2023-06-30-accounts - The Alice Cross Centre

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THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE

ANNUAL REPORT

YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

Company Registration Number 2338079 Charity Registration Number 800996

Trustees Statement

During this last year, The Alice Cross Centre has continued to provide and develop services of the highest quality covering a range of activities, events and support services that have further established our position as the “go to” community centre for Teignmouth and the surrounding area. We have seen the Centre open its doors to a much wider range of age groups, than the traditionally expected “elder” community of the Teignbridge area.

The centre now offers support and activities for all ages from Mother and toddlers visiting our Community Cafe through to elderly and infirm support meetings. In particular, our staff have welcomed children from local primary schools to interact with our Memory Café attendees, we have encouraged development of a youth choir and a youth drama group. These activities for the wider community are signposting new needs for which we plan to develop further services to support these communities.

We deservedly thank our Centre Manager, Jackie, and her team for their continued dedication to improve and develop the centre activities in line with the aims set out previously by the Trustees. We would also like to acknowledge the incredible work our volunteers do for the Centre and would like to thank them for their contribution to our services. Moving forward, the Trustees have supported the development of a medium-term plan for 2024 – 26, which will outline strategic objectives, priorities and the steps to be taken to meet targets set. The plan will clarify the Vision of The Alice Cross Centre to be the community centre of choice for improved health and wellbeing for all, with an updated Mission to maximise our contribution to the well-being of our community.

The Trustees have also encouraged the continued significant investment in the development of the Centre whilst supporting the key personnel and encouraging a steady development of the core services required by the community. The objectives set are based around four guiding pillars of Food, Community, Movement and Mind that will enable the Centre to grow as well as adapt to the needs of the wider community that it now represents.

As we continue to invest into the Centre and its growth, we do so whilst managing the risk of the charity and a risk register is used to document the risks identified, level of severity and probability, ownership and mitigation measures for each risk. Risks are logged with reference to impact and probability and risk appetite is identified by reference to the same criteria.

The Alice Cross Centre Board of Trustees and the Centre staff can only achieve further success with the continued support of our volunteers and clients and, in line with this new Medium-Term Plan, we shall continue to work with them all to reach new goals and further develop The Alice Cross Centre as Teignmouth’s “go to” Community Hub.

The Alice Cross Centre Board of Trustees

January 2024.

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Our story

Alice Cross was driven by the idea that no-one in Teignmouth should feel lonely. From her early community work after World War One, Alice continually involved herself in helping others in the town. In 1978 The Alice Cross Centre was built as a meeting place and hub where she continued to work tirelessly until aged 97.

The Alice Cross Centre was set up as a charity and registered at Companies House in 1989, and now with a team of 6 full and part-time staff and a core group of 82 loyal and active volunteers, the charity continues to uphold the original vision of Alice Cross, to enhance health and wellbeing in the community of Teignmouth, Shaldon and District through a programme of activities and service provision.

“I volunteer here because I want to give something to the community. I enjoy the diversity of the service users. We gain as much from the service users as they gain from us.”

Volunteer at the Heat Café and Community Breakfast Café, age 72.

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Centre Manager’s Report

This has been my first full financial year at The Alice Cross Centre and I am pleased to report that we have seen many positive improvements during that time including a significant growth in income, the streamlining of operations using new technology and processes, premises improvements, most notably a new commercial kitchen funded by a Valenica Communities Fund grant of £48,000, and new projects, services and activities which have improved participation and impact and diversified our service users.

I continue to be passionate about the pillars of health that guide our services; food, community, movement, and the more recently added “mind” and we have worked hard this year to follow our vision to be “the community centre of choice for improved health and well-being for all”, with the updated mission “to maximise our contribution to the well-being of our community.”

Income has more than doubled since last financial year, due to new funding streams and donors, growth in our food offering, and more creative fundraising, resulting in a reduced deficit and a strong balance sheet.

Our service growth has been focused on projects that supported our clients through the costof-living crisis this year, in particular the Heat Café, a warm and welcoming community café with food available on a pay what you can basis, helping to alleviate both food and fuel poverty. We took on new meal delivery customers including more people who couldn’t afford to pay, subsidised by our Lottery Community Fund grant and added in another meal delivery day for further support. We also delivered a successful slow cooker course to 50 students, teaching them how to make nutritious and inexpensive food, whilst saving money on their energy bills. They also received a free slow cooker and left with the ingredients to cook their first meal.

Our memory Café continues to grow and thrive, supporting 28 people with dementia and their families and carers. One of our highlights was when Teignmouth Primary School visited to sing for everybody and share their work, photo below.

It has been a very active year for the whole team, with a packed schedule of events to both raise awareness and funds, including charity days on the Den, St Michaels Flower Festival, Defibrillator Opening Ceremony, Teignmouth Carnival, Murder Mystery Evening, The Kings Coronation Celebrations, Quiz Nights, our legendary Christmas Lunch, Big Green Week, and the introduction of our Christmas and Easter market to name but a few. The events encourage our community to socialise, have fun and helps to alleviate social isolation, which has been proven to have a positive effect on well-being and mental health.

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The Team

Our Trustees

Dan Hawkins Deborah Minett Sue Halfyard Andy Longford Liz Batson Treasurer

Our Staff

Jackie O’Brien Alison Fenton Yvonne Lamond Peta Howell Sue Yates Dave Cook General Manager Centre Co-ordinator Volunteer Co-ordinator Marketing & Admin Support Support Worker Chef & F & B Manager

The Alice Cross had 5 trustees during the year, with Elizabeth Batson as Treasurer. The job of Chair is shared between the 5 trustees. Pat Henchie resigned as a trustee in July 2022 and Dan Hawkins joined as a trustee in September 2022. The Alice Cross Team would like to thank Pat for her important contribution to the governance and strategic direction of the centre during her time on the board.

The staff team remains the same as last year as shown above, with the addition of our part time cleaner Nicky Howarth.

We are also supported by a dedicated team of 82 volunteers who help in all aspects of running the centre. The Centre could not function without our loyal band of volunteers giving an estimated 7,500 hours a year – which would cost £78,750 , if they were each paid £10.50 an hour. Without their help the Centre would find it almost impossible to function - so a huge thank you to all you wonderful volunteers and a big thank you to our dedicated team of trustees, and staff. The synergy of our committed team is what makes The Alice Cross Centre thrive and such a positive place to be.

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Main Headlines

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£133,009 Income
£32,260 Grants
82 Volunteers
409 Users Per Week £35,187
2330 Users Per Year
Donations
15 Groups
£27,032 Food
12 weekly Pilates
attendees
3120 Meals delivered
to 45 Households
1853 meals in centre
12 weekly
Zumba
14 Themed events attendees
28 Memory cafe 52 weekly Yoga
attendees attendees
6 Well-being walks
Music
Counselling
12 Grief Support
attendees
IT Advice up to 3
clients per week.
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The Impact of our Charitable Work in 2022-23

The food delivery team served up 3,120 hot meals to a total of 45 homes in the area four days a week offering social contact and a welfare check by both the food courier and telephone booking volunteers. We also served 1852 lunches in the centre plus meals served at our Heat Cafés. This is a vital part of our work and where appropriate we work collaboratively with other voluntary organisations.
Christmas Lunch in December 2022 was our first one in three years, post pandemic. We fed 72 guests and 13 volunteers and it was a joyous day for all.
The popular Memory Café sessions for people with dementia saw around 28 users per week, with carers also attending or taking time out knowing they don’t have to worry about their loved one for a while.

The Heat Café , designed to offer a cosy space during the colder months was run on two afternoons a week, offering simple food on a ‘pay-what-you-can-afford’ basis and layered with services such as energy advice and our digitals skills pop-in. This attracted up to 30 people per session. In warmer months we rebranded the sessions as the Community Café .

We introduced our popular Saturday Community Breakfast towards the end of the financial year and this is growing in visitor numbers weekly, with an average of over 30 people per session and is attracting a new audience to the centre. We also do markets and preloved sales on Saturday morning, enhanced by

breakfast being served.

Two-weekly music groups regularly attracted up to 15 people, run by local musicians and our own volunteers who perform and host the ever-popular singalongs. The musicians encourage the audience to participate, for example one person brings his drum kit to play along and other people get the opportunity to take centre stage and sing with the band.
A bi-monthly bereavement support group was attended by an average of 12 people. The group is run by experienced volunteers who are Cruse trained to provide bereavement support. It allows the attendees to share their feelings and emotions with people who are going through the same experience. We have many referrals from the local surgery for this group as NHS counselling takes so long to access and we have an excellent reputation for bereavement support.
Devon County Council funded the weekly Digital Skills Sessions and this was used by a small group of over 65’s, up to 3 per week.
Pilates and Zumba sessions were hosted weekly. Subsidised by the Centre, they catered for over 50’s with up to 12 per class.
We have 4 Yoga classes a week for mixed abilities, with 52 people attending, run by an independent yoga teacher who hires our hall.
A subsidised Table Tennis group met weekly, all attendees being over 65 years. They paid £2 per session and the group regularly attracted up to 12 players.
We secured funding for a “Chat and Chop” slow cooking course , with each attendee being given a slow cooker for use at home. 50 people completed the course, spread over five sessions with 10 students each time.
Our Art and Craft Group ran twice a month and was regularly attended by 15 people of mixed abilities including people with special educational needs and their carers.

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Our Weekly Timetable of Events and Activities

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Events and Catering

We were fortunate to be awarded a £48,000 grant from Valancia Communities Fund to install a new commercial kitchen, as our original kitchen was over 30 years old and no longer fit for purpose. The new kitchen was fitted in March 2023 and has been a game changer for the centre, enabling us to increase our meal capacity and reach more people. We are pleased to report we have achieved a 5 star rating again at a recent EHO inspection. We cater for events and parties and have had some good bookings this year, including three “big” birthdays celebrations, a Liberal Democrat party, four wakes and three children’s parties, plus poetry events. We had many more regular bookings for non-catered private events and parties, all an important source of income for us, whilst affordable for our local community. Our licensed bar is an important asset too.

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Sources of Income 2022-23
Donations
Fundraising
24% 27%
Grants
Investments
14% 8% Premises
3% Services
24%
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Income was £133,009 (FY 2021-22 £64,634) and Expenditure £146,923 (FY2021-22 £93,529). We have moved closer to our goal of diversifying our income sources this financial year as demonstrated in the diagram. The split between the various income sources is nicely distributed across the income categories.

For the first time this year we incorporated a big challenge into our fundraising strategy with the aim being lots of people raising a little, whilst working towards a shared goal. We chose an inclusive walking challenge to “Walk and Mile a Day in March.” Twenty-three people signed up and we raised over £5280. Eric Crocker, an 81 year old ex-postman, took this challenge to heart and raised over £2,000 of the total, and highlighted what you can achieve when you put your mind to it.

Neil Howell, an ex-Chair of our Trustee Board, also did a big challenge by walking the Camino Way for The Alice Cross Heat Café. He raised £2491. A big thanks to Neil, Eric and the rest of our walking challenge team. Your efforts are truly appreciated.

Other Services

The centre continues to hold a regular podiatry clinic and delivers counselling and holistic therapies, including massage and reiki through independent practitioners. We continue to support Teignmouth Community School’s (TCS) enrichment programme by providing cooking sessions, running two courses this year due to popular demand. We take a student every year from TCS for a week’s work experience plus Duke of Edinburgh volunteers. We also host partner organisation Teign Aid who support people facing homelessness and with benefit queries.

Case Studies and Testimonials.

Our Grief Support group meets every two weeks and provides a telephone counselling service, group sessions or the opportunity to meet 1 – 1 in a café. Here are some recent testimonials:

“You have all been so great. I wouldn’t be where I am now without this group.”
“I like coming to this group, because I can talk with people who understand”.
”I was a bit worried about coming to the group but now I am so glad I did.”

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Mr C has our meal deliveries. He is disabled and finds it difficult to get out.

“It’s a joy having friendly volunteers delivering a delicious meal to your door, particularly when you are disabled. The quality of food is outstanding and the service a wonderful kindness .”

Ms M uses our Heat Café.

“I love the people in here, the friendly attitude and the way it is. I always feel comfortable and welcomed and never judged. A lot of people feel a bit funny about the scooter but you don’t. If I didn’t have The Alice, I would have nowhere else to go.”

J is aged 75, partially sighted and lives alone. She was referred to The Alice Cross Centre by her doctor after lockdown. Her husband had died, and she was feeling lonely and isolated. She uses our meal delivery service as well as eating lunch in the centre. She attends Monday Music, the Memory Café, Thursday Heat Café and Saturday Community Breakfast. She has meals delivered on Friday and alternative Sundays. She says:

“I enjoy mixing with a variety of people, where there is no distinction between disability or able bodied, so it’s very nice. I never feel judged for my disability, and it is incredibly friendly here every time. I enjoy the people I meet.”

“Feeding the community”

The Future

We have recently finished a consultative process and drawn up a Medium-Term Business plan for 2024 – 2026. Our priorities are:

 Identifying stable, long- and medium-term sources of funding and diversify income sources.
 Increasing revenue from commercial activities.
 Minimising operating costs.
 Maximising use of our facilities.
 Increasing the number and diversity of users.
 Increasing the numbers and skills sets of volunteers.
 Widening the reach of the Centre for providing activities for new target audiences.
 Improving data management and performance reporting.
 Raising awareness of the Centre.
 Increasing range and use of food options and revenue.
 Identifying ways to assess impact.

We have recently received another grant from Valencia Communities Fund to refurbish our lift. Once this work has been completed it enables us to re-organise the space in our building to maximise its potential, subject to funding. We hope to create more meeting rooms, upgrade our therapy room and create a new community café meeting space that will be accessible when the main hall is in use.

We will still be continuing our valuable work to support older people, alongside developing services that are relevant for a wider age demographic to create a vibrant community centre that is attractive and feels relevant and welcoming no matter what your age.

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Thank you

Finally, we would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all our donors, trustees, volunteers, staff and voluntary sector partners for the support you have given us during the year. Sincere thanks to the trusts, foundations and private individuals who prefer to remain anonymous for their support.

If you would like to sponsor an activity or event at Alice Cross, please do get in touch. Popular choices are sponsoring our Allotment, Grief Support Group, Memory Café, Meal Delivery Service or printing our Annual Report.

The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust Melissa Middleton, The Whistle Stop Cafe Age UK Devon Mini Heaven Bakers Alastair Sutherland Morrisons Teignmouth Cllr Andrew Henderson (DCC) The National Lottery Alice Cross Centre Events & Fundraising Team Neil Howell Assist Teignbridge The Norman Family Charitable Trust Browne Jacobson Solicitors R.S. Brownless Charitable Trust Citizens Advice Bureau Shaldon Bakery The Clare Milne Trust South West Water Co-op Community Fund Teignbridge Community and Voluntary Services Co-op Funeral Care Teignmouth Teignbridge District Council Co-op Teignmouth (Matt Hooper and team) Teign Heritage Centre Cost of Living Fund (DCC) Teignbridge Lottery Cllr David Cox (DCC) Teignmouth Dementia Action Alliance group Dawlish Community Transport Teignmouth Rotary Club Dawlish Rotary Club Teignmouth Town Council Devon Community Fund Teignmouth Town Clerk Devon Highwaymen Bikers Teignmouth Traders Association Devon Memory Café Consortium Teign CVS Diantha Coombes; Monday Music and more. Teign Martime and Shanty Festival Eric Crocker Teignmouth & District u3a The Elmgrant Trust The Teigns - Monday Music and Fund Raising FareShare Tesco Newton Abbot The Foyle Foundation Tesco Teignmouth Garfield Weston Foundation Tozers Solicitors (including Will writing donations) Greenwood Accountancy Ltd Scott Richards Solicitors Growing Communities Fund (DCC) Valencia Communities Fund Homeless in Teignmouth Support Foodbank Viscount Amory’s Charitable Trust (HITS) Volunteer Evening Bar Team: Dave, Sara, Vanda, Libraries Support Fund (DCC) Sue Lottery, Awards for All Fund Volunteering in Health Lottery, Cost of Living Fund Our Volunteers The Mabel Cooper Charitable Trust Weatherheads Web - Angie and Huw The Marjorie and Geoffrey Jones Charitable Trust Valencia Communities Fund Matthews Wrightson Charity Trust Cllr Cate Williams (DCC) Malcolm and Martin – Monday Music Viv Wilson MBE

Best Wishes,

Jackie

Jackie O’Brien – General Manager

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Gre for Company Registration Number 2338079 Charity Registration Number SL6 THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE FINANCIAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023

l. Off icers and Professional Advisers Trustees Mrs E Batson (Treasurer} Mrs D Minett Mrs S Halfyard Mr A Longford Mr D Hawkins (appointed 1210912022) Secretary Ms Jacqueline O'Brien Registered Offlce 1 Bitton Park Road Teignmoulh Devon TQ14 9BT Independent Examiner Greenwood Accountsncy Ud 5 & 7 Pellew Arcade Teign Street Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8EB Bankers CIFoperative Bank PO Box250 Delf House SoLrthway Skelmersdale WN8 6wr Solicltors Tozers Charity Department Broadwalk House Southemhay Wesl Exeter Devon EX1 1 UA ThpAknQ055Qntre Fmèntlal ReFrt 2023 P4e2

2 Trustees, Report The Truslees have pleasure in piesenling Iheir Reporl and FiTbancial Slalemenls lor Ihe year ended 30 June 2023 The Accounls reflecl Ihe provision5 01 the Charities Ac15 2002, 2006 and 2011 as well as Ihose of various Companies Ac15 and Accounling Slandards. Reference and Administrative Information The All Cr055 Cenlre, lomietly Age Concem. Teignmoulh and Shaldon is a registered charity (No. 800996). The Charity is a Company limiled by guaranlee number 2338079. wlh members guaranteeing a sum not exceeding £1. By concession from the RegislTar ol Companies the word "Limited- can be dispensed wilh.11 is govemed by a Memoiandum and Articles ofAssocialion dated 24 January 1989, as amended 16 December 1993, 10 May 2005 and 24 November 2020. lis fegislered office is al.. 1 Bitlon Park Road. Teignmoulh. Devon Ta14 9BT. Structure, Governance and Management Company law requires the Trustees. who are all Direclors. lo prepa Finallcial Statements lor each rinancial year which give a true and fair view of the slate ol affairs of the Charity and of the surplus or deficit of the Charily for that period. In preparing these Financial Sialemenls the Trustees are required to-. Select suitable accounting policies and Ihen apply them consislenlly. Make judgements and estimates that are re&8onable and Pfudent. Prepare the Financial Slalements on a going conrn basis unless it is inappropriate lo presume thal Ihe Charity will continue in business. The Trustees arè rgsponsible for keeping proper accounting reCrdS which disclose with reasonable accuracy al any knme the financial position of the Charity and to enable them lo ensure that Ihe Financial Stslemenls comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and her for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and deteclion of fraud and other iegUlaritieS. Trustees and Adminlstratlon Administration Is vested in th8 committee of Trustees (Board of Trustees). Trustees a normally appointed in general meeting. The Trustees who sefftd during the year are as follows: Mrs S Halfyard Mr D Hawkins (appointed 12 September 2023> Mrs E Batson Mrs D Minett Mr A Longford Mrs P. Henchie {resigned 5 July 2022) The present Trustees are all Directors of the Company. The Company's bankers are The CoThoperalive Barik. The Cro55 Ccrttre Finèor471 REpori 2023 Pale 3

Operational Issues 2.1.1 Objects The objects for which ihe charity is eslablished are lo promole and provide lor Ihe welfare of the elderly, lo proniote the provision of lacililies foT iecrealion, lo preserve and protect the health of people and promole social inclusion within the area ol Teignmoulh and the surrounding area. The Company's funds may be invesled in any inveslmenl, security, or property al Ihe discretion ol the Trustees in lurtlierance of Ihese objectives. 2.1.2 Activities The principal aclivily ol the Charily is to pTovide, wnanage and mainlain a day cenlre, the All Cross Cenlre. for Ihe promotion of well-being among51 the communily of Teignmoulh, Shaldon and District. During the year. the Trustees have continued lo fulfil this objeclive and the centre has been open daily. Reader5 ale relerred lo the Centre manager's report lor details of aclivilies during the year. Financial Issues 2.1.3 Reserves Policy The Truslees recommend that Ihe level of reserves should represent circa 15-monlhs' regular expenditure, approximalely £184,OCQ. This is inlended lo cover the following aieas: ital Fund. This comprises Ihe capital investments of the Charity. 11 is a restricted fund solely for the purpose of mainlaining and improving the Charity's Premises and facilities. where costs exceed £10.000 per year. A review of our a¢tivities has suggested that an investment in modemising the internal structure of the Alice Cross Centre would be more in line with our new slralegy and offer potential for increased revenue. General Fund. The General Fund 15 a working reserve to ensure that the Charity is able lo continue its obligations in the event of a shortfall in income or a sudden upturn in expendilure. Desi nated Funds. From time to time these are created for specific refurbishment and infrastructure projects. The Trustees are satisfied that the Charity's assets are sufficienl to meet its ongoing obligations for the comin9 year. The level of reserves held has been reviewed by Ihe Trustees who are of the opinion that Ihey are at an appropriate level relevant lo the ongoing financial needs of the Charity. The Investment Policy implemented three years ago has been reviewed and changed in accordance with suggestions from Charles Stanley, Ihe Charily's investment fund managers. 2.1.4 Voluntary Help and Donations Dn Kind In addition lo paid staff. the Charily depends on unpaid volunlary help to continue in its present form. For the purpose of these accounts. no value h85 been attached to this voluntary help nor to any donations in kind. 2.1.5 Accounts The full accounts are shown in section 6. Total nel assets on Ihe Balance Sheet are £267,769. which includes £13.656 of restricted funds. The value of our investrnenls has decreased by £18,325 10 £91,903. A separate breakdown of reslricled funds is shown in Annex 5 lo the accounts. The Income and Expendilure seclion of Ihe accounts shows a deficil of £20.704 for Ihe year. Fixed asset movements are shown in Annex 1 lo the accounls. As al 30 June 2023 Ihe buildings are included on Ihe balance sheet at a value of £123.414. The buildings were revalued by an independent valuation on 30 June 2021 and Ihe valuation will be reviewed regulaTIy. IAliCe Cross Centre Fwlaocial Aeport 2023 Page 4

3 Treasurer's Report It has been another challenging year for the Charity but nevertheless the financial results continue lo show a healthy balance sheet at the end of the financial year. The Income & Expenditure account for Ihe year shows that our income has more than doubled for the year under review with grants, donations and services showing particularly healthy increases. Our costs have continued to rise durin9 the year which has resulted in a deficit for the year. although at a reduced level from the previous year. The most significant increase in costs relale to employment costs. This is a result of the Trustee's decision to invesl in personnel with a view to increase the provision of meals and activities within the centre. Use of the premises continues to increase with many regular classes and activities being held at the centre. Lunches are being served on three days during the week and every alternate Sunday and there is a breakfast club on Saturday mornings. People continue to face difficult limes and il is important that we continue lo provide help and support to the people in our community. To this end we are continuing lo apply for grants whenever possible and are confident that these and other sources of income coupled with a strong balan¢6 sheet will enable us to continue lo provide support lo our local community. The Trustees are grateful for all the grants received to date and the help we receive from our volunteers. We continue to review the financial position of the Charity on a regular basis and will do so going forward. E. Batson (Treasurer} 1 Bitton Park Road Teignmouth Devon TQ14 9BT The Alice Cross Centre FinaDcial Report 2023 Page 5

4 Independent Examiner's Report The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 or the Companies Act 1985 and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145(51{b) of the Act, and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention I have carried out an independent examinalion of the books of this Company. They appear lo have been correctly maintained and l am of the opinion that this Balance Sheet, and the supporting Income and Expenditure Account, reflect a fair and accurate record of the Company's position in the financial year ended 30th June 2023. David Rudall Greenwood Accountancy Ltd 5 & 7 Pellew Arcade Teign Slreel Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8EB The AIKe CrossCent Fn3cial Report 2023 Pa8e 6

5 Year End Accounts THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE Accounts for Year Ended 30 June 2023 BALANCE SHEET 202212023 202112022 Component Noles.. Flxed Assets: Tangible Assets Inveslments 129.083 91,903 123,643 110,228 Annex I Annèx 2 220.986 233.871 Current Assèts: Bank Accounts Cash Debtors Annex 3 38.340 350 9,967 61,336 742 Annex 4 48,657 62.078 Current Llabllltles: Creditors & Accrua15 11,8741 17,4761 Annex 4 11.8741 17,4761 Net Current Assets.. 46.783 54.602 NET ASSETS 267,769 288.473 CAPITAL & RESERVES Endowments Restrlcted Funds Unrestricted Funds 13,656 254.113 27,151 261,322 Annex 5 TOTAL CAPITAL 267.769 288,473 For the year ending 30June 2023 the company was entitled to exemption frorn audit under 5ectlon 477 of the Companles Act. The Members have not iequlred the Company to obtaln an audlt In accordance wlth sectlon 476 of the Companles Act 2006. The Directors acknowled8e thelr responsibility for complyln8 Wlth the requlrements of the Act wlth respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. These account5 have been prepared in accordance wlth the provisions appllcable to companies subject to srnall ompanles. regMe. SIGNED BY.. Trustee: Andrew Longford Treasurer.. Ellzabeth 8atson Dale: Checked as correct by: Examiner: Greenw A¢¢ountancy Ltd Date.. i i /oi /zoz The Alice Cross Cenlre Financial Report 2023 Pa8e 7

THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE Accounts for Year Ended 30 June 2023 INCOME & EXPENDITURE 202212023 202112022 Component Notes- Total Unrestricted Re51ricted Total Unrestrlaed Restricted Income-. Buslness General Donatsons 250 250 loo 100 35,187 10.556 32.260 3,713 19.116 31,927 133,009 31,417 9,561 24,400 3,713 19.116 31,290 119,747 3,770 995 9,097 4,635 20,311 3,173 15.842 11.476 64,634 8,944 3,359 2,294 3,173 15,842 11,476 45,188 153 Fundralsln8 Grants 1,276 18,017 7.860 Dlvldend Income Pttrnl$es Servlces 637 TOTAL INCOME 13.Z62 19,446 Expendlture.. Buslne55 122.970 628 90.504 628 32,466 67,300 60.972 6.328 Fundralslng Premlses 5ervlces Sund 3,807 19,518 3,807 18.416 5,490 20,739 4,307 11.053 1.183 9.686 1,102 expENDITURe Restilctlon ustment 146,923 113,3SS 33,568 93,529 76,332 17,197 16,8111 6,811 13,5031 3,S03 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 146.923 106,544 40.379 93.519 72,829 20,700 I&E IDEFICITII SURPLIJS FOR THE VEAR Cash 8alanct adjustment GROSS I&E IDEFICITI SURPLUS 113.9141 13,203 127,1171 118.8951 127.6411 11,2541 113,9141 13,203 127,1171 128,8951 127,6411 11,Z541 P&L Adjustments Purihaso of Assets Depreciation of FIMed Assets 3,505 3,505 13,4651 13,4651 12.3691 12,3691 Chan8e in Value of Inve5trnents 13.3251 13,3251 110,1981 110,1981 TOTAL 16,7901 16,7901 19,0621 19,0621 NET PROFIT & IOSS 120,7041 6,413 137,957 136.7031 CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE Direct Charitable Expenditure Fundraising costs 140,147 95.4% 69,781 95.8% 6,776 4.6% 3,048 4.2% TOTAL 146.923 72,829 The Alice CrossCÈnlfe Firyanti31 Report 2023 Page 8

T,HE ALICE CROSS CENTRE Accounts for Year Ended 30 June 2023 Annexl.. FIXED ASSETS- RECONCILIATION 2022Izoz3 202112022 Component ASSEY VALLIES Asset values ar end of previous FY New èssers in current FY 123,643 8,906 122,507 3,505 TOTAL ASSETS Belore depreciation DEPRECIATION 132,549 126,011 Previou5 FY assets 13,0451 12,1371 One-off adjustment to revalue asset5 New assets In current FY 14211 11821 roTAL DEPRECIATION OF ASSETS 13.4661 129.083 12,369 123.643 TOTAL ASSET VALUES CIF An#ex 2.. INVESTMENTS- RECONCILIATION 202212023 Z02112022 Openlng Holdlngs Value of Investments BIF Capital Accounts BIF Income Account BIF TOTAI Inve5trnent Portfolio BIF 108,939 577 119,569 159 712 697 110,228 120,4Z6 Change5 Sale of Invesrments durlng year ILossl/gain on sales Purchase of investment5 durin6 the year Change in portfolio value on new purchases Change in value of remalnlng Investments Change in value of Investments 124,9451 14791 9,945 17,5211 164 6.842 11071 12,7681 12,4061 17,3481 117,9921 110,6301 Change in Capital Account Change in Income Account 417 16 Closing holdin8S Value of Investments c/F Capital Account C/F Income Account c/F TOTAL Investrnent PortFolio CIF 91.524 108,939 577 379 712 91.903 110.ZZ8 The Alice CT055 Centre Financial Report 2023 Pa8e 9

Annex 3: CASH. RECONCIIIAMON Z02212023 Z0211202Z Note5'. Openin8 Balances Cash in Hand Alice Cr05S 742 143 61,336 95,354 TOTAL BALANCE BIF 61,078 95.497 Sale ol Investrnents 15,000 Income 133,009 64,634 Current Year change In Debtors Net Income 19,9671 138,042 64,634 Expenditures Current Year chan8e In Accrua15 Net EKpendSture Purchase of Flxed Assets 1146,9231 15,6011 193,5291 14,5241 1152,5241 18,906) 38.690 198,0531 TOTAL BALANCE CIF 62.078 C105ing Balance5 Cash in Hand 350 742 AlSce Cross 38,340 61,336 TOTAL BALANCE CIF 38,690 62.078 Annex 4.. BALANCE- RECONCIUATION 20W2023 202V202Z Component Notes.. PreviL¥¥JS Year Funds= Fund Ba18nce 8/F Plus credltors prevlous year Less debtors previous year Pre¥lous Year Total 288,473 7.476 326,430 12,000 295,949 338,430 Current Year Fund Changes: Flxed Asset5 5,440 118,3251 123,3881 1,136 110,1981 133.4191 Investment5 8ank and Cash Balance5 Total Fund Changes 136.Z731 14Z.4811 Fund Balance CIF 259,676 295.949 Plus debtors 9,967 11.8741 267,769 Less credStors 17N761 288.473 Net Balance Re¢oncllSatlon NET ASSEYS ON BALANCE SHEET 267.769 288N73 The Alice Cross Cenife Flnanclèl Report 2023 Page IQ

Annex 5: ftESTRIED FUND SUMMARY 8a13nce Irorn unrestrlcted roughi Forward New Spend X-Char8e Resldual Fund Memory Cafe 19,037 ItK) 1,581 3,900 13.656 youn Onset 822 822 Xrnas dJy fund 364 1,555 947 992 20 Covid-lg 1.033 1.033 Pailiway lo Health 1.427 1,427 Dri¥e & Dine Concert 3,371 3.371 Grief Support 633 912 1.560 15 Heat Cafe 8,695 963 14.508 6.776 Jubilee 14 14 450 450 Devon Communltv Foundation ALL FUNOS 27,151 13,262 5,491 28.077 6,811 13,656 Annex 6: NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TRUSTEES, EMOLUMENTS.. In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Trustees receive no salary, fees or remuneratlon. TAXATION: No provi51on for taxation is considered necessary In vlew of the reg15tered charity statu5. EMPLOYEES INFORMATION: The average number ol persons employed by the Charity durin8 the yeèr was as follows.. The total employment ¢95t5 Iwages. Salaries * Social Security Costs) were as follows.. Z02212025 202112022 202212023 £96,199 2021/Z022 £57.523 IE-I CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE.. Fundraising expenditure is defined as the sum of fund-raising costs and 5% of business costs FA-I Depreciation 35 per accounting polScies, items less than £500 are expensed through income & expenditure. FA-2 1st year depreciation on new purchases is pro-rata to number of month5 remalning in the financial year from date of purchase. Sales of Vodafone, Enterprise Prods Partnership PLC, Aviva, Land Securlties Group, WPP PLC, Reckitt Benckiser Group, Haleon and Enel SPA were made in the year. Purchase5 of Edinburgh Investments Trust, Fidelity Investment Funds and Morgan Stanley Funds were made in the year. IN-I IN.2 The l¢e Cr055 Cenlre Financ*al Report 2023 Page 11

6 Accounting Policies These Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act and also the Statement of Recommended Practice- Accounting by Charities. Basis of Accounting The Financial Statements have been produced under the historical cost convention. A cash flow statement is not required in view of the size of the Charity. Depreciation Depreciation is charged on Freehold Property at the rale of 1 Ok per annum using the reducing balance method. For fixtures and fittings, we are implementing the following.. expensing ilems costing £500 or less, applying a straight-line method for computer hardware costing more than £500 over 3 years, applying a straight-line method for other items costing over £500 over 5 years. Investment Income Income from quoted investments is stated gross. Investments are valued at market value in the balance sheet. Reserves The entity's reserves may be restrFcted or unreslricled. Recognition of Income and Expenses Income is recognised on the date the Charity's right to re1ve payment is established. Expenses are recognised on the dale of invoices received. The Alice Cross Cenire Financial Report 2023 Pale 12

Gre for Company Registration Number 2338079 Charity Registration Number SL6 THE ALICE CROSS CENTRE FINANCIAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2023