diiability r•$ovr¢• BIRMINGHAM DISABILifY RESOURCE CEKfRE AMENDED Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 REGisfERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 289ns0 IEn8land Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1034581 BIRMINGHAM DISABIUTY RESOURCE ￿p￿rRE forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2022 Page Referen￿ Admlnistratr Detslls chairpery￿￿'s Report Report oftheTrustees 3-16 Rewt of the Independent Auditor5 17~20 Statement of Finandal Actlvities 21 Statemèrt of Financial Position 22 Statemert of Cash Flows Notes to the Flnandal Statements 24-34 BIRMINGIIAM D15ABlittY RES(IURCECEtffllE forthe Year Ended 31 Manth 2022 Mrfimcrthy Phllips Trusl•es Mrstephen Anjum (to 10 May 20221 Mr Andrew BeatTr) Mr Pasjl Bryce Mr5 De￿rah Phillip5 Ifr(Mn 27July 20211 Ms Brigid Lawtor Mr Davld Uoyd Mrjohn Rrknrts (tts 11 May 20211 Ms Louise Mckieman ACIS, PG tlp (Prof Admin) Chief Executive Hèad of Flnan Head of Fundraisin8 Head of Opèrattons Ms Louise ML*ieman Mr Desrb)ond Thomas Mr Steven Moralee Mrs Emma Costan2a Unit 18 ACE B￿ne$S Park Mackadown Lane rtts Green BirmI￿haM B33 (iD Istered orrvny nuftkn 2897250 Audib)r5 Haine5Watts Birmin8ham LLP 54Greenffield cre￿nt Edgba5t Birmin8ham B15 3BE Banke Lloy(ts Bank PLC 3&38 New Street Binning￿7 s￿Idtors Anthony Collins SolKitors 134 Edmund streèt BIrmI￿harn B3 2E5 BIRMINGHAM DISABILrfY RESOURCE CENTRE thèyèar Ended 31 Marth 2022 I would like to take this opportunity to Introdu￿ you to the Blrniingham Disability Resource Centre's IDRCI Annual ReFrt)rtand Accounts and t0oudl￿ some of hi8hli£bts from the 202112022 financial year. The past year has contirrued to be challerwng because of the Paftdemlc and the various relaxatlons and relntrCduc￿OnS of Government festrictions eyperierKed durlng the year whith has irnpacted on both service deliveryand indeed thew0rkf0r￿.￿% a Disabled People'5 User Led organisation. DRC has faced additional challenges in keeixng both Its staff and semce users as safe as possible given that many We￿ dassed as being hvgh risk to the impart of viwus. All of DRCS servkes and activltles continued to be delI￿red remotety by telephone. email and rtUal￿ duri￿ the year with some be8inninB to ￿-open for face-to-face provlsth irt the latter part of the fEnancial yearas the UK be8an to emergefr¢)m the lifted restrictions. This included time&ound Co¥id-19 response and supwt aCtI￿tieS as well as tore infomation and advice seryice5. DRC has adopted robustcovid 19 rnanagementarrangements IT￿Uding Wrttl￿3nd re-wriiiNd policies. procedures and rlsk assessments in ￿SpOnse to than&ng Government advice. The ￿San&satIon has continued to Work dosely with its fvnders and commlssloners on servi￿ delivery," the re-opening of its Information Heafth and Wellbeing Centre." and the reu)mmencement of fa￿t0-face dellvery ai variovs commLEnity-based l¢xations. It hasalso continue(I to work dosely ￿th its staff team pro¥idin8 them with health and wellbeing support as well as opportuniiies flexible and hybrid workin& yjbject to Servi￿ delivery requiren*rrts bel￿ met I would Ilke to take thSs Oppor￿n{ty to thank DRCS staff team for thelr suppY)rt and commitment duringthe Pandernic. I wouldalsoliketo thankthechief E¥ecuti¥e, Senior LeadershipTearn and fellow Board Trustèès for their strong lèadèrship despfte the personal thallerKgès some faced du￿n8 thls The work undertaken £Thwthe past 12 months tK>t only in respc¥tse to the Pandemic t￿t also through the developmentof d05er working relationships with funders and commis￿OnerS- improved business continuity arrangÈrnents,' and restructuring of various back-office functions, has helped to redutÈ potential Tisk and ensure DRC continues to be adaptive and responslve to market ar￿ 8lobal events. Mr fimothy Phillip5 Chalrperson BIRMINGHAM DlWlUtY RESOUR￿ cEl￿RE for the Yearfnded 31 Marth 2022 Trustees of the charlty Thetrustees. who arealso&irectors of the charityforthe purposesof the Companles Act 2006, rKesent thelr report with the amended financial ststements of the tharity fw the Year Ended 31 March 2022. These replao the or6Onal accounts prewcHJsly filed at Companies House for the year ended 31 March 2022. and are the statutory accounts and have been prepared as they were at the date of the 0ri8inal accounts. The trustees have adcpted the pr¢JvisForL5 of Accounting and RepLrting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended practi￿ applicable to tharitie5 preparing their atu￿￿ts in accordance with the Fin3ncial Reportingstsndard appllcable In the UKand Republlcof Ireland IFRS 1021 (effectl¥e ljanuary 20191. The trvstees who serled throu8hout the year WKI up to the date ofthts are named on page l. ESANDA The thariws objetts and prinopal attivitie5 are defined by Its Constiti￿On as follows: o promots for the publlc benefit the rellef of people whose irnpaiment or the naDJre of thelr condf(ion subjects them to phy5itsl. mentsl. lÈarrtlng or seftsory dI5aErfltty by the provision of facilities and semcès known as Bimiingham Disabi14ty Resource Centre thro￿ which disabled people may realise their fvll kvtsntial as individuals and as members of ￿rety, irrespeciive of the nature of their impairmentorcondition. disability,8ender, sexual orientstion, nationality, race, religious belief. 5t3tus as a marrled peTr)n or civl partnershbp. rwnanty, spent ton¥Ktions orother conditions notjust￿led Sn law." This is achieved through its mission.. To èmFower disabled people and those wlth long temi health conditl(#)s to take control of their own INes and to actively seek out opportunities to athieve their full potential as individuals in mairtstream society by building a gjrtainable busfir￿. And through its vlsion: Iwt three years, time, the charty wtll be." a leadin8 authority on di5aknlity issues at national, re8bJnal and I￿al levels: providing a range of h￿h-quèIlty pers￿-certred products and services whlch meetthe need5 of disabled people and thelr support networks: provldingz range of innovatfvedi5abilltysolutionsto indfvidual. communityand socletal Issues for Central Government, publk bodies and the private sectLr, chieving all that we do by Enga8ingand investin8 in the best people who share in our vision. In shapin8 the objecb¥e5 for the year and F4annbng its athwtie5. the trustees have considered the Charity CLNnmissH)n's gubdance on publlc benefit. induding the 8UIdan￿ 'public benefit= runnin8 a chartty IPB21'. Report oltheTn fortheY8ar Ended JI Mar£h 2021 Putting these stratryes into action. the or￿lSatiOn opetstes tht following key areas of charitable artivity: Ewring the voice and lived experien￿ of disabled people are taken into account by those In poslt6ons of infiuence. Information. advice and advrtaty ser¥ices toenable drsabled [￿PIe and those with limiting long term healthcond￿IonSto make infornied chol￿53nd dedslons and exercise theirrights. Personal and IrFe skills developrnert to enable them to build Confidence and learn skllls required to do things for themse￿ and to live indèpendently a￿1 safety. Hea￿h and Wellbe1￿ servlces to promote heafthy INing and Iltestyle choice5 and to enable thern to build rÈsilience and ￿tt￿r manage ihèir own health condition or Impalment. social and leisure actyvittes to help improve social skills and combat soclal Isc4ation. Employmenl. training and volunteeringto 5UPPOrt themtowards economic participation artd sustainaNe employment. Community development supFKffr for older adults and farrtilies in the Yardley Constituency of Birmingham working with Bimingham Clty Countil and partner agencles on the developmentanddeliveryofthe Neighbwrhoc*l Netthscheme INNS) knal Workmodel. The charity also oper*es commerdal ¥￿￿1¢$ whlth are (hafgeable at the ￿1￿1 of access Including "sability equality training and access audit work for employers and lyjslnesses. However. this has teen adversety imparted by the COVID-19 pandemicduring 2021-2022. Ourapproath lofvndralslnK In order to carry out its acti￿tieS. the trustees have tonsldered The Charitie5 (Protertion and Soclal Imiestrnentl Art 2016. The thafity cr*nplies with the Code of Fundraisirrf Prattice. The rnajority of the tharrvs fuTrJrwsing artivity is derived from grant funding and contrart opportunities via grant making trusts. publbc agencie5 and pryme contractors. It does not carry out eltherd1fect￿ or through other professional agenctes. dlrect mark￿Ing orfat&tQ-face approaches to Indivlduals, Vulneral￿e or otherwise. VOICEAND REPRESWATION Durin8 202112022, DRC has continud to be invdved in nalional work thrrMJgh the Disabled PeotAes Organisation IDPQI movement. ORC has continued to represent thè East and West Midlands on the Englan&wide DPO Fonjm to ensure a national ￿sponSe to policies and L*cisions thaf impatt the lives of disabled people is prowded to decision maker5 frorn organisations led by disabled people. As part ofthls. DRC held 2 focus groups fof the East and West Mldlands to Infomi and èvidtr￿ the Shadow Report on the UN Conventiorb on the Rights of Clsabled People. We also contirbued the work started in 202012021 as the lead DPO for the East and West Midlands re8ions in distributing Mati￿al Emergencies Trust INEn fundin8 to other local DPO& Work in this financial year has irKluded Supporti￿ funded DPOS with their monitorlng and end of Èrant ￿pOrts and ensuring these were subrnitted in line with N￿grant a8reements. BIRMINGHAM DISABIUTY RESOURCE CENTRE lorthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2021 INFORMATION. ADVICE AND GUIOAIICE Infom)*lon and Advice. Plrysk¥l and A$sod￿ Dls•bllhles DRC continued to deliver againstitscontrartwith &"rmingham Citycouncil to provide Inform3tion and 4dvice to disabled people livlng in Birmingham. Assistin8 people wTrth newly acqulred physical disabilitles andlor deterforating conditior￿. the Ser¥F￿ wa5 vr(al in assisting people in a tlme of need durin8 COVID-19. The seNlce supwrted people to access additional services and provlded wèlfare advice and guidan￿ which made a significant wytr¥e irnpxtto some of the most vulnerable people in BtrmTrn8ham who, espttially durirgthe pandemlc. were fadng addltlonal access barrièrs. DRCS Serv1￿ prO￿ded li8ht touch acknce. linked in wtth other h￿IstiC services and twk on crKnplex and exterysive benefit ca5e5. The service providefl a pE4ffom for disabled peopleto continue to acces5 those SeThi￿ thai continued to be available during the pandemic. The se￿ICe alsa hEIFed to make sure that individuals could better navigate srtial and health tare sy5tern5. Throughout the year DRCsaw èn in£Tease in the numberof people accessin8 theservI￿. The demand for welfrore support throughout the pandemic significantly increased. People's condltions deteriorated, and people were diagnosed with new conditions wrth limited acces5 to Services. During this financial year. the semce re￿fve￿ 1.193 referrals and 948 people re￿IVed l..1 a(knce and supwrt. S)Nhull 5peda115t DISa￿llty Advke Senke DRC continued to work wlth its partner Age UK Sdihull to dellver a Specialist Dlsabllity Advice Ser¥i¢e In5ollhull as part ofthe Solihull Metropolitsn 8orough Council CommissÉonedCommunityAdvlts Hubs service. This additional ft￿dIn8 has enabled DRC to expand its re￿ and irKrease ts presen￿ in the Solihull area. This demand led service provided both debt and benefits advice to disabled and vulnerable people. The service emplffj a fulktime spe(iallstadviser who works out of an outreath locatiowr through A8e UK Solihull. Carers Ser¥k* Duringthe year, DRCcontinued to recer¥efvndi￿frOrn Birningham Forward carer5todeliverservi￿5 for carers across Birmingham. The Forward Cafers contrxt ts contracted by Birmingh￿￿ City Coundl ftythe carerfs hub prov¢&on. DRC continued tosupportcareTs in a timeof need where£aring￿ponsItYlltieS had increased a5 other servi￿$ remained dosed orwere reduced as a resultof the pandemic. DRCreceivedadditionalfunding to help carers apply for carers assèssments and gain ac￿SS to welfare advice for both themselves as a carer and fL* th(&they cared for. Vitally, DRC was able to tontinue to suppNt self-referrals and external referrals from so¢ial workers. The Stroke Association. Home Stsrt and 8irniinBham Qty Ccwwtol to name a few. BIRMWI(•IAM DlWlUtY RE￿uRCE ￿P￿lE fortheyear Ended 31 Marth 2022 Barrier5 and i55ue5were addressed in sever31 Inn￿tivewaySto ensure servtce delivery continuedto be persorFcentred and satssfy Covith19 risk assessments and Buidelines. In house services su¢h a5 luellenergy a(fvice. beneffiVIAG. counsel11￿% Wriendin& and collaborative partnership5 WFth extemal agendes and community assets such a5.. Birmingham Mind, Mencap, Earty Help, Blrmlngham Setdemen¢ Oasis Food Pantry and Ale UK were used to SUPPOrt Car￿5. Dftc completed 39 carers assessments.29 ￿l$tratIONS0￿d supp(Mted 31 rwple with Complex benefit ￿yeS durin8 the year. HELPI lor Dlsabled People F*oBTamm• DRC originalty received fundlng for Its HELPI For Dtsabled People Project IH4DPI In 2017 to run a five- year programme fu[￿e￿ by the fcTher Pdg lottery Fund Reathing Ccffimunities grant programme (now called the National Lottery Cornmunity Fund). For the duration of the pro8ramme, DRC was required to malch fund some proiert DJnni￿ costs together with the post of Case Worker130 hours per weekl which was not o)vered by the grant. The match funding element wa5 secured from other sour￿$ of income indudin& but I￿t limrted to. the ftymer Indept1￿ftt Living servi￿ funded by 8irrnin8harn City Council. I￿rIng the year, the H4DP grant wa5 extended which enabled DRC to continue to delrver the Prolect through the ￿ndemIc. H40P provided support to disabled adults Im￿ in Bim)ingham and Solihull who needed timelyand a￿sSible a5Si5tance in managing and dealing with 5ignificantcrisis issuesthat they faced In thelr daity lives. This fvndir% enabled DRC to increase its ￿ach and strengthen Ets information, a(￿[ce and guidance provision during thi5 crltical tlme. Between Aprfl 2021 and August 2021. 627 peoplt receNed In*omiats"on. advkn. and gUidan￿thr(MJgh the prolett ext*nslon. Speda115t eoablement Servite DRC rontinued its partnershiparrangementwith BID servi￿. who a￿the lead contract holderon the Specialist Enablement (Supporting People) ser¥its cornmissioned by BirmI￿haM aty Counal. This service has allowed DRC to 0)n￿nue tosupport dlsabled peoplethrov8h earty Intervention. The seNce allowsvulnerable Feople to make a contriiKrtion In thelr local communities, stay safe. live independentty, improve their health and well￿1￿ arKI enhante their quality of life. Durin8 the year. the 5er¥ice 5UPPOrted 165 people and pmided 1.344 hourf worth of specialist advice. Eneray Redres5 DRC continued to ￿e1Ve fundin8 from the National Ener8yTrustthrou8h the Energy Redress Stheme todeliver its Warm, Safe and Sound projÉcL With the develowrycosrof living and energy sltuation In 202112022. thi5 Proje￿ has been able to support disabled people and their famllies experien£ing •￿￿MeexamPleS of fvel rx)verty. ThefufKlir% hasall(Aved the team to developonlineseNices, medla platForms and peer SLtFTrFK*rt network5 kn share krThledge and tnforrnat(on regardirw energy a(Ivice thin lotal communitie& BIRM￿Y1Am DISABILttY RESOUR￿ CEIfflIE forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 21122 DRC has trained enerBy th3mpiorLs in extemal owganisations and provided peer to peer sUPPOrt to these individuals 50 thèy. in tum. can besrsupport their service users. DRC ha5 also supported many Indiwduals and households to ensure they are better equipped In deality wlth energy bills. ener USa8e and energy dispLrtes, makJ"n8 Sure that they have the right information they need to make Informed thoices and decislons atjout th￿r turrent erRrgy bil￿ The projett team have worked wlth energy prI￿derS to Wfite off ojrrent debt and negotiate new payment plans on 5ervite users, behalf. Through the Energy Redressfundin& DRC has supported 868 disabled people with one-twne advi￿. 1.819 households and 16.084 people to onltne infomation and training. Safe and SourKI Safe and SoLtrnd pThldes partiopants with the skHls. tools and confidènce to rnana8e their health conditions, improve their peer 5UPPOrt and l)uild confidenee and resilien￿, thus reducing the need for further specialist SUPFQrt interventions. DRC c￿tinued to deliver Safe and s￿nd workshops and training courses cthline and as COVItY19 restri(Xion5 eased. fa￿ to Trd￿ training reconvened and support was provlded from community I￿tiOnS again. OuTing the year, DRC recèrved a 12-month 8rart e￿enSiOn from Birmingham City Councll to Continue to dellver5afe and Sound cOu￿e$. In addib'on. DRC also receiv￿ matthfunding from Harboine Parish lands Charity to support thrs delivery. allowing DRC to ir)crease its reach into the wider B¥rmingham area. With this fttndln& DRC ran 8 courses 5UPVtin8 89 Servi￿ users. Htfor (Ke During 2021-2022. DRC continued to ￿e(￿Ve 8rantfundirq from Black Country and West Birmrrvdharn Clinical Commissioniry Groltrp and various Trt￿s and Foundations to provide Fit for Life activities across Birmingham and Wdverhampton. l)uring theyear, DRCS Frcfor Life programme has develoFed and changed to meet ihe needs of service E￿er5. Ef¢C received additional funding which allowed imiestment in hand cyde mthine5whith efiabled partkipantsto complete regularexerci3e dassesas part of ourweekty Fitfor itfe sesyons. DRC continued to provide waI￿n8 sessions and to run 8-week proglammes as well. During these pr¢4rammes. Indivkluais worked on small a¢hIe¥¥b￿ goals to help impro¥e their health and well-bein& received peer gJpporL and improved their physlcal health. In Bimiingham, 126 dtsabled and older people were supported and In Wolvert)ampton. 24 disabled and older people benefrtedfrom the pcogrammesand activitieson offer indudingweektywelfare callsand vlrtual seated exercise spinnir* sessi￿. Courses and Dtsl Induslon Duringihe year, DRC continued to prov(de Leam Myway courses untll 21 September Z021 and ran a Capita Digital Indusion pilot project until 31 December 2021 (both fijnded by The Good Things Foundation). These projects enabled indi￿dUal5 to com￿ete online training courses whith increased thelr confidence in usingdigitsl devites anddeveloped their tTskill& In thisyear. DRCwasableto work with 151 people. BIRMW4GHAM DISABiirrY RESOUR￿ (ENTRE forthe Year Ended 31 Maffh 2022 DRC ye￿Ned additional funding frc￿fi Arconic Foundation to refvrbish its IT suite for service users. This compriseil the purchase of 10 new laptopsand storage systemswhich ha5 enabled DRC toprovide outreach IT servi￿$ wthhin communities clcGer to where people live in addition to its InfgrmJtion Health and Wellbein8 Centre. The new cornwters also pr(Nidtd a safe spa￿ for Ir￿￿￿1dUaIS to access the intemet from DRCS Centre In Kstts Green. From l March 202110 31May 2021, ORC parricipated in the Cefwjs support projert also fvnded by The Good Things knjndation. DRC were able to SUPF¢Jrt some of the most vulnerable people in the West Midlands to complete their online census fomis. Through this, DRC helrRd 55 people comF4et& theircensus f(Ths online. ugged4n At the end of the financial year, DRC received grant frLvn ihe National Lottery Community Fund Reaching Communities Programme to launch a new 3-year Plugged-ln Proiett. The project will proylde IT support to 50rne of the most vulnerable and dightslty exduded people in B¢m)ingham and Solihull. allowng them to connect wtth their frlends and fomlty and becorne moTe dlgitslly sav￿v. Throughthe projert, DRCwll also providespeciali5t benefitsa￿vI￿and offera triageseMcÈ forthose seeking more gener￿15t advi￿. A5 part of this, DRCwill dÈvelopa slngle point of access where people can receive the ad￿￿ they need in a timely. more streamlined manner. To8ether, the adv1￿ and gained additional IT skills will help people stsy Comected di8itslly within their communities. IIEALTh AND WEUBEING pU￿k Ilealth Blrnilngham DRC received funding fri)m Put41¢ Health Biminghan to ir*rèasèthè ra￿e of a￿sSible information for hard to reach and vulrtèrable groups wthin the loc81 community. The wojèct extended local and natIL￿al Public Health co141￿19 inforniation to those with limited dwitsl access through a range of traditional communication methods. DRCengaged wlth 4,037 peopleon sodal medla by5harlngCOwt￿19 related key messages, sUPPOrted by engagir8 with 3 VL4unteer Social media knibassadors. 9,833 twittèr impressions were achieved. 3CQ people Ye￿l¥ed DACS COVIt>19 neW￿etter5 and 30 people took part In our covir>19 related workshops. Inyrovln8Acc•s5 to P5ythOlo8kalThwJp￿ {IApn Through a sub-contW wtth the tiving Well Con50rt4um. DRC continued to deliver FJ)th hlgh and low intenstty IAPT se￿OnS. DRC prowded talklry therapies and support for disabled pèople with mild, moderate, and moderate to severe, symptomsofan¥ietyandlordepression. thjringthe year. the IAPT Servi￿ provided intenientions to 61 people. Reportof thefrustees the Year Ended 31 Marth 21)22 soaALANO LEISURE Ouring 202112022, DRC continued to receivefunding from a number of local grants makin8trusts and foundations to wn itsarts and craft sessi￿$ and coffee mornings. Throu8houtthe year, DRC provlded many online 5e551ons where people came togethei. receNed peer 5UPPOrt and t¢x)k part in creative uaftingaaivity. As ORC moved out of the pandemic and sooal restrictions began to ease. the arts and crafts and coffee morning sessions ha* rtropened forfa¢trtO-fa¢e delrvery at its Infwmatiort, Health and Wellbe*ng Centre. Both activtties have delivered sessbons once a weekwth tndrvTrduals takin8 part in art actsvities from craftin& drawin& painting throu8h to day wowi Individuals have a150 rereNed peer 5UPPOrt. tNJring the year, Dftc has supported 31 disabled peoF4e thr￿gh Its art sessions and 46 people through its coffee morning sessions. COMMERCIAL SERVICES Disablllty AT*ArenessTrdhlni DRC has contirtued its contraciual arrangernent wlth Blm0￿h3M Ctty Counal ilcersire Departrnent to train Private Hire Drivers In dlsatsllty a￿arer￿$S and safeguarding as part of their li￿nsIng requirements. DRC trained 638 privats Hire thvers duringthe year. Dlsablllty Confident Re*¥th and Debknht DRC wa5 a150 successful bn seturing a grant and support package through the Social Investment Bsjslness Soclal Errterprlse Development Pri%ramme. The wpport element was delivered b¥ Equal Ours with a view to enabling DRC to ￿searCh and develop a nèw ¢(Mnmercial (li5ability confident package. EMPLOYMEiifAND SKILLS Employmert Ftrwamn Opportunltles Hub. PosltfrK Pathway4 Dlsablmty Induskn Probl and PURE European Social Fund IESFI rnatth funded DRtrs Henry Smith Charityand Careteth Fovndatlon funded Positive Pathways projett to fund the wider Disabilrty Indusion ProjetL The project allowed dlsabled people to access prtremployment support suth as information advice and guidan￿. ￿ ski115, mon management. financial literacy and l)ayc skills lunded thr(MW the fvndiry parthefs. Reportofthe Tn￿ee5 fOrt￿Year Effid￿ 31 Marth 2022 Indiwdua15 also aC￿sSed DRCS Posilive Pathways courses whith are an engaging and Interactive programme to suppm and ena￿e disabled k￿pIe in the West Midlènds to move towards èmploymentgoals and asplrations. Thls slx-week coursegave semcè user5 the skills, knowledge. and c{￿fidence to move towards employmenL The courses are very interactive and and were developed in partnership with disabled people to give them practical skills and covered the followin8 topics.. undetstanding disa￿lity. coThfidence builtlirK self•managing health conditions, CV wrltln8, interview skills and understanding emplcrymenL As part of this programme. individuals also accessed DRC'S Opportunttses Hubs which are weèwy sessions where people can dropin to carry out job search attivities. re￿1ve peersupport andgetspeoalistsupwrtto helpthem gaintheiremployment training or v￿Unteering aspiratK)ns. In addition to this. DRCS ESF-funded PURE sub-contrattworkin8 with 81D Services as lead provider has ￿lowed DRCto devdoptheir Positive Pathways project and further work wtth Indlvlduals under the age ot 25. In thls year. DRC worked with 177 people across all thelr employment and 5ki11s programme. OAC. working in partneT5hipwrth the ￿VIng Wdl Con5rytium andThe ColebridÉe Trusttook partin the Governmenvs Klckstart initiatlve, a temporary employment programme. providin8 fundlng to create new jobs for 16- to 24-year￿1￿5 on Vniversal Credit who are at rtsk of long-tenm unernploymèrtl. During thls year, DRC SUp&￿rted 5 apprentitss to sign up for the scheme, one of whom has now gained permanent employment at DRC. Yard1￿ Ne[8h1x￿rf￿x￿ Networkstherne (YNNSI In 202112022, DRC re￿IVed a 12-month extension on its tw¢>year YNNS contract with Birmln8ham City Countll ￿th DRC contonuing to ￿t as the lead fadlltator on the YNNS programme wothng partnership wrth Age UK BirminEharn. In total 407 assets were logged onto Connect to Support. DRC had 48 successful grants approved worth £1￿.(￿￿ all of whith We￿ awarded to Yardley assets to help fund work on local prioribes. Theseinduded8rantlundir£ foran InclusfveW?lknng Football group for Sck to 80-year-old5 and a food Pantry in South Yardley meth￿l$t Churth to help support some of the most vulnerable Indmduals wtthln the Yardley area. DRCS Fundrai￿nE Officer worked wtth assets to help sustsin their actNrknes wthin the community and supported them in securing external grarrts $0 that thèy tould continue to rvn activities. In total. an additional £91.250 vtas raisèd for Yardley assets outside of the YNNS grants prcgramme. Durfng the year. DRC recew additlonal funding from the Arconic Foundation and the YNNS Small Grants Scheme to support the fixed term emt4oyment of a new commun￿ Development Worker who w35 able lo provlde addFlional support to the Yardley constituency and YNNS pro8ramme. This allowed YNNS to better support communities and provided much-needed additional supp¢)rt to atizen5 Within ihe area. This additional workèr tonnÈtted atiien5 With likeminded peoplè, artkvities and assets that helped improve their sooal nerwty￿ and their mentsl health and wellbeing. Durir the year. DRC 355i5ted 894 lotal dtizens. io BIRMNalAM DISA8litrY RESOUR￿ ￿PIniE fNthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2t The YNNS small grants programme also provided athltlional supp)rt via a telephone bethendlng servite. DRCsuccessfulty applied forextensron fvndl￿ until September 2021 to support local citizens in Yardleywhowerefeeliol i5dated and lonety. mainlydyetoCOVIL>19.Th1s service proved beneficial for resldents In such a challen8in8time. Associal rertrictionseased and lifestarted to return to normal. people started to rtren8age their wrnmunEts and th the 5UPPOrt of YNNS and through the telephone befrrending serv1￿. some of the mostvulnerable people In Yardley were able to reconnect th their peers and community helped redu￿ their isolatiork In totsl 103 people benefitted from DRCS befriendin8 ser¥ice. Household Support Fund DuriTr8 202112022, DRC stsrted workifigwlth Bamardo's oft thelr Housèhold Support Fund funded by Btrrnin8harn fjty Counal. Th15 allowed DRC to reath out to some of the most vulnerable people in Yardleyand DRC assisted iThJiwdvals with applyin8to the fund for a 8rant of upto £250 per household. This was very well received within Yardley and the project has helped DIIC to reach out to citizens that they may not have otherwise been able to e￿ge wmh. DRC assisted 126 people to apply for the tKyJsehdd support fund. ANANCIAL REVIEW The financial result5 of DRC are detsiled in the following pages. It is considered thatthe finances are sound and well estsblished. The Princlpal fundi￿ source5 have induded: Birmingham (Sty c￿n(lI NNS Yardley Fatilitstor ¢ontrart Birmingham Oty Counal lnfomatlL￿. advi￿ and guidan￿ ￿1r31 disabilities contract Birmirgham City Council Pre4ention and Communtties grant for Safe and Sound projert Public Health Birmingham Public Health Messages for cov1￿19 cortrart The National Lottery C(*mmunityes Fund - Reachir8 Communities Prcgramme extension to Helpl for Disabled People project and new Plugge(Pln project Energy Redress Brant to delNer fyel po¥erty work The Henry Smith Charity to deliver Poytive P3thways projecl CoreTech Foundation to delNer PositNe Pathways project Black Country and West Birmingham CCG grant for Fit for Llfe SutFContracts with BID Seryicesto deliver employment and training SUPWt under PURE European Social Fund ProBramme and Li￿n8 Well Con50rt5um to deliver IAPT All expenditLEre of this income is planned to fulfil the objectives and 5trate8ies of the charity. During the year ended 31 March 2022 totsl resources expended were £1.085.99112021= £1,146,730) and the Surplus of income over expenditure was £59232 {2021: suWus of £IIS.2921. The total funds carried fofward at 31 Marth 2022 were £674.460 of whith £570,440 related to unrestricted funds and £104,020 to restrictsd funds. li BIRMWknIAM DIUBlUtY RESOURCE CENTRE forthè YearEnded 31 Marth 1022 DurÉng thè 202V22 finanoal year, DRC once again, seojred grant fvnding to support thè delivery of some of its charitable activities in the latter partof the year. The applTrcatiM of rules around inwne recognition las governed by the Charl￿5 Statement ot Recommended Practice 20191 have resulted in a position whereby income has been recognised in-year but someor all of the associated c05t5 fall Into the subsequent year. Thi5 ha5 had the effert uf increa￿ng the reported net irKrease In funds and will have the opposite effect in the following year a5 the 8rants are expended. The principal risks and uncertainties Indude: rinancial stsbilty resulting from th* Covid-19 pandemic and the Markets DRC has tradttionally operated within being impatted by BREXITand the associatsd loss of European Funded Programmes staff rKruitmÈnt caused by turrent market tren(ts brolsght abc*Jt by BREXIT and the Covid- 19 panderni Inc￿a511￿8 Costs in nmninK its Information. Ad￿tr Wellbeing Centre as a result of the developing cL￿t01 living crisis. DRC has well developed plans and strateltes In place to mana8e these rlsks and has allocated an appropriate Itvel of resources to businessiknlopmert; HRand recruitment; and income generation and fundraisifB activitye kn¥estmL￿t poltof aTrJ w>wer5 Aside from retainlng a pr￿lent zmount in reseThes each year most of the charW5 funds are to be spent in thè short tem) so there are few bjnds for long-tem) investment. Havi￿ Considered the optlons available. the trustees have decided to contlnuÈ to Invest the small amount that it has available in a hbgh interèst depts￿t atcounL Reserves poltcy and golng cwcern The trusteès have examined the charlVs rewirernents for reserves in light of the rnaln rfsks to the or8anisation. ￿ has estab115hed a poliLV whereby the unrestrirted fvnds not committed or invested in tangible Ilxed assets held by the charity should be be￿een three and slx months running c05t* Reserves have been Iwilt up oVerre￿ntYÈarIIhrou8h planned operatin8surplu5eswhichthe charity hopes to maintain going forward. As of 31 March 2022, the level of unrestritted reserves was É570.440 12021.. £435.LY&71. After making allowante for thosè unTr5tricted fvnds of £8,670 rewesented by fixed assets. the iemaining free reserves of the chafity at 31 Marth 2022 were £561,77012021: £432,957) which equates to 6.2 months ofoperatin8 expenditure at current levels. BIIIMINGHAM DISABILtrY RESOURCE CENTrE forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2022 Mans forfirturè perlods DRC has plans to conttnue to Krow tts ¢ore aclivities ￿tI￿Ned atthe in the forthcoming year. In IFiie with lis 3-Year Strategic business Plan, plan5 have been develoFEd to.. 5ecwe more publFc sector contracts in mwe areas of the Midlands, most notably the Black Country, Warwrc*shlre. worceSte￿h1re and South stsff(Ydshire,' and continue to re5earth and develop it5 commerdal service offering where proffts can be reinvested Into ihè thar]ty. ORC a150 plans to review its ftrture workplace a¢¢omrnodati¢)n needs In Ilght of ri51r￿ costs resulting from the c05t-of-Iwin8 crisis and to invest further in improved tT infrastructure and staff health and wellbelng support. Inwrt ofCoV11￿l9 Cwd 19 ha5 resulted in the continued closure of DRC's Information. Health and Wellbei￿& Centre to the publlc and employees workire fnmn horne for the majority of the 202112022 finanoal year. Existin8 Funders and Commi55ionets have been most receptive to conversatiDn5 a￿ut how we have tailored ourseNices to respond to Se￿￿ users, needs and provide SUPFOrt rernotely utilisin8 ITand continued to be to support vulnerablè people. FuThJing available has been ta¥lored to provide more Covid related support, and DRC has secured some f￿dIng for zoom li￿nseS and other IT equipment. The organisatton wasalso fortunate enough to be awarded a grant of £48,278 from The National Lottery Community Fund, wovidin8 a frmonth extension for the HELpf for Disabled People prolect and to launth a new servi￿. Plugged In1£16.013 in year l of a >year project) startin8 Iri February 2022. Thi5 ha5 SUPPOrted our cashfiow dvrin8 this ￿n￿rtain time and meantthat our staff can carry on s¢Jpportlng those vulnerable seryice users effertlVe￿. Voluntw Invol¥emenl DRC would like to reflert thè contributions made to the tharty by Its Volunteers, members, friends, advisors and of course CharityTru5tees, the help of whom contributes grea￿V to enhante the work of the organlsatlon and towhom we are mostgrateful. Whi15tvolunteering opportunitie5 continued to be impacted by Covid.19. thi5 finanaal year. ORC still benefitted from 832 hours at the ASHE mèdian wa8e rate for Blrniingham would equatr tof9.XB12021: £11.2431. vERNAN￿ ANO MANAGE Governlni d0￿ment DRC is a charfjtable company limlted by 8uarantee. incorporated on 11 February 1992 and reBlstered as a charity on 7 March 1994. The company was established under a Mernorandum (rf ASs￿latIon which established the obj-ects and powefs of the charitable company and is govemed under its Articles of Association and the pjictes rnade from time to time by the trustee5. In the event of the company tRing wound up. rnembefs a￿ required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1. Membership is open to disabled people and rK)n4isabled peoFIe. AppointmÈrtofTrustees The directors of the company are also charity trustees forthe purposes of charity and under the compan￿5 Arbdes are known as members of the Management Committee. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Artide5 of A$sc￿lation. the members of the Management Committee are eletted to serve for a perlod of three years after which they must be re*lected at the ￿￿t Annual General Meetin& 13 BIRMIN¢aL4M DISABILITr RESOUR￿ ￿lI￿E Rewxt ofthe Trwlee5 forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 3012 Paul Bryce and Tim Phillip5 retlre by rotation at the next Annual General Meetlng and. being eliBible. offEr themselvesforrtreleCti￿. The nature of the d)ar1￿$ work is to prwde infomiatitsn. atikn¢è and suprAYt Services to disatrAed people, their familles and carers liwn8 primarily in 8imingham, Solihull and the 81ack Country. The Management Comrnittee 5eek5 tD ensure that the needs of this group are appcoprtately refiected through the diversity of the trustee body. The more tradttional busines55kills are also represented on the Board of Trust All members ofthe Management Committee are requestèd to undertake a skills audttto identifytheir skllls and relevant experience13nd update rt eath yearl. In the event ol part¢cular skills bein8195t due to retirernents. Indi￿d￿31$Wlth simllarskillsare identif*dtoofferthernselvesforelectlon to the Board of Trust Trustee Indurtknn and All tmstees are famillar with the practiol work OF the tharity having been encouraged to tske up Induction and ow¢xng trainlng [1￿&uding presentstionson pyojects and semces. govemante trainln& thsabllity equality traFnin& a tour of DRtrs premises and various Bu5ine55 Planring and Away Days. Addltlonalty, new tru￿Èe5 are imiited and erthira8ed to attend a serie5 of short tralnlng sessions t familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. These are jThntty led the Chairperson ofthe Management Committee and the Chief ExeaJti¥eof the charity aThJ cover: Governance Training Indudl￿the obligations of Managementcommittee members andthe main documents whith set out the opeiational framework for the charity includin8 the Memorandum and Artides of AsscKiation. Financtal ￿an￿[￿ Indudlr% res￿rdng and ts current finawal wjsition as set out In the latest published accounts Future plans and oblecttves. Indudin8the DRCs5trategi¢ Business Plan and servi￿ Dellvery Plan A Trustee Handbook is also available drawlrkg Inforrnatlon from the varfous Chatlty Commission publicationssignp)stedthrough the Comrnission'sguide EsseniialTrustee"a5 a followuptothese sessiot7& Thi5 is distributed to all new trustees along with the Memorandum and Article5 of AsSOCiatton, 5¢heme of Delegation, all key pdicy d￿￿ments and the latest financial statements. Oryanls*toh DRC h35 a Managemeni Committee of up to 11 member5 who rneet bi-rnonthly and who are responslble for the sirategic direction and wlicy of the charity. At presen( the Committee ha5 seven members- five of whom class themSe￿e5 as disat4ed or having a limrling long-term health condition -from varlous professional back8rounds relevant to the work of the tharity. The Company Secretsry also sits on the Ctynmittee but has no Voting rlghts. A stheme of delegation is in place and daY-t￿daY res￿)nSIbIlIty forthe prLWtslon of the Services rests with the Chief Executive. The Chief Executive is respcffisible for er¢5uring that the charlty deliver5 the services specified and that key perf¢)rrnance indTrcators are rnet. The CtrtiÈf Executive also has responsib41ity for the daY-t￿daY operational management of the or8anisation. indivbdual SLYeThi￿an ofthè staff team and also ensvrifygthattheteam crmtinue todevelop theirskills and worklng practices in line wlth good practi￿. BIRMI￿lAm OISABiiifY RESCxlR￿ CEPffltE totthèYÈar Ended 31 March 2022 None of the trustees re￿1Ve remuneration or other benefit from their work with the tharity. Any connection between a trustèe or senior manager of the charjty a clieni or supplier rnust be di5dosed to the full Board of Tnjstees in the same way as any othei contractual relatlDn5hip with a related party. Related party transactiors in the current yearare described in note 19 to the accounts. Pay polkyfor senlorstaff The Board of Trustee5. together with the senior leadershlp team. eomprlse thè key managemerrt personnel of the ch*rty in char8e of dlrecting and operailng the organlsatlon on a day-to4ay basis. No dlre(tor re￿1ved remuneration in the year, and details of directors, expenses and related party transactions are disdosed in note 19 to the accounts. The pay ol senior staff is usually reviewed annually by the 803rd of Dirertors. The trustees have a risk management policy framework which comprises: An annual review of the principal risks and untertainties that the chartty fates- The establishment of policies, systems and procedure5 to mitigate those risks identified in the annual review,. and The IM￿e[Denta￿Dn of procedures desTrgt￿d to mitsgate or manage any potential impart on the d￿rity should those risks materialise. This work has Identlfied that flnandal sustalnalMIIty is the major finanaal risk for the charity. Key elements in the management of finanoal risk are a regular revEw of available liqiud funds to settle debts astheyfall due. regular Ila150n wrÉh the banl and active management of operational debtor and creditor balances to ensure suflkientworkine capital ￿ the tharity. Attention h4$ also been foojssed on noEFfinanoal risks arising from operational resilien¢e. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has tested busines5 continuity prcw5es and DRC has adapted internally to be able to continue vAth Ser￿(e ddNery glven the disruptive e4ents that have taken place. Future focus wlll opply to ensuring that operational resilierKe remains atop ri5kthat 15 reviewed and contro15 tested to ensufe that preparedness is at an acceptable level. st•t•meTrt of trvstee< re5ponslblll&s The trustees Iwho are also the dirertors of the charitsble company for the purposes of company lawl are responsible for preparing the Repryt of the Trustees arbj the financtzl 5tsternents in acc£Jrdante wlth applicable law and Unfted ￿ngd(￿n Accounting Standards (United Klngdom Gènerally Accepted Accounting Practittl. induding Finanual Remirq Standard 102 Yhe Financial Reporting Strdndard applical￿e In the UK and Republi¢of Ireland". 8IRMIN(*IAM DISABiufY RESOUKE CEIITRE Report oftheTrustees forthe Year Ended 31 March 2022 IF Statement of tWStee< responstbifrties. continued Company law requi￿ the trustees to prepare financFal statements for eath financial year which give atrueand fairviewofthe state ofaffairs of the tharitable Company and ofthe Ineomlng resources and application of resour￿. Indudin8 the income and expenditure. of the charitable company for that perlod. In preparire those finanaal ststements, the trustees a￿ required to: Splert suitable accounting polioes and then appty them consistentty: Obsefft the method5 and prirbcI￿e5 In the Charty SOAP,. Make judgèments and estimates th*are reasonable and prudent; and Prepare the financial 5tstement5 on the g￿ng concem basis unless It is inapproprtate to presume thatthe ¢harftable company will continue Trn business. The trustees are responsible for keepin8 proper accountlfY records whith disclose wlth reasonablè atturary at any tirne the financial ph)sition of the tharitsble company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 21x6. They are also responsiblè for 5afe8uarding the assets of the tharitable company and he￿ for t3kine reasonable steps for the prevenuon and detsction of fraud and other irre8ularitie& In sofar asthe trustee5 are aware: There is no relevarrt audbt Snfom)ation of whlth the tharita￿e compan￿5 auditors are unaware: and Thetrustees have tsken all step5 that theythJBht to havetsken to make themselvès aware of anyrdevantaudminformation andto estatlishthattheauditorsareaware of that information. Audltors HaSnes Watts ￿rmInghaM LLP were ap￿inted at the Annual General mee11￿. This report has been prepared in ac£ordance wlth the spedal p￿[s1On5 of Part 15 of the Companles Aa 2￿)6 relating to small companie Approved by order of the board of trustees on__ .. nd 518ned on Its behalf MrThmothy Philips alrpeTh>n Mr David Uoyd ## **Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE** ## **Opinion** We have audited the financial statements of Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ## **In our opinion the financial statements:** - Give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - Have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland'; and - Have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. ## **Basis for opinion** We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. ## **Conclusions relating to going concern** In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. ## **Other information** The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. **17** **Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE** In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. ## **Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: - The information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and - The Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. ## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or - the trustees were not entitled to take advantage of the small companies exemption from the requirement to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees. ## **Responsibilities of trustees** As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. **18** **Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE** ## **Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to both the charitable company itself and the sector in which it operates. We identified areas of laws and regulations that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the financial statements from our sector experience and through discussion with the trustees and other management. The most significant were identified as the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP (FRS102). We considered the extent of compliance with those laws and regulations as part of our procedures on the related financial statements. Our audit procedures included: - making enquires of management as to where they consider there to be a susceptibility to fraud and whether they have any knowledge or suspicion of fraud - obtaining an understanding of the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations; - assessing the design effectiveness of the controls in place to prevent and detect fraud; - assessing the risk of management override including identifying and testing journal entries; - - challenging the assumptions and judgements made by management in its significant accounting estimates. Whilst our audit did not identify any significant matters relating to the detection of irregularities including fraud, and despite the audit being planned and conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK), there remains an unavoidable risk that material misstatements in the financial statements may not be detected owing to inherent limitations of the audit, and that by their very nature, any such instances of fraud or irregularity would likely involve collusion, forgery, intentional misrepresentations, or the override of internal controls. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors. **19** ## **Report of the Independent Auditors to the Members of BIRMINGHAM DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE** ## **Use of report** This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Nichola Venables (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Haines Watts Birmingham LLP 5-6 Greenfield Crescent Edgbaston Birmingham B15 3BE 19 January 2023 **20** BIRMIPIGHAM DIWIUTY RE5(IURCE (SKtRE (Company iimlted ty Guarant&) Statement ot Fknandal Artl¥ftles for the YearEnded 31 Marth 2022 Total 2021 2022 Intom•from: Donatk)ns and legacies Income from charitable artfvftle5 Incomefrom tradin8 adivtlies Investment Income 31092 4Si732 $6.603 32.092 603.769 L056.501 S6,603 27 60,070 1.143.776 58,176 Total Inclyne $4L454 603.769 L14S3Z3 1,262.022 Expenditwe on: Costs of fai￿n0 funds Charitable artivities oiher 55x175 351.036 55.075 679AW L030.916 76,025 1.070.705 Totsl eKpendlturn .111 679180 ¥085.991 1,146.730 m•tIn￿￿(*Xp￿dIt￿ej before tyansf•Ys 135343 17&IIID 59232 115.292 135343 (76Jlll 59332 115,292 Aecondllatlon ollunds Totsl thjnds brou8ht fonvafd 435mi w,131 615.22B 499,936 S70 AN ofthe chariV5 attmites de1V￿froM continulr4operatiws durir8ihe t*￿￿￿r￿la1 perlod& The notes t￿pu9￿$ 24 to34Jomi purt olthesefinund¢15tatements. BIRMINGHAM DIWILrrY RESOURCE CEPlfRE Icompahy Llrnlted by Guarartee) Stat¢mertof ￿nancIal Poytion as ai 31 Moth 2022 ZOZ2 2022 20 2021 Tangible fixed assets s￿70 1.670 2.140 2,140 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 269.183 583.632 852*15 212.905 663,626 876531 Crethtors: arN>untsfaMl￿ due *lthln one year 187,In5 6L4.088 amOw￿la111n8dUe3fter mortthan oneyear Net assets Funds ol the dbarliy. Rèstricted funds Unresthcted fund5 l(M.020 570A40 180,131 435,097 615 228 These accounts have Eeen prepared in accordan￿ With th? speaal provisiDns for %nall compaftles under Part IS ofthe Companies Act 2￿6. Thè financlal statements were approved the board of t￿￿eeS on _...... ...... were signed on rts behaff bv: and Mi Thmothy Philips a*rson Mr Da￿d Uoyd Treasufer Company registered NJmber: 2897250 The notes on wge5 24 to 34fom?wrtofthesefinonaalSTOtemen BIRMIt46HAM DISABILIYY RESOUR￿ CEPItRE (Company Unrfled ￿ (knrante*l forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2022 2022 2021 Net cash lnfi0wl(￿rtRow) from OPW*lr¥ actl¥ldts 0.7631 267,337 Paymert5 to acqulre tawble fixed assets Receipts from safes of tsn8ible fixed assets Interest re￿1Ve￿ 19258} 19231 Loan repayments r4rt th¢r¢asellde¢re•sEI ffl ush and casherykn (79,9941 267.337 Cash and cash equklents at start dy 663A6 396.289 Net income for the year Intèrest receivable Depreclatlon Impairnent of in¥e5tment Ilncreasell decrease in dÈbtor5 IDecreasel/ increase in credFtors 59.2J2 I￿.292 2.728 2,636 97 805 148.507 156.2781 (76A181 Netcash (outflow)finflow from Operati￿ athities ,763 267.337 Amlysls of £hansw In netfuTrds At V4121 Cash IkM7 At 311sn2 Plet cash Cash at bank 663,626 179.9941 583,632 Totsl 663.626 583.632 The notesortpooe524 to34fomiwrtof thesefinan£yolstotements. BIRMINGHAM DIWIUTY RES(XJRCE CEIITrE (com￿RY L5mlted by Guarantee) Notes to thè FknancSal Slatemwts lor the Year Ended 31 Marth 2022 l ACC￿ntIn{ polldes The accountin8 polldes adopted In the prepar3tFon of these accountsare: {81 Basis of a¢¢ourtlnB The financial statements of the tharrtable company. which Is a pUbr￿ bet)efft èntity under FRS 102, have been prepared In accordan￿ wth the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'AccountinR arbd Report(￿ by Chèrit1è5.' Statement Df Recommended Prattice applkable ￿ tharitles preparing thelr a¢£iyJnts in accordance wrth the Financlal Reporting Standard applicat￿e Irb the UK and Republic of Ireland IFKS 1021 leffectsve l January 20191,. the Charities Act 2011 and the Companles Act 2(￿. The finanrial thterner￿ have been prepared under the hlstorfcal ¢LThention. The 5ynlfiont accountin8 pokc6es applied in the preparation of these finanoal Statements are Set OLrt below. These pdcies ha¥e been Cons￿￿￿ applied to all years presented unle55 otherwise ststed. The financial Statements have been prepared on a g01r￿ cortern basts as the tn4tee5 believe that no material uncertainties exsst The trvstees have COn￿dered the level of fvnds held and expected level of Income and expendlture for a period of IZ morth from the date of authorisng these financial staternents. The budgeted incorne and expen¢fiturE T5 sufficient wr(h the levd of reserve5 for the charity to be able to continue a5 a golng contem. (tl IhKom• r•w8nl¢lo JI incomin8 re50urtts are Included in the Staternent of FIn￿KIal Artiwtses ISOFAI when the charity Is le8allv entitled to the irKr¥me after any perforrnance ￿￿dI￿Or￿ have been meL the amount can be measured rellably and it is Probab￿ that the income will be recwved. Grants re¢ÈWle Government and thher grants are indLKled in the Ststemtnt of Fin￿￿31 Artiw"ties on a reteivable ba￿5. The balance of income wei¥ed for specrfic purp)ses but not expended durtn8 the P2riLxI is shM in the relevant funds on the balance sheet. Where irKorne 15 received in advaTh￿ of ertitlement of recelpt it5 reccyrtion is dèferred and included in creditors as deferred Income. whe￿ entrtlement occut5 before ItKome is received. the kKome Is acuued. ljorotlons Donations are recoenls¢d on a re￿Vab￿ basi5 Wh￿ there is ￿rtainty of r￿lpt and the amount can be reliab measured. If there are condrlions attached to the (k)nat*)n ènd this requires a level of performance before enbdement can be obtained then income is deferred until tkne o)ndiisons are fulty met ￿ the fvifilment of those conditions is within the contrd of the thartty and it 15 probaNe thatthey will be fvlfilled. Donaterf facilitres and donatsd professKJTral are re￿nISed In incomE at thelr fair value when thelr econornic benefft is probab￿. it can be measured relrably and the charfty ha5 mntrol ovèr the item. Fairvalue deterrnined on the ba￿$ of the value of the gift to the chariry. For example the amount the chadty would be wIMin8 to pay In the open market for such faalr(ies and Seryfj￿ A cOr￿pOndIng amwnt is rec￿nISed In expentllturè. (Company Umlted by Guarantee) Nottsto the Flnanclal Ststements forthe Year Ended 31 Marth 2022 l Attountlng polkle5lcuA Gilts In klnd Fixed asset 8fft5 In klnd are recogn￿ when recei¥alAe and are atfalrvalue. Theyarè not dEferred over the lffe oftht asset Interest on furbts held on dep)srt ￿ I[￿￿ded when receivablt and the amount can be rnea5ured rellat￿Y by th• charity: this is nonnalty upon notifkation aFthe interest paid or p3yab* by the bank. Othw income Other incorne, indudi*g the hlre of faulttie& 15 recognised in the perk)d It is re￿fvab￿ and to the extent the goods havo been provided or on comF4etion ofthe servi￿. Volunteertlme No arnount is included in thp flnancial statemerrts fv ¥dunteer time In Ilne with the SORP (FR5 1021. Further detsil Is g(ven in thé Trustees. Annual Rewt. All expenditure ￿ a¢¢ounted for on an accrua15 basis aNI has been dassifled under that 188regate all Costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or construct￿e obligatlon to make paymeots tothird parties, it ￿ probaNe that the setherr*nt will be required and the arnount ofthe obli£attOFt can meayjred rellably. R is categorised underthe following headings: Costs of gefieratkn4 funds These are costs incurred In attracting Voluntsry irK(*ne, and thD5e incurred in tr3ditw aCti￿tieSthat raise fvnds. (Jwitsble artlvltl These are costs Ir￿rred in undertaken to further the wrpxes of the tharlry and their a$￿￿￿?ted 5UPPOrt costs. 60%*rnan￿ costs These indude the costs attributsbl* to the trusfs Complian￿ ￿ C(￿￿1t￿lonal ststutory requirements. 4)dudingaudit. strategK rn3nayment and trustees, meetings and reimbJr5ed expenses. Irrecoverable VAT Is d￿rge￿ as an expense against the for eypenditure arose. lel Fund ac¢ountlng UnrestriLted fvnds are available to 5peTrJ on artivitse5 that further any dthe purposes ofthe tharity. Deslgnated lund5 are unrestrltted fttnd5 of the char61V vthich the trustees habt decKled at their discretion to set aslde to use for a speclfic wrpose. Restricted funds are donations whKh the donor has specified are to be solèly used for parricular areas ofthe tn4St'swc*k orfor 5pedfic artistit wojects belng vndertaken ￿the trusL BIRMINGHAM DJSABILtrY RESOURCE CENTrE (Company Llmited by Guaranteè) Notes to the Fknancial Statsmeffls for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 V) AlloE*ion ol support cos Support costs are those that assist ￿ work of the charity but dD rb)t direclty represent charltsble actmties and include office costy 8ovwnance costs and administrati¥e payroll costs. whe￿ support Costs cannot be directty attrfbuted to partlcular headines they have been alhxated to cost of raisi￿ funds and wendlture on charltable actNltte& The ba5e5 on which support costs have been alkKated are set OLrt in note 8. ) Tanllble flxed assets Tanelble fixed assets are ststed at C05t lor deemed COMI or ¥aluatlon th %cumulattd depreciation and actumulated impairnierrt1055e& Cost i￿lty￿ed tLBts &irecttyattrrfxrtat4e to making the asset capable of operatine 35 Intended. Tan8ible fixed assets wth a cost ereater than £l,CiXI and with an expected useful economic lrfe of more than one year are capbtalsed. Depredation is provided on zll ran81b￿ fixed assets. at rates tal¢ulated to write off the c05L le5¥ estlmaie residual Value, of eath awl on a systematic ba515 (Ner rts expected useful lrfe a$f￿kn￿: Leasehold Improvemerrts Plant and f￿rnItU Cornputer equipment - betsveeft 15% and 50% per annum on a strdight line basis -20% perannum on a straight line ba&s - 25% perannum on a stratht Ilne basis (hl Flx•d asset itments Fixed asset investmentsare stated at CO￿ kn provisb￿ forany permanentdiminution in value. 111 Pensktn benéffts The (haiity operates a defined crmidlxrrion plan for the be￿ of its employees. Corrtributlc￿S arè expensed as they become payable. Rentals appI￿able to opernting leases ￿ere sub5tarttalty all of the ￿et￿rtS 3rbJ risks of ownershlp remain w￿h the lessor are tharged 3galnst Ir￿￿* on 8 5tra*ht line Ws over the Per￿ of tho lease. Ikl T•M•ilon The tharity ts an exempt chaTity w¥thin the meanine of schedule 3 of the Cha¥[tI￿ Act 2011 and is COn￿dered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 fiTran￿ Aci 2010 and theref¢)re ¢1 meets definition of a Char[tab￿ ccryanyfor UK corwaiion tax purpDse& 111 Debtors Trade and other debt￿3 are re((￿lsed at the settle￿ni amLWnt due after any trade d￿nt offered. PrepaY￿￿ts are valued at the amount prepaid net rfanytrade dr5cC￿nts due. Im} Credrttys Credttors and provisions are reco8nised where the tharity has a present Obligati￿ re5ulllng frorn a past everrt that will probably reyJlt in the transfer of fvnds to a third party and the amount to setde the Obl￿tION tan be measured or estimated relia￿. ThÈse are r￿MallY recognised at their settkment amount after allowing tor any trnle discounts due. BIRMIIIGHAM 01SA8IUTY RESOUIKE CEKTrE (Cornpany UM1t￿ by Guarantee Notes to the Fknandal StstemÈrts forthq Y•ar Ended 31 M￿h 2022 I Acc4Wntlng polldt51r￿thN￿￿ Inl Volunteers We would like to rellert wrthrn the ￿te$ to these finarKJal accounts the immense (mtribution5 made to the a$s¢￿at￿n by our volunteers, helpful members, frierKls. aLfvis. 12 Staff costs 21)2Z 2021 Grosssalarles N3tJonal Insuran Pen%on costs 658,566 44,730 11,778 715 074 619.700 47,097 12.260 679 057 BIRMINGHAM DIWILITY RESOURCE CENTrE {Company Lknlted by Guarantee) 14otes tothe Flnandol Statem IDI the Yèar Ended 31 March 2022 The number of emplryees whose *nployee benefits Iexd￿JITh1 empknyer persion c05ts1 exceeded £60,OC(I was: 1021 £Go.￿l- £70,LXX) The a¥erJKe number ofemployees duriNdthe year w as folkm: 20 2021 Executive managernent General inforrnation seNkÈ Ernployment and tralnlng sery(ce BU￿ne$S seNces, administration and supwrt io io 2S 20 13 Tarylble fixèd assets Totsl As al l April 2021 AddltiOn5 t*sposals As at 31 March 2022 2J.2S8 570 111.582 Z7.015 Depre¢latlon As at l Aprll 2021 CharRe for the per Rekased on disposal As at 31 March 2022 68318 1.679 21797 18327 109.442 1728 tlet bookrdlue As at 31 March 2022 As at l April 2021 550 461 8.120 4670 1,679 14 Delrtors 2021 Debt￿S from gperatlons Prepayments and attrued Income 109MI 159302 87,842 125,063 212.905 P•31 BIRMINGHAM DJWIUTY RESOURCE ￿p[￿lE Icompany Lknikd by Guardrteel Ilotes to the knanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 IS Credltors.. amouhts falllry due wlthin (mey 2022 2021 cred￿r$ from operatlons Taxatlon and 50dal security Accruals and deferred incomè Other credttors 59,lJ40 11015 I￿.970 25.771 12.250 225,325 97 2021 Deferred irKome induded abo¥e comprised: Dtferred Income blf Resources deferred in the year Amotsnts released from prevityJs years D*￿rred income clf 56,674 54.788 156A74} 30.124 56.674 30,124 At the balance sheet date the charity was hoh11￿ funds recefved in advance fv seNce5 due to be deltvered after the year end artd ts whkh entidementto the Incomè 15 not re￿IVed until the se￿￿ is delivered. 16 C(wnmltments oper•Un81•8s¢5 At the year end the charrty was committed to Maki￿ the folknw"n8 totsl fuwre mTrnimum operatine lease P3YTr7ents utth n¢Jn-carKellable operating kne C¢￿tracts. L•bwJ*KI ￿lIthr 2021 1021 Vllthin one year Wtthin two to thie year5 inclugve In over five years 5L961 4736 8,736 17 C*thl commltments were no capital commitments ot erther 31 Marth 2022 or 31 Marth 2021. 18 Contlrynt Nthles Therè wère contlngent lialmlities at eithw31 March 2022 or 31 PAarch 2021. (Compary Urnitsd byGwantee) lor the Year E*ded 31 March 2022 19 Related partytr4nsxtiL There were rekted party transact￿)nS duringthe currert pr*¥ious ￿rfod. 20 Analysi5 olfwds aasln8 Frt for life Positwe Pathways Heath & Wellbein& Arconie Suppcrt Acces5 Grant aThY VoKe of Dtsabled Energy Efficiely Prole¢ts IAG General Projects BCC- National Neight*)urlK*¥J Scheme E5F Employability & Training Digitsl & Ski115 Projects Safe & Sound Othergrants 74.633 127.1 26A 5,972 1117.6001 1213671 11 IOL93 li01￿58) 198.084) I￿,716) 122JM8) 114.022} Ira.02&1 38.339 67,616 21H67 62222 7445 lJ169 3.333 lQ4mO IiA75 180 603.769 General fund 435.097 54L454 (406.1111 406,111 570.440 570 Total lund5 615218 91 Money 8Trveii tD tharltywhere the requiresthat a rn or thy)ation be spent fora proltcL The free resÈrvesof the charitywhlch *e not d￿￿Tr￿ed fof particular purw) D￿gnated￿NI Unrestrict2d Incr￿fOr whith the trustres h￿e deslw7ated a partyoJlaT pur[￿￿. Fund balances as at 31 Marth 2022 are represented by: Totsi lunds xed assets Current assets CurreTrt llabll1￿es 8.670 663ffi21 189.193 11010521 185.173) 8.670 854815 1187.02$1 8alaJKe as at 31 Ma￿h 2022 104.020 674 BIRMINGHAM DI￿luTy RESOURCE CEPItRE Icompany Lknlted by Guararteel Plotes to the Fknanrial Statements forthe Yèar Ended ai March 202Z The compary Is a tharitable comparry fimited by guarantee and not havin8 a share capital. The guarantee of the mernbers 15 limited to a contribution of£1 eath in the eventofthe company bein8 wound up whilst person ¢5 member orwrthin one yearof ceasireto bÈa rnember.