2021-03-31-accounts - The ACE Centre-North

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Report of	the Trustees IDirectors
Report of	the Auditors
Statement	of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Statement	of Cash Flows
Notes to the Financial Statements

Reference and Administrative	Reference and Administrative	Reference and Administrative	Information
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Chairman:				PJWoolas
CEO:				A Reeves
CCCF				S Carroll
				Holhnwood		Business Centre
				Albert Street
				Oldham
				OLS 3OL
Auditors:				Wrigley Partington
				Sterling House
				501 Middleton			Road
				Chadderton
				Oldham
				OL9 9LY
Bankers				Royal Bank		ofScotland
				1 —5 Church			Terrace
				Oldham
				OL1 3AU
Solicitors:				Wrigley Claydon
				29-33 Union			Street
				Oldham
				OL1 1HH
				Rathbone	Brothers Pic
				8 Finsbury		Circus
				London
				EC2M 7AZ
Trustees at date ofthis re ort:				PJWoolas		(Chairman)
				L G Coop
				JJones
				A RWalker
				R Oldham
				D Reay
				TWailer
				M Ruane
				C Ball
				J Devlin
				M Littler
				S N Meredith
Other trustees		who served durin	ear'	J L Goldbart			(resigned	09/12/20)

Plans	for future eriods
The following operational objectives have been agreed for the period 2021-2022:
NHSE	S ecialised AAC Services
	~ Ace Centre will ensure accuracy in the capture		and reporting of data relating to NHS activity						and use
	this to inform on accurate forecasting and evidencing		need and cost	for	the delivery of			these and	other AAC
	services.
	~ Ace Centre will ensure the waiting list is compliant with the requirements					within the service			specification
	D01 S/b.
	~ NHS reporting requirements will be met for the		reporting ofthe	Specialised			AAC	Service Minimum
	Dataset, Aggregate Contract Monitoring and Patient		Level Datasets.
Information Resources and Marketin
	~ Ace Centre will upgrade	the Ace Centre website to accommodate			the demands			required by	our
	services.
	~ Ace Centre will invest in	the establishment ofeffective marketing			systems		to promote all non-NHS
	activity.
	~ Ace Centre will have an	agreed and understood	system for the	application			of our identity across the
	organisation.
	~ All staff wdl recognise individual and collective		marketing responsibilities			and how to seek additional
	guidance when required.
~prt	e
	~ To continue to promote	and negotiate partnership agreements		with schools and				MATs across		England.
	~ To continue to promote	partnerships by developing appropriate		publicity		materials including			case
	studies.
	~ To support the marketing	opportunities offered	by a 2022 Communication				Works event for		the	north of
	England in partnership with CENMAC.
	~ Idenffy consultants and	training for delivery of	partnerships.
En a	in Commissioners
	~ To refine and agree LAACES Offer across both regions for 2021				-2024.
	~ To identify and engage with potential LAACES		area professionals		and commissioners for 2021 - 2024.
	~ To encourage commissioners of existing LAACES pilots to commit to partnership							agreements		with Ace
	Centre from 2021.
	~ To support the delivery	oflocal AAC services through the offer		of	training,		clinical supervision,
	mentoring, joint assessments	and equipment management.

REPORT	REPORT	OF	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..	THE TRUSTEES/DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 continued. ..
PlanS fpr		future eripda continued
Trainin		includin online trainin
	~		To expand the 'Ace Centre Learning' offer.
	~		Tocreate instructional and promotional videos for	'Ace Centre	Learning'			.
	~		Establish processes and supporting documentation	for developing		new		content within the
	'Ace Centre Learning' framework.
	~		Establish admin support for 'Ace Centre Learning'.
	~		Involve the wider service delivery team in the dehvery of 'Ace		Centre Learning'.
Office Administration
ITand	Internal		Comms
	~		Consult on and implement the best medium for internal communication.
	~		Replacement ofexisting HR system.
	~		Support the development ofonline activities and web presence including					training, sales and
	social		media.
	~		Undertake feasibihty study to appraise options for	BESTreplacement.
	~		Complete infrastructure/system for managing and	applying policies		and		procedures.
HR
	~		Create staff induction templates specifically related to roles.
	~		Create process flow chart and procedural instructions for HR tasks.
	~		Create a system for automatically alerting renewal	dates for DBS,		Right		to Work and driving
	document checks.
Einance
	~		To establish a working group to develop financial	policy and procedures				for all non-NHS
	income generating activity.
	~		To clarify VAT requirements for all chargeable Ace Centre services
	~		To implement systems for monitoring income and	expenditure	for all budget holders.
	~		To complete guidance on financial systems for all	employees.
			To review and align all nominal codes to ensure these are fit-for-purpose
	~		To investigate the imphcations of using Sage Pay	to enhance	financial		administration
	efficiency.
Policies	and Procedures
	~		Complete the publication ofof all policies using 'GitBook' on Ace Central					Intranet
	~		To have a comprehensive suite ofpolixhes and related documents			(eg		forms, schedules,
	procedures etc.)that meet legal, contractual and ethical			requirements	to	deliver Ace Centre
	services.
			Setup MS Workflows using Power Automate to automate the timely			review of all policy and
	procedural documentation.
	~		Establish a staff training and development schedule to ensure		all staff receive appropriate
	information and training on policies and procedures relevant to their				roles.

(including income and expenditure	account	): YEAR ENDE	D 31 MARCH	2021
			2021			2020
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total
	Note	Funds	Funds	Funda	Funds	Funds	Funds
		K	5	K	6	6	K
INCOME
Donations and legacies	2	9,013		9,013	10,758		10,758
Chanfabla activities:
Service delivery	3	3,605,609		3,605,609	61,372	3,613,056	3,674,428
Other trading activities:
Fundraising events
Investment income	5	46,902		46,902	30,335		30,335
Other					77		77
Total incoming resources		3,661,524		3,661,524	102,542	3,613,056	3,715,598
EXPENDITURE
Raising funds	7	1,253		1,253	1,216		1,216
Chantable activities:
Service delivery	7	2,961,493		2,961,493	147,611	3,366,211	3,513,822
Governance	7	42,319		42,319	812	40,592	41,404
Total expenditure	7	3,005,065		3,005,065	149,639	3,406,803	3,556,442
Net incoming resources before investment gains/(losses)		656,459		656,459	(47,097I	206,253	159,156
Net gains)(losses) on investments	13	425,238		425,238	(218,942)		(218,942)
Net income		1,081,697		1,081,697	(266,039)	206,253	(59,786)
Transfers between funds	22				206,253	(206,253)
Net movement in funds		1,081,697		1,081,697	(59,786)		(59,786)
Reconciliation offunds
Total funds brought forward		3,027,989		3,027,989	3,087,775		3,087,775
Total funds carried forward	22	4,109,686		4,109,686	3,027,989		3,027,989

		Note	2021	2020
			E	E
FIXEDASSETS
Tangible assets		12	171,753	181,717
Investments		13	2,178,661	1,710,416
Total fixed assets			2,350,414	1,892,133
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors		14	102,415	102,491
Cash at bank and	in hand	15	2,397,204	1,361,171
Total current assets			2,499,619	1,463,662
LIABILITIES:
Creditors falling due within one year		16	740,347	327,806
Net current assets			1,759,272	1,135,856
Net assets		23	4,109,686	3,027,989
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Restricted income	funds	22
Unrestricted funds:		22	4,109,686	3,027,989
Total charity funds		22	4,109,686	3,027,989

THE ACE CENTRE-NORTH	THE ACE CENTRE-NORTH
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS:		YEAR	ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
				Note	2021	2020
					E	E
Cash used in operating activities				24	1,138,091	294,529
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest income					11,603	2,194
Dividend income					35,299	28,141
Purchase oftangible fixed assets				12	(105,953)	(85,204)
Purchase offixed asset investments				13	(43,007)	(30,276)
Proceeds from fixed asset disposals						34
Cash provided by (used in) investing		activities			102,058	85,111)
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash		equivalents
in the year					1,036,033	209,418
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning			ofthe year		1,361,171	1,151,753
Total cash and cash equivalents	at	the end ofthe year		15	2,397,204	1,361,171

					Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
					2021 E	2021 E	2021 6	2020f
2	Income from		donations	and le acies
	Donations				9,013		9,013	7,063
	Legacies				9,013		9,013	3,695 10,758
3	Income from		charitable	activities
	Service delivery:
	Centre courses				26,442		26,442	26,888
	Engineering	services			3,514		3,514	4,975
	Recharged	activities			159		159	759
	Network days							700
	Assessments				4,000		4,000	9,182
	Consultancy		and audit work		3,674		3,674
	Publications				7,186		7,186	7,226
	NHSincome				3,529,625		3,529,625	3,613,056
	Partnerships		(formerly service level agreements)		31,009		31,009	11,642
					3,605,609		3,605,609	3,674,428

11,603	11,603	2,194
35,299	35,299	28,141
46,902	46,902	30,335

Total resources	ex ended	ex ended
				Charitable activities
				a'v
				4l 2 4te	Ee O0	Total	Total
						2021f	2020f
Costs directly allocated to activities
Payroll and associated		costs	1,070	1,306,270		1,307,340	1,171,300
Materials				2,738		2,738	6,171
Advertising				22,975		22,975	37,161
Motor expenses				2,032		2,032	3,835
Travel and accomodation				25,237		25,237	88,149
Equipment for service		delivery		677,035		677,035	1,155,961
Consultancy				8,917		8,917	36,719
Fundraising costs			183			183	192
Bad debts				(356)		(356)	2,091
Depredation				61,372		61,372	68,020
Computer costs				37389		37389	38563
			1,253	2,143,609		2,144,862	2,608,162
Support costs
Payroll and associated		costs		302,958	30,369	333,327	316,880
Staff training				10,417		10,417	21,020
Personnel, recruitment		and CRB		2,746		2,746	2,637
Rent and rates				137,406		137,406	130,391
Insurance				11,559		11,559	17,915
Light, heat and water				9,378		9,378	13,915
Repairs and maintenance				19,289		19,289	10,481
Printing, stationery	and postage			16,570		16,570	18,791
Subscriptions and	journals			8,167		8,167	7,351
Telephone				5,340		5,340	4,547
Equipment hire				1,832		1,832	1,468
Audit					11,950	11,950	10,400
Accountancy				2,000		2,000	1,900
Legal and professional				22,056		22,056	29,146
Bank charges				1,232		1,232	1,655
Sundries and cleaning				10,373		10,373	3,664
Irrecoverable VAT				199,073		199,073	295,666
Depredation				48,445		48,445	55,405
Loss on fixed asset disposals							763
Research and development				4,889		4,889
Computer costs				4,154		4 154	4 285
				817,884	42,319	860,203	948,280
Total resources	expended		1,253	2,961,493	42,319	3,005,065	3,556,442

OT	ES TO T	HE FINANCIAL ST	ATE	MENTS:	Y	EAR EN	DE	D 31 MARCH 2021
								Total	Total
								2020	2020
8	Staff costs								6
	Total staff emoluments for		the year were as		follows:
	Salaries							1,250,286	1,128,912
	National	Insurance						128,486	111,905
	Pension	(see note 21)						261,895	247,363
								1,640,667	1,488,180
9	Staff numbers
	The average number offull-time			equivalent	employees		and secondees
	during the year were as follows.
								Number	Number
	Charitable activities:
		Service dehvery						33.0	318
		Governance						0.4	0.4
	Raising	funds
								33.4	32.2
	The number ofemployees		whose	emoluments		amounted		to more than 660,000 in the year were:
								Number	Number
	Between	660,000 and 670,000

Net movement in funds
Net movement in funds	is	arnved at after charging	/(crediting)
Depreciation oftangible	fixed assets			109,817	123,425
(Profit)/loss on disposal	of	fixed assets			763
(Profit)/loss on revaluation		offixed asset investments		(425,238)	218,942
Operating lease rentals				124,343	117,037
Auditors' remuneration:
Audit				11,950	10,400
Other services				2,000	1,900

		Leasehold	Leasehold	Fixtures 6	Computer	Assessment	Motor
		alterations		Fittings	Equipment	Equipment	Vehicles	Total
	Cost
	At 1 Apdil 2020		85,138	119,471	110,145	482,638	12,528	809,920
	Additions		5,153	4,397	12,512	83,891		105,953
	Disposals					12,953		(12953)
	At 31 March 2021		90,291	123,868	122,657	553,576	12,528	902,920
	At 1 April 2020		58,460	73,207	83,424	404,549	8,563	628,203
	Charge for the period		17,715	12,024	17,715	61,372	991	109,817
	Disposals					(6,853)		6,853
	At 31 March 2021		76,175	85,231	101,139	459,068	9,554	731,167
	Net BookValue
	Ai 31 March 2021		14,116	38,637	21,518	94,508	2,974	171,753
	At 31 March 2020		26,678	46,264	26,721	78,089	3,965	181,717
13	Fixed asset investments
	Movement in fixed asset		investments:				2021	2020
							6	6
	Market value at 1 Apnl	2020					1,710,416	1,899,082
	Additions to investments		at cost				43,007	30,276
	Net gain/(loss) on revaluation
	Market value at 31 March		2021				2,178,661	1,710,416
	Fixed asset investments		by type				2021	2020
								6
	UK equity funds						1,170,750	893,554
	Overseas equity funds						1,005,939	816,499
	Total listed investments						2,176,689	1,710,053
	Cash on interest bearing		deposit				1,972	363
							2,178,661	1,710,416

						2021	2020
						E	6
14	Debtors and re a	ments
	Trade debtors					40,493	29,688
	Childcare vouchers overpaid						670
	Prepayments and accrued income					61,922	72,133
						102,415	102,491
15	Cash at bank and in	hand
	Cash at bank					2,396,793	1,360,760
	Cash in hand					411	411
						2,397,204	1,361,171
16	Creditors: amounts	fallin		due within one	ear
	Trade creditors					293,744	236,849
	Value Added Tax					5,172	599
	PAYE and Nl					32,409	26,861
	Pension contributions					35,046	29,497
	Accru ala					52,039	27,949
	Deferred income					321,937	6,051
						740,347	327,806
	Movements on deferred		income account:
	Brought forward					6,051	1,090
	Released					(6,051)	(1,090)
	Income deferred			in current year		321,937	6,051
						321 937	6051

			2021	2020
				f,
Expiring	within	1 year	6,105	6,102
Expiring	within	2 - 5years	94,532	157,553
Expiring	after	5years

		At				At
		1 April	Incoming	Resources	Investment	31 March
		2020	resources	expended	gains	2021
		E	E		F	E
Resricted Funds:
Funds for restricted purpose.'
Unrestricted	funds:
General fund		3,027,989	3,661,524	(3,005,065)	425,238	4,109,686
Total		3,027,989	3,661,524	(3,005,065)	425,238	4,109,686

Anal sis of net assets between fund	s
	General	Designated	Restricted	Total
	Funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
	E	E	E	E
Tangible fixed assets	171,753			171,753
Fixed asset investments	2,178,661			2,178,661
Debtors	102,415			102,415
Cash at bank and in hand	2,397,204			2,397,204
Creditors due within one year	(740,347			(740,347)
Net assets 31 March 2021	4,109,686			4,109,686

Reconciliation of net	moveme	nt	in	fund	s	to net cash	flow from o e	ratin activi
							2021	2020
							F	6
Net movement in funds							1,081,697	(59,786)
Add back depreciation	charge						109,817	123,425
Add back loss on fixed	asset disposal							763
Add back assessment	equipment		transferred			to clients	6,100
Add back (profit)/loss on revaluation				of investments			(425,238)	218,942
Deduct interest income	shown	in	investing		activities		(11,603)	(2,194)
Deduct dividend income shown		in investing				activities	(35,299)	(28,141)
Decrease/(increase) in	debtors						76	13,878
Increase/(decrease) in	creditors						412,541	27,642
							1,138,091	294,529