REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02672192 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARttY NUMBER: 11)119677
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMEPtrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
FOR
MAIDSTONE MENC4P CHARITA8LE TRusr
LIMITED
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHAIIITABLE TRUST
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CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
forthe Year Ended 31 Oecember 2024
Page
Chairfs Report
Report ofthe Trustees
2 to 10
Report of the Independent Auditors
11 to 13
Statement of Financial ActNit￿5
14
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements
16 to 21
Detalled StatemEnt Df Financlal Artivltie5
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
LIMITED
CHAIR'S REPORT
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Charlties are bein8 hit nationally by the general reductlon in mney available for grants and additional funding.
Matdstone Mencap Is no dlfferent, We are increasingly finding de¢islons are taklng longer to be made for the
allocation of funds and we are In a blgger pool ￿MpetiThg for smaller pots of money. Despite these challenges we have
had a relatively successful year and l am proud of the fact that we continue to provide a much-needed servlce to our
children and young adults.
Llane and her amazlng team of staff and volunteers, desplte staff shorta8es. have provided a hl8h level of support to
all our users. Unfortunately, we contlnue to have waltln8 lists for all our clubs and playschool and In an attempt to
addfe5S thls, playschool was extended by a day for a few months earller In the year allowlng some ¢hlldren to have I:1
support before starting school. Llke most employers of support service workers, we struggle to recruit and are not
able to extend our services at the current time.
In an attempt to raise our profile In the community, 8aln some corporate funding and recruit more volunteers we
re¢wlted a part-time Marketing and Communrty officer at the end of the year. As a result, our volunteer numbers
have ￿rtaInlY increased in the last few months and hopefully we will secure some more funding too. We come to the
end of our National Lottery grant thls year so wlll be actively looking at ways to replace thls loss In funds.
I want to flnish on a posltlve by statlng l am immensely proud of the servlces we provide and the posltlve Impact the
charlty makes on so many chlldren, young adults and thelr families and carers. I cannot thank Liane our manager. her
staff and all the voluntsers for their hard work whlch makes the d￿rIty the success it Is. I take th5s opportunlty to
thank my fellow trustees for their support and look forward to worklng ￿￿th everyone concerned thFs year. l am sure
with such a 8reat team we can face the Challenge5 head on and continue to provide a great servke.
Sue Roughley Aprll 2025.
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The trustees who are also directors of the charlty for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. present their report
with the financial statements of the charity lor the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the
provlslons of AccountlnK and RepDrtlnE by Charlties., Ststement of Recommended Practlo appllcable to charltles
preparlng thelr accounts in accordance wlth the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic ol
Ireland (FR5 102) (effective l January 20151.
OBJEcnvES AND AcfiviTIES
ObJe¢tlvé$ and alms
Maidstone Mencap's vision and mission statement outllne Its role to provlde support withln the local community.
Vlslon
Maklng a posltlve dlfference to the lives of all with learnlng dlsabllltles lirKludlng their familie5 and carers) wlthln
Maldstone and the surroundln£ areas,
Mlsslon Ststemant
Enablin@ and empowerlng all children & adults with a leamlng disabillty and their families & ￿reTS to achieve their
full potentlal.
- Providlng the best posslble stsrt and support through care, educ4tlon and therapy from early years onward5.
- Providlng quality 50clal & leisure artivities and opportunlties forseW-fulfllment withln a safe and caring environment.
Slgnlfkant •¢t￿li1e5
The charlty trustees have balanced IncprrE a8aSnst expendlture and malntalned all the programmes operètsd and met
its objectives.
Voluntqer5
The trustees would Ilke to thank the man¥ vobnteers who have gtven so much of their time. energy and reSoUr￿S to
aSSiStthe charity.
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REPORTOFTHE TTIUSTEES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Charltabte actlvltles
Playschool - 2024
Cobtree Play5chool continued to support many families and their children entrusted into our care.
With register planning children joined us throughout the year, are sessions continued to be full, we aEaln opened on a
Thursday, from Jan. July to 5UPPOrt those on our waiting list, this is enabled the children to settle and get to know us
and be ready for the transltion to playschool from the September.
We had changes to our play5chool team welcomlng back Sheryl Sn a role as a key person. losing our deputy manager
Tina for pastures new in December 3nd Liz 53dty was unable to retum in September having 5UPPOrted the team
behind the scenes for many years.
I would Ilke to glve a huge thank you lo the whole tsam, staff and volunteer5, who all 5UPPOrt each other and work so
hard in ensurlng that all the children are so well tared for. 8lving the much-needed tlme, éedicatlon and plannirg to
ensure we meet their individual need&
Cath has stepped into the deputy rnan￿er rol4 with Sue and J3lme continuing tD provide the much-valued roles ID
supportlng thelr key £roups.
We have recruited an experienced, qualified new key person. Farren. and Edward who wlll be worklng alongslde as he
develops his understandlng of an earty yearfs role, both who wlll join us in January 2025, but have had a couple of
week5 in De￿mbert0 help settle in.
We contlnue to face dlffl¢ultles In re¢ruitMent for the much-fdlued roles of volunteer5 to be able to Increase numbers
whllst stlll being able to offer our contlnulng standards of care and early educatlon. We, our chlldren and famllles
recoBnise and truly appreclate the help with have from our small team of commltted voluntsers, those that have
supported us for over 10 years to those that support for a few months, their loyalty and continuing support make5 4
true dlfference to our provlslon and care and recognlsed best practice5.
It continues to be a prlvllege to work alongslde them, recogntsing thelr klndness tare and support to the chlldren and
their familie4 whlch contlnues to embed the ethos of the Playschool., As each year, a thank you never seems to be
big enouBh word for all that they do.
We are contlnually aware of the need for the sustslnablllty of our provision for those withln the communlty, especlally
with knowledge of the impending changes of the SEND offer of SUPF)orL not just from our local authority but
nationwlde. Although It 15 good to see recommendatlons Increaslng from the chlldren's therapy sUPPOrt network and
word of mouth, we need to contlnue to be proactive in malntalnlng the funding for the sustslnabillty of our servlce
and all the valuable support and care we are able to give to the children.
We supported many (rf our families with thelr educational and health care plans, completlng with them the
papenMorf( and evldence proflles needed to ensure that the children leaving Dur care In the summer would have the
right SUPPOrt in place at their new schools. The local counal continues to be overwhelmed with the need for specialist
school placements and we, from September, have again supported chlldren who have deferred they school entry,
from rK¥t being allocated an appropriate School place for a term or for the whole school year.
We managed to say goodbye to those leavlng for school and to ￿lebrate the end of another school year, wlth a plcnl¢
for everyone In the 8ardÈn. It is lovely to celebrate with the parents the children's achievements, to look thiough their
unlque photographed progress journey to show how well they have done and the steps they have made towards the
early learnin8 8oals.
We Invited parent5 Into to share a sesslon alongslde their child in De￿Mber, to share progre55 belng made In thelr
flrst term and to have opportunltles to speak and spend tlme wlth the key person and team In thelr Indlvklual key
8roup5, before sendlng of for the Chrlstm8s break.
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Junlors
Wlth a contlnulng thankyou to the KCC dtsabled commissioning ser¥lce and the grant award from thelr short break
Local Offer we are able to wn our club provision forthe next two years {Aprll 2024 to March 20261
Due to the contlnulng demand of places, we have kept to runnln8 our junlor club, with three age gfOUPS, runnirlg
alternate Sattjrdays to be able to support ès many familles as 15 possible although we have an evolvin8 waitin8 list, we
re able to offer up to 36 children, sesslons wtth us.
We have chlldren loinlng our Saturdays from thelr experiences at Playschool or Summer dub, a testament to the care,
commitment, hard work, enthuslasrn fmm our stafflng support, that famllle5 have developed thelr trust In the carlng
relatlonshlps that have been formed, and the conslstency of 5UPPOrt we can contlnue to provide for them. Having the
onsistency and knowledge from our team of staff across clubs, ha5 meant the famlly's request for places Ot juniors 15
forever Intteaslng.
We have an evolving turn round from lovety groups of young helpers, comln8 from local schocls In thelr slxth form of
studles or completlng Duke of Edlnbur8h awards for example. The¥ are provlding the one.to-one social interactlons
wlth the chlldren. The children in our care are excited to come each se55ion knDwlng or requestlng thelr helpers by
name'wantlng to be wlth thelr frlend" which embed the ethos of theoffer of ourjunlor clubs.
A huge thank you to the dedication ind commltment to all of those In our Junior Club team. It is lovely to see the
potenllal fijture of Maldstone Menczp In the commltment they all brlng.
Youth Club
With thankyou to the KCC disabled commlsslonln8 service and the grant award from thelr short break Local Offer we
are able to run our club provlslon for the next two year {Aprll 2024- March 2025)
The team have all worked with such tlreless enthuslèsm throughout th15 year to ensure that Ycuth club ccffitinues to
offer a provlslon to those on our registers,
With the sessions beln8 hall based. they Included musi4 singln& dancln& traft actlvitles and 8amEs- the young adLEIts
have had such fun. We prepare a supper together, encouraging the young people to make a plzza, a toasted sandwlth.
make cholces of what they would Ilke on thelr Jacket potato for example. We encourage their independent skills to
help with dearlng away washing up They have especially loved the danclng and sin8lng at the end of each 5e55ion, you
can see the confldence and frlendshlps formed wth thelr peers and with our stsff, maklng the sessions a joyfully
energetlc social experlence for all.
Again, a huge thank you must 80 to everyoDe at Youth, for the tlme and commltment that goes to organisin8 and
plannln8 these events. The young adults in their care are being given some wonderful experiences and opportunitles
bullding on the trustlng carlng and fun relatlonshlps that they have developed with uur team. They are building on
their confldence to try new thln8s to internct with their peers en￿81￿ and understsndlng that durln8 thelr tlme with
us ihelr Sndfvldual needs are being met. This all supports the foundatlons needed for them to make a positNe
contrlbution In the declslon maklnE, and posltl¥* behavlours needed In the rules of beinB together Sn our Community.
Hollday aub
With thantyou to the KCC disabled comm1551oning Servi￿ and the grant award from 1helr short break Local Offer we
are able to run our club provlslon summer 2024 and Summer 2025
Durlng the Summer, we dld run our hollday club for 4 weeks over August.. P￿￿dIng resplte for the fafflllles of almost
90 chlldren and young adults between the ages of 5-18.
Actfvltles are hall based. w¢ are able to utllise both floors of the hall. the sensory room and garden, wlth each day
dlvFded to have a planned actlvlty In the aftemoon We themed eath week Includlng very messy fun. and vlslts from
te55ellatlon dance provlng to be a very memorable day for everyone.
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We have a fantsstlc team, wtth many famillar and new faces from prevlous years supportlng the staffing needed agaln,
these Induded the day-to-day management from our Junior club and Playschi)ol managers. which providcd the
tonslstently knowledge and understanding of those entrusted to our cafe. They all worked so well tO8ether reflettlng
each day to ensure that the chlldren's days were tull of fun, actlvitiÈs. and soclal interactlons,
We were all supported by a large team of helpers, who provided the I:1 care, many of whom were famlllar wth the
children and the familie5 frDm volunteering with u5 for our junior club or having worked in during the previou5
summer. A huge thank you must go out to all ftsr the commIth￿nt. tlme and haid work glven tc make our holiday club
so successful. 5harlng their knowledge of the children, the techniques and strategies needed to help keep them
entertained happy and motfvated, made the chlldren feel safe and confident to explore all the opportunitles and
experieTh￿s we could provide for them.
Photographs tsken throughout the summer show the huge smlles, reinforcing the fun they had. and the relatlort5hips
formed.
This Etho5 rontinue5 to be embedded In ovr Junlor and yO￿h clubs throushout the year, for which Maidstone
Mencap contlnyes to be Immensely proud.
We are able to run our clLrb provlslons from the major finandal support from the Short break grants applied for from
KCC Dlsabled Commissionlng Service. which SUPkX)rt us to be able to offer much reduced fees for the I,,1 care and
wpport provided, for this we say another thank YO￿ as it g4)es a long way in 5ustsinin8 the variety and quality of
experiences we provided.
Another thank you must go Pe88y Heron and Ihe Wllllam Brake foundation for their huge donatlon agaln th55 year,
which contrlbutes slgnlflcantly to the acllvitles and resources we are able to provlde for our Club5.
BUILDING REPORT
Maklstone Mencap AGM Bulldlng Report for works 2024
l. Fire Safety & Emergency Llghting Upgrade
o Followin8 the fire safety check, It was Identllled that an emergency Ilghtlng upgrade was nètessary.
o The quotes provided by Tina were outdated, so new qwte5 were requested.
o Contractor- Oakleaf Electrical
o Quote: £4,139 (Excl, VATI. whlch Include5 PATtsstlThg.
o Scheduled Work Dates: 14th April- 17th April 2024.
2. Garden Malntenance
o The garden has been tidled up, wlth the broken marquee tsken down and the metal recycled, resulting in a small
revenueof £6.
o Other garden waste has been disposed of at the local recydrng ￿ntre free ofcharge.
3. Wall Repalrs In Garden
o Two locations on the building wall were Identlfled as needing repairs due to crumbling mortar, whlth posed a safety
hazard.
o Th15 Issue was preventlng thlldren from safely uslngthe garden.
o The repalrs have been completed, and the scaffolding is stheduled to be tsken down soon,
o Contractor.. Malllin8 Masonry
o Cost: £1,920.
4. Addrtlonal Wall Repalr by Maln EntT•nce
o An addltional repalr on Ihe wall near the maln entrance is necessary.
o Estimated Cost,, £100, with work expected to be completed during the half-term break.
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5. Storage Room Palnt Issue
o During a walkarDund, I nOti￿d some peellng and crnmbllng palnt In the storage room.
o The Issue Is belng monitored a5 it may be due to the age of the palnt. Liane has been made aware of this.
Planned Works for 2025.,
l. Garden Overhaul:
o Contlnue wlth the Wdrden project to make It fully accessible and enjoyable to all.
2. Building Decoration..
o Ongoin8 decoration and malntenance throughout the building.
MONTHLY DRAW
2024January 62 Ron Mason
2024 February 80 Mr Edward Ralkes
2024 March 18 Mrs A Weaver
2024 April 50 Lee Ta88art
2024 May 2 Mrs L Jlles
2024June 61 Mrj Makuch
2024Juty 50 Lee Toggart
2024 August 68 Mlke Craske
2024 September 61 Mr J Makuch
2024 Ortober 25 Sharon Whlte
2024 November 96 Mrs Elsbet Mlnall
2024 t)ecember 45 Mr5 S Ltngh&m
Fundralslng actlvltles
Fund-ralslng Is vltal If we are to contlnue runnlng all senAces so we are really grateful to everyon8 who contrlbutes
thelr tlme, donates raffle prizes and other itents for stalls, bakes cake. displays posters, buys raffle tickets etc. etc, We
can't manage without you and look forward to seelng you all at f￿Ure fund raising events.
'Quiz Nlght, March 2024 this wa5 well supported and our grateful thanks go to our Quiz master for preparing the
questions. Thls event ralsed approximately £600.
'Jumble Sale. June 2024 - this event was popular well attended. We were fortunate to receive a good amount of
donated dothin& tOV5 and bri¢ a ba¢ ralslng over £200.
'Quiz Night, November 2024 - thls evenlng wa5 08ain well supported and our grateful thanks go to our Qutz master.
This event ratsed around £570.
Thank you to all our supporter5 who fundratsed through ourJust Givlng webslte pages.
Throughout the year many people ralse money In a number of ways whilst promotlng and raising the profile of
MaEdstone Mencap wlthln the local community- thank you.
Mark Smith- Trustee
HNANCIAL REVIEW
ReSen￿S pollcy
The charlty needs to hold slgnlficant cash funds to provlde for unln$ured unforeseen costs on Cobtree Hall. The stated
pollcy of the charity has been that it aims to hold 6 months expenditure as netcurrent assets.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
REVIEW 2024
Opening balance, 1st January 2024.. £195,554,67
Closlng balance, 3tst December 2023: £161,203.38
Balance Increased by: £34351.29
Thls was a combination of expenditu￿ exceeding income: _É9,144.34 and a decrease in the ring-fenced funds.,
£25,2(￿.9$
INCOME
We finished with an income shortfall of £42,826.96: however, this was due to a £44.9k shortfall in our Restricted
Funds tareet {we brought in £112,968.05 versus a target of £I57￿64A6). We exceeded the Club5 target by £1.6k, and
the Fundraislng target by £492.26
EXPENDITURE
We underspent on expenditure by £27.408.74. mainly due to not spending £19.8k of Restrftted Funds. 8udget
SpEr￿1￿g across all the divisions totslled £85,929.65 versu5 a budget of £935OOIM).
Whilst we overspent on Finance. that was mainly because Calcutt Matthews forgot to bill u5 lor their Services in 2023,
50 we ended up paying for two years In 2024. My only area of concern 15 with the Administratton spendln& as we
spent £9.3k against a budget of £8k. We spent £2.3k on prlnting charges from both PEAC and Citibusiness: however.
the tharJty1s movlng to a sole suppller and expects to halve costs In 202&
Overall, we finlshed the year with a combined Income shortfall of £42.9k and Expenditure underspend of £27.4k,
whlch meant we brought in £15.4k less than we spent (or spent £15.4k more than we brought In, dependlng on how
you want to look at it). The total tsr8et income (Fundralsing + Restricted Grants) was £182.6k and the total brought in
was £138.Ik, which vras 76% versus taoet.
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Overall restrlcted funds totalled £84.431.71
Heritage Fund £36,415.31
NL5Y £O.IK)
DCS.. Holiday (£0.00)
DCS: Juniors £3.088.59
DC5: Youth Club £4,739.04
DAF EIO,399.21
SENIF £2.987.84
Community Fund £4,987.69
Garden £21,814.03
£84,431.71
2025 is the 5th and finol year that the charity will recelve monles from the National Lottery, which wlll see the charlty
recelve £44.784 in 2025 (and a total of £215.882 over the five-year perlod). My cOn￿rn for 2026 is that we will need
to make up the £40k a year that was P￿vIoUSlY funded by the Natlonal Lottery. I have made my concerns known to
the board, and targeted the charlty with bringin8 in more monles vla Grants,
James Burrows
Honorary T¥easu￿r
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
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STRIICTURQ GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The charlty Is controlled by Its governlng do¢umenL a deed of trusL and constitLttes a Ilmlted company. limited by
guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
Recruitment and appolntment of newtn15tee5
The charlty actNely pursues opportunities to recrult new trustees from amongst the volkjntèers and their famllies as
and when members of the existing trustee board need to stand down. New trustees need to be nominated by two
exlsting board member5 in Drder to ensure ihey are of good character and ablllty.
organI￿tIOnal structure
The charity comprlses a board of trustees and a team of volunteers divlded up by those that aS51st running the
playschool, a weekly club lor older chlldren. a hollday club for older chlldren and a weekly club for your adults, and
those Involved with a5slsting Dthers In the communlty and those Involved wlth fundralslng.
Indudlon and training of new trustee5
New trustees are encoura8ed to read guidano issued by MENCAP, The Charlty Commlsslon and Companle5 House on
appolntment. Where they have spetrfic dulle5 they will shadow the trustees wlth thls role untll they are confident
they c8n take ovef.
Periodically external advlsors wlll provlde Irélnlng.
Wlder network
Maldstone MENCAP Is an assoclate of MENCAP England 123 Golden Lane London ECIY ORT.
Related partles
The tharlty work5 With the local authority, schools and other charltles In ralslng funds.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
REFERENCE ANO ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Reglstered Company number
02672192 (England and WHle51
Reglstsred LhaTIty number
ILJ)9677
Re8lstered offlce
Cobtree Hall
Willington Street
Maldstone
Kent
ME15 8EB
Trt￿tee5
Mark Smlth
Susan Jane Roughley
Lynn Jacquellne Snedden
Mary Loulse Rlmmer
Guy Alexander Roughley
Amanda Masters
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIiS
Audltors
Xelnadin Audit Ltd
12 Conquervr Ct
Sitlingbourne
Kent
MEIO SBH
Presldent
Mrs Helen Grant MP
Other Commlttee Members
Secretary- Mrs Lynn Snedden
Trea5urer- Mr Jame5 Burrows
Playschool & Clubs Mana8er- Mrs ￿ane MDTris
Centre Co-ordlnator- M15 Tlna Adams
Grants Mana8er- Mrs Sarah M2ybourne
Soclal CixKdinator- Mrs Rebecca Fox
PUBUC BENEFIT
The Charity provldes public benefit by assisling people with learnin8 disabilitles In the borough and 5urround5 of
Maidstone.
More informatlon about the natlonal work of the charlty can be ftyjnd at www.mencap.org.uk.
The trustees have pald due re8Èrd to Charfty CommEssion 8uidance on publFc beneflt in decidin8 what actlvltle5 the
charity should undertake.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILrriES
The trustees {who are a15D the directors of Maldstone Mencap Charltsble Twst limited for the purpose5 of company
lawl are résponslble for preparlng the Annual Report and the financial ststements In accordance wlth appllcable law
and United Klngdom Accountlng Stsndards Iunited Kingdom GenerallyAccepted Accountlng Practice).
Company law requlres the trustee5 to prepare financial statements for each flnanclal year which glve a true and falr
view of the stste of affairs of thp charltable company and of the IncomlnE resources and 8pplication of ￿SoUr￿5,
Including the income and exp2ndlturE, of the tharitable company for that perlod. In preparing those fina￿la4
statements, the trustees are required to
selett sultable accountins polirie5 and then apply them consistentl
observe the methods and principles in the Charity 50RP:
make Judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the golng eontÈrn basis unless It Is In8pproprlate to presume that the
charitsble companywill contlnue In buslness.
The trustees are respon51ble for keeplng proper accountlng records which dlsclose with reason8ble accuracy at any
time the financlal positlon of the charltable company and to enable them to ensure that the flnandal statements
comply wlth the Companles Act 2CQ6. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charltable company
and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other Irregularltles.
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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES- contlnued
In so far as the trustees are aware:
there 15 no relevant audit information of which the charltsble company's auditors are unaware; and
the trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themsefves aware of any relevant audit
Informatlon and to estabii5h that the audltors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Xeinadin Group Llmited. wlll be proposed for ie-appointrnent 3t the forthcomlng Annual General
Meeting.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on.......
. and si8ned on its behalf by".
Susan Jane Rou8hley- Trustee
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REPORTOF ThE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSTO THE MEMBERS OF
MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLETRUST
UMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER.. 02672192}
Oplnion
We have audited the financial statements of Maldstone Mencap Charltable TNSt Umited Ithe '¢haritable ¢ompanVJ
for the year ended 31 December 2024 whlch comprise the Statement of Financial Activitie5. the Balance Sheet and
notes to the flnaniial Statements, Including a summary of slgnlficant accountlng pollcle5. The financial reporting
framework that has been applied in their preparation is appllcable law and Unlted Klngdom Accounting Standards
Iunlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 pra￿1￿).
In our opinion the financial statements:
glve a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs a5 at 31 December 2024 and of its inmming
resources and application of rescur￿s, including its income and expendlture. for the year then ended,-
have been properly prepared in accordance with Untted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce- and
have been prepared In accordance wlth the requlrements ofthe Companies Act 2QLI6.
Basls for optnlon
We conducted our audlt In accordance wlth Internatlonal StsThdJrds on Auditing IUKI 11s￿s IUK}l and applicable Eaw.
Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Audltors, responslbllltles for the audlt of the
financlal statements sectlon of our report. We are Independent of the charitable company in accordan￿ with the
ethical requirements that are relevant to our 8udlt of the financial ststements in the UK, Includlng the FRC'S Ethlcal
Standard, and we have ftjlfllled our other ethical responslbilities In accordance wlth these requlrements. We belleve
that the audit evidence we heve obtalned Is sufflclent and approprfate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conduslons relatlng to iolnK con¢em
In auditlng the financlal statements. we have concluded that the tru5tees' use of the 80ing concern basls of accountlng
In the preparatlon of the flnanclal 5tatÈments is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not Identlfied any materlal uncertalntles relatlng to events or
conditions that, indivldually or collertlvely. may last 5i8nificant doubt on the charltable company's ablllty to contlnue
as a going concefn for a perlod of at least twelve months from when thefinanclal statements are authortsed for Issue,
Our responslbllitles and the responslblllties of the trustees with respect to golng concern are described In the relevant
5ection5 of thls report.
Other Informallon
The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprlses the Informatlon included in
the Anrsual ReporL other than the flnancial statements and our Report of the Independent Audltors thereon.
Our opinion on the finanrial statements does not cover the other Informatlon and. except to the extent otherwise
expllcStly stated in our report we do not express any form of assuran￿ concluslon thereon.
In connection with our audlt of the flrFanclal statements, our responslblllty is to read the other rnformatlon and, In
dolng so. conslder whether the other information is materially incon5i5tent wrth the financial statements or OUT
knDwledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materlally misstated. If we identify such material
incon51stencies or Jpparent materlal mlsstatements. we are requlred to determlne whether this gives riSE to a
material mlsstatement in the financial statements themselve5. If. based on the work we have performed. we conclude
that there Is a materlal mlsstarement of thls other Informatlon. we are required to report ihat fact. We have nothing
to report in this regard.
Oplnlgns on other matters pres¢rlbed by the Companle5 Act 2006
In our oplnlon, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audlt..
the Informatlon given In the Report of Trustees for the flnanclal year for whlch the flnanclal statements are
prepared 15 conslstent with the flnanclal statements; and
the Report of the Trustees has been prepared In accordance wlth appllcable legal requirements.
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REPORTOFTHE INDEpENDE￿rAuD1TOR5ToTHE MEMBERS OF
MAID5TONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
UMITED IREGIStERED NUMBER.. 026721921
Matters on whl¢h we are requlred to report by exceptlon
In the Ilght of the knowledge and understandin8 of the eharltable company and Its envlronment obtalned In t
course of the audlt, we have not Identlfied material mi55tatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothln8 to report in respett of the followlng matters where the Companles Act 2006 requlres us to report to
vou if. in our opinion,.
adequate accounting records have not been kept or retums adequate for our audit have nc7t been recelved from
branches not vi￿ted by us. or
the financial statements are not In agreement w¢th the accountin8 record5 and returns,. or
certain disclosure5 of trustees, remuneration specif￿d by law a￿ not made,. or
we have not recelved all the InfoTmatlon and explanations we requlre for our audlt.. or
the trustees were not entltled to take advantage of the Small companre5 exemptlon from the requirement to
prepare a Strateglc Report or In preparlng the Report of the Trustees.
Responslbllltle5 of truste&5
A5 explained more fully in the Ststement of TTustee5' Responslblllties, the trustees (who are a150 the dlrettors of the
haritable company for the purpose5 of compan¥ law) are responsible for the preparation of the flnanclal statements
and for belng satlsfled that they glve a true and falr vlew, and for such internal control as the trustees determSne is
necessary to enable the prEparatlon of financial Statements that are free from material mi55tatemen( whether due to
fraud or error.
In preparing the financlal statements, the trustees are re5pon5ible for a55e55ing the charltable company's ablllty to
continue as a golng concern, discloslng, as applicable matters ￿lated to 8olng concern and using the goln8 concem
basls of accOU￿tIng unless the trustees either Intend to Ilquldate the tharitable company or to cease operations, or
have no reallstlc alternative but to do 50.
Our R5pon51bllltles for the audlt of the firtanclal statements
Our objectlves a￿ to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financlal thtements as a whole are free from
materEal mlsstatement. whether due to fraud or error, and to Issue a Report of the Independerst Auditor5 that Includes
our oplnion. Reasonable assuranee Is a hlgh level of assurance, but Is not a guarantee that an èudlt ￿nducted in
accordance wfth ISAS IUKI will always detert a material misststement when It Èxlsts. M155tatement5 can arise from
fraud or error and are conSide￿d rnaterial If. Ind￿[dUallY or in the a8gregate, they could reasonably be expected to
Influence the economlc decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Thè éxtént to whlch our protÉdures are capable of detecting Irregulaflties. Ineludlng fraud Is detailed below:
Our objectives in performln8 the audit are to identlfy and assess the rfsk of material misstatement In the IlTrancial
Statements due to fraud or error and to obt8ln sufflcient audit ewdence to support thls, We alsD Evaluate and respond
to the rlsk of material misstatements.
Audit procedures perfDrmed by the engagement team included:
- Obtalnlng an understandlng ol the legal and regulatoryfyameworks that are applicable to the entlty.
Assesslng the rlsks of material m155tatements in respect of fraud by enquirlng of management as V￿11 as revtewlng
the Servi￿ or8anlsatlons used. These were corroboyated by revlewlng Board Minute5. correspondence with HMRC
and Cornpanie5 House as well as wlth Serylce Organlsatlons.
Gaining a sufflclent understanding of the Intemal control environment, indudin8 5yStern5 In place for the detertion
and prevention of fraud.
- Understandln8 the company's current actlvltie% assets, liabilltles. as well as fu￿re plan5.
A further descrlptlon of our responsibilltles for the audit of the flnancial ststements Is looted on the Flnandal
Reportlng Council's website at www,frc.org.uVaudilorsrespon5ibilitle& Thls de5crlptiDn forrns part of our Report of
the Independent Audltors.
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REPORTOFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSTOTHE MEMBERS OF
MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER.. 02672192}
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charltsble companrfs members, as a body. In accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of
the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken $0 that we might state to the charilable company'5
members those matters we are required to State to them in an audltors, report and for no other purpose. To the
fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume re4)onslblllty to anyone other than the charitable
mpany and the charf(able companvs members a5 a body, for our audit work, for thi5 report, or for the opinions we
have fomied.
Nlcholas Hume (Senior Ststutory Auditor}
for and on behalf of Xelnadin Audit Ltd
12 Conqueror Ct
Sittlngbourne
Kent
MEIO 5BH
Date,.
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARrrABLETRUST
UMITED
STATEMENTOF RNANCIAL ACTMTIES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
31.12.24
Totsl
funds
31.12.23
Total
funds
Unrestrlcted
fund5
Restrirted
funds
Notes
INCOME ANO ENDOWMENTS FROM
L￿nationS and legacies
S4,534
18,819
73,353
75,555
Charftable actmtles
Trusts and Foundations
Juntor Gateway
69,337
33,772
103,109
112,038
5,490
5.490
Other tradlng artivitie5
Investment Income
2,695
2,695
469
3,472
311
Totsl
I32￿25
52,591
185,116
191.376
EXPENDITURE ON
RalsinE funds
1,311
1,311
870
Charftable attlvltles
pla￿Chool
Youth Club
JunlorGateway
111,670
542
111,670
11,854
72,334
11,022
11,312
17,219
17,219
15,124
Hollday Club
1397
54,848
57,245
46,730
Other
JO,140
240
10,380
3,095
Total
143,279
66,400
209,679
149,175
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITUREI
110,7541
113,8091
124,563)
42.201
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Totsl funds brought forward
247,982
62,413
310.395
268,194
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
237,228
48,604
285.832
310,395
The note5 fomi part of these flnan¢lal ststements
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
LIMITED (REGISTERED NUMBER.. 026721921
BALANCE SHEET
310ecember 2024
31.12.24
Total
fund5
31.12.23
Total
funds
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restrlcted
funds
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tan8Eble assets
li
99,523
99,523
89,610
CURRENT ASSErs
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
3.200
136,429
3.200
185,033
3,200
219,385
48,604
139,629
48,604
188,233
222,585
CREDITORS
Amounts falllng due wlthln one year
11,924)
{1,9241
I1￿00)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
137,705
186,309
220.785
TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT LIABIUTIES
237,228
48,604
285,832
310,395
NET ASSErs
237,228
48,604
285,832
310,395
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds:
General fund
Jr Gatewav
Fixed asset replacement ￿nd
Contingency Fund
Playschool
14
72,403
22,244
48,410
50,OOD
44,171
111,556
28,421
48,410
50,C*XI
9.595
237,228
247,982
Restrided funds
48,604
62A13
TOTAL FUNDS
285,832
310,395
These financial statements have been prepared In accordance with the provlslons applicable to charitable companles
subject to the small companies regime.
The flnancl I statements were Bpproved by the Board of Trustees and authori5ed for issue
. and were sl8ned on Its behalf bv..
Trusiee
The note5 form part of these fin3nc4al statements
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRu¥r
UMITED
NOTESTO THE FINANCIAL 5fATEMENTS
fortheyear Ended 319e¢ember 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basls of preparln8 the flnanclal statements
The financial statements of the charitable companyi whlch 15 a public benefit entity under FR5 102, have been
prepared in accordance wlth the Charities SDRP IFRS 102} 'Accountin8 and Repordng by Charities: Statement
of Recommended PraEtIEe applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ire18nd IFRS 1021 (effective l January 20151,. Financial
Reporting Standard 102 'The Flnanclal Reportin8 Standard applitable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the
Companles Act 2006. The financlal statements have been prepared under the historical cost conventlon.
Income
All Income is recognlsed In the Ststement of Flnanclal ActEvltles once the charSty has entitlement to the funds,
It is probable that the Income wlll be retsived and the amount can be measufftd reliably.
Expendllure
Llablllties are iecognised as expendlture as 500n a5 there is a legal or constructive obllgatlon commlttlng the
tharlty to that expendlture, it 15 probable that a transfer of economlc benefits VAII be requlred In settlement
and Ehe amount of the ¢bligatlon can be measured reliabty. Expenditure Is accounted for on an accruals basis
and has been clas51fled under headln8s that aggregate all cost relatèd to the category. Where costs cannot be
dlrectly attrlbuted to partlcular headlngs they have been allocated to actlvltles on a b￿15 cun5iStent with the
Use of resources.
Allocatlon and apportlDnment of ¢o$ts
No charge to support costs is made to the pEay school. Other actl¥ittes absorb support costs on the basls of
use.
Tanglble Ilxed assets
Depreciatlon Is provlded at the following annual rates In order to write off each asset over its estimated useful
Improvements to proForty
Plant and machinery
xtures and fittings
IO% on cost
25% on redudng balance
15% on reducing balance
Taxatlon
The charity Is exempt from corporatton tax on Its (haritable actlvltles.
Fund ac¢ountln8
Unrestricted funds be used in accordance with the charttsble objectives at the discretion of the trustees,
Restrfcted fund5 can only be used for partlcular restrkted purpose5 wlthln the objects of the charlty.
Restrictions arise when specified by the donoror when funds are ralsed fur particular restricted purposes.
Further explanatlon of the nature and purpose of each fund Is Included In the notes to the financlèl
statements,
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MAIDsfoNE MENCAP CHARITABLE TAUST
LIMtrED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
OTHER TRADING AcllvitlES
31.12.24
31.12.23
Fundralsln8 events
Rent from clubs
570
2,125
1.182
2,290
2,695
3.472
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.12.24
31.12.23
Deposll accourt interest
469
311
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
31.12.24
31.12.23
Artlvlty
Trusts and Foundatlons
JuDlor Gateway
Grants
103,109
112,038
Grants
5A90
108,599
112,038
Gr3nt5 received, included in the aly)ve. are as follo￿￿.
31.12.24
31.12.23
Kent County Councll
Natlonal Lottery Communlty Fund
64,910
43,689
59.413
52,625
108,593
112,038
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLETRUST
LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT5- cL￿tinUed
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
RA151NG FUNDS
Other tradlng artlvftles
31.12.24
31.12.23
Fundraisin8 actNities
1,311
870
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Support
costs Isee
note 7)
Direct
Costs
Totals
Playschool
Youth Club
Junlor Gateway
110,674
11.755
111,670
11.854
99
16,990
229
17,219
Holiday Club
56,859
386
57,245
196,278
1,710
197,988
SUPPORT COSTS
Management
Flnan
Totals
Play5chool
Youth Club
Junior Gateway
102
io
996
99
213
16
229
Hollday aub
18
1,564
146
1,710
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
LIMrrED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contlnued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
NFf INCOME/IEXPENDITUR0
Net incomel{expenditure) is stated after chargingl{creditingl:
31.12.24
31.12.23
Depreciation- owned assets
6.816
5,299
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees, remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 Oecember 2024 nor for the year
ended 31 De￿rnber 2023.
Trus¢ee$' expenses
There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended
31 December 2023.
io.
STAFF cosrs
The average monthty number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.12.24
31.12.23
Stsff
No employees recelved emoluments In eX￿s$ of £EiI,IXX).
The above Is Full Time Equivalent. There are 12 part-time worf(ers.
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP tJlARITABLE TRusr
LIM￿ED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS- contlnued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Improvements
Flxtures
and
flttings
Freehold
property
Plant and
machlnery
property
Totsls
COST
At l January 2024
Addltion$
39,420
294.582
2.135
37.635
16,729
373.772
16,729
At 31 December 2024
39.420
294.582
2.135
54,364
39),501
DEPREaATION
At l January 2024
Char8e for year
259,231
4,489
24,063
2,010
284,162
6,816
317
At 31 De￿mber 2024
263,720
1,185
26.073
290,978
BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024
39,420
30,862
950
28,291
99.523
At 31 De￿rnber 2023
39.420
35,351
1,267
13.572
89.610
12.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.1124
31.12.23
Prepayments and accrued income
3,200
3,2
13.
CREDrfoRS: AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24
31.12.23
Accruals and deferred Income
1,924
1,800
14.
MOVEMENT IN RINDS
During the year a number of Deslgnated funds We￿ set up and these are as foltows..
Flxed asset replatemont Fund
Monles set aslde for the repalr and re￿a£ement of owned a55ets.
Contlw8en¢y Fund
An amount equwalent to slx months expendlture was set aslde In a deslgnated fund In order lo ensure that,
should the tharltv stop re￿Iving fvndlng, tt could continue operating for 3 full year before needlngto dose.
Playschool Fund
Income received for the playschool Is set aslde and used for the rtsnnlng of the ￿ayS¢h0O1 therefore all Income
and expendlture forthSs wlll be shown under thls new de518nated fund.
Holklay Club Fund
Income reCe￿￿d for the Hollday Club Is set aslde and used for the running of the club therefore all Income and
expenditure for this wlll be shown under this mew design4ted fund.
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MAIDSTQNE MENCAP CHAR￿ABLE TRUST
LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued
Youth Club Fund
Income received for the Youth Club 15 set aslde and used for the runnin8 of the club therefore all Income and
expenditure ft)r this will be shown underthis hew desiBnated fijnd.
Junlor Gateway Fund
Income recelved for Junlor Gètsway Is set 8slde and used for the Nnnlng of thls actlvlty and therefore all
income and expenditure for this 4wII be shown underthis new de5i8nated fund.
maIntenAn￿ Fund
The Malntenance fund 15 a restrlcted fvnd that was set up to ensure emergency repairs can be carrled out
uslnE thls approved money,
15.
REIATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party tran5actlons for the year ended 310ecember 2024,
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MAIDsfoNE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
UMITED
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
31.12.24
31.12.23
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donatlons ahd legacles
Don8tlons
Glft aid
Svbscrlptlons
Holiday Club
Playschool
Junior Gateway
Youth Club
21,507
25.553
196
420
12,390
30,077
5,624
1,295
496
12,S09
31,744
4,787
2,310
73.353
75,S5S
Other tradlng actmtles
Fundraising events
Rent from clubs
570
2,125
1,182
2,2
2.695
3A72
Investment Income
Deposlt account interest
469
311
Charltable artfvltlos
Grants
108,599
112,038
Total Incomlng re#our¢es
185,116
191,376
EXPENDITURE
Other tradlng actlvltles
Fundralslng attivltles
1.311
870
Charltable actmtles
Wages
Insurance
Ll£ht and heat
Telephone
Posta8e and statlonery
Repalrs and rènewals
Hollday club expenditure
Youth Club expendlture
Playschool expendSture
stsff Trainin8
Carrled forward
156,495
4.634
5,419
619
3,109
10,319
4.665
550
3,386
109,131
4,174
5,420
1,174
1,310
8,912
1348)
559
5,522
35
135,889
189,196
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MAIDSTONE MENCAP CHARITABLE TRUST
LIMITED
LIETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCL4L ACTIVITIES
forlhe Year Ended 31 December 2024
31.1124
31.12.23
Charitable artfvltles
8rou8ht forward
Improvements to property
Plant and machlnery
Fixturos and flttlnas
189,196
4,489
574
2,019
135,889
3,690
422
1.188
196,278
141.189
Other
General Expenditure
Audlt
4,088
1,351
1,744
10,380
3,095
S￿pport costs
Management
Advertlslng
Sundries
1,468
96
1,291
702
1564
L993
Nnance
ank char8es
146
228
Governance ¢osl$
countanry and legal fees
1,800
Total resources expended
209,679
149,175
Net lexpendlture)hnMme
(24,5631
42,201
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