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2020-08-31-accounts

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 03910122 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1080046

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

for

InterAct Stroke Support

InterAct Stroke Support

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 7
Independent Examiner's Report 8
Statement of Financial Activities 9
Balance Sheet 10 to 11
Notes to the Financial Statements 12 to 19

InterAct Stroke Support

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectives and aims

Charitable objectives:

The principal object of the Charity is to benefit the public by providing a live interactive reading service carried out by professional actors for stroke patients in hospitals and stroke clubs.

Mission:

The mission of the Charity is to improve the quality of life of stroke patients through the provision of its reading service thereby contributing to the rehabilitation and recovery of the patient.

Objectives for the year were:

d) Exploring the potential of working in Northern Ireland.

Training and Development

Training continues to be crucial to our work, not only to maintain standards but also to keep our readers up to date on best practice developments.

At any one time we have available 141 professional actors. New readers serve a three month probation, during which their suitability is assessed. Before being taken on permanently they are shadowed by the training team at least twice, and reports on their progress are sent to our office. They are expected to be familiar with our reading manual (which contains a wide variety of short stories, poetry and non-fiction) and our Long File (a selection of more difficult material for patients with longer concentration spans). The expansion into Wales has led to the addition of an extra Trainer to our team. She is another highly experienced admin leader and reader.

The administration of our work at our 50 stroke clubs continues to be overseen by the Stroke Club Co-ordinator.

Public benefit

The activities of the Charity are available to patients on stroke wards in the hospitals and at the stroke clubs that we serve. We are doing virtual readings both one to one and to stroke clubs using digital technology. The fundamental aim is to improve the quality of life of stroke patients.

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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable activities

We started the financial year with readings in all our hospitals. We read to 1117 people in 19 hospitals, delivered 68 stroke club sessions and 100 reading sessions at the Pembridge Palliative Care Centre. This represents 6 months of activity. Our work was then suspended from 16th March 2020 due to Covid-19.

We welcomed two new ambassadors to the charity. Actress Rula Lenska and artist Joanna Brendon MBE. Rula has also joined the reading team for Charing Cross hospital. We also welcomed Professor Anthony Rudd as a new trustee. Professor Rudd is the former UK National clinical director of Stroke and has observed our work first hand at St Thomas' hospital where he was based.

InterAct went into partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability to work with stroke survivors at their Wandsworth site, London. In a project lasting 16 weeks, the group created a radio play entitled Coffee House Chronicles. Both InterAct and Leonard Cheshire were looking to extend this partnership, but it was curtailed by Covid -19.

For the eighth consecutive year InterAct was a chosen charity of the Chiswick Book Festival. We received £5,000.00 for which, many thanks. This money will be used to deliver our service to Charing Cross Hospital.

During this financial year, for the first time, InterAct created its own stroke club. Named 'The Christchurch', it initially started as a 10 week community project with the group producing an oral record of their lives as stroke survivors. At the end of the project the group wanted to stay together, and InterAct’ s own stroke club was born. It was running very successfully until Covid. However, since then the InterAct team have continued to keep in regular touch with members of the group, and the group will reform again post Covid.

Working in partnership with 'A Thousand Word Photos' InterAct was part of an evening at the Arcola Theatre. The performance celebrated famous collaborations between writers and photographers. Alongside projections of the photographs that inspired the writers, InterAct actors brought their stories to life. All proceeds went to InterAct Stroke Support.

The Cleveland Clinic based in Victoria, London has chosen InterAct as its local charity to support. The clinic will open two brand new stroke wards in 2021 and Nirjay Mahindru met Michelle Barclay, the patient experience manager at their Grosvenor Square site. They are looking to help promote InterAct and support our work. We hope this will be the start of a very positive relationship with the Cleveland.

The Charity announced the winner of our Ruth Rendell short story competition in April onlline. We had planned to have an awards ceremony at the Orange Tree Theatre, in Richmond, on 17th April 2020, with readings from InterAct Actors and some prominent guest speakers, all cancelled due to Covid. The winner was Christine Harrison with her story The English Lesson.

With the outbreak of Covid we were no longer able to deliver our normal services to the hospitals and stroke clubs. So we embarked on two new strands to our work. The first is a series of podcasts entitled 'The right side of the Brain'. These are released fortnightly and have guests from the arts, culture and health sectors. The podcasts are available on a variety of platforms. The take up has been very encouraging.

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Report of the Trustees

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The second strand is an online reading service using social media techniques such as Zoom and Skype. We have delivered live interactive sessions to stroke clubs. Alongside these we have set up a system whereby we can deliver one to one sessions directly into patients homes. This work will allow us or reach isolated patients all over the country. These two new strands will continue once the pandemic is over.

The Charity adapted to Covid conditions by moving our files to the cloud, thus allowing the office to continue to operate remotely throughout this period.

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Funding

The main sources of funding are by way of grants and donations from trusts, foundations, companies and private individuals. The Charity's Chief Executive, Fundraiser and the Ambassadors are primarily responsible for raising funds, and do so, wherever possible on a multi year basis. InterAct is most grateful to all its supporters for the financial assistance provided during the year, without which the service would be unable to operate.

Particular thanks are given to:

29th May 1961 Charitable Trust AMW Charitable Trust Ballinger Charitable Trust Barbour Foundation Basil Samuel Charitable Trust Borrows Charitable Trust Brian Shaw Memorial Trust City Bridge Trust Co-op Community Fund Coward Endowment Duncan Norman Trust Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust Equity Charitable Trust GJW Turner Trust Gledswood Charitable Trust Hadrian Trust Hyde Park Place Estate Charity Inch Trust James Edward Harris Trust James Tudor Foundation John James Bristol Foundation John S Cohen Charitable Trust Joicey Trust Joseph Strong Frazer Trust Kelton Charitable Trust Leonard Cheshire Inv 0918 Lord of Birmingham's Charity Louis and Marion Ferrar Charitable Will Trust Louis Nicholas Residuary Charitable Trust Mabel Harper Charitable Trust Merchant Taylors' Company Morrisons Foundation Munro Charitable Trust Pembridge Hospice Charity Inv 0892 Persula Foundation Roger & Douglas Trust Sampimon Trust Sheila & Denis Cohen Charitable Trust Simpson Charitable trust Sir James Knott Trust Thomas Tunnock Ltd Tilehouse Trust

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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

W G Edwards Charitable Foundation Westminster Amalgamated Charity Woodroffe Benton Foundation Wyseliot Rose Charitable Trust ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation

Chiswick Book Festival Jo Brendon Fraser Cains Christmas Card sales (Jill Meager) Nick Ede - Style for Stroke Kierran Crilly- Runs

Donations in memory of Nan Millard Donations in memory of Annabel Bosanquet

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

The Trustees have examined the Charity's requirements for reserves in the light of risks faced by it. They aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The actual level of unrestricted reserves at 31 August 2020 was £127,430 (2019: £119,549) against unrestricted expenditure for the year of £73,154 (2019: £107,546).

The results for the year are set out in the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet. The total income at £201,470; was £32,266 lower than the prior year (£233,736). Total expenditure was £189,685; £39,732 lower than the previous year (£229,417). In light of the current economic uncertainty the Trustees will continue to keep under review income and expenditure carefully.

As set out on page 2, the measures put in place by the government to control the spread of Covid-19 have impacted on the operations of the Charity during the year ended 31 August 2020, and have continued to do so in the current financial year. The financial impact on the charity is a reduction in charitable expenditure as actors are unable to go into hospitals and stroke clubs to carry out readings. At the same time, there has been a reduction in voluntary income received by the Charity. The trustees are confident that costs can be controlled and cashflow can be managed to minimise the impact on the Charity’s reserves.

FUTURE PLANS

Plans for the coming year include: -

a) To restart our hospital and stroke club work at the earliest opportunity.

b) To expand the service into Northern Ireland.

c) To re-establish hospital readings to three sessions per week in the majority of hospitals .

d) To incorporate our virtual reading service as an integral part of our service delivery, using digital technology.

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InterAct Stroke Support

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 20 January 2000 governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and amended last on 19 November 2011.

The governing body comprises the Trustees who are also Directors of the Company. In accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company one third of the Trustees retire from office each year and if their number is not three or a multiple of three the nearest to one third retire. Retiring Trustees are eligible for re-election.

Recruitment and training of trustees

The Charity’s elected Trustees are appointed at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on the basis of nominations received from one or more Trustees whose recommendations for eligibility are based on relevant attributes including personal competence, specialist skills and availability. New Trustees are provided with copies of the Charity Commission Guidelines on Trustee Responsibilities, the Charity’s governing document, the last Annual Report and Accounts and other important information. All Trustees have a sufficient understanding of the Charity’s activities and resources to enable them to fulfil their responsibilities properly.

Management, officers and committee

The Trustees as directors of the Company and Trustees of the Charity are legally responsible for the overall management of the Charity. Day to day management and general policy determination is delegated to the Chief Executive.

The Trustees meet at least four times a year and are supported by Ambassadors. The Ambassadors' principal roles are to fundraise and promote the activities of the Charity. Both the Trustees and the Ambassadors are made up of persons having diverse but relevant skills to meet the needs of the Charity. Meetings of the Trustees are attended by the Chief Executive.

Risk management

The Trustees regularly review all areas of risk, including financial, to which the Charity is exposed. Where appropriate, systems have been established to mitigate those risks.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number

03910122 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number

1080046

Registered office

Room 8 Victoria Charity Centre 11 Belgrave Road London SW1V 1RB

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Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

Trustees

N M Dunn FRSL J N Fergus FRCS E J Hubbard E P Kidd C J Ravenscroft C E Smith L J Sowden FCA W J Sykes Vice Chairman I C Talbot OBE Chairman C McKevitt A McCormick

Company Secretary

N Mahindru

Bankers

CafCash Ltd PO Box 289 West Mailing Kent SW1V 1RB

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:

.......................................................... I C Talbot OBE - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of InterAct Stroke Support

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of InterAct Stroke Support ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 August 2020.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also 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 Company 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 your charity's accounts as 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

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 Company 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.

S H Pennington FCCA

Date: .............................................

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InterAct Stroke Support

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
2
80,652
Other trading activities
3
-
Investment income
4
383
Total
81,035
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
5
21,537
Charitable activities
6
Reading
51,617
Governance costs
-
Total
73,154
NET INCOME
7,881
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
119,549
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
127,430
Restricted
fund
£
118,375
2,060
-
120,435
9,690
104,741
2,100
116,531
3,904
72,415
76,319
31.8.20
Total
funds
£
199,027
2,060
383
201,470
31,227
156,358
2,100
189,685
11,785
191,964
203,749
31.8.19
Total
funds
£
230,045
3,500
191
233,736
31,736
195,581
2,100
229,417
4,319
187,645
191,964

The notes form part of these financial statements

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InterAct Stroke Support

Balance Sheet

31 August 2020

Unrestricted
funds
Notes
£
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
10
-
Cash at bank
128,645
128,645
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
11
(1,215)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
127,430
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
127,430
NET ASSETS
127,430
FUNDS
13
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
Restricted
fund
£
2,549
75,870
78,419
(2,100)
76,319
76,319
76,319
31.8.20
Total
funds
£
2,549
204,515
207,064
(3,315)
203,749
203,749
203,749
127,430
76,319
203,749
31.8.19
Total
funds
£
2,549
194,532
197,081
(5,117)
191,964
191,964
191,964
119,549
72,415
191,964

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 August 2020.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2020 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance Sheet - continued

31 August 2020

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:

.............................................

I C Talbot OBE - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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InterAct Stroke Support

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, 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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates:

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued

Fund accounting

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 cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity, and have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2.
DONATIONS AND LEGACIES
Donations
Gift aid
3.
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Commissioned work carried out
4.
INVESTMENT INCOME
Deposit account interest
31.8.20
£
198,247
780
199,027
31.8.20
£
2,060
31.8.20
£
383
31.8.19
£
229,830
215
230,045
31.8.19
£
3,500
31.8.19
£
191

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5.
RAISING FUNDS
Raising donations and legacies
Staff costs
Allocation of fees
Other trading activities
Entertaining, publicity and events
Aggregate amounts
6.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Reading
Governance costs
7.
DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Staff costs
Insurance
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Hospital actors' fees
Hospital actors' travel
Admin and secretarial costs
Stroke club actors' fees
Pembridge Hospice actors' fees
Training
Short stories
CRB clearance costs
Office expenses
Allocation of fees
Carried forward
Direct
Costs (see
note 7)
£
156,358
-
156,358

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7. DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued

DIRECT COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES - continued
Brought forward
Community projects
Travel & accommodation
Professional fees
31.8.20
£
148,991
6,385
364
618
156,358
31.8.19
£
183,181
10,615
1,785
-
195,581

8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2020 nor for the year ended 31 August 2019.

Trustees' expenses

Travel costs amounting to £NIL (2019: £106) were reimbursed to the Trustees during the year.

9. STAFF COSTS

31.8.20
£
Wages and salaries
41,400
Social security costs
1,819
Other pension costs
1,056
44,275
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
31.8.20
Administrative
1
31.8.19
£
40,014
1,356
820
42,190
31.8.19
1

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.8.20 31.8.19
£ £
Other debtors 2,549 2,549
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.8.20 31.8.19
£ £
Accruals and deferred income 3,315 5,117
12. LEASING AGREEMENTS
Minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases fall due as follows:
31.8.20 31.8.19
£ £
Within one year 12,714 12,714
Between one and five years - 12,714
12,714 25,428

Charge Registered at Companies House:

Rent Deposit Deed: £12,714 (Amount Outstanding)

Date Name Amount Description
13/11/2009 The Secretary of All monies due or to Rent Deposit Deed
State of Communities become due from the
and Local company to the chargee
Government under the terms of the
aforementioned instrument
creating or evidencing the
charge. The amount from
time to time standing to
the credit of an interest
bearing deposit account.

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13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

At 1.9.19
£
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
119,549
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
72,415
TOTAL FUNDS
191,964
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
81,035
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
120,435
TOTAL FUNDS
201,470
Comparatives for movement in funds
At 1.9.18
£
Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
118,196
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
69,449
TOTAL FUNDS
187,645
Net
movement
in funds
£
7,881
3,904
11,785
Resources
expended
£
(73,154)
(116,531)
(189,685)
Net
movement
in funds
£
1,353
2,966
4,319
At
31.8.20
£
127,430
76,319
203,749
Movement
in funds
£
7,881
3,904
11,785
At
31.8.19
£
119,549
72,415
191,964

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13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
108,899
124,837
233,736
Resources
expended
£
(107,546)
(121,871)
(229,417)
Movement
in funds
£
1,353
2,966
4,319

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
At 1.9.18
£
118,196
69,449
187,645
Net
movement
in funds
£
9,234
6,870
16,104
At
31.8.20
£
127,430
76,319
203,749

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Unrestricted funds
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds
TOTAL FUNDS
Incoming
resources
£
189,934
245,272
435,206
Resources
expended
£
(180,700)
(238,402)
(419,102)
Movement
in funds
£
9,234
6,870
16,104

The restricted fund relates to income received for work in hospitals, stroke clubs and Pembridge Hospice.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2020

14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2020.

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