Company registration number: 03309760 Charity registration number: 1061691
Self Help Nottingham
(A company limited by guarantee) Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 7 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 to 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 12 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 13 to 23 |
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Nina Ennis, Chair John Moore, Vice Chair Suzanna Van Schaick Hayley Allison Nigel Cordier Senior Management Team Sarah Collis, CEO, until 30 November 2021 Simon Calvert, MD, from 17 January 2022 Charity Registration Number 1061691 Company Registration Number 03309760 Registered Office 21-23 Pelham Road Nottingham NG5 1AP Independent Examiner John O'Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL Bankers Natwest Bank Smiths Bank 16 South Parade Nottingham NG1 2JX
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Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Nina Ennis, Chair John Moore, Vice Chair Suzanna Van Schaick Hayley Allison Nigel Cordier (appointed 25 June 2021) Sarah Fleming (resigned 27 January 2022) Julie Allen (resigned 31 August 2021) Vera Todorovic (until 4 July 2021, deceased)
Structure, governance and management
Nature of governing document
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 30 January 1997 and most recently amended 7 November 2006. It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £1.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The Board uses a number of methods to identify new trustees including direct approach to individuals who had expressed an interest in joining the board as well as open recruitment. Potential trustees submit a CV and are interviewed by the chair and other board members.
Induction and training of trustees
After the recruitment process, new trustees are invited to attend a board meeting where they are co-opted until their membership is ratified at the AGM.
Trustees are selected for their interest in the work of Self Help and their skill and expertise.
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
The principal objects of the charity are:
• To promote any charitable purposes in particular for the benefit of persons living within England and Wales and in particular to promote the relief of elderly persons, the relief of sickness (both physical and mental) and the relief of poverty;
• To facilitate the development of thriving, diverse self help groups which reflect the needs of local people and communities and to raise awareness of the benefits of self help;
• To provide a high quality self help service to individuals, groups and members of the public and act as an intermediary between self help groups and professionals involved in health and social care; • To create networking opportunities for those involved in self help;
• To develop, support and disseminate good practice in service provision, service development and research in self help.
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Trustees' Report
Objectives, strategies and activities
We have a number of projects through which we deliver our core aims. Primarily we work with independent self help groups which are led by their members and are for their members benefit. Our main area of expertise in supporting and developing self help groups which are part of the wide family of peer support interventions that support people with issues such as long term health conditions, disability, social stigma, mental health etc. The purpose of projects undertaken is to promote and develop self help group and peer support activity that provides direct support to people in crisis or who are learning to manage long term health conditions such as cancer. We have a skilled group of volunteers who deliver emotional and practical support within our Macmillan funded cancer support projects and we develop and support the volunteer 'Key members' of self help groups who lead and administer independent self help groups.
Public benefit
Our work benefits the public by providing direct services to clients via our Macmillan funded projects, and by supportng the development of peer support and self help which is now recognised by the NHS as effective techniques for the delivery of personalised care.
The trustees have referred to the guidance on public benefit when reviewing Self Help Nottingham’s aims and objectives and in planning the future activities of the Charity. The objective of Self Help Nottingham is to promote the health and wellbeing of individuals through participation in self help groups and mutual aid activity.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Achievements and performance
As we entered 2021 the global Covid pandemic continued to disrupt and compromise services and support to people living with long term health conditions. Each of our services continued to deliver support on-line with staff and volunteers continuing to work from home.
The Covid support funding received from the National Lottery Community Fund enabled us to maintain our support to self help groups in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and showed us that there was merit in our national ambition to support groups across the country as we received requests for assistance from local and national networks of self help and peer support groups throughout the year.
Our Macmillan Beyond Diagnosis Gateway service and our Macmillan Deaf Cancer Support Service continued to support cancer patients who were shielding and as the year progressed some face to face activity was reactivated to support people to meet outdoors and facilitate wellbeing and exercise.
Following the unprecedented times of the pandemic in 2020-21 we adapted well, however, as we were entering 2021-22 we continued to experience uncertainty regarding our future funding. We were therefore relieved to receive an additional 6 months Covid support grant from the National Lottery Community Fund which enabled us to plan for and complete our Reaching Communities funding application which was un-paused in the autumn of 2020. This financial year has been dominated by the development of two national projects to expand the reach and availability of access to peer support and self help initiatives.
Our National Self Help Resource Centre funded by the National Lottery Community Fund was mobilised to deliver a new on-line offer to self help groups. This represents the culmination of years of planning and focus as the organisation expands beyond our foundations within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and is creating a range of e-learning and virtual networks which provide a national resource centre for independent and charity led peer support. The 3 year funding package demonstrates the importance of peer support wihtin health policy and patient engagement and represents a strong potential for growth for SHUK.
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During the pandemic, our Deaf Cancer Support Project which provided one-to-one support and peer support groups for Deaf people living with cancer in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire switched to online groups. This work attracted new members from across the country and enabled access to support that had previously not been available.
The partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support continued to develop in this area and in October a 2 year pilot was commissioned to explore how to extend the reach of the project to all 4 countries in the UK. This unique project will ensure that Deaf people have increased advocacy support and access to peer support groups with our volunteer team recruiting in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to increase access to one-to-one support for deaf patients and their families. The project mobilisation phase throughout the final quarter of the year created a new team who work using British Sign Language to communicate with clients and volunteers. The project will be evaluated by SORD (Social research with Deaf People) at Manchester University and will aim to support those who face high levels of health inequality and poorer health outcomes in relation to cancer.
Adding to our national impact has been work in partnership with National Voices to explore the value of peer support for people living with Long Covid within a number of communities which face health inequalities. This has included running a series of workshops for charities working to support communities such as travellers, the Deaf Community, Black and Asian and minority ethnic communities and people with learning disabilities.
Our work in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire continued to thrive in 2021-22 in spite of the constraints of Covid restrictions and the impact on staff and volunteers.
The Macmillan Beyond Diagnosis Gateway team have seen an increase in referrals as restrictions lifted towards the end of the year. The team expanded to offer support within local primary care networks and to cancer screening initiatives locally.
We have been setting up weekly drop in sessions for BAME self help groups. A series of training resources have been created to equip group leaders to help their group members to transition to using online methods of connecting. Four new self help groups have joined the Self Help community. Groups that have had funding removed were signposted to new funding sources and a survey was created to understand the current reality of operation of self help groups. During this time, groups accessed our Zoom training sessions on how to create, manage and promote their self help group. Given the context of the pandemic, links were created with the CCG to create a bespoke webinar from questions asked by the BAME groups on vaccine hesitancy.
We are in the process of recruiting for a new BAME Outreach Worker, which will carry on this work and more.
Strategic influence
Throughout the year, we have continued to work to improve the awareness and understanding of the value of self help groups within the 'peer support' community and to influence the NHS to better understand peer support models. This has included supporting the development of guidance to the NHS on commissioning and developing peer support interventions which will be launched in 2022. We continued to add influence through our representation on the board of National Voices and associated communities of practice.
Leadership
Self Help UK has had a strong history of stable leadership over the last 4 decades. Each chief officer has brought different skills, perspectives and vision to the organisation which has collectively contributed to the successes and growth from a small project based in Nottingham CVS to a national charity championing Self Help Groups and peer support with influence and reputation which is enviable within the charity sector. Sarah Collis has been CEO for the last 13 years and has been the driving force behind many of the changes that have driven our progress and place within the peer support community. In November, Sarah passed this reponsibility to the next generation of leaders. Whilst moving on from her role as CEO, Sarah continued to support the mobilisation phase of the Deaf Cancer Support Project which she has championed nationally. We are pleased to welcome Simon Calvert to take on the role of Managing Director to the organisation and we are looking forward to the advancement of our national ambition as we enter our 5th decade of operations.
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It is with sadness that we report the death of Vera Todorovic in 2021. Vera was the longest serving member of Self Help UK with over 35 years of service. Vera joined as a volunteer in our information team before we became a registered charity. Vera became a trustee and had chaired the organisation for over 15 years during her time on the board. Vera was a strong advocate of self help groups and the value of volunteering to help others. She cared deeply about the organisation and was delighted to learn that we had securred National Lottery funding to expand our reach nationally.
Financial review
2021-22 started with a more optimistic financial forecast due in great part to the support received by the National Lottery Community Fund and Covid assistance we had received throughout 20-21, which continued into the financial year. The award of a 3 year grant (£500k) to support the development of a National Resource centre secured the future of core services to self help groups.
Additional unrestricted funding and cost savings made during the year has meant that in this financial year it has been possible to increase the unrestricted reserves.
However, as we move into the new financial year, it is anticipated that it will be necessary to draw on these reserves, as currently the new funding we will be receiving will not cover all of the overheads of the charity. The senior management team is working to bring in new funding and reduce costs in order to mitigate this.
Policy on reserves
Self Help UK's Reserves Policy is to hold all calculated exit costs, plus one month of all staff salaries, plus an allowance of £7k for liquidation costs. At the current time this amounts to £73k.
Funds held as custodian trustee on behalf of others
At the end of the financial year, SHUK held £7,203 of third party funds. This funding is held on behalf of 19 self help groups who do not have their own bank accounts.
Acknowledgements
We are incredibly grateful for the support we have received this year from all our funders.
We are especially thankful for the support we have received from the National Lottery Community Fund Coronavirus Community Support Fund which enabled us to maintain our staff team and expand our horizons to successfully attract funding for national projects.
We continue to value and appreciate our relationship with Macmillan Cancer Support who have continued to invest in our innovations in cancer peer support and volunteer led initiatives. Together we are challenging health inequalities and supporting vulnerable patients who are still adversely impacted by the pandemic
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Trustees' Report
Plans for future periods
Aims and key objectives for future periods
The National Lottery Community Fund's Reaching Communities Grant, has secured a funding to develop the new National Self Help Resource Centre. This project forms the core of our activity providing support to individuals and groups to develop, grow and advance self help groups nationally.
After the recruitment of the Resource Centre team was completed in November 2021, the technical requirements of the Lottery funded online Resource Centre (RC) have now been completed. A steering committee is being established made up of various stakeholders to help determine the most important training courses and content to develop.
It is anticipated that the Resource Centre with a "micro" course for support groups will be live in beta form from May 2022. Thereafter, based on the feedback and requirements of our supported groups, the development of new online resources and courses will begin.
The Long Covid Support Group on Facebook continues to operate and grow with Self Help UK's ongoing support.
Moving forward with another 2 years funding from Macmillan, the focus for the Beyond Diagnosis service is on enabling the project as a whole to be sustainable post May 2024. Building on two new NHS contracts, the project is ensuring that it remains relevant to health priorities by focussing on the strengths of the service – personalised support, empowering individuals to self-manage and ensuring better ‘patient’ experience for all, including those in palliative care. Using holistic support tools and acting as a conduit for sharing information between primary and secondary care as well as with other aspects of the clients support networks, we aim to embed the service as an essential part of cancer pathways in Nottinghamshire. We will continue to work with health colleagues to explore the potential to replace existing Macmillan funded posts with posts linked to Primary Care Networks and the Integrated Care System over the next 2 years and secure funding for the project running costs alongside exploring potential grant or earned income from other sources.
The Macmillan Deaf Cancer Support Project will launch in May 2022 and aims to achieve coverage across the UK within the first year of the pilot. The project will be monitored by SORD (Manchester University) and continue to develop connections and partnerships with Deaf organisations nationally.
The Board has undertaken a self assessment and skills audit to identify gaps in skills and experience. As a result we are looking to recruit additional trustees to join the Board to help meet our identified gaps in experience of attending or leading a self-help group or other peer support activities, financial management, funding raising/social investment and communications. During the pandemic and transition between chief officers, the Board has been meeting monthly but during the coming year we will move to less frequent meetings, with the sub committees for Finance, HR and Health and Safety, and Performance and Risk meeting between the Board meetings and reporting back to the full Board.
We continue to evaluate and adapt plans to ensure the ongoing ability to achieve positive outcomes in our service delivery and financial stability. Every effort is being taken to maximise the opportunities that are available to us as we continue to demonstrate the value and relevance of supporting people with long term health conditions to navigate the 'new normal' and support the restoration of services and eventual recovery of the Self Help sector.
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Trustees' Report
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of Self Help Nottingham for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations. The report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company's transactions and 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.
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
04/10/22 The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Nina Ennis Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Self Help Nottingham
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Self Help Nottingham ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
Since the Company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member and Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and 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.
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John O'Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE, employee of Community Accounting Plus Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners
Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
05/10/22 Date:.............................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure Net income Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 18 |
Unrestricted £ 361,594 2,666 364,260 (325,413) (325,413) 38,847 1,809 40,656 122,248 162,904 |
Restricted £ - 181,293 181,293 (153,012) (153,012) 28,281 (1,809) 26,472 12,025 38,497 |
Total 2022 £ 361,594 183,959 545,553 (478,425) (478,425) 67,128 - 67,128 134,273 201,401 |
Total 2021 £ 329,286 160,797 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490,083 | ||||
| (484,172) | ||||
| (484,172) | ||||
| 5,911 - |
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| 5,911 128,362 |
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| 134,273 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
The notes on pages 13 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes
| purposes | |||
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| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net (expenditure)/income Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 18 |
Unrestricted funds £ 329,286 5,450 334,736 (339,319) (339,319) (4,583) (1,531) (6,114) 128,362 122,248 |
Restricted funds £ - 155,347 155,347 (144,853) (144,853) 10,494 1,531 12,025 - 12,025 |
Total 2021 £ 329,286 160,797 |
| 490,083 | |||
| (484,172) | |||
| (484,172) | |||
| 5,911 - |
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| 5,911 128,362 |
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| 134,273 |
The notes on pages 13 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10
(Registration number: 03309760) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022
| Note Current assets Debtors 14 Cash at bank and in hand 16 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 15 Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds 18 Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 18 |
2022 £ 106,631 138,446 245,077 (43,676) 201,401 38,497 162,904 201,401 |
2021 £ 34,919 126,717 |
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| 161,636 (27,363) |
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| 134,273 | ||
| 12,025 122,248 |
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| 134,273 |
For the financial year ending 31 March 2022 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements on pages 9 to 23 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by: 5/10/2022
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Suzanna Van Schaick Trustee
The notes on pages 13 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11
Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
| Note Cash flows from operating activities Net cash income Adjustments to cash flows from non-cash items Depreciation Working capital adjustments (Increase)/decrease in debtors 14 (Decrease)/increase in creditors 15 Increase in deferred income Net cash flows from operating activities Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April Cash and cash equivalents at 31 March Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds Increase in cash Net funds at 1 April 2021 Net funds at 31 March 2022 |
2022 £ 67,128 - 67,128 (71,712) (9,393) 25,706 11,729 11,729 126,717 138,446 11,729 126,717 138,446 |
2021 £ 5,911 170 |
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| 6,081 25,719 3,021 3,351 |
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| 38,172 | ||
| 38,172 88,545 |
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| 126,717 | ||
| 38,172 88,545 |
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| 126,717 |
All of the cash flows are derived from continuing operations during the above two periods.
The notes on pages 13 to 23 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 12
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
1 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
Self Help Nottingham meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Income and endowments
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants receivable
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
Deferred income
Deferred income represents amounts received for future periods and is released to incoming resources in the period for which, it has been received. Such income is only deferred when:
- The donor specifies that the grant or donation must only be used in future accounting periods; or - The donor has imposed conditions which must be met before the charity has unconditional entitlement.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those 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.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Tangible fixed assets
Individual fixed assets costing £1,000.00 or more are initially recorded at cost, less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Asset class Depreciation method and rate Computer equipment 33.3 % on a straight line basis Furniture & equipment 20% on a straight line basis
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those grants for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
Pensions and other post retirement obligations
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity. Pension costs charges in the Statement of Financial Activities represent the contributions payable by the charity during the year.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
2 Income from donations and legacies
| Grants, including capital grants; Government grants Grants from other charities Other income from donations and legacies 3 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted funds General £ Grants & donations - Sales & charges 2,666 2,666 4 Grants & contracts Macmillan Cancer Support Nottinghamshire County Council National Voices Nottingham CVS National Lottery Community Fund Sundry grants & donations |
Unrestricted funds General £ 10,312 351,111 171 361,594 Restricted funds £ 181,293 - 181,293 Unrestricted funds £ 330,159 10,312 18,000 2,952 - 171 361,594 |
Total 2022 £ 10,312 351,111 171 361,594 Total 2022 £ 181,293 2,666 183,959 Restricted funds £ - - - - 175,582 5,711 181,293 |
Total 2021 £ 35,577 281,630 12,079 |
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| 329,286 | |||
| Total 2021 £ 155,347 5,450 |
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| 160,797 | |||
| Total £ 330,159 10,312 18,000 2,952 175,582 5,882 |
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| 542,887 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
5 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Bad debt expense Bank charges Board costs Communications & marketing Conference & events Engagement Depreciation Evaluation Equipment, repairs & renewals Grant repayment Health & safety Hospitality & refreshments Human Resources Insurance Interpreting costs IT equipment, software & support Legal & professional fees Postage Premises costs Printing & stationery Publications & subscriptions Salaries, NI & pension Start up costs Sundry expenditure Volunteer expenses Volunteer recruitment Internal recharges |
Unrestricted funds General £ 48 440 118 4,514 165 1,413 - - - - 2,842 540 3,386 1,969 2,449 10,869 3,102 314 17,804 329 511 300,699 103 - 1,739 - (27,941) 325,413 |
Restricted funds £ - - - 7,517 389 - - - 21 1,050 - - - - - 744 260 37 - 94 1,194 111,984 1,655 51 29 46 27,941 153,012 |
Total 2022 £ 48 440 118 12,031 554 1,413 - - 21 1,050 2,842 540 3,386 1,969 2,449 11,613 3,362 351 17,804 423 1,705 412,683 1,758 51 1,768 46 - 478,425 |
Total 2021 £ - 21 260 22,303 - 2,000 170 11,125 - - 193 3 4,942 2,034 - 10,050 5,879 321 17,576 975 1,679 395,841 7,503 - 1,297 - - |
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| 484,172 |
6 Net incoming/outgoing resources
Net incoming resources for the year include:
Depreciation of fixed assets
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| - | 170 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2022 £ 377,428 20,465 14,790 412,683 |
2021 £ 357,605 25,212 13,024 |
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| 395,841 |
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
Average number of employees
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | ||
| 16 | 14 |
12 (2021 - 14) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.
Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £14,790 (2021 - £13,024).
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £41,733 (2021 - £38,566).
8 Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
9 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year.
10 Charity status
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
11 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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12 Fees payable to independent examiner
During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
| Independent examination Other financial services |
2022 £ 1,110 1,171 2,281 |
2021 £ 1,080 1,082 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,162 |
13 Tangible fixed assets
| Cost At 1 April 2021 At 31 March 2022 Depreciation At 1 April 2021 At 31 March 2022 Net book value At 31 March 2022 At 31 March 2021 14 Debtors Trade debtors Prepayments Accrued income 15 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Other taxation and social security Other creditors Accruals Deferred income |
Furniture and equipment £ 30,105 30,105 30,105 30,105 - - |
Furniture and equipment £ 30,105 30,105 30,105 30,105 - - |
Computer equipment £ 18,077 |
Total £ 48,182 48,182 48,182 48,182 - - 2021 £ 34,210 709 - |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30,105 | 18,077 | ||||
| 30,105 | 18,077 | ||||
| 30,105 | 18,077 | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| 2022 £ 89,735 527 16,369 106,631 2022 £ 1,145 6,562 3,963 - 32,006 43,676 |
|||||
| 34,919 | |||||
| 2021 £ 6,768 8,464 4,535 1,296 6,300 |
|||||
| 27,363 |
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16 Cash and cash equivalents
| 16 Cash and cash equivalents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash on hand Cash at bank 17 Analysis of net assets between funds Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
Unrestricted General £ 206,580 (43,676) 162,904 Unrestricted General £ 149,612 (27,363) 122,249 |
2022 £ 35 138,411 138,446 Restricted £ 38,497 - 38,497 Restricted £ 12,024 - 12,024 |
2021 £ 69 126,648 |
| 126,717 | |||
| 2022 Total funds £ 245,077 (43,676) |
|||
| 201,401 | |||
| 2021 Total funds £ 161,636 (27,363) |
|||
| 134,273 |
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18 Funds
| 18 Funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted funds Arts & Craft Group BAME Covid 19 Cancer donations Deaf donations Lottery Covid 2 National Resource Centre (Lottery) Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2021 £ 122,248 1,328 7,572 592 2,533 - - 12,025 134,273 |
Incoming resources £ 364,260 - - 2,275 3,436 88,082 87,500 181,293 545,553 |
Resources expended £ (325,413) (1,109) (5,763) (51) (678) (88,082) (57,329) (153,012) (478,425) |
Transfers £ 1,809 (219) (1,809) 219 - - - (1,809) - |
Balance at 31 March 2022 £ 162,904 - - 3,035 5,291 - 30,171 |
| 38,497 | |||||
| 201,401 |
The transfer from the BAME Covid 19 fund to the General fund relates to activities which have ceased, and the release of any restrictions on the use of these funds.
The transfer from the Arts & Craft Group to the Cancer donations represents remaining balance transferred as agreed.
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Arts & Crafts Group - funding from Macmillan to be spent on running this group which benefits people with cancer.
BAME Covid 19 - to provide additional support to Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups who were affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.
Cancer donations - for Cancer support groups.
Deaf donations - for Deaf Cancer support groups.
Lottery Covid 2 - to provide emergency funding due to the pandemic.
National Resource Centre (Lottery) - funding to develop the new National Self Help Resource Centre. This project forms the core of our activity providing support to individuals and groups to develop, grow and advance self help groups nationally.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes
| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted Arts & Craft Group BAME Covid 19 Cancer donations Deaf donations Lottery Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2020 £ 128,362 - - - - - - 128,362 |
Incoming resources £ 334,736 1,461 53,338 740 1,002 98,806 155,347 490,083 |
Resources expended £ (339,319) (133) (45,766) (148) - (98,806) (144,853) (484,172) |
Transfers £ (1,531) - - - 1,531 - 1,531 - |
Balance at 31 March 2021 £ 122,248 1,328 7,572 592 2,533 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,025 | |||||
| 134,273 |
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19 3rd party funds
The following funds have been held on behalf of 3rd parties and these amounts have been excluded from the accounts of Self Help Nottingham.
| accounts of Self Help Nottingham. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Nations Diabetes Group Aspley Wellbeing Group Beeston Wellbeing group Reachout (Rushcliffe) Coping Fibromyalgia Nottingham City Friday Club Leeway Bereavement Support Hardship Autistic Women Nottingham Mongolian Health Group Narcolepsy My Roundabout Trauma Nottm Depression Support Parents of Neurodiverse Children Open Dialogue Nottingham Painful Bladder Parent 2 Parent Smart Nottingham Sneinton & St Anns Heart Group Sukh- Shanit (Wellbeing-Peace) Time to Change Women of the World The Ugly Duckling Group |
Opening balances £ 72 360 5 255 67 791 405 430 731 375 92 124 274 47 475 563 344 700 166 346 289 562 735 817 9,025 |
Incoming resources £ 125 - - - - - - - 289 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 414 |
(Resources expended) £ - - - - - - - - - - (92) - - - (475) (563) - - - - (289) - - (817) (2,236) |
Total £ 197 360 5 255 67 791 405 430 1,020 375 - 124 274 47 - - 344 700 166 346 - 562 735 - |
| 7,203 |
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