CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Indepond•nt Examlner'• Report Report to the trustoesl members of Festlval Welfare Servlces Trust On accounts for the year ended 2021 Charlty no (If any) 277251 Set out on pages I report to Ihe trustees on my examlnatlon of the 8ccounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibillties and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responslble for the prep8ration of the accounts In accordance with the requlrements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examlnation, I have followed all the applicable Directions glven by the Charity Commisslon under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examlner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: LO Name: Andrew Milton Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 84 Maple rd Horfield, Bristol BS7 8RG Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to. disclose. IER Oct 2018 ## _FESTIVAL WELFARE SERVICES_ Annual Report 2021 ## _Stephanie Markham_ _Festival Welfare Services | Registered Charity No: 277251_ Charity Address: 517 Neath Road Morriston Swansea SA68HG Trustees Stephanie Markham – Chair Donna Reed – Secretary Carole Lenny – Treasurer Festival Welfare Services currently has 3 Trustees. We plan to recruit more trustees in 2022 using a application and interview process. Our aim is to have a minimum of 7 Trustees for 2022. We have a full time employed operations manager who is responsible for the day to day delivery of services to events. Festival Welfare Services (hereafter referred to as FWS) is a registered charity since 2010. Our main function is to provide welfare services to music festivals and events under a harm reduction model. In 2021 FWS were looking forward to providing services following the absence of events during the height of the Covid 2020 pandemic. There remained a level of uncertainty across the industry leading into the festival season and sadly some events that we were contracted to work at were unable to go ahead due to insurance reasons. Our main objective for 2021 was to deliver safe and effective services working within Covid guidance nationally and locally set by the festival and local authorities. Events worked for the year 2021 Loves Saves the Day ## IDLES Neighbourhood Weekender ## Boardmasters Isle of Wight Manchester Pride Generally the events worked well, with FWS working with Covid guidance and implementing enhanced infection prevention controls (IPC) including additional hand wash stations, PPE, and a mist antimicrobial cleaner for linen and beds. The main challenge was at the Board masters festival were a large number of staff became infected with Covid-19. This became apparent on the last working day of the event and therefore minimally affected our delivery of services. Our expenditure this year increased significantly as we were required to provide enhanced IPC measures. We purchased large numbers of single use items such as gloves, masks, aprons etc and also a misting device to clean down beds after each use to ensure that equipment was sterile before reusing for the next person. ## Financial Review Income Events £47,045.00 Grants £15,658.31 Rent £4,424.36 Return Payments £1289.74 Paypal Lost Property Return £1815.94 Total Gross Income £70,233.35 Expenses Computer licences £619.47 Quickbooks £271.20 Mobile Phone £472.38 Electricity/Utilities £1837.87 Food/Drink £1625.18 Fuel £353.43 Vehicle Expenses £3339.52 Insurance £2000.85 Payroll/Tax £401.69 Pension £908.91 Wages £20930.03 Unit Rent £7200 Travel/Accommodation £1499.19 Expenses £18726.52 Total Expenses £60,186.18 Total Net Income £10,047.17