2021-03-31-accounts

Advocacy For All

(A Company Limited by Guarantee)

Company No. 03407428 Charity No. 1064855

Report and financial statements

For the year ended

31 March 2021

Advocacy For All

Report and financial statements

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Contents

	Page
Reference and administrative information	1
Trustees’ annual report	2 - 6
Independent auditors' report	7 - 9
Statement of financial activities	10
(incorporating an income and expenditure account)
Balance sheet	11
Statement of cash flows	12
Notes to the financial statements	13 - 22

Advocacy For All

Reference and Administrative Information

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Trustees: Chair – John Watts Trustee – Brian James Trustee – Linda Duhig Trustee – Lauren Iannarone Chief Executive: Jon Wheeler Company number: 03407428 Charity number: 1064855 Registered office: The Civic Centre, St Mary’s Road, Swanley, Kent BR8 7BU Auditors: Goldwins Limited 75 Maygrove Road West Hampstead London NW6 2EG www.goldwins.co.uk Bankers HSBC Bank Plc 184 High Street Bromley Kent BR1 1HE Barclays Bank Plc 24 Lowfield Street Dartford Kent DA1 1HD

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Advocacy For All

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

The trustees, who are also directors under company law, present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The trustees confirm that the financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

Purposes and aims

• Established in 1997, Advocacy for All (AfA) is a people focused charity with a long history and excellent track record of providing high-quality statutory and non-statutory one to one and self-advocacy in various South-east & South London boroughs and in Kent. Advocacy empowers vulnerable people, including those with Learning Disabilities (LD), Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and Children and Young People (CYP) to have bigger voices and better lives.

• Our vision is to support the many people who are considered to be vulnerable and do not have a voice in the way they live their lives, their services are planned and provided and are unsupported to access community resources and services. Our clients are often isolated, face barriers to inclusion, are unable to access services, social and employment opportunities, can suffer from poor mental and physical health and can experience abuse in a variety of forms. We believe this is a human rights issue, and our approach is person centred, empowering and professional, providing quality services that are wholly inclusive. AfA are passionate about enabling all our clients to speak up, make choices in their lives and access their rights.

• AfA’s strategies for achieving our stated aims and objectives include;

• To continue to diversify the product range of our advocacy services, encompassing both 1-1 and group advocacy work (both statutory and non-statutory).

• To look at the different opportunities to develop and innovate our current and new advocacy projects

• To network with local authorities, other charities, businesses, and other parties to further embed the work, develop projects, and have a greater understanding of the locale where our work takes place.

• the criteria or measures AfA uses to assess success in the reporting period include;

• AfA routinely collecting and reporting on data of our clients’ experiences of the service, the outcomes and the experiences of service providers and commissioners. This information is presented, monitored and reviewed by commissioners at regular meetings, with this data being used to improve and develop the services.

• With a number of our services, commissioners will provide AfA with key performance indicators that serve as a bench mark for measuring/assessing success with a project. AfA continues to meet contractual demand, reviewed through quarterly contract review meetings with contract commissioners

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Advocacy For All

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

• AfA’s Quality Assurance process has been a key focus, with a range of staff from across the organisation contributing towards the pursuit of a range of QA goals and targets.

• AfA continued work with partners, service users and commissioners helps to identify gaps in local provision and find new ways of meeting needs and gaps with limited resources.

• The wide range of activity undertaken by AfA ensures we continue to meet our stated aims and objectives.

• Self-advocacy groups and 1-1 advocacy for vulnerable people, including people with learning disabilities, people with Autistic Spectrum conditions, people with ADHD and children and young people.

• Statutory advocacy work including IMCA, Care Act, RPR, NHS Complaints Advocacy.

Public benefit:

The main activities undertaken to further the charity’s purpose for the public benefit are listed above. In all these instances, our clients (many of whom are socially excluded and vulnerable) need help, advice and a platform to ensure that voices are heard, respected and acted upon. This is in accordance of AfA’s stated aims and objectives and highlights the identifiable benefits made to sections of the public that are identified as most in need.

Grant-making:

The purpose of AfA’s grant making activities is to support the continuation of current projects when funding expires and also to develop new innovative projects as set out in AfA’s aim and objectives. Applications for grants and trusts are put together by a small group of relevant staff, who input their skills and knowledge in to the application of bids and start-up of new projects.

Volunteers,

Volunteers are a well-established and integral part of Advocacy for All. A volunteer is someone who is not paid except for the reimbursement of genuine out of pocket expenses. Volunteers add to the value of Advocacy for All’s work in a wide range of supportive roles by contributing their time, experience and skills. AfA’s volunteers work in a wide variety of roles with AfA, providing direct support as well as administrative support. AfA ensures it provides training and support to enable volunteers to develop new skills and experiences many of who then enter the world of employment.

Aims

To encourage, develop and support volunteers to complement and add value to the work of paid staff. At Advocacy for All we aim to:

• encourage and enable people to become and remain volunteers

• maximise the involvement of volunteers in all aspects of the project

• communicate the importance of volunteering throughout the project

• volunteering helps Advocacy for All fulfil its charitable and strategic objective

• values volunteering as an important part of promoting Advocacy for All’s work

• • appreciates volunteering can change and enrich the lives of individuals

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Advocacy For All

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

• volunteers help Advocacy for All have a positive relationship with the local community

AfA ensures there are adequate resources for the management, support and development of volunteers.

Achievements and performance

Despite having to work through the pandemic and periods of lockdown, Advocacy for All continued to provide quality advocacy and support to the people who used our services. We were able to innovate and be flexible in how we worked with people, including using technology and remote working.

Advocacy for All increased the number of people who attended groups, with increased access to remote meetings and other IT solutions.

In addition, Advocacy for All was successful with applications for new projects and small grants to help with IT solutions for working with groups and individuals during the pandemic.

Financial review

Advocacy for All continued to improve its financial position, with a solid year financially. There was further development of financial procedures, resulting in a range of regular financial reports and figures, enabling prompt decision making to manage through the pandemic.

AfA continued with an effective cost-management process and a strategic planning to ensure financial stability in the future. WE have continued to develop opportunities of diverse funding for new and existing projects.

The principle funding sources are through Local Authority contracts, for the provision of statutory advocacy. We also have several Local Authority contracts for supporting groups of people with learning disabilities and also for people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.

Reserve policy

AfA’s policy is to increase its reserves over the next three years. This will be done through generation of unrestricted income, developing fundraising and corporate fundraising and identifying grants and trusts to support core services and non-statutory work.

Principal risks and uncertainties

The principle risks continue to be financial in a period of uncertainty around levels of fudning from Local Authorities. There are some contracts due to end in the next to years, so will require a period of tenders and applications. The changing commissioning landscape also offers opportunities for new and innovative projects.

Plans for the future

AfA’s core values, aims and objectives remain vital to its work and strategic direction. Regular feedback from our members, people who use our services, AfA staff, volunteers and commissioners of our services. evidenced that our core values remain important, which we will continue to promote through our training and on-going activity.

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Advocacy For All

Trustees’ Annual Report

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Diversification of income and building reserves remain the key priorities. This includes developing services and projects in new areas as well as expanding the rnage of projects and support we offer.

Trustee induction and training

Advocacy for All has been successful in attracting new Board members.

All new Trustees have to complete an application form, attend an interview and provide an up to date DBS check. The Board is currently reviewing its recruitment and training processes, to ensure a thorough induction and training programme for all Trustees.

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

Advocacy for All works in partnership with several small charities. These include contract partnerships as well as collaborative working to ensure the provision of quality support for the people who our services.

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

Management salaries are bench-marked against the industry standard. There are no other remuneration packages or performance related bonuses.

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees (who are also directors of charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the 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 that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently

• Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent

• State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements

• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation

The trustees 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.

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Advocacy For All Trustees. Annual Report For the year ended 31 March 2021 The Irusiees are responsible for Ihe Mainlenan￿ arx1 inlegrity ot the corporate and fina￿la1 Inlorm81ion included on the charitable company s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom gove¥ning the prep8faiion and dissemi[￿tIOn ol financial Statements may drffer from legt51aiion in olher jurisdtctions. Mèmbef5 01 the charity guarantee 10 contribute an amount nol ex¢geding £x lo the assets of the charity In the eveni of win(Jing up. The total number ol such guaraniees at 31 December 2015 was xx 12014. xxl The trustees are members of the charity bul this entitles them only io Vot¢r￿ nghts. The irusiees have no beneficial Inteiesl in the charily Statem•nt ag to dlselosure to our audiiors In so lar as the Irusiees afe aware. Therè Is no relevani audrt InformaiKJn ol wh￿h the chariiable company s audi¢ors are unawar&". and The trusiees have taken all sieps Ihal they oughl lo have 18ken 10 make Ihemseltres aware of any relevant audit inlormation and lo estst*lish Ihai Ihe auditors are aware ol that Inlofmalion. Auditors Goldwins limited were re-appointed as Ihe audilors of the thantable Company during the year and have expressed Iheir wlllingness lo conbnue In Ihal c8p8ury Tho Irusiees, annuol report has been approved by the Iruslees on and $1gned on thèir beh8K by.. alls Trust•e Page 16

Independent Auditor’s Report

To the members of Advocacy For All

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Advocacy For All (the ‘Charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, statement of cash flows 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:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the Charity’s affairs as at 31 March 2021 and of its income and expenditure for the year then ended;

• have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;

• have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.

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 Auditorʼs responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRCʼs 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

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the directors with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report

Other information

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditorʼs 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

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the members of Advocacy For All

For the year ended 31 March 2021

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:

• the information given in the trusteesʼ report (incorporating the directorsʼ report) for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the trusteesʼ report (incorporating the directorsʼ report) have been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual 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:

• adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us;

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns;

• certain disclosures of trusteesʼ remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not obtained all the information and explanations necessary for the purposes of our audit.

Responsibilities of the trustees

As explained more fully in the trusteesʼ responsibilities statement, the trustees 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 they 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 Charity’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 Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Our 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 auditorʼs 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.

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Independent Auditor’s Report

To the members of Advocacy For All

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud are set out below.

In identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and noncompliance with laws and regulations, our procedures included the following:

• We enquired of management, which included obtaining and reviewing supporting documentation, concerning the charity's policies and procedures relating to the internal controls established to mitigate risks related to fraud or non-compliance with laws and regulations.

• We inspected the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.

• We reviewed the financial statement disclosures and tested these to supporting documentation to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• In addressing the risk of fraud through management override of controls, we tested the appropriateness of journal entries and other adjustments, assessed whether the judgements made in making accounting estimates are indicative of a potential bias and tested significant transactions that are unusual or those outside the normal course of business.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Councilʼs website at: [www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities]. This description forms part of our auditorʼs report.

This report is made solely to the Charity’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 Charity’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorʼs 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 Charity and the Charity’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Anthony Epton (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of

Goldwins Limited Statutory Auditor Chartered Accountants

75 Maygrove Road

West Hampstead London NW6 2EG

2 November 2021

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Advocacy For All Statement of financial activities

(incorporating an income and expenditure account)

For the year ended 31 March 2021

Note Income from: Donations 3 Charitable activities 4 Investment income 5 Total income Expenditure on: 6 Charitable activities Total expenditure 7 Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 13 Net income / (expenditure) for the year	Unrestricted funds £ 344 941,476 - 941,820 832,795 832,795 109,025 - 109,025 27,992 137,017	Restricted funds £ - 324,396 - 324,396 357,941 357,941 (33,545) - (33,545) 55,867 22,322	2021 Total funds £ 344 1,265,872 - 1,266,216 1,190,736 1,190,736 75,480 - 75,480 83,859 159,339	2020 Total funds £ 1,159 1,868,441 3
				1,869,603
				1,915,878
				1,915,878
				(46,275)
				-
				(46,275) 130,134
				83,859

All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recognised gains or losses other than those stated above. The attached notes form part of these financial statements.

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Advocacy FOT AII Balance sheet As at 31 March 2021 2021 2021 2020 2020 Note Curreni assets- Deblors Cash al bank and in hand 10 198,252 62.192 260.444 159,251 61,287 220.538 Liabilities: Creditors. amoLtrnts falh.ng due wilhin one year 11 101.105 136,679 Net currtnt assets 159,339 83.859 Tot•l assets 1¥ss ¢uirvnt li•bililies 159,339 83,659 Total ntrt assets 159.339 83,859 Funds Restricied funds Unrestricle<J funds 13 22.322 137.017 55.867 27.992 Total fund 159.339 83,859 ApprO￿d by the trustees on and sign¢d on their behaw by i<- éJè6-, 20&1 John Watts,. Trustè Company Registr4tlon No. 03407428 The aitached n¢ies form part ol the f￿ancIal Slalw￿nI$. Page I I I

Advocacy For All Statement of cash flows For the year ended 31 March 2021

Note 2021 £ 14 Cash flows from investing activities: Interest/ rent/ dividends from investments - Cash provided by / (used in) investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 15 Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements	Note 2021 £ 14 Cash flows from investing activities: Interest/ rent/ dividends from investments - Cash provided by / (used in) investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 15 Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements	2021 £ 905 -	2020 £ 3	2020 £ 24,310 3
		905 61,287 -		24,313 36,974 -
		62,192		61,287

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Advocacy For All Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation

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 - effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The charitable company 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 or note.

b) Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

c) Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance for the provision of specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity has been notified of the executor’s intention to make a distribution. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is a treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

d) Donations of gifts, services and facilities

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item or received the service, any conditions associated with the donation have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), volunteer time is not recognised so refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution.

On receipt, donated gifts, professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.

e) Interest receivable

• Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.

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Advocacy For All Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting policies (continued)

f) Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

g) Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

• Costs of raising funds comprise of trading costs and the costs incurred by the charitable company in inducing third parties to make voluntary contributions to it, as well as the cost of any activities with a fundraising purpose.

• ● Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of delivering services and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.

• Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading.

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

h) Allocation of support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back office costs, finance, personnel, payroll and governance costs. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 6.

i) Operating leases

Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

j) Tangible fixed assets

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £1,000. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows: Fixtures and fittings 20% Computer equipment 25%

k) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

l) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

m) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

n) Financial instruments

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

o) Pensions

Advocacy for All provides a defined-contribution pension scheme in line with the Government's auto-enrolment regulations.

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Advocacy For All Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

2 Detailed comparatives for the statement of financial activities 2020 Income from: £ Donations, subscriptions and legacies - Charitable activities 1,553,191 Investments 3 Total income 1,553,194 Expenditure on: Charitable activities 1,547,562 Total expenditure 1,547,562 Net income / expenditure 5,632 Transfers between funds - 5,632 Other gains / (losses) - Net movement in funds 5,632 Total funds brought forward 22,360 Total funds carried forward 27,992 3 Income from donations £ £ Donations received 344 - 344 - 4 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted £ £ Advocacy support and consultancy 36,044 - Commissioned advocacy 773,873 53,046 Grants receivable - 271,350 Spot purchasing income 63,774 - Other income 67,785 - Total income from charitable activities 941,476 324,396 5 Income from investments Unrestricted £ £ Bank interest - - - - Restricted Restricted Restricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Net income / (expenditure) before other recognised gains and losses	2020 £ 1,159 315,250 - 316,409 368,316 368,316 (51,907) - (51,907) - (51,907) 107,774 55,867 2021 Total £ 344 344 2021 Total £ 36,044 826,919 271,350 63,774 67,785 1,265,872 2021 Total £ - - Restricted	2020 Total £ 1,159 1,868,441 3
		1,869,603
		1,915,878
		1,915,878
		(46,275) -
		(46,275) -
		(46,275) 130,134
		83,859
		2020 Total £ 1,159
		1,159
		2020 Total £ 79,107 1,470,570 269,271 42,518 6,975
		1,868,441
		2020 Total £ 3
		3

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Advocacy For All Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

6 Analysis of expenditure

Analysis of expenditure
Basis of allocation Wages and pensions costs Direct Agency staff Direct Subcontracted work Direct Rent and rates Direct Insurance Direct Room hire Direct Travel expenses Direct Telephone Direct Printing, postage and stationery Direct Recruitment and training costs Direct Advertising and publicity Direct Other office expenditure Staff time Audit fees Staff time Professional fees Staff time Bank Charges Staff time Bad debts written off Staff time Support costs Total expenditure 2021 Total expenditure 2020	Charitable activities Support & Governance costs 2021 Total 2020 Total £ £ £ £ 688,538 193,484 882,022 1,313,767 - - - 53,083 145,189 - 145,189 277,559 15,191 24,971 40,162 49,627 - 9,251 9,251 7,340 165 - 165 6,375 - 5,730 5,730 75,846 - 15,064 15,064 16,424 - 1,063 1,063 5,352 4,911 275 5,186 15,792 - 660 660 2,234 7,305 56,735 64,040 67,395 - 8,500 8,500 8,500 - 13,606 13,606 10,834 - 98 98 - - - - 5,750
	861,299 329,437 1,190,736 1,915,878
	329,437 (329,437) 1,190,736 - 1,190,736 1,915,878 - 1,915,878

Of the total expenditure, £832,795 was unrestricted (2020: £1,547,562) and £357,941 was restricted (2020: £368,316).

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Advocacy For All Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2021

7 Net income / (expenditure) for the year

Net income / (expenditure) for the year
	2021	2020
This is stated after charging / (crediting):	£	£
Auditor's remuneration - Audit Fees	8,500	8,500

8 Analysis of staff costs, trustee remuneration and expenses, and the cost of key management personnel

Staff costs were as follows:	2021	2020
	£	£
Salaries and wages	799,176	1,190,231
Social security costs	59,485	84,447
Employer’s contribution to defined contribution pension schemes	23,361	38,307
	882,022	1,312,985
The number of employees who received employee benefits (excluding employer pension)		totalling £60,
above during the year were;
	2021	2020
	No.	No.
£60,000 to £69,999	1	-
£70,000 to £79,999	-	1

The number of employees who received employee benefits (excluding employer pension) totalling £60,000 or above during the year were;

The total employee benefits including pension contributions and employers' NIC of the key management personnel were £73,402 (2020: £83,431).

The charity trustees were not paid nor received any other benefits from employment with the charitable company in the year (2020: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charitable company or received any reimbursment for their expenses (2020: £nil).

The average number of employees (head count based on number of staff employed) during the year was 53 (2020: 74).

9 Taxation

The charitable company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purposes.

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10 Debtors

Trade debtors Other debtors and prepayments 11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Trade creditors Accruals Taxation and social security Other creditors Deferred income Deferred income Balance at the beginning of the year Amount released to income in the year Amount deferred in the year Balance at the end of the year 12 Analysis of net assets between funds Current assets Net assets at the end of the year Analysis of net assets between funds 2020 (previous year for comparison) Current assets Net assets at the end of the year	Unrestricted £ 137,017	2021 2020 £ £ 184,666 149,722 13,586 9,529
		198,252 159,251
		2021 2020 £ £ 22,391 47,919 25,688 23,773 19,009 20,358 1,162 1,308 32,855 43,321
		101,105 136,679
		2021 2020 £ £ 43,321 17,610 (43,321) (17,610) 32,855 43,321
		32,855 43,321
		Restricted Total funds £ £ 22,322 159,339
	137,017	22,322 159,339
	General £ 27,992	Restricted Total £ £ 55,867 83,859
	27,992	55,867 83,859

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13 Movements in funds

Restricted funds BBC Children in Need NHS complaints and Bexley older people Big Lottery Bexley - Bridge to Independence Havering young advisers Peoples Project Jack Petchey Foundation Kent SURG Croydon People First The National Lottery Community Fund Community Links Fund Bromley Innovation Fund At work SUG - BTSE Bexley Voluntary Service Grant Total restricted funds Unrestricted funds: General Fund Total unrestricted funds Total funds	Transfers £ £ £ £ £ 48 20,751 (18,071) - 2,728 11,802 52,000 (63,762) - 40 15,459 142,196 (150,213) - 7,442 5,887 16,982 (22,869) - - 5,108 25,063 (25,115) - 5,056 7,242 - (6,131) - 1,111 551 1,000 - - 1,551 2,329 - - - 2,329 7,441 27,983 (35,424) - - - 25,000 (25,000) - - - 5,900 (5,900) - - - 7,021 (5,456) - 1,565 - 500 - - 500 At 1 April 2020 Income Expenditure At 31 March 2021
	55,867 324,396 (357,941) - 22,322
	27,992 941,820 (832,795) - 137,017
	27,992 941,820 (832,795) - 137,017
	83,859 1,266,216 (1,190,736) - 159,339

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Movements in funds 2020					At 31
(previous year for comparison)	At 1 April				March
	2019	Income	Expenditure	Transfers	2020
	£	£	£	£	£
Restricted funds
BBC Children in Need	6,508	24,699	(31,159)	-	48
NHS complaints and Bexley older people	11,809	52,000	(52,007)	-	11,802
Bexley speaking up group	-	-	-	-	-
Bexley Care Act	-	-	-	-	-
Big Lottery	26,256	151,917	(162,714)	-	15,459
Schools speaking up group	-	-	-	-	-
Sutton participation	-	-	-	-	-
Sparks	-	-	-	-	-
Bexley - Bridge to Independence	5,710	42,052	(41,875)	-	5,887
Trust for London	-	-	-	-	-
Community fund and safeguarding project	-	-	-	-	-
Havering young advisers	32,377	25,063	(52,332)	-	5,108
ASD Kent	-		-	-	-
Kent advocacy	-	-	-	-	-
Peoples Project	25,114	-	(17,872)	-	7,242
Jack Petchey Foundation	-	750	(199)	-	551
Kent SURG	-	2,799	(470)	-	2,329
Croydon People First	-	17,129	(9,688)	-	7,441
Total restricted funds	107,774	316,409	(368,316)	-	55,867
Unrestricted funds:
General Fund	22,360	1,553,194	(1,547,562)	-	27,992
Total unrestricted funds	22,360	1,553,194	(1,547,562)	-	27,992
Total funds	130,134	1,869,603	(1,915,878)	-	83,859

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14 Reconciliation of net income / (expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities

Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period (as per the statement of financial activities) Interest, rent and dividends from investments (Increase)/ decrease in debtors Increase/ (decrease) in creditors Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities	2021 2020 £ £ 75,480 (46,275) - (3) (39,001) 168,694 (35,574) (98,106)
	905 24,310

15 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash at bank and in hand Total cash and cash equivalents	Cash flows £ £ £ £ 61,287 905 - 62,192 At 1 April 2020 Other changes At 31 March 2021
	61,287 905 - 62,192

16 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Each member is liable to contribute a sum not exceeding £1 in the event of the charity being wound up.

17 Related party transactions

There are no related party transactions to disclose during the financial year (2020: Nil).

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