REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 3893084 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1081284
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
FOR
SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
A COTrIPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Chariot House Limited
Chartered Accountants
44 Grand Parade
Brighton
Easi Sussex
BN2 9QA

SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
Pa2e
Report ofthe Trustees
to 13
Report of the IndepeDdeDt AudÉtors
14 to 17
Statement of Financi31 Activities
18
Balance Sheet
19
Cash Flow StstemeDI
20
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
21
Notes to the Financial Ststernents
22 to 27
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
28

SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
The trustees who art also direciors of th¢ charity for ihe purpose5 of the Companies Ad ?006, present their report wilh the
financial statements of the charity for the year ended ilst March 2022. The trustees have adopied the provisions of
Accounting and Rewrting by Charities." s￿eMent of RecoTnmended Practice applicable to charities preparing their
atcounis in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
(effective l January 2019).
Publie Benefit
In shapin(T our objectives and planning our activiiies for the year. the Tjusiees have given consideraiion to the dulles set out
ID section 17 {5) of the Charittes Act 2011 io have due r¢gard to public benefit and to the Chariry Commission Guidance on
public benefit. In particular, Ihe Tru5tee5 have considered how the planned activities will contribute io the overall aims and
objectives ihat they have set.
The Trustees believe that the followin(p
paragrdphs, 5perifically on the "Objectives and Activities" and "Achievements ond
Performance" for the year, relate in detail the benefit that the charity provtdes to the public.
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SUSSEX INTERPRETIP4G SERVICES
REPORT OFTHE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
ORJEcfivES AND AcfiviTIES
Objectives and activities
The Charitable Objects are:
l. To relieve the poverty of rndividuals from Black and Minority Ethnic communities resident in Sussex by providing
confidential advice. assistance, inforn]ation and community inierprerino services.
11. To advance the education of the public and communiÈies in s￿¥SeX through the provision of factual cultural infomlation
Ihrou(Th COTnmunity interpTeteTS.
111. To improve access for black and Tninority ethnic cornmunities to the full range of public health. social and community
car¢ Services, and in such or any other charitable ways as the tTUStee5 may detemiine.
The airns of the charity are;
l. To improve public service access for BME individuals by providing efficient and effective COTnmunity interpreting
services. To deliver ihese io ihe highesi quality atsured standard. To develop complementory, flexible and compeiitive
services, tailored io cu5torner need across Su55ex. To continually add value to all services.
2. To develop as a social enierprise, working with local BME communities to ensure services are inclusive, accessible and
delivered by recfuiiing. supporting and training sthff from stskeholder comfftunities.
3. To maxÈmise learning, tsking every opportunity to evaluate services and refleu on the contribution of staff, stakeholders,
and cusiomers towards continual improvement.
SIS Vision
We desire an inclusive and diyerse society where people of all cultutal and linguisti¢ ba¢kgrounds are able to live in
harniony, play a full and valued role and eTtjoy the saTn¢ rights.
SIS Mission
SIS exisis to enable full access. for people with language ne¢d5 to publicl￿ funded services in order to improve health.
educaiion and oveiall quality of life.
SIS Values
Inclusiveness- SIS values ihe linguisiic and ¢ulftnl diveTSty of our SlKiety and communities and strives to be inclusive i
all aspe¢ts of our work.
Rights - SIS believes in the righi of every individual io be treated with re5iKd and to equality of access to services.
CO￿l￿U￿1ty - SIS prizes its Contribution to Stren_￿then1TtQ multiculturni commttnity and promotes community inlerpreting
and communiry translating as keys to culiutal undeT5tandinu
Learning - SIS understands that feedbacL developmeni a)d innovation are CTucial to learning and service improvement.
Participation - SIS believes that services are strengihened m.hen srakeholders are offered opportunities to p&rticip8te and
collaborate and thal thi5 will be th¢ key to the wav we work.
Accountability- SIS wishes io be accountsble through the involvement of our trustees, members and communities.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
Services and Benefits
Customers benefit froln quality assured Cornmunitv Interpietints
EM¢￿enCY Interpr¢tin& Translation. Bilingual Telephone
Befriending and Social Prescribin.
u 35 part of our Communit). Navigaiion + Partnership, providin(T confidential access to
joined-up health and social care services across Sussex and Bri(Fhton & Hove. Bilingual Advocacy services resumed from
1 st Jul J 2019 as part of the Sussex Advocacy Partnership. In addition this year there ate a suite of complim¢ntary s¢rvice5
provided under the umbrella of a Bil jnoual Health Promotion Projeci-
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In Ma! 2021 SIS was awarded £10.000 by Sussex ComTnunÈty Foundation to provide additional bilinoual casework suppon
for hou5inu related issues. SIS delivered 18 Bilingual Social Prescribino and Advocacy cases 10 5UPPOrt Service Users
(SU) to receive housing infomiation, advice and tsuidance then a¢¢e5s Housing and Homelessness services at Brighton and
Hove Citv Council {BHCC}. This gtani ￿nded casework supplemen￿1 our exisEing piojecÉs "Social Ptescribin¥ Plus" and
"Sussex Advocacy Projeci" (fijnded by BHCC and B&H CCGI for which there is inadequate resources io meet the needs
presented particularly in relation io housing.
SIS Bilingual Community Researchers helped people io complde an online Hedlthwath Survey about patient ¢xp¢riences
of accessing G.P Services in Sussex - of what is and isn't working. Here aTe ihe stories and voices of some of our Servic¢
U5er5.
"l alw(rys needhelp wilh calling surgeryfor an appoinlmeni bects￿e I speak English. .S()meiimvs. l us¥ th¥ liiile
Spanish I know. Iph(pne them or I go ihere bul the siajlai ihg rgLepiion iry iheir be.fl Iv under31￿nd me. J LUtrI￿L)I iLfe
Ihe inlernet or a computer but I cun botpk 7L¥ing ihephone M,hen I h<￿£ ihe I0￿S&￿ge supwri. J have iofi4d svme(irte m.hu
can help me phone and make appointmeni due io mjtr lttngtsage burrier. I was worried ihai ifnobodj, could help me wilh
phunin£, condilion get wtprse. AÉ the oppoipjimenis. é¥grything g(*5 smooihly wilh an ivlerpreler H.hv ha5 a
mulching dialectfor inierpreiing needs (Arubic Dialecls are noi ihe same). Ji was easy lo speak wilh ihe medical slaff
because Igoi help.from apgrsonfrom SIS M'hospetsks language. Ji Waf a lelephone ￿terPreter￿0T my apptsinlm#nt."
(Arabic Speaking Service User)
"li ha5 been difficuli io conlact my surgery. Covid made li more difficyli io gel appoinllneni. I cannol use ihe
iechnology. li w(zvfveling ill and concerned thai li WI￿ difficuli io gei opp(pinlmenl. This reall￿ io he improved. I
h£)vg diabgtés kidney problems, vhich make5 il SIr￿s￿l ihai li is diffictrli io gel (Jn tippI)i￿1￿￿￿i. I ram Lon¢grned
thai my condilion will gei M'orse while J am wailing. When I couldnoi gei Iwpoinlmeni. l ¢alledmyfriend a.¥kEdfor
help with GO￿1￿&11￿￿g IIJ. The ireaiFnenl is very g(wd and supporiive. However. during ihe ltsckd(Iwii il
became so diff£culE ro ¢oniaci my GP andmake on appoinimeni tofollow my ireaimeni ond review my i￿edICall￿n. li Trvas
particularlTr difficuli io make afoce-io-fttce appoinimeni. JhmTe longierm healih conditions so this is a bigproblem.
(Farsi Speakino Service User}
"It is difficult to call GP io book appoinimeni because ofTrry lack ofEngli¥h. J have[ound ihe bul woy 15 lo either
¢he app or go io my GP stsrggry ihey book appoin¢me￿I0r me N,hile l am ihere. During lockdown, I was unable to
go ¢0 the surgery becotsse I wtt¥ shiÉldirJg émd ikerefore I w147ble lo book appoinimenis during this tiFne. Afier I
￿&￿1)g&d io illsiull ihe app, l used ¢h&s io book oppoiniments (Jnd ihis wurkÉd well. I need a Poriuguese inierpreierfor my
appoinimeni.f f3nd l norm(JllygKvgn the inlerpreiing support ihai I need"
{Portuguese Speaking Service User)
We have responded by h¢lping people to.. regimer with a G.P. make a G.P appointtnent, request a face to face G.P
appointtnent or ￿quest interpreting support. We have WOTked hard to pron]ote the I￿Portance of Face to Face interpreting
foi our beneficiaries and as part of (Trur r¢￿Very journey.
The key service remains Community Interpreting.
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REPORT OF THE TRLISTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
The ComTnunity Interpreter h&s a very differenl role and re%ponsibiliiies from a coTnTnercial or conference interpreter.
She,ffie is responsible for enabling professional and clienL i¥ith very different back￿undS and perceptions and in an
uneqllal relationship of pO￿tr and knowledge, to coTnmuniC￿e io their mutual 5at15faciion.
Service users encounter the full rdnge of challen(Fing life stn]ations thai can face any of us_ In addition, some have fled
violence, suffer trautna and carrv seriou5 psychological burdens. Many feel unsafe, CODfu5ed and vulnerable. All will
initially experience barriers of languag¢, culture and ￿}wer1e5SncS5.
Community Interpreters make it P055ible for service users io have a voice. They address isolation, frustration and
misunderstanding and support effective diagnoses. treatment and prevention.
In emergencies this can be life-saving and avert a condiiion becoTning irnnJ¢diaiely life-threatening. We deliver 24 hour
services, every day of the year.
A rewrn to Face-t￿Face appointment5 remains a priority for our Service U5eTS. as is improving the livelihood of Sessional
Linguist hard hit this year by increasing infl￿10￿.
'It 15 more diffi￿11 with telephone EPlterpreting io esiablish a Irnsling relalionship wilh both the Service User and ihe
Service Pruvidgr. There is eye Coniuci nor ihe ability to see boitr language"ISIS Linguist)
Feedback from benefieiaries and custorneTS Show these benefits..
Clear. direct and confidential communi¢ation l accura￿ assessment and saiisfactory oui¢omes I quick understanding,
saving time I feeling less vulnerable, afraid and i501ated and more understood, re&8sured. confident and happy l able to
concentrate on other issues l understanding UK sys(em and how to access setvices.
Customer feedback and surveys from Service Providers show similar service benefits;
Dealin¥ effectively with anxious clients & difficult concepts f ¢ulthTal knowledge l avoidin£ client developing
omplieations I client informed choice i inthiliye understandino of paiieni issues With sensi(ive and insightful iRterpreters I
clear assessments, iTnproved case hisiory. understandin
diagnoses and treatment I responsive. flexsble. consistent and
helpful services with an attention to detsil i strdighrfoTh¥ard booking procedure5 1 qui¢k emergenc>. responses.
Brighton, Hove & Lewes Interpretiniy Projeci was launched in April 1995. Sussex InleTpreting Services (SIS) became an
independent charity. in tkcember 1999- we were a millennium baby
We have Row delivered services for 27 )ears and interpreted at over 215.(HK) health and social care ap￿)lntrnents. The
number of people we helped has increased )O-fold during Ihis titne.
Central to our 5ucce55 is the dedication of SIS Linguists. In 2020 Il'e strengthened our relationship with them through a
clear Consultancy Aureement and updated Inlorniaiion Booklet_ The). ￿tre centre stage ai our ?5 Year Celebrations in
Febru3ry 20?0. The Mayor of Briuhton & Hove and Bert Williatns MBE, Presideni of Brighion & Hove Black History, and
ltsntr.sianding SIS member, presented Awards to 48 Community Interpreters, VoluTrieer Linguists, Bilingual Cotnmunity
Navi(Tat015 and Bilingual Advocates. This year we worked hard to include stakehold¢rs in our recovery journey. We
initiated opell Direciors Meetinu wÈth Linguists io check in and respond to their concerns and idea5. These have been well
attended and appreciaied_ We promoted open communÉcation and responded to individual contrdct issues, many related to
inflatiOTEary impaci. We ensured a Sussex Health & Care PaTthership Employe£ A5SiStance Pmwme was open to
Linguists.
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Cballenge and Change
There has been significant deTnograTthi¢ change and UTgent response5. The Afghan crisis in September. the Ukraine crisis
in March and location ol many more displaced people; sjnole adults, families and Unaccompanied Asylum Seekin(
Children in unsuitable Hotels. We have advocaied for our beneficiaries and conslructively challenged. enCO￿ra¥]n￿ BHCC
to develop refurwee strai¢gies as part of City of Santhary rc-accr¢ditation aTvJ Inclusive Cities. We organised a Refugee
Vigil and caTnpaigned to influence- a key suggesiion of our CSE RewrL
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The operating landscaEY has continued to be complex and simultaneously interconnecte41 and disjointed. The disparate
reeovery joumevs of our many parn)ers, the need io involve patients and CVS organisaiions in Integrated Care Systems,
severe appointment backlogs and a continuino
pandemic with external staff absences have made it difficult to deliver our
mission and ideTrlify the points of influence. Targeting opportunities and avoiding 'tslking shops.. sterile and token
engagement and overreaching, were all big challenges_
It has been important io amplify our contribuiion and io undersrand how to 'gear and 'lever influence to teTneni our
competitive position and secure additional resources. This has required re.(wlar attendance in networks and fora. which
have proliferated." Mental Health. As}'lurn SeekeT5. Migrdnts alld Refugee5 Working Group (Sussex Partnership NHS
Foundation Trllstl, Brighton & Hove Refugee & Migrdnt Svpport Group Isanctuary on Sea), Migrant & Refugee Forum
IBHCCI, Social Prescribing Network & Mental Health_
Digital
We streamlined the interpreting booking process for our eLangser¥ portal. Customers can now e&sily create. amend and
cancel bookings from a central dashboard_ We also diligently managed log-in queries involving constant staff churn within
partner organi5ations. We monaged new B￿kIng Depanments, improving billing information and reducing invoice
queries. Th￿$ patient work, alongside clearer posiiioning of eLangserv benefN& has almost doubled bookings, d¢livering a
signifJ¢ant posiiive impact on coordinaiion efficiency.
We reinvigorated our CYL￿ E55entikls applicatiorTr - a governTnent backed and industry supported protection against online
threats.
This process had stalled with the beginning of the pandemic.
We methodicallv reviewed the oriuinal
documentation and managed the necessary additions to reflect fundamental changes to remote Working and service delivery.
We secured cotnpliance in all 50+ areas- a valuable additii)n to our quality assur3nce.
We succes5￿7]Y bid to BHCC Grant application (Containmeni Outbreak Management Fund- Digital) and then skilful
implemented a new Virtual Switchboard- making it easier for our beneficiaries to book interpreters. We clearly explained
and presented the benefits which hel￿d with team wide adoption, and l)uih ¢nthusia5m.
In June 2021we successfully recNited to a pan lime Digithl Support WoJ*er POSL The person has been ￿llY inducted and
we have begun to delegaie some regular thsks and encouraoe development such as delivering a first Digitsl Infomiation
Briefing to a full Team Meeting. This will ielea5e lime for the Digital Manager to focus on rnote strategic responsibilities.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
Achievement
One of our biggest achievements was the development of the colnplex Bilingual Health Promotion Projeci (BHPP). This is
the principal vehicle for improving access pathwaNs for our beneficiaries. The 6-rnOEJth Report used quotes, screen shots
and SIS News links to explain the range of interlinked support on offer. Speaking to the Report in a Team Meeting, at the
BHCC Migranr & Refugee Forum and sharing with the SIS Management Committee helped eolleagues, partners and
trustees to appreciate our seryice offer, to feel involved in the collcctive Mission. The Report brought our story io life.
We patiently explained the role and responsibility for each Project Tearn member io encourage and streamlÈne internal
Service User referrals and shared our exp¢rtise externally io promote services.. "You really know your stuff; this has been
such a valuable process". (Jason GrdllL Community Arnbas5ador- Sussex Health & Care Partnership)
We showed CL)nsiderable skill in seizing opportunitie5 and tsained a S¢xial Partnership of the Year Award
a fantastic
achievementl We secured severnl additional Successful grant applications. This enabled us to engage directly with people
through translated text me5saot5. deliver more complex casework addressing service £ap5 and target vaccine confiden¢e
within the Chinese and South Asian communities - all new developments_ Our work in ensurtng accessible translations is
in the pioneering tradition of SIS. We provide honest and thoughi provoking fttdback for those who wish io impTove
servic¢s.
This year we were awarded I l areas of Compliance Plu5 - "A remarkable ￿hl¢Ve￿ent,
ICSE Assessor). We are very
effective it) recording and pre5ellting our continuous improveTnent and helping people see their contribution to our joum¢y.
This is vital work and a particular triumph this year.
Collaboration aDd partnership
This year we sustsined innovative and flexible respon5e5 to customer needs that were essential to our pandemic
manaoeTnenl and located SIS as all esseniial partner to Brighton & Hove cl￿ Council (BHCC) and Sussex NHS. We
brought great energy and keen problem So1￿.1￿& often &lding kalue M'hilst addre5sinq challentses.
We built irusting relationships with Commissioners - there is confidence in our suggestions for improvin(T responses. We
negotiated the necessary flexibility to encoutage effective services. We used ihe associated learning to raise questÉons
8boui equality of access in less well served areas of Sussex. a great example of the embodiment of our values: mission and
vision. We al￿'ayS look to give a voice to our Service Users and Linguists. We also highlighi gaps, most recentl}, engaiying
with our Ben(Tali colleagues around an absence of Service User self-referrdl and with the Trust for Developing Communities
re. the need for middle eastern and Irdnian communiry groups.
In December Comtnissioners reinsiated our remote interpieiing offer for Brighion & Hove G.P Surgeries. The catalyst was
our support for recent Refutsee arrivals. Re-connecting with Dr Hall from Brighton Health & Wellbeing Centre ag part of
the Migrants and R¢fugees Working Group. wa5 Vital and in Sho￿,5 the importanc¢ of interconnecredness and
relationship markeiing.
The well attended Working Group influcnces trdnsforniaiion plans in mental health services. Our mental health ￿'ork
grew by 300/0 - crisis, acute and inpaiieni sessions increased i-fold. We played a vital Tole in helping sotne of the most
vulnerable people acces5 menial health services. We told solne of the stories behind these figures. We raised the wider
gap of mentsl health dia.
noses in primary care and the absence of Face to Face interpreting. We shared data and case
studies and identified 7 key G.P Surgeries for tar.oeted proTllOtioth. F2F InieTpr¢ting in G.P Surgeries in B&H more than
doubled this >'eat.
"Thank $0 muchfor sending ihis ihrough li is incrediblj helpfvl. I will Make sure J add all io ihe next iteralion of ihe
dula & inielliggnce Fnupping documenl". (Leila Morl¢y - ComEnis5ioning Manager - Sussex Health & Care PartneTship -
Mental Health)
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
There was significant additional grant income in 2021-2022. much of il secured to address COVID responses.
We have secured another year of fundino
for &Kial Prescribing Plus Partnership (SP+). albeii without any contribution for
the additional need we evidenced. BHCC intends io exiend the Third Sector Commission (TSC) to end of Mareh 20?5 - an
additional 2 yeats, subject to funds b¢ing available each )ear. Sussex Health & Care Parthership fundinu for the Bilingual
Health Promotion Project has been confirnied for another year.
We welcome the recruitment of a VCSE Strategic Lead by Sussex H￿1th and Care Partnership to preserve. invest and
maximis¢ on the expertise and the collcctive s￿eT￿Y of this sector.
Learning. T¢8mw'ork and Trust
We continued io reflect on lessons learnt the Pandemic. GO￿ goven]ance has been more than legal obligations and
finances. We mobilised on g(x)dwill and flexibility. TTUSI. embedded in the o￿anisational culrnre hel￿d manage risk and
cany people. This veal, more than ever, we have lived our Values. The Headlines in SIS stories- "Face io Face interpreting
is essentiall"
"We would have been completely losi without him"
"Continuily of InieTpreter improves mental health
guppon"
and "Uruent help
wÉth hou5ing- speak of our deterniination to grow back
stronger
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Our resilience 15 rooÈed in TeamwoTk. a'can do, 8ptKoach and made tM)ssibl¢ by the passion. comrnitm¢nl. and dedication of
all involved in SIS - trustees, volunte¢TS. sthff and linguists. All have wotr*ed iirelessly to deliver what has been needed and
helped anchor our status ￿ a local'trusted provide￿.
We have Show'n a deterniination aTJd a willingness to listen- and more imp)rw)tly to take action. We are proud of the
differen¢e we have made.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial positio
Budgei planning and review is conducied throughoui the year. with written Trustee Budgd Briefings dis¢US5ed at
Management ComTnittee meetÈnus.
In forecasting and financtal plannin(r we consider=
- Average int¢rpreting sessional Costs and travel costs Fer contract
InteTpieiino duration for each contract and method of delivery
InteTpieting margins for each contract and rneth(xl of delivery
- Quarterly Finance Reports.
- Contraeis of Employment Oyerview
Service U5ei Engaoement
Income and 5Utplus trends
- Cash flow projections
The most important figure 15 the'free reserves, _ effectively available cash reserves over and above the designated £250,000
coniitjoency reserves. These c3n be desitsnaied by the Managemeni Committee 10 SUPFrfYrt revenue deficits where
considered nece&%ary- as the case in previous )ears.
Finante Repons include.. Summ3r)' report of the posilion * the year end. Summary comparisons of th¢ previou5 report5
delivered for the first each fingncial quarter. Surnmary coTnparÈsons ealculaied as average monthls. amounts fL)r the periods:
showing changes in ihe monthly averages throughout the year.
More detailed comparison report of 'budget' to ach￿IS for the period. A Balance sheei at the end of the period and a single
cash flow rnodel revised for the April 2021 to March 2022. taking a￿OUnt of ¢h8nges to staff, furlough and grants.
A posiiive budoetary performance aoainst a forecasi worsi case scenario deficit of £36.964 is largely due to possiive
variations in grani income. expenditure and inteTPtete¢s fees.
Restrves policy
Trustees and CEOS have establtshed a reserves policv whetebv the unresrricted funds not committed or invested tangible
fix¢d asset5 held by the charit), should b¢ i months of resources expended. At this level. Trustees and CEOS feel that the
would be able tts continue the curreni aciiviites in the event of a sionificant drop in fundin
At the same time
onsideration would be given to securtng replacement fundino how the fundins setviee redesign and strucEural change.
Cu￿ent desÈtsnaied reserves of £250.000 accuratel)" reflect i month5 operdtints costs and act as a coniingency against
liabiliiies arising from planned oruanisaiional Closu￿ or loss of contrdct income. This Policy wa5 Vital lo our effective
managemeni of ihe 2 year pandemic.
FUTURE PLANS
Trustees want io use the budget w invest develop and supp>rt recovery froTll the palldemic - to sustain our wider support
offer for beneficiaries and expanded service line5'.
Digital Strategy
Business ConiinuiN Plan
Inteoration of expanded contract and support for Integrated Care Systems
ReTnoie & Flexible Working Policy
Quality Marks.. Customer Service Excellence l Advocacy Quality Perfonnance Mark l Enhanced Cyber E5seTatials
> Pathways wilh other services such as
Securing grant fundinu for the Bilingual Health Promotion Project and all￿]1￿0
Community Navi(Tat015 Wlth their So¢ial Prescribino m¢Mlel etr.
Comparative Annual Staff Job Quality Index Sur*e
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STRUCTURE. GOVERPIANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The tsrganisaiion is a charitable company limited by guardntee, TllwpQrnt￿ on 8 Decetnber 1999 and registered as a chariry
on 27 June 2000.
The company was established under a Memorandum of Aswciation whtch established the objects and piwers of the
charitable compan). and is govemed under its Articles of Association. Under those Articles. the Trnstees are elected at the
Annual General Meeting to serve for a period of three years.
The Members have guaranteed to con1ribu￿ a maximum of £10 each in the event of the company being wound up.
Recruitrnellt and appointment of new trustees
Trustees are recruited from H'ithin the membership, a¢¢ording io skills gaps on the Board and subject to approval at a
quoraie Management Committee and ratification at an Annual GeneTal Meeting.
Trustees receive a per50Ttal induction from a CEO. an induction pack and can be invited to observe the Management
Commiffee before submitting their application. The inductiOE] ideniifjes training needs and Trustees are offered appropriate
Iraining through the National Council for Voluntatv organi￿lOn$ (NCVO} and local training providers. The SIS Equal
Opportunities & Diversity Policy also explains the provision for equality and diveT5ity training. Trustees are encouraoed to
participate in the GoveTnance NetWOTk of Community Works. the local UTnbrella infrastruciure provides for the Community
& VoluntaTV Sector.
Straiegic decisions are Tnade at retsular meetings of ihe Managemeni Committ¢¢. There are occasional Sirategic Away
Days allended by stsff and Trustees at which decisions are revithbed and evaluaied and fisture plans discussed. The CEO'5
hav¢ delegated authoiily Lo make decisions wiihin ihe framework of a￿ted Straiegic Objectives. Financial
decisions are made according to agreed FÈnancial Control Procedures. The Management Commiuee receive quarterly
rinan¢ial rew)ns.
Organisational structure
The chariry is run by a Managewnent Comlnittee comprrsing the Trustres. who delegate the day to day rnnning to the joint
CEOS, Arrdn Evans and Shahreen Shebli.
Key ￿#￿￿geMent remuneratioo
There w&% a review of CEO remuneration in 2007. Thi5 was undertaken by a Trnsiee who condurted a comparative
exercise with other organisaiions providing similar services, some benchrnarking against NCVO and ACEVO data.
Report was subTnitted io the Management Committee of 13i07..'?(K17 and a decision was taken with CEOS absent. Trustees
agreed the Salary Scale. Proures5ion 15 dependent on annual appraisal as conducied by the Chair. CEOS remain at the top
of the salary scale where they have have been since April 2010_ The KMR is pe￿odIcallY reviewed as part of annual
appraisal.
Trustees decided to iTnpleTNent a grnd¢ extension for all io support retention and recruitmeni in a challenging market.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Risk managernent strategy and review
Trustees Ere full). involved in ￿SesSin￿ major risks ai every Management Comrnittee. Discussions and considerations are
recorded in the minutes. This includes governance. operational. financial. relationship management with commissioners and
legal compliance. There 15 continual assessment and evaluation by CEOS and close liaison with the Chair and Deputy
Chair. A Crisis Management Team of ihe ? CEOS, Chair and Deputy Chair are ready to meet as the situation requires. This
follows the risk management response from ?020-2021. In addition. there are forthighily Team Meetinus lo risk assess
operational and reputational issue5 around service delivery.
The CEO-S and Managemeni Commillee conduct regular revtew of major risks and systems have been established io control
and tnitioaie those risk5. Significant exiemal risks io ￿ndIng have led io dÈveTsificaiion of funding and activities, which
have been broadened and pictoriallv repres¢nted as a Service Tube Map. which has seen additional service branch line5
added this year. There was a 4￿/fj increase in.ordnt income in 2021-?022 compared to 2020-2021. The 2-year cumulative
increase in grant incoTne is £73,486 or 870/0
an important fmanci21 u)ntribuiion to sustainability and central io our vitsl
service offer. The current 5iluation for 2022-23 means we can suslain our Projects - whilst there is currently less Covid
focus and one off iniiiatives_
"The challenges, achievements and triumphs of the past two yeats have helped to wsition SIS, particularly the projects
team. nioTe centrdlly wiihin ihe CVS Sector and as an esseniial seTrice for the NHS and ItKal auihoriiy io consult with when
considerin
Ihe needs of migrdnts and the wider BAME community who Were so adversely affected by the pandemic"
(Vikki Gimson - SIS Qualiiy Assurance Mana.
Interpretintt aciiviiy has Tecovered to 74Vo compared with the pre pandetnic N'ear 2019-?020. This is a significant
improvement on the 53010 iecovery in 2020-21. The reduced poieniial for future lockdowns makes the outlook for 2022-23
less volatile and iTnpioves our accurate budgeting and financial forecasting. Our financial reserves have been restored.
NHS plans for Integrated Care Systems and a drive towards Digithl Trdnsforn)aiion will influence the speed of ￿rther SIS
retovery and growth.
Governance ha5 been strengthened with a minirnum lime commitment from Trustees. The benefit has involved confident
straie{Tic discussion, financial scrutiny and wotkforce planning_ The hiohest rdted risk retnains significani loss of income
from bEJdgei caps. contrad 105S. Cost 5avinJo . increased competÉtiOTE. pricino
pressure. changing equality duties and the
Kmpact of covid-19. Trnstees and Directors have 9)ughi additional external legal SUp￿rt io ￿NI]DiSe and risk assess a
nutnbei of sialTing %enarios and issues. Maintaining qualiry assurance retnains key to suecessfvl competitive tendering
with lender5 scorino 60 /0 for quality.. Risk maDag¢Tnent has been successful v'ith the SUSTI Framework secured from 1st
Januat), 2022 for 3 years with the potential for an addirional )ear. We w'ere 5u¢ccssfullv shortlisted for a Mini Competition
alled off of the SUSTI Framework alld are awaiting the outcome- WTth any ta¢w contsact operaiing from 1st October 2022.
We are ID a pre-noiificaiion mobilisation phase.
We have 5UStained our digiral momenmm froln the 5l.¢¥nÈficani pandemic adapraiions. One of our biggest achievements is
overcotning a business critical liInilation buÈlt into our trxK)king dathbase_ We researched this cornplex challenge - engaging
with on-line forums. Afier experimenting and testing we deployed an innovative solution.
In addition, Tn￿t¢¢S have soughi independent written Icgal advice on the naNre of the Contract for Service5 with sessional
linguist5. Legal advice from Employment Law Solicitot% has been integrated through our Consultanc) Ageement and
Infottnation Booklet for Self ETnployed Sessional Linguists. SIS has a clear si.￿led Consuliancy Agreement with every
linguist. Thi5 set5 Out responsibilities around insurante. fraud. bribery.- corruplion, data protection and safeguarding. It is
imponant that cotnmisskoners fvlty appreciate the boundarie5 around such ¢onrracts such that they do not place
inapproprEate requirements tho1 would undertnine le¢yal compliance and increase risks around busines5 continuily. This
Consultancy A eement 15 regularly reviewed and updated a5 nece55ary.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOKTHE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEf4T
This is a complex and evolvinu area of emplo)qneni law involvino mutuall￿, of obligation. control and integration. Gettin
the appropriate balance between quality assurance and contracwal perfomiance requirements ihat lean towards control and
integration needs to be understood. Contracts cannoi just require self*mployed lin(yuisis to cotnply with more and more
perfoTtnance and health and safety requirements without opcnin(F up unacceptable risks for partners and jeop3Tdisino
sustainability. If commissioners want a model predIc￿ed on linguists beiDU workers. then thai will requir¢ sitsnificantly
more funding.
Iniemal risks are Tninimised by the imple￿e￿￿tion of pr(Kedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects and io
ensure consi5teni quali￿ of delive￿. for all operdtional a$￿ts of the charirable cotnpany. These procedures are
periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the ch￿lty.
The foundaiion of quality assufdnce is attendance and completion of ihe 1041ay accredited training Communit). Interpreiing
Essential Skills and KnoM,ledge ICIESK) Aksignments are prioritised for those with level 3 in th¢ Units Community
Interpretints Skills and Bi-lingual Public Service Glossary.
Manv SIS Linguists also have lanouaoe degrees. The Met Tes¢ Diplom&s in Public Service Interweiing and membership of
the Institute of Translators and Intetpreiers and Institute of Linguists. Bilingual Advocates have LEvel 3 of the CIESK and
completed the accredited progrnmme Bilingual Advo¢ac).
SIS defines any expression of dissatislactlon as a complaini and work5 hard to develop an open feedback culture which
encourages service users to Eneei with members of the SIS Core Team to res(Trlve dissatisfaction swiftly. This enables
SIS to tnonitor and evaluate perfomance, Émprove services and further develop refresher traininu
It has been gratifying to
deal with a reduced number of complain
https.'Ilsus%xintetpreiing.org.Uklwpconientlupload￿cornpIaInts-AUd[t-U￿1aÉe-2o21-22.￿x1f and to receive feedback for
omplainants about the way their expressions of dis-satisfaction have beev handled.
'Thank youforyourprompi reply andfor ihe ihorough I￿v￿lig￿li0￿. Thankyoufor ihe reassurance prtpvided rggL7rd¥ to
minimisijryg anyfytwe IG breach￿." (Monika Dobrotkova- tkputy Manager- Time to Talk North. SCFT)
All contracts inelude perforn)ance indicator5 which are monltored daily by SIS using an integrated booking datsbase and
related Pivot Tables. Perfomiance is reviewed monthly bN" wrillen report and quarterly b), a meeting of 5enioi partners who
fom) Monitoring Groups to which a SIS CEO reports. There are annual contrdci evaluations.
SIS managemeni data suppotts an audit of perfomiance at regular Tearn Meetings. Managers Meetings. team moDthly
supervision and Quarterl) Manauemeni Committee tneetin . Busines5 plannin& an Annual Review and AGM provide
opponunities for evaluaiion, planning and forecastin
SIS uses The National Occupational Standords for Management and
Le3dership to appraise 51aff perfoTmance. Boih CÈO'S have Posi Graduate Diplomas in Management Development and
one CEO has a Post Grdduate Certificate in s￿la] Entrrprise.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIts
Registered Company number
389i084 {England aDd Wales)
Registered Charily Thumber
1081284
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVI
ES
RF.PORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
Registered 0￿1¢¢
Cojninunity Base
113 Queens Road
Britshton
East Sussex
BNI 3XG
Trustees
Ms J Encarnacao
Ms J M Henwo
A Pettitt
M Moors
E Lozano
Company Secretary
K J Braid
Senior Statutory Audltor
John Thacker FCA DChA
Auditors
P J Thacker
FCA DChA
Chariot House Limited
Chartered Accountsnts
44 Grand Parade
Brighto
East Sussex
BN2 9QA
Working Name
sis
B#Nkers
Caf Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Drive
West Malling
Kent
ME194JQ
Naiionm ide Building Society
Kings Park Road
Moulton Park
Northampion
NN3 6NW
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees {who are also the directOTS of Sussex Interpreting Services for the Pu￿05e5 of companv law} are responsible for
preparing the Report of the Trus(ees and ihe fEnancial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kintsdom
Accounting Standards (Uniied Kingdorn G¢n¢rally Accepted Accounting Ptaciice).
Company law requires th¢ trustccs lo pr¢par¢ financial staternents for each f]nancial year which give a true and fair view of
the stale L)f affairs of ihe charitable company and of the incoming resource5 and application of resources. including the
income and expenditure, of the charitsble compan). for that period. In preparinu those financial sthtements, the trllstees are
required to
select suitable accounting wlicies and then apply them c(Trnsistently-
observe rhe methods and princkple5 in the CE￿￿ty. SORP:
make judgement5 and estitnale5 that are reasonable and prudenl-
prepare the financial siatements on the going concern b￿E$ unless il is inappropriate to presume that the charitable
company will continue in business.
The trustees are r¢spon5ible for keeping prO￿r accouniino records which disclose wilh reasonable aecurdcy at any time the
financial position of the charitable COTnpany and to enable them io ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies Act ?006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for takinu
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
In so far as the trustees are aware".
there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's audiiors are unaware- and
the trustee5 have taken all step5 that the%, ought to have thken 10 make thtrnselves awa￿ of any relevani audit
infonnation and io establish that the auditots are aware of thai inforniation.
AUDITORS
The auditors, Chariot House Limited. wrll be proposed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Approved by order of the board of rnstees on .
- and signed on its behalf by..
Ms J M Henwood- Trustee
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORSTO THE MEMBERS OF
SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERN'ICES
Opinion
We have audited the financial Aaternents of Sussex Inierpreting Services (the 'charitable company.) for the year ended
31 st March 2022 which comprise the Stsiement of Financial Aciiviiie& the Balance SheeL the Cash Flow StateTnent and
notes to (he financial siatements. includiT)g a summary of significant accounting policie5. The financial reporting framework
that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and Uniied Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdotn
Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial stateTnents=
give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable cotnp3nv's affairs as at J15t March 2022 and of it5 ineoming
resources and application of resources, including lis income and ex￿ndI￿re, for the year then ended..
have been properly prepared tn accordance ￿1th United Kingdom Generall}, Accepted Accounting Pra¢tice,' and
have been prepared in accordance with the requitetnents of the Companies Act 2(X)6.
Basis for opinio
W'e conducted our audit in accordance wÈth Internatio￿al Standard5 on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our
responsibilities under those standard5 are further described iE] the AuditOTS' resrK)nsibilities for ihe audit of the financial
siatemenis section of our report.
We are independent of the charitsble company in accordance with the ethical
requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial state￿¢￿ts in the UK tncluding the FRC'S Ethical Standard, and
we have ￿lfIlled our other eihical restrf)nsibilities in accordance with these requirernents. We b¢li¢ve that the audit
evidenc¢ w¢ have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going con¢ern
In audiiino ihe financial siatements, we have concluded that the tru5tttS' Use of the going concern b&%is of accotsnting in the
preparaiion of ihe financial ststements is appropriate.
B&sed on ihe work we have perfoTme¢ w¢ hay¢ not identified any tnaterial uncertainties relatinu to eveajts 01 eonditions
Ihai, individually or collectively, may cost significant doubt on the charitable compan} s ability to continue a5 a going
concern for a period of ai leasi twelve monihs from when the financial swements are authorised for issue_
Our responsibilities and the r¢sponsibiliiies of the trustees wtth respect to going concern are described in the relevant
seciions of this report.
Other information
The tru5tee5 ale reswnsible for the other inforniation. The other inforniation comprises the infomiation included in the
Annual RepoQ other than the financial statements and our Rewrt of the Independent Auditors ihereon.
Our opinion on the financial Statements does not cover the other inforniation and. except to the extent otherwise explicitly
stated in our report. we do not express any fom of assurance conclusion thereon.
In conTkection wilh our audÈt of the r]nancial $￿t[nents. our responsibility is to read the other infortnat1(￿ and. in doino 50,
consider whether the oiher infom)ation is materiall}' inconsistent H'ith the financial slatements (Trr our knowledge obtsined in
the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we idenlify such material inconsist¢ncies or apparent material
missiaiements. Me are required to deiem)ine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial sraiements
themselves. If, based on the wotk we have perfortned, we Conclude that there is a Tnaterial mis5tateTnent of thi5 Other
inforination, we are required to report thai fact. We have noihing to re￿rt in this regard.
The figure5 for the comparative year were unauditrd.
Opintons on other matters prescribed by the Cornpanie5 Act 21)06
In our opinion, bas¢d on th¢ work undertaken in the course of the auditr
the infortnaiion given in the Rew)rt of ihe Twstees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared
Is ¢on5lStent with the financial siatemenis" and
the Report of the Trustees has been prep￿ed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
LSSEX INTERPRETING.%ERVICES
Matters on which wt are required to report by exeeption
In the liuht of the knowledge and widerstandinu of the charithble ￿)MpanY and its environment obtained in the COUTse of the
audit. we have noi identified material Tnis5tatetnents in the Report of the Tru5tee5.
We have nothing to report in res￿1 of the following Tnattets where the Companies Att 2006 requires us to report to you if,
in our opinion-
adequate accounting records have not been kepl or returns adeqll￿e for our audit have noi been received from branche5
not visited by us: or
Ihe financial statetnents are not in agreement wilh th¢ ¥counting records and Nurns,. or
certain disclosures of trustees. remuneration specified b) law ate not m&Je' or
we have not ￿ceiVed all the infomiaiion and explanaiions we require for our audit- or
the t￿stetS were not entitled io thke advantage of the S￿￿11 companies exemption frorn the requirement to prepare a
Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Trustees.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in ihe Staiemeni of Trnsttts, Responsibilitie8 the trnstees (who are also the directors of the
charitable company for the purwses of company law) are responsible for the preparation ofihe financial ststements aT￿ for
being satisfied that thej. give a tr￿¢ 2nd fair view. and for such internal control as the trusiees detennine is necessary io
enable the prepardtion of financial ststetnents that are fttt from maierial mi55tatemenL ￿heTher due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial ststements. the trustees are reswn5ible for assessing the charitsble company's ability to continue
as a goino concern: disclosin& applicable. matters relaied to going concern and usinu the g(iing concern b&sis of
aecountino unle5S the tswstees either intend to liquidate the charttsble compan) or ￿ cease operations. or have no realistic
alternative but to do so.
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REPORT OF THE INDEPEP4DENT AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
SUSSEX INTFRPRETING sER￿'ICEs
Our responsibilities for the audit of the fin3ncixl statements
Our objectives are to obiain reasonable a55ufdnce about wheiher the fmantial statements as a whole are free from material
misstatement, whether due to frdud 01 eTror. and to issue a Repon of the Independent Audiiors that includes our opinion.
Reasonable assurance 15 a high level of assurance, but is not a guaraniee thai an audit conducted in accordance w'ith ISAS
{UK) will always deteci a material misslatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise frotn fraud or emr and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregaie: they ¢￿[d rea50nablv be expected to influence the economic
dectsions of users thken on ihe basis of these financial sthiements.
The extent io which our procedures are capable of ddecting iTregularitie& includints fraud is detaited below..
We gained an under5tandtn(v of the legal and regulatory framewi)rk applicable to the charitable company and the industry in
which it operates, and considered the risk of acts by the charitable company that were contrat) io applicable laws and
re(TulatEons, including fraud. We identified that the following laws and reoul￿]0nS are central io the ¢harilable company..
Companies Act 20006
Charities Act 201
Charities SORP 2019
H¢alth & safely regulations
We did not find any insianc¢s of non-cornpliance or breaches of the legislation framework applicable to the charitable
company.
We designed audit procedures to respond to the risk, recooJ)isinu that the risk of not deteetinu a material missiatement due
to fraud is hitsher Éhan the risk of not detecting one resulting from error. as fraud ma). illvolye deliberate concealment by, for
example, forgery or intentional mi5represenraiions. or through collusion.
We identified thai the following areas were of high risk=
Completeness of income. We performed various audil tests 10 e115ure that income was not rnaterially understated in the
financial staiemenis.
Manatsement oveTride of controls. We perfortned various audit tests to ensure there w&s no m21erial Tnanagement
override of wntrols
We f(Kussed on law's and regulations which could (Tive rise to a material misststement in the financial staietnents, including,
but not limited to, the Companies Art 2006. UK tax legisl￿10n, Charitie5 Act 2011 and Charitie5 SORP 2019. Our tests
ineluded aureeillg the financial sraiemeni disclosures to underlying sUp￿rtE￿8 documenration. enquiries with management
and enquiries of I￿al counsel when considered necessary_ There are inherent lirnitations in the audit procedures described
above and, the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulaiions is from the events and transaction5 reflected in
the financial statements, the less likelv we would become aware of it. We did not identify any key audii matters relating to
jrreuularilies, including fraud. As in all our audits, The also addressed ihe risk of Tnanagement ovettide of internal controls,
including tesling joumals and evaluatino w'hether there was evidence of rnanagement bias by the directors that represenred a
risk L)f material missiaternent due to fraud.
A ￿rther description of our resp)nsibilities for the audit of the financxal statements is locatrd on the Financial Reporting
Council's website at www.frc.org-uklaudilorsresp)nsibilities. This dwription forffls part of our Report of the Independent
Auditor5.
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RF.PORT OF THE INDEPENDE￿T AUDIT
SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
RS TO THE MEMBERS OF
Use of our report
This report is made 501ely to the charitable compan)'s mernbers. as a bLNJy, in accordance with Chapt¢[ 3 of Part 16 of the
CoTnpanie5 Act ?006. Our audii work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members
those matters we are required w stale to thern in an auditors. report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted
by law, we do not accept or assume responsibiliry to anyone other than the chariiable company and the charitable company's
members as a b(xly, for OUT audit work. for this report. or for the opinions we have fornied.
Io4L
John Thacker FCA DChA (Senior Siatutory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Chariot House Limited
Chartered Accountants
44 Grand Parade
Brighton
Easi Sussex
BN2 9QA
Date..
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
INCORPORATlTr*G AN IYCOME AND EXPEYDITURE ACCOUN
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARC.H 2022
2022
Unrestricied
funds
2021
Unrestrscted
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
997.107
718,725
(hher trading activities
Investment income
Other income
473
10,670
50,617
Total
1.008.254
769.i47
EXPENDITURE ON
Charitable activities
Charitable Activitie5
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE}
968.700
39,554
810.794
(41.447)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Totsl funds brought forward
278.279
319,726
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
317,833
278 279
The notes form part of these financial sthtements
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
REGISTERED NUMBER: 3893084
BALANCE SHEET
31ST MARCH 2022
202?
2021
unrestri£￿d Unrestricted
funds
funds
Notes
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank
10
161,482
317.066
147.294
277,602
478.548
424,896
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
(160.715)
(146.617)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
317,8)3
278,279
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
317.8i3
278,279
NET ASSETS
317.8JJ
27S.279
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
12
317.833
278.279
TOTAL FUNDS
317.833
278 ?79
These financial statements have been prepared in aCcOrth￿ wilh the provisions applÈcable to charitable companies subject
to the small companies regime.
12-10
The financial sthtements were approved by the Board of Trusiees and authoris¢d for issue on .... ..
and were signed on its behalf by=
J M Henwood- Trustee
The notes forni part of the5¢ fhnaneial statements
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
91.146
Net cash provided by operdiing aciiviiies
39.460
Cash flows from investing activities
Inter¢st received
Net cash provided by investing activities
Change in ea5h and cash equivaleDts in the
reporting period
Cash and cash equival¢nts at the beginning
of the reporting perii)d
39,464
91.151
186,451
Cash and cash equiv31ents al the end of the
reporting period
The notes forni pan of these financial statements
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SSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW ST.4TEMETriT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
2022
2021
Net iMcome/(expenditure) for the re￿rtINg period {as per the Stat¢meDt
of Financial Aetivitie5)
Adjustments for:
Inieresi received
(Increaseydecrease in debt¢)rs
Increase in creditors
39.554
{41,447}
(4)
(14.188)
14,098
(5)
122,429
10,169
Net cash provided by operations
91.146
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
At 114121
Cash flow
Ai 3113122
Net cash
Cash at bank
277.602
39.464
317,066
277.602
39.464
317.066
Total
39,461
317,066
The notes forni part of these financial sMements
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing tbe fiThaneial ststements
The financial statements of the chariiable company. which is a public ￿nefit entilv under FRS 102, h8ve been
prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reportin.
by Charities.. Statement of
Recommend¢d Practice applicable to ¢hariiies preparing their acCo￿nts in accordance ￿1th the Fsnancial Reporting
Standard applieable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102) (effeccive l January 20191,. Financial Reporting
Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Companies
Aei 2006. The financial siatements have been prepared under the historical Cost convention.
At the time of approving the fmancial sthtements. the ffiisitts have a reasonable expectation ihai the charity has
adequate resources io continue in operaii0rh31 e.xi5tence for the foreseeable future, including taking into account any
poteniial impact of the Covid-19 pandeTni¢. and on thai basis the charity is considered to be a going con¢ertL.
In¢om¢
All income 15 recognised in the StateTnent of Financial Activitie5 once the chartty has entitlement to the funds, it is
probable that the Éncome will be receiv¢d and the arnount can be measured reliably.
ExpeThditure
Liabilities are recognised a5 exTknditutt as soon as there is a letsal or consiructive obligation comrnitting the charity
to that expendiiure, it is probable ihai a irJnsfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount
of the obligation can be rneasured reliably_ Expenditure is accounted for on an accrua15 ba519 and has been classified
under headings that augregaie all cost related to the caiegoTh. Where COSLS ¢anTrot be directly attributed to partscular
headin(Ts they have been allocaied io activities on a basi5 consisteni with the use of resourc¢s.
Tangible fixed assets
DepTe¢iation is provided at the following annual rdtes in order io write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittintss
Compuier equipment
3) % on c05t and 20¥• on cost
330/0 On Cost
The charity does not capitalise fixed assets with a cost less than £51N).
Taxation
The Charity is considered to thc tests set out ip Parwaph I khedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and theiefore it
meets the definilion of a charitable cotnpany for UK C(Trrpordtion Tax PUTposes. Accordingly the Charity is
poteniiallv exempt from t&xaiTon in respeci of income or capital oains received within categories eovered bv Chapter
3 Part I I CoTpofdtion Tax Aci 2010 or Seciion ?56 of ihe Taiation of Charyyeable Gains Act 1992, to the exient rhat
Such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable PUFtMises.
Fund aecountlDg
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted fund5 can onl J. be used for particular resiricied purposes within the objects of the ¢harty. Restrictions
arise when Specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the naiure and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
Pension costs and other ws¢-retiremeDt benefits
The charitable company operdtes a defined coniribuiion ￿nSIOn scherne. Contributions pavable to the Charitable
company's pension scheme are Cha￿ed to the Sts¢emeni of Financial Aciivities in the Feriod to which they relate.
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SUSSEX INTERPRETIN
ERVICES
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- Co￿tiN￿ed
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31
T MARCH 2022
DONATiof4S AND LEGACIES
2022
2021
Donations
Grants
Contrdct Fees
40
260
9),664
622,801
8)5,906
997.107
718.725
The Contrdct IT]eome received from BriJts ton and Hove Mini Competition (Brighton and Hove CCG, Sussex
Community Trust. Brighion & Sussex Untversity Hospithls Trust). SUSTI {ESCC Led Consonium FraTnework),
Briohton and Hove City Council. Kent, Surrey and Sussex Community Rehabilitaiion Company. Coastal West CCG
and spot purchase atTangements is £6212i3 12020.. £1.080.ii6).
Grants received, included in the above. are &5 follows-
2022
2021
Other grdllts
141.161
95,664
OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
2022
20?]
Trdining
INVESTMENT INCOME
2022
?021
Deposit account interest
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
P40TES TO THE FINA.YCIAL STATEMENTS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
CHARITABLE AcfivITIES COSTS
Direct
Costs
Charitable Activities
968 700
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE}
Nei incoTn¢llexpenditur¢) is stsied after Cha￿.]n￿j(Cred11]n-)=
2022
2021
Audiior's remuneratiOT)- audit services
Auditor's remuneration- non audit setvices
Independent exalnination
2.800
1.200
2.300
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
Pajinents amounting io £ 6.375 {2021- £6.103) weTe Tnade to one TTUStee for interpreting 5erviees Tendered.
Trustees, expenses
There were no trusiees. expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2022 nor for the yvdr ended 3 1st March 2021.
STAFF COSTS
2022
2021
Watses and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs
458,925
361,475
32,715
32.089
458,925
426.?79
The average monthly number of ernployees during the year was as follows:
2022
2021
14
Number
The nutnber of employtts whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was..
2021
2022
£60,(M)1- £70,0(M)
Key Manage￿ent Personnel reTnUnC￿10n amounted to £154.910 (2021.. £148.122}
The average Enonthly nUM￿r of etnployees on a Full Tirne Equivalent basi5 was 11.8 (2021.. 11.3).
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SUSSEX 1Tr4TERPRETING SERVICES
NOTES TO THF. FINAf*CIAL STATEMENTS- CODtinued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures
and
fitting5
Computer
equipment
Totals
COST
At 1st April 2021 and 31 si March 2022
15,502
39.2)6
54.7)8
DEPRECIATION
Ai 1st April 2021 and 31 st March ?022
15,502
39.236
54.7i8
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31* March 2022
At 31 st March 2021
io.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2022
2021
Trdde debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrned income
l i9,279
6,697
,318
2,820
1,318
161,482
147,294
CREDITORS: AMOUP4TS FALLINC DUE WITHIN OIYE YEAR
2022
?021
Social security and other taxes
Other creditOTS
Accn]ed expenses
47,467
58,375
54,873
40.970
72,)08
33,139
160.715
146,617
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
NOTF.S TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eontinu
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JIST MARCH 2022
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in fvnds
At
3113r22
At 114r21
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Reserve Fund
28,279
2iO.(MM)
i9,554
67,833
250.000
278.279
39,554
317.833
TOTAL FUNDS
278.279
39,554
317,833
Net movemeni in funds. inrluded in the above are as follows=
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
in funds
Unrestricted funds
General fiEnd
1,008,254
(968,700)
39,554
TOTAL FUNDS
1008,254
968,700
39,554
Comparatives for movement itt funds
Net
movement
in funds
At
3113121
At 114r20
Unrestricted funds
G¢neral fund
Reserve Fund
69.726
250,000
(41.447)
28.279
250,000
319.726
41.447)
278,279
TOTAL FUNDS
319,726
41,447)
278,279
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
IYOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf*TS- continued
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- coThliDued
Comparative net movement in funds, included the above are &% follows..
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
in funds
Unrestricted funds
Generdl fund
769.347
(810.794)
(41,447)
TOTAL FUiYDS
769.i47
810.794)
41,447}
The reserve 15 established io support 34 mthjth running costs.
13.
RELATED PARTY DISC[￿sUREs
The only Related Party transaction is the payment to a T￿￿et for Inierpreting Services refe￿ed to in the Trustees,
Remunerdtion and Benefits note.
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SUSSEX INTERPRETING SERVICES
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
2022
2021
IJ¥COME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations legaties
Donations
Grants
Contract Fees
40
260
95.66A
622,801
855,906
997,107
718,725
Other trading activitie5
Trainin(r
473
Investment income
Deposii accoun( interest
O¢h¢r income
Govemment COVID 19 %upNTrrt Grant
Furlough grant
1.350
6,500
44,117
10,670
50,617
Total incorning re5011Tces
1,008.254
769,J47
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
458,925
361.475
32,715
32,089
1.716
311.262
19.001
48,736
1,500
2,300
Social security
Pensions
Staff Cosls
Interpretinu Fees
Premise5
Administration
Other
Independent Examination
Audit
3,483
4i1,006
19.495
51,264
527
4.000
968,700
810.794
Toial resources expended
968,700
810,794
Net ineomtl(expenditure)
i9,)54
41,447)
This page does noi form part of the statutory financial statements
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