1 ## **THE FREEDOM CENTRE** **(working with adults with physical and moderate learning disabilities)** ## **CHARITY INFORMATION** ## **CHARITY STATUS** The Freedom Centre is registered with The Charity Commissioners under Charity No. 1007683 and is governed by a constitution adopted on 8[th] January 1992. ## **OBJECTS** The Freedom Centre is established to support adults with physical and moderate learning disabilities, primarily in the Isle of Sheppey, Sittingbourne and throughout Kent, in particular offering day care, structured educational services and social activities. ## **PRINCIPAL ADDRESS** The Freedom Centre St. Georges Avenue Sheerness Kent ME12 1QT ## **TRUSTEES AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DURING THE YEAR** President Vacant Chairman Tony Andrews Vice Chairman/Secretary Peter Laing *Treasurer Alan Ogilvie Other Members Christine Brew (Trustee) Ross Elderfield (Trustee) Georgina Jemmett (Trustee) Brenda Hammond (Trustee) Louise Henderson (Trustee) Peter White (Trustee) Ron Marsh (Members’ Rep) Ian Partridge (Members’ Rep) *Alan Ogilvie passed away on 9[th] December 2020 and was replaced as Treasurer by Peter Taylor on that day ## **REPORTING ACCOUNTANT** Lee Seal A.C.C.A., F.A.I.A. Blain Pritchard Bluetown Sheerness ME12 2PJ ## **BANKERS** Barclays Bank plc 12 Broadway Sheerness KENT ME12 1RN 2 ## **THE FREEDOM CENTRE** (working with adults with physical and moderate learning disabilities) ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their Annual Report together with the Financial Statement for the year ended 31[st] March 2020. The results for the year are presented in the form of a Statement of Financial Activities which incorporate the traditional Income and Expenditure account, in order to comply with the revised Statement of Recommended Practise for charities as issued by the Charity Commission in 2015 and as identified in the Charities Act 2011. ## **INTRODUCTION** The Freedom Centre was started as a project of the Delta Group, which was the local branch of Scope. The objective of the project was to establish a member led support centre for people with physical disabilities, in particular offering day care, structured educational services and social activities centred in Sheerness to meet the needs of people with physical disabilities aged between 16 and 64 (at the time of joining) in the Swale area. The Freedom Centre became an independent charity in January 1992 and assumed full responsibility for the running of the Centre on 1[st] April 1993.The Freedom Centre now offers support to adults with physical and moderate learning disabilities and is open to adults aged 18+. ## **RISK REVIEW** The Trustees conduct periodic reviews of the major risks to which the Charity is exposed, and systems and procedures to manage those risks identified are implemented so as to minimise any potential impact on the charity should any of those risks materialise. ## **REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS** A review of Developments, Activities and Achievements is contained within the Chairman’s Report. No Trustees received any renumerations for services, as members of the Committee, neither were any expenses paid in the financial year. No Executive Committee member had any beneficial interest in any contract with the charity during the year. ## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** The Charity acknowledges its requirements to demonstrate clearly it must have charitable purposes or objectives that are for the public benefit. Details of how the Charity has achieved this are provided in this Trustee Report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the Charity should undertake. ## **RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES IN RESPECT OF THE ACCOUNTS** The Trustees are required under the constitution of the charity 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 its results for the period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to: - a. Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently. - b. Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. - c. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. - d. State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. - e. Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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. ## **APPROVAL** This report was approved by the Executive Committee on 23[rd] November 2020 and signed on their behalf Pete Laing Acting Chairman ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## |2. Volunta「γ Income - Direct Giving - Gene「ai||| |---|---|---| |Sundry Donations||| |3. Othe「 Voluntary lncome - Generai||| |4. Income from events & activities - General
Collections & Ra冊es
Sundry Fund Raising|100 1,6与2
0 3,与95
100 与,247|| |5. Other Ordinary lncome - GeneraI
Service fees from members and SociaI Services|聖堂聖 堂聖|| |6. Income from investments
Bank Deposit Inte「est||263
雪ここ≡| |7. Expenditure directly relating to the wo「k of the Cent「e - GeneraI
Activfty Costs|4, 632 16,602|| |Pe「sonneI Costs
Prenrises Running Costs
VehicIe Costs and Transport for members|75,893 9与′ 296
7,57与
3,721
9,101
6,与37|| |8. Centre Management & Administration - Generai
Bank Charges
Computer Expenses
lndependent Examiners Fee|1与4
174
31与 1,033
与与0 64与|| |insurance|之′910 2′ 13与|| |Legai & Professionai Charges|762 0|| |Personnel Co§tS|43, 789 29′876|| |Postage P「inting and Stationery||| |Repairs to Equipment||| |Subscriptions||| |Sundry Expenses||| |Teiephone||| ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ##