The total income received by the agency for the year amounted to £960,778 and the total expenditure amounted to £928,056. This resulted in us having a surplus of £32,722. In order to acheive this the Agency had to meet all targets for work completed, freeze 3 vacant posts (Technical Officer, Admin Officer and Housing Options Co-ordinator), review all costs and reduce expenditure where at all possible and review the charges made for delivering services. Creating a sustainable budget remains to be a continual challenge for the agency.,

The issue of creating sustainable funding for the voluntary sector generally needs urgent attention by the statutory authorities.