2022-03-31-accounts - Friends For Leisure

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taff &Office Su	ort
Gillian Jones	F/T Manager
Maggie Readman	P/T Project Worker
Lisa Nixon	P/T Project Worker
Frankie Goodwin	P/T Project Worker —to 1/10/21
Hannah Guthrie	F/T Activity Coordinator
Lizzie Fry	F/T Volunteer Coordinator
Claire Addis	P/T Fundraising & Marketing	Coordinator
Sue Bowden	Activity Leader —to 31/08/21
Jo Stokes	Activity Leader
Maria Potter	Activity Leader
Lesley Ingham	Activity Leader
Tess Hulme	Activity Leader
Cathy Florentine	Activity Leader
Pam Carey	Volunteer Treasurer —to 23/1	1/21
Claire Hodkinson	Volunteer Office Assistant —to 31/08/21
Barry Wilson	Volunteer Office Assistant
Chris Jones	Volunteer Office Assistant
Martyn Connolly	Volunteer Database Administrator		—from October 2021
Annette Kinsella	Volunteer Database Administrator		—from October 2021

Astbu Golf Club		Miss K Khan
Mr I Bradle		Knutsford 10K
Bramhall Runners		Macclesfield Colle e
Mrs KCubic		Mr Mrs P Machin
Mr M Dwire		Mr D Pickerin
Mrs D Franklin		S rin eld School
Mrs J Hodkinson		Miss BStockdale
In memo ofAnd	Hulme	Mr P Walker
Miss A Holland		Watermill School
Miss J Kell		Mr P BWilson

M	Stockdale
P	Walker
J	Wilde - resigned	24 November		2021
D	Powell - resigned	24	November		2021
C	Booth
T	Slater
C	Carey - appointed	24	November		2021
M	Heywood - appointed		20June	2022

					2022			2021
				Restricted	Unrestricted	Total	Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
				Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
			Notes	f	f
Incoming resources
Donations					9,258	9,258		10,047	10,047
Fundraising					4,132	4,132		2,979	2,979
Provision ofservice				79,716		79,716	123,898		123,898
Commissioned Income				54,101		54,101	28,673		28,673
Other grants and	income			128	7,032	7,160	3,612	5,074	8,686
Activity-related income (Subs. etc)					1,951	1,951		955	955
Interest					23	23		33	33
Earned income					250	250
Gift aid					2,377	2,377		1,236	1,236
Total incoming	resources			133,945	25,023	158,968	156,183	20,324	176,507
Resources expended
Salaries				91,223	24,080	115,303	102,530	12,854	115,384
Employer National	Insurance			1,766	3,085	4,851	3,564	5,255	8,819
Employer pension	contributions		8	340	1,646	1,986	1,014	1,107	2,121
Travel and Subsistance		(staff)		1,026	7	1,033	299	13	312
Vol expenditure				940	672	1,612	884		884
Governance							18		18
Training				20		20	744	120	864
Recruitment				176		176
Activities				11,552	552	12,104	2,855		2,855
Emergency Activities (COVID)							2,585		2,585
Stationery				131		131	174		174
Postage				1,127		1,127	388		393
Telecommunication				2,005		2,005	1,980		1,980
Rent 8 utilities				8,022		8,022	7,761		7,761
Insurance				1,752		1,752	1,641		1,641
Admin.				2,205	458	2,663	1,849		1,849
Publicity and Promotion				1,392	20	1,412	389		389
Equipment							1,192	52	1,244
Other expenditure								15	15
Parent/Carer information		sessions		51		51	622		622
Total resources	expended			123,728	30,520	154,248	130,489	19,421	149,910
Fundraising costs			9	10242	2,310	12,552	10,482	2,674	13,156
Capital expenditure			10	75	75	150	1,050		1,050
Total Costs				134,045	32,905	166,950	142,021	22,095	164,116
Net movement in funds				(100)	(7,882)	(7,982)	14,162	(1,771)	12,391
Total funds brought	forward			46,432	90,572	137.004	32,270	92,343	124,613
Total funds carried forward				46,332	82,690	129,022	46,432	90,572	137,004

Donations and le	Donations and le	gacie	s received during th	e year include those from the following:	e year include those from the following:	e year include those from the following:
Astbury Golf Club				Miss J Kelly
Mr I Bradley				Macclesfield		College students
Bramhall Runners				Mr Mrs P	Machin
Mrs K Cubley				Springfield		School pupils
Mr M Dwire				Mr PM Walker
Miss A Holland				Watermill	School
In memory ofthe		late Andy Hulme		Mr PBWilson
FUNDRAISING						2022	2021
Includes the following			events:
Captain Tom 100Challenge						340
Carol Singing						432
Congleton Rotary		Swimathon
Debbie Douglas	Sky Dive					169
Raffles						115
Sales ofdonated		items				158	166
Waitrose						400	667
Knutsford 10K						250
Money Boxes						235
Congleton Santa	Float					491
Virtual London Marathon						1,462
2.6Challenge							1,797
Others						80	81
						4,132	2,979
Less fundraising	costs					(12,552)	(13,156)
						~8,420)	(10,177)

6	PROVISION OF SERVICE	PROVISION OF SERVICE				2022	2021
							E
	Includes the following:-
	Albert Hunt Trust					Z,000	2,000
	Baily Thomas Charitable Trust					3,000
	BBCChildren in Need					19,288	18,324
	BBCChildren in Need Next Steps					7,540	5,261
	C4C					900	300
	CAF Emergency Fund						995
	Card Factory Foundation					1,000
	Cheshire Community Foundagon		COVID Grant				6,048
	Cheshire Community Foundation		Mein Grants				7,538
	Cheshire Community Foundation		Pandemic	Recovery Grant		1,870
	CCF/DCMS Community Match Challenge						1,400
	Cheshire East Council COVID-19		Response	&Recovery Grant			1,000
	Cheshire East Council Early	Help	Grant				2,707
	Cheshire Freemasons					6,000
	Congleton InrJosure Trust					1,500
	Congleton Town Council						264
	Congleton Town Trust						1,000
	Co-op Community Fund						2,585
	Crews Town Council					1,521
	Edward Gostsng Foundation					3,000
	Garlfeld Weston Foundation						20,000
	Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation					3,000
	Macdesfield Town Council					1,380
	Momsons Foundation						600
	National Lottery Awards 4 All						7,250
	National Loltery Cornrnuntiy Fund					9,300	4,875
	NCompass Carers' Choice Grant					1,640
	Ncompass Take a Break Grant					3,653
	Rotary Club ofWilmskiw Dean						295
	Sir Jukrs Thorn Charitable Trust
	Sobeg Foundation						5,000
	StJames's Place Foundation						2,500
	Steve Morgan Foundation						5,527
	Steve Morgan Foundation COVID		Emergency	Fund			7,436
	SMF/DCMS Community Match Challenge					8,624	17,247
	Tesco Community Fund					1,500	1,166
	The Russell Trust						2,000
	William Dean Trust						600
	WIHlams Family Foundation					1,500
						79.716	123,898
6	COMMISSIONED INCOME					2022	2021
						E	E
	Cheshire East Council - Short	Breaks for Disabkrd			Children	54,101	28,673
						54,101	28,673
7	OTHER GRANTS AND OTHER INCOME					2022	2021
						E	E
	Arnold Clarke Community	Fund				1.000
	Congleton Young People's Trust Ecclesiastical Charities Trust					, 200	1,000
	Equilibrium Charitable Foundation					5,000
	HMRC Job Retention Grant					128	3,612
	Lee Bakirgian Family Trust					300	300
	Leeds Building Society						1,000
	Marketing 8 Publicity					32	324
	Martyn Bracegirdle Charitable		Foundation				500
	Pennycress Trust						300
	SirJules Thorn Charitable	Trust					1,250
	Warburtons COVID Grant						400
						7.160	8.686

9	Fundraising	Cost			2022f	2021 f
	Marketing and fundraising			coordinator	12,444	12,628
	Fundraising	Expenses			108	528
					12,552	13,156
10	Capital Expenditure				2022	2021f
	Website Development				150	1,050
					150	1,050
11	Debtors				2022f	2021f
	Prepayments	and accrued		income	10	385
12	Creditors				2022f	2021f
	Pension Fund				473
	Accruals and	deferred	income		4,455
					4,928

				Incoming	Outgoing
13 Movements of Major Funds			At 01/04/21	resourcesf	resourcesf	At 31/03/22f
Albert Hunt Trust			860	2,000	(860)	2,000
BBCChildren in Need			2,016	19,288	(19,353)	1,951
BBCChildren in Need Next Steps			216	7,540	(7,684)	72
Baily Thomas Charitable Trust				3,000	(668)	2,332
British Science Association			82		(82)
C4C			166	900	(166)	900
CAF Emergency Fund
Card Factory Foundation				1,000	(878)	122
Cheshire Community Foundation	COVID Grant
Cheshire Community Foundation	itit Will Fund		233		(233)
Cheshire Communty Foundation	Main Grants		3,581		(3,581)
Cheshire Community Foundation	Pandemic	Recovery Grant		1,870	(1,870)
CCF/DCMS Community Match Challenge
CEC COVID Response &Recovery Grant					(211)	623
Cheshire East Council Early Help	Grant
Cheshire East Council New Homes Bonus
Cheshire Freemasons				6,000	(562)	5,438
Cheshire Police Safer Communities Fund			224		(224)
Commissioned Cheshire East			8,897	54,101	(48,479)	14,519
Congleton Inclosure Trust				1,500	(363)	1,137
Congleton Town Trust			500		(500)
COOP Coinmunity Fund			4,715		(4,485)	230
Crews Town Council			769	1,521	(669)	1,621
Edward Gostling Foundation				3,000	(828)	2,172
Garlield Weston Fourdation			10,577		(10,577)
Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation				3,000	(1,268)	1,732
HMRC Job Retention Grant				128	(128)
Macclesfield Town Ccuncil				1,380	(250)	1,130
Morrisons Foundation			116		(116)
MOTO in Coirtmunity Trust			674		(674)
National Lottery Awards 4 All			1,357		(1,357)
National Lottery Community Fund			394	9,300	(7,144)	2,550
NCompass Carers' Choice Grant				1,640	(599)	1,041
Ncompass Take a Break Grant				3,653	(1,247)	2,406
Rotary Club ofWilmslow Dean SirJules Thorn Charitable Trust			295	1,500	(295)	1,500
Sobell Foundation Steve Morgan Foundation			3,894 1,745		(3,894) (1,745)
SMF/DCMS Community Match Chailenge Tesco Community Fund The Russell Trust			1,006 2,408	8,624 1,500	(8,200) (1.736) (2,408)	424 770
True Colours Trust			273		(273)
William Dean Trust			600		(426)	174
Williams Family Foundation				1,500	(12)	1,488
Total restricted funds			46,432	133,945	(134,045)	46,332
Unrestricted			90,572	25.023	32,905)	82,690
Total Funds			132.004	158,958	1M,950	129,022

prudent	to keep a	level ofreserve for the charity.
			2022	2021
General	funds show a surplus		82,690	90,572
			2022	2021
Funding	Requirement:
To cover	shortfall
6 months	running	costs, in event of closing down the charity	85,000	85,000

							2021 - 2022	2021 - 2022
BUSINESS		OBJECTIVE			FOCUS		RESPONSIBILITY		SUCCESS			ACHIEVEMENTS BY
AREA					&PRIORITY				FACTORS			ear endin 31/03/2022
SERVICE		Ensure that	service		P1.Maintain equitable				Equitable	and		All delivery virtual until May 2021;
PROVISION		provision is regularly.	reviewed		spread ofservice provision across the		Trustees manager	&	appropriate offer to all	service registered		then outdoor activities only. Backto face-to-face for the summer holiday
					borough, responding	to			young people.			programme and continuing.
					identified local need.
												We extended our PALS programme
												to the Crewe area and delivered some
												parent/carer information sessions.
PARTNERSHIP		Continue to	build	and	P2. Identify relevant				FFLworking		with	There have been fewer opportunities
WORKING		develop alliances		with	opportunities for		All staff	and	other relevant			to promote the charity because of
		relevant organisations			collaborative working;		trustees		agencies from all			post-COVID restrictions.
		across the borough.			including VCFS				sectors.
					organisations and							We have continued to maintain a
					leisure providers.							relationship with Franklyn Financial
												Management.
		Build relationships with the business community			P2.Promote FFL within the business community in order ~ secure funding	to:						Thrive Creative and Prism have continued to offer their services free ofcharge.
					~ recruit apprentice volunteers ~ connect skills and ex ertise							Venues within the community have been used to provide opportunities for young people.
RESOURCES		Ensure that physical and human resources are in place.			P1.Continuous review ofoffice equipment and other physical resources to enable		Manager trustees	and	FFLservice sustainable professional.		is and	The fundraiser worked remotely from Spain from September 2021 to March 2022, then from various parts ofthe
					staff team to carry out							UK.
		Ensure that	numbers		their duties.
		and skills ofstaff		are								Sue Bowden retired in August 2021
		maximised the service.	to provide		P1.Maintain the correct balance of skills							and Frankie Goodwin left in October 2021.
					within the team to
					enable professional							Recruitment has been challenging.
					service rovision.
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									2021 - 2022	2021 - 2022
BUSINESS		OBJECTIVE				FOCUS			RESPONSIBILITY		SUCCESS			ACHIEVEMENTS BY
AREA						&PRIORITY					FACTORS			ear endin 31/03/2022
FINANCES &	Ensure that adequate					P1.Undertake rigorous					Secure financial			Funders included SirJules Thorn
FUNDING	and	sustainable		funds		research offunders'			Trustees,	manager	future ofthe charity.			Foundation, Albert Hunt Trust, Card
	are	in place, in		terms		individual priorities	and		and fundraising					Factory Foundation, Cheshire East
	of:					changing conditions		to	coordinator		Medium-	and		Council, Congleton Town Council,
						inform future					longer-term		funding	Georgia Leigh Ogden Foundation,
	~	current funding				applications.					plans are		in place.	Steve Morgan Foundation, BBC
		meeting immediate		needs		P1.Improve								Children in Need, National Lottery N-Compass and Williams family
	~	being fully		aware		knowledge of national								Foundation.
		offunders'				and local information		to
		requirements conditions			and	prepare for applications.								Finance and funding information seen regularly by the trustees.	is
														Funding reports have been
														submitted.
														We have been commissioned by
														Cheshire East Council to deliver
														Short Breaks from 1/6/21 for 3 ears.
OUTCOMES	Ensure that YPare					P1.Define baselines,			All staff.		YP and families
	given positive			social		outputs and outcomes					report improved			All activities have been planned to
	opportunities		for fun								outcomes.			ensure positive experiences for all
	and	friendship.				P1.Review and refresh evaluation systems to			Involve parents,		Staff fully		aware of	participants.
	Support families to					demonstrate impact		for	children and other		evaluation		process.	Funding reports have been well
	help their children achieve their potential.					YP, volunteers and families.			relevant agencies.		Funders satisfied with evidence			received because ofthe evidence provided.
						Ensure that outcomes					provided.
						reflect:
						~ Ethos ofFFL
						~ Requirements	of
						fund ers
						~ CEC young
						people's plan and
						national riorities.

				STRAT	EGI	C DIRECTION S 2021 - 2022	C DIRECTION S 2021 - 2022	C DIRECTION S 2021 - 2022	TATEMENT
BUSINESS	OBJECTIVE			FOCUS		RESPONSIBILITY			SUCCESS		ACHIEVEMENTS BY
AREA				8 PRIORITY					FACTORS		ear endin	31/03/2022
PARTICIPATION	Ensure that	children	&	P1.Ensure that:					YP and families are
OF SERVICE	YP participate in the			~ Parents/carers	are				participating in the	Young people and families have been
USERS	strategic and			represented on	the	Chair oftrustees			strategic planning	asked to	give feedback throughout
	operational	planning,		board oftrustees					and implementation	the year.
	development and monitoring ofservices			~ Families are kept informed of		All staff and			of FFL's services.	Families	have been	advised of
				changes within	the	trustees				staffing changes.
				organisation
				~ Designated trustee
				works with staff		Designated		trustee
				team to identify
				good practice
INFORMATION	Promote information			P2. Make sure that					Robust system of
AND ADVICE	and advice	that is		information held by		All			relevant and current	Our Other Services		leaflet has been
	accessible	and		FFL is up to date.					information and	updated	to reflect new commissioned
	appropriate.								guidance.	services,	etc.
				P2. Review the means
	Signpost/refer families			by which families are		Manager and				Updates	have been	made to the
	to other appropriate			kept informed.		marketing	co-ord.			website.
	services.
AWARENESS	Develop training			P1.Establish links with		Manager,	Activity		Using education to:
	services to	improve		schools and colleges to		co-ordinator		8	promote integration;	We have	been unable to go into
	awareness	ofdisability		promote the sale of		designated			challenge physical	schools	because ofongoing		COVID
	issues and	promote		training services.		trustee.			and attitudinal	restrictions.
	inclusion.								barriers to inclusion;
				P2. Support leisure					and celebrate
				and play providers	to				diversity.
				promote integration
				and inclusion.

				2021 - 2022	2021 - 2022
BUSINESS	OBJECTIVE		FOCUS	RESPONSIBILITY		SUCCESS	ACHIEVEMENTS BY
AREA			8a PRIORITY			FACTORS	ear endin 31/03/2022
TRAINING	Ensure that staff,		P2. All staff to identify			AII staff, volunteers
	volunteers and		relevant training needs.	Manager	&staff	and trustees are	Safeguarding training has been
	trustees are	trained				competent and	provided for volunteers via the
	appropriately.		P2.Trustees to access			confident in their	Cheshire East on-line Learning
			relevant training and	Trustees		roles.	Lounge.
			development
			opportunities				All staff received online Epilepsy
							training. This was provided by an
			P2.Volunteer training				NHS Epilepsy specialist nurse.
			programme is	Volunteer	co-ord.
			maintained.
VOLUNTEERS	Ensure that volunteers		P1.Demonstrate the			Volunteers are
	are recruited,	trained,	impact ofvolunteering	Manager	and	retained and valued	25 new volunteers were recruited.
	mentored, supported		on:	Volunteer	Co-ord.	Evaluation will	This was up on the previous year, but
	and valued.		~ Volunteers			inform future funding	schools were reluctant to have
			~ FFL			bids and	visitors.
						demonstrate
						positive outcomes to	Two new office volunteers were
						funders.	recruited to help with the database.
MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS	Ensure that FFL is promoted positively at a strategic and local level,		P1.Promote FFL in a positive way across the borough.	Trustees	and staff	FFL is recognised across Cheshire East by all relevant stakeholders	Closed Facebook pages for young people and parents/carers used extensively during this year.
			P1.Each trustee to
	Make better social media.	use of	develop a marketing/PR strategy to promote the charity				There were few face-to-face opportunities to promote the charity because ofpost-COVID restrictions.
			P1.AII staff toseek out				Paul and Gillian represented FFLat
			and attend relevant				Chamber ofCommerce events.
			networking/PR
			opportunities

		STRATEGI	C DIRECTION S 2021 - 2022	TATEMENT
BUSINESS	OBJECTIVE	FOCUS	RESPONSIBILITY	SUCCESS	ACHIEVEINENTS BY
AREA		&PRIORITY		FACTORS	ear endin 31/03/2022
SAFEGUARDING	Ensure that culture, policies, procedures and practice have a clear focus on	P1.Regular reviews of activities, risk assessments, policy and procedures.	All staff &trustees	Parents/carers are confident in FFL's ability to keep their child safe.	All activity risk assessments were reviewed as COVID guidance changed.
	effective safeguarding.	P1.Ensure that			Regular venues have provided
		providers comply with			insurance documents.
		FFL policy.			Safeguarding training has been
		P1.Ensure that staff, volunteers and trustees	Manager		undertaken by 27 volunteers. This course isto be mandatory in future.
		are adequately trained
		and have up-to-date
		guidance relating to
		safeguarding.
		P1.Maintain relevant
		professional links and
		networks to ensure that
		FFL stays up to date
		with national and local
		safeguarding policy.
RISK MANAGEMENT	Ensure that a process is in place to identify monitor and manage	P1.Draw up a risk register and consult with staff and trustees	Manager	FFLcan identify which risks pose the biggest threat and	The risk register is a working document and is reviewed regularly.
	potential risks in order to minimize the negative impact they may have on FFL.	on content. P1.Ensure that the risk register is a working document.	All staff &trustees	there are guidelines for handling them.	Changing COVID guidance was incorporated into the risk register. The impact ofstaffing changes was discussed regularly by staff and
					trustees. Changes to service delivery
					were approved by the contract
					manager at Cheshire East Council.

			STRATEG	IC DIRECTION STA 2921 - 2022	IC DIRECTION STA 2921 - 2022	TEMENT
BUSINESS	OBJECTIVE		FOCUS	RESPONSIBILITY		SUCCESS		ACHIEVEMENTS BY
AREA			8 PRIORITY			FACTORS		ear endin		31/03/2022
COVID-19	Ensure that	the	P1.Involve staff and	Manager, trustees
RESPONSE	charity's response		trustees in the return-	and staff
	complies with all		to-work risk				Trustee	meetings	continued to		be
	Government	guidance	assessment. Ensure				held via	Zoom.
	and that the safety of		that it is incorporated
	young people,		into all working				All activities were		delivered virtually
	volunteers	and staff is	practices.				until May 2021.
	considered.
			P1.Adapt working	Manager and staff			All relevant staff were consulted				on
			practices in areas				the safe	resumption		ofworking	in the
			where face-to-face				office.
			delivery is no longer
			possible/practicable.				Staff have adopted			a hybrid approach
							to home	and office-based working.
	Ensure that	funds are	P1.Research all	Fundraising
	secured to	enable	potential funding	coordinator	and		We received some			COVID recovery
	continuity ofservice-		sources.	trustees.			funding.
	in whatever	format is
	appropriate.