Charity registration number 1056380 ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION UNAUDITED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** LEVICKS Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers 61 London Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8TX ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION** ## **CONTENTS PAGES** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees report|1| |Independent examiner’s report|4| |Receipts and payments account|6| |Statement of assets and liabilities|7| ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 1 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Charity information** |Name|Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)| |---|---| |Charity number|1056380| |Address|8E Old Bakery| ||5-9 St Andrews Street South| ||Bury St Edmunds| ||IP33 3PH| |Trustees|J L Denning (Chair)| ||S Patmore (Deputy Chair)| ||B Knops| ||T Leopold| ||K Stobbs| ||M Finn| ||A L Collin| ||M Garcia| |Treasurer|B Knops| ## **Constitution** The charity is governed by its constitution adopted 12 June 1996 as amended on 19 November 2019. ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 2 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Activities and objectives** The objects of the charity are: - To promote the professional knowledge, attitudes and skills of people practising in the field of - vocational rehabilitation. - To contribute towards the development of quality standards and training in vocational - rehabilitation practice. - To promote equal opportunities within the field of vocational rehabilitation. - To increase awareness and recognition of vocational rehabilitation. The VRA is a membership organisation which offers support and training to its members via resources on our members only section of the website, online webinars, in-person events and 1:1 advice and support as required. Non-members have access to general information on the website, information shared via our social media accounts and via a newsletter. Our mailing list is free to join. The trustees provide input into national conversations related to Vocational Rehabilitation when opportunities arise and work alongside partner organisations to review and contribute to standards of practise, for example, CMSUK, BABICAM, SOM. We review our equal opportunities policy at every trustee meeting to ensure we continue to promote equal opportunities within the field. ## **Achievements and performance** The charity provided and achieved the following in the year: - Provision of webinar services (approximately monthly). - In-person conferences, held once during the year. - Monthly newsletters sent. - Weekly social media posts. - Delivery of education sessions in HW@W conference. The VRA performed according to its constitution and main objectives. ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 3** ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (CONTINUED)** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Achievements and performance (continued)** The charity actively promotes Vocational Rehabilitation. Through supporting our members in the development of their skills we are indirectly ensuring the public have access to high quality interventions via our members. As noted above, many of our resources are available to the general public. The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by The Charity Commission in exercising their powers and duties. ## **Financial review** The charity does not hold any long-term debts. The charity’s reserves policy is that one year’s running costs will be kept in the savings account. This has been set at £25,000. We also aim to keep at least one year’s running costs in the current account. We use the FreeAgent accounting system that comes free with our NatWest account. Invoices are raised and processed, and banking transactions are married up within the system. This is valuable in terms of time spent on the accounts and reporting, and in terms of accuracy. During 2024, the investment in a new website was completed and the website was launched. The final cost of this remained within our budget. We also maintained our administration support. No significant changes in costs are planned for 2025. B Knops - Trustee 3 November 2025 **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 4** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** I report on the accounts of Vocational Rehabilitation Association for the year ended 31 December 2024, which comprise the Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities set out on pages 6 and 7. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: • examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act; • to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act; and • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 5** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATIN ASSOCATION** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination 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 form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (accounts and reports) Regulations 2008, other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view, which is not a matter considered 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 Maidstone Kent ME16 8TX J A Griggs FCA LEVICKS Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers 4 November 2025 ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 6 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT – UNRESTRICTED YEAR ENDED 31 DECMEBER 2024** |Membership
Other
**Expenses**
Virtual assistant
Software
Operations
Online presence
Website costs
Accommodation and subsistence
IRCM
Events
Trustee expenses
Consultancy fees
Staff welfare
Legal and professional
Insurance
Subscriptions
Stripe fees
Gifts
Other costs
Surplus/(deficit)
Bank accounts 1 January 2024
Bank accounts 31 December 2024|**2024**
£
£
51,422
4,852
56,274
11,237
934
-
5,125
11,472
5,303
-
642
-
3,039
31
410
399
116
4
183
-
38,895
17,379
65,310
82,689|**2024**
£
£
51,422
4,852
56,274
11,237
934
-
5,125
11,472
5,303
-
642
-
3,039
31
410
399
116
4
183
-
38,895
17,379
65,310
82,689|**2023**
£
£
40,431
4,588
45,019
18,500
1,203
6,983
707
-
-
2,000
408
224
-
-
450
-
-
-
-
44
30,519
14,500
50,810
65,310|**2023**
£
£
40,431
4,588
45,019
18,500
1,203
6,983
707
-
-
2,000
408
224
-
-
450
-
-
-
-
44
30,519
14,500
50,810
65,310| |---|---|---|---|---| |||56,274
38,895||45,019
30,519| |||||| |||17,379
65,310||14,500
50,810| |||82,689||65,310| ## **VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION PAGE 7** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECMEBER 2024** |**Cash Funds (unrestricted funds)**
Cash at bank
**Debtors (unrestricted funds)**
Membership and projects invoiced
**Liabilities (unrestricted funds)**
Website costs
Trustee expenses
Accommodation and subsistence
Consultancy fees
Independent examiners fees|**2024**
£
82,689
1,925
-
-
410
826
366
1,602|**2023**
£
65,310| |---|---|---| |||11,630| |||11,472
112
-
-
280| |||11,864| Notes: 1. The financial statements of the charity have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. 2. Expenses paid to trustees are detailed in the receipts and payments account. B Knops - Trustee - 3 November 2025