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2024-09-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 10 2023 30 09 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 243100

West Dorset Mencap

Charity's principal address 16 Bramley Hill Bridport Dorset Postcode DT6 3DP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Sue Hallett
Linda Simpson Chairman
Simon Hosking

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Approved constitution

Association How the charity is constituted

By vote at AGM or co-opted Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote the care, treatment and education of mentally handicapped children and adults to secure their needs.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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As in previous years the charity has done a lot of work in West Dorset to promote their objects and to give help and guidance to children and adults with learning and mental health needs. Our main source of income the local charity shop continues to do well.

We continued to use and contribute towards the cost of a service at the local CAB offices to help give guidance and help to children and adults with their financial and other needs. Due to lack of use no longer active. We continue to own and provide independent living to 5 adults in our two owned properties.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We have also continued to support financially a local Gateway club and an additional club to give an outlet with approx 40-50 attending weekly of fortnightly.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

To provide independent living for 5 adults in our two owned properties. Provide financial help through taxis, hall hire and grants for two clubs – Gateway and All Sorts Club giving an outlet for many following withdrawal of similar clubs during 2023. We have a local charity shop in West Dorset (Bridport) which continues to provide the charity with an income to pass on to achieve our objectives. In addition we are trying to encourage grant applications for holiday grants to also include an outlet for the carers to attend as well as the disabled.

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Section E Financial review

Reserves maintained at levels to ensure our properties are kept up to Brief statement of the date and we can cover the charity day to day costs. Grant making is charity’s policy on reserves scrutinised and applied for with strict rules to comply with our constitution and our objectives, plus individual consideration given to amounts requested and if the charity feels it is good use of our funds. Details of any funds materially None/ not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Principal source of charity funds is our charity shop and the rental income from out two owned properties.

We have no ethical investment policy. No fundraising undertaken in year 2024 due to high reserves nor in current year due to legacy received.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Sue Hallett Full name(s) Sue Hallett Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 24/06/2025

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WEST DORSET MENCAP RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS YEAR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

RECEIPTS
Donations etc
Interest
Shop takings
Rents received
Sundry income
Gateway surplus
PAYMENTS
Telephone
Funding assistance
Postage and printing
Repairs and maintenance - shop
Sundry expenses
Property utilities
Wages and pension costs etc
Property repairs
Bank charges
Shop general overheads
Mencap affiliation fees
Heating and lighting - shop
Shop rent
Excess of payments over receipts
Excess of receipts over payments
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
3410
3206
1481
1094
80401
78400
38784
38264
110
120
423
124609
23
121107
808
668
24425
21711
421
599
7148
21994
2655
1686
12470
14596
58152
54103
5859
5850
1344
917
3402
4187
604
838
1677
1527
9858
128823
9858
138534
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
3410
3206
1481
1094
80401
78400
38784
38264
110
120
423
124609
23
121107
808
668
24425
21711
421
599
7148
21994
2655
1686
12470
14596
58152
54103
5859
5850
1344
917
3402
4187
604
838
1677
1527
9858
128823
9858
138534
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
3410
3206
1481
1094
80401
78400
38784
38264
110
120
423
124609
23
121107
808
668
24425
21711
421
599
7148
21994
2655
1686
12470
14596
58152
54103
5859
5850
1344
917
3402
4187
604
838
1677
1527
9858
128823
9858
138534
4214
-
17427
-

WEST DORSET MENCAP STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Notes
2024
2023
FIXED ASSETS
£
£
£
£
Freehold property at cost
3 New Zealand Terrace
220000
220000
2 Bullens Mead
300000
300000
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and building society
1
75831
80045
Cash in hand
60
75891
60
80105
Total assets
595891
600105
REPRESENTED BY:
Accumulated fund
2
595891
600105
Notes
2024
2023
FIXED ASSETS
£
£
£
£
Freehold property at cost
3 New Zealand Terrace
220000
220000
2 Bullens Mead
300000
300000
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and building society
1
75831
80045
Cash in hand
60
75891
60
80105
Total assets
595891
600105
REPRESENTED BY:
Accumulated fund
2
595891
600105
Notes
2024
2023
FIXED ASSETS
£
£
£
£
Freehold property at cost
3 New Zealand Terrace
220000
220000
2 Bullens Mead
300000
300000
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank and building society
1
75831
80045
Cash in hand
60
75891
60
80105
Total assets
595891
600105
REPRESENTED BY:
Accumulated fund
2
595891
600105
595891
595891
600105
600105

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - YEAR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

1. CASH AT BANK AND DEPOSITS
Capital deposit account
Gateway account and cash
General current account
Shop current account
Shop floats
Property current account
COIF deposit
3. ACCUMULATED FUND
Balance brought forward
Excess of receipts over payments
Excess of payments over receipts
2024
2023
£
£
10877
20716
3224
2802
7097
7873
25406
21444
300
300
2341
1644
26586
25266
75831
80045
2024
2023
£
£
600105
617532
-
-
-4214
-17427
595891
600105
2024
2023
£
£
10877
20716
3224
2802
7097
7873
25406
21444
300
300
2341
1644
26586
25266
75831
80045
2024
2023
£
£
600105
617532
-
-
-4214
-17427
595891
600105
2024
£
600105
-
-4214
595891
600105

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