REGISTERED COMPAIYY NUMBEIL. IW7112 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1076995 ',MISSION REPORT OF T STE AND AUDITED AN IAL STATE FDR THE Y ED31 M 24 FOR N&HOVES LtMITED BY G EE FI CRT Limited Flat 24 Wellingtonia Court Laine Close Brigbton Fast Sussex BNI 6TD BRIGirroN & HOVE SPEAK OUT CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATLMENrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 I￿ARCH 2024 Page Report of the Trustee5 J to 7 ststement of Thiste¢s' RwD5ibiliti¢s Ind¢pendent Exlmkner's Report Statement of Flnan¢lal Aetfvltl 10 Balance Sheet NoteB to tbe Ffnanelal Stst¢m¢nts 12 to 19 BRIGifmF4 & HOVE SPEAK OUT REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2(124 The trustees who are also ditectoTr of thc charity for the purw of Comp￿5 Act 20(￿. present d￿[r report with the fjnancial Statem￿ of the charity for the year etllled 31 March 2024. The have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Re￿rtIng by Clwities: Statement of Recommended P￿cti(* applicabl¢ to cbartÉies preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial lie￿rkng Stsndard applicable in the UK and Rewblic of treland (FRS 102) (¢ffective l J*￿llary 2019). ORJECTIVES AND AcrivrriEs Objectives and aims eak Out's Ob eets The Charitabl¢ objecls are . r¢lief of people have learnll￿ difficuhies and live ill Brigltton and Hove or the immediatety surmunding area,. Speak Out believes people with a learning difficuhyldi5ability should have the sUPPQrt they need to speak up and be heard , participate in decisions nmde about their lives and access the services they S eakou, -Peopl¢ witb learning disabilities to claim their rigbts . deliver the skills , confidence and knowlodge to make Choices atld take Control of their live6. -Peopl¢ with learniDg disabilities to get support to speak up and be listefted to. -Servi¢e$ to change ID a way that people with learning disabilities uEn. -The needs of people with learniti8 disabilities to be included in Ioc81 poli¢i¢g and publtc servirA plan Page I BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OIJT IsrERED NUMBEIL. 03807112 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 OBJECTIVES AIYD Acr1vi￿S Speak out's activities Brighton and Hove Speak Out is a dynamic, Illdepende￿ advocacy charity supporting people with learning disabilities to speak up and tsk¢ action about the thillgs tI￿t matter to them. Our mission is to alongside people with learning disabilities to make sure they get their voicL7 heard and can address pmblems they face and live fulfilling lÉves. We deliver ady(Kacy with irnpacL through which Ewle with learning disabi]rti¢s develop netwodffi, skill$ and confid¢n¢¢ so that th¢y ca . Challenge discrimi￿Oll and access their rigbts . Make their own ¢hoices and bav¢ control in th¢ir lives - Access th¢ support and services they nttd - Build community and tske an artive prt in and witnl)ute lo oThmunity life - Roduce isolation and improve their wellbeing . Raise awareness of issues that matter ¢ballenge policy and campaigD for change We do this by offering a unique range of advocacy services and comnnmty projects for adults and yOUDg pwld (17+>TS). A team of staff and volunteers supported 483 belleficiaTies in 2023￿4 with a wide range of issues. Servi¢e users were supported to build ih¢ir skius and confiden¢e and develop conununitylpeer networks leading to greater .resilien¢e, reduced isolation and improved w¢llbeing. Our services include: l-l Issue advocacy. People with learning disabilities are supported by a trained advocate lo solve problems, expre5S opinions and make choices about issues iti tbeir life. We are part of 8 pan Sussex partnership led by Pohwer which deliver$ cotnmunity and slatutory Care A¢t Advocacy 8nd also adv(￿acY support for learning disabl¢d parents going through ¢hild prote¢tioD pr￿C¢dingS. Citlzen advotaey - Peopl¢ witb learnirtg disabilities are parth¢rnl with volu￿e¢r$ who provid¢ longer terni indfvidual advocacy. S¢lf-advoc8cy groups *lld user leA campalgnkng - Wc facilitate a llumber of 5elf-advocacy group5 which sUPPOrt Membe￿ to explore and Problem solve theme3 and issues whilst dev¢loping the confidence to speak out, learn new ski115 have a vaice in Ihe provision of IOLXI healtty s(xial care and main5treatn servicth via close work with th¢ BTighton and Hove Learning Disability Par¢nersbip Board. The t£arning Disability Voic4s Network enables people to corne togetber and C￿￿paign about the shared issues and positÉvc changes for the widei learnin8-disabled community. Weakly dropin sessloDB - Drop ins offer a space for pwle to n￿et 8nd support each other, access immediat short.teTm advocacy, iDforn)ation and si8nposting whilst w)viding peer support to each other. Consultatlon aetfvhles. We a variety of focus groups find interyivws around them￿ CODsultstions in COlljun¢tion with thc Council in order to design services to n￿et local neeits better. Speak Out's engagement work. and parÈnershlp with the Coun¢il ￿K1 NHS Sussex enables people with learnyng dis8bilitie8 to bave a voice md positively influence servi¢e developrneDt. Ea8y read and IralThlDg. We support peopk with learning disabi]ilies to become trainers and run learning disability awareness training for a variety of s¢rvices in order to Improve the uDth3tsDding and support of people locally. We also run A¢¢essible SnfonDation TraiDing. Additionally, w¢ support local organisalion$ to creat¢ accessible easy read Infomalion in ord¢r that their infomwioo can be understood by their learning4isabled service users. Page 2 BRtGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OIJT GJsfERED NUMBER: 03807112 REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR EI4DED 31 MARCH 21Tr24 Publie benefrt The trustees confmn that th¢y have refetred to the guidance contsined in the Charity Commission's general guidan¢¢ on public Ixnefit whenrevieWi￿ the chartws aitt)s and objectives and in the planning of firture activities. Speak O￿t has many ]inks with counci( hea￿￿ leisure and other services in the city and we use I1￿ links to positively illfluence how theywork with the learning dtSRbled communty. Through ow grow) and awareness raising training, we ensure that loca] services understand the needs and priorities of learning disabled rthple and have tools to help them work more effectiv¢ty. Additionalty, we work mojr fonnally with the councll ID facilitating the turning Disability Parttiership Board and the CCG in ¢xd¢r to make plans for people with learning disabilities locally. Page 3 BRIGHTON & UOVE SPEAK OIJT REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Achievements and PerformgnLY 202&24 Speak Out had another sllccethI year in 2023r24, facilitating energetic and varied activity. involving many people with learning disabilities in ensur1￿ the voices of people wtth leaming disabilitses were hwd by local services, policy and decision makers. othff key stakeholders and the wider c4)rnmuntty. The year slarted with s￿ Ouvs new CEO in place, Will Davie4 plus other new additions to the staff teatn: Ana Ballesteros joining the I:1 advocates team and Sian Klein becoming our new AdmIn￿tratOr and Fundraising Assistant, We also w¢Jcom¢d new Truste￿. Tor Goldfiel) of the 2011 ACL Independent ezaminer's 5tAtem¢nt Since yow charity's gross in¢onK ex¢eeded £250.0(J) your examiner must be a member of a listed body. T cao confinn that l am qualified io undertake the examination because I am a m•nber of th¢ b)stitute of CJJartered A¢countaTLts in England and Wales whi¢h is olle of the listed bodie& I have completed my examination. I confm that no matters have Come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believ¢: accowlling records were not kept io r• of the Company as rwired by S¢ction 386 of the 21J)6 Act; or the accounts do not aexord with those records: or the a¢¢ounts do not con)ply wilb the accounting tequirements of Section 396 of tbe 2(K16 Act other thaD any requirement thai th¢ accounis give a true and fair vi¢w whicb is nol a conSide￿d as part of an independ¢nt xamination. or th¢ accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the rnethods aod principles of the Stat¢ment of Recommended Practice for accouDtin8 and reportillg by charitie5 (applicable to cbarities prepaTing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Re￿rtIft8 Standard applic4ble in the UK and Republic of Ire]and (FRS 102)). I bave no concerns and have come across no othtr matters in connection with the examination to which gt*ntion should be dr&ll￿ iti Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the a¢¢ounts to be rea¢hed. Christopher Robert Tyler FCA [￿hA FCIE FI CRT Limited Flat 24 Wellingtonia Court Lalne Clos¢ Brighton East Sussex BNI 6TD Page 9 BIUGHTON & HOVE SPEAK OUT sTATE1￿[ENT OF FINANCL4L AcrivrrtES CORPORATING AN INCOIIIE AND KXPENDITURE ACCO FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21124 2023 Total funds Total Notas INCOME AND ENDOWMENIS FROM Donations and legaci¢s 3.r23 3.825 3.481 Charitabk a¢livltles Grants Other incom¢ Sale5 Contracts 55JOS 5.CK)O 11.016 172.412 227.717 213,727 5,000 5,450 72,353 11,016 72,353 72J53 Investment incom¢ 958 958 368 Total 76,102 244.767 320,869 300,379 EXPENDTTURE ON Raising funds 3566 3566 8,050 Charitable o¢¢lvltlos Charitable activities 61243 245,881 307,124 284,308 Total 64,809 245.881 310,690 292,358 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) 11293 (1,114) 10.179 8,02l RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fimds brought forward 99280 J 8.370 117,650 109,629 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 110.573 17,256 127.829 117,650 The notes fortn F￿rt of these finaDci81 stalenj Page 10 BRIGHTON & HOVE SPEAK oirr ISTERED NUMBER: 113807112 BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2024 2024 Tolal 2023 Total funds funds Notes CURRENT ASSE13 Debtora Cash at bank and in hand l3- 9.103 112,755 9.103 130,010 10,166 154,384 17255 121,858 17255 139,1 13 l64,550 CREDJTORS Amounts fa]ling du¢ within one y¢ar 14 (11,284) (I I,284) {46,900) ET CURREFIT A&SETS 110,574 17255 127,829 117,650 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LL4BTLrrIES 110,574 17255 127,829 117,650 ET ASSETS 110,574 17.255 127.829 117,650 FUNDS Unrestricted fimds R¢stricted fimd$ 15 110.574 17.255 99,280 18,370 TOTAL FUNDS 127,829 117,650 The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for tho year ended I l MaTcb 2024. The trtembers have required the compary to obtain 8n audit of its finsncial statements for the year Bnded 31 March 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2(M)6. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilitie5 for (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that cornply with Sectio￿$ 386 and 387 of th¢ Companies Ad ?(X)6 and (b) prepaTiDg fmancial slatemetts which give a trLLe alld fair view of the *ate ofaffairs of the clwitsble company as at the cnd of each fllwicial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with th¢ iequirements of Sections 394 and 395 and ￿lch otherwise comply with the rcquirements of the Compuni¢s Att 2006 r¢laling to financial $tal¢nK[￿, so far as applicabl¢ to the charitsble company. These fmancial stat¢meDts bave been preparEd in &Lxordan¢e with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. ents w￿¢ approved by the Bo8rd of Trustees and authorised for i55ue on and were signed OD its behalf by: e financial sts .s.i. i i j.k. Jo-Anr¢ Carden - Trustee The notes fonll part of these fllJan¢ia] statements Pagell BRIGHTON & HOYE SPEAK oirr NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEW13 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 AccoiJNfiNC I￿LICIEs Basis of prepxring tht financial statements The fmancial Straten￿ of the charit2ble compally. which is a p￿bIl¢ ￿nefit entity FRSI 02, have been prepared in accordance witb the C[￿ltieS SORP (FRSI 02) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recornmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts with the Financial Reporting Standard applitrable Jn the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effectiv¢ l January 2019),. Financial Reporting Standard FRS102 Tr Fitwicial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Rq)llblic of Ireland, and the con￿an]eS Art 2(M)6. The fill8ncial statements have been pr¢p3red under th¢ hiswri¢ai cost conv¢ntion. Tbe accounts ar¢ prepared in stfflI￿ vknicb is the fiJn¢tional cuffen¢y of the charlty. Monetary amounts in these financial stalements are rounded to the nearest £. The trusleesldirector5 ¢(K￿lder that there are no material uncenainti¢s about the compan￿9 ability to continue as a going con¢em. Ineom¢ Jncome 1$ recWiS￿ when Ibe cbartty has entitlement to the funds , any p*rfornwc¢ WDditions attaohed to the item{s) of in¢ome bave been met , it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can b¢ m¢a$ured reliably. Income from governmeDt and other grants . wbether 'capilal' grants or ￿VenUe, grants , 18 recognised when the charity ha$ entitlement to the fjjnds , any wfonna￿e ￿nditionS attacbed io the grants hav¢ been nTrt , it LS probable that th¢ incorne will be received and the amount Can be measwa reliably and is not deferred. Incoming resourtts frcffli cbaritsble activitie8 are recognis&4 on an earned basi$ in the year in which the conditions for receipt ar¢ meL ipendllure Exp¢nditure is reco￿15￿1 ITh the period in which it is incufft