## **HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ‘ACTION’ GROUP** ## **REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION NUMBER 1015438** ## **TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30[TH] NOVEMBER 2022** The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report for the year ended 30[th] November 2022. This report is prepared in accordance with the Trust Deed and recommendations of the statement or Recommended Practice – Accounting and Reporting by Charities and complies with applicable law. Handicapped Children’s ‘Action’ Group is a registered charity and is operated under the rules of its Trust Deed dated 25[th] November 1992. The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the Trust Deed. The principal object of the charity is to provide specialized equipment for physically disabled children and children with learning difficulties and other special needs. There have been no changes in objectives since the last annual report. Trustees: Mr ARTHUR CHARLES CAUSTON, Chair/Trustee Miss ELLIE SPROUGHT Mr CHRISTOPHER VINCENT Msc BA PGCE MCGI Administrator: Mrs CAROLE DAVIES Bankers: Barclays plc., PO Box 15, 35 Victoria Street, Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire DN31 1DE Accountants: Tuxworth and Associates, During the year December 2021 to November 2022 the Charity provided or helped to provide, various items of specialized and other needed equipment for 246 children. The equipment provided was as follows: 107 x Buggies 01 x weighted blanket 31 x special needs tricycles 02 tough TV Cabinet 05 x wheelchairs 07 x tumble dryers 19 x sets of sensory equipment 01 x treadmill 10 x specialist beds and mattresses 02 x circulatory equipment 02 x outdoors play 01 x stair lif 05 x car seats 01 x medical fridge 13 x I pads 01 x tricycle storage 10 x laptops 04 x carpets 02 x assessments 04 x Ear phones 08 x specialist seating 01 x blender 04 x bathroom hoists 02 x therapy 01 x bathroom shower stretcher 01 x physio 01 x money donation Income throughout the year was by means of appeals to companies and requests for grants from larger Trusts and Foundation. No charity events took place throughout 2022. Income raised during 2022 was on par with that raised in 2021. Again we failed to exceed our £250,000 target but understand that present circumstances contributed to this. The funding spent on equipment provided was £204,734 down by just over £18,000 from the previous year. Due to slow delivery of equipment throughout 2022 meant that we had £18,500 still on order at the end of our financial year A total of 143 Trusts or private individuals gave their support to us during this year of which 27 Trusts, various associations and private individuals were new supporters. The total number of applications and enquiries received during this financial year was 672 although 38 were not considered because they were outside of our guidelines. In this financial year, we were also able to link up 3 organizations with three of our families which resulted in donations of £4250 being made towards a wheelchair and two tricycles. This was paid directly to the suppliers. We received on average 13 applications or enquiries per week during 2022. We hold a reserve fund of £26,938.00p. Approved by the Trustees on 4[th] JANUARY 2023 And signed on their behalf by MRS CAROLE DAVIES …………………………………………………………….. ## **HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ‘ACTION’ GROUP** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1015438** # **ACCOUNTS** # **TH YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2022** # **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ‘ACTION’ GROUP** ## RESPECTIVE RESPONSBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES AND EXAMINERS As the Charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts. You consider that the audit requirements of S.43 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 do not apply. It is my responsibility to state on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under S.43 (7) (b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Direction given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records with those 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 seeking explanation from you as 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 view given by the Accounts. ## INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS STATEMENT In connection with 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 S.41 of the Act or to prepare Accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting records of the Act 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. ## COLIN TUXWORTH 26 CONSTITUTION HILL SUDBURY CO10 2PT 27[th] December 2022 ## **HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ‘ACTION’ GROUP STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES – YEAR ENDED 30[th] NOVEMBER 2022** ||**Notes 2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---| |**INCOMING RESOURCES:**||| |**Charity income**|**249,066**|**248,912**| |**Investment income**|**8**
|**55**| ||**_______**|**________**| |**TOTAL**|**2 249,074**|**248,967**| ||**________**|**_________**| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED:**||| |**Cost of generatng funds**|**67,021**|**62,985**| |**Charitable expenditure (equipment provided) 204,734**||**222,867**| ||**_________**|**__________**| |**TOTAL 3 271,755**||**285,852**| ||**_________**|**__________**| |**NET INCOMING RESOURCES:**|**-22,685**|**-36,882**| |**FUND BALANCES B/F**|**82,154**|**119,036**| ||**_________**|**__________**| |**FUND BALANCES C/F**|**59,469**|**119,036**| ||**=======================**|| ## **HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ‘ACTION’ GROUP** ||**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th NOVEMBER 2022**|**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30th NOVEMBER 2022**||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Notes 2022**||**2021**|| |**FIXED ASSETS**|**4 1,182**||**2,364**|| |**CURRENT ASSETS:**||||| |**Bank and Cash**|**58,887**|**80,390**||| |**CURRENT LIABILITIES:**||||| |**Creditors**|**5600**
|**58,287**
|**600**
|**79,790**| |**NET ASSETS**||**59,469**
||**82,154**| |**RESERVES**||**59,469**
||**82,154**| |**N.B. all of the above funds are unrestricted and may be used for**||**any of the charity’s purposes.**||| |**Approved by the Trustees on 22nd December 2022**||||| |**And signed on their behalf by:Carole J Davies**||||| ## **YEAR ENDED 30[th] NOVEMBER 2022** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** **1/ ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention.** ## **2/ INCOMING RESOURCES** **Fundraising took place through the leasing of a charity office. All income received was unrestricted in purpose.** ## **3/ RESOURCES EXPENDED** **All expenditure is accounted for on an accrual basis. They are as follows:** |**Notes 2022**
**Premises costs 1,779**
**Ofce expenses 1,592**
**Motor expenses and travel 1,201**
**Wages and NIC 60,667**
**Depreciaton 1,182**
**Professional fees 600**
**_______**
**67,021**
**_______**
**4/ FIXED ASSETS**
**Vehicle at cost7,884**
**Depreciaton to date 6,702**
**Writen down value at 30/11/20191,182**

**5/ CREDITORS**
**Accruals600**
|**Notes 2022**
**Premises costs 1,779**
**Ofce expenses 1,592**
**Motor expenses and travel 1,201**
**Wages and NIC 60,667**
**Depreciaton 1,182**
**Professional fees 600**
**_______**
**67,021**
**_______**
**4/ FIXED ASSETS**
**Vehicle at cost7,884**
**Depreciaton to date 6,702**
**Writen down value at 30/11/20191,182**

**5/ CREDITORS**
**Accruals600**
|**2021**
**2,667**
**5,176**
**242**
**53,117**
**1,183**
**600**
**_______**
**62,985**
**_______**
**7,884**
**5,520**
**2,364**
**600**| |---|---|---| ||
**6,702**
**1,182**

**600**
|| ## **6/ OTHER MATTERS** **Trustees did not receive any remuneration; there were no related party transactions and there were no significant non-monetary resources involved in the year.** HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS'AcfioN' GROUP REGISTERED WITH THE CHARITY COMMISSION NUMBER 1015438 TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED TH 30 NOVEMBER 2022 The Trustees have pleasure in presentin8 their report for the year ended 30 November 2022. Thls report is prepared in accordance with the Trust Deed and recommendations of the statement or Recommended Practice - Accountin8 and Reportin8 by Charitles and complies with applicable law. Handicapped Children's 'Action' Group is a registered charity and is operated under the rules of th Its Trust Deed dated 25 November 1992. The mana8ement of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustee5 who are elected and Co￿pted underthe terms of the Trust Deed. The principal object of the tharity is to provide specialized equipment for physically disabled children and children with learning difficulties and other special needs. There have been no chan8e5 in objectives since the last annual report. Trustees: Mr ARTHUR CHARLES CAUSTON, Chalrnrustee Mi55 ELLIE SPROUGHT Mr CHRISTOPHER VINCENT Msc BA PGCE MCGI Administrator: Mrs CAROLE DAVIES Bankers: Barclays plc., PO Box 15, 35 Wictoria Street, Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire DN31 IDE Accountants: Tuxworth and Associates. 26 Constitution Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk COIO 2PT