This was our first full year of events after Covid lock down. We had several trips and our usual
Weekend Away and Turkey and Tinsel which were all well supported by our Members. In his first
full year our new Chair used his knowledge in acquiring us over £7000 in grants. This was used
to subsidise coaches for our trips, the cost of the Weekend Away, our Halloween party, our
Coronation party and our 40th Birthday celebrations. After sadly losing Members over the Covid
lock down we are slowly rebuilding our membership.
We used to meet once a month on Thursday evenings and had seen a slow decline in Members
attending. We therefore took the decision to change our Meetings to Saturday mornings, when
we give our Members a brief update of events but also have bacon/sausage sandwiches and
drinks and have events to try and attract the younger members of our Society to attend. Over the
last few months we have seen an increase in the number of Members attending. The Committee
continue to hold separate meetings on a monthly basis to discuss Society matters.
All our Trustees are volunteers and with the addition of new Trustees continue to do a sterling
job in serving the interests of our Membership
## **WIGAN AND LEIGH MENCAP SOCIETY Registered Charity Number 514174 Accounts for the period 1.11.22 to 31.10.23**
## **Balance brought forward into this fnancial year**
|Community Account
£1,066.00
Business Account
£6,840.76
Interest Account
£19,159.36
**INCOME**
Donatons/grants
£7,496.91
Subs
£300.00
Rafes and Bingo
£511.80
Coach to Lytham
£38.00
Day Trips
£26.00
Christmas Meal
£20.00
Turkey & Tinsel 2022-
Members Holiday Savings
£6,032.00
Lytham W/E 2023 – Members Holiday Savings
£6,022.50
Turkey & Tinsel 2023 – Members Holiday Savings
£6,997.79
Members Holiday Savings via Paypal
£7,410.91
Bank Interest
£157.26
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Administraton**
Postage
£386.69
Statonery
£13.00
Replacement computer
£308.99
Insurance
£110.03
**Other expenditure**
Welfare
£27.00
Refreshment items
£96.00
Display Banner
£85.00
Crazy Domain
£139.00
Mencap Afliaton fee
£60.00
Telephone Line Rental
£51. 73
Turkey & Tinsel 2022
£15,010.00
W/E away 2023
£11,826.00
Coach fees
£1,190.00
Coronaton Party
£133.97
40thBirthday Party
£89.95|**£27,066.12**
**£35,013.17**
**£62,079.29**
**£818.71**|**£27,066.12**
**£35,013.17**
**£62,079.29**
**£818.71**|
|---|---|---|
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|Rotary Club Fun Day expenses
£39.85
Saturday club expenses & refreshments
£94.85
Halloween Party expenses & Refreshments
£568.22
Deposit paid for Christmas meal
£175.00|**£29,588.06**|
|---|---|
**Total expenditure £30,406.77**
## **Balance Sheet as at 30 October 2023**
|**Income**
Day Book & Bank Statements
Balance brought forward
Community Account
Business Account
High Interest Account|£35,013.17
£1,066.00
£6,840.76
£19,159.36
**£62,079.29**|**Expenditure**
Day Book & Bank Statements £30,406.77
Balance carried forward
Community Account
£1,000.00
Business Account
£18,423.76
High Interest Account £12,248.76
**£62,079.29**|
|---|---|---|
We certify the above receipts and payments to be correct to the best of our information as shown by the books and records.
Chairperson __________________________________ ______________________
Treasurer __________________________________ ______________________
3 Haddon Road Goose Green Wigan WN3 6RP
To Clare Wareing
Wigan & Leigh Mencap Society Charity Number 514174
Dear Clare
I have examined your accounts for your accounting period 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023.
Everything is correct and in order, for them to be accepted at your next AGM on Thursday, 23 November 2023 and then submitted to the Charities Commission.
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Phillips
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Dated ………………………………………………….