KNIGHTSRIDGE ADVENTURE PROJECT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2022
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022
The Board of Trustees are satisfied that the charity continues to operate resourcefully and consider the charity to be on a sound footing to maintain and continue its activities in furtherance of its objectives.
The Charity have been informed it will receive £31,850 for its core budget from West Lothian Council for 2022/2023
Purpose and Objectives
The charity has submitted all appropriate forms to OSCR to become a SCIO
The aims of the organisation are to provide and promote a central and practical support for the community regardless of race, religion, colour, class, gender, or sexual orientation. To work together with associated parties in relieving poverty, sickness, and distress, advancing education together with providing the appropriate facilities in the interest of social welfare. The provision of leisure and recreational activities is enhancing the quality of life of participants within the local community.
Reserves and Reserves Policy
The trustees have a formal policy on reserves. They consider that having 6 months reserves is a sufficient requirement to meet future demands of its core activity and future contingencies.
Risk Management
The Trustees have a duty to identify and review risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
Completed and ongoing work
This year 2021-2022 has been severely impacted upon by the Pandemic. However we have managed to provide a restrictive service to all our areas of work. Some with more success than others. Some areas of our work has proved to be invaluable to our community
Food Outlet
We are open Tuesday 12 & Thursday 2pm. We have developed this food outlet where we have partners that donate an assortment of food items that we can pass onto people from the community for a small donation. This allows people from the community to receive food with dignity. This donation is then reinvested in our core youth work programme. We also provide free fruit & veg. We have a pool of 10 volunteers to help with the operation The 2 days this is open, sees us engaging with around 50 people/day. Albeit 50 people are turning up, they are shopping for an average of another 4 people in their household, therefore; around 250 people/day are being helped. We are seeing people who are really struggling financially & are suffering food poverty, fuel poverty, and are falling deeper into debt & despair. This includes in work poverty people.
People are telling us “they don’t know how they would cope without using this facility” We are negotiating to provide additional services like: Advice shop, A2E & Credit Union
The Bicycle Lending Library
We have ongoing funding to employ a dedicated member of staff to continue this work. Due to Covid 19 and lockdown restrictions we have been curtailed in our ability to lend out bicycles. However we have tried to modify our service and have had a restrictive operation when allowed to do so. There is real quality attached to this work. We have volunteers who are now trained in bicycle maintenance and bicycle lending. We run a cycle led ride monthly
Youth Forum
Our Youth Forum has moved into a position of strength. This is a piece of work that needs to meet inside. We have a constant attendance and age range from 10-18
The Forum has invited people to the Forum when they feel they want a particular area of work explained in more detail. We also completed a 6 week training programme which contained mental health support, financial inclusion & oral hygiene.
Community Garden
Our Garden has been a real bonus for the community. During the Pandemic people were allowed to tend their growing beds and nurture their produce. We have secured a small piece of funding short term to allocate responsibilities to staff to organise activities in the Garden. We run a ‘life skills Group’ form this base. All our growing beds (23) have been allocated.
Volunteers
Albeit it has been difficult but we continue to recruit volunteers to assist at our youth clubs; we now have young volunteers at all of our clubs. The work of volunteers cannot go unrecognised as they are an integral part of our Food Outlet, core youth and children’s work. We also have volunteers at our community garden; as well as our Trustees & Board Members
Outreach Project
This has been really successful & much needed source of communication with young people. We managed to develop a partnership with W.L.C. to further extend our Outreach Project. Staff members go out on the streets to engage with young people on their territory, to foster relationships, promote dialogue, listen, and provide information and signpost individuals to appropriate services. They also provide snacks, drinks, condoms & sanitary products
General and thematic work
We have tried to run youth groups outside and have had a measure of success by engaging with young people after a traumatic period. Lots of young people are desperate to attend outdoor activities that we provide. Our Friday Club, Girls Group & Boys Club are growing in numbers. Because this is mostly run outdoors we are finding that girls, boys and non gender people are all meeting and mixing in the Vennie Park when clubs are on. Limited availability is allowed inside. We allow restricted access inside during inclement weather and winter periods
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KNIGHTSRIDGE ADVENTURE PROJECT
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2022
Charity No SCO 24108
Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner .
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10 (1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44 (1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement .
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement.
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements;
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44 (1) (a) of the 2005 Act and comply with Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations and; -to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met or
2 to which in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Willow Book-keeping Accounting & Payroll Services 26 Ashley Gardens Edinburgh EH 11 1RW
Date 26/06/2022