RRCISTERED COII(PANY NUMBER: 03249582 (Li ngland and Wales) REGISTLI REI D CHARITY NUIIqBER: 1057894 ort of the Trustees and Unaudlted Financial Statements for tbe Year Ended 31 Janua 202 for Go Kids Go I As8oelatlon of Wheelchalr Children Fredericks Lirnited Chartered AccountaTht5 106 Charter Avenue Ilford Essex IG2 7AD Go Klds Co I Association of Wheelchair Children Contents of the Ftnanci%l Statements for the Year Ended 31 Janllar 2024 Page Report ol the Trustees Independent Exafftlnerfs Report Statemenl, of Finanelal Activities B&lance Sheet Note8 to the Financial Statements 8 to 14 Detailed Ststement of Financial Activitles 15 Go Kids Go ! Associatioii of Wheelchaii. Childreii ort of the Triistees for the Year Ended 31 Januar 2024 The knstees who are also directors of the charity for tbe purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their r¢port with the fmallcial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 January 2024. The trustses have adopted the provisions of Accounting ond Reporting by Charitie8.' Statement of Recon]mended Practice applicabLe to cELarities preparing their ao¢ount3 in aocordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appli¢&ble in the UK and Republic of Irelalld (FIIS 102) (@ffective l January 2019), OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES ObJeeÈives and ain Go Icids Gol (Association of Wheelchair Children) aims to ¢nable 'independence through mobility, for young wheelch&ir ers and thelr fan]ilies by providing specialist training and expert advice to a88i5t them to take a thller and mol'e active part in everyday lÈfe. Go I£ids Go! run wheelchair skijls training for young wheolchair u8ers tbrougkout the UK. We tsach essential ski118 in the workshops including road.saf¢ty for young wheelchair users, back wheel balancing ill ordeT to negotiate kerbs and uneven grounl skills to cop¢ with slopgs alld emergellcy eva¢u&tion technique3. Our wheelch&ir skills worl(shop8 are uniqua in that we bring a supply of extra wheelchairs f￿ parents and siblings to join in too, maliing workshops fi￿Y illclusive. Our training helps improve confidence and self-e8t¢en in the young people. Families find our workshops are a good opportunity to 5bare expeTLence8 and receive practical advice and support, Parellts alld siblin&9 aLso gain a greatsr awareness of the challenges faced by the wheelchair user. Be¢ominE mote ind¢pendent 15 a key outcome of our training, meanitig the y0ill￿ pwson has more opportunitles in their ture. they tnay have more employmellt opportunities anci be le88 reliant oll benefi15 and healtWsoclal services. ttnpact on the famlly can be enonllOUS' one family quoted &fter a training course 'It really did cbange the GOUT8e of uur lives,, To encourage the greatest number of children to benefit from our work, absolutely no charge is made to the families illvolved for the service we provide although donations are olways welcotned We ar.e con]mitted to ¢￿[Willg that a family's possiblo laok of fthancial re8ouTces wilE not provttnt a wheelchair using child frorn acquiring these vital slcills Sigiiific2nt activities During 2023 we rall group training sessiolls across the UIC as well as nmny disability awareness day8 in n]aiLstrea Schools, Public beneftt Ln shaping our objectives for the.year and planning our activities the trustees have ¢on8idered the Charity CornrnissioThs guidance on public benefit. Volunteers We actively encourage volunteers and they provide essential back up to the worli of our paid staff. The support alld 51(i118 Of our volunte¢r8 are greatly appreciated by all at the charity. Often young wheelchair. user8 who have benefitted from our trailling attend courses as volullteers to ¢nGourage and inspire youllger participants. AC￿IEVEME￿IT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities 2023 has been a busy Y￿ for the charity. kn total during the year we have delivered 74 training days including core workshops and disability trayJ]illg day8 ifj mainstreatn schools. 3 96 disabled Children and young people have atten(led our workshops. DLring 2023 a totsl of 2,504 people have benefitted frorn our training tncluding thabled chilth'¢n, their parents and siblings, children in rnainstreatn schools and health and e(tucation professionals Page I Go Kids Go I Assoelatloii of Wheelchalr Cliildi'ell ort of the Trllstees for the Year Ended 31 Januar 2024 FJNANCIAL REVLEI W Principal funding sources As we are a national charity Go Kid8 Gol are fiu]ded from numeroiis source5, orgallisations and bodies throughout the UK, During the period, February 2023 to January 2024, Go Kid8 Gol (A8sociation of Wheelchair Chlldren) ha8 received generous support from many charitable tLUSts and foundattons, companies ond individual8. This has included generous support from Awards for All England, Awards for All Wales, The Boshier Hinton Foundation and The Postcode Lottery. Reserves pollcy The charity bas free unr¢stricted re8erves to cover approxinlately six months expellditttre, Thls would provide a satisfactory buffer zone should there be a period of reduced illcoma, These reserv&s totaI £75,000. Tbe cbarity also bolds a staff pension reserve of £10,000 and propety n]aintenan¢e reserve of £5,000. In ￿seSsIng free reserve8, the freehold property of £109,512 (2023., £110,929) 18 excluded be¢aus# it cannot quiclily be re￿ised, After deduGting th6 Yalue of the property there remain Unrestricted nds of £170,373 {2023, £186,875), FLirther of £90,000 (2023: £90,000) are held in designated fimds as mentioned above, This leaves our fre,e reserves 0££80,373 (20223 £96,875) FUTifRE PLANS In 2024 we plan to revisit rnany of the region5 where we know there is a need for our services as well &8 offering our training to familie8 in new looations, followiog on from requ&sts. STRUCTUBE, GOVERNANCE AND MANACEMEwr Governing document Go Kids Gol (Association of Wheelchair Cbildren) was fourLded as a regtstered charity in 1990 was illcorpordted on 13th September 1996 as a charitable COllLpany limited by guarantee and Lot baving a share capital. It 18 registered in England and Wales uncter company ftumber 3249582 and charity registration number 1057894 and is governed by its M¢moralldum and ArticEes of As80ciation. After extensive consultation between tILe trustees, staff and other users it was decided that from 7th October 2009 the A880ciation of W&oelchair Children should adopt the trading name OF Go Kids Gol thi8 nane was duly registered with the charity coIriini8sion at that ti]ne. In September 201 I the ootnpany nane was also amended at Companies House, Recrultmellt and appollltment of new trustees TrusEe¢s are appointed by a rllajority of votes and in the case of an equality of votes the chainnatt klas 1 8econd or ting vote. Being members of the company the liability of the trustees as per the Constitution is limited to an amount not exGeeding ten pounds. Organisational structure The charity 18 managed on a day to day ba8is by th¢ Training Mauag¢r (Roy Wild) who reportg directly to the tn￿teeS and 8end8 Out montbly updatss to them. The trustees themselves rneet on a regular basis - at l¢ast once each quarter, Induction and training of new trustees All trustees are Qiven, in the view of the board, sufficient training and have enough l(nowledge of tbeir specific field to und¢rstand the natur= oFthe charity alld fulty cojnply with the charity's curront views of its progressio Wider network Go Kids Gol (A8soci&tion of Wheelchair CbildTen) is independent and not part of a wider lletwork Related parties Tke ch￿lty does not transact with any related partie8. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Company nuraber 03249582 (England and Wales) Page 2 Go Kids Go ! Assoeiatioii of Wlieelchair Children ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 Janua 2024 Registered Charity number 1057894 Reglstered office 90 Wilbert Lane Beverley East Ridll Trustees J IM]itfield J Gowie M McGarvey J Hardmarl WGWatt8 Irtdependenl Examiner Fredericks Limited Chartered Accountants 106 Avenue Ilford Essex IG2 7AD This report has been prepattd in accordance with the specid provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small cotnpanies. Approved by ordor of the board of trustees on 8 May 2024 and 5iglled on its behalf by: J Whitfield - Trustee Page 3 Inde endent Examln¢r's Re ort to the Trustees of Go IITds Co ! Association of Wheelchair Children Independent examiner'8 report to the trustees of Go Klds Go l (Assoelatlon of Wlieelchair Children) (Ithe Company,) report to tke charity trustees on tny examination of the account5 of the Comp&ny for the year ended 31 January 2024. Re5ponslblllties and basis of report As the charity'8 trustees of the Company (and a150 its director8 for the purposes of company l&w) you are te8pon8ible for the preparation of the accounts in ac¢ordance witb the Tequirements of the Cotllpanies Act 2006 ('the 2Q06 Act,). Having satisfied my3elf that the acCol￿ts of the Company are llDt required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act &nd are eligible for independent exarllination, I report in r¢speGt of my exarninatloll of your charity's accoLints as caryiod out Ullder Section 145 of the CknaTities Act 20L I ('the 2011 Act,). tn carrying out rrAy oxamination I have followed the Directions givell by the Charity Con]n]i58ion under Sèotion L45(5) {b) of the 201 l Act, Independent examiner's Statement I have completed my exarnination. I cotffi that no n￿tter￿'haVe come to my attention ill connection with tbe examination giving cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of th8 Company as required by S¢ction 386 of the 2006 Art. or the accounts do not accord with tbose regords. OT the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement tbat the ac¢ount8 give a ttue and fair view which is not a matter Gonsidered as part of an independent exaEnination' or the accounts have not been prepared in accordanc¢ with the motho(ts arLd principles of the St&tement of Recommended Practice for aGCOilllting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and RepubliG of Ireland CFRS 102)). E hav6 no concerns and have come across no other matters in connoction with the examination to which attention should be araivn ill this report in order to enable a proper Unde￿talldmg of ihe accounts to be reached, S G Duker FCA Fredericks Limited Chartered Accountants 106 Charter Avenue nford Essex IG2 7AD 8 May 2024 Page 4 Go Icids Go I Associatlon ol Wheelehali. Chlldr¢n Stgtemellt of FinanclAI Activities for the Year Ended 31 Janllai. 2024 31,1,24 Total funds 31.1.23 Tot nds UnrestriGted funds Restri¢tsd funds Notes JNCOMI AND Ef4DOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacie8 53,062 101,891 154,953 138,517 Investnlent inGomo 1,800 1,800 557 Total 54,862 101,891 156,753 139,074 EXPENDrfuRE ON Raising fi￿d8 19,957 19,957 24,433 Charitable Activities Cost of rtLDning Gour808 44,882 83,741 128,623 120,577 Other 7,954 7,954 8,434 Total 72,793 83,741 156,534 153,444 NET INCOMEI(EXPEIYDITURK) (17,931) IS,150 119 (14,370) RECONCILIATION OF FUDIDS Total funds brought fon¥ard 297,804 26,101 323,905 338,275 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 279,873 44,251 324,124 323,905 The notss forni part of these fllwicial stalenMIts Page 5 Go Iads Go ! Assoeiation of Wheelchair Cliildreii Balance 8heel 31 Januar 2024 31.1.24 Total funds 31.1.23 Total fimds Unrestricted funds RestrlGtod funds Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible a58ets 109,512 109,513 I LO,930 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 171,559 44,250 215,809 214,173 cRri DITORS Amounts falling due within one year (1,198) (1,198) (1,198) NET CURRENT ASSETS 170,361 44,250 214,611 212,975 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 279,873 44,251 324,124 323,905 NET ASSETS 279,873 44,251 324,124 323,905 Unrestricted funds Restricted fimds 279,873 44251 297,804 26,101 TOTAL FUNDS 324,124 323,905 The charitable Gompany ts entitled to exemption from audit linder Section 477 of tho Cojnpanies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 January 2024. The n]embors bave not required the CDmpally to obtain all aiidit of its fllwicial statements for tkne year ellded 31 January 2024 in accordallce with Sectioll 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge tILeir responsibilities f (&) ensuTing that the charitable company keeps accountmg record8 that comply with Sertions 386 and 387 of the Coll]panies Act 2006 and (b) preparing ftnallcial statements which give a ttue alld fair view of the state of affair8 of the ¢haritable COllLpany as al the end of each f￿￿ncIal year and ot" its surplus or deficit for eacb f￿anCIal year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 alld 395 alld whicb otherwise comply with the requireLn¢nts of the Companies Act 2006 relating to finallcial stat¢ments, so far as applicabl¢ to the charitable company. The notes fonn part of these financkal Statell￿llts Page 6 continued... Go Klds Go I Assoelatlon of Wheelchair Childreij Balance Sheet- contlllued 31 Janua 2024 These f￿anCIal statements have been prepared ill accordallce with the provisions applicabl¢ to charit&ble companies subj ect to the s￿all cotnpanies regira6. The fthancial statements were approved by the Board of Tn]stees and authorised for is8iie on 8 IwIay 2024 and were Eigrled on ils behalf by,. J Whitfield- Tru8tee J Hardrn&n - Trllstse The notes forni part of these fLancial stat6ments Page 7 Go Kids Go I As50ciatioJi of Wheelchalr Chlldren Notes to the Financi41 Statements for the Year Ended 31 Januar 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparing the fjnallclal stAtements The financial statements of the charitable company> wknoh 18 a public benefLt ontity Ullder FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Chwitie8 SOIIP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Stst¢ment of Reconjmended Practice appli¢abLe to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in th¢ UK and Republi¢ of Ireland (FRS I02) (efE¢ctive l January 2019),, Fillancial Roporting Standard 102 The Financial Rtporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republio of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2006. The f￿all¢la1 statements &ave been prepared under the historiral c051 conventioll. Financlal reporting 8tAndard 102 - reduced disolosure exe￿ptIons The charitable company has taken advantage of the following disclosure oxernptÉons in preparing these Jlnancial statsments, as pemlitted by FRS 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Irelalld,; the requirements of Seetion 7 Statement of Cash Flow8. Income All incomo Js recognised in th# Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to tLe fimd3, it is probable that tho inoome will be received and the arnount can bs ￿￿lir¢d reliably, Expenditure Llabilities are recognised as expendiiure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation con]rnitting the charity to that expelldittwe, it is probable that a transfer of econornic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measur¢d reliably, Expenditure ig accounted for on an accruals basis allcl has been classified Ullder headings that aggreg&te all cost related to the category. Wbere costs caunot b6 directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocatecl to activities on a basis consi8tat with the us? of resources. Governance costs Governance expenditure includes all expenditure not directly related to the charitable aotivity or fundraising ventures. Allocation and apportionment of costs All costs are able to be accurately allocated to the correct category of ¢xpenditure, Tanglble llxed assets Depreciation is provided at the following annual rats8 in order to Mryits off each &sset over its estin￿ted usethl life, Freehold property Fixtures and fLtting5 Motor vebioles 2C/S D on cost 20% on cost 250/0 on cost Taxation The charity 18 exempt from corporntion tax on its cbaritablts activities. Fulld a¢collnting Unrestricted funds can be used ill accordanG¢ witL the charitable objeGtiv¢s at the disGr¢tion of the tNstees, Restricted thnds carl only be used for particular restricted purpoges within the objects of th¢ charity. Restrictions arise when Specified by the dollor or w&en funds are raised for particular re8tricted putFoses, Further explanation of the ttature and purpose of each fund AS illcluded in the notes to the financial statements, Page 8 continued,,. Go l