REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04214688 REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER.. 1087399 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TME YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 FOR DISABILrrY ADVlCt SERVICE LAMBETH
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DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE lor the Year Ended 31 MJrch 2025 The Management Commlttee presents Its report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. Refertncé and Admlnlstrntlv• Inforrn•tlon Charity Name '. Disability Advlce Servke Lambeth Charity regI5tTrt)n number . 1087399 Company regtstratfion number . 04214688 Reglstered Office and Operaonal address . 336 Brixtw Road London SW9 7AA M•n•g•m•nt Commltt Ray Ludford Isabelle Clement Marian Itzln-Borowy Judy Flnk steven Onasany Joshua Hepp Chalr Treasurer Compjny 5•er•t•ry Peter Gay S•nlor M•n•ym•nt T••m Peter Gay aal Camplln - reslgned 30 June 2025 chard Pargerer - resigned 30 June 2025 Husnara Zaman Usa Clark Director Advccary Team Leader Direct Payment5 Team Leader Communlty Development Team Leader Advlce Team Leader Independent Ex•min•r Hllary Adams Ltd, Chartered Accountants, 158 Hlgh Str Heme Bayi Kent 6 5NP Banker• Natwest, 504 Brixton Road. Lmdon SW9 8EB Struc, Governance and ManJgornent The organisation Is an Independent tharitable company Ilmltsd by guarantee, incorporated on 11 May 2001 and registered a5 a tharity on 6th July 2001. The Compèny's objects, powers and governance arraryements are lald out In Its AdeS of Assocladon. Updated and revised Articles of Assoclations were adepted by the Company's members at Its Annual General meeting on 20th December 2021. In the event of the Company bdng wound up members are required to conrrtbute an amount not exceeding £1. Page I
DXSABIUTY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMIrrEE lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The d1CtOrS of the Company a also charity trustees for the purposes of charity and under the Company's Articles are known as Tnjstees. Under the requirements of the Articles of Association, Trustees may be app)inted by the passing of an ordlnary resolution by the members at an Annual General MeeD"ng or by a rtsolution of the Twstees, provided that the maxlmum number of TrLtstees ppointed in this way is no more than ofte third of the Trustees or rwo, whichever is the lesser. Nol less than 51% of the Trustees must be made up of Oisabled people or their carers and this requirement continues to be satr"sfied by means of recruitment to the Trustees of a proportion of former or ojrrent seryl¢e users and other DSsèbled people Inte¢¢4 In the Chadty's work. At every Annual General Meetlng, one thlrd of the Trustees shall reti. The Trustees to tIre by rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment. No Tnjstee shall serve for more than nbne tonsetutlve years unless the Trustees conslder It In the best interests of the Char]ty for that particular Trustee to serve beyond that period. Trustee skills audits are used to Identify the resources and expertise available wfchin the Trustees and gap5 a addressed through tralnlng and by seekln9 new members ¥¥lth the re¢wlslte experlence. A grant provided by Trust for London during the year will enable the Charity to update and enhance Its Trustee recn2itment material in 2025126, to recnjit new Trustees that enhan the dIvetY of our Trustee board and to offer taSlored trairiin9 and support to newly appointed and existing Trustees. The Trustee group in 2024-2025 ton%sted of Six members who met on fouroccaslons to dlrettthe work of the Charity at a 5trdtegic and policy level. Meeting5 are held on a quarterty basis. with additional meetings arranged if this felt was necessary. Meetings continued to be held motelY on video. Meetings received reports on financial matters and service performance. The Finance and Personn Sub-committee was convened as required to address speofK funding. finanoal management and personnel issues. Day to day ponsIbIlity for the opuation of the Charity is delegated to the Dtrector and, through them, the Team Leaders, who together form the Senlor Mèna9emenr Team. The Dirertor is sponsible wlth the Tnjstees for the Charity's strategic direction, fundraising and the development of new seNice area5, for overall service delivery and perforniance, the managernent of the senior staff and extemal strategic partnership working. The Director also acts as Company Secrerary. Team Leaders, who deputise for the D1Ctor as quIred. deal with.. the operational delivery of their respective services against contractual or other requirements Including quality standards,. staff and resource management and 5ervSce promotion and developmen¢ as well as external partnership worklng wtthin their areas of responsibility ènd contribuling to the corporate work of the charity. In Sewember 2024 the then Interim Director wa5 ap1ftted on a pernianw,t basi5. whlth provlded stsbllty duthng a pedod of flnandal uncertainty for the Charity. ObJ•rtlv•s •fid Artlv(t( The company Is an independent charity whose objects a to assist Disabled people lsvlng Sn, or assoclated wllh, the London 8orough of Lambeth and surroundin9 area5. 50 that they may lead artive and fulAlling Ilves. To achieve these objects, the charrty's prinopal athvrtles ère the provls6on of: Information and general advice on all a5petts of disability for Disabled people Includlng older people With long-ierm illne55e5. caref5 and prclesstonaLs' Advice casework on welfare benefits, debt, housing and communlty care for Dtsabled people including mental healrh service user5- Professional advocacy on communtty care (Includlng statutory referrals under the Care Art 2014), health, housing. family problems and sèfeguarding matters. Pa9e 2
DISA8ILrrY AOVICE SERVZCE LAMBEfH REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMrrrEE for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Objertlves and Artlvltles (contlnued) Information, advice, sUPPOrt and training to peo e Interested in. or usingi Dirert Payments and Personal Health Budgets to arrange thelr o%Yn community care Jndlor personal health seNices: Advoca¢y Support for parents who have leamlng dlsabilltles,. Advke, support and provIon of actlvltles to enabk more 015obled people to engage in sport and physical artivrty- Comrnunity development work wrth local Disabled people and their groups and organlsatlons to support the voice and IncluOn of Disabled wople,. Strate9iC. Partnership and soctsl work on a rnnge of finitiatlves and issues affecting Disabled people. Including the Larnbeth Olbillty Hate Crime Partnership, In ensuring that the Charity's activlties undertaken In meeting its Objette$ have been carried out for the public benefit, the TnJstees have had regard to the Charity CommL8sion's guldance In rhls aw. In revlewlng the Chartty's performance, the TnJstees cons6der the impact of each service, both in terms of outputs and outcome5 for individual service users and in influencing the provision that other agencles make for Disabled and older people and for carer5. They are satisfied that all the services de15Vtred a consistent with. and contribute to. rhe Charity's obJeaive5. Attlvirles are deslgrbed to provide Interyentions that improve the Independence. wellbeing and financial circumstances of individual Oisabled people, thelr famSlles and 5ypport neNorks andlor prevent the onset of problem5 for these groups, support them to access their rights, enable them to Influence the services and opwrrunities in Lamberh and 5UPPOrt their voice. The folkjwing settion on achievements summarises the benefits delivered by each Service and Yrfhere applicable, the number of beneftciarle5 in 2024125_ A¢hi¢vem•rtts and P•rforniance vi We are committed to providing our Advlce seNlte - It Is è core part of our ¢)ffer. Funding from London Funderfs Propel Fund. received through our advice partnership with S other Dlsabled People's Oryan¢sations in Lonthjn. enabled us to conilnue th15 much needed Service to Lambeth's Disabled sIdents. Le11 by our Advice Team Leader and we recruited a DlsJbled person to Join us as a Tralnee Advice Worker. We also Lssed a small amount of fiJnding from LB Lambeth's Cost of Ln9 fund to Inltiate the Tr¢age Worker role. This wlll be continued from April 2025 with funding gratefvlly recetved frum the Mlalcot Foundatlon. Delivered by a combination of telephone. vTrdeo-conference and In.person meerings, rnainly at our accessible 8rixton office, the service provides support in a way that fits people's access needs and lives. This estsblishes a InJsring working rejationship that is so key to 5ucce55fv1 advice work. Our long term Advice volunteer continues to dellver appointments remotely. I momlng per week. to support residents wlth Weware Benefits fomi filllng. We a hugely 9r4tehJl for their continuing SLtpport and expertise. The Advice teèm leader contlnues to manage the 5er¥ice. provklin9 Jdvke, delivering casework and contributing i¢ our senaor management team. dasl cceSsfUllY maintained the Advice Quallty Standard award In March 2025. Several areas of prartKe exceeded the level quIred. particularty the investment we have made in sourcing high quallty file VIeW and iechnical supeThi5ion from the welfa Benefits UniL We see thi5 as an Investment and are proud to work with such like-mlnded proath.ve organisations. Po9e 3
DXSABZLrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETh REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITfEE for the Year Endad 31 March 2025 Achlevements and P•rforniance (Continued) There coniinues to be a 4at demand for the service. This reflects three things - the disprDportionate levels of poverty Disabled peo experience, the inaccessible and oppre1Ve benefit5 5y5tem and the lack of good local advice thai is also Y4elcoming and accessible for DIsabd people. As part of our commitment to chan9lng Systems, notjust providing great servlces, we engaged wlth the LB Lambeth's EcMomic Inclusion team and delivered a short survey to gauge accessibility of Lambeth's advice 5eryices through the council-led Advice NetWOTk. Thi5 pointed cleady towards advKe belng delivered in a way to maximise outputs (i.e. rn0 people supwrted) which is understandable but this irtevitably drifts to create Inflexible and InaccessiNe sYems, dlrectly excludlng Dlsabled people. For example very few a9encies had the flexlbility to deliver advice over Very short appointments - vital for some people with fatigue related condttions who cannot manage hour-long advice sessions. Through the year to come we hope Secu funding trn the Propel fund to maintsin the Advice servi and our trainee model. We hope existing applications are successful so that we can bLtlld greater capauty to deliver much-needed advice W Disabled Lambeth wdents. Adv Our Advocacy WOTk with parents whJ have a arnIng dlsability or autlSm. 15 fvnded by Henry Smith Charfty, in the thlrd year of fundlng. now happily extended by an addrtional year into 2025-26. The servre is delivered tn 0ntrt0rte casework and also in ¢¢-pro¢uced peer groups. The co-produced 9roup work with parer+ts Is transfornotive. Parents ttave gained huge confidence frnrn socialising and making new triend5. They have shared and leamt atrKsut their human rl9hts, what to do when their ghtS are tharened and wheTr to get 5UPPQrt. Partts have ina5nglY seen themselves beyond 'servlce users., becoming member5 of dasl and U5in9 da51'5 rnnge of services, beyond the parents. èdvocacy. We continue to Search for opportunibes to continue this vital work. Despite thesr stsff and residents benefitting from thi5 service It is unfortunate that local authorities remain unlikely to even conirtbute io the 5efvice c05t. Connect Lambeth is a tonsortium of local Lambeth oryani5ations. Age UK Larnbeth lead the cons0um. Tre year 2024-25 was the final year In whlch Connect Lambeth was commissioned by Lambeth Councll to dellver a varlety of preventstive supp)rt. Under thls Contract dasl delivered ProfessiDnal AdvocaLy Dlrect Payment support and Community Develogment services to Disabled people. Lambefh Council put the 5eThlce out to competitive tender in November 2024. In 2024-25 dasl continued to dellver statutory Care Act advocacy and noft-ststutory advocary servlces as part of the Lambeth Advocacy Hub which provides all statutory advocacy for people a9ed 16 and over in Lambeth. We also continued to manage the enquiries and referra15 for the Hub for all statutory dvocacy apart frtsm Independent Mental Healih Act èdvocary referrdls which are made directly on health seryice wards to our delivery partners. Communlty Support Ne0 South London. During the year the Advocacy Hub receved enquiries and 642 rderrals. From thls totsl flgure, dasl supported 217 people with 296 advocacy i55ves. dasl'5 Advocacy Service calmly works with people In an accessible way. often in fheir horne environrnent. This can involve challenging statLrtory servkes on behalf of the Disabled person they are advocating for and feartessly roising systemic issves so that they can be addSsed. Page 4
DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETh REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMtrrEE tor th¢ Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 Achlevements and Performanc• {continued) The seNice observed an continuing Intrease in finandally driven decision making by Lambeth Council declsions about people's lives that were pnciPalIY dri¥en by the need to save money. dasl are not ar all ignorant of the very significant financtal ChaInge5 èll couftclls frdce. But contravening Dbsabled people's rlghrs in order to 5atj5fy a local authority 5pread5heet is discrimination and Is not Ihe way forward. Statutory advocacy is in place for Just these occasions - to enable people with hvJh support needs to feel confident that their rights will not being infrfjnged or their liberty unnecessanly resrricted. We delivered services In accordance with leglslation and wlthout fear or favour. We will not stand by. We are immensely proud of the quset yet profound contributKsn our Advocacy Service has made over many years, upholding Disable(I people's nghts and proactively seeking to inprove sysms wlth onest feedback to Ial statutory services. ttpa Su rt Servi In this year we continued to deliver the Dirert Payments Support Service, commissioned by Larnbeth Council, to work wlrh people who choose to e1ve a dirert payment as the way to organlse thelr everyday living SUPFQrt. Direct payments are an equitable route to prDvidinq equality of opportunity that were orlglnally conceived by DIsabd people themsefves and came into legL51ats'on in 1996. We responded to 569 enqulrles In 2024-25. 77 Disabled Sidents were supported to Start their direct payments thi5 year. We éellvered one-to-one casework advice in person. r0telY and vk4 The Direct Payrnent peer support group which met monthly. We continued the groundbreaklng Personal Ass15tant IPA) devdopment Work to educate employment support organisaiions in Lambeth about the PA role and encourage them to Support local job 5eeker5 to consider the mle. PA Jobs were promoted to 69 ¢yganisats"ons arwnd Larnbeth. ke all statutory services local aUthoty decisions about Dirert payments have been In(asInglY affected by the financial challenge5 couftcils are exwriencln9. The lack of honest engagement with people receiving services In any form. kt alone co-productton, pvents D15aWed people contrtbutlng to So1 pollcy and practice. Separately frDm the operat of the service, as an organisation ted by the Ilved experience of Disabled people, we have this year gone above antj beyond to represent the views of local Dlsabled people. in order to Inform better ¢Jecision making. Our vo¢ce has n¢X been listened to and the end result Is the whlttllng away of 'choice and control. for Disabled people. Our Direct Payment Support Service has an made an immense contribution to Lambeth for many year5, elivering SUPPDrt to the spirit and letter of the Care Act. and always seeking to improve sysiems lor the benefit of Larnbeth and Disabled residents. Develo In 2024-25 we continued to provld¢ è Community DeveloFrfnent seprfice for Disabled Peop as part of nn We have a long history of supportlng and encouraglng Dlsabled pIe to have thelr say. This can be ¢ampaigning on key issues for local Disabled people. woring as triti£al fdends with Lambeth Council or other voluntsry or9anlsatlons on pjlicies ar*Y Strateg5. We 5UPP)rt Disabled people to Cte and take advantage of opFortynitles. Our cornmunlty projects bak down isolation and enable Disabled people to be active In their communlties and make a valuable contrlbution, lIlding confidence a5 they 90. As well as dellvering vttsl local pmentative services for Disabled people. we used our core Cornmunity Development lundin9 as an investrnent, bringlng In additional funds from outside local authodty funding, over 150Yo of the Original anoknnt. A5 a charity deltvering to Dfjsaed resldents. all of these funds are spent for the benetit of DIbled Lambeth redertIS. P4e5
DISA3ILIfY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETh REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMXTTEE for the Year Ended 31 MJrch 2025 Achlevements and Perforniance (contlnued) Wlth these a6Jltional fiJnds we started delivery cl: Dlgltal Incluslon work to Improve Disabled resldents, access to the opportunltles belng able to get online. Funding fTom LB Lambeth digitsl inclusion fvnd and Good Thlnos FoundatiLln provided devices and specia115t equipment. We distrfbuted thSs equipment to Dlsabled people with carefvl a55e55ment of need and then Introduced them to local ser41 that could sJpp)rt their digital skth5. Work on the No Wrong Door partnershipi a partnership of local people and organlsatlons workln9 over 3 years to improve the landscape of employment support for Black Disabled people, addressing systemic barriers. Lloyds Bank Foundation funding for 2 years enabled u5 to maintsin and dnve forward the partnership and begin effetting than9e in getb'ng appropriate, accessible and effectsve employment support for Black Dlsabled people. Our Leèdership Programme. bulldlng skllls and confklence to make change haFpen wlthln Ir)cal Oi5abled people. 18 rnonths funding from Trust for London has enabled us to stsrt this groundbwkin9 programme. delivered by a highly expedenced Dlsabled tralner and coach in a trauma informed way. It is bullding dasl's staff capacity to continue the programme at the same time as enabling a cohort of Otsabled change makers. we see thls progrnmme ès an essentoal part of our oryanlsatlon's future. Flnancial Review As for all organtsètlons. the conténulng cost-of-livlng cdsls mède the year another challenglng year for the Charity. Recognislng the impact thls was havbng on stsff. the Charity agreed a higher than planned pay award. Overan Income for the year was £628,751 (2023124 £540,413) wlth exper¥Jiture of £561,369 (2023124 ÉS09,191). As a SUt, a surplus on the year of £67,382 reSued 12023124 sUu$ £31.222). The total funds cathed forwaryi were £293.134 (2024 E225.752) of which £220,571 (2024 £166,241) was unrestrfrted. The Charity'5 principal funder continues to be Lambeth Councll for those 5ervkes being delivered through the Connect Lambeth Partnership. The Council also ffovlded two grants, one for a Digitsl Indusion project for Dlsabled resklents provided through the Communty Development Service and the other for support to the Advice Servic The other signlflcant fvnder5 In 2024125 included Trust for London and the LondoA Funders groyp (through the Propel fund) that funded our Advice Servlce: the Henry Smlth Chartty that fvnded our PantIng Advocacy Projert,. and Skills for Care that fijnded our rralnlng progromrne for Dirert Payments employers. Trust for London èlso provided a grant for a new Membership projert and Lloyd5 Bank Foundation funded partnership work to bring about equitable employmeni support for Black Disabled people. The Charity also generated income frorn letting5 of its meeting room to other organlsat6ons and shared part of its office space wlth 81ack Thrive Lambeth for part of the year. Page 6
DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8ETH REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMTrrEE for the Yr End 31 March 2025 The frustees continue ro update Its a55essment of the major risks to which the Charity Is exposed, partlcularly in relation to those whith could. if they ocoJrred. have a serious impact on its financo15tabllity, operational effectiveness or reputation and. thus. Its ability to achle¥e Its alms and oblertives. The Trustees regularly reviewed and updated the tomprehensfve Reglster. whlch Is used fo aSses5 and weFght risk in ternis of likelihood Jnd impart. re5pondlftg to Identlfied issues arising in the aa$ of governance and strategy. finances. operatlOll5. extemal environment artd legal compllance. System5 of intemal control remain effective and these include an annual budget approved by the TNstees, quartedy reportlng of flnandal results, varlances from budget and forecasts, and clear arrangements for author(satlon and delegation ot decislons on expend6ture. The busines5 continuity plan wa5 maintsined and Uated ond the Charity en$ud that rt was fully compliant Yrfith the General Data Protection Regulatlons by revlewlng all a5pert5 of its dats protettion and confidentlality wlicies, procedures and 5y5tems. The InforTnation Governance Policy. Complaints Polity and HR related lIdeS and proc&Jures were revlewal dudng the year. The Trustee5' priorities are to protect the essential services the Chanty delivers to its cllent groups and to enable it to cornply wlth requirements under ernOYment Seglslatlon In the event of significant unplanned reduttSons In fundlng. In develo"n9 its business plannlng the Trustees have considered the level of reserves that are needed to enable them to manage areas of Identlfled rtsk and to Invest in projects that wlll enhance the Char4ty'5 work and help position tt favourably in relation to new fvndlng opportunities. The Trustee's overall policy is to alm for a target for unrestrfcted reserves that would provlde for at least six months operatlng costs. Given the already very challenging national and local finandal cllmate. It will be essential that the serve5 polky Is kept attively under vieW alongside new fundraising outcomes and this will be a key element ol the monftoring of the charity's financial srtuation through the Rlsk Ae9lster. Plans for Futurn P•Ylods The charity Is keen to support our ffombers and all Owbled Lambeth residents to be able to Influence nd campaign on the issues that affect them most. Charglng for soclal ca, lack of accessible housiny hate crime and many Other thln9s have a mèssive negatNe impact on Disabled people in thelr daily Ilves and we will find more Ylays to support and elevate thelr volce. We will continue to engage with senior Lambeth Councfil skff around how we can SUP[rt thelr vlsbon for the delivery of disabilty equity in the borou9h, a5 set out In'Larnbeth 2030 . Our Future, Our Lambeth.. We know we have a lot to offer Lambeth Cuunul and local employers from our unlque p0Son as an organisatlon that both represents Disabled people. and as an employer that re¢rults ènd employs a rnaJ"ority of Disabled ptr>p. We are Increasingly actlve allies In addresslng Intersecting barrier5 and we must contlnue to see thls as core to our work understandlng and supporting Disabled people against the exclusSon and discriminabon they experlence ès women. members of the LGsf+ community, refwees. members of global majorfty cornmunitj'es and all proterted charécteristlcs. We plan to Stfi9then and reinforce our Advice team, buildin9 on our existing Propel fvnds. Challenging economic exduslon Is a criucal flrst step to tlIding an indusive society. We know we cènnot do this alone - we wTrll increase our efforts to influence Lambeth Councll and local organisations to further mltTrgate the disproportlonate effect5 of poverty on DISab Feopk. Pa9e 7
DISABZLITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMIrrEE for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 Responsibslities of th• Management Commlttee Company law requi5 the Management Committee to prepare financial staiements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charttsble cornpany as at the balance sheet date and of its incomlng resource5 and applicotion of resources, includln9 Income and expenditure, for the financlal year. In preparing those financsal staiements. the Management Committee should follow best prartlce and: select 5urtable accountlng wllcSes arK1 then apply them conslstently: make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and prepa the financial ststements on the going concern ba515 unte5S it 15 inappropriate to assume that the company will conlinue on thèt basis. The Management Commlttee Is responsible for maintsining prDper accourttir cOrdS whlch dlsclose with reèsonèble accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the flnancièl statements comply with the Companie5 Art 20fJ6. The Management Committee is Iso responsible for safeguarding the assets of the chatttable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevenlir)n and detection of fraud and other ifregularities. Members of the Management Commlttee. who are direaors for the pur[se of tompany law and tru5rees for the purpose of ¢harlty low, served durin9 the year and up to the date d thls port are set out on page In actordance wlth company law. as the company's dlrectors. we certify that: so far as we are aware. there is no relevant Independent examinatson Infomatl¢)n of whlch the company's accountants are unaware; and as the dirertors of the company we have iaken all the steps that we ou9ht to have taken in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant independent examinatson Infomi3tbon and to establish that the charity'5 accountants are awa of that infom)ètion Independent Examlners The accountants. Hilary Adams Ltd, wll be propjsed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meetyn9. This report has been prepared in accordancE Wlth the Statement of Recornmended Practlce.. Accounting and Reportin9 by Charits"es Iis5ued in March 2005) and in accordance with the spectal provisions of Part Vll of the Companles Att 1985 relating to small entit. The report has t*en ppared In accordance with the provtslons of Financiol Reporting Standard 102 -The FinJnci•l Reportlng Stsndard applscable in the UK and Rewblit of Ireland- and the Companies Act 2006. Approved by the Managernent Comrnittee on 18 IE and sl9ned on Its behalf by: Mar(an Itzin-8orowv Trustee Date.. )'I Page 8
DISA8ILrrY ADcE SERVICE LAMBETh STATfMf14T OF FIMAMCIAL ACTIVITIES (ldUd19 Income and Expend1 Actount) th Y••r tnd•d 31 M•rch 1015 Toibl FuD¢I 2024 furbds 2025 Fund 2025 Fund¥ 2025 at1$ 4 grants L•rtyeth lu¢,g contracts Attl¥,Ue5 tof ge4eraT9 ffuryds". Invespn2nt.ncomo 650 3A5.43• 24h92 3&142 JlS.43• 68.306 316,320 4905 S.905 1.067 chwlL•bl activlll•K' Other Inttrnt 7•,797 197A6• 271.2 154,720 221961 628 751 540 413 CrItabl• •tilTAI 377,942 113A27 5151.319 509.191 561 103 427 69 509 191 STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GA114S AND LOSSES lTh¢ts¢nè for the yeai) J4534 67,3•1 31.222 25,4•2 (25.) Othv r•cagnlMd Gain on miluaJDn of In¥¢5trnty)ts Ilt mov•m•nt lft luv 54,33 lJ.052 67,3•2 31,221 Trtal furS )rougnr forward 1fj6,Z41 59.511 225.751 194,530 TOtsI lundl 220 $71 225 752 The n¢tss fLYm part ofthese Ilnandal st&ements
DISABILfTY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8ETM {REGISTERED NUMBER: 4214688) srATEMEMT OF FINANCZAL POSITION 31 March 2025 31.3.25 Totsl funds 31.3,24 Total funds Unrestrlcted Restrirted filnds funds Notes FzxeD ASSETS Tangible assets 443 458 CURRENT A55ET5 Debtors Cash at bank and in hand io 11,620 282 697 11,620 20,259 303 741 294.317 71563 366,880 324.000 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wlthin one year li (74.189) {74,189) (98,706) NEf CURRENT ASSETS 292 691 TOTAL ASSET5 LESS CURRENT LIABiunes 220 571 293 134 225 7S2 NET AS5Ers 220 $71 293 134 225 752 FUNDS Unrestrtcted fvnds 12 220,571 166,241 Restrlcted fvnds TOTAL FUNDS 293 134 225 752 The company Is entlded to exemption from audlt under Settion 477 of the Companie5 Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The members have not required the company to obtaln an audrt of its financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance wSth Sertlon 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The dirertor5 acknowledge their responslbilities for.. {a) ensurlrw that the company keeps accounty'ng recortls wh6ch comply wth Sertlons 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and (b) preparbng financ1 statements whlch glve a true and fair view of the stare of affalrs of the company as at the end of each flnancial year and of its surplu5 Qr deficit for eath financial year In accordance wlth the requbrements of Sections 394 aftd 395 and which otherntse comply with the reqU1ments of the Companles Art 2006 lating to flnancial statements. so far as applicable to the company. The finandal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the prowi5ions of Financial Rep)rtln9 Standard 102 "The Flnandal Reportlng Standaril applicabse in the UK )nd Republ ot Ireknd" and the Cofflpanies Act 2006. In COrdanCe wlth Settion 444 ofthe Companles Art 2006. the Lnco.me & Expenditure ACcnt has not been delivered. The financial ststernents We approved by the Board of Olrectors on ned on its beh If by: nd were 202 arian Itzln-8orowv Trustee The rtotes fom part of the financial ststemeAts Page 10
DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBEfH NOTES TO THE FX14ANCiAL STATEMENTS for the Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 srATUTORY INFORMATION Dlsability Advice SeNice Lambeth is a private company. limited by g*Jarantee, registered England and Wales. The company's le9tered number and gIStered office address can be found on the Company Informaln page. ACCOUPMNG POLICZE5 Basls of preyrfng the financial statements These financial statements have been ppared In accordance wrth the provisions Financial Reportin9 Standard 102"The Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland- and the Companies Act 2006. The financial ststements have been prepared under the historical cost conventlon. Fln•nci•l Reportlng Standard Number I Exemption has been taken from preparing o cash flow statement on the grounds that the company qualines as a small company. Turnover Turnover represents grants and cmtratt fundln9 Yments recerved. T•nglble flxed assets Depreciaty'on is provided at the followln9 annual rares In order to write off each asset over its estimated usefiJl life. plant and machlnery etc 33% on cost, 20% on cost Fund accountin9 Unrestricted funds are a¥ai5able for use at the discretiw of the tTUStees in furtherance of the general oblectlvltles of the charity. Designated fvnds a unrestncied funds earniarked by the Managemeni Commlttee for particular purposes. Restred fund5 a subjected to re5trittions on thehr expenditurE impgsed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. Ineomln4 r•sources All incomlng resources are included in the statement of financial artivitie5 when the charlty is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified wlth reasonable accLtracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income-. Grants and contract funding yyments ore recogntsed when recelvable; Investm¢ Income 65 Induded when receivèble. Resources expended Expenditure is re¢o9nlsed on an accrua15 basis as a liablllty Is Inabrred. Expendlture Includes VAT and Is reported as part of the expenditu to which it relates= Costs of 9eneratlng funds comprlse the costs assoclated with tjoth the costs of attractlng the income and those of providing the faclllties to generate the income. Charitable expenditu comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its attivities and services for its beneficlarie5. It includes both tosts that can be allocated dlrertty to such actfvities and those co#s of an indirect nature Trecesry to 5UPPOrt them. Page 11 contlnued...
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DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH NOTES TO THE FZNANCIAL sfATEMENTS - Contlnued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 INVESTMENT INCOME 31.3.25 31.3.24 DeposFt account nte$t INCOMING RESOURCES FROM AcrxvmES TO FURThER THE CHARrrY's OBJEcrs Unrestrlcted Restrlrted 2025 Total 2024 Total London 8orough of Lambtth 373,2SO Sks115 for Care 10,770 Trust for London 6,650 Inclusion London 1.000 Uoyds Foundation Henry Smith Charity Propel Other 373,250 10,770 31,142 1,000 52.423 58,750 86,296 357,634 4.411 68,306 225 24.492 52,423 58,750 86,296 58.500 28.704 STAFF C¢)SfS 31.3.2S 31.3.24 Wages and 5alarie5 Soclal secur6ty costs Pensions Other staff costs 398,328 33.418 11,713 367,753 30,244 9,838 409 520 No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000. The average monthly number of em 0yeeS durTrng the year, ¢4kulated on the basls of full time equlvalents. wa5 as follows- 31.3.25 31.3.24 Martager Direct 12 12 13 13 NEf INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES The operating surplu51(deficit) is stared after tharying: 31.3.25 31.3.24 Depreclatlon - owned assets Auditors. remuneratlon 1,270 Directors. remuneration and other benefits etc Pa9e 13 contiftued...
DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH t40TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ¢ontlrtu for th¢ Year Ended 31 M4r¢h 20Z5 TRUSnES' REMUNERATION ANO BENEFZTS There We no trustees. rernunerat6on orother t*nelits forthe year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. TnJ5tees' Expenses There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the yr ended 31 March 2024. TAXATION As a charity, Disability Advlce Service Lamberh 6 exempt from tax on incorne and gain5 falling within settion 505 (Y the Taxes Art 1988 or s256 of the Taxation of Char9eable Galns Acr 1992 to the extent that these are appSie(J to its charitable obJe(ts. No tax thèrges have arisen in the Charity. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Plant and machinery etc cosr At l April 2024 Additions 47,907 633 At 31 March 2025 DEPRECXATIIJN At L April 2024 Charge for year 47,449 At 31 March 2025 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2025 443 At 31 March 2024 458 io. DEBT¢)RS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.3.24 Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 10,000 11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WrnIIN ONE YEAR 31.3.25 31.3.24 Taxation and social security Other cdItOrS Accruals and deferred income 9.071 2,802 14.924 3,841 Page 14 contlnued...
DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8EfH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATeMENTS - contlnu•d for th• Year Ended 31 M•rch 2025 12. Movement ITh Funds Net rnovement Reser¥e In funds transfers At 31.3.25 Unrutrlct•d At 1.4.24 General Fund 166.241 28.848 25,482 220.571 Restrkt•d Into Sport Project No Wot19 Doors Parenting Advocaty Membershlp Speclallst Advlce Service 2S.482 (25.482) 26.171 3,967 19,331 26.171 10.538 19,331 6.571 59,511 38.534 (25,482) 72,563 Total Funds 225 752 Net movement In funds. Included In above, are a5 follows.. Xncomlng Rtsources Movement t4Ue¢S expefided In funds Unrestrlctod Gera1 Fund 406.790 (377,942) 28.848 R•rtrlct•d Into Sgort Prolert No Wrong Doors Parenting Al1v0c¥ MernbeT5hip Specialist Advice Service 52.423 58,750 24.492 (26,252) [54,783) (5,16]) 197 231 (183,427} 26,171 3.967 19,331 221,961 38,534 Total Funds 628 751 561 369 Page 15
OISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL StATEMENTS - contlnued for the Year Ended 31 M•T£h 2025 12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS(cont) Speclall¥t Advlce Servlee Provision of a specia115t advice service for Dlsabled people with particular focus on mental heafth service u5er5. Funded by a grant from Trust for LorOn and London Fundets Propel Fund. Dlrert P•ym¢nts Support Information, advice, troining and peer support opportunikn.es for people who wish to use Direct Payments to manage their own care and support. This service Is part of the Connect Larnbeth Partnership contract and is funded through a cofttraa with Lambeth Council held by Age UK Lambeth. Prof•10•1 Advocacy Professlonal adv¢XaCV for Disabled and older people and cèrers ¢ncludlng statutory advocacy provided under the ca Art 2014 dutles. This servlce foms part of the Connert Lambeth Partnershlp contract. Membershlp This is a groundbreaklng Leadersnip Programme, bulldlng ski115 and Confidell to rnake change hagpeft wirhln local Disabled people. The programrne is building dasl's staff capacity to deliver the progrnmme at the same time as enJIng a colwt of Disabled change makers. No Wion9 Doors No Wrong Door5 is a partnership of h)cal people and organlsatlons working to improve the landscape of employment SLtpport for Plack Disabled people. addressing systemic barriers to develop appropriate, accessltje and dlertive emtyoyment wpport lor 81ack Dlsabled peop. Parentlng Advocacy Project Specialist advocacy support for people with leaming disatilities who are parent& Funded by the Henry Smtth Charity. Communlty Oevelopmont Part of the Connect Lambeth partnership contr. The service works with indivldual D15abled people, community organisarlons and Lambeth Council to address access barrief5, maker Services ,ore nclusive, create new social opportunrts and support Disabled people's volce on local and national issues important to them. Page 16
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. INDEPEP4DENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE UNAUOITeD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DZSABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH We report on the account5 of the CDTnpany for the year ended 3 1 March 202S, which are set out on pages 9 to 16. R•sprftive responbIlItIeS of trnstees and ex•mln•r The trustees {who are also the dirertors of the company ft>r the purposes OF company law) are resps6b1e for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that ail audit Is not requtred for thL5 year under sertion 144 of the Charities Att 2011 (the 20LI Att) and that an independent examinètlon is needed. Having 5at15fved our5elve5 thai the charity is not subiert to aLrt under tompany law and is eligible for independent examinabon. it 15 our reswn5ibility to- examlne the accounts under settion 145 of the 2011 Act: to follow the procedures lald down In the general Directions 9lven by the Charity Commission under Section 14515)Ib) of the 2011 Act,. and to stare wherher particular mattery have come to our attention. Basls of Ind•p•ndent ex•mlnerfs report Our examlnation was carried out in accordance with the general Dirett¥ons glven by the Charity Commission. An examlnaiion Includes a revtew of the accounting (OrdS kept by the charity and a Comparison of the accounts presented with those COrds. It also include5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanaiitins from you as rrustees concerning any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no oplnlon Is glven as to whether the accounts present è Yrue and fair view. and the report ts Ilmited to those matter5 Set out in the statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf# •tatement In connertion with our examination. no matter has me to tyJr attention.. {1) whkh glves us reasonable cause to LElieve that In any materièl respect the requ1Ments. to keep accounting ordS in accorthnce with settion 386 of the Companie5 Att 2006: and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the attountyng records. compty with the èccountlng requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2000 and wlth the methods and principles of the statement of Recommended Pr8£tice: Accountlng and Repothng by Charities have not been rnet,. or (2) to which, in ¢yJr oplnlon. attention shoubj be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Akni. Hilary Adams Ltd Chartered Accountants 158 High Street Heme Bav Kent 65NP Thls page does not fom part of the ststutory financial ststements
DISABILITY ADVICE SERWICE LAMBETli DEfAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT lor th• Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 TURNOVER Lambeth fun¢Jlng contracts ¢)tr.er Income Trust grar*ts 315,438 276.266 31.142 316,320 154,720 62&846 539.346 STAFF cosrs AND EXPENSE5 Wages and salaries Etrployers Nl employers penslon5 Tra£nirtg Stsff travel Other staff costs 398.328 33.418 11,713 3.706 801 669 367.753 30.244 9.838 590 859 236 GROSS SURPLUS 174.151 129.826 Admlnlstratlve Expon Rent Recrultment Software & maintenance Access costs Insurance Post and ststionery Qther attlvlty costs Subscrlptlons Meeting costs (artlvlty) Volunteers Cornmunicatlons Payroll costs Accountancy fees Legal fees Consultsncy fees Bank tharges Just givin9 charyes 41.037 2,IS6 22,242 832 2,801 3.250 11,037 3.234 3.303 802 6,475 1,437 1.452 325 5,619 240 39.083 1.465 16.870 1,880 2,450 2.348 7,261 3.422 5.123 530 8,422 1,474 1,452 2.160 193 216 216 ..CONTINUED This page d¢xs not forn part d the sratutory financial statements Page 18
DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8tTh DEfAZLf D INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accoupfr for the Year Ended 31 MJYch 2025 Depreckityon of plant and mathinery DeprettIOn of fixtures and flttings DepreckBtion of computer eqUipMt Sundry expenses 372 86 190 579 662 29 li 674 OPERATING SURPLUSI{DEFIem 61.477 30,155 Oth•r Inttt••t r•c•lv•bh •nd dmM•r Incom¢ Bank Interest recelvable 1.067 5URPLUSI(DEFicin FOR TMÉ FINANCIAL YEAR This page does not fm part cl the statutory flnarKlal strtements Page 19