**Registered number: 03740647 Charity number: 1075447** 

## **4Sight Vision Support** 

**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Unaudited** 

**Trustees' Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 



**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Contents** 

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|**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|1|
|**Trustees' Report**|2 - 11|
|**Independent Examiner's Report**|12|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|13|
|**Balance Sheet**|14|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|15 - 34|





**4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Trustees**|Dr Norman Boyland DL FRSC, Chairman|
|---|---|
||Arthur Mayson ACIB TEP, Hon. Treasurer|
||Sheilagh Baker DBO (D), Elected Member|
||Robert Hayes, Vice Chairman|
||Jan Penn, Elected Member|
||Heather Bell DBO (D), Elected Member|
||Julia Kirkham, Elected Member|
||Maureen Jenkins RN BSc (Hons) ANP, Elected Member|
|**Company registered**<br>**number**<br>03740647<br>**Charity registered**<br>**number**<br>1075447<br>**Registered office**<br>36 Victoria Drive<br>Bognor Regis<br>West Sussex<br>PO21 2TE<br>**Chief Executive Officer**<br>**and Company Secretary**<br>N Demetriades (to 31 August 2021)<br>K Thomas (from 1 September 2021)<br>**Independent examiner**<br>Kreston Reeves LLP<br>Chartered Accountants<br>Springfield House<br>Springfield Road<br>Horsham<br>West Sussex<br>RH12 2RG<br>**Bankers**<br>CAF Bank<br>25 Kings Hill Avenue<br>Kings Hill<br>West Malling<br>Kent<br>ME19 4JQ<br>**Patron**<br>In absentia<br>**Vice Patrons**<br>Major-General Tony Boam CB CBE<br>Simon Brett OBE<br>The Right Hon. the Lord Navnit Dholakia OBE DL<br>The Right Hon. the Lord Egremont DL<br>Harry Goring DL<br>The Right Hon. Sir Peter Hordern PC DL<br>Major Mark Scrase-Dickens CMG DL<br>Masoud Teimory MD DO FRCOphth<br>The Right Hon. Lord Young of Graffham FRPS DL<br>Tim Fooks - appointed January 2022||



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the current statutory requirements and comply with the Charity’s governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ issued (January 2019). 

## **CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

When planning activities for the year the Trustees have complied with guidance issued by the Charity Commission and with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 

In particular the Trustees have considered the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of health, and the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or another disadvantage and living in West Sussex. 

## **ABOUT 4SIGHT VISION SUPPORT** 

In October 2021 we celebrated our 100[th] Anniversary.  For over 100 years, 4Sight Vision Support has been the leading sight loss charity supporting blind and sight impaired people living in West Sussex. 

With our ongoing work, forward strategy, and partnership working, we aim to make 4Sight Vision Support the Charity that is there for the people of West Sussex at the time when it matters most. 

This year we have reviewed and refreshed our charity strategy and objectives to ensure we are relevant, and appropriate, and continue to respond to users’ voices. 

## Our Vision 

At the heart of our holistic and person-centred approach is a commitment to ensure everyone can live a **LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS** following a sight loss diagnosis. 

## Our Mission 

Make a positive difference to blind and sight impaired people in West Sussex at every stage of their lives and sight loss journey. 

## Our Values 

- We are **Caring** 

- For over 100 years, we are **Trusted** 

- • We are **Forward-Thinking** 

## Our Priorities 

1. Raise the profile of 4Sight Vision Support through improved communication and engagement with our stakeholders 

2. Increase the number of blind and sight impaired people we support 

3. Change the way we work to provide more one-to-one vision support services 

4. Promote good eye health and sight loss prevention 

5. Ensure 4Sight Vision Support is fit for purpose, sustainable and relevant 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Structure, Governance, and Management** 

4Sight Vision Support has the Charity registration number 1075447 and is a Company Limited by Guarantee, number 03740647.  It is constituted under its amended Articles of Association dated 26[th] October 2018. The Charity was founded in 1921 and incorporated on 24[th] March 1999.  The management of the affairs of te charity is vested in the Trustees. The Trustees are the directors of the company together with not more than nine members elected by the Annual General Meeting or co-opted by the Trustees.3 out of 8 of our Trustees have lived experience of sight loss 

In 2021-2022 we also started using the Charity Excellence Framework tool to ensure that we are up to date with governance, policy, and procedures and have met the quality mark standard. 

## **Our Staff** 

The charity’s operational affairs, including Chief Executive, service delivery, finance, admin, income generation, and communications were managed and delivered by 15 staff. 20% of our staff team have lived experience of sight loss, including Kirstie Thomas who after working with the charity for 13 years was appointed as CEO in September 2021. 

## **Our Volunteers** 

|Volunteer numbers|206|
|---|---|
|Volunteers with Lived Experience|20|
|Total Hours|12,780|
|Added value|£121,410|



## **Volunteer Contacts with Clients** 

Client Services volunteers based at Bognor and Shoreham recorded over **4,000** contacts with clients, in over **369** hours of contact. 

Client contact consists of both telephone and written contact. For example, in addition to welfare calls to clients, volunteers send out client welcome packs and birthday cards. 

A total of **1,400** welfare calls were made to clients equating to **137** hours of telephone support by volunteers. 

**47** New Volunteers have been recruited in the period into the following volunteer roles: 

- Sighted Guides 

- Group Helpers 

- Car drivers & Minibus drivers 

- Client Services & Centre volunteers 

- Fundraising, Events & Communications 

## **Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service** 

In June 2021 4Sight Vision Support was honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The award recognises outstanding work by volunteer groups to benefit their local communities and we were doubly honoured to receive an additional ‘Special Recognition – Covid 19' Commendation, awarded to those who provided impactful support to the community in response to the pandemic. 

In November, the Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex, Mrs Susan Pyper, presented the charity with the Award crystal and certificate at a special ceremony at the Shoreham Centre attended by volunteers, invited guests, and staff. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

Recipients of the Award nationwide were invited to attend a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace hosted by The Earl and Countess of Wessex and attended by The Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Alexandra.  The Garden Party, held on Wednesday 18 May 2022, was attended by 4Sight Vision Support volunteers Penny Dale and Julia Kirkham, along with Volunteer Coordinator, Naomi Towns. 

## **2021-2022 – THE YEAR AT A GLANCE – OUR IMPACT** 

With 5 main priorities in our Strategic Plan, here are some of our achievements during the year. 

|**Total new clients**|546|
|---|---|
|**Total active service users**|2,287|



Our **referrals** for support are received in a wide variety of ways including, our Sight Care Advisor services at University Hospitals Sussex (UHSX) NHS Trust, WSCC Rehabilitation Officers for the Visually Impaired (ROVI), our Sussex and Surrey Hospital (SASH) NHS Trust Low vision clinics, opticians, social prescribers, self-referrals, and GP’s. 

## **Age breakdown** 

Age Band No. of people 0 To 4 3 5 To 10 10 11 To 16 20 17 To 18 5 19 To 24 7 25 To 39 30 40 To 64 256 65 To 74 256 75 To 84 581 85+ 1,089 Data missing 30 

## **Geographic Breakdown** 

District No. of people Adur 233 Arun 578 Brighton & Hove 42 Chichester 340 Crawley 209 East Sussex 18 Hampshire 20 Horsham 312 Mid Sussex 296 Out of County 5 Surrey 20 Unknown 3 Worthing 211 

## **Sight Care Advisor’s interaction** 

Total people registered with a certificate of Visual Impairment (CVI) 354 Total Low Vision Aid HESP form issued for magnifiers 415 General Patient Contacts 1,278 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Low Vision assessments** 

Low Vision Assessments carried out 104 Assessments using the Hospital Eye Scheme Prescription (HESP) 37 Assessment via the Sussex and Surrey NHS Trust contract (SASH) Crawley Horsham Total Low Vision Assessments 390 

## **Practical equipment advice and purchase** 

Equipment Advice and Demonstration interaction 557 No. Of Items Sold 637 Total orders (inc via WSCC ROVI Tam) 436 Total £12,846 

## **Accessible Technology Service from July 2021** 

Number of direct beneficiaries 121 Number of interventions delivered 306 Number of remote sessions delivered 264 Number of in person sessions delivered 42 Amount of hours of support delivered 165.5 hours 

## **New Services/Activity for this year** 

**Benefits advise** , including support with form filling, applications, appeals, and assessments 

Benefits Interactions 40 

## **Education support for students, at school or college** 

Supported 11 young people in 20 interactions 

**Total Face to Face interaction 477** 

## **OUR SERVICES & ACTIVITIES** 

In this financial year alongside our updated Vision, Mission, Values, and priorities we also undertook a strategic services review and restructure based on learning from the pandemic and improving and ongoing engagement with our beneficiaries. 

Our person-centred, tailored, one-to-one support services now cover the following and meet with the national standard ‘Seeing it My Way’ outcomes: 

- Our caring and trusted team are here to **listen** , identify areas of need, and **work with clients** to live their life without limits. 

- **Emotional** and **practical** support after **diagnosis** at the eye unit, including helping to understand the certification and registration process of having a visual impairment. 

- Help to **understand individual eye conditions** , what support clients can access, and promote **good eye health.** 

- **Have someone to talk** to and help to **connect with others** , share experiences and support each other. 

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- Dedicated **assessments** to identify **magnification** , techniques, and **products** to help with everyday tasks such as **reading** , shopping, medication, and preparing meals. 

- Financial support to access **benefits** and **concessions** , help **to complete forms** , such as Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Attendance Allowance (AA), and Blue Badge. 

- With the help of **technology** , we can support people to develop new and existing skills, **communicate** effectively and remain **independent** . 

- Provide appropriate and up-to-date **information, advice, and guidance** in appropriate accessible formats 

- Support with **education** , training, learning, and **employment** . 

- Enable people to access **leisure, social, health, and wellbeing** activities within your community. 

We deliver this through our dedicated service team split into the following areas: 

- **Sight Care Advisor** Service based at eye units at Southlands and St Richards, providing vital emotional and practical support at the point of diagnosis of irreversible sight loss. We are delighted this year to announce that this service is now funded by the UHSX NHS Trust for the first time in 24 years. 

- **Client Service** , the first point of contact for all referrals into our service, including triage, calls, data capture, and ongoing internal and external referrals 

- **Low Vision and equipment service** these cover assessments for magnifiers, lighting, practical information, advice, guidance, and equipment demonstration and purchase 

- **Accessible Technology Service** providing invaluable assistance, training, information, and advice on adaptions and accessibility options available through technology 

- **Advocacy** one-to-one person-centred, tailored support to support needs identified through our triage process 

- **Benefits, education and employment service** supporting, children, young adults, and working-age clients to ensure they can, work, learn and manage financially 

- **Health and Wellbeing services** enabling people to continue with social, leisure, and community activities, while breaking down barriers to accessing activities 

## **100th Anniversary** 

For 100 years and without interruption, 4Sight Vision Support has provided specialist services to blind and sight impaired adults and children across West Sussex. In October 2021 we marked this anniversary with two very special celebrations; a birthday party at our Bognor HQ and a ‘Visions of Hollywood’ Fundraising Ball.  The two occasions not only celebrated this landmark, but also the hard work of staff, volunteers and the local community who continued to deliver the Charity’s vital services throughout the pandemic. 

Current staff and volunteers came together to celebrate at the birthday party with fizz, a quiz, and of course a 100[th] birthday cake! They included the longest standing members Annie Taylor, Sight Care Advisor, and Finance Manager Melanie Adams, both who have been with the charity for over 20 years. 

Guests at the ‘Visions of Hollywood’ Ball included current and former staff, volunteers, Trustees, clients, corporate supporters, plus friends and family. Tickets and fundraising on the night raised nearly £13,000.  The Team at 4Sight Vision Support would like to thank its corporate sponsors Rayner; Barnham Opticians; Brandabble; Arun Business Partnership; Sims Williams Estate Agents; SRP Design and Print; Passmore Glass and Southdowns Water. 

Other 100[th] Anniversary activities during the year included; various communication activities to celebrate/mark this momentous occasion (with thanks to the local press for helping us share our story), a Centenary Prize Draw which raised £3,300 and the design and sale of a special commemorative pin badge. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **OUR COMMUNICATIONS** 

Press releases Radio interviews 4 

Our **social media** presence grew 

Facebook: 57 new total 1,023 Instagram: 85 new total 389 Twitter: 19 new total1,616 

**Newsletters** sent to our clients with information, advice and activities 

In the following accessible formats 

CD total 736 USB 505 Braille 27 E-mail 2,525 Printed 11,701 **Total: 15,494** 

## **PARTNERSHIPS** 

Partnership working is a key priority to 4Sight Vision Support, and we have continued to work in partnership with a range of organisations in the public, private and third sectors, to raise sight awareness, deliver joint training sessions and deliver services. 

We have a formal link with Sight for Surrey through the SaSH NHS contract as mentioned above, and link into the local West Sussex Community and Voluntary Action groups. We are also a founder member of the ‘Community Solutions Consortia’ (CSC) with Age UK West Sussex, Brighton and Hove, Carers Support West Sussex, The Aldingbourne Trust, Independent Lives, Healthwatch West Sussex, Citizens Advice and West Sussex MIND. CSC is a consortium of county-wide service provider organisations that deliver preventative health and wellbeing services in West Sussex and through the consortia, aim to bring together their collective skills, knowledge, expertise, information, insight and understanding to effectively contribute to and influence strategic commissioning of services, through local authorities, NHS and the local Health and Wellbeing Board and local prevention and wellbeing strategies. 

This year we were on the sounding board working in co-production for the new WSCC Adult Social Care Strategy titled “The Life you want to Lead”, to ensure that sight loss was considered and prevalent in this piece of work. 

We also work closely with other organisations that support sight impaired people. Visionary is the national body that links sight loss organisations across the UK.  4Sight Vision Support plays an active role in the local Visionary south-east regional hub which includes Sight for Surrey, East Sussex Association of Blind & Partially Sighted People, Open Sight Hampshire, Kent Association for the Blind, Sight Concern Bedfordshire, Berkshire Vision and many others. We also work with national partners including the RNIB, Guide Dogs UK, Blind Veterans UK, The Thomas Pocklington Trust and The Macular Society and we will continue to explore ways to work together with them wherever such partnerships can add value to the services and support we offer to our members. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE** 

The financial performance of the charity for the year is set out in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

Donations, Legacies and Grants totalled £237,034 for the period (2021: £358,995), whilst income from Charitable Activities was £90,794 (2021: £57,480). Total income for the charity amounts to £364,720 (2021: £423,243). 

Total expenditure for the year was £424,275 (2021: £398,607). 

The net decrease in funds was £59,555 (2021: net increase of £24,636) against a planned deficit for the year of £24,794 (2021: £40,370). 

Fees and pricing policies have remained at 2020-21 levels. There are currently no plans to introduce any other fees or change pricing policies as the Trustees are committed to ensuring that help is available for people facing financial hardship who wish to access 4Sight Vision Support services, and a discretionary system is in place so that any charges can be waived for those unable to afford it. 

The trading subsidiary, 4Sight Vision Support Trading Limited, again remained dormant during the year, but it is being kept under review in the eventuality that the Trustees deem it in the charity’s best interests to make use of it for future projects. 

## **RESERVES POLICY** 

It is the policy of the Trustees to establish and maintain free reserves at a level sufficient to enable the Association to continue to deliver its range of services during periods of lower income and to meet all responsibilities in the case of closure. 

4Sight Vision Support has maintained this method for the continuous assessment of risk, including a valuation of the level of reserves that we might need, based on the review of each of our current services and the flow of funds, as well as the security of our HQ building, an unrestricted fixed asset.  This allows for service delivery to be prioritised, but with due regard to other legal and financial responsibilities. 

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least six month's expenditure (excluding funded projects); this is to allow the charity to be managed efficiently and to provide a buffer for uninterrupted services. 

This level of reserves had been achieved at the year end. The total funds held at the balance sheet date were £707,289 (2021: £766,844) which includes £80,298 (2021: £91,479) held in restricted funds and £468,581 (2021: £484,310) held as tangible fixed assets. This gives free reserves of £158,410 (2021: £191,055). 

The view of the Trustees for the 2021-22 year is that the overall position of the charity and the balance of funds was sufficient to continue to operate charitable services at the levels agreed, and there are sufficient liquid assets to enable restricted and designated funds to be applied as necessary. The Board is empowered to invest monies not required for the immediate purposes of the Association as stated in the charity’s investment policy. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Trustees’ Report For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **FUNDRAISING** 

As with many voluntary sector organisations, securing funding for our services remains a constant challenge and the Trustees and the Senior Management Team remain focussed on the work that is needed in order to develop sustainable, on-going income streams. 

The senior member of our fundraising team is a member of the Institute of Fundraising and our organisation is registered with the Fundraising Regulator; consequently, everyone who supports us may be assured that we comply with the regulatory standards for fundraising. 

Our fundraising includes encouraging donations and gifts in Wills, running events and operating a lottery and raffle.  Our fundraising strategy is provided and delivered by our in-house team. 

We respond to all complaints within five days. Complaints are dealt with in line with our fundraising complaints policy. Serious complaints are escalated to our Chief Executive and Trustees so they may review our activities in the light of the complaint. We have not received any complaints in this financial period. 

## **Funders** 

4Sight Vision Support continues to benefit from the very generous support of a broad range of funders, whether that be Charitable Trusts & Foundations, statutory funders such as County, District, Borough, Town and Parish Councils or the various philanthropic organisations such as local Rotary, Lions, Freemasons, and other groups (some of whom are listed below). We are very grateful to them for their continued support and we thank them for enabling us to fulfil our mission to support and improve the lives of visually impaired people in West Sussex. Equally, the Trustees would like to note their sincere thanks to local businesses, schools, universities, colleges and the many individuals who choose to set up, run, or participate in a fundraising event in aid of our work each year. Without the support of this ever-growing supporter and donor base, 4Sight Vision Support would simply not be able to fulfil its objectives. 

The Trustees would also like to acknowledge the generous support of some larger donations from the following organisations: 

- The Hedley Foundation 

- The Bassil Shippam and Alsford Trust 

- The Masonic Charitable Foundation 

- The Edward Gostling Foundation 

- The Kathleen and Sidney Linkins Memorial Trust 

- People’s Postcode Lottery 

- The Souter Charitable Trust 

- Sussex Community Foundation 

- The Wilson Memorial Trust 

- Awards for All 

- Hardy Charitable Trust 

- Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust 

- The Munro Charitable Trust 

- Co-op Local Community Fund 

- Friarsgate Trust 

- The Childwick Trust 

- Thomas Pocklington Trust 

- West Sussex Travel Society Charity 

- The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists 

- The Patricia Routledge Foundation 

- Ambergate Charitable Trust 

- Southern Water 

- Windruff Charitable Trust 

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- Nancy, Viscountess Blakenham’s Charitable Trust 

- Arun District Council 

- Bognor Regis Town Council 

Many other donors and benefactors have also supported us throughout the year including Parish and Town Councils, local Community groups and organisations and initiative funders as well as those who have requested that we respect their privacy and anonymity by not including them in this report, but we offer our thanks to them for their generosity also. 

## **IMPACT OF COVID-19** 

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has continued to affect the provision of services throughout the year with continuous changes in government guidelines and restrictions. Including working from home, wearing a face covering, hand sanitising, risk assessments, staff and volunteers being vaccinated, and social distancing. Our safeguarding committee continued to meet on a regular basis to discuss new changes and restrictions as they occurred. 

We also saw increased staff and volunteer illness, absence, and concern, and our team are still working through waiting lists for visits as a result of the disruption. 

Our online, and virtual offers have continued and have proved to be a popular way of communication, particularly with our accessible technology service 

Events and activities had to be cancelled or rescheduled throughout the year which and an impact on services offered as well as a finical one. 

Towards the end of the financial year, we removed all Covid-19 restrictions in line with the Government guidelines but continue to demonstrate higher levels of good hygiene practices and comply where restrictions are in place. Including continuing to wear face coverings when visiting our vulnerable clients. 

## **THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES** 

The Board sets the strategic direction for the organisation, and management of the activities is exercised through the Chief Executive and the Management Committee. Trustees are also the Directors of the company. 

The Trustees shall consist of the Honorary Officers, individuals nominated by local area committees, and individuals elected by the members at the AGM, of which not less than 50% shall be visually impaired people or people with lived experience of sight loss. 

The Board of Trustees: 

- meets at least four times per year (during this year, all meetings were held online including the AGM) 

- authorises the appointment of senior staff. 

- each calendar year appoints sub-committees to deal with all financial and general business of the Association; and 

- approves a business plan and budget for the coming year. 

The Annual General Meeting: 

- elects Officers of the Charity. 

- elects up to 9 members of the Board of Trustees. 

- and approves the annual report and accounts. 

The Trustees may also recommend appointment of other honorary officers, Patrons, Vice Patrons, Presidents and Vice Presidents who shall be members of the Charity. 

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**4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Independent Examiner's Report** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of 4Sight Vision Support ('the charity')** 

I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** 

As the Trustees of the charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent Examiner's Statement** 

Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)]. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

This report is made solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the charity's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. 

Signed: Dated: 28 November 2022 Lucy Hammond  BSc  FCA 

## **Kreston Reeves LLP** 

Chartered Accountants Springfield House Springfield Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 2RG 

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## **4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Statement of financial activities (incorporating income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>Charitable activities<br>4<br>Other trading activities<br>Investments<br>6<br>Other income<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>7<br>Charitable activities<br>8<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Net movement in funds<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**94,485**<br>**90,794**<br>**31,210**<br>**14**<br>**5,568**<br>**222,071**<br>**70,504**<br>**199,941**<br>**270,445**<br>**(48,374)**<br>**675,365**<br>**(48,374)**<br>**626,991**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**142,549**<br>**-**<br>**100**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**142,649**<br>**-**<br>**153,830**<br>**153,830**<br>**(11,181)**<br>**91,479**<br>**(11,181)**<br>**80,298**|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**237,034**<br>**90,794**<br>**31,310**<br>**14**<br>**5,568**<br>**364,720**<br>**70,504**<br>**353,771**<br>**424,275**<br>**(59,555)**<br>**766,844**<br>**(59,555)**<br>**707,289**|Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>358,995<br>57,480<br>6,576<br>78<br>114|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||423,243|
|||||66,975<br>331,632|
|||||398,607|
|||||24,636|
|||||742,208<br>24,636|
|||||766,844|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

The notes on pages 15 to 34 form part of these financial statements. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

## **1.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

4Sight Vision Support meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. 

## **1.2 Going concern** 

The financial  statements  have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no  material  uncertainties  exist.  The  trustees  have  considered  the  level  of  funds  held  for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. 

## **1.3 Income** 

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. 

The recognition of income from legacies is dependent on establishing entitlement, the probability of receipt and the ability to estimate with sufficient accuracy the amount receivable. Evidence of entitlement to a legacy exists when the charity has sufficient evidence that a gift has been left to them (through knowledge of the existence of a valid will and the death of the benefactor) and the executor is satisfied that the property in question will not be required to satisfy claims in the estate. Receipt of a legacy must be recognised when it is probable that it will be received and the fair value of the amount receivable, which will generally be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the charity, can be reliably measured. 

Grants are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance Sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued. 

Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable. 

Other income is recognised in the period in which it is receivable and to the extent the goods have been provided or on completion of the service. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **1.4 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. 

Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the charity to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities events and non-charitable trading. 

Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the charity's objectives, as well as any associated support costs. 

All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 

## **1.5 Government grants** 

Government grants relating to tangible fixed assets are treated as deferred income and released to the Statement of Financial Activities over the expected useful lives of the assets concerned. Other grants are credited to the Statement of Financial Activities as the related expenditure is incurred. 

## **1.6 Interest receivable** 

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

## **1.7 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation** 

Tangible fixed assets costing £2,000 or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably. 

Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost. 

Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, . 

Depreciation is provided on the following bases: 

|Freehold property|- 2% on cost|
|---|---|
|Plant and machinery|- 33% on cost|
|Motor vehicles|- 50% on cost|
|Fixtures and fittings|- 33% on cost|
|Computer equipment|- 33% on cost|



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **1.8 Investments** 

Fixed asset investments are a form of financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction cost and subsequently measured at fair value at the Balance Sheet date, unless the value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment. Investment gains and losses, whether realised or unrealised, are combined and presented as ‘Gains/(Losses) on investments’ in the Statement of Financial Activities. 

Investments in subsidiaries are valued at cost less provision for impairment. 

## **1.9 Stocks** 

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads. 

## **1.10 Debtors** 

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

## **1.11 Cash at bank and in hand** 

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

## **1.12 Liabilities and provisions** 

Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance Sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. 

Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide. 

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities as a finance cost. 

## **1.13 Financial instruments** 

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## **1.14 Operating leases** 

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the lease term. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **1.15 Pensions** 

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the charity to the fund in respect of the year. 

## **1.16 Fund accounting** 

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund. 

## **2. Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgment** 

Estimates and judgments are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. 

Critical accounting estimates and assumptions: 

The charity makes estimates and assumptions concerning the future. The resulting accounting estimates and assumptions will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results. The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. 

Critical areas of judgment: 

The residual values and useful economic lives of tangible fixed assets over which these items are depreciated are estimates which impact the net book value at the balance sheet date, particularly for freehold property. 

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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **3. Income from donations and legacies** 

|Donations<br>Legacies<br>Grants<br>Donations<br>Legacies<br>Grants|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>47,668<br>3,852<br>42,965<br>94,485<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>29,669<br>5,500<br>151,288<br>186,457|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>2,882<br>-<br>139,667<br>142,549<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>5,922<br>-<br>166,616<br>172,538|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**50,550**<br>**3,852**<br>**182,632**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**237,034**|
||||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>35,591<br>5,500<br>317,904|
||||358,995|



## **4. Income from charitable activities** 

|Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>6,566<br>43,142<br>21,966<br>19,120<br>90,794|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**6,566**<br>**43,142**<br>**21,966**<br>**19,120**|
|---|---|---|
|||**90,794**|



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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **4. Income from charitable activities (continued)** 

|Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach<br>**5.**<br>**Income from other trading activities**<br>**Income from fundraising events**<br>Fundraising events<br>Fundraising sponsored events<br>Raffles & Lotteries<br>Other fundraising income<br>**Income from fundraising events**<br>Fundraising events<br>Fundraising sponsored events<br>Raffles & Lotteries<br>Other fundraising income|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>1,521<br>16,178<br>13,216<br>19,120<br>50,035<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>13,854<br>5,857<br>8,047<br>3,452<br>31,210|Restricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>-<br>7,445<br>-<br>-<br>7,445<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>100<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>144<br>1,017<br>2,998<br>2,417<br>6,576|Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>1,521<br>23,623<br>13,216<br>19,120|
|---|---|---|---|
||||57,480|
||||**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**13,954**<br>**5,857**<br>**8,047**<br>**3,452**|
||||**31,310**|
||||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>144<br>1,017<br>2,998<br>2,417|
||||6,576|



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## **4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **6. Investment income** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Investment income<br>14<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>Investment income<br>78|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**14**|
|---|---|
||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>78|



## **7. Expenditure on raising funds** 

|Other costs<br>Wages and salaries<br>Other costs<br>Wages and salaries|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>14,550<br>55,954<br>70,504<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>14,708<br>52,267<br>66,975|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**14,550**<br>**55,954**|
|---|---|---|
|||**70,504**|
|||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>14,708<br>52,267|
|||66,975|



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **8. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

## **Summary by fund type** 

|Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach<br>Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>6,449<br>61,240<br>44,367<br>87,885<br>199,941<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>1,751<br>53,624<br>30,886<br>70,837<br>157,098|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>683<br>-<br>4,293<br>148,854<br>153,830<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>870<br>7,445<br>7,584<br>158,635<br>174,534|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**7,132**<br>**61,240**<br>**48,660**<br>**236,739**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**353,771**|
||||Total<br>2021<br>£<br>2,621<br>61,069<br>38,470<br>229,472|
||||331,632|



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## **4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **9. Analysis of expenditure by activities** 

|Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach<br>Clubs<br>Sight Care Advisor Service<br>Resource and transcriptions<br>Outreach|**Activities**<br>**undertaken**<br>**directly**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>7,132<br>31,704<br>31,264<br>166,568<br>236,668<br>Activities<br>undertaken<br>directly<br>2021<br>£<br>2,621<br>32,669<br>21,749<br>162,000<br>219,039|**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>29,536<br>17,396<br>70,171<br>117,103<br>Support<br>costs<br>2021<br>£<br>-<br>28,400<br>16,721<br>67,472<br>112,593|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**7,132**<br>**61,240**<br>**48,660**<br>**236,739**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**353,771**|
||||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>2,621<br>61,069<br>38,470<br>229,472|
||||331,632|



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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Analysis of direct costs**<br>Other costs<br>Staff travel, training, & recruitment<br>Building & Estates costs<br>Professional fees<br>Communications<br>Equipment costs<br>Volunteer expenses<br>Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>**Analysis of support costs**<br>Finance<br>Other costs<br>Staff travel, training & recruitment<br>Building and estate costs<br>Professional fees<br>Communications<br>Equipment costs<br>Staff costs<br>Depreciation<br>**Total costs**<br>Direct costs<br>Support costs|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**14,419**<br>**6,781**<br>**5,763**<br>**6,966**<br>**14,650**<br>**17,860**<br>**207**<br>**162,159**<br>**7,863**<br>**236,668**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**4,589**<br>**1,675**<br>**952**<br>**5,265**<br>**10,758**<br>**4,117**<br>**374**<br>**81,510**<br>**7,863**<br>**117,103**<br>**236,668**<br>**117,103**<br>**353,771**|2021<br>£<br>12,905<br>1,462<br>13,253<br>3,196<br>11,243<br>17,190<br>156<br>151,360<br>8,265|
|---|---|---|
|||219,030|
|||2021<br>£<br>688<br>582<br>1,512<br>4,416<br>9,924<br>3,189<br>630<br>83,387<br>8,265|
|||112,593<br>219,030<br>112,593|
|||331,623|



Governance costs of £17,884 (2021: £16,887) are included in within support costs, see note 10 for analysis. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **10. Governance costs** 

|Staff costs<br>Independent examination fee<br>Trustee meeting costs<br>Legal and professional<br>Other costs<br>Staff costs<br>Independent examination fee<br>Trustee meeting costs<br>Legal and professional<br>Other costs|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>11,103<br>3,850<br>-<br>-<br>2,931<br>17,884<br>Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>10,754<br>3,480<br>182<br>322<br>2,149<br>16,887|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**11,103**<br>**3,850**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,931**|
|---|---|---|
|||**17,884**|
|||Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>10,754<br>3,480<br>182<br>322<br>2,149|
|||16,887|



## **11. Independent examiner's remuneration** 

The independent examiner's remuneration amounts to an independent examiner fee of £3,850 (2021 - £3,480). 

## **12. Staff costs** 

|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**273,003**<br>**14,525**<br>**12,093**<br>**299,621**|2021<br>£<br>262,270<br>13,348<br>11,395|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||287,013|



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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **12. Staff costs (continued)** 

The average number of persons employed by the charity during the year was as follows: 

||**2022**|2021|
|---|---|---|
||**No.**|No.|
|Average number of employees|**18**|17|



No employee received remuneration amounting to more than £60,000 in either year. 

The key management personnel of the charity are the trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. During the year the key management personnel received total remuneration of £51,750 (2021: £43,860) and total employer pension contributions of £3,105 (2021: £2,632). 

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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **13. Tangible fixed assets** 

|**Cost or valuation**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>Disposals<br>At 31 March 2022<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>Charge for the year<br>On disposals<br>At 31 March 2022<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>At 31 March 2021|**Freehold**<br>**property and**<br>**land**<br>**£**<br>**523,422**<br>**-**<br>**523,422**<br>**50,933**<br>**5,669**<br>**-**<br>**56,602**<br>**466,820**<br>472,489|**Plant and**<br>**machinery**<br>**£**<br>**21,473**<br>**(5,197)**<br>**16,276**<br>**20,174**<br>**1,299**<br>**(5,197)**<br>**16,276**<br>**-**<br>1,299|**Motor**<br>**vehicles**<br>**£**<br>**16,750**<br>**-**<br>**16,750**<br>**9,750**<br>**7,000**<br>**-**<br>**16,750**<br>**-**<br>7,000|**Fixtures**<br>**and fittings**<br>**£**<br>**8,894**<br>**-**<br>**8,894**<br>**5,372**<br>**1,761**<br>**-**<br>**7,133**<br>**1,761**<br>3,522|**Computer**<br>**equipment**<br>**£**<br>**5,159**<br>**-**<br>**5,159**<br>**5,159**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,159**<br>**-**<br>-|**Total**<br>**£**<br>**575,698**<br>**(5,197)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**570,501**|
|||||||**91,388**<br>**15,729**<br>**(5,197)**|
|||||||**101,920**|
|||||||**468,581**<br>484,310|



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**4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Notes to the Financial Statements**<br>**For the year ended 31 March 2022**||
|---|---|
|**14.**<br>**Fixed asset investments**<br>**Cost or valuation**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>At 31 March 2022<br>**Net book value**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>At 31 March 2021<br>**Principal subsidiaries**<br>The following was a subsidiary undertaking of the charity:<br>**Name**<br>4SIGHT Trading Limited<br>The financial results of the subsidiary for the year were:<br>**Name**<br>4SIGHT Trading Limited<br>**15.**<br>**Stocks**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Goods for resale<br>**8,113**|**Investments**<br>**in**<br>**subsidiary**<br>**companies**<br>**£**<br>**100**|
||**100**<br>**100**|
||100<br>**Holding**<br>100%<br>**Net assets**<br>**£**<br>**100**<br>2021<br>£<br>9,364|



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## **4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **16. Debtors** 

|**Due within one year**<br>Trade debtors<br>Other debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**520**<br>**4,468**<br>**11,352**<br>**16,340**|2021<br>£<br>234<br>3,521<br>9,500|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||13,255|



## **17. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year** 

|Trade creditors<br>Other taxation and social security<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals and deferred income|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**12,180**<br>**3,603**<br>**687**<br>**9,537**<br>**26,007**|2021<br>£<br>15,870<br>5,173<br>181<br>7,173|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||28,397|



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **18. Statement of funds** 

## **Statement of funds - current year** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated funds**<br>Clubs designated funds (see<br>note 19)<br>**General funds**<br>General Funds<br>**Total Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Outreach service<br>Clubs<br>Equipment<br>Building<br>Volunteering co-ordinator<br>Newsletter<br>Big Lottery<br>Children and Young People<br>NHS Charities Together<br>Centenary<br>Accessible technology advice<br>service<br>Low vision<br>Client Services<br>Postcode Lottery<br>Fundraising<br>Health & wellbeing<br>**Total of funds**|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2021**<br>**£**<br>**46,940**<br>**628,425**<br>**675,365**<br>**59,154**<br>**5,293**<br>**-**<br>**204**<br>**-**<br>**3,017**<br>**23,811**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**91,479**<br>**766,844**|**Income**<br>**£**<br>**6,566**<br>**215,505**<br>**222,071**<br>**33,556**<br>**227**<br>**1,794**<br>**-**<br>**15,118**<br>**5,477**<br>**-**<br>**14,873**<br>**11,548**<br>**2,356**<br>**17,584**<br>**10,500**<br>**7,500**<br>**19,898**<br>**100**<br>**2,118**<br>**142,649**<br>**364,720**|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>**(6,522)**<br>**(263,923)**<br>**(270,445)**<br>**(83,896)**<br>**(683)**<br>**(1,589)**<br>**(204)**<br>**(5,826)**<br>**(7,001)**<br>**(23,811)**<br>**(4,882)**<br>**(7,370)**<br>**(2,356)**<br>**(594)**<br>**(2,500)**<br>**(5,000)**<br>**(7,918)**<br>**(100)**<br>**(100)**<br>**(153,830)**<br>**(424,275)**|**Transfers**<br>**in/out**<br>**£**<br>**(6,744)**<br>**6,744**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**40,240**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||**586,751**|
||||||**626,991**|
||||||**8,814**<br>**4,837**<br>**205**<br>**-**<br>**9,292**<br>**1,493**<br>**-**<br>**9,991**<br>**4,178**<br>**-**<br>**16,990**<br>**8,000**<br>**2,500**<br>**11,980**<br>**-**<br>**2,018**|
||||||**80,298**|
||||||**707,289**|



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**4Sight Vision Support** 

## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **18. Statement of funds (continued)** 

Restricted  funds  arise where  a donor  has placed  a specific  restriction  on the  use  of the funds. The purpose of material individual funds are: 

Outreach Service - Funds received to maintain our general services to members Big Lottery - Connect4Sight project - minibus and clubs co-ordinator Postcode Lottery - Funding received for one to one support for working age sight impaired people NHS Charities Together - Ageing Well Co-ordinator supporting older sight impaired people. 

The purpose of other restricted funds is described above in the name of the fund. 

During the year a transfer was posted between the designated clubs fund and general funds to represent funds held in respect of clubs which are now dormant or closed. 

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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

**Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **18. Statement of funds (continued)** 

## **Statement of funds - prior year** 

|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated funds**<br>Clubs designated funds (see<br>note 19)<br>**General funds**<br>General Funds<br>**Total Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Outreach service<br>Clubs<br>Equipment<br>Big Lottery<br>Children and Young People<br>NHS Charities Together<br>Centenary<br>Low vision<br>Client Services<br>**Total of funds**|Balance at<br>1 April 2020<br>£<br>57,475<br>598,703<br>656,178<br>50,565<br>6,163<br>1,451<br>-<br>636<br>2,251<br>1,581<br>23,383<br>-<br>86,030<br>742,208|Income<br>£<br>1,521<br>241,739<br>243,260<br>128,153<br>-<br>5,702<br>7,445<br>-<br>-<br>5,792<br>21,478<br>11,413<br>179,983<br>423,243|Expenditure<br>£<br>(1,751)<br>(222,322)<br>(224,073)<br>(119,563)<br>(870)<br>(7,153)<br>(7,445)<br>(432)<br>(2,251)<br>(4,357)<br>(21,050)<br>(11,413)<br>(174,534)<br>(398,607)|Transfers<br>in/out<br>£<br>(10,305)<br>10,305<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|Balance at<br>31 March<br>2021<br>£<br>46,940|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||628,425|
||||||675,365|
||||||59,155<br>5,293<br>-<br>-<br>204<br>-<br>3,016<br>23,811<br>-|
||||||91,479|
||||||766,844|



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **19. Clubs designated funds** 

|**Income**<br>Clubs income<br>**Expenditure**<br>Travel<br>Hall hire<br>Functions<br>Other expenses<br>Net movement in the year<br>Balance brought forward<br>Transfers (to)/from the general fund<br>**Balance carried forward**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**6,566**<br>**6,566**<br>**(140)**<br>**(860)**<br>**(3,717)**<br>**(1,805)**<br>**(6,522)**<br>**44**<br>**46,940**<br>**(6,744)**<br>**40,240**|2021<br>£<br>1,521|
|---|---|---|
|||1,521<br>(117)<br>(1,015)<br>(271)<br>(348)|
|||(1,751)<br>(230)<br>57,475<br>(10,305)|
|||46,940|



Club activities are co-ordinated through a number of area committees, many of which have their own financial activities. The number of club and area accounts included above is 27 (2021: 34). 

## **20. Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## **Analysis of net assets between funds - current year** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Fixed asset investments<br>Current assets<br>Creditors due within one year<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>468,581<br>100<br>184,317<br>(26,007)<br>626,991|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>80,298<br>-<br>80,298|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**468,581**<br>**100**<br>**264,615**<br>**(26,007)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**707,289**|



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**4Sight Vision Support (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **20. Analysis of net assets between funds (continued)** 

## **Analysis of net assets between funds - prior year** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Fixed asset investments<br>Current assets<br>Creditors due within one year<br>**Total**|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>484,310<br>100<br>219,352<br>(28,397)<br>675,365|Restricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>91,479<br>-<br>91,479|Total<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>484,310<br>100<br>310,831<br>(28,397)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||766,844|



## **21. Pension commitments** 

The company operates a defined contributions pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the company in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company to the fund and amounted to £12,093 (2021 - £11,395). 

## **22. Members' liability** 

Each member of the charitable company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of it being wound up while he/she is a member, or within one year after he/she ceases to be a member, such amount as may be required, not exceeding £1 for the debts and liabilities contracted before he/she ceases to be a member. 

## **23. Related party transactions** 

The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of 4Sight Trading Limited (Company 4654280). The company was dormant throughout the current year and accordingly no amounts were receivable during the year or at the balance sheet date. 

During the year, no trustees received any remuneration nor any expenses (2021: Nil). 

There are no other related party transactions which require disclosure. 

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