aclivilies for the lo￿$00abl• fvturn. Th￿ thl of has 1)8•n mointslned thmughout the year. Prfnclwl •ourc•• ol Inc¢)rn• •nd •¥p•ndltur• m••ts obheov The pnncipal sourc1 of incom• for Ihe Charty •re inu)me frDm oullng$ and f•e8 from dub nl9ht8 •8 woll a¥ don8tion$. Main txpendrtuies are ¢Xsts of c4ts"ngs, b••ch hul maknten￿C0 •nd thgwity and b•a¢h hut in$urnnc41. Rl•k m•n•g•m• The trustees have a88•sd Iho m¥or iisk8 tr) thè dwtfjty18 •xW. arg Mb"sfi8d th•t iy$l•mi •re In pltr to fflrtwte gxposur• to tr major ri•ks. Thè Tw8le•s hav• • risk manag•merrt rovthv cthiyl ts)nOnulrvJ of IINI rf8k8 tr• i•rlty may l•ce.' Ihe g$18lAlthmenl of sy8knm8 arKI procedur•8 10 nwtig•l• th08• dsks., and the impl•m•ntation ofpfo¢•durn8 dow9￿d to tlki poten141 impad ￿ th• chartty should tho•e r68ki mat8rloli8•. Pl•M Ivr lh• lutur• The Chanty hes Id•ntfvd fv frJlk>ing k•y for th• c¥n¥ year. All Op•r•tlon•- conm￿ lo pthide •r• of inrnst to m•mb•rn arKI provld• iupport whern f•qu88t8d. Golng con¢•rn rnvl•w Th• Tru•t••$ ho￿ no ¢ort•m• r•g•Tdng th• Chailty'• al)ilty lo provid& N8 w41¢0$ for th• lor•wb• fiJlur•. Stru¢iur•, gov•rnan¢• •nd m•n•g•m•nt Th¥ Charity +$ re9i•ttsred wmh lh• Charlty Cfft8Bkn. TnMt••• Th• tru$tee8 ¥th0 8•rv•¢l durtng lh• year •TrJ tr of 8¥nalure of th• finanoal slatsm￿ts were.. Mr P Brown Mrs M A Brown Mrs L 88in08 Mrs T 800 MrMBea Mrs J Sm•dmor Mr M Sm•dmor Appolnlm•nt of n•w Tn*tM• All mernb•rs a￿ invited to nominate Truslees. If•3elher no￿￿nat￿nS from Ihe Mana￿men1 ieam and the •xisting TN$tees. Those nominated ar￿ apw'nted ar• e￿￿ed at the fir¥iAGM following apwntTrnt. N¢)ne ofth& InJst•e8 h48 ary t￿0￿Cial Irthre￿ in Ihe Chanty.

WEST NORFOLK MENCAP TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2024 organ1￿00n The project 18 admin￿t￿ed by 8 C(nrnitl•8 conlainirKJ up lo 12 aThJ no ltrBs than 3 Truslees and up lo S ¢Troptsd Tru$lees. This c(xnmrttee meets 6 bmes per year. Peter Bro¥m is Ihe Chair and in adthI￿ wies th• dubes of Tr••wrer ID￿ doalh of Mr Michael Brom Ino relalhjnl sov¢ral ￿8[3 w. In onlef lo pro¥th financial w¥em8r￿ assurance, èll purchase invoictr3 and bank $tatenxnts a￿ re￿￿4d and swd cll at Trustee rreth.ng ty the Chanty's Se¢retary Mr8 L￿da Mr8 Marie BroMI Is vrthCh￿r. Chequ• wgnalones are Ptw Brm, Mane BrThtrn, Bal￿$ ￿ Pdarkn Bea￿. Chequ# rnqui￿ Synlng t4wJ swdnatorte8. Maiie Ihe wlts of Pttsr a￿1 (k8 ncrt 4iw Pel•r gX¢éPt In emergenc¥ and onty wlh pnty nC￿tmJft ￿ other tw$lees. For rnason ofoperabonal Ihe tt￿11ty OK•r•$ 4 om81 Tr•asurnrn wAth S•rttander Bank to allow for online purcha$irNJ. Thh 18 tow>•d w> by £80 pw aThS Pthr Brom ￿ L￿d8 Bain&8 hav• sirvJ uthorisation access to this. TnMtw•' Indu¢Oon ind hlnlng h•n rLJn$idenng norninatson8 oITnJsl•ei. the requwnent for any 8p•u•lr4t wd8d af• re¥knw•d. Tru8t•es ar• an￿r￿ to •tt•nd oppioprth •¥t•md tr•Onk)g •¥ents when IheB• holital• tho undert•king oltheir rote. New TnJsl•es 8tten¢J On m••th'ng to b￿￿thern ￿ th•tr10901 obllg•kn• undef chorty tsw. the cont•nl oflhe MmtN4ndum and Article$ olAswion. Ihtr vaiityjs de￿"sK>n4￿aklng prowses. Ihe finanaal plan and r•L>nl ffinancKql perfO￿￿nCe olth• ¢hanty. Ourlry Ihis In￿ orientstton pro9iammts, thty rn•&t other TrustO•8. R•l•t•d partl•• The Charity is afflliated lo the Royal Mencap So• and payi a wn•ll annuAI $ubxn'ptK)n to that boty. No fundlng is received from Ihe Royal Meftcap SoN"ety. Thè chartty mploys n0 stall Ind other than the trultegs. th8o ar• 7 ¥olunt•ers V*tho supth the various activitiei. Olh•r Ihan the Beach Hvl, no prewis•3 affj us•d ty the ¢hanty aThJ •¥eryll¥n9 1$ wn from tru$l•e•' hom•8 V•llh approprlatg t•knF4iono •rKI l)roadband links. Th• Iru$le•4' rnport wa• approv•d by th• Chair fjThl Vtschw. Mr P. Brown Trustee Dated.. May 15° 2025 Mrs M.A. Brown Trustee Dated.. Mèy 15" 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WAIES Receipts and payments accounts 0th 14t 2023 CC16a To b•r 31•t 202 Section A Receipts and payments Unresiricted lund• Restricted fund• Endowffi•ni fund• T4)t•l fund• L••1 y••f A1 R•c•l M¢mtseFJhip Fees & c D￿8￿8 & Grani rtr Hul Leomi IN•resl IrwT 1,7JO CW FundrniTrJ Sub tot•l(Gross income for AR) A2 AM•t aftd In¥Mtsn•rrt Ml••. ¥1$3 12.446 sub￿ Totsl ro¢￿p￿ 4.4 36,1S3 12.446 A3Pa I￿r¥￿e8 & 0￿r￿al L•amiro DI￿￿lIty Ho8th T 8.111 1.972 1.191 17.721 SJ1 Rent1 InBurnnce Exp• & ￿MI￿•￿a￿ S31 1.s57 Sub totsi 1gMJ4 J1.270 A4 A•••t •nd In¥•tm•nt • tsbl• Sub tst•i Tot•lp•ynMnts 19.8 31.2ni 10.418 N•t of r￿c￿PtsI{P•Ym•ntsJ A6 Trnn•f•r• ts•￿•n lund• A6 th•h fund8 la•t y￿r •nd C•sh funds th1* y••r end 16.31 9,31 S7.459 60.250 9,485 76,W 86254 74.946 78. CCXX R1 acewnts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unwtncied R•slnctsd lund• lund¥ Juwivs Endowm?nt fund• bj nMr•rt£ B1 C•8h fund• 1131 50,419 21A44 Total ush fun(ts ,250 Detai15 fvn lund• fund• B2 Oth•r mon•tsry aM•t• tvhkh 83 Inv••tm•rt ••••ts ¢urr•nt v•lu• Detalls Furwj 10 thlch 84 A•••t• r•taln•d lor th• charfty'• ¢)wn u•• Cuff•nt ¥•lu• 1S,C B6 Uabllltl•• Deiailty Furld tg ¥tyhkh ¥¥ln du• Cwr•ni Cuff•nt SkJMd by orw or tyst•gs on tehawol all Iho tr￿1￿8 Print Nam& Date of v41 13th 2025 CCXX R2 accounts Issi 13102025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trust08 members of W￿sT NORFOLK MENCAP On accounts for the year endod SEPTEMBER 30TH 2025 Charity no (if any) 226253 S•t out on pag•• 4&5 I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of thè above charty llhe Trust'l for t1￿ year ended R•spon•ibllllle• and A8 the charity ItU8ta8s of the Trust, you are re8Fonsible for the preparalion ba•1• of r•port of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Ath"). I report in respe￿ of my eXaMinat￿n of the Trust's accounts carried oul under sectton 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carying out my eXaminat￿n, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity ComMiss￿n under sect1￿ 149SXbl of the Act. I have completed my èxaminalion. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attentK)n (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in. any material Independont •xamlnorf8 statsm•nt acc￿nting records were not kept in accordance with SeCt￿n 130 of the Act or the account8 do not wtth the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connedion with the examination lo vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delele th8 words in the br8ckels rfthey do not apply. 81gn•d: ?7 05.￿￿5 Nim•: J£ND¥ D FDJ06B5 Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon(•l or body lif any): Ac.N.A. AddrM•: PING SOuTAc£Y 38 OQG IER October 2018