## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.04.21 Period start date To 31.03.22 Period end date Charity name: Integrating Children (known as Integrating)** **Charity registration number: 1090260** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The Charity’s objects are:**
**1. To promote the social,**
**emotional, mental and**
**physical wellbeing of children,**
**young people and adults with**
**disabilities within Durham and**
**the surrounding area and**
**respite for their families by**
**supporting members’**
**inclusivity in mainstream**
**leisure services.**
**2. To provide practical support**
**and advice to families and/or**
**carers for children, young**
**people and adults with**
**disabilities.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Integrating Children (operating as**
**Integrating) works with over 100**
**disabled children, young people and**
**adults aged 5 – 30 years, largely**
**within the Durham City and Chester-**
**le-Street area.**
**The organisation:**
• **Promotes the social,**
**emotional, mental and**
**physical wellbeing of children,**
**young people and adults with**
**disabilities.**
• **Supports disabled children,**
**young people and adults to**
**develop the social skills and**
**confidence to be able to take**
**part in leisure and recreational**
**activities in their local**
**community.**| • **Helps members experience full and interesting lives through the participation in enjoyable, constructive and activities.** • **Assists members to develop their independence, operate effectively and confidently within the community** • **Enables many members to make positive contributions to their community by engaging in skill development related to their interests and abilities, for some contributing to the decision-making process within the organisation and for others, developing their leadership skills.** • **Enables members to have fun and make lasting friendships.** • **Provides advice and respite for families experiencing difficulties in stressful situations. This is achieved by supporting members to take part in the activities we arrange at their request. Our activities include:** • **Gym club** • **Music** • **Digital Arts** • **Football training** • **Sportability** • **Ten pin bowling** • **Gaming** • **Swimming** • **Social Saturdays** • **Online social activities e.g. family bingo** • **Residential breaks** • **Day trips** • **InterThinkers Youth Forum** • **‘Moving On Up’ – Day Service** • **Assessed Needs programme** • **Volunteer development programme** |||**By involving members in mainstream**
**activities, we can help them to build**
**essential life skills such as:**
• **self-confidence**
• **social skills**
• **the ability to engage with**
**others in different situations**
• **a sense of purpose to combat**
**depression**
• **the ability to reduce the effects**
**of stress and/or anxiety**
**This is particularly important as at**
**least half of our members have**
**Autism, which, by its very nature,**
**can create isolation with a lack of**
**meaningful or rewarding**
**relationships.**
**Integrating seeks to develop**
**emotional resilience and security**
**through access to regular and**
**familiar activities.**
**In addition, Integrating:**
• **Enables parents/carers of**
**children, young people and**
**adults with disabilities to have**
**regular respite to spend time**
**with other family members**
• **Provides staff who volunteer**
**and work at Integrating the**
**chance to gain experience for**
**their future careers e.g. Adult**
**Social Care, Medicine and**
**Nursing, Social Work,**
**Educational Psychology and**
**Special Needs Education.**| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have reviewed and**
**have regard to the guidance issued**
**by the Charity Commission on public**
**benefit in the planning and provision**
**of services and in their governance**
**of the charity.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Integrating does not make grants to**
**individuals although in exceptional**
**circumstances, will support**
**involvement in activities by paying or**
**subsidising costs for families facing**| |||**difficulties e.g. access to residential**
**opportunities.**| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**The organisation has no investments**
**nor policy in relation to this. Due to**
**the size of the organisation, it is**
**highly unlikely that this will apply.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Integrating values volunteers and**
**has a small, but active, group of**
**volunteers at all levels of the**
**organisation:**
• **Trustees who have control**
**over the management and**
**administration of the charity**
**e.g. fundraising, recruitment**
**and managing senior staff**
• **Volunteers who support staff**
**in the delivery of services**
• **Local volunteers who help**
**with fundraising initiatives**
**Integrating believes that volunteering**
**is beneficial to individual’s mental**
**and physical health; it is a mutual**
**exchange of time and skills.**
**Integrating provides training,**
**support and tangible appreciation of**
**voluntary activity.**
**All volunteers who have contact with**
**Integrating members, or who have**
**access to sensitive information and**
**decisions taken, have been recruited,**
**DBS checked and inducted to a**
**standard comparable to that of the**
**recruitment of staff.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Attendance at Integrating activities**
**has a positive impact on the**
**socialisation of members, achieved**
**through the many and varied**
**opportunities to engage with peers**
**without the presence of parents**
**and/or carers. This allows our**
**members to increase their social**
**network and make friends on their**
**own terms. This has been freely**
**expressed by members in**
**discussion with their support**
**workers on many occasions. Our**
**members value the fact the**
**Integrating:**
• **Allows them to make new**
**friends and develop social**
**networks which are important**
**for developing their own**
**identity**
• **Builds lasting friendships over**
**prolonged periods. Children**
**and young people with**
**disabilities can often move in**
**and out of services, but**
**Integrating’s long-term**
**support enables lasting and**
**meaningful friendships to be**
**maintained**
**Many of the young people recognise**
**that being involved with Integrating**
**simply makes them feel better about**
**themselves. This can be seen on**
**many occasions where young people**
**come to activities angry or frustrated**
**from something that has happened**
**to them at home or school. Through**
**engagement with familiar and trusted**
**support workers and their friends,**
**any stress and feelings of negativity**
**soon dissipates. Members have also**
**told staff that they fully enjoy being**
**independent, taking part in activities**
**away from parents and carers.**
**Parents consistently echo our**
**members’ thoughts and are**
**particularly appreciative of the**
**opportunities their children and**
**young people have to engage in fun,**| |---|---|---| **safe and rewarding activities with their own friends, but without the worry that can come from being a parent, especially when entrusting their disabled child or youngster to another person’s care. These successes have been achieved through the continuous hard work of Integrating’s Trustees, staff, volunteers, partners and all the families who have played their part in making the charity run safely and in an enjoyable way.** **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Integrating began its transition back**
**to live activities and has been fully**
**operational since February 2022.**
**Integrating has since developed a**
**service called ‘Inter-Plus’, which is a**
**day care service for young adults**
**who no longer attend education. It is**
**called ‘Moving On Up.’**
**Integrating also offers a service to**
**referrals from partner agencies**
**based on assessed needs.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Fundraising has been very positive**
**with existing funders continuing to**
**support Integrating’s objectives.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Integrating achieved income of:**
• **Unrestricted: £7,082**
• **Restricted: £220, 687**
**Expenditure**
• **Unrestricted: £2, 812**
• **Restricted: £158, 482**
**Brought forward**
• **Unrestricted: £34, 384**
• **Restricted: £168, 715**
**Carried forward**
• **Unrestricted: £38, 655**
• **Restricted: £230, 919**
• **Total £269, 574**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Integrating holds a small reserve of**
**about £30,000 together with a**
**dynamic financial management**
**policy, which ensures there are**
**sufficient funds to ensure the**
**organisation can operate for a year**
**on current grant/contract income.**
**Whilst the charity would like to**
**develop a reserve fund which would**
**allow six month’s operations, the**
**trustees do not see there being a**
**likelihood of being able to accrue**
**this level of reserves in the**
**foreseeable future. The charity has**
**no long-term liabilities and has been**
**able to operate on an income from**
**diverse sources and payments dates**
**for many years.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£30,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**Not applicable**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Local authority contracts 60% Independent trusts** |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**and other funders 35%**
**Local fundraising/donations 5%**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**I.**
**Insufficient fund to maintain**
**the organisation**
• **Fundraising drives at**
**least three times each**
**year**
• **Pursue all opportunities**
**for funding**
**II.**
**Lose full time posts**
• **Seek extension of**
**funding**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Incorporated registered charity**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**The constitution requires the**
**membership to elect the full board of**
**Trustees at the AGM each year.**
**In reviewing the charity’s selection**
**methods, it has been agreed that:**
**I.**
**The board will review the**
**group’s strengths and needs**
**in February each year and any**
**potential vacancies**
**II.**
**Publicly advertise and recruit**
**for appropriately qualified**
**candidates**
**III.**
**Confirm any new Trustees at**
**AGM by membership.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and
procedures adopted
for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Integrating provides a full induction to all new**
**Trustees on appointment based largely around**
**the Charity Commission advice and the**
**constitution of the organisation. Periodic**
**refresher training is provided for Trustees in**
**both their role and operational matters such as**
**safeguarding and the neds of children and**
**young people with disabilities.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s
organisational
structure and any
wider network with
which the charity
works|Para 1.51|**Integrating does not have structural links with**
**other organisations but does have relationships**
**with:**
• **Parents/carers – in partnership**
• **Local authority – contractual**
• **Local organisations – delivery**
**partnership**| |Relationship with
any related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||**The charity’s organisational structure**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Integrating| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|Integrating Children and Young People| |Registered charitynumber|1090260| |Charity’s principal address|Bullion Hall
South Approach
Chester-le-Street
County Durham
DH2 2DW| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Richard Taylor|Chair||Members| ||Sarah Warwick|Vice-Chair||Members| ||Lynne Thompson|Treasurer||Members| ||Karen Bowlzer|Secretary||Members| ||Paul Archer|||Members| ||Emma Bowlzer|||Co-opted| ||Elizabeth Burns|||Members| ||LucyHinds|||Members| ||Alison Laverick|||Members| ||Jayne Oliver|||Members| ||Julie Pattinson|||Members| ||Alison White|||Members| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved > **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| ||Not applicable|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** > Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity > Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects > Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** David Gaudie- Project Manager Kathryn Gaudie-Jones – Business manager ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Richard William Taylor|| ||
Chair|| ||14thJanuary 2023|| ||14thJanuary 2023|| ## **Integrating Children** # **Financial Statements for the Period ended 31st March 2022** ## **Charity No: 1090260** _**Community Accounting CIC Pinetree Centre DurhamRoad Birtley Co.Durham DH3 2TD**_ ## **Integrating Children** ## **CONTENTS** **Statement of Financial Activities** **Balance Sheet** **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **Integrating Children** ## **Statement of Financial Activities (including Income & Expenditure Account) For the Year ended 31st March 2022** |Unrestricted
Funds
2022
£
**Incoming Resources**
Fund Raising and Donations
7,082
Grants
Income generated from Activities
0
Interest Received
0
Other Income
0
**Total Incoming Resources**
7,082
**Resources Expended**
Direct Costs
Staffing Costs
0
Administration
2,812
**Total Resources Expended**
2,812
**Net Incoming Resources**
4,271
Transfer between Funds
0
Total Funds Brought Forward
34,384
Total Funds Carried Forward
38,655|Restricted
Funds
2022
£
215,673
5,014
220,687
30,652
112,305
15,525
158,482
62,204
0
168,715
230,919|Total
Funds
2022
£
7,082
215,673
5,014
0
0
227,769
30,652
112,305
18,337
161,294
66,475
203,099
269,574|Total
Funds
2021
£
4,043
215,707
1,390
0
0| |---|---|---|---| ||||221,140| ||||6,217
59,094
8,293| ||||73,604| ||||147,536| ||||55,563| ||||203,099| ## **Integrating Children** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022** |**2022**
**£**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Fixed Assets
5,128
**Current Assets**
Debtors
Cash at Bank and in Hand
264,696
264,696
**Less**
**Current Liabilities**
**(Payable within one year)**
Accruals
250
**Net Current Assets**
264,446
**Net Assets**
269,574
**Funded by**
Unrestricted Funds
General
Capital
5,128
Revenue
33,526
38,655
Restricted Funds
230,919
**Total Funds**
269,574
Approved
......................................................................**Trustee**
**Date.............................................**|**2021**
**£**
7,339
196,010
196,010
280
195,730
203,069
7,339
27,015
34,354
168,715
203,069|**2021**
**£**
7,339
196,010
196,010
280
195,730
203,069
7,339
27,015
34,354
168,715
203,069| |---|---|---| |||| |||203,069| |||| ## **Integrating Children** ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements to 31st March 2022** ## **1) Accounting Policies** The principal accounting policies are summarised below, The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and in the preceding year. ## **a) Basis of accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in March 2005. ## **b) Revenue Grants** Gross amount received as recognised within incoming resources and corresponding expense is shown with outgoing resources ## **c)** ## **Taxation** The charity is registered and exempt from taxation on its charitable activities ## **d) Fixed Assets** Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life. Music and Office Equipment 15% Straight Line Computer Equipment 15% Straight Line ## **Integrating Children** ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements to 31st March 2022** ## **2) Incoming Resources** |**Grants**
**Unrestricted**
Mains Grant Lottery
GMBC
Big Lottery Community Fund
Ballinger Trust
Greggs Trust
Jos Strong Fraser Trust
Durham and Dundee Special Needs
DurhM County Council Moving on Up
Durham County Council
0
**Income Generated from Activities**
**Unrestricted**
Holiday Activities
Other Activities
0|**Restricted**
30,840
29,915
10000
7,912
55,914
24,645
56,447
215,673
**Restricted**
5,014
5,014|**Total**
**2022**
30,840
29,915
10,000
7,912
0
0
55,914
24,645
56,447
215,673
**Total**
**2022**
5,014
5,014|**Total**
**2021**
0
0
0
7,912
15,000
1,000
191,795| |---|---|---|---| ||||215,707| ||||**Total**
**2021**
1,390| ||||1,390| ## **Integrating Children** ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements to 31st March 2022** ## **3)** ## **Resources Expended** |**Direct Costs**
Holiday Activities
Other Activities
**Staff Costs**
No employee earned more than £60,000 durin the year
Average no. of employees (including those in direct costs)
**Administration**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
Rent
9,517
Insurance
404
Postage
80
Sundries
2,626
Equipment
3,510
Depreciation
2,201
2,201
16,137|**2022**
6,348
24,305
30,652
112,305
8
**Total**
**2022**
9,517
404
80
2,626
3,510
2,201
18,337|**2021**
6,217| |---|---|---| |||6,217| |||59,094
5
**Total**
**2021**
930
421
0
4,160
0
2,812| |||8,323| ## **Integrating Children** ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements to 31st March 2022** ## **4) Trustees Remuneration and Related Party Transcations** No member of the management committee received any remuneration during the year. ## **5) Tangible Fixed Assets** ## **6)** |**Cost**
As at 1st April 2021
Additions
Disposals
As at 31st March 2022
**Depreciation**
As at 1st April 2021
Charge for Year
Elimated on Disposal
As at 31st March 2022
NBV as at 31st March 2022
NBV as at 31st March 2021
**Creditors**
Accounts|**Music &**
**Office**
**Equipment**
9,646
9,646
3,072
1,447
4,519
5,127
6,574|**Computer**
**Equipment**
9,099
9,099
8,344
754
9,098
1
755
**2022**
280
280|**Total**
18,745
0
0| |---|---|---|---| ||||18,745| ||||11,416
2,201
0| ||||13,617| ||||5,128| ||||7,329| ||||**2021**
250| ||||250| ## **Integrating Children** ## **Notes forming part of the Financial Statements to 31st March 2022** ## **7) Analysis of Net Assets between Funds** |Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities|General
Funds
5,128
33,746
(250)
38,624|Restricted
Funds
230,950
230,950|Total
5,128
264,696
(250)| |---|---|---|---| ||||269,574| ## **8) Movement of Funds** |**As at**
**1st April**
**2021**
Mains Grant Lottery
28,684
Ballinger Trust
5,900
Big Lottery Community Fund
Durham and Dundee Special Needs
Durham CC Moving on up
GMBC
Greggs Trust
12,500
Durham County Council
117,308
Jos Strong Fraser Trust
1,000
Activities
3,323
**Total Restricted**
168,715
Unrestricted Funds
General Funds (Capital
7,339
General Funds (Revenue)
27,015
General Funds
34,354
Total Funds
203,069|**Incoming**
**Resources**
30,840
7,912
10,000
55,914
24,645
29,915
56,447
5,014
220,687
7,082
0
7,082
227,769|**Outgoing**
**Resources**
30,840
13,812
10,000
23,364
0
29,915
12,500
0
1,000
3,323
124,754
2,812
2,812
127,566|**Transfers**
0
0
0|**As at**
**31st March**
**2022**
0
0
0
32,550
24,645
0
0
173,755
0
0| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||230,950
0
0
14,421
24,203
0| |||||38,624| |||||| |||||269,574| Transfer of Funds to Designated represents the increase in provision for redundancy Transfer of funds from Capital to Revenue represents the depreciation charge for the year