Chwity No. 1065021 C•mp•ny R•gi•tr•bon N•. Q3389496 IEngl*nd and Wales) MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY for DEAF PEOPLE MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Patron Tru•l• Mr BaryA*thson Mr Andr￿ Gc¥)(IMn ffreawrwl Mr Jthn Btennan Mrs Elaine McDoTrald Ichairl Mrs Jgnnrf8r Jmés￿rny Mr Da￿￿ R•8d8r {AFpoint•d 25 J￿Y 20231 114voint￿ 23 April 2024) Charlty nurrA>•r Company numb•r 03389496 R•gl•t•rnd offl¢• Quo•ns Drivg R•t•il Liv•rpod L13 ODJ Audltor BWM Tempo81 Suit• 5.1 12 fthebwn Str••t Li￿rpC L2 2DT Bank• LI￿rpC(4 Wèst D•rty 39 Mill Lano L￿rpool LIZ THY N•tW•st 88nk PLC 2.8 Churth Strnol Liv•rFrtxI LI 38G Fwtc 18tA lar￿11• Hc SW1Y 4EL Soll¢ltor Surte 3 l Dale Street L2 2PP MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CONTENTS ChBirnEn￿ stste1T￿l TNat•o8' i•port 3-14 15 Indopondent I￿jito¢S r•wt 16.18 19-20 Ba￿r￿0 8heot 21 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CHAIR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Overall, 2022r23 ha5 bttn 8 w￿derfUl y•ar of do¥eWwt and Fryress ts MSDP. The rgwt h￿hlightS th8 k athiev9rrrfnts delivereij by ouf hard.%M)rklrrfJ staff and vc&Jnteers. It showcases Ihg oxtent of ￿￿r partnershlps 8LYOSS the rog1￿. a$ ￿11 as the scw of fvnding sources Ihat enatye u5 to ￿￿nyO to prowdè s8fvil￿ and pport for Ihe Dldeaf t￿munty in Mer5eysbJts. I look ltyw4￿ to building on these strewths in 2023124. We have t•en •xtrwrnly gr*t•ful for Ihe Subst￿1￿ resilKgn(* 9r8nt Irorn Ihe ch9rit￿8 kn1 F¢wndatw ICAFI. It ella￿¥4 us to Implement an 18 Th￿nIh prograrnm8 01 improvornents int•m81 stnjdurns, govomanc• and Th15 year we were i￿t•d to t•c¥)mo a found•r rT*mbor of lh¢ Britssh DealA*a0dati￿,# BSLAJlianc*. The Ali8nc• 18 a group of D•al chaths frryn a(￿￿ the ￿Unty I￿11￿j to lh• vohxs of Ict41 Deal p￿P1a during the estsbllshmwt of lh• BSLAL# 2022. As co$1 of liwng ond the SqU08ze on Pu￿* financ46 e4)nJnsJM. we hove • $kJn￿¢ant roduct￿n In the numb of tsu¢￿￿￿1 fvndln9 application8. Ilrr*evw. tho Gh•rity r•rnDin• ffl • 8t•bl• WKI atrong financK•l po•thon whkh %%lll sblo tho t•am to contlnue to delw to the poo￿￿ ¥tho n••d us. Hlghllghts of lh• yur *rJud8d: - D•lN•rfn9 our CharS119É Aid FOundath￿ ICAFI RosillB￿ prryr#vrwno #NJ on th1• we4k NJ fiJndlrrfJ by c¥)nthuir8 with our govemance 8nd organisationd rnsll•ne• *wk. . ENJaghg Wtth ￿r dub8 And s¢x* grw8 to IwJMd cyclty. w*YwJt•wvJ Jnd thorn io gatg ond ac4X typortunNt•8 of8oclal bon•ffiL . In vhyllnrrth And vnknl8*s 1hro￿h a oftr#ln*o and rwuthonl. . Crfratlng new POBl¥ 88 Hoad of S•Trlc•fj POmknlBtratorAppionU(x8hlp. . Int￿￿￿1￿0 lh• nurnbor ol pl8cém•nts freffl ac%018 nurslno. paramedira and BSL Inteipreting. . C(¥illiivlng io rgGruSt Tru8t•os wlth th• sW116 10 th¥• ow fonvard. . To with p8sTh•rs Dealnes6 R06OU￿ Centr•. Deaf Acth* and 00afn￿ Sup1￿ Nth**rk to •ddr•88 ues around wothrc• d饕lwtht and rnrxuitrrnnt . To bgcm the first Dealthwlty b) th• Stop LO￿ Shwk r•c49nthi sthgrr*. Futuv• plan• Our Iheme In th• eornlng 12 month¥ 'D8velup Pew, Pthlrnfj¥g Ser¥lw'. We ar• 4lJo fkn15hkw on Lwr new Yoar P18n that F*tpl• wth loss 8t the (wtre ofwr s•rvk•s. In th8 n8Xt ffinandd year. ￿ wll b8 footynp M". . Inortiaskng corrfftJnty engagerTWrt to •r•w• ow ar• Ab￿ to our 8nd fu￿r* . Inveslment ni th¢ J￿rtaI knfr8StNctur• of the ithwlty o rew Custow Rdationship Manag8m8nt ICRMI pl8tFc¢m and int8mal Leaming Manage￿1 Sy*wn ILMSI to eypand our cppauty to train staff and vdunteer5 intemalty. . Introducthn of our fir* fr18amry packag• tr* int¥•4￿ tr* of fronuino wof9s8kn0￿ wi gwargness of the baThiers pecW¢ wilh h88ring k)ss 18c8 accttsing health and 9)cial care 5ervic•s. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CHAIR'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 . Strengthening govemance across Ihe c￿g8￿￿tI)n to enBure that the th¥lty b fYwJafty slrong. w811 run. r8sili8nt and ready to mo•t th• thangirvJ dwnands of our WTfflunib88. . BulldhvJ k•y r•laiknnshlps wth W 8tskohdder¥ to dvJital exduBh￿. fflnant4818xdusM, inyovo hg0th and w8llt•ing' as w811 as edwa￿ t)eafFwle at of mate •nd romanc• fraud. I'd Nke to Ihank our Do8f and herd of hgorir¥J ccfflrnunty grou￿ auosÉ Wirr81 tsir continuod truBt and ¢uppt)rt. Oyr ¢¢rnxunth•È #r• what mgk• MSDP $p8oal. md finally, MSDP woukl not abl• to ddN•r t•Nk•s to make the impact that ￿ do. without the skill and dedicatson St¥ff. ¥¢4unt88rs and wrth￿￿ Iho suppm of iThJM¢luals an¢J oryan15alth$ that mad8 donalons and fund￿ our vth. Every day you rn8ke 8 drff8f8r￿ to the INe5 of wpl• in Mèrs•ys*Jo INing ¥Ath a hearing kn88. Elalne McDonald Chalr of Trust••• MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 The trustees pr060nt their ￿nual T8P￿t and slat•rMnts forth• end•J 30 Septwrthr2023. Tho finanual statermnts have boen prgp¥•J in att£¥danc8 wilh th8 acwmtiTrJ Fdic40S Sot out in nots 1 to th• ftnancSal statements and cxjmpty th the c*8riW$ %1err￿ndUrn and A￿.￿0$ of assoriatron, the Comp8niesAL* 2006 a￿"Ar£oUntsn9 and Keporbng by cnarth8s'. Stai•ment ol Re&Jffmended Praaice applt8lJe to charrti&s ep#ring th•lr o¢cKJunts kn ocwdan¢> ¥Alh the Financ￿ RewtirvJ sI￿d￿0 #pplieabltr in the UK and Ropublic of Irolend IFRS 1021. leffg¢tN¢ 1 Januory 2019}. TMalxD•af. d•&i. H8rdofHoorin9 and D6af&¥nd Th• Board of Ma￿erne￿. staff and ¥¢4unts¢rs or• c&m¥nttt8d to Iyholding the ¢xganlBat*)ns Cor• value8. Th• valii•s of Msnp havp T￿nIty r•v•w•d armj th• Valu￿ hvJhlighted beky4V will wovide g foundotton for Su￿￿8$1Y1 9rowth and dev0b¥m￿t of th• fitbJr•. W• aro M8DP PROUD Prolesskjnal Respecttul . Open wrwnunl¢aYr Unlqu? 8er¥lces . D¢81 aw¥r• Obl#etl¥•* *etMII•8 From the M8n%)randum OfA88￿11t5On. th• mokn ¢Jbl•cl ofth• chwity i¥. In tha old.fashhin•d languag• ￿ rnll•f of perBon8 are D•al, Do￿ Blknd hwd of h8an.ng Tr benefiu¥riM'I Th￿{8 eath•d out In MSDP Ihfough:. PThiding onvlronm8nt81 akls 8quSprMnt to be￿10r￿ in thgir to 8nAtA8 th•m to lfv• kndependenty. $•Thfi￿ ar• w8il¥bl• In LN0￿. ProvidlThJ persOn￿ntrod sod4 rare outsath 8ervirA$ to vulnèrabl• and tsolat8d people In th8lr own hom•s, prornoting independerK4, w¢lbeiThJ •nd c4)nn•cling them soual and rJJltrJTal actNibè6. ProwdSng Brntsh Slgn L8nguag918SLI and deaf awarentss tr8ining to 8 wtjo rnroo of Indlvklug1$ ond organLsalon¥ tv and enLwra9e b•ll¥r treatsnenl ol le.g. with. ¢owatd•l tht bènofiuari•s in th• hearfng %thd. . Providing gmploym•nt and ￿￿nt•￿r￿j qjpCthrt￿ th• th•rity kn thay eAn r•ceNo tr8ining and dovelopmfjnt in an accessible enwronmènt. . thatlng and maintslniThJ effecbve pwtrgrshps lo ot¥8ctiv•s In th• SO￿¢* ofc*Jr benefiaaries. . F8olitsting Int•ra¢bw reC¥eat￿ an*)ngst bBnth*l￿ and bfr￿n tr*m and hgaring pe[v￿ IhtgU9h lh¥ prtyisDJn ol a tspa￿ and supwting Gwwnunity •GtsYsb•i in a var*ty of ys. . R8lslryJ ftmds to cawry tr* 8thil*$ oltho tharty. Und•rstsndlng and roportlng on Publk B•n•fft The Twstges of the Mers8ysid8 Sou'8ty for D•al Peoplo are 8wJre of and understand the Tequlrement to r•p¢)rt on th• charl￿$ actbwt*s in relation to Public ÈgnèfiL a$ ovt in th& Charity Commi>s￿n,$ guid8nu* T Trustees have paid du8 regard to the gubjanca man•gw)g the xbwb•s d the charity and in rewting on Ils actNities in this annual report. MERSEYSIDE SOCIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEhlBER 2023 A¢h18￿M•Al4 •nd p•rfonNnc• Premls•s MSDP basgd in premknts to h* t1￿) th• Fxwpo￿s ofthe (*athy. (kn in L￿￿poOl on Quwn8 rkn R•tail Park and tho second as ctrh)cated partrw5 thin offices of Wirral Stit￿ty ofth8 Blind and Pathalty Slght•d in Birkonhead. Ouring thg ffinanoal y88r the th8rity ha5 continued to build c4pauty of our o)rnmunity groups to 8nsur8 they are a￿e to meet and develop. W￿1 Deaf Cc*nrnunty vjrrènty rn8•t at Our Lady ol Lourdes in Birkenhead. Smdler gTOUPS utilise CL¥Thnuwty space al rnarby Wwr¥ s￿Iety of Blind ond P￿tiallY Slghted wher• ourdropln Duty s0￿Ce 18 OIBO l)a8•d. Th• Ou￿n$ Drfvo bullding rnnts 8pac¢ to organ¢5at*ons lth rt is not in use by our d•partsnonis and c*)mmunityl lo holp r818¢ fund$ towards lh8 maintenanc• olthè bulding ond Ihus wJppc*t the ch8ntabl8 actlvlJgB ol th• organis8t+on We hav8 swn • in hit Mt ￿t back to prw•ndarn￿ levo13. Tr•lnlnq •nd Commun￿￿0￿ S•Thlc The charity provldes BSL arnl Ooal couTrg8 to COWF*Jf8to and indiv￿￿#1 dl•nts. Wth th• 8SL Aet 2022 and thè prcfftinence of Deal people in the rnedkq SUL* as Rose Ayling-Ellis. MSDP has s￿n gn Incrnase In dttmand for D•af Awar6nes8 wilh lirnrted capacity in-hcu58 lo fvAfiI dernand. o r•suIt. th• $8Thic8 focused on the deliv•ry of our corpof8te commltments oThJ thg dg¥¢bpmgnt ol tralnlrrfj packa￿$ - MSDPS ffirst Doal Awaren8ss e.leamlng package end c￿nPle119n ol a new Lgvel 4 BSL cou￿•. Thank5 lu lun¢Jing frum thu Charitlgs Aid FOundat￿n and Naiional Lottffji Aw•rd8 th• dov•Wwil of ryJr o-knamlng package 18 wèll und•rwAy, with18unch gxpgL*gd in 2024. W• 8ro worklng ai o noiYyW 1o¥d wrth othar D•af vdwrtary 88Ctcff organkns to devebp a plon to ad¢*Y8s the shortage of D•8f tulorn. ￿r o)nYnftment in th• next fmndal i8 to ￿￿urt a TrBino0 Tutor to loln our Training Proled L¢84 18n CoCktr￿rn and to rnthintroduc• our BSL cc*JrBe8, Induding o now Lwo14 8SL quaimcatlon. Our1ono-t•mi pgrtn•rsh5p wbth Unw•rsty cl LNevpL*Y 6 SthcK>l of Medicmw h•$ ovolv•d thi% yasf A% wall th ¢¢ntinuation ol our rogular tr8ining wth Y98r 4 thctorB, our progranwno of Déaf Awornn•68 and rd• F4•y to Inu•as• th• awareness and skils of rr*dlco1 sludents hos bgon shwcas8d as b•st prnctlce nadonolly. In M8r¢h 2023 tho UnNersity alc¥wJ with MSDP staff, Ion •)d Mwk Hart ￿re s￿er1ed to dellv8r workshop titl•d Broaking Dwi tho 88rri¢rs 8t thg UK C￿clI for ClinKd CommuTric4tion's IUKCCCI 8ftn￿l rif¥r¥ii(x. The ¥¥¥¥lvti hs3 8el¢¢l¢d kn Ih¥knwiation ts trK) SI￿JY of MediGal EduGatK>n's IASMEI North West conf•ronc• in October 2023. During Octob•r 2022 to S8Ptemb8r 2023 a total d 830 stud*)ts •tt•md•d a D￿1 AWarw￿ se￿10n and 9 •bJdents Gornpl•tsd on• of our Brthh Slw Languoge Cornmunlcallon ￿￿0•S lonns o small txrt i￿¥18n1 wt of tyjr c*aritablg offer. W• •r• qrnt•fvd tr ts h8rd work of 811 our froelanco BSL Interw•tsF¥ thcos• lo r•3ist•rwlth us. Communfty Support S•rvl¢•# Chjr specialisrn i8 our abl1￿ to provldg s0￿ceS tr Deaf and C*af.Blknd IndMduaTs use BSL. De8f-8llnd Manual and Deaf-BSinds H8nds on SvJnlro, S￿n Specrfic EThJli*h ￿ Intemabonal Sign Langu8gè as thèir first eferred lar*Juag8. The team in our support serrices (x)ntlnu• to 8¢Yr* ofth• vuknerablo people In mer59￿￿19 10 IIv8 ind8pen(lenty, sw conneci8(l aThJ We offer supwt ac¥os8 dl crf Livwpool. S•ftcffj and Wffal and year thg t•em dglN8r•J 10.037 of eommunty support. ¢)Jrforus in th8 year ha¥ been on Teviw**ing Ihe 8ff8thnos# ofolff supwt seTht•s 8nd developlng ow 8tsff. Ounng Ihe year we havt Lrtilisèd CAF R&sli￿nCe fvnaing, we ¢￿TraCted a Qjalty *issur8nce Consuitsnt to Implement key strategi¢ wioritse¥ to driv8 forward Ihe qualty servK85. Th8 key priont*5 indude(I menloring the Support S¢N¢e Managorwth 8 for#J6 on fvjo main are86. Staff. and ￿1¢* u¥•r#. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 1. S•Nk• U••r4 A frnffle￿ olsuppm was to ¢1th fr*4vard qU￿ty ot swvlce provw￿, I￿U￿1[￿a. . 8 P8rw.centrtd Approach to and delr¥ery ofsupwt t￿O¥￿Ied., . lemplat8s for 6UPPOrt plww to •n8w• •quality td irrfomth Pr￿d•d by 6•th wpryl •tsff on b audrt to¢1 8na monrtonrg.. . r¢port frjmi It•rnth and d81818d exarnr4el for Ihe SuFWt Servk4 man8g•r to t>)mLWo on a r8gular ba818 ond rop)rt back to th• H•8d ol SeryKes to kJenlify contrnL* ￿l¢B￿c* and Impacl of s8rvSc• d8liv8ry. 1 8t•ff: P•rfornianG• Dlrect gUId•n￿ and o tOM￿•t¥ for eknnt rosterfng of staff wowded to mjxknlw gffiryon¢y •nd rnduLX th• Impoct ol wgource8 lfinonoal and stsffnAI. 8enofft8 of tho stroamllned fran￿¥th In¢4U￿.. . •nh#ne•d prov58th of6UPPOrt 68wvus to moet d￿nIs, needs.. . h¢¥eas•d stoff prodwuvty and ddNery olcontrarknd hour?,. r•duud Msts., . •IN¢l•rn u8• ol staff b8s•d ￿ gevwaphul 4IDC*tK#i to cl￿. r9d￿ tra￿lIng and rnlleage Cllont contoct tlrT* maximi80 In lin• wilh ￿ntrath: . r•tionalis• staff amocab.on bas￿ on skill mrf . 8dvanc8d ￿ann1Thj and di81onth)n on basls., . Irrylementsd d8¢troni¢ ro¢o8 I$uFWtgd by app to Inwso autcmmy of 8tsffj,' Alkyated 8tsff tr¥ining. APKWXIÈAI. hA¥• •tt. 3. 8t•ff: Tralnlng. appral8d, and 8up•Nb•Son Appralul •nd •up•r4l•lon fom• ￿re a￿ded to mak? user fviondfyf and én•￿￿ a con8i81•nt 8pproa¢h thyoughoui th8 organisatK)n, ensuring a space Whwe slaff and manag*s could discuss aThJ dc￿MOnt sues or LX)ncems forleedback and Klenbfy 0Ffrfy￿ln1ts￿ to 5UPPryt pr¢¥Jrassth and d•velopment. Staff trniniNJ and Indud8d in thg apwawl and sup8Th￿￿￿ ft>rrn5 bj Pmgrvssh)n. Th16 olso hdps identify key behavxwt¥ t¢quirnd tts ddryer hWa￿UalitY SUFWt aTrJ used to inforrn Obj*Gti￿ ￿ttI￿a for personal rnfi8cllon and profosslon81 wr4ressw. By lknkiThJ the trainir¥J to appraisals supoNsion or￿$8. th8 line mxngaw haÈ a miasurntrlè way to IT￿rt￿ all erfvees 8dheri￿ to Ihe samé stondards and tsknng p05itw• actlon to bring about thar4Je or ryY¢)vernent in p8rfNmanc• Wh￿ roquirod. Thls Indvdes •n5Urtng th•y have access to persr*wl •ThJ trOMIiNJ Lwxtunttias. 4. Worklorc• trnlnlng: Atable of trainiry was destgn8d lortr* norHegu18bJ support *￿er$ based ￿ the CQC Es8enti81 Stsnd8rd8 of Qualty, and HEE. Safety and Sk4Ls CarB. FundamBntal tsainiry woukl provhl8 Statutory training based c IEgi3latKJn." m¥ndalory tra5nlng ba*J Lwni%aboTral rwjs". atvj heth aThl SOLxal tran)ing to p￿dfr support wrykers ￿th the ttffjfid8nc8 of skAls, kn¢ywWe and behavkjurto wrya5sKJnat8, 88fa and high- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR ThIE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Identlficatbn of re80urces rtyuk•d to SUPF#Xt Irthfvd was wKJuding Onl1￿ Ivgming and face to f8¢0108mlng. prol8¢*J1kn818llocat•d on TotaB), c(wnwJt*s aThJ dosks. ¥rKI Intwpr•tsrs wttero r•quiTed. The additv)nal benerrt o151aff tr#in*￿ woukl rrnKl8 assur8n¢x* ol WJFqY(xl 7*rykws worltlNJ ¥MINn profe&8ional tKJundarig8 and expgdgd code of conduct. Tralnlng nee¢Js anatysL8 and JudlUrwJ of trnknirvJ L¥NTWEied to •iawK* * 1tyu1r￿ by ¢)pwaU(¥wl managerrnnt. 5. 8•rvlu U••rn: 8•f•r R•crultsT*nt Sal•r r¥cwthent and v8lue*bg8￿ rgguilment w88 r•vitr*fjd . A S•f•r R•¢rultm•nl policy and gu5d8nc• was dowloped to ensu￿ safer and robust vthng to dg18f and prevenl unsuftable F¢or4¢ W￿"n4 wfth vuln8fabl• d￿ants. The guidance enabled r¢¢ruilmont proces60s and prfremployrr•nt wer• mbust to $8foguard8 dients. . V*lu•• B•••d R•¢rullm•nl is *ffo¢lvo In lowerkn9 rec4uitn)ont ￿sts and staff bjrnover #nd ¢w •nhane• 8tsff perf0rrnan￿ by selecting tho right ￿nd￿JaI* for the right rol¢. MSDPS valuas are doBrfy wticul8t•d to polentkgl ap￿￿ents th• r•L¥uHm8nt pnK•B8 to pro￿de a ol •¥p•rthd b•h•vwr8 and attludeB. . Bank of v•luo84a••d •nd • Matr 8. 8tth: Inductlon •nd Pn*•t A fflow chart l(Jenityng thè Indu¢von pr¢)¢•ss and g rolMM ￿￿np610nCY a8808sed for ine probadon pgrfo¢J w9$ devolt¥ed to d••ty id•nlfy Aijdit th• skillK. ￿n￿￿￿10ft and imdw4t#nding of st8ff. Th• cornpelen￿ 8$8e88es Probat￿ workbook includes m*1 8nd final point rgviw 19 idgntfy ￿eth8r n•w émploy￿9 ar8 abkn to be 8ucces8fulty off th8 lo wactsco safety and compotenoy. 7. Sl•ff & 8•rvl¢• U••rn.. Poll¢l••. Proe•durM and GuSd•nc• The follo￿n9 poll¢g8, gukl8nr* and fr•mv￿rkI the 10 Suppryt qualty wuranr* *¥J 881•ty of th• uppari departrn•nt. 1. Thg SafeguardlTrJ Aduts pohcy wos r•bkn*d to Bn 888y.￿f￿10W fl¢yw thart. Th• Cous• for C￿COM fomi affend*d and mad• mt¥* rt*u81. Th• nowly added appendims ¥et out th• requlrernents aThJ actths f•quir•d by tho do•*n•t•d •afogu¥diThJ 18ad. th• CEO. and th• Bowd of TnJsle8S. 2. A n•w S8f•guardlng Chilthen pc4icy was ¢knkpd, hiduthng tr• •ddlJ¢m madg to Ihe amèndod 8afeguardlrvJ Adutts pdky as 5dentified above. 3. A Safeguerding Risk Ass•ssment fclm was de¥ekW. to fty all c4Krynts 8Mually lor goongrwhem rnquirndl. 4. Th• or9ankn4t￿n,S Rkk R•giBhr was tt> $•f•gUa￿ rlsks and Mit*ga￿lS. 5. ABUSIn•￿ Cl￿￿n￿ty Plon was r8viv**d and UF0￿d. 6. Acornpfalnt 1n¥r5tlgat￿Y d¥v¥Wd to m8k• ¢•lkYJ Iho ￿¥￿￿￿81n1 ￿L￿J￿L T. Asofw R8cNthnt pclitr¥ dwdcyad. 8. AValue$ Based auesuons for inte￿10￿8 was thve1D￿. 9. Quglty che￿ist for r8e4N8d SUPF¥Mt F4arts. 10. Support Plan Templato. 11. Stsff Training Plan.. Slatuluy. Mandatory Heth & &¢ig1 C•r• tr8inivJ. 12. Ray4ated Suppcrt Staff Trainiwvj Database. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED}(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Duty Servke Our tsam ol Officers provlded 1.159 ¥$8kTh of Deaf aThJ D•al-bllnd dhnls th yaar Softon, LN•rpool and thè Wirral. Th¥ t••rn managed a numbèr of eaa•$ Ihat r6quired longer tern ¥upport and Sew an incr088e in the number ol Deaf pooplo rwuiring ¢otNThJni(ats"cffi in Intsmational Sign Lar¥Juage. Th tsam were delvJhted to be th8 Dèaf charity in the cojnty to ￿h1&Ye Stcfj Liwi Sharks Partntr Rwnllbn 8tatus h s'.Ilwww.810 loan5harks.co.uklrs nis8é- artner Our Outy Ser¥iGe r￿)n￿'￿Ve5 to b• • gatèway lo a larga arrny ol main6lream ¥ervr￿￿ for isoloted pwla. In February th8 team off8rod indivK1¢Jal suppcwt sessions to help pgopie with Iha c05t of living. Staff havo rocolvod Mports of vulMrobl• De$f p*￿ bew the target of ffinanc4al fraud51w5 and as 8 T•suIt we o)ntinue to work me￿OyaldO Poli￿ andloctyl $th9uwding te&mts to aB6i6t wilh and tac￿1n9 Ih06e iBOU••. Envlronm•nt•lAld• d•p•rfrnwJl Th¢ Envlronrnental Ahls departmont (*nJnuw to thwk acro88 knverwd Cty and Wirrd Borough Councll ar•as to th& neods rl rjionts. 4)slallw*o r8p8iriryJ •quit*wit kn wuyed to mwntasn indyndonc• In th8ir hm8. Ov¥r Ihe yuttr wr Ivuiii d t￿) R•h*Jllttatkn 01Thr￿ c*￿￿•d 1.180 hcTh ¥lottJ to aoo••4 fl and rylr •nvlrenm•ntsl ahls •qulpftwrt Communlty Eny9•m•nt year oow • ¢t•p ¢*•ng• In eur appro￿h to •nga9•mgnL W• h*v• #Pw•￿ b••n o uvr hd and •Te ¥h•plng our user •ngagemont plon to eno￿• our corrynvnibe• to in11￿n¢• ow •oNoog. More than 60% of wr staff t•am ore dnoaf, wa have dlDeaf Tn￿tee¥ aTrJ provido 80c481 spae•s to the on8 of th8 L9rggSt D•af Se£ial Clubs kn Ihe county. MSOP'S C¢Nnmunty Engagerr￿1 ￿n09¢r Jonickn Connolly is the thgrity'¥ r8w•knntAUvo at lh• Brltish Deaf As8oclation's BSLAlianc¢. fggding in the tsf D•al peoplo In our r•gkJn. yoor w• contlnu8d our partneThhip tho thority A¢tiv• to I￿$ on In¢￿a￿r￿j physicat activty and Improvlng m&nt81 hoath Ihank8 to funding from th8 Lrfo Rooms Innovat￿ Fund. The 12 month progromm• provided many opportuni*'¢$ lor Deaf Feopio to got r￿1 and got mowrKd. from netbal and yo9a to thair baB8d exerclses 8n¢J a popular BSL Walking GrtyJp. 95% crf parurjpants Inueased splf uf w¥llb¥ln9 fijlkjwlng an int•rventk)n. In totsl 177 indMdu8ls partiupated in da8￿8, wilh a total of 2.499 f•M to contacts ond 12,508 onl￿¢ ￿ntacts over Ihe lrfetirne of Iho prtyJramm•. In Summ•r 2023 w•re gr8tefvl to the vo￿ c[rnrti￿ for a ￿•nI tu•Mrd8 upgrading IT •4ulpm•nt In ¢yJr computar room at Wlrral SocSety of the ￿1nd and Partiany SvJhtgd. The upgrBdo has halped Improve IT aox5S for our c*)mmunitKryS with swJht and Iwring Its63 atthough w¢ ¥r• SWI wking fund4w to cover th8 costs of fr8•Lqnee BSL Int•rprot•rs so t*3in a prcgrarrTh of ￿ trainiTrJ. Our Cornmunlty Developrnqnt team WO￿ wilh Lfftrpoc4 Worwi's HO$￿ts1 and AThowg Park Hospital and Deaf pe¢pl•. Hlghllght• from IhlA y•Arf8 eg1ondAr. Octob•r. BSL Walklng fxoup pul thFIT kmrd¥ lo pw*¥ •xw Ih8 knthKllTrJ Rivrwose Valley Country Park, Spek8 Hall and H8l•wc¥)d The team hosted a Children's Halcrhwi Porty We Bharod knformation en È•if-help 8UFf*Xt cffj boh8if of thg Mcmiman D•af C•n¢w pmi4et pw vnYw.seifndp.ory.uhJdeaf¢ancwsuppr*t L￿•rpool Fooiball legend Jimrny Dgal C•ntr# witn IM Rod Caravan. a I￿*11￿ ￿￿eUrn )IlbB(I ith LN8rpcol Football Merr￿￿1￿. Roger Hewit frcxn thè Britith SOW for M8nt81 Hgamh D8afness ddNerod trninino to staff. voluntews ￿[rfflunty mernbe MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Nov•mbor.' MSDP opon•d up th• t•ntr• kn • BSL Café Mr￿d￿ arnl Friday? lo Deaf pKplo wlth th• eost of li￿ng cris￿. Our parthernhlp wth Deaf*th￿ opengd up tastw 8wiorA for nethall, ywa and l•dhlS' gc41. MSDP ¥olunlgws lad on Christm28 crafts 8t ow w••kty knitl•YJ and ¢xthet seMlon& Hg18n Flshorfrom Ihe CAB Msrt8d ow collee to ¢Atsr thc* on Sa￿n9 wgy and rnduang W8 facllit8ted & consultst1￿ on acc8BS to swvit•s vrilh H•&ll￿tt* ts"vwpool. D•c•mb•r: Muny wl•br•Uon• h•pp•n•d •¢rw)s• th¢eftknr from Iho Chldrww Cl¥i•bTW• p•rty to lh• D••f C¢mnwnW8 US￿1 Now Y•8rf8 Ew C*1•bro￿l. Professor Emm• F•rgustyFCol•man from th• iknN•fBsty of Mancamter to a tslk on d00fn￿O gnd thllno th• of Wthrto Ribbon Day. h¥hlightrw (kxrnth Aaalmt wom•n aThJ 91rf8 for wr porthors tho Deaf Haafth Charlty SWH8811h. J•nu•ry: ongsid• our onlln• Wlnl•r WAfflwrÈ CAMpa￿l￿ to koAp r)nAf rMKJpla in th• told *wth•r. c￿1 Paftnws Dea1ActI￿ brought ¢h8ir based éx•rd8•8 10 (*Jr h¥￿ crf hearir*J group. Mandy Jaml•son from D•nnl8 Plec• 9aw a talk ￿ k}$￿ h•r to knlf• ￿mI *nd lh• M•n'8 Sh•d 8hor•d Informolkin ￿nI•l h8¢fth tr* LI￿rpOOl ￿￿1 W¥ral. Thursday v8ftJ oxponded to sw￿10810￿. F•bru•ry: S¢d¢iiy and Ewlendorn slar Ro8• AyllryElky MP Ro¥kn Cwpor • fllm (¥•w to the O•af c*nlro for Ro80's BBC d￿ulT￿nt8ry s￿n8 lor ctha￿•. Rosi• •v•n 8t•y•d to play a 9orn• ol blrpJo ￿ the Deaf Communty. Somè of th• Communty att•nd•d • ol Gllnw Rw4hvJ 0￿￿¥•ry C•nlr•. Th• ¢Jl¥ei Klng Four¥Jalon prewrt¢d M8OP wilh o d8fitffllk•tor wllh MSOP 8laff 8AKI ￿￿n￿￿Jn1ty m•mb•rn dgrt¥klng tr8lnlng on hcmf to us• ft. Mar¢h: Staff, comrnunity momb•r¥ •nd vdunl•w* wt on th•ir to pmwjo on E8th F¥yr• for famil*. $0 brought in 0￿81 We *un¢*e¢J In Th• Har¥Js ofA Shark. the shm lkn Iseaied kn pgrmw5hlp Mors￿￿￿ Th8alrn Company thanks to fundlng from th¢ Stop Loan Sharks corn￿J￿Ity FuThJ. h Hg4tth Pro1•￿10n¥dS vbsh•d to provid• a prgsent¥tiM on tx)wd Cal￿. Univwsty Hospitals hold a consuttation to understsnd comrrmmty 8y¥eri8nrns of Ihoy s•Nic*s. A seK8Cth)n of owls wsited Win* D•8f Comffwnlty and tho lo￿ arranggd a Chiklren'5 Easier Party Ourirvj the srthcol break. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRU8TEE8' REPORT (CONTINUED){INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 Wirral UnNersty Teachiry Hos*tal I￿j a aThl ans*w 8e88kn to c*oi¢ng•s for D•af p8cyle occ•s$lng m•dic•l •ppolntrnents D68fAw8r￿9S0 W•ek saw lh• tèam vbslty hospit818 XTOS5 Iho rog1￿ to prtyTk)ts Iho rights ol D•af p8op18 and MSDP seNlceB. Online we Shar￿ a tdk shw•d &b￿t 86 ￿ as vwjeos on montsl hèalth of pwle frorn nHoalth H•8thwatch Wrrol wilh the a¢Jx6 to G￿. Jun•: Th8 8SL Walknng Group H•ll Park. Btrk•r*￿ad Pwk aThl SheTd* Pa s￿nHealth vwitod our ￿llee rnoming to C*)18t• loc41 Doaf poopl•• •xw*• of 8•Mc•• Juty: Comrnun5ty m•mb8r8 end voluntoor• Join•d l¢rM• tr ow Swnmer F•yr•. vAlh ow knh and kn*ttw 9ffjup r•l•lng £2c￿ frorn tho 6819 ofthe* it8￿. Thonks to fundlng Irom VOLA we k8uncl*O our nw c• rLvn at Wlffal Scthty ol tho Bknl and P•*ly S￿ht•d In B[rk*n￿Id. Thts Communty had acce86 to ¥ P￿•n￿lI￿ M long Covid ￿rticIp•l•d kn • R•ll￿r￿• Aww•tt••¢ Tr•lnlrg s8sslon wlth WlThal Health and Wellbeiry CIC pwth•r H•aHh J￿. Aygy•t: s August tsam wor• thrt W￿kty wlth ts 8SL Wdkiw Grw Deaf ￿￿onts gnd gr•ndp•r8nts brfnglng the chlldren along. Thuf5day 58wiThJ gr￿p$ ￿ an Inuwe In nunkni wanbng to how to U8• 8 a￿Trg mathlm and coff MC￿Ing presvnta￿ns o)vor8d 8nxknty, W to t￿￿'r￿j w rmlin• BSL Inlupr•t•r and raSsed money for m￿MIlIan C8n¢•r Support. S•pl¢rnb8r: The BSL Gffjup took • fery 8LYC4S thg M8rBoy. Badr in Q￿n,8 Oriv• D•af c•ntr• w• film Cr￿ Shut l th¥ Lighl ar8 working cffj a f*n al￿1 tho drflÈrtnt i>)nYThJniti•s of LWp)ol and wanted to film our communty playing bingo. Lfvorpool D••lCommunlty•ndJw &v MSDP provkles a room at Qu￿n,8 Drive lor ua• ol ¥*thk* a bar. 'Joas Bar n¢Js rtself an¢J is run by LN8ryx)ol Deal Corn￿￿ cc4rfflthe wlth Ihe Wp of 14 vc4unt8gr bar 51Bff. *Fukly thnetable is.. Rogular Grou￿. Tu88dayAftem¢Jon Hord wedl￿daY Aft•rnoon Wedngsday E¥￿ing Elduty Club IEPCI ThursdAy Moming Deaf CalIK4￿ Grwp Friday EveniThJ Sunday Even sp￿ts ond so￿* C￿b St VivKwl'o P MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Monthly Grou￿. CathcAic C￿rth Churth ol England Occ￿10￿)1￿- 819 ginqo Thank you to all the Vdunteers who cCffitin￿ to worlt kn lh• bar aThJ tho Commrttso for tholr cmlknued 8upporL Wlrr•l D••f Comrnunlty rrnl Doaf Cornmunity ¢>)ntinuob to meot al Ckff Lody clLourd•G kn B*k•nl*ad. Fundrnl*lng •dlvStl•• 2022-2023 was a challengin9 y•arlor funthai8lrvJ wilh a to1￿ 01£18.295 f8is•d wthin th• ffin8nci81 yoar. Wo w8h to express our grathude io VOLA Con8ryDum'8 UK Shargd Pw¥parity Fund kn the £8.295 Digltal c&)nn￿lty In Communlty Farilth'es grant w*ic* upgraded IT tstslrt*s wrthin our c¥>loe4t8d offices at WirT81 Sodety ol the Blkn #nd PartK4lly s￿ht¥d. We also grateful lo th8t National Loltery Cornmunty Fund (Awards for￿1) for a grant of £10.000 ao matGh funding towardo dw•Wnt of w frt trlaamkng traknin9 c4>nt•nt. A grant from VOLA enabled us to Inv•st in IT •qulptY*rt for our IT hub 8t WITh81 Souety of Ihe Blind. We pLgn to wure funding for BSL Inlerpretorn lo ￿•blO us lo IT d0$88S to Daal POOFde ￿ 818 digitally exduded. Volunt••rn MSDP h88 8 tsam of 7 wov*Jiw frmdim 8uFwt to rnc*pOon, in ow corrThinMy aclmues and 8UPPOrtlng exiemal trv*nts. w8ntod to lrnprgv9 Ih•ir ¢*nlre •kllkn. oth•r* **nt•d lo 8uFp)rt lh• con¥￿Ity and to tr*lr •*nln• •kll$ to help Olrt In any way Ih•y t*). Voluntsors ¥r• plo¢*4 In d￿•Vent ar•as wllhth the Chaffty w ewr? thoy g•t to o•v•w n•w sklll8. WIK1 on •xl8tlng one8 orBlmpty hety to parOdp*ts In I￿r e4)mmnty. Toik do8thptkn8'. ReC¥p￿.0nl*Arnln . Classroom suppc*t tr slLKl•nts. . ACt￿ty Group ¢c￿lnatorl￿10rke1. R8r &tAff Joès M•mbwg' Bar. average the ¥￿￿￿t••1 t•am gN•• 2￿30 I￿1$ ol tslr P•rtn• A key objectNe in the chwtrfs Plan 2￿2￿23 was the de￿k￿ ofpathwships. Vl• to $8y a huge thank you to our partnern hav• wilh us suprp)rt•d obw tho fast year. We are stronger togetherl D8afActfve: vlth to ioknl CEOS Thoma8 Mahw aThJ K8ti• Gtrafr•y DexfnBL* RascMJrc• Centr•" with thanks to Hden Fits9￿aId and t•8m Imrrèl Socloty of the Blind and Parb81ty SvJhted'. vrith thAnks to LyMn8 Sedgoth and the ts8m The Deaf Heahh Chty S¥nHealth Bradbury F￿ld5 Oeafi)ess Support Kknrk Th• 000 Group v￿rra1 Health and Wdlb8ir¥J CIC 10- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED){INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Flnanclal revl•w Tht r8sutts for the year aThl ts L*ariVs ffinan¢xd at tr* •)d of ts yw or• Sh(A￿ kn the altachod rin8nclAI stat•m8nts. Th8 total Ir￿ Ihi6 finanaal year ￿ £96837212Wtt: £1.075.3041 has decreased ty £107,032 from the prthJu8 y•ar. The totsl expen￿$ for thra fmancial gre £1,048,45612022: E968.7111 n¢¥w• 01 £79.745 from th8 prnvkjus year. D85pho slgnthcant reductions In tr8iniry and room hire wbcome, MSDP finlshed the yoar as e¥pected and In a financial pO$rt￿n. Spoi Purtharyo Infft•w, 8r#J ccrfdeni In our aNlty ￿ subrnlt a itron applleatleffj wmn wr LW Clty Ctyjnd IB r*g08od for r¢teThJertrwards ornj ofth• y•ar. In addltkjn to the Li)c81Authryty CMtr*s. tr• rnln or￿Th th• LXfflOS from". Tra5ning Cour8•8 Rentsl ol spac DonatKJn8 and W¢lo8 The Boa￿ ar• proud cl y•or •nd ￿l811th ¢Jospty MO OffioJlD•S tr•t all ¢hartD"os *lll ha •yperienced ovgr th• parbd. MSDP wll 8tlll Ix* thalw8 o¥•r th• c(mlTr4 y••f. iKrt lh8￿ to r￿1 drfficult •# 22r23. LOO￿n9 ehoad.. . Th• Incrn0￿ kn coots dug to of lfvhvJ aThJ •ys*thd to fal In the next ffinondal y88r. . traknlno offor 11T￿Y iyxwhjorkng tho In Iwg• (ynbakn8 to traln Staff on the 8¢¢tbn of iodety. . Grnnt Inccffie be thalhnglTra but don#thJn8 m•y b• a W8 vlll rnlnimduce ol our BSL tr8lnlivJ ¢thirw. We wxjuld Ilkg to gxtend our thanks to lh• org•nfj8attons hgv• •uwryte(l u¥ to d81fvor vltAI or s•Nlc•q ov•r thg y•or Training Courne8 Interprelry Semces Rental ol $p8 Don•tions Iycl 11 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORn FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 RM•ry•$ pollcy The reserv85 polw 16 prepared in acccrfanc• t*tth th• guklarth by ts Charity In Ihè intsr6st ol prudont Du$inoss manag8m8nL The Tru6tee$ d¢t•rmlMd the reserve level6 of the tharity givmg wn6ider8tion to th• Ineom& and expenditure th• n••d to match variable incomg ¥Ath rajrrffiltments and the naturn of the mseNeS. The Trustses have ¢ondud8d that. to allow the c*anty to be rnanaaed effi¢i¢nJy aftd to provid8 a buff8r for uninterrup18d sar¥ic•s. 8 gomrnl TOW¥e ￿￿￿alOn1 to apwoxmalely threo ￿K)nIh5 c4 Mt t￿• •xp•nditur• Should be maintained. At 30 SeplÈftknr 2023 the fimds of the tharty w*• £1,330291 12022.. £1.410.47SI of t•thlth £1,298.50012022.' £1.368.684} wa$ unmlrthd. •x￿d￿rI￿ the rnvakJ&tion rnB•N• e7.800 h8hJ in reslnctod f0a•N•8. At 30 Seplvrthr 2023 Ihe free ros•Mi ol th• chèrty **ro É626,671 12022.. £663,722) and ww• 08 9•11W41 unr•strfet•d T￿01￿•6 10s6 d￿￿JDat8￿ hJnds. tsnoiblo awls and ass￿19￿d k*&ns. The Tntsteu I￿¥• re¥￿**￿ Ch￿8 n••d fr* r•swws kn Iln• wlth wklance Lwd ty th• Chority Commission. The Truslees agree to th¥ ohn of h¢4ding Ot18asl thrno nJnniThJ co8ts in free reseN86 on the understandlng that the ch8rW8 lundirg ¢5 not ￿rtain and to ensur• Ihat tho ehaity ¢an run offectsvely ond Ihue to rn001 lh¥ n¥¥ds Df Its AGGount•blllty The tha￿ty must ccmpty S•glslatSon and regUlab￿ kn rn￿Y ar¢a¥ of ts work, indudiNJ.' dats protedon. sIAffino iK8iw%. sftknrtit)n. eAMditi¢)n8. rnnwn8rntion. disuplino. aiiev8nce. Incorr• Tax. Nol*ml In$ur8n¢•. h8ahh ond 8af•tyi •qu•Ity IMu••, rK•. 9•nd•r dl8•blty. The tru6tsg8 hovè 88*s88d th• malor risks to the dwlty IB e¥Fo*•d. •rnl ¥r• 88Isfi8d that syst•ms ar• In place to miU9ate ?wur• to th• mw tsks. 8tructur•, gov•rnanc• •nd m•n*g•m•nl Morseyside Society For Dtr8f P¢oplo ts a rngbtffod and Ixffj>wry Ilmtt•d by war¥nt¢•. Th• c*arlty18 govem•d ty a rnmorandum of a86ociafr'on, 13 June 1997. Revtsod #nd oppioved by Bo•rd and Mgrnbgrs ofthg Deaf Cornrnunity 31 M•r¢h 2017. Th• company ha8 no shore ￿Prt￿l. beryl a Mmpeny limiw by 9u•rant•a. The INBtees, who ar• afsts thé d￿r￿tors for the purpose ol c(ry8ry law, wvj durtr¥J th• ￿r and up to the date of slgn8tur• ofth• flnanL#¥l siaieimnts WV". Mr Ba￿A￿a¢n MrAnflrow Gothikn (freasur•r) Mg Kathorine MCGUn￿ Mr John Brennan Mr8 Elaino McDoMld IChg*) JennKer Jon88-Gr8y Mr D¥vKI R•ad•r 4 F•bn￿ry 20241 poknt•d 25 21r23} 23 20241 12- MERSEYSIDE socIErY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT ICONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEM8ER 2023 Thanks to CAF fiJThJing. MSDP ha¥ used the OvJi.Board W-Ass8Srnt Repcrft to ergage th8 t￿ard and s•nk*r toam in lh• r•vi8w of its governanc4 aTrJ Fknane8. This rw the t*)ard to undertake a dètall8d insp8CtKJn assessed against key faclor5 Ihat influ81￿* 8ffèctiv6ness of govemance practices and L8 LY1m￿led in a confidentrdl Teport made avaiWe to Ihs thwity. In the year we have uwementsd tho Idlowing Improvements In Board govemance.. . M￿¢th￿ T￿0¥￿ ofour Ilsk R¢olst . Rwlew ofow BUSIn￿ Conunulty Pla . Improvém•nts to our InduCtW￿ procows no*1 Indudès ￿qU￿rnant to up to Iho Chorfty GovemanG0 C4)de p￿ndP1•S . InV￿Ing r•pr•gontslpMs frorn th8 OeafCNM￿fftlty to obsrn 8om• Bowd Mael*￿8. . Full r•¥* olour Ernpkny•• Handbook wlth BSL tr4n61oticffi plarwwd for lh8 •rwJ of 2023 Ouf P•tr•Th18 Lord Salisbury H• w8"14m v•ry honour•d to b• • Patyrm ol k(SDP. In vl** of myf8miV8 long c4JwUon wlth tt Cty of L￿OrP¢￿, ond r( 1$ a piMl•g• to be a 8lWNt•r of an •ffects• ¢yynfj8atkn. l *48h MSDP the very best ol good forbJn8 In tho yeaT8 to c(Yno.' Tru¥t•• S•l•¢tJ4)n *nd D•¥•loprn•nt Th• thwty r•erults Trust￿9 c¥fft> the t¥J•rd L))nlthrt• to ofth• chwws ob￿￿8 8soa on Ihelr skllls, eypertenca and kn(￿?￿￿. Wg wooth9ty seek lo r8(¥ull Tru￿1#¥¥ willi Ilvwj ¥xpgrl8nc* ol dlDe8f i8SUg$ fr0rn 8 variety of ￿rIp•¢t￿•s. ProspKth ar• *ed to compknt• an applle•tlon l¢yrn And 6klllB g¢)Jil which cov•rB th• •xp•rl•ne• th•y can offw 4nd ihwr ro86C￿ ts withino to b• A Aft •ubmltting tho form, the F¥c*poctiv• Trust•• 18 by rewg9gntstivg8 ol the Board. The appointrnent of the pmspectlve Truste¥ is Ois¢uss•d at the ￿xt bcwd apprtrrfd ty 8 m*)rlty ofTru8t008 present, is inwlod toioin the board. Any ngwTrust•• 1¢ l•k•n thwh on ￿nd￿kn procw8 Ihat h*hJd•s m••fjbW sIAff to hgrn &b￿rt #ttendhg DoafAwar•n•8s aessKyw and 8upFp¥t at Ihelr ffir8t lew Board m••ting8. Trustoes 8rg valugd and it, Important they becorne f8mllSor vmlh the tharity ar*J ar• •rK#yJraged 10 take advants99 of occa8lon5 to mo•t staff and ctthrnunity mÉrnb￿s l Trustee8 aro èxp•thd to p•rtidpots kn rknnt ￿ar￿1[￿WIlThj •v•nts T*Alh mwwgwnent gtsff and to und¥rgu dny ne(¥swy trai￿5￿ In i¥wo$ swcifi¢ to thair rde. Audltor In e¢cordarKe the companys artid•s. a rna0￿jkn wcposkng Ihot 8WM be reappJint•d •1 aUd*t￿ ofthe )mpony put 8t 4 GqTh)r•l Mwthr¥J. Dlselosur• of lnf¢>rM•tl¢￿ to audlttsv Eaeh of the tnJstee$ has conffim￿d that Ihw• no Ihey are aware wthich is ￿•Vant to Iho audlt, bvt of which Ihe auditor is unaw0￿. TW havo fijrthef rxrfrrned Ihat Ihey have takon approprfatg $teP8 to klontfy suth relovant inf0m￿tKffi lo •sl*Aish that a￿ditOr is awar8 01 such informakn. 13. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUED)(INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Small Company pfo¥l$lo This report ha8 t*en prgpor8d in Kcudanc• wfth Iho 8pewI prrfyi81o￿ rdabry to smoll r￿pan￿ ￿1h5n Part 15 of Cornpan Tho tru8t MrAn Truste Oated.. Goo+￿￿ ITT￿￿1¥1) 14- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILrriES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 The tru$te8s, who aro also the directiys of Mor5eysKle Socw for Deaf Peoplo for tho purpose of compony law, ore r•swJnslble for prnparing the TnJstee5' RepK*t and Ihe fin8nryal statemgnts in a¢￿[11ancz with applicable law and Unit8d Kingdorn Accounting Stsndards (United ltingthyn GeneraltyAci* Au)xJnting Pra¢tK•l. Company Law requlre5 thu tnJ51ee5 lo FyE￿￿e f￿atrI•l ¥18tvrnpnts Iw nwwiLJul y￿1 glve a ttue and fail ew of the 8tatg of affair5 of tho chaiity aThJ of th• Inclffithg Ms(￿￿*9 applk*kn ol re80urc48. induding thé Incorn8 and •yp•ndthJre. olthe charitabkn c¢wny ftsr￿t y In weparirvJ the58 financial statonwts, tho InJsi•os ￿ r•whd to: . 8el•¢t 8utt•bkn •¢Muntlng pol￿￿ WKI Ihon apFty them Cuwi8t￿. . ob80rvtr the m¢ll¢ods th8 Chaths SORP.. . mek• judg￿¥1bts •nd •$tim•t•s that and . 8tat• ￿étrIor 8pplieabl• UK Acwjniw St8ndaTth haby been fc4kywthJ. to m8t•rf•l d•partur•8 dl8cl¢x8d ond •Waln•d kn the fln8nThal statenwts: . pr8pare th• ttnanual 8t8t•rnents ￿ ilw gryfrfd ¢LYI(*m basb iJibtr$8 rt * InoPWW* ty PrnSLYM Ihai the ch81ty wlll conJnu• In op8rath)n. Th¢ lyu¥ieeB are re5PC1151t4• ￿ ké•plng athgU8t• accounllng records tho1 dlsrJo$e wth rga3ona￿0 Aeeuraty at any lim8 the ffinanci81 posthon ofth8 ¢horlty and enabl8 th•m to 8rvdur• that Ih8 f nandal ststernents comply ￿th th• Comp4ni88 Act 2(￿ Th•y •f• alÈo rtsrthtAbl(* fnr sAfoauArdw Iha As%Als of lh8 dwty And honc• lor tsklno rea80nable steps pr•b*fit￿ and d8t•C￿n of fraud and olh8r iffogul8rth68. 15- MERSEYSIDE SOCIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBER8 OF MER8EY81DE 80CIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE Oplnlon We hav• a￿tted th• financwl ¥lat•rrnnts of Mws•ysKI8 S(thty fc* Cknaf PeoF4e (the 'c*arWI for the year ended 30 September 2023 comprise th$ $tst•mnt of fina￿al actiwts8s. the balarK8 sheet, Ihe stalerrenl of cash llows and Ihe no¢es ¢0 the financial stat8mants, Ind￿Jing a sumrnary of 5ynfficant accDuntw Polic￿$. The financi81 t•porting framewc¥k that ha5 aP￿4￿d in their proparation applKable law and United ￿ngdorn Accounting Standards. Induding Financial RW'r*J Slandard 102 Tho Fmja￿l￿l Rewting &•ndgrd SP￿ UK 4nd Rapublit of Irèlan￿ lun￿#d Kinodtsm G&￿1#1￿ Accepted AcnMJntirvJ Prathc*l. In our cplnlon. thè 1]n￿dI1 st#tsmants'. gN• a tnjo and lalr vivw of the Ststo 01 tho dwrilatAg comp8nV$ affaNs as at 30 Soptembèr 2023 and of its Inccffling fe¥ou￿$ 4nd apF41catiC￿ of rtstyJrc•s. IndudlNJ its In￿¥￿• and expondltsjre. for the ygar then end8d-. have been property pryr•d in xcordanc* *ith Unitod A￿￿pIed AcC￿n*￿ PractK•.' and hav• boon pr•parnd kn 8ccc¥donco wllh reqU￿n￿ts oftt* Cthynlès A¢t 2CL%. 8a•l• lor oplnlon We condu¢tgd our audft In aec£¥dance wnh Intemalh)nal St8nd&rdg on AudltrJ (UK) IISA8 IUK)) gnd gppltsbl• law. Our rssponsibllitios undgr those standards are fvrfher descnbed in the Audltorfs rospon￿bilIt1e& lor lh$ oudll or the flnsnciel st•t8mentS Sect￿￿ ol ￿￿T r8P)rt. W• ar• Ind•pond•nt of th8 tha￿ty In a¢cord8nu wth the 8thical uir•ménts Ih•t ar• Ml•vant to our audtt of Iho financial stat•ments in th• UK, induding th¥ FR¢,• Ethi￿1 Standard, and we havo hjmlknd our olhor othkgl reSPLwlbIlil￿ in a￿dance with th088 r•qu*•m•nts. W• bolwe that lh8 audit 8videnc8 wo have cthir*d i% suffic*enl othj opwoylat• to yovK1• 8 b8$1$ for wr opinion. Conclu8lon8 r•l•tlr*g to golng conc•rn In 8uditing Ihe financial 8tal8rn•nts. w• h•v• ￿￿dUd•d that th• InJIt￿, of th• fwlng ￿n¢•rn bo8Lq of counyng In th• w•paro1ts)n of th8 flnandal 8tst•m•nts18 apwowlat8. 8858d on the work we hav• porfom)od. w• have not any rn8t•rfal uncertalnugs r¥l8fjng to evènts or nditlcns Ihol. Indivldually or GolleGtiY•ty. rnay cast signlhG•nt *Joubt on th• Ghanws abilty tts ¢ontinuo a8 a going con￿rn • pewké ol at kna¥t rnnthj from *th•n fffi•rk?￿ s18t￿ts •rn aut1￿1•d lor W•. Our r•$ponslbSlitKryS •nd the T•4>￿[bird#S d th• t•Ath i•ip8d b) o)kng arn d•8thb•d In the r•l8V8nl sectk)n8 of Ih15 report. 0*￿V Infornia114¥ft The other infonn8tM)n 1￿MpriseS the wrfrym8lKJn I￿U0¥d In th8 8Mug1 oth8r than th8 financ￿1 statements d our auditofs report th¢feon. The Intstèas #rn tr* other Inforrnakn eont8ln8d wlthln the annual report. Our opir¢lon on the ￿anCial slatemenls doss Trjt cover the other Inf0rrnati￿ and, trxcopt to the extent otherw8e trxpitty *atgd in our r8poo M do eypress any IC￿ ol as6uTance condusion Iherècii. Our $pon$lblllty Is lo read the Other infcffmalM and, in doing #o. c*nsid8r wh•lhor th• othw Snlormatkjn Is matgrfally h*onJiJtènt with th• flnamal statormnts ry our kno* oblained in c4urBg 1)fthe audit. or *>thèMl&• appaar8 to bts materlalty T￿tated. If we id￿lty matsiial i1￿OnSI51￿￿ltrI or appar•nt m8tOri81 ml8stOtements, ￿ ere quir•d to detemw'ne whelher this gryes ro0 to a m8tori01 misstate￿1 in lh• financial stst8m8nts thornsolves. ￿, based on the %4x)rk w8 have Ferfom*d. ￿ condud• Ihat th8r8 is a mat•rial missiatom8nt of this olher infryrnalion. we ar• required to rewt that facL W¢ h¥v¢ nothlng to r8wt In Ihi8 Tegard. OplnloThs on oth•r w•wlbed by th• Comp•nlM A¢t 2006 In cw opknkjn, based on th8 th ￿d¢rtaktrn in the (#)wse ofwr audit.. the inforrnation gryen in Il* tru$itss' r8rxyL wnith Indudes th• dir0c￿. report prepared lor the purpo895 of company law. for the financial year for wh*th the ststements are pr8P8rBd is consistent vAth the fjnan¢i81 statsments.. and th8 directors, rèport irK4uded wmhln the tnffjtees, rewt has weFwed in ar%(xdanc8 with 8PF4icabl8 legal r•quir8rnen 16- MERSEYSIDE SOCIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED} TO THE MEMBERS OF MERSEYSIDE SOGIEfY FOR tEAF PEOPLE M•ll•r• on whl¢h w• arn roquirod to r•￿rt by 0xw￿￿n In th8 Ilohl of th$ kn￿￿adg0 and understsnduvJ ol the thaiity and ts en￿l￿)ment obtslned In ￿ courso of the 8udrt, w• haw not id6ntffied mat81ial Mlsstslw￿nts in Ihe directrys. reFX)rt inraKled within thè 1ruSt￿S, r8porL W• hav• nothlThJ to r•wt in rnSP8Ct al the fdlwrg rnattors to th• knpank•S Aet 2006 require8 us to report to you rf. in our Wnle41: adequate ar￿un￿r￿j th￿rdS been kepi or r•ttTh5 a1￿ual• kn our audrt have bgon rwN8d from brnnc*os not wsrted by us; or lh8 flnanual 5taternBnt5 are not in agrvFWr￿nI wlli Itw ￿t￿)urN 10(tyd8 i$lurn$'. or eèrt8ln dl$cltyJr•s ol Irustses, r*rnuMration speCr￿ by18w not made; or have ngt rec81v•d am th• in1c¥m￿ and explanations we wuire ts our audiL or Ihe tnjstees wefe mll enbllod lo prnparn fina￿81 stst8m8nts in accordance wllh th8 Brndl rJ)mpanl regime and tako 8dvants99 of tha small C£¥rP8n￿. exenyth￿S kn pryrirvd th• TfU8t8•8' Roport ond Irom tlw re4UiiVtTi¥Til Iv Pr¥￿1¥ 4 Sts¥tOgi¢ R¢wrL R••ponslblllth• ot trus1••• s eyplainod more in th¢ $10t8rnent of INSt￿. th• tnMt••s. 8r• alw th• dlr•dm ol lh• for th• purpo6• of COMp￿Y law. or9 Y•$w￿￿* 1¢¢ th• W•PArnkn of th• ffinAnLy*I Ètgt8ment8 and for b8lNJ 18tl8fied that they gN• o tru¢ and lair ¥1ow. 8ThJ ltsf 8ueh Int•m81 Ca)nlrt4 08 th• iN8toes detemine 16 nKo86ary tp 8nablo the preparaticffj of ffinancial sts¢wn8nts thot arn fr•• fTh) rnaten￿ mSsstal8monl, whether due to fraud or 8Thor. In proparing the finanrial $tat•mwts, I￿ trust￿$ arn rnsponsibl• lor assessing the thariV8 8bllty to fxjn￿nu8 as a g(dng conc￿. dJJch)Ing, a8 8pplicabl8. mattern r•lat•d to gdrKJ ct)nc•m ￿Ing the 90ir¥J xjncem b08[5 of ucc>Junllng unkns the tru8l•es eit11￿ ini¥nd lo 14uidalv Ilitt di#illolkn ¢JJniw)y or io c*a ¢yra1th8. or no r•al*Uc 8n•malvo trtrt to do 80. Audltorf• v••pon•lbllrtl•• forth• •udlt al th• fin*n¢b*l •t*t•m•nts Our obloctV88 ar• to obtain rwon•bb wur•ne• about wth•th•r lh• IlnAnclAI Gt#t•mgnt$ 06 9 ¥th019 4Y• fr•• fr¢m mgtgrf81 mI￿tatement. whelher du• to fraud or •nor. and to ty8u• an avdws rewt that indudas our opini¢)n. Reasonable 888UT¥n¢¢ is 8 hwJh ￿Ve1 of assuran￿ bui is rvjt a guaranlee that an audrt condu¢tsd in ￿￿Ordan ith ISAS IUKI wll always d8t8ct a matenal misstatement it exryts. Misstatements can •ri￿ from fraud or offor and a￿ con81d8r8d matorial rf. inOSvSdually or In the aggw8te, they could reasonably be gxpect•d to infiu•nc• th¥ ¢tx)nomic dècisions of usets t8k•n C￿ lh# b¥y15 uf finanLl¥l ltregulBrfties, Indvding freud. are Instan￿ of ncffl-complkqnce ￿ laws and regulatlon•. W• d8$￿Th proc•dur99 In ne wllh our reèponèibilibe•, *)uYin•d aboY•. to dét•ct mat•rial misststomonts in rospeci of irreguloriti?¥, including fraud. The exient to (wr pmc•dwos e4• capablg ofdet•cts"rg kr•9￿¢[1￿9$. I￿￿ling fraud. +B d•tailod b0￿w. Th• oxt•nt to whl¢h th• •udrt ¢onsld•rnd cap•bh of d•t•ctlng IrT•qulorllh¥, I￿lUdIng frlud Our approach to Klenttyna 8nd a58es8ing lh* ii&k* thf mAt*riAI m&%tAtAmont in of iryularilx. indudlrvJ fraud and non-￿MplI9nC¥ with aTrJ 88 Ickn¥: . thè 8ngag8meN parner ensured ihai Ihe engagerrwi learn had the app￿P￿al* wrnpBtBn¢x, c*pab41itb88 and B￿lIs to identify or rwni80 Th)tvoyfiKthnce wsth applicable law6 and regulat￿￿8. . ￿ idonlifiod Ihg l•** •nd wul#tion8 Ap￿*￿tA• to th• ccrygny Ihrough diKussion$ with dw•dorn •nd other rnanagernent; . ￿ foojsed on sperafic laws and r8guL8l*Jns we rzfiBKJered may have a dwert material elrect on thg finHnrial %tAt&m8nts ty th• c¥JeratK)ns of the ￿rnpany. indudirva the Companiès Act 2C#)6. taxation gislat'on and dats protectiw. anti4)ritW, employrrth and heath and safèty18gislth"on'. . we assessed Ihe extent of C￿￿pIla￿LW Ihe la*s and regubatiorts wJ8ntrfiwJ above through making enqui￿5 of man0￿meNt and Insp8th"ng Wl corrosponderKe', and . Klentyfied laws and r8gulal*Jns wer• corr¥nuni¢ai•d audft t••m r•9ulwty and the team remained alert to inJtanc•s ol nonrfomplianc¢ Ihr¢whoui the eud 17- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT AUDrroR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE MEMBERS OF MER8EY81DE 8OCIEry FOR DEAF PEOPLE Wa assessed th8 suse8pt1￿1ty of the compan￿$ finwKyal Staten￿ts to matwbal TrYthtat•m8nt, irKknJing Obta￿1r an u1￿•r$tan￿In9 of how fraud mvJht 1x￿r, ty. . Ma￿ng enqLMrieS of Manag￿tht as to consklwed thoro was SLwc•pl¢bilty to fraud, th•lr knowl8dg8 of actual. suspected and AIIAgAd frxud.. Bnd . ￿nS￿leri￿ thg intgrnal controls in plae• to mrtyts rnks of fraud ond laws and regul8thJns. To addro88 offraud IhwJh mano9grwrt bw PJKI ryerTKlo Oft*ntr￿$. **.' . pèrtonnèd ana￿le81 prceodum Io Klentify ony unuwal ¢y r*lon8hlp8'. . t•5tsd loumal enlrf•8 lo klentfy unusu￿ tr¥nsgckn$'. . a$$￿4d whèther Audgements and mBd• th dolefftlnthq K¢ounl*¥J 88JmatO8 wer• l)dScativ8 of potential tHas,' . Inv•itigated th• rntkyMlts bohlThJ 8lwKK•nt(Y unwJal tr￿*￿(X￿. In r•sponae to th• of Imgu￿rIth *T￿ wlth Im and rn9ul#th)n8. d•Sw￿d proc•dur Ich I￿u￿ad. birt W8ie not Ilmiie¢l 10: . apreeing fm8nryBI stst•rnent dlthsur•s to th)d8rfwno supportino dc¢u1nwrtati¢￿', • r•ading the mlnutgs of mètb'ngs 01th￿ tharged wbth govern8r￿8.. and • orqu*kng of managwwrf 08 to •¢ttwl •nd [￿AtrI1 Irt￿￿$ and dakns. There are Inhwent limilalknn$ h wr audtt w￿*duM d•S￿bad ob￿. Tho more remgvgd that la￿ and r•gulaUonB arg Irtyn finono* trnn8ae￿(￿g, th• W Ilkdy ￿ Is ihai tth>Th awar• of Th)n4ompllanc•. Auditing stsndar($5 81$0 limrt the atyjit woc8dures requwed lo thntify non-crynpliBnce with laws ond regulatlons lo •nquiry ol Iho dir•¢t•ro ond othor mfyMg•mont and tho ir*peGtion of and 1•9•1 c4rr•Èpond•ne•, if any. Mat•rLql mlsstat•rnents thal arise to fraLKI be hardw to d•i•¢t tho8• that arlBe from eThor a8 they may Invol￿ dellberate ccffjcoalThnt or cdlu8K>n. A lurth8r do8thptth ol tyJr r¢sW)￿bIN* 1$ Iho l<•pm G¢yJndls Wo￿ ¥i'. httpsjl T*￿.tre.0rV.U￿jOudR0rnrn￿￿$￿1lIll•j. Sjrrm part ofw•udltc¢8 Iwt. U•• of our r•port Thls repori Is made 8¢4gly to the charitabl• companvs mombern. as a bc*, Sn aWYda￿ vnth ChBptèr 3 of Part 18 ol the Companies 2006. Oui audit work has b8•n undenaken so that ￿ might statg to th8 eharitsbl8 cKJmpanYB mfrmhrs Ihose matters we 8re requw8d to atats to thom n •n auditofg report end for no other purp080. To th• fiAlè8t •xtsnt ￿mi￿ted by low, do not ￿￿9p1 or oB¢um• rnÈpon&bllty to anyono other than Iho ch8ritobl• fxjmpany and th• charllotyg Convan￿3 mwnb•rn a8 • t￿y, frrtow fr* th1$ feporL w for the opinlons w• LLW(Q (({( L￿1$• Cu•y ACA18•nlor Statsrtwy Audl lor Ind on b•h•W •f BWM o.ai.061.2Q24.... Chart•r•dA¢¢wntant• Statutory Audltor T8rnp8St Suite 5.1 12 Trthobam Street LN•rF¥x4 L2 2DT 18- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 Curr•nt flN*ntl*l wr Totsl fund 2023 2023 2023 2022 Oonallons and l•a8c*8 Chartt6ble 8dlvit Inv8Stmnts Oth•r Ineom• 6,748 7S1.582 75.(*3 6.748 877,057 75,063 63.472 940.241 68.379 3.212 125.475 Tol*l Ineom• 842.797 12S.475 968.? 1,(175.3tt4 Chadtable activi119 912.981 135.475 1.048,456 968,711 Total •Xp•nd1￿r• 912.981 135.475 1.048,456 968,711 N•t rnov•m•nl In fund• 170.1841 {10.0￿1) 180,1841 106.593 R•conclll•tlon ol funds Fund balan￿ 8t 1 October 2022 1.392,675 17.8CIJ 1A10.475 1.303,882 Fund b*lanc•• *t JO S•pt•mb•r 2023 1.322.491 7.8CQ 1.330,291 1,410,47S The 8tsternent of lknandal athltkns Ir*j￿*S al galm k>ss•6 rncogn18•d In the ywr. IrKomo and ￿penditUT• d•rbrt •clfvlllg8. Thé mov8rn•nt In funds deta11￿ at*m wlth rnquK•rMnts foro 8tstwn•nt of thw908 th equty under FRS102. The ststernent of ffnancigl ac0vi￿9 tyl￿ r*Anpli•s with r•wlr•monis for an Income aNI oxpgndlluro at￿￿nt under the Gornpan*k4 Th. 19- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Prlorfinanclal y•ar Unr•4trlct•d Rostrlet•d funds funds 2022 2022 Tt)tal 2022 Oonations and1•gad•s Charitsble actNitio Irw8Stments Othor inc￿6 53.472 788,251 68,379 3.212 10.CK)O 151.990 63,472 940,241 68,379 3.212 Total Incom• 913.314 161.990 1.075,304 Ch81itabl8 activitss 793.302 175,409 968,711 Tot•1 •ll￿ndItu￿ 793.302 175,409 988,711 N•t mo¥•m•nt In fvrtd• 120,012 {13.4191 106.593 R•conclllat5on of fvnd• Fund balances at 1 Ociobor 2021 1272.863 31,219 1,303,882 Fund ￿lIn￿% at 30 S•pt•rnb•r2022 1.392.675 17,800 1,410,475 Tho 8tstomonl offln•rdd 0¢￿&1 Ir￿￿d0& 8A galnB and b)MOB recognisod In tho yw. Th8 movement In funth detslled above 0*198 vAth rwulrwYth8 stat￿￿nt ofcharvJes In equlty undor FRSIO2. The stat•rnent of finBn¢>al (trylkns an lTh))m8 and expendliWO •r%uint und•r th• compani￿ A¢t 2006. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE BALANCE SHEET AS A T 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 2023 2022 Flx•d as8•ts Intangible aB88ts Tangibl8 assets 12 13 1.129.936 1,148,228 1.139.836 1.148,228 Curr•nt ••s•ts Debtor8 Cash at bBnk and h?￿d 15 119.IM)8 574.293 147,365 n6,011 893.301 923.378 Cr￿110￿.. amounts hlllng du• wlthln •n• y•ar 185.9321 120S,1571 N•1 ¢urr•nt os8•ts 718,219 Tot•1 ￿￿*￿ l•u ￿ll•nI I1￿1111•8 1.747.205 1,868,447 rodltorn.. amounts f•lllng du• •ft•r rnor• than on• y•ar 1416.9141 1455,9721 N•t 1,330.291 1.410.47S InGom• fund• R88tricted fvnd8 17,800 088ignat8d fvnds Ggnwal unr88tricl8d fun Revaluat￿ reserve 52,500 1.316.184 23,991 1,298,S(X) 23.991 1,322,491 1.392,07S 1,3XI,291 1.410,475 !0...-..o..s -aDa (+ drew Gr*)th4in ffr•awr•rl Trus ornpany ro915trntlon nurnlxr 0338M90 -21 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 2023 2022 C•sh from OP•Mtlno actlvltl•• Cash labsorb8d byygen8rated frrmn operntkJn8 27 {213.548) 191.384 Invostlng a¢tlvlll•* Pur¢ha8• ol IntangiDl¢ ass• Purchase ol tsryJiblo fxod a8s•ts Investrnent Teco {11.8801 113.6941 75.063 (lo.(￿) 68.379 N•t ca•h g•n•r•t•d from In¥•￿ni •ctl¥lti 49,489 58.379 Flnanclng actlvttlol Repayment of bank108M P7.8S91 139.7941 N•t cash uud In fln*n¢lno •¢dvltl•• P7.6591 (39.7941 N•t Idecrea¥•lllncr•u• In ¢Mh Ind ￿•fv •gul¥&l•nt• 1201,718) 209,089 Caah and (*•h equW•r+ts •t b•gknnkng oly 776.011 666,042 C•Ah and oa•h •qulv•l•nl• •t •nd •f y 574.293 776,011 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 ACCOU￿11￿4 pollcl Charlty Inlornmtlon Mors8ysido Swety for Deaf P¢00 * • Vival• conpany limrt8d by 9uaRni80 inc(JryKvated in England #nd Wales. The reg￿tered offic• is QuÈ•ns Dri¥ti R•tail Pa￿. Wèst Dèrby. LN•rpool. L13 00J. 1.1 Accountlng conv•ntlon The financial statements have b••n w•parnd th accordanc• wltr+ the (*ariV$ Memorandum and ￿tiC￿S of ASSO¢Lation. LompanKrys Aci 2006, FRS 102 Ihe Finanrial RepoTtyng Stsnilard applica￿8 In the UK and R8public of Ir8Lqnd' I'FRS 102'13nd th• CharibOS SORP'AcctyJnting and Roporting by Charities.. Statement ol R8comrnonded Prndie* Oppllrable lo thanves preparin9 Ihoy acuunts in accordan￿ with the Flnaneial R8pL¥tlng Standard appl1[a￿v in th? UK aThJ R¥puUiG vl Ir￿dI￿1 IFRS 1021- l¥fl¥fyUv¥ 1 Jonuary 20191. The tharlty18 o Publk 8•n•fft Entity u d•f•wd by FRS 102. The flnanryaj $1otsments are pr•p8red in 8t•t11rrtJ, whlch Is lh• fun(akml (#mnuy of Ihe th8rfty. M(Thtary 1.2 Golng conc•rn At the tim• ol app￿￿TrA th• ffiDondel thtwr*nts. th• lrnwt•g8 h•¥0 •XF*tstion that th• ¢harity has Ad8quate Ms￿rceS to conlknue In operabonal e¥istWbC8 for th? fortrso8ablo fuiur8. ThuB th• tru$ts•s C4>)tlnu• to adopt the gory ¢xrfKem basi8 of atxountiry in pryring thtr finonty81 st&tem8ni8. 1.3 Charltabl• fvnd• Unr8strict•d funds arn avaloble for at tho of th• tru8t¢os In Iubtrw•rK• ol tholr charttablo ijbl8ctW. R8sirt¢l8d fvnds can only be u8o¢J kjr Part￿1￿r resirtied purpo¥es wlthln Ihe obh8¢ts of the thbrlly. Restrtctbns arlBg whgn specI￿d by lh• dontr or*fi•n frJnds am rnl￿d pard￿1•r r•sthct•d purpow. 1.4 Incom• Ineomo is rorwnh•d Iho thwlty 1$ •nthd to It ts wy p8rfrnTh￿ thv+dthn6 hav• bg•n m•t. Ihe on*)unts b? rrnasur•d rdfjibly, probth th•t hits)m• *411 bo r•c•lv•d. ¢•th drywtlLTh aro ieLxyJnW on InGc*M frcth dwtknb and grnnty kKJud5ThA Gaplt•l grwts, and rAntraGI hKom• indud•d kn IrK4Th . WTh•n don￿5 speuty Ihat donBtioM and grants g￿n to th• mu8t bo u￿1 In lutur• a¢￿￿n￿ng ￿rIOdS. 1$ dthwrnd Un￿ Yh0* p8riod8. . Vlhen thJnor8 impxe t*nditk¥)$ hw• to b• ful￿11•￿ b•ly• th• thortty b¢ryxnes enJded to ut• such in¢orM. the inc4Jme i• def•rred ond not ￿￿￿ded in until thg pret0nd￿0￿& for use have bggn nw. . Wh•n dartork gp•&fy Ih9t don4bons gnd grnntE. Induthng capital grants, arg for p#rbwtar r•strfctéd rposts, do not amclrt to We£￿￿￿)n$ rggarding entthmanL Ihi8 incom? is induded In Othèr grnnts, have parts￿10r 8er¥v wuirernents and are provided in acci¥d8n￿ ontraGI 8grf*menl are inC4￿￿j kn Ihe StaLen*nl ol Financ¥al AGtiVit￿ undpr ￿ hèadlng Rentsl ir*ome frcm oper8b.ng 1g0s¢s Ingt of ￿Ont￿88 gr￿ to the 18S8a8B} i8 reC￿￿niSed on 8 stralght. line bAsiR ov&r lh• lèasa tm. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Ac¢ountlng pollcl•• IConttnu•dl 1.5 Ex￿nd1¢y 18ypendftur& Is accounted lor on an accrua15 and has boen das$￿¢0 uThler h•adlThJs that aggregate all cnsts related to Ihat C4tegcry. Where costs cannot ￿ dncty 8ttribut8d to pwtiojlar headings they h8VO Man8g8mgnt and gov8mance c08ts #r• th¢)s8 iwrred In adrthi$tr8tion of the charfty and ¢Y>mplianc• with emstitu1￿Mal 8tAttJtrtwy ryuirÈm#ntA. 1.6 Int*ng*l• flx•d as••ts oth•r than goodwlll 1ntai1glb￿ 8SStls acquifed separalety fr(Kn J •rp r•¢wi8•d •t ¢4•t •nd ar• sub8equonUy Ir￿aur9d AmertS$atSon Ss rO￿nISed 80 86 lo *Tlt• off cost ry valuakn of •tsots IM8 th•lr values 0￿r thglr ￿￿fiJI liv48 th4 b8s•s'. 08wlc•mont costs obw 5 ￿1$ 1.7 Tan01b￿ fix•d a8s•l8 Tangible fixed aB8ets ern Onrflpny meal￿d #t ctht and m•88urnd •t cul or vgluotlon. not ol depreckguon and any Impalrm8nl I0￿s. DI￿•t￿ Is rwnlsed 80 u Io WTite off Ihe or v•fu•lkn of•88•ts th•lr rwkkml Va￿66 over th•lr us•fvl llv￿ on th8 fc410%w￿ ba8e8'. bulk11ngs ProF•ty lrnpwvements Fixtuos, ffitDrvJs and ¢qulprr•rt 2% on cosl tsJlld*lg1 on cotyt 10%. 20% on L¥At Tho galn ¢( IMS ￿SIng on dtspo801 of an assot IB dolwmin•d al Iho drfor•n¢• bown th• sal• proceed8 and Ihe caryiThJ ¥•￿0 of lh• •s•rt L• rwnlwd In the 8t8tsl￿t offffigndpl ¥b'vbti•8. 1.8 Imp•lrni•nt of fix•d ••••t• At 8ach rnporUng on(5 date, Ihe c*anty th8 Car￿r￿j armunts of ts tangib￿ assets to detsrmin• ether thor• 1$ any Indlcalw that thoge assets have suffered an Impair￿n1 1058. 11 wy such Ind&￿tiOn 1gs8 lrfanyl. 1.• C*sh •nd •qulvalent8 Cash and equivalents indud• c8sh in hand. held at co11 wSth b&nks. othor short.tenn li4uid inyèslmènts origind meturities ol thrB¢ fft>th¢ or Iw. bank ovwdrnts. Bank ov8rdraft8 WO 8ho borrv•MrvJs in ￿jIT8ftt liabiliti88. -24_ MERSEYSIDE SOCIETh FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 A¢￿untIng pollci IContlnu•dl 1.10 Finan¢l•l Inslrumnts Th8 tharlty has *18d8d to apply th8 PTOVi8KffjS ol SO(*￿ 11 '888￿ FSThanrial kn8trurnnts' ond Soctkjn 12 'Oth•r Finanoal Instrumnls Issues, of FRS 102 to all of ts ￿8￿cial irthmonts. Financ￿1 instrurmnts are kn the c*iwty$ DgWIC* Ifto ¢harry b•cOrn￿ parry to the ntr8dud prov151Dn8 of h￿1ft￿nL FSnando1 as8ets and IKgbS1ities *r• off*t, th• not ￿T￿nts prosentod In the finawal ststaments, wh•n there 51 A legally onlorc•ablo Ilght to set oft Ihe orrwnts and L8 an intentlon t¢* Sèttt• on net baBls or to reali80 the as¥•t #NI th• Ihblty Basic ffin*nd81 88sets. whkh indud• ¢Jebtry¥ oThJ wh and bank baiancas, we Initslly m•88urnd al Ir8nsactkJn prK• Induding Ir8nBacti￿ costs •K1 #r• subwu•nUy ¢arri¢d at 8mc*tSs8d cosl uslng th? •ff6ctive interest method unless the wraTrJgrrnnl c¢nslrtutès A finanung trAnS•cl￿￿. vthore tho transocts'on18 moasurod At tho present value of the future r￿9&p￿ dv4count¢d at a marknt rate of int8reit. Flnanclal 868ets d8ssill8d as ￿¢￿￿oble wllhln one ye¥ ¥r• not wThyl*•J. 80$1¢ fina￿191 lknbllth, IndudlrvJ t¥•dit¢rn arnj b•nk to8￿ wo Inltslly rncogntsod at transactkn prtC8 unlo18 tho offongom•nt t*￿6titu1•B 8 f•andng tron8B¢kni. ￿T* th• d•bt knstrum•nt l• m•g$ur•d 01 tho pr•B•nt valua of lh8 futurn paymtrnts diswJnt•d •t • m•rk•t rnt• of knt•wt Flrwd•l ¢Ja80Med u poyab wthln on• year are not arnorti50d. Trnd• cndltors •r• obllgolkns to pay for gc￿5 or 88rvIc￿ that have beon acqulrad In th• Ndlnary LxJurn• of OP•T8ti¢)As from $uppll•rÈ. Arnounts PgyAbh w• dgs$ffi•d gs currgnt liabllitv•$ rf p¥ym9nt 1$ du• withln on• year or 1088. N not, th•y ar• pros¢ntgd 8$ nwrrnnt IiglMliti•J. Tt•d• creditor8 are recogni8•d Initlally at transactN)n fv ond S￿)￿u0nfy rneasured at amorfwd c4>St using Ihe itore$t m8thod. Fin¥nd•l Il•b41rf•s d•rnwis•d t*lwn L¥ntr4thal oblhJat￿l oxpr• or •r• d18th￿o•d or tanco11od. 1.11 Employ•• b•n•ffts The cost of any unuseo r8 In tho pwknd th8 swvic*s r•c•W. TwmlnaJun bBtth arE rwni3Ed irt*trdo¢¥ly 41 an •xws• vth•n Iha chartty h d8rrLw8lrabty GofTunltknJ to terninats ￿ èmWoym•nt Lyan eiiwoyee orto wovlde tem)inatrm ben•ffts. 1.12 R•tlr•m•nt b•n•llts 1.13 L••M• REn(a15 payable urxlBr opwoDrv4 I￿. int*vJing any kn• rKxlY*l. ore Ltharged as an fjxpen8* on a stravJht lin• bask* o¥•r th• torm ofthe re*vant Rentals ￿¢efved under oper8tiThJ to the Slat8n*rt cl FinaThial A¢￿vIty on a stralqhtlkng bAsis ovwthL4 ￿riod of thè the. MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEhlBER 2023 A¢countlTrg polkl•s Icontlnuedl 1.14 T•xatlon The charity benefft3 from various exernpfjws from Iwtion offorded by tax 18glslaJon and ts Th)t liable to corporallon tsx on tx gains falling vAthin those exompt*Ms. ReCo￿ry Y6 made ol tsx de¢uctoa from quali￿n9 in(xxne 8nd frrm r•c¢lpts undorgrft a*J. Th• eharlty Is not abl• to r•eow ValuelAldod TaL E¥vd￿r0 IB recordgd In the •C￿￿nts indusiv• of VAT. erf1k￿ •cGounlln4 •*thn•t•• •ndJudym•rf• In th¥ ¥P￿1¢￿￿(￿ ol clwlV$ a￿￿nI￿¥j wAka•8. the I￿￿t••8 aro rwuknod k) mokv rJdg•rronts. •$bm•t•• and 88s¢Jmpllons about the urylng arnunt of ond I￿￿'litIeS that are not r•adlly apparonl from oth•r ur¢•$ Th• •Élim#téÈ And AS￿1￿*•d sssumptMs b8s•d hithirthl pxp8ripnc• And othèr factors Ih4t arè coN6id•r•d to b• rnl•vont. rn8utt• rtwy drfl•r fr(ffi Mtimats¥. The 8St'rMt85 and undety'ng a8surnptKffiB are roviffwed an b88Is. Rovisk)n$ to &cuJunUng 98timales are rwnis8d in th• F•md Sn *thlch Iho oslknate * r•vi8ed whore Ihg T￿Slon affects only that p•rSod. or In tha ￿rknd ol th• rev￿10n and fi￿￿• lh• both cuffent and fvbJr• perlodj. Thoro ar• no Lylbul occW￿n9 •thn8t# ¢f Ihw• acf£*Jni•. DonAtlon• •nd l•g•cb Unrnstslet•d fund• Tot•1 iknr•slrtciod Ro6trKtod fvnd8 Total 2023 2022 2022 2022 Donatkins 8nd gms Log8c*s I￿1¥¥bI¢ Gr8Dts f•¢•lvalJl• 8.748 6.748 5.045 48.427 10.¢>JO 48,427 10.OC¥) 6,748 6,748 53,472 10.0 63.472 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 Ch•rlt•bh •¢kn• 2023 2022 Eduutlon. w•iear• •nd *up Income from Cl￿ritable 8CtMbe8 S8Ni¢•s provbded und8r eC￿traCt Perforrnance r•latsd grants 321.308 430.274 125.475 288,174 501.827 150.240 877.057 940,241 An8ly718 by fvnd Unrnsthd•d funds R¢8trictgd fvnd$ 751.582 125.475 8T1,057 For th• ymr •nd•d 30 8•pt•mb•r 2922 Unr•8tdrA•d fund8 Reslricted fundi 7AFI,?51 151,99) 940,241 Imfg•trngnl¥ Unr••trl¢t•d Unr••trl¢t•d fvnd• funds 202J 2022 Rental ineomè Inieresl recelyable 69,803 S.260 68,120 75,LX3 68.379 Urntrlct•d Unr•strictad fund funds 2023 2022 0th8r *nc(xne 3.212 -27- MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 C￿rItabl0 4¢tlvttl•s 2023 2022 Educallon. w•lkn •nd •u*￿t staff cc*ts Exarn fe85 598.672 4.429 34,219 569,719 6,491 4J,652 637.320 619,862 Shara of support costs Ise8 note 81 Share ofgovemarKe costs18ee note 8) 381.571 29,565 308,757 40,092 1.048,456 968,711 An•fy•l• by fund Unresffi¢tod fvnd$ R•itrf¢t•d l￿dI 912.981 135.475 793.302 175,409 1.048.456 968,711 SUP￿ 8upport Gov•rn•n ¢0•1• 2023 Support Gov•m*n •t• 2022 Staff COB Depreclafj Pramis•s costs 0ffl¢g ￿8t* Olher cos 68.545 33.966 OZ.79Q 58.595 157.075 66,744 I1,￿2 66,744 41,902 50,386 63,581 80,142 62,IS¥J 58.595 157.675 63,5B1 86.142 Aurjll fe¥s Acr>)un*£nty Legd and 3.131 19.034 3.131 19.034 4.732 28,300 4,732 20. 381,571 411,136 308,757 348,849 381,571 411.136 308,757 40,W2 348,849 MERSEYSIDE SOCIE￿ FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEhl8ER 2023 Audlt•rfs r•murw•ti•n The an8lWs ofaudit￿* ronwr￿all0n Idb•ffj'. F••• ￿y￿bI• lo th• ch•W• •udllor 2023 2022 A￿411 ofth8 charitys annual ac(YAMts 7.400 Nonvaudlt uryk•s AJI olher rnn-audil serric•s 3.131 4.732 10 Trust• Non• oftho tnJ8to081(Y any wlth Ihwnl r•¢•W 8ny rw)xrwalt*i ¢Ywkna the yoar. ond no trustoes wero reimbuwwd expen￿12022. no tru$tw ￿￿￿￿131•￿ or rnlmtrAK88d expe￿•81. 11 Ernploy• Numb•r of •rnploy••• 2023 Numb•r Numb•r cha￿￿bI• a¢tivty Manag¢n*nt ono Suppcrt 2S 20 Employm•nt ¢Mts 2023 2022 Woge8 and S￿9n¢8 So¢kg1 ￿31$ Other pensth costs 613,029 38,899 15,189 587,389 34.980 14,088 667217 636.463 InGludvd wllhln o1)g¥ty l• t7929112022.. £88.4131 LxJ5ts of fre•la[￿ iniwwetet5, banlK st￿. ¥oc6•1 rJJr• •nd tralnlw Ther• ￿re no eIrWo￿ th>se anrMJal was £60.(W (w nwyo {2022'. r¥)n•). MERSEYSIDE SOCIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 12 Intanglbl• fix•d ••••ts Cost At 1 Octob8r 2022 Add￿On8 11.880 At 30 Sept￿￿81 2023 11.880 Amortl•*tlon *nd Imp•lrm•nt Al 1 Octcl>er 2022 Amorti8abon thapjod forth• y*or 1.980 At 30 Septerfthr 2023 1.980 ¢arylng amount At 30 Seplember 20rJ At 30 September 2022 1$ T•n•lbl• flx•d 888•t• Co•1 At 1 Octobw 2022 drtKx8 1268.170 98,180 11,549 13.694 1,377,899 13.694 At 30 S•pt•rnber 2023 1,268.170 98,180 25.243 1.391.593 D0pM¢l￿10￿ *nd Imp•lrm•nt At 1 October 2022 Daww8tion charg•d kn th• y•¥ 148.S36 24.756 3240 3.878 229,671 31,988 3.352 At 30 S•pt•n*•r 2023 173.292 81.?47 7.118 261,657 Carrylng •mount AI 30 Sept8rthr 2023 1.094.878 16.933 18.12S 1,129,938 AI 30 SWerr*Jer XJ22 1.119.634 20285 1,148.228 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) POR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 13 T•nglbl• flx•d ••••t• IContlnu•dl The land al Queens Dri￿ is at th• d￿M•d cost crf£30.359 as alrywed by rogu￿tiOnS under FRS102 and the charity SORP 2015. Bee Trjte 24. Bardays Bank plc 8 lloatinq dwrgg ¢)v•r an propgrty or und8rtaklrvJ5 Of1￿ dwrty. NatK)n81 Waslmlnster Bank plc hdd 8 1ryo1 cha￿49. I¥￿9d in Juty 2017. over fr8•F*)Id land and building8 al Queens Dfv¢. Wgst D8rby, LNeft*Jd. A6 at 30 Sept•rnb8r 2023 •mothit ow•d to Nolk*wl Vl••transtw 8ank wa# É458.107 12022.. £495.7661. Fraehold land and buSk1kngs kndudos knwstment propgty oyry>rise5 one Iloor of the propety at Que8ns Drlv•, West Dorby, Lfverpool. Th• en1￿ wop•rty ￿ •¢tount•d for as frnohold land and bu5￿1n9* withln t8nglbl¢ fixed ossets as tho laif valu• of lh• lnve8trn￿ propoty corr¥wgnt cannot ￿ n￿asUred r8lièbly with￿1 iindu• ta lh• tharity. 14 Flnan¢l•l In•trurn•Tht• 2023 2022 Carrylng arnounl of fln•nclal Dobt W15trumonts mé8sur•d al c06t 646,590 885.156 C•nylng *m•unt ol fln*nel•l 1S•blllll•• Measurod at cost 533.138 15 D•blorn 2023 2022 Amoun1• f•lllng du• wllhln f¥w yw. TT•Je dgbtry 72,297 16.331 109,145 3.920 86,628 113,C*S 2023 2022 Amt)unt• f*lllno du• *ft•r mor• than on• yw. 34,300 T•tsl d•btorn 119.(M18 I47,￿$ -31 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEAIBER 2023 16 Cr•dltor8: *m¢)unts falllng du• Thlthln on• y•w 2023 2022 Bgnk l¢)orn 19 17 41.193 39,794 127,991 24,648 Tr8d8 r*6drtc Other ¢yedkn nJa18 35.359 g,JBO 10.140 85,932 205.157 17 D•f•rr•d Incom• 2023 2022 127,991 2023 T0181 dof8rr8d In¢>)me at l QL*obaf 2022 Amwnts r•co￿9d In ￿¥T AnN￿n(S Cred1￿ to S￿81n￿￿ offlnanc*l •thlY 12T,991 14.700 127.991 114.7001 112,7911 Toial defewr&l Ingme al 30 2023 127,991 18 Crndllor•.' •m•unts f•lllng du• aftw than on• y•ar 2023 2022 Banklogns 416.914 455.972 The bank loans are se￿￿¢￿ by legal chwuB5 ovor thu 05 flvtsMFd In fixed awt 4TrJ b)rrowings not•s Is•e notes 13 & 191 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CO￿nNUED> FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 19 Loan* 2023 2022 Bank108n8 458.107 495,786 Payable ￿thIn C￿ yeaf Pay8bl• 8fter w y•ar 41,193 416.914 39.794 455,972 AftNJunts Indudod 8bm ￿kh l•ll oftorfv• ￿r5.. Payablo by knBtalment8 242.567 289.041 The bgnk b)•n18 ¢•cw*I by a tharge OYM the woswty in Quognj Orl¥•. The loan t•mi8 thng•d In December 2022. The bank loan is rep4yaW? by equal monthty In$tslmenl8 of £4,257. vthh no flnal bal￿Tha payTrwnT. Ini•ro$1 Ll P•la 4$ tt f*ls and 1$ calculai8(l a¢ 2.CQ per c4ni per annum ¢)Vgr I)￿k bts• rnt•. 20 R•tlrnrn•Trt b•Mfft •ch•rn O•fin•d ¢ontrfbull¢)n ￿h•rn Tho ¢hoAty oporat88 8 doffin•d c4Jntrbulion pen8iw $clwrT* for •ll qu￿￿n8 ¥￿tsYM¥. Th• 98Bots of thg •chomo are held 8eporot¢ly frryn Ihose oftho rt￿11ty kn an Indop•rthndy adminlstered fund. The charge In the ststwnent cl fmancial a¢bvit￿ for r•ip•cl of d•fiMd con1dtsJU￿ 8¢hgmoB WO1 £15.18912022.' £14,088). MERSEYSIDE SOCIEfY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEP7EMBER 2023 21 Op•ratlng l•as• ¢ommltm•nts At the reporbng end date Ihe dwrity had (rttsl*)diThJ curnnfvnts minimwi lea80 payrnnts n4ancelable co¢18￿n9 V*ttth fal as fckn.. 2023 2022 Within ong ygar BeTrfftn ￿ and fNe ye 475 4,9T4 475 L•¥•or Th8 operathw le88e8 r•present kn0808 to llirf porfioN. Th• •r• nW•t•d o¥•r of S to 15 and rernal Income Is Ilxed for 5 yews. Th• knger I•8￿ Indud•s a proV￿10n tr nve-yearfy upwprd renl rFvl6ws aceordlng to prmiling market C4y*IrfKffis. Thgr• 8r¥ optkns in F4ac¥ lor any ￿tty to •xt•nd the torrn6 of th• l•s#•ts. At th• rgpL¥Un9 •nd d•t• th• ch•rty h•d eonlrAet•d th twwnl% for Iho fflknhnum ￿#$• poym•nts' 2023 2022 Wthln on• ￿81 Beknn and fi¥• y••r8 In ov•r ￿er6 58.8C 235.2LTh) 264,6C 235,200 205.8fr) 499.8fr) $58.6C Oa* 014 MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2023 23 09$Ignat￿ funds Thè incomè fubmls ol the chality indude the followng dssiwoled have been sot 881d• out Lrf 1 Cl¢i•b•f 1021 30 S•pt•mb•r FU￿10 prOP•tyfi￿d 152,5CQI 52. 15?.Wl Durfng a prwlw$ y•or. Ihe trusle88 d•slgnat•d to •st8tlish ¥ddhwal permanent. Ph￿1¢81 8P8C06 M8rs8ysldo to en8bkn the c*arlty to rwh n8ed K msL Hu4ve¥er, tr* doc46hJ) wgs mado in lh• year by the Irus1••$ to r•l•as• tss• frjnds back to gonw￿ ￿T¢S￿618d r•s¢Nw. 24 R•v•lu•tbon r•••r¥• Incfud¢