The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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 Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)".
Principal activities
The company is a Registered Charity offering support to voluntary organisations and communities in Amber Valley and its neighbouring districts.
The objects of the charity are to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community in the Local Government District of Amber Valley and its neighbouring districts (hereinafter called ‘the area of benefit’). This is in accordance with the objects contained in the constitution, the charity’s governing document. There have been no changes in the policies of the charity which are:
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Public Benefit
Amber Valley CVS is open to enquiries from members of the public who wish to volunteer their time to others in the community. We promote and encourage volunteering and broker arrangements between local voluntary sector groups and individuals. This activity raises community spirit and cohesion.
We provide training activity to volunteers and voluntary sector groups, raising their skills and aspirations as a result.
Our organisation offers direct support to families and older people in Amber Valley and Erewash, tackling issues such as debt, social isolation and access to services. This benefits the public and our communities by increasing their self sufficiency.
We are the local support for voluntary sector organisations and our leadership to them in respect of governance, finance, human resource and health & safety issues ensure that the voluntary sector in Amber Valley has good governance arrangements and groups develop to their full potential.
In determining the activities of the charity, the trustees have taken into account guidance issued by Charity Commission on public benefit.
Volunteers
The organisation encourages and supports volunteers within the organisation in administration roles, as part of the Befriending project and as Trustees. We also actively promote volunteering to businesses, statutory partners and the general public using window displays, web site, social media, local press & radio and work in schools. We work in partnership with health, sport, children’s, disability organisations to extend and improve the volunteering experience for any age or ability.
Staff and Trustees have maintained progress on strategic improvement headlines despite the uncertainties we have faced from external contract changes and re organisation of partner structures. We have focussing particularly on ideas for sustainable funding as an alternative to grants.
Internal records of our performance against outcomes for the organisation and the sector show we have maintained a more general work plan as a CVS and Volunteer Centre as well as adding value to our communities and the sector. The projects we have undertaken have extended the reach and support we offer for increasing physical activity including to those with mobility and health issues and digital support from social prescribers.
In providing support to develop and sustain local groups this year we have:
Maintained a database of 440 active groups and presented information in real time for the public and professionals to connect on google maps with over 26,000 views views alongside website, e bulletins and newsletters communications;
We have concentrated on improving social media posts to show the range of CVS activity and also created podcasts to promote the work of CVS and other volunteering organisations.
Maintained contact or visited with 322 local groups, with 8 new groups formed. We have reviewed the situation of free membership in recognition of rising costs of communications with groups.
We have increased member groups to 206 and have good data from use of Community Directory Derbyshire;
Had contact with and given direct advice and support to 178 groups, more than double the previous year , including supporting 20 with an extensive development plan and a further 12 with applications to UKSPF.
We have increased live volunteering opportunities on Volife to 128 with 46 new or refreshed opportunities;
Our extensive knowledge of local activity and services has seen signposting of over 200 people by social prescribers and a further 200 by administration team.
DBS checks have decreased to 293 however this is from 54 groups supported across Derbyshire;
Managed the grant giving process for Public Health with £150,000 awarded to local groups and a further £30,000 through UKSPF funds;
Maintained a presence on local and county wide forums and other partnerships with attendance at events and networks ranging from 46 - 100;
We have had an increasing response to forums we facilitate such as front line meeting, Museum & Heritage forum, Living Well collaboration. In contributing to Wellbeing and Digi drop in events social prescribers and other staff have directly supported more people in our community.
We have assessed 50 new befriending clients and matched 21 of those with a volunteer visitor as well as maintaining support to 120 ongoing clients and a cohort of 66 volunteers. Whilst input to hospital discharge has ended, 462 GP patients were supported by the social prescribing team members with others gaining skills to use NHS App;
Continued to seek increased physical activity support with Active Partners and GoGa including a piece of work to gain insight of what those who are inactive due to health conditions would need. This led to the set up of new AV Ambles sessions and increased volunteer Walk Leaders trained.
We have engaged businesses this year in our approach for volunteers and also for fundraising.
Help at Home continued to support over 500 older people this year, ensuring they remained safe and well at home. Staffing levels for the service have been a challenge however we have been able to keep the service sustainable.
We are enhancing the health, well being and safe guarding in our communities by delivering a range of support through Help at Home, Befriending volunteers, Get Out Get Active and Social Prescribing Link Workers.
Staff involvement as volunteers to local organisations continues with Read Easy, Belper Contact Centre, befriending and sports clubs. We remain a “Safe Space” for vulnerable people to use.
We have continued to work in partnership with local organisations and statutory partners to contribute to Amber Valley Partnership, Place Alliance and Active Amber Valley. We have contributed to the development of a VCSE Alliance , to influence health planning. With DIAA colleagues we contribute to County Place board, Safer Derbyshire Board and Serious Violence. We continue to encourage the VCSE Leadership and Mental Health Living Well programmes.
We take the concerns and offers of support of the voluntary sector to local and county strategic meetings including with Derbyshire County Council, Derbyshire ICB and Public Health Locality team to increase the sector profile.
Detailed financial information is shown from page 7. The charity reports a decicit for the year of £96,378 (2024 - surplus of £12,325).
Reserves Policy and Going Concern
At 31 March 2025 the charity had total reserves of £476,270 (2024 - £572,648). Of these reserves £185,004 (2024 - £274,786) was held in restricted funds, with the balance remaining of £291,266 (2024 - £297,862) being held in unrestricted funds.
The charity has designated some of its unrestricted funds for particular purposes. At 31 March 2025 the designated funds of the charity are :
Training Fund 5,000
Contingency Fund 40,000
Building Fund 30,000
Help At Home Fund 55,000
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The Training Fund is to ensure the organisation has sufficient funds for staff development that would not be met by other project costs and to pump prime training initiatives that support development of the sector.
The Contingency Fund is set aside to cover any organisation costs or debts not covered by project costs. It is also in case of long term incapacity or absence of a senior manager that requires costs for interim support of another professional.
The Building Fund is in line with our aspiration to refurbish the ‘Cottage’. We are designating funds which could then be used as match funding in any future bids and to maintain the fabric of the building in the meantime.
The Help at Home Fund is to ensure that in the event of any difficult circumstances or disaster we are able to continue Help at Home activity to our clients by replacing essential equipment, personnel and work space immediately or meeting other liabilities.
Unrestricted general reserves (excluding tangible fixed assets of £6,348 (2024 - £4,609)), freely available for use by the charity amount to £154,918 (2024 - £118,253).
The Trustees' policy is to hold unrestricted free reserves equivalent to 4-8 months directorate expenditure, which is currently running at the rate of £150,000 per annum. At the year end free reserves amounted to £154,918 (2024 - £118,253) which is considered prudent as there are indications that grant funding will decrease in 2025/26.
In addition to directorate expenditure, unrestricted funds are designated to ensure resources are available for expenditure which would relate to changes to Help at Home, either for closure or continuation in another charitable format.
Principal funding sources
Our principal funding sources remain Derbyshire Joined Up Care and Derbyshire County Council along with earned income from activity as a counter signatory for DBS and customer charges to Help at Home clients.
Investment Policy
The Executive Committee are responsible for setting the investment policy of the charity.
Risk Management
The trustees examine the major risks that the charity faces each financial year when preparing and updating the strategic plan. The charity has developed systems to monitor and control financial and other risks to mitigate any impact they may have on the charity in the future. Information about risk and the actions to mitigate them are discussed at board meetings.
We have a renewed strategy with headlines of “ Strong Foundations, Funding the Future ,Dreaming Big“. We will implement this over the next three years to ensure support for groups is strengthened, our base is fit for purpose and we adapt to changes in the internal and external environment.
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 May 2003 and registered as a charity on 1 April 2004. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association and its constitution which was adopted on 13 July 1994 when the charity was operating as an unincorporated entity. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Appointment of trustees
Trustees are actively recruited through the year and have a formal application process which identifies the skills and knowledge they offer for this role.
Organisational structure
The business of the charity is managed through board meetings consisting of a maximum of no more than twenty members and a minimum of not less than six members.
Members of the Board as listed on page 1 are appointed at the Annual General Meeting and serve for one year, but may offer themselves for reappointment if they so wish.
The Committee is responsible for the strategic direction of the Charity and therefore responsibility for the day to day running of the charity is delegated to the Chief Executive, who in turn delegates a share of that responsibility to other members of the senior management team.
Induction and training of trustees
Each trustee receives an induction pack which includes information about the organisations aims, plans, financial situation and governance arrangements. Trustees have direct access to the Chief Executive for further information exchange and support in their role. Development of the Boards understanding of the organisation is led by the Chief Executive using regular meeting dates to identify and progress this, involving other staff members as appropriate.
Pay policy for key management personnel
In considering the rate of pay for key management personnel the board take into account national pay rates identified by NAVCA, comparator pay rates within Derbyshire and the previous years rate of inflation. These are set against any changes (rise or fall) in external funding received by the organisation.
Links with other organisations
The charity has strong relationships with local authorities, in particular Derbyshire County Council, Joined Up Derbyshire / Integrated Care Board, Amber Valley Place Alliance and other Councils for Voluntary Service.
In accordance with the company's articles, a resolution proposing that Azets be reappointed as auditor of the company will be put at a General Meeting.
The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
The trustees, who are also the directors of Amber Valley Council For Voluntary Service for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Amber Valley Council For Voluntary Service (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion, the financial statements:
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:
the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' report; or
sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or
the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or
we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
As explained more fully in the statement of trustees' responsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
Extent to which the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above and on the Financial Reporting Council’s website, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.
We obtain and update our understanding of the entity, its activities, its control environment, and likely future developments, including in relation to the legal and regulatory framework applicable and how the entity is complying with that framework. Based on this understanding, we identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. This includes consideration of the risk of acts by the entity that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations, including fraud.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, including fraud, we designed procedures which included:
Enquiry of management and those charged with governance around actual and potential litigation and claims as well as actual, suspected and alleged fraud;
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;
Assessing the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations considered to have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the entity through enquiry and inspection;
Reviewing financial statement disclosures and testing to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
Performing audit work over the risk of management bias and override of controls, including testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness, evaluating the business rationale of significant transactions outside the normal course of business and reviewing accounting estimates for indicators of potential bias.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Other matters
The financial statements of Amber Valley Council For Voluntary Service for the year ended 31 March 2023 are unaudited.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Azets is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Amber Valley Council For Voluntary Service is a private company limited by guarantee not having share capital. In the event of a winding up of the company every member agrees to contribute such amount as may be required (not exceeding £1) to the Charity's assets if it should be wound up while he or she is a member or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member, for payment of the Charity's debts and liabilities. It is registered in England and Wales. The registered office is 33 Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3HA.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Association, the Companies Act 2006 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Board members recognise and understand the particular challenges and greater financial risks for the year ahead.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Management Committee for particular purposes.
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
Grants, where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant.
Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included in these accounts.
Investment income is included on an accruals basis.
Incoming resources from Help at Home are accounted for when earned.
Incoming resources from grants, where related to performance and specific deliverables, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Costs of operating Help at Home comprises those costs incurred in delivering the Help at Home service.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the independent examination fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.
All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis to reflect the use of the resource. All costs have been allocated directly relating to a particular activity.
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities.
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs, and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Volunteering, Training & Development
Help at Home
Volunteering, Training & Development
Help at Home
Directorate (DCC)
NHS/ICB - Core
Southern Derbyshire CVS - Post Hospital Support
Volunteering, Training & Development
Help at Home
Volunteering, Training & Development
Help at Home
Staff travel
Volunteer travel and expenses
Grants paid
Event costs
Premises costs
Equipment
Insurance
Administration costs
IT costs
Sundry costs
Compliance costs
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
The total pay and benefits received by key management personnel in the year was £51,473 (2023: £48,632).
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects.
Balanced Fund
NHS Derby & Derbyshire ICB Core; provision of infrastructure support to local voluntary and community organisations, promotion and brokerage of volunteering and provision of funding information, governance and networking for local groups.
Southern Derbyshire CVS Post Hospital Support; respond to requests for volunteer support to individuals discharged from hospital for a time limited period. Manage the recruitment, supervision, training of volunteers.
Derbyshire County Council Adult Care Befriending; respond to requests for volunteer support to reduce isolation and loneliness of older, isolated people in Amber Valley. Manage the recruitment, supervision, training of volunteers.
Derbyshire County Council Adult Care Infrastructure; provision of infrastructure support to local voluntary and community organisations, provision of funding information, governance and networking for local groups.
Postcode Lottery; costs of pathway access to Charles Hill Playing Fields and community development activity in Loscoe related to increasing use of playing fields.
Public Health funds including Locality , Emotional health & Wellbeing, Social Connect and small grants – manage the grant giving process for improving well being to local organisations.
GP Link Worker; social prescribing activity for the ARCH PCN, encouraging the use of community and voluntary services as a preventative step in recovery from illness.
Social Connectedness; leading a steering group, developing an action plan to decrease social isolation and identify gaps and projects to fund to increase connectedness.
Social Prescribing Directory; to prepare information about community resources for use of PCN staff members.
VCSE Leadership Funding; to develop the capacity of the voluntary sector to engage and influence Joined Up Care Derbyshire planning systems and develop a VCSE Alliance. Includes sums for projects on Workforce Development and Population health Management.
NAVCA; participation in an emergency planning partnership, cost of living grant award.
UK Social Prosperity Fund – support and grant giving to groups.
The Training Fund is to ensure the organisation has sufficient funds for staff development that would not be met by other project costs and to pump prime training initiatives that support development of the sector.
The Contingency Fund is set aside to cover any organisation costs or debts not covered by project costs. It is also in case of long term incapacity or absence of a senior manager that requires costs for interim support of another professional.
The Building Fund is in line with our aspiration to refurbish the 'Cottage'. We are designating funds which could then be used as match funding in any future bids and to maintain the fabric of the building in the meantime.
The Help at Home Fund is to ensure that in the event of any difficult circumstances or disaster we are able to continue Help at Home activity to our clients by replacing essential equipment, personnel and work space immediately or meeting other liabilities.
At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).
The charity had no debt during the year.