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MID-WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE – NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MARCH 2021

Registered Company No: 2560195 Registered Charity No: 1040654

MID-WARWICKSHIRE SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE – NOT HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL

YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2021

INDEX

1. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

2. – 7. TRUSTEES’ REPORT

8. – 9. AUDITORS’ REPORT

10. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

11. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

12. BALANCE SHEET

13. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

14. – 21. NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

22. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NAME:

Mid-Warwickshire Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults

CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1040654

COMPANY REGISTRATION NO: 2560195

REGISTERED OFFICE

4 Jephson Court Tancred Close Leamington Spa CV31 3RZ

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sheila Cunningham Gillian Williams Karen Ralph Alan Rhead Michael Powell-Brett Michael Porter Amelia Tankard Alan Newbold Simon Hodges

Members of the executive committee are directors of the Company and Trustees of the Charity.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Louise De Bruyne Chief Executive Lorraine Plant Finance Manager Emile Oulton-Rowe Central Operations Manager Angie Gwilliam Activity Services Manager Sylvia Lawlor Registered Service Manager Michelle Turner Office Personnel Manager

SECRETARY Amelia Tankard

SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITORS AUDITOR Michael Harwood & Co Steven R Mugglestone Greville House 10 Jury Street Warwick CV34 4EW BANKERS Lloyds TSB Plc 73 The Parade Leamington Spa CV32 4BB SOLICITORS Band Hatton Button LLP Wright Hassell LLP 25 Warwick Road Olympus Avenue Coventry Leamington Spa CV1 2EZ CV34 6B

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The Mid-Warwickshire Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults is a charitable company limited by guarantee, and is known as Way Ahead Support Services. The directors present their report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021. The directors have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

GOVERNING DOCUMENT

The company is a registered charity (Number 1040654) and a private company limited by guarantee, having no share capital (company number 2560195). The company was established under a Memorandum and Articles which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association agreed at the EGM in March 2013. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

The company is affiliated to the Royal Mencap Society and pays an annual affiliation fee.

OBJECTIVES

Way Ahead Support Services has been providing support in the Warwickshire Area for over 50 years.

Way Ahead provides a supportive, enabling service to vulnerable individuals including people with learning disabilities, people with mental ill health and individuals on the Autistic Spectrum.

The person centred support provided is delivered in an enabling way, encouraging the individual to take control of their lives and to be as independent as possible.

Our aims and objectives are to fully support the person in developing and learning skills to the fullest extent of their abilities and to use these skills with confidence.

ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

Way Ahead provide supported living for people living within 3 converted properties managed by the organisation.

The support is delivered between the hours of 7am and 10pm with a sleep-in provision as required.

This support is looked at holistically with the person at the centre of everything and is delivered 365 days a year.

Further support is provided to people living within their local communities and within their own homes, owned, rented or living with their families, we call this our Outreach Services. This support is provided with the same ethos, objectives and values.

Way Ahead also provide day opportunities. We call this our Activity Service. We provide our Activity Services both within our main Activity building and on a one to one basis. The activities we provide are centred around the wants and needs of the individuals participating. The activities are meaningful, empowering people to maintain and improve upon skills, try something new, work together and establish links with others in the local community, tackling the potential of social isolation and striving to support people in achieving the positive outcomes they are looking for.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

In a year that has been dominated by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Way Ahead have faced an unprecedented challenge. With all aspects of the business being affected, the management team and the staff have pulled together, albeit in many instances virtually, to navigate our way through the crisis. We have had to adopt new ways to continue to bring a meaningful service to our community and new practices to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all.

Despite all of these challenges however, the Trustees are extremely proud to report a strong financial position this year. We have been able to increase our financial reserves which will provide the service with longer term security to face whatever the next few years may bring.

The lockdown in March 2020 meant that the whole organisation had to review all risk assessments and reorganise staff accordingly. Senior staff were moved to each of the properties and the staff numbers at Head Office were reduced to maximise infection control. The infection control measures are continued to be used in all buildings with regular lateral flow tests and PCR tests on all staff so that any infection may be isolated immediately.

Netherfield, the hub of Activity Services, was obliged to close its doors due to government restrictions. The lack of structure and direct social contact has been very difficult for many of the individuals who would normally access these Services. Once again the staff have shown their adaptability and have been offering virtual Zoom activity sessions in place of face to face contact. Fortunately Netherfield has been able to reopen with restricted numbers being able to attend sessions due to social distancing. A full weekly activities timetable is being provided once more with the return the photography and gardening groups, cooking and arts & crafts. Netherfield even held it’s own Olympics! Although many individuals have returned and enjoy being with their friends again, there are some who feel they are unable to return just yet so Netherfield continues to provide Zoom activity sessions for individuals to access from home.

The potential loss of income due to the closure of Netherfield was minimised due to a ‘Pay-as-Planned’ approach adopted by the Local Authority, reimbursing the service for lost income for part of the financial year. Because of this support, Way Ahead were able to continue to provide a vital link to the outside world to many vulnerable individuals in our community. The Local Authority also provided the service with financial support with the huge cost in purchasing PPE to keep our staff safe and able to continue to provide our Services.

The Board of Trustees would like to extend their gratitude to the Local Authority for their continuing support throughout the past year.

The Trustees also kindly extend their thanks to those in the community who have donated to the service this year. Along with grants awarded by the Big Lottery Fund and other Trusts and Foundations, the service is now able to access greater levels of digital technology within the communities we support. The donated funds have enabled the service to support the purchase of a number of tablets, data, and insurance to support people to maintain contact and reduce the feeling of being isolated.

In January 2020 the service was audited by CQC. Once again the service was awarded ‘GOOD” in all categories in which is testament to the dedication of our hard working staff.

With the advent of the global pandemic a lot of sectors are now being affected by a national employment crisis. The Social Care sector has always struggled to compete to attract new members of staff and this has been exacerbated by a national employee shortage. We continue to look for new ways to attract applicants but the task is becoming more and more difficult particularly as the care sector as a whole continues to be under-funded and care workers paid a lower rate of pay compared to other many other sectors. We are fortunate however to have long-serving bank staff who work within the service giving us the ability to cover the staff rota efficiently.

The Trustees have continued to work closely with the Senior Management team by holding virtual bi-monthly meetings throughout the year. Due to the temporary closure of our Daily Activity Services at Netherfield and therefore a potential temporary loss of an income stream, the financial aspects of the business were monitored more closely than usual with monthly reports being sent out to Trustees demonstrating the cash-flow position in addition to the quarterly budget reports discussed at the meetings. Although the year end accounts are the healthiest we have seen for a number of years we are extremely mindful that the next few years will be difficult to navigate and are grateful to be in such a strong financial position at this point in time.

Trustees continue to monitor our Risk Register at quarterly meetings and are about to resume our Business Planning meetings to ensure the service moves ahead with a measured approach over the coming years.

To conclude, although facing a global pandemic meant operating the service under unprecedented conditions we are proud in the way we were able to adapt our service provision to ‘think outside the box’ in continuing to support the

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

most vulnerable individuals in our community. The staff at Way Ahead again proved their hard work and dedication to their vocation which is at the very heart of what Way Ahead is about.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The financial outturn was much improved on last year with a surplus of £228,579 being reflected compared to a surplus of £126,297 on charitable activities in the previous year. Although the charity’s main form of income via charitable activities fell by £21,499 in the year, the charity was supported by generous grants from both the local council and the national government that totalled £151,225. Overheads in total rose by £39,031, with the main increases being in wages costs by £16,211, and repair costs increasing by £20,209. The Management and Trustees have monitored revenues and costs very carefully which has contributed to the surplus in the financial year under review. The Management and Trustees are confident that with the continued support of its own staff and the local authority, the financial outturn for the charity for the current financial year should still be positive, even though recruitment of staff within the care sector continues to be an issue in these challenging times.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Having faced the pressures of operating the service during a global pandemic, the Trustees are extremely mindful that the path ahead will be difficult to navigate.

Although we find ourselves currently in a strong financial position, we don’t know what the future may bring. The building of our reserves is vital to secure our long term future. We will continue to be ever vigilant with the monitoring of income and expenditure.

The COVID crisis has thrown up other unforeseen pressures such as the increased difficulties in staffing due to the national shortage of employees. Additional expenditure on PPE and other infection control methods will also need to be considered going forward.

With these changes in mind the Trustees will need to reassess the Risk Strategies to make sure the service is prepared as much as we can be.

We are confident that with the continued support of the Local Authority, Way Ahead can continue to provide a meaningful service to individuals and support to those in the wider community.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The charity has an executive committee of up to 12 members who meet regularly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. At present the Committee has 8 members from a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity.

A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the services rest with the Chief Executive along with the Senior Management Team.

The Chief Executive is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the services specified and that key performance indicators are met.

The Manager for our Learning Disabilities Services and the Activity Services Manager have responsibility for the day to day operational management of the charity, individual supervision of the staff and also ensuring that the team continue to develop their skills and working practices in line with good practice.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Directors of the company are also charity Trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Executive Committee. Under the requirements of the Memorandum and Articles of Association the members of the Executive Committee are elected to serve annually and must be re-elected at each Annual General Meeting.

The Executive Committee seeks to ensure that the needs of this group are appropriately reflected through the diversity of the trustee body. Business and care skills are well represented on the executive committee.

Some of the current members of the executive committee are related to individuals being supported by it and have long term connections with, and understanding of the charity.

TRUSTEE INDUCTION AND TRAINING

A copy of the Charity Commission’s guide “The Essential Trustee” is distributed to all new trustees along with the Memorandum and Articles and the latest financial statements.

New Trustees are invited with opportunities to meet with the CEO and existing trustees to formalise their transition onto the Board.

STAFF TRAINING

Way Ahead are extremely proud of the dedication of the employees and their commitment to their continuous professional development (CPD).

All new staff commence a full induction into the service which includes the completion of the Care Certificate. This involves a full training schedule including titles such as Risk Assessment, Manual Handling, Person Centred Approach, Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, First Aid and Medication to name some.

Existing staff complete the Care Certificate and regular CPD in line with Health and Social Care expectations and the changing needs of the individuals supported.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

The charity meets these criteria as it provides additional support to individuals supplementing that commissioned by the statutory authorities. The charity also subsidises rents for its properties if individuals experience hardship.

RISK STATEMENT

The Trustees have a risk management strategy which reviews the major risks and implements strategies to minimise such risks. A risk register is maintained and reviewed at regular intervals.

Particular attention has been focused on the financial risks with all the changes made by Warwickshire County Council, and its impact on the charity. Health and Safety have also been regularly reviewed. Emphasis has been placed on the systems and procedures to mitigate risks.

The quality audit systems have been focused on with the internal ‘Traffic Light’ systems being upgraded for Quality audit processes.

A ‘Good’ report (dated 14[th] January 2020) was received via the latest CQC inspection and this report can be found on the CQC website: www.cqc.org.uk

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

RESERVES POLICY

The charity has set an ideal level of unrestricted readily available funds equating to 6 months or 182 days’ worth of overhead expenditure; these reserves being available to augment the resources provided by Social Services.

At the year end, the level of readily available funds represented 202 days expenditure (2020: 130 days). This improvement reflects the careful monitoring of revenues and costs by the management and Trustees.

GOING CONCERN AND BASIS OF PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Whilst the charity has made a surplus of income over expenditure this year of £228,579 (2020: £126,297), this follows on from deficits reflected in recent earlier financial years. The Trustees and Management are very pleased with the turnaround in the results of the Charity in what is still a very challenging time for Charities operating within the care sector. The surplus reflects the very careful monitoring of revenues and costs but the Trustees recognise that moving forward those revenues and costs will come under pressure, especially in the light of the financial pressures caused by the ongoing COVID – 19 pandemic that started in March 2020. Trustees are also aware that certain government grants that were previously available, are due to be phased out in the near future.

The trustees have considered the results of the current and previous financial years and have concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis.

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees (who are also Directors of Mid-Warwickshire Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year.

The Trustees have prepared the financial statements in accordance with FRS 102 (the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland). In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES (Cont’d)

The Executive Committee are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

So far as the directors are aware:

By order of the board.

Amelia Tankard Secretary

Dated: 18[th] November 2021

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF

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Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of the Mid-Warwickshire Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults Limited (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31[st] March 2021 which comprise 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, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

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 Auditor’s 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

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where:

Other information

The Trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Trustees’ Report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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 we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. 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.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of our 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 Trustees’ Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of Trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities statement set out on pages 6 & 7, 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.

Auditor’s 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 an auditor’s report 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.

As part of our audit procedures, we evaluate the high-risk areas of the assignment that could potentially result in a material misstatement within the accounts. Such risky areas include revenue recognition, management override and understatement of liabilities. We mitigate these risks by a combination of:

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 auditor’s report.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our 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 auditor’s 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.

Steven R Mugglestone (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of Michael Harwood & Co Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors Greville House 10 Jury Street Warwick CV34 4EW

Dated: 18[th] November 2021

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 MARCH 2021

Property
Endowment 2021
Notes Unrestricted Designated Restricted Fund Total
£ £ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies 2 7,418 - 53,472 - 60,890
Charitable activities 3 - - 1,080,395 - 1,080,395
Investment income
Bank interest 6 - - - 6
Rent 189,273 - - - 189,273
Other income 12,673 - - - 12,673
COVID-19 Related Grants Received 4 96,333 - 54,892 - 151,225
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TOTAL INCOME AND ENDWOMENTS 305,703 - 1,188,759 - 1,494,462
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EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds 6 7,270 - - - 7,270
Charitable activities
Housing management 6 88,777 - - - 88,777
Support services 6 34,500 - 1,135,336 - 1,169,836
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TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 130,547 - 1,135,336 - 1,265,883
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NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 175,156 - 53,423 - 228,579
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 41,506 - (41,506) -
-
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NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 216,662 - 11,917 - 228,579
FUND BALANCES BROUGHT
FORWARD AT 1st APRIL 2020 767,701 12,864 3,511 280,000 1064,076
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FUND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD
AT 31 MARCH 2021 15 984,363 12,864 15,428 280,000 1,292,655
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The notes on pages 14 – 21 form part of these financial statements. The surplus for the year arises from the company’s continuing operations.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 MARCH 2020

Property
Endowment 2020
Notes Unrestricted Designated Restricted Fund Total
£ £ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies 2 48,615 - 18,675 - 67,290
Charitable activities 3 - - 1,101,894 - 1,101,894
Investment income
Bank interest 4 - - - 4
Rent 172,346 - - - 172,346
Other income 11,615 - - - 11,615
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TOTAL INCOME AND ENDWOMENTS 232,580 - 1,120,569 - 1,353,149
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EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising funds 6 9,944 - - - 9,944
Charitable activities
Housing management 6 80,455 - - - 80,455
Support services 6 32,033 - 1,104,420 - 1,136,453
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TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 122,432 - 1,104,420 - 1,226,852
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NET INCOME FOR THE YEAR 110,148 - 16,149 - 126,297
TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 14,688 - (14,688) -
-
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NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 124,836 - 1,461 - 126,297
FUND BALANCES BROUGHT
FORWARD AT 1st APRIL 2019 642,865 12,864 2,050 280,000 937,779
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FUND BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD
AT 31 MARCH 2020 15 767,701 12,864 3,511 280,000 1,064,076
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The notes on pages 14 – 21 form part of these financial statements. The surplus for the year arises from the company’s continuing operations.

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BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2021

Notes 2021 2020
FIXED ASSETS £ £
Tangible assets 10 605,264 637,511
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CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 11 110,944 166,974
Cash at bank and in hand 595,167 305,432
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706,111 472,406
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 12 (18,720) (45,841)
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NET CURRENT ASSETS 687,391 426,565
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NET ASSETS 1,292,655 1,064,076
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FUNDS AND RESERVES
Unrestricted 15 959,363 742,701
Revaluation reserve 15 25,000 25,000
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984,363
767,701
Designated 15 12,864 12,864
Restricted 15 15,428 3,511
Property Endowment 15 280,000 280,000
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1,292,655 1,064,076
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The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 18[th] November 2021

……...……………………………………. Director Mrs A. Tankard

…………………………………………… Director Mrs K. Ralph

The notes on pages 14 to 21 form part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash used in operating activities:
Net income for the year as per the
Statement of Financial Activities
Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of fixed assets
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the beginning of
the reporting period
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of
the reporting period
2021
£
228,579
34,242
56,030
-
(27,121)
291,730
1,995
289,735
305,432
595,167
2020
£
126,297
35,076
(7,052)
710
(36,763)
118,268
5,391
112,877
192,555
305,432

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 MARCH 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Basis of Accounting

The charity is a public benefit entity.

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland SORP 2019 (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The presentation currency of the financial statements is the Pound Sterling (£).

Statement of Compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102)

b) Going concern and basis of preparing the financial statements

c) Income recognition

General

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities as soon as the following three factors can be met:

The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Government grants

d) Resources expended General

All Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis inclusive of VAT and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to each category of expense shown in the Statement of Financial Activities Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Cont’d)

Activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects comprise the costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on a basis consistent with budgeted use of resources.

Expenditure categories

Expenditure is allocated to one of three functional categories which reflect the charitable activities of the company:

Fund-raising costs are those costs attributable to generating income for the charity and include staff costs and fees paid to external fundraising advisors.

Maintenance of Rental The upkeep and associated costs of the various properties. Properties Support Services To support and supply the provision of clinics, workshops and other associated services. This also includes the provision of short term care for people with a learning disability.

f) Fixed assets Fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation and in the case of donated assets at an approximate valuation. Items costing less than £100 are not capitalised.

Investments were reflected at their market value at the balance sheet date until their disposal in the year.

Depreciation is provided to write off the costs of fixed assets over their estimated useful lives as detailed below:-

Property over 50 years Furniture and Equipment 15% to 30% reducing balance Improvements to short leasehold property over 21 years Property refurbishment over 10 years

However due to the specialist nature of the freehold property valued at £280,000 and referred to in Note 10, no depreciation has been provided on this property for the reasons outlined in the Note.

g) Pension Costs

The assets of the schemes are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension costs represent the contributions payable by the company to the funds.

h) Operating leases

Operating lease rentals are charged to the income and expenditure account as they become due.

i) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Executive Committee in furtherance of the general objectives of the company.

Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restricted conditions imposed by donors. The purposes and use of the restricted funds are set out in note 15 to the financial statements

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2. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

2021 2020
£ £
Donations and gifts 60,890 59,277
Tax refunds on Gift Aid donations - 8,013
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60,890 67,290
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We are very grateful to the following organisations and individuals who supported our activities in the year with their generous grants and donations: National Lottery Community Fund, Souter Charitable Trust, The 29[th] May 1961 Charitable Trust, Baron Davenport’s Charity, The Michael Marsh Charitable Trust, Royal Mencap Society, Warwickshire Police Community Fund, The Vinci UK Foundation, The WPH Charitable Trust, and The Edward Gostlin Fund.

3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

2021 2020
£ £
Social Services 1,080,395 1,101,894
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4 COVID – 19 RELATED GRANTS RECEIVED
Government Grants – COVID 19 related
Job Retention Scheme Grants 31,816 -
Local Government COVID Infection
Control Grants 54,892 -
Local Government COVID 19 Support Grant
Warwick County Council 64,517 -
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151,225 -
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5. INTANGIBLE INCOME FROM DONATED FACILITIES

The charity has the use rent free of a property. The intangible benefit arising from the rent-free use of the donated property is difficult to quantify given its specialist nature. The financial statements do not reflect this income.

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6. RESOURCES EXPENDED

6. RESOURCES EXPENDED
Housing Support 2021 2020
Management Services Total Total
Expenditure on raising funds £ £ £ £
Staff
costs,
training
and
external
- 7,270 7,270 9,944
advisors
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Direct costs
Wages - 1,015,471 1,015,471 999,260
Motor & Travel - 4,875 4,875 8,912
Office Rent and Rates - 23,581 23,581 23,550
Materials & Costs re Day Activities - 669 669 890
Luncheon Club Direct Costs - - - 4,224
Utilities 26,489 8,044 34,533 36,583
Insurance 1,749 7,931 9,680 10,488
Telephone 2,351 12,942 15,293 14,238
Professional Fees - 6,993 6,993 11,017
Staff Training - 1,755 1,755 3,651
Recruitment & Adverts - 875 875 1,238
Repairs Maintenance and Cleaning 29,266 17,580 46,846 26,637
Sundry Expenses - 16,582 16,582 11,820
Bad Debts Recovered - (1,812) (1,812) (277)
Equipment Hire - 7,374 7,374 1,570
Office Expenses - 28,652 28,652 14,958
Support costs
Depreciation 28,922 5,320 34,242 35,076
Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets - - - 710
Governance Costs (below) - 13,004 13,004 12,363
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88,777 1,169,836 1,258,613 1,216,908
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Total Expenditure 88,777 1,177,106 1,265,883 1,226,852
======= ======== ======== =======
2021 2020
Governance costs above include: £ £
Audit Fee 10,680 9,960
Indemnity Insurance 1,325 1,286
Registration for Care Quality Commission 999 1,117
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13,004 12,363
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7. NET INCOMING RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR
2021
2020
This is stated after charging: £
£
Auditors Remuneration – Audit 10,680 9,960
Depreciation 34,242 35,076
Operating leases – Buildings and Equipment Rentals 28,974 21,600
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8. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS 2021 2020
Staff costs during the year amounted to: £ £
Salaries 905,130 891,006
Social Security Costs 67,528 63,401
Pension Costs 42,813 44,853
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1,015,471 999,260
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Average number of staff on the payroll during the year 49 52
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The number of full-time equivalent staff numbers were 22 23
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No individual employee received remuneration above £60,000. Remuneration paid in aggregate to the key
management personnel amounted to £159,303 (2020: £161,344).

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9. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

No members of the Executive Committee received any remuneration during the year.

Expenses amounting to £Nil (2020: £Nil) were reimbursed to members of the Executive Committee. No Trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity.

Indemnity insurance has been purchased for the Trustees at a cost of £1,325 (2020: £1,286).

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

COST OR VALUATION

Improvements Improvements Freehold land Furniture and Total
to short to Freehold and building Equipment
leasehold Property
£ £ £ £
1 April 2020 393,025 29,166 625,197 143,446 1,190,834
Additions - - - 1,995 1,995
Disposals - - - - -
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31 March 2021 393,025 29,166 625,197 145,441 1,192,829
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DEPRECIATION
1 April 2020 328,489 4,083 100,865 119,886 553,323
Charge for year 21,511 583 6,828 5,320 34,242
Eliminated on
Disposals - - - - -
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31 March 2021 350,000 4,666 107,693 125,206 587,565
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NET BOOK VALUE
31 March 2021 43,025 24,500 517,504 20,235 605,264
========== ========== =========== ========== ==========
31 March 2020 64,536 25,083 524,332 23,560 637,511
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All the fixed assets are used in direct furtherance of the charity’s objectives.

The charity’s work focuses on help, care and support for vulnerable people and people with learning disabilities. Part of the support includes the provision of suitable accommodation at below market rent.

Freehold property includes £345,197 relating to a property situated in Warwick. The historical cost of this property was £60,628. A revaluation by Directors in October 2002 at £160,000 was incorporated in these accounts prior to improvements carried out in 2009 and 2010 costing £185,197. The property was re-valued by Heritage Property in July 2011 at a valuation of £400,000 on an open market basis, although that valuation is not reflected above.

The other freehold property located in Leamington was acquired following the merger on 1[st] February 2014 with another local charity, The Netherfield Management Committee. This property is reflected above at its valuation of £280,000 on 4[th] July 2011 by Hawkesford Chartered Surveyors on an open market basis, and taking into account the continued existence of a covenant restricting the use of the building. Because of the specialised nature and use of the property, the usage restriction, and the charity’s policy to maintain it in good condition, no depreciation is provided and the property is valued at its valuation on acquisition, and which is considered to be a fair value.

Improvements to Freehold Property originally costing £29,166 above, relate to a freehold property that was donated to the charity a few years ago and is the property referred to in Note 5, Intangible Income from Donated Facilities.


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11. DEBTORS 2021 2020
£ £
Trade debtors 104,898 161,946
Other debtors 4,000 2,100
Prepayments and accrued income 2,046 2,928
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110,944 166,974
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12. CREDITORS 2021 2020
£ £
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade creditors 3,348 13,907
Social security and other taxes - 16,525
Accruals 10,730 10,570
Other creditors 4,642 4,839
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18,720 45,841
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13. PENSION COMMITMENTS
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from
those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The pension charge amounted to £42,813
(2020: £44,853).

14. LEASING COMMITMENTS

At 31[st] March 2021, the charity had total minimum lease commitments under non-cancellable operating leases over the remaining life of the lease of £27,425 (2020: £36,766).

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15.
MOVEMENT ON RESERVES
Balance Income in Expenditure Transfers Balance
1 April Year In Year In Year 31 March
2020 2021
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
Social Services - 1,080,395 1,038,889 (41,506) -
Sunday Luncheon Club 361 4,045 - - 4,406
Digital Inclusion Project 1,100 29,907 31,007 - -
Round the World Challenge 50 6,764 4,881 - 1,933
Grants re Core Running Costs 2,000 - 2,000 - -
Purchase of Computer Tablets & - 4,256 - - 4,256
Data SIMS
Provision of Virtual Sessions - 5,500 2,667 - 2,833
COVID Testing - 3,000 1,000 2,000
COVID Infection Control - 54,892 54,892
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3,511 1,188,759 1,135,336 (41,506) 15,428
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Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds 742,701 305,703 130,547 41,506 959,363
Designated Funds 12,864 - - - 12,864
Revaluation reserve 25,000 - - - 25,000
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
780,565 305,703 130,547 41,506 997,227
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Property Endowment
Brought forward 280,000 - - - 280,000
----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
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Total Funds 1,064,076 1,494,462 1,265,883 - 1,292,655
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Restricted Funds

Social Services Fund – This represents the receipt and application of monies from Warwickshire County Council Social Services in respect of specific clients.

Sunday Luncheon Club - Grants received as contributions towards the costs of providing a Sunday lunch and social activities once a month to vulnerable adults. Due to COVID restrictions, there were no Sunday lunches held during the year.

Connecting People and - Grant received from National Lottery towards providing digital inclusion sessions to Building Bridges address the issues of isolation and loneliness amongst individuals with learning (Digital Inclusion ) disabilities living in the Warwickshire area. The funding has been provided for digital signposting, providing a community resource library kiosk, promotion, resources and broadband upgrade.

Round the World - Funding received from the Royal Mencap Society to organise and support Challenge participants to attend physical activity sessions within a group and or community setting.

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Grants re Core - Grants received specifically towards core running costs including towards staff costs Running Costs of ensuring the provision of safe levels of support carers.

Purchase of Computer _ Purchase of this digital equipment to loan out within the community. Tablets & Data Sims Provision of Virtual – Due to COVID the activities at the Netherfield Centre are restricted from 48 Sessions individuals with Learning Disabilities attending to a maximum of 18, hence the funding can assist with providing Zoom sessions to reach other people that we would have supported.

COVID Testing and _ Grants towards the large cost involved in keeping our staff safe and Infection Control being able to continue to provide our services .

Property Endowment Fund

This represents a freehold property that was acquired following the merger in February 2014 with another charity, Netherfield Management Committee. The property was subject to a restrictive covenant to ensure that it could only be used for charitable purposes.

Designated Fund

The designated fund represents monies set aside to meet major maintenance costs which may arise in respect of the charity’s properties.

16. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Tangible
Fixed Net
Assets Current Total
Assets
£ £ £
Property Endowment Funds 280,000 - 280,000
Restricted Funds - 15,428 15,428
Unrestricted Funds 325,264 671,963 997,227
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605,264 687,391 1,292,655
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17. TAXATION

The company is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation under Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Taxes Act 2011.

18 . CONTROLLING PARTY

The charity is a company limited by guarantee which means that it does not have an issued share capital and is therefore not controlled by any one person or entity.

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT For the year ended 31 MARCH 2021

2021 2020
INCOMING RESOURCES £ £
Rent 189,273 172,346
Support Services 1,080,395 1,101,894
Donations 60,890 67,290
Bank Interest 6 4
Other income 10,655 7,433
Office Rental Income 2,018 4,182
COVID 19 Related Grants Received 151,225 -
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1,494,462 1,353,149
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EXPENDITURE
Salaries/Administration 1,015,471 999,260
Fundraising Costs 7,270 9,944
Travelling 4,875 8,912
Staff Recruitment and Advertising 875 1,238
Staff Training 1,755 3,651
Office Rent and Rates 23,581 23,550
Materials and Direct Costs re Day Activities 669 890
Luncheon Club Direct Costs - 4,224
Utilities 34,533 36,583
Telephone 15,293 14,238
Insurance 9,680 10,488
Stationery, Computer and Office Expenses 28,652 14,958
Equipment Hire 7,374 1,570
Professional Charges 6,993 11,017
Repairs and Renewals 46,846 26,637
Miscellaneous Expenses 16,582 11,820
Bad Debts Recovered (1,812) (277)
Depreciation 34,242 35,076
Loss on Disposal of Fixed Assets - 710
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GENERAL OFFICE COSTS 1,252,879 1,214,489
Audit and Other Financial Information 10,680 9,960
Indemnity Insurance 1,325 1,286
CQC Registration 999 1,117
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1,265,883 1,226,852
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SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR £ 228,579
£ 126,297
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