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| Reference and Administrative | Details | ||
| Chairman's | Report | ||
| Report ofthe Trustees | 3-19 | ||
| Independent | Auditor's' Report |
to the Members | 20-22 |
| Consolidated | Statement ofFinancial Activities | 23 | |
| Consolidated | Balance Sheet | 24 | |
| Charitable Company Balance |
Sheet | 25 | |
| Consolidated | Cash Flow Statement | 26 | |
| Notes to the | Consolidated Financial Statements |
27 —38 |
| PRESIDENT | J Inverdale | |||
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| VICE PRESIDENTS | A H Lambert | |||
| AJones | ||||
| Baroness Masham | ||||
| A Sparkes | ||||
| J R Tattersall | ||||
| A Bloom | ||||
| CHAIRMAN | Dr S Patel | |||
| VICE CHAIRNIAN | D Holden | |||
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE | BCarlin MBA | |||
| TRUSTEES 8 DIRECTORS | Dr H Agha | |||
| A Chaplin | ||||
| N Flanagan | ||||
| D Holden | ||||
| H Mehta | ||||
| Dr SPatel | ||||
| JSacks | ||||
| CHARITY NUMBER | 1075317—England | &Wales | ||
| SC037482 —Scotland | ||||
| 20150181 —Ireland | ||||
| COMPANY NUMBER | 03744357 | |||
| BUSINESS ADDRESS | Aspire National | Training | Centre | |
| Wood Lane | ||||
| Stanmore | ||||
| Middlesex HA7 |
4AP | |||
| REGISTERED OFFICE | 2nd Floor, Regis House | |||
| 45 King William | Street | |||
| London EC4R 9AN | ||||
| AUDITORS | Azets Audit Services | |||
| 2nd Floor, Regis House | ||||
| 45 King William | Street | |||
| London EC4R 9AN | ||||
| BANKERS | CAF Cash Limited | |||
| Kings Hill |
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| West Mailing | ||||
| Kent ME194TA | ||||
| Metro Bank | ||||
| One Southampton | Row | |||
| London WC1B5HA | ||||
| SOLICITORS | Bircham Dyson | Bell | ||
| 50 Broadway | ||||
| London SW1H OBL |
| Ob'ective | Ob'ective | Outcome | Outcome | |||||
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| Independent | Living | |||||||
| 1. | Seek opportunities | for the Advisor | 1. | Every Spinal Centre closed to non-essential staff as the pandemic took |
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| team to | work remotely | in the event | hold, with many maintaining that state for the entire year. Very quickly, |
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| ofthe hospitals closing |
to non- | most ofour Advisors were able to provide phone or online support to | ||||||
| clinical | staff. | patients, and systems were put in place where clinical staff on site would |
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| 2. | Deliver | the postponed | Patient | book appointments for patients. We worked closely with partner charities |
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| Education conference to share | Back Up and SIA to also offer informal virtual group chat sessions for |
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| best practice with | Spinal Injury |
patients. As restrictions eased, the team were also able to introduce | ||||||
| Centre | staff. | distanced meetings in outdoor settings. The virtual support proved |
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| 3. | Explore | options for delivering | key | popular, with several Centres requesting that this support is maintained |
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| Patient | Education | and | peer | for those patients that prefer such meetings even as things return to |
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| support | services | to patients who |
normal. The team also used their spare capacity to contact former | |||||
| missed | these elements | as a result | patients and check in with them during the shielding period and to offer |
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| of COVID-19. | support as needed. | |||||||
| 4. | Explore | demand | for a major | 2. | With the pandemic lasting longer than initially envisaged, our postponed |
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| trauma | centre-based member |
of | conference also had to be postponed. In its place, a virtual conference |
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| the team; identify | requirements | of | was planned for the start ofthe new financial year. |
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| any role, secure support from |
3. | The ongoing pandemic meant that we were not in a position to look to |
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| clinical | teams and recruit to the | expand our services during the year and had to focus on maintaining our |
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| post. Evaluate and review the |
role. | existing work. We recognise that many patients will have been fast- |
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| tracked through their rehabilitation this year, or never even accessed a |
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| specialist Centre, and reaching those people and providing support has |
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| formed the basis for a number offunding applications this year, with a |
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| view to work starting in the coming months. |
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| 4. | The pandemic has prevented expansion into additional clinical settings. |
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| However, during the year we have begun discussions with NHS England |
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| about securing contact information for patients newly injured and waiting |
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| for transfer to a specialist Centre. We have put plans in place to engage |
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| with those patients and will be using the feedback gained to gauge the |
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| nature of an face-to-face role that we subse uentl ut in lace. |
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| Welfare Benefits | ||||||||
| 1. | Support | in-patients with their bene- |
1. | As the DWP removed their support from the Spinal Centres, Aspire's |
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| fit applications in |
the event of | the | Welfare Benefits Team met the demand from in-patients. This led to |
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| DWP visiting teams no | longer | be- | considerable pressure on the service, resulting in longer waiting times |
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| ing permitted access to the wards |
for clients, but the service was maintained throughout the year. In part |
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| during | lockdown. | as a result of providing this in-patient support, the team saw a 94% |
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| 2. | Improve referrals | between partner |
increase in number of clients supported against the previous year. |
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| organisations SIA and |
Back Up | to | 2. | Considerable work was put in to develop working relationships with SIA, |
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| ensure | all those | clients | in need | of | culminating in a formal partnership between the two organisations. As a |
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| welfare | benefits advice | are given | result ofthis work, referrals from SIA, and their client-facing staff, has |
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| timely and accurate support. | increased dramatically. The established pathway now also means that |
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| 3. | Recruit | a new part-time | advisor | to | the SIA advice line automatically refers at first point ofcontact, |
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| ensure | the team | can meet | preventing confusion and incorrect advice being given at the early |
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| demand. | stages of a client's claim. | |||||||
| 3. | Funding pressure because ofthe pandemic prevented Aspire from |
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| expanding the team. However, plans were put in place to seek funding |
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| for the Advisor role and we hope to recruit early in the new financial | ||||||||
| ear. |
| PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - continued |
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - continued |
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| Ob'ective | Outcome | |||
| Aspire Housing Programme |
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| 1. | Undertake full review ofthe |
1. | Discussions have taken place with partner organisations and Aspire's |
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| Housing policies and procedures |
Housing policies have been reviewed and amended as required. |
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| in-light ofchanging demands from |
Particular emphasis has been placed on fire risk management as the |
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| the partner housing associations |
Housing Sector continues to review its approach post-Grenfell. |
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| and the unique challenge | 2. | Funding pressure because ofthe pandemic prevented Aspire from |
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| presented by COVID-1S; ensure |
all | expanding the team. However, plans were put in place to seek funding |
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| required policies are in place, up |
to | for the Advisor role and we hope to recruit early in the new financial | ||
| date and that training has been |
year. | |||
| provided to staff. |
3. | Funding pressure because ofthe pandemic, together with the logistics |
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| 2. | Recruit a new Housing advisor to |
oftaking on new properties during the restrictions, meant that work |
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| ensure the team can meet | towards new stock was largely curtailed. However, during the year we |
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| demand. | have worked with a private landlord who has agreed to purchase a |
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| 3. | Seek opportunities to increase |
property for the Aspire housing programme; house hunting for that new |
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| housing stock. | property is underway. |
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| 4. | Evaluate the Community Case |
4. | The final report for the Community Case Manager project was received |
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| Management pilot project, make |
and reviewed. A successful pilot, the project highlighted the need for |
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| recommendations for future work |
clients in care homes to receive tailored support in order to facilitate |
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| and disseminate findings. |
their return to independent living, though also highlighted the greater |
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| efficiency ofAspire's existing Housing Advice service. Opportunities to |
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| disseminate findings was reduced by the pandemic, but the project has |
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| been hei ful with fundin a lications to ex and As ire's own service. |
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| Assistive Technology | ||||
| 1. | Increase staffing resources by re- |
1. | Funding pressure as a result ofthe pandemic, together with the closure |
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| cruiting two new assistive technol- |
ofthe Centres, prevented Aspire from looking to expand the team early |
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| ogists. | in the year. As Centres began to reopen to some charity staff, we were | |||
| 2. | Deliver the postponed Assistive |
able to recruit a Technologist to support Cardiff and the post holder |
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| Technology conference for NHS | started in January 2021.The other post was delayed until funding is |
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| staff, Aspire representatives and |
available. | |||
| others interested in Assistive Tech- |
2. | With the pandemic lasting longer than initially envisaged, our postponed |
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| nology. | conference also had to be postponed. In its place, a virtual session, |
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| 3. | Look for ways ofassisting isolated |
looking at some ofthe developments and work that had recently been |
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| and shielding users with access to |
undertaken was held and had good attendance from the Spinal Centres. |
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| technology during the Coronavirus |
3. | The Assistive Technology team provided phone and email support to us- |
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| pandemic. | ers and their families during the lockdown periods. We were also able to |
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| remotely support Occupational Therapists, providing loan equipment |
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| and guidance on how to set it up to ensure patients, and those being |
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| discharged, had some access. Inevitably, those with the most complex |
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| needs were at most risk of being left isolated as some technology simply |
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| requires a trained member ofstaff to work one to one to configure and |
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| train the user. | ||||
| InstructAbility | ||||
| 1. | Secure funding for next stage of |
1. | Interim funding has been secured for an extended planning period to |
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| InstructAbility aimed at supporting |
align Aspire's programme aims, finance and timescales with Sport |
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| disabled people, training providers |
England's new 'Uniting the Movement' strategy. |
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| and employers. | 2. | Industry Guides are finalised, but publication held back until the launch |
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| 2. | Disseminate and promote the |
ofour new programme. | ||
| guides across the sector, targeting | 3. | Research project delayed until it can start and run alongside the new |
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| disabled people, training providers |
programme. | |||
| and leisure operators. | 4. | Newly formed Strategic Partner Group set up to consult and support | ||
| 3. | Start a research project to evaluate | Aspire's new EmployAbility Strategy including an EmployAbility |
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| the reach and impact ofthe | training/work programme. |
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| guides. | ||||
| 4. | Set up a new national InstructAbil- |
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| ity programme to support disabled |
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| people to train and work in the lei- | ||||
| sure sector. |
| ASSOCIAT | ION FOR SPINAL INJURY RESEAR | CH | REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION |
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| Report of | the Trustees | ||||
| PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - continued |
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| Ob'ective | Outcome | ||||
| Aspire Research | 1. | Due to COVID-19 we have seen the PhD funding frozen. However, | we | ||
| 1. | Pursue funding to increase/maintain |
have two new PhD starters and two postdoctoral research fellows |
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| our PhD student and research |
joined us in the summer. In October we appointed a new lecturer to the |
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| associate cohorts. | centre, who brings a wealth ofexperience on wearable multimodal |
op- | |||
| 2. | Get some ofthe PhD students | tical neuroimaging technologies. |
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| expected to complete their research | 2. | We have had 6 PhD student completions. |
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| in 2020 to complete by 2021 due to |
3. | We have maintained current number ofprojects and submitted 14 |
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| COVID-19 restrictions. | grant proposals, 3were successful, totalling E928k. 4grant proposals |
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| 3. | Maintain the number ofactive |
are under-review. | |||
| projects and, ifpossible, increase | 4. | We published 38 papers, 1 in press and 9 papers are under review |
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| the current number by actively |
5. | We continued to deliver the fifth student cohort for our MSc Rehabilita- |
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| pursuing new collaborations and |
tion Engineering &Assistive Technology (REAT) with nine students |
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| submitting new grant proposals. |
enrolled for 2021-22. Last year's REAT MScstudents wrote a great |
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| 4. | Maintain publication rate. |
entitled; Investigating Smartphone Accessibility for People with Spinal |
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| 5. | Continue to deliver our MSc | Cord Injury and we are currently looking at adapting it for publication. |
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| programmes. | We have also been re-working the AMIS programme for distance |
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| 6. | Continue to contribute to outreach |
learning delivery for the 2022-23 academic year. |
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| activities (talking to schools, public | 6. | We have been invited to deliver 17talks at webinars and conferences |
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| events, open days, etc.).Albeit, we | and contributed to several outreach activities such as the UCL Stroke |
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| expect these to reduce substantially | Day Forum, the Tomorrow's Home 2050 exhibition and Museum ofthe |
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| due to COVID-19, however, we will |
Home to name a few and have organised the first Virtual RehabWeek |
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| continue to engage, where possible, | conference. Student feedback has been extremely positive. |
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| through online symposia and |
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| webinars. | |||||
| Fundraising | |||||
| 1. | COVID-19 sees us downgrading to- |
1. | A strong performance in difficult times with a total unrestricted income |
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| tal unrestricted income from F1,105k |
finishing ahead of plan at just over F1,625k and delivering a net profit |
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| to F609k. Profit target now at F218k | ofE1,348k. This result includes F596k furlough claim. |
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| (previously at F447k). |
2. | With the impact ofCOVID-19 and lockdowns resulting in the closer |
of | ||
| 2. | The Aspire Channel Swim to raise |
swimming pools, the event only recruited 1,500 participants and was |
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| income ofF200k for Aspire with a | forced to extend the event to the end ofJune 2021.Total income of | ||||
| profit of896k. This is dependent on |
E112kand a net profit ofF37.5k. | ||||
| leisure facilities remaining open. |
3. | A good result with most ofthe open water swim challenges remaining |
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| 3. | Open water swimming is less re- |
unaffected raising total income ofF288.5k, almost F70k higher than |
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| stricted and we are aiming to main- | target, producing a profit ofF198k,ahead by F91k. |
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| tain Channel swims and Solent |
4. | An exceptionally strong year with an emergency appeal and several |
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| swims but at reduced capacity and |
COVID-19 emergency funding from Trusts and Foundations. The total |
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| dependent on international re- |
figure ofF1,210k also includes the F596k furlough claim. |
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| strictions. Income target of8219k | 5. | Through project fundraising we raised a total ofF223k of new grants. |
A | ||
| and profit set at 2107k. | combination ofemergency fundraising applications in support ofour |
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| 4. | An emergency appeal and the re- |
services. | |||
| structure ofCEO working with Pro- |
6. | A virtual fundraising event, Coast to Coast Challenge was launched |
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| ject Fundraising Manager aims to |
raising a total of636k. Production costs were managed at just 10% |
of | |||
| achieve F200k of project funding. | total income. | ||||
| 5. | The development ofcontent and |
7. | Aspire successfully launched three virtual Sports Quiz events with |
over | |
| marketing opportunities that will in- |
500 participants in the first event in October, with a second similarly |
at- | |||
| crease corporate support for Aspire. | tended event in February 2021. The third events was held in April |
af- | |||
| Target of830k of new income in |
ter the lifting of lockdown and therefore had fewer attendees. |
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| 2020/21 and further amounts in |
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| 2021/22. | |||||
| 6. | The scoping and development ofa |
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| new virtual event (Coast to Coast) in | |||||
| 2020/21. Estimated income of250k |
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| with costs ofF20k. | |||||
| 7. | There will be no Sports Quiz Dinner | ||||
| in 2020/21 but we will launch a vir- | |||||
| tual uiz for this financial ear. |
| PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - continued |
PERFORMANCE SUMMARY - continued |
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| Aspire Law | |||||||||
| 1. | Aspire Law to continue to acquire | 1. | Aspire Law has continued to acquire clients at comparable |
rates | to | ||||
| new clients to replenish concluding |
previous years and | has maintained consistent client numbers |
through- | ||||||
| cases. | out the year. | ||||||||
| 2. | To maximise search engine | 2. | Aspire Law continues to work to maintain search engine optimisation. |
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| optimisation to ensure that Aspire |
3. | Work to rebuild the | Aspire Law website commenced later than |
planned | |||||
| Law LLP features on page one | due to the pandemic | with the completion and relaunch now |
planned | in | |||||
| when searching for a spinal cord |
the new financial year. | ||||||||
| injury solicitor and maintain this |
4. | Aspire Law has continued to fund the sponsorship ofall the |
charitable | ||||||
| position. | services included in |
objective 4. Assistive Technologists were |
re- | ||||||
| 3. | Aspire Law website to be refreshed | cruited and introduced as planned. As a result ofthe pandemic, |
it was | ||||||
| and launched by January 2021. |
not possible to consider the introduction ofa London major |
trauma | |||||||
| 4. | Aspire Law to continue to support | centre support service. | |||||||
| the Charity through the sponsorship |
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| of Aspire Independent Living |
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| Advisor Service and fund the | |||||||||
| introduction ofAssistive |
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| Technologists at Stanmore and |
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| Cardiff Spinal Injury Centres. |
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| Explore the possibility with the |
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| Charity to introduce support in the |
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| London major trauma centres. | |||||||||
| Aspire Law will aim to continue | to | ||||||||
| support the Back Up mentoring | |||||||||
| service. | |||||||||
| Aspire Leisure Centre | |||||||||
| 1. | To achieve its budget. | 1. | The Aspire Leisure | Centre achieved a management account operating |
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| 2. | Operate Aspire Leisure Centre | in a | surplus of897k against a target of83k (pre-audit adjustments). |
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| COVID-19 secure way following | 2. | The Centre fully complied with industry COVID-19 operating |
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| government guidance. |
standards. | ||||||||
| 3. | To maintain QUEST excellence |
ac- | 3. | QUEST Prime was | achieved. htt s:// uestnbs or /facilities/t |
es-of- | |||
| creditation. | assessment | ||||||||
| 4. | To achieve annual Quality audit |
4. | The annual Quality |
Audit was interrupted throughout the pandemic |
and | ||||
| score ofat least 85'/0. | has been rescheduled to the new financial year. |
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| 5. | To achieve annual Health &Safety |
5. | The annual Health 8 Safety audit was 76'/0 and conducted |
just two | |||||
| audit score ofover 90'/0. | days are re-opening | after a lockdown. New audit rescheduled |
within | ||||||
| 6. | Maintain ISO14001 —January 2021. |
six months. | |||||||
| 7. | Develop virtual membership and |
6. | ISO14001 has been | maintained. | |||||
| seated virtual membership. | 7. | Virtual membership | was successfully launched. Support was |
secured | |||||
| 8. | To reduce utility consumption (water |
from Harrow Giving |
to offer Harrow residents a subsidy. | ||||||
| 9. | 7'/0, gas 2'/0, electricity 4'/0). During COVID-19 restrictions, re- |
8. | Due to closures during lockdown and restricted capacity, utility consumption was reduced as follows - Water 76'/0, Gas 21'/0, |
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| duce staffing levels and use fur- |
Electricity 39'/0. | ||||||||
| lough and job retention scheme |
for | 9. | Staffing levels were | constantly monitored to ensure only necessary |
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| as long as possible. | staff were working to maintain the facility and continue |
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| communications with customers. The furlough and flexi furlough |
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| scheme were used | to their maximum benefit and a restructure |
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| undertaken within the Fitness and Customers Services Teams. |
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| A significant factor affecting the planned outcome |
for Aspire, that was outside ofour control, was the impact of COVID-19 | ||||||||
| across all our activities. |
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| Report of | the Trustees | |||||||||||||
| Plans for 2021/22 | ||||||||||||||
| Ob | ective | |||||||||||||
| Independent Living |
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| 1. | Recruit a phone-based Advisor to engage with newly injured patients |
referred to | Aspire through | the NHS England | ||||||||||
| data sharing project. Evaluate gaps in the services and knowledge that the |
patients | are receiving | and | make rec- | ||||||||||
| ommendations for support that could be put in place. |
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| 2. | Explore options for engaging with individuals |
who missed out on | Charity support | during the | pandemic. | |||||||||
| Patient Education | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Deliver the postponed Patient Education conference to share best practice with Spinal Centre staff. |
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| 2. | Develop and deliver training and support to |
peer volunteers employed |
by Spinal Centre Patient Education | pro- | ||||||||||
| grammes. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Promote Aspire's Mind the Gap evaluation |
and see it in place at | more | Spinal Centres. | ||||||||||
| Welfare Benefits | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Recruit a new part-time advisor to help meet increased |
demands | placed on | the service. | ||||||||||
| 2. | Support SCICCase Managers by offering training and |
advice on | benefit claims and working | with | patients | as re- | ||||||||
| quired. | ||||||||||||||
| Aspire Housing Programme |
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| 1. | Recruit a new Housing Advisor to enable the Housing |
Advice service | to operate effectively. | |||||||||||
| 2. | Recruit a Tenant Support Officer to improve | our support of existing tenants | and help speed | up their move | on to | |||||||||
| permanent accommodation. |
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| Assistive Technology | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Increase staffing resources with the addition |
ofa new | Assistive Technologist | to allow for more work within | general | |||||||||
| hospitals. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Deliver an Assistive Technology conference | for NHS staff, Aspire | representatives | and others interested | in | Assis- | ||||||||
| tive Technology. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Review training guides and resources as a |
way to provide support to | people | in the | community. | |||||||||
| InstructAbility | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Secure funding to deliver our 'EmployAbility |
Strategy' | to support | training providers |
and employers | to adopt acces- | ||||||||
| sible and inclusive policy and practice. |
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| 2. | Disseminate and promote the Guides across the sector, targeting |
disabled people, |
training | providers | and | leisure | ||||||||
| operators. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Start a research programme to evaluate the reach and |
impact of | the | guidance. | ||||||||||
| 4. | Set-up a new national EmployAbility programme to support disabled |
people | to train | and work in the leisure | sector. | |||||||||
| Aspire Research | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Pursue funding to increase/maintain our PhD student and research associate cohorts. |
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| 2. | Fourth set PhD students expected to complete their research in 2022 |
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| 3. | Maintain the number of active projects and | if possible, | increase the current | number | by actively pursuing | new | ||||||||
| collaborations and submitting new grant proposals. |
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| 4. | Maintain publication rate. |
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| 5. | Continue to deliver our MSc programmes. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Continue to contribute to outreach activities |
(talking to | schools, public | events, open | days, etc.). |
| Plans for 2021I22 - continued | Plans for 2021I22 - continued | |||||||
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| Fundraising | ||||||||
| 1. To achieve an unrestricted income figure |
ofE840k. Profit target will be 8322k. |
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| 2. Deliver the 2021 Aspire Channel Swim achieving an income of2300k with a profit |
target ofK159k. We aim | to | ||||||
| reduce the costs ofevent delivery by E50k. |
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| 3. Open water swim programme to achieve |
income target off267k with a net profit | off150k. | ||||||
| 4. To develop a mass participation swim in |
the | Western Solent and a Sealand Swim, |
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| 5. Deliver another online version ofAspire's |
Sports Quiz Dinner to maintain profile to |
past | supporters. | |||||
| 6. If Covid restrictions allow, deliver the Sports |
Quiz Dinner with a net profit ofE40K. | |||||||
| 7. Tosecure 6364,000 in restricted funds across all ofAspire's services. An emphasis |
on covering salaries for our | |||||||
| Housing and Assistive Technology areas. |
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| 8. Maintain a high level ofcase studies and |
real-life blogs to support both our Trust |
Officer and our Fundraising | ||||||
| events. Promote the unique cross Channel attempt of Paula Craig to national media |
to raise funds and | |||||||
| awareness ofAs ire. |
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| Aspire Law | ||||||||
| 1. Aspire Law to work to maintain consistent |
client numbers by acquiring new clients |
to | match the number ofcases | |||||
| concluding. | ||||||||
| 2. Aspire Law to update its three-year strategy |
by November 2021. | |||||||
| 3. Aspire Law website rebuild and relaunch |
to be completed by November 2021. |
|||||||
| 4. Strengthen core staff through the recruitment |
oftwo new employees. | |||||||
| 5. Continue the important sponsorship of charity services and work with Aspire to identify |
a new possible support | |||||||
| role for the London Major Trauma Centres. | ||||||||
| 10 | Aspire Leisure Centre | |||||||
| 1. To achieve budget. |
||||||||
| 2. Operate Aspire Leisure Centre in a COVID-19 secure way following government |
guidance. | |||||||
| 3. To maintain QUEST Prime accreditation |
(December 2021). | |||||||
| 4. To achieve annual Quality audit score of |
at least 85'/o average over the year. | |||||||
| 5. To achieve annual Health 8 Safety audit |
score ofover 90'/o (December 2021). | |||||||
| 6. Maintain ISO14001 and achieve consumption |
reduction target —January 2022. | |||||||
| 7. Work with trusts manager to apply for funding |
for sports hall floor, electric car charging |
points, solar panels, | spin | |||||
| studio, gym door entry and lockers. | ||||||||
| 8. Increase and maintain occupancy levels |
at; gym 50'/o, pool 80k and classes 70/o, from January 2022. | |||||||
| 9. Maintain Swimschool occupancy above 88'/o |
across all 3terms. | |||||||
| 10. 80'/o completion ofservice improvement |
plan | by 31 March 2022. | ||||||
| Aspire would like to thank the following trusts and foundations for their support ofour |
work during the last year: | |||||||
| Blakemore Foundation | The Grace Trust | |||||||
| Burges Salmon Charitable Trust |
The Hospital Saturday Fund |
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| Irving | Memorial Trust |
The lan Karten Charitable Trust |
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| James Wood Bequest Fund | The James Tudor Foundation | |||||||
| Serco Foundation | The John Coates Charitable | Trust | ||||||
| Sir John and Lady Heathcoat-Amory's Charitable Trust |
The Monday Charitable Trust |
|||||||
| The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation |
The Moondance Foundation |
|||||||
| The Bruce Wake Charitable Trust |
The National Lottery Community |
Fund | ||||||
| C A Redfern Charitable Foundation |
The P F Charitable Trust |
|||||||
| The Childwick Trust |
The Samuel William Farmer |
Trust | ||||||
| The Christopher Laing Foundation |
The Shanly Foundation | |||||||
| The Eveson Charitable Trust |
The Souter Charitable Trust |
|||||||
| The Garfield Weston Foundation | The Taurus Foundation |
| Aspire would also | Aspire would also | like to thank the following | people and organisations for their support: |
people and organisations for their support: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Law LLP | John Inverdale | |||
| Zoggs International | Ltd | Rob Nothman | ||
| EYParthenon | Alan Bloom | |||
| Frenkel Topping | & | Aspire+ Wealth Management | Ltd | Wellspect Healthcare |
| Coloplast | Active Assistance | |||
| Cyclone Mobility | Fittleworths | |||
| John Apthorp Charity |
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| GOVERNANCE | ||||
| Constitution |
| Trustees | Trustees |
|---|---|
| The Trustees who served during the year were as follows: | |
| Dr H Agha (appointed 14September 2020) |
|
| A Chaplin | |
| RCoote (resigned | 3August 2021) |
| N Flanagan | |
| D Holden | |
| H Mehta | |
| Dr F Middleton (deceased 5January 2021) |
|
| Dr S Patel | |
| JSacks (appointed | 30April 2020) |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Notes | R'000 | f'000 | R'000 | f'000 | |||||
| INCOME FROM: | |||||||||
| Donations and Legacies |
1,210 | 223 | 1,433 | 432 | |||||
| Charitable activities |
|||||||||
| Aspire Leisure Services | 427 | 38 | 465 | 1.712 | |||||
| Aspire Housing | 388 | 388 | 438 | ||||||
| Other trading activities |
415 | 415 | 787 | ||||||
| Profit from joint venture | 451 | 451 | 249 | ||||||
| Other income | 2.2 | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| Total income | 3,141 | 261 | 3,402 | 3,618 | |||||
| EXPENDITURE ON: | |||||||||
| Raising funds | |||||||||
| Cost ofgenerating voluntary |
income | 97 | 97 | 153 | |||||
| Costs oftrading subsidiary |
180 | 180 | 528 | ||||||
| Charitable activities |
|||||||||
| Aspire Leisure Services Research |
1,441 | 131 gg |
1,572 99 |
1,694 144 |
|||||
| Aspire Housing | 592 | 28 | 620 | 906 | |||||
| Aspire Grants | 121 | 121 | 62 | ||||||
| Promoting Independent |
Living | 44 | 44 | 89 | |||||
| Assistive Technology | 18 | 39 | 57 | 119 | |||||
| Welfare Benefits | 29 | 37 | 66 | 69 | |||||
| Capital grants funding | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Campaigning | 19 | ||||||||
| Total expenditure | 2,478 | 379 | 2,857 | 3,785 | |||||
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) AND NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS BEFORE GAINS |
663 | (118) | 545 | (167) | |||||
| AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS | |||||||||
| Gains on revaluation of investments |
7.2 | ||||||||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
(118) | 546 | (166) | ||||||
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
|||||||||
| Total funds brought forward |
651 | 934 | 1,585 | 1,751 | |||||
| Total funds carried forward | 12,13 | 1,315 | 816 | 2,131 | 1,585 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | f'000 | f'000 | f'000 | f'000 | ||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 357 | 431 | ||||
| Investments | 611 | 159 | ||||
| 968 | 590 | |||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Stock | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Debtors falling due after more than one year | 700 | 700 | ||||
| Debtors falling due within one year | 195 | 291 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 741 | 600 | ||||
| 1,639 | 1,595 | |||||
| Creditors: Amounts |
falling due | |||||
| within one year | 10 | (376) | (500) | |||
| Net current assets | 1,263 | 1,095 | ||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 2,231 | 1,685 | ||||
| Creditors: Amounts |
falling due after more | |||||
| than one year | (100) | (100) | ||||
| 2,131 | 1,585 | |||||
| Funds | ||||||
| Restricted funds | 12 | 816 | 934 | |||
| Unrestricted funds |
13 | 1,315 | 651 | |||
| 2,131 | 1,585 |
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | f'000 | K'000 | R'000 | K'000 | ||
| Fixed assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 357 | 431 | ||||
| Investments | 62 | 61 | ||||
| 419 | 492 | |||||
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 1,010 | 1,184 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 464 | 233 | ||||
| 1,474 | 1,417 | |||||
| Creditors: Amounts |
falling due | |||||
| within one year | 10 | (212) | (323) | |||
| Net current assets | 1,262 | 1,094 | ||||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,681 | 1,586 | ||||
| Creditors: Amounts |
falling due after more | |||||
| than one year | (100) | (100) | ||||
| 1,581 | 1,486 | |||||
| Funds | ||||||
| Restricted funds | 12 | 816 | 934 | |||
| Unrestricted funds |
13 | 765 | 552 | |||
| 1,581 | 1,486 |
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K'000 | K'000 | f'000 | E'000 | ||||
| Reconciliation of net expenditure |
to net cash flow from | ||||||
| operating activities |
|||||||
| Net income/(expenditure) for the reporting |
period | 546 | (166) | ||||
| Adjustments for: |
|||||||
| Gain on investments | (1) | (1) | |||||
| Profit on joint venture | (451) | (249) | |||||
| Depreciation | 76 | 75 | |||||
| Decrease/(increase) in stocks |
1 | (2) | |||||
| Decrease in debtors |
96 | 485 | |||||
| (Decrease)fincrease in creditors |
(124) | 75 | |||||
| Net cash flow from operating | activities | 143 | 217 | ||||
| Cash flow statement | |||||||
| Net cash flow from operating | activities | 143 | 217 | ||||
| Cash flow from investing activities |
|||||||
| Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets |
(2) | (1) | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 214 | ||||||
| Net cash flow from investing | activities | (2) | 213 | ||||
| Increase/(decrease) in cash |
141 | 430 | |||||
| Reconciliation ofchanges in |
cash | ||||||
| Balance at 1 April 2020 | 600 | 170 | |||||
| Increase in cash |
141 | 430 | |||||
| Balance at 31 March 2021 | 741 | 600 |
| ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangible fixed assets | |||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation on all tangible fixed assets |
is calculated to write-off |
their cost over their estimated | useful | lives | at | ||||||||||||||
| the following annual rates: |
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| Leasehold improvements |
3 -20years | ||||||||||||||||||
| Office fixtures 8 fittings | 10 - 33%per annum | on | cost | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer equipment |
33%per annum on cost |
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| Fixed asset investments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed asset investments are included |
at market value at the |
balance sheet date. |
Any gain | or loss | on | ||||||||||||||
| revaluation is taken to the Statement of |
Financial Activities. |
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| Investments in subsidiaries and programme related investments |
are measured | at cost less impairment. | Such | ||||||||||||||||
| investments are subject to review with |
any diminution in value |
is charged | to the | Statement | of | Financial | |||||||||||||
| Activities. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Programme related investments are social investments made |
directly in |
pursuit of |
the | Charity's | charitable | ||||||||||||||
| purposes. | |||||||||||||||||||
| m) | Stock | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock is stated at the lower ofcost and | net realisable value. |
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| n) | Debtors and creditors receivable/payable within one year and |
after one | year | ||||||||||||||||
| Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable | or payable | within one | year and | after | one | year | |||||||||||||
| are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised |
in | expenditure. | |||||||||||||||||
| o) | Cash and cash equivalents. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 ofacquisition or opening of |
the | deposit or | similar account. | ||||||||||||||||
| p) | Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Charity has only financial assets and financial liabilities ofa |
kind that qualify | as basic | financial instruments. | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic financial instruments are initially |
recognised at transaction |
value and | subsequently | measured | at | their | |||||||||||||
| settlement value. |
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| q) | Foreign Currency | ||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transactions are initially recognised by applying |
the foreign | currency | amount | at | the | spot | |||||||||||||
| exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign |
currency at | the | date ofthe | transaction. | |||||||||||||||
| Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency |
at the balance sheet | date are translated | |||||||||||||||||
| using the closing rate. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employee benefits | |||||||||||||||||||
| Short term employee benefits, including holiday entitlement |
and other |
non-monetary | benefits, | and | |||||||||||||||
| contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as |
an | expense | in | the period | in which | they | are | ||||||||||||
| incurred. | |||||||||||||||||||
| s) | Taxation | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Charity is an exempt charity within the meaning ofSchedule |
3 | ofthe Charities Act | 2011and | is | considered | ||||||||||||||
| to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 |
Schedule 6 Finance Act | 2010and | therefore it meets the |
definition | of | ||||||||||||||
| a charitable company for UK corporation |
tax purposes. |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2021 | 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | f'000 | f'000 | ||
| Donations | 614 | 35 | 649 | 337 | |
| Grants received | 188 | 188 | 95 | ||
| Job retention | scheme | 596 | 596 | ||
| 1,210 | 223 | 1,433 | 432 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2021 | 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | f'000 | f'000 | |||
| Business | interruption | claim | 250 | 250 | ||
| 250 | 250 |
| 31 March | and | a summary ofthe company's transactions and fina |
ncial position is set out below: |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |||
| f'000 | f'000 | |||
| 415 | 787 | |||
| Cost ofsales | (77) | (143) | ||
| 338 | 644 | |||
| Operating | costs | (103) | (385) | |
| Operating | profit | 235 | 259 | |
| Interest received | ||||
| Net income | oftrading subsidiary | 235 | 259 | |
| Distributions | to parent made under gift aid | (235) | (259) | |
| Retained | in | subsidiary |
| EXPENDITURE | Staff costs f'000 |
Direct costs R'000 |
Support f'000 |
Total R'000 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raising funds: | |||||||
| Cost ofgenerating | voluntary | income | 60 | 30 | 97 | ||
| Costs oftrading subsidiary |
35 | 145 | 180 | ||||
| Charitable expenditure: |
|||||||
| Aspire Leisure Services | 1,165 | 201 | 206 | 1,572 | |||
| Research | 99 | 99 | |||||
| Aspire Housing | 120 | 489 | 620 | ||||
| Aspire Grants | 121 | 121 | |||||
| Promoting Independent |
Living | 40 | 3 | 44 | |||
| Assistive Technology | 40 | 16 | 57 | ||||
| Welfare Benefits | 65 | 1 | 66 | ||||
| Capital grant fund | 1 | ||||||
| Campaigning | |||||||
| 1,624 | 1,006 | 227 | 2,857 |
| Grants paid to individuals during the year totalled F120,893( |
2020:f61,432). | |
|---|---|---|
| Included in support costs are governance costs of: |
2021 | 2020 |
| R'000 | K'000 | |
| Auditors' remuneration: |
||
| - For audit | 9 | |
| - For other services | 14 | |
| STAFF COSTS | ||
| 2021 f'000 |
2020 R'000 |
|
| Wages and salaries | 1,495 | 1,810 |
| Social security costs | 82 | 117 |
| Pension contributions | 47 | 61 |
| Recruitment | 3 | |
| 1,624 | 1,991 |
| Total contributions | in the | year for th | e provision ofmoney purchase b |
enefits for higher paid staff | were: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number ofstaff to | whom | retirement | benefits are accruing | 1 | 1 |
| Total contributions | in the | year | 16,220 | 16,421 |
| Group | Charity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||
| Aspire Leisure Centre | 57 | 76 | 57 | 76 | |
| Other | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
| Trading subsidiary |
5 | 6 | |||
| 89 | 109 | 84 | 103 | ||
| TANGIBLE FIXEDASSETS | |||||
| Fixtures, Fittings | |||||
| Leasehold | and | ||||
| Group and Charity | Improvements | Computers | Total | ||
| f'000 | f'000 | f'000 | |||
| Cost | |||||
| At 1 April 2020 | 774 | 549 | 1,323 | ||
| Additions | 2 | 2 | |||
| At 31 March 2021 | 774 | 551 | 1,325 | ||
| Depreciation | |||||
| At 1 April 2020 | 435 | 457 | 892 | ||
| Charge for the year | 53 | 23 | 76 | ||
| At 31 March 2021 | 488 | 480 | 968 | ||
| Net Book Value | |||||
| At 31 March 2021 | 286 | 71 | 357 | ||
| At 31 March 2020 | 339 | 92 | 431 |
| INVESTMENTS | INVESTMENTS | Group | Charity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| R'000 | R'000 | f'000 | R'000 | ||||||
| Shares in | subsidiary | undertakings | |||||||
| Programme | related | investment | (note 7.1) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||
| Other investments | (note 7.2) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 62 | 61 | 61 | |||||||
| Investment | in joint venture: | ||||||||
| Share ofnet assets/(liabilities) | in Joint | 549 | 98 | ||||||
| Venture | |||||||||
| 611 | 159 | 62 | 61 |
England on 13January 2021, company registration number is 12 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AN. |
England on 13January 2021, company registration number is 12 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AN. |
398051,registered office is 2nd Floor |
Regis House, |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRAMME RELATED INVESTMENTS |
|||
| Group and Charity | 2021 | 2020 | |
| R'000 | R'000 | ||
| Cost as | at 1 April | 50 | 50 |
| Additions | at cost | ||
| Cost as | at 31 March | 50 | 50 |
| 7.2 | OTHER INVESTMENTS | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group and Charity | F'000 | F'000 | |
| Market value at 1 April | 224 | ||
| Additions at cost |
|||
| Proceeds on disposal | (214) | ||
| Gain on revaluation | 1 | ||
| Market value at 31 March | 12 | ||
| Historical cost at 31 March | 10 | 10 | |
| CCLA | 12 |
| 8. | STOCK | Group | Charity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| R'000 | R'000 | K'000 | E'000 | ||||||
| Goods for sale | |||||||||
| 9. | DEBTORS | Group | Charity | ||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| f'000 | R'000 | R'000 | R'000 | ||||||
| Amounts | falling due | within one year: | |||||||
| Trade debtors | 7 | 24 | |||||||
| Other debtors | 28 | 74 | 28 | 74 | |||||
| Amounts | owed by subsidiary | 894 | 997 | ||||||
| Amounts | owed by joint venture —Aspire Law | 17 | 23 | ||||||
| LLP | |||||||||
| Amounts | owed by joint venture —Aspire + | ||||||||
| Wealth Management | Ltd | ||||||||
| Prepayments | and accrued income | 132 | 170 | 88 | 113 | ||||
| 195 | 291 | 1,010 | 1,184 |
| UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | UNRESTRICTED FUNDS | Balance | Investment | Balance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Gain and | 31 March | ||||
| 2020 f'000 |
Income f'000 |
Expenditure f'000 |
Transfers f'000 |
2021 f'000 |
||
| Group | ||||||
| Designated | Funds | |||||
| Your Fund | 19 | 240 | (141) | 118 | ||
| Stanmore Case Management | 15 | (15) | ||||
| 34 | 240 | (141) | (15) | 118 | ||
| Other | ||||||
| Aspire —other reserves | 519 | 2,450 | (2,337) | 16 | 648 | |
| Aspire Law | LLP | 98 | 451 | 549 | ||
| 651 | 3,141 | (2,4?8) | 1,315 | |||
| Charity | ||||||
| Designated | Funds | |||||
| Your Fund | 19 | 240 | (141) | 118 | ||
| Stanmore Case Management | 15 | (15) | ||||
| 34 | 240 | (141) | (15) | 118 | ||
| Other | ||||||
| Aspire —other reserves | 518 | 2,270 | (2,157) | 16 | 647 | |
| 552 | 2,510 | (2,298) | 765 |