**The Trustees present their report and fnancial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023.** 

## **Structure governance and management** 

The charity is a governed by its constitution and is constituted as a Trust, registered under the 

Charity Commission, Number 272726. 

The Trustees who served during the year and dates acted if not for the whole year. 

Glynis Halling Chairperson Michael Hale Sandra Hale Treasurer Keith Gorf Dr Roy Sharma Rick Light Diners Rep 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011 And “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1[st] January 2016) 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The constitution’s stated aim is to promote the welfare of the elderly, those with disability and others in need. 

The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what 

Activities the charity should undertake. 

In line with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and the objective outlined above. 

The Centre has provided the following: 

## **Achievements:** 

Currently the centre is providing approximately 90 meals a week for the elderly and people with disabilities. We currently have 20 volunteers who do amazing job to make all possible, 

Carol (our co-ordinator) works tirelessly to ensure the centre runs smoothly. As well as organising fundraising events during the year. 

Carol and Pam (our cook) spend a lot of time sorting out menu plans and ensuring we provide the best meals and to keep the cost down of lunches which are £7.00 for a two course with tea or coffee. 

A new Christmas event for 2022 was a coffee morning with a grotto and Father and Mrs Christmas, thanks to two of our diners who helped build the grotto and dressed the part it was nice to see so many children in the centre again all thanks to a dedicated team of volunteers. 

Christmas day was another great success free for all who attend (pre-booked) and generously supported by local organisations and donations, we were very lucky to have Hank Sterry playing for the diners 



A coffee morning at Easter with an Easter egg hunt in the garden was enjoyed by many children. 

The Trustees would like to thank Carol and Pam and all the volunteers who make the successful running of the centre. 

## **Financial Review** 

Following the Centre’s Reserve policy and advice from The Forest of Dean Funding Department we have maintained a minimum of £8000.00 to meet unexpected expenses such as repairs, redundancies, or any unforeseen circumstances. 

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. 

This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year. 

No Funds are in deficit. 

Principal sources of funds during the year: 

- # Donations from individuals, including regular monthly contributions. 

- # Lydney Town Council 

- # Coventry Building Society 

- # Two Rivers 

- # F.O.D Lions 

- # Forest of Dean Lottery 

- # Alan Keiley Carpets 

- # We have recently received a donation from a gentleman from Lydney left in his will who only came to the centre on Christmas Day words that he left were: “I very much enjoyed the facilities and friendship the centre offered and would wish others to do so” 

Main expenditure for the year Wages £12149.28 

Maintenance which is our concern under the terms of the lease, means that we preserve 

The dining experience for our members and all who use the buildings which is safe, warm well ventilated, aesthetically pleasing. 

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. 

## **Reference and Administration Details** 

The Charity has consulted this year: 

- # Dean Accountancy (Wages and Accounts) 

- # Forest Voluntary Action Forum for policies and procedures. # Barnwood Trust # Severn Trent 



## **Future Objectives** 

The Trustees will continue to seek value for money for our diners and offer a happy and fulfilling experience for all who dine, participate in activities or help and work at the Centre. 

## **The Trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.** 

**Name: Glynis Halling Name: Sandra Hale Vice Chair Treasurer Trustee Trustee Signed:  ………………………. Signed:  ………………………. Date:      ………………………. Date:      ……………………….** 



R¢Fxffi Financial S¢a¢cmer
>t8reThJing 314 MtrEh 2023
Chttrity No.. 272726

Tr VictiKia C¢ntrc
and Athnini51Trlive Infirrnai
Trustees
Sandra Hak. Tre￿￿r
Mich￿] Hak
(itymnis HgJling- ViLf Chair
Keiih (ATrrf
Rick Li8hi- dir¢rs Tep
Dr Roy Sharn
Ch*rity Numbtr
272726
Prlfttiple Address
Vicioria Ccntre
Victsyria Rowj
l.ydncy
Gk)uttst¢rshi
GLIJ 51
Ind¢pthdent Examln¢r
15 lligh Street
Lydr￿Y
Gk)￿e[ShIrt
CIL15 5DP

ended 31° March 2023.
and ma
The charity is a governed by its cofistitulM)n and is constituted as a Trust, registered under the
Charity Comrni5sion. Number 272726.
The Trustees WIK) served duTing the year and dates arted rf ￿ht for whobe year.
GFynis Halling
Michael Hale
Sandra Hale
Keith Gorf
Dr Roy Sharma
Rick Light
Chairper50n
Treasurer
Diner5 Rep
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in
note I to the financial statements and comply with the Chari￿5 constitution. the Charities Act 2011
And "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recomrnended Pratti¢e applicable to
charities prepari￿& thelr accounts In aCCo￿nCe T*tth the Financial ReportirE Strndard applicable in
the UK and Republlc of Ireland {FRS1021 {as amended for accounting periods commencing from
I" January 2016)
Ob
e¢tlves and
The constltution's ststed aim is to prnmote the welfare of the elderty. those with disability and
others in need.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance ls%*d by the Charity Commission in deciding what
ActNities the charity should uNlertake.
In line with the guidance Issued by the Charity Commlsslon on public benefit and the objective
outlined al￿Ve.
The Centre has provided the followln8:
Currently the centre Is provkling approximately mea15 a week for the eldefly and people with
disabilities. We currentty have 20 volunteers who do amazing job to make all possible.
Carol lour co-ordinator) work5 tireles* to ensure the centre runs sm(M)thly. As well as organisin8
fundraislng events during the year.
Carol and Pam {our cook) Spend a lot of tmne sorting Out menu plans and ensuri￿ we provide the
best meals and to keep the cost down of lunches which are £7.IM) for a two course with tea or
coffee.
A new Chri5trnas event lor 2022 was a coffee mornlre with a grotto and Father and Mrs Chrlstmas,
thanks to two of our diners who helped build the grotto and dressed the part it was nice to see $0
many children in the centfe again all thank5 to a dedicated tearn of volunteers.
Christmas day was another great success free for all who attend 1pre-tx￿ked) arml generous
5UPF)Orted by local Organisat￿nS and donations. were very lucky to have Hank Sterry playing for
the diners
A coffee morning at Easter with an Easter egg hunt in the garden was enjoyed by many children.
The Trustees would like to thank Carol and Pam and all the voluDteers who make the successful
running of the centre.

Financial Review
Following the Centre's ReseTre kK)licy and advice from The Forest of Dean Funding Department we
have maintained a minimum of £&)x).￿ to meet unexpected expenses such as repairs,
redundancies, or any unforeseen circumstsnces.
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have been designated for a speclfic use
should be maintained at a level equNalent to between three and six month's expenditure. The
trustees considers that resen￿ at this level will ensure that. in tt* event ol a 5Vtficant drop in
funding, they will be able to continue the charl￿$ current artivities while consideration is given to
ways in which additional funds may be raised.
Thi5 level of reserves has t*en maintained thro￿Ul the year.
No Funds are in deficit.
Principal sources of funds during the year:
t)onatlons from IrKlfvlduals, Includlng ￿ular monthly contribution5.
Lydney Town Council
Coventry 8uildln8 Society
Two Ar¥ers
F.O.D Lion5
Forertof Dean Lottery
Alan Kelley Carpets
We have recentty received a donation froffl a gentleman from Lydney left in his wlll who only
came to the centre on Christmas Day words that he left wefe: "I very much enjoyed the
faci1Sties and friendship the centre offered and would wish others to do
Main expenditure for the year Wages £12149.28
Malntenance whlch is our concern under the tenns of the lease, means that we preserve
The dining experience for our rnembEr5 aNI all who use the buildi￿ which is safe. wam) well
ventilated, aestheticalty plea￿n8.
The trustees have a55essed the major rlsks to which the chaflty Ss exposed, and are satlsfied that
systems are in place to mitigaie exposure to the major risks.
Reference and Admlnlstraikn Dets115
The Charity has consulted this year.
Dean Accountancy {Wages and Accounts)
Fofest Voluntary Action Forum for policies and procedures.
Barnwood Trust
Severn Trent
Future Ob
The Trustees will continue to seek Val￿ for forour dinef5 and offer a happy and fulfilling
experien￿ for all who dine. particl￿te in acti¥itie5 or help and work at the Centre.

Name: Glynls HaNI
Chair
me: SY￿ra Hale
Treasurer
Tnthee
Slgned: _-.~--.----.
Date:
Oate:

Thc vict￿1￿ Ctntre
lrykT*ndvnt Rq
For the Year En(kd 3151 MaKh 2023
ivt rts
nJi
ilities of direetors *Ad txami
The InJstr¢s are resrA)nsibk fortht of tk a¢cO￿ts. Tr diff¢￿ (￿l￿r an 4￿j71 l5
noi re4uired for this year ujthr s¢¢tiM 144 of th¢ Charilies Ac¢ 2011 {th¢ chariti￿ Act) arwj th
inderxndeni examin￿1￿) is requi￿d.
It is my resrM)nsibility to..
. exami￿ the ￿lS uNkr S¢aiDrt 145 ofthe Chwi¢i¢s ACL
. 10 follow th¢ woc¢dur¢s laid 8¢J*rnl dIff¢1KA￿ given lry the Charity Commissi
I￿rtd¢r section 14515Mbl of Ch*iiits Aetl knd
. to slate whether t*rticular mat*rs ha￿ my 2tt¢ntiorL
My exami￿tion wa5 carricd wt in acc4Jrkn with gencrni dirrc¢ions given by the Chty Commis5iThL.
An exuminaiion inclu&s a review of th accounting rec￿dS kerA by ik charity arml aeompansmyn of the
accoun14 PTes¢nled with those recLYth. li ￿50 I￿1￿￿$ consithNion ofany unsulli iremsor disclosures
in the aLLI)unl& and 5ccking explan￿￿>￿$ fTom thc directors co1￿¢m1n8 any such Tnaller5. Tr PT￿￿Te$
nd¢nak¢n do nol provide all th¢ evithncc h￿jId t¢ rcquiTEd in a4￿jiL consequenily rK)opinion
18 8iven lu wheikt the prts¢ni • *d fil¢ ￿tW and 1$ limi¢ed to ihos¢ matters
sei out in the $ia*nYni bek)w.
In con￿¢110￿ with my examiWkY4 M matt¢r h&s ¢oTrY ￿ my 10 in my opini¢)rL an¢niion
should k drawn in (￿*r ￿enable a prw 4¢w￿ts kn be r¢¥W.
Si8r*d..
J pnug
Dean ACCo￿tanry services Lid
15 H￿h sireet. Lydney, Glos GL15 SDP
TEI." VIS94 &43867
iry'.¢IoJ{>urrr)unranc}seryyces.cauk

forfr )wfflthn83l￿ Mareh 2023
To
tX)nations *nd l.ewi¢s
11,879
5.781
20.426
19
5(1)
11,879
&281
20.426
19
509
25.565
25.565
ChaTil3bk ActivitKs
10.5(Kl
10.51X)
Other Inc4un¢
1.950
1.950
Total Income
38.614
38.016
38.016
Expenditure ￿".
Chariiabk A¢i¢viiKs
128.257)
11.(KKII 129.2571
Nei Incom&lOuiwin8 Rts(Wtts1 beforttransfus
10.357
Incomc for Iht Yt*rl Net Mo¥¢mthi m Fw
IOJ57
Fund BaJanee8 * IM Aryil 2022
27.olj
27.013
15.ws
15.¢X)8
Futtd Bal8ttte5 * Jls¢ M*r¢h 2023
37.370
38.870
27.013
27.013

The Vi¢wia C¢ntre
3 1st MaT¢h 2023
2023
2022
CurTeni A&seis
C&8h ai bank and in hand
Me8]s & Lunches
3&778
492
27.W
397
Curr¢ni l.i4bilili¢s
AcLnJals
I4￿)
14481
PAYF.
38.870
27.013
ITKOrt* (￿ndS
Unr¢siriE*d genernl futhl
38.870
27.013
lot•l funds.
38,870
27.013
Approved by ihe Flo*rd for ... ... ..

The VirtiYiaCer
)rareThJing 31A Mar¢h 2023
l Aeedunilng polleles
Charity informatio
'rk Virloria L¢rwr¢ 154 charity. ￿81￿¢￿1 on 12 January 1977 in England tnd Wa]c5.
1.1 Atcou*tlAg conve*tlo
The financial ststenKnts have ken prepared in act(Kd￿ ihe chariws ¢4)nS1iDJiiof4 the Charities
Act 2011 and"Accowiting a￿1 RerA>rting by Chariiies.. Swe[￿1 of Recom￿￿n¢￿41 Prartic£ applicabk io
chariiies preparing I￿1r ￿0Unl$ in ￿¢￿dantt with the FinarKial Re[*￿ing Stsndard applicable in ik UK
and Rewblic of Trelsnd IFRS 1021"1&8 8n*nthd for￿￿￿11￿8 peri(ds from l J&nuary 20I6}.
The chariiy is a Public Benefii tniity Is (kri￿￿ by FRS 102.
The charity tskcn advanla8c ofihc [￿ViSionS in the SORP fwcharities appl)in8 FRS 102 Upjatc
Bullciin l Th)1 ￿ wepare a Stsiemeni ofc&%h FkM%.
Tr ri[￿claI stalernenis have dew*d from the ClwritieslAcc(AmL8 and Rq￿s) Rcgulations 2LXb8 only to
the ex￿nI rcquirrd ￿ rffovith a tr￿ and fwr View. Thi5 (kparture hls involvtd following the s￿teMentor
Re¢omTrKnded PTaffliC¢ forchaTiiiCS applying FRS 102 Ththrr than the verrio¥) ofthe S¢at¢m¢ni of
ReiumrtK'nd¢d p￿(1(¢ whirh is rrfcntd to in Regul￿￿$ h&s siK¢ been withdramry).
I'￿ finan¢hil art prtprrd in Aerlin& which is the furlaith￿ CUTMKY of the charity. Monewy
aThunL% in thcse financhgl sla*Tr*nL8 are y(￿)￿d to the £.
fina￿la1 stskmcnts hav¢ ken pyepgrcd wthr the hIs￿riCal cosl cimveniioN rMwJifKd ￿ Incl￿ the
vBly?lI¢￿ of fr￿hold prDpcrti¢s 10 incl￿￿ invc51m¢nl and (¢ftain
fair bal￿. Th¢ principal ￿￿0￿￿11￿8 wliri¢s are sei out Ixlow.
1.2 Golng ¢on¢ern
Ai lh¢ ofaKyDving ihc firwKillJ ststeMen￿ the iru5tee5 have i rewthle expecwion that tk charity
h&) thquat¢ Tcyouwes 10 wniinw in (￿(all0nal txisrertt for thc r￿e5ccab]e Thus the iruslec5
Contin￿ lo the Boin8 concem ofacc4Wrtin8 in wewing tht fin￿CIal AaterKnts.
1.3 Charitsble funds
Unre%trrkd funds ￿¢ availabk f￿ use at disfftlK￿ of the trus*e5 in furtherw*c of their charitsbk
obj¢EIiv¢s.
Restrict¢d arv subjc£i to 4rrifir cthlilion5 by ¢0 Iw Ilw may k WJ. The P￿ry￿S
and uses ofihe ￿S(ri￿d funds are sei out in the rntes th tht fIn*￿i81
Fnth>wn*t)I w¢ to srttlr￿ ¢Th￿ItiOnS by th)￿5 that thc capithj trK maintairKd by the
thariiy.

Virtiyiace
ror )rar¢wJing 31st March 2023
1.4 Incomt
In¢(m￿ is recognised w￿n ik ¢harity is kgally entitkd to it af*r any condition5 havc been
the bc tnmsurrd ￿ ligbty. arwj it 15 F¥Dt•bk that will Et r¢ceiv
L&¥h dunati0￿% wr r¢¢ogniscd rK¢iO. Othrthxw¢ioTh$ 4r¢ r¢¢ogni*diN*¢ the ¢hwity ha5 tr¢cn Wlifjed
olth¢ Ik)rtaiiorL unl¢ss ￿rforn￿￿¢ ¢ondiiions r¢qllir¢ thf¢TTal of tr an￿￿nL It￿￿ tsx ff¢overnbk in
rtla¢iM its donaiions Ttc¢ived unthr Gift Aid ordeeds of covenart is ff¢wised tin% of the don￿10￿.
Legacies are recogniscdon orrthrn¥￿ if the chw h&5 Ircn oran iryrwjing di5tsibutio
the amint is knowTr and receipl isexpKctd. If thc anxw]￿ is the Icm i51￿*d a5 &&*ntingeni
¢1.
1.5 Expendttu
Rcgjurces exFendcd arr Tc¢ogni*d in the F¢TKyJ ijw *e i￿U￿¢d.
1.6 C•¥h and ush tquiv•lents
C&%h and cash equiwaknts irKludc clth in rkp)sits hebj a ¢dl with bAnk& ￿h¢r th.tem) liquid
invLsim¢nLs with original Tn￿Ur1I4eSOfth[EC [￿nthS (Y k$& and battk owdrnfts. Bank overthhts ar¢
shown wiihin I￿rOWIng5 in currcm liabililic5.
Bul¢ Iln•r4¢ial wse
Llasic finanriil whi¢h inclth ¢kbtOTS and cash and bank balan¢¢s ote iniiially meawr¢d ￿ IT8nS￿lI0￿
t￿1¢¢ irKludirbg lrnn5&Ction costs a￿j uc SUbw￿n￿Y carried d •aN)￿*d ¢os¢ usin8 eff¢¢tiv¢ in*r¢
MCIh￿ un1¢5% the a fin￿￿ing Iran5XtiorK whcrr the tra[￿110* 1$ mea5UTed & the
prc5¢ni value ofthe futuri retiip¢s' a markd Tate of int¢r¢5t. Fin*Kial assets ¢i￿lf￿d as
rcc¢ivablc within year are a￿￿tl￿d.
O*Jir fin4nrl•l lknblli¢iH
B*gi¢ fitwKial lthbilii1￿ itKlwJiTr8 ¢ffdikXS *1 l(*E)s ￿ Initi￿lY tr8nwion prhc¢ Lmkss
the arrangemeni ¢on51itutes a fLt)an¢inK tr8nsaciion. de￿ ins[run￿l is me&sured ai the Preseni
valui ofihe fulure paynKnls discountrd ￿ a mark¢1 M¢ ofinirt FirwKiaJ liabiliti¢5 ¢1￿1r￿d ts Pf4yabl¢
within onc ycarRrv not anN)rli5ed.
Ikbi instmmenL8 8T¢ subseq￿￿tlY ¢aThKd & 8nN)nis¢dort ¢ff¢al￿ in*rest r* [[K￿.
'I'rade Lr¢dilOTS are obligations ￿ p&y forgcANtsor seTrice5 that have F*en wired in the ordin8ry course
of orKrdiions fn)m suppliets. Am￿nts rAyabk are LI￿sir1ed &$ cuTheni liabili1￿5 if paymeni is within
one year or k55. If they are prescnled ￿ rm-current liabilities. Tr•Jt creditsjrs are rtco8nl￿d tnitialty*
IrnnSaa￿n pricc gnd sutwuemly Tr*&sured ￿ ar￿￿15¢d CO￿ usin8 tht effective in*reA nxtho
DtrtcognitiOA of fin*n¢lal Il*bllltlts
Fipanriaj liahiliti¢5 IkTEfWi5ed thc tharitys vjntsaciual ob1i8ati0r￿ cxpire or are dts¢huged or
aDc¢ll¢d.
PaBe 8

The VictrKiaC¢n
for the )rar ending 315t March 2022
1.7 Employtt bentr
'The c05t ofany Un￿￿￿ holiday eniitknrnt is tecwised in ith whi¢h the
errbplo)t¢'s serYiL%S are receive
TeYminaiM)n aie re¢oBnised irnn*dta*ly 35 an when tk charity is de1Th)￿N￿b]Y
<ommiit¢d ￿ ￿MIln4* emplo￿￿￿1 ofan ¢rnplo)re orto Fffovith le￿1￿￿¥)￿ it￿rIts.
2 Tr￿tte¥
NorK of the ITUStccs lor any [￿rsonS conttc*d with tlKml re(tived any r¢Th￿￿tratiOn ¢x
benefiis from tk charity durin8 the Jrar.
3 Efflployeej
'rhe average M￿thlY n￿beror¢Mp￿ durin8 the )tar w&s.'
Tr.mployees
4. Creditors: •mounts f•llin8 due wlthln owe yt*r
Accoun¢ancy
Supplies
31x1
448
448
Page 9

VirtiYiaC¢rf
Iktsikd ItKLTh aTMJ ExFcndi¢u
ror the )t8rendiThg 31st Mareh 2023
2023
2022
Donalions and 1£gx￿5
Donations and Gift5
11.879
25.565
Chariiable adiviiies
Lunches
20.426
10,5(K)
InVestr￿nL%
Interest Received
19
Other Inco￿
Sales
I￿￿me from Iliililirs
125
8.281
Furlough
1.950
38.016
Lhaiilubl¢ ¢¥￿ndIt￿lE
T2.149
10.850
2.166
2.661
11.650
5.293
1.873
Supplies
MainlLnanL
Sundry k.'x￿nS¢$
702
329
152
Advert
Profek%iunal
Post & ￿tiOnary
(29.2571
{26.911}
Surp1￿ for ihc Ye
11.857
11.105
Pagc 10

R¢Fxffi Financial S¢a¢cmer
>t8reThJing 314 MtrEh 2023
Chttrity No.. 272726

Tr VictiKia C¢ntrc
and Athnini51Trlive Infirrnai
Trustees
Sandra Hak. Tre￿￿r
Mich￿] Hak
(itymnis HgJling- ViLf Chair
Keiih (ATrrf
Rick Li8hi- dir¢rs Tep
Dr Roy Sharn
Ch*rity Numbtr
272726
Prlfttiple Address
Vicioria Ccntre
Victsyria Rowj
l.ydncy
Gk)uttst¢rshi
GLIJ 51
Ind¢pthdent Examln¢r
15 lligh Street
Lydr￿Y
Gk)￿e[ShIrt
CIL15 5DP

ended 31° March 2023.
and ma
The charity is a governed by its cofistitulM)n and is constituted as a Trust, registered under the
Charity Comrni5sion. Number 272726.
The Trustees WIK) served duTing the year and dates arted rf ￿ht for whobe year.
GFynis Halling
Michael Hale
Sandra Hale
Keith Gorf
Dr Roy Sharma
Rick Light
Chairper50n
Treasurer
Diner5 Rep
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in
note I to the financial statements and comply with the Chari￿5 constitution. the Charities Act 2011
And "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recomrnended Pratti¢e applicable to
charities prepari￿& thelr accounts In aCCo￿nCe T*tth the Financial ReportirE Strndard applicable in
the UK and Republlc of Ireland {FRS1021 {as amended for accounting periods commencing from
I" January 2016)
Ob
e¢tlves and
The constltution's ststed aim is to prnmote the welfare of the elderty. those with disability and
others in need.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance ls%*d by the Charity Commission in deciding what
ActNities the charity should uNlertake.
In line with the guidance Issued by the Charity Commlsslon on public benefit and the objective
outlined al￿Ve.
The Centre has provided the followln8:
Currently the centre Is provkling approximately mea15 a week for the eldefly and people with
disabilities. We currentty have 20 volunteers who do amazing job to make all possible.
Carol lour co-ordinator) work5 tireles* to ensure the centre runs sm(M)thly. As well as organisin8
fundraislng events during the year.
Carol and Pam {our cook) Spend a lot of tmne sorting Out menu plans and ensuri￿ we provide the
best meals and to keep the cost down of lunches which are £7.IM) for a two course with tea or
coffee.
A new Chri5trnas event lor 2022 was a coffee mornlre with a grotto and Father and Mrs Chrlstmas,
thanks to two of our diners who helped build the grotto and dressed the part it was nice to see $0
many children in the centfe again all thank5 to a dedicated tearn of volunteers.
Christmas day was another great success free for all who attend 1pre-tx￿ked) arml generous
5UPF)Orted by local Organisat￿nS and donations. were very lucky to have Hank Sterry playing for
the diners
A coffee morning at Easter with an Easter egg hunt in the garden was enjoyed by many children.
The Trustees would like to thank Carol and Pam and all the voluDteers who make the successful
running of the centre.

Financial Review
Following the Centre's ReseTre kK)licy and advice from The Forest of Dean Funding Department we
have maintained a minimum of £&)x).￿ to meet unexpected expenses such as repairs,
redundancies, or any unforeseen circumstsnces.
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have been designated for a speclfic use
should be maintained at a level equNalent to between three and six month's expenditure. The
trustees considers that resen￿ at this level will ensure that. in tt* event ol a 5Vtficant drop in
funding, they will be able to continue the charl￿$ current artivities while consideration is given to
ways in which additional funds may be raised.
Thi5 level of reserves has t*en maintained thro￿Ul the year.
No Funds are in deficit.
Principal sources of funds during the year:
t)onatlons from IrKlfvlduals, Includlng ￿ular monthly contribution5.
Lydney Town Council
Coventry 8uildln8 Society
Two Ar¥ers
F.O.D Lion5
Forertof Dean Lottery
Alan Kelley Carpets
We have recentty received a donation froffl a gentleman from Lydney left in his wlll who only
came to the centre on Christmas Day words that he left wefe: "I very much enjoyed the
faci1Sties and friendship the centre offered and would wish others to do
Main expenditure for the year Wages £12149.28
Malntenance whlch is our concern under the tenns of the lease, means that we preserve
The dining experience for our rnembEr5 aNI all who use the buildi￿ which is safe. wam) well
ventilated, aestheticalty plea￿n8.
The trustees have a55essed the major rlsks to which the chaflty Ss exposed, and are satlsfied that
systems are in place to mitigaie exposure to the major risks.
Reference and Admlnlstraikn Dets115
The Charity has consulted this year.
Dean Accountancy {Wages and Accounts)
Fofest Voluntary Action Forum for policies and procedures.
Barnwood Trust
Severn Trent
Future Ob
The Trustees will continue to seek Val￿ for forour dinef5 and offer a happy and fulfilling
experien￿ for all who dine. particl￿te in acti¥itie5 or help and work at the Centre.

Name: Glynls HaNI
Chair
me: SY￿ra Hale
Treasurer
Tnthee
Slgned: _-.~--.----.
Date:
Oate:

Thc vict￿1￿ Ctntre
lrykT*ndvnt Rq
For the Year En(kd 3151 MaKh 2023
ivt rts
nJi
ilities of direetors *Ad txami
The InJstr¢s are resrA)nsibk fortht of tk a¢cO￿ts. Tr diff¢￿ (￿l￿r an 4￿j71 l5
noi re4uired for this year ujthr s¢¢tiM 144 of th¢ Charilies Ac¢ 2011 {th¢ chariti￿ Act) arwj th
inderxndeni examin￿1￿) is requi￿d.
It is my resrM)nsibility to..
. exami￿ the ￿lS uNkr S¢aiDrt 145 ofthe Chwi¢i¢s ACL
. 10 follow th¢ woc¢dur¢s laid 8¢J*rnl dIff¢1KA￿ given lry the Charity Commissi
I￿rtd¢r section 14515Mbl of Ch*iiits Aetl knd
. to slate whether t*rticular mat*rs ha￿ my 2tt¢ntiorL
My exami￿tion wa5 carricd wt in acc4Jrkn with gencrni dirrc¢ions given by the Chty Commis5iThL.
An exuminaiion inclu&s a review of th accounting rec￿dS kerA by ik charity arml aeompansmyn of the
accoun14 PTes¢nled with those recLYth. li ￿50 I￿1￿￿$ consithNion ofany unsulli iremsor disclosures
in the aLLI)unl& and 5ccking explan￿￿>￿$ fTom thc directors co1￿¢m1n8 any such Tnaller5. Tr PT￿￿Te$
nd¢nak¢n do nol provide all th¢ evithncc h￿jId t¢ rcquiTEd in a4￿jiL consequenily rK)opinion
18 8iven lu wheikt the prts¢ni • *d fil¢ ￿tW and 1$ limi¢ed to ihos¢ matters
sei out in the $ia*nYni bek)w.
In con￿¢110￿ with my examiWkY4 M matt¢r h&s ¢oTrY ￿ my 10 in my opini¢)rL an¢niion
should k drawn in (￿*r ￿enable a prw 4¢w￿ts kn be r¢¥W.
Si8r*d..
J pnug
Dean ACCo￿tanry services Lid
15 H￿h sireet. Lydney, Glos GL15 SDP
TEI." VIS94 &43867
iry'.¢IoJ{>urrr)unranc}seryyces.cauk

forfr )wfflthn83l￿ Mareh 2023
To
tX)nations *nd l.ewi¢s
11,879
5.781
20.426
19
5(1)
11,879
&281
20.426
19
509
25.565
25.565
ChaTil3bk ActivitKs
10.5(Kl
10.51X)
Other Inc4un¢
1.950
1.950
Total Income
38.614
38.016
38.016
Expenditure ￿".
Chariiabk A¢i¢viiKs
128.257)
11.(KKII 129.2571
Nei Incom&lOuiwin8 Rts(Wtts1 beforttransfus
10.357
Incomc for Iht Yt*rl Net Mo¥¢mthi m Fw
IOJ57
Fund BaJanee8 * IM Aryil 2022
27.olj
27.013
15.ws
15.¢X)8
Futtd Bal8ttte5 * Jls¢ M*r¢h 2023
37.370
38.870
27.013
27.013

The Vi¢wia C¢ntre
3 1st MaT¢h 2023
2023
2022
CurTeni A&seis
C&8h ai bank and in hand
Me8]s & Lunches
3&778
492
27.W
397
Curr¢ni l.i4bilili¢s
AcLnJals
I4￿)
14481
PAYF.
38.870
27.013
ITKOrt* (￿ndS
Unr¢siriE*d genernl futhl
38.870
27.013
lot•l funds.
38,870
27.013
Approved by ihe Flo*rd for ... ... ..

The VirtiYiaCer
)rareThJing 31A Mar¢h 2023
l Aeedunilng polleles
Charity informatio
'rk Virloria L¢rwr¢ 154 charity. ￿81￿¢￿1 on 12 January 1977 in England tnd Wa]c5.
1.1 Atcou*tlAg conve*tlo
The financial ststenKnts have ken prepared in act(Kd￿ ihe chariws ¢4)nS1iDJiiof4 the Charities
Act 2011 and"Accowiting a￿1 RerA>rting by Chariiies.. Swe[￿1 of Recom￿￿n¢￿41 Prartic£ applicabk io
chariiies preparing I￿1r ￿0Unl$ in ￿¢￿dantt with the FinarKial Re[*￿ing Stsndard applicable in ik UK
and Rewblic of Trelsnd IFRS 1021"1&8 8n*nthd for￿￿￿11￿8 peri(ds from l J&nuary 20I6}.
The chariiy is a Public Benefii tniity Is (kri￿￿ by FRS 102.
The charity tskcn advanla8c ofihc [￿ViSionS in the SORP fwcharities appl)in8 FRS 102 Upjatc
Bullciin l Th)1 ￿ wepare a Stsiemeni ofc&%h FkM%.
Tr ri[￿claI stalernenis have dew*d from the ClwritieslAcc(AmL8 and Rq￿s) Rcgulations 2LXb8 only to
the ex￿nI rcquirrd ￿ rffovith a tr￿ and fwr View. Thi5 (kparture hls involvtd following the s￿teMentor
Re¢omTrKnded PTaffliC¢ forchaTiiiCS applying FRS 102 Ththrr than the verrio¥) ofthe S¢at¢m¢ni of
ReiumrtK'nd¢d p￿(1(¢ whirh is rrfcntd to in Regul￿￿$ h&s siK¢ been withdramry).
I'￿ finan¢hil art prtprrd in Aerlin& which is the furlaith￿ CUTMKY of the charity. Monewy
aThunL% in thcse financhgl sla*Tr*nL8 are y(￿)￿d to the £.
fina￿la1 stskmcnts hav¢ ken pyepgrcd wthr the hIs￿riCal cosl cimveniioN rMwJifKd ￿ Incl￿ the
vBly?lI¢￿ of fr￿hold prDpcrti¢s 10 incl￿￿ invc51m¢nl and (¢ftain
fair bal￿. Th¢ principal ￿￿0￿￿11￿8 wliri¢s are sei out Ixlow.
1.2 Golng ¢on¢ern
Ai lh¢ ofaKyDving ihc firwKillJ ststeMen￿ the iru5tee5 have i rewthle expecwion that tk charity
h&) thquat¢ Tcyouwes 10 wniinw in (￿(all0nal txisrertt for thc r￿e5ccab]e Thus the iruslec5
Contin￿ lo the Boin8 concem ofacc4Wrtin8 in wewing tht fin￿CIal AaterKnts.
1.3 Charitsble funds
Unre%trrkd funds ￿¢ availabk f￿ use at disfftlK￿ of the trus*e5 in furtherw*c of their charitsbk
obj¢EIiv¢s.
Restrict¢d arv subjc£i to 4rrifir cthlilion5 by ¢0 Iw Ilw may k WJ. The P￿ry￿S
and uses ofihe ￿S(ri￿d funds are sei out in the rntes th tht fIn*￿i81
Fnth>wn*t)I w¢ to srttlr￿ ¢Th￿ItiOnS by th)￿5 that thc capithj trK maintairKd by the
thariiy.

Virtiyiace
ror )rar¢wJing 31st March 2023
1.4 Incomt
In¢(m￿ is recognised w￿n ik ¢harity is kgally entitkd to it af*r any condition5 havc been
the bc tnmsurrd ￿ ligbty. arwj it 15 F¥Dt•bk that will Et r¢ceiv
L&¥h dunati0￿% wr r¢¢ogniscd rK¢iO. Othrthxw¢ioTh$ 4r¢ r¢¢ogni*diN*¢ the ¢hwity ha5 tr¢cn Wlifjed
olth¢ Ik)rtaiiorL unl¢ss ￿rforn￿￿¢ ¢ondiiions r¢qllir¢ thf¢TTal of tr an￿￿nL It￿￿ tsx ff¢overnbk in
rtla¢iM its donaiions Ttc¢ived unthr Gift Aid ordeeds of covenart is ff¢wised tin% of the don￿10￿.
Legacies are recogniscdon orrthrn¥￿ if the chw h&5 Ircn oran iryrwjing di5tsibutio
the amint is knowTr and receipl isexpKctd. If thc anxw]￿ is the Icm i51￿*d a5 &&*ntingeni
¢1.
1.5 Expendttu
Rcgjurces exFendcd arr Tc¢ogni*d in the F¢TKyJ ijw *e i￿U￿¢d.
1.6 C•¥h and ush tquiv•lents
C&%h and cash equiwaknts irKludc clth in rkp)sits hebj a ¢dl with bAnk& ￿h¢r th.tem) liquid
invLsim¢nLs with original Tn￿Ur1I4eSOfth[EC [￿nthS (Y k$& and battk owdrnfts. Bank overthhts ar¢
shown wiihin I￿rOWIng5 in currcm liabililic5.
Bul¢ Iln•r4¢ial wse
Llasic finanriil whi¢h inclth ¢kbtOTS and cash and bank balan¢¢s ote iniiially meawr¢d ￿ IT8nS￿lI0￿
t￿1¢¢ irKludirbg lrnn5&Ction costs a￿j uc SUbw￿n￿Y carried d •aN)￿*d ¢os¢ usin8 eff¢¢tiv¢ in*r¢
MCIh￿ un1¢5% the a fin￿￿ing Iran5XtiorK whcrr the tra[￿110* 1$ mea5UTed & the
prc5¢ni value ofthe futuri retiip¢s' a markd Tate of int¢r¢5t. Fin*Kial assets ¢i￿lf￿d as
rcc¢ivablc within year are a￿￿tl￿d.
O*Jir fin4nrl•l lknblli¢iH
B*gi¢ fitwKial lthbilii1￿ itKlwJiTr8 ¢ffdikXS *1 l(*E)s ￿ Initi￿lY tr8nwion prhc¢ Lmkss
the arrangemeni ¢on51itutes a fLt)an¢inK tr8nsaciion. de￿ ins[run￿l is me&sured ai the Preseni
valui ofihe fulure paynKnls discountrd ￿ a mark¢1 M¢ ofinirt FirwKiaJ liabiliti¢5 ¢1￿1r￿d ts Pf4yabl¢
within onc ycarRrv not anN)rli5ed.
Ikbi instmmenL8 8T¢ subseq￿￿tlY ¢aThKd & 8nN)nis¢dort ¢ff¢al￿ in*rest r* [[K￿.
'I'rade Lr¢dilOTS are obligations ￿ p&y forgcANtsor seTrice5 that have F*en wired in the ordin8ry course
of orKrdiions fn)m suppliets. Am￿nts rAyabk are LI￿sir1ed &$ cuTheni liabili1￿5 if paymeni is within
one year or k55. If they are prescnled ￿ rm-current liabilities. Tr•Jt creditsjrs are rtco8nl￿d tnitialty*
IrnnSaa￿n pricc gnd sutwuemly Tr*&sured ￿ ar￿￿15¢d CO￿ usin8 tht effective in*reA nxtho
DtrtcognitiOA of fin*n¢lal Il*bllltlts
Fipanriaj liahiliti¢5 IkTEfWi5ed thc tharitys vjntsaciual ob1i8ati0r￿ cxpire or are dts¢huged or
aDc¢ll¢d.
PaBe 8

The VictrKiaC¢n
for the )rar ending 315t March 2022
1.7 Employtt bentr
'The c05t ofany Un￿￿￿ holiday eniitknrnt is tecwised in ith whi¢h the
errbplo)t¢'s serYiL%S are receive
TeYminaiM)n aie re¢oBnised irnn*dta*ly 35 an when tk charity is de1Th)￿N￿b]Y
<ommiit¢d ￿ ￿MIln4* emplo￿￿￿1 ofan ¢rnplo)re orto Fffovith le￿1￿￿¥)￿ it￿rIts.
2 Tr￿tte¥
NorK of the ITUStccs lor any [￿rsonS conttc*d with tlKml re(tived any r¢Th￿￿tratiOn ¢x
benefiis from tk charity durin8 the Jrar.
3 Efflployeej
'rhe average M￿thlY n￿beror¢Mp￿ durin8 the )tar w&s.'
Tr.mployees
4. Creditors: •mounts f•llin8 due wlthln owe yt*r
Accoun¢ancy
Supplies
31x1
448
448
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VirtiYiaC¢rf
Iktsikd ItKLTh aTMJ ExFcndi¢u
ror the )t8rendiThg 31st Mareh 2023
2023
2022
Donalions and 1£gx￿5
Donations and Gift5
11.879
25.565
Chariiable adiviiies
Lunches
20.426
10,5(K)
InVestr￿nL%
Interest Received
19
Other Inco￿
Sales
I￿￿me from Iliililirs
125
8.281
Furlough
1.950
38.016
Lhaiilubl¢ ¢¥￿ndIt￿lE
T2.149
10.850
2.166
2.661
11.650
5.293
1.873
Supplies
MainlLnanL
Sundry k.'x￿nS¢$
702
329
152
Advert
Profek%iunal
Post & ￿tiOnary
(29.2571
{26.911}
Surp1￿ for ihc Ye
11.857
11.105
Pagc 10