REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 3818021 {England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1078094 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR NDED 1ST MARCH 2023 FOR AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMP.4NI Y LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Chariot House LiMid Chartered Accounthnts and Ststviory Auditor 44 Grdnd Parade Brighion BN2 9QA
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUAtL4wfEE CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 Page Report of tltt Trustees Report of the Independent Auditors 12 10 15 Statement of FiThaDeial Aetivities 16 Balance Sheet 17 Cash Flow Statement 18 Notes to the C35h Flow Statement 19 Notes to tht Financial Ststetnents 20 10 30 Detailed StatemtDt of Financial Acttvities 31 to 32
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND IIOVE A COMPANY LIMITLD BY GUAIL4NTEE RF.PORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR EYDED 31ST MARCH 2023 The trustees who also directOT5 of the charity for the pUA)St$ of th¢ CompanÉes Act 2006. present their rewn with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended Jlsi March ?0?3. The nstees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Chariiies.. Siatement of RecoTnmended Ptactice applie2ble to charities pr¢paring their a¢¢ounts in accordance with the Financial Reponing Sthndard applÉ¢able in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective l January 2019). Page I
AMAZE BRIGHTOIY AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY C.UARATr4TEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 OKJECTIVES AND AcfivITIES Significant activities Amaze's charitable objects recorded with the Charity Comrnission are." "To ittlprove the education and development of, and relieve the p)verty for. children and young people with disabilities and special educational nee(ts and disabilities ordinarily resident in the South Easl of England through the provision of advice, infortnation and support to thttn and their parents and carers." Amaze delivers an identifjable public benefit in accordance WTth Seciiot) I7{51 of the 2011 Charities Act b}. providing children and Joung people with special educwion31 nttd5 and disabiliiies (SEND) and their pareni carers, with a range of different direct services as w¢ll using the inforniation we gather delivering these, to influence policy and practice via our voi¢elintluen¢ing wotk. Our visio A world wh¢re families with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are valued. included in their tommunity and supported io thrive. Our mission Parent carers, children and young people with special edUClOnal need5 and disabilities are infornied and 5UPPOrted 10 build their resilience, achieve positive outcomes and ensure their voic¢s are heard. Our Values: LISTEN - Local #nd Living il.. We are local people who are from. know and understsnd the communities we serve and how besi to support and empower thetn. Independent and lrnpartial. InvestmenL IDDov*tive: We aTe an independent charity and any inforniation or advice we provide about services is impartial. Supportive.. We will supwn as mally people as possible- d¢v¢loping more digital resou¢5, peer sUPPOrt and offerin¥ more hands-on help for ihose that need it mosi. Together- The needs of disabled children and youn" )ple and their families ate at the heart of all that w¢ do. We WOTk together with families and SEND professionals. to plan. develop and improve services. Empowering.. We empower children and young people with SEND and their parent earets by building their ¢(Trnfidence, knowledue. Skills and resilience. - Non-judgernental: We listen and offer advice wiihout criticÈsm. wejudice or judgement Page 2
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2D23 OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES AMAZE SERVICES SENDIASS Amaze is commissioned to deliver the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities InfotThation, Advice and Support Service {SENDIASS) by, and independent from. the Brighton and Hove and East Sussex local authorities. We provide a range of high qualsty, impartial infOratiOn. advice and support in a variery of acce55ible forniats, including digitallwritten, phoneliemote and face-to-face. Our SENDIASS service has seen a huge number of referrals. 4586, in the financial year. Thi5 15 21 % higher than the previous year. The majority of enquiries are around advice con¢eming education and healih. This sustained increase in demand has noi been Mched wilh an increase in fundino which has put the servic¢ undei immense pres5uie. increasing waiting tie5 for families to access advice, and Teducino our capacil}' further still for SENDIASS io be offering l.. I casework sup)rt for parent carers. We coniÉnue to provide as mch information as we can through our website. which in 2022-23 attrdcted 48,807 users across 80.997 web sessions and 3.944 factsheets were downloaded. Our website is being rebuilt (due for completion December 202)) and a separdie young people's web5lte developed, improving the ranoe of inforniaiion we offer and at¢essibility' io it. Face 2 Face Our Face 2 Face (F2F} peer support service has expanded thamatically in the last 12 months, offering new support groups and workshops as M'ell as one-i(H)ne befriending. Our group memb¢rship has more than doubled., we have 1.253 membeTships to 18 different in-person and WhatsApp groups. Durin(T the year, we launched our F?F service supporting parent carers with children and young people who are neur(Kliver(rent. initially in East Sussex and then in Bij(Thton & Hove_ 179 parent carer5 have joined in-persoD groups. Our %¥ellbeing F2F setviee launched in Oci ?022. 10 in-person wellbeing sessions took place Jan-mar with I I l rnetnbers of our 'Menial Healih WhatsApp Room,. providing medicated virtual support to parent careTS of children and young people with mental health needs. DLA 2nd PIP Benefits strvic¢ Working in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. our Benefits selvice saw 941 r¢feTra15 in Ihe 12-Tnonth period, supportin" over 1,000 faTnilies and bringing in a staggering £1.7 million+ in annual benefits value. and th'e expect this figure to go up as we oet news of awards. Like SENDIASS. capacity for casework support is limited and so we necessarily prioiitise families experiencing addttional barriers for l-l supp)rt. eg parent carers who may haTre addiiional needs ihemselves or for whom Eniylish is noi their first langut. To iry io m&ximise the number of families accessing advice, we encourage parent carer5 to aiiend an information session when Starting their InefIt application. In the year we ran 17 online woA(shops attended by 269 parent carers. Neurodevelop]NeMtal Pathway (NDP) Fa11Y Trgining and NaTrig#tion Servi We extended our very popular NDP Fatnily Trdining and Navioation Seryice from Brighion & Hove into Easi Sussex in the Summer of '22. Both services received a iotsl of 4)4 professional and self-referrdls loi a Navigation call and even Tnore registered for one of our course5. We ran 18 workshops durin" the vear including a 'TÈ¢s and Tourette'5 WoTkshop', 'Insider5 Guide to ADIID. and Neunidkversity WoTkshops for parents of Primary and Secondary school aued ¢hildren. Like all Amaze services, we work closely with parents to prioriiise ihe themes we cover in these sessions and how they're run. W¢ are also working closely with other services in the NDP. seeking to improve suppxin that is available before, durin¥ and after children and youn2 people with neurodevelopmental conditions are assessed and diagnosed. CotThpa55 Card The Compass Card in Bright< & Hove continue5 to provide access to affordable leisure opportuniiies, in return for a child or young person being registered on the city's Disabilitj Register. There are 15) offers available ai venues across Sussex, to ihe 2,326 0 to 25 years old children and youn people on the re8isier. We also provided special offer5, competitions and free tickets throughout the )ear, and thanks io addiiional resource from Public Health in Brighton and Hove, we've oruanised 2 Family Fun Days in pathership with Fieedom Leisure, includints a range of h¢althy activities. Page i
AMAZE BRIGHTON AP4D HOVE A COMPANY LIMITF.D BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 ORJECTIVES AND AcfivITIES Amazing Futures- support for young people with SEN"D aged 1¥25 Our expanded offer for voung people wilh addiiional need5 aoed 14-25 in Brighton & Hove and Ea Sussex ha5 enabled 153 yong people to be involved in iheir COTnmunity and develop their life Skills as ihey iransition to adulth(>od. This service includes retsular social group sessions lthere were 28) in ioial} where J'oung people make friends and tak¢ part in activities like games, cookints and atl plus sessions with specific themes like b(>ardgames. wellbeing Mrorkshops or healthy relationship5. Peei support is provided by other young pKople, either in small groups or one-ItFone, with our volunteer peer supporters receiving training and ongoing SUMn. l= I support from Afftaze staff typically provides inforniation. advice and pIdance on= next steps in education, eTnploymenÉ or training (75 young people acccssed this lryoke careers service) tnaking DLAIPIP applications (benefit5 5ervi¢e) education, health. and s(xtal care {SENDIAS service) working through acce55 needs, emotional challenge& goal selling or navigating tran51tions 22 young people in Brighion & Hove also accessed our piloi counselling project, the learning from 'hich has inforn)ed development of a wider emotional wellbeing Service in 2i-24. We've also provided w'ellbeing u'alks and fithess groups eneouraging social skills and supporting phksical wellbein Amazine - an e-iine creaied by and for young people w'ith SEND and youth voice activities - wher¢ )'ounu people thar¢d their experiences and shatEd services. We've co-produced inforn)ation available on our web5iie on a nUMr of SEND-relared wpics and signposted io oiher lo¢al services. Parent Carer Registrations We are always seeking ways to Tnake our services more accessible. efficien¢ effedive and Tmpactfttl. Learning from Covid times, dnd in tandem with our partners in the local carers organisations, we launched a ne Parent Carer RetTi5tration Systetn (online forn)) in December 2022 and saw 19) submissions in its first i months. This helps parent carers to provide us with all the infomiation 'e need io offer support and the Oprn)nity to complete our quesiionDaire aErf)ut the impaet their caring role has on their liY¢s_ From the firsi six months of daw we can see a clear upward trend on ihe impact of th¢ caring role on parent careT5. Wsih increa%d tlme 5peni caring. less opportunity. for a break, less s5e¢p and a higher impact on health and social i501aiion. The financial impact is also noticeable w'ith more famalies reportints thai ihey are relying 501ely on benefits and 5kippin(T meals. o (AI/ID of parent carers have experienced Tnental ill-health due to thcir caring role 0 660/0 of parent carers do not gei a g(N)d night's sleep due to caring 0 24 /0 of parent carers said that ihey had reduced the size of their meals or skipped mea15 in the last 12 month5. PARENT CARER FORUMS (PACC AND ESPCD AND C(kPRODucfioN We have continued io PTovid¢ back-office hosling (finance. IT. HR) and strategic support to East Sussex PaTent Carer Forum {ESPCF) and the Brighton and 14oYe Parent and Carers. Council {PaCC), cnablin" the independent voices of parents to be heard effectively via co-production with services. Both Fonjms have increased Iheir TnembeTships, their reach into the diverse SEND community and the range of w(Trrkstrtam5 they're aciive in. They are well respected for working collaboratively io identify irnprovements and provide consirnctive challenge to service providers and strategic leaders in the SEND systeln. LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PARTf4ERSHIPS We remain active in manv differeni Ial, reuional and naiional partnerships. For example. in Brighton attd Hove and in East Su9sex, we represent lo¢al voluniarv and communiry seeior alliances in SEND strdtegj. governance boards- we work closely with our fcllow Carers organisations. Ial disabiliry Charities. youth work prowaders, the Sussex parent ¢areT fornms, and others, to infortn sirdtegic and service developments in SEND educaiion. health, care and other services. Nationally, we are memb¢rs of the Disabled Children'5 Partnetship and Contribute to their research and policy wolk. Page 4
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES OUTCOMES.. Amaze seeks to support parent carers of children and young people with SEND and mwasures these outcgmes around their child or young person'5 additional needs. - Feels more infornied about support Feels more supported Feels Tnore able to deal with kssues or problem5 Feels more positive and emotionally strong (less anxio$} Feels more included and increased sense of belonging {le5s lonely) Feels listened to- your voice is heard and your views tsken into aount These are linked into the 5 key principles My Voice is heard and acied upon My healih and wellbeing are sUprted I belong and feel valued I feel confident and secure l am supported io develop and achieve We use this infomiation to learn how our seTvi¢e5 can b¢ irnPTove& for knJMees to moniior progress with implementation of our strategic plan and to rewrt lo funderdonOrs. COMMUNICATIONS AND FUNDRAISING As our service5 for parent Carers and young people with SEND have exponded we've set aboul increasing awareness of ATnaze and developin(F Our COTnmunicatiOll5 and fundrnising aciiviiies. Our Facebook paoe expanded to 4,475 lik¢s, increasing 21 /0 Oll the previous year, we had i4) l T.itter followers and we've sei up on Instagram (1807 followers so far). We have secured new statuiory funding (from NHS Sussex mental health transformation programmes) co resource our NDP Navigation and Family Training services. and also our 'Cl[belO offer. While we've 5UStained our other public Service contractgfunding, most of this hasnt increased in line with inflation and therefore isnt covering our rising delivery costs. Much of our funding also remains shon rnI ie on annual Cycle5. Our new fundraising strategv developed this vear seeks to grom. and diveT5ify our incolne opportunities, piloting, monitoring and evaluating new and existing fundraising ond marketing activity, and idenlify,ing the best opporninities for income generation a¢ross the different segments= trnstsi'foundation& corpornÉes. events. individual giving, major donors. le¥acies. community etc and for rnarketinu work that best supports thts. ORGAhllSATIONAL DEVELOPMENT During the year. ATnaze's w'orkforce increased io more than 50 paid sthff, and 90+ volunteer5. Thi5 growth requires internal developments keep pace. and we've aciively developed our core work on HK flnance, IT. policies, quality assurance and environmental sustainability. We have invesied in new sysiems needed to support our operations, including a fundraisinu database and HR system. We've strengihened our wellbeing support to staff, captured in a new Benefits Policy and continue to provide flexible *orking io our ieams - which is important given the majority are pareni carers or are disabled thetnselves. We have Continued io sirentsthen our approach equalÈties, diversity and inclusion across the oruani5ation. implementing our anii-racism aciion plan and ken Meps wwords increasing our support of neurodiversity in the workplace. Page 5
AMAZE BRIC.HTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 OBJECTIVES AEYD ACTIVITIES Volunteers Am¢ continue5 to be supported by ai)out 90 dedicated volunteers WOTking across several of its projects: including.. o Amazinu Futures 45 young people volunteer peer 5upponers o Face to Face 40 parent corer befrienders 0 5 SENDIASS voluntttrs 0 4 coffee orning volunte¢r5 l O trustees FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position There was a surplu5 for ihe period of £62.81212022= sUlUS £l10.177) which h&s increased the reserve brought forward to £745,550 to carry forward at 31 Mah 2023 of which £18.81 i 120?1: £none) has to be used on restricted PTojects. General reserve5 now stand at £40.149, £502,(M)O is set aside for oenerdl ¢oniingen¢y in the event of closure (see below) and a further £184.588 is desiunaied to sp¢cifi¢ projects or d¢velopments. Reserves policy Amaze is in a healthy fmancial txTrsition. which is importAni in demonsrdtine our stability as an organisation to our staiutory funders who commi5sitsn us. as w¢ll as offering continuity to (he familtes we support and our stsff. Amaze receives funds from a ranue of different sources. While we coniinue to build other fundraising io diversify our income strcam5, lie remain dependent upon our core contracts and grants with local auihortties and the NHS, and many of these are short-temi, often one year at a lirne M'ith ofien only one month'5 lloiice. IlThere The have conwacts lastin(T ?i years, fvnders gtnerally sperify Ihey will lve 3 months, notice of any intention to withdraw fundiniy or seek changes to the exilting arrangements, hom'ever these all have caveats in them which Tneans they are still subject to annual budget settints and typically paJTnents are made in atTears, meaning we have to use our reserves to Provide the neces5ary'cashflow' to resource our work. Precarious contracting aTrangeTnenis and th¢ genenl uncenainty, of local government and NHS ndin{y where there ar¢ saving pressures in place all J'ear arouTrd. is putting MO financial risk onto Amaze. It is this context which Amaze trustees sei and maintsin our reservcs policy lo ensure we hold in reserve sufficient funds to continue our operations h7]e allowing time to plan and deliver any change needed in response to any of our rtdIng sreams wming to an end. Specifically we hold at least (hree month5. Worth of opernting expenses. plus an atnount tr> cover closure costs. in case any of our core funders have to iem)inate these atsrttments without E]olice. Trustees believe Ét is iTnpottsnt Amaze hold5 enough financial reserves io ensure an ordered and proper closing of the organi5ation in these cCUMstances. The TStee5 only W15h to have these financial reserves at a Tllinimum level, thereby not withholding vital fijnds from service provision, and so ¢ommit to reviewing the fiEnds held in re5erYes annually. This year. due io ihe increase in the size ofthe staff complemenl and increased operaiing costs, the amount Amaze is aiming to hold in contingency for this purpose is £502.(M)O. This would cover i months operating costs. any reijundancy pa)Thents due to ep70Yee5, support io emploj'ees in finding aliemative employrnenL ¢ermin81ing service contracts sueh as office rent and equipment and accountancy, audit and other professional costs. These costs have been identified and are being held in our'C105ure conting¢ncy iesetve' See additional note (l * below) aiHiui movement in funds. In addition, the trustees have desi(tnated some fimding to achieve plans set out for 2023n4. Thts includes.- £70.000 for the compleiion of iwo new Amaze websiies, one for pareni carers and one for young people with SEND, enhancing our digital offer to families and increasing our efljciency and effectiveness when providing information and advice, plus re50urc¢s to further develop our younts ple'5 s¢rvice and role as a lud youth pmvid¢r. Develop of our youth ork programm¢ is a ke). prioriry in 2023-25. £11,607 is a resetve held by ESPCF {ie ringfenced for their operations) and £?O,OtX) has been allocated io our premises relocation in Easi Sussex {office and activity venues). £82.981 is for completion of certain ringfenced projects. Page 6
AMAZE BRIGHTOY AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE RF.PORT OF THE TRUSTEES POR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEiwr Governing docutNent Amaze is a chariiable company limited by guarantee. li was esthblithed under a Memorandum of AsCiation which established the objects and powers of (he ¢harithble company and is governed by its Articles of Association. Under these anicles, one third of ihe Trusiees are re-elecied at each Annual Generdl Meeting. The organisation is govcrned by a Man4ement Committee comprising the TTusiees, who provide Mewatdship and straiegic leadership of the charity. and delegate the day to day running to the Chief Execuiive. The tnajority of trustees on the Manaoemeni Committee have lived expetien¢e of being parent carer io a children or youn(t person with SEND or lived experience of a disability themselve5. They a150 bring a wide rnjge of professional expertise. The Trustees a1UallY audit their skills, knowledge. experience and abilities to identify an) gap5 in the Committee mefflbership. They advertise trustee vacancies openl).. prirtctivel) seek new. trustees frorn ihe SEND community and wider. and recrutt to fjll these gaps, annuall). or as needs arise. The Trustees can c0p( Trustees ai any point during the year, H'ith that appoinimeni to be rdtified at the next Annual General Meeting. Dllring 2022-2J, we have re¢TUited trusiees with a background in healih and a young Slee wilh lived expertene¢ of SEND, who has been shadowed at meetings by an intern from Amaze {8s an observer). This has strengthened inpui from YP with SEND to our uovernance. Trustees have the power to establish suWupS which presellt re¢omTTrendations to ihe full Management Committee. It currently operates personnel and finance and fundTais jnts sulFgroups comprised of a minimum of two Trustees and the Chief Executive or tnelnber of senior leadership team. Other task and fintsh groups ate fornjed &$ necessary. From time to time, the Trustees also Co-opt Parent and professional reprcsentatives from both voluntary and statutory organisations w,ho contribute their expertise to dLSCU5sions but are without voting rights. Our governance is reviewed annually using the Charity C(xle of Governance and an action plan in place to work on ideniified areas for developmeni. New Ttee5 are provided w'ith an induction me£ting from the Chief Executive and Chair of the Board of Tmstees and a written pack of induction materials including copies of the governance woys of working and organisation's key policy documents. TTUStees have access to and dre encouTaoed to take up training opportunities. including fft safeguarding and data proieciion and confidentiality. Some trustee roles hold lead roles at Amaze. including Chair. Vice-chair. Treasurer, Strategy lead and Safeguarding lead. Any delegated responsibilÉiies are sei oui in role des¢ripii¢)ns and roles are allocated annually in the fitst Management Committee meeting after the AGM. Amaze trustees are responsible for setting the strdtegic direction of the organisation and Tnonitoring our progress iowards achieving our aims and objectives. Each Manaoement Cornmittee rneeting receives inforniaiion which allows trustees to review perforniance and bring strdtegic challenge. Page 7
AMAZE BRIGHTON AIYD HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MAIYAGEMEIYT Risk manggemeNt Amaze's Risk Manaoemeni Str4tegy sets out ihe processe5 we follow io ideniify, evaluare and mitigate risk in the organisaiion and details the separation in responsibilities bemeen ttustees ond SLT {Senior Leadership Team). Truse5 rerain overall responsibility for risk management and discuss and decide the level of risk Amaze is prepared to accepi for specific and combined risks. The CEO has delegated responsibility for implernentation of risk rnonagement and renS directlv to trllstees. The CEO is responsible for.. Analj'sing the factors influencing the risk profile of Amaze Identifying and evaluating w)teniial risks for the organisation Producinrw a risk managemeni policy - Reporting to trusteeg on major risks and new factots influencing the nsks affecting the organisatio - Producin aTrd implementing a¢rion plan5 as requirtd bv trustees F.nsurinu that all Amaze employees are aware of the risks aSslated with the organisation's activities. the ci)ntrol measures in place and their role in the implementation of action plan5 related io these - Communicating with funding trM)dies and pannership orJts ni10$ on any relevant of risk management. Trustees are Tesponsible for.. Reviewin(T ihe eff¢ctivene5s of the approach to tisk at least evthv year. 50 checking that we're appropriately identifying, prioiilising. escalating and managing risks- that internal controls to manage risks are working as they Deed Determining which tvpes of risk are acceptable. and which are not Approving major decisions in the contexi of the organisaiion's risk strategy, making the links between the identifEcation of major risk and how it impacts on operdtional and sirnieotc objectlves Moniioring the tnana(Fement of significant risks. plans lo miligate and [nae risks appropriately and ensuring th3t adequate control Tneasures are in place. TThstees review and approve the risk r¢¥isr at least every 6 months, recognising that new risks will artse whilst others will either disappear or become less significant in lernis of priority. Risks are categorised as.. Political Economic Social - Operntional Safeguardin" Technical Reputational - Governance SLT and managers are responsible for-. - Reviewing the key activities undertaken in their proiectslwork and cornpleting relevant'risk assessments,. These should be shared in ihe'risk assessment, Amaxe folder. Page 8
AMA7.E BRIGHTON AND HOVF A COMPANY LIMITED BY GLARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT SAFEGUARDIIYG We seek to ¢nsur¢ all our 0ratiOnS, services and activitie5 are safe and those at risk of harni are protected. We have strong cgmmitment to protecting and promoting the health. wellbeing aEJd safety of all engaged in our Work. Amaze's Head of Services acts as desibMated safeguarding lead. the SENDIASS Service5 Manag¢r acts as deputy desi(Fnated safeguarding lead. with the CEO also trdined in designaied safeguarding lead responsibilities. The trustee safeguarding lead 15 Siobhan Cox. We uphold strong safeguarding practLces-. We have a SafeguardiTkg Policy and Pedre which 15 review.ed and refreshed annually. In line with this: our team reFMTrrted'records of concern. for 2) parent car¢rs, children or youno people. with some of these leading to a safeguarding alen being raised with the relevant authorities. All siaff and irusiees are trained in safeguarding with refr¢sh¢r trainino takin ¥ place intemally every 1-2 years, and provided by exremal traÉners every 3 years_ Those with direct contact with children and young people or adults at risk also participat¢ in rther trainin(r relevant to their iole and the DSLS attend annual trdining. All trustees are infotmed of Chariiv Commission ouidance. The Personnel Sub-Group has delegated authority for oversight of safeguarding and consider5 quarteilTr' safetsuardints rewrts from the Senior Leadership Team Our DSLS receive and read reoular briefinu updates from the lo safeguarding partnerthip boards and attend meeiings where leaming and case reviews are discussed Safeguarding 15 a 5tandin(7 4oend3 Item at all leadership. management and team meetings, wh¢re we discuss 2nd reflect on our practice, r¢cent challengesllearnino . any barriers to reportino and maintain a strong saf¢guarding culture within the organisation and whole team approach - The safeguarding log is reviewed quarterly by the designaied safeguarding lead and CEO - A safeguarding audit is undertaken annuallv using the NSPCC guidance and reported to the tnjstee safeguarding lead We had no 5ignificani safeguarding concerns or near misses related to our activit), which required reportin to regulatQTS. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Compan J. number 3818021 (EnglaÈJd and Wales) Registered Charity number 1078094 Registered orrice Cotntnunity Bast 113 Queens Road Brighton East Sussex BNI 3XG Trusttt$ Mr H A Clen¢h MsSACox Ms D J Norris Ms F Murau Ms S Bennett Ms A Plant Mi D M Barfoot Mi M Hamdhaidari Dr D C Boyd {app)inted 1115,?023) Page 9
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY C.UARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2023 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Company Secretary Ms S Polanski Senior Statutory Auditor John Thacker FCA DChA Auditors Chariot House Limited Chartered Accountants and Staiuiory Auditor 44 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QA Bankers Calcash Limited Kin¥5 Hill West Malling Kent ME194TA Uniry Trust BaTrk plc Nine Brindleyplac¢ Birtningham BI 2HB Scottish Widows Bank plc 67 MO ison Streei EH3 8YJ Shawbrook Bank LÉmited Lutea House Warley Hill Business Pork Great Watley Brentwood EsS¢X CM13 3BE Patron5 Henr). Normal Anuela Pell Annabel Gi1¢5 Julia Donaldson Joe Wilkinson oela Barnes Page 10
AMAZF. BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR F.NDF.D 31ST MARCH 2023 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES The tru5tee5 (who are a150 the directors of Amaze Briqhton and Hove (A Cotnpany LiTniied By Guarantee) for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the I rustees and the financial siatements in Ècctsrdance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Siandards (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted Accounting Pr8¢tiee). Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial ststements for &ich financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incomints resources and applitation of resources. including the incoTne and expendIre. of the charitable COTnpany for that period. In prepariTtu those financial statements, the trustees are required io select suirable accounting policies and then aTwly them consistently. observe the methods and prillciples in the Charity SORP: make judgements and esiimaies ihai are re&%onable and prudenL- prepare the financial aleInents on the goints concern basis unless il is inappropriaie io presume that ihe charitable company will continue in busine55. The trnstees are responsible for keeping proper accouniing records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the rinaneial position ol the chariiable company and to enable them w ensure that the financial ststements eomply wilh the Companies Act 2006. They ale also responsible for safeguarding ihe assets of the charitsble COTnpany and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularitie5. Irt 50 far &$ the trustees are aware.. there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware; and the trustee5 have taken all Steps that they ought io have taken io make themselves aware of any relevant audit infortnation and io esthblish thai the audiiors are aware of that inforniation. AUDITORS The auditors, Chariot House Limited will be proposed for r¢-aPPQintment at the lorthcoming Annual General Meeting. 4.9.1023 Approved by order of the board of twstees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: Ms D J NolS- Trustee Pagell
REPORT OF THF. INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TOTHE MEMBERS OF AMAZE BRIGIITON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Amaze Briohton and Hove {A Cotnpany Limited Bv Guarantee) {the 'charitable compan} } for ihe vear ended 3 Isi March 202) which comprise the Staterneni of Financial Activities. the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statemeni and notes to ihe financial stht¢ments. including a sust]mary of sianificani accountino policies. The rinancial reporting framework thai has been applied in their prepamion 15 applicable law and Uniied KingdoTn Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepied Accountinu Praciice). In our opinion the financial sthtement5'. give a ttue and fair view of the slate of the charitsble ci)rnpanS affairs as at 3 1st March 2023 and of its in¢oming resources and application of resource5. including its income and ¢xpendiiure. for the )Jtar ihen ended,. have beeTJ properly prepared in accordance wilh United Kingdom G¢nerdllv Accepted A¢couniing Practice," and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companie5 Act 2006. Basis for opinio We conducted our audit in accordance with Intemational Standords on Audiiing {UK) (ISA5 (UK)) and applicable law. Our respoRsibilities under those siandards are funher described in the Audiiors. reswjnsibilities for ihe audit of the financial stsiem¢nts section of our pOrt. We are independent of the charithle company in accordance with the ethical requirements thai are releartt 10 our audit of the financial statements in the UK includinu the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and 'e have lfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe thai the audit evidence we have obtained 15 sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclu5ton5 relating to going ¢ontern In auditing the financial 51atemer>ts, we have concluded that the trvst¢es' use of th¢ goints concern basis of aecounting in the preparation of the financial siatements is appropriaie. Based on the work we have performed. we have not ideniified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively. may easi sionificant doubt on the charithble Company's abiliry, to continue as a going concem for a peri(xl of ai least twelve months from H'hen the financial statements are auih0ri5ed for issue. Our responsibilities and the respon5Lbilities of the trustees with respect going concern are described in the relevant sections of thi5 report. Other inforrnation The trusiees are responsible for the oth¢r inlorniation_ The other information comprises the infomiatson included in the Annual Report. other than the financial stsiements and our Report of the Indendent Auditors thereon. Our opinion on the financial staternents does noi cover the other inforniation and except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our rewTrrt. we do not express any fortn of assurdnce conclusion thereon. In connection wilh our audii of the fmancial siaternents. our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so. consider whether the other information is materially inconststeni with the fLnan¢ial siaiements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be maieriallN misstaied. If we identify such tnaterial inconsistencies or apparent tnaterial missiatemenls. we are required to detertnine whether thts gives rise to a maal misstatement in the fillancial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have perforn)ed: we eonclude that there is a material misstatement of this other inforniation, we are required to report thai fact. We have nothiDg to report in this r¢gard. Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companie5 Act 21M16 In our opinion, based on the work undeltsken in the tourse of th¢ audit.. the infomiaiiot) uiven iTJ the Reporf of the Trustees for the fujancial year for which ihe financial 5taiem¢nts are prepar¢d is eonsisient with the financial siatements., and the Report of the Trus1 ha8 been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirernents. Page 12
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSTO THE MEMBERS OF AMAZF. BRIC.HTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Matters on which we are required to report bv ezceptio In the litsht of ihe kno1]ede and undersianding of the charithble company and its environment obthined tn the Course of the audit. we have not identified mattrial mis5tatemeThts in the Rerth of the Tntee$. We have nothing to report in respeci of the following maners where the Compantes Aci 2(M)6 requires us to repon to )Jou if. in our opinion.. adequaie accounting records have noi been kepi or returns adequ*e for our audit have not b¢¢n received from branches not visited by us; or the financial staten)ents are not in agreement wilh the accouniing records and rewms- or certain disclosures of trustees, remuneratloll specified by law are not made- or we have not received all the infomiation and explanaiions we require for our audit., or the TeeS were not entitled io thke advantage of the small companies exemption from the requiretnent to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trnstees. Responsibilities of trust&s As explained more fully in the Staternent of Trustee5' Re5POn5ibilitie& the ttustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of companv law) are responsible for the preparntion of the financial statetneTtts and for being satisfied that the). (Tive a true and (air view. and for such iniernal control as the determine is llece5Sary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are frtt from material misswemenL whether due lo fraud OT error. In preparing the fmancial statements. the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company'5 ability to continue as a uoinu concern. disclosin(p as applicable, Tnatters related to uoinu concetn and using ihe going concern basis of accountin(T unless the trustee5 either intend to liquidale the charitable company or to cease operdrions. or have no realistic altemative but to do 50. Page 13
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERSOF AMAZE BRIGHTON Ah4D HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Our responstbilitie5 for the adit of the financial stateTh£ts Our objectives ate to obiain reasoDabl¢ as5ufdnce about heth¢r the financial stsiements as a whole ar¢ free frotn material misstaiemenl whether due io fraud or eor. and to i55ue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a hsgh level of assuronce_ but l5 not a tsuardntee that an audit conducied in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always delect a material missthtemeni when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if. individually or in the ao.tsreoate. they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken oll the basis of these finallci31 SeTents. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregultiTities. including fraud is detailed below- We (Tained an undersLinding of the legal and regulatory fraEnework applicable to the charitsble COTnpan)' and the industry in which il operates, and consideied the risk of acts by the charitable company that were contrary to applicable laws and regulations. including fraud. We ideniified that the following laws and regulations are central to the charitable company.. Companies Ad 2(KJ6 Chariiies Act 2011 Charities SORP 2019 Healih & safety regulations We did not find any it]siances of non-compliance or breaches of the legisl&ion framework applicable to the charitable company. We designed audit procedures to respond to the risL COgnisIng that th¢ risk of not ddecting a MerIal missthtement due to fraud is higher than the risk of noi deteciing one re5lllting from emr. &s fraud May involvc deliberate concealment by, for example, foroery or inientional misr¢pr¢%nlations, or through collusion. We identified that the followin" areas were of high risk.. Completeness of income. We rfOrnied various audit lests lo ensure that income was not maierially understaied in the financial stsiement5. Management override of controls. We perforn)ed various audit tests to ensure there was no material monagement Oveide of controls We focussed on laws and reoulations which could give rise io a merial misstatelneni in the financial siatements, incllldin& but not limited to, the Companies Act ?006, UK tax legisl10n, Charities Act 2011 and Charities SORP 2019. Our tests included agreeing the financial sthtemeni disclosures to underlTr'ing Suprting documentstion, enquirits with management and enquiries of legal coups¢l when considered n¢c¢5sary. There are inherent limiraiions in the audit procedure5 described above and, the further removed non-compliance with law5 and regulations is from the events and trdll5actions refleCd in the fsnancial siatements. the less likely we would becotne aware of ii. We did not identify any kev audit tnatters relating to irregularities, including fraud. As in all our audits, .¢ also 3ddres5ed the risk of management oveide of internal controls, includinu testing journals and evaluaiin¥ whether there was evidence of man4(Temeni bias by the directors that repre5ellted a risk of tnaterial MisstaMent due io frdud. A further d¢scription of our responsibilities for the audit of the fioanctal statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's websiie at www.frc.or(T uK'audi(orsresponsibilities_ This desciipiion forn)s par( of our Report of the Independeni Auditors. Page 14
REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDEPIT AUDITORSTO THE MEMBERS OF AMAZE BRIGHTON AND IIOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE Use of our report This report is made 501ely to the Charithble company's members. &% a body. in accordan¢e with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companie5 Act 2006. Our audii work been undertaken so ihai we might stale to the charitable company's memb¢rs those matters w¢ are required to sthte io them in on auditors, report and for no oiher puOSe. To the lIeSt extent perniilled by law, we do not accept or wutne responsibility to anN'one other than the charithble Company and Ihe charitable cotnpany's rncmbers as a body, for our audit wotL for this or for the opinions we have formed. John Thatker FCA DChA (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Chariot House Limited Chartered Accountants and Sraiutory Auditor 44 Gland Pardde Brighion BN2 9QA Date.. Page 15
AMALE IIKIGIITOiN AND HOVE A COMP.4NY LIMITED BY C. '.4RANTEE STATEMF.NT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES INCORPORATING AN IN OME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUN R THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 2023 Total funds 2022 Total funds Unrestricted nds Re5trtcted nds Notes INCOME AIYD ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 116.558 215,898 184,600 Charitable activities Grants Service5 1,061 ?)? 75,518 43,41M) 1.104,652 75,518 754,197 261,925 Investment income Other income 1.772 11.197 1,772 495 19,442 Total 1249.079 159.958 1.409.037 1,220.659 EXPENDITURE ON Raisin(r funds I¢X).807 I(M).807 60.393 Ch&ritable aetivities Starftosis Property cosis Administrative costs Other costs Oveihead Allocation 928.041 49.904 88.426 51.614 13.712 99,623 4,878 19.i7i 3.359 13.71? 1,0?7.664 54,782 107,999 54,973 883.231 33,765 90,685 42.408 Totsl 1205.080 141.145 1346.225 1.110.482 NET INCOME 43.999 18.813 62,312 10.177 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought fonvard 682.738 682.738 572.561 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 7?6.7J7 18.813 745,550 682,738 The nole5 form part of these financial statements Page 16
AMAZE BRIGHTOTri AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REGISTERED NUMBER- 3818021 BALANCE SHEET 31ST MARCH 2023 2023 Total fimds 2022 Total funds Unre5tricied funds Restritted fijnds Notes CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank 12 21.189 1 193.085 21.189 l ?11,898 238.567 773,711 18.813 1214.274 18.813 1.233,087 1,012,278 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one yvdr (487,53D (487,537) (329,540) NET CURRENT ASSETS 726.7i7 18.813 745 550 682,738 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRE]%T LIABILITIES 726,737 18.813 745.550 682,738 NET ASSETS 726.7i7 745.550 682,738 FUNDS Unresiricied funds Restricted funds 15 7)6.737 18,813 682,738 TOTAL FUNDS 745,550 68?.738 These financial Statements have been prep&ed in accordance with the provision5 applicable to ¢haritable companies subject to the stnall coTnpanie5 regime. 4 .9 2022 The financial statements were approved by the Boord of Trust¢es and auththsed for issue on ................ and were signed on its behalf by.. Ms D J NolS- Trustee The notes forni part of these financial statements Page 17
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GitsARANTEE CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 21123 202i 2022 Notes Cash flows frotn operating aetivities Cash generated from operations 4i6.415 175,341 Net cash provided by operating activities 436.415 17i,341 Cash tlows frorn investing activities Inierest receivcd 1,772 495 Net cash provided by investing activities 1.772 495 Change in Cash 3Thd cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash 2nd eash equivalents 4t the of the reporting ptri(Ml 438.187 175,836 773,711 597.875 Cash and cash eqllivglemts at the end of the reporting peri(bd 1.211,898 773.71 The notes fortn pt of these financial steTnents Page 18
AMAZE BRIGFrroN AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMEYT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 RECONCILIATION OF fET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING AcfiviTIES 2023 2022 Net income for the repfrrtittg period (as per the Slatem¢nt of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Depreciation charges Interest received Decrease, (increase) in debtors Increase in creditors 62,812 110,177 443 (495) {161,559) 226.775 (1,772} 217,378 157,997 Net ¢ash provided by operations 436,415 175,341 ANALYSIS OFCHANGES IN NET FUNDS At 114r22 Cash flow At 3113123 Net cash Cash at bank 773.711 438.187 ,211,898 773.711 438.187 1,211,898 Total 77i.71 4i8.187 1.211.898 The nos foTm part of these financial statements Page 19
AMAT.F. BRIC.HTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GU.4RAiYTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENIDED 31ST MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of prep#rillg Ihe financial ststemeNts The financial 51atements of the charttable company. which is a wblic benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Chariti¢s SORP (FRS 1021 'Accountin2 aDd Rcportintw bN' Chariiies.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities pteparing their accounts in accoidance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102} {effective l January 20191., Financial Reporting Siandard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and the Companies Act 2(H)6. The fancIal sratements have en prepared under the historical cost convention. Ai the time of approving the financial 5tatemenw ihe trnSe$ have a re&sonable expectstion that the charity has adequate resources io continue in 0ratiOnal existence for the foreseeable future. and on tha( basis the charity is considered tL) be a going concerTr. Income Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the filljds. any wfomiance condition5 attached to the incotne have been meL il is probable that the income will be receivd and thai the amount can be measured reliably. Grants, donations and support from funder5 are recognised as income in the )ear in which the donor stales the fllnds should be expended. Where no such statement is made the Éncome is re£ognised in the year in which it is receivable. Income received in advonce for the provÈ5ion of wified service is deferred until the eriria for income recognition are met. Expenditure Liabilities gre recognised as expenditure as soon &$ there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable ihai a irdnsfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be tneasured reliabl).. Expenditure is accounied for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that are ie all cost relaied to the catetsotv. Where costs cannot be directl). attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to attivities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Tangible fixed 855ets Depreciaiion is provided ai the following annual r*es in order wriie off each a55Ct over its estimated useful life. Computer eqUipent The charity does not capiialise assets costing less than £l.IMM) Recognition and measurement Ftxed asset5 are ffleasured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impaim)en( losses. Txxation The Charity. 15 considered to pa$5 the test5 sd oui in Paragraph I Schtdule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a chariiable company for UK Corpordtion Tax Wr)SeS. Accordingly the Charitv 15 potentially exempt froTn taxation in respeci of income or capital gains received 1th1n cateaories covered by Chapter 3 Part I I coOration T&¥ Aci 2010 or Section ?)6 olthe T&¥10n of Chargeable Gains Act 1992. (o the extent that suth income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable pjrposes. Fund ac£ountiNg Unreslri¢ted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives ar the dis¢retion of the trustees. Page 20 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICILS- continued Fund ateounting Designated fund5 are unrestticted fvn(Ls of the charity which the ttustees have decided at th¢Èr di5cretÈon to set aside to use for a specific purpose Restricted funds can only be used for particular restn.cted PurSe$ within ihe objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified bv ihe donor or when funds are rnised for particular restricied purposes. Further explanaiion of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the fmancial stsiements. Pensions The pension cost charoe represents the contribution payable by the chariry to the employers. defined contribution pension %h¢me. Operatlng Lt*ses Rentals paj'able under opernting le&8es are charged io the Ststemeni of Financial Activities in the year in which they are payable. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2023 2022 Donations Grants 81,741 134,157 69,888 114,712 215,898 184,600 Grants e1ved, included in the al)ove. are as follows: 2023 2022 The Henry Smith Tnjsi Sir Jules Thom Trust Sussex Community Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Chalk Cliff Trust Ernest Kletnwort Charitsble Trust La¢y-Tate Ttust Other Grants under £2,000 The Blagrave Trust Carews Support West Sussex BBC Children in Need Pears Foundation Mencap Aid in Sickness Hove and Ponslade 60.0 2.500 10.613 10.OIM) 10,000 5.000 5,000 800 5.228 11,000 9,407 53.117 15,960 20,0(KJ 26.808 I,O(M) 2.436 134.157 114.712 continued...
AMAZE BRIC.HTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continlled FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 INVESTMENT INCOME 2023 2022 Dep05lt account interest 495 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE A1VITIEs 2023 2022 Acttvity Grdnts S¢rvic¢s Grants Servi¢es ,104,652 75,518 754.197 261.925 1,180.170 1.016.122 We now have a Tnix of grant income awarded in totsl in advance of projects and grants and services delivery ontracts payable in affears or after cornpletion of smices. The balance of this shifis each year with an increase in grant Èncome during 22123_ Grdllts received. included th¢ above, are as follows.. 2023 2022 Brighton and Hove City Council NHS Brighton and Hove CCG Deparrmcni for Education Sussex Cornmuniry Foundation West Sussex Counry Council East Sussex Countv Council Other Grdnts under £2.0(M) Trnst for Developino Colnmuniiies NHS East sussex CCG Sussex Partnership Found*ion NHS Tn NHS Su55ex (ICB) 273,991 72,(K)O 35,000 9.994 3.9i9 i03,757 225.709 i.i83 11.700 6,000 17.250 35,0 462,778 3,940 16.127 43,900 4,970 4.860 20,1)00 Aclive Su55ex Care for the Carers East Sussex Contact a Falnily Extratime SLN Uni Connect West Sussex Pnts Carers FOTUM 1.104.652 754,197 Page 22 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THF. FINANCIAL STATEIMEf4TS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 RAISING FUNDS Grnnt5 received from our fundraising aciiviry with larger trusts and foundations are incluthd in grant income and so are shgwn separately in the accounts. Added to the amount here in'raising funds. we Calculate that fundraised income is more than double the cost of fundrdising. CHARtTABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Direct Costs Staff costs Properry costs Adminisirative ¢osts Oiher costs 1.027,664 54,782 107,999 54,973 1,245,418 NET If4COMEI(EXPEP4DITURE) Net incomel(expenditure) is Stated after charginw(creditingl'. 2023 2022 Depreciaiion - owned assets Audiiors, remuneration 44i 4,(M)O TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS In our Articles of Association Tnssttts are not allowed to receive pa)Tnents unless contracted to provide a particular service rendered acting other than as a rnstee_ No such panent was made ihis vear. Tru5tees' expensts No trusiee made a claim for expenses in this or last year. and ot]e tyee was paid £298 last year (none this year) to act a5 a parent rePreSenl¥e for Pacc. STAFF COSTS 2023 2022 Watses and Salaries Social Security Costs Pension 954.598 78,170 826,?06 60,89) 1072 168 920 747 Page 23 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHT0Tr4 AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contillutd FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 STAFF COSTS (CODlinued) No employtts received emoluments in excess of £(4).0. Key Management Remunerdtion aTDounted to £72.636 (2022.. £46.923}. Averdge number of employees 2023 Number 47 2022 Nutnber 46 Total Full time equivalent basi5 27 io. COMPARA TIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES Unteskn¢ied funds Restricted funds Total fi]nd5 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 95.523 89,077 184,600 Charitable activities Gran Service5 642.114 261.925 112,083 754,197 261.925 Inve5tmenr income Other income 495 19.44? 495 19,442 Total 1.019,499 201 160 1.220,659 EXPEf4DITURE ON Rai5lllCF funds 60.393 60.393 Charitable activities Staff costs Propertv costs Administraiive costs Other cosrs Overhead Allocatio 740.611 21.(199 72.35i 28,705 14.301 142,620 12,666 18.332 13,703 14.iol 883.231 90,685 42,408 Total 908.860 201,622 1.110.482 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITURE) 10.639 {462) 10.177 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 572,099 462 572,561 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD Page 24 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHT0Tr4 AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BI. GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eotstinued FOR THF. YF.AR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Computer equipment COST At I st April 2022 and 3 1st March 202J DEPRECIATiof4 At 1st April 2022 and i I st March 202J 21.995 NET BOOK VALUE At 31st March 2023 At 31st March 2022 12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trade debiors Other debiors Prepa)ments 16,858 3,935 396 23J,527 j,l?2 1.918 21,189 238,567 13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLIf4G DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Social Security and other taxes Defeed income Accrued eKpenses 20,442 278,5i6 iO,562 406.571 45.611 487,537 329,540 14. LEASING AGREEMENTS MinirtLUm lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows: 2023 2022 Within one Jear B¢tw¢¢n on¢ and five years 10,392 10,392 10,39? 20,784 20,784 31,176 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITF.D BY GUARANTEE IYOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmENTS-cotined FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 Is. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net ovemenl in fund5 Trdnsfers between fvnds At 3123 Ai 114, 31 Unrestricted funds General fund Designated ndS - Proje¢is Desiunaied funds - Closure Colliintsency Designated Funds- ESPCF tksiJu iattd Funds - Strate(ric Project Infrastructure New Easr Sussex Premises 7i.179 44.544 489.(M)O 6.015 (20,030) 58,437 (13.(K)O) (20.(K)O) 13,000 40.149 82,981 502,000 11,607 5,592 70.O¢M> 70,000 20,000 20.0(X) 682,738 726,737 Restricted funds Henry Smith Trust Blagrave Trust 11.485 7.328 11.485 18.813 18,813 TOTAL FUNDS 682 7)8 62.812 745.550 Pa(re 26 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTOli AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- coDtin FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T MARCH 2023 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Net movemeni in funds, included the above are &% follows= Incoming resource5 Resources expended Movcmellt in funds Unrestricled fund5 General nd Designated funds - Projects Designated Funds- ESPCF 809.334 409,745 (829,364) (i51.308) 24.408) (20,OiO) 58,437 5,592 1249,079 (1.205.080) 43,999 Restricted funds Henry Smith TNsr Department for Education Garfield Weston Foundation Amazing Futures Blagrave Trust (48,515) (4),400) (10,(K)O) (26.558) 12.6721 11.485 43.41M) iO.O(K) ?6.558 20.0(M) 7.328 159,958 141 145 TOTAL FUNDS 1.409.037 1,346,225) 62.812 Page 27 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARAKfEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 Is. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- Continued Comparatives for rnovement in lunds Net Tnovement funds Transfers between funds At 3113122 Unrestricted fuDd$ General fund tksitsnated funds- Projects Designated fisnd5- Closure contingency Designated Fund - Hazel Heroviisch fund YP Trainin(T Desiunated funds- Eam Sussex Futyr¢s Awards Designated Fund5 - ESPCF Designated Funds- Strategic Project IT)frastrncture 46.080 13,3¢ 465,(KJO 94.309 20.695 (67,210) 10.543 24,000 73,179 44,544 489.000 2.170 (2.170) 2.333 8.210 (2,333) (2.195) 6,015 35.0(Ml 35.0(X) 70.000 572,099 110,6i9 682.738 Restrieted funds Garfield Weston Foundation 462 (462) TOTAL FUNDS 572.561 110.177 632,738 Page 28 continued...
AMAZE BRII"HTON AND HQVF. A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FITr4ATr4CIAL STATEMENTS- ¢ODt1D¢d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- ¢ODtinued Comparative net movemeni in fi]nds. in¢lud¢d in thc atrM>vc are as follows.. Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unr¢stri¢ted funds General fund Designated funds - Projects Designated Fund- Hazel Herovitsch fund YP Training Designated Funds- ESPCF 805,i49 214.150 (711.0401 (19i.455) 94.i09 20.695 (2,170) 2,195) (2,170) 1,019,499 (908,8601 110,639 Restricted funds Depamneni for Edueaiion Garfield Wesion Foundation Amazing Futures Blagrav¢ Trust BH Covid Winier Pears Foundaiion 35,(MK) 10,(MM) 128,852 10,0 1.348 15.960 (J5,(M)O) (10,462) (128,852) (10,000) (1,348) 15.960) {462) 201.160 201,622 462 T(yfAL FUNDS 1220.659 1.110.482 110.177 Restrieted Funds Department for Education has lunded the Parent Carers. Council (Pacc) in Brighton and Hove and the Easi Sussex Parent Carer Forum (ESPCF). The amount teceived during the year was spent in 202?123 Garfi¢ld Weston Foundation is funding the Disability Living AlloThance Project in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex 20?1-2024. The amtyjnt received during the year 15 foi onuoing work and the fund balance is planned 10 be 5P¢llt in 2023-24. The Blagrave Trust funded development of young tspIt,% voices within Amaze and in SEND Services more broadl}'. We sei up and ran voÈce ¥roup5 for )oun people with SEND and. a leadership training course and facilitated opportunities for youno people to practice their leadership skills. We supported youn( people to be represented in local decision-tnakin(t meetings. and th¢ Amaze Board of Trusttts. and young people designed new restsurce5 to rneet needs they id¢ntified as priorities. Henry Smith Trust HenT)' Smith Charity is fiknding the Disabilty LivTng Allowance Project in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex 2022-2025. The amount received during the year is for ontsoing work and the fund balance is planned to be spent in 2023-24. Pa2e 29 continued...
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 Is. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- con¢iDued The purpose of Designated funds is as follows: The Closure Contintsency Fund will fimd=_ - 3 months operatiTtg costs Any redundancy pa)Thents due to emplo)'ees Support to employees in finding ahernativc cmplo)Tneni - Terniinaling geTvice contracts such as office reni and equiprnenl - Accountancy, audii and other professional costs Other DesigDattd fund5 exist a5 follows- ESPCF (Eas¢ Sussex Parent Carer Forum). A new fon]rn for parent carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabililies (SEND) in East SussLN fidIn0 for development. 16. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES The charity has been advised by its pension provider that there is an elmed withdrawal liability of £12273 calculated in September 2021. As this esiimated liabilit)." will only crysiallase when the last active member leaves the pension plan, no provision for this sum has been provided in these accounts. A small monthly contribution is being made towards the arrear5. 17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Ther¢ were no Related Party Transaciions in this or last yeaT. Page 30
AMAZE BRIGHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE DETAILF.D STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCII 2023 202i 2022 INCOME AND EP4DOWMENTS Do%(70n$ and l¢ggcie% Donations GTants 81,741 134,157 69,888 114,712 215,898 184,600 Investment income Deposit account interest 1.772 495 Charitable activities Services Grants 75,518 1.104,652 261,925 754,197 1.180.170 1.016.122 Other incorne Other income Kicksiart Fuilough grani 2,741 8.456 19,442 11.197 19,442 Total incoming resourees .409,037 1.220,659 EXPENDITURE RaisiThg donations and legaeies 79.147 2.741 13,674 5.245 51,921 2.154 5,934 384 Property costs Adminigtrdtion Other 100,807 60,393 Thi5 page doe5 noi fom) part of the statutory financial 5tstemen Pa£e31
AMAZE BRICHTON AND HOVE A COMPANY LIMITED BTr" GVARANTE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ETriDED 31ST MARCH 2023 2023 2022 Charitable #etivities Wages Property costs AdTnintstration Other 1,027.664 54,782 107,999 54,973 876,i21 46,945 90,685 36,138 1.245.418 1,050 089 Total resources expended 1,346.225 1.110,482 Net income 62,812 110.177 This page does not forni part of the Sthiutory fmallcial statements Page 32