OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2022-03-31-accounts

Page
Message from the Chair and Joint Chief Executives 3-4
Trustees Report
Aims and objectives
Perfornance
and achievements
5-7
7-10
Financial
review and policies
10-12
Structure,
governance
and management 12-14
Statement
of trustees
responsibilities 15
Independent
auditor's
report
17-18
Financial
Reports
Statement
of Financial
Activities 19
Balance sheet 20
Statement
of cash flows
21
Notes to the accounts 22-35

contractual
obligations
and respond to short-term
financial challe
equated
to 21,090,902 [based on 2021/22 expenditure].
nges.
At 31
March 2022, this
The total reserves ofthe charitable
group at 31 March 2022 were
26,620,388 (see the balance
sheet on page 19). These are to be used as follows:
Restricted
Funds to be spent
in accordance
with the wishes of the donor
240,134
Net Book value of tangible
fixed assets essential
for the running
of the 549,595
organisation
Commitments
made to local deaf groups
1,285
Future spending
commitments
for specific projects by the Board of Trustees
450,029
Reinvestment
in services for deaf people under the four key service themes
2,075,325
Property purchase
fund
1,821,516
Total reserves committed
to specific projects
5,137,884
Reserves policy —four months
operating
expenditure
1,090,902
Remaining
general
reserves
391,602

2022 2021
Restricted Designated Unrestricter Total nesiooied uoresiooied Total
Income Note 2 2 2
Donations
and legacies
150 703,087 703,237 1,085 409 501 410,586
Investment
income
134,837 134,837 133,273 133,273
I
Income from charilsble
activities
RADvice 4 312,916 9,999 322,915 209,625 51,214 260,839
DeafAdvance 4 115,384 115,384 42,673 48,629 91,302
Independent
living services
4 4,339 879,943 884,282 13,000 872,044 885,044
Other projects and fundmg 4 168,499 37,540 206,039 228,742 55,106 283,848
Educason
and
training 4 13,477 13,477 12,320 12,320
Communication services 4 26,444 471,117 497,561 86,444 357,608 444,052
Other services 4 17,945 17,945 17,945 17,945
I I
I
Other income
Gain/(loss)
on
the disposai of fixed
assets
Total income
Expenditure
Costs olraising funds
Fundraising 78,486 78,486 13,681 74,046 87,727
Charitable
expendilure
Deaf centres and community
engagement 5 440 21,062 68,199 89,701 85,258 85,258
RADvice 5 360,793 114,584 77,650 553,027 239,619 224,866 464,485
DeafAdvance 5 85,603 351,306 109,413 546,322 46,884 179,619 226,503
Independent
living services
5 4,339 6,828 974,432 985,599 12,031 1,001,943 1 013,974
Other projects and funding 5 156,701 164,368 78,096 399,165 208,524 272,108 480,632
Communication services 5 26,444 4,419 520,126 550,989 86,444 375,075 461,519
Training
and other services
5 17,945 36,532 14,940 69,417 17,945 5,734 23,679
Total expenditure
Net gains/(losses) on investments 9 321,479 321,479 619,098 619,098
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers 165,000 (165,000)
Net movement
in funds
I I
Funds at 1 April 2021 246,722 5,431,849 997,367
'
6,675,938 272,336 6,089072 6,361,408
Funds at 31 March 2022 ' I I I ~ ~
I
The company
has not prepared
a separate income and expenditure account,
The
deficit for the year was 255,550 (2021:
2314,530surplus)
All of the above results are denved from continuing
activities.
There were no other recognised gains or losses other than
those stated above. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 16to the financial statements.
Group Company Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
Note 2 2
Fixed assets
Tangible
Fixed assets
8 549,595 560,365 549,595 560,365
Investments 9 99,465 84,497 99,467 84,499
Fixed asset investment 9 3,842,264 3,535,753 3,842,264 3,535,753
Current assets
Debtors 11 416,312 404,208 417,177 405,073
Cash at bank and in hand 1,964,685 2,312,460 1,964,685 2,312,460
I
Creditors: amounts falling due
within ons year 12
Net current assets 2,129,064 2,495,323 2,129,929 2,496,188
Net assets 14 ~
r
Funds
Restricted funds 240,134 246,722 240,134 246,722
Unrestricted
funds
Designated funds 4,897,750 5,431,849 4,897,750 5,431,849
General funds 1 4S2504 997.367 1483371 998,234
'I
Total funds 18 ~ ~
I

2022 2021
2 2
Cash used in operating
activities
(463,237) (310,258)
Cashflowe from investing activities
Interest received 115,455 117,078
Proceeds on disposal of investments
Dividends
received
Acquisition
of tangible
fixed assets
(28,152)
Sale of tangible
fixed
assets
Cash provided
by investing
activities
115,462 88,926
Increase/(decrease)
in cash and cash equivalents
in the
year
Notes to the cashf low statement
1. Reconciliation
of net income
to net cash flow from operating activities
2022 2021
2
Net income/(expenditure)
for the year
(55,550) 314,530
Interest recewed (115,455) (117,078)
Dividends
received
(7)
Loss/(profit)
on sale of investments
Loss/(gain)
on investments
(321,479) (619,098)
(Increase)/dscreass in debtors (12,104) 92,681
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 30,588 (2,205)
Depreciation
and amortisation
of goodwill 10,770 20,912
Net cash flow from operating activities ~5HrHI
2. Analysis ofchanges in cash and current asset investment during the year
At 31 March At 31 March March
2020 Cashf low 2021 Cashf low 2022
2 2 2
Cash at bank and
in
hand 2,533,792 (221,332) 2,312,460 (347,775) 1,964,685
Fixed asset cash investments (cost) 2,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000
I I

2. Donations snd legacies Donations snd legacies Donations snd legacies Donations snd legacies
2022 2021
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
2 2 2 2
Legacies 674,391 674,391 383,143 383,143
Donations,
appeals,
gifts and 150 28,696 28,846 1,085 26,358 27,443
Total I I II
For the year ended 31 March 2021 I I'
3. Investment income
2022 2021
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
2 2 6 2 2
Dividends 7 7
Bank deposit interest 115,455 115,455 117,178 117,178
Rent from freehold property 19,375 19,375 16,095 16,095
For the year ended 31 March 2021
4. Income from Charitable activities
2022 2021
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Tatal
2 2 2 2 2
RADvice
Local Authority
Agency Grants
141,729 141,729 131,934 131,934
COVID-19 emergency funding 17,386 17,386 9,995 9,995
HMRC 23,605 23,605 23,605 23,605
Home Office EU Settlement 21,567 21,567 24,582 24,582
UK Power Networks 65,338 65,338 14,242 14,242
Jersey Government 25,930 25,930
Wandsworth and Richmond
independent advocacy services 16,363 16,363
City Lit 5,267 5,267
Groundwork UK 998 998
Total - Statutory Sources 312,916 312,916 209,625 209,625
Other incoming
resources
9,999 9,999 51,214 51,214
Far the year ended 31 March 2021
2022 2021
Restncted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
f 2 2 2 2 2
Grants and contract income - DeafAdvance
City Lit 5,268 5,268
Big Lottery/European Social Fund 59,646 59,646 28,857 28,857
Trust funding 8,548 8,548
North LondonESF - Groundwarks 9,740 9,740
Barnet and Southgate college 18,810 18,810
Realising
Ambition
-Tendring CVS 14,688 14,688
CRF Norfolk and Wyre Forest 12,500 12,500
DWP employment
work and
assessments 44,776 44,776
Total - Statutory
Sources
115,384 115,384 42,673 44,776 87,449
Other incoming
resources
3,853 3,853
For the year ended rR Marcn 2021
24

Income from Charitab le
acti
vities (continued)
2022 2021
Restricted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestricted Total
2 8 8 2 2
Grants and contract income - Independent
living services
Other incoming
resources
879,943 879,943 880,552 880,552
COVID-19 emergency funding 4,339 4,339
For the year ended 31 March 2020
2022 2021
Restncted Unrestricted Total Restricted Unrestncted Total
2 2 2 2 2
Grants and contract income - Other projects and funding
Local authonty
grants
Action for Children/Essex
CC
short
breaks 15,831 15,831 23,836 23,838
Trust Funding 30,499 30,499 2,000 2,000
Befriending
funding
8,516 8,516 8,516 8,516
Frank Barnes 9,330 9,330 13,860 13,860
COVID-19 emergency funding 20,441 20,441 83,328 83,328
Talkmore
and DeafAge
funded
services 6,271 6,271 12,613 12,613
Oak Lodge School 20,274 20,274 14,289 14,289
Hearsbility
Sensory grant
49,654 49,654 49,654 49,654
Right to Thrive 7,683 7,683 7,840 7,840
Partnership
for Young
London 5,000 5,000
Money and Pension Service
(MAPS) - in partnership with
MyBnk 7804
Total - Statutory Sources 168,499 168,499 228,742 228,742
Other incoming
resources
37,540 37,540 55,106 55,106
I I I
For the year ended 31 March 2021
Contract income - Education and training
Other incoming
resources
13,477 13,477 12,320 12,320
For the year ended 31 March 2021
Income
~ Communication
services
Income - Statutory Sources - HMRC 26,444 26,444 26,444 26,444
COVID-19 emergency funding 60,000 60,000
Other incoming
resources
471,i17 471,117 357,608 357,608
For the year ended 31 March 2021
Income - Other services
HMRC 17,945 17,945
Other mcome 17,945 17,945
IOU IOU )I IU U
5 9 p Sl Oh*2 hl RRR
I d D* d
*OM
Pl d T I ID 2022
5R II *7) IS470 27 930 334.5 P 373.425 lad sad 33.PN 396527 523 365 2,543,101 2332,973
752 4, 44
30M P. M U.053 M 9 47 10,915 73,373
10 770 12,77P 2 1,9 2
14 PT
72
.325 5 7
. 96
035
U.l II
291
3.573
5. 5 22.725
. 03
UI,SIT 32.329
54.043
1.2 ID 20 22 13 3.032 5,323 $,666
U4 5.330 37,926 .6DB 14 ST,5N
p 1.536 0.542 210 170 17.7
50 465 37 OT,2N 25.3SI
2 64 123,MO 108.557
431 3N 5,940 I.eeD 5479 3233 9035 IP,MT 45.50
53 0 585 3426 7.734 N9 S.IBD 38 25 50 54.774 44.773
55 45,255 45.255
Al
I
TIN
P PP « IINI d 6 Id)N 7P.393 3,N5 8,74 775 Od 3 3, 5 5 .
54,477
54477
704 347
432
2.843.779
15892 5.305 9 22 7,578 212.172 .9 0 )704.347)
~ 2 td p
p
dl
F Ul p NUM U 202
3.03 M,374 45,2 I
I.IN
P,DN», 670
12.031
'I', I
203M 7,9 5 ed,lU 325.123
817TRI
74,042 62.N4 123.233 57.94P 9 0, 76 500M 5.734 365. 00 I 815.338

This is stated after This is stated after charging:
2022 2021
2 2
Depreciation 10,770 20,912
Trustees' remuneration Nil Nil
Trustees' reimbursed
expenses
Nil Nil
Auditors' remuneration:
~ Audit fee current year 11,700 9,000
Audit fee prior year (over)/under accrued 900 900
~ Non-audit services
Operating lease rentals.
~ Property 59,528 52,875
~ Other

Staff costs were as follows:
2022f 2021
f
Salaries and wages 1,954,760 1,755,530
Social security costs 161,415 144,699
Pension contributions
2,234,775 2,009,429
Freelance, temp and agency staff, training and recruitment 414,409 293,544
Salaries and wages include statutory redundancy payments made
dunng
the year
The following
number of employees
earned in excess of260,000

The average we ekly number
of employees
(full-time
equivalent)
during the year was as
follows:
2022 2021
No. No.
Commumty engagement 1 1
RADvice 11 6
DeafAdvance 12 6
Other services 7 13
Independent Living service 39 37
Communication services 2 2
Governance 1 1
Fundraising and Publicity 3 4

b) Listed investments:
At 1 April 2021 84,497
Investment
proceeds on disposal
Net unrealised
gain/(loss)
At 31 March 2022
for the year 14,968
~I(I
Historical cost at 31 March
Nel unrealised
niveslnwnl
2022
ga ~is
12.580
~EH
This is represented
by:
Sainsbury
PLC (formerly
Home Retail Group
ordinary shares) 2,164
Experian
Group ordinary shares
76,832
Burberry Group ordinary shares 20,469
c) Other Investments 2021 2020
E
COIF Charities
Investment
Fund 2,500,000 2,500,000
Unreahsed
Gain/(Loss)
on
COIF Investment Fund 1,342,264 1,035,753
Unrealised
Gain/(Loss)
on
COIF Investment Fund at 1 April 2021 1,035,753
Unrealised
Gain/(Loss)
on
COIF Investment Fund at 31 March 2022 1,342,264
Unrealised
Gain/(Loss)
on
COIF Investment Fund for the year 306,511
Net unreaksed
Gain/(Loss)
on other investments
(note 10b)
Unrealised
Gain/(Loss)
on investment
for the year ending 31 March
14,968
2022~II
10. Financial instruments Financial instruments Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
E E E E
Carrying
amount
of financial assets
Debt instruments measured at amortised cost
Carrying
amount
of financial liabilities
Measured
at amortised
cost
11. Debtors Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
E E E
Trade debtors 209,997 142,849 209,997 142,849
Other debtors 2,775 7,157 2,775 7,157
tRADe Limited 865 865
RAD Deaf Legal Enterprises CIC
Prepayments
and
accrued income 203,540 254,202 203,540 254,202
12. Creditors: amounts
falling
due within one year
Group Company
2022 2021 2022 2021
E E
Trade creditors 70,949 34,851 70,949 34,851
Taxation and social security 39,349 34,035 39,349 34,035
Accruals 97,441 86,860 97,441 86,860
Deferred income (see note 13) 10,850 19,817 10,850 19,817
Other creditors 33,344 45,782 33,344 45,782

Deferred income comprises
in
come received o r invoiced
in advan
ce of work carri ed out
2022
Balance as at 1 Apnl 2021 19,817
Amount released to incoming resources (14,130)
Amount deferred
in year
5,163
14. Balance
Analysis
as at 31 March 2022
of net assets between funds
~gg
Restricted Designated General
funds funds funds Total funds
E E
Tangible fixed assets 549,595 549,595
Long term investments 99,465 99,465
Fixed asset investments 240,134 2,383,470 1,218,660 3,842,264
Cash 1,964,685 1,964,685
Net debtors less creditors 164,379 164,379
Net assets at 31 March 2022

16. Related Party Transact Related Party Transact ions ions ions
The group
has
taken
advantage of the exemption that
transactions
entered into between two or more
members
of a
group, do not need to be disclosed, provided that any
subsidiary
which is party to the
transaction
is wholly owned
by such a member.
17. Operating
lease commitments
The charitable company had annual commitments under operating leases expiring as follows:
Leaseef Property Equipment
2022 2021 2022 2021
2 2 2 2
I year 24,887 63,763
2-5years 13,871 11,016
over 5 years
Lessor: Property Equipment
2022 2021 2022 2021
2 2 2
I year 7,875 15,750
2-5years 11,814
over 5 years
18. Movements
in
funds
Transfers &
At 1 April Incoming Outgoing Investment At 31 llllarch
2021 resources resources Gains 2022
2 2 2 2
Restricted funds:
London
Borough of Lambeth
9,222 (9,222)
Croydon
Community
Fund
London
Borough of Camden
31,002 (31,002)
Southend
Borough Council
14,000 (14,000)
London
Borough of Brent
16,562 (16,562)
Croydon
CAB
21,000 (21,000)
Royal Borough of Kensington and
Chelsea 12,616 (12,616)
Essex County
Council/Action
for
Children
Short
Breaks 1,990 15,831 (17,821)
Essex County Council - Sensory
grants 9,331 37,325 (37,325) 9,331
Oak Lodge school 20,274 (20,274)
Befriending
funding
8,516 (8,516)
Frank Barnes 1,423 9,330 (10,028) 725
HMRC 67,994 (67,994)
Hearability
Sensory Grant
12,414 49,654 (49,654) 12,414
Right to Thrive 4,165 7,683 (8,546) 3,302
Home Office EU settlement scheme 21,567
Total restricted funds carried
forward 29,323 342,576 (346,127) 25,772
32

Movements
in funds
(continu ed)
Transfers 5
At 1 April Incoming Outgoing Investment At 31 March
2021 resources resources Gains 2022
2 2 2 2 2
Total restricted
funds
brought
forward 29,323 342,576 (346,127) 25,772
Big Potential 25,507 25,507
The Drapers Company 2,591 (440) 2,151
Talkmore
and
DeafAge
funded 12,301 4,757 (12,922) 4,136
Big Lottery/European
Social fund
59,646 (59,646)
Postcode Lottery 2,276 2,276
COVID-19 emergency funding 5,966 43,680 (40,698) 8,948
North London ESF - Groundworks 10,738 (10,738)
Barnet and Southgate College 18,810 (5,583) 13,227
Jersey Government 25,930 (22,688) 3,242
Partnership
for Young
London 2,763 (2,763)
UK Power Networks 65,338 (65,338)
Wandsworth
and Richmond
independent
advocacy
services 16,363 (16,363)
Realising
Ambition
—Tendring
CVS 14,688 (2,832) 11,856
CRF Norfolk and Wyre Forest 12,500 (3,496) 9,004
Restricted
Legacies
134,211 (46,422) 85,789
Trust funding
Children
and Family 6,306 30,499 (14,207) 22,598
John Came Charity 780 780
Catalyst Respite 289 289
Holiday Fund 326 326
Catalyst
Equipment
Pool Fund
332 332
Legal Advice Interpreting 3,140 3,140
Mid Surrey Valuing
People Projects
1,192 1,192
London Client Holiday 5,300 5,300
Surrey Client Holiday 783 783
Southend
ITtraining
project
1,000 1,000
Clapham
Modification
fees 8,935 8,935
2Deaffoot 3,401 150 3,551
Total restricted
funds
carried
forward
Unrestricted
funds:
Designated
funds:
Property and Equipment
Fund
560,365 (10,770) 549,595
Property
Refurbishment
Fund 10,336 (6,485) 3,851
RAD IT Infrastructure 37,495 15,000 52,495
Investment
in new services for
Deaf
people 2,697,044 (621,719) 2,075,325
Property purchase
fund
1,821,516 1,821,516
Colchester
and North Essex fund
5,093 (3,808) 1,285
Infrastructure
and special expenditure
fund 300,000 (56,317) 150,000 393,683
Total designated
funds
I ' '
General funds 997,367 2,571,479 (1,921,342) (165,000) 1,482,504
Total unrestricted
funds
I ' I
Total funds
33

18. Movements
in funds (continued)
Purposes ofrestricted
funds
The London
Borough
of Lambeth,
London
Borough of Camden,
Royal Borough
of Kensington
and Chelsea,
Essex County
Council,
London
Borough of Brent, Southend
Borough
Council
and Croydon
CAB provide for
an information
and advice service to Deaf people
in the respective
boroughs
Essex County
Counml
provides
short breaks
funding
through
Action for Children
HMRC funding
provides accessible
information,
advice and video interpreting,
which enables
Deaf people to
understand
and manage
their tax and tax credits
Befnending
funding
is provided
by various local authorities
to provide
befriending
support
to adults
and
young
people
Frank Barnes provides
funding
to support
families and to be provide
liaison work with the
school
Restricted
legacies
were received
in previous
years
to provide
services
in the Warwickshire
and Leicester
Hearability
Sensory Grant provides
funding
for three organisations
to provide sensory support.
RAD provide
management
support
for this contract to their partner organisations
Home Office EU Settlement
Scheme is a grant to support deaf EU citizens
in the UK to apply
for settled
status
and raise awareness
of the need to do so due to Brexit
Right to Thrive provides
funding to work with the deaf LGBTQ+ community
in London to support
each other' s
mental
health
and wellbeing
Funding
was received
from the Drapers
Company
towards
a project for IT training
for
Deaf elderly people,
Some expenditure
on equipment
was made during the year and this will be followed
with
training next year
City Lit London provided
funding
for both an Information,
advice and guidance service for
Deaf students and
careers for Deaf people
Big Lottery/European
Social Fund provides
funding
for the Building Better Opportunities
project
where RAD
worked
in partnership
with the Papworth
Trust
in Essex and Ixion in Essex and Stoke and
Staffordshire. The
project supports
those furthest
from the workplace
to gain skills and employment
Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) in partnership
with MyBnk provided
funding
through
the People' s
Postcode lottery, to deliver Money Mechanics,
financial
capability
training
for 16-17year olds
as part of a
Pathfinder
programme
Employment
gmdance
and support work was funded
from a number
ofsources:
Barnet and Southgate
College, Oaklodge
School, North London ESF - Groundworks,
CRF Norfolk and Wyre Forest
The following
supported
RAD's TalkMore and Deaf Age investment-funded
services by providing
funding for
pilot work, and traimng
for staff and volunteers:
- Basildon Mental
Health
Fund
- Northeast
Essex Men's Mental
Health
- East Suffolk Hidden
Needs Grant
-Community
Initiative
Fund Essex
- Realising
Ambitions
- Tendnng
C)/S
Our especial thanks
go to the funders
who continued
to respond
quickly during
the pandemic
by providing
RAD with the funding
that allowed us to continue
and expand
our delivery ofservices,
including:
Essex
County Council/Essex
Cares Limited, Sutton Covid fund and Contain
Outbreak
fund

18. Movements
in funds (continued)
Purposes
of restricted funds
Big Potential
provided
funding
for consultancy
services to
look at supply chain management
Funding
was received from various trusts
to support the activities
of the Children,
Family
and Transition team
The holiday
fund is to be used
in the following way:
(a) one part of the maintenance
of the fabric of St Francis
Church & Institute
at Redhiil
(b) one part distributed
in gifts of 210to deserving
old age
Deaf pensioners
of
Redhill
(c) the remaining
third for providing
holidays
to Deafblind
of Redhill distnct
John Came Charity represents
donations
to selected Deaf
people
The Catalyst Respite fund is for the provision
of respite for
carers
in North East
Essex
The Catalyst
Equipment
Pool represents
funds
to maintain
a pool of equipment available to anyone in North
East Essex to borrow free of charge
Legal Advice Interpreting
provides
funds to cover interpreting
for advice clients
receiving legal advice
Mid Surrey Valuing
People Projects is funding
for several projects
run for Surrey County Council
London
Client Holiday
is a fund to provide communication
support to Learning Disability clients in the London
area for holidays
and outings
Surrey Client Holiday
is a fund
to provide
communication
support to Learning Disability clients in the Surrey
area for holidays
and outings
The Southend
IT training
project is a grant received
from
The Roses Trust towards
an
IT training
protect for
elderly Deaf people
2Deaf foot
was a fundraising
walk
from John LrGroats
to Lands
End by two deaf men
to raise funds to
support
deaf
individuals
requinng
mental
health
support.
These funds
contributed
to
the development of
TalkMore
during
the year
Clapham
Modification
fees relates to donations
given for the provision
of premises
for the
Deaf clubs meeting
at St Bede's
Designated
funds
The property
and equipment
fund represents
the net book
value of tangible
fixed assets,
less those financed
by restricted funds
Property
Refurbishment
Fund
includes
funds set aside towards the estimated
cost of property maintenance
and refurbishment
required
over the next few years
Investment
Property
Fund represents
the balance sheet value of Investment
Properties
RAD IT Infrastructure
represents
funds set aside to upgrade
the RAD's infrastructure,
notably
in relation to IT
upgrades.
The trustees
set aside
a further
215,000 during
the year to support
future
IT infrastructure
upgrades
Investment
in new services
for Deaf people
is a fund set aside
to invest
in
new services under four key
Property purchase
fund sets aside funds for the purchase
ofa centrally located
office space
Future pay awards
are funds designated
from the 2019/20
legacies to pay staff additional pay awards in
2020/21
Colchester
and
North
Essex fund and Deaf club relocation
funds represent
funds
available
to support Deaf
Infrastructure
and special expenditure
are funds designated
from
the 2020/21 surplus on unrestricted funds
to support
planned
expenditure
during 2021/22 on a major
upgrade to RAD's
IT infrastructure
and other one-
off special expenditure
projects
General
funds include funds
held as part of the reserves
policy of 4 months
35