The DisAblemenl A55Otiillon of ]larng ad DAgeiihai Repoi'l #nd Ftng0¢1#l Sigitmeiits (oi. the yeai. eiidtd 31 March 2021 CoiiipAny No= 2800290 IEiJglHnil & Wales C.Ibarl*y INn: 11123730 {fJl ILglaiid & WalE51
The Di%ablenienl Associatloii of Bxi'ldng alld Da%ellbanJ CONTENTS Page t£g#l & Adminislraliv¢ Informauon Chair's Report CEO'S Repoil 4.16 rM]siees' Report SLqienieni of Trustees Respot)sibiliii¢s 18-20 Audiior's Report 22 23 Stalenieiil of C8sli floiY$ 24.33 Notes to the Financial StaleniEnt5
Tlie Disablement A8SOClation ol $i.klttg aiid DaAenlLam Legxl iiid AdmliJistr4tivt Informgilon Regl$lered INgDIt Disablemeiii Association ofBarkin8 and D28enliai IWoiinB naili¢ DABDI Regl%teYed ClIAI'ity Nlber 1023730 Gove1'ni% DotumeiiiAtirJn The Assnci&lion is esiablishcd as a company liiniied by nd is IEgisiei'ed a$ a charily ivilli Il)e Charily Cornmission. Tlie Aff8iTS of Ilie Association ale gov¢iTred hy lig Inei))01311duiM and articlc5 of2ssoLialioii, datcd 16 Mar¢h 1993 laiiiended 15 Maiili 19961- Cbarlly Ti'u51ees Ofnee Bearer5 Eiiinia Adam8 Keitli Moltsmm Ir¢sigii¢d l August 20201 Raksha Paiel ITIEJSISIEI'I Nolaii Bi2teiiiian Iiesign¥d 15 Deei)beL 20201 l£sr Loh Iappoinied 4 Deceiiiber 20201 Chief orficer$lComp*ny Se¢ret&ry Elaille James lelliod of 2PPOItime¢ lele¢rloiJ Trustees are Rppoiiiied it th¢ Annual General Meeting Comp$iiy 28002 Rogi8tertd Office Centr31 Office- I)AFJD Peliiblke Galen& Dagenliani Esscx. RMIO 7YP Ba]kkers N'atwesi 27 Hi811 Road t)a8ciiliam Romford. RM6 6QD Audltni. Mooiy Kiiigstoii Smitli LLP OFbiial House 20 F.#steni Road Rnillford 'ssex. IIMI 3PJ Senloj. illaiiagettieiil Tea Elaine J•ines Finamcc Offi¢er HR Lead Mobiliiy Lead Welfare Beiiefils & Fiiian¢iNI Iiid¢peiideiice Lead Ci)Ipor8ie SeiW1ee8 Leild Businc55 Drv¢ltspiiienl Lcad Personal Siii)port Servi¢¢s Le&d Ikl?ordh Jacks Maui'¢¢n Claticy Juhii Faga Holly Exall Page I
The DlsAblement A&51Kiation (kl BArkliig xiid D8genhRIii ChAir's Report Like imany oilier Cltsiities DABD had a ¢halleh8iiig ytaT whicli iv¢ have Inaithged well aiid. wlieirvu. possible, Contiiiued to PTovide ongoillg $uppoit to rnany of oui. ¢lieiiis 10 live Iheii. l&fe to ILS fullesi poiential. Our slaff and volw)ieeis haie, wherever possible, continued to pivvide cgir. advice, tducation,.%kills, emi)loyintnt and ITanspori. The5c seiwi¢c% h&vc beeii eveii more iiiipvrtanl iii addressiii8 th¢ addiiional ¢hallen¥es i)05ed by lh¢ Covid pandernics yei soine have b¢eii cutsiled by public safety ItriCtl011% on our iiornial aclivily. This rq)ort record% liow ¥vc havc bllili on oui'10118 history of ineeljiig elialleijges and addTessing new i¢8 10 get througli Iliese dIlCult limes arjd cteaie a SLioiig bRse for the fiiture. I lillve worked with felloiv TrL]sl¢es to suppori opeiation&l rnaiiag¢iiienl Ihroiigh these c11311eii8iiig tiines, and we Continue lo work to ¢reai¢ liglilei- fiiiaiicial Inanageiii¢ni and ertsllre we reiiiait) coinpliani willi Chdiitabl¢ and Company IEgulaiions. A cliallenging ycar foi. all busine%ses, comiiiercial or charilal)le, either break£ you or il Iakc% yfju stronger. The Truslces aiid Operatiunal Le#(l¢isliip Teani have woiked closely io¥eiher 10 rnake Sure DABD i8 a Slroiiger oi'ganisation going foiivard. We liav¢ sui'vived Covid by ivnrkiiig willi sialT10 siippoit Ihein Ilirougli furlough whcie we ivere no long¢i' 4llowed ie supply services and suppoi1 Iheni in clianging thc sci'viee$ Iliey provided wli¢re fvnders l)ave ¢hogtii lo I'edeploy thtm Into neiv rolcs of supi)oi'liiigtr viiliieiible clients Ihi'ough lockdown. Tl11UghOLiI these challcnges we have wurked with the 8enioT leadersliip teani lo suppori sthff iii iiiainlaining qu8liiy aiid siandoTd%. Tlic crisis lias created liuge challen8&% for all oui. staff aiid Inanagers, and ihey liave i'esix)rtded I18111r1¢¢tt1IY 10 11108e cballeii4es. On bchalf of die Bo&rd, I would like to Ihank all DABD slarrand vulunleers for their liaixl work and tlexibility Ilrough thi8 difficult period. W¢ will eoiitinut lo wol'k with Iliun in impioving our finaiicial manag¢iiieni, seai'cliing oui iiew artas Of seiNice delivery. tnaking sure Ilie coiilracls ai'¢ sustainable and ensuring our goveiiiaiice dLKllinents are up lo dale and approprTale lo %uppoil our ¢liciiis. I hope this report demOnStraS wc have addTe*%ed the challeiigts in a difficult yeai. and einergtd tougher aiid filler lo Invvc forwaid and beller abl¢ lo help all eliBible clients acliieve die1r)Ient1lll. Pelej. Snell IChHir of Ti'u$teesl Pa8e 2
The DIs4bleEneni A5soelatl&n of Barklng and Dagenham CF.O'$ Report This year has b¢¢2) cliallenging foi. DA]4D. In 2020, DABD liad to liv¢ our vision Lnd valiies likc nevei tuTning a year of illiPTecedtnttd challengc5 into & ytST of collaboralioii, buildiiig li$1 and Caring. Our custoiner8 Ii'usled Ilial we would be Ihei'e to deliver mucli needed suN)orl in a coitsisi¢iil and ¢f#i¢ient maiiner. aiid we did just thai. We PiDved that we wert the go-10 pai'ln¢i' foT emeygeiiey suppoi't atth thai pi"oieciing our and suppoiting op1¢ ID ourcotnjjiuniiy wer¢ oui oiily piioriiy I liav¢ clioseii to i'ccord some pcr%onal ¢xFiicn¢¢s which bave affected Ilic ¢liarity. We walcli¢d as faiiiilies wer¢ affected by the Pdndeini¢. and our DABD family were no ¢xceptioii. I'wo of our DABD Lodgc Avcnu¢ fainilyy Neil Bccktii, and Derek Cl3rke. died during the pandemic. Oiher personal Ii'agedy included Ihe Ios8 ofpai Gilniaii aftei- 26 year% ofseivice lo DABfJ aiid Ihe wider ¢oiniiiiiiiity and driver Malcoliii Parqolls, Ivhose ieair deS¢i'iid hiin as ali exeepiion21 aiid Laring Qani leader. I m relieved to repoi'l Uial, due 10 Ilie hard work and exceplionAI diligence of our %laff througl?oul the nrgalli5ation. and Ihe prevenlalive actioii laktn, Ili¢ outhrcak has been S1Cessfi)llY mAnaged to date. We werc fac¢d wiib Ilie unpiYced¢nied ¢hallcng¢ of opcraiing in a pciy¢tually uneertaitt environiiienl iii 2020. The sp¢¢d at whicli oiir siaff Iiznsiiioiied lo remoie woyking was LlialleiigiiiB at fii'si, liow¢ver DABD'S leadership leani clialliielled Ihc spiril of resilience, eiislli-lng Iliat our Clients were supporrcd and kept Sdfe. Wc %uspended soine fa¢¢.10.fgc¢ %elvices giviiigus timc to complete a full review of our liistorical organisatioiial cuIIuTe and operating model wtsich I iEfei'red LO iii last year's repoj'i as Ihe'lrojan horse ijaixdox" Wc Yeviewed and modified oui. servicc oft¢i'. Claillfied 50111e Opcialional ioles aiid continued 10 iniprove iiil¢i-_deparimental rclaiionships, whilst *lso creating a tnoie slreanilined 8ovem3Jice sltuciur¢. Uprooting systemic operatingpracliff s i& ongoing these changes will not happen overnight. l am ciicouraged thDt we have made significaiil inFoad$ and Ihal lh¢ oiEaiiisalion is beucr posltioned to be sustainable in the future In the year 81iead we iiiiisi bt i&sponsive lo ciisiomeis. necds a8 tliey cmergt, incrcas¢ collaboiaiive workiiigy continue 10 sIrlEthe17 oui- IT thfrasiructure. and We are cag¢r 10 welcomc bark staff fronj service areas that we¥e suspended, diese include our travel trainers. kids pakh workeis, Ivho weie furlou¥lied. My personal thanks go out 10 all stsft'for all tlieir hal work and s¢lf4acrifi¢c. Worthy of Speeial noie are die car¢ le61Th9 woi"kin8 in the ¢ominunity and ai Lodge Avenue., our cleaiier8,' our He3ltJi aiid Safety Officer whos¢ tireless efforfs kepi us safe. I'd like 10 fil11Y olY¢r Ilie thanks lo Ilir Board and to all ow'staff. voluntecrs. and SUPPOTiers who enable us to d¢livcr life cliangiiig.%eiviccs to all our custolmers. Willi our v¢ntIl anniveisttry on Ihe horizon, DABD is coinmiii¢d la enabling indep¢ndence aiid iiiclusion for all. r.1gine Jxmts IChSef Executivo Oflltei'l Pagc 3
The Dls#blemenl A5soclallon of Rarking DagonlJ8ni Truslecs, R¢p4Tr lor the year endwj 31 March 2021 The TnleeS preyent their rewrt whith incorporaies the strategic reportsel out in ¢(Mxpaiiy laiv iiicluded the audited rinaiicial sralem¢nts foi the yeAI' ended Maicli 2021. The rerrf)ri pi-ovid¢s an Orgl&slI02l5UinnIry, highlighiiiig Ilie ebarilies pwyost Ihe key challenges and risks whicli hav¢ hindered the acliieveJi)eiit of Qui. k¢y objectives as well as ilie actual pcrtoiinaiice olllic Cliai'ily over the pasl year. DAHD is Ilie local Charily that enables inclusioii and independellc¢. Welfllre Ben¢fil8 & Fiiiancial Iiidependence Einergency Suppoil Fundiiig fnr Families in Crisis Tesi and Trace payinenls Fotin Ftlling Employmeni ard Debi Advice Universal Credit suDpon Bettei off calculalioiis Income maxiiniz&tion Personal Care and Support Exli? c.are Ifloaiing support) Community Care Befriending Mobility ITYanspoYil Multi Q¢¢upancy TrBnsp)rt Exslway Car¢ Coiiimuniiy'l'iznsport Schoul Traiispori NHS Trallsrt Reducing Isolalioii Iliold¢n Years) Life clioicts fi)r oldej people Communiiy Collaborations Sknll8 & Educalioll NEF.T Einploynient Children & Young Pcoplc ScTvice% {Kids i)ai¢li & Ti'avel Traiiiitl81 Saiiirday Cliibs IBarkin8 & Daenha1 and Haveringl Creclie's Indeptrtdcnl Travel TIEining {HarkiIig & Dag¢iiham. HKvei'iiig, WBiiliam Forest and Bdiiiet Th¢ yegl. in revleiv Tlie services w¢ deliver enljdnce lh¢ lives of disabled ld eAclud¢d individuals aiid groups. piDvidillg Ilicm access Ihc support they need to live indeptiidenily, Thc cliarity has faced sigiiificanl cli&llcngc% associated will) paiideillie. Tliis ijjcluded the cotiiplet¢ closiire of our cliildren's activiiy clubs. Ilie suspeiis10n of our CUSloiner socials for our gocial c&ir and i.%olaltd oldcr iJeople'% groups. Oui. Bencfil.s aT]d Finai)cio1 Indepciideiice Teaiii also suspeiided lioine visiiiiig services, Iliese closures afftiied oiir beiiefils and fiiiaiicial indepeiideiiee team. Tliig ljad a.%iBiiifi¢aiil illlpdcton Ui¢ fainilies we siipport and aftecied the cli&rily's Incoiiie. Page 4
The DIs2bletnent AsstsilallTrii of Bgyking and DggeJihA Tj'uslees, Report for the yeRr ended Jl Mgrch 2011 Tbe Covld 19- PaJJdeJnit Th¢ Covid 19 Pandeini¢ srIed iii MaTeh 2020 and inediatelY iiiipacled ihe cbarity. 'I'lic Senior L.cad¢isliip team b¢can)e tlie etnergency plsDtIlDg group for th¢ eliarily. The ieam In¢1 daily basis lo review the advice issued by Ihe gove11Cl and 10 foi'mulate guidancc for s&ft servic¢ delivery Our corpornte serviLes lead worked closely wilh our healili and safety officei. to ensure thal regular Covid updates weir %etil lo all staff aiid that risk assessin¢nls foT hoitte worktng weir eJi-ried oui. Tlie pandeniic accelerated Ilie iesiin8 ol'our busines% ¢oiitinyily plans and th¢ aiid agility of Ui¢ business irt r¢spondin8 lo a imove liome working. Tlie eni¢¢¥ency planning groiip look the folk)wing action5'. By 22 Maych w¢ piioritiied siaff tor shielding 8nd furlough in line with public health reeoinniendalions By 22 Marcli 5UPP(krted liviiig scrviccs adopted and impleineThied new pDlocols arouiid visiting By 30 M&i'¢h OtYice.365 wB$ fully iiiipleinenl¢d ets8blittg stsff lo work froin honie By 24 April business contiiiuity plans were iiiiplemented iii 911 seivi¢e areas Frotn May we impl¢menl¢d weekly SLT bricfings lo review alld respond 10 Changes iii government guidartee By Jiinc OUT SLT establi8h¢d 3 rots sysiem for our drivels 10 support our e[c Icam minimize ihe spread of the virus By Jiily a pragi'4nime of wcllbeing cheeks was implerncnted gcioss the orggnisaliun for all sthft'iiicliiding oui ¢olleagu¢s on furlougli In Sepieinber the govemance r¢vi¢w WAS carried out by Digi- Board In Dctenjber we adapted or se¢¢$ lo respoiid 10 new ¢Usloiner deniands In January we we1coin new trusiees We siarlcd welcoming colleagues baLk 10 the office We mowed into audii planning In 2020 Qui- objectiv¢ was lo focus ort.. Trust board ¢xpan5ion A siov¢i'iiance Audil Th¢ crcatioii of a rlvc-y¢ strategic plan The revicw of DABD'S govcrntllg docuiiieiit Dui'iJ)g Ihe Covid-19 paiideittic salety b¢¢aine OUT priiiiaiy fwus. We uscd oui. reUrteS io.. To keep fi'oni litie staff safe bulk oi'ders of PI>E wcre plaecd aiid access to JJctwoi*s for free supplies we fully Mie COlPOTHlc wrviccs team ittanaged the iDsleriiig ofslafyensuring Iliat oui. ¢ustoiiiers coiild re&¢li 115 in IlieiT Page 5
The DlsAbleiJJÈnt A$50clalloTr ol Barkljjg DAgenba Tru51et5' Report for ihe year ended 31 Mareh 2011 We devoted resoui'ces 10 ensuriiig 111gt siaff received wellbeing support by implemcnting an cttiployec assistsncc prograinme. This gav¢ DA13D %tatYac¢e&% 10 a ixnge of supiiorl includiiig eounsellinEI fnancial adviee, and lips Since Marcli 2020 thity front line woikers have been fvsTlouglied. Th¢ iinpact of Ilie pandemic on th¢ Charity has been modcraie. Howevei., w¢ anlicipaic that olhei. uiiinleii¢lecl consequences will becoiiie appaiEnt in the shori 10 Inediuin leiin. Overvleiy of Pei'(oi'mAttee li]E2n¢lal posltlo Tlie result for the yeai. is a deficit of £91 K,. Ilie Ivrnovtr foi- die year iva5 reduL£d by 120/. becallse of the cloSe of several services (Juring Ihe pandemic. Opei'aliog Losts incredsed by 15Yfj due io iiivesimenl in Business Developillenl and PAIGovErnance supporl. We coniiiiue lo stTiV¢ 10 exiend oui seivice5 to more comiT]unit1¢5 and boroughs in north east Londott. We are keen lo lake advantage of opportuiiiiies 10 Collaborate ivith oiliei% on a wide iiiclusiou agenda te effe¢tively support Londoii's most vulnerable. The c[ritY bas close workirtg relationships a¢ress NE London and coli8bor8te% on initiatives that increHse dj¢ ¢lJoices of individua15 leading to grcalei i1idepejenCe. Tl?is ycaT we have bccn reac¢rediled l?y"I'he Fleel Operator Reco8niiioii Sclieme IFORSI, The Advice Quality Stsiidard IAQSI, Ihe Disability Coiifideni eihployer s¢h¢me aiid Matt-ix. RL%'li Management Pi'iticipal risks lo ivhicli ihe cliai'ily is exSed as ideJ)tifi¢d by Ihe Iruslees liave been I'eviewed and syst¢nis have and updated by iisk ownei'8 and is IEviewed collectively by the leadei'ship team. All ai-eas of significant i-isk are brouglit 10 Ilic attention of Ili¢ boai'd ofirlislees. In i¢spons¢ 10 covid addiliongl irisk I'evieivs weiE oui, art additional focus ivas ott measuTes to mitigaie the decliiie in income, dut 10 the sugpension of key scrviees. We invcsted in a biisirtcs developiijeiit POSI 10 Support the ¢hai'Jty in applying for ¢ovid 5CifiC fundiJJg aiid to ilJCiEage the charities wni thconi¢. 'rhc tralisitOi7 lo reinoie ivorking crealed 3 ll¢ed 10 sireiigtheji th¢ IT security. CybeT Secu17ty ivas included and prioriliied in our risk ]llaiiRgem¢nL plan. During 2020121 Iliere was one aiiempi ai ingndale fi?Iid. wherc an invoice was rqjlicalcd, and an alleiiipl niadc 10 solicit tiinds from onc of oui-coniillissionei's. Twlioology 1% In place lo iiiiiiiiii1/ itifori)lalion secui'iiy risks lor ¢ybei-allacks; altempied daia theft a5 WCII as denidl-uf- service attscks. We hÈve refreshed our secui ily policies aiid sci lip J pro¥raTnin¢ ofuiigoing penciralion Icsliiig. We have I'esli'icled iiccess lo all DABD dala sources al iiiandated thai all Slaff and Iruslees Use DABD email addresses. Access to DABD IT SySl¢Tll% requir¢s tyvo fa¢ior auiheiilicalioii. Covorn&nce Overall 51ralcgy aiid policy for th¢ elkaiiiy ail agieed by Ilje Board of ttvst¢¢s advised by the chief ex¢culive and other membe15 of ihe L£adeTship T¢an) who aiiend trustee iiicctings. Our Tiusle¢s and CEO regularly revi¢iY lloiv wc opeiale %0 wc can besl support Ilie iiiclu%ion and iiidepelldence Page 6
Tbe Dlsabltmenl A%$45elallon of Bgi'king and DA%enham 'rrustees' Repoi'l for Ihe year e#dtd JI March 2021 We are woiking hard to create a fvlly incluive culmre. The ienii div¢rslty Ilie nine protected chaTaCterislics of the Equalily Aet 2010 as well as tlie differenl backgiunds, life experienccs car£¢i' i)ailis and div¢i'sity of thought. We ar¢ developing Equality alld Diversity Sirar¢8y to adiJre$g Ilie recomtTrJ¢ndaiioDS of tile Cjiatiiy Gov¢1¢¢ Code. Our ambiiiOJJ is 10 be recognized as anii-racisi 0¥83ni%alion. TIu8iees are fully eointnilled to Ihe Code of gove1Tr3nces' seven prirtcipl¢s'. Organi8aiion81 Puipose lÈ8dersliip IngrilY t)eci%ion Inakiiig, risk aiid control B0d Effeciivene5S Equalily, Diversity, Inclugien Openness and atcouniability The board of twste¢s uses the Lharity code of goverjiaiice as a refeiEnee point for a iDllill8 Itview of goveniaiic¢, lo eiisure slandaids always rcinain liigh Thc Digi-Board 8oveinance review highlighi¢d the need 10 rtvise the ch8riti¢s gov¢ming documeni covered in the Chgir's introduciiort. Thc thcmes froirt Ilie govemance review have been capiuird in our strategy 2021- 2026. There is still an UiEent need io iiicrease Ilie llurnber ur181ee8. Our board of Irusiets Iihc board) is eurrtnily made up of four meinbers and iwo shadow iiieinbers. Tlie boalrf has coll¢clive respoiisibilily foi'everyihitig we do. tncluding tlie legal r¢spon%ihilily to ensure Ilie charity is plperlY controlled and iiianaged. In discliargiiig Iheir ¢ollectiv¢ responsibilities ouy Irusiees.. Exercise their poweis in liiie willi good goveriiaiice principles Act iii tiie best inieiEsiolilie orglisatIOi1 Maintsin fjjiaiicial probity and eiisiire iyoper fiiiDncial maiiagemcnt Th¢ boaid delegaies r¢8ponsibility for Ol71]Oal inana8em¢iit lo th¢ chief extculive. wlio leads, Senior Lcadcrsliip Teain ISLTI. The SL'f devtlop niosl of tli¢ orgBnisaiiort's plans polici¢s processes ss respoiisible for Iheir iiiiplein¢ttiaiiot] following Ihc board's advice and api)IDval. Tli¢ board have wide. rangin¥ skill$ and experieiice. Tiustees seive an illit11 term of Iliree years. wilh the patential to slaiid for ie-¢l¢¢tion. Following Ilie Digiboard review ilie board &ed 10 adopt besi practice as uuilined iii Ihe cliariiy governaiiee OVerlICec0dt.L 1115.6oard.etleclivciic&%. Tivslees ale dprK)Ini¢d fur 211 a¥reed leiigili of lime, Subject 10 311y applicablc coii8titulional or %latulory provisio¢k relating 10 ¢leclion &iid Ir-elctlion. If a INsi¢c has served foi- niore than iiine ye31s, IlieiT reappoiiiiniei)t is.. subjecl to a parucularly rigorous review and takes into accoiiiil Ilie iieed for pix>girssive refreshing of the boai'd eKpIlled iii Ili¢ trustees, anjiual iepori. li is our policy 10 seek 10 r¢iruii a diverse Inix of triigtees. Our Iivslees give tlieir iiinc on a voluiilary basig: Iliey TCCCiVC no Yemiin¢rgliDn nr any oihcr ben¢fiis. All li'uslees are reciiiilcd a8ilTn%i skills. iiceds and art appoiiii¢d folloiving tt comprehensive reeiuiln)elll iiidiiLlioii pro¢esg. aiid un accasion by iecoi))iiiendaliuii, based On.kill &nd ¢xp¢rience. Pgge 7
The DisAblemeni Ass&elallort •f Bfirking alld lJ&genliam I'ru$leey' Rcpuvt foy Ihe ytai. ended 31 Mareh 2021 Tlie boATd Secretary caiTies oui a skills audit artd the ¢nhanc¢d dis¢losuiE and barring check. Tli¢ C112Er int¢rviews prospective tTllSte before Ihey are iiivii¢d lo 8eJwe as 8 $118dow IIu5t¢¢ to 8Ain a b¢trei' undci%landing of tlicir respniisihililies. Followii)g a pcriod of shadowing, a I'eview nieeiiiig is held., the Trustee appoinlni¢ni is ihen approved Èt the n¢xt full board meeting. On appoiniinenl, our tn]sl¢es r¢c¢ivc a handbook, govtinance docuinenlalion ard loi'inal In(Iiiciion with the 8enioi' T.¢ader.%liip Te%ill. Truslees Dre offei-ed Iraining and d¢Ve5opJnei oppurlunilies Lhroughout their iiiiie in office. We place p3rliculai' eiiipha818 on eii8iiring that we have Llie appropnai¢ balancc of skills and exiierience ive n¢ed aiid will list morc lar8eled i-eci'uilinei)I starches whtre necessaiy 10 keep under revi¢w Ihe geiider and diveiEily balgnce of liuste¢s. There are ¢urrently two rnale tsuEtc¢s and two f¢male trustees. Board Meetlngs Our boaid Jn¢eis six iitt)e5 a year,. we dlso hold anjiual board away day, tvliith eiiables trust¢¢s ld the executive io focus on key straicgic issues in iiiorc dcpth. We liave fi setsion &E trustee Incctings 10 provide Irustccs willi D fIt-llnd delail¢d understanding of the charities serviee ai'eas aiid opei21ing Inodels. Mattel's Rtseyved foi. Board Tlici'c grc w'iaiii niaiicrg whicli Ilie boai'd res¢ivcs to ilseifiiirough a writteii hedl11e. These include approval or Ilie annual plan aiid budgei, aThl overall slrdlegic direction. During 2020121 Ihe board itviewed a llumb¢i' of corporal¢ risks Ihtse ivcrc.. Covtd 19 safe8uai.ding inantial Contro15 Health and Safely Staff pensioiis In tniiigaiiiig some of these risks, decisioiis wei'e laken its end soitte histoi'ical relatsonsknip ll¢re persisiertl etsots Ilirutened the cliari11¢5 coinpliantc with regulaloiy bodies. Matt¢TS llot r¢scrved for decision by the full hollrd air delegaled lo ¢omiiiillee5 of the board who reporl back lo Ilie board OT 10 Ilie cliief execulive on a re8ul?I r basis. A fiaiiieivoi'k foi. levels of de¢ision-makin¥ (including financial authority levels) is 8180 in place for all our stsff. Tliis is I'egularly reviewed and upda1¢41, as ne¢e$saiy. 111 2021 DABD Coniinueg tu fHce cliallen8es willi funding opporniiiiiies iii &n unc¢rtgin eiiviroiimciii. There lias bten & irduction ill tlie nilmr of fuiidsiig streanL% available to 01.8aiiisalioiis wilh a focus oil vulneixbilily and Resei've$ Pollcy 'The cliarity opeiales within a i¢scrvcs policy wliicli is i-cvicwed annually as i)ai* of Ili¢ cliai'ily's biidgel and plaiinin& processe8. Tlie lisiee$ dTin lo grow Ilie value of t1 free I'eseTves 10 sllppori aiid fulfil th¢ oi'gatiisaiion's objeclivcs. The Trnslee8 arc in Ilie pl¢t&S of dcvcloi)5ng a IEserves policy. Page 8
Tlle Diiiblemenl As5QCIAtiort of B41'WrLg aiid Dagenhim Trustees, Repoi't for ihe year ended 31 Iqrth 2021 Future l)ovtslopment We ale rebuilding Ihe charity post Covid as irsliiction% ease, and there are siill liigh levels of unceitainty we arc excitcd aut tile fuiure. After a ycor riddled with uncertainty li would be ThatU1 10 tske a slep back and slow down. We liavc a full acliviiy PlX)grainrne planned. We priinarily wani to apply Ihe leaining for expei'icncts ai Ilic height ofilie pandemi¢ lo mllke 8ignific8til servite ItilPTovenients. Wc are coiiiinitled ia.. provide flexible working and inliN)duce stsff ivellbcing suppori Dcvelop our people 10 bc Ili¢i1' $t self Funh¢r iiiipmve our use of digi131 teclinologies Iniprove social cai'c Chaices Enliance leadeiship capabilities ImpTove board ¢tfc¢liveness SupwM)riiiig the kicks11 pi"ogramiii¢ Providing 01)ptsrlunill¢8 to intern5 wiilj special edllcalionll Jjeeds Provide placern¢Dls lo sludeIiis on early years and social care programme We will coniiiiue to review our services lo ensuir Iliey are tUrC proof. We [e con$¢ious however Iliat the full iinpacl of Ihc p8ndeillic is yci 10 bc rcalised. Fuiure proofiiig will based on iiisiglils aiid Icsied l¢ai'iiing in collaboraiion with uui. servic¥ users. We are appix)aching our 70111 year and lookin8 at g loial rtbrand aiid refiE%h uf ili¢ ¢harily with a focus on iiidcptiideiice aiid iiiclusion. Wc have built rt#v irlatiollships fthd connected wilh new donors, iiiaking us confideiil Jboui Ui¢ ¢liarity'5 fulure. A8 2021122 opens we have acliieved oui. good CQC ialiii& our quality audit htts ciied ar¢as of good and eKccll¢nt work iii ielaiion io ourcaiE delivcry. In addilioli, we waiit to enure Iliat DABD 1$ a giE&i plac¢ io work. Dep2Ytnien*al Rtpoi'15 Ind¢ endent TTavcl Tiiiiiin Having Ilie confidence and skills to iravel independently make sucli a posilivc diffei'eiice to young people's DABD'8 Travel Training i)mgrainme lielps young pcople ivith disabilities. speeilll £du¢aiional t)eeds ISENI oi. addiiional D¢eds develop copings stralEgies aiid r03d and persoiial safely skills so Iliai Ilicy ¢all iiiakc Ihe joui)Icy to Iheii- place of educalioii independciilly. Tliis could bc by walking or using Ilie bus. U'ain oi- lube or * coiiibinalioii of scveral Ii'anspoil modes. I)UT Travcl Ti?ining progyamme is desi8iied 10 ¢iEaie l0118-terni positive e17ecls which tail support young people Ihrou81i Ilieii. Iraiisilioii inio adultliood. This include% improved.. self-¢si¢cm InaiiAgeiiicntof fears and anxicties road SRfely aivaiYne%s eopiTlgP blraleBies coinmurtie41ion Skills Page 9
Thc DlsahlemeTr¢ A550elallon o( Barklng 4rtd DAEcnlJAm 'rruslees' Reporl for the year ended JI IM#rrh 2021 Kids Palcli Club t&ds Patch is ourofsied registered wetkcnd club foi. Qliilthrn and youiig people aged 5 + with disabilities or Tlie club offeis a friendly, fun, social and inclusivc enviromnent for three age 8TOUP$15- 8, 9- 13 and 14. 181 with specialist equipment and facilities and IrBiii¢d siaff. Children and young Ople can enjoy craft.4 and Iheiiied Oclivi(ies proinoling confidence, pos11ive relationships and of course, fuftl l)ery01181 Car¢ Foiour custom¢ who wani 10 live indopendent life in your oivn hoine bul feel they need exts'a lielp and supi?orl, our care suppoi'l service can support you lo live n independelll life, A5 an or8aiiisalion ihat has care ai ils li¢art, DABD always pu15 Ihe needs of our ¢li¢nls first, and we piide oviselves on offering high-quality seivice. Our 8eJviee is desigiied to suit your nceds. We ivill ask you what you fe¢1 you need regai18 suppoit and you will be able lo make deeisitsns about your care. Welfare Benefiis Service Maiiy people 81¢ unsure or unaware nf whs¢li btncfils and tax ci'ediis Ih¢y ¢ould be claiilling. We are herc lo make sure that you undei'.%taiid ivhat hell) you Inay be tiiiiiled 10 )d how 10 go aboui il. Our Benefits advice 4ervicc to help yoii understand yoiii. cnliileineiils and give you advice and supwi1. In¢omc maxiniisation We will look ai youi. financial siludlion. We can help you get to B placc ivlieit youlyour fainily lias the brst financial oppoitllnities pos%ible and maxiiiiise th¢ ainouNI that you are receiving. BeJJefiis chetk OUT dedicated team ivill assess your sin]2tion iii all its #SPe¢ts an4J find out which beiiefits you could bt clairnin8. There could bc bcncfils t11 you haven't tliouglii lo look iiilo oi siiiiply liavc noi heaid aboul. Filling iii foiitts can be canfusillg. someiimts foniis use complicttted teTminology and can be diffieuli lo fill out 'Beiier-orr calculations Going back to woik can k a scary liin¢ foi- snine. Tlie Ilioiiglii of liaviiig yOr financial Silucllioii change diaslically isii't sonieiliing Iliai you should fear, howevei-. With Qui Betl-_of calculglioii s¢rvic¢. we can exp131D 10 you the benefits of iiiowing Inlo woi-k, and Iiow liiiich bciier offyou would bty given youi situalion. Chtsllengiiig decisions ivilli Irgard.% to your 6eiiefiis Soinetiiiies de¢i8ioiis cali be Inad¢ with Ihe beiiefits that you do iiol aEIEc witli. It cali hapi)en to anyoiie al anyiline We'i'e lier¢ 10 lJ¢lp you. We c1 give you 8UPPOlt xnd advice oil how best lo cliallenge a deeisioii aiid lielp 8¢t Iliings sortcd. ln addition lo nureoi'c scrvices during Ihe pand¢ini¢ we suppoi'led faiiiilies iii crisis and ydrniiiistered sup5)0rt r.In¢rgcncy Sui)i)Drl Winler Fuel Payiiienls 'lesi and Tracc Page 10
Tlje Disabl¢iDenl Aswelalinn Bar]dD¥ 4lld D&geDJJam Trustees, Repoi'l for the year ended 31 March 2021 Trans ort ovcrview DABD Mobilily Seivi¢es work willi partncrs and conimissioiieis wlio all waiii the very besi for tlieij. coiiiniullilies and see accessiblc atJd inclusive transport as parl of a solution to a hosi of challeiiges fxced by dio%e willi inipaired mobility ID Qui socicty. We opei?le 3 irliablc aiid frjcndly dooi'_to-door Iran8PQrt service ai a fair. yei eoinpelitive cost for people of 811 ag¢8 with limited mobiltry. Aloiig ivilh the Divisional Ltad. Ili¢ S¢ivice Coordiiialor, two Teain Leadei's and an gdininislraloi-Idr¢ver, we have 35 paid full-lirtie diivers, 10 pllid PaTI-limt driver£ and one volurtieer driver operllling 35 fully ae¢¢s5ible pa8sciig¢r-lift vehicle%, including onc v¢lii¢l¢ equipped wid) sirelclier aiid oxygeii facilities. All oui- di'ivers are MIDAS (Minibus Diiver Alvareness Scheme) Ii'ained otid, Ive cali also %upi)ly PAT8 IPassengci' Assislanl I'raining S¢h¢incl Irgined PBsstnger Assistants. A% well Ds providing individual journcys 10 tlic pcople of the comJ)iuniiy, our vehicles art available foi. Conti¢1 hire. Current coinmissioiis we undertake include ITanspoi'l for Ilie NHS, Retin31 ScYe¢niiig Sclet 311d the Acute Frailty Scrvice at King George Hospital, seveTal local Londoii Borough8, Educaiioii Dep3rtmertis, day ceiilre transport, iJidepend¢nt travel by direct paym¢nts aiJd'l'13nsport fo¥ Londoii door-to-door Dial-a~Ride seivices. Our vehicles sre also available on losn Iwiih or %vi¢liout g driver) for iiidividual oi. gyoup comiiiunity aclfvlties. DABD Equipment and Wlieelchair seivices offers a wide l'ange of daily living equiprnent for purcliase from manual aiid clcctrJ¢ wli¢elchDirs aiid eleciric scooteis through lo walking ld$, ddapied liouseliold iteins and pei¥onal cal'e producls Such as bathing aids and coinino(les. We lillve beeii supporliii¥ people 10 cliLK)se Ilie cuiieci iiidepeiideiil living equipmciii suitable foi. Ilieir nee(is foi. 20 ycars and are also abl¢ lo giv¢ indcpendent advicc and it)formatiort. piDduct care Advice alld demoiisiiations ir requircd. 20201 Social Val Dui'iiig 2020r21, 111¢ Mobility Division ceiilinu¢d to focus on o collaboipiive sliaiegy willi Comiiiiinily Trwispori London members urtd the advantages coiiuiiuiiily Iranspoit pl&ys in dd¢li'cssing a rRiig¢ of social issues. not just loiieline55 aiid isolalioii, bul also the posiliV¢ cftecl it tan have in ar¢35 sucli 8s employmtn¢ critne pyevejiiioii and vittim suppoil. Commullily irnnsporl lias also beert showt) 10 help bijild localised social capilal and assist the Mayor of London io Coniracls aiid lw1h OLJr tr£twOlthiTregs and dep¢ndability a li'aijspoi'l providei- iiieans Iliat we are lield in IiiBli regai'd by niir cuiniiiisbioiierb aiid i)eei's alike. This lias led lo coiilracl ¢xiensioii opi)ortunilies for lh¢ Division and 18 a leslellI Ea51way Car¢ Ltd- Tliis is a cair piDvid¢r ollei iiig respil¢ aiid d3y seivices foi. ¢lieiils in iiuiih easl London. DABD Mobility Division piovides 22 buses foi. Ilie Iran5porl r¢quireiiienls of Ilic5c ¢li¢nls. Tliere was boiiie 1)wIll in our Dial-a-Rid¢ MOA'f (Mulii Occiip8n¢y Accessible Ti'aiispoitl conlrdul tomiiiis8ion¢d by Transport foy Loiidoii. As a MOAT sigk¢lioldei', we aiE IIOW l)I'ovidin8 49 Dial-i-Ride shifts over a sevcti-day pei'iod Tliis in¢lude% four shifts oil weekends on an Ad-lioc basis. Havtiiiig Lcarning Disability Society are a local cliariry 1113t liave coiiunisstoiicd 11% lo iJYovid¢ three vehicles lo Iraiispoi'l inenib¢is to activitics h¢ld al Ilieir Monday Club gnd a bus for their swiinmiiig group on Saturdays. Barkiiiu aiid Dagenhain, l-lavering & Rcdbrtdgc Clinical Commissioiiing Gi'oup require us 10 pi'ovide Irallsyort foi. paiienls to aiiend reiiiial screeniiig appoii)Iinents ai Porlers avciiiie Cliiiic aiid Ilomcrfon Hospiial. TIIIS is Eili ad-lio¢ %eiwice di-ivtn by deinand froin Ihc CCG. Page 11
The Ili¥ahleinenl A%$oci&tlDn of Ba)'kln8 ond D4gellham Ti'u51ees' Repoj'l for tho year en(led 31 March 2011 BHR CCGINELFT Acute Frailty Servic¢ consists ¢f a two-pei'son creiv transporting dis¢h2rged paticnis. homt from either Qucen8 or King tieoTge Hospitals. Iiiilially comniissiojied lo.qpttd knp llic PTocess uf discliar81118 PAlieiils, this sei'vice lias ¢Inged (bantiCallY since 118 iiicepiion. It is priiiiarily now used 10 support eldei-ly or frail Covid-19 patiellls wlicn di%chargcd froim liospi131 aftei. I'ecoveiy and i5 a uiiique IranspoLt option (oi. Ilie medic81 teams to use. Al'ea% of concern DABD own Ilirec minibusts thativere all regi81ercd in 2012.'fiiese v¢liicl¢s ar¢ Euro Vl coinpliant and are %ubjecl froin Ihe 25 Ociob¢r 2021 the daily Uliia Low Einission8 Zone IULEZI charge. li would be pn]dent to eOll5id¢i' a plan lo fIn&nce ITplaeeni¢rtt of Ihcsc vchicles over Ilie nexi Iwo ycars. slaTIi118 Wltli Fiai Ducaio LJ62JHO as the fiiEt to k (Jken outof servic Rcjiefils of Cvniiiiunil Trans LTril Services Voluntsry org3ni%3lion.8 and social eiiterpri5e% Principally exist 10 provide social iinproveiiieni. To itteei llie cliall¢iigts of subsianlially reducing loctsl aiiihority budgets and voluiiiaiy sectoi gTanls, th¢ rcstrLl¢tuiittg of liealth and social tare along ivilh Ilic giY>ivtli in th¢ a8¢ing wpulaiion, increases the need for iticlusion and added Val iii all stY3tegi¢ decisions. W¢ Ihcrtfore aiin lo enable individuals 10 design the21. own grouftd-up tran5POrt solutions, placing IhciT 8c¢¢ss Incl410 n¢cd8 at Ihe forcfront of our s¢rvi¢e delivciy. 'fhe llalui'e of coinmiinity li-anspoil optrators drivers means Iliat the direct social benefjt from using ¢onimunity livnsport s¢heme5. 45 opposed to oilier modcs of ITBnSPOlt, is far greaicr. Some olihe beiiefils lo seivice iiscis are.. Providing a¢¢ess tu social oppoi'tuniiie8 Giviiig a cliance io socialise ivitli Ihe driveT and other pseng¢1'S Iniproving ll¢ces$ 10 GPS and liealtlicare facililits li-csiiliing in edrly diagnosis aiid Ireaim¥nL which ill lui'n leads 10 redllLed mortality rates, improved health out¢onies. reduccd health incqualities and lowei. heallh¢ai'¢ cos18) Allowing people to live independently for longcr Ireducing dethaiid oll exp¢nsive iiursing attd i-esidenlial Replacing expensiire doniicile health visits by niore h'equcni visits 10 the relevant licallli facility Rcdiicing iioii-attend311¢¢ foi. hcalih seiryices by ensuriii8 tiiose wilb transport difficulties do noi Jniss their schedul¢d appoinirnenls Eijabling pcople to di%¢hargcd earlier fron] liospilal% by piDvidirtg a sululioll lo gel people home. and ensuring they liave aeee55 lo the services Ih¢y need while they I'ecover al homt Rcdiicing demand on ¢xi)cn8ive ljalielll Ti?n%iJoi'l S¢rvic¢g by offeriyi8 8 411iiable aliernaiivt Drivers aiid possenger dSSiSEantS ¢3n ideniify eai-ly }Vl-ll1g signals of problcin5, due lo Iheir Irgular contact willi an olli¢iivi%¢ isoliE led person, aiid so alleinpi Iv miligcile fuliire problcnis. llliig can diiecily benefit Ihe irtdividual and reduw Ilie poieiiiial indirect costs to wciely.) PasS¢Ii Diii'iiig 2020n I, tli¢ Mobilily Divi5ioiI deliveird oiily 42,886 passenger trips. Due to C'.ovid lockdowiis and travel restriclioiis, seiNites and pa5sen8¢r iiumbei'g were severely r¢du¢ed. Dial-a- Ride and Eastway Care ¢ot)tinued 10 piovide tra115wn foi. Iliase Ilial weTt considercd vulttcrablc aiid ive coiiliiiiied clinic appoiniinenls, n]us¢ums and llieattes where posstblc. To protsci ¢lieiJis Ht Tlie Lodge, Mobility also provided Iraiisport forourtai-c slaff during both lockdowns so that boi'ou811. Page 12
rkne DisRbleilleTht A$$ociation of Bal'king and Dag¢iilk9111 I'rustecs, Rtport for tht ytir ended 31 March 2021 We also provided li?nsport foi Ol. Gold¢ii Years coordinator5 to colltct shopping And niedication for those slii¢lding at home in our Conununiucs. Ovei'all environmeiiial Im Mobility Division vehicles travelled 317,157 mtle$1510,576 kilom¢lrc%l u8ing 16.361 smpeFIO1 gallons174,379 lilies) vf fuel. This equalc$ 10 an RverDge v¢hi¢l¢ fuel consuinpiion of 19.40 Inpg 16.90 kmlll, eiuiing 293.70 tunnes of Co2 aiid 435.96 kilagraffis of NOX and PM'S. It is Mobility's iiiieniion to invesligaie the r¢plAceineiil of Ili¢ Curi'ent fleet willi hybiid or alicniative fuel powered veljicles. CTucilly, w¢ would rtced 10 source a depotiliat would allow the infrasiru¢lui'e lo be piit irt pla¢c to recharge or irfuel thege vehicles. uinniei-lwinicr ex¢ursiuns All excuisioiis ivere uiiforttinalely suspcnded duc io the Covid pandemit. We aim to reinsiaie Ilie5e once Govei'ninent restticiions allow us. All drivers either coinpleled or renewed Ilieir MiDAS c¢rlifitaie8 as iiccessary thikIloUI 2020121. AIoii8 with Iliis, a compr¢liellsive programni¢ of e-leamin8 look place and included all drivers. To bc I'.le¢i Op¢rAtor Reco1110 Sclieme (FOR8) compliaiii, ¢very driver had lo compltic clcveii modules of e-le8rniAg, based 3Tound driving r¢tY slld econoiny, Ivhile Dial-d-Rid¢ coniplian¢e required all diivcrs to ¢omplcie Icn e-leaiiiing Imodules based ai-ouii¢l Ilriving 5afcly, ¢¢onoiny and ¢usiom¢r service. FurtheiTriore, dTivers were offeTed Iraining in fii%l Rid, manual handling and oxygetdslieicher use. Coronavirlls Tlie COVID paiideniic i5 having an unprecedcnled iinpaet acro&s Ihe UK, and thE has b¢en a significanl drop in dcniand foi. E17ditional coinniunity Ii'ansp011 seivices such as Dial.a-Ridc tranSrt. scliool contracts, and eomjnunily bus serviLes sincc il b¢gan. Geii¢i'ally¥ wliilsi demand has fallen overall for esscntial seivites sucli a8 ho8pitsI and health related Iranspoi'l, Iliese seiNi¢c% hav¢ been lea81 affected, thereby demonsiraiing the vit81 role DAIID Mobility plays in Providing essenii31 Journeys. Tlje iisual fdIng Streams foi. eonuniinity IiYn%port havc heavily reduced since loek-dowii began. DABD Mol)ility are coiifidcnl that we will r¢lain incuine from lS11n&T tonir¥¢ts and local authority fundiiig. bul fare and ¢XCUl8ion illcome along ¥vil11 dojjalions liavc been Ihe hardestliit. As willi other Divisions, Mobilily services Iiavc had.g1gff aiid irolutii¢ci's who liave bccn uiiable 10 woik due lu sclf-isolalioll ai. Eliiclding. Ilowever. we liave iiol iised Ihe Coroiidviriis Job Releiilioii Sclieiiie, a.s comiiiissioiiers coniinued 10 pay us for seiviccs Ihi'ouglioiit Ili¢ pandunic. Thcrefore, only Iliree siaff liave been fiwloughed, and Ilirec hayc ¢liosen 10 5clf-isolai¢. Mobility Iva5 dl%0 affectcd by the iialion81 PPE shortage al Ihe b¢¥iiiiiill8 of Ilie lockdown, and we slriiggled to obiain ilie iiiosl esseniiJl ilttiiis sucli a$ lace iiiask%. hand saiiitiser, disptrsabl¢ gloves et¢, liowever we never oiice could not providc Ili&%c lo staff. Dtspile Iliese clialleng¢% the Mobility Divisioii ha8 been sleppiiig lip aiid ad3pliiig its services, undei1akiiig iicw afjlivilies sucli as liornt dclivery of food aii(I Inedicines, paitti¢fiii8 Iviih l(al foodl)8Dks. providiii8 ii'ansport foi. ai¢ slaff Al Tlit l.edgc As well as inci'casing phone cDnla¢t aiid siipkmin fo). the 111051 viil¢i¢i?ble, socittlly Isolated P3ssengers and our sliieldingself_isolalinB Staff. More reeenily Ihougli, the posilive iinpacl of i)rovidiiiE lixiisport foi. i)asstngers Iliat wis11 10 teceive their CoroiiDvin15 vacciiiaiions bceii noicd glld fed ba¢k anecdotally Ilirough Qui. slaff. giving vs all soiiietliing to Page 13
The Disablenjenl AssotiAtion of Barking and D*geiih# 'ru$lees Report for the ye$r trtdtd 31 MArch 2L12L I believe Ihat this pandemic has already given rise 10 tlie spirit of charity and coniiiiuiiily that biinas people 108eiher. Mobility Slaff ar¢ at the forefiDnt of Ihis, ajjd Iliey l)8ve ConfinIed head-on any cliallengc Iliey Ive faced. I cannot pui into words lioiv proiid l ain of Iheii. I'esilience aiid peI3ev¢rl¢e dw-IAg 501ne of th¢ most uncertain iijneg iliey liave pi'obably expeTienced, and Ihey aT¢ a testanieni lo our tliai'ity 3iid their eommilmeiit lo Ilie eommuniti¢s Iliat Ihty 8ervc. Bknsiiiess Devclf>pment & Commerclal Overview Tlie I'ole of Business Developtnelll & Commerci81 IBD&CI Lead hecn esiablished tliis year (Mairli 2020110 support the chaiiry with in¢omc generation lo enable Ilie delivery of 811eeessful OULcoines around uur financial, 5lrale4ie 81'(Jivili and developiiiellt objectives. Ltgding 10 iiew bu%ine5s d¢veloprnciit oppoituniti&% (principally via ncw oi. cxlended ¢onii'ac15 or bidlgr31il fundiii¥l aiid working willi Ihe oiliei divisional leads 10 support tli¢ cliaiity lo tiElfil its Sliaiegic plai) aiid meeig it budgciary objectives. On a day-to-day level, this maiiifesls itself iiiio four maiii ai'eas of activity.. Rcstairh, plep8 aiid subniii fundiiig ai)pli¢aiions 10 5UPPOrt organisaiioittl stability & fu Owth Workiiig wilh Ilie divisional Icads 10 extelld oi. secure iitw business coiitra¢is foi. the Cl1.ilY. Ciratingb devcloping. and actively p3rii¢ipaiittg in parln¢rship8 and collaborations wiih tsTganisations Iliat mirror ihe vision & values of Uje chority Ideiiiify and dclivei. ¢osi savin8s or etJliaiic¢menis lo ili¢ chai'ity's supplier chain and serviee network Th¢ Busine Devclopinettl Lcad role s new appoinlTheni for Ilie cliaiily and coincided wilh Ihe start of Ihc Elobal Covid-19 pandeinic. arch herdlded tlie first of Ihree national lockdowns wliich affeclcd thc inipael of Ilit role in 2020nl. Since April 2021 Ihe result8 can be evidenced in ilie lolloiving key air&s.' Futtdin In Apiil 2021. new fiindiiig loialling £55,00011gs seciiiEd Irotn sevei?l organis81iolls including. The Edward Gosiling Fowid2tion, Tesco, WaiiroE¢, Sniart Energy L4GINaiional Energy Action INFAI aiid the Ki¢ksi&t Sclieinc. W¢ liavc lll.40 creBl¢d a healthy pipelne of submitied & pending applicaiions tolalling c.£263.000. By thc naiure of the applicaiion method and th¢ ficrce cotnpetitioll from oihei- worthy chariiies scckiTJg fiiian¢ial 8UPPOrt, against Ili¢ backdroi) of Ilie i)aiid¢mic, we knoiv Iliai nvl all of Iliese bids will be sllccessful. Howcvei-. the pipelin¢ aiid process re now well established and will cotiliiiiie 10 gr(>w iiilo Ihe new financial year. Conirucis AcioEs Ilie past Iwelv¢ inonili& we liave fo¢ussed heavily ou iEiaining and developing tjew conlrn¢lual incom¢ Oiir ivoi'kiiig relalioiiships witli all Ilie local knroii¥lis have slitngthen signtficanily across the last twelve Illoiiihs, as ive have se¢iired iiew contwls willi LB of Barkiii8 & L)agcnhain IL14BDI, of Havei-ing aiid iiiosi receiiily wilh th¢ l.B of Bai'ii¢l, A ncw mobility conli'acl w¢ll) Ooinpli Wellness lias algo beeli swured, in addition 10 exciting ¢0118bor&tioii witli a lottg-leini pannei 10 DABD. Ili¢ Barking EliterISe Ccnlre IL4LCI. i)s & Collaboiaiions As willi conlracl8, al lot of liai'd woik has beeli put iiito idenlifyiiig. developing & iiiDintaiiiit)g iiew and exi%ling Page 14
The Dl8Ahleellt A$80elAllon of Barklng And Da8tnhg111 Tvwsltos, Rcport for Ilje yt#r ended 31 larch 2021 Audltors "riic auditor4 Moor¢ Kingston Sniiih LLP, art deemed to b¢ reappointed uiider s¢¢tioll 487121 of the Companic$ Aci 21YJ6. Approved by oidtr of Ill boaid of trustees o ond signed on ils Ialf by: Peter Snell. Cli*li' of trustees Page 16
The Dls4blem¢rJl Assocl•tlon or HAI'kirtg and DAg¢nlJam Trustees, R¢por for the year ended 31 I¥IHrcb 2021 Clearly} Ilie iiiipttci of the three nauonsl Iwkdowns in Ilie past year. havc Cvrtailed Ilie Qf element of IhTrs work. However, this lias jLsl acceletzte(I Iht developn]enl of OUL. IEmote communicatiort skills and ¢iicoui'a(red us 10 beeot)ie more prgficient wilh di2it21 nieans such as Ihe'feBins & £ooni meeliiig plaifornis. Iii fact, this has not been a bai'i'i¢r al all and liJ5 really lielped Ibe th31.lty eJJhance our ¢xi51ing & tiew pgrinei3hips with Ilie below 01?anisaiiuJis. We have also corninilted lo diiicily support nur local bortsuglis aiid ii¢ighl)vuring 3uihorilieg on a Inore pei'soiial, proaclivc, ond participaioiy basis. This lias led 10 Inetnbers of Ilie DABD Seiiior Leadet8liip TeDm taking aciivt roles on projeci btsArds and 8teeiill8 giDui)4 siich as thc T.BBD Coniinunity Bankiiig Projeci and Ihe LBBD Tliis l¢v¢l of eomihitinent alld payoiial irtveslineni deinonsiraks Ihal DABD really ivant lo tak¢ a responsible and active iule in the successful futsiE of the Erf)rough and olliei. local auiliorilies wlio woi'k willi us. Fiiially, onlo the last woisiream that has been (he fotus of BD&C activity OVCT tli¢ pasi year. The key driver lieie is lo ideiilify aiid deliver cost savings oi. e]thaucements to Ilie charity's %ui?i)1i. Cliain aiid s¢rvi¢e network. The principal objeelivc r¢niains lo Itduce expendilure wiiliout comproinisuig the service levels we receive And where wssible, enhattce functionality oJ'pToduct off¢ring from the supplier. We liave %eeii soine signifJ¢ant successes liere, sucli as our Tecent rnove to a tttw lelecoininunieaiiom8 PTOVtder, changing from stali¢ phones lo D digital, cloud-based offeriiig. The new sysiem not only provides mucli greater luiiclionalily and accessibility for UUT cusIoTnei% and 8ff is nioir & Inoie frcquenl io lockdowiil hllt in addllioii, delivei'ing a sigiiifieani ct savin8 of ¢.£1 Sk in year one willi subsequeiit &aving8 ofc.£IOk pa Iliereafter. Nleiv supplicr ¢oJiiraeis hav¢ also been iJegoiial¢d within the inobility division on fleet liire and iijsurance, ¢Tealin8 a cosi saving% nt'¢.18k linsuixncel and ¢.£9k (fleet liii'el without aiiy loss of covei. oi. specifjcaiion on both deals. AgiEemetti$ weT¢ glso negoii8led witli a i)¢w HR Advice partn¢i deliveiing cost saviiigs. Su¢cc.£sful funding since Api'il 21, in tlie backdrop ofilie pandeniic tli¢ resultsni negBtiv¢ iiiipaci on incoin¢ sireains, is eviden¢¢ of sound judg¢)nent ILI intri)ducillg th¢ role al Iliis lime. Age UK. Ab Pliab, Advice Plus Barkiii8 & Dagenhain. Advice UK, BD Colle¥e, BD Colleolive, BaTking & Dagenliaiii CVS. BEC, Bieezie, Carers of Bal-king & Dagcnliaiii, Cliri4lians Agaiiisi Poveily, C.ilizeii% Advice Biireaii IB&I)l. Comiiiiinily Tiansiioit Associalion, Coiiiinunily Fridkye, Coniinuiiily M¢iilal Healili Team, C.QC, Da¥eiiliaiii & Redbridge FC, Dial A Ride, Depaiiiii¢nl of Work & Pension8, rSIaY Care, Ed%v4rd Gosilillg Troundalion, Fanitly Mosaic, Fii%l Slop Healthcare, Ford Briiaiii Ti-usi, GLM)d Tliings Foundtlion. Fguiidaiions. Ha115 of Ivy, HdverinLT Lcai'ning & Disability Socieiy IHLDSI, Hfi."1', 14oiiic Iiiipioveiiieiil Ti-11s1, HUBB, Inclu8ion Londoii, 11.A. IiidependeiiC¢ A¥e, Jub Cenli'e Plus, Ki¢ksldrt, Kingsley Cliuirli Hall & C.C. London Borouglis ofBai'ncl, Barking &. Dag¢nliain, Haveiing, Ncivhaii?, Ilcdbridge al Ivaliliain Foiesl, Loiidoii Rebuilditi So¢icty, Moi'i'i%on foiiiidalion,Naliollal Loiiei'y, NHS, Ofsied. Ooiiipli Wellness. Outlook Care, Mencap, Mijid iii Havcriiig & B&D, Parii¢ipatoiy City, Progi'c%q ljrojccl, IIAMFEL. Refiigc UK, Recoiiiiections, Iledbridge L VS, Scopc* SÈnBI'l Energy GB, Sparko, Si#y Safe East, SycaiiioiE Ttusi Ifoi"merly PAC'fi, Tesco, Tfl.. Tirtiops (Roiiifoiri) Ltd, UK Youth. Voicc ability, Volunte¢r B8rking & Dagenhaiii, Waiirose. Page 15
The l)Isblement As50tiation of Bxrkiijg aiid Dageiiliaill Stateillent of Ti'u¥tee Responslbllltits for Ilie year ended 31 M#rrli 1021 The tru%iecs Iwlits al't alw the direcl(yÉ of The Disablement Asso¢io1ion of B81iKg DagLxihaiii for Ihe purposeg of compaNy laivl al-e iyspoiisible for preparing tlic Rcpt)I'l ofllie Ti-uslcc% and ilic linallcial slalcments iii aecordallce wilh applicabl¢ law and Uniied Killgdom Accouniiiig Siandards Iuillted KIiiBdoni G¢nei2lly Accepled Ac¢ouiiljil8 Piaelicel. Coiniiany law requiirs Ilie Irust¢c8 to prepllre linan¢i*l siaiemen15 foi- each firtaneial year which ¥iy¢ a ifue and fair view of the slJle of affairs of Ihe cliariiabl¢ ci)nipany At]d of the incoming I.esourS and applieation of Tesouites, iii¢luding the inconie and ¢xpenditure. of th¢ cliai'iiable company foL' Iljai peri(xl. Lil prrpaiin8 those fiiiDn¢ial slalemenls. Ilie irnstees are r¢qiiji'd to.. gelecl suitable ac¢oui)ling policies and tlicn upply thern coiisistenily: obs¢i've the melbod5 Jnd piirtciples in the Charily SORP., niakc juOg¢inenl.s aiid cs1iinai¢s iliAi are reosonable and prudeJJt.' slaic wlietlier applic8ble UK at¢tsuiitirt8 slaiidards liavc bccn followed, subjccl 10 any nialcri&l dcparlurcs disclosed and explaincd in tlie finaAci81 siaicin¢nts', and that th¢ charitable Company will continue in bvsiiiess. Tlie Irusiees #i'c responsible for k¢tping adequate a¢tounting records whi¢h digclose ivilh I'easonablt accuracy at ¢omiJly with the Companies Act 2006. Tliey al'e also respotisible foi. safegiiardin8 the asgetq of thc chariiablc iiiiiatty aiid lience foi. iakinÈ I'ea.8onable stCP5 for th¢ prcvention and detection of fraud and oiliei. iryegularilieg. In so far as th¢ listee% are aivaTC.' tliere is no i-¢lcvant aiid11 illforimation of which Ilie chaTiiable company's aiiditurs are unaware,. and Ilie tivstees have iakeii all steps Ih&il they aughi to have lakcn 10 mikt theinselvcs aware of aiiy relevant Page 17
Auditors Report to tlie Trustees of TJJ¢ Dl$ibltm¢nt A5SOCl&tlon of 13AI'king and Dagtnham Opinioit We have audited the financial 51atcments of The Di$ableTnenl Asso¢iiion of Bail(in¥ and Da¥enliani for the yeBr ended 31 MaTch 2021 whicli conipiise the Staomeni of Finaiicial Activities, Ihe Illllancc Sli¢w, Iht Siateiiieiit of Casli flows aild iioles lo thc finantial ststcn)¢nig, including 3 summary of significant SC¢Ollllling lIcies. The financial itpuning fipincwoik that has b1 applied ill Iheii prepw'aiion 15 Hpplicable law and Unitcd Kingdoiii Actounting Standard%, irtcluding l.'RS 102 'Thc Finan¢i&l Reporiing Standard Api)licable In the UK and Irelaiid, (United Kingdoiii Generally Accepted Accounting PT2¢ticel. In our opinion Ihe finaneiDI statcmcnis.. give a Irue and fair view of Ili¢ state of Ilie ehgyitable company's affairs 84 al I l Mairh 2021 and of its defieil for the y¢ai- Ilien elided., liavc bcen PToperly prcpared in accordance with Uniled Kingdoiii G¢nerally Accepted Accouniing PActi¢e', liave been prepared in accordance with the requir¢in¢nt5 of Ilie Coiiipgiites ALt 2006 aiid the Cliarities Act 201 BA&iS ufoplnlon W¢ eonducled our Aiidit In accvidaiice willi Iiileiiiaiional Siaiidards on Auditing IUKI IISAslUK)l and applicablc laiv. Our IEspuiisibiliiies uiider those staiidards arc tllrilier dcsciibed in the Auditor'% Responsibilities foi tlie audit of fiii£rtCldl siatement8.%eclion of oui- i-eport. W¢ are Indepident of Ihe ¢ompany lli a¢coiQanc¢ with Ihe ethical Irquiremcnts that are IElevaiit lo our audTt of tlic fjnancial Slateiiienis In thc IJK. iiicluding Ilie FRC'S Eiliical £iaiidard, and we have fulfilled our othcr etlii¢g1 irsponsibilities in a¢coril8n¢c Ivitli Ilies¢ r¢quii'eJnents. We b¢li¢ve that the adit cvidence w¢ have obtaiiied 1% 5urricieiii appiopriate io providc a l)asis for OUT unqualitied opiiiioii. Contlu¥loMs relatlng to golng ttsllcor In gudiiing Ilie linancial %121¢11)citls, we have concluded Ih#t the Irustee8' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparton of (he fiiianci21 siat¢inenls is appropriate, Based on Ilie work ive lthve i)crfom)td, we have not id¢niilicd any malerial uiicei.iIllItS relalin8 lo eveiiis oi. conditions tiiai, individually or ¢olle¢iivtly, iiiay casl $ignifi¢aiii doubt gn the chariiabletompaiiy'5 ability 10 continue as g going concern fror period of ai least twelv¢ nnthS fTOlJ] wlien the financial 5talemeMls are aulhoiised foi. issue. Our iesponsibilitie5 and t]Je respon%ibiltti¢s of Ilic Inistees with respect 10 going concerii described in tiie relcvant se¢iions of Iliis iEport. Oilier informaroiL The oilieT infoi'iiiarion coittprise* Ilie information iiicluded its Ilie aiirtual iEporl, oilier tban Ilie finaiicial stslem¢llis and our audiloi s reporl Iliereon. The trusices ale i-esponsibl¢ for Ilie other informgrion. Our opinioii on thc fiiiantial tenienls does not coveT the oth¢r Jnfonnaiion alld, except to Ihe tKtcnl oilierwi£¢ explicitly 51aled in our i¢pori, we do not expi'ess any foii)) f assurance conclusion Ilieirots. ti)isstaieiiieiil of ihis olli¢i' Infornialion, we are I'¢quir¢d lo rewrt tlial lacl. We liave notliing to IEPOIt iii this regard. Opiniuns ojt otlier m4itei's pi'c5crib¢d by Ilie CDiiipaiiies Act 2006 Iii oui- opinioii, based oli Ili¢ werk undeitakeii iii Ibe cauige of Ili¢ Audit.. CLinsislent willi Ihe finaiitial sknletnciir8,- and Ihe Inisi¢es' repoil lias be¢Ji prepxred iii accordaiiee iviih &pplicable l¢gal rcqiiiTe]nent%. Past IS
Akndltors Report to tlie Tru5tee5 of The Dls&bletDentA55Dclg¢lon of BAYktJL2 Da¥eiJliam l¢olltlnuedl Matters OIL which ive &Ye requlred to repoi't by exteptlo]J Ilie light olilje knowlcdgc and uiid¢rsldndiftg of ihe coiiipany and its. envii'otsmeni obtained in tlie £out8e of the audit, w¢ havc rtvl idciiiified Inalerial misslalcmtAlS in th¢ Tiusle&s' ficport. Wc havc nothiiig to report iii respect of the following illaticr8 ivhcre Ihe Companies A¢t 2006 requires us lo irport iu you ir. in oui. optni(m'. adequat¢ a¢¢ounling i¢eoYds have not bcen kept by the clillritllble coinp8ny. or returns adequats for our audil Ivdve noi bccn re¢cived froTn br3nclies nol vi$iied by us; or lh¢ financial SLaieinenis al'e not in a8ieeiiienl with the a¢counliiJg records and returns- or CerIaTr disclo$ures ofiiw%lees' reiiiuneTalion splfIed by lllw Drc ntri Inad¢', or we liavc not received all the information and ¢xplÈnali0rt8 we requir¢d for oui'audit. As explained more fiilly in Ihe INsiee5' respoiisibilities 51aiemciit sel out on page l?. the liusiees areT¢spoiisible for Ihe preparalioii of the fii?ancig1 statement% and for being satisfied that they give a Ime aiid faiT view, and for such tntcrnal coiilrol as the Elugtees deieriniiie is n¢cessaiy to eiiable ilje i)repAIElioii of fiiiaiicial 81ai¢nienl% 1113t free fTom malcrial missiai¢inenl, whcth¢r due lo fr8ud oi. cttor. In prcpaying Ilie financial &l&temcnts, the Irusiccs ar¢ Irspongible for as8essing the ¢liai'itable eompany'ts 8bility lo continue as a goiiig concein, di&elosirtg, as applicable, niallers relaird 10 going concern and using Ilie going eoneerTh hasis of accouiiiing unle&s Ilie Irusite% eiihei. Inl¢nd tn liquidate Ilie cliariiable conipsny or 10 Cease opcralions, or have no I'ealislic alleriialive bul to do so. Alldltor's responsibllitie5 for Ihe audll of the financial 51Xteiiients Oui. obj¢clive£ air lo obtain rexsonable a&%iirance about wheiliti. thc financial 5121¢nietti8 as a wliole are free from material niisstateiiieni, wheiher du¢ to fraud or eiiur, and 10 i55Je ali Audilor's rewit Ili¥l irtcliides our opinion. R¢asonabl¢ 8ssurance is a liigli level of assurance, bul is not a ¥uaranl¢e that zdi tudil condu¢icd in accordanee wilh ESAS IUKI will alwdyg delect Inatei'igl misslaiement wlieii it exists. Misslalemenis cali arise liY)Jn fralld 01- erioT and ai¢ coiisidei'ed inalerial if, individuglly or iii aggitgaie. they Could reasoiiably bt expccied to influencc the eeonomic decisioiis of users kell on Ilie basis of Iliege rJnanci81 statements. ITrtgulariti¢& including fiÉud, aiE in8fances of non401nplianc¢ with lalvs and Tegulalions. We design proceduic% in line wiiI1 our respoiisibililies, oulliiied abov¢, lo delcct maltrial Jni85t&lemeiits in respe£t of iiicgularities, illtluding fraud. Tli¢ ¢xtelll to whi¢h our p1cedureS Are tApable of dele¢ling irreguldrilies, ITiclu(Iing fi'aud is delailed bcloiv. ExplAnation *s to ivhai extent the audlt was cot)sldered capRblÈ of deieciliig Irregularities, including f1'ad The nhjeclives of oitr aiidit in r¢spect of fraud, aiE,' to identify and assess Ilie i-isks ofiiialerial iiiis%lal£ineni ol'ilie financial due to fi'aud, thi-ough designiiig atid ii1iplenienlin¥ Hppropi'iat¢ iesponses lu Iliose ass£ed I'isks,. aiid lo re%poiid appix>pi'ialely lo insldnces or rixild Oi. %ii£pecled fraud idciiiifi¢d diiriiig the audit. However, th¢ primai'y respoiisibilily for Ilie prevention xnd del1101) of fraud rests with both nianag¢nieni and those ¢liarged ivith governAii¢e of tli¢ charitsble conip4711y. Our approacl) was as follows.. We ol?iain¢d ali uiidcrstRnding of ilic legal and irgulalory requirements ai)pli¢able to the Lhariiable coiiipaiiy and Wc obtsiiied an undergiattdinA of lioiv tlie chariiable ¢oi)Jpa¢iy ¢oniplies willi Ihese requiiyiiiuils by discu55ioiis wilh n]aiiagciiiciii and Ilio%e ¢liai'ged iviih goveLMall¢e. We inqiiii'ed of liiab)a8¢rneiit End Iho%t cliai'gcd ivitli goventsnte 88 10 any known instl¢eS of non-coiiiplisnee or guspected non-CQDTrplidiiee with laivs re2ulatioJis. Red on Iliis uiideisiaiidiiig, we desigiied si)ccific #ppiopi'ial¢ 8iidil pi'occduits 10 idl11fy illslaiices of noJi- govei'113nce alld ubiciiiiing a(Iilii¢onal coi'iNiboralivc cvidciice a% Irqiiired. P2g¢ 19
Aud5tor$ Report to tlke Tru8tee8 or The Dlsablttrjent A5SOClatloii of B#i'king D2geJiham leonilnlledl A5 pari of xn audit in ac¢oixian¢c wilh ISAS {UKI w¢ exttcise p¥ofessiona] judgement 8nd mllinlain profcssional s¢tpticisni Ihrougliout dje audii. We Also.. Identify aiid assess Ihe risks of iiiatei'ial missiaieinenl of Ili¢ financial staleinenl%. wli¢lli¢r du¢ its fTaud or errol.. dc5ign aiid perfoi'ni audit procediiiEs responsive lo Iliose I'isks, and obtain audil evidence Ihat is suificient and appropi'iat¢ io provide 3 basis for our opinion. Th¢ risk of noi deiccling a iiiaterigl tnissiai¢incni resultin8 fmm Irad 18 higlici. than foi. onc rc$uliing from ei'i'or, as fraud Inay involve collusion, forgeryy intentional omissions, niisrepi'eseniaiions, or Ihe override of inithTral control. Obtain ali un(leTStalldiii8 of iiilemal Lonirol ielevant 10 Uie audit in ordei- lo design audil pro¢eduir8 ilial arc pproprillle in Ilic circumstance8, but Iiol for thc pulp08 of expiY%%ing Jii opinion on the effeciiv¢ness of the Evaluat¢ the appri)prialeness of accounting policies used aiid Ilie i'easonableiiess of accouniing esiimate$ and relatcd disclosbi-es mad¢ by tlie trustees. Coii¢lu¢l¢ on Ilie api)iopiigieIiess of the liuslees. iise of Ilie going toncern basis of accoiinting &nd, baEed on Ilie audit evidence obwin¢d, wlicthcr a Inalei'ial iin¢¢riainty exi.81% relgied lo ev¢iils 01 conditions Iliat may casi significant dtsubl on the cliaritsbl¢ ¢oini)aiiy's ability lo coniinue as a going concei'n. If w¢ concludc Ihal a m8tei.ial unc¢riaTiIIy e¥l8ts, we are required lo draw aiietsiion in our Aiidiior's repoit lo Ilie related diylosures in the financial stal¢iD¢nis 01-, if sucli disclosures are inadequate, lo n)odify ouii)pinion. Our Conclusions are bed on Ilic audtt cvidciice obtaincd up to the dale of our Audiioi-'s repoi'l, Hoivevei., future evenls or coiidiiions ijidy tau5e the charitable compaiiy lo ¢¢abe lo conlinue as a gotng concei. Evaluatc the overall prcscntalion, slrllclure snd coni¢rti ofihe finallcial staieineois, including die disclosures, and vlielliei. the fjnancial state1¢ts IEpreseni the UNd'1Y1n8 Iimnsaciions aiid events in a nianncT Ihal achieves fail. prescntalion. We commuiiicale willi Iliost cliarged iviili goveiiian¢e I'tgai-diiiE, diiiojig oiher rnaiiers, llie planiied scope aod liming of the Use of oknr report Tliis I'eporl is iiiadc solely lo the chai'ilable ¢oiiipaiiy's iiiejnbers, as a b(Mly, in accoi'dat]¢e willi Cliapier 3 of Part 16 of Ihe Coiiipanies Act 2006. Our audit wod¢ has b¢cn underiakex for no puipos¢ other Ihaii lo d13iv lo Ilie alleniion of Ilie chxrilable coinpaiiy's m¢inbeT% those tnall¢l whicli we are reqiiired to include iii Auditor's report addi'essed lo Iheiii. To ihe fullcsi exient pennitted by law, we do not accept oi. assuine r¢spoiisibility lo aiiy party other Ilian Ili¢ ¢hgrilable wiiipaiiy and chAriiabl¢ company's iiiemb¢rs as a body. foi. our worK foi. Iljis IEPOTI, oi for Èlle opinions we liave foniied. Orbital House 20 FAstein Ronifuid Essex RM I .4PJ Karen Wsrdell (Senlor St#tutory Aiidltorl Foi. and on belialf Of Moore Klngstoij Sjjiltli LLP Chxrtoi'od ActouTht$nt5 Dated.. 3 DÈcÈmbÈr 2021 Page 20
The Dl$Ahlement A$soel¥tlon of BAvl<5llg Da¥enb$m Slalement of Flnancial Atilvl¢le$ for the year ¢rtae 31 Marc]J 2021 Note5 Unre511'itted nd furtd 2021 202Q Donatioiig, LeEaeies & qimilArTncoine Cliaritablc A¢iiwtiics Objects Ollier iiicome Investsn¢iJi Income 1,629 2.558.273 1,629 2.589.527 2,378 2,918.089 58.982 6,254 Toial Inco]ne 2,697,966 6,254 2,704,220 2,979,449 Eipendliwre Cliarit8ble Aclivilic5- Obj¢ets Adinini8ts71ion 2,158,858 624,856 2,170,280 624,856 2.464,552 501,504 Totxl Exptndlture 1,78J,714 1,422 1795,136 2.966.056 Net IExpendiiiirelAnconie 185,7481 190,9161 13,393 Transler beiweeii ful3 Totgl funds Brought Forn*rd 21J,9S4 235,376 221,9B3 Total Fund5 Cirrled Forward 138,206 6,254 144A60 235J76 ic %tsieiiieni of fiiianciil activities includ¢s 411 gains and10$8¢s in the year. All iiicoine and experltur¢ d¢rivt4 from colllinuing aciivities. Tlie iioles on pA8es 24.33 foiin i)art of these accounts. Page21
rht Disableinenl A550c12tloJJ Df B&J'klthg and DRgeiiligni Bal4Ce Sljeet for the year tnded 31 Marcli 2021 Notos 2121 2112 Vixed Asset$ TBngiblc Trixed Asseis 1,304 1,226 Curi'tnt Assets Debtors 341,980 519228 C&sh al baiik atid in hand 135516 654 477,496 519082 Credltors.. aill¢bUlliS fglllng due iylthln ytar 1334,3401 1285,7321 Net currejjr assets 143,156 234,150 Nel Assets 144,460 235J76 Reprtsrlllcd by.. Restricted fuiids Uiiresiiicied fijnd 6,254 118,206 22J.954 Funds ¢bf the Charlty 144,400 235,376 Th&se &ccounls are prq)ai'ed in aceordanee with the Charity SORP IFRS1021 and Ihe special provisions of Part 15 of Ilie colnplICS A¢1 2006 relating to sinall coinpaiii¢s. Tli¢ Iruslees ackrtowledg¢ Ilieir i'esponsibililies for COLnplying ivitli the requirtineni of tlie Coiiipajiies Act with r¢8peci 10 Approved by Ilie boaiyl of Ii'iisiees on and signed on behalt.. Peter Snell Icholr of Ii'usteesl CompAily nn.. 2¥1MI290 The ftoles on pages 24.33 fomi p*1 of thleaCUnts. Page 22
The Dss*bleintnl As50clailtsn of Bai'kln¥ And D#LiethlL¥nJ Stiteniellt Of C&5h floivs fov the yeav eRded 31 Maj'eh 2021 2021 2020 C&$hflfjiY Ironi opttstlng 2clivilies- Nei cash froThllused inl operatiiig a¢iivilies 165,547 Cashtloiv fvunj Inve5tiTrg a¢tlvlllt5 Invc5tnieni iiicon Acquisiiion of tangibl¢ fixcd asset 16491 11,6341 Cosh provlded froni Invesimeiit acilviiles 16461 Change iii casli tjr ¢ath qllivalents Cash al 0110412020 164,901 {29,3851 145,9451 16.560 Cash $nd cash eoulvllents 2t 31A>J1202J 135,516 129,3851 Rèconciliatioll of net e&5h froni operating a¢tlv5tles Nei lexpendilurellincom¢ 190,916) 13 J93 In¢i¢a8elldecreasel iii deblays Iiicirase in creditors 177,248 78,647 571 51.754 Net cash fi'tsmllused In) opeTAling &ctlVklie5 165,547 Tlie iiotes oil pages 24.13 foiill pari uf iliese 3CCOUIIts. Page 23
The DissbloJneTrt As%oei&llDii of BArklJig and DAgenli&m Nott5 to the Flnxiicial StateJJieni$ (or the yeir ended JJ Iwlaith 202J ACCOUNTING POLICIES Tli¢ Disablcment Association ofBaikin8 and Dagenliwn is a priva ¢oiiipBny lio?ii¢d by guarattl (k)miciled and in¢oipoialed in Eli8lai And Wales. The registered otTJce is P¢iiibroke tiardens. Da8Enl)dlll, Essex RM10 7YP. B2sls af trOUtIl7g Tlie rinDncL slaiemcnls have beeii PlEPRred uttdcT the hislortc41 ¢osl coiivettiion and in accordan¢c with Ilic %t41emoil Standard appl¢¢able in the UK aiid Republic of 5irland effective l January 2015 {Tl FRS 102 Chatities SORPI, Ihe CoinpBnit$ Act 2006 aiid Cliarilies Aci 2011. 'I'he finaii¢i81 slatemeiits are prepared iii sterltng, which i% the fullciional ¢urr¢ncy of the ¢Olhpa¢iy. Mone18ry ain¢)ullts in diese financi&l staiements are rounded lo Ihe ne£r¢sl wuiid. The TA¢¢¢5 confimi Iliai thc Cliarity Ihrcts Ihc dcfinilion of B public benefil entity u•der FRS 102. Intome Voluniaiy illconie, granii alld donaiion$ ail included irt inconie wlien tliey are receiv6bl¢. excepi when Ihc doAors' conditlOll5 Iiave IH)i been fulfilled. And Ihen the ineoin¢ is deferr¢d. The income frorti fundraising venwir$ is shown w8s, with the associated cosis incliided in fundixising costs. The cliarity rcceives tlie ben¢fil of ivork carrieil out by volunteers and r¢¢eives Ilie use af fa¢ililies ak)d equipineiii ivitholli cliarge. No vBlue 18 placed on thL%C gifts in kind within Ihe accouiiis. Expendllui'e ExpeDditure is accounied for on an ac¢ruals basis and has been classified under hcadings Iliai aggi'egaie all cost rel#i¢d Ip Ilie Cdiegory. Where costs Ca1101 be directly attributed ia particular liegdin8s Iliey liave been allocaied io activilies on a basis consi$i¢lli Ivilli the usc of iesoui'ces. Taiigible fiitd #5scIs Individual a5¢[$ ci)slinLI £500 or rnoie si'e tapiialised al cosi. Depi'e¢iatioll 1% provid¢d on all thiigible fixed assets ai Uie followinÉ annual rates in ord¢[ lo wrile off ¢acli asset over Fixlures and fillings Moioi vehicl£ 25.kn sirniglii linc Taxatltsii Tli¢ ckniily is exempl from coiporalioii 13x on its thkiilable aciiviiie$. 'riie Tiu%t i¢Leives SUWJil froin a wide variery of voluilt¢eT5. It is noi i)r#clical io place o vJlve oli ilie liiiie vvluiileered The Ti'usi operaies a defined coniribiilioii s¢hcJne froi. the bcncfil ol'si)Ill¢ ol'its ¥mployees, Tl)e Losis of ilie defilled paid. Page 24
Tlie DIsHble¢D1 Association of Bai'iung Ind Y)&genham N4btes to the FlJkn¢lsl Statenients f02. the ye&r 31 M$reli 2021 ACCOUNTING POLICIES ICONI'INULDI Fulld #Ctolimtlmg Unresliicred fvnds can be u8ed irt aewrdance willi ihe diaixiable objccliV¢S at Ilie discirlion of the tsusiees. ResiricLed funds can oiily be used foi parii¢uIAI' reslricicd piiYJ)ose% within the objects of Ihe chai'ity. Resirictions airist ivli¢N specified by ihe dOir0[ ivlitji fUtS al'e raised for p¥rticiilai' resliiclrd PiiryKJ8e8. Further explanaiion of die and purpose of eacli fund 1$ itteluded in th¢ nolts lo Ihc fiiihn¢ial Stsletnents. Going con¢erJi Tlie cliarity niade g li dcficii of £90,91612020-. £13J93 SUTplus) duEing ihe year end¢d 31 Marcli 2021 and, al tliat dale, Ilie Lliarily's Utiresiiicled rc5eryes liad decrcased 10 É138,20612020.. L223,9541. Tbese results foi the yeai. to 31 Maich 2021 Are a direct r¢$uli of the effe¢15 of Cuvid.19 on the cliaixiy's i)pei'aliolls. Forcca%l And budgeted results and cash floivs foi. the iwxl 12 Inontli period are positive, ai Ilie lime of approving thes¢ fiiiaiicial slaletncni.% Ihe li51CeS have a signing Iljese fanciAl stani¢iiis. In Apiil 2021, iiew fllndiiig IDlallins £5.5,000 lias beeii secured froin sever81 oigai)Isatioiis in¢ludiii& Tlie Edward fjosllinb Foundatioii, Tescu, waitsSe, Sniari Fn¢rbY BGINaiional Tr.n¢rgy Aclioii IYI #nd Ilic iQickstart S¢hcme. The charity Iheiefort eotttiiiues lo adopl the going conccm bagis in piTparing lis financial StslemenLS. Cash 9nd ca5b e4ulvAleJits Ca511 al ¢asli eqUivalts include casli liand. depogits held al call witli bAnks and oili¢r sliort-terni liquid invcstnients Goveriiment gr&Tht5 Goveinm¢iit ¥11 are iecv¥nised at Ilie fair valiic of Il)¢ &ssei iecciycd or ye¢eivBble when Ili¢r¢ 15 reasonable asswwice A granl Ihai Specifies 10]14Ce condiiioiis is ircDstti$ed in incom¢wh¢n ihe pcrfonn*nce condilions are ttiet. Wliere a gi'aiil dots noi specify perfomian¢e coDdilions il is lecoliSed iii in¢oiiie wlieii Ilic pror¢rds ale reccivcd OL. r¢¢¢ivBble. A Braill I'eceived beforc fh¢ reco]1110 crilcria are SaLisficd is r¢COls¢d as d liability. CRITICAL ACCOUNTIIYG ftsTIMATF.S ANI) JUDC.F.MFNTS Tr the applicalioii Oftlie ch8rithble conii>any's aecouiiling wli¢i¢s. Ihe Irusiees are requii'ed lo nioke judgiiieiils. e5timaies nd assuniptioiis aboul ihe carryiii¥ amollni of a&5Yls oiid liabilitie5 Ihal nol readily apwrcni from other sourees. Tlie e%liiiiaics and associBlcd a&surnplion& &re based oll historical ixp¢riwL'e uilici fa¢iors iliai air considtr¢d lo bc relevarti. AcliiAI r&ulL% Inay dilTei' froiii these tsliinates. revision and future yeitods if Ilie revisioii affecis knili ¢iintnt and fuliire pcriods. Useful ecthnoinle live5 ortJll2lble fi¥ed ayst18 Mole I for die useful ecuiiomic lives for ea¢li ¢14ss ofassel. Pagc 25
Tlit Di$Ablemenl A5soclatlDft of Borklng And Dageiihain foi. tlie year tndod 31 Nqai'cli 2021 DONAI'JON& LEGACIF.S AhD SIMTLAR INCOMF. 2021 2020 Dort81ions 1,029 2,378 1.629 2.378 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES_ OBJkcrs 2021 2020 Cjoldcii Years Trniswrt seiCe5 Welfare Ben¢filS 6,527 ,693,539 207.627 20.636 1,538,362 210,080 92.648 40.332 897,862 Havei'iiig ESS p¢0rj811s1Ii0n & Personal Carc Services 'I'iavel Trainin 48,655 574,195 14,330 44,65LI Core and Oihei Incoine 6,953 2,589,527 2,918,089 The above in¢oiiie includes £625412020.. £40.(Xk)I whi¢li relates lo resiri¢i¢d lidS. Page 26
The Di5ableEneni As$otlAtlnn of Barklng ¥nd D$Renli&m for the year cThdcd 31 Imai'cli 2021 IINVESTMKNT INCOME 2021 202 Iiiterest received EXPENDITURL ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES- OBJECTS 2021 Goldcn Yea Transporl Services Welfare Benefi18 Eniplowitiii TTaining H#v¢i"inB Eqs Persoiialisalion & Persoiial Care Seivices Travel Training 57,399 1.397,369 152.547 122,677 1,478,236 180,156 2.003 509,885 627,274 88,968 2,170,280 2,464.552 The above expettditure includes£l 1.42212020.. £69.9071 whicli I'elales lo reÈiri¢*d funds. All of Ilie above expoidiiure relateg lo direci costs of the cliolily aiid Stsff colts have been allocaled lo Ihc Pagc 27
Tlit Dls£bltinent A55oeiation of BarklnA #Dd DageTrJJ& Nottg to the Financial St&ternont5 for the yeai. ended 31 Mairh 2011 CHARIT AnI,W AC.'I'IVITIE5- ADMINisfRATION 2021 2Q20 SalL8 aiid offic¢ rosls Audil Fee 614,356 10,5(M) 491,W4 10,500 624,856 501,504 All of Ilit above expcndiiur¢ r¢lat£ 10 support e051s tor theeliariry. I%ET INCOMkllLXPLNDITUREI N¢1 In¢oine/lexkditu[eI forth¢ y¢&r is srAied aftecliatging'. 2021 202 Deprecialion Audil fee5 Non audit fces paid lo Iliecoiiipsny's auditor 571 0,5 1,740 83,853 10,500 1,680 177,530 STAFF COSTS No I'eiiiuticrniioii was paid lo lIS1C¢S in Ilie ycai.. During ilie year onc ¢mploy¢¢12019.' oiiel earned bctween £60.000 and £70.000 per annuin. Reihuiieralion of Ilie Charity's key managemeiii personnel in the ye8rw8s £152,95212020.. £189J311. 2021 2020 Wagcs and salDries Sociil.8ttufiiy Pension 1,707,702 ,755,506 38,41)1 43.524 1,915,608 2021 2020 No ofeiiiployees by funclioiis.. We113rc Benelils Per.sonal Caie Seiwices & Ti'avel Tr&ini118 Edue8tion, Skills alld Eniploytneni Coiyor&te Serviec Mfjbilily SuvicE5 62 35 35 120 123 Page 25
The Disableillent A&%oelation of BfirJ(illg and DaRenb& Noie$ io Ihe FSnanci#l StattnJ£nts for tht yeJr eiLded 31 M9r¢h 2021 io. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS F-4uipllient Vehielts Totxl C05t At 01104r2020 76,801 649 243,146 319,947 649 Additions 77,450 243.146 320.596 Dopi'eciallu AI 011112020 75,575 243,146 Char8c in yeai. 76,146 243.146 319,292 As ai 3110312Q21 1,304 I J04 AS al 31103ll020 1,226 1226 DF.BTORS 2021 20211 Trnde Debiois Pr¢pAynienlS artd aettued income OiheI debloi& 194,025 125,580 22,J75 304.916 214,312 341,980 S19,228 Pag¢ 29
Bking And D4genlJam Y•t¢5 to Ilie Fln8nclal Staiemtnls fur the yeAr ended 31 MArch 2Q21 12. CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WI'I'HIN ONE Y&AII 2021 2020 Trade Creditors A¢¢llJals 146208 37,078 25,520 40,598 179,819 21,770 6,369 35,363 30,039 4,673 7,699 D¢f¢i'i'cd Grants Oihei. tsxes and social security ¢ost8 Bank loans and ovcirfrafts Conduit fuiidg In0 141 Othei. ¢r¥diiois 66,429 18,507 334,340 285.732 13. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS Ai Ilie Poilinge11d date the clwiity had outstanding ¢otnniilmeiils foi. fr¢ [ni11M lease &greemMI.$ undei non- ¢aftcellablc operatin¥ ISC, wliich fall due 2$ follows.. 2021 2020 Duc iviihin l year Duc iwttn 2 and 5 y¢ai Due &ft¢r 5 ycars 1.58,459 200,853 37,050 177,084 359,360 48,750 396.362 585,194 CONDUIT FUN'DS DABD Adiniiiisirnies fvnds on belialf ofThe London Borough of Hovering and Ili1$ acliviiy 1$ ircoBiiised iii Ilie a¢¢ounts as conduit funds.'fhe beiieficiaii¢% of Ilie fiiiids Bl'e determiiied by The tA)ndoii Borou81i of HoveriJ)g. Tlie TY¢k & Tlie Lojidoi) 'I'r*¢e Doillgh C¥J'ant Ilttvering 2021 2020 Balance b18hi fonvai Fundg rcccivcd Fuiids disbursed 4,673 480,000 1434,3631 4,673 697,500 {635,7441 217,500 50,(NX) {45.3271 BalAmce cirried foi'ward 50,310 66,429 4,673 Page JO
Thc Dl$ableiiiettt As50clailon of BRrklng Dagenha Notes to tlle Flnanelal StateDlClits foi. the year ended 31 March 2021 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 2021 Income Lxptnditure At31. M*i'ch 2021 Aprll 21120 223,954 11,422 2,697,966 12,78J,7141 1382lJ6 Reslricled Fuxds City Bridge Reslriclcd Piinds- CTolden Yeats 6.2 6,254 235J76 2,704,220 2,795,136 144,460 2020 Atl" Api'll 2Ql9 Xpeltre At31" Marcb 2020 Unreslricled Ul}d& Resliicled Funds- Big Loiiery Restricted Funds- City Biid8e 1811,654 17.529 23•)0 2,939.449 12,896,149) 117,5291 152,3781 223,954 40,000 11,422 221,983 2.979,449 12,966.0561 235376 Clly Bridgc iiiaiicial Il¢aldi Iiii1131ive- Enabling ldendencebY helpin8 Iieople iii p)v¢riy addres5 f1113nci&l i$sues. Goldeij Ycays The Pst Gillain 'Goldtn Yttars, Legacy. Fjiablins iiidepeiideiice by Tedu¢ing Isolati1. FINknYCIAL INS'I'HUIIIENTS 2Q21 Carryiiig ailluiini of fiwdncial assets iiieasur¢d ai aiiiortised cost 261,068 480,222 Carrying amoullt of financial liabilities iiieasured ai ainoitised eo%1 268.224 244,0 Page31
Tlje Disabletn¢ni A$50ciatioll of Barkljig and Dagonham Notes to the Fln#ntial Statements the ye*r ended 31 Marcli 20ZI ANALYSIS OF NLT ASSF.TS BETWEEh' FUNDS Restrlcod fuNd¥ UDrestrl¢ted fund$ Toial Fvibd b#laJbce5 St 31 Mar¢h 2021 lli'c repi'e$enied by.. Tanoiblc fixed as8¢ts Debtoi Cash al bank and in h8nd Cieditoi3 due in 1¢ ycar 1,304 341,480 129,262 {334.4301 1,304 341,980 135,516 1334,4301 6.2.54 6,254 144,370 Restr5tted fuiid$ Unreslrltted funds Tolgl Fund b#l#iicc5 At 31 March ZOIO are i'¢pre8enied by.. fixed asseis 1,226 519,228 110,768) 1285,7321 Deblo C&sh bank and in hand Credil01s due iii one year 1,226 519,228 654 1285,7321 11.422 11,422 223,954 2J5,376 P4oe 32
BMrliln% D%%enhAm Note5 to th¢ I'.Inan¢191 StAtcmcnts for Ilit yellr ertd¢d 31 Martlj 2021 18. COMPARATIVESTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIIS Resirlcted (und fuiid 20211 Income Donatio, Leg8¢i¢s & Similar Income Cliaiitable Aclivitie%- Objects Othei Incorne 2,378 2,878,089 58,982 2,378 2,918,089 58,982 40,000 Total Inrome 2,939,449 40,000 2,979,449 Lxpenditllrt Chaiilable Activilies- Obj¢cts - Adminislralitin 2,394,645 501.504 69,907 2,464,552 501.504 Total Expeiidilure 2,890,149 69,907 2P66,056 Net IncomcllBKp¢ndilurel 43,IIM) 129,9071 13.393 Transfei bElween fuods Total Fund5 Ilrouglit Forward 180,654 41 J29 211,983 Total Funds Carrled Forwii'd 223,9$4 11,422 23qJ76 Page 33