_Finsbury & Clerkenwell Volunteers_ _**Annual Report 2024**_ 1 ## _Contents_ |_Contents_|| |---|---| |_What FCV Dorcas Volunteers achieved in_|| |_2023–2024_|**3**| |_Chair’s Report_|**4**| |_Background_|**5**| |_Our supporters_|**6**| |_Accessible Transport Project_|**7**| |_Lunch Club_|**8**| |_Parties_|**9**| |_Befriending_|**10**| |_The Telephone Club_|**11**| |_Outings_|**12**| |_Assisted Shopping Trips_|**13**| |_DIY & Gardening_|**14**| |_Art Club_|**15**| |_Robert ‘Bob’ Gerrard’s Story_|**16**| |_Volunteer Summary_|**17**| |_Statement of Financial Activities_|**18**| |_The Team_|**19**| 2 ## _**WHAT FCV Dorcas (FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLUNTEERS) ACHIEVED IN 2023–2024**_ This year has seen a rebuilding for all our services after the last few years Covid lockdowns. Face to face befriending is taking place, lunch club is meeting twice a week with a return to normal numbers and the ever popular shopping trips are regularly happening every second week. The telephone club continues to maintain contact with many of our most isolated clients. The minibus has been used to take clients to hospital and GP appointments. Clients have enjoyed Tea Parties at UM, enjoying the roof terrace views across the City. We have had outings to Whitstable and Southend. A brief FCV Dorcas Newsletter goes out to our volunteers every couple of months to thank them for their hard work, reminding them of the importance of reporting back. We are working with the Council, peer groups and other agencies to ensure we signpost any other helpful services such as Helplines and Guidelines. Our Volunteers know that they can email/call our Volunteer Services Co-ordinator at any time for extra help and support. In addition, the Art Group has enjoyed a craft workshops making course taking place over half a day once a month. This has been organised by Create Arts Organisation and Ashurst in Spitalfields. **3** ## _**Chairs Report**_ This has been a year of consolidation and growth in our services. This has been a year of consolidation and growth in our services. These are all up and running in their normal way and we are busy building on the numbers involved in each. The gap left by the shutdowns over the last 3 to 4 years made a big difference to our clients and in addition many volunteers have moved away during that time. I’m very pleased to see that we are now moving in a positive direction again. Trust, who have supported us over the last six years, which is their limit for supporting one particular organisation. Many thanks to them for all their support and we hope to keep in touch with them as we go forward. In addition, I would like to mention the Rotary Club of Islington, Highbury and Muswell Hill, who have also supported us for many, many years, but who have sadly now closed their Branch. I want to thank the volunteers who take charge of different aspects of our services and to acknowledge the achievements they’ve made during the last 12 months. It is also appropriate to thank all our volunteers who come from many walks of life but all make a very valuable contribution and, of course, Izzy, our Volunteer Services Co-ordinator, who oversees it all, conducting client and volunteer interviews, training and handling any issues arising. As we have no natural income, we rely almost entirely upon third-party contributions and we greatly appreciate everyone who has supported us over the last year. There is a list of our supporters in the report. In particular, I would like to mention the Worshipful Company of Insurers Charitable We also acknowledge the support we have from a number of corporate clients. It is great to have support from local businesses and their generosity in not only supporting events but also providing volunteers, who are greatly appreciated by us and by our clients. We look forward to continuing to build on services over the next twelve months ## _Andrew Thompson Chair_ 4 ## _**Background**_ Finsbury & Clerkenwell Volunteers have their roots back in the early 1970s. The Finsbury Area Team Volunteers’ Group, as the organisation was then called, was set up by the then Team Leader of the local area social services team to complement the work of the social workers, with regard to the increasing numbers of isolated elderly people in the area. In many cases, the families of these elderly people had been forced out of the area by the high cost and scarcity of housing. Early volunteers were service users, people who lived or worked in the area and a group of medical students from Barts Hospital. A Volunteers’ Organiser was appointed to recruit and manage the volunteers and to link with the social work team. The emphasis was on supplying social support and enabling people to lead independent lives, very much part of what the volunteers do today. The organisation was registered as a charity in 1974. In August 2015 the Dorcas Befriending Project, established in 2002 and based in central Islington, was merged into FCV. Although Finsbury and Clerkenwell Volunteers is the registered charity, we are now generally known as FCV Dorcas and we continue to operate in Finsbury and Clerkenwell, the central wards and surrounding areas of the London Borough of Islington. of Islington is the fourteenth most deprived borough in the country and the 4th most deprived nationally on the measure of income deprivation affecting older people. The volunteers work in a neighbourhood that has particularly high levels of isolated older people living in social housing. The main focus of the work is to offer emotional and practical support to predominantly older people who have become isolated as a result of ageing, disability and other social circumstances. Our aim is to help isolated people maintain and improve the quality of their lives and combat their social isolation and avoid reliance on statutory services. Volunteers have been recruited from local community agencies, colleges, government work schemes, various volunteering websites, local University volunteering services and recruitment fairs, local volunteer introduction services including Hands On and City Action’s corporate employee involvement scheme and by word of mouth. We have also provided experience and references for many volunteers who have moved on to paid care and related areas of work. Requests for client services came from a number of sources including social services, health practices, self-referrals, family members and friends. In all, approx. 165 clients received services. While the area is situated next to the commercial hub of the City of London, the reality, according to Government Statistics, is that the borough ## _**Our Supporters**_ We would like to thank the following for all their invaluable support: AHMM Archer Trust Ashurst McCarthy and Stone Foundation MUFG (part of the Mitsubishi Group) Old Street Partnership City University CREATE Charity Humane Association Insurers, Worshipful Company of Islington Community Chest John Lewis, Oxford Street Local Giving Rotary Club of Islington, Highgate and Muswell Hill St Sepulchre UM (Universal McCann) Waitrose Woolnoth Society Local Initiatives Fund (contributions from a number of individual Islington Councillors through the Ward Partnership) Our thanks and gratitude also to all those who made individual donations 6 ## _**Accessible Transport Project**_ One of our most important roles is to provide accessible transport for elderly people with mobility problems, enabling them to take advantage of community services in the borough, go on outings and maintain contact with friends. Each of our volunteer drivers, all of whom are highly skilled in negotiating the inner city traffic as well as the narrow back roads of the area’s estates, is accompanied by a volunteer escort, who walks or wheels each client to their own front door. We have continued to provide collection services for clients in necessary circumstances during the year. We have made the vehicle available to other organisations when their own transport has broken down or was otherwise off the road. It has always been part of our ‘sharing’ transport policy to help out, if possible, other groups at short notice. Vehicle running costs came to £6,722 over the course of the year. We thank our regular drivers for continuing their very valuable contribution. 7 ## _**Lunch Club**_ Our Lunch Club has continued to thrive at the Community Hall on the Weston Rise Estate. Hugh, Ines and caretaker Nsimba are always helpful, as is Amber from the Council. We still meet on Mondays and Thursdays. Our long-standing team of volunteers who keep it going are cooks, Mandy and Janice, drivers, Fred and Liam, and Andy, Robert, Martin and Felicity. Janice now has a full-time job at the university but we have been fortunate that she has been able to come and cook for us during her holidays. We have been delighted to welcome new volunteers: a new driver, Stephen; Ginette, a retired nursing sister; Mugy and Oggy from Mongolia; Salaheddin from Iran and Im from South Korea. They have all settled in well and make a valuable contribution to the smooth running of the Lunch Club. The annual outing was to Woburn Safari Park. A change from the seaside! It was a long day but was enjoyed by everyone who went. Volunteers from Universal McCann were able to come and help, which was much appreciated. Mandy, Janice and Liam pulled out all the stops to produce a delicious lunch. It was great that the Mayor, Cllr Gary Heather, and Mayoress, Tricia Clarke, were able to join us and also volunteers from MUFG and Universal McCann who came along to give a hand. MUFG again provided the shoebox presents which always go down well. During the year some Lunch Club members have participated in monthly craft workshops organised by a charity CREATE . These workshops are held in the offices of a city company, Ashurst. They are very popular and Lunch Club members have been very proud of the work they have done. They have made jewellery, greetings cards, pieces of pottery, collages and so on. Ashurst always provides a very nice lunch which has always been enjoyed. The Christmas Party was held on Thursday, 14th December. It was great fun. Our favourite entertainer, Steve, provided the music, and Over the year, we have welcomed new members who now attend regularly. Friendships have been made and people look forward to coming. For some, the visits to the Lunch Club are the only social outings in the week. We are very grateful to all our volunteers who make it possible to keep the Lunch Club going. Without them, it could not exist. _**“We enjoy the food and like meeting other people.”**_ (Client) **8** ## _**Parties**_ In addition to the Christmas Party there have been a number of other celebrations. All birthdays are very special for our LC Members and Volunteer and are celebrated with cake, singing (and sometimes a drop of Prosecco to wash it down!) We have also been lucky to have had some special tea parties hosted by our corporate supporters Universal McCann. UM Volunteers brought in their own home-baked cakes and goodies and decorated the hall. One of their own staff, a very talented musician and entertainer played the keyboards and encouraged our members to sing and dance with a younger partner if they wanted to! One of their volunteers hosted a Clay crafting session at our Lunch Club which was great fun for all! The Coronation of King Charles III was celebrated with a special afternoon tea after the usual Lunch Club The hall was regaled with Coronation themed bunting and Party decorations, cupcakes and there was even a Coronation quiz and Bingo!! We we joined by our friends from Universal McCann who chatted with the members, served tea and brought in some lovely, homemade goodies. **9** ## _**Befriending**_ Befriending Project Our befriending service is in many ways the most direct and intimate way we can help alleviate isolation amongst people, most of whom have enjoyed a full and interesting life. Often their only constraint is through age and for some that can mean they seldom leave their own homes. Our befriending volunteers are of all ages and come from all walks of life, City lawyers, local workers, retired neighbours, students etc. The service is very well suited to people who work or have other daytime commitments, as weekly visits can be arranged in the evenings or at weekends. The service can lead to very meaningful longterm relationships for clients and volunteers, who may never otherwise have met each other. It is potentially a very satisfying and rewarding relationship on both sides. Izzy Wise, our Volunteer Services Co-ordinator helped make this service very affective. There have been around 60 befriending relationships during the year. _**“I thought I wouldn’t have much time to carry on befriending after I had my first baby…but I started popping in to see my older friend with my new baby and it gave her so much joy that I am still visiting her now with my second child…and they love her too.”**_ Sally (Volunteer) _**“I really appreciate the befriending service. I have had two befrienders over the last few years. They seem to match them well and their visits are something to look forward to.”**_ Jane H (client) The Volunteer Services Co-ordinator role involves assessing potential clients and volunteers, arranging DBS checks, running induction courses, matching volunteers with clients, monitoring the relationships and, importantly, handling all the additional matters that arise. Their enthusiasm, professionalism and efficiency are greatly appreciated by clients and volunteers alike. The effectiveness of this project is recognised by the generous financial support from a number of local councillors through the Local Initiatives Fund. The FCV Dorcas Befriending Project is very grateful for the recognition of and support for the service and for all the financial contributions, without which the project could not continue to function. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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_**“I am really happy that I found this Befriending opportunity with FCV Dorcas through my employer. Since coming down to London, I felt very lonely and miss my family and friends back home…especially my Grandparents but now I have made a new friend. Annie is like my second grandma. I see her every week and she makes me laugh so much.”**_ Angela (Volunteer)) 10 ## _**The Telephone Club**_ The Telephone Club is a highly effective and valuable service, offering a crucial link to isolated or housebound people. _**“It’s been a pleasure and felt really positive to be calling my 5 ladies during these strange times. Every week the conversations become easier and more open, and they keep me grounded and are a wonderful insight into their lives now and in the past.”**_ Wendy (Volunteer) In a normal year our Telephone Club volunteers come into the office or telephone from home, making a total of over 5,000 calls in rotation to a membership of 60 people. We are very grateful for the time and commitment put in by our 2 regular and other telephone club volunteers. The Telephone Club clients have sometimes said that the calls are often the only social contact they have received since the last call. The volunteers give out practical advice as well as social support, helping members to sort out problems they may be experiencing. _**“I look forward to the calls. It is my chance to have a chat and exchange news now I can’t get out of the flat very easily.”**_ Karen B (Client) 11 ## _**Outings**_ For people who rarely go far from home, if they are able to go out at all, there is an obvious benefit in escaping the inner city environment and spending the day with their friends in a countryside or seaside location. This past year, thanks to Fred, Stephen and Edward, our wonderful Minibus drivers, our Lunch Club and Befriending members have been able to go on many different outings and monthly shopping trips. Special outings have included day trips to Whitstable, Southend, Brighton and Woburn Safari Park with the help and volunteer support of corporate supporters. Universal McCann (UM) have also generously hosted us for afternoon tea and lunch at their prestigious offices opposite The Old Bailey. Special thanks must go to UM Volunteer, Veronica Moro, who has helped to facilitate our Partnership. **12** ## _**Assisted Shopping Trips**_ Fortnightly throughout the year FCV Dorcas organises assisted shopping trips to local supermarkets and large shopping centres further afield. These outings are offered to clients in rotation so that everyone who wishes to participate will get an opportunity to do so during the course of the year. _**“I really enjoy the shopping trips. It has a practical purpose but it is a nice atmosphere and we often stop for lunch.”**_ Maria M (Client) This door-to-door service accommodates wheelchair and shopping trolley users and supplies volunteer ‘pushers’ and carriers where needed. Being able to see and choose food and clothes, rather than ordering via a third party, is much appreciated by the regular and new clients who use this service. It is widely considered an important aspect of remaining independent and feeling in control. The service allows shoppers to select Christmas, birthday and other presents for friends and family to maintain a personal touch, and also visit larger shops that offer more choice. The door-to-door assisted service means they are not restricted in the amount they are able to purchase. The excursion is also an opportunity to socialise and to have a meal out for those who want it. Destinations normally include stores in Leyton, Haringey, Holloway’s Nags Head shopping area, Tottenham Hale, Chingford, Elephant & Castle, Old Kent Road, Wood Green shopping city, a garden centre in Enfield and other local markets. 13 ## _**DIY & Gardening**_ ## We receive many referrals for practical tasks such as decorating, DIY and gardening. sometimes they have nobody to turn to. The volunteers have continued to fill that gap. Some of these may be passed on to other more appropriate agencies set up to deal with these requests. In particular situations we do make exceptions and have collaborated with New Acropolis charity whose volunteers have provided plants and flowers and worked hard with us in tidying up our clients gardens which has been very much appreciated by the clients. It is our general policy not to ask volunteers to take on work that would normally be considered ‘paid’ work. However, these requests might include simple tasks such as taking down and re-hanging curtains, tidying up gardens or re-arranging furniture. These tasks are way beyond the capability of most of our service users and 14 ## _**Art Club**_ Our lovely Art Group has undergone various changes this past year. Another wonderfully successful year of Creative Projects with CREATE ARTS sponsored and hosted by our generous friends at ASHURST LLB Members who took part in this special monthly opportunity said it was “such enjoyable and fun sessions… and the Free lunches (especially the sausage rolls!)” are wonderful!.. the CREATE ARTS Team and Ashurst Volunteers seemed to agree! Our Members love taking part and being able to take their lovely creative projects home to show friends and family and display them proudly! We are all looking forward to more creating in the coming year Thanks to our friends at CREATE ARTS and ASHURST LLB. Art Group members also join in with the special outings and seaside trips. _**“The Ashurst sessions allow me to eat, chat, and create with others. The volunteers also provide a chance for pleasant cross-generational conversations that I rarely get otherwise.”**_ (Client) **15** ## _**Robert ‘Bob’ Gerrard’s Story**_ A year ago, Bob saw a poster on the wall of his block of flats mentioning our Lunch Club and he has become a regular visitor and a keen participant. He calls it ‘Wonderful. The food is excellent, and I love the social opportunities’. names back to the correct given names and Bob found he was older than his ‘older’ brother. Bob was born 70 years ago in Hackney Hospital. He was a middle child of nine children. There was no home environment, with an alcoholic father and a mother who left home two days after the arrival of the 9th child. Bob and four siblings were taken into care in Tunbridge Wells where he was happy. In time Bob sorted his life out and became a Warden at a youth centre in Harlow. When he was 25, he married and they had a son, Marc. After 15 years the youth centre was closed and Bob moved to Islington to apply for a similar job. Although he did not secure that job he stayed in Islington where he has lived for the last 20 years. He retired last year from his position as Caretaker across a number of locations for the Peabody Trust. Unfortunately, when he was aged ten, there was a cut in funding and with a week’s notice he and his ‘older’ brother were moved to Harlow while the other siblings were moved to Hastings. This totally disorientated Bob and set the scene for very unsettled teenage years when he was constantly running away and became a regular drug user. By the age on 19 he had lived in 19 different care homes and had also spent time living on the streets. Strangely, during this time it was discovered that his and his brother’s birth certificates had been confused with each other. Until this time Bob had been called Raymond and his older brother Bob. They switched their Bob had a difficult start in life which he turned around and has given a great deal back. During his time, he has worked for St John’s Ambulance, Crisis at Christmas, the Samaritans, Centre Point and at a soup kitchen in the Strand. He is in regular contact with his son, Marc, who is ‘doing well’. **16** ## _**Volunteer summary**_ Each year we feature a volunteer in this report to explain why they decided to become a volunteer and why they chose FCV Dorcas. ## _Ginette_ _**How do you feel about your volunteering experience?**_ ## _**Have you always lived in the area?**_ I’ve lived in Islington North for 40 years. Prior to that I lived in Greece for 2 years, and before that in South and West London. I love it and I feel quite part of the ‘team’ now. ## _**What is the most challenging aspect of your contribution?**_ ## _**What volunteering do you do?**_ I can honestly say that I don’t find anything about it challenging. At the moment, just FCV Dorcas although several years ago I volunteered for Homestart Camden for a few years. I also volunteered to help roll out the Covid vaccination programme. I volunteered at various GP practices and Health Centres in Islington as well as a weekend at the Emirates Stadium. It was the first time many of the people attending had spoken in person to anyone since lockdown the previous March. ## _**What do you enjoy most about volunteering**_ Meeting the people who attend the Lunch Clubtalking, the fun atmosphere. Oh, and the quiz! ## _**Has it made a difference to you?**_ It’s something different to look forward to on a Thursday. ## _**How did you come to get involved with FCV Dorcas?**_ ## _**Would you recommend the project?**_ I saw an advert on Facebook asking for volunteers. I would, yes. It’s very rewarding. There are several different ways to get involved. 17 _**Statement of Financial Activities for year ending 31 March 2024**_ ## _Income_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Grants|23,500| |Donations|2,170| |Fundraising|853| |Services|7,124| |Interest|785| |Miscellaneous|180| |TOTAL|£34,612| **----- End of picture text -----**
## _Expenditure_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Staff Costs|13,405| |Volunteer Expenses|2,780| |Ambulance Costs|6,722| |Lunch Club & Activities|8,707| |Other Support Costs|4,384| |Governance|2,176| |Other|0| |TOTAL|£38,174| **----- End of picture text -----**
1818 ## _**The Team**_ ## _**Trustees and Executive Management Committee 2023-2024**_ Andrew Thompson (Chair) Felicity Hart (Vice Chair & Secretary) Lesley Tadman (Treasurer) Richard Betts Martin Crookston Liam Denning (Management Committee only) Peter Muswell (Trustee only) ## _**Staff**_ Izzy Wise (part time Volunteer Services Co-ordinator) ## _**Volunteers**_ Catherine Allinson Barbara Clark Ariana Zelma Alpine Annalisa ClelandRosie Ashworth Aurity Lara Askari Anna Coates Ruth Avery Rosie Collison Sarah Bagshaw Barbara Coventry Ronnie Barnes Martin Crookston Colin Barrow Natalie Curd Orisha Bartley Emma Dagley Matthew Beard Matteo de Angelo Valentina Belliride Gianni Dean Richard Betts Liam Denning Emma Biggs Sue DevenishUta Bindl Meares Isabella Bock Tiffany Didham Pamela Boniface Ryan Dilley Alice Boughton Alexis Economou Helen Bowen Gregor Faulds Aimee Brannen Alisdair Ferguson Alice Brown Paula Fontes-Bihar April Brown Graham Gerrans Michael Brown Hannah Ghazvinie Janice Brummell Sophie Gill Sophie Bryant Steve Goodman Kirsty Buck Thomas Greenaway Nigel Burch Stephen Grieve Yuhang Cao Luke Grima William Cashman Alice Hamer Helen Caunce Felicity Hart Melinda Chandler Ellen Hartley Khushali Chawda Lizzie Haynes Tamana Choudhury Mark Howorth Ellie Hubble Tom Humpries Cheong Im Pip Lee-Woolf Grace Johnson Casper Jones Melanie Keeble Oggy Lkhagvarun Mugy Lkhagvarun Ella Lines Caitlin Lister Lorena Lopez Calzada Emer Lynam Danni Maas Helen Mabelis Alison Magloire Raghavy Mangaleswaran Vijay Marrero Lucy Marriott Robert McClelland Jonny McPherson Salaheddin Menooci Alessandra Millar Hattie Miller Vicky Mills Morgan Mixon Katarina Montnemery Veronica Moro Tony Mottura Stephanie Morris Julie Smith Chris Murphy Rachel Smith Peter Muswell Rowan Smith Patrick Neville Winn Spoors Emily Norris Christina Spychal Lizzy Nicholls Amar Sunar Rebecca Nixon Lydia Sutton Margaret Orrell Lesley Tadman Christopher Athena Tasou O’Sullivan Adam Tasarz Maddy Palmer Ioannna Thomakardis Deborah Partington Andrew Thompson Alpa Patel Sheila Thornton Gyasi Patterson Tom Tickell Ellie Pearce Edward Troup Jill Pearson Oggy Tsogtsaikhan Zuzana Pelankova Natalie Tuckwell Francesca Pike Mary Wakefield Claire Pollock Ginette Williams Andy Polycarpou Anthony Wilsdon Anna Ptaszynski Isabella Wise Sally Pym Alexandra Woods Jenny Qin Eunice Wortley Asha Rehman Francis Young Ben Reynolds Hailey Young Abby Robinson Hisham Yusuf Charlie Ryan Alana Zdinak Sophie Sanders Piotr Zegarlinski Daniel Sannwald Faye Zubadi Charlotte Simcox Mandy Sinfield Iolande Skinner 19 _**“Hoping you can continue this amazing, life-changing work. One client recently described FCV Dorcas as a ‘pot of gold’ to isolated people. I couldn’t have put it better myself. Thank you for being there for people.”**_ Aimee B (Volunteer) _**“I can’t think of any other organisation in Islington which contributes so much with such little financial support.”**_ Yvette Ellis– Voluntary Action Islington ## _**Contact Details:**_ FCV Dorcas Finsbury & Clerkenwell Volunteers The Community Room 21a Midway House Manningford Close London EC1V 7HP _Tel:_ 020 7689 1574 _Email:_ hello@fcv-dorcas.org.uk _Website:_ fcv-dorcas.org.uk Registered Charity No. 268511 31 MARCH 2024 R￿t￿ (kntyNo 268511 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL vOLu￿ERs REFEREYICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIIS OF THE CHAR]TY YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH X124 Na￿￿ of Orgalli8&lioA Finsbury & Clerkn￿ll Voluntee Registered Offi 21a Mldw House ￿￿￿ord Close ECIV 7HP Trnstees Fel￿ Hart Lesley Ttha Ri¢hard B&ts Vice Chair & S Management Committee F¢lJW Hart Les1￿ Tajmao Rjchard Betts Vice Chair & s￿tttry Bankers CCLA tA)ndon EC2V 6DZ CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Av¢mi¢ West Mar￿1￿8 ME194TA 2of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLl￿ERs TRUSTEES REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The trustew pr¢s¢nt th¢irr¢port aThl for YQarwJ￿ 31st Msch 2024. have compil¢d WAth 8uidauc¢ issued by the Charlty Commxw( STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEiYr The Mthag¢oJent CoDllllittee meet at six *e¢kl)' intervals kn r¢￿Tts are heard from th¢ Tffja8urw attd the part.time Volullteet Strv￿ Co-onlinthr. cllrra￿ and firture &tsT¥lties are th$¢￿ thpt￿£ li￿ as necessary. Tn￿S aTC clect¢d at the Annual G￿eral Meetitig (AGM). Trustees may be Copoptrd the courn¢ of th¢yw but JDUSt stand for ekntion at the next AGM when exe¢uttve 0￿￿eTS including th¢ Ch8kr. Se¢retwy olld Treasum are appoillted. Isabella WL%e was the part.lime Voluntrw Sffvicu Co*)YdI￿ryspOts￿g to of the Management Committee from May 2019. A¢￿ts ar¢ subje¢t to IDdw&t examinaion. The consts"tuts"ons obJects"ve is to rel￿e those in the area ocbuth who ate in Circu￿tanceS of n¢¢d, hardship and distress as a rtth of ag4 d]sa￿.11ty or otherwise by r￿n)ItIo& p]￿Ill8 and superyising a tcatll of voluntW5 to maintain and Amprovc their quah'ty of life. Th¢y inchmle knfrIertth￿ &(￿$1b1¢ lunch &ilitw, t¢l¢phone ￿￿￿Sellin& aS￿tea shopping tnps, outjny, hol￿￿ ￿d pr&tical taslK8. FINANCIAL REVIEW The statement of Financial A￿1VitieS shows atctsl tnLM)me for of £34,612 and o4)cnditurE of £38.175. in a deficit of £3 J63 Rrthe Irar. The fimds was £15?26 by the end of FirruRE PiANS Th¢re is all ongoing plan to increase free res¢Tves in Ca￿ of ProbleD￿ IFJth mtsDg fundug stte*DIS wbich n¢ed to be monitorol and maintamed. 3of16 FINSBIJRY & ￿￿RKENWELL VOLIJNfEERS TRUSTKES REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH JJ24 IUSK MANAGEMEI * An annual revicw of the Tisks the chan"ts* may f&%" • Tr establishment of systans & PT(aures to miti82te Tisks th4bfied ID the platt.. & ' Th¢ impl¢tttentstion of [KOced￿ desjgoed to miDimtse anypotents.al on the cbarit should thosc nsks rnatena￿. RESPOIYSIBILTfiES OF ThE TRUSTEES Charity law requires the trnstees to pr¢￿￿ fin￿la1 st*eDMts for e&h fillan¢ial )rw. Tr f￿arICIal stat¢m¢nts ar¢ r¢qw￿l by law to gavc a true ￿ fair view of the state of affair5 of the charity alld of the Surplus or deficit of the chtrity forthat [￿n(#j togetherwith its assets & ithijlits.es at the end olthe PWMI. and ￿equatelY dWwsh atry mtsial s￿181 trust or 0￿￿[ rthcted fillxl of the charity. * sdect suitsble ￿￿￿￿tIll8 ￿11¢]¢$ then ￿pty t}￿ CLWiSt¢nUy. ' make JudgellKrt% and G5tima*s that are reaKethie and prnd￿¢ ' p￿pa￿ the fmancial state4ll￿ts on the 80ing eon¢vn basls unless rt is ll¥)propnate to The tr￿S￿¢S ar¢ r¢sponsibl¢ for kwng prw ￿Ull￿ng thh dwlose reasonable ¢ura¢y at any time th¢ f￿ancial positton of th¢ cFthrity and whÉth ￿abk th¢ffj to ensurc that the f￿anCIal statements comply with the SORPS issuol by the ch￿ltieS Comwission. Thc 1rn5tees ￿e also responsible for Safegll￿ tbe as*ts of th¢ Ch￿￿ty for tkng ￿asODab]e steps for the prtvention and de￿lOll 0(fr￿d and otknirreglllwities Approved by the trustees on Ll . 11 Llt sigrd rn its ￿lI￿lf by.- 4of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLuNfEERS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS YEAR ENDED 31 hlARCH 3024 I h&ve exami￿ thc xcouTrts of the charlty for year enthd 3 IM Marth 2024, whi¢h are set out on Fa8es 5 to 12. RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBILrriES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the In￿l￿S of the charity. you are respTrn5ible for the weparation of the accounts: you consider the audit r4uir¢m¢nt of ￿tIon 43(2) Chariiies A¢t d(v r￿1 apply. li is my responsibility to state. on the basis of procedurc5 JFttified in the General directions 8iven by the Clwity Commisiion¢rs under seve amounts relate to Lxyntinuing &tiTrities. Th¢ ni)tes on py 7 to12 fonD p*t of Ihese financjal 6of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLUNTEKRS BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH J124 2024 20LI FIXED ASSETS Tangibl¢ Fixed A&￿ts CURREiYf ASSETS Cth at Bank and in Hand 17,187 820 I8.￿8 21,293 480 21,7rJ CREDITOKS: Amounts falling duc Tryithin Dn¢ year io 1682 2.885 NET CURRENf ASSETS 15 18,888 TOTAL ASSETS I￿Ss CURRENr LtABELTfiES 15J26 18,888 NET ASSETS Unrestricted In¢0￿¢ Funds J)esJgnated Ino)m¢ Funds REstsi¢ted IMc4)me Funds li 12 13 15J26 18,888 TOTAL FUNDS 15J26 18,888 These fIn￿l81 Stat￿￿ts Here approved by the CornMitt￿s on I l . I l . E It Andrew Thompson (Chair): F¢li¢ity Hart (Vice (￿1r).' The n(*es on pages S kn 13 forni wof these fmaDcial stakmthts. 7of16 FINSBURY & CLERKEI¥WELL VOLUNTEERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I. ACCOUNnNG POLICIES: Basis Of preparation The Charity Conststutes apublic b￿¢fit entity &% dthed by FRS 102. The f￿￿¢141 st*ements have Ecell prq)ared in ￿d￿ce ￿Trth ALYOUntll￿ and R¢tM)ttsng by ch￿ltieS. Ststwnent of Recomm¢ndeAI Pr￿tice applicable to chariti¢s prepari]￿ th¢ir x¢ounts in with Fll)ancial Rewting StaDJard applicable in th¢ UK and Rq)ublic of Irelalld issued in 2019. the FinaDGial Rewting st￿d￿d applicabl¢ in th¢ Umted Kingdom and R¢pubhc of Jrelafya (FPS 102). The char￿eS Act 2011 and UK Generally ALxq>¢al A￿)unti￿8 ￿tice Income All income is recDgrttyed onc£ the Chty has ￿tItleD￿￿ to the mcom¢. it is rfft)ssible that the in￿me I r￿LiV¢d atld the amowits of incoll￿ re£eivable can be m¢&Wr￿ Tcliably. Fund attOUDting Reskncted fiuth arr grants. dcaations and other iDcom]ng r¢80Ut￿ aTr to k wed for wific Unr¢stricted fwids are grants, &In&ii￿S and other in(x)ming resourru Te¢¢ivabk forthe objects of th¢ chanty without Sp￿￿1 PUFW)s¢ ar¢ a¥ailabk as g¢wal filluls. All cal th'vjng 252 252 715 833 800 28 w￿]noth s￿ety Amazon Europe CORE Jo]]n Le￿"5 Pl¢ 775 775 845 loo 108 Ics Ebty Saks W¢lson B(xth PM UM Day <3 Ni¢hol&s Meldram Focus 4 U L￿}It Bety Cordo¢k Bequest Allford Hall Monag Fihnfixer LT FP G￿.parkillg Cha8c 230308106493CF 108 250 150 500 200 2,170 2.170 8,377 2b. GRA￿rs. Uttrestrittr( Restricted Total Funds Funds Fun 2024 Totsl FuDds Worthipful Co Insurws Ics LBI St Sepulchre Foyle Foundation The Foyle Foundation Community Ch&8t 3,000 1,000 2.0(K) 7) 15500 155(Kl 2J(Ml 23,500 3. INCOME FROM CHAR￿ABLE A￿1Vr[I￿S. Totsl ds 2023 Funds 2024 Funds 2024 8,157 8.157 5,865 9of16 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARai 21b2A 3& GRA￿S. Totsl Funds nds 2024 FBnds Fundy 20 LIF 3b. OTHER INCOME: Totsl Funds 2023 Fnnds )24 Fullds Fun 2024 853 853 Lunch Club Shopping Trips Miseellaneous 5.820 130 180 8.157 130 180 8.157 45 5.865 4. OTHER TRADING AcnvrriES: Futtds FDDds 2024 Funds 2024 Fllnds 2023 S. INVESTMENT INCOME: U*restric¢e( Restricted Totsl Funds Funds Fun Funds 2023 785 785 785 785 227 227 6. COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS: Funds IOof16 FINSBURY & u￿RKE￿WELL VOLuNfEERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENIS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 7. COSTS OF CHARrrABLE Total Fun Totsl Funds 20 Staff Costs sUp￿rt Costs Dir(tt Prnj￿ EX￿tllre Govthwice 13,405 7.163 15,429 21,673 6,529 11.853 1.689 38.174 7& sfAFF COSTS: Fun 2024 Funds Stsff Salarles Payroll Liabilities P¢n8ion 13,(KKJ 20.8 405 873 Th. SI]PPORT CtISTS: Totsl Funds 202A Totsj Fullds 20 Volunteer Exp¢ns¢$ Computer & Website T61q)hone Heat & Light I￿￿ranCe Office $uppli¢s Bank C￿¥¢5 Miscellaneous 2.780 3,086 80 lJ33 656 2.(V)5 972 396 78 7L DIREcf PROJE￿ ExPEl￿TrIrRE. Totsl Total Funds 2023 6J Outgoin85 & Activities Lun¢h Club 62 15.429 llof16 FINSBURY & CLERKEIYWEII vOLu￿ERs N(YfES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 7(L GOVERNANCE: Tot*1 Fllndi 202A Totsl Funds 2023 12(Kl 407 569 1,2 331 158 1.689 Pu)Toll Sern'ces Ajnuai R¢NKVAGM 8. CASH AT BANK AND IN HANTr. Totsl FuDd5 2023 Fvnds CCLA 18,634 1.539 7.560 218 Petty C&sh 9. DEBTOILS: Total Funds Totsl Funds 20LI Otb¢r DebtOTS. Payroll HMRC refunds 2019r20 attd 2020121 Pawll HMRC Arfunds 2023124 480 340 820 12of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLuNfEERS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR EIYDED 31 MARCH ￿24 10. CREDITORS: AmouAls falling due withiti ole year Totsl Flln 2024 Tots] Fulld8 tftdepend￿t ExaTllinati Other Crrylitors. pension NET Wages HMRC Pwll Liabilities 12 1.2 IS9 1,2 206 1.293 2.682 2.885 11. uNRESTRl￿ED INCOME FUNDS: Balance at Incoming O￿l￿DiD￿TranSfer, B￿￿¢¢ al l Apr 2011 Rewur¢u Rewur¢d Inllomt) l Apr 2024 Gen￿￿1 15 26 12. DESIGNATED INCOME FUNDS: BAlance at In¢oming Ouigoinff fransfer. BalaD¢e at l Apr 20LI RLwurcu Rcsourcu IDI(out) J Apr 2024 13. RESTRicfED INCOME FUNDS: Bthllce at Incomitig O¥twJing fr#n$fen Bal￿¢¢ At l Apr J123 Ruources ReJourceJ lttl(out) l Apr 2024 14. SiJMMARY OF NET A&Srn BY FUNDS Funds Funds Funds Fulldi 2024 2023 Net Cuirent Assets 15 15 26 26 15 26 0 15326 18,888 I3￿16 FINSBURY & cL￿￿NwEIL vOLU￿ERs NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR EI¥DED 31 MARCH 2A123 The followiffjg pages do notforni part of tkn st*wtory fin￿￿la1 statethats 14of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLUNTEERS DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AC YLIR ENDED 31 MARCH 3n4 INCOME FROM I)ONATIONS AND LEGACIES Donalions 2,170 8?77 Grants Worsbipful Co1tt8u Ics LBI St Sepulchre Foyl¢ FoUnda1￿tt The Foyk Found 3,0(K) 1.000 15 J(X) 24,377 Grwht$ LIF Other income Fund R￿"s]llg Luth Club Shopping TrAps 853 5.820 130 180 45 8.157 5.865 VESTMENf ThCOME Jnterest R¢ceival 785 227 TOTAL INCOME 34.612 30,469 15of16 FINSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLiJNfEERS DETAILED STATEMEKT OF FINANCIAL Acllv YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 20 COST OF RAISING FUNDS Fundraisitig Staff Costs Stsff Salaries P¢llsio 13.000 405 20.800 873 Support Costs VolunteerExpeDses Computer Ex[￿￿$￿ & Web51* T¢l¢phone H¢at & Li8ht 1780 3.086 80 lJ33 656 900 396 78 1095 777 972 480 Officc suppli¢s Bw)k ChaYg&8 Mi8ceil8neous Direct Projett Costs Minib￿$ Rumiing Costs Outgoings & kn"Nities Lunch Club 6,51fJ 62 5282 8.707 Covernante C08ts 12(X) 407 569 38.175 1,2IXJ 331 158 41.743 Pa)wll Services Annual R¢[￿VAGm TOTAL EXPENDTfuRE 38.175 41,743 ET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR 16of16 FllYSBURY & CLERKENWELL VOLuNfEERS INDEPENDEKT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBEILS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Q24 I have exlmined th¢ accounts of thE chwity for the )rar ended J Marth 2024, whi¢h ar¢ on pa8es 3 to 12. RESPEcfivE RESPONSIBIL￿lEs OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER As the tn]st¢¢s of the charity. you are resp)n5ible for the preparation of th¢ *counts' you consider that the Audit requirement of se￿10n 43(2) Charitie5 Act does noi a￿ly. It is nry wibility 10 sts1< on the b&si5 of proc¢dures S￿1r1ed in the diTertions given by the Clwity Commissioners under section 43(7Xb) of the A¢4 wh¢ther pvti¢ular matters have wme to my notice. BASIS OF EXAMINER'S REPORT This r¢port is In resFKct of ex*mination wr5ed out in with The Genernl Dlre