Charity regislration number 1056380 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION UI¥4AUDITED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 LEVICKS Chart¢red Accountants and Busin¢5s Advisers 61 London Road Maidslone Kent ME16 8TX
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATIO CONTENTS PAGE YEAR ENDED 3] DECEMBER 2023 P*ge Truslees report Ind¢p¢ndenl nIner'S report Rec¢ipts and palentS account Statement of assrfs and liabilities
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE I TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ChArity inforn]ation Name Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) Chariiy number 1056380 Address 8E Old Bakery 5-9 Sl Andrews Street South Bury St Edmunds IP33 3PH Trust J L Denning (Chair) S Patmore (Deputy Chair) J Reynond S E Godby H S Valls-Russcll A D Tyerman A L Collin S Lawlor E Drinkwater P A Kennedy M Garcia Treasurer B Kn(yps CoDstitutAon The charily is govemed by ils eonslitution adopted 12 June 1996 as amcnded on 19 November 2019.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 2 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Actlvllles lind obJ¢ctlves The objects of th¢ charity are.. To prornote the pn)fe88ional knowledge, attitudes and skills of people practising in tlie field of vocat?onal rehabilitation. To contribute towards the development of quality standards and training in vocational r¢habilitation practice. - TD promole equal opportunities within the field of vocational rehabllitation. - To increase awareness and recognition of vocational rehabilitation. The VRA is a membership organisation which offers support and training to ils members via resources on our members only section of the website, in-pcrson events and I.. l advtce support as required. Non-rnaiibers have access to general infonnation on the websit< infonnation shared via our so¢ial Inedia accounts and via 8 llewsletler. OUT mailing list is free to join. The twslees provide inpul inlo national conversations related to Vocational R¢habilitation when opportunities arise and work alongside partner organisations to rcview and ntrIbut¢ to standaTds of practlb for example. CMSUK, BABICAM, SOM. We review OUT equal opportunities policy 8t every trustee mecting to ensure we continue to promote equal opportunitics within the field. Aehievemtnts and performance The charity provided and achievd the following in tlie Yr. - Provision of webinar service5 (approximately monthly). - In-person confer¢nces, held once during this y¢ar. Monthly newsl¢tters sent. W¢¢kly so¢ial media posls. Contrtbulion lo IRCM development. Delivery of UCatIon sessions in HW@W Confwvnce. The VRA perfornied according to its constilulion and main objective8.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 3 TRUSTEES NUAL REPORT (CONTINUED) YEAR E]YDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Achievements and performance (continued) The charity actively promotes Vocational Rehabilitstlon al all times. Through supporting our meinber5 in the develop1nenl of their skills we are indirectly ensuriDg th¢ public have access to high-quality tnlervention8 via our members. As noted above. many of our resouwes are available to the general public. The tTUStees have coinplied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit publis11 by The Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. Financlal revlew The charity does not Iiold any long-terni debts. The charitls Teserves poli¢y is thal one yeals rnnning costs will be kept in Ihe savings account. This has bccn sel at £25,(YKI. W¢ also aim to ke¢p at least one year's nnIng Costs in th¢ current account. The IraT)Sition of the bank ac¢ounts his helped us to 1}Y utilise the FreeAgenl accounting S¢M Ihat come5 free with our Natwesl accounl. So invoices arc raised and processed, and banking transactions are married up within the system. This is valuable in ternis of time spent on the aLeounts and rq)ortin& and also in lenns of a¢curacy. During 2024, w¢ plan to inv¢sl in a n¢w website, the Lost of whicl) is lo be estimai¢d as behveen £1 I.IX)O and £13,000. We also plan to Inc<1St our admin support lo a regular payment of between £800 and £1,100 each month. No other significant chaiiges in costs are planned. Julie Denning Trustee 20 January 2025
VOCATJONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 4 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE mEIBER5 OF VOCATIONAL RF.HABILITATION ASSOCIATION YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 I report on the accounts of Vocational Rehabilitation Association for the year ended 31 December 2023, which comprise the Receipls and Payments Aecounl and Sialement of Assels and Liabilities set out on pages 6 and 7. Respectii'e responsibiltties of trustees and examiner The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consideT that an audit As not required for tbis year under section 144 of th¢ Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and ihat an ind¢pcndent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. ' examtne th¢ accounts under sectiorA 145 of the Charities Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) ofthe Charities Act. and to state whether particular matters havc eome to ffly allention. Basls of find¢p¢ndent eX*Dner'S report My examination was &qrried out itt accordance with the General Directions given by the Charily Commission. An cxainination includes a rcview of the accoting Teeords kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with thoqe records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and the s¢¢king of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures und¢rtaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. consequently no opinioii Is Eiven as to whether ihe accounts present a 'lrue and fair, view and the reporl is limit¢d to those matters set out in th¢ stalement below.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 5 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATIN ASSOCATION YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Independent examiner's statement In connection with my ¢xamination no material matters have come to my attention which give me cause to believe that, in any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (accounts and reports) Regulations 2008, other than any requiTement that the accounts giv¢ a 'true and fair. view, which is not a matter Consider as part of the independent examination. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 61 London Road Maidston¢ Kent ME16 8TX J A Griggs FCA LEVICKS Chart¢r¢d Accountants & Business Advis¢rs 22 January 2025
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATJON PAGE 6 RECEIPTS AND PA YMENTS ACCOUNF- UNRESTRICTED YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 M¢rnbership Other 40,431 4,588 15,931 4,948 45,019 20,879 Expenses Virtual assistant Software Operations Online presence IRCM Coun¢il for Health and Work Evcnls TNstee expenses Projects Lebjal and professionftl OtheT csts 18,5 1.203 6,983 707 2,000 504 6,511 1,693 2,000 1,000 709 210 5,875 408 224 450 25 30.519 18,527 Surplus l (deficit) 14.500 2,352 Bank accounts l January 50.810 48.458 Batik a¢wunts 31 Decernbe 65,310 50,810
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 7 STATLMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 Cash Funds (unrestrieted funds) Cash at hank 65,310 50,810 Debtors (unre$tricted funds) Memberships and projects tnvoiced 11,630 Llabillties (unre8triet¢d funds) Websile costs TNslee expenses Indq)endent ¢xaminers fees 11.472 112 280 11,864 Notes.. l. The financial slatejnents of the charity have been prared on the receipts and payments basis. 2. Expenses paid to tNstees are detailed in the receipts and pa)rynents a)Ullt. Juli¢ Deniiing Trustee 20 January 2025