2023-03-31-accounts - Irish Community Services

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Legal &A	Legal &A	dministr	ative Information
Company		number		03890639(England		and Wales)
Charity	number			1085033
Trustees/Directors				A Forde (President)
				E Dillon
				P Burns (Chair)
				C Grice —Appointed		22January 2022
				K Kay —Appointed		22	January 2022
				M Vincent —Appointed			22 January 2022
				M Twomey
				P Ewings
				W Cotter
				M McCormack (Treasurer)
Key management			personnel	S Mulligan
Registered		office		2b Devonshire Road
				Bexleyheath
				Kent
				DA6 8DS
Auditors				Simpson Wreford	LLP
				Wellesley House
				Duke ofWellington		Avenue
				Royal Arsenal
				London
				SE186SS
Bankers				National Westminster			Bank PLC
				135 Bishopsgate
				London
				EC2M 3UR

Elders	Information, Advice and Support	Benefits	Benefits
Services
Service	User led process involving:
~	Assessment;	~	Practical and emotional support
~	Referral to Key Worker and partner		delivered in a welcoming
	agencies;		professional environment;
~ ~	Support Planning and Engagement with Service users via office, home, or one of our outreach surgeries; Outcomes Focused with regular	~ ~	Support is holistic, personalized and culturally appropriate —tackles a wide range ofcomplex issues; Help with form filling and new welfare benefits gained for service
	reviews;		users;
~	Drop-in easy access no	~	Signposting to other organisations;
	appointment necessary point ofcontact in a welcoming	~ ~	Improved quality of life; Added value in terms of
~ ~	environment; Delivered by highly skilled and experienced staff; Free at the point of delivery.	~	community engagement and empowerment ofvulnerable people; Excellent value for money for
			commissioners and funders.

Training	Training		Benefits
~	Regular Training for Staff &		Improved cultural competency		in
	Volunteers		service delivery across a range		of
~	Cultural Awareness		external services
			Highly skilled practitioners	in the
			workforce
			Enhanced partnership working
			Offer work experience for	Interns
Carers'	Project, Volunteer Project and		Benefits
Weekly	Socials and Community	Online
Pro'ect
~	Regular 'get-together' for older		Improved health and well-
	people including music, song,		being through community
	dance, both online and offline.		involvement, connections
~	Chair based exercise		and activities
	classes promoting physical		Advice, support and
	and social activity and		practical help on all carers'
	community connections to		issues
~	improve health and well- being; A programme of online weekly activities including		Exercise classes help the elderly to remain fit and healthy also benefits their mental health
~ ~ ~	Bingo, quiz, good news cafe, singing sessions, support groups and more. Carers' Support Services; Dementia Services with Reminiscence groups; Volunteer Project; Mental Health and Suicide		Reminiscence groups for clients with dementia, memory loss or cognitive impairment promotes positive mental health improves well-being Cancer support groups
~	Awareness; Irish Cancer Support Groups Cultural celebrations		support people to face up the challenges ofcancer and secure best treatment,	to
~ ~	Access to ICS information, advice and support services; A full programme ofWeekly Socials events including 2x lunch clubs, a tea cake club, book club,		this promotes better recovery, assists with better mental health by working together in a group and offering and receiving
	games group and more.		mutual support. Added value in terms of cultural
			identity, social inclusion and
			community engagement
			Volunteer opportunities, including
			trainin and work ex erience

are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to users taken on the basis of these financial statements.	are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to users taken on the basis of these financial statements.	influence the economic	influence the economic	influence the economic	influence the economic	decisions o	decisions o	decisions o
A further description ofour responsibilities for the audit ofthe financial statements is located on		the Financial Reporting				Council's
website at: [www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilitiesj. This description forms part of our auditor's		report.
Extent to	which the audit was considered capable ofdetecting irregularities, including fraud
~	the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence,				capabilities			and
	skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
~	we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions	with directors and other
	management, and from our commercial knowledge and experience ofthe charity sector;
~	we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material		effect on the financial
	statements or the operations ofthe company, including the Companies Act 2006, the	Charities	Act 2011,		data	protection
	and health and safety regulation;
~	we assessed the extent ofcompliance with the laws and regulations identified above through		making	enquiries			of key
	management and inspecting legal correspondence; and
~	identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained				alert		to
	instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
Audit response to risks identified
We assessed the susceptibility ofthe company's financial statements to material misstatement,		including	obtaining		an
understanding of how fraud might occur, by:
~	making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility	to fraud, their		knowledge			of actual,
	suspected and alleged fraud; and
~	considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks offraud and non-compliance	with laws and		regulations.
To address the risk offraud through management bias and override ofcontrols, we:
~	performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;
~	tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;
~	assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting	estimates set out in			Note		1 were
	indicative of potential bias; and
~	investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.
In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures				which included,				but
were not limited to:
~	agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and;
~	enquiring of key management as to actual and potential litigation and claims.
~	reviewing correspondence with the Charity Commission
There are	inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws		and regulations			are from
financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards				also	limit	the audit
procedures	required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry ofthe directors and other			management and
the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any. Material misstatements that arise due to fraud				can	be	harder		to
detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

			Unrestricted	Restricted
			Funds	Funds	Total	2022
		Notes		f.	f.
Income from:
Donations and legacies			59,442		59,441	31,747
Other trading activities			13,295		13,296	2,322
Investments			669		669	31
Charitable activities			16,100	365,140	381,240	281,827
Other			4,126		4,126	189
Tota I			93,632	365,140	458,772	316,116
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities			25,413	364,892	390,305	314,065
Other			1,286	1,714	3,000	3,000
Total			26,699	366,606	393,305	317,065
Net income/(expenditure)			66,933	(1,466)	65,467 -	949
Transfers between	funds
Net movement in	funds
Reconciliation offunds:
Total funds brought	fonNard		65,450	38,444	103,894	104,843
Total funds carried	forward		132,383	36,978	169,361	103,894

	Notes	2023		2022
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible assets			162,035		3,030
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors	8	12,218		74,110
Cash at bank and in hand		105,035		85,514
		117,253		159,624
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year	9	(109,927)		(58,760)
NET CURRENT ASSETS			7,326		100,864
TOTAL ASSETS LESSCURRENT	LIABILITIES		169,361		103,894
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unrestricted income funds			132,383		62,691
Designated income funds					2,759
Restricted income funds			36,978		38,444
TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS	10		169,361		103,894

over its estimated useful econo	over its estimated useful econo	mic life.
Office Equipment		20% on cost
Computer	Equipment	33.3%on cost
Leasehold	Improvements	20% on cost
Furniture	& Fittings	20% on cost

1. DONATIONS		AND LEGA	CIES
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
				2023	2023	2023	2022
Voluntary income
Donations				14,637		14,637	8,887
Asda foundation				1,300		1,300
Gift aid				5,547		5,547	3,253
Membership fees				5,825		5,825	7,065
Weekly Social	Events Income			32,132		32,132	12,543
				59,442		59,442	31,747
2. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
				2023	2023	2023	2022
					K	E	E
Department of Foreign Affairs			and
Trade; Emigrant		Support Programme			206,864	206,864	199,011
Arnold Clark Automotive							1,000
Bexley Lottery							663
Charitable Trusts							250
East Wickham	8	Welling War
Memorial				100		100	500
Garfield Weston		Foundation					15,000
Groundwork UK				5,000		5,000
Ireland Fund of	GB			11,000		11,000	1,000
London Borough		of Bexley			30,000	30,000	1,500
National Lottery	-	Community	Fund		128,276	128,276	60,000
Pebbles Janu -	The Rank Foundation						2,750
Welfare Grant							153
Total Income From Charitable			Activities	16,100	365,140	381,240	281,827

during the year and included under 3. STAFF COSTS	income from	charitable a	ctivities.
		2023	2022
Wages and salaries		216,939	201,363
Social security costs - employer's	contribution	14,516	13,468
Staff pensions		5,371	5,694
		236,826	220,525

6. TOTAL RESOURC	ES E	XPENDED
		Other Direct	Direct Staff	Support
		Costsf	Costs	Costs	2023	2022
Charitable activities
Salaries			231,455		231,455	214,831
Staff Pension			5,371		5,371	5,694
Staff Training		1,114		1,484	2,598	1,424
Recruitm ent		286		382	668
Advertising		5,942		963	6,905	788
Bank Charges and Interest		839			839	780
Carer Expenses				95	95	215
Choir Expenses		1,531			1,531	1,100
Depreciation		5,345		4,699	10,043	3,028
Foot Care Expenses				368	368	390
Fundraising Expenses		699		17	716	162
Grants paid		150		26,754	26,904
Group expenses		602		262	864
Hall hire		1,568		1,745	3,313
Ins urance		692		923	1,615	1,474
ITSupport		914		1,024	1,938	1,709
IT Upgrade						941
Management Committee	Exps	155		206	361	1,112
Merchandise Expenses		0				240
Office renovations		3,800		0	3,800	9,626
Payroll Services		383		511	894	840
Printing, Postage and Stationery		3,756		4,987	8,744	8,730
Professional Fees		2,646		3,441	6,087	6,170
Promotional Expenses		646		61	707	365
Rent and Rates		13,044		17,392	30,436	26,366
Repairs and Renewals		2,168		2,864	5,032	2,429
Sim Cards and Broadband		2,997		3,600	6,597	6,067
Software Costs		659		879	1,537	969
Subscriptions		110		66	176	360
Sundry		291		362	653	404
Telephone Charges		1,019		327	1,346	3,392
Travel		1,311		2,805	4,115	1,720
Ukraine Fund Raising				495	495
Walking Group Expenses				1,194	1,194	1,772
Website Costs		609		812	1,420	99
Weekly Social Expenses		21,488			21,488	10,717
Welfare Grant Paid						153
		74,762	236,825	78,716	390,305	314,065
Other
Audit Fees		3,000			3,000	3,000
Total		77,762	236,825	78,716	393,305	317,065

		Lease	Furniture	&	Furniture
	Equipment	Hold	Fixtures for		and
Cost	& IT.	Improv	Leashold		Fixtures		Total
At 1 April 2022	8,632				451		9,083
Additions	4,590	156,833	1,926		5,699		169,048
Disposals	(353)						(353)
At 31 March 2023	12,869	156,833	1,926		6,150	.	177,776
Depreciation
At 1 April 2022	5,872				181		6,053
Chaige foryear	3,762	4,979			1,241		10,043
Disposals	(353)						(353)
At 31 March 2023	9,281	4,979		61	1,422		15,743
Net book value
At 31 March 2023	3,588	'151,854	1,865		4,728		162,035
At 31 March 2022	2,760				270		3,030

8. DEBTORS
				2023	2022
Prepayments	and accrued		income	6,593	8,484
Other debtors				5,625	65,626
Total				12,218	74,110
9. CREDITORS: amounts			falling due within one year
				2023	2022
Trade creditors				2,878	2,909
Other creditors				225	101
Accruals and	deferred	income		56,824	55,750
Loan from trustee				50,000
Total				109,927	58,760

0.ANALYSIS O	F INCOME	AND EXPE	NDITURE B	YFUND
		At 1 April	Incoming	Outgoing		At 31 March
		2022	Resources	Resources	Transfe rs	2023
		f.		E	E	f
Restricted Funds
Advice & Health			27,038	(32,395)	5,357
Carers' Support			31,826	(39,251)	7,425
Management 8 Admin			38,750	(57,256)	18,506
Elders Outreach			55,000	(69,414)	14,414
Community Online	& Socials		54,250	(95,554)	41,304
Dementia Project		11,426		(11,426)
Groundwork		5,056		(5,056)
Crafting Project		1,325		(1,325)
National Lottery		5,637	128,276	(24,929)	(72,006)	36,978
London Borough of	Bexley		30,000	(30,000)
Independent Living		15,000			(15,000)
Restricted Funds		38,444	365,140	(366,606)		36,978
Core Unrestricted	Funds	62,691	93,632	(23,940)		132,383
Unrestricted - Designated		2,759		(2,759)
Tote I Funds		103,894	458,772	393,305		169,361

13.NET ASSETS
	Restricted	Unrestricted	Total
	Funds	Funds	Funds
	2023	2023	2023
		f.
Tangible fixed assets		162,035	162,035
Net current assets	36,978	(29,652)	7,326
	36,978	132,383	169,361

This is stated	after charging:	after charging:
			2023	2022
Auditors' remuneration		- audit fee	3,000	3,000
Depreciation	oftangible	fixed assets	10,043	3,028

		2023	2022
Leasehold	buildings	114,375	136,875
Equipment		3,660